The daily routine of the ancient imperial examination

After calming down, Lu Xiuyuan continued to study the details of the article he had written. After confirming that he would no longer revise it, he put the draft and paper in the oiled paper bag and placed it in a safe place.

After finishing these, he began to prepare for dinner.

Since they have been in the examination room for a day now, and because of the hot weather, there is an indescribable smell in the number room.

Lu Xiuyuan felt a little disgusted by the smell.

He barely stuffed a few pieces of snacks into his mouth, and after eating, he lay down on the wooden bed to rest.

The air in the room is stuffy now, and the smell from the tip of his nose is still lingering, Lu Xiuyuan sleeps very hard.

After tossing and turning a few times, he simply took off his clothes, only his shoulders were exposed, and stuffed the extra corners of his clothes to his mouth and nose to cover up the smell, and he barely slept through the night.

Early the next morning, Lu Xiuyuan sat up listlessly on the bed. Since the space here is really small, he always sleeps curled up. After lying like this all night, his body has long since become stiff.

He patted his cheeks, braced himself up, and then moved his body in the small room.

He wanted to force himself to eat some snacks, but Lu Xiuyuan really couldn't eat any more.

He could only find ginseng slices from the test basket and put them in his mouth to replenish his vitality.

After regaining his energy, Lu Xiuyuan began to copy the papers.

In order to prevent what happened yesterday from repeating itself, before transcribing, he concentrated his attention and tried not to be disturbed by outside voices.

Fortunately, he was lucky. He waited until he finished copying all the questions, and none of the surrounding rooms made the same sound as yesterday.

After finishing these tasks, he carefully put away the papers and drafts, then lay on the bed and prepared to spend the rest of the time.

Finally, the third day came, everyone handed in their papers and left, Lu Xiuyuan also dragged his heavy steps back with his test basket.

After leaving the gate of the Gongyuan, there was a sea of ​​people outside, people and carriages who came to pick up candidates.

Lu Xiuyuan just raised his head to see if the third brother had come, when he felt a pat on the shoulder.

"Brother Yuan, you finally came out!"

"Third brother?!" He looked back in surprise: "How do you know we made this point?"

Although Lu Xiuyuan told the other party that he would leave the examination room on the third day, he didn't say the specific time. Could it be that the third brother came over early in the morning to guard?

The other party didn't answer his question, but snatched the test basket from his hand and muttered in a low voice.

"I've been waiting for you here for a long time, brother Yuan, you haven't come out, almost frightened the third brother!"

After finishing speaking, the other party couldn't hold back and pulled Lu Xiuyuan into his arms.

"Hey, it's hot!" Lu Xiuyuan quickly reached out to push him away.

He had been bored inside for three days, and the smell all over his body must be indescribable. At this time, he didn't want to get so close to others.

However, he sniffed lightly on the opponent.

"Third Brother, what did you do? Why do you smell so bad?"

"Ah?" Hearing his distant brother say that he stinks, the third brother blinked innocently, "Aside from waiting here, I didn't do anything else, did I?"

Hearing this, Lu Xiuyuan froze for a while: "Then you've been waiting here for the past three days? Didn't you go somewhere else?"

The other party nodded seriously: "I'm afraid that if I leave, I won't be able to find you, Brother Yuan."

"Then you should have eaten, right?" He tentatively asked.

After hearing this, the other party touched his stomach: "It's okay, third brother is not hungry!"

Harmful!What else can he say?

"Then let's go back to the inn first, take a bath and ask Xiao Er to prepare some food."

Lu Xiuyuan helplessly led the third brother back to the inn, who had not yet recovered his memory.

After taking a bath and eating, Lu Xiuyuan did not lie down to rest, but continued to purchase supplies.

To pass the first exam, he needs to buy some mosquito repellent sachets and incense, which can at least cover the smell of the room.

In addition to this, I also need to buy some heavy-tasting food, otherwise I won’t have the appetite to eat in hot weather, so I won’t have enough energy to write articles.

In the end, don't forget to take some cotton, and plug your ears when copying on the test paper to prevent accidents like before.

