msmithbooks Chapter 526 Examination
Chapter 526 Examination
"Well, be careful inside."
Yunmengxi and the others watched Chu Zhuang and Yao Wang walk into the gate of the Gongyuan, and left reluctantly until their figures disappeared completely.
"Don't worry, the people inside are all the guards of the palace, and Chu Zhuang will be fine if he takes the exam inside." Seeing Yunmengxi's appearance, Yun Hong knew that he was worried about Chu Zhuang, so he comforted him.
It is not difficult to do it outside, but it is not so easy to do it inside.
Yunmengxi sighed slightly, but did not speak.
Before seeing Chu Zhuang coming out safely, it was impossible to say that he was not worried.
Yunhong and Yun Zhanfei looked at Yunmengxi's appearance, looked at each other, and shook their heads helplessly.
Chu Zhuang and Yao Wang passed a total of three checkpoints. After confirming their identities and receiving their number plates, they were led to the number room for the formal examination.
Chu Zhuang and Yao Wang were not together, one went to the west and the other to the east.
Before leaving, Chu Zhuang could only simply tell Yao Wang to be careful.
Yao Wang was startled by what happened to Gu Chengtang just now, hugged his test basket tightly, and nodded in response.
Chu Zhuang took the number plate and followed the numbers on it to find his own number room.
The so-called number room is a row of small rooms connected together.
There is only a three-meter-wide aisle between the two rows of houses, which looks very crowded and oppressive.
The interior of the No. 1.8 room is not very big. Chu Zhuang is already tall now, with a height of [-] meters, he has to bend down to enter it.
There is only one wooden board as a shelter at the door, and the wooden board is only one meter high, and the upper part is a fence.
One is to ensure the light inside, and the other is to facilitate inspection personnel to check the situation inside.
The wooden board below partially covered the examinee's examination table, but it could also prevent everyone from whispering.
Chu Zhuang opened the wooden board and entered the room. The room was very small, with only a small table, a small stool, and a small wooden bed. There was also a bucket in the corner.
Other than that, nothing else.
Looking at the crude environment, Chu Zhuang sighed slightly.
For the next three days and two nights, eating, drinking, and sleeping will all be in such a small room.
This test environment has to be said to be too harsh.
They treat candidates completely as criminals, right?
Chu Zhuang put the test basket on the table, took out a small bamboo tube from the basket, and took out a silk handkerchief, and began to wipe the table, chairs, stools and beds.
I don't know how long this place hasn't been cleaned, it's covered with dust, but fortunately Gong Tong and the others have cleaned it, and there is no smell, otherwise, if it is left for a year, the smell...
Chu Zhuang dare not imagine.
Not long after, Chu Zhuang wiped everything clean, and then he was slightly relieved, and sat down on the small stool.
Take out the things in the test basket one by one, pen, inkstone, stove, candle...
The weather was still a bit cold, especially when the cold wind kept pouring in from the door. After just a short while, Chu Zhuang felt his fingers were slightly stiff.
There were not many charcoal fires allowed, and it was obviously not the time to use them, so Chu Zhuang stood up and moved his body.
"Bang bang bang!"
A gong sounded outside, which was the signal before the exam.
The exam papers were sent out quickly. The exam papers were printed using templates, and the handwriting was relatively clear.
The amount of questions is very large, with a total of [-] questions, including scriptures, laws, arithmetic and so on.
Many subjects are mixed together, and not all of them are simple topics, and the proportion of difficult topics is not a minority.
If you don't speed up these questions, even if you keep writing, you may not be able to finish all of them within three days, let alone answer them all correctly.
Chu Zhuang breathed a sigh of relief. Although the questions were huge, he did not rush to answer them.
First, I checked all the questions from the beginning to the end to make sure that there were no mistakes in the test paper, and then estimated the time needed to do the questions, and wrote a rough time plan.
After making a plan, Chu Zhuang began to answer the questions without distraction.
On the first day, Chu Zhuang was in good condition, but at night, instead of staying up to answer the questions, he forced himself to fall asleep under a thin blanket.
It was cold at night, but it wasn't cold in a woolen sweater and a woolen blanket.
Although Yao Wang didn't send a woolen sweater, he should not be frozen if he was wrapped in a woolen blanket, so Chu Zhuang didn't have to worry too much about him.
The next two days are still two days of answering questions.
It's just that when Chu Zhuang writes for one or two hours, he will get up and stretch his body for a while, and he will guarantee three hours of sleep at night.
After three days, although there will inevitably be some strange smells on his body, after all, he is in the same room as Gong Tong, but he looks in good spirits.
And what satisfied Chu Zhuang the most was that everything went according to his plan, and all the questions on the test paper were completed within the time he planned.
Even a little earlier.
After checking it from beginning to end, the handwriting was neat and there were no mistakes, so Chu Zhuang nodded in satisfaction, put the test paper into a paper bag beside it and sealed it.
"Bang bang bang!"
The gong sounded outside again. These days, the gong sound is the main source for candidates to determine the time, and everyone is very familiar with it.
But this might be the last time they'll hear it this time.
Because it's exam time.
Chu Zhuang packed up all his things and put them in the test basket, then sat quietly and waited.
Not long after, there was movement outside, and the guards came to collect the test papers.
Candidates will not be allowed to leave the examination room until all the test papers are collected.
