Rebirth Farmhouse

Chapter 313

Qin Xian was very surprised to see that Xiuyao was so popular, and secretly admired him in his heart. He also thought that Qin Yang could also take the exam, but he couldn't even pass the exam as a scholar, so he couldn't help but feel a little sad.

Two days later, Qi Feng said to Xiuyao: "Have you found a good man?"

Xiuyao said happily, "It's done?"

Qi Feng nodded, and Xiuyao was immediately overwhelmed with admiration, "Qi Feng, you are really amazing!"

Qi Feng smiled, "You are going to do good deeds for free, and they will naturally be willing, no matter what is great."

Xiuyao said: "I have already contacted several vegetable, melon and fruit shops. They have orchards and vegetable gardens in nearby farms, and they also have farmers to help. They have organized a group of people to come and will be under our command when the time comes."

Qi Feng hummed, "I've asked Uncle Cheng to arrange it."

Uncle Cheng is an old servant of his family, he is cautious and diligent in doing things, this time he followed out, and when the shop in Jinan is sold, he will stay and take care of it first.

The examiners and invigilators on the eighth day of the eighth day will be on patrol, and the exam will start on the ninth day of the ninth day, so everything must be ready for the night of the seventh day.

People who live near the Gongyuan have seen a strange scene these days. Twenty or thirty people wearing uniform short brown shoulders carrying brooms and shovels entered the Gongyuan before dawn, and then came in and out. There are several large mule carts.

It lasted for several days, and they left very late on the night of the seventh day of the seventh day.

On the eighth day of the lunar new year, there will be officials dressed in government official clothes majestically coming, full of ceremonial guards, and they are extremely majestic.

The editor of the Hanlin Academy personally sent by the emperor in Beijing was the chief examiner, the inspector of the Shandong Supervision and Censor was the superintendent, the Shandong Zuobu Zhengshi and the right counselor were the commissioners, and the Deputy Envoy of the Shandong Inspection Department was the supervisor, and there were also fellow examiners, Officials who print papers, collect papers, test papers, seal seals, receive papers, etc., plus the yamen servants are huddled in front and back, which is very grand.

This year's examiner's surname is Xie, and everyone calls him Xie Editor.

Editor Xie led someone to inspect it, and was very surprised, "This year is much cleaner, brighter and more stylish than previous years. Could it be that there is some way?"

He asked the person in charge of the Tribute Academy.

The academician in charge of the Tribute Academy said respectfully: "Editor Xie has sharp eyes. This year, someone took the initiative to ask for help cleaning the toilet, which is why it is so clean."

The other entourage also found it strange that there was no pungent smell this year, so they couldn't help but send their entourage in to check.

He came out and said, "My lord, new soil was placed in the latrine, lime was sprinkled in the latrine, and lime water was poured in. In addition, there were urine buckets and dung buckets, and the dung buckets were filled with soil, sawdust, or lime."

Editor Xie was also amazed over and over again. It was the first time he encountered it in these years of inspections, so he asked the academician what was going on.

The academician didn't dare to hide anything, so he told everything about Qi Feng, and said: "At the end of each game, he will send someone to change the bucket, and clean it quickly again, so it will always be clean."

Edit Xie smiled and said, "If that's the case, then I'll have to meet such a thoughtful righteous man."

The academician said: "This Qi Feng is also diligent, and even asked people to fill up the water tank."

In the tribute courtyard, fires often broke out. Students needed candles, and candles were needed for marking papers, as well as other guards and gatekeepers. Therefore, lights were inseparable all the time, which also made fires easy.

In the past, most of the test papers were burned due to the fire, which led to re-examinations, or burning the candidates to death. Therefore, before each test, everyone was cautious and reminded them repeatedly.

Editor Xie nodded, "This Jinan Gongyuan is not bad, it's smaller than Qufu Gongyuan." With fewer people and fewer halls, it is not easy to cause problems, even if there is a fire, it can be remedied.

And it is shared by the Qufu Gongyuan, so that they will not be crowded together, and the pressure can also be dispersed.

