Little Fu Bao said, "Your Excellency, this person is trying to frame my little brother, and now he's trying to drag other people into this mess. He's really despicable!"
Jining Road:
"Xu Zhen falsely accused others, behaving improperly and morally corrupt. He is immediately stripped of his academic honors and barred from ever taking the imperial examinations again. Furthermore, for the crime of falsely accusing three people simultaneously, he is to be imprisoned." "Liang Xiucai, knowing the truth but failing to report it, is considered to have repented and is therefore to be given twenty strokes of the cane after the imperial examinations as a form of punishment."
"The exam time is already more than halfway over. All candidates, please stop looking around and return to your positions."
Afterwards, Ji Ninghai caught two more people cheating and stripped them of their academic titles and honors.
The prefectural examination lasted for three days. During these three days, all the candidates ate, drank, relieved themselves, and slept in that small stone house. Many impoverished candidates survived by eating dry bran cakes.
There was a urinal inside, filled with water to reduce the odor.
Candidates with better circumstances can bring some meat and cook for themselves.
Candidates cannot take a bath for three days. The water in the examination room is prepared in advance by the yamen runners when the candidates enter the examination room. Even if there is a shortage, they have to apply to the examiner and the examiner will send someone to deliver water.
The person who brought the water was also being watched by seven or eight examiners.
The scene was like watching prisoners in jail; overall, the examination conditions were quite harsh.
Because cheating was the most common practice in the imperial examinations for the title of Juren (a degree in the imperial examination system). Some people bribed examiners to pass on information and obtain the questions. In the previous dynasty, there were cases of examiners and candidates engaging in favoritism and cheating. One emperor of the previous dynasty was so angry that he beheaded more than 300 people.
Therefore, the Great Zhou Dynasty had stricter supervision over scientific expeditions.
Even though Xiao Fubao was in the Tongpan Prefecture, he couldn't go to the examination site to bring food and drink to the candidates; he could only feel sorry for them from the outside.
She felt sorry for her second uncle, but even more sorry for her older brother. She suddenly realized that she seemed to be a little biased!
When her second uncle and older brother come out, she's going to cook them the most delicious food. Her older brother works so hard...
On the third day of the prefectural examination, a total of fourteen people, including Xu Xiucai, were expelled.
On the third day, the exam finally ended.
Little Fu Bao had the innkeeper boil a large pot of water at the inn early in the morning.
The shopkeeper, with a rather obsequious expression, leaned closer and said:
"You must be exhausted after coming out of the mansion. What would you like to eat, sir? We'll make it right away!"
If he could get some calligraphy and paintings by scholars to hang in the shop, he would feel proud.
Xiao Fubao said, "We don't need to order anything. We just need to use your kitchen, and all the dishes will be at the original price."
Well, I guess the little girl is a bit dissatisfied with the food they serve.
Although their restaurant wasn't exactly a famous establishment in the Great Zhou Dynasty, their culinary skills were still exceptional. It was surprising that the little girl disliked their cooking.
However, he's not stupid enough to turn down money; if they complain, so be it, he'll still pay them.
Little Fu Bao carefully prepared five dishes.
Four dishes and one soup.
There were also two exquisite and delicious desserts, which Xiang'er helped her prepare.
That's enough for the six of them to eat.
Niu Daxiu was the teacher of her second uncle and her older brother. Old Master Zhuo was a relative of hers. Including her, Xiang'er, her second uncle, and her older brother, there were exactly six of them.
When Xiao Fubao asked Xiang'er to bring the dishes up, the little guy excitedly introduced, "This is Jade Golden Bowl Soup."
It is made by simmering pumpkin puree, shrimp puree, thirteen-spice powder, and green leaves.
"This is braised pork belly with a secret recipe, and that's braised spicy pork ribs." "Tiger-skin green peppers, pork, and stir-fried eggplant, potatoes, and green peppers."
"There are also two desserts, osmanthus-flavored glutinous rice lotus root and crystal cake, they're so delicious!"
Xiao Fubao has a bit of a self-praising, peddling vibe.
Xiang'er glanced at her young master. Her young master was really amazing. When she was the same age as her young master, she was still playing in the mud in the village.
As for her young master, she would never have believed it if she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, since he could produce so many delicious dishes.
Niu the Scholar took a sip of the jade-green soup and his eyes lit up: "Mmm, delicious! Miss Xiang'er has excellent cooking skills."
Xiang'er said, "Mr. Niu, it was all done by my young master; I was just helping out."
Niu Daxiucai was somewhat incredulous. That little radish head of hers looked to be less than the height of the kitchen stove. How could she make these things?
Little Fu Bao has such a smug little expression; if he had a tail, it would be sticking up to the sky.
After all the dishes were served, everyone started eating.
"I've come at an inopportune time, you're eating!" Mu Yan arrived at this moment, actually he came by the smell.
Little Fu Bao's face instantly turned awkward. It wasn't that she was stingy; she was just making the hat according to her own needs and hadn't cooked that much rice.
There wasn't enough braised chicken rice in the bowl.
But Mu Yan was so tempted by the delicious food that before anyone could even invite him, he took half a bowl of it without any hesitation.
The others could only make do and eat less.
Fortunately, there were still snacks to fill their stomachs, so they were all full. However, the people who entered the examination room looked like they had just been released from prison, as if they hadn't seen the world for many years.
Look how tempted the kids are!
The results of the prefectural examination would be sent to the county government offices, so the candidates would go home the day after returning to the post station.
They've been out for about seven or eight days now.
Niu Baolan had always taken care of Zhaocai at home, but she was a big mouth and couldn't keep secrets. When she went out, Chen Yu caught her red-handed and told her everything about Zhaocai.
Niu Da and Shen Yu had never been separated from Xiao Fu Bao for so long before, and they couldn't help but miss the girl.
Every time the couple returned from the braised food shop in town, they would always go to check on their little baby in his room, calling out, "Daddy, Mommy!"
"Mom, am I hallucinating? I think I heard our fifth daughter come back!" Niu Dadao said.
"Daddy, Mommy"
The little girl hadn't even gotten off the carriage yet, and she was already calling out from inside.
"I think I heard right, they're back!"
The path to sinking fish.
She counted the days, thinking the children would arrive tomorrow, and the round trip from the prefectural government would take three days by carriage.
Unexpectedly, it arrived a day early.
As soon as Xiao Fubao got out of the car, he hugged Chenyu and said, "Mommy, I missed you so much!"
Chen Yu picked up Xiao Fu Bao and said:
"Our young lady has lost a lot of weight since her trip to the prefectural government office."
Xie Jinyan watched Xiao Fubao from the side and thought to herself: This girl is not thin at all. She has obviously gained weight!
Niu Da then picked up Xiao Fubao and said, "Hmm, she's lost a lot of weight. When she gets back, Daddy will make sure to nourish our fifth daughter."
Little Fu Bao touched her increasingly round cheeks... yes, she had lost weight.
"Daddy, I miss you so much!" Little Fu Bao rubbed her face against Niu Da's slightly shaving beard.
Xie Jinyan: You naughty baby, all you do is act cute!
When the children in the yard knew that Xiao Fubao had returned, they all ran to her, chattering and pulling her around to play.
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