After preparing all the items, he didn't dare to waste time. After lying on the bed and having a good sleep, he continued to line up to enter the venue the next day.

The speed of the inspection was faster this time. When Lu Xiuyuan returned to his room, he quickly hung up the sachet to dispel the smell, and then continued to rest on the bed.

In the second test today, the content of the test is classics and meanings, and the questions are quite satisfactory. It is really because there are only a dozen test points in "Spring and Autumn" annotated by Hu Anguo.

No matter how you change your tricks, you can't break away from this framework.

Once again lamented his good luck.

However, fewer test sites are not without disadvantages. For the same question, so many people answer it. You have to write a different answer from others, preferably a refreshing one.

He has practiced countless times like this before, so naturally he won't worry.

First write all your own drafts on the draft, and then slowly revise.

He devoted himself to revising the draft all afternoon, and when the sweat on his forehead fell on the table, Lu Xiuyuan realized this and wiped it off quickly.

It was only after wiping off the sweat that he realized that his body was just soaked in water, and his clothes were already soaked.

This will be the most sultry time in the evening, and each number room is like a steamer, torturing the candidates inside with high temperature.

Lu Xiuyuan's physique was not bad, but some examinees beside him fainted from the heat and were dragged out by the yamen servants.

In addition to these, there are also diarrhea and diarrhea, which is full of problems.

After the second exam was over, Lu Xiuyuan felt that he was about to collapse.

Taking his own things, he followed the crowd out of the tribute courtyard, and went straight to meet under the big tree that he had agreed with the third brother.

The third brother had been waiting there for a long time. When Lu Xiuyuan walked to the other side, the third brother was still in a daze until he stretched out his hand and waved it in front of the other party.

"Third brother, what are you thinking?"

The other party reacted and stood up quickly.

"The second game is over? Are you hungry? Let's go back to eat first?"

"Then let's go back directly." Lu Xiuyuan stuffed the test basket in his hand into the opponent's hand, stood up straight and stretched himself, and made a few movements to stretch his body.

"This small room almost suffocates me!"

The other party smiled and said nothing after hearing this, but led the way silently in front.

Lu Xiuyuan felt that the third brother was a little strange today, but his brain was very tired at this time, and he didn't have time to think about these abnormalities at all.

Back at the inn, he continued to take a shower, eat, replenish supplies, and prepare for exam-related things.

In order to prevent his body from being overwhelmed during the midway exam, Lu Xiuyuan took out a golden needle and gave himself a few needles to improve his immunity.

After finishing these things, he had a good night's rest and continued to meet the challenge of the third trial.

Entering the arena the next day, Lu Xiuyuan waved goodbye to the third brother with a smile while carrying his test basket.

The other party just nodded in silence.

This time he finally discovered something unusual, the third brother who always took the initiative to smirk was looking at this side with a calm face.

Seeing the scene in front of him, Lu Xiuyuan suddenly realized that since the second trial, the other party didn't seem to call him Brother Yuan anymore. Could it be that the third brother has recovered his memory?

Thinking of this, the smile on his face froze.

Now that the memory has been restored, why not tell him?

Although he is not his real distant brother, the relationship between the two of them is not fake. If the other party needs his help, he will definitely help without saying a word.

He really didn't understand what the other party was thinking.

The other party noticed Lu Xiuyuan's expression and probably guessed that he already knew the truth, so they separated from each other and made a farewell gesture.

He pursed his lips and looked at the third brother with complicated emotions.

But the two of them didn't look at each other for too long, and Lu Xiuyuan was called to check and enter the arena. When he passed the search and took his test basket and looked at the position just now, there was no third brother outside. .

It really came suddenly and left suddenly.

Forget it, the other party doesn't want to say, maybe there are difficulties, there is no need to worry about these, the most important thing is to pass the exam in front of you first.

In the third session today, we will examine the Five Ways in order to use current affairs policies, that is, combine the theory of Confucian classics, to express comments or opinions on current affairs and government affairs.