After the inspection, during the meal break, Editor Xie remembered something and asked, "Is there a child prodigy from Fei County to take the test this year?"

The same examiner asked the name.

Xie Bianxiu said: "One is Qin Yang, who studied under Ren Erjian. Both Hongzhi County and Huangzhi County have mentioned it. Huangzhi County even recorded him as the county case leader. He is a first-class janitor."

The same examiner immediately asked someone to check the roster, and soon found Qin Yang's name in the column of Fei County, and pointed it out to him.

Editor Xie looked at it, and said with a smile: "This kid really dares to come. His husband said that he had better wait for three or four years. At that time, he must be very sure. Now that he is here, I have to take a good look at it." To see him."

A fellow examiner from Fei County smiled and said, "That kid is a bit of a real talent. It is said that he has a solid foundation, and he was beaten by Ren Erjian. He is also a smart person, so it is not considered favoritism for Huangzhi County to give him the county chief. Listen. It is said that he has a younger sister who is even more beautiful, which was highly praised by Hongzhi County, and Mr. Gu from the Ministry of Industry mentioned it to His Majesty, and her name was also recorded in Hongzhi County's performance appraisal."

Editor Xie became even more curious when he heard it, and everyone else stretched out their ears to listen carefully.

The same examiner told the story of Fanmai again, and everyone was amazed. He also said that now that Huang Zhi County has been in Fei County for three years, he can rely on the Qin family to improve his political performance, and he may still be promoted.Everyone was curious about this girl and wanted to meet her, but they just thought she was a girl, so she was at home, it was impossible to come to Jinan Mansion, so they had to give up.

When entering the arena, Editor Xie stood at the entrance of the main seat of the Gongyuan and watched carefully. Sure enough, he saw Qin Yang, and there was another young man in brocade clothes who looked a little prettier than a girl. He is also a well-mannered Wenxiu figure, which makes people feel good when he looks at him. He nods frequently. It seems that Jinan Prefecture can produce a few characters this year.

Because of repeated warnings and exhortations, although there were some mistakes in the first round, there were no surprises, and nothing dangerous happened.In addition, the latrine was kept clean, and the candidates leaning on it were fine, and it didn't affect their mood.

The first three days passed smoothly.

Editor Xie sent someone to send Qin Yang's paper right away. Although it was sealed, he paid special attention when collecting the paper, so he could tell the difference naturally.These examiners are all good people, and they may not be good at business when they are officials, but they are first-rate in reading articles, they have a good memory, and they can tell who it is at a glance.

The first round is the focus of the entire rural examination. It examines the candidates' understanding of the four books and five classics of Confucian classics and their writing ability.

Editor Xie looked at Qin Yang's paper, but his face didn't show any obvious expression. Several fellow examiners were watching, and couldn't help wondering what Editor Xie meant.

Editor Xie didn't speak, and put down the test paper, and immediately someone asked with a smile.

Editor Xie hummed, thought for a moment, and said, "Not bad. I'm only 11 years old. It's pretty good to be able to do this. It's just..."

He hesitated for a moment, but didn't say anything, and said, "Let's look at the back."

In order to prevent entrainment, when the old farmers went in to clean up, the candidates had to leave the hall and stay in the square of the Gongyuan. They were not allowed to approach them, let alone communicate with them.

The leader was an old man named Cheng Da, but it wasn't Qi Feng, so Editor Xie didn't see him.

In the second round, after another three days, some people couldn't hold on any longer. Some tore up papers and stuffed them into their mouths like crazy, some talked nonsense, some fainted, some...

The inspection before entering the venue can only check whether a person is disabled or not. It is impossible to know whether there is a hidden disease, but the high-intensity examination can naturally be tested.

Qin Yang didn't care, he ate and drank freely, anyway, he was often imprisoned by Mr. Ren for half a month before, and he was used to it.

Xiuyao made him a lot of refreshment and mind-boosting food, besides eating for himself, she also gave it to Feng Haoran.

