Seeing Xu Dongsheng's energetic appearance, Zhao Qingyan felt relieved.
At this moment, Zhao Qianci also came out.
Zhao Qingyan smiled as she saw the old man dragging along a pile of things.
Hurry up and take the things from the old man's hands.
"Sir, why did you bring all these things out for this? Is there anything unexpected?"
Zhao Qianci said listlessly, "Sigh, it's fine except for being trending."
We wasted this tarpaulin in the previous two games, but it's perfectly fine for this one, so we have to take it down and bring it home.
Buying oilcloth costs a lot of money; we can't afford to waste it without making a profit.
Zhao Qingyan immediately sensed a hidden meaning in those words.
"Sir, who's so tactless as to say you're not making any money anymore? You're the head of the Zhao family."
All the income in the family should include a share for you, my dear.
Besides, I am now a scholar, and every scholar has 20 mu of land under his name that is exempt from taxes. Just for this reason alone, I have already made a great contribution to the family.
Besides, my lord has taught so many scholars from our family.
"Sir, tell me, and I'll go beat up that bastard who only has a mouth but no brains."
Seeing his granddaughter standing up for him like this, Zhao Qianci felt much better.
"Yes, my granddaughter is the most considerate."
No problem, no problem. Do you think I'm the kind of person who would suffer a loss? Anyone who dares to offend me, I'll get my revenge on the spot.
It was just something I felt compelled to say.
Seeing that Zhao Qianci remained silent, Zhao Qingyan didn't press him further. She simply paid more attention to the old man's mood.
The other candidates from the Zhao family also rushed out one after another, each carrying the same large and small bags as the old man.
There was nothing we could do about it; everything we brought in was already packed.
Even when officers and soldiers conduct a thorough inspection, they still look through things in a very organized manner.
Putting everything else aside, the oilcloth they brought out was just... I don't know if these grown men didn't know how to fold it or what, it looked like a huge lump.
Seeing that most people had come out, they counted them and found that one was missing.
Who's missing? Let's check again.
Everyone was a little dizzy and lightheaded when little Zhao Qingbei came out of there, huffing and puffing.
While others would block the boxes from moving, he did something different: he tied everything to the boxes.
They pushed the box out like a cart.
Everyone was genuinely surprised by this look. Zhao Qingshan patted his younger cousin on the shoulder.
"Good job, young man. How did you manage to take this tarpaulin off?"
Little Zhao Qingbei rolled her eyes at her older cousin.
"Take it down the same way it was nailed on. Stand on the table and start lifting it down."
When I was hammering the nail in, I was careful not to drive it all the way in, leaving a small section sticking out. When I was prying it off, I used the claw on the hammer to pry it off.
Hehe, aren't I clever?
Zhao Qingshan ruffled his little cousin's hair and said, "Smart, you're incredibly smart. Even your older brother isn't as smart as you."
Once everyone was there, they quickly got into the carriage. Exclamations of surprise rang out.
Zhao Qingluan stuck his head out of the car.
"Grandma, Third Sister, can we eat that watermelon now? We're so thirsty."
After receiving an affirmative answer, the car was soon filled with the sounds of people slurping and eating watermelon.
Like fish emerging from the water, they finally returned to the water.
He ate without lifting his head or opening his eyes.
After finishing the meal, he let out a sigh.
"I'm finally alive! Let me tell you, if I wasn't afraid of dying of thirst, I really wouldn't want to drink a drop of that water in the examination hall."
"It's only used once every few years, and the well isn't even cleaned; you can imagine what it must taste like," Zhao Qingfeng said.
Zhao Qingshan nodded.
"That's how it is. But we're considered lucky here. We're in Jia'enke, so the well water here is much cleaner than that of the usual examinees."
Zhao Qingshan's words resonated with many.
So the discussion turned to the issue of bringing items into the examination room.
The final conclusion was that during the imperial examinations, candidates were required to bring a bucket of water into the examination hall, as the simple water filters were no longer sufficient to meet their needs.
Fortunately, Huang didn't hear these words, otherwise she would have given these descendants a good beating. They've all become arrogant and don't know their own limitations, have they?
Why can others drink it but you can't? Who do you think you are, so precious?
The brothers thought he was just saying that, but to their surprise, they actually got to drink the water that their sister had brought them during the imperial examination.
The water was brought into the examination room in the form of ice.
After eating the watermelon, the test takers seemed to have been fully recharged.
Since the exams were over anyway, Zhao Qingyan discussed it with Huang Shi,
Zhao Qingyan turned and went to the largest restaurant in the vicinity, ordered a large table of dishes, and asked them to be packed up and delivered to her home.
Huang then led everyone home first.
Otherwise, that stinky smell would be too much of a challenge for the nose.
After Xu Dongsheng came out of the examination room, he sat in the same car with Zhao Qingyan. Naturally, he went wherever his wife went.
Upon arriving at the restaurant, Xu Dongsheng did not go inside; he remained outside guarding the carriage.
In addition, his clothes were worn out and wrinkled.
He only brought one set of clothes to change into, so after the first set got soaked with sweat, Xu Dongsheng put on the spare one.
This spare outfit was also what he wore yesterday. Looking at his attire, Xu Dongsheng was afraid of embarrassing his wife.
Zhao Qingyan, who was in a hurry to get home, did not notice Xu Dongsheng's subtle awkwardness.
In Zhao Qingyan's mind, Xu Dongsheng, who had just come out of the examination room, was like a swan hidden among geese, absolutely perfect.
After quickly skimming the menu, Zhao Qingyan ordered almost all of the restaurant's signature dishes, except for wild game, of course.
After all, the Zhao family has no shortage of wild game.
Xu Dongsheng thought Zhao Qingyan would stay inside a little longer, so he was backing up the car, wanting to go to the shade of the trees by the roadside to cool off.
"I don't need to cook. I'm just someone who pays and leaves. It doesn't take much time at all."
Okay, let's go home. There's some chilled plum juice in the car's water tank, have some.
As Zhao Qingyan spoke, she reached for the horse's reins.
As a result, Xu Dongsheng naturally managed to evade it.
“When I’m here, Yan’er doesn’t need to do these things. But Yan’er can help me get out the plum juice.”
If Xu Dongsheng hadn't been in the middle of the street, he might have offered to feed him.
However, he only thought these words in his mind; he certainly wouldn't dare to say them aloud, for fear of getting beaten up.
Zhao Qingyan readily complied, sat on the edge of the car, and took the plum juice out of the car.
Not only that, she also opened the lid of the water bag before handing it to Xu Dongsheng.
Xu Dongsheng glanced at it and felt overjoyed. Yan'er was the most thoughtful.
"Yan'er, drink first."
Zhao Qingyan didn't stand on ceremony. After taking two sips, she handed the water pouch back to Xu Dongsheng.
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