Little Zimo said innocently, "The guard just now thought I was too young and not knowledgeable enough to be here, so I asked this question."
Lord Wang immediately came to his senses. It turned out that this kid came to report something. He didn't say it directly, but slowly and gradually. Just looking at him at such a young age, he was so calm and composed, and even knew how to measure his questions.
Even if this boy fails today, he will be able to make it big sooner or later.
"I understand. You may go in," said Lord Wang.
Xiao Zimo bowed, returned to his original place, took his things, and headed towards the Imperial Examination Hall.
After he left, Lord Wang called the head of the yamen runners and whispered a few words in his ear. The head of the yamen runners went towards the yamen runner who had just checked Xiao Zimo.
"Old Jiang, you'd better change your bad mouth in the future. If these students get into high school, they will take revenge on you and you will be in trouble." The leading yamen runner warned.
Lao Jiang said nonchalantly, "I was just talking about a little brat. A kid like that, by the time he reaches high school, it'll be more than a decade away. By then, he'll have long forgotten about me."
The leader looked at him speechlessly, "Don't underestimate me."
"Haha, that little brat is just here for formalities, and he really thinks he can pass the exam to become a student. Don't worry about it." Chiang Kai-shek didn't listen at all.
Seeing this, the chief yamen runner said no more.
If Chiang Kai-shek doesn't change his temper, he will get into trouble sooner or later.
Although these students haven't achieved academic success yet, there's no guarantee they'll achieve it someday. If you offend them, you never know whether they'll bear a grudge against you.
Xiao Zimo took the sign and found the corresponding location according to the number on the sign. This location was in the middle, far away from the toilet in the corner, so he didn't have to smell the stench.
Little Zimo followed his mother's instructions, looked up to see if there were any holes in the roof, and then checked the wooden bed for rest. It was called a bed, but in fact it was just a frame made of wooden boards. It was used as an examination desk during the exam, and as a bed for rest after the exam was over.
With his height, it is just enough for him to sleep. If it were an older child or an adult, they would probably have to restrain their bodies all day long.
At the academy, he'd heard his classmates and seniors say that each exam was like fighting a battle, or, more exaggeratedly, a trip through the gates of hell. During the exam period, candidates were strictly prohibited from leaving the academy; all activities were confined to their small dormitories.
The highly stressful exams, one after another, coupled with poor eating and sleeping, make it easy for students with weak constitutions to get sick.
Xiao Zimo followed his mother's instructions, checked everything, opened the basket, and took out the rice balls wrapped in cloth. Excluding the rice balls that the yamen runner had wasted most of, the scattered rice balls in the package only accounted for less than a quarter of the total.
Little Zimo was unwilling to discard his mother's kindness, so he kneaded the scattered rice ball into a ball again and ate it slowly, chewing it bite by bite.
The candidate in the room opposite him swallowed unconsciously when he saw how happily he was eating.
"Hey, hey, kid, is your rice ball delicious?"
Xiao Zimo raised his head and looked at the person opposite him. It was a young boy about ten years old, dressed in gorgeous clothes, who was staring at the rice ball in his hand.
"Do you want it?"
"The young man nodded repeatedly."
Xiao Zimo pinched a new ball of rice from the package and handed it over to him. The boy looked around and saw that no one was paying attention. He quickly ran to him, took the rice ball, and then began to eat it voraciously.
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