Ling Jiheng smiled and looked into Chi Xingyue's eyes: "It's all done."
It's also a disguised admission that he is doing very well.
Baozhu was carrying the box towards the car. Chi Xingyue could still hear the voices of other scholars, either showing off or expressing their frustration.
Suddenly, Ling Jiheng's stomach growled. Chi Xingyue stopped and looked at him in surprise: "You didn't eat lunch?"
Ling Jiheng just smiled and said nothing.
Chi Xingyue's eyes lit up, and he asked with a gloating look, "You weren't lucky enough to be assigned to a smelly grid, were you?"
Ling Jiheng covered Chi Xingyue's mouth and asked her to save his face.
Chi Xingyue laughed even louder and left amidst the envious and contemptuous looks of the ladies.
After they got in the car, Chi Xingyue quickly took out a wet towel and asked Ling Jiheng and Ling Jiyi to wipe their hands.
Pulling out a bag of pastries from the secret compartment, he said, "Thank you for your patience. Even in such a harsh environment, you still managed to finish the exam. You are a strong person who is not afraid of difficulties!"
Ling Jiheng picked up a piece of peach cake and put it in his mouth without any expression, but Ling Jiyi touched his nose awkwardly.
"Second sister-in-law, you don't know how effective Dr. Cheng's medicine is. Just one pill and my mind is clear."
Chi Xingyue nodded, thinking that medicine in later generations was still very advanced and could cure minor illnesses.
Besides, she prepared spiritual spring water for him. That thing is a super cheat.
Even if you don't take any medicine, you can recover just by drinking water and resting for a while.
Chi Xingyue put the pastry forward and motioned Ling Jiyi to eat it.
He also asked, "Did you leave anything at the inn? If not, let's go home directly."
Ling Jiyi shook his head: "Without Second Sister-in-law, everything is with Big Brother Ling."
"Oh, then take it with you. Let's go home directly."
"Yeah, yeah, I haven't been home for a few days. I miss home!"
Ling Yi, who was outside, heard the noise and quickened his pace. The oxen's hooves clattered on the road as they headed towards the city gate.
The sky gradually darkened, and finally, when all the lights were on, the two brothers arrived home.
The old lady welcomed them in and didn't ask about the exam. She was only concerned about whether the two had eaten well and slept well.
A sumptuous meal was prepared at home, just waiting for the two of them to wash up and start eating.
When Ling Jiheng returned to Qingfeng Courtyard, he saw Erzhu carrying hot water and delivering it to the ear room.
The moment I saw Baozhu, my whole body brightened up.
He wiped his hands on his clothes, walked over and took the exam basket from Baozhu, and asked with concern, "Are you tired?"
He caught a glimpse of Chi Xingyue laughing out of the corner of his eye, and his mind buzzed as he realized that he had neglected his master.
Smiling awkwardly: "Master, I..."
Ling Jiheng coughed lightly and said, "Don't worry about this. Go get some hot water for Baozhu and let her have a good rest."
Erzhu responded and ran away happily.
Ling Jiheng went to the ear room, took off his clothes and threw them into the basin.
He stepped into the bathtub with his long legs and soaked in the warm water, all his fatigue disappeared.
Chi Xingyue also entered the space, washed and rinsed, and used a hair dryer to dry her hair.
Wait out and feel refreshed.
She pinched a strawberry and fed it to Ling Jiheng who was changing clothes, and wiped his hair. Then the two of them went to Rongsiyuan for dinner.
Because she was not sure when the two candidates would come back, the old lady had two pots of rice prepared.
A pot of rice, some fried vegetables, and a pot of braised pork.
There is also hot pot. The base ingredients are fried, the side dishes are washed, and the meat is prepared. You can put it in the pot as soon as you come back.
A group of people gathered around the pot, breathing in the fragrance in the air.
Seeing Ling Jiheng coming over, the old lady asked someone to put the vegetables in the pot. Rice and stir-fried vegetables were placed on the table, and they could help themselves to whatever they wanted to eat.
Chi Xingyue filled a bowl of rice, poured a large spoonful of braised pork into it, and then reached into the pot to pick up some vegetables.
Emma, it smells so good. These past few days in the county, although the food was good, it just didn't taste like home.
Chi Xingyue was so full after eating that she stuffed herself with two more peaches before going for a walk outside the courtyard with Ling Jiheng.
The villagers of Qingshan Village went out for a walk with their bowls in hand and unknowingly walked near the Ling family.
Seeing the two of them coming out, he came over to chat with them. Seeing that Ling Jiheng was in a good mood, he asked about the scientific expedition.
The villagers had no knowledge of this matter, so Ling Jiheng told them about his experiences over the past few days.
From preparation to queuing. From the cubicle to eating, drinking, defecating and urinating.
There was no real business at all, just a lot of nonsense. But the villagers loved hearing this kind of talk and were quite taken with it.
"Oh my god, five days of exams? That brain of yours must be fried! No wonder that village guy...
What was that guy's name? He had a mole on his lip. He was carried back by his father.
He looked so miserable, I thought he was seriously ill."
Ling Jiheng didn't want to draw any more hatred, so he explained, "Fu Yi is young, so it's normal that he couldn't hold on. We older people can barely hold on."
Everyone said "Oh" and understood.
"Master Song said that in November, the students who performed well in the school could take the test. According to what Ji Heng said, do we not need to take the test?
They are all only seven or eight years old, and the oldest is only eleven or twelve. How can they bear it?"
"Yes, yes, it's still cold in November. We can't even stand it indoors, how can we dare to leave the child in the examination hall where the wind blows from all directions?
Don't fail the exam and end up getting sick from all the hard work. It's not worth it!"
Ling Jiheng also considered this issue, so he chose to take the exam in July.
He smiled and reassured her, “Maybe by then, we’ll change the exam location, maybe even indoors.
It's still early, let the children prepare. We'll talk about it when the time comes."
Everyone nodded: "That's right!"
The group chatted and laughed for a long time before dispersing.
Chi Xingyue returned to her room and lay on the soft big bed. She tossed and turned for a long time before she felt sleepy.
Sleep till dawn.
Ling Jiheng got up early and took Chi Xingyue and Ling Jiyi to the mountains to hunt and relax.
The group worked hard all day and finally came back with two rabbits, three pheasants, a bag of river shrimps, and a basket of wild grapes.
I had a delicious meal of wild game and was back to normal the next day.
Ling Jiheng got up early to exercise, then read. After the exam, he also realized his weaknesses.
There is still more than half a month before the second round of exams, so he has to hurry up to find out his shortcomings and fill them up.
Chi Xingyue got up very late. When she didn't see anyone in the room, she knew that Ling Jiheng had gone to the study.
I didn't care about him and went for a walk in the space after washing up.
I came out around noon and had lunch and chatted with my family.
Then, she was bored again.
Not wanting to fleece the candidates anymore, he thought of eating them.
Chi Xingyue vaguely remembered how to make mung bean jelly, so he studied it with Aunt Taohua.
The two worked hard for several days before they finally made the mung bean jelly.
No one dares to eat it for fear of poisoning.
Chi Xingyue hesitated: "How about I try it first?"
Her physique is pretty good, and she has the blessing of spiritual spring water, so even if something goes wrong, it won't be a big deal.
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