HLnovel Chapter 110: Provincial Examination Hall
Chapter 110: Provincial Examination Hall
The Lu residence in the south of the city is about an hour and a half away from the Imperial Examination Hall by horse carriage, so it is not very close.
Whenever Han Qingyun took part in the provincial examinations, he would either get sick or break a finger, so his luck was extremely bad.
Lu Youtian was like the parents who sent their children to take the college entrance examination in their previous life, fearing that any accident would affect Han Qingyun's exam.
He had chosen the Fuyun Restaurant, which was closest to the Imperial Examination Hall, early on.
It takes less than fifteen minutes to walk from this restaurant to the Imperial Examination Hall.
The provincial examination was divided into three sessions, each lasting three days and nights, for a total of nine days and seven nights.
In other words, Han Qingyun entered the examination room on August 22nd and could not leave until the examination officially ended on August 30th.
Lu Youtian booked three guest rooms in the extremely expensive Fuyun Restaurant.
Han Qingyun's room is in the middle, and on the left are Lu Youtian himself and Dalin.
On the right is Doctor Chang, who was specially found by Lu Liang and Lu Youtian.
The reason for calling a doctor is to prevent Han Qingyun from having any more emergencies.
Han Qingyun was both amused and touched by Lu Youtian's behavior.
He was under a lot of pressure. If he failed, how could he be worthy of the old man's sincerity?
On the afternoon of August 21st, Lu Youtian made some arrangements at home and took Han Qingyun straight to Fuyun Restaurant.
Early the next morning, before Han Qingyun left, Lu Youtian asked Doctor Chang to take Han Qingyun's pulse.
Doctor Chang rolled his eyes speechlessly.
From yesterday to today, he has taken Han Qingyun's pulse six times. There is nothing wrong with him and he is very healthy.
If it weren't for Lu Youtian's generosity, he would have wanted to leave immediately.
He is a famous doctor, a famous doctor!
If you don't trust him, why invite him?
Lu Youtian also wanted Han Qingyun to bring some medicine pills, but medicine pills were not allowed to be brought into the Imperial Examination Hall.
Han Qingyun repeatedly assured Lu Youtian that he was in good health and would not get sick.
Only then did Lu Youtian give up in disappointment.
Han Qingyun was finally escorted all the way to the entrance of the Imperial Examination Hall by Lu Liang, who was carrying the examination basket on his left, and Dalin, who was carrying his bedding on his right.
He was followed by Lu Youtian and Doctor Chang.
There were many candidates, and they lined up in a long queue, waiting for their identities to be verified and checked for any smuggled items.
When it was Han Qingyun's turn, the officer looked at the "instant noodles", toast and small pancakes that Han Qingyun brought with him and was a little stunned.
He knows about dried meat, dried fruit, glutinous rice cakes, and other snacks.
But these?
Han Qingyun looked at the officer and picked up the instant noodles, bread and small pancakes, taking a bite of each.
"Food, hehe."
The officer was speechless. This young man looked like the one in the painting, so how come he was also a foodie?
Others only brought bread and steamed buns.
He brought a wide variety of things.
It looks delicious.
The officer looked at Han Qingyun's sachet again, opened it and smelled it carefully, then returned it to Han Qingyun and let him go.
Lu Yanyan specially prepared the sachet because she was worried that Han Qingyun would be assigned a bad number.
Lu Youtian watched Han Qingyun's figure gradually disappear, and ordered Lu Liang and Dalin to guard outside the Imperial Examination Hall.
In case Han Qingyun couldn't hold on and had to be carried out, they would have someone to help.
In the Imperial Examination Hall, the cell Han Qingyun was assigned was pretty good, and it was quite far from the toilet.
He hurriedly put the bedding in place, put down the number board, and started answering the questions.
The first exam was still very easy for Han Qingyun.
He was not in a hurry. He thought carefully about the answer before starting to write to avoid making any corrections.
After the exam begins, candidates are not allowed to move around freely except to urinate or defecate.
At noon I just had some bread and dried meat.
