Everyone followed Fan Zhongyan to the line management, and after getting out of the car, they didn't say that they arranged for Ning Er to take Siniang to arrange for Yang Zhi and others to rest and other things. First of all, the master and apprentice came to the living room, sat down and drank tea. Fan Zhongyan said first: "Your main task now is to take the exam with peace of mind, and don't participate in things outside the field in the future and don't distract yourself." Ye Sheng saw that Fan Zhongyan's face was not good-looking, and knew that the teacher didn't like him to make a name for himself at the poetry meeting. I hope that I will not be affected by such vanity. Because in previous years, the talents who were often bohemian and uninhibited were not very successful in the imperial examination, which is a proof of history in the past.

The two said some words and explained some precautions for the government examination. Fan Zhongyan was about to go back to rest and just got up. I saw Ye Sheng turn around and take out an object from his arms, hand it to the teacher with both hands, and said that this thing is a clairvoyant mirror, and through the second mirror, you can see thousands of miles away, Fan Zhongyan took it and watched it, and saw that the two copper pipes were set together, and the crystal was inlaid inside, and the copper pipes could be rotated and elongated, and after being rotated and elongated according to Ye Sheng's method, he could clearly see that the handwriting on the lantern in the distance of the courtyard was a huge Chenzi. The clairvoyant mirror is just a vague light with the eyes, and I can't help but be very satisfied with this object. With this object, you can spy on the enemy army from thousands of miles away and prevent our army from straying into the ambush circle. couldn't help but put it away with satisfaction, and said, "I want as many more Zhongzheng as he wants." Ye Sheng was not ambiguous, and took out ten telescopes from the box he brought on the spot and gave them to the teacher.

It was the first time Fan Zhongyan saw him so cheerfully and approvingly, nodded and said, "Take the exam well, it's not difficult to pass the exam with your ability." ”

The next day, everyone got up and found that Fan Zhongyan had already left. I guess it's just that I don't worry about myself and want to see myself again before I go to Xixia, although the meeting is a reprimand, but now I feel a strong warmth in my heart.

followed by the redemption of Lu Siniang, the difficulty is not very high, and it is not a popular leader, a cash cow in the green building, reluctant. A hundred guan was paid, and the man was redeemed. Ning'er, a little money fan, is still shouting expensive.

The angry Lu Siniang secretly pinched Ye Sheng with her nails, and Ye Sheng was hurt before he said: "Just one song and three stacks are worth two hundred times." Lu Siniang frowned at the time, and after listening to Ye Sheng's sentence, there was a look of disdain in her eyes. Ye Sheng decided to light up this little girl first, so he didn't pay attention to her.

In the following days, Ye Sheng stayed at home except for buying necessities for life. The noon sun sprinkled all over the courtyard that day, shining on his body, warm, Ye Sheng lay lazily on the bamboo chair, looked at the sun, and said with a smile: "It's time for lunch." As soon as the book was put down, I saw a little maid come in from the moon gate, holding a tray, and walked quickly to the small courtyard. Squatted obediently in front of the case and laid out the wine and food for Ye Sheng.

"Miss Lu made you today this is crab roe lion head, this is Wensi tofu, please taste it."

Glanced at it, suddenly came to the interest, the lion's head is a famous dish in Yangzhou, the selection of fat and thin rib meat, fat and tender abnormal, crab roe fresh and fragrant, green vegetables crispy and clear, must be scooped with a spoon, after eating the fragrance of the mouth, teeth and cheeks are fragrant.

Ye Sheng was an authentic gourmand in his previous life, and when he tasted a lion's head, he was immediately full of praise.

"Hahaha, good craftsmanship. By the way, why haven't you heard of this Wensi tofu? ”

Of course he knew that it was to cooperate with Miss Lu now. Because this is a dish that only appeared during the Qianlong period. Ning Er hurriedly said: "Young Master, this is specially made for you by Miss Lu, remove the old skin of the tofu, cut it into thin strips, and blanch it with water." Then cut the shiitake mushrooms, winter bamboo shoots, chicken breast, ham, and lettuce into the same thin strips, then add the shredded shiitake mushrooms to the chicken consommé, put them on the pot and steam, and after boiling, add the shredded winter bamboo shoots, shredded chicken breast, shredded ham, etc., and put them in the soup bowl. In addition, boil the shredded tofu in the chicken broth and pour the salt into the soup bowl. ”

Ye Sheng listened and watched, and his eyes almost fell out. Those white filaments as thin as a head turned out to be tofu! Although he had heard of it in his previous life, he had never eaten this Wensi tofu after living in a northern city for a long time.

