Huo Jinqian's second exam was a policy test.
When Huo Jinqian got the paper, he found that Master Xie had just discussed it with him. He picked up the brush and began to write.
This time, he handed in his paper earlier than others. He had finished his dry food, so he would have instant noodles today.
Huo Jinqian took out the minced meat, poured it into a bowl, and poured a little boiling water over it to melt it. The aroma of the meat quickly wafted out. Then he took out the dough, added some green onions, poured in some boiling water, and covered it with a small lid. The aroma of the meat quickly faded.
The candidate next to Huo Jinqian, already struggling for words and utterly starving, was unable to write. The smell of the incense and the rumbling of their stomachs made them even less inclined to write their essays.
"Hungry, so hungry! I really can't write anymore!"
"Me too. I smell the aroma of meat, and now my mind is filled with the smell of meat."
"Who is so wicked as to cook meat at this hour and make me lose all interest in writing my policy paper?"
"What's his intention? Doesn't he want us to do well in the exam?"
"Protest, protest, serious protest!"
The candidates around Huo Jinqian put down their brushes and covered their rumbling stomachs. Some wanted to try the taste, while others criticized and protested.
The noise here soon attracted the gatekeeper.
"What are you arguing about? Are you trying to cheat?"
The gatekeeper said angrily.
"No, sir. I wonder who is cooking meat at this hour, and it is seriously affecting us."
Some candidates protested.
"That's right. He knew that everyone was hungry at this time, but he didn't wait for us to hand in our papers before cooking the meat. What's his intention in cooking the meat now?"
Another candidate protested.
"Who cooked the meat?"
The gatekeeper probably knew what was going on and asked angrily.
"Sir, it's the student. But he wasn't cooking meat, he was cooking noodles. The aroma of meat just now was a new dish made by his family, called instant noodles."
Huo Jinqian quickly explained.
"Instant noodles? Never heard of it? Are they delicious?"
The gatekeeper asked Huo Jinqian.
"It's delicious. If you don't mind, sir, I'll give this a try."
Huo Jinqian said with pain.
If you give the gatekeeper a piece of instant noodles, he will have to skip a meal.
"Okay, I'll try!"
The gatekeeper picked up the bowl and was greeted by the aroma of meat, so delicious that he couldn't help drooling.
"If any of you can't continue, please hand in your paper. If you still want to continue, please hurry up. We have only half a cup of tea left before the papers are collected."
The gate officer reminded the candidates.
If you are hungry and cannot write the article, you can hand in the paper early and have lunch. If you still want to write, you must hurry up and write, as time is running out.
After the gatekeeper finished speaking, he began to taste the delicacy - instant noodles!
The first bite was filled with the smoothness of the noodles and the aroma of the meat lingering in the mouth. It was truly delicious.
The gatekeeper slurped the noodles without caring about his image, making a slurping sound.
He quickly finished a bowl of instant noodles and was so full that he couldn't help but burp.
"Does your family sell instant noodles? I want to buy some."
The guard touched his belly and asked with a satisfied look on his face.
"I'm sorry, sir! My family made the instant noodles because I have an exam, and she doesn't plan to sell them for the time being."
Huo Jinqian explained.
"What a shame! How much instant noodles do you have left? I've already bought them."
Since we can’t buy it outside, we buy the instant noodles he has for our family to taste.
"Sir, I only have seventeen instant noodles on hand. This is my meal at the Imperial Examination Hall."
Huo Jinqian said embarrassedly.
If it is given to the gatekeeper, what will he eat for these six days?
"Well, how about this. I'll go out and buy you six days' worth of dry food, or have your family bring it to you."
The gatekeeper was willing to break the rules just to get food.
During the examination, the gatekeepers are not allowed to know the names of the candidates. This is also to prevent favoritism and fraud, and to prevent the gatekeepers from abusing their power to steal the candidates' papers and give them to their relatives.
"Sir, this is against the rules. You have no right to know my name, so how can you let my family send instant noodles? If you really like it, after the exam, I will ask my family to make some instant noodles for you."
Huo Jinqian refused righteously.
He cannot break the rules, otherwise one day someone will use this as an excuse and it will affect his career.
"Sir, that's right. You can't break the law knowingly. Sell these instant noodles to us."
The candidate on Huo Jinqian’s left said.
He was standing next to them, and he smelled the aroma of instant noodles the most. His mouth was watering, and he couldn't write the policy paper at all.
"That's right, sir, just give it a try. We'll buy that classmate's instant noodles and use our dry food in exchange."
The candidate on Huo Jinqian's right followed suit.
He had already become greedy when he smelled the fragrance and wanted to try its taste.
"That's right. I'm willing to exchange it for dry food."
"I'm willing to exchange it for dry food."
The candidates were willing to exchange dry food for instant noodles.
You’d be a fool not to change your instant noodles if they smell this good.
"How about this, I'll give you a piece, and I'll keep the rest for myself."
Huo Jinqian saw that everyone wanted to exchange instant noodles, so he could refuse. He had the right to deal with his own things.
On second thought, he eats instant noodles every day, and the smell will definitely make them unhappy. They all use sarcastic words to annoy him, which also affects his mood.
In this case, he might as well do everyone a favor. After they try it, they will naturally feel embarrassed to annoy him again.
"If everyone agrees, I'll exchange it for you. But you know, this is my thing, and I have the right to refuse to exchange it."
Huo Jinqian made it clear in advance and asked them to think carefully about it.
"I agree!"
"I agree too!"
…………
Everyone agreed, and the gatekeeper helped them switch.
Huo Jinqian exchanged twelve pieces of instant noodles for dry food and kept five pieces of instant noodles.
In order to eat instant noodles, the candidates asked the gate guard to collect the papers.
After the papers were collected, everyone made instant noodles as Huo Jinqian instructed.
When they took their first bite, they all fell in love with the taste!
Huo Jinqian could only pick up the dry food and start eating!
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