husband and wife

Chapter 164

There are three games in each room, each for three days and nights.Since there are two changes of scenes in the middle, it is actually nine days and seven nights.Every scientific examination is a major event for the candidates and the imperial court. To ensure the smooth progress of the examination, the dormitory will be locked after the examination starts. No matter what happens during the period, even if there is a fire, the candidates cannot be unlocked.The halls are all in a row facing south, with nearly a hundred long rooms and fifty or sixty short ones. There is a big book on the entrance of the alley, and there are lights and water tanks, which can be used by candidates for walking at night and drinking water during the day .Meals are provided during the exam.Father Su sent someone to inquire about these things before. Su Wan also prepared towels and pillows. Song Ziheng loves cleaning. If he doesn't scrub, he may feel uncomfortable. This will easily affect the state of the exam. The pillow is because he is resting Well, in order to have a better mental state exam.Because the time for the rural examination was long and the weather was sweltering, the food would soon deteriorate. Su Wan couldn't do it even with all kinds of skills, so she only brought dry food for Song Ziheng to satisfy his hunger.

Qiu Wei, known as the "Haozifang", can imagine how difficult the conditions are. Even Song Ziheng, who is as beautiful as the moon, felt that he was wilted when he came out in the last scene, but he was still well-dressed. Su Wan After counting the time, I took Xiaolu and the servants to wait outside. After the bell rang, I saw all kinds of candidates who came out. Those who could persist in walking out were considered good. Some were carried out directly, which was simply horrible.

Su Wan had confidence in Song Ziheng, so she couldn't help worrying for a while. She didn't feel relieved until she saw Song Ziheng who was walking straight out of the crowd.I think Song Ziheng went to work in the fields every year. He looked thin, but he was actually in good health, so he could survive the exam.The servant hurriedly took the things from Song Ziheng's hands, he was planning to carry someone on the back, although Song Ziheng's feet were a little staggered, but he didn't need it, Su Wan just supported him, but when the group was about to go back to the inn, they saw that it was difficult to move out Xu Yongfang, Xu Yongfang was able to force himself to smile at Song Ziheng and the others, and then his feet went limp, and his whole body fell to the ground. The servant hurriedly supported him, and directly lifted him up.

After only resting for one night, Song Ziheng woke up the next day and told Su Wan to pack up. They went on the way home, Su Wan was taken aback by hearing this: "Don't you need to wait for the announcement?"

Song Ziheng said gently: "It will take some time until the results are released. We spend more than one or two taels of silver on board and lodging in the provincial capital every day. Why don't we go home and wait? If we really pass the exam, there will be a notification, so we will rush to various counties. , It’s only one day, and it won’t be much later if we arrive at our house for half a day.”

Su Wan laughed and said: "Anyway, Mr. Xiang will definitely pass the exam. It's okay to find out later, but I can go home and be happy with my parents."

Song Ziheng couldn't help laughing: "Hearing you say that, it's a certainty that I will pass the exam."

Su Wan nodded, swearing that it was the first time she was so honest, but Song Ziheng couldn't stop laughing, "My lady has confidence in me, but I'm going to be uneasy, what should I do if I disappoint my lady."

Su Wan looked at him with a full smile: "Sister-in-law has never disappointed me, in the past and in the future."

The couple are packing their things in the house. They have lived in the province for a long time, and Su Wan is not the one who will wrong herself. The luggage is so full that it is troublesome to pack it. While packing the luggage, there is a knock on the door outside the house. Song Ziheng went to open the door, and saw Xu Yongfang bowed to him with the burden on his back, "I haven't thanked brother Ziheng for sending me back yesterday."

"It's just a little effort, and I didn't carry you on my back." Song Ziheng said in surprise, "It's just that my brother packed his luggage and planned to go back?"

Xu Yongfang still had a shy smile on his youthful face: "My brother and sister-in-law told me to go home early after the exam, and lost half of my silver on the way. Now that the cyst is shy, it can only cover the travel expenses back home, and I can't wait for the results to be released." .”

Song Ziheng said with a smile: "Brother Yu is also planning to go on the road immediately and is packing his luggage. If you don't mind my virtuous brother, why don't we go together? We just need to separate before we reach the county."

Xu Yongfang immediately looked pleasantly surprised: "It would be great if I could be with Brother Ziheng." He paused, and looked at Song Ziheng a few times. Although he was not wary of people, he still had the vision he should have , couldn't help hesitating, "Why didn't brother Ziheng wait a few more days?"

Song Ziheng said generously: "The provincial government is expensive, it's better to go back and wait for the news, it will be later."

So they went together, because they booked a horse-drawn carriage in the county before, and it was the day when the rankings would be released. Naturally, they didn’t come here so soon, so they had to go back and cancel it. Song Ziheng and the others ordered a horse-drawn carriage in the province. No matter where the price is the same, ordinary people are reluctant to sit anyway.

Song Ziheng and Xu Yongfang hit it off that day, but the exam was approaching and there was no time to talk. Now they were sitting in a carriage and had several hours to chat. Brother and sister-in-law are kind, and continue to support him to study, but it is not enough, he has to open a private school while studying, teaching about twenty students, etc., Su Wan laughed when she heard it, no wonder the history teacher said this is a funny It's the first time she's seen such an honest person. People pour out their wealth like a bamboo tube before they even ask. If others don't cheat him, who will they cheat?

(End of this chapter)