Gu Yaoniang took it, identified the color of the hemp rope on the oil paper package, and pointed to the oil paper package with a knot in it, saying, "This is for your first day's food, it contains spiced beef."
Next came a second oil paper package tied in two knots: "This is for you to eat the next day. It's freshly steamed purple rice cake, your favorite."
Then came the third oil paper package: "This is for your third day. It's peach shortbread that I baked. There are both sweet and savory flavors."
She added worriedly, "You must eat them in order. If you eat the peach shortbread first, the beef and rice cake might spoil later."
But Gu Pingsheng's eyes were fixed on her, and he asked stiffly, "Sister, why did you prepare so much for me, including three days' worth of food?"
Gu Yaoniang was baffled: "You have to take the exam for three days. I heard that the food in the exam dormitory is barely enough to keep you from starving, but it's definitely not good. And..."
Before she could finish speaking, Gu Pingsheng exclaimed, both amused and exasperated, "Sister, I'm not participating in the autumn imperial examination! The provincial examination isn't three days long! It's only one day! Only one day!"
He emphasized twice that the exam would only last one day.
Gu Yaoniang was taken aback. She opened her mouth as if to say something, but then seemed to remember something and her face flushed: "I already knew it was for one day!"
She originally remembered that it should have been one day. It was her second uncle and Lu Zhao'an! They both said that she hadn't prepared enough, that she hadn't prepared enough. Lu Zhao'an even said something auspicious, like winning the top three prizes in a row, which made her unknowingly prepare for three days.
Upon reflection, no one told her it was three days; she prepared for it herself, and that's how it ended up being prepared for three days...
Gu Yaoniang grew angrier the more she thought about it, especially since she had somehow gotten herself into this mess.
Seeing Gu Pingsheng staring at her expectantly, she suddenly felt a little embarrassed and annoyed. Pointing at the three oil paper packages, she said resentfully, "Then you can choose one to keep, and I'll take the other two! I'm taking them with me!"
Gu Pingsheng quickly gathered the three oil paper packages to his side: "No way! Once it's given to me, it's mine! There's no reason to take back something you've given away!"
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