From the end to the other world

On the eighth day of the eighth day, the examinees didn't go out, and stayed in the inn to recharge their batteries and wait for the next day.

At the third watch on the day when the exam started, the examinees were already waiting at the gate of the Tribute Court. They could enter the Tribute Courtyard only after the gate was opened and checked.

In fact, the real exam doesn't start until almost noon, and those who go in first can't get the exam papers. Besides, the number of seats has already been drawn by lottery, so Qin Luochuan is not in a hurry. The last of the line.

On the contrary, Yang Xi's book boy and Zhou Fu were much more active than the two of them. After sending Qin Luochuan and Yang Xi to the gate of the Gongyuan, they went to do their own things.

Before the examinees enter the arena, the examiners and deputy examiners will attend the banquet hosted by the governor as a pre-examination ceremony.

The ceremony needs to be completed after offering three courses of tea and singing three courses of opera. The time required is not short, and the examinees are waiting in front of the gate of the Gongyuan.

Woke up early in the morning, Yang Xi was about to doze off in the carriage, and Qin Luochuan heard a commotion not far away, presumably it was the end of the banquet, the examiner entered the tribute courtyard, and the guards outside entered the banquet hall to snatch the leftovers from the banquet. the next thing.

Sure enough, not long after, Zhou Fu and Yang Xi's book boy came back in a hurry, one of them was holding a yellow orange in his hand, although both of them were sweating profusely and their hair was messy, they took it carefully. The appearance of holding an orange, as if holding some kind of treasure.

Qin Luochuan had no interest in the custom of snatching banquets at first, and whether he could pass the exam was based on his ability, how could he be lucky just because he got what the examiners left, like in high school.

However, under the influence of the people around him, it was not easy for Zhou Fu to grab an orange. After taking the orange, he said: "After the exam is over, I will reward you again."

Zhou Fu smiled and said, "Master will definitely pass high school."

Qin Luochuan smiled and didn't speak, the team in front started to move, and their carriage slowly followed.

The three doors of the Tribute Court were opened wide, and candidates were allowed to enter at the same time. The speed was much faster than Qin Luochuan imagined.

Before it was time, it was his and Yang Xi's turn.

The two took their own test baskets and got off the carriage to be inspected by the deacon. Zhou Fu and the others drove the carriage aside and waited for them to enter the tribute courtyard before leaving.

The inspection is very strict. The test basket is made of wicker, which can be seen clearly at a glance. It cannot hide things, but the kettle, the windproof lamp, etc. have to be beaten in the same way to confirm whether there is an interlayer inside. Even the big bag of pancakes has been cut and seen one by one.

After the examination basket is checked, the examinees are checked, from the hair crown to the interlayer of the clothes, and finally even the soles of the shoes before they are allowed to enter the Gongyuan. It is not strict.

The rooms that Qin Luochuan and Yang Xi had drawn were in the same area, not too far apart. After they walked over together, they separated.

Qin Luochuan got the number room in the middle of the last row, which is not bad, at least it doesn't feel as oppressive as the first few rows, and it can breathe a little more when the wind blows.

The most important thing is that in order to prevent candidates from cheating in communication, the number rooms are separated from one room to another. They are facing the back of the front row, that is, the wall. If the supervisors and inspectors have not passed by, what are they doing inside? No one knows.

It also means that he can live without eating those dry pancakes for the past nine days.

But what made him feel sad at the same time was that the area of ​​the number room was really too small.

It was no more than three feet wide and four feet long at most, and it was a simple table made of two wooden planks inside. It was the place where they were going to spend three days and two nights.

At the beginning, Qin Luochuan thought that if he stayed here for so long, he would definitely suffer. Later, he thought that everyone is the same anyway, and that among these candidates, there is no one with better physical fitness than him, so he was relieved.

The first exam was about the contents of the Four Books, which were all in the books. For Qin Luochuan, it was not difficult at all. It's a bit too big, and it's not convenient to even stand up and stretch your hands and feet. After sitting upright for a long time, Qin Luochuan felt uncomfortable anyway, so he stopped writing and planned to eat something before talking.

However, the food is also particular about it. It can’t be too strong, so that the people in the next room can smell it, and it can’t be difficult to deal with. After much deliberation, only the grapes bought on the street a few days ago are the most suitable.

The washed grapes were taken out of the space one at a time, and the skins and seeds were put back in after eating. Qin Luochuan didn't wash his hands with clean water until he finished eating the whole bunch, sat down satisfied and continued to answer.

Because he knew that he could finish the answer easily, Qin Luochuan was not in a hurry, he ate when it was time to eat, slept when it was time to sleep, and sneaked in a fruit snack at other times, except that he couldn't go for a walk and couldn't straighten his legs while sleeping , life is no worse than outside.

The three days passed quickly, and the candidates could only leave the number room after the examination papers were collected.

When Qin Luochuan went out, Yang Xi was already waiting at the place where they left when they came in.

Qin Luochuan looked Yang Xi up and down, except that there was a layer of blue stubble on his chin, and his eyes were also a little black, but he was in good spirits.

The two of them tacitly agreed and didn't ask any questions. They just walked out of the Gongyuan together and got into the carriage that Zhou Fu and the others had pulled to the door and waited.

After a night's rest in the inn, there was the second exam, which lasted the same three days, and the exam was based on the content of the Five Classics.

The third session was policy questions. After six days of high-intensity exams, many candidates could no longer hold on. During this period, Qin Luochuan even heard the sound of candidates from other rooms fainting and being carried out by the supervisor several times.

Even he himself felt a little tired.

