After Han Daya's problem was solved, Han Ze began to pack his bags and prepare to go to the provincial capital.
Although he knew that his eldest son fainted in the examination room because his daughter drugged him, Han Youtian was still traumatized. He was afraid that his eldest son would faint in the examination room like the previous times and no one would take care of him, so he asked Han Erlang to accompany him to the examination as usual.
Han Ze knew how a father felt and understood him very well. He didn't say anything and let him make the arrangements. After all, Han Erlang had accompanied him in the previous exams.
In addition to Han Ze, there are two other students in the school who are going to take the imperial examination. They entered school later and are younger than Han Ze. Both of them know each other, but they are not familiar with each other. Despite this, they are all willing to go to the capital with Han Ze. Although Han Ze did not pass the examination, he has participated in the imperial examination several times and should be very familiar with it. If there is anything they don’t understand, they can ask him. In addition, they are from the same town, the same school, and the same teacher, so they can take care of each other.
The other two students were from the town. Fang Ziwen was seventeen years old, and Zhao Zhengxiu was a little older, just reaching the age of twenty. When Han Ze came here, he was already twenty-five years old, and he is twenty-six this year. Although he is old, if he can pass the examination to become a scholar, he will have great potential.
Zhao Zhengxiu's family was a merchant family, and they had a convoy to deliver goods to the city, so they invited Han Ze and Wang Ziwen to go to the city with their convoy. Han Ze and Wang Ziwen readily agreed. The previous person went to the city several times, and also went with the town's merchant convoy.
They set out on April 6th, traveling by land, which would take them three days and three nights on the road. Fortunately, there was still some time left before the exam, so they were not in a hurry.
At noon on the ninth day of the first lunar month, the convoy arrived at the city. They found an inn that was not too far from the examination hall. They arrived neither too early nor too late, and nearly half of the people in the inn were already staying. The rooms in the inn were divided into three categories: upper, middle and lower. The upper room cost 600 coins a day, the middle room cost 400 coins, and the lower room cost 200 coins. Zhao Zhengxiu had no shortage of money, so he asked for the upper room directly.
Han Ze, considering that he didn't have much money, chose a lower-class room and paid for ten days' rent. Although Wang Ziwen was a local, she also had a lot of money, so she chose a lower-class room like Han Ze and paid for ten days' rent.
The accommodation was arranged and it was lunch time. After lunch, the few of them hurried to the government office to handle the formalities. After returning, Zhao Zhengxiu invited them to stroll around the city, but Han Ze refused. His purpose was to take the exam, so he decided to stay in the inn for a few days before the exam.
Wang Ziwen had never been to the capital city and was very curious about it. When she heard about his invitation, she was very tempted. But when she saw that Han Ze did not agree, she thought about it and regretfully refused.
None of them wanted to go out for fun, and Zhao Zhengxiu had no fun being alone, so he went back to his room to read.
Calming down, Han Ze took out the book and read it slowly. Han Erlang saw his elder brother reading a book, so he went to the lobby of the inn and listened to people talking.
While waiting for the scientific expedition, Zhao Zhengxiu never invited the two of them out for fun again.
For the candidates, time passed both quickly and slowly, and soon the day of the college entrance examination arrived.
Before dawn, a long line formed in front of the examination room. Han Ze and others, carrying prepared examination baskets, waited for inspection in front of the examination room early. After checking the information and completing the inspection, the candidates entered the examination room one by one.
The college entrance examination would consist of two sessions, which would last for three days. Worried about his elder brother, Han Erlang watched his elder brother enter the examination room and did not return to the inn. Instead, he stayed outside the examination room door without moving. During the waiting time, his heart was always tense, and he stared at the door of the examination room without blinking, fearing that his elder brother would be carried out of the examination room like in the previous times.
Zhao Zhengxiu and Wang Ziwen's servants looked at him and couldn't help shaking their heads and sighing.
Han Erlang didn't explain to them, so how could they understand his difficulties? His eldest brother would faint in the examination room every time he took an exam. Although he knew that it was because his eldest sister had drugged his brother, who knew if the drug had any side effects
All in all, the shadow in his heart has not dissipated. His elder brother has not come out of the examination room yet, and he can't let go of the worry in his heart.
At lunch time, Zhao Zhengxiu and Wang Ziwen's servants called him to eat, but he shook his head vigorously and asked them to help buy some food, but he still stayed in front of the examination room.
The first day passed safely, and no one was carried out of the examination room. Han Erlang was relieved. On the second day, he went to the examination room to wait. No one was carried out of the examination room in the morning, but someone was kicked out in the afternoon. Han Erlang did not dare to ask around, but after listening carefully, he found out that the person had been caught cheating.
Han Erlang pulled Zhao Zhengxiu and Wang Ziwen's servant to hide aside. All three of them were frightened. Fortunately, they survived the second day safely. His eldest brother was not carried out. He breathed a sigh of relief again and prayed to Buddha for protection. His eldest brother had held on for two days, and he must hold on tomorrow and not be carried out.
On the third day, the three of them went to the examination room early again. As soon as they arrived, they saw a commotion in front of them. It turned out that a candidate had fainted in the examination room and was carried out.
Han Erlang was startled and ran forward. He pushed through the crowd and saw the person lying on the stretcher. He felt relieved because it was not his eldest brother.
He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and panted. Fortunately, it was not his elder brother. Perhaps the Buddha heard his wish, and until the end of the exam, no more candidates were carried out.
