Countless beggars flocked to the scene upon hearing the noise, kneeling on the ground and kowtowing in gratitude.
The people accompanying the examinee were a little reserved at first, but after several aunts enthusiastically called out to them, they quickly put aside their insignificant sense of shame and lined up in a long queue.
I ate the hot buns reluctantly and put them in my arms. Three days later, I took them to the examination room.
Seeing this, Qin Nanjing stepped forward and said, "Meat buns are not easy to store, so you can eat them. We will be giving alms here during the next few days of the provincial examination. It won't be too late to save them on the third day."
"Thank you, ma'am, thank you, ma'am, you have a kind heart..." They knelt down in gratitude.
"Hurry up and get up. No need to thank me. I'm just accumulating blessings for my children."
It is extremely difficult for a poor family to support a scholar.
After arriving in the city, they have nowhere to go, and some people have to live in dilapidated houses with beggars.
The money he had was only enough to buy some dry bread, and he had to save some to provide food for the candidates in the Imperial Examination Hall.
All they can do is to provide these poor families with a few full meals.
"Madam," a down-and-out traveler approached and asked, "I'm not accompanying you to take the exam...could I have some food?"
There were soldiers guarding nearby, so they didn't dare to pretend.
Qin Nanjing saw that his family was wearing coarse linen clothes, with unkempt hair and dirty faces. The man was holding a girl of five or six years old, and the woman was holding a baby in her arms, about the same age as Chaoxi.
The child was so thin that it was unrecognizable and it was impossible to tell whether it was a boy or a girl. Qin Nanjing couldn't help but feel distressed.
"Of course, Yanzhu..."
Yan Zhu immediately moved the family of five to one side and brought them food.
"Thank you, ma'am, thank you, ma'am..." the man and the woman thanked them repeatedly.
The two children grabbed the meat buns and started to gobble them up.
The old woman sat there in a daze, seeming a little stupid.
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