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The next morning, Sun Sicheng went to Zhuangzi.
Wan Changsheng and his wife were naturally willing to let the eldest master take the two children to the city, but Wan Changsheng said that he had to go with them. It was fine for his wife to have Xiaobao and Xier, but he had to pick up and drop off his son for the final exam.
"Okay, Brother Wan, pack up and I'll go check out the workshop. I'll be leaving in a bit. The exam will be the day after tomorrow, and I have to take them to the exam room today."
Ping An had already taken the top three to the examination venue, but it was ten days ago. The atmosphere is different now, so it is necessary to go and experience it again.
Mei Niang looked at her son with a smile and said, "When you come back, I will make you something delicious."
Mr. Sun once said that before the exam, you should never put pressure on your children and don’t ask too many questions. It will be useless and will only disturb the children.
Sanqiang was a little nervous at first, but when he saw Ping'an playing with Xi'er as if nothing had happened, he felt much more relaxed.
The notes of the great scholar Wang Yingtian are really good. After reading the notes, he suddenly understood the problems that he didn't understand before. If everything goes well this time, he might be able to become a scholar.
There are not many scholars at the age of fifteen, and he is the first one in Jiao County.
A scholar can be exempted from taxes on twenty acres of land, and his family members do not have to do labor every year. As long as he persists, he may have a chance to pass the imperial examination or even become a Jinshi in the future.
That's really a leap forward.
It can be said that his uncle and aunt have paid for half of his expenses over the years. Studying is still very expensive. He will tell his parents and grandfather about these things when he returns home. As for the kindness, he can only find an opportunity to repay them in the future.
The day before the exam, Sun Sicheng returned home after dark.
Ping'an didn't read any books the whole day today. He thought there was nothing he needed to study for last-minute. However, Sanqiang locked himself in the study and only came out for meals.
"Master, why are you so late?"
Sun Sicheng sighed, "You said that some people, even though they are already in their 40s or 50s, their grandchildren can take the college entrance examination, and they have probably taken the examination more than a dozen times, but they still don't give up. You said you want to take the exam, so you take it. The day before the exam, you get scared and fall ill. What do you think? There are more than one such people."
Ping An laughed out loud.
He also couldn't understand such people. Not to mention those from better-off families, even those from poorer families took the exam again and again until they dragged down their children and grandchildren. Even if they passed the exam and became a scholar, they are so old and it is unknown how long they can live. So what's the point of passing?
"All the doctors at Baicaotang have been booked in advance, and many kinds of medicines have been sold out. I insist that at least two doctors be kept in the clinic, so your father, uncle and grandfather can't escape either."
Ping'an persuaded his father to just send himself and Sanqiang to the examination hall in the morning and there was no need to pick them up in the afternoon as there were many people picking them up. However, the doctors in the clinic were more popular than anything else these days, so his father had no choice but to agree.
Two days later, before dawn, Ping'an and Sanqiang were escorted to the examination room by their master, father, Uncle Ming, Uncle He, and Erqiang.
The examination lasts for four days, with one session per day.
You have to check in and enter the examination room at the beginning of the Mao hour. They have to leave one hour in advance. An exam ends at the Shen hour in the afternoon, but you don't have to hand in your paper at this time. You can leave as soon as the Wei hour arrives.
At this time, few people leave. Either they are in poor health and cannot hold on, or they did so well on the test that there is nothing to check.
This is the kind of peace.
For the four exams, he was always the first one to leave the examination room every day.
The chief examiner was the newly appointed prefect. He of course knew that Ping An was a minor celebrity who had been seen by the emperor, and that the eldest son was his master.
There were eight other examiners, including the principal of the provincial school and two scholars from the capital. Ping An did not know most of these people, nor did he need to know them.
After handing in the test paper, he bowed respectfully to the examiners and walked out leisurely.
The young man had an upright figure, dressed in a brocade green robe, and was as handsome as jade, causing all the examiners to turn their heads away.
Today is the last college entrance examination.
Erqiang and the others had already been waiting outside the venue.
"Erqiang, Huzi, you guys should wait here to pick up Sanqiang. I'll take Qingshi and Wu Jun to the medical hall. Several people have been sent out in the examination room today. I'm worried that after the exam, people will relax and more people will fall ill."
Erqiang nodded.
These scholars are too weak, the top three are the best.
I heard that it was his uncle who forced him to get up early and practice the Five Animal Exercises with them, which helped him feel better. Otherwise, he would have been blown away by a gust of wind.
Peace will not happen.
He learned martial arts in the same year as Ping An, and he specialized in martial arts. He only learned a little bit of medicine and reading. However, his kung fu was not better than Ping An's, at least his lightness kung fu was much worse than Ping An's.
During the four-day exam, others fell down one after another, and those who were not sick were in a terrible state. However, Ping An seemed to be fine. He went in with great grace and came out in high spirits. After finishing the four exams, he was even able to go to the infirmary to help.
That's the difference between people.
Erqiang was envious and proud. Ping'an was his master and also his cousin, a full cousin.
Ping An left the carriage to the three strong men and took the two of them to the medical clinic by a shortcut.
When we arrived at the clinic, my father had been asked to leave, as had my uncle. When I asked the doctor, I found out that an old man from East Street, who was supposed to stay at the clinic, wanted to go pick up his grandson, but he fell down as soon as he stepped out of the door, and broke his leg.
Ping An kept shaking his head. It would be better if the guy passed the exam. If he didn't, it would be really hard to get over it. No matter whether the old man was obedient or not, he would always fall down to save his fate.
When Ping'an saw that there was only one doctor and two waiters left in the clinic, he hurriedly took Qingshi and Wu Jun to wash their hands and go to the lobby to help.
This group of people were just doing dirty work. The three of them were busy as hell and even received a lot of tips. It was really laughable.
Sun Sicheng returned to the medical hall and saw his young apprentice rolling up his sleeves and working busily. Qingshi and Wu Jun were also busy.
"Where are the people? Why are you the only ones there?"
Ping An looked up and said, "Master is back? Doctor Lu was also called away an hour ago. My father, uncle, and other doctors haven't come back yet."
Things turned out just as he had expected. Many candidates tried to hold on, but once the exam was over, they could no longer hold on and fell ill one after another.
This is only the academy examination. The provincial examination and the spring examination are both on the ninth day. For the provincial examination, students can only go home from the time they enter the examination room until the end of the examination. The spring examination is slightly better, with one session every three days, for a total of three sessions.
That's the real torture.
He really felt that those Jinshi gentlemen were amazing, such as his own father, his teacher, and the Wang family, which had four Jinshi. The thought of it made his scalp tingle.
Looking at the master again, he had already told the waiter to clean up and close the door.
The health of the candidates is important. His family is safe and sound as they have just finished their exams. There are so many students in Yongan, it is too much for them to feel worried about all of them. Even Bodhisattva cannot bless all living beings.
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