The ancient life of a master craftsman

Yunli prepared the main food, and then started to fiddle with the side dishes he brought. They are all pickled pickles. The weather is not too hot, so they are not afraid of bad weather. The only drawback is that they will want to drink water if they eat too much.

He thought about it, cut a little dried chili, diced pork, added a little minced ginger, chopped several kinds of pickles, sautéed the chili and minced ginger in hot oil, then added the diced meat and stir-fried until the meat changed color, and finally added Crumble the pickles and stir-fry a few times to make the pickles evenly heated.

He took out a little and handed it to Li Enbai, "Brother Enbai, you can use this to serve pancakes, try it, okay?"

Li Enbai happened to be a little hungry too, smelling the crispy pancakes and the smell of fried minced meat with pickled vegetables, his stomach almost rumbled, so he honestly washed his hands and sat at the table to eat.

He has already tasted the pancake, and now he wants to taste the taste of fried minced pork with pickled vegetables. The first mouthfeel is not so salty, and then with the slightly spicy taste, his appetite is opened. Holding the pancake in one hand, With the vegetables in one hand, he couldn't stop eating.Those who are not familiar with this scene may think that he is eating some delicacies from mountains and seas.

In fact, it is very simple fried minced pork with pickles.Yunli was nimble, and Li Enbai had just finished eating half of it when the hot millet porridge was ready. A bowl of it was placed by his hand, and Yunli also sat down to eat with him.

"Is it okay? Do you want it to be more spicy?" Yunli took a sip and found it not very spicy, so she asked Li Enbai's opinion.

Li Enbai was already sweating from eating. Although he thought the stir-fried minced pork with pickled vegetables was not spicy, but the more he ate the dish, the more spicy he was. Now he could feel his tongue numb.

"No, this is just right, the more you eat, the more spicy it gets." Li Enbai picked up the porridge and took a big sip, the hot porridge slipped over his tongue, even the spiciness was relieved a lot.

"That's how it is. I'll bring you a small jar of fried minced meat with pickled vegetables, then [-] pancakes, and six salted duck eggs. It's a pity that I can't bring a pot and stove, otherwise I can prepare some millet for you." , you can cook half a pot of porridge with one stroke." Yunli eats fast, but it doesn't affect his speech, which can be regarded as his special skill.

Li Enbai listened to him talking about what to bring, and his heart was warm. The more he ate the meal, the more delicious he was. He loved the crispy pancake so much that he even tore his pancake in half and gave it to Yunli, " Pears, you should also try them, the skin is crispy, but the inside is still soft, very fragrant."

In fact, Yunli doesn’t want to eat pancakes at all. In order to make pancakes of appropriate thickness, he ate all kinds of pancakes the day before yesterday and this morning. Now he loses his appetite when he sees pancakes, but Brother En specially gave them to him. I couldn't stop eating, so I gave half of it back to Li Enbai, "I'll just eat a little and taste it."

Seeing his bored look of pancakes, he knew that he must have been eating pancakes for the past three days. Li Enbai's heart was numb, and he liked Yunli more and more.

After a simple meal, the couple decided to take a nap and rest, so the two returned to the room hand in hand, without the sight of the servants outside, Li Enbai directly hugged Yunli and kissed him on the cheek , "Thanks for your hard work, Pear."

Seeing that the door was closed, Yunli relaxed her body, "It's not hard, this time I can't let you suffer like last time."

Li Enbai hugged him and lay on the bed, "Last time I was careless, but this time the exam is only for three days, so it should be better."

"Well, if the time is shorter, it should be better. Brother En, you have to play well." Yunli stared at Li Enbai closely, hoping that he would get a good grade in the exam.

Li Enbai knew how great a happy event it was for Huaimu Village to be a scholar, and it was normal for Yunli to take it seriously, so he replied very seriously, "Definitely, trust me."

"Well, I believe you!" Yunli said.

