Wear ancient times with a house

Chapter 282
Those who will be on the list are collectively called Gongshi. Although people don't call this Jinshi, the gap is actually not that big.

Unless there are special circumstances, Gongshi will generally be on the final list, which is just a difference in ranking.

Therefore, although there is still a palace test to come, for the brothers Song Nian and Wang Qi who do not insist on getting into the first class, the real final test is really to know how to try.

These days, not to mention that Song Jun understands the test clearly, even Mrs. Song can speak clearly and clearly, and show off her knowledge reserves to her neighbors.

Of course, as a mother-in-law, while preparing a big gift package for the exam room for her son and nephew, she can't pull down her son-in-law.

Like the others in the group, considering that they did not have family members by their side, she must have not considered many things carefully enough, so she simply prepared for them.

If the food is not put, it is inevitable that the melon field will fall, and the other party will have a gastrointestinal discomfort, wouldn't it hurt the peace?
So Shen only wrote down the recipe for the instant porridge they made for Song Nian and sent it over.

Six copies of the same item were prepared, and Huber made several trips to deliver them. When he came back, he said:

"I looked at the family where Uncle Zhao lived, and I hired a doctor for them in advance. I was afraid that I would fall ill after leaving the examination room. If we don't need one at home, we can hire one?"

This reminder is too timely.

Every time Song Nian took an exam before, if he was not in Liyang County, there would be a doctor sitting in Shen's shop, on call; or in Jinzhou Prefecture, he would live directly at his cousin's house, so he didn't have to worry about anything.

So much to the point of figuring it out, I forgot to ask for a doctor in advance.

Wang Shao went to ask for it almost immediately, but it was still too late, all the more reliable doctors were reserved, and some were even taken directly to the mansion, fearing that they would be intercepted halfway.

Although Shen knew a little bit of medical skills, she was still afraid that it would not be safe, not to mention that it was okay for her to see a doctor for Song Nian, but it was a bit inconvenient for her to see a doctor for Wang Qi.

In the end, it was King Jin's steward. Hearing about this, he kindly arranged for a doctor to come over.

Everything is ready, and the exam period is approaching.

The exam officially started on February [-]th, but the candidates had to enter the venue before You Hour, one day in advance.

For Song Nian and the others, it meant that they had to leave after lunch, not only because the roads were prone to congestion, but also because they had to line up to be searched for examination boxes and clothes before entering the stadium.

The body search of the examination is very strict. Even the most noble literati have no time to worry about whether they are being searched by a low-level official. Instead, they hope that the stricter the better.

And the petty official would not release water because the person being searched might be a future official, and they were all very energetic, eager to carefully identify the lines on the clothes, for fear that someone would cheat by unscrupulous means.

After all, if someone is accused or found out of cheating in a scientific examination, they will often be convicted from top to bottom, especially low-level officials, and it is almost difficult to escape.

And for the candidates of the same class, it is not without disadvantages.

Those who have a personal relationship with the cheating candidates, or those whose numbers are next to each other, will be labeled as accomplices at worst, and it will be difficult to qualify for the exam.

Even the candidates who were not dragged down may have their results invalidated this time due to the cheating behavior of a few people.

This is also the reason why everyone defaulted to spending an afternoon to check one by one but dared not complain.

Song Nian lined up in the line according to the test card number in his hand. There was no one familiar with him, and he was not in the mood to talk to anyone. He just kept his eyes on the test basket in his hand to prevent anyone from framing him.

After all, when the benefits are large enough, there will always be people who are so crazy that they think they can get on the list by getting rid of others.

Fortunately, there are normal people around, and no one is so unscrupulous. Even several people are staring at the box in their hands, for fear of being tricked.

"Song Nian is a native of Liyang County, Jinzhou Prefecture."

Finally being called, Song Nian took a step forward and began to undress without being reminded:

Song Nian took off one layer of unlined clothing first, and then took off four layers of unlined clothing. Song Nian took off only one layer of unlined clothing on his body, tremblingly handed the undressed clothes to one of the servants for inspection, then stretched his arms, Turn left, turn right, let another small official check this layer of clothes.

After finally being checked carefully, Song Nian hurriedly put on the clothes layer by layer.

You thought this was the end?
It's really not.

Song Nian quickly let go of the bundled hair again, and asked the little official to reach out to check it, so as not to entrain the cheat sheet.

While checking the hair, the things in the test basket Song Nian was holding were also being checked one by one, until it was confirmed that there was nothing with the words on it, the other party let Song Nian and seven or eight of them have been checked but Candidates who have not been released stand together.

When there are enough 50 people, that is, the number of rooms in a row, someone arranges them to line up and enter the arena in order.

The tribute courtyard is very big, bigger than every exam that Song Nian took before. The snow on the ground has been cleaned up and piled up under the corner of the wall.

Now that we have talked about the corner, we have to mention the particularity of the walls of Gongyuan:
Both sides are covered with thorns to prevent people from entering and leaving, and collusion between inside and outside. Therefore, the Gongyuan also has a very vivid nickname, that is, "thorn chamber".

There are several pavilions in the center, which are the public hall where the chief and deputy examiners invigilate the examination, the Hengjian hall where the examiners evaluate the test papers, the printing room and the lettering room where the craftsmen engrave the test papers.

The remaining buildings are neatly arranged number rooms, narrow and flat, the only good thing is that because the renovation has only been done for a few years, it is still relatively tight, and there is not much air leakage after sitting in.

Song Nian walked into his number room with the test basket, and immediately the soldiers in charge of order locked the number door from the outside.

Being locked in such a confined space, he had to concentrate on answering the questions, that is to say, Song Nian did not suffer from claustrophobia, otherwise he would really not be able to survive.

Song Nian slightly cleaned up the tabletop and bed—actually, they were just two wooden boards.

Then he took out everything in the test basket except food and put them neatly on the table.

As for the food, it is better to continue to pack it tightly and put it in the test basket.

After doing these things, Song Nian picked up a crock from under the table, which contained realgar powder.

Chun Wei is okay, because this season, the insects and snakes have basically not woken up, unless they are particularly unlucky, they will not be bitten.

Even so, the imperial court still prepared realgar powder very thoughtfully, whether they are willing to use it or not, and how much they are willing to use, all depends on the candidate's preference.

Of course Song Nian wanted to use it all, he was also afraid of death.

You know, during the time of Qiuwei, the number of people who died from being bitten by poisonous snakes and insects was no less than the number of people who died of serious diseases.

After spreading the realgar powder evenly, Song Nian heaved a sigh of relief, lit the oil lamp provided by the number room, and fixed it on the upper left corner of the table.

This is another existence with a high risk factor. Sometimes it is written in a fascinated way. If one is careless or drowsy and fails to notice the strong wind blowing in through the horn door, once there is a fire, it will be very involved.

Similarly, the proportion of casualties caused by fires in Chunwei and Qiuwei every time is not low.

Sickness, poisonous insects and snakes, fire...

Judging from these possible causes of death, it is quite fateful to be able to pass the examination smoothly from a white body to a Jinshi, regardless of knowledge.

After packing up his things, Song Nian took advantage of the fact that it was not too late and he was not sleepy, so he simply took the pen and paper provided by the number room, and wrote down some poems from memory, so that he would not have to rack his brains when the exam officially started. to think about.

While Song Nian was sketching the faces of his family members in the No. [-] room to boost his confidence, in the small courtyard of the Song family, the family, together with Wang Shao, was roasting chestnuts around the brazier, eating and discussing tomorrow's outing in full swing plan……

(End of this chapter)