Chapter 073 Examination

Ji Fulai introduced the process, precautions and pre-exam suggestions of the Tongsheng Examination in detail in his reply, which were obviously his own experiences and experiences. Finally, he expressed his wishes to Yuan Ming.

Yuan Ming read the content of the letter first, and was a little worried that Ji Qingyue would miss home because of it, but Ji Qingyue only focused on those dry goods.

He read it over and over again, and kept repeating it in Yuan Ming's ears every day.

Yuan Ming didn't use the words to comfort his young husband, and could only listen carefully to his emphasis over and over again.

The memory of the imperial examination in the previous life has become vague, but he has been an examiner for many years, and he has been familiar with those requirements. However, Ji Qingyue didn't know, and Yuan Ming let him do it.

Early the next morning, Yuan Ming took a carriage to the town government office - the examination room for the Tongsheng exam was in the town government office.

After saying goodbye to Ji Qingyue, Yuan Ming walked into the gate of the town government office with ease.

After passing through layers of strict inspections, Yuan Ming breathed a sigh of relief when he walked into his own examination room.

The examination room was in the small courtyard at the innermost part of the town government office. It was very quiet. Yuan Ming took out the pens and ink from the bookcase and placed them one by one on the narrow desk in front of him.

After doing this, he lay on his side on the mattress. The entire exam lasted more than three hours, and now he had to take time to rest.

After a while, the gong sounded, and the exam began. Almost in an instant, Yuan Ming sat up straight, his eyes were clear and not sleepy at all.

At the same time, a large number of family members outside the town government also heard the gong sound.

The crowd gradually dispersed.

Ji Qingyue frowned, looked solemnly at the closed door, and said to the driver in front: "Let's go."

Just as Ji Qingyue was about to lower the curtain, a surprised voice sounded behind.

"Brother Yue! It's really you!"

Ji Qingyue paused, looked back, and there was surprise in his eyes.

"Sister Ruyan!"

The thin willow branches danced in the wind, and dots of new green were adorned on the branches, announcing that the severe winter was about to pass and spring would soon arrive.

However, there were still few people on the street at this time. Occasionally, one or two people were wrapped up tightly in clothes and walked in a hurry.

Liu Ruyan and Ji Qingyue sat on the street side of the teahouse, looking at each other, and both smiled.

"I haven't seen you for a few months. Why do I feel that Yue Ge'er has gained some weight ?"

Ji Qingyue puffed up her cheeks, which were rounder and more like a bun.

"Sister Ruyan's first sentence was to mock me!"

Liu Ruyan covered her mouth and laughed secretly: "This is not mockery, I envy you, it must be that Master Yuan raised you too well."

During the New Year, Yuan Ming did indulge him all the time, and he would cook for him from time to time.

Ji Qingyue blushed, as if he did eat more in those days.

Seeing that he was a little embarrassed, Liu Ruyan quickly changed the subject: "Why are you here alone today?"

She slapped her head and said, "I almost forgot that today is the day of the Tongsheng exam, and your husband is here."

Ji Qingyue nodded and sighed, "My husband works hard every day just for today, I just hope he can get a good result."

"I will definitely."

Ji Qingyue frowned briefly, then quickly relaxed and focused on the person in front of him.

"What are you doing outside today, Sister Ruyan?"

Hearing this, Liu Ruyan chuckled, took out a red thing from her sleeve, and handed it to Ji Qingyue.

After seeing clearly what it was, Ji Qingyue exclaimed, "Sister Ruyan, you are getting married!" As

he said that, he took the invitation in his hand and looked through it carefully.

Because many people can't read, there is no other text on the invitation except a big gold-plated "囍" character.

Ji Qingyue touched the pattern on it and was really happy for Liu Ruyan.

"Such wedding invitations are not cheap. Your husband is so good to you."

Liu Ruyan is not a shy person. Hearing him say this, although shy, she still nodded: "Xia Shi Village is different from the past. The prince's manor has just been built and needs a lot of manpower. He is strong and hardworking. He is valued by the manager and has got a stable job."

Ji Qingyue was overjoyed to hear this.

"That's great!"

When talking about the fact that Liu Ruyan hadn't come to their activities in the past few months, Liu Ruyan's eyes flashed with sadness: "I'm sorry, after getting married, I have to focus more on my own little family, I'm afraid I won't have time to be with you."