Candidates came out of the examination room one after another. Han Erlang stared closely at the candidates coming out of the examination room, fearing that he would miss his elder brother.
When Han Ze came out of the examination room, he saw Han Erlang staring at the door of the examination room. He smiled and called out, "Erlang."
Han Erlang seemed to have heard the sound of nature, and his first words were: "Brother, you didn't faint?"
It’s amazing that my brother didn’t faint.
Han Ze looked at him with a smile, also with a look of relief: "Yes, brother didn't faint. He insisted on finishing the exam."
For Han Erlang, he may not care how his elder brother did in the exam. As long as his elder brother is in good health, it is progress.
At this time, Zhao Zhengxiu and Wang Ziwen also came out of the examination room. They heard the conversation between the two brothers and found it quite funny. They wanted to tease them, but they shut up when they thought of Han Ze's feat of fainting in the examination room every time he took an exam.
After returning to the inn, he took a bath, had a meal, and lay down on the bed, falling into a deep sleep. While Han Ze was sleeping, Han Erlang smiled and listened to people talking about the imperial examination in the lobby. Zhao Zhengxiu's servant came over and asked him, "How did your elder brother do in the exam?"
Han Erlang was confused and scratched his head, "I didn't ask him."
Zhao Zhengxiu's servant smiled and said, "My young master did well in the exam."
Han Erlang was happy for him and said, "My elder brother was able to stay in the examination room for three days without fainting. This is a good thing for us. As for how he did in the exam, I don't think it matters."
In fact, he had no hope that his elder brother would pass the imperial examination.
Zhao Zhengxiu's servant: "..."
I thought to myself, you are so careless. Since you don’t care about how you do on the exam, why bother taking the exam
After Han Ze woke up, he had a full meal. At this time, Zhao Zhengxiu came to him and asked him how he did on the exam. Han Ze smiled and said, "I did normally."
Zhao Zhengxiu smiled: "Me too."
As they were talking, Wang Ziwen came over and asked with a smile: "Now that the exam is over, shall we go out for a walk?"
Han Ze raised his eyebrows, a little tempted. Han Erlang was also very excited when he heard that he could go out shopping. He had been to the city several times, but because his eldest brother always fainted, he had never been to the city. When others asked him how the city was, he couldn't answer. This time, his eldest brother didn't faint, so they finally had a chance to go shopping in the city.
Zhao Zhengxiu smiled and asked him: "You look so happy, I guess you did well in the exam, right?"
Wang Ziwen smiled and said: "I don't think too much about it. It's fine after the exam. As for how the exam goes, I'll just let it go."
Zhao Zhengxiu raised his eyebrows. Although Wang Ziwen was young, she thought very clearly.
Things in the city are more expensive than those in the town. Han Ze didn't have much money, so he wanted to buy some things for his family. But when he saw the high prices, he gave up. So they really just went shopping and didn't buy anything.
There were still a few days before the results were announced, so Han Ze and his friends completely let go. Even though they didn't have much money, they would go out for a stroll every day to take in the scenery of the city.
On the day of the announcement, they went to the place where the results were announced at daybreak. They arrived quite early, but there were still many people around. After the list was posted, they swarmed there to see it.
Although Han Ze's body was better, he was still thinner than Han Erlang. So he let Erlang squeeze in front to look at the list. When he was young, he also went to school for two years and knew some words, so he naturally knew his elder brother's name.
Although he had no hope that his elder brother would pass the exam, he still had a faint expectation in his heart. When he really saw his elder brother's name in the third place, he still couldn't believe it. He pulled the person next to him and asked, "Brother, can you help me see if the third place is Han Ze?"
The person he held was a little impatient at first, but after hearing what he said, he said without thinking, "The third place is indeed Han Ze."
He remembered the names of the top three. He looked at him and was about to ask something when Han Erlang let go of his hand and shouted happily, pushing his way out through the crowd.
When he ran outside and saw his elder brother standing in the crowd, he said in surprise: "I got it, I got it."
Han Ze was not surprised, and Wang Ziwen hurriedly asked, "What place did you win?"
Han Erlang scratched his head, a smile on his face, "The third name is Big Brother."
Wang Ziwen looked at Han Ze and said, "Brother Han, you did well in the exam." Then she asked Han Erlang, "Did you see my name and Brother Zhao's name?"
Zhao Zhengxiu also looked at him expectantly.
Han Erlang exclaimed, "I didn't read on."
Wang Ziwen was disappointed and was about to speak when his servant came over. Wang Ziwen looked at him and the servant smiled and said, "It's a win, it's a win, you all won. You all won."
Wang Ziwen and Zhao Zhengxiu both breathed a sigh of relief. Wang Ziwen then asked, "How many people won?"
The book boy said, "Master, you got 17th place, and Master Zhao got 46th place..."
When Zhao Zhengxiu heard his ranking, he didn't care much and said with a smile, "It's good that I won."
Han Erlang returned to the inn, still feeling elated. He couldn't believe that his elder brother had actually passed the exam. He pinched his thigh hard. Oh my god, it hurt so much. He smiled and looked at his elder brother, saying foolishly, "Brother, am I dreaming? Did you really pass the exam?"
Han Ze said unhappily, "Do you want me to pinch you again?"
Han Erlang was busy hiding aside, "No, no, I'm awake now."
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