Good luck with koi carp

Chapter 151 Meeting 2
After an exam, the candidates have a night's rest and will resume the exam tomorrow morning. They are still not allowed to leave the dormitory during the break, so at most they can only move around in the dormitory.


There is no point in living in such a small place without moving around. Chili just put down the table board and joined it with the seat board to form a small bed, and then spread the only bedding on the wooden bed. She lay down in it and slept on one side and the other side. Then he turned it over and covered himself, rolled it up into a simple sleeping bag, then closed his eyes and prepared to fall asleep.


Before falling asleep, I remembered something again. I got up and added a few more pieces of charcoal to the charcoal basin to ensure that it would have sufficient fuel and would not burn out in the middle of the night. Then I continued to lie back peacefully.


The charcoal in the charcoal basin was lit by Gongyuan for them in advance. If it was accidentally extinguished halfway, it would be very troublesome to get it back, especially for some students who cannot burn charcoal.


Chi Li can burn charcoal. This is a skill she learned from surviving in the wilderness in the previous world. However, she is afraid of the cold. This body is not frost-resistant, so she needs to rely on the temperature provided by the charcoal basin to survive. She cannot let it extinguished.


The space inside the dormitory is very small. Even Chi Li, who is only 1.6 meters tall, cannot stretch his legs when sleeping in it. It is even more of a disaster for those who are taller.


But it is precisely because of the small space that the small charcoal pot burning inside can maintain a sufficient temperature, at least not so that Chili and the others' hands will be frozen and stiff and unable to write when they are making papers.


Thinking about something in her mind, Chili fell asleep quickly.


Early the next morning, she got up energetically and prepared for the second exam.


Before handing out papers, breakfast was served.


Each person had a bowl of steaming white porridge with a boiled egg and a plate of pickles. The food was pretty good.


After Chili had breakfast, her empty stomach suddenly felt warm, and her overall condition seemed a little better.


Maintaining this good momentum, after she got the papers distributed for the second exam, she also wrote like a god, writing down smoothly in one breath, and her thoughts were as smooth and clear as water.


The main content of the second exam is sentences, and there are other questions.


The so-called judgment, as the name suggests, is to test the candidates' judgment on doubtful matters. In fact, it is similar to the way that yamen officials try cases, requiring candidates to judge the questions in the paper.


Each candidate's specific trial thinking, the right and wrong of the case trial, and the sentencing standards are the key to the score, so if you make a mistake, it will be a hair's breadth away from the correct answer.


There were similar questions in the previous provincial examination.


Even before taking the provincial examination, Chili had memorized all the law books of the dynasty under the guidance of the masters of Henglu Academy. Thanks to her super memory, this kind of law was very difficult for others to understand. Something quite painful is not difficult at all.


Of course, it is not enough to just memorize all the laws. You must also understand the meaning of each regulation and how it is used in practical applications.


Reciting is actually just the simplest step.


Whenever she thinks back to this moment, Chi Li can't help but feel extremely lucky. Fortunately, she followed her parents' arrangements and went out to study. In that university, which can be said to be one of the best in the country, she received teachings from countless outstanding teachers, including many who were Jinshi. There is a master who is born, has been an official, and is familiar with the law.


Chi Li is very thirsty for knowledge and is not shy about asking for advice from her masters. Therefore, almost every master in the academy who she found to have real talents and who could help her learn something was pulled and asked by her in various ways. many questions.


No master would dislike the students he teaches who don't love learning, but someone like Chi Li who loves it too much is actually a little annoying. After all, she is not his direct disciple, but she always insists on it. The attitude of devoting everything one has learned in one's life will occasionally make some teachers feel powerless.


After all, this child has a really strong memory and good understanding. Taken together, she has a very high learning ability. Basically, there is no need to repeat things she has learned once. She will never make the same mistake twice on the same question.


And it was precisely because of this that Chi Li was able to accumulate his rich knowledge base bit by bit.


Nowadays, when facing various difficulties in exams, I can perform with ease.


The judgments on the paper are not all drawn out of thin air. There are some real-life cases in it. However, the cases that can be selected for the examination are naturally either too classic or too tricky.


Needless to say, partial cases are certainly difficult, and classic cases are not easy either. Because of their universality, it is difficult for candidates to answer the same question in their own way.


Chili is not false. She does not compare how other people will answer. She just makes judgments based on her own thinking. The key point is not to deviate from the laws of this dynasty. Since the development of the dynasty, the laws have been quite perfect. Basically, all reality In all cases that occur in the law, relevant regulations can be found in the law as the basis for judgment. Even if there are some cases that cannot be found, they can be found from the most basic legal principles.


