The road of the farmer's fortune and the imperial examination

Chapter 167 County Examination ([-])

The test papers and draft paper were not distributed until the sky was bright.

Gu Chengyu first checked the examination paper carefully, and found that there were red lines, horizontal and straight lines, and two sheets of plain paper for drafting. Only the title and lettering should be filled in regular script in the draft. Candidates are not allowed to write answers outside the sealed line. Treat as zero.

The entire examination paper is pasted, that is, choose one of the four books, use two sheets of paper to cover the words on the left and right sides, open a line in the middle, and cut another paper for stickers, and cover the numbers with numbers for candidates to fill out.

Gu Chengyu looked over the questions, one of which was the last paragraph of Chapter 11 in "University", "There is a way to make money, and there are many people who make money" is empty in the middle, which is the so-called fill-in-the-blank question in modern times.

Gu Chengyu had already memorized the Four Books by heart, and when he saw the question, he could write the answer without even thinking about it.But the draft paper is also required to proofread the handwriting. After Gu Chengyu roughly scanned the questions, he had a plan in his mind.

Pour cold water into the inkstone, and Gu Chengyu began to sharpen the ink carefully, sharpening the knife is not the same as chopping firewood, and the ink needs to be sharpened for a longer time to write smoothly.The handwriting should not be poor, otherwise the examiner will leave a bad impression on the candidates before reading the content.The most important point is that it cannot be altered, otherwise it will be regarded as cheating.Therefore, during the exam, candidates are always careful and careful, for fear of writing typos and missing the qualification for the exam.

Seeing that Gu Chengyu was still grinding ink slowly, the candidates on the opposite side snorted even more. A baby is just a baby. Do you think this is playing tricks with a baby?

First write down your name, place of origin, and the names of your great-grandparents, grandparents, and parents on the test paper, and finally write down your seat number.When you go to the ceremonial room to sign up, it will be stated on the resume. The resume must fill in the life and death history of great-grandparents, grandparents, and three generations of parents.

And when applying for birth insurance, it is also necessary to guarantee that the candidates will not fake their nationality, hide their funeral, use a substitute, and not use a false name. They must guarantee their innocence. Admission to the exam, the roster is kept in the county office.Therefore, the county test is very strict, and it is very difficult to take the test for a substitute. At the same time, the immediate relatives of the family are bereaved, and they cannot take the test. They can only wait for another three years.

First write down the questions and answers on the straw paper, and then write them down.These questions are not difficult. Although Gu Chengyu writes fast, he does not dare to take it lightly. This time he wrote especially slowly. It is better to make the draft paper less scribbled, otherwise if you are proofreading your handwriting, you will see that the draft paper is messy , I can’t see clearly at all, so how to compare?

By the time Gu Chengyu finished writing the draft paper, it was already three quarters past.Because of his high concentration, he is also a little tired at the moment, and he is going to rest for a while and eat pancakes before writing.When I copy it on the test paper later, I don't need to copy the questions, so I should be able to write faster.

Carefully press the draft paper with a paperweight to prevent the wind from blowing the paper away.After the food was taken out, the test papers were placed in the test basket first, Gu Chengyu was afraid that if he accidentally knocked over the water when drinking water later, wouldn't all previous efforts be wasted?
Gu Chengyu swallowed the water in the water bag while gnawing on the hard pancake.The pancakes were made yesterday, and they were not only cold, but also hard, making it hard to swallow.

He raised his eyes and took a slight look at the candidates in the opposite row, and saw that they were still writing quickly, and no one stopped to rest.Gu Chengyu did not dare to look too much, it is not allowed to look around in the examination room, otherwise it will be punished as cheating.What's more, there are patrol officers in the middle who walk around from time to time. It would be bad if they were misunderstood.

The old man on the opposite side looked up and saw that Gu Chengyu had eaten, and he felt hungry all of a sudden.But the draft paper was only half written. In order to hurry up, he didn't dare to waste time eating, so he continued to write.

Gu Chengyu finished eating the pancakes, poured some water into the water bag, and washed his hands. He didn't want to leave all the crumbs on the test paper.

Afterwards, he rang the small bell next to him to indicate that he wanted to go to the toilet, and his own guards would take him into the clean room.Because there were few people using the clean room in the morning, the clean room was not very dirty, but Gu Chengyu was glad that he didn't sit next to the clean room. Although there were not many people going to the toilet, there was still a smell.When going to the toilet, the guards didn't leave. Gu Chengyu felt a little awkward, so he hurriedly finished his urination and returned to his seat.

After his hands were dry, Gu Chengyu took out the test paper from the test basket, calmed down, and then picked up the pen to write down.

Lu Zhixian looked at the candidates for the exam below and stroked his beard. This year's candidates were particularly large, with more than 300 candidates. The first test only admitted more than 100 candidates. It seems that many candidates will return disappointed this year.

It suddenly occurred to him that during the roll call just now, an eight-year-old boy also came to take the exam. Since ancient times, there have been young candidates, but they are not common.Lu Zhixian is going to go down to inspect and see how the little examinee writes. Although it may be difficult to pass the county test, it is worth encouraging if you can pass the first and second rounds.

Lu Zhixian first stood by the first examinee and watched for a while. When the examinee saw the examiner standing in front of him, he became nervous, so Lu Zhixian had no choice but to walk down.After walking a few steps, she arrived in front of Gu Chengyu.At this time, Gu Chengyu already knew about it when he came to Lu Zhi County, and the other party was carefully reading his writing!Only he didn't look up and continued writing his.

Lu Zhixian wanted to take a few casual glances at first, but when he took a look, he found that Xiaowa's handwriting was excellent.The characters written on the scroll are square, smooth, black and even in size, and the fonts are round and plump. This is written strictly according to the imperial examination script, and what is rare is that it also incorporates its own style.

Lu Zhixian was a little surprised, such a small person could write well.After another glance, the answers to the above questions were found to be correct, so he couldn't help nodding his head, this guy seems to be a smart one.

Seeing that Xiaowa was concentrating on answering the questions, Lu Zhixian didn't pay attention to his figure, so he stopped disturbing.As the examiner, you can't stay with a candidate for a long time, and you can't read the answers written by the other party in detail. This is a taboo in the examination room.

Time flies by, and when Gu Chengyu finished writing, it was already a quarter of an hour.

After waiting for a while, seeing that the ink on the test paper should be dry, I checked it up and down.In fact, checking is useless at this time, and it cannot be modified. Even if you know that you have written something wrong, you can only watch it.This kind of inspection is just a habit that Gu Chengyu developed in his previous life, and he can only rest assured after seeing it.

After the ink was completely dry, Gu Chengyu rang the bell beside him, waiting for the instructor to collect the paper.Gu Chengyu was the first to ring the small bell, so the instructor came very quickly.In front of Gu Chengyu, the instructor blurred the name of the test paper.

After the instructor was ready to leave, Gu Chengyu followed the guards to the hall to rest, waiting for the "discharge". Master Wen and those students who were originally in the hall had already gone back.It's actually not too early for Gu Chengyu to come out, and it should be very close to the time for the first batch of "discharge". He only needs to wait for a while, and there should be candidates handing in their papers, and then they can go out together.

(End of this chapter)