After three rounds of drums, Xue Poye was frowning when he saw the examiner holding a brocade silk on the main stage and began to read. It was nothing more than praising the emperor, the country is peaceful and the people live in peace, and then he talked about the rules of the examination room The rules and regulations, cadenced and ups and downs, read for a long time, and when Xue Poye was about to fall asleep listening to it, it finally came to the end, and it was nothing more than hoping that the candidates would try their best to take the exam and become the pillars of the country. After a long time, he finally led everyone to bow to the sky a few times, and shouted: "Enter!" The students entered the corridor and sat down.
When the paper was released, Xue Poye finally saw Cui Xuezheng. He still had a dignified appearance, and he pretended to be very similar. He is a well-educated and well-behaved scholar.
Cui Xuezheng smiled very kindly, and seemed to place great expectations on the students, and even handed out the papers himself, which greatly moved the students.
When Cui Xuezheng came to Xue Poye, Xue Poye was leaning on the chair, bored.
"Respond to the best of your talents, for the great Chu, for the sage, and for the people of Li." Cui Xuezheng smiled, flipped through the papers, and finally handed out a paper to Xue Poye.
When Xue Poye finished the test paper, he just felt that the quality of the printing was not a little bit different from that of his own era, but fortunately, the handwriting was clear and he could understand it. When he looked at the paper, he was quite surprised. The answers have already been answered and written all over the test paper, startled, he looked up at Cui Xuezheng, only to see him shaking his head with a half-smile, signaling Xue Poye not to be surprised, and then walked away slowly.
Before Xue Poye, he thought about how to get in. What he thought about the most was that after the exam, Cui Xuezheng pretended to be a horse and put his own paper on the shortlist. Now it seems that Cui Xuezheng did it more straightforwardly, even the answer was not clear. He had already written it, and was even afraid that his handwriting would not match the respondent's self, so he even wrote the name of "Xue Poye". Xue Poye had nothing to say after helping to this extent.
How many students study hard in the cold window, but in the end they still can't pass the college entrance examination, and their lives are mediocre. However, according to the current situation, it is incredible that I can pass this entrance examination without writing a single word.
There are many things in this world that are surprising, but behind the surprise is so inevitable.
"I don't know how many people can pass the courtyard examination without asking a single word." Xue Poye leaned on the chair and thought about it. Throughout the ages, there should not be many people who can handle the courtyard examination so easily.
But looking at Cui Xuezheng's familiar and natural appearance, Xue Poye is sure that this guy must have done such a thing before, and he will never be the first person, nor will he be the last person.
Although the paper has already completed the answers, Xue Poye couldn't sleep on the chair. He took the paper and read it again. Monitoring everyone, Xiangxiang can catch one or two who dare to cheat and make some extra money.
What Xue Poye saw was only a few candidates chatting in the corridor opposite, each of them was frowning and thinking hard.
The examination room is very quiet, although it cannot be said that you can hear even a needle drop, but if there is a sound of farting, you can hear it clearly, only the slight footsteps of the examiner and the soldiers walking back and forth.
According to Dachu's college examination rules, it takes a total of two days to take the examination. Once you enter the examination room, you are not allowed to go out. It is only convenient during the interval, and you are not allowed to go out during the answering time. Well Christine Bucket.
During this period, eating and drinking are all in the examination room, and the eating and drinking are provided by the court, but they have to fight hard in the corridor at night when they sleep.
Fortunately, it is summer, so it is not cold at night.
For others, it may be spent frowning and thinking hard, but for Xue Poye alone, it is bored to get through this day.
Although the food provided by the government is not simple, it is nothing special, just to fill up the hunger. At night, Xue Poye heard the loud snoring, and it was really difficult to fall asleep. Although it was a bit boring and depressing, it was an interesting event after all. experience.
The next day for the exam, it was still Cui Xuezheng who handed out the completed papers, Xue Poye could only happily accept it.
The feeling in the examination room was not good, so Xue Poye hoped to hear the drumbeat of the examination earlier.
The first day was safe and sound, but on the second day, someone was found cheating and was driven out by the soldier's neck. Amidst the sound of crying, the candidate's career aspirations came to an end here, and the person who cheated was not alone. The two of them managed to catch six or seven people in one day. The rest of the candidates sighed and sympathized, and naturally there were some who gloated about their misfortune.
Xue Poye can only lament that people's hearts are unpredictable and the most terrifying. Even with strict supervision and near-desperate consequences, some people still take risks. This may be human nature.
Gossip aside, at dusk, there are three drums beating. For many people, this is the drum that determines the future, and no one knows what their future will be.
