On the seventh day of February, when the disciples paid their respects in the morning, Zhao Hao asked them how the preparations for the examination were going.

"Master, don't worry. During the time you accompanied our master in seclusion, I have been worried sick about these troublesome guys. I have already prepared everything..." Wang Wuyang immediately apologized with a smile.

"Just say you're ready, what a lot of nonsense..." Hua Shuyang muttered softly.

"He looks more and more like a eunuch." Wang Dingjue also echoed softly.

The other junior brothers laughed. They didn't dare to make fun of the eldest senior brother like the second and third senior brothers did.

"Go and take a look." Zhao Hao was really worried that these nerds who couldn't take care of themselves would lose things.

But then again, I don't know what to do with the person who is being taken care of by a nerd who can't take care of himself? Is he a vegetable?

Everyone accompanied Zhao Hao to the west warehouse, which was the place where Yu Shensi had stuck his butt out and listened to Zhao Shizhen's lecture.

As soon as he entered, Zhao Hao saw seven wooden examination boxes of exactly the same style.

Although it was made of cork instead of precious hardwood for the sake of lightness, the design and production of the examination box were very sophisticated. The four corners were decorated with carved copper ornaments, the front and back sides were painted with elegant landscape paintings, and there was an exquisite copper lock on the door.

The design was like a large suitcase in later times, which could be used as a stool for candidates to sit on while waiting for the exam. Moreover, each examination box was equipped with four iron wheels at the bottom, which could be towed with ropes.

In order to make it easier to distinguish, the seven ropes are in seven colors. Not surprisingly, they are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and purple...

"This is the test box that Shizhen built for us." The eldest brother said, patting Zhao Shizhen on the head.

"Shizhen has been of great help this time. I have never seen such a beautiful and exquisite examination box."

"Yeah, not bad." The candidates who took the exam gave unanimous praise. Even Yu Shensi and Zhang Jian, who did not take the exam, praised it highly.

Zhao Shizhen was embarrassed by their praise: "Time is too tight, I can only do this much..."

Hearing their high praises, Zhao Hao asked Hua Shuyang to open his examination box with great interest.

I saw that it was divided into three layers, with a large drawer on each of the top and bottom, and two small drawers in the middle. I opened the top one and saw neatly stacked the number tops, number skirts, number curtains, nails, hammers, and other tools for tidying up the number room after entering the venue. There were also a number of brushes, ink boxes, double sets of lettering circles, as well as roll bags, pen bags, emergency medicines, windproof candlesticks, and candles... all placed in different small boxes.

The drawer on the left below is used to store food for three days. Moon cakes, longan meat, ginseng, rice, tea and other things that can be preserved are all wrapped in oil paper. There is also a place for freshly cooked food, which will be packed in a silver lunch box the night before the exam. Once you enter the exam hall, you can heat it up and have hot soup and hot rice.

"What? We can still have hot soup and hot meals?" Zhao Hao couldn't help but asked in surprise: "Can we still light a fire in the Imperial Examination Hall?"

He remembered that it was forbidden to bring fire into the Yingtian County Examination...

"Master, what you said is true. It's only February and the water freezes. If you don't let them light a fire, won't your precious disciples freeze to death?" Hua Shuyang smiled and opened a drawer on the right. There was indeed a brass stove inside. There were also three boxes of special coal lotus roots."

"One box can last for a day, which is enough." Zhao Shizhen said confidently.

"No wonder he brought rice and tea leaves," Zhao Hao suddenly realized, "It's really enjoyable to drink tea while taking the exam."

"Drinking tea helps you think." The third disciple quickly replied, "It can also refresh you."

"We southerners feel uncomfortable if we don't eat rice for a day." The eldest brother also explained.

"Oh." Zhao Hao opened Yu Shenxing's oven and saw that there was indeed no rice inside.

"The freshly steamed buns smell so good." Yu Shenxing hurriedly explained that he had asked the kitchen to steam a pot of buns the day before the exam.

Fortunately, I didn’t plan to steam it in the room…

The bottom layer is the bedding with specified characteristics.

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After a careful check, Zhao Hao realized that he actually didn't know what he should bring into the venue.

But as a master, I can't just watch and not say anything. Zhao Hao thought of a good question after a long pause: "Why seven?"

Including Zhao Shouzheng, there are a total of five candidates taking the exam this time. Normally, there should be a maximum of six sets of papers, so one set as a backup is enough.

"One set is for backup, and the other set is for use in case something goes wrong with the backup..." Zhao Shizhen answered seriously.

"Uh, be careful..." Zhao Hao twitched his lips twice and suddenly felt bored.

It's a waste of time to worry about a bunch of rigorous scientists.

When Zhao Hao came out of the warehouse and into the yard, he saw the county lord's sister, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, and her pig-headed brother walking in.

"Brother, you're out!" As soon as she saw him, Li Mingyue smiled immediately and ran towards him two steps with joy.

She suddenly remembered her own character, and hurriedly stopped, turned back and timidly looked at Li Chengen and said:

"Brother, why did you push me?"

"Uh, did I push it?" Li Chengen pointed at his mouth in surprise, and finally succumbed to his sister's kind gaze. "Okay, I pushed it. Because... I was naughty."

Zhao Hao couldn't help but say to the county lady, "That's very dangerous. What if you accidentally fall on your face?"

"That's right." Li Mingyue walked to Zhao Hao and looked at her brother in a way that seemed to be accusing but was actually admonishing.

"I will be careful next time." Li Chengen said with a sad face.

He knew that this was the result of his insistence on coming along, but he was worried about his sister coming alone...

Alas, for a brother who has a younger sister, it is difficult to move forward with worries and to retreat with worries.

"By the way, brother, has the old senior come out? My mother asked me to say hello to him on her behalf." Li Chengen had to change the subject and said, "I miss him a lot, too."

Zhao Hao thought, what's the connection? My mother asked her son to say hello to his first love, but they have similar personalities...

Trying hard to suppress a strange expression, Zhao Hao told him that his father was still sleeping and probably wouldn't get up until tomorrow.

Li Chengen showed a disappointed expression, as if this trip was not successful.

"By the way, brother, don't you want to see Xiwa?" Li Mingyue signaled him with her eyes and quickly disappeared from her sight.

"Oh, yes. I haven't visited him for a long time. I wonder if he has given up the idea of ​​becoming a monk..."

Li Chengen didn't know whether he really missed Xiwa or was forced to do so, so he obediently went to the west wing.

After a while, Xiwa's angry roar came from the room:

"You are the new monk! I am very normal. As soon as I can walk again, I will go out and spend a lot of money! I will spend all three tickets!"

"Aren't there two?" Li Mingyue couldn't help but ask curiously while covering her mouth and laughing.

"Oh, I gave him an injury compensation." Zhao Haoxin answered, and then asked the county lady: "By the way, what's the matter with you, sister?"

"Yeah." Li Mingyue thought, I just came to see you. But she said obediently, "Mother heard that the examination room is very cold, so she asked me to send a few boxes of ermine leather mattresses, sleeves, jackets, etc., saying that this kind of thin and warm, and single-layer, can be brought into the examination room."

"Thank you so much, godmother." Zhao Hao thanked her profusely. He thought to himself, disciples, you are all benefiting from the master.

"Oh, big brother." Li Mingyue suddenly remembered something and said, "When I came here, I saw a scholar who looked like a beggar at your door."

She tilted her head to think for a moment, then changed her words and said, "Or, a beggar who looks like a scholar?"

Yu Shensi, who was sweeping the yard, heard this and slapped his forehead and said, "That Jin Xuezeng is outside..."

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