Why marry someone when you are reborn?

The preliminary examination is an examination in the county.

In the city of Beiping, the Beiping Yamen was responsible for the preliminary examination.

The questions for the preliminary examination are usually set by the county magistrate.

There was no county magistrate in Beiping City, so the question was set by the Yin of Beiping.

The examination hall was located in Gongyuan.

The Imperial Examination Hall had been repaired intensively, but it was limited to repairing the leaky roof and pulling out the weeds.

The conditions are still so simple.

In the cell, which was barely spacious enough to turn around, there was a wooden table, a bench, and a simple bed made of several wooden boards.

You don't have to stay overnight for the preliminary exam, but you have to take five consecutive exams, one in the morning and one in the afternoon every day, for a total of two and a half days.

You need to bring your own writing brush, ink and inkstone, and paper and questions are distributed uniformly.

In addition, drinking water is also provided.

Xie Wanqing attached great importance to this matter. She inquired about many things early on and started preparing.

First, it was cold in the dormitory, and it was still cold in February, so I had to wear something thicker. But I was afraid of smuggling, so I searched very strictly and all the thick coats had to be taken apart. In the end, Xie Wanqing made two thin coats.

One is an ordinary cloth jacket, the other is a woolen fur jacket.

In addition, a charcoal stove was prepared. It was very clever. Bring a bag of charcoal, light it, and put it under your feet, so that your feet will not be too cold.

Second, you have to bring your own water, so you also need to prepare a clay pot for water and food for lunch. Xie Wanqing went to the next door to borrow a tin kettle from Luo Zhan. This is much better than a clay pot. As for food, it was steamed buns and boiled eggs.

The steamed buns are steamed early in the morning, and the eggs are boiled early in the morning.

What I’m afraid of is getting a stomach upset and having to go to the toilet in the cell.

I heard that if you go to the toilet in the dormitory, your paper will be stamped with a "shit stamp" as a mark. This may affect the grading of the papers.

Third, Xie Wanqing was afraid that something might happen on the way back and forth, so she asked Luo Zhan to find someone to escort Xu Yun.

As for Xu Yun, he didn't have to do anything. On the day of the exam, he just had to bring the basket that he had checked countless times and enter the examination room.

To Xu Yun's surprise, it was Ashu who drove the car and Luo Zhan personally escorted her.

Xie Wanqing and Auntie Deng gave me many earnest instructions, but most of them were repetitive, with the main point being: Don't be nervous, do well in the exam. It doesn't matter if you don't do well.

Xu Yun agreed to all the requests and then set off for the Imperial Examination Hall.

The carriage started moving, and Luo Zhan spoke: "After you go in, be careful. We have finally come this far, don't let others take advantage of us."

Xu Yun knew what Luo Zhan was talking about.

She hardly went out during this period, but even so, Luo Zhan's people spotted someone snooping around nearby several times. There was even one time when Xu Yun's house was almost robbed in the middle of the night.

They actually know whether these are thieves or people with ulterior motives.

Moreover, although he entered the Imperial Examination Hall, Xu Yun was so conspicuous that it was hard to tell what other arrangements the other party might make.

Xu Yun nodded.

Luo Zhan added: "I have nothing else to do in the past two days."

The implication is that he will always keep watch.

Xu Yun thanked him softly.

Luo Zhan smiled and said it was just a by the way.

But whether it was just a coincidence or not, he and Xu Yun actually knew it very well.

When he arrived at the entrance of the Imperial Examination Hall, Xu Yun met Gao Yu.

The man who brought Gao Yu here was a middle-aged man, thin and steady-looking. But when he spoke to Gao Yu, his attitude was very doting, even a little humble.

When Gao Yu saw Xu Yun, she came over to say hello. Her father also looked over. Although he didn't come over to say hello, he nodded as a greeting.

They didn't come early.

The early ones would come to line up before daybreak. The rich ones would have their servants come to line up. The poor ones would have their family members come. The closer you are to the front, the easier it would be to find a seat first and get used to it once the check and admittance starts!

However, Xu Yun did not let Chen Ku queue up.

She was different from the others—the others were all men, and she was a woman, so they were tested separately.

After all, when they conduct a body search, they really have to touch the body with their hands, and it is impossible to let male bailiffs do it.

Therefore, Xu Yun guessed that the woman's side was undergoing another examination.

I came here today to see that it was indeed the case. Moreover, there were two small tents specially set up for body searches, one for men and one for women. The men's side was staffed by male yamen runners, and the women's side was staffed by female yamen runners.

At this moment, Xu Yun and Gao Yu planned to go over and check.

What she had originally expected was that she and Gao Yu would be the only two women entering the examination room.

Unexpectedly, neither of them was the first to be examined.

Three people who hurriedly squeezed through the crowd directly took the first spot.

Xu Yun was a little surprised: There are other people who have signed up?!

Gao Yu didn't know about this either, and was so shocked that he shook Xu Yun's arm: "Look, there's another woman!"

Xu Yun held his arm, really happy: "That's great."

If it was just her and Gao Yu, it would be too conspicuous. Now, with these three people, it would be considered more cover, right?

Of course, even if they were not the first three, there were only five people in total. Xu Yun and Gao Yu quickly received their number plates and were allowed into the examination room.

Xu Yun and Gao Yu were not standing next to each other. After entering, one went to the left and the other went to the right.

This thing is randomly drawn and cannot be controlled.

After Xu Yun found his own cell, he breathed a sigh of relief - it was quite far from the toilet, so he didn't have to worry about drawing a bad cell.

You know, once you draw a bad number, it is really easy to be affected.

After all, it’s so close to the toilet, especially when there are a lot of people there, and they’re all pooping, the smell...how can it not have an impact?

After Xu Yun felt relieved, he began to pack his things.

She also brought an extra roll of woolen mattress this time.

It is very wide, half of it can be used to spread on the wooden board, and the other half can be folded over to cover the body directly.

Moreover, if you need to go to the toilet, you can use this as a curtain to cover your body.

The living quarters were difficult, and this was the best solution Xu Yun and the others came up with after making inquiries.

After laying out the mattress, Xu Yun lay down on it and felt it. It felt a little hard, but still acceptable. It was totally fine to use it for a nap at noon.

Then, she lit the fire, fixed the stove, and carefully placed the brushes, inkstone, felt, and other items.

In the meantime, Xu Yun felt that several people stopped and looked at her when passing by her cell.

Xu Yun didn't care and just did his own work.

But soon, she heard her desk being bumped.

Then came an exaggerated voice: "Oh! I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm really sorry!"

When Xu Yun turned around, he saw that his entire desk was dripping with water.

The man actually broke his own clay pot of water on her table.