Soon, the old man fell asleep.
The old man didn't wake up until the rain stopped and the sky cleared. The rain had lasted for two whole hours.
Such heavy rain, lasting for two hours, is not a good omen.
In the city's slums, where the terrain is low-lying, the water in the houses is already above knee-deep.
There was no other way but to squat on the bed or on the table and chairs.
However, this temporary way of avoiding trouble cannot last.
The houses in the slums are mostly made of adobe and straw, and they are prone to collapse when soaked in water and neglected for years.
There was actually quite a bit of water in the examination hall. One by one, they carefully held their exam papers and huddled in their exam rooms.
Those who brought umbrellas are fine, but those who didn't are devastated.
To keep the exam papers from getting wet, they even took off their clothes to block the rain.
Therefore, throughout the examination hall, there were all sorts of people: disheveled, shirtless, weeping behind the curtain.
The Zhao family, a group of eleven, were the only ones covered by an oilcloth curtain, so no one knew what was inside. Presumably, the people inside hadn't been rained on.
Indeed, after the rain stopped and the sky cleared, the Zhao family members rolled up the oilcloth curtain one by one.
Tidy up the desk. Take the exam papers out of the exam basket, check them twice to make sure they are correct, and then ring the bell to hand in the papers.
Zhao Qianci was the first to finish the exam paper, and he checked it very carefully.
He made sure there were no problems with any of the questions and then handed in his paper.
After handing in the exam paper, it was time to tidy up the exam basket. Looking at the small stove on the ground, which was soaked with grime, Zhao Qianci, after making up his mind for a long time, still chose to give up.
That filthy thing really couldn't possibly look like the excrement and urine from the neighbor's outhouse.
That's right, lightning struck the tree during a downpour, snapping its crown in half.
The roof of the outhouse collapsed.
As a result of the chain reaction, the chamber pots for excrement and urine in the outhouse were inevitably smashed or knocked over.
Therefore, the gold that the test takers had saved over the past few days, along with the rain, meandered to many places.
For this reason, the officers and soldiers on inspection tour didn't want to walk back and forth.
Lying in water is uncomfortable enough, but if you're lying in excrement and urine, it's even more disgusting.
Fortunately, they were all wearing leather boots, but even so, no one dared to put their feet into the filth.
Fortunately, the examination hall's drainage system is fairly good; otherwise, it's unlikely that anyone would be willing to collect the papers if candidates wanted to hand them in today.
The Zhao family members submitted their papers relatively early, which aroused deep resentment from the official in charge of sealing the papers.
However, looking at the Zhao family, apart from their slightly wrinkled clothes, they didn't seem to have just been through a heavy rain at all.
Seeing the arrangement of the examination room, the examiner couldn't help but admire the family's thoughtfulness.
Looking at the mess in the other examination rooms, I suddenly found the Zhao family's candidates much more pleasing to the eye.
Zhao Qingyan and Madam Huang arrived in three or four carriages to pick them up.
The first car was driven by Huang, the middle car was tied behind the first car, and Zhao Qingyan drove the last car.
Only after seeing that the group was safe and sound did Madam Huang and Zhao Qingyan feel relieved.
When Zhao Qingyan was putting away the exam baskets, she could clearly feel that Zhao Qianci's exam baskets were much lighter.
Seeing his granddaughter's surprised look, Zhao Qianci sighed.
"Stop looking, the outhouse collapsed, the bucket for excrement and urine exploded, and it's all spilled out."
I just couldn't bring myself to touch that stove, so I didn't bring it with me.
"And that tarpaulin, I didn't remove it either; it feels like it's covered in a lot of dirt."
As Zhao Qianci spoke, his gaze swept towards the distance not far away.
"Oh my god." Zhao Qingyan complained, following Zhao Qianci's gaze.
"Master, could it be that the man really was suffocated by excrement and urine?" Zhao Qingyan asked in shock.
Zhao Qianci shook his head, "How would I know?"
That person was sitting right opposite Zhao Qianci.
Since he had neither an umbrella nor an oilcloth, he took off his shirt to shield himself from the rain.
The rain stopped, so I could answer the questions, but the table was already soaked.
The seat was also quite wet.
The questions were only answered after the two boards were switched.
Even when it's raining and I've already prepared my answer in my mind, I still panic when it comes to actually picking up my pen and writing it down quickly.
I finally finished writing the answers for the fourth grade of the math exam, but time was up, and I handed in the paper without checking it.
Feeling that he hadn't performed well, he didn't watch his step when he came out to take the exam and fell flat on his face, naturally getting filth all over his head and face.
This happens to many people.
After seeing one after another, Zhao Qingyan felt a little sorry for these students.
This is so unlucky, and more importantly, it's disgusting.
The Zhao family returned home and took a long, hot bath.
Eating a bowl of hot noodle soup makes me feel alive again.
Zhao Qianci, however, had his nose almost malfunction from the stench over the past three days, constantly feeling a foul smell lingering in his nostrils.
After taking a bath, he deliberately went to Huang's side and asked her to smell if he still had any odor.
Despite the torrential rain during this exam, Grandpa was assigned to the latrine section.
Zhao Qingyan felt that if she could exchange her dung card for her grandfather's peace, it would all be worth it.
Zhao Qianci's eyes were filled with bitterness. When did being assigned to a bad cell become a blessing?
Early the next morning, at the same time, with the same items prepared, the group of candidates were sent to the examination hall.
On the way back, Huang kept praying.
"Oh God, please don't let my old man suffer any more bad luck."
"One day, this old woman will surely build bridges and roads, and do many good deeds."
Zhao Qingyan looked at her grandmother's rambling expression and didn't know what to say.
After all, the old man's physique was too miraculous.
"Grandma, do you think we should go back to my grandfather's ancestral home sometime in the future?"
Go check what's wrong with the graves of my ancestors or my great-grandmother, otherwise why is my grandfather so unlucky?
Also, I don't know if my grandfather's stepmother's family is still around. I suspect my grandfather's bad luck is probably due to his stepmother's machinations.
The most likely place to have tampered with it was my great-grandmother's ancestral grave.
Zhao Qingyan shook her head and said.
Huang was surprised for a moment.
"No way, if that's the case, that would be far too vicious. Aren't they afraid of retribution?"
Zhao Qingyan smiled, "There will naturally be retribution, but no one thinks about retribution before doing bad things."
After all, retribution is just a saying.
If one could foresee the consequences of wrongdoing before committing it, one would naturally refrain from doing wrong.
As Huang drove the carriage, he said this.
"Indeed, just like those bandits, every time they rob someone, they never think about what to do if they get robbed in return."
When the day came for their return and abduction, they cried and complained, lamenting the injustice of fate and asking why they had been brought down like this.
Zhao Qingyan yawned. "Grandma, let's speed up the car a bit. I'm sleepy and want to go to bed."
Huang naturally quickened his pace to catch the carriage.
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