Chapter 282: The long-awaited examination is finally over
The swallows are not coming home, it is late in spring, and the apricot blossoms are cold in the misty rain.
Spring has unknowingly arrived in the capital in February. The chirping swallows happily flew into the Gongyuan of the capital, and they patrolled the examination room in groups with the invigilator. An unknown flower in the examination room bloomed at some point, swaying in the sun and stretching its body hard.
Today is the last day of the test. Before it gets bright, Zhu Pingan has already gotten up, washed up, put on his mask again, and then lit the brazier to roast some dried meat and preserved fruits. It was difficult The stomach is full. It has been eight days and seven nights. Except for the stewed meat porridge and noodles on the first day, every remaining meal has been so tasteless. For Zhu Pingan, who is a foodie, this is almost unbearable. torture.
In addition, I haven't washed my hair in these days, let alone taken a shower. It's fine for others, but it's almost a disaster for me to be in a bad situation! After such a long time, it seemed that my body had been soaked by the smell of the next door, and the two sets of clothes I brought were almost completely covered. My body is also very tired, much more tired than when I took the provincial examination.
Fortunately, today is the ninth day and the last day of the test.
Stinky number, I will bear with you for half a day longer today! I've tolerated you for so long, it's not even half a day longer.
After Zhu Pingan had packed up, he tidied up the dormitory, placed the wooden boards across the walls of the dormitory again, arranged pens, inks, paper and inkstones, laid out the test papers and drafts, and continued to the end of the exam that he had not finished yesterday. .
At around three o'clock yesterday afternoon, Zhu Ping'an had completed all the questions for the third session and written them down on the draft paper. By the evening, he had copied the answers to the two questions on the draft on the answer sheet. superior. In other words, as long as the remaining three classics and historical policies are copied step by step on the answer sheet today, this examination will be successfully completed.
Closing his eyes and resting his mind, when his body and mind were adjusted to the best state, Zhu Pingan took a brush and dipped it in ink, and concentrated on copying the answers to the last three classics and history questions on the draft on the answer sheet.
While Zhu Pingan was copying carefully, some candidates had already written the test papers. I packed up my things, put away the test papers I had written, and finally thought carefully about this place where I struggled.
There are regulations in the examination. After handing in the papers, you must wait until the last day before you can go out. When coming out, the papers will be handed in in three batches, one before noon, one in the afternoon and one in the evening. Therefore, these students who submitted their papers in advance can only wait until the first batch is released in the early afternoon.
When Zhu Pingan finished copying the second question. I heard footsteps outside the dormitory, and noisy sounds came from nearby. I looked up and saw many soldiers invigilating exams walking back and forth outside the dormitory, and there were also some scribes coming and going.
When I was confused, I heard several clear sounds of hitting the cloud board, and then a clerk shouted loudly outside the dormitory: "It's time for the first batch of cards to be placed, and there are papers to be handed in after finishing." Candidates can raise their hands to hand in their papers, and the tokens will appear after the signature is issued.”
The first batch of candidates to hand in their papers heard this. I couldn't wait to hand in my papers one after another, received my cards, and was led out by the invigilator. During the nine days and seven nights of the examination, almost every candidate lost weight. Every candidate who appeared had experienced an extremely fierce and fierce battle and had long been tempted to go home and recuperate.
Zhu Ping'an had to wait for the second batch of papers to be handed in because there was still one question that he had not copied.
With plenty of time, Zhu Pingan copied the last question fairly and fairly, with almost the best font and exquisite penmanship. Penetrating the paper backing.
When the clerk prompted the second batch of papers to be handed in, Zhu Ping'an also raised his hand to indicate the submission of papers. An examiner came to collect the papers, checked Zhu Pingan's papers, and then began to seal them. Fold and seal the place where Zhu Ping'an filled in his resume (name, age, appearance, place of origin, any criminal behavior, examination status, names of father, ancestors, and great-grandfathers) at the beginning of the answer sheet, and stamp the words "Seal the official seal" at the seam. ", then put it away and have the prison officer stamp it with a red seal and the same number in red letters as the red scroll.
This is also one of the methods to prevent fraud in the imperial examination.
After collecting the papers, the officer handed Zhu Pingan a release card. Zhu Ping'an carried his packed luggage and his test basket. After saying hello to the invigilator soldier who had been with him outside for nine days, he followed the lead soldier and strode out of the venue.
The rain and snow are lingering,
Seeing the sun, it disappears.
The further away from his stinking horn, the more Zhu Pingan feels that the sunshine is so bright and the air is so fresh. I will take the Manman exam. I finally finished it, and I am in an unusually good mood.
Zhu Ping'an thought so, but the candidates who were waiting to appear together did not think so.
You feel like the air is getting better after you leave Stinker, but have you ever thought about us!
The candidates holding examination baskets and carrying bags nearby all invariably stayed away from Zhu Ping'an. Although they didn't know each other, the smell of Zhu Ping'an still made all the candidates look at each other with different eyes.
Some candidates saw Zhu Pingan coming out of the stinky hall and whispered to the people around him, so people stayed away.
Well, this guy is an unlucky guy with a bad reputation. We should stay away from him to prevent bad luck from spreading to us. You know, since the beginning of history, all the candidates who have taken the bad exam have never achieved good results, and more than 90% of them have failed. For hundreds of years, there has never been an exception. This is notoriously the worst luck in the examination room! We have to stay as far away from this person as possible to avoid being infected by bad luck. I did pretty well in the exam this time.
So, the people around looked at Zhu Pingan with contempt and hid far away.
Zhu Pingan turned a blind eye to the contempt of the people around him, slightly curling his lips and waiting to be released. Who says a bad guy can't jump over a dragon's gate!
Finally, the door opened, and Zhu Ping'an and the others who were submitting papers in the second batch also came out one after another. Zhu Ping'an followed everyone out of the Gongyuan.
At this time, there is a sea of people outside the gate, with many candidates and waiting family members gathered. There are the first batch of candidates who have handed in their papers and are waiting for their friends who are taking the exam together. There are also candidates whose families are waiting for the exam, in twos and threes, three and three. There were five people in groups, whispering to each other about the same topic - the test. They were exchanging answers, asking how the test went, or talking about what happened during the test. It was very lively.
This situation is similar to that of passing the college entrance examination, except that the clothes worn by people are different, which makes Zhu Pingan feel like he has returned to modern times.
As soon as the others came out, someone came up to greet them, asking them how they were doing in the exam.
However, the family members who were crowded at the door and dressed in gorgeous clothes waiting for the candidates, as soon as they approached Zhu Pingan, they all pinched their noses, looked down upon him, and hid away.
No one among the candidates and family members waiting outside knew that Zhu Pingan would get bad grades in the test. They just thought that Zhu Pingan had poor personal hygiene habits.
Why is this person so tasteless! Could it be that he fell into the toilet? Or maybe he peed in his pants because he was nervous about the exam! Look at his hair, why is this man so slovenly and with a shabby look on his face? Just because of his appearance, it is certain that he will not be favored by Wenquxing. One look at him and he knows that he will be out of luck in this exam.
Oh, why is this person's hygiene habits so bad? Not to mention failing in the exam, even marrying a wife in the future will be a problem. Don't look at it as a candidate, don't even think about marrying a well-matched lady, just I can survive and marry a village woman or something!
"Uncle, we are here"
When the people nearby looked at Zhu Pingan with contempt beyond words, they heard a clear and soft voice.
Then people were stunned to see a gorgeously dressed, very beautiful girl with buns, running happily with her skirt in hand, her target seemed to be the young man whom they despised beyond words. (End of this chapter)