lcionline Chapter 104 Returning Home, Fish Porridge
Chapter 104 Returning Home, Fish Porridge
After collecting the papers, Sun Xuezheng led a group of examiners to seal the examination hall, and the door would not be opened again until the results of the provincial examination were announced.
Normally, cases could be filed three or four days after the provincial examination, but because seven prefectures took the provincial examination together, the difficulty of grading the papers increased.
Although Sun Xuezheng had tried his best to increase the number of examiners to the maximum, due to limitations in his abilities, he could only gather a dozen or so people who were qualified to be examiners.
A dozen or so people have to look at thousands of papers, so each person is assigned to look at hundreds of papers.
Just like in the county government exams, a rough screening was done first, and those with dirty papers, messy handwriting, or corrections were picked out and set aside.
If enough papers are ultimately selected, these will not be reviewed further. If not, some papers with truly excellent and outstanding content will be selected from among them.
Therefore, regardless of how well they answer the questions, test takers still pay close attention to the neatness of their papers and the legibility of their handwriting.
Each exam paper was covered with the name, and the cover was removed only after the rankings were released, and the results were posted according to the corresponding names.
Inside the carriage, Jiang Xiaoqi closed her eyes to rest, while Jiang Wenqing yawned, feeling truly exhausted...
Landlord Jiang covered his beloved grandson with a cloak, his eyes filled with tenderness. Jiang Wenqing felt a pang of sympathy watching him, but he was used to it.
The wife is like this, and so are the parents; the two daughters pay more attention to their younger brother than to their biological father.
Forget it, let's not argue with the "sugar daddy." He's still hoping to live a life of luxury thanks to his son.
With such a talented son who can pass the county government's highest examination, he might very well become the top scholar in the imperial examination and a high-ranking official in the future!
Oh dear, wouldn't his biological father be going to become rich as a result?
Thinking of this, I couldn't help but laugh out loud, "Hehehe, hehehe, hahaha..."
"Ouch, Dad, what are you doing? Why did you kick me again for no reason!"
Jiang Wenqing rubbed his leg, looking aggrieved.
"Don't go crazy, you'll wake my grandson, I won't let you get away with this!" Landlord Jiang said in a low voice.
"I know, I know! Your precious grandson is a treasure, everyone else is just a weed~"
Jiang Wenqing muttered to himself, not daring to raise his voice.
Jiang Xiaoqi wasn't actually asleep. Hearing her father and grandfather's conversation, she felt both amused and touched.
The journey was uneventful, and the carriage soon returned to the newly purchased house. Butler Wen was already waiting outside the door for the three masters.
"Grandpa, Master, Young Master are back! Second Brother, hurry up and set the table."
"Yes, Father!" Wen Lao Er ran to the kitchen, while Steward Wen greeted his masters and personally helped the old master down from the carriage.
Wenbin also ran forward from the carriage behind and helped his young master down from the carriage.
Jiang Wenqing, who was in the same car, was a little embarrassed. Li Shan, who had come along, noticed this and stepped forward to help Jiang Wenqing down, thus easing the awkwardness.
Landlord Jiang glanced at his son but said nothing. He decided to wait until the results were announced...
If the son proves himself and passes the county-level examination, becoming a Xiucai (a scholar who has passed the lowest level of the imperial examinations), then the second son of the Wen family will stay by his side.
This arrangement doesn't wrong the old housekeeper's son, but it also allows him to keep an eye on his immature son from the sidelines.
After all, one can enter the prefectural school after passing the provincial examination, and everyone there is incredibly shrewd. I don't know if my silly son can handle it.
We can't let the disgusting things that happened during the county exam happen again; we need a clever person to assist us.
Although the second son of the Wen family is not as steady as the eldest son, he is alert and cautious, and he is also very reliable. Following Wen Qing will make up for his shortcomings.
The group quickly washed up and changed into clean clothes.
After arriving at the dining room, Tan Hao and Zhao Hongxuan finished washing up and sat down at the table.
