士族皆贵胄,寒门皆下流。要想出人头地,科考是脱离苦海的最佳途径。吕试虽出身贫寒,但聪明好学,满腹诗文。万历十九年,吕试告别年迈的双亲和妻儿,背着家中省吃俭用积攒的银两,继续北上,以期通过科考改变家族的命运。妻子含泪说,人家上京都有仆人跟着照料,你却只有一个人,路上要多多保重。吕试也泪眼婆娑,不要牵挂我,我会照顾我自己的,你看,还有我们家的狗跟着,放心吧。妻子摸摸黑狗的头,黑狗摇摇尾巴,亲昵地在妻子的腿上磨蹭了几下。这条狗已经陪着吕试进京几次,最终都名落孙山,垂头丧气而返。 Families are expensive 胄, the poor are all dirty. To be successful, expedition is the best way out of bitter sea. Lv test although born poor, but smart and studious, full of poetry. Nineteen years of Wanli, Lu tried to bid farewell to the elderly parents and his wife and children, carrying home saved by frugal silver two, continue north, with a view to changing the fate of the family through scientific research. Tears of his wife said that people in Kyoto follow the care of servants, but you have only one person on the road to take more care. Lv test also tearful, do not care about me, I will take care of myself, you see, there are dogs followed by our house, rest assured. Wife touch the head of the black dog, black dog shaking his tail, intimacy rubbed his wife’s legs a few times. This dog has been accompanied by Lv test several times in Beijing, the final name are off the mountains, dejected and dejected.