Feng Haoran was terribly nervous, if Qin Yang hadn't laughed at him from time to time, Qin Yang would have doubted whether he would pass out from being too nervous.

Feng Haoran laughed at himself: "It didn't matter before, and I didn't feel anything if I failed the exam. Now I always feel that I must pass the exam, so...."

Qin Yang let him relax, it won't be fatal, they are still young, and it will be the same when they come back, "This year we are here to find out, we have experience, next time it will be fine, there will be Enke in the middle, don't be afraid."

Anyway, he is still young, so he is not afraid at all, laughing and joking, he is the most relaxed in the audience.

The brocade-clothed young man next door to him was not so comfortable, just because he was not pleasing to the eye, but I didn't expect the two of them to be next door, it's really irritating!

What is the name of the young man in Jinyi, Li Sibian, a sissy!It's unreasonable that he should not take off his clothes during the body search!
While thinking wildly, he lay on the partition. After answering the questions, he could no longer change them. He could only wait for the paper to be handed in. If he had known, he would have written more slowly, so he wouldn't be so idle.

Qin Yang clicked his mouth, and suddenly wanted to eat the barbecue made by his sister. The snacks and candied fruit in his mouth were so sweet, it was too like eating some rich meat.He looked at his white and tender arm, groaned, gestured, tried to bite, and immediately grinned.

There was a cold snort from outside, it turned out to be that Li Sibian, who glanced at him contemptuously and left, Qin Yang was so angry that he made a face at him.

When he was in a daze, he smelled the smell of barbecue, "It smells so good! Who is so good that he can eat barbecue!"

He poked his head out of the room, but found no movement, there was a dim light flickering outside, and his room was dark.

It is inhumane not to allow early submission of papers!

Qin Yang muttered, and when he glanced at his head, he saw a bright light. He immediately felt bad, and shouted: "It's on fire!"

When he shouted like this, the others were startled.

It was too late to say it, and then I saw a fire bursting out of a room, and with a "bang", the ceiling of the room was broken.

The candidates were so frightened that they howled immediately and ran out one after another.

But every alley is locked with fence walls and doors, so you can't walk around at will.

The fire came out of one of the houses, the houses were all thin boards, and it was a dry day in August, and it became a burning camp all at once.

Everyone rushed out desperately.

Qin Yang was stunned for a moment, and immediately grabbed the scroll and stuffed it into the oil-paper bag, then stuffed it into his boots, quickly grabbed the kettle and covered his mouth and nose with the sleeve topping, then grabbed the partition that was used as a desk and poured the tea in the kettle They all fell on top of it, and then ran outside.

The fire had already spread, not only this alley, but also other areas, and the firefighters couldn't rush inside.

And their alley is in the middle and inside, people from outside can't rush in, and they can't get out.

He saw that Li Sibian was screaming, with a terrified expression on his face, and he didn't care to laugh at him, so he rushed him into the toilet.

Li Sibian screamed, "Rush... rush!"

Still want to rush out.Qin Yang didn't care so much anymore, and cursed: "The door is locked, idiot, you will be burned to death if you rush out."

Soon there was a crackling sound...the fire had already died down...

The sound of howling, trampling, and crashing outside... All kinds of noisy sounds are sandwiched together...

From a distance, you can see the fire raging in the Gongyuan, and the sky is full of thick smoke. Even Jinan's chief envoy, inspector, prefect and other officials were alarmed, and they came to inspect in sedan chairs one after another, and the people around Firefighting was organized, and several water dragons were dispatched one after another.

It was already dawn when Xiuyao arrived. She had been in the countryside of Licheng County for the past few days, wanting to see the nearby land conditions. Who knew that she received a message from Qi Feng that the Gongyuan was on fire.

She was so panicked that she immediately rushed to the Gongyuan overnight. The fire had not been completely extinguished when she arrived here, and a large number of people were fighting the fire.

Some came bulldozing, some carried water, and some carried washbasins...

She found Feng Haoran after asking several times. He was obviously frightened and his voice trembled a little, "Yao, Yaoyao..."

(End of this chapter)