in2ebook Chapter 245 Autumn Examination
Chapter 245 Autumn Examination
There are still seven days until the first examination, the Autumn Examination.
After listening to Master Zhuang casually talking about the rules and regulations of the scientific examination, Yao Yiyi was anxious from morning till the end of the afternoon when school was over.
Molan was really curious for a moment, is Yao Yiyi smart or stupid?
Yao Yiyi's learning ability is worthy of being a strong student who has passed the twelve-year examination. From being at the bottom of the class who had some difficulty in recognizing ancient Chinese because of her "mother tongue", she has now become able to hide her shortcomings and become a helper in a small private school in just a few years.
Yao Yiyi might be hot-blooded and high-spirited at the moment, but Molan had already made a well-thought-out plan.
She comforted Yao Yiyi,
"Don't worry, just search your body, check your hair, sleeves, shoes and socks, and you are allowed to wear underwear."
It was not until the "orthodox era" of the Ming Dynasty that the practice of stripping and exposing oneself for search in the imperial examination began.
But being naked was such a big deal that many candidates gave up the exam because they couldn't bear the humiliation.
Therefore, the Ming court had to emphasize that the provincial examinations should be searched in accordance with the examination rules, and only the body should be searched by lifting the towel to examine, without removing clothes and exposing the skin, which would damage morale.
Being naked or even taking off underwear for inspection is a modern rumor.
For the ancients, this was simply too advanced.
This was the case in the Ming Dynasty, let alone the Song Dynasty.
The children of scholars and officials all have to take part in the imperial examinations, so how could they allow such a thing to happen?
For Yao Yiyi, the only thing she needs to worry about is probably the problem of going to the toilet.
Molan had been laying the groundwork for this for a long time.
She handed Molan a small square box containing a dozen balls shaped like tea cakes.
"I made you something nice."
Yao Yiyi took the box and was very curious. Molan explained,
"This is 'Bigu Pill'.
Take one pill a day, and you won't have any problem filling your stomach, and you don't have to worry about changing clothes.
The autumn examination doesn’t last long, only three days each time, so you can get through it if you are patient.”
Yao Yiyi took the candy-like fasting pill in her hand as if she had found a treasure, and exclaimed in her heart that the ancient recipe was awesome!
No wonder both emperors and modern people cannot get out of the trap of cultivating immortals and superstition!
With the craftsmanship of our ancestors, anyone would be confused!
"Thank you Molan!!!"
Yao Yiyi felt that it was really great that she could be reborn in ancient times.
After so many years of understanding, Yao Yiyi already knew what life was like in other people's backyards.
Fighting openly and secretly, flattering the powerful and bullying the weak, fighting to the death...
She could come to such a happy place as Sheng's family, really, really...
She will cherish this blessing, and use her forward-looking thinking as a modern person to repay the Sheng family, repay Lin Qinshuang, and repay this good sister who has always taken good care of her but is only half a year older than her.
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Sheng Hong was an official in Beijing, so his son naturally participated in the examination of the Imperial Academy.
Candidates for the Imperial College examination were generally current students of the Imperial College, Taixue students, and relatives of Beijing officials.
Moreover, the admission rate of the Imperial College's examination is higher than that of the military academies and transportation bureaus in various prefectures and cities.
In a nutshell, the candidate is Jingye after all.
The children of the royal family did not participate in the imperial examinations, so when the children of the Sheng family and other princes were busy preparing for the exams, Zhao Ceying and others were free.
Rulan, who was originally chatting with Molan about the fun of autumn, suddenly brightened up and suggested loudly,
"Why don't we go on an autumn outing together?"
When Chang Feng heard Rulan's suggestion, he immediately carried it on his back without taking a breath.
He turned around and hit Rulan's head hard, pretending to be angry and said,
"Okay, you really have a conscience. We're going to the Autumn Examination, and you guys are going on an autumn outing, right?"
Molan rarely complies with the Tao.