The key lies in how the presiding officer conducts the trial.


As candidates, Chili and the others had to put themselves into the mind of the presiding officer to answer their questions. Of course, since they, the candidates, had never really been officials after all, the test answers only required that the direction of the trial be correct, the judgment be reasonable, and the relevant laws be found. As a basis for explanation, it is best to write down your own judgment ideas, etc.


Overall, it was still very difficult. Fortunately, judging was actually Chi Li's strong point. Coupled with her good condition, the second exam ended much easier than Chi Li expected.


As usual, after getting a night's rest, the third game, strategy discussion, followed immediately.


Policy essays are the most important part of the imperial examination. It can be said that if you want to take the imperial examination, you must know how to write policy essays. If you can't even learn policy essays, then there is no need to expect to take the exam and you should go home as soon as possible.


Therefore, basically every student who enters the school will work hard in this area. They may not be able to recite poems and write correct poems, but they must not be bad at writing strategies.


And it is extremely difficult to write a brilliant policy review.


In other words, it is quite difficult to be the brighter and more conspicuous one among a bunch of talented articles so that it can catch the eyes of all the examiners at once.


Even Chi Li can't guarantee that the policy he makes will be good.


Again, the world is big, and there are always people who are better than her and work harder than her, so all she can do is submit her best skills as the answer.


There are five policy questions in total, each question is more classic than the last.


One of them is a problem that has troubled students for thousands of years, water control.


To be honest, I don’t understand all the modern advanced principles and technologies related to water control. Even if the teacher will teach them a little in the nine-year compulsory education, you require students to really know all the knowledge inside, unless they themselves are familiar with it. If you are interested in this aspect, you have to go out of your way to understand it.


At least Chi Li has gone through all the memories of several modern hosts, but has not been able to learn any relevant knowledge in this area.


Of course she knows the names of various famous water control projects, but that's about it. She may know a little bit about how these projects work specifically, what beneficial effects they have, what economic benefits they bring, and what their advantages and disadvantages are. Probably, no matter how many questions you ask, you won’t know.


Therefore, most of Chili's understanding of water control was learned in this era. Fortunately, she is not without advantages in this aspect.


As a fish, she understands water better than humans, the direction of water, the power of water, various secret passages hidden underground, etc.


Therefore, her answer angle is slightly different from ordinary people, and surprisingly, it is extremely feasible.


At this time, Chili didn't know that two of the examiners for this examination happened to be ministers who had participated or were currently participating in the water control project of this dynasty. They were instinctively concerned about this aspect, so they all When I saw the article written by Chi Li, although it was not as shocking as it was, her subtle perspective opened up new ideas, so I admired her very much. Not only did I give her a high evaluation, but I also highly recommended her to other colleagues.


With this good start, they went to read other articles written by Chi Li and were impressed by his literary talent. Finally, Chi Li's paper was sorted into the "excellent" pile and presented to the examiner.


In addition to classic topics such as water control, related policy topics such as mulberry farming, current affairs, and economy also appear one after another.


These are the aspects that Chi Li has always focused on, and she mostly pondered these classic question types when she contacted policy makers, so she was a unique bet on the question, and she hit more with one press, so her answer was still incredibly smooth.


In the end, when all three exams were over, Chili was still a little confused and almost couldn't tell what night it was.


Although all the exams have ended today and the Gongyuan will open its doors tomorrow, Chi Li is not in a hurry. She originally wanted to lie down and take a rest, but she may have been too excited after the exam, so she couldn't sleep. In the end I can only keep my eyes open until dawn.


Fortunately, my body is young and resistant, and I don’t see any dark circles after staying up all night.


Outside the gate of Gongyuan, it can be said that there are three floors inside and three floors outside. A large group of people are densely surrounded, all of them are family members waiting to pick up the candidates.


Chi Xiucai mingled inside, surrounded by the families of other female students who participated in the meeting.


In this feudal era, being able to break through ideological constraints and allow girls to participate in scientific examinations actually means that their families are more open-minded than ordinary people, and it also gives them more commonalities that ordinary people don't have. .


Perhaps because of this, Chi Xiucai and other family members who have female students at home are inexplicably connected with each other. They have endless topics to talk about their children, and then they naturally become friends with each other.


Nowadays, even to pick up the children from the tribute courtyard, they have to come together, occupying a large open space in the crowded crowd.