After the exam, Yang Xi was also waiting for him to go out together at the same place, but he had long since lost the energy he had in the previous two rounds. After seeing Qin Luochuan, he said weakly, "Help me up, brother, I'm about to lose my footing." gone."

Qin Luochuan looked at his two battles, as if he was about to fall down in a second, hurried forward a few steps, helped Yang Xi to go out together, and asked, "Isn't it good after the second exam?" ,What's going on here?"

"Don't mention it," Yang Xi heard that not only his face but also his eyes froze. "Since last night, the candidate in the room next to me started having a stomachache. The smoke made me sleepless all night, and I didn't eat today."

Qin Luochuan: ...

Qin Luochuan didn't dare to imagine what kind of scene this was, and at the same time, he silently thanked his husband once again in his heart. Having the sachet made by him and the mask made by Qin Luochuan himself made his life much easier these days.

After leaving the tribute courtyard, Qin Luochuan handed Yang Xi over to his school boy.

Seeing Qin Luochuan's steady steps, Zhou Fu hesitated for a moment.

Qin Luochuan laughed, "I'll go by myself, you go and support Yi Zhi."

They got into the same carriage together, and Yang Xi fell asleep right after he lay down. He didn't wake up after arriving at the inn, and it was Zhou Fu who helped him carry him upstairs.

Qin Luochuan simply asked him to go over to help, lest Shutong couldn't get it alone. On his own side, shopkeeper Sun had already asked the waiter to prepare hot water in the room, and after careful cleaning, Qin Luochuan went to bed.

After sleeping for a few days in the room where you can't stretch your feet, then lying on the bed, not to mention how comfortable it is, Qin Luochuan slept until dawn the next day.

I thought I got up late, but when I got downstairs, except for the entourage and the two gentlemen, none of the candidates were seen.

Qin Luochuan first greeted those two gentlemen, and then asked Yang Xi's book boy: "Where's your son?"

"My lord is still sleeping." The book boy said.

"Understood." Qin Luochuan nodded. After all, few people can maintain a good mental state even if they only sleep for two or three hours a day like him.

It wasn't until the afternoon that the candidates came down from upstairs one after another, and Yang Xi didn't wake up until it was almost dinner time.

After going downstairs, he sat across from Qin Luochuan, and breathlessly uttered a word, "Hungry."

They were sitting near the counter. After hearing what he said, Shopkeeper Sun smiled and said, "Brother Qin has already prepared food for you, and it will be served right away."

Yang Xi drank the hot chicken soup and couldn't help but said, "Brother Qin, you are so kind."

Qin Luochuan said with disgust: "You've been sleeping all day, why don't you seem to wake up?"

"It's not that I haven't woken up, I'm hungry." Yang Xi argued.

It was exactly as Yang Xi himself said, because after eating this meal, he recovered immediately, and even invited Qin Luochuan to go out for a stroll, but Qin Luochuan mercilessly rejected him, so he had to take the book boy out by himself Digested.

From the end of the exam to the release of the results, there is still nearly half a month, and the distance from Yuxi Town to here is not enough to go back and forth, so everyone stays in Fucheng and waits for the results to be released before going back.

Both Qin Luochuan and Yang Xi are the kind of people who do their best and don't get entangled in the results. Therefore, in the following time, the two of them have no pressure to study for the time being, and they will take their entourage to wander here and there. When you find something suitable, you will each bring a copy to your husband, and you will live a very relaxed and comfortable life.

They don't worry about the results, which doesn't mean that others think so. The two of them came back from the outside today, and just sat down in the restaurant when they heard a candidate who was taking reference together come over and say, "Looking at Brother Qin's appearance, I have confidence in this." You can go to high school in the second township examination."

Qin Luochuan frowned and said, "Brother, why did you say that?"

"If you don't have self-confidence," the examinee said, "how can you still be in the mood to go out and play every day when all the students are anxiously waiting for the results?"

Qin Luochuan couldn't help but swear in his heart, feeling that he was being pinched as a soft persimmon, and Yang Xi, who also went out with him every day, was sitting next to him, and that person acted as if he hadn't seen it, and asked him by name, Just because Yang Xi is famous and has a father who is the dean of the academy?

But no matter how much he looked down on this person in his heart, his face was still calm, "Brother, what you said is wrong, since the exam is over, what's the use of worrying, it's better to read a few more days before the exam. "

As soon as he finished speaking, someone next to him sneered and shouted: "Brother Wang, don't listen to his bragging. I took the exam with him in the corner of the Gongyuan. Yiyi's, I'm afraid I went to sleep during the exam days, and read a few more days before the exam."

Qin Luochuan didn't study in the academy, and he didn't have any articles or verses that could spread his reputation. To most students, it seemed that he appeared out of nowhere, and it was normal to be looked down upon. Only those candidates in Yuxi Town knew about him The bottom line, hearing what the man said, they all looked over with strange expressions.

After being seen by so many people, that person felt a little guilty, but he didn't want to admit that his guess was wrong, so he said, "I'm still wrong."

Yang Xi said: "It's not up to me if I'm wrong or not, I won't know until the list is released, but if you're wrong, what about today's affairs?"

The examinee didn't expect him to ask such a question. He was taken aback for a moment before he gave a conscious and safe answer, "If he can win the prize, I will go to the front of the list to apologize for what I said today. Apologize."

Yang Xi said without thinking, "Okay, remember what you said."

The author has something to say:

No.1 in the provincial examination is called Jieyuan, No.2 to No.10 are called Yayuan, and those who passed the other examinations are called Juren.

Juren is already qualified to be an official, and the chance of passing the exam is about [-]% of the number of people who took the provincial exam, not to mention the top ten in the exam, so the examinee dared to say an apology. Sichuan……