[Comprehensive] The days when I pretended to be a meow in the Forbidden City

Xia Anran didn't join in the excitement of the concubine's visiting relatives. After Lin Ruhai came, he exchanged with his friends about the children's education and was surprised to find that Xia Anran had made great progress. His friend even suggested rushing this year's spring. Might as well give it a try.

Lin Ruhai looked carefully at Xia Anran's theories these days, and after thinking about it for a long time, he still agreed.

So on the day when Xia Anran was watching the lanterns on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, he was struggling to read in the house.Both Lin Jue and Lin Daiyu were invited to Rongguo Mansion. When they came back, Lin Jue chatted with him for a long time, talking about the royal majesty, saying that the empress was extremely dignified and kind, and about the renamed "Daoxiang Village"

Xia Anran put down her pen and listened quietly, then drew the scenes in her mind, then smiled, and when she picked up the book again, her heart did not fluctuate.

He thought of the plan he had planned for himself a few years ago, that there was absolutely no imperial examination. He didn't expect that I would actually take the imperial examination in the Red Building.

He was a little dumbfounded.

If people entered the red building, they would at least see the twelve beauties, not to mention making troubles. However, Xia Anran has only seen Lin Daiyu, Xue Baochai, and Wang Xifeng so far, but the men have seen each and every one of them.

——I’m afraid she’s wearing a fake red building?

These thoughts were fleeting in his mind, and he calmed down to read a book with peace of mind.

I have read this far, if I don't go to Chunwei to try it, I still have some regrets.

Since he came to this world to start enlightenment, he has taken advantage of the wind of reforming the style, and the road to the imperial examination has been smooth, but he also knows his own level, and Lin Ruhai's expectation of him is just to try it out and accumulate experience. , so his mood is extremely calm.

Isn't it just a second model, who hasn't done a simulation yet.

On the [-]th day of the second month of the lunar calendar, the three-yearly Spring Festival opened. Before dawn, the gate of the Gongyuan was already crowded with jujubes. The scene was extremely solemn. The relatives and friends who were seeing off were all stopped outside. Xia Anran glanced around. This should also be affected by the style change.

Strategies need to quote classics and prove your point in combination with reality. Today, I have just ascended the throne, so I like positive and enterprising articles. Under the influence of others, there are a lot of young people in Qiuwei, and there are also old students who are not able to grasp it well. The reason for the focus of stereotypes and policy theory, that is, their policy theory is written like stereotypes, relatively flat, neither offending, it makes people drowsy, and can't poke the joy of the examiner, so the natural score is not high.

Xia Anran was carrying the test basket, and her knuckles were slightly exerted. The candidates in the field spread out and hugged small groups. There was no one Xia Anran was familiar with here, but there was a senior who only met after coming to Beijing, but they didn't communicate much. They were nodding acquaintances, Xia Anran saw that there seemed to be someone he knew by his side, so he didn't run over to join in the fun, the two just saluted from a distance.

Strictly speaking, this Spring Festival is the first Spring Festival after the style was changed. In the Spring Festival three years ago, many of the performances failed. During the examination or the rural examination, I suddenly learned about the people who changed the policy theory of the examination, but generally speaking, everyone was crossing the river by feeling the stones.

At dawn, the yamen servants filed out and stood in a row at the gate of the tribute courtyard. They didn't say a word, and could only hear the sound of weapons and armor colliding. This solemn atmosphere made the already quiet people even more nervous. When they stood still, they heard a bell ring, and a yamen servant rushed out, saying in a long voice, "The auspicious time has come—"

The gate of the tribute courtyard opened slowly, and following the call, everyone searched and entered the examination room one by one.

The examination room was small and unsheltered, and one inspector distributed three candles, which was their expenses for the next three days.

In February of the lunar calendar, the weather has not yet warmed up.

Although the single room is small, the front is fully open without shelter, and the cold wind is howling. In order to avoid cheating, candidates can only wear single clothes without interlayers. Each person has enough charcoal to prevent the candidates from getting really sick. After all, the purpose of the imperial examination is to select people with both talents and learning, not to test the physical fitness of the candidates-in fact, it was because there was an imperial examination a few years ago. The extreme cold caused many candidates to be seriously ill during the palace examination. Naturally, they could not take part in the palace examination. The late emperor took pity on him and sent an imperial doctor to diagnose and treat him. He postponed the palace examination and improved the examination room system. This is how Xia Anran and other younger generations can enjoy a happy life .

The examination room is not locked yet, and in the next period, the servants distributed thin quilts to keep out the cold, charcoal stoves, charcoal fires, fire pockets, bedpans and other odds and ends.

Originally, these were inside when candidates entered the room, but in order to prevent fraud, Chunwei changed the system this time. The entrance room is all based on drawing. possibility, and candidates are no longer allowed to bring these items with them.

Therefore, since the start of this test, the start time of the test has been advanced by an hour to enter the venue, and when the things are distributed, the sun has already risen.

The Gongyuan extinguished the candles that were lit outside. With the sound of singing, the test papers of this meeting were placed on everyone's test desks. At this time, they could not touch them. If they touched them, they would be dismissed even if they cheated. He said it.

The test paper can only be opened after the examiner finishes reading the imperial decree and rings the bell.

The chief examiner of this round of examinations held the imperial decree in his hand and bowed towards the east, and the candidates also knelt down in the small room to receive the imperial decree.

