[Red House] The First Imperial Merchant

Chapter 10 is over

Just after the time passed, the gong sounded, the examiner unpacked the test papers, and the soldiers handed them out one by one.Xue Pan took the test paper in his hand, glanced at it, put the paper on the table, and started to pack the bed and luggage.Candidates in the neighborhood looked sideways when they saw this, but they turned their eyes away when they saw Xue Pan's relaxed and relaxed appearance, and concentrated on answering the questions.

Xue Pan took out the charcoal fire. Just now he touched the damp quilt to drip water, lit the stove, put the quilt on the chair, and dried it first so that he could sleep better at night. The straw mat was already moldy, so he boiled hot water to wipe it clean. As for the rice noodles The dehydrated vegetables and dry food didn’t move anymore. After he finished his work, he boiled a pot of hot tea. The tea was sent over by Mr. He. The fragrance of the tea was overflowing. Xue Pan finally sat down on the chair after tossing around. The bedding is soft and warm behind, and the pens, inks, papers and inkstones are neatly arranged on the table. After taking a sip of warm tea, he grinds them unhurriedly. The paperweight presses the test paper, and Xue Pan sinks his head into answering.

When he first passed through, Xue Pan discovered a shocking secret, he was also the one who was cheated.The memory can be said to be a photographic memory, and a clear mind. He often memorizes the articles that the teacher needs to recite after reading it once. 50 words, but it only took him one night to memorize them in his mind. Like a storage room, he just needs to put them away in different categories, and when needed, he just needs to open them accurately. Basic knowledge like the first imperial examination is not difficult at all , and the second poem may take a little thought, after all, this is not based on memory but on talent and inspiration.

After writing for two hours, the charcoal fire in the stove had already been added once. Xue Pan was growling with hunger. Pan spread out the dried bedding, and pressed the test papers on the table with clean white paper.

For every four house wardens, there is an ordinary soldier who is responsible for taking care of the daily life of the candidates in the four house wardens, such as fetching water and pouring night incense. The soldiers who patrol the exams are to show the emperor the gate. The first guards at the gate of the palace are elite soldiers, the second guards are the children of the family who have some status and skills, and the third guards are the emperor's dragon guards. These dragon guards are all death guards, and they are all very skilled. They only obey the emperor's orders and are responsible for the emperor's safety. Naturally, the soldiers in charge of invigilation will not be dragon guards, but the first elite soldiers. Most of these elite soldiers come from poor families. Courageous, compared to the thin skin and tender flesh of the Second Dao clan's handsome and handsome, these elite soldiers looked much more terrifying, and their hideous appearance frightened many slender scholars.

After the vegetable porridge was cooked, Xue Pan sat on a chair and watched the patrolling soldiers outside. He put a pot of porridge on the table and started eating with a big spoon.In the morning, these soldiers passed by on average every 10 minutes. There were ten people in each group, and ten pairs of eyes shot at each dormitory supervisor like a searchlight. However, the ordinary soldiers who take care of their daily life also have a few brushes.

A pot of casserole porridge was soaked in crispy layer cakes, Xue Pan was resurrected with blood, washed the pots, bowls and spoons, and the ordinary soldiers saw that the bucket in the corner of Xue Pan’s prison was empty, and filled it up again. , Xue Pan said thank you, and the ordinary soldiers returned to their original places as if they hadn't heard it.

Xue Pan, who was full of food and drink, planned to take a nap. When he woke up, it was already afternoon application time. Sitting in front of the examination paper, Xue Pan said that he was hungry again. The porridge at noon was delicious, but he was not hungry. Glancing at the examination papers on the table, Xue Pan thought for less than a second and made a decision, let's eat a full stomach first!

During the nine days of the exam, Xue Pan lived well, eating what he should eat and sleeping, because of the cold weather this season; The gong sounded, the exam was over, Xue Pan stretched his waist, the soldiers had already started to collect the papers, Xue Pan was packing his luggage and waited for the gong to be released.

Xue Zhong touched his son's forehead and shouted: "Sloth! Keep guard at the door."

Xue Qing nodded honestly, he was about to go to the door, but his father said something earlier.He ran to the gate of the Gongyuan, and there was a sea of ​​people around the gate at the moment, all of them came to pick up the candidates.Xue Baochai was dressed in a man's robe, sitting in the carriage and shouting: "Uncle Zhong, I will also go to the gate to pick up brother!"

"My aunt, my second lord," Xue Zhong urged with a wrinkled face, "The uncle will come out soon, it will be bad if there are too many people at the entrance of the Gongyuan and bump into my aunt and second lord."

Xue Baochai in the car knew Xue Zhong's temper, so he had no choice but to rest his mind, opened the curtain and looked at the entrance of the Gongyuan. Sure enough, there were many people. The old but dignified gate slowly opened, and two rows of soldiers ran out to clear the way. Scholars went out one after another, some of them were weak because of the support of soldiers, Baochai looked carefully at the crowd looking for her brother, and saw those scholars with sunken cheeks, messy hair and beards, and some with even complexion. , but there are many pale and weak ones, and they walk lightly as if they are spinning.

