The White-Bone Demon of the Farm is as rich as a country

The next day, the county examination finally arrived.

Early in the morning, before dawn, Ru Yue took Ah Xi and Zhang Erqiang to send Chu Ning'an to the examination room.

A long line had already formed in front of the "Dragon Gate", waiting for the "searchers" to search everyone one by one. Not only did they have to turn the examination baskets upside down, but they also had to undress and untie their clothes, take off their hair, and take off their shoes for inspection, to prevent anyone from bringing in copies of their certificates and jeopardizing the fairness of the county examination.

Ru Yue watched from afar and couldn't help sighing. This was much stricter than the college entrance examination in her previous life. At least back then, people respected human rights and they wouldn't really search your body all over.

She handed the exam basket to Chu Ning'an and said, "Go ahead. I'll wait here for you to come out."

"Well, don't worry. It's still cold, so don't come too early." He took the exam basket and reminded Ru Yue, "Today is the main exam. We need two essays from the Four Books and a five-character six-rhyme test poem. It will definitely be later."

Ru Yue helped him straighten the collar of his shirt, which was very neatly crossed over his neck. She smiled and nodded in agreement. Not wanting him to worry about her, she gave him a push and said, "Go!"

"Brother Ning'an, I didn't expect that we would meet each other. What a coincidence!" As he spoke, Yang Sixian walked over quickly and helped Chu Ning'an. He seemed to have forgotten that he stepped on Chu Ning'an in the county government office. He looked surprised on the surface, but was stunned when he saw Ru Yue.

Chu Ning'an frowned slightly, and without introducing Ru Yue, he simply kept some distance and said indifferently, "Brother Sixian, please go first."

The two turned to leave, but Ru Yue quickly followed them and shouted, "Wait."

Chu Ning'an hurriedly turned around to look at her. The people around were also startled by the sound and looked at her.

Ru Yue quickly stepped forward, grabbed Chu Ning'an's exam basket, took out a small piece of paper, pointed at Yang Sixian and said, "Sir, you put your things in the wrong place."

Chu Ning'an saw what Ru Yue was holding and was confused. He immediately became angry and asked, "Brother Sixian, what do you mean by this?"

Yang Sixian's face was flustered for a moment, but he quickly covered it up, "What does this lady mean?"

Chu Ning'an took the small piece of paper from Ru Yue's hand and opened it to take a look. It turned out to be a prepared test poem. He was too lazy to look at it carefully and a sarcastic smile appeared on his face.

"Brother Ning An, don't listen to the nonsense of a country woman. How could I do such a thing?" He spoke righteously, as if he had suffered a great injustice, but his deliberately lowered voice revealed his confidence.

The people around were busy going through the "Gantry" inspection, but they still gathered around and pointed at a few people.

There was a lot of noise here, and there were many county officials around to maintain order. In a short while, the constables and officials gathered around, and Mr. Wu was among them.

Chu Ning'an took the note from Ru Yue and told her everything in detail. This time he didn't care about any social etiquette.

"Brother Ning'an, I only wanted to go with you out of kindness. How could you slander me so harshly just because of a country woman's words?" Yang Sixian knew that simply shirking responsibility wouldn't clear him of the issue. The best strategy was to leverage the opponent's strength and resolve the matter quickly. "County Magistrate Xu is my uncle. How could I possibly bring disgrace upon him?"

Some of the police officers had already seen Yang Sixian, and after hearing what he said, they inevitably felt a desire to protect him. Mr. Wu was well aware of this, "Cheating in the county exam is a serious crime, a matter that affects one's personal future. With so many people watching, it's difficult to determine the truth of your claims. The county magistrate should be arriving soon, so let him make the final decision."

Everyone agreed, and the officers didn't want to cause trouble, so after hearing what everyone said, someone immediately went to report to County Magistrate Xu.

County Magistrate Xu learned about the incident and looked at the note in his hand for a while. Both of them said that the note was not theirs, but Ru Yue insisted that she saw with her own eyes that Yang Sixian threw it into Chu Ning'an's examination basket when he was not paying attention. He did not dare to accuse anyone of such a major matter that concerned his personal future.

He compared the handwriting of the two people with the note. Although he had expected that there would be no result, he was still a little disappointed. County Magistrate Xu felt a little embarrassed that he could not make a clear judgment in front of so many students in the county.

"Sir, I seem to have seen this handwriting before." Mr. Wu's words shocked everyone around him. Doesn't this mean that the cheater has been found?

"Oh? Tell me, whose handwriting is this?"

"If I remember correctly, this should be the handwriting of Master Yang's cousin Chen Yi and Master Yang."

This sentence was like a huge rock that caused a thousand waves. How did another person appear? Or were the cousins conspiring to cheat and frame someone?

"Go and bring Chen Yihe here quickly."

In a moment, Chen Yihe arrived at the scene.

When he saw the note, he clasped his fists and bowed to County Magistrate Xu, saying, "Your Excellency, this was indeed written by me."

There was another uproar around. Yang Sixian winked at Chen Yihe but failed to get his attention.

"Cousin, don't talk nonsense."

"No one outside the county should speak too much." Magistrate Xu thought about what happened yesterday and had some guesses in his mind. He was even more unhappy. "Then how did this note get into someone else's hands?"

Chen Yihe glanced at Yang Sixian and felt extremely annoyed with this cousin from his uncle's family. This was a matter involving his own future. If he was not handled properly, he would be dragged into it. Was his cousin trying to harm Chu Ning'an or himself?

"Your Excellency, please allow me to report this. Last night, my cousin came to me with this poem and asked me to help re-copy it. I was reluctant, but he said he accidentally cut his hand and was afraid that if it didn't heal well, it would delay his exam today. So I had no choice but to help him."

"Cousin, I..."

"Shut up." County Magistrate Xu shouted, scaring Yang Sixian so much that he trembled and dared not say another word.

"Chen Yihe, do you have any evidence to prove that what you said is true?"

As expected, the dirty water was finally thrown at him. "Sir, can you please have someone check if there is a cut on the index finger of my cousin's right hand? That will naturally prove what I said."

Two yamen runners stepped forward, grabbed Yang Sixian's hand and began to examine it. "Your Excellency, there is indeed a subtle cut on Young Master Yang's index finger."

The truth was revealed, "Yang Sixian, what else do you have to say?" County Magistrate Xu was fed up with this stupid and evil nephew of his wife.

"Uncle, uncle, I didn't mean it. I really didn't mean it. I...I...I just wanted to play a joke on them."

"Shut up. Yang Sixian's eligibility for the county exam is revoked. He will be taken to the county jail first. We will deal with him after he passes the exam." With just one sentence, Yang Sixian was convicted. "Arrange more searchers to check on the candidates. Chu Ning'an, Chen Yihe, and other candidates, hurry to the exam hall. The exam will begin in half an hour."