It's September in the blink of an eye. The results of the Beijing Examination have not yet been released, but the County Examination is about to begin.

It was a big event for his son to go to the examination room anyway. Although the servants had prepared all the necessary items, Gu Kaizhen still checked them one by one without worry.

"This kind of snack is not good. When you enter the examination room, you have to break it all apart for inspection. This time it is all broken. How to eat it? You have to use steamed buns that won't fall apart, and get two more boiled eggs. You can't use steamed buns.

! Be careful if you eat the stuffing and it gets cold! You may get upset!"

"And these clothes can't have layers, they have to be single clothes! They don't need to be too fancy or complicated, just ordinary ones. When the time comes to take off the clothes and check them, it will take a while just to put on clothes."

Gu Yunji looked at Gu Kaizhen's busy figure, and felt warm in his heart. In his previous life, he was born in a family that valued boys over girls. His father did not care for his mother, and he was very happy with the feeling of caring and caring from his parents.

After looking at the objects in the examination room, Gu Kaizhen told Gu Yunji: "This county has three days of examinations, a total of five. Once the examination starts, the door will be locked and closed, and no one can get out. During the examination, you have to be steady.

Son, don’t focus on studying the papers as soon as you enter. That takes a lot of energy. Countless people will fall ill if they just rely on one breath to hold on until they finish the exam.”

As he said that, he took out a long brocade box from his sleeve and handed it to Gu Yunji: "This is the ginseng I prepared for you. It is cut into small pieces. You can put a piece in your mouth from time to time during the exam.

Replenish your energy."

Gu Yunji accepted his father's kindness and went to Mrs. Wang, Aunt Zhao and others to listen to many teachings and encouragements. He also drank a bowl of "No. 1 Scholar and No. 1 Porridge" cooked by Gu Yunqiao himself before walking out.

Outside the examination room, a large, dark crowd had already gathered. Gu Yunji was just thinking about how to get in later when he saw Jiang Kangshi walking towards him.

"Yunji! It's not too early for you to come!" He said, shaking the fan in his hand, "It's already September and the weather is still so hot. But it doesn't matter how early you come. Last year I took the exam for the first time.

For the county examination, I went out before dawn, but when I arrived at the examination room, I saw it was a sea of ​​people!"

"What's the point of them coming so early? They don't have to wait outside the examination room. If you ask me, it's better to come early than to come by chance. Look, the examiner is here."

Gu Yunji looked up and saw the county magistrate Chen Rong, wearing a strict official uniform, pushing through the crowd and walking to the door of the examination room surrounded by officials.

"The county examination is about to start. Please don't crowd the candidates, form two teams, and go to the exam after being inspected by the official at the door!" Afterwards, Chen Rong read out the rules of the examination room as usual, said some words of encouragement, and opened the door.

The entrance to the examination room begins, and the formal entrance begins.

Gu Yunji looked from a distance and saw the strict inspection at the entrance, and said in shock: "This inspection is really strict. Not only the dry food is broken into pieces, but also the tied hair has to be loosened for inspection."

Jiang Kangshi said: "That's natural. It's okay for the county examination. You can still keep a piece of underwear when you take off your clothes for the examination. If you go to the township examination and the conference examination, you have to take off your clothes completely, leaving only a pair of underpants."

Gu Yunji imagined the naked scene and couldn't help but feel a little funny: "Take off all your clothes? Is it necessary to be so strict? If you cheat in the imperial examination, you will be beheaded. Are there so many people who can't bear to think about it?"

Jiang Kangshi said disapprovingly: "There are so many people who can't imagine it. If you succeed in the imperial examination, you can reach the sky in one step. How many people hold on to a lucky mentality and rack their brains to think about how to take the heretical way. During the reign of the late emperor, there was an imperial examination one year, and a fat man took the examination.

I cheated and wrote a lot of cheat sheets. I didn’t take off my underwear when I entered the venue for inspection, but the official didn’t notice it.”

Gu Yunji gestured at the position on his waist and asked puzzledly: "This room is narrow and small. It's written on my stomach. How does he see it?"

"So he was caught." Jiang Kangshi thought it was funny when he thought about it. "The fat guy lowered his head and lifted his clothes while answering questions during the exam. It is said that the wind blew all the papers to the ground. The official came over to give them to him.

He picked up the papers, and then he realized that the sweat on his stomach had stained the handwriting on the cheat sheet."

After hearing this, Gu Yunji shook his head and laughed. It didn't take long for the queue to reach him.

Their identities were compared, their luggage was inspected, and their clothes were inspected. Soon, Gu Yunji passed the inspection smoothly. He and Jiang Kangshi were assigned to rooms in different directions. After receiving their numbers, the two went to find their own places.

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"Tianzi No. 30..." Gu Yunji took the numbers and looked for them one by one. When he found his room, he was stunned.

It turned out that he was assigned to the "toilet number".

There are ten rooms in a row, and there is a toilet in every third row. During the three days of the exam, these thirty candidates used the toilet in this toilet. At the end of the day, the place smelled absolutely bad. And Tianzi No. 30

, it is the room closest to Gong Tong.

Gu Yunji's face turned green when he smelled this strange smell that seemed to be present but not present at all.

"Young Master, have you received a toilet number?" At this moment, a clear voice came to my ears.

Gu Yunji followed the sound and saw a young man of similar age to himself, with a slim build and a delicate face standing in front of him.

"I would like to change my number with the young master." The young man looked calmly and said directly into his eyes.

Gu Yunji was suspicious and asked: "Why?" Sitting in the toilet seat, he smelled the smell of the toilet all day long, which greatly affected the exam experience and mentality. Others were afraid of avoiding it, but this person actually took the initiative to come

Change numbers with yourself?

The young man smiled slightly and said: "Of course it's not for nothing. Judging from the extraordinary clothes of the young master, his family must be rich. How about ten taels of silver?"

Gu Yunji looked him up and down and saw that he was dressed in linen clothes that had been washed white and had many patches. He was from a poor family and was convinced. However, the imperial examination was a matter of great importance, and this man was willing to do it for only ten taels of silver.

Changing to a smelly restroom, completely ignoring the possibility that he might not be admitted as a scholar, which shows his short-sightedness.

His family was poor and he only saw immediate benefits and did not care about his own future. He was afraid that he would not be able to go far in the imperial examination. Gu Yunji dispelled his doubts and could not help but feel a little contempt for such practices and said: "Okay, but I don't have any money with me now.

I have to wait until the exam is over before I can give it to you. What’s your name? I’ll find you then.”

The young man slightly cupped his hands: "It doesn't matter, my name is Cheng Yan. You should be Gu Yunji, the third son of the Gu family, right? I saw your name when I checked just now. The Gu family is a big family in Huating, and I can still trust their reputation. When the test is over,

I'll just go find you."

Cheng Yan? This name sounds familiar. Gu Yunji touched his chin and thought about it. By the way! That day he went to the bookstore to buy books and saw a handwritten book with excellent handwriting. The person who signed it was none other than Cheng Yan! Unexpectedly, it happened

It's him...

Gu Yunji sighed in his heart, and was a little surprised that Cheng Yan actually knew him. He couldn't help but admire the other party's keen observation: "Yes, you know me? Okay, then it's settled. When the exam is over, you come to me,

I'll give you ten taels of silver."

Cheng Yan handed him his lottery number and said: "It's settled, this is Tianzi number fourteen. I wish the young master to win the championship in one fell swoop."
Chapter completed!