Xia Anran was not in a hurry to open the test paper. He calmly took out a small pot from the test basket, filled it with water, and took out the uncooked rice from the backpack without washing it. He wrapped it in gauze and stuffed it in. Inside a small steamer with extremely smart size, stand in the pot and cover it.He took out a jar full of rice sauce from the test basket and put it on the shelf, then sat down calmly and opened the test paper.

Chun Wei had to take the exam for three days and two nights. There were five questions, which were equivalent to five large essays. In the case of the belly draft, draft, and transcription, the time was actually very tight.Under such circumstances, candidates naturally have no time to satisfy their hunger. Fortunately, Chunwei is in the transition season of winter and spring, and things are not easy to break, so just eat some dry food with hot water.

There are not a few people like Xia Anran who bring white rice, but ever since there was a cheater who cheated by engraving on the rice, whenever this kind of rice enters the arena, they will be observed very carefully by the inspectors.

Fortunately, Xia Anran has a big heart, even if the inspectors come and go stare at him, he is still solving the problem as if nothing happened.

The stove in the examination room was small, and the candidates had no time to fan the air to increase the oxygen intake, so the charcoal inside naturally burned very slowly. After Xia Anran had passed two questions, he vaguely smelled the fragrance of rice.

This rice is the fragrant rice that Lin Ruhai found for him. It is big, strong, and will not rot for a long time. For rice, its benefits are naturally obvious. Even if the examinee's mind is hot and it is not easy to interrupt, the rice will not change its taste if it is cooked for a long time.

Especially with Xia Anran's homemade rice sauce, it is enough to deal with it.

The weather was cold, and Xia Anran didn't want to eat the cold rice sauce, so she got up and opened the pot, the boiling water vapor was engulfing the rice fragrance, Xia Anran lifted the gauze, the rice was already crystal clear, the advantage of steaming rice is that the rice grains are easier to Absorb water, the cooked rice will naturally be fuller.

Although it is the result of not being able to choose because of the inconvenience of washing the pot at this time, it is not bad.

He put the lid of the steamer aside, took out the chopsticks and mixed the rice sauce, spread it thickly on top of the rice, and then directly covered the pot.

He could sit down with peace of mind and continue to solve the problem, and the candidates around him felt embarrassed.

Candidates who have studied hard for ten years, although many young people have come in because of the loose hand of the examiners due to the reform, the situation of everyone is roughly the same.

Everyone, all of them, can't cook.

But among this group of people who generally have dry food with water, and who are a little more particular about making small porridge and pickles, and the taste is generally relatively bland, a traitor appeared in a group of small freshmen.

The rich and thick aroma of shiitake mushrooms, the unique fragrance of winter bamboo shoots, and the unique aroma of long-growth fruits after frying and frying, and the meat, which should be fat and thin pork belly, is cut into pieces after frying the oily flowers. The meat is rich and fragrant. It is thin and transparent, and the taste must be excellent. The unique salty aroma of soybean paste is mixed in it. It should also put the hot pepper that is popular in the south. This special spicy aroma that appears after stir-frying is hard to smell again forget!

There is also sesame, as the sesame that enhances the fragrance, it appears at this time like a shy little girl, revealing a touch of skirt, shadowy, although hiding behind, but people will know it is it when they smell it!

Although I didn't hear the sound of stir-frying, but this taste!As soon as you smell it, you know that there are experts cooking here.

A veteran gourmet touched his beard, and his soul was almost taken away by the smell of food.

He put down his pen angrily, and his stomach, which was not hungry before, started to growl now. Naturally, he couldn't answer the questions properly under such a restless mood. He opened his examination box and took out the paper made by his old wife himself. Small flower rolls - this is also from Gusu, one bite, very time-saving.

The old wife's craftsmanship is also very good. She also specially deep-fried the scallion oil into the dough. You must know that the scallion oil is delicious, but when it is deep-fried, it stinks. The old wife has always been Not willing to do this.He couldn't help stealing a few when he was making it. It was very salty and delicious, and he felt very full. He would not be torn apart during the inspection. He put the flower rolls in the steamer, and the water was always boiling Yes, it will be cooked soon after putting it on the shelf.

The cooked flower rolls are even more fragrant, but the more this old glutton eats, the more tasteless they become.

Why, it smells so good!

At the same time, this sentence flashed through the minds of many people.

Xia Anran, who was the culprit, didn't know because he was sitting on the upper hand.

When the wind blows, he smells nothing.

It just feels a little chilly.

As soon as the weather was cold, he felt a little hungry, so he closed the paper roll, hung up a sign to indicate that he was eating, got up and carefully put the roll on the shelf to avoid getting wet.

It is also very important for the paper to be clean and tidy during the Spring Festival. Once it is stained, no matter how the answer is, it will be invalidated and the examiner will not even look at it.

He pinched the coarse cloth and lifted the lid, and the sauce that was hidden inside was sprayed out.

Xia Anran used the most basic ingredients for the rice sauce.

He used the mushrooms he bought, soaked them, and stir-fried them with peanut kernels, diced meat, winter bamboo shoots, sesame peppers, etc., and added a little bit of chili oil to enhance freshness. It is advisable, just in case if you eat spicy food.

And this bibimbap sauce has a fly in the ointment, he has no time to get soybean oil, so he has to use lard. The disadvantage of using lard is that it will condense into white oil lumps when it is cold, but it is not without advantages, as he does now Put it on the rice and steam it, and the lard will flow down to nourish the rice.

The fragrance is also very fragrant.

Xia Anran mixed the rice well, and ate (he consciously) a plain rice bowl.

Candidates at the downwind: Who!Who is it! ! !You have the ability to cook and you have the ability to stand up!