He really believed in Li Enbai, but he also regarded preparing for the exam as the most important thing to do. Not only Li Enbai had to be ready, but he also had to prepare what he needed for Brother Enbai.

Stuffing the last few sachets into the last layer of the bamboo box, Yunli said the order of putting them again, "The top two layers are for food, remember to ask the officials for hot water, don't just eat cold ones. The third layer is for pens and ink, They are all what you are used to, and the last layer is the sachet and cloth sheet."

Li Enbai had already seen with his own eyes what Yunli had prepared for him, and it was very sufficient and complete. There were some details that Yunli himself had overlooked, and Yunli had thought of them, and it really took a lot of thought.

He held Yunli's hand and said, "I see, don't worry, go back and wait for me, pay attention to safety, you understand?"

To be honest, what worries him the most about this exam is Yunli's safety, which makes him make up his mind to go to the people's market after the exam and buy a few servants, so that he can feel more at ease when he goes out in the future .

Yunli nodded, "I see, don't worry, I will pay attention."

Li Enbai also wanted to remind Yunli, stretching his neck to look in the direction of the examination room, and found that the crowd showed signs of movement, so he hurriedly urged him to line up, "Brother Enge, Enge, people are starting to be released, you go to line up!"

Li Enbai also knows the importance of queuing up first. The further back the position is, the more likely he will be placed near the toilet. When he left the examination room last time, he heard people say that the last few people who entered the examination room were arranged near the toilet. Kao She was surrounded by stench for five days.

He couldn't bear it even after thinking about it, so he didn't dare to delay, and hurried to line up. Yunli didn't push forward, but stood beside the carriage and watched. Li Enbai's height is considered tall here, standing in the crowd, He can also show his head, but Yunli can easily find him.

Later, there were more and more people, and he couldn't see it anymore, so he got into the carriage and waited until all the candidates had entered the examination room, then he let go of the fingers he had been holding tightly all the time, "Uncle Liu, go back."

"Okay, Li Fulang, sit down!" The coachman of Liu's family drove the carriage back to the residence.

When it was Li Enbai's turn to enter the arena, there were only twenty or so people in front of him. He calculated in his heart that he would not be the last in line, so he relaxed his nervousness because he brought a lot of things this time. It took a little longer for the officials to check, but it passed quickly.

Together with several candidates in front, they arrived at the exam hall under the guidance of officers and soldiers. The exam hall assigned to Li Enbai was near the top. Although the exam hall looked cleaner and newer than last time, it was still very narrow.

Li Enbai still planned to sleep on the diagonal, so that he could sleep more comfortably. He spread the rolled mat on the side on the ground, and then spread the mattress and quilt on it. When answering questions during the day, he I don't know how to spread the cloth sheets I brought, and I only spread them at night.

Take out the pen and ink and get ready, waiting for the examination papers to be distributed.It may be that after staying with Yunli for a long time, he has also learned how to do housework neatly. After Li Enbai has finished laying and fixing, and found the most comfortable sitting posture and position, the candidates who came in with him are still humming. He was laying out the mattress, and it looked like he had never done this kind of work.

Li Enbai sat calmly, looking at their clumsy appearance, this contrast was very irritating, the examinee opposite also saw his sitting posture as if watching a theater, blushed, and felt ashamed of his hands-on ability.

The candidate on the opposite side is also a young man. He looks at most 23 or [-] years old. He thinks that Li Enbai is about the same age as him, but he is much better than himself when he sees that he is very familiar with him. He thinks that he must learn how to make a bed with his wife when he goes back .

In fact, it wasn't that the examinee was too stupid, but because he was nervous, his hands were trembling unreasonably, and it was naturally awkward to do the work. Li Enbai didn't worry about the exam at all except that he was worried about the smell, so he was naturally very calm.The examinee's mind is full of confusion now, so he naturally doesn't know how to think about it. When he calms down, he will know the real difference between them.

