Chapter 166 College Examination
Hui Niang took the silver and went back to her room and said to Fang Ziheng with emotion: "This time, we really met a noble person."
"That's right."
"I always thought that gentle women like Meng Niang were more delicate, but look at how generous she is in the way she treats others and does things."
"Brother Gu is also good." Fang Ziheng said: "He is well-versed in knowledge, talented and resourceful. He will definitely be very successful in the future."
"I don't understand what talent is, but judging by how considerate Brother Gu is to Meng Niang, he must be good."
"What you said, do you think I'm not good to you?" Fang Ziheng said with an unhappy look on his face.
"You, look at Brother Gu. Whenever he's not reading, he goes to the stall to pick up Meng Niang. And he washes the dishes after dinner. It's obvious that he does a lot of work at home."
Fang Ziheng said unhappily: "Who cooks in our family? It's always me."
Hui Niang snorted coldly and raised her chin: "Why, isn't this what we agreed on before we got married? Are you still unwilling?"
"How dare I."
Fang Ziheng hugged his eldest son and smiled apologetically.
On August 14, the city's entrance examination officially kicked off. Before dawn, everyone in Gu Yunyi's small courtyard had already gotten up.
Xu Qingmeng yawned and stood up with difficulty.
"Don't get up, just sleep a little longer, my luggage is already packed, I can do it myself."
Gu Yunyi looked at her with heartache and said.
Xu Qingmeng shook his head, reached out and slapped his face a few times, forcing himself to wake up.
"On such an important day, of course I have to see you walk into the examination room with my own eyes, so that I can feel at ease."
Xu Qingmeng put on her clothes, got out of bed and said, "Also, Hui Niang and I have discussed that from today on, we will not set up the stall. After sending you back, I can take a nap. Don't worry about it."
"But you, did you remember what I said yesterday? Don't drink cold water in the examination room, drink warm water. Also, be careful when you go to bed. Although the weather is still hot, it has started to get cooler at night."
Xu Qingmeng kept on talking for a long time, but Gu Yunyi didn't feel annoyed at all. Instead, he was very happy and enjoyed it very much.
"Yes, my lady said so, how could I forget it?" Gu Yunyi said with a smile.
"Okay, stop joking. I'll go make some food and you can see if there's anything to clean up." Xu Qingmeng said embarrassedly.
"Thank you for your hard work, my lady."
After having breakfast, a few people prepared to go to the examination room under the dark night. After going out, they met up with Huang Boyang who lived next door. After going out of the street, they walked for a while and met Jiang Mingyu and Sun Jingyi who were also going to the examination room.
The streets were bustling at this time, not only with candidates and their families coming to take the exam, but also with many street vendors.
These vendors also knew that the college entrance examination would be held today, so they set up their stalls outside early, but they only sold cakes, steamed buns and other easy-to-carry items.
After all, there are still many candidates who come on their own, so they certainly won’t be able to prepare food, so they can only buy it themselves.
Xu Qingmeng and the others didn't need to buy anything. They had made some egg pancakes in the morning and wrapped them in wax paper, so there was no problem eating them at noon.
In the evening, we had the white pancakes baked by Xu Qingmeng and the pickles that Hui Niang brought from home, which were delicious when paired with the mushroom and meat sauce.
We will eat the prepared dry food in the next two days. Of course, there is no food prepared for Huang Boyang and Jiang Mingyu today, after all, it was made in the morning.
Huang Boyang didn't have to worry about it, as the housekeeper had already prepared everything. However, before Jiang Mingyu entered the examination room, Sun Jingyi bought him a lot of dry food outside, a big bag that was full.
However, Hui Niang whispered in Xu Qingmeng's ear: "It seems that the bundle we prepared before has not been seen."
Xu Qingmeng just took a look and then said, "Let him be."
"Um."
Seeing that the time was almost up, we started to line up to check in and enter the examination room.
Gu Yunyi turned to look at Xu Qingmeng and said, "It's almost time. We should get ready to go in. Go back and have some rest. I'll be back the day after tomorrow. I'll be away for the next two days. Be careful. I'll be back the day after tomorrow."
"Got it. Relax. Also, just keep a normal mind."
"Um."
After Xu Qingmeng watched Gu Yunyi leave, she felt nervous for some reason.
He shook his head and wondered what was wrong with him.
Hui Niang looked at Xu Qingmeng and said with a smile: "This is the first time Meng Niang has come to take the exam."
Xu Qingmeng said generously: "To be honest with you, this is indeed my first time. Seeing what I am checking, I suddenly feel nervous for some reason."
"Don't worry, it will be out in two or three days. It looks a bit strict, but it's just that. I always sent him to take exams before, and now I'm used to it. Let's go home and take a nap."
Xu Qingmeng retracted his gaze, nodded, and the two of them went back hand in hand.
Seeing this, Sun Jingyi hurriedly followed.
But looking at Sun Jingyi, she was even more nervous than Xu Qingmeng, and the handkerchief was wrinkled badly by her.
Now he didn't care about his dislike for Hui Niang. He walked to Hui Niang and said, "Sister-in-law, I heard that the yard of the examination hall is dirty and messy. Can you stand it for three days? What if you are unlucky and get drawn next to the toilet? What should I do then?"
Hui Niang was very upset with her, but she didn't do anything too much for the sake of appearance. She glanced at her calmly and said, "This is how the imperial examination is. Outsiders can't help. All we can do is to pack up good food and clothes for our family. The rest depends on luck."
Sun Jingyi could only sigh: "I, this is not my first time, so I can't help but feel a little worried."
"Okay, everyone around has already gone in, there's no point in worrying. Speaking of which, didn't Master Gu send you a bag of dry food before? Why didn't you see it just now?"
Sun Jingyi obviously didn't expect Hui Niang to ask so bluntly. Then she saw Xu Qingmeng looking over and said quickly:
"Well... my boss's spleen and stomach are not very good, and he can't eat greasy food, so I prepared some new ones. But I still want to thank my two sisters-in-law for their kindness."
Xu Qingmeng thought it was nothing, and nodded with a smile: "Well, this greasy food is indeed not suitable for people with weak spleen and stomach. We should be more cautious when taking the exam."
After hearing this, Sun Jingyi felt relieved.
Then he felt that he was not wrong. The college entrance examination was so important. What would he do if he got an upset stomach?
Besides, to be frank, when it comes to food, food prepared by others is not as reliable as food prepared by yourself.
(End of this chapter)
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