After the cannon fodder father and daughter married into the family, the whole family regretted it

Qin Yan won the first place at a young age. Many people were paying attention to this. When this hat was put on, many people nodded in agreement.

If I don't make it clear today, my reputation will be bad if it gets out. However, before Qin Yan said anything, Fang Nanzhi, who was squatting beside him, frowned and looked unhappy.

How dare you! She's still here! How dare you bully my brother in front of her!

Fang Nanzhi stood up, her eyebrows raised, and stood firmly in front of her brother, looking extremely powerful. "This young man is really overbearing. My brother just said something fair, but you think he is arrogant because of his talent? Then people in the world who don't obey you are arrogant, and those who obey you are approachable!?"

As soon as these words were spoken, those who were dissatisfied with Qin Yansheng's starting point began to condemn themselves in their hearts.

It's true that before the truth is confirmed, it's not gentlemanly to judge someone based on one's own ideas. Moreover, they were indeed led by their own ideas just now, and they didn't expect that a little girl would have to remind them.

The direction of the discussion suddenly changed.

The young man sensed something was wrong and looked at the girl who had spoken. He felt a surge of disdain and said, "This is a conversation between us scholars. How dare a woman like you butt in on this?"

I thought the little girl opposite would shut up in disappointment, but unexpectedly, she became even more excited.

Fang Nanzhi put her hands on her hips and said with great vigor, "What's wrong with being a woman? Do you think you're inferior to me? Your mother risked her life to give birth to you, just so you can look down on all the women in the world."

The young man was so angry that he wanted to say something to defend himself, but his throat was choked when the words came to his lips.

Women are inherently inferior to men and are born to serve others, but if he really said that, he would be admitting that he was disrespectful to his mother.

Seeing that the young man was so angry at Fang Nanzhi that his face turned red and he couldn't speak, Qin Yan suppressed the slightly raised corners of his mouth and gently pulled his calf-like sister away.

Many people heard what was said before the list today, and it really made Qin Yan famous.

Most people said that he was a true gentleman, while a few said that he was pretending. However, Qin Yan didn't take these to heart.

Because the third provincial examination is about to begin.

Before the examination hall, the number of students had decreased significantly after the first two rounds of screening, but some were still waiting at the door early, looking nervous and anxious, and some were in a daze, recalling the knowledge points they had memorized before.

Well, there are also some students who have their parents following them around and nagging them, and Qin Yan is one of them.

"There's a big temperature difference between morning and night. I've added a lot of cotton to your clothes. You must wear them when it gets cold at night. No matter how the exam goes, don't freeze yourself..."

As Qian Fengping spoke, she wanted to put the robe on Qin Yan. Qin Yan hurriedly took it and put it on himself, with a helpless look on his face. He was such a grown-up, of course he would take good care of himself.

Because her son had to stay inside overnight for the exam, Qian Fengping had him wear an extra layer of clothes, a specially made cotton-padded robe that reached down to his ankles.

Qin Yan was a handsome young man, but after being wrapped up, he became like a barrel. Many people looked at him.

“Is this the first one?”

"He doesn't look arrogant."

"Haha, a grown man wrapped so thickly, he looks a bit delicate..."

There were all kinds of things to say, but Qin Yan didn't feel embarrassed. After all, it was his mother's good intention. Although he was helpless, he felt warm in his heart. Instead, he coaxed Qian Fengping a few words: "I know, mother, don't worry."

This thick clothing is intended to be worn inside and taken off to be used as a blanket at night.

Fang Nanzhi looked at her brother who looked like a cicada pupa, and covered her mouth with her little hands and laughed secretly.

Forget it, my brother is going to the battlefield, so I’d better not laugh at him.

She straightened her expression and said, "Brother, come on!"

"great, good luck."

Fang Tong also kept chattering, and Qin Yan patiently responded to them one by one.

They walked until they could no longer walk and it was time to enter the examination room. The three of them then walked away, looking back every few steps. Fang Tong turned his head and saw a face he didn't want to see.

Fang Jinzheng was sitting in the carriage, also looking at him, but his expression was not friendly.

Fang Jin has been exploited a lot by Wang Fujiao these days, but he seems to be in good spirits, thanks to the Shenbao Pills.

The two men looked at each other silently. Fang Jin snorted coldly, and seemed to raise his hand, which was covered with jade rings and gold rings, as if unintentionally, and ordered the carriage to go, looking like a master.

Fang Tong was furious. This was just a small amount of money for him to pretend to be rich! He was afraid that others wouldn't know, right?

No, this guy is here again. Isn’t he here to do bad things to my own child again?

Fang Tong's heart skipped a beat at the thought. His son had already entered the examination hall. With Landlord Wang's limited resources, he couldn't possibly influence what was happening there, could he? They were all high-ranking officials, and Qin Yan was a relatively well-known candidate these days. He was definitely valued. If anything went wrong, someone would definitely investigate. How could he be influenced by a mere landlord?

Fang Tong’s idea is indeed good.

Fang Jin had been active these days. He couldn't reach the high-ranking official, so he wanted to bribe the yamen runner. He took out fifty taels of silver notes with a painful heart, but the other party, although tempted, refused to accept the money.

The yamen runners weren't stupid. Something went wrong during the last prefectural exam, and this time the prefect was keeping a close eye on them. If they went against the grain and committed a crime, wouldn't that be courting death? They might even bring trouble to their families. Even if you get the money, you have to be alive to spend it!

Fang Jin's face looked very bad. It would be bad if Qin Yan really passed the exam.

After another rigorous search, Qin Yan came to his cell, took off his thick clothes that looked like silkworm pupae, and cleaned up briefly.

He felt that he was lucky enough that he was never near the bad number.

Not far away, they saw Liu Yanming again. The two smiled at each other and nodded slightly as a greeting.

Many students were observing Qin Yan. This was the number one.

Soon, the gong sounded and the papers were distributed.

As usual, read the question first.

They are examination poems, regulated verses, and policy essays.

For the examination poem, you should use twelve lines of five-character regulated verse according to the title. This is not difficult.

The rhyme is alright.

After reading the latter part, Qin Yan frowned slightly. However, this policy paper was still a bit difficult, as it asked about the resettlement of disaster victims after the disaster.

Those who take the exam are all scholars with little experience. Except for those students who have been influenced by great scholars since childhood, most people will probably find it difficult to come up with effective ideas.

Qin Yan suppressed his chaotic thoughts and calmed down. He first thought about how to resettle the victims in their county and the prefectural capital that the teacher had mentioned. Then he wrote down what he thought were some shortcomings and some better suggestions, such as his sister's suggestion of preventing epidemics after a major disaster...

He wrote furiously, and by noon he had only finished more than half of it.

His stomach was rumbling with hunger, and the yamen runners distributed food. Although Qin Yan stopped writing, his mind was still thinking. He finished his meal in a few bites and continued writing. Because he had thought a lot just now, he could write faster now.