“I think Rulan’s suggestion is very good.
Now is the autumn season, the weather is clear and cool, suitable for climbing high places and looking far into the distance. If you go out of Tokyo, you can also go to the farm to hunt some game to eat, because everything is plump and delicious in autumn.
Their discussion was quite loud, and the Zhao family members nearby also became interested, especially Zhao Ceying.
He heard the key words, so he quickly moved over and asked, "Fight?"
Molan nodded and explained,
"Well, it's hunting.
Our Sheng Mansion has a farm outside, and we have planted a forest on the back mountain, where many livestock are raised.
If Mr. Zhao is interested, we can form a group, so that we women won’t have to worry about going out.”
"it is good!"
With the addition of Zhao Ceying and others, the autumn outing group began to discuss enthusiastically.
Zhuang Xuejiu held a book in his hand, pretending that he could not hear these rascals who were blatantly skipping classes, and concentrated on instructing the children who were preparing for the exam.
In his opinion, it would be no problem for this group of people to pass the autumn examination. What really requires hard work is the palace examination after the spring examination.
Among these... at present, it seems that there are six good candidates who can pass the palace examination...
Not counting the royal family members and the female students, six out of the nine were successful, which meant that his years of teaching were not in vain.
Zhuang Xuejiu pinched his beard and was in a good mood.
"Then we have settled it. After sending them to the Imperial Court, we will leave together."
"Okay, this is convenient."
As they were chatting, Rulan suddenly turned her head and looked at Molan eagerly.
"Molan, can you please..."
Before Rulan finished speaking, Molan nodded.
"Of course, don't worry."
"Great!"
Such interaction left Cai Qingyou, the sister of the Duke of Fuguo and the daughter of the Acting Vice Minister of Rites, completely confused.
Rulan smiled and explained the reason to her sisters.
"Sisters, do you still remember the delicious food I told you about a few days ago?
I even shared some with you. It's especially delicious with the topping powder!"
There was a look of realization in everyone's eyes.
“Those were all researched by my mother, sister Molan, and Changtong based on the palace recipes and some delicacies from outside the Great Wall.
Changtong has an exam and can't go, so I can only trouble Molan."
An Qingyan held his forehead and sighed.
"Rulan, you are really..."
"It's a waste of resources." An Qingyu continued.
Cai Qingyou, who was not very talkative before, also joined the ranks of "condemnation".
"Rulan, you should be more careful, open your eyes and look at your 'sister Molan' who looks like a banished fairy.
You want her to go to the kitchen and cook for us?"
Rulan felt a little guilty about being accused. She looked at Molan cautiously and swallowed her saliva.
"But, but it's delicious."
The girls smiled helplessly.
Rulan is the youngest sister in the private school and has the most lively and outspoken personality. She is the only one who can do such a thing.
As the person involved, Molan also explained at this time:
“Nothing to do, fun in leisure time.
When you go out to play, of course the most important thing is to have fun, and eating is part of that fun.
And it is my honor as the host to let everyone taste the delicious food and experience the fun of traveling on the farm."
After these words were spoken, the girls felt that Molan was simply glowing!
Appropriate, very appropriate.
She should be worshipped instead of being desecrated by her stupid brothers!
At this moment, the An sisters swallowed the family's proposal to arrange a marriage between their cousin and Molan, and Cai Qingyou directly kicked his brother out of the candidate list.
I really don’t know what kind of marriage the fourth daughter of the Sheng family will have in the future.
But no matter who they are, they all feel it is a pity for this fairy!
The girls were all like this, and Zhao Ceying standing by couldn't take his eyes off them.
The young man's admiration for Ai and his first love were only a momentary heartbeat.
When he came to his senses, he found that his brothers were still staring at him. He felt angry and patted his cousins on the shoulders. He said solemnly,
"Hey, what are you daydreaming about? Didn't we agree to finish writing the words the pedant left for you today?"
"Ah, ah, yes, that's what happened."