Coincidentally, after the gate of Gongyuan was opened, no matter who among them saw a girl appearing, they immediately waved to call them over. Most likely, the other person's family members were in their group.


"Hey, little girl, this way, come over here!"


As soon as Chi Li walked out of the Gongyuan gate with the flow of people, she heard someone calling her from the side. She turned around and saw a very tall man. The unfamiliar face and eyes showed that the two of them were not familiar with each other. acquaintance.


Then why did he call himself?


As soon as her doubts arose, Chili saw a familiar figure standing next to the man through the gap in the crowd, and took a closer look.


Oh, it's her father.


After discovering the target, Chi Li immediately pushed through the crowd and came to her father's side. Before she could stand still, her father told her to follow her mother Wang, who quickly supported her. Then she looked up and down from the air: "Thank you for your hard work, Li'er. We Go back and rest quickly, you must be exhausted after taking exams for so many days, right?"


"Fortunately."


Chi Li, this is the truth.
It’s not until I experience it that I know it’s not as scary as others say. It’s hard work, but it’s not so hard that I can’t stand it.


At least now Chili felt that she could still walk back to the inn by herself, and she was in good spirits.


However, Chi Xiucai did not base his judgment on his daughter's self-feeling. He only thought that the child was tired after taking the exam, and he felt nothing for a while. When he returned to the inn, ate, took a shower, and lay on a soft and comfortable bed, she would definitely I have to close my eyes and sleep with him for a few days and nights.


Don't ask why, even if he only passed the imperial examination, Chi Xiucai himself had experienced the hardships of the imperial examination.


So he didn't waste much time, just said hello to the other parents around him in a hurry, and then took his daughter back to the inn regardless of her little puzzled expression.


Sure enough, ginger is still old and spicy.


She had just eaten and taken a shower. One moment, Chili was saying that she was in good condition, and the next moment she was lying on the bed snoring.


She usually doesn't snore when sleeping. How could she be like this if she wasn't extremely tired?


After sleeping until the afternoon, Chi Li got up and had another big meal. Then she lay on the bed and asked Fu Lu to massage her whole body with a muscle-loosening plaster.


After being held in that small cell for so many days, her whole body's bones were almost numb and she needed to be massaged properly.


Ever since the young lady started to go to school, knowing that she had a hard time studying, Fulv went to learn this massage technique. After many years of practice, her technique has become much more proficient than before, and the massage on Chili is particularly comfortable. Chai was pushed back to sleep again.


After her whole body felt relaxed, Chi Li changed her clothes and got up to go find her father.


She has something to do and needs her father to accompany her out tomorrow.


"Since I have given you such a great kindness before, I should naturally thank you properly. I have nothing to do tomorrow. We, father and daughter, will buy some thank you gifts first, and then we will visit them together."


Chi Xiucai knew that his daughter had been helped by a family named Chen when she was in trouble in Kyoto. At that time, he thought about finding an opportunity to take his daughter there to thank them, but at that time, his daughter was about to take the exam and could not tell the difference. When she had free time, she could only wait until she finished the exam.


Now that the exam is over, it’s time to fulfill the due thanks.


In order to thank him, Chi Xiucai prepared a very generous gift. In addition to the two boxes of exquisite cakes he bought on a special trip, he also bought six pieces of cloth in various colors, which was convenient for his family to use to make clothes. They had previously He gave his daughter a set of clothes, and now he is giving back double the amount.


In addition, a red seal with 20 taels of silver was sealed and hidden in the cloth.


Because of his daughter's description, Chi Xiucai knew that the other party was a kind-hearted person. He thought that if he gave the money directly, they would definitely not accept it, so he used this roundabout method.


The above are gifts prepared by Chi Xiucai. Chi Li also prepared a pair of twisted gold bracelets and a gold hairpin. They were bought with her own pocket money and were specially given to Aunt Chen and her daughter. The gift can be regarded as Chi Li’s own heartfelt gift.


The father and daughter were in such a hurry that they didn't have time to hand over greeting cards. As a result, when they arrived outside Chen's house, they saw that the door was closed and the front of the house seemed a little gloomy.


Chili's heart tightened, feeling that something had happened to the Chen family. She quickly grabbed a vendor setting up a stall next to her and asked, "Hello, aunt, is this Aunt Chen's house?"


It was not easy for her to just ask someone if something happened at home. It sounded like she was cursing someone else, so she could only do it in a roundabout way.