These can be regarded as one of the subjects that Lu Xiuyuan is good at.

He unfolded the paper and saw that the topics in it were about taxation and the snow disaster some time ago.

These Lu Xiuyuan had brushed up similar questions before, changed the previous answers, and replaced them on the draft, and he quickly finished the first two questions.

Before he had time to check, he felt very sleepy, so he could only piece the planks together, and lay down on the bed to rest for a while.

It is estimated that the recent high-intensity thinking is the reason, and Lu Xiuyuan feels that his energy is always exhausted very quickly.

After closing his eyes and resting his mind for a while, he opened them again sweating profusely, and continued to prepare for the next question.

The number room was really stuffy, so he thought about it for a while, and felt that he was not focused enough.

It was easy to get sleepy in the afternoon, and he couldn't open his eyes even more.

Sensing the abnormality on his body, Lu Xiuyuan reached out and touched his forehead. It was too hot, and his forehead was also hot.

Is he sick?

After discovering this fact, Lu Xiuyuan thought that he still had three questions to answer for his strategy question, and he was instantly jolted, and his whole body became sober.

He is not afraid of failing the exam, but he is afraid of failing the exam due to external factors.

Taking advantage of the fact that his brain was still sober after being frightened, Lu Xiuyuan quickly browsed through the remaining three questions.

During this period, he has been massaging his Fengchi, Cuanzhu, Yingxiang and Hegu points to keep his condition from getting worse.

In order to stay awake, he did not forget to massage his temples and Baihui points.

After he wrote all five questions on the draft, the sky outside also darkened.

There is no way to copy in one go, he can only eat more food and maintain enough physical strength.

After eating and moving his body a little, Lu Xiuyuan lay on the bed and prepared to rest. Before going to sleep, besides the acupoints he pressed just now, he also massaged the Quchi acupoint and Zusanli, and kept praying in his heart that he would not be ill the next day. aggravated.

God seemed to have heard his prayer, and when he got up the next day, Lu Xiuyuan found that his condition had not worsened.

He was overjoyed, and while he was still awake in the morning, with a piece of ginseng in his mouth, he stuffed it with cotton and began to concentrate on writing.

After transcribing five articles in one breath, others were almost exhausted.

After eating some snacks to replenish his energy, Lu Xiuyuan continued to massage these acupoints.

Finally, when he turned in the test paper and left the venue, Lu Xiuyuan's condition remained the same, neither getting worse nor getting better. Although his footsteps were weak, he was still able to walk out by himself.

When he walked out of the tribute courtyard with soft steps, he saw that many candidates around him collapsed weakly on the ground the moment they saw the sun, and then they were picked up by their family members and brought back.

Covering the big sun above his head with his hands, Lu Xiuyuan wanted to just fall down because of the sun, but he thought of his only companion, third brother, who just said goodbye to him the day before yesterday, and he couldn't sleep now, otherwise no one would take him back to the inn.

Reluctantly holding his breath, Lu Xiuyuan rushed towards the inn.

And just when he was dizzy, a familiar voice suddenly came from his ear.

"My uncle! My uncle's side!"

He couldn't help pricking up his ears to listen, the voice was quite familiar, could it be someone he knew?

But now he didn't have the energy to recognize acquaintances, he just lowered his head and continued on his way in a daze.

Seeing that his shout was useless, the owner of the voice quickly changed back to the original address.

"Lu Xiucai! Lu Xiuyuan is a scholar in Ping'an Town!"

Ok?

Lu Xiuyuan was sure he heard his name this time, so he raised his head and looked in the direction of the voice.

This glance allowed him to see Nan Xing, the owner of the voice, and Shi Yunchen behind him.

The young master's clothes fluttered and he held a white jade fan. When Lu Xiuyuan looked over, he tilted his head and smiled at him.

This expression is really cute, isn't he dreaming?The two of them should be in Ping An Town at this time, how could they appear here?

The author has something to say: Thanks to the little cutie who punches the card and presses the paw every day, so that Ben Gugu no longer stands alone, and I will post it with you~