After returning from the academy, Song Tian and Hu Ke shared the information they got with the Cangshan Academy.

On 8 August, the triennial township examination began.

Early in the morning, the outside of the Gongyuan was full of people, all the students had big bags and small bags, carrying them in their hands, carrying them on their backs, in addition to the pen and ink required for the exam on weekdays, there were also clothes, shoes and socks, as well as all kinds of rice, eggs, and dried vegetables.

There are three township exams in a row, each for three days, and during these three days, eating, drinking, and Lazar are all inside, and they are not allowed to go out.

Before the holiday, the masters had already said in class that they would untie their hair buns, take off their robes, and break the dry food they brought to see if there was any entrainment in the middle.

It's also inconvenient to carry cakes and steamed buns that are convenient to fill your stomach, and you can't eat everything when it's broken for others.

Before going out, Song Ercai personally inspected the basket for his son and Tong Liangyu.

He took a list and ticked off each thing, but it was not enough, and he had to do it again when he got to the gate of the tribute courtyard.

Not only them, but other students as well.

The relatives told me a thousand times, and the students watched it again and again.

The pen and ink required for the exam are not enough, and you have to have a backup.

Originally, I had a big heart, but when I saw other people being so cautious, I hurriedly bought one on the street before I was admitted to the hospital, and my heart collapsed.

This time, Chang's family also came, holding the babbling little daughter in his arms to cheer up his son.

The little girl was born in the new year, and now it is eight months old, and Song Er named her daughter Song Yu, which means that it is given by God.

Xiao Yu'er looks cute with ice and snow, her eyelashes are like Chang's, very long, flickering and covering a pair of big black grape-like eyes, and her body is also round, looking very cute.

She may also know that her brother is leaving, so she stretched out her hands to Song Tian, babbling something in her mouth.

Song Tian stretched out his hand to hug his sister, gently stroked her little face and said, "Yu'er is good, my brother will be back soon this time." ”

"Alright, let's get ready to go inside."

Chang took his daughter back, Song Tian looked at his old parents, bowed to the two and said, "Daddy, there are a lot of people here, you should go back early." ”

Song Tian, who has been to the examination room several times, is actually very calm.

Chang wanted to say something, but he didn't know what to say later.

Song Ercai patted his son and Tong Liangyu on the shoulders and said, "Three days is a long time, don't worry, the important thing is to pay attention to your own body." ”

The two nodded.

After a while, the gate of the tribute courtyard opened, and a servant and a soldier in iron armor came out of it, holding up signs for everyone to line up according to the place.

Seeing this, the relatives who sent them to the exam began to retreat.

After a while, a horn sounded in the attic of the Tribute Academy, and those soldiers were waiting to welcome the dozen examiners who came out from inside.

At this time, it was not yet dawn, and there were still many people outside with lanterns and torches.

The examiner Han Si stood in the middle of the gate, he glanced at the students who had lined up, and after a moment of silence, he began to lecture.

After the training, the official took the submission and began to enter by name.

There are many reference students, roll call, body search, admission, at the beginning of the day is not yet bright, and when the sun is already high, people have not been able to enter yet.

finally entered, and everyone didn't squint, and they couldn't even have superfluous eyes, otherwise someone would come up and ask.

When you enter the second gate, someone gives you a number plate, and after entering, you can find your own test house according to the ranking number.

The Gongyuan is very large, with a main building, an annex building, a cloister and a temporary examination house.

The township examination is different from the previous examination seats with a table, each dormitory is like a small cubicle, there is a special desk inside, half of which is taken down during the day to be a table, and at night it is spread out and placed on the bed.

In addition to a table and a chair, there is also a small pot and a small wood stove.

The examination houses arranged in the Gongyuan are divided into several large districts and more than a dozen districts, and each district has latrines and water sources to ensure the basic life of the candidates.

Song Tian's assigned test house is in the hall on the left, the place is not bad, there are houses and tiles overhead, there is no rain, and there will be no moisture at night, but it is a little stuffy during the day.

Song Tian handed the number plate to the official for a while, and then the fence gate was opened.

He put down the basket and the baggage he was carrying, and then cleaned the room before taking out the contents and putting them in place.

He saw that it was not early, so he took the stove and went to the door to get something to eat.

Today is just an entrance, and the real exam will start tomorrow.

In the afternoon, the admission of candidates finally ended.

Song Tian had already separated from everyone when he entered the door, and he didn't see anyone he knew at night, so it was estimated that he had disrupted these fellow villagers and students from the same academy when he was arranging the examination room.

At noon, he spread two cakes out of batter, and in the evening he cooked eggs and dried porridge.

This time, the food Chang prepared for him and Tong Liangyu was very simple, the weather was too hot and it was not possible to give some meat meat, so he could only bring a little bacon jerky.

At night, Song Tian laid out the blanket and went to bed early.

Hundreds or thousands of people in the examination house, there are officials constantly patrolling back and forth, at first it was very quiet, but in many places behind it, there were snoring.

Song Tian grew up in the village since he was a child, and it was nothing, so he turned over and continued to sleep.

But for those pampered young masters, this is difficult.

The conditions in this are not as good as the people who live in their house, and they just can't sleep at this time.

The next day, before dawn, a servant with a torch called the people to get up, and soon the trumpet sounded in the attic.

The sky was just shining, the air was still cold, and some officials held up signs, and after a while, someone began to distribute exam papers.

A whole stack of standard exam papers, Song Tian gently wrapped them in a cloth towel after getting them, and then took a basin to fetch water and wash.

The water shed outside was already lined up, and everyone yawned, and it seemed that they hadn't rested much last night.

Song Tian simply freshened up, and the sky gradually brightened.

When he returned to the examination room, he glanced at the three examiners in the attic of the main seat, and the three examiners were standing at the barricade on the second floor at this time, looking down at the students below.

Coming back from outside, Song Tian made a breakfast, and then cleaned up and started to do the questions.

The audience was silent for a while.

The township test lasted for three days and three nights, and Song Tian almost came over like this.

Although he felt fairly good about himself, by the third day he was still blue and black, and his face was haggard and yellow.

Song Tian stayed up all night last night, and while he still had the energy, he had actually finished copying the question paper.

When he heard that the official said that he could hand in the papers, he walked in the first batch.

In fact, by this day, most people can't stand it anymore.

It is said that scholars are weak, this is not a joke, in addition to really good physical fitness, who can withstand three days and three nights of not eating well and sleeping well, and having to think about those exam questions mentally suffered.