Four days later, Qingzhou Academy.

All the girls who came to take the exam took their number plates and walked into the academy.

Jiang Ling looked at Jiang Suhe, who was pale and sweaty on his forehead, took out a handkerchief from his arms, gently wiped the sweat off Jiang Suhe's forehead and said softly, "Don't be nervous, it doesn't matter how you did in the exam. You try your best." Just fine!"

Although Jiang Suhe nodded, he swallowed nervously. Jiang Ling patted Jiang Suhe's shoulder and encouraged him: "Go! Come on! Our Suihe is the best!"

Jiang Suihe recalled the way Jiang Ling told her to take a deep breath last night, and relieved her tension while walking.

The gentleman at the door smiled and handed a number plate to Jiang Suihe, and then the girl student on the side brought Jiang Suihe to his relevant position in the examination room.

The pen, ink, paper and inkstone have been prepared in advance.

There are three exams in the Tongsheng Examination, including Postscripts, Essays, and Policy Theory. The first two exams are taken for one day each, and the third exam is taken for two consecutive days.

In the first exam, candidates need to silently write down the contents of the book according to the requirements, mainly to test the memory of the candidates;

The second test of essays mainly includes some essays, tables and other styles, and mainly examines the candidates' calligraphy and writing skills;

The third test policy theory mainly examines candidates' understanding and views on law, current affairs, and official administration.

When it is time to hand in the test papers, candidates only need to pull the small bell beside them, and two people will come over to write their names, then put the test papers in the box, and take away the pens and inks, etc., and then the candidates can leave.

Not counting the time for an exam, Jiang Ling looked at the dense crowd of people at the gate of Qingzhou Academy, thinking that Jiang Suhe would not come out for a while, so he simply went out for a stroll, anyway, it was meaningless to stand at the gate and wait.

Thinking of this, Jiang Ling turned his head and walked in another direction.

It has to be said that this Qingzhou is much more prosperous than Yecheng. There are so many shops in the streets and alleys. Jiang Ling looked left and right, and finally chose a rouge shop to get in.

Look to the left and pick and choose the styles inside, it is really dazzling.

"Shopkeeper, do you still have mint cream?"

A voice made Jiang Ling's curiosity jump out like a rocket.

She put down the rouge on the side calmly, frowned slightly, pretending to be choosing carefully, but actually walked towards the counter with small steps from time to time.

"Miss, I'm really sorry, the peppermint ointment has been out of stock for a long time!" The shopkeeper is a woman who still has charm, and she is apologetic.

The woman sighed helplessly and said, "Hey, what a pity, I didn't expect such a good thing to be out of stock for so long?"

"Isn't that right, miss, why don't you try the latest rouge bought in our store? This one tastes good too!" The shopkeeper said as he took out another beautifully packaged rouge from the counter.

The woman cast a glance, unscrewed the small box casually, frowned and put it on the counter after smelling it, and said helplessly: "Forget it, this smell doesn't suit me! I still prefer the smell of mint paste. Buy more! Now this huge Qingzhou may not be sold, please trouble the shopkeeper, I will go first!"

After finishing speaking, the woman left the rouge shop with her skirt hanging and her head drooping in disappointment.

"Madam, what do you want to buy? Or I can recommend it for you!" After the woman left, Jiang Ling was the only one left in the rouge shop. The boss walked up to Jiang Ling with a fan and asked.

Jiang Ling rolled her eyes, looked at the boss with a puzzled expression and said, "Boss, what is the mint cream that girl mentioned just now?"

"Oh, don't mention it!" The boss suddenly showed a distressed expression.

She rubbed her temples and said with an aggrieved face: "Ma'am, you are not a local, are you?"

Jiang Ling nodded and answered the boss's content.

The boss immediately became interested, and she said to Jiang Ling with regret: "Ma'am, it's normal if you don't know, this mint cream was discovered by my husband in Changning Town once, it has a unique taste and has the function of preventing mosquito bites. At first my husband just brought back a few small boxes mainly to prevent mosquito bites."

"At first I didn't want to sell it. Earlier, the girl who had just left came to buy rouge and was bitten by a mosquito. The girl tried it, and the girl fell in love with the taste immediately, and insisted on asking me to sell her a box. I thought I still had it at home, so I sold a box, but the peppermint paste was a tear. , and immediately became popular in Qingzhou."

"Hey, I'm not talking about this lady. You haven't seen that scene. How many ladies and ladies came to line up before dawn for that box of mint cream. I've been in the rouge and gouache business for so many years and I'm still the number one. See you next time..."

The boss stopped talking immediately when he said this, looked at Jiang Ling with some embarrassment and said, "Sorry, I'm sorry, I wasted too much time, and I wasted your time!"

Jiang Ling was stunned when she heard the boss's description. She didn't expect that the things she used to support her family earlier would be so popular here, but she still kept her composure, smiled and said to the boss: "It's okay, It’s okay, I’m also idle and bored, so I came here for a stroll!”

"Then madam, is there anything you like here? Or can I recommend it for you?" The boss once again enthusiastically began to sell.

Jiang Ling listened to the boss's eloquent rhetoric, and couldn't help but bought a lot of things for a while. When she walked out of the rouge shop, Jiang Ling came to her senses. She turned her head to look at the rouge shop, and a thought suddenly came from Jiang Ling. came to mind.

Jiang Ling wandered around Qingzhou again, bought a lot of things, just put the big and small bags into her room, and when she was about to go to the gate of Qingzhou Academy to check the situation, an extremely small voice stopped her. .

Jiang Ling held his breath and walked to the wall, gently pressing his ears against the wall.

The conversation between the two gradually became clearer, and Jiang Ling's eyes widened as she listened. In the end, Jiang Ling could only cover her mouth to prevent herself from screaming.

After a long time, the voices of the two people gradually disappeared. Jiang Ling leaned against the wall and panted heavily. His back was already soaked due to sweating, and a lot of hair was stuck to his face. He looked particularly embarrassed.

Jiang Ling tried her best to stabilize her mind. She changed into a new set of clothes, and pushed open the bedroom door forcefully.

The red afterglow of the setting sun coated everything around with a layer of warm yellow light.

As soon as Jiang Ling walked to Qingzhou Academy, he saw Jiang Suhe walking out. Jiang Ling seemed to see something from the corners of Jiang Suhe's brows and eyes.

Jiang Ling walked to Jiang Suhe's side calmly, took Jiang Suhe's hand and walked towards the inn. The mother and daughter tacitly said nothing all the way.

The inn was not very far from Qingzhou Academy, and the mother and daughter returned to their room after a while.

"Mother...I...I..." Jiang Suhe bit his lip, his expression extremely nervous.

Jiang Ling frowned and looked at Jiang Suhe, even if she didn't pass the exam, she shouldn't have such an expression.

"What's wrong?" Jiang Ling looked at Jiang Suhe and asked.

Jiang Suhe hesitated and pinched the corner of her clothes. After a long time, she didn't speak. Jiang Ling thought for a while and handed Jiang Suhe a pen and a piece of paper, then tapped the paper lightly without making a sound.

Jiang Suihe understood, and immediately picked up the pen and started writing non-stop.

When Jiang Ling saw what Jiang Suhe had finished writing, she immediately showed a panicked expression.

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