After the test papers were taken away, Chu Zhuang waited for a while before the guards outside allowed the candidates to leave the numbered room.
Chu Zhuang came out of the number room with his examination basket, and the narrow aisle was full of examinees. These people had black eyes and pale faces, and they all leaned on the wall weakly and moved towards the outside with difficulty.
People who didn't know saw this scene, probably thought they had come to the theater of doomsday, and each of them looked like walking dead zombies.
Obviously, the exams these days have tortured everyone a lot.
Chu Zhuang came to the place where he was separated from Yao Wang. The two of them made an appointment and waited for each other here after the exam.
But Chu Zhuang did not see Yao Wang.
Chu Zhuang remembered Yao Wang's number plate and looked for it along the way.
"Xiaowang, are you alright?"
After walking for a while, Chu Zhuang saw Yao Wang walking out weakly while leaning on the wall.
"Brother Chu..."
Yao Wang's face was flushed, and when he heard Chu Zhuang's voice, he looked up and greeted Chu Zhuang with an ugly smile.
"Have a fever?"
Chu Zhuang frowned, stretched out his hand to touch Yao Wang's forehead, and it really rolled all over.
"should be……"
Yao Wang coughed slightly and nodded.
It seems that he hasn't burned himself out yet, and knows that he is sick.
"When did you start having a fever?"
Chu Zhuang took Yao Wang's things over, supported him, and asked.
If this high fever lasts for a long time, it will be fatal!
"Last night, I was so tired that I accidentally fell asleep on my stomach. When I woke up, I felt a little uncomfortable. In the afternoon, I started to feel hot." Yao Wang replied weakly.
Chu Zhuang breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, it didn't take too long. Now go out and find Xue Qing to prescribe medicine and drink it. After a few days of rest, he should be cured.
"Be patient, I'll carry you out."
Chu Zhuang carried Yao Wang on his back and led him all the way outside.
Knowing that Chu Zhuang would come out today, Yun Mengxi and the others had been waiting outside the Gong Yuan since the morning, and wanted to receive Chu Zhuang and the others as soon as possible.
"Why hasn't it come out yet, will there be anything?"
Yunmengxi looked at the candidates who came out looking weak, his eyes were full of worry.
I don't know what's going on in Chuzhuang.
Yun Zhanfei and Yunhong looked at each other, but didn't speak, obviously very worried.
"Out!"
Yunmengxi had been staring at the door all the time, and the first time he saw Chu Zhuang's figure appear, he immediately spotted him and went to meet him.
"Chu Zhuang, are you okay?! Xiao Wang, what's wrong with him?"
Seeing that Chu Zhuang was in good spirits, Yunmengxi found out that Chu Zhuang was still carrying Yao Wang on his back before he could breathe a sigh of relief.
"I'm fine, Xiao Wang has a fever, I have to take him to Doctor Xue." Chu Zhuang shook his head and explained.
"Master, let me carry Xiao Wang on my back!"
Bai Dali at the side took Yao Wang over.
The crowd didn't stay here either, and walked outside along the flow of people.
"The wind and cold caused by catching a cold can be cured by drinking medicine and resting for a few days." Xue Qing diagnosed Yao Wang and comforted everyone.
"That's good."
Hearing this, Chu Zhuang breathed a sigh of relief.
Passing the exam or not passing the exam is the next best thing, so don't get stuck in it.
"Brother Chu, my mother and the others..." Yao Wang lay on the bed and whispered.
"Don't worry, I have sent someone to inform my aunt and the others, they know that you are recuperating here."
Chu Zhuang naturally knew that Li Chunxiu and the others were still waiting for Yao Wang at home, but Yao Wang was like this, so instead of going back, he might as well stay here to recuperate.
The Yao family's family is old and weak, women and children, and their resistance is also weak. If one can't handle it well, don't infect them with the wind and cold.
"That's good, Brother Chu, thank you very much." Hearing this, Yao Wang felt relieved and thanked Chu Zhuang.
"Take a good rest. Brother Chu can rest assured only when you are in good health."
Chu Zhuang gave Yao Wangnian a quilt to comfort him.
After Yao Wang drank the medicine, he became tired again and soon fell asleep.
Chu Zhuang asked Xiao Wu to stay in the room to take care of him, and then went out.
"Mengxi, where are the eldest brother and second brother?"
When Chu Zhuang came out, he didn't see Yun Zhanfei and Yunhong, so he asked with some doubts.
"Big brother and second brother saw that you were fine, so they went back first."
Yunmengxi looked at Chu Zhuang with bright eyes. He hadn't seen Chu Zhuang these days, and he was always worried.
Thinking of this, Yunmengxi couldn't help reaching out and wrapping his arms around Chu Zhuang's waist, wanting to hug him.
"Wait!" Chu Zhuang reached out his hand rarely to touch Yunmengxi's shoulder, blocking his movement.
"Um?!"
Yunmengxi blinked and looked at Chu Zhuang suspiciously, not understanding why he rejected her.
"I have to wash up first, I smell a little bit." Chu Zhuang coughed and explained uncomfortably.
After eating, drinking and slacking in a small room, and it was still three days, Chu Zhuang's body was already smelly.
With his appearance like this, how could he let Yunmengxi lean over.
Previously, Yunmengxi was so worried about Chu Zhuang that he couldn't care about anything else. After Chu Zhuang reminded him of this, he sniffed his nose, only to realize that it seemed to be a little smelly.