Soon, the examinee had no time to think about things. The sound of gongs and drums sounded, the gate of the examination room was closed, and hundreds of officers and soldiers began to walk along the top of each row of examination rooms, checking the status of the candidates in the examination room. In this situation, once someone shows a guilty expression, the officers and soldiers will re-check the candidate's luggage.

Therefore, this step took a little time, Li Enbai still sat calmly in front of the examination papers, waiting for the papers to be issued, the examinee opposite him turned pale with nervousness, trembling all over, looking a bit like a guilty conscience.Li Enbai was facing him, seeing this, he couldn't help but smile.

The big brother knew that he was ashamed, and his self-esteem also rose. He straightened his back pretendingly, and made an appearance of 'I am very good'. Li Enbai turned his head, and seemed to laugh even harder.

The examinee focused all his attention on whether Li Enbai was laughing at him, and naturally ignored his nervousness, so he was not re-examined by the officers and soldiers.

After the officers and soldiers completed their task, there was a second burst of gongs and drums, which was a signal that the papers were about to be issued. Everyone was shocked, and there were quite a few officials who were eagerly waiting for the papers to be issued.

Several petty officials took the examination papers one by one and found them. The examinee who had seen the real content of the examination papers opened the examination questions at the first time, but was scolded and stopped by the officers and soldiers guarding in front of his examination room.

After all the candidates got their test papers, the third sound of gongs and drums sounded, and several petty officials ran between the test rooms, "Start the exam! Start the exam!"

Li Enbai opened the exam paper after hearing the call to start the exam. The moment he saw the exam questions, he couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief. Although he said he knew it well, he was always a little worried when he didn't see the exam questions. Now that he sees it, he relaxes, and at a glance, he has most of the impressions.

The imperial examinations in the Song Dynasty are divided into big and small years. The big and small years do not refer to the year, but the difficulty of the imperial examination questions held in that year. In some years, the test questions are very difficult, which is called the big year. Scholars will be more likely to be valued by the Tian family.

On the contrary, it is Xiaonian.Big and small years appear alternately. If it was difficult last time, it will be easy this time. If it was easy last time, it will be difficult this time.I can't say why, but this rule gradually formed when Zhao Kuangyin's son inherited the Datong, and today's son has been on the throne for 30 years, and it has been very stable.

Therefore, many people who are self-confident and talented will not participate in the imperial examinations in the junior year, which makes the competition in the imperial examinations in the new year very fierce.Only the top 100 people are selected for each examination, and the 61 people who pass the government examination are eligible to take the college examination.

These one hundred are all the local talents of the year, and then take the provincial examination, which is more difficult, and still only the top one hundred will be selected.The rural examination is a provincial examination, and a province contains many cities, and everyone in the top [-] in the rural examination is considered one in a hundred.

This year's imperial examination is the New Year's Eve, and a large part of the people competing with Li Enbai are people with real talents. The difficulty of the New Year's Eve is so great that even the last one can enter the top ten in the small year.This is also the reason why the county magistrate attached great importance to him after he won the first place in the county examination.

However, although he valued him, the county magistrate did not contact him prematurely. On the one hand, there are uncontrollable factors whether Li Enbai can pass the examination as a scholar. On the other hand, Li Enbai's household registration is here. To bother Li Enbai.

Li Enbai quickly wrote down the information in his mind on the draft, then consolidated it, and finally transcribed it on the examination paper. His appearance of scribbling and writing quickly greatly stimulated the examinee opposite.

The examinee also participated in the New Year's Imperial Examination on purpose, and he was confident in his knowledge. Seeing Li Enbai's appearance, his unwillingness to admit defeat made him let go of his nervousness and focus on answering the questions, so that his talents could be displayed.

Across the wide aisle, the examinee subconsciously competed with Li Enbai, although Li Enbai, who was so focused that he ignored the environment, didn't know it.