A car accident, our family of three crossed

When they arrived at the teahouse, the old clan leader and the village head were still uneasy. They kept staring at the open space outside the examination hall, afraid of missing the good opportunity to go in.

Zhou Huan could understand how nervous they were. After all, Hang Shuheng represented the hope of the entire Shangtang Village, so it was normal for them to be nervous.

"Uncle, brother, you don't have to be too nervous. This is the case for every imperial examination. Experienced people will find a place to rest! If you don't believe me, go out and take a look. There are quite a few students in this teahouse."

Upon hearing this, the old clan leader and the head of the village walked out of the private room and glanced around the hall of the teahouse. Indeed, there were quite a few students who looked like they were here to take part in the college entrance examination, all of them carrying luggage.

Seeing this, they felt a little relieved, and when they returned to the private room, they were not so nervous anymore.

"Please rest assured, this will not be over until the afternoon. We can rest here for a while. It won't delay anything."

Despite Zhou Huan's advice, the old clan leader and the head of the village still couldn't completely let go of their worries. As long as Hang Shuheng hadn't successfully entered the examination hall, they would always be worried about him.

This thought lasted the whole morning, and even at noon, the gate of the examination hall was still crowded with people, not much less than in the morning.

Zhou Huan ordered a table of food. Since it was already time for dinner, he had to have a full meal first.

During the meal, the old clan leader and the head of the village were absent-minded. Faced with such a sumptuous meal, they had no appetite the whole time. They were afraid that the meal would delay their business.

Seeing this, Hang Shuheng couldn't help but sigh and said, "You two being so nervous will make me feel very stressed! What if I get too stressed and don't perform well..."

Before he could finish his words, the old patriarch interrupted him with a "Puh, Puh, Puh" sound, "It's already this time, why are you saying such depressing words?"

"I don't want to either! But you two have been in a highly nervous state from morning till now. I'm really worried that something bad will happen to you two before I even enter the examination hall. Then I won't be able to concentrate on answering the questions." Hang Shuheng deliberately spoke more harshly.

Zhou Huan also hurriedly tried to persuade him: "Shuheng is right. He is not a child. He knows what he is going to experience and he was confident. But you are so nervous that it will affect his mood. We can't let him enter the examination hall and worry about the things outside. What do you think?"

"This……"

The old patriarch and the village head both fell silent and began to reflect seriously.

They cared too much about this imperial examination and only thought about Hang Shuheng passing the exam and becoming a scholar, but ignored his feelings. This was indeed wrong.

Perhaps, their strong request to personally send Hang Shuheng to the examination hall was a wrong decision. They didn't see that Shuheng's wife didn't come with them, but they were very eager to do so. They were both old men, but not as smart as a young wife.

On the way from the village to the county town, they talked a lot about random things. Once some of the words were spoken, they became an invisible pressure on Hang Shuheng.

Thinking of this, they couldn't help but feel a little regretful. What were they doing? If Hang Shuheng didn't perform well in this college entrance examination, they would definitely be to blame.

"Well, Shuheng! What your uncle and your uncle said are all bullshit. Don't take it to heart. After you go in, don't worry about the things outside. Your uncle will take care of everything. You just need to do your best."

"That's right, Shuheng, I was wrong. I might have said something that made you feel pressured. Don't take it seriously. Just do what you feel like."

Hang Shuheng saw that the effect had been achieved and changed his attitude. "I don't feel any pressure. I'm just worried that you might get into trouble because of my matter. Then I would be guilty."

"Don't worry, we were wrong before, but now we have come to our senses. Don't worry, we are not in a hurry. Just pretend we don't exist."

Hang Shuheng smiled when he heard this. These two people were quite aware. After realizing their mistakes, they were able to correct them in time. In his opinion, they were quite cute.

After letting the two of them relax, Hang Shuheng was able to have a good meal.

After staying in the teahouse until the afternoon, the crowd at the entrance of the examination hall gradually thinned out. Seeing that it was not so crowded anymore, Hang Shuheng set off for the place.

Chen Laoer carried a bamboo basket on his back and followed Hang Shuheng closely until he sent him to the entrance of the examination hall.

At the door, soldiers stopped them and wanted to check the belongings they were carrying. Hang Shuheng took the bamboo basket from Chen Laoer and sent him back.

Looking around, he saw that others were carrying big and small baskets, and some were even carrying loads on their shoulders. Then he looked at himself with only a bamboo basket. Hang Shuheng felt that what he brought was really pitifully little compared to others.

The officers and soldiers were checking the items in Hang Shuheng's bamboo basket, and it was basically clear at a glance whether there were any problems.

But what is in that bamboo basket? It makes me confused.

The jars were opened one by one to be inspected. Every time a jar was opened, the soldiers at the door would swallow their saliva and look at Hang Shuheng with a very strange look.

Is this person here for scientific research or to do business?

They smelled the delicious food in the jars. If the timing was not wrong, they would really like to ask where these things were bought from. They would then go buy two jars to try.

Not only the officers and soldiers who were checking the items, but also those standing behind Hang Shuheng, were tempted by the delicious food.

Some people were so anxious to get on with their journey that they didn't even have time to eat lunch. Now they smelled the food and felt even hungrier.

Fortunately, Hang Shuheng didn't have much stuff. If the officers and soldiers hadn't been so tempted by the delicious food and slowed down their movements, they would have finished checking these few things long ago.

After the officers and soldiers announced that there was no problem, Hang Shuheng reorganized his belongings and then entered the examination hall carrying a bamboo basket. He drew a pretty good position by lot and went straight to put his belongings away.

In the teahouse opposite, the old clan leader and others saw Hang Shuheng enter the examination hall with their own eyes, and they were finally relieved. After exchanging pleasantries with Zhou Huan in the teahouse, the two said goodbye and returned to the village.

After the old clan leader and the others left, Zhou Huan asked Zhou Yin, "I heard that the gambling house has been very busy recently?"

Whenever the imperial examination came around, all kinds of betting would appear in the gambling houses, with people betting on who among the many students would be able to take the top spot, or on other items. In short, everything revolved around the imperial examination.

"Zhou Yin, who do you think will take the top spot in this college exam?"

Zhou Yin said without hesitation: "Anyway, I bought Hang Tongsheng."

"Hey! You kid, you have a way to get rich, but you made a fortune quietly. How dishonest." Zhou Huan teased, then took out a stack of banknotes and threw them to Zhou Yin, saying, "Go, buy all the books for me, the master."