What do you mean when someone resigns and goes back to their hometown and someone goes to the examination room at night?

The literal meaning is as follows:

Some people quit their official positions and went back to their hometown, while others went to the examination room for official positions at night.

It should be pointed out that:

Hometown refers to hometown. Starry night refers to night.

Extension means:

For the official position, many people choose not to linger after they get it, leave their jobs for themselves or other reasons, and choose to go home freely. Many people desperately take all kinds of exams in order to get an official position, and then they get it, and they really want to be an official.

This sentence does not mean to praise or criticize, but only reflects a social phenomenon.

In ancient China, studying was to get an official position. Because an official position is a good job, it represents the ownership of money, reputation and rights, so most people want to be an official.

However, after joining the job, there are intrigues between the officialdom, intrigues, whether their ambitions and talents can be brought into play, whether they can meet a wise gentleman and people who appreciate themselves, and so on. Some people will be disappointed and choose to leave.

Therefore, the excitement that can't be obtained prefers fearlessness.