The triennial Autumn Examination will begin in three days, and Han Zecang will also take part in this exam.
According to Su Shien's observation, his brother-in-law will definitely have no problem passing the county exam. If nothing unexpected happens, he should also be able to pass the prefectural exam. After all, he has been a tutor in the academy for so long and has a good foundation.
The couple decided to keep quiet recently so as not to offend the eldest lady. In addition to her leisurely review, Su Shien spent most of her time eating and drinking with her husband, and also learned the health-preserving Eight Section Brocade.
Their retirement-like life was also broadcast live by the large colander in the yard. The eldest lady felt very relieved. One vixen was worth her years of planning. If she had known this...
Forget it, this is just right now. If I marry Su Shien off earlier, I'm afraid that once the novelty wears off, he'll still think that passing the imperial examination is more important. Wouldn't that be counterproductive?
Su Shien peeled chestnuts for Yu Ge'er patiently. Han Zeyu was more impatient and became impatient after peeling two. She still thought the ones peeled by her husband tasted better.
As a gesture of reciprocity, Han Zeyu performed a trick of squeezing a walnut with his bare hands. With a crisp sound, a walnut opened. This skill scared Yang Wan, who was about to come over to complain, back.
You peel a walnut kernel for me and I feed you a chestnut. The couple shows their love as if no one is around.
Han Zeyu drank a bowl of fruit tea comfortably. This was the one he taught Dingxiang to make. It was sour and sweet and very appetizing.
Seeing the table full of nut crumbs, Han Zeyu remembered something. He lowered his voice, leaned closer to Su Shien and asked, "When you were taking the exam before, did she do anything with your food, clothing, and other expenses?"
The feeding action paused, and Su Shien nodded hesitantly. He must have done something, but he had no evidence.
Su Shi'en passed the examination for a scholar at the age of twelve, and after that he studied even harder. He thought that he would surely pass the examination for a scholar at the age of fifteen. However, the night before he took the county examination, a wild cat outside the courtyard wall cried all night, which seriously affected his sleep quality, so that he felt a little listless when he woke up the next day.
Afterwards, he felt dizzy and had no appetite in the examination room. After three days of examinations, he felt a little dizzy when he walked out of the examination room.
After being taken back to the mansion by the servants, Mrs. Su Wang hypocritically comforted him and found a doctor to take his pulse. The doctor said that it was due to spleen and stomach problems and lack of rest, and he would recover after a few days of rest.
Su Shien took a medicinal bath in a daze, and after sleeping for a night, he showed obvious improvement the next day.
But since he failed the first county examination, he naturally had no chance to take part in the subsequent prefectural and imperial examinations.
As expected, Su Shien failed the exam. Mr. Su did not blame him, but it was obvious that he was a little disappointed.
Why was it “a little disappointed”? Because the eldest son of the family had passed the imperial examination and became a student.
Su Yunsong was only eleven years old at that time. Whether in age or ranking, Young Master Yunsong was slightly better than the eldest son of a concubine.
According to Su Shien's analysis afterwards, apart from the estrus cat, the biggest problem should be his clothes and accessories. He must have inhaled some medicinal powder or spices, which caused those symptoms.
When it was late at night and everyone was asleep, the couple discussed together how to deal with the situation. They had to be on high alert for the last two days and not leave any opportunity for Su Wangshi to take advantage of.
With Mrs. Su Wang's intelligence, it is impossible for her to repeat the same trick she used three years ago to deal with her eldest son.
Su Shien was still young at that time and was not prepared for these little tricks. He fell into her trap because of his carelessness. This time he was on guard. Su Wangshi's methods should be more obscure, which would not be easily noticed and would not leave any substantial evidence.
The examination room must be safe because the Su Wang family does not have that much power.
As for tampering with food and water, it is even more impossible and the most stupid thing to do.
According to the current imperial examination system, meals and drinking water are provided in the examination room. Although candidates can bring their own dry food and cooking utensils, two meals will also be provided in the examination room.
However, these meals are usually small in quantity, unpalatable and expensive, so few candidates buy them in the examination hall.
As for the drinking water issue, there is a well in every examination hall, but no one uses the wells here normally, and some are only used once every three years.
The water quality and sanitary conditions of these well waters are very poor. They are okay for washing, but you should be cautious if you want to drink them. If you don’t have a stomach of steel, it is not recommended to try.
Therefore, most candidates will bring their own bamboo tubes filled with water to solve the drinking water problem.
Candidates from ordinary families will bring three days of dry food with them, which probably includes steamed buns, cakes, sesame cakes, and pickles made with soybean paste.
These foods need to be cut into small pieces to prevent students from slipping cheating notes into the exam.
Candidates from well-off families like Su Shien will bring their own small charcoal stoves and cook their own meals in the examination room. This not only ensures the quality and hygiene of the food, but also makes the meal more comfortable.
Han Zeyu felt that this was a business opportunity to make money. Tomorrow she would go back to Yunshan Village and get everyone in the family to work. The chance to pick up money only came once every three years and must not be missed.
Su Shien pinched her husband's face and said with a smile, "Why are you going off track again? Is money more important or am I more important?"
Han Zeyu wanted to say, "How can money be more important to you?" But he couldn't say that. Did he still want to maintain his relationship with his wife?
Thinking of this, Han Zeyu said seriously, "Nonsense! How can money be compared with you? My feelings for you cannot be measured by money either. Don't underestimate yourself."
Su Shien was moved and hugged his young husband. His Yu Ge'er was the best.
The Korean scumbag is so shameless that he hugs his beautiful husband back without any psychological burden. His back is so nice to touch. It would be even more perfect if there was no layer of troublesome inner clothes.
A silent night...
In order to prevent her husband from getting jealous, Han Zeyu had to write a letter to Zhao and asked Tiezhu to take it back to Yunshan Village for him.
On the last afternoon before the exam, the Han family set up a pastry stall near Qingshan Academy.
People passing by can't help but take a few more glances. What are these things for sale? They are too small.
The main items on the stall include delicate and small bite-sized brown sugar steamed buns, mini flower rolls with chopped green onions and five-spice powder, fried round vegetarian meatballs, and pork meatballs with meat filling, which smell particularly tempting.
Oil is a precious thing. Ordinary people only afford to fry food during the Chinese New Year. You won’t see fried food sold on the streets on other days. It’s really rare today.
A fat shopkeeper came over and bought half a pound of meatballs, which was considered to be the opening of the stall.
After that, people came one after another to ask the price, and everyone bought some.
It happened that the students of Qingshan Academy had to prepare food for the three-day county exam. When they saw the food on this stall, they were immediately attracted by it. The food was small, easy to carry, and the fried food was easy to store. It was simply tailor-made for them.
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