Ji Qingyue was a little surprised, but after thinking about it, she felt that this was human nature.

"As long as Sister Ruyan is happy, it's enough. After all, we got together just for fun."

Talking about the past, both of them were a little talkative, and time quickly slipped through their fingers.

More than an hour later, Liu Ruyan left, she still had a lot of wedding-related things to do.

Ji Qingyue watched her leave, returned to her seat, and drank a sip of cold tea.

When she looked up and looked down again, she saw Liu Ruyan standing on the street. The man in front of her put a scarf on her personally, and the two of them walked away slowly hand in hand.

Ji Qingyue raised the corners of her mouth unconsciously, retracted her gaze, raised her hand and called the waiter.

"The tea is cold, change it."

In the examination room, from the time the papers were distributed until now, Yuan Ming has been holding the pen and writing. After more than an hour, his arms began to ache and his fingers became less flexible.

It was still early, Yuan Ming did not endure it and put down the pen and stood up.

He stretched his body and took out the red bean and barley water prepared for him by his husband from the bookcase.

It is not allowed to bring soup with sediment in the examination room, so this was specially cooked. It is slightly sweet and more thirst-quenching.

After drinking the water, Yuan Ming's fingers felt better, and he sat down to continue answering questions.

Time passed slowly, and when the exam was over, Yuan Ming felt that his whole body was stiff. The examiner took their test papers one by one, and after confirming that the number was correct, they could finally leave. After

a long period of inactivity, Yuan Ming felt a little awkward when walking, and had to hold on to the wall when he encountered stairs.

But his situation was already good. Not to mention the people who collapsed and fainted in the middle of the test and were carried out, most of these people now had pale faces and stumbled, as if a gust of wind could blow them away.

Coming out of the gate of the town government, Yuan Ming saw Ji Qingyue, who was anxiously waiting for him outside the red line.

In an instant, most of his fatigue disappeared.

Sitting in the carriage, Yuan Ming held Mrs. Tang in his arms, leaned against the carriage and took a deep breath, finally feeling that he was alive.

Ji Qingyue rubbed his hands to keep him warm while asking this and that, obviously worried that the experience he got from his father was not useful or was wrong.

Yuan Ming answered them one by one, and Ji Qingyue was relieved when she heard that nothing went wrong.

"Let's eat outside. The family hasn't prepared it yet, and we won't be able to eat for a while, and you'll be hungry." Ji Qingyue said.

Thinking of when he just came out of the examination room, he heard other candidates say that the restaurant had a special welfare meal today. Yuan Ming knew that the restaurant must be crowded, and he didn't want to join in the hustle and bustle.

Yuan Ming nodded: "There is a northern restaurant at the entrance of our alley that does very good business. Let's go there to eat." Ji

Qingyue agreed: "Okay, let's go there!"

Northern dishes are heavier in taste, salty and spicy, and are very good to eat in the cold spring season.

After the meal, both of them had red mouths and sweat on their foreheads.

Walking out of the store, a breeze blew, not too cold or too hot, very comfortable.

Before they had dinner, the driver drove the carriage back home, and now they could only walk back.

Walking side by side in the alley, slowly, Yuan Ming couldn't help but sigh, he hadn't experienced such ordinary happiness for a long time.

An old lady with a basket of vegetables came towards them, she greeted Ji Qingyue with a smile, Ji Qingyue replied familiarly, Yuan Ming waited quietly beside her, and returned a polite smile when necessary.

After everyone left, Yuan Ming couldn't help but say, "Qingqing gets along so well with the neighbors in the alley?"

Ji Qingyue blinked and said, "Not really. There were always a lot of scraps left when I made incense before. I couldn't use them all by myself, so I shared them with the women and boys around me. The Aunt Wang just now has a boy."

"So that's how it is." Yuan Ming praised, "Qingqing is a better person than me."

Ji Qingyue couldn't help but raise the corners of his lips.

The results of the Tongsheng exam will not be released until a month later. According to the tradition of Fangyuan Academy, they will be given a ten-day holiday for reference studies. Yuan Ming slept for a whole day at home and recovered his energy. He began to think about how to arrange the rest of the vacation.