The sound of whips continued to ring out in the long stone-carrying team.

The same quarry, but after turning a hill, it presents a completely different scene.

"Wow... Heavenly thunder, listen, big brother, the officials are using heavenly thunder to split the mountain again!"

A man in his twenties, with a cloth wrapped around his head, a dark complexion, and a pickaxe in his hand, excitedly shouted at the man in gray clothes beside him.

The gray-clothed man heard it and laughed innocently, "It's thunder. You just got here, so you still think it's new. We are all used to it."

As he spoke, his hands kept moving, clanging and hammering on the stones, trying to break them as much as possible.

It’s tiring, but not painful.

"I heard from the officials that the area to the north has also opened up the quota for migration. Qiangzi, before you came, did our father make a decision? Should we go?"

Qiangzi was still excited after hearing the thunder and grinned, "Dad said the journey is long and we won't be able to catch up with the spring plowing if we go there now."

Seeing his eldest brother frown, Qiangzi hurriedly continued, "However, Dad also said that we should work for a few more months until the next wave of grain is harvested in the fall. By then, we will have wages and food, and then we can set off north."

Hearing this, the gray-clothed man's expression relaxed.

A few years ago, when the land was being reclaimed in Jiuyuan County, his father hesitated and did not go. Now he regrets it very much.

I heard that among the group that went there, every family had built a big house and each family had more than ten acres of good land, and they lived a very good life.

This time, the North is going to be reclaimed again, and they can't fall behind again.

Go earlier and open up a few more acres of land so that it will be easier for my brothers at home to find wives.

Thinking of this, he exerted more force on his hands, "Qiangzi, don't be silly and laugh, work hard, these are all materials for building a city in the north, we can't be careless."

"Hey, I'm not lazy, big brother, you're just talking nonsense." Qiangzi knocked the pickaxe head, not angry, "If we get more, the northern city can be built sooner. When we get there, we can go to the city for a stroll!"

"Oh, it went off again! Two thunderbolts were set off today!"

As cheers rang out, the two brothers couldn't help but speed up their movements.

These laborers are paid by piecework. The more they do, the more they get paid. Many laborers who come from poor families are eager to take on the work.

The officials caught a few people who worked all night and gave them a severe scolding.

They say that if you work yourself to death, your wages will not be paid, so no one works at night.

Two more mines were set off today, and there's a lot of stone material, so the work will be delayed. Many people are looking forward to it...

"Give me this one, and bring some more!" the man in gray urged.

Qiangzi immediately put down the pickaxe in his hand, turned around and ran towards the direction where the stones were being transported.

When we arrived, we saw a long queue in front of the stone transportation area.

He didn't dare to delay and hurriedly followed.

If the stones from the two heavenly thunders were divided, each person would not get much, and those who came late would not get any.

The quarry was bustling with activity, but the streets outside were unusually quiet.

Without other words, the provincial examination has begun.

His handsome talent is highly sought after by all, and his reputation as a young man is as high as that of gold in the south.

The candidates who had just experienced the Tongsheng exam were more calm, and the officials in charge of the exam were even more relaxed.

I can only say that it’s different because you have experience.

"What did you say? The ink spilled? It's okay, just get another one. I've already prepared it."

"It's windy? Don't worry, put a few more paperweights..."

County magistrates who don't have to work so hard are even more relaxed.

Finally being able to watch others busy, this feeling...

how to say……

It feels even better, what should I do?

hahaha~~~

Of course, this time, Su Jinyue, who loves to watch the fun, was not absent. She hid in the corner again and admired the tense atmosphere of the candidates while doing the test.

However, this time, there was a little follower following her.

"Master, I think I can take the exam too."

Su Jinyue turned her head and looked at the little carrot head beside her, "Next time for sure."

Xu Mofu pouted.

Her father also told her to try again next time.

She is just short, not small. She is already six years old and is fully capable of taking part in the scientific examination.

The little girl was depressed, blaming her junior brother. He didn't want to take the exam herself, but also stopped her from registering secretly.

Xu Mofu thought unhappily in his heart that his junior brother, who had not been allowed to tell secrets for three days, had spoken.

Five days later, Xu Fu returned from lecturing at the Qin Academy, unaware of the unilateral breakup from his senior sister.

"Xiao Mofu, would you like some dessert? It's a new style developed by the doctors from Xindongfang."

Xu Mofu pursed his lips and said nothing, just nodded vigorously.

Only after getting the dessert did she put on her smile again and look at Xu Fu.

The junior brother gave her a gift and admitted his mistake, so she should forgive him~

"good to eat."

Xu Fu rubbed the little head beside him and said with a smile: "If you like it, I'll bring it to you next time. Be good and call me senior brother..."

Xu Mofu turned around and left.

She does not.

My father said that she is the eldest senior sister and cannot be fooled.

She wants to be the boss.

"Alas..." Xu Fu looked at Xu Mofu's back and sighed loudly, "It's a waste of my kindness to her, but she didn't even call me brother..."

Xu Mofu raised his hands to cover his ears and started running with his short legs clacking.

She is not, bad junior brother...

"Don't let me down, good disciple, come to your master..." Su Jinyue's voice came from not far away.

Xu Mofu quickly put down his hands and responded loudly, "Master, Mofu is here~~~"

As spring goes and autumn comes, the years pass, and the branches are full of fruits.

While farmers were busy harvesting crops in the fields, in the distant city of Xianyang, a palace examination that would determine the fate of countless people was being carried out intensely.

In the solemn and dignified court hall, you could hear a pin drop.

Ying Zheng sat high on the dragon throne, looking down at the examinees below with a dignified gaze.

He deliberately chose this imperial court hall as the examination venue for the palace examination.

Looking at the different faces of the candidates, some excited, some nervous, and some timid, the only thing in common is that there is desire, whether obvious or hidden, in everyone's eyes.

Yes, he wanted this group of people to feel firsthand what it felt like to stand at the center of power in the Qin Dynasty.

What kind of perspective is it to sit at the workstation where the three dukes and nine ministers attend the court meeting?

He just wanted to arouse the ambitions of this group of people.

Fight and grab!

Bring down all the old aristocratic families and inject fresh blood into the court.

"The palace examination begins—"

"Candidates answer——"

The loud singing echoed inside and outside the hall, and the candidates wrote furiously, pouring out their knowledge and insights on the test papers.

The test paper is as white as snow.

The brushstrokes are silky smooth.

Is this the tool used by senior officials in the court to make decisions on government affairs?

How many people's lives and deaths have been decided by this pen?

The candidates' palms were sweating from nervousness, and they wiped them quickly for fear of dirtying the papers.

The mere fact that they had “entered the court hall and sat at the court table” was enough for these examinees to brag about for the rest of their lives. How could they not be excited?

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