The Daily Life of a Rich Peasant's Boy in the Imperial Examination

What Sun Dali meant by smooth progress was that the results were smooth. Everyone entered the examination room quietly and peacefully, and left the room smoothly, completing the college entrance examination.

There were no accidents or incidents along the way.

What I mean by not going smoothly is that there were many problems during the college entrance examination, with many loopholes, mistakes and ugly behaviors.

The journey there was not smooth as the students had all kinds of requests.

Sun Dali wanted to knock them out one by one and transport them directly to Chenzhou Prefecture.

Thanks to donations from local gentry and wealthy people, students' food and accommodation expenses were provided.

This was also the first time that Sun Dali was in charge of such a matter, so there were definitely some shortcomings.

Just like eating, a standard meal with one dish, one rice and one soup is already the best in the eyes of the Sun family guards.

But the examinee wanted to eat one thing today and another thing tomorrow, and even asked for extra food and extra meals. This made Sun Dali very angry.

Adhering to the principle of saving every penny possible, Sun Dali refused them one by one, with the attitude of: eat it if you want, or not, if you don’t want to eat it, forget it.

The candidates were very dissatisfied with this. Sometimes they felt that Sun Dali was too stingy, sometimes they felt that Sun Dali was going to embezzle money, and sometimes they felt that Sun Dali had a bad service attitude.

Forget about others, even Wang Jiaxing joined in.

He said to Sun Dali, "Uncle Dali, we can't eat too badly on this long journey. We need a richer diet so we can have the strength to reach Chenzhou Prefecture. Your arrangement is totally unreasonable. Look at this dish. There are too many vegetables and too little meat. Look at this soup. No, it shouldn't be called soup. It's only a little thicker than water."

Then he added: "As for accommodation, each person should have a room. It's so uncomfortable to have several people sleeping in one room."

After that, he whispered into Sun Dali's ear, "My roommate snores, it's so uncomfortable. No, I want a single room and don't want to live with others."

Sun Dali rolled his eyes and refused with confidence: "Are you not satisfied with two people sharing a room? Your servant is sleeping on the big bunk bed."

He pointed at the Sun family guards and said, "We even slept in the cowshed to help you look after your luggage."

I really think that these maids who are taking exams are destined to be the young lady’s body.

A mere student is picky and has many demands.

What's a "long journey"? It only takes three days to walk from Yuanlu to Chenzhou Prefecture. If you can't stand such a short journey, then what about going to Changsha Prefecture and the capital in the future?

Thinking of their master who was a Jinshi, whether he went to study or take the imperial examination, as long as he had food and shelter, he was not spoiled at all.

Humph, no wonder he is still a virgin at such an old age. Only someone like their master who has endured great hardships can enter the Taiji Hall.

Sun Dali waved his hand, his expression impassive, saying, "No matter what you say, I won't change my mind." "Donations are limited, so we have to use them sparingly. This is the only arrangement. If you're not satisfied, you can pay for better food and accommodation yourself."

After a pause, he added, "If you leave the team without permission, we will not be responsible for any problems along the way. Only under our arrangement will we do our best to escort you safely to Chenzhou Prefecture."

These words left all the candidates speechless.

It’s not that there are no profound truths to be said, but Sun Dali is adamant and refuses to listen no matter what is said. He makes arrangements according to his own will.

The candidate silently hit Sun Dali with a knife and cursed him a lot in secret.

The child from a poor family didn't dare to make any requests because of his poverty, so he just did whatever Sun Dali arranged.

Some timid kids were afraid of the consequences, so they did as Sun Dali asked.

A kid from a wealthy family like Wang Jiaxing really wants to disobey the requirements, but he has no choice but to join in and obey the arrangements as he is now one of the managers.

Some kids who are lively, rebellious and have their own personalities don't listen to Sun Dali's arrangements. They would rather spend more money to enjoy more and eat and live well.

The result was tragic. One of the fat candidates thought that the journey was so tiring and he would feel sorry for himself if he didn't eat well, so he ate and drank to his heart's content.

In the end, I didn’t know if I ate too much or ate the wrong thing, but I had a stomachache in the middle of the night, and I got dehydrated and had a fever after having diarrhea.

Seeing that there were only mountains and villages everywhere and no doctor anywhere, Sun Dali had no choice but to give the medicine he had prepared to the fat man.

Anyway, whatever medicine matches his symptoms, just pour it into his mouth.

Fortunately, there was no danger. The fat man survived after his fever subsided, except for being exhausted.

Sun Dali vehemently accused them, "I've told you not to eat anything you want, but you won't listen. I've given you simple meals because I'm afraid you'll get sick from eating too much."

The most taboo thing before an exam is to eat anything you don't like. You know, illness comes from the mouth? Remember when my father was taking the exam, he always ate light meals because he was afraid of eating too much and getting diarrhea.

After being scolded by Sun Dali, although everyone was not convinced, they calmed down a lot.

Fortunately, it only takes three days to travel from Yuanlu to Chenzhou Prefecture. If it takes ten days or half a month, not only the candidates will collapse, but Sun Dali will also collapse.

This group of candidates is so difficult to please, they are completely different from their master who is a Jinshi.

After this comparison, Sun Dali became even more certain that their master, a Jinshi, was a man of great achievements, and that only those who endured hardships could become successful.

After arriving safely at Chenzhou Prefecture, Sun Jiaxing first led the candidates to his own small villa and filled it with people.

He then led the rest of the people to the large courtyard of County Magistrate Wang.

At this time, the candidates saw three to four people living in one house and immediately expressed their objection.

Sun Dali waved his hand impatiently and said, "If you don't want to stay, just stay at the inn. You can come and go as you please. We won't force you."

So those who had relatives in Chenzhou Prefecture went to live with them, and those who were rich took their servants to stay in an inn.

The rest stayed in the Wang family villa in order to save money or because of poverty.

Once some candidates left, the remaining candidates had more spacious accommodation.

In the Wang Family Villa, food and accommodation are provided. All I have to do is study hard, and I feel better than ever.

Sun Dali originally thought that everything had returned to normal and all that was left was to wait for the entrance exam.

Who knew that after a few days, the candidates who stayed at the inn came back in disgrace with their luggage.

Especially the fat candidate who was greedy and ate too much was carried in.

Sun Dali asked in surprise: "What's wrong? What happened?"

I looked at the fat man lying on the board, his face was gray and pale. Did he eat something wrong again? Did he have diarrhea again?

The fat boy's servant cried, "Uncle Dali, my young master has been out since he left home, and no one is taking care of him. He ate a lot and has diarrhea again. He's seen a doctor and taken medicine, but he still has diarrhea. Uncle Dali, please give my young master some medicine quickly. The medicine you brought is more effective than the doctor's."

The fat candidate, who was pulling weakly, stretched out his big chubby hands.

She pleaded, "Uncle Dali, save me, save me, I don't want to die."

Whether you can pass the exam is one thing, but life is the most important thing.

When the fat guy saw Sun Dali during the exam, it was like seeing a life-saving straw, and he had to hold on to it tightly.