Naturally, the chief examiner babbled again and again, and finally ended the exam amidst the sound of gongs.
Candidates walked out of the examination room in a file. After two days of tension, they finally breathed the fresh air. Naturally, their moods were also different. Some were depressed, and naturally they were full of confidence. For Xue Poye, there was no depression, but happiness Not to mention, after all, this is not the result of his own hard work, and the achievements bestowed do not seem to arouse Xue Poye's excitement.
Cui Xuezheng didn't say much. When he saw Xue Poye, he just nodded with a smile. Although he had the power to help Xue Poye cheat, it was something that couldn't be put on the table after all. There were so many people with mixed eyes, so it was hard to say much. .
Xue Poye did not expect to see You Shaoqing again when he left the examination room. The examinee whose clothes were full of patches and lost his name paper because he sold pears, Xue Poye knew from the expression on You Shaoqing's face that the examiner took care of his instructions. Very good, otherwise You Shaoqing wouldn't show that grateful and excited expression.
You Shaoqing came here with a load of pears, put down the load, grabbed a few big pears and stuffed them into Xue Poye's hands: "Brother, You Shaoqing is very grateful, you saved my life."
It is always a good thing to be able to help others, Xue Poye smiled and declined: "You are polite, the main thing is that the examiner is aware of the details, I did not do anything." This is naturally insincere, You Shaoqing can enter the venue, there are nine out of ten reasons Because of my own face, of course, this face was given by Cui Xuezheng.
"Brother Tai is too humble." After all, he is a literati, and You Shaoqing spoke with a touch of sadness: "If you can't pass the exam this time, I'm afraid there will be no hope in this life. I took the exam several times, but I failed. , the family is poor because of this, and I am really ashamed of my mother. If you can't pass the exam, you will lose hope, but brother Taiwan helped, although the results have not been published, but still let me have some hope, You Shaoqing is very grateful."
Xue Poye shook his head and smiled, but did not speak.
"Does Xiongtai live in Hangzhou City?" You Shaoqing asked with a smile.
Xue Poye nodded. Seeing that it was getting late, he didn't want to say more. After a few perfunctory words, he was about to leave, but You Shaoqing grabbed the skirt of his clothes and said in embarrassment: "But save people to the end, send the Buddha to the west, and send them to the west. There is something I hope you can help me with."
Xue Poye was a little impatient, but as the saying goes, you don't reach out to hit someone with a smiling face. This You Shaoqing put on a smiling face, so he couldn't shake his sleeves away, and said with a frown: "I'm not very talented, I don't have any skills, I'm afraid I can't help you much." Busy." This You Shaoqing has the potential to stalk, and Xue Poye doesn't like it.
"No need, no need, no need for any talents and skills." You Shaoqing said with a smile, pointed to the sky, and said in a low voice: "Brother Tai also saw it, it's getting late, I... I haven't settled down at night, I don't know Brother Is it convenient for you to let me come and stay overnight?"
Xue Poye was startled, took a step back, turned around and left, Grandma's, I'm not a disaster relief station, and Lanyuexuan is not a relief station, Lin Ke'er, grandson and grandson were just under him the night before yesterday, and they can't take another one back today, then It's a restaurant, not an inn.
You Shaoqing really has the potential to stalk, so he picked up the burden and caught up with Xue Poye in three or two steps, and said with a playful smile: "Brother, please help me, my home is far away, in Guyang Town On the other side, it takes more than a day to walk, and the list will be released in these two days. I always have to look at the list before going back, but I am so cash-strapped that I have no money to stay in a hotel to eat, and my brother can't just watch me sleep on the street and starve. Die. Help me, good brother, I will never cause you trouble, just give you a place to sleep and a good meal."
Xue Poye was quite surprised, this You Shaoqing was really different from ordinary scholars, he didn't even care about the unique character and face of a scholar, and when he said such a thing, several scholars passing by showed contempt, obviously for You Shaoqing Behavior is disdainful.
"Damn it, are you a scholar or a beggar?" Xue Poye couldn't help cursing.
You Shaoqing was stunned, silent for a while, and suddenly smiled wryly: "What is the difference between a scholar like me and a beggar? I am not afraid of death, but there is an old mother at home, and no one will take care of her when she dies." She looked pitiful , It really can make people feel sympathetic.
Xue Poye is of course a sympathetic person, sighed, stared at You Shaoqing whose expression had become gloomy, and finally said: "Follow me, I can make an agreement with you first, you can stay for two days, don't trouble me anymore .”
You Shaoqing hurriedly nodded and said: "Naturally, thank you very much!" Carrying the burden, Pidianpidian followed behind Xue Poye, very excited.