Looking further, the test questions become even more bizarre.
"How to treat racial discrimination——"
"If one day the economy moves south, what will you do -"
"..." "..."
A child from a poor family: "..."
Some people chose to give up the test directly after reading the test questions, while others started to write and answer the questions thoughtfully.
With this coming and going, there were actually no less than a hundred people taking part in the exam.
One tribute courtyard could not fit in, so Xie Yuan opened several more.
Gongyuan has partitions, so they can't cheat.
Since the exam lasted two days and one night, Xie Yuan also provided free paper and food.
Looking at the beautiful Xiteng paper and the thick rice porridge, the eyes of the poor children shone brightly.
These are all the benefits in the academy, and there are even white-flour steamed buns and such delicious pickles!
No, for Momo, ah no, in order to become an official, they must pass the exam!
When the time was up, the book boy knocked the gong in front of the Gongyuan and said loudly: "When the time is up, please put down the paper and pen in your hands, name your names and leave the Gongyuan."
The children from poor families put down their papers and pens one after another, left Gongyuan, and went to rest in the small villa Xie Yuan specially prepared for them on the hill next door.
The boy collected the test papers and handed them to Xie Yuan.
The diners curiously asked Xie Yuan how to correct it.
Xie Yuan smiled slightly: "It's not difficult to say it's difficult, it's not easy to say it's easy, but it requires your help. I can't stand it alone."
Everyone: "..."
Listening to your words is like listening to your words.
Xie Yuan summoned a group of disciples and demonstrated the change of names in front of them, and then said: "In this way, the papers can be reviewed and corrected fairly."
The diners suddenly realized.
Xie Yuan asked Qi Yan and Huo Qubing to select some smarter disciples, and they changed their names together. They spent three days reviewing the papers and sorted out the ones that he was more satisfied with.
Finally, there are Xie Yuan and Qi Yan, the chief judges.
They looked at the forty test questions and selected half of them that were very good. They revealed their names and called these people over for the subsequent six arts and character assessments.
After the final screening, ten children from poor families successfully stood out.
Xie Yuan and Qi Yan made a list, and made a copy of it together with the title, and posted it on the wall outside the academy for people to see.
The moment the list came out, the children from poor families were very excited and went to check it out one after another.
Some people were dissatisfied when they saw that only ten people were selected.
They have been writing for so long, waiting for so long, why only ten people can enter the academy.
Someone asked Xie Yuan how he reviewed the papers.
Before Xie Yuan could answer, the disciples in the academy stood up and spoke.
In order to be fair, they deliberately chose to obscure the names and change the names, and then jointly reviewed and discussed the selections, and then revealed the names.
Those who were still dissatisfied, stopped talking after seeing the answer sheets of the selected candidates.
Some people don’t know how to answer and write blindly;
Some people write a long article eloquently, but they can't find even a single word to hit the title;
And some people, like the few on display, can nail the title with just a few sentences.
Among them, a few answered particularly well and were specially marked with red circles by Xie Yuan and Qi Yan.
After reading it, the children from poor families were convinced.
Okay, if you don’t pass the exam, it’s okay. Come back next year.
For the steamed buns, go for the duck!
…
After these ten poor scholars entered the academy, Xie Yuan realized that the academy needed to be expanded.
It happens that the small villa next to it is vacant and can be used for repairs.
Comrade Xiao Xie took a group of disciples to expand the academy. Soon the second phase of the academy was built. The scale was much larger than before, and it looked more fragrant.
It is the autumn harvest in September. This year, there are several times more diners participating in the harvest on the hillsides than last year.
Some are new here, and some feel very sorry not to have participated last year. They looked at these sweet potatoes, peanuts, rice, and cassava. They were excited in their hearts and had tears of dissatisfaction at the corners of their mouths.
Want to eat.
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Of course, Comrade Xiao Xie will not treat his customers badly.
Because there are so many customers, it takes a lot of time to prepare meals.
Luo Chen, who was good at cooking, agreed to Xie Yuan's words and went out for a trip. Qi Yan and Huo Qubing wanted to have a good meal, so they went to the kitchen to help.
Several diners who wanted to learn how to cook also took advantage of Xie Yuan's rare opportunity to sneak in and help.
Everyone worked hard for half an hour and quickly made countless delicacies, all with oil and water.
The oil is still lard, and customers all say it is delicious.
Thinking about the extra peanuts, Xie Yuan fiddled with the equipment the next day with the help of Qi Yan, and everyone worked together to squeeze out a full five hundred stones of peanut oil.
The remaining crushed peanuts were not thrown away, they were all fed to the poultry.
The moment the peanut oil came out, all the diners smelled it and thought it was very delicious for cooking.
Xie Yuan was thinking about making some machines that could be used now, lubricated with peanut oil.
How about... try a spinning wheel?
Comrade Xiao Xie took out the structural diagram of the spinning wheel from the system space and worked on it alone for five days, leaving a room full of sawdust.
Qi Yan couldn't stand it and came out to point out the structural errors in several sketches.
Xie Yuan was surprised: "Brother is still proficient in mechanisms?"
"Lu Zhong is not the only one reading those books." Qi Yan laughed.
In the collection of books given by Mrs. Cui, there were mentions about Mohist institutions. Seeing the novelty, he secretly wrote down some of them.
With Qi Yan's help, Xie Yuan quickly built a simple spinning wheel.
There was already a hand-operated spinning wheel during the Warring States Period, but Xie Yuan made a pedal-operated spinning wheel that would only appear decades later. Firstly, it was convenient, but mainly because he was too lazy to spin it by hand.
After the spinning wheel came out, Comrade Xiao Xie went to the sheep pen and noticed that several sheep had shed their hair. After cleaning them several times, they took them back to the house.
He had not yet raised silkworms and had no other materials for making clothes, so he tried the wool first.
Comrade Xiao Xie used peanut oil to brush the mechanism, put the wool into the spinning wheel, and followed the method taught by the system to quickly produce a very beautiful wool thread.
only……
Xie Yuan can't knit sweaters.
Looking at the four different things in his hand, Xie Yuan silently brought it to the little donkey living in the stable.
"Wear it or not, keep warm in winter." Xie Yuan handed Sixiang over.
The little donkey was nibbling on the ears of grain. He glanced at the strange things and turned his head away in disgust.
Xie Yuan: "..."
The last four looked like they were completely burned by a fire.
Huo Qubing heard that Xie Yuan was tinkering with new gadgets. When he came in and saw the new spinning wheel, he was stunned: "My lord, you can also spin."
"I know a little bit, but I don't know how to make clothes." Xie Yuan recorded the image and use of the spinning wheel in the book, "Let's carry it to the warehouse, it won't be used now."
"Here."
Huo Qubing left with the spinning wheel in his arms, and Xie Yuan slowly put down his brush.
I wonder if silkworms can be raised in the north... This chapter has been completed!