After the three examinations, the scholars left their dormitories in batches and went to the public hall to receive the papers and submit them to the official.
Next to the examiner is the examiner, who strictly supervises the examinees to collect the papers according to the rules. Every fifty papers collected will be sealed and put into the box. Those who do not hand in the papers are not allowed to leave. The number of papers must be consistent with the number of candidates, otherwise they will be held accountable.
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But it does not mean that you can leave immediately after handing in the papers. When handing in the papers, the officer receiving the papers will issue a sign, and you can only leave after checking and canceling it at the gantry, which is called "letting out the sign."
There are three times a day, the first card is placed before noon, the second card is placed in the afternoon, and the third card is placed in the evening.
The first two exams must strictly abide by the card release time. The third exam will release the cards one day in advance, that is, on the 15th, but generally few people do this.
For such a large-scale exam, which concerns oneself or even the family, of course, it must be foolproof, and the extra time will be used to see if it can be perfect, so most papers are not handed in until the 16th to receive the license.
Cheng Zhongqian was no exception. He limped out of the door only in Youcai.
"Daddy is coming out!"
Hearing the noise, Cheng Zhongqian slowly turned his head and saw several children running over in a hurry. Lingbao took Sanlang's hand and ran at the front, followed by Erlang and Dalang, surrounding him in a semicircle.
"Dad, are you okay? Can you hold on?" Cheng Yun frowned slightly and helped Cheng Zhongqian with some worry.
There is a reason why he asked this question.
The system in the Gongyuan Hall is strict, the examination regulations are strict, and there is a lack of medicine inside. Every year, there are always some old and weak scholars who cannot bear the pressure. It is good that their minds are blank when they enter the examination room. Some think too much, and some think too much.
Some didn't, and they simply "scared" themselves to death.
Fortunately for Cheng Zhongqian, his hard work over the past few years has made him much stronger.
"Nothing's wrong, I'm fine."
Ling Bao twisted his face and asked, "Daddy, why are you walking lamely? You are still holding on to your waist!"
She stared at Cheng Zhongqian seriously, suspecting that her father was reporting good news instead of bad news, and asked worriedly: "What's wrong with dad? Is it serious? You can't hide it from us!"
Cheng Zhongqian burst out laughing and bent down to hug her, but he felt an overwhelming pain in his waist. He immediately bared his teeth and said, "Hiss--ouch!"
Cheng Jin was worried and strange: "Dad, did you hurt your waist?"
"No!" Cheng Zhongqian objected flatly. This misunderstanding was unacceptable. He explained, "I sat in the dormitory for too long, lay down for too long, and couldn't move, so my limbs are a little stiff. Just take a rest and it will be fine."
I was a little stiff after the first exam, very stiff after the second exam, and even stiffer after the third exam, which resulted in this situation.
Lingbao touched his waist and legs uneasily. He didn't see any obvious injuries and became happy: "Then let's go back quickly, so daddy can have a good rest!"
"I went back and asked the waiter to prepare a bucket of bath water for me. I haven't changed my clothes for three days and I'm covered in stinky sweat." Cheng Zhongqian said with disgust.
The dormitory was cramped and stuffy, and I was covered in sweat when I was writing the question. My clothes were pickled with sweat.
It's okay not to say it, but when he did, Cheng Yi moved over from Cheng Jin's side, leaned up to his father and smelled it.
"Eh-Dad, you really stink!"
His voice was so loud that everyone next to him looked over as soon as he spoke. Cheng Zhongqian felt embarrassed and stared at him with gritted teeth.
Cheng Yi was still confused, why was he glaring at him? He was obviously agreeing with his father!
It’s totally unreasonable!
The inn kitchen kept boiling hot water, and it didn't take long for the hot water to be brought up. Cheng Zhongqian asked the children to go out, mainly Lingbao, and then took off his wet and sticky clothes. The moment he soaked in the water, he sighed happily.
The warm water gently pushes the body, as if all the fatigue has been washed away.
Cheng Zhongqian was even a little drowsy.
Cheng Yun came in worriedly and saw his father asleep with his head on the edge of the bucket. Fortunately, he came in and took a look!
Pushing Cheng Zhongqian's shoulder: "Dad, wake up, go to bed after washing."
Cheng Zhongqian woke up, washed his hair quickly, then dried his body and went to sleep.
He slept until the next day.
In his sleep, he felt a few pairs of young hands caressing his body, pressing here and squeezing there. His stiff body was relieved and he fell into a deeper sleep.
Cheng Zhongqian woke up from hunger and could only eat dry food for three days. He wanted to eat something good now.
The waiter was asked to serve several dishes, and the whole family gathered together to eat.
Ling Bao took a steamed bun that was bigger than his hand, took a bite, puffed out his cheeks and asked, "Daddy, are you feeling better? My brothers and I gave you a massage when you were asleep!"
"It turns out it's you. Why do you feel so comfortable?" Cheng Zhongqian's surprised expression made Ling Bao and Cheng Jin very happy.
"Dad, how did you do in the exam?"
Only then did Cheng Yun and the others dare to ask, as they had been afraid of disturbing his train of thought.
"Anyway, I answered everything, and I feel pretty good."
This was all thanks to Gao Xianqing. Without his guidance, Cheng Zhongqian felt that he would never be able to answer such a good test paper.
In other words, for Qi Lingbao, after all, it was all thanks to his precious daughter that I got to know Gao Xianqing.
"As for whether we can win or not, we can only rely on fate."
Ling Bao interjected: "It will definitely hit!"
Childlike words should not be taken seriously, but Cheng Zhongqian was still pleased and asked her with a smile: "How do you know?"
Ling Bao cutely said: "Daddy's answer is good, of course you will win!"
Cheng Zhongqian pinched her face and sighed, "That's not what happened."
Ling Bao tilted his head, how did he calculate that?
"Judges have rules for judging, but it is difficult to follow them completely."
Because there are nearly 10,000 scholars in some provinces, there is not only one paper, but three articles for one session, and nine articles for three sessions.
Having said this, Cheng Zhongqian asked an arithmetic question on a whim: "How many articles are there in total? Let's assume the number of people is 10,000."
Ling Bao immediately counted on her fingers, and the others didn't yell when they figured it out, and waited patiently for her.
When Ling Bao raised her head, everyone looked at her, shrank their necks, and whispered: "Is it... ninety thousand?"
Everyone was surprised, because Ling Bao came into contact with arithmetic very late, and this was a big number.
"Yes, that's 90,000!" Cheng Yun praised without hesitation.
Lingbao raised her chin in an airy manner, as the king taught her.
The King said that for an integer like ten thousand, you only need to count the first number, and if there are any zeros, just add a few zeros at the end of the answer.
She remembers it well!
"The review time is very tight. There are only 18 days and nights, the number of reviewers is small, and there are 90,000 articles. How can I have time to read them one by one?" Cheng Zhongqian took a few more bites of food and said, "I just flipped through them casually.
If it’s a good scroll, read it from the beginning; if it’s not, just leave it aside.”
Therefore, as the proverb goes, don’t write essays in the field. The first is fate, the second is luck, and the third is Feng Shui. The fourth is accumulation of yin skills and the fifth is reading.