Chapter 297 Stable
On the third day of September, the provincial examination, which lasted for several days, finally ended.
In the examination hall of Fucheng, a group of exhausted students came out one after another.
Li Jiaojiao, Zhang Shuiniang and Li Pozi were all standing in front of the examination room looking around.
After a while, Li Zimo and Li Zhiyuan came over with dark faces and in a disheveled state.
"It's out, it's out!" Mrs. Li rushed over excitedly, "Zhiyuan, Zimo, how did you do in the exam?"
Li Jiaojiao and Zhang Shuiniang also came forward. Li Jiaojiao said, "Do I need to ask? Of course it's good."
Li Zimo's face turned pale and he gritted his teeth: "Let's talk about it when we get home."
Zhang Shui Niang smiled and said, "Yes, yes. You have worked hard these past few days. It won't be too late to talk after you go home and wash up."
The group got on the donkey cart.
After returning home, Li Zimo and Li Zhiyuan did not take a shower, but instead pulled Li Jiaojiao into the room.
As soon as the door closed, Li Zimo got angry: "All the test questions you gave me are wrong!"
Li Zhiyuan also frowned and stood aside.
Li Jiaojiao was stunned: "You mean... it's a different question!"
"right."
"Impossible! Could it be...that someone has discovered us? That's even more impossible!"
Although they consulted many candidates, it was common for them to ask for advice or to predict the topics.
There was also a fellow Jinshi in the city who was waiting for work at home. His job was to predict the questions and solve the problems for people.
I will give guidance to anyone who comes to ask for advice, but I will charge 300 coins per question.
So, how could anyone find out that they stole the questions?
If this could be discovered, it would prove that the question had been leaked by someone else long ago.
Li Jiaojiao gritted her teeth and said, "Did I see it wrong?"
"This isn't the first time you've made a mistake! Last time in the city... Humph!" Last time in the casino in the city, Li Jiaojiao made a mistake and caused them to lose five taels of silver.
Li Jiaojiao thought about the scene she saw with her X-ray vision. There were indeed a lot of things in that room, and the test questions were locked in a cabinet. Could it be that cabinet?
Li Jiaojiao pursed her lips and said, "Alright, I was wrong. If it doesn't work this time, I'll take the exam again in three years."
"That's easy for you to say! Do you think you can sit at home and take the exam comfortably? Do you know how narrow that dormitory is? You have to stay there for days and nights, eat, drink, defecate and urinate in it, and you can't even stretch your legs when you sleep. Do you know how tiring and painful it is?"
Li Zimo displayed his strength madly and threw away his sleeves fiercely. Just by smelling the sour odor on his body, one could tell how much he had suffered in the past few days.
Li Jiaojiao's face darkened slightly. "So what do you want? If you think it's too hard, don't take the exam anymore! It will save me from worrying about you! You just keep complaining every day, and don't even think about who you rely on to have enough food and clothes!"
Li Zimo was stunned, and then he remembered the importance of Li Jiaojiao.
Without her, he even had trouble getting food, not to mention the luxury of eating meat and fish every day and having servants.
Li Zimo felt uneasy: "I'm sorry. I was just too tired... that's why I spoke in a hurry."
"Humph!" Li Jiaojiao turned her head away angrily, only to see Li Zhiyuan standing beside her with a relaxed look on his face. She asked curiously, "Dad, what's wrong with you?"
Li Zhiyuan looked cheerful: "Although the question is wrong, I think I'm sure it's done!"
"What's stable?"
"Of course it's this provincial examination!" Li Zhiyuan was excited and full of confidence:
"When I saw that the test questions were not the ones I had memorized, I was stunned for a moment, but I quickly regained my confidence and decided to do it myself!"
"I performed very well this time! For each question, I wrote a perfect essay on current affairs in one go! I have never been so fluent before!"
He felt that he had used all his talents in this exam! Even an extraordinary performance!
Li Zimo said happily: "Then Dad will definitely win this time."
Li Jiaojiao disagreed: "If I really pass... it's better not to pass than to be neither here nor there! I'll take the test next time after I get the test paper."
Li Zhiyuan said angrily, "Li Jiaojiao, what do you mean? What do you mean by neither good nor bad? Am I, Li Zhiyuan, so unbearable in your heart? Humph, even if I am not the champion this time, I can still get into the top three! Just wait and see!"
The corners of Li Jiaojiao's mouth twitched.
Never mind, it's too late for her to say anything now.
Li Jiaojiao looked at Li Zimo again: "What about my brother?"
Li Zimo frowned: "Well... I'll just answer casually."
Li Jiaojiao breathed a sigh of relief, that would definitely not work. Wait until next time to get the correct questions and come back with the top scorer in the exam! This is the only way to vent your anger.
Left the room.
The father and son washed off the sour smell on their bodies, and then talked to Mrs. Li and Zhang Shuiniang.
Li Zhiyuan was full of confidence: "Don't worry, I did very well in the exam. As soon as I sat down, I wrote as if I were possessed by God!"
Mrs. Li and Zhang Shuiniang were very happy.
Mrs. Li said, "I will soon be the mother of a successful candidate! Where is Zimo?"
Li Zimo smiled helplessly: "I answered well during the day, but at night... the person in the dormitory next to me snored, which kept me awake all night, so I didn't do well in the test during the day."
Zhang Shui Niang gently comforted her: "Don't be discouraged, Mo'er, you are still young, you can take the exam again next time."
Li Zimo smiled and said, "Don't worry, mom. I will definitely come back with a top prize next time!"
Overall, the Li family is full of joy.
But what the Li family didn't know was that in the city, two yamen runners were knocking on the door of a scholar's house.
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On the fifth day of September, Ye Caiping was at home distributing monthly allowances to her family.
Everyone gathered in the living room. Shanzi, Yang's mother and Xiaoyan were also there.
Ye Jiner took the five taels of silver handed over by Ye Caiping and said with a look of surprise: "The monthly salary has increased?"
"Yes!" Ye Caiping said with a smile.
Then he gave Ye Huan'er and Old Lady Ye and their husband 5 taels each.
Old Mrs. Ye didn't say much and just accepted it with a smile.
Ye Caiping gave Old Lady Ye another 100 taels of silver notes: "This is for food."
When Old Lady Ye saw the denomination, she was surprised and said, "So many!"
At the beginning, Ye Caiping provided 10 taels of rice for food. After buying the person, Ye Caiping raised it to 50 taels. Unexpectedly, the price increased again this time.
Ye Caiping smiled and said, "Anyway, just buy whatever the family needs and let everyone eat better."
Old Mrs. Ye thought about it and nodded: "Okay."
He even bought servants and opened a furniture workshop. My daughter’s monthly income is probably more than two thousand taels. She wants to eat all kinds of expensive things!
No matter what, I can’t let my daughter and granddaughter suffer any loss.
In addition, the weather is getting colder, so it's time to prepare winter clothes.
Ye Caiping gave Xiaoyan another 800 coins: "This is the last month's salary plus bonus."
Xiaoyan took it with a smile: "Thank you, auntie."
She set off for Nanwa Village on August 16, so she only worked there for half a month.
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