It's easy to spend money in the capital and it's hard to make money, Pan Er was unwilling to think about it, so he went to find those poor scholars who helped people write on their behalf early in the morning. As Han Xiufeng expected, not only did he not find anyone, but even the stall disappeared. The candidates have to go to the Gongyuan early tomorrow morning, and it is too late to find someone to copy it, so he can only go back to the guild hall in a huff.

Han Xiufeng didn't have the time to tease him, because he had too much preparation to do today.

For Fei Erye, He Heng and others, it is a big thing to take the test, and Han Xiufeng feels that he must not only make corresponding preparations, but also try to be auspicious. Let Pan Er take the silver and go to the northern half of the alley first, and invite Ji Hanlin to come to the guild hall tomorrow to preside over the priesthood, and pray to the Confucian saint and the gods from all walks of life to bless the seven high schools. Then he went to the carriage shop and hired eight carriages, one to pick up Ji Hanlin, and the other seven to take the seven lifters to the tribute courtyard.

sent Pan Er away, and personally went to the street to buy sacrifices.

Fei Erye, He Heng and the others finished lunch, and were about to go back to the room to look at the articles they bought yesterday, Han Xiufeng finally came back, standing at the door and beckoning the store to help the delivery guy move the things inside.

"Zhixing, why do you buy so many things!"

"It's all for tomorrow morning, and some are for you." Han Xiufeng grinned, turned around and admonished, "Little brother, put the lamp on the table in the hall, don't drop it for me." ”

"Don't worry, Master Han, if you fall, count me."

"Count it on you, can you afford to pay for it?"

"Okay, it won't break."

"Put the test basket aside, yes, yes, yes, give me those bags ......"

Han Xiufeng was so busy that the hall was full in a blink of an eye.

Seeing that the room full of things was all prepared for the exam, Fei Erye was moved, and Yang Juren of Jiangbei Hall, who had just recovered from a serious illness, was even more moved to tears.

Han Xiufeng took out more than a dozen copper plates, sent away the guy who was helping to deliver things, took a list from the incense case, and said with a smile while signaling Pan Er to arrange the seven exam baskets he had just bought: "Everyone, I know that you all have exam baskets, some of them were purchased after coming to the capital, and some were brought from your hometown. But some are too big, some are too small. Yesterday afternoon, Datou and I went to the Jiangning Hall to sell the splendid article of the old man, and when I saw that the test basket was not big or small, it was just right, so I inquired where I bought it, and this morning I went to buy seven without anything. ”

The examination basket is a basket that scholars carry when they enter the imperial examination, which is specially used to hold various examination tools and food. Although it is not a study utensil, it is an important item that scholars must use in every house.

The seven covered three-layer square handle baskets in front of you are all woven with light and strong fine strips, the four corners are covered with copper, the handle is inlaid with metal flowers, and the box lid and both sides of the handle are carved with various auspicious patterns. The four walls of the basket and the upper and lower bottom surfaces are exquisitely transparent, so that when entering the venue and being searched, the searcher can see whether there are any prohibited items in the basket.

Comparing goods and throwing away, He Heng suddenly found that compared with it, the one he bought a year ago could only be regarded as a bamboo basket, and he couldn't help but say: "Zhixing, what's so embarrassing!" ”

"Brother Junjie, you and I are brothers, and I am the head of the guild hall, these are all things within our responsibility, if you can be named on the gold list, I Han Zhixing will be honored." Han Xiufeng smiled, motioned to Pan Er to open the examination basket, and immediately pointed to a large cloth bag on the side: "Changsheng, take out the top, circumference and curtain in the bag, see if there are any insects, and if not, fold them and put them into the examination baskets of several masters." ”

Pan Er secretly wants to be the first thing in the guild hall, not only to raise money, but also to spend money! Using the public funds of the guild hall to support himself, he can still make some benefits when buying these things, and he can't help but laugh: "Okay! ”

"I don't know how long the test shed has been built, whether it will leak, I saw that people all bought the top, circumference and curtain of the tarpaulin, and I also bought these tarpaulins for a few by the way." Han Xiufeng looked at the list, then turned around and said, "Big head, there are seven hammers and seven packs of nails in the pocket over there, go and help me get them." ”

"Oh, here we are." The big head reacted and hurried over to get something.

He Heng's cousin subconsciously asked, "Master Han, what are you buying hammers and nails for?" ”

"How can you nail the curtain without a hammer and nails?" Han Xiufeng asked rhetorically, and asked Pan Er to go to the east wing to take out a bunch of small cloth bags prepared a few days ago, and said like a few treasures: "These pockets contain rice and noodles, and the big heads of the pockets have been washed cleanly in the morning." This is a roll bag, a pencil case, and this is the oiled paper wrapped in cabbage and wax, and they are all properly packed. ”

"Second master, this layer of the examination basket is for rice bowls and tea cups, and this is a spoonful of spoons. Where did the chicken stove go...... Oh, so it was here. Choshi, wax picks, wax scissors. These two bags are placed on the second layer, which is rock sugar, lotus seeds and peeled longan, three exams in a row, one for three days, and you can only take care of yourself when you enter the Tribute Academy. ”

It was time-consuming and laborious to peel the dried longan, but he actually let the big head peel out the clean meat, and folded it all with a small cloth bag and put it in the examination basket. Yang Juren of Jiangbei Hall and He Juren of Tongliang County thought that the preparation at home was not so complete during the township examination that year, and they were so grateful that they burst into tears for a while.

Han Xiufeng didn't seem to see it, holding a list of all kinds of miscellaneous items, and turned around and said: "The bacon and sausage will be prepared for you a year ago, let the big head be steamed in the pot in the afternoon, and cool it first when it is steamed, and then help you cut it when it is cooled." It's not good to steam early, you go for nine days, and these cooked foods such as bacon and sausages are easy to taste after a long time, and even eat bad stomach. ”

"Zhixing, I'm bothering you." Bao Juren of Rongchang County said in a choked voice.

"Brother Bao, it's too much to say this," Han Xiufeng smiled slightly, and then said: "Oil, salt, sauce and vinegar and other condiments are here, Changsheng, help a few masters put the condiment bag on the second layer." Big head, bring your left hand pocket. ”

Liu Shanyang subconsciously asked: "What?" ”

"Not much." Han Xiufeng looked at the pocket that the big head had just brought, and said with a smile: "Before entering the examination booth, no one knows if they will be arranged to go to the 'bottom number', there are sandalwood in these bags, there are fragrant bags and fragrant cakes worn on the body, and there are fragrant pieces in the mouth, be prepared, if you don't use it, it's the best." ”

Pan Er asked curiously, "Young Master, what is the bottom number?" ”

Without waiting for Han Xiufeng to speak, Second Master Fei smiled bitterly: "The thatched houses in the Gongyuan are all located at the end of each examination alley, and the candidates are all drowning in them, the examination sheds are next to each other, and the two rows are so narrow that only one person can pass through, the ventilation is not smooth, and the thatched houses are not cleaned in time, and the first afternoon of the examination is stinky, especially the few houses next to the thatched houses, which are simply stinking, so they are called the 'bottom number', and it is also the number house that we scholars are most afraid of being assigned." ”

Pan Er suddenly realized: "It's still my young master who thinks about it thoroughly, so he should be a little prepared." ”

Han Xiufeng didn't want to listen to his compliments, he just wanted the seven people in front of him to appreciate it, turned around and brought a bag, and handed it to Second Master Fei: "Second Master, please help me divide it, there are seven bags in it, and one in one test basket." ”