The aunt who was setting up a stall selling beads, flower purses and other trinkets heard Chi Li inquiring about Aunt Chen’s family, but she didn’t show any signs of defensiveness. She answered her enthusiastically: “Yes, my dear, do you want to see Aunt Chen?” What's up?"


Hearing that her demeanor was not serious, Chi Li knew that the matter in Aunt Chen's family was not serious. She couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief, and then replied: "To be honest, Auntie, I have been favored by Aunt Chen in the past, and now I happened to come here with my father." In Kyoto, my father heard that Mrs. Chen had taken good care of me and was very grateful. He wanted to come to the house with some gifts to thank me. However, when he came today, he found that the door of the Chen family was closed. He was afraid of being disturbed, so he came to see her first. You ask about the current situation of the Chen family."


"So that's it." The aunt was stunned when she heard the words, and then sighed and said to Chi Li: "Then it's an unlucky time for you to come. Now the Chen family is really in some trouble, and it may not be suitable to meet guests. You guys If you're not in a hurry, you can come back later. If you're in a hurry, knock on the door now. Someone should be at that house."


"I wonder what kind of trouble the Chen family has encountered. Could you kindly tell me, Auntie?" When Chi Li heard that Aunt Chen's family was really in trouble, even though she judged from the attitude of the Aunt in front of her that it was not a serious matter, she still Still seemed a little eager.


The aunt also saw that Chi Li really cared about Aunt Chen. She sighed in her heart that this good person would indeed be rewarded, and replied to her: "It's scary to say, but the Chen family went to the countryside to visit relatives a few days ago. Who knew? They met Rolling Stone. Fortunately, they were lucky. In the end, only the head of the Chen family and the child in his arms were slightly injured. Sister Chen and her daughter were unscathed. The head of the Chen family was also injured. My leg is broken, and the doctor said I won't be able to get off the ground for three to two months. The Chen family's livelihood has been temporarily cut off, and I'm afraid they will be miserable for a while."


The Chen family relies on their head of the family to work as a pharmacist in a drug store to make a living. The pharmacist is not a serious doctor, or he is a doctor's apprentice who is learning medical skills. His main daily job is to follow the prescriptions prescribed by the doctor in the drug store. I get medicine for people who come to see the doctor, and occasionally treat people with minor illnesses, so the income is not high.


But compared to other ordinary people's families, it is still decent.


At least their family can have enough food, clothing, and a roof to protect them from the wind and rain, which is already a better life than many families in this era.


Therefore, Aunt Chen, who lives a comfortable life on weekdays, is able to help others.


However, although this sudden accident allowed their family to survive, the man in the family injured his leg and could not work in the drug store for at least two months, which meant that the family had no income, and the Chen family's son also The father and son suffered some injuries, and the treatment of their injuries required a large amount of money. The family's savings were not much, so the Chen family fell into financial difficulties for a while.


When they didn't know about this, the Chi family's father and daughter planned to come to the house to give gifts of thanks. Now that they knew that the Chen family was in trouble, they naturally had to pay a visit.


Chi Xiucai also silently took out an extra ten taels of silver and planned to give them to the Chen family as well.


He couldn't give too much. After all, he didn't bring much money with him when he went out this time. They had to stay in Kyoto at least until their daughter's results came out before they could go back. During this time, they had to spend money everywhere for life. So I have to save as much money as possible.


Fortunately, after the examination, they no longer need to stay in the expensive inn near Gongyuan. After returning, they can pack up their things and find a cleaner and more affordable inn to check in again, which can also save a lot of money.


With things in mind, Chi Xiucai led people to knock on Chen's door without delay.


"Who?"


The courtyard of Chen's house is not big. Whenever someone knocks on the door, it can be heard clearly inside, so someone will open the door soon.


By chance, the person who opened the door was Aunt Chen. Chi Li hurriedly poked her head over and said, "Aunt Chen, I am Chi Li, do you still remember me?"


"Remember, remember, it's you. How could I not remember such a handsome girl?" Although we only met once, it was rare to see such a good-looking person, so Mrs. Chen had a deep impression of Chili. After meeting again three years ago, we still recognized each other immediately.


She looked happy, especially when she saw that Chi Li had a rosy complexion and was dressed like one of those pretty ladies. She also knew that she should have returned to her family smoothly and was living a good life, and she couldn't help but feel relieved about it.


"This is my dad. We came here today specifically to thank you for taking care of me. These are the thank you gifts we brought. They are just a small gesture. Please accept them."


Chi Li first introduced her father, and then pointed to a carriage of things piled behind her, indicating the purpose of their father and daughter's visit today.


