Reporters have already started lining up to enter.
Fang Zhengyi went directly to the curtain officer outside the venue.
The outer curtain official is a temporary official in charge of matters outside the examination room, and is also responsible for some affairs within the examination room, such as distributing and collecting papers.
When the officer outside the curtain saw Fang Zheng walking towards him leisurely, he immediately went to meet him and asked anxiously, "Master Fang! Why are you here just now?"
"Mr. Zhang and the others have already arrived! Are you the only one missing?"
Fang Zhengyi asked in confusion: "Huh? You know me? Why are you waiting for me? I'm only responsible for invigilating the exam! Don't even think about assigning me any work!"
The official outside the curtain said with a smile: "I have seen you in the palace! I don't know what you are talking about... They are urging you to come in! Please come in quickly!"
Fang Zheng nodded and was about to follow him when he suddenly heard a loud noise behind his ears and couldn't help but turn around to look.
The officer outside the curtain also glanced at it and took the initiative to explain: "Oh! Maybe a student brought something that doesn't conform to the regulations in. This happens all the time. It should be resolved soon. Lord Fang, let's go!"
Fang Zheng's expression became a little twisted as he watched.
Why are all the onlookers reporters from newspapers? Is it an occupational disease?
It was their own reporter who started an argument with the inspection clerk.
With doubts, Fang Zheng pushed away the outer curtain officer and walked straight towards the crowd, and the outer curtain officer hurriedly followed.
When I got closer, I saw that it was indeed someone from the newspaper! It was Shen Yi again.
Maybe it was because of the chaos and the jostling, he sat down on the ground, picking up the scattered things on the ground with a somewhat frustrated expression.
Fang Zhengyi hurriedly helped him up and angrily shouted to the clerk, "What is going on? Why are you pushing a student who is taking an exam to the ground?"
Seeing that the backbone had arrived, the reporters all told Fang Zhengyi what had happened.
"Master Fang! They said that if the things we brought were not up to standard, they would throw them away with us, otherwise they would not let us in!"
"What's wrong with it? He can check it however he wants. We didn't bring anything in!"
"That's right, there's no rule that you can't bring any food! He pushed Shen Yi down with one hand!"
The clerk didn't recognize Fang Zhengyi, but seeing that he was wearing an official uniform, he was obviously not ordinary, so he quickly explained: "My lord! I didn't mean to do that! There were too many people just now and they surrounded me... I was careless... It was their things that didn't conform to the rules! And they insisted on going in!"
Seeing him joining in the fun, the outer curtain official also stepped forward and said anxiously, "Master Fang! Just let them handle these trivial matters! This happens every time, it's normal."
"No! You have to tell me what's wrong with him? How can a student take the exam without food? Will you be responsible if he doesn't do well in the exam?" Fang Zheng pointed at Shen Yi and said loudly
The food that the reporters brought was all prepared by him, there was no way there was anything non-compliant!
There are two meals a day in the dormitory. The food is poor and small, and it is usually gone after a few bites, so people usually bring their own dry food.
In order to prevent smuggling, large pieces of dry food such as pancakes carried by candidates will be chopped up and inspected.
He had already asked someone in advance about the eggs and dried meat snacks he had prepared, and they were totally allowed to bring them into the examination room!
Seeing his aggressive look, the clerk dared not answer.
The outer curtain official had obviously seen Fang Zhengyi before, so he stepped forward, snatched Shen Yi's basket and said, "Master Fang, let me check it! After the inspection, let's leave quickly!"
As he spoke, he opened the cloth cover of the basket, and all kinds of things came into view. The number of things inside was so great that the curtain officer was stunned!
He pinched out a cube-shaped object and asked Shen Yi, “What is this?”
Shen Yi smacked his lips, as if savoring the taste of this thing: “This is called instant noodles, the noodles are fried.”
This instant noodles was specially prepared by Fang Zhengyi for the reporters. He asked a dozen old ladies to knit the noodles and fry them together. The reporters had tasted some in advance and expressed their praise!
"This...this...this is not in compliance with the regulations!" The officer outside the curtain had obviously never seen instant noodles before, and this alone was not up to standard!
Fang Zhengyi grabbed the noodle and said, "How is it not compliant? Look...the noodles are clear, how could there be any contaminants? It's compliant!"
The officer outside the curtain took a closer look and muttered a few words. He knew he couldn't beat him, so he said helplessly, "Okay, okay! It's qualified!"
Then he lowered his head, took out a piece of dried meat and smelled it.
Fang Zheng frowned: "Are you greedy?!"
The official outside the curtain blushed immediately and stammered, "No... why does it smell like beef..."
Fang Zhengyi also pretended to smell it twice and said seriously: "This is duck jerky!"
"Jered duck meat?" The official outside the curtain looked confused.
\"Yes! Duck meat! Have you ever eaten beef? What kind of meat do you care? Does it have anything to do with the exam? "
"Uh...ok...ok!"
The curtain officer was at a loss, he had been invigilating twice and had never seen anyone wearing such flowers!
Fang Zhengyi came up to him and pointed at the things in the basket, listing them all: "This is che gao! This is shrimp strips! This is condiment! This is called shaqi ma..."
The scholars watching were dumbfounded. They looked down at the rice and bread they brought with them, and felt sad...
The official outside the curtain swallowed hard. Are they here to take an exam? They are here for a picnic!
Then he took out two black, hard objects from the basket and asked Shen Yi, "What is this? This is not food, it has nothing to do with the exam, throw it away!"
Shen Yi pinched his chin and looked at it for a moment: “It’s abalone, dried abalone.”
The people around were all staring at the two pieces of dried abalone with their jaws dropped, with all kinds of emotions churning in their hearts.
"............"
The outer curtain officer was silent for a moment and finally exploded, unable to help but roar: "Why the hell do you have to bring abalone to the exam!!! What is your purpose in coming to the exam room!!"
Fang Zheng patted him on the shoulder and consoled him, "Why are you so anxious? Why are you so anxious... Aren't there cooks and buglers in the examination room to help the examinees cook? Why can't they eat abalone if they want to? It seems there is no such rule."
"No! Yes!" The outer curtain officer squeezed out two words from between his teeth, and continued to check with gritted teeth. He touched a package of colorful things that looked like paper from inside, grabbed a handful and held it in front of Shen Yi, and said angrily: "This can't be food!"
"Sir, this is called air-dried vegetables. Once soaked in water, they can become fresh vegetables... I plan to ask the army to put some in when I cook noodles so that the texture and taste are not too monotonous." Shen Yi said honestly.
The officer outside the curtain: "⊙.⊙............"
Fang Zheng smiled complacently.
He had the servants in his house cut the dehydrated vegetables into slices, then placed them on the stove and dried while fanning them. The dehydrated vegetables were not much different from those in later generations, it just took a little more effort.
In order to ensure that the reporters had a good meal, he really put a lot of effort into it this time!
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