Oh my God, what a lot of work it takes!

Needless to say, this thought alone moved Ye Sheng, took a spoonful, put it in his mouth, soft and mellow, melted in the mouth, just suitable for people at this time of year to eat.

Ye Sheng had eyes, savored the delicious taste between his lips and teeth, and couldn't help but say: "Miss Lu has a heart, if she has any requirements, she can mention them to me in person, I will definitely meet them." It's good to have a monthly interest according to the big girl. ”

The little girl, Ning'er, smiled slightly and nodded yes.

Siniang has never communicated with Ye Sheng, and Ye Sheng is now busy with the imperial examination and does not dare to be distracted. The log passed day by day like this, and on this day, Ye Sheng slept well in the morning, and the person woke up suddenly. Ye Sheng saw Ning Er when he opened his eyes, looked at him anxiously and said, "Childe, get up quickly, you're going to be late." ”

Ye Sheng gasped in horror: "What is late?" ”

"Let's try it today!" Ning Er said in a loud voice: "There is still half an hour." "In the past, Ye Sheng was very self-disciplined, and he didn't need to be called early at all. Ning'er, Siniang made breakfast and waited patiently below, who knew that on such an important day today, he overslept?

"Ahh Ye Sheng woke up suddenly, a carp jumped to the ground, washed his face, brushed his teeth, rinsed his mouth and dressed, his movements were dazzling, and before Ning Er could react, he had already picked up the exam basket and rushed downstairs in three steps and two steps.

The sky was still full of stars outside the house, Yang Zhi and the others had already set up the carriage and were waiting for him, and when they saw Ye Sheng coming out, they said, "Breakfast is in the car, son, go up and eat." ”

Ye Shengzuan got into the car and didn't forget to instruct: "Hurry up!" ”

Under Yang Zhi's desperate urging, the carriage drove rapidly. Ye Sheng wanted to eat something in the car, but the carriage was too bumpy, and he almost bit his tongue and committed suicide, as long as he endured it.

After about a moment's time, the carriage stopped, and Ye Shengxin said that the speed was not slow, so he poked his head out and said, "Uncle, have you arrived?" ”

Yang Zhi said helplessly: "It's blocked ......" Ye Sheng looked forward when he heard the sound, and saw the lantern torches in front of him, converging into a stout long dragon. His first reaction was that it was spectacular, but then he realized that he had encountered a traffic jam that was extremely rare in this era.

If you can see at night, you will see the banks of the Grand Canal in the south of Luoyang City, densely packed with sedan chairs, horse-drawn carriages, and even donkey carts, ox carts, and horses riding...... Even the rivers are crammed with boats, large and small.

This is actually not surprising, Luoyang subordinate nine counties, in addition to Mengjin, there are Ruyang, Xin'an, Yanshi, Luoning, Yichuan, Yiyang, Songxian, Luanchuan eight counties, these candidates from all over the world, for the same purpose gathered here, the number is more than eight times the Mengjin County test, no traffic jam is strange!

Time was pressing, and he didn't have time to think about it, so he jumped off the lane with the test basket: "I'll walk over, you go back first." Yang Zhi took out a purse from his arms and gave it to him: "I came to inquire yesterday, everything is sold in it, and the silver boy prepared by Miss Ning'er should go in and buy some food." ”

Ye Sheng took the purse suspiciously, and before he had time to say more, he got into the traffic like a fish, and ran towards the front of the Fuxue Palace.

Seeing him get out of the car and run inside, many candidates also ran along, and everyone chased after me, not letting each other go, and finally rushed to the gate of the academy at the last moment before the roll call to enter.

After running for such a long distance, he was so tired that he couldn't straighten his waist, and he suddenly saw a chill in his left foot, and when he looked down, his shoes were gone.

Ye Sheng couldn't help but feel dizzy, and said in his heart, why am I so unlucky? But then the candidate began to go inside, and he was involuntarily dragged in, and the other shoe was also stepped on.

Like the county exam, the cadres who sent the exam were separated from the official errand, and only the children who took the exam could enter the front street of the school palace.

But the number of candidates is too much, because not only those who were admitted to the county examination this year, but also those who passed the county examination in previous years but failed to take the government examination. According to the rules, these people can no longer take the county examination, but directly enter the prefectural examination...... That's more than 10 times the number of students admitted this year, so the total number of candidates is about ...... Five thousand people.

In the darkness before dawn, 5,000 candidates crowded in front of the examination room, but they could not enter immediately. Because the roll call for the government examination is based on the county - the candidates in this county will enter the next county after they finish ordering.