Seeing so many things, Aunt Chen was shocked, and then waved her hands and refused: "I can't accept it. I just helped you with a little effort, and I didn't want to ask for anything in return. How can I ask for so many things from you?"


Although their family is a little more difficult now, fortunately, my husband is a pharmacist in a drug store and is very popular on weekdays, so he doesn't charge for consultations with the doctors there. At most, he only spends some money on medicinal materials, so in fact The family is not in a position where they can't open the pot, and there is no urgent need for this thank you gift from the Chi family.


Chi Li also understood, but she still wanted to express her gratitude, but she couldn't convince Aunt Chen, so she could only turn to look at her father.


No longer interested in his daughter, Chi Xiucai took a step forward. He first exchanged greetings with Aunt Chen and thanked her for his kindness to his daughter. Then he spoke eloquently and somehow managed to coax Aunt Chen into talking. Accept these gifts of thanks.


But they didn't ask for them all. She felt that asking for them all was too much, and she felt ashamed. In the end, she only took those pastries that could not be stored for a long time and a piece of cotton cloth, saying: "We have never tasted such exquisite pastries, so they are thick." I have the shame to accept it, and this piece of cloth is enough to make two new clothes. It is still such a good cloth, and it is much more valuable than the old clothes that our Xianggui gave to Miss Chi. I can't ask for more from you, or I will He has become a greedy person."


"As the saying goes, good things come in pairs. How can we only accept an odd number for this gift? Madam Chen, please do a good job and bring another piece of cloth to make up for it. Otherwise, it will be inconvenient for us to keep so much cloth and bring it home all the way home. Go, okay? Okay."


In order to get Aunt Chen to agree to accept more thank-you gifts, Chi Li had to act coquettishly. In the end, she couldn't stand it anymore, so she still accepted an extra piece of cloth with a hot face.


The only people the Chi family wanted to thank were Aunt Chen and her daughter Xianggui. Xianggui heard from Aunt Chen that she had gone out to get medicine for her father and younger brother and was not at home, so these thank-you gifts were handed over to Aunt Chen. .


There were two people lying on the bed recuperating from their injuries at home, and the Chi family and his daughter did not want to go in and disturb them too much, so after giving the gifts and expressing their gratitude again and again, they said goodbye and left.

"Who came outside the house just now?"

When Mrs. Chen entered the house carrying two pieces of cloth and two boxes of cakes, she heard her husband's questioning voice.

While putting the things on the table, she explained: "It's the little girl I helped before. Today she came to thank me with her father and gave her some thank-you gifts. I couldn't refuse them, so I accepted them." ”

After hearing this, Aunt Chen's husband looked up from the bed to the table and saw two pieces of cloth and two boxes of pastries. He couldn't help but be surprised and said, "You accepted all those things?"

"How can I do that? I originally wanted to give more gifts, but I refused. At first, I thought the little girl was pitiful and helped me. In fact, she didn't give me anything. As a result, I received so many gifts all of a sudden. I feel very guilty, I feel like these people are just trying to steal other people's things, I'm so embarrassed." Aunt Chen sighed and said to her husband.

Her husband also understood his wife’s eagerness to help others and understood how unhappy she felt at the moment, so he advised her, “Thank you for saving someone who knows how to repay your kindness. If it weren’t for your kindness, you wouldn’t There will be no reward today, so you should be happy, otherwise if you save a white-eyed wolf, how can you be happy?"

"Bah, you are such a white-eyed wolf. The little girl and her father are very nice. They are good people who know how to repay kindness." Dissatisfied with her husband's metaphor, Aunt Chen spat at him, but she was still coaxed into feeling better.

In fact, who would not be happy if her kindness could be repaid, but Aunt Chen believed that the fact that her family was able to escape was a reward for her daily good deeds, so she felt a little bit embarrassed when she received this rich thank you gift. Taking advantage of others.

Just when she was thinking about this, she suddenly felt that something was wrong with the cloth under her hand. She reached out and touched inside, and found two cloth bags. One of them was more bulging and the other was flatter. But she could tell what was spinning inside just by touch. A hard object with weight.

When he opened it, he found that it was a large bag of silver and a bag of gold jewelry. How could this happen?

Aunt Chen's first reaction was to turn around and rush out the door, trying to catch up with the Chi family and her daughter to return the things. However, she came by carriage and she didn't know where she had gone now, and the Imperial City was so Big, how easy would it be for her to find these two people when she didn't know where they lived?
So I was forced to accept this extraordinarily generous thank you gift.

(End of this chapter)