The five of them didn't say much. They hadn't eaten well for three days and were starving. They decided to fill their stomachs first.
The cook in the Zhao family prepared light side dishes, and the meat porridge was made with fresh fish. After carefully removing the fish bones, the fish paste was added to the porridge when it boiled.
Once it boils briefly, scoop it out. Porridge with ginger juice has the effect of dispelling cold and warming the stomach. The main purpose of adding it at this time is to remove the fishy smell.
It must be said that the cook in the Zhao family was really good at cooking. The group almost finished the whole plate. If it weren't for saving face, they would have eaten the soup by dipping steamed buns in it.
Seeing that there was still a little less than half a bowl of fish porridge left in Jiang Xiaoqi's bowl, Jiang Wenqing asked if she could eat any more.
Jiang Xiaoqi noticed that his father might not have eaten enough, so he said he couldn't eat anymore. Jiang Wenqing picked up the bowl in front of his son and finished the fish porridge in a few gulps.
After finishing the drink, he reluctantly put down the bowl and rubbed his slightly full stomach.
Landlord Jiang couldn't bear to watch his dim-witted, gluttonous son, and he was also worried that his grandson would have his food stolen and not get enough to eat.
"Mingfei, are you really full?"
"I'm full, Grandpa. I ate a pancake and drank some porridge before leaving the examination hall."
"Grandpa Jiang, the kitchen must have left some extra. If Mingfei isn't full, I'll have them send more."
Zhao Hongxuan generously said, "They paid for the food, so we can't let their child go hungry."
Upon hearing this, before Jiang Xiaoqi could say anything, Jiang Wenqing's eyes lit up.
Landlord Jiang glared at him, and the light vanished instantly.
"Hehe, no need, no need. You should eat less at night. Eating too much at night is bad for your health and can shorten your lifespan!"
Landlord Jiang refused, but he was speaking to his own son.
Jiang Wenqing listened to his father's words without blushing or panting, clearly already immune to them.
After the meal, everyone chatted for a while about the college entrance exam questions, and then they all went their separate ways.
After three days of exams, both physical and mental energy have been completely depleted. It's best to replenish our energy first. As for the specifics... there's still plenty of time before the results are released.
After returning to her room, Jiang Xiaoqi lay on the bed and reviewed the three days of exam content. Well, even if she couldn't get the top score in the Intermediate Court, she should be in the top ten without any problem.
He didn't want his expectations to lead to greater disappointment, so he tried to maintain a calm mindset, even though the "Three Perfections" (a prestigious academic achievement) is a standard feature for transmigrated protagonists...
But what if? I remember being the ninety-ninth person to be forced to bind to the system; who knows if the previous ninety-eight won't end up in the imperial examination track...
Sigh... He really wanted to drag the system out and ask it, but even a fool could tell that the system wouldn't reveal the information of other people bound to it.
That's good, that way I'm safe, I can't know other people's information, and others can't know my information.
After all, it's hard to guarantee that everyone is a decent person. What if there are a few malicious people who want to destroy someone else's cheat ability...?
Jiang Xiaoqi tossed and turned, and before she knew it, she had fallen asleep.
In a daze, the safety buckle around my neck seemed to glow with a faint light, which only lasted for a moment before dimming.
Jiang Xiaoqi, who was "sound asleep," turned over and pressed the safety buckle under her body.
His mind drifted back to the study space, where he wrote out the three days' worth of exam papers from memory, and then 'printed' them out for archiving, just like he had done for the county and prefectural exams.
The bookshelves in the study space are now densely packed with various test questions and their answers, solutions, and problem-solving strategies.
If it were possible to make money by selling 'workbooks' in this era, Jiang Xiaoqi would definitely make a fortune.
Even if he can't become an official in the future, he can still support himself by teaching children.
Putting everything else aside, just in terms of 'college entrance rate' alone, he can easily surpass many old teachers in private schools.
Unless a child is particularly slow-witted, following his teaching methods for a few years can at least help them pass the county examination and become a junior scholar.