Started as a thatched house and ended up as a female figure

Before entering the examination room, Cheng Wan turned around, stood on tiptoe, smiled and waved to Old Lady Lin and others, then turned around and walked into the examination room with firm steps and a straight back.

"He's in, he's in, Awan's in!" Old Mrs. Lin was supported by Wang. She was so excited that her hands were shaking and her eyes were a little red.

Not only Old Lady Lin was excited, but Wang and others were also very excited.

This is a place only men can go, and Cheng Jia's Awan broke in again.

Cheng Daniu turned sideways and wiped his eyes, but the corners of his mouth were wide open: "Let's go back. We'll pick her up when Wan is almost done with her exams."

The person who came to send Cheng Wan to the exam went back. At the same time, Cheng Wan in the examination room also found his seat and was making preparations for the exam.

For the imperial examination, the government only provided one test paper and two sheets of draft paper.

Candidates have to prepare all other items by themselves.

Pen, ink, inkstone, paperweight, water jug, knee pad, cushion, lunch...

There are five county examinations, one each day. You come in the morning and can go home in the evening.

Therefore, the students who took the county examination did not actually bring much with them.

When it comes to the provincial examination for the Juren degree, it has to last for nine consecutive days. During this period, you cannot leave the examination room. You have to eat, drink, defecate and urinate in the examination room. The things you carry with you at that time are really complicated.

Cheng Wan took out all the things he would need later from his exam basket and arranged them in order. He also ground the ink so that it would be convenient for him to dip it in and use after the exam started. Then he raised his hand to the two aunts not far away.

"Aunt, I want to go to the bathroom."

Going to the toilet before the exam is one of the basic qualities of a candidate.

Of the two aunts, the one who seems difficult to get along with is surnamed Shen, and the other is surnamed Meng.

Aunt Meng stayed behind to look after Cheng Wan's things, while Aunt Shen accompanied Cheng Wan to the toilet after Cheng Wan got the "going to the toilet" sign.

Other candidates shared a toilet, but Cheng Wan did not.

The superiors deliberately ordered the people below to set up a separate female restroom for Cheng Wan in the examination room, and the location of this female restroom was quite far away from other candidates.

No matter how many people hoped that Cheng Wan would fail the exam, there was really no difficulty for Cheng Wan in terms of hardware conditions.

Even Cheng Wan's seat was specially arranged so that she would definitely not be able to see the toilet.

For this, Cheng Wan was very grateful to the Governor of Liangzhou.

If the governor of Liangzhou had not asked the emperor for two aunts to serve in the imperial court, the emperor would not have sent two aunts to Liangzhou.

If there hadn't been these two imperial aunts who represented the emperor to a certain extent and stood by to intimidate her, Cheng Wan guessed that she would not have been treated so well in the examination room.

Not to mention a separate women's restroom, Cheng Wan suspected that her seat might be closest to the main restroom.

Those people probably thought that if she couldn't bear it, she would just give up the exam, and if she endured it, she would no longer have the reputation of a daughter.

Although Cheng Wan didn't care about his daughter's reputation, it was still disgusting.

"She actually has a separate toilet?!"

Some candidates were indignant.

"Are you stupid or vicious?" Jiang Shidu looked at the candidate who was speaking: "Are you going to let Marquis Zhaoping go to the toilet with us stinky men?"

"You!" The candidate swung his sleeves and said righteously, "Since Marquis Zhaoping is taking part in the imperial examination, she should have expected many inconveniences. She shouldn't have come here, and this is not the place for her to come!"

"It was the Emperor who asked Marquis Zhaoping to take the imperial examination. If you don't agree, just tell him when you see him." Jiang Shidu lowered his head and continued to grind ink: "I just don't know if I will ever have the chance to see the Emperor in this lifetime. I'm afraid that with such a petty mind, I won't even be able to pass the county examination, right?"

"you!"

"What are you doing?" The patrolling yamen runner heard the noise and shouted, "If you don't want to take the exam, get out!"

No one dared to speak anymore.

No matter how angry the candidate was, he had to swallow his anger. He gritted his teeth and swore to himself that he must give his all and do well in the exam to let the other party know that he can pass the county exam!

he can!

With Jin Jin around, Cheng Wan knew exactly what conflicts had broken out in the exam room.

Cheng Wan was grateful to Jiang Shidu for protecting her. As for the candidate's words that she shouldn't have come here, Cheng Wan just thought it was nonsense.

Returning to his seat, Cheng Wan took out the hand warmer from the exam basket to warm his hands.

After washing my hands with cold water, my hands feel a little stiff.

I had to warm my hands quickly because the chief examiner, Magistrate Yuan of Shuonan County, was already sitting on the stage, which meant the exam was about to begin.

"boom!"

With the sound of a gong, the yamen runners collected the examination records, distributed the examination papers and draft papers, and the examination began.

The first round of the county examination required two essays from the Four Books and a five-character six-rhyme test poem.

Cheng Wan put away the hand warmer, rubbed his hands, and quickly scanned the test questions.

Suddenly, Cheng Wan's eyes lit up.

"Be broadly learned, inquire carefully, think carefully, discern clearly, and practice diligently."

One of the two essays from the Four Books that she was tested on happened to be the one she had found in the carriage before entering the examination room.

Although she was very familiar with this sentence even if she didn't find it, she always felt happy and at ease when she found it.

Cheng Wan nodded and thought to himself: "So it turns out that I still need to learn more, read more, memorize more, and practice more!"

His fingers had regained their flexibility, and Cheng Wan picked up a pen, dipped it in ink, and began to carefully think about the structure of the article on the draft paper.

There is plenty of time, so of course you have to make good use of the draft paper.

Determine the framework structure, sort out the context, write the first draft, the second draft, and the final draft.

It was not until Cheng Wan felt that her current level could only write this level of Four Books essay and there was nothing more that could be changed that she ended.

Cheng Wan did not choose to copy the test paper immediately after finishing one. She wanted to start the next one quickly while her brain was working efficiently.

When do you feel that time passes so quickly?

It definitely counts as one during the exam.

Cheng Wan had just finished writing the first draft of the second essay on the Four Books with a frown on his brow when the yamen runner reminded him that it was time to eat.

Cheng Wan came out of his highly concentrated state a little, put away his draft paper and test paper carefully, and then took out a small stove and some smokeless charcoal from the bottom layer of his examination box.

Put the charcoal at the bottom of the furnace and light the fire.

Cheng Wan took out a miniature casserole from the second-to-last layer of the examination box.

The casserole contained the lotus root and pork ribs soup that Wang put in before going out this morning.

It’s cold, and the pork rib soup has solidified.

The clay pot was placed on the table, and Cheng Wan finally took out six mini steamed buns wrapped in oil paper from the examination box.

Put the small steamed buns directly into the casserole and cover it.

Next, just wait for the pot to boil.

The small number of candidates who witnessed Cheng Wan's series of actions looked at the dry buns and snacks in their hands and suddenly found it difficult to swallow.

It’s not like I won’t be going home at night.

As for?

Are you cooking here?

Cheng Wan was not the only candidate who was "cooking" on the spot.

It’s so cold and I’m so tired, how can I not eat something hot?

This scientific examination is not just for today.

If you get sick, it will be a serious matter.

Families with slightly better financial conditions would prepare stoves and charcoal fire for their candidates.

As a result, the examination room was soon filled with the aroma of various foods.

After dinner, everyone had solved their "big life issues" and the second half of the test began.