Chapter 118 The Miraculous Candidate
Finally, after an hour, the limestone in the oven was completely calcined, leaving behind a large amount of impurities and gray-black quicklime mixed in.
Gu Feixue used a sieve to dry part of the calcined product, leaving the powdery substance and putting the rest that still had some impurities aside. She would then try to find a way to purify it.
Then she poured the water that someone had brought over the powder, and everyone saw a burst of white smoke rising quickly.
"It's boiling! The water is really boiling!"
Tian Dali and the others were seen dancing with excitement with dark faces. They had never thought that these powders could actually boil cold water! What a bizarre story!
"Hahaha! Mission accomplished! This time, I'll make sure you have something hot to eat in the exam room!"
Gu Feixue smiled happily. As long as she mastered the ratio of quicklime and water, she could boil the water completely.
By then, in the examination room, cooking instant noodles, eating rice, or even eating hot pot will no longer be a difficult task!
Hearing the loud exclamations coming from the yard, everyone in the Gu family rushed out.
The yard was centered on the oven, and the surroundings were all pitch black. Gu Feixue, Tian Dali and others had black bodies and faces, as if they had just crawled out of the stove.
Before Gu Feixue could say anything, Wang hurriedly pulled her to take a shower.
As for Tian Dali and his group, they were also sent back by their families to clean the black dust on their bodies. The water from washing in every household was black, and their clothes were so dirty that they looked like they were made of coke.
It was not until dark that the Gu family yard was cleaned. After washing, Gu Feixue and others finally regained their original skin color.
The quicklime cleaned out of the oven weighed more than ten pounds, not including the quicklime particles with impurities.
Once these quicklime particles are free of impurities and purified, what remains is also quicklime.
Although the quicklime made by Gu Feixue is somewhat different from modern ones and its purity is not as high, the calorific value requirements can still be achieved by adjusting the ratio of water and quicklime.
So that night, Gu Feixue used quicklime and cooked rice and steamed cakes with cold water in front of everyone. She also fried some instant noodles and made some not-so-authentic instant noodles.
Everyone in the Gu family was extremely shocked. They couldn't believe that in this world, it was possible to eat hot food without making a fire.
"Mom and Dad, this time my brother will definitely be able to eat a hot meal in the exam hall."
Gu Feixue's words drew a burst of loving glances from the two, and Gu Tingchuan was even more moved.
"Everyone in the world must envy me for having such a wonderful sister like Xue'er."
Gu Feixue was not modest when she heard this. She puffed out her chest and said proudly:
"Brother, just tell me what you want to eat. I'll prepare it for you when the time comes. The other students will envy you to death."
So the college entrance examination was held a few days later.
Compared with previous years, in addition to the sounds of flipping test papers and chewing steamed buns, there are several more sounds in the entire examination venue this year.
For example, the sound of sips, the sound of hot water gurgling, and the sound of candidates taking deep breaths.
The instigator of all this was Gu Tingchuan, who ate three meals a day at regular times and in fixed amounts.
Of course, what Gu Tingchuan eats is different from what others eat.
The others ate steamed buns that were so dry that they hurt their teeth, and drank cold water.
Gu Tingchuan, on the other hand, relied on Gu Feixue's special heating food box to steam the cooked and dried rice, dehydrated vegetables for easy storage, and fried noodles that were easy to soak.
Of course, there are also crispy fish and meat, as well as a full range of meat and vegetable combinations.
Even the invigilator patrolling the examination room was envious of the fragrance from Gu Tingchuan's cubicle.
It can be said that Gu Tingchuan’s recipes were never the same for two consecutive days.
At noon on the first day, the candidates were still angry about why the invigilator was partial to Gu Tingchuan and gave them cold water.
This caused the invigilator to hang around Gu Tingchuan's door from time to time, suspecting what he was doing inside.
It was not until the evening that the invigilator broke into Gu Tingchuan's compartment and found him eating meat from a steaming hot food box that he was shocked and asked:
"Why do you have hot water?"
So Gu Tingchuan said calmly:
"This is a heating box my younger sister made for me. It can heat water and food."
So the invigilator, who had never seen the world, left Gu Tingchuan's cubicle in a daze.
In this way, the entire examination room knew that there was such a magical lunch box in the world that could actually boil water.
During the following examination period, every time it was time for lunch, the candidates had to endure a torture.
Some people with poor psychological endurance simply gave up the exam and went out to eat.
It can be said that the heated lunch box not only made Gu Tingchuan's examination experience much better, but also put other candidates in dire straits.
Gu Feixue and the rest of the Gu family did not wait outside during the exam. They only waited outside the examination hall early on the last day.
Sure enough, Gu Tingchuan was the first person to stand up straight and walk out of the examination room, with a rosy and shiny complexion.
The others were wilted like frost-bitten eggplants, and some could not even stand steadily.
When the family members of the candidates who were eagerly waiting outside the examination room saw Gu Tingchuan coming out, they were a little puzzled.
Is this what it looks like after taking a two-day exam?
After other candidates came out one after another, everyone regained their normal expressions.
That's right. That was the invigilator, right? Why is the invigilator in Liangcheng so young this time?
Unexpectedly, after receiving their own candidates, these families heard that a magical candidate had appeared in the examination room this time.
This candidate actually used a magical lunch box to boil water and cook during the exam!
Someone who was familiar with the invigilator found out who was cooking in the examination room at that time.
For a time, the story of the miraculous candidate Gu Tingchuan was circulating among the scholars throughout Liangcheng.
Of course, along with Gu Tingchuan, the story also spread about the magical sister he mentioned in the examination room.
Half a month later, when the results of the college entrance examination were announced, the student who ranked first made all the candidates furious.
Gu Tingchuan! This guy again!
Anju Village.
After looking at the results, the Gu family returned to Anju Village. However, before they even entered the village, they saw the entire village hung with red cloth, decorated with lights and colorful lanterns, and setting off firecrackers.
"Congratulations, Master Gu! Congratulations, Master Gu! Your mother has topped the list of successful candidates!"
The village chief brought most of the villagers to congratulate the Gu family. Fortunately, they had saved a lot of candy on weekdays, and for a while, the whole Gu family was busy entertaining the guests.
Gu Feixue had never seen such a scene before. Passing the examination to become a scholar was almost as important as passing the imperial examination in modern times.
Of course, this is understandable. After all, in ancient times, if one passed the examination to become a scholar, not only could he receive a salary from the state, but he also didn't have to kneel when meeting the county magistrate.
If you pass the imperial examination, the prefect will have to give you some face, and you can become a good official in some small place.
As for those who passed the imperial examination, they would have the opportunity to meet the emperor and serve him. Even if they did not stay in the capital to be an official, they could go to the local area to be a good official.
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