In the blink of an eye, it is September, the Beijing examination has not yet been released, and the county examination is about to begin.

The son's going to the examination room is a big deal anyway, although the subordinates have prepared all the items, Gu Kaizhen still checked them one by one with no worries.

"This kind of dim sum is not good, when you enter the examination room, you have to break it all for inspection, this one is all broken, how can you eat it? You have to use the bun without the dregs, and take two more hard-boiled eggs. Can't use steamed buns! When the stuffing is cold, beware of stomach trouble! ”

"And this garment, it can't have a mezzanine, it has to be a single garment! Don't be too luxurious and cumbersome, just plain, when the time comes, take off your clothes and check them, and it will take a while just to put on your clothes. ”

Gu Yunji looked at Gu Kaizhen's busy figure, his heart warmed, he was born in a patriarchal family in his last life, his father didn't love his mother, this kind of feeling that his parents cared about, he was willing.

After staring at the objects in the examination room, Gu Kaizhen instructed Gu Yunji again: "This county has three days of trials, a total of five, once the examination starts, as soon as the door is closed and falls, no one can get out." When taking the exam, you have to be even, don't get into the paper as soon as you enter, that can be exhausting, how many people are supported by one breath, and the whole person is loose in the exam, and countless people fall ill. ”

As he spoke, he took out a long brocade box from his sleeve and handed it to Gu Yunji: "This is the ginseng I prepared for you, all of which are cut into small pieces, and I put a piece in my mouth from time to time during the exam, which can replenish essence." ”

Gu Yunji accepted his father's kindness, and went to Mrs. Wang, Aunt Zhao and others to listen to the teachings and encouragement of many parties, and drank a bowl of Gu Yunqiao's "Champion and First Porridge" boiled by himself, and then walked out of the door.

Outside the examination room, a large crowd of black people had already been crowded, and Gu Yunji was thinking about how to get in later, when he saw Jiang Kangshi walking towards him.

"Yunji! You're not too early to come! As he spoke, he shook the fan in his hand, "It's September, and it's still so hot." But it's useless if you come early, last year I took the county exam for the first time, and I went out before dawn, but when I got to the exam room, it was a sea of people! ”

"What's the use of them coming so early, you don't have to wait outside the exam room. If you want me to say, it's better to come early than to come by chance, and lo and behold, the examiner is here. ”

Gu Yunji looked up, and saw the county commander Chen Rong wearing a straight official uniform, and walked outside the door of the examination room under the protection of the officials.

"The county exam is about to start, please don't crowd the candidates, line up in two teams, and enter the exam after being inspected by the official at the door!" Subsequently, Chen Rong read out the rules of the examination room as usual, and said some words of encouragement, then opened the door of the examination room and began to officially enter the venue.

Gu Yunji looked at it from a distance, and when he saw the strictness of the entrance inspection, he said in a speech: "This inspection is really strict, not to mention that the dry food is broken, even the bundled hair has to be scattered and checked." ”

Jiang Kangshi said: "That's natural, the county test is okay, you can still keep a piece of underwear when you take off your clothes for inspection, if you go to the township test and the meeting test, you have to take off naked, and there will be a pair of pants left." ”

Gu Yunji imagined the picture of the red stripes, and couldn't help but feel a little funny: "Stripped naked? Is it necessary to be so strict? Cheating in the imperial examination is going to kill the head, will there be so many people who can't think about it? ”

Jiang Kangshi said disapprerovingly: "The sea of people who can't think of it is gone, and if you succeed in the imperial examination, you can reach the sky in one step, how many people have the psychology of luck, racking their brains to think about how to go to the left side of the door." During the reign of the first emperor, there was a year of the imperial examination, and there was a fat man who cheated in the exam, wrote a belly full of cheat sheets, and did not take off his underwear when he entered the inspection, and the official was stunned and did not find out. ”

Gu Yunji gestured at his waist and wondered: "This room is narrow and small, written on his stomach, what does he think?" ”

"So he got caught." Jiang Kangshi also thought it was funny, "The fat man lowered his head and lifted his clothes while answering the questions during the exam, and it is said that the wind blew the rolls to the ground, and the official sent him to pick up the papers, only to find that the sweat on his stomach had stained the handwriting of the cheat sheet." ”

Gu Yunji also shook his head and laughed after hearing this, and it didn't take long for the queue to come to him.

Comparing identities, checking luggage, and checking clothes, soon, Gu Yunji passed the inspection smoothly, he and Jiang Kangshi were assigned to rooms in different directions, and after the two received the number tags, they went to find their own places.

"Tianzi No. 30......" Gu Yunji took the number tag and looked for it one by one, and when he found his number room, he was stunned.

It turned out that he was assigned a "toilet number".

There are ten rooms in a row, and there is a gong bucket in every three rows, and during the three days of the exam, these thirty candidates go to the toilet in this gong bucket, and at the end of the day, it stinks here. And Tianzi No. 30 is the closest room to Gong Bucket.

Smelling this peculiar smell that seemed to be absent, Gu Yunji's face turned green.

"Childe got the toilet number?" At this moment, a clear voice came from my ears.

Gu Yunji followed the prestige, and saw a young man of the same age as himself, with a thin body and a delicate face, standing in front of him.

"I am willing to change numbers with my son." The young man looked calm and looked him straight into the eyes.

Gu Yunji was suspicious in his heart and asked, "Why?" "Sitting in the position of the toilet number, I have to smell the smell of the toilet all day long, which greatly affects the exam experience and mentality.

The young man smiled slightly: "Naturally, it is not for nothing, seeing that the son's clothes are extraordinary, the family must be rich, ten taels of silver, how about it?" ”

Gu Yunji looked him up and down, and saw that he was dressed in linen clothes that were washed white, and there were many patches, and he was born poor at a glance, and he was relieved. But the imperial examination is very important, and this person is willing to change to a smelly toilet number for ten taels of silver, completely ignoring the fact that he is very likely to fail to pass the Xiucai examination, which shows that he is short-sighted.

The family is poor, only sees the immediate benefits, regardless of their own future, I am afraid that the imperial examination will not go far, Gu Yunji dispelled the doubts in his heart, and couldn't help but be a little disdainful of this kind of practice, and said: "Okay, but I don't have any silver on me now, and I can't give it to you until the exam is over." What is your name? I'll go to you then. ”

The young man arched his hand slightly: "It's okay, my name is Cheng Yan." You should be Gu Yunji, the third son of the Gu family, right? When I checked it just now, I saw your name, the Gu family is a big family in Huating, and I can still trust my reputation. I'll just go to you when I'm done. ”

Cheng Yan? This name is somewhat familiar, Gu Yunji touched his chin and pondered. That's right! That day, he went to the bookstore to buy books, and saw a hand-copied book with excellent handwriting, and the person who paid for it was Cheng Yan! I didn't expect it to be him......

Gu Yunji sighed in his heart, and was a little surprised that Cheng Yan actually knew him, and couldn't help but admire the other party's keen observation: "Yes, you know me? Okay, then it's decided, when the exam is over, you come to me, and I'll give you ten taels of silver. ”

Cheng Yan handed him his number tag and said: "A word is a certainty, this is the fourteenth Tianzi, I wish Gongzi to win the championship in one fell swoop." ”

Gu Yunji changed the number, did not take Cheng Yan's compliment to heart, and after finding the number room, he sat and waited for the paper to be distributed.