Walking among a group of sluggish scholars, Xue Pan is indeed special. Except for a stubble of green stubble on his chin, he is very energetic. His clothes are clean and tidy, and there is no wrinkle on his robes. With a high hair crown and wide sleeves, he walks steadily and freely, among the scholars who seem to be floating, Xue Pan doesn't look like a scholar who returns from a spring outing.

Xue Qing was still worried about his uncle while looking at the sallow and thin scholars!He poked his head inside and saw a sincere smile on the uncle's face, "Master!"

Xue Pan handed the bag to Xue Qing, "Uncle Zhong is here?"

"The girl is here too." Xue Qing felt wrong after finishing speaking, and added, "The second master is here too."

"Yumu's head!" Xue Pan tapped Xue Qing's head. Xue Qing grew up with him, and his mind and heart are really hard to turn.

The carriage stopped at the entrance of an alley opposite the gate of the Gongyuan. Xue Zhong saw Xue Pan coming, and hurried forward to salute. Xue Pan couldn't persuade Xue Zhong to salute so stubbornly, so he nodded and called Uncle Zhong, and got on the carriage. Xue Baochai handed the hot handkerchief to Xue Pan with a smile, "Brother, mother is still in a hurry at home. She originally said she would come, but I persuaded her. Our good aunt doesn't know what she said in front of mother." In short, my mother has been disturbed for the past few days, always talking about things in front of me about studying too much and breaking her body, and these nine days are like passing through the gate of hell..."

The two brothers and sisters sat firmly, Xue Qing put away his things and drove the car, and Xue Zhong sat on one side.In the carriage, Xue Pan was leaning on the soft cushions. It was almost the end of March, but the temperature was still cold.

Xue Baochai poured a cup of hot tea and handed it to his elder brother, took the cold handkerchief and folded it neatly. Xue Pan took a sip of the hot tea. He looked neater and more decent than other scholars, but his spirit was really low. The sky is no different from hell, although the temperature is not high, but a small dormitory supervisor Gong bucket is placed in the corner, and he really loses his appetite for the next few days, and now he feels that he is full of stench.Now hearing what my sister said, she lazily said: "Isn't our cousin Zhu'er just for studying and taking exams?" Then he stopped talking.

The two of them were silent all the way, when they reached the corner gate, Xue Qing unloaded the carriage and wanted to go through another gate, Xue Zhong took the luggage and the three of them entered the Lixiangyuan.When they arrived in the yard, Mrs. Xue Wang saw his son, raised his hand and touched his cheek and said repeatedly: "My son is thin, thin, is there a serious health problem? Dr. Li has invited over, listen to your aunt It is said that Brother Zhu collapsed when he came back from the hometown test, and reading is also hurting his health, my son, don't try too hard, the food----"

Xue Pan held Xue Wang's hand and said with a smile, "Mom, I have nothing else to do but just want to take a bath first." He couldn't bear the smell on his body.

Xue Baochai knows that her brother loves to be clean, "Mom first let my brother take a bath to relieve fatigue."

"That's how it is. The hot water is ready. Mom is waiting for you in the front yard." Xue Wang said to Zilan and Zichuan, "You two stand outside the door and wait on him." Knowing that his son doesn't like maidservants , Xue Wang left the big maid beside her at the door.

The bath water was ready, Xue Pan washed from inside to outside, his wet hair was wrapped casually with a cloth towel, he changed into clean clothes, his hair was not dry yet, so he had to tie it low and left the courtyard.Their Lixiangyuan is remote, and the women in Jia’s house know that he is a foreigner living in Lixiangyuan, and they usually don’t visit at will. Even if they are looking for Xue Baochai, they will come here after sending a servant girl to communicate in advance. Now the front yard is full of their own family members. Xue Pan became more casual.

After going out the door, Zichuan Zilan blessed her when she saw this, Xue Pan sent her away, and walked to the front yard by herself.

"My son, come quickly and let Dr. Li take a good look at it. Dr. Li's medical skills are superb. Brother Huan was about to die. Dr. Li rescued him." Seeing her son, Xue Wang waved repeatedly, and let the servant girl watch the tea. Xue Pan always listened to Xue Wang's words in such trivial matters, just asked for his pulse, so he sat on the chair, Dr. Li took his pulse, and said with a smile: "Your Excellency is fine, but he is weak due to lack of rest. You don’t need medicine and food tonic.” Prescribed some warming and tonic food therapy prescriptions and went down.

Xue Baochai, who was hiding in the flower hall, came to the living room, and said coquettishly, "I told you that my brother is so capable, how could something happen? Mom just doesn't believe that my brother and I only listen to my aunt."

Mrs. Xue rubbed her daughter's arm, and said dotingly: "It's good that you are fine, your aunt said too seriously, why Brother Zhu's face was pale back then, alas..."

The family had a lively meal, Xue Wang didn't ask how his son did in the exam, and drove his son to rest after the meal, and ordered Zichuan to prepare the dietary prescription prescribed by Dr. Li. The Wenbu soup in the morning was packed by Xue Baochai and borrowed flowers to send to Buddha, and she went to Aunt Zhao's yard with the basket.

The author has something to say: Xue Pan's golden finger not only has a good memory, Jia Huan is reborn.

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