Han Qingyun came back from the toilet and quickly took out the sachet, put it under his nose and sniffed it a few times.
In the afternoon he tried to reduce the amount of water he drank because the smell of the toilet was too unbearable.
Soon the first day of the exam ended in an orderly manner.
It was gradually getting dark. Although some students were still writing furiously, more people stopped answering because they were worried that they would make mistakes at night and that the corrections would affect the appearance of the paper.
Han Qingyun carefully put away the test paper to prevent it from getting wet by moisture the next morning.
As soon as night falls, autumn mosquitoes begin to wreak havoc, flying straight towards people's faces.
Han Qingyun's sachet contained the medicinal herbs from the mosquito repellent sachet he bought online in his previous life.
The effect was quite good. The mosquitoes bypassed him and bit the students on both sides of him.
Han Qingyun made the bed amid the sound of swatting mosquitoes on both sides.
It was the same as the examination rooms for the previous two provincial examinations in my memory, short, narrow and small.
Han Qingyun was tall, so when he tried to sleep on the bed, he had to curl up.
He connected the test basket again, and this time it was much better.
The examination basket was specially made by Lu Youtian after he inquired about the situation in the dormitory. The height was just right to match the bed board.
Han Qingyun thought about this and the corners of his mouth curled up again.
For dinner, he cooked instant noodles in a small clay stove and added vegetable packets. The noodles tasted especially delicious amid the sounds of people gnawing on dry food.
Among the officers patrolling the examination hall at this time were the two officers who had searched Han Qingyun in the morning.
At this moment, the two of them watched Han Qingyun holding a big bowl and eating with relish, eating some noodles with some dried meat, and finally some snacks and dried fruits.
The two officers were speechless for a moment. He was truly a heartless foodie.
Others were eating dry food while studying their test papers in the dim candlelight.
He ate quite well, but I don’t know where he put his test paper.
But where did you buy that noodle from? It smells delicious.
Not only did the officials want to know where it came from, but the students in the surrounding area also wanted to know.
It was already late August and the weather was getting cooler, especially at night.
They were not allowed to wear interlayered clothes when entering the venue, and could only wear thin long gowns.
I'm feeling cold all over now. It would be great if I could have a bowl of hot noodle soup.
However, conversation is not allowed in the examination room, so these people can only watch and sigh.
When Han Qingyun came back from washing the pots and pans, he saw an old scholar in his fifties sitting on the right side of his cell.
At this moment, the old scholar was squinting his eyes and looking at the test paper under the dim candlelight.
Unfortunately, the candlelight was very weak, and the old scholar's eyesight was not very good, so the test paper was getting closer and closer to the candle.
Han Qingyun's heart sank when he saw this, and he quickly took away the old scholar's candle. The test paper was almost burned.
The old scholar was startled and shouted out, only then did he realize what had happened.
He bowed to Han Qingyun repeatedly to express his gratitude.
The inspector who heard the sound came over.
"What happened?"
The old scholar hurried to explain.
"It was all because of my carelessness that the candle nearly burned my test paper. Thanks to this little brother's quick eyes and hands, otherwise I would have failed the test again."
The officer saw that Han Qingyun was holding a candle in his hand, and there were red marks on the back of his fair hand caused by the candle wax.
"Be more careful next time. Also, no chatting."
The officer left after saying this.
The old scholar once again showed gratitude to Han Qingyun.
Han Qingyun returned the candle to him and made a gesture, indicating that there was heavy dew at night, so he should put away the test paper as well.
The old scholar understood and quickly put the test paper away and put it into the oilcloth roll.
The exams continued like this for several days, and by the sixth day, which was also the last day of the second exam, many people had already been carried out.
One candidate fainted and was just about to be grabbed by the police and carried out when he suddenly woke up again.
"I'm fine. I can still take the test. Don't throw me out."
His voice was so weak that it was unbearable to listen to, but he still tried to stand up straight to prove that he could still continue the exam.
But as soon as the officer turned around, he fell down again, and this time he never stood up again...