Chapter 21 The County Examination Ends
Chapter 21 The County Examination Ends
After Gu Yao and these students entered, they sat down in their own seats. Fortunately, his seat was good and he was not assigned a bad number.
If you are assigned a bad number, it would be a hellish start. After all, you would probably be suffocated by the stench all day long.
You even have to listen to the sounds of others going to the toilet. If you don't have a strong heart, you probably won't be in the mood to do scientific research.
After the test papers were handed out, Gu Yao checked them first and then slowly wrote them down at the end.
She was not in a hurry. After all, she had plenty of time. If she was too anxious, she would be afraid of making mistakes. She also wanted to pass the examination to become a student.
The exam took quite a long time and I had no mood to eat lunch.
The test questions were not bad and not very difficult for her. She did not encounter any questions that she could not answer. Just like what Master Li said, even if she did not know how to answer a question, she had to finish it and could not leave any blank spaces.
After leaving the examination room, she felt dizzy. Mother Gu came to her side and asked worriedly, "How is Ayao? Is she feeling unwell? Why don't we go see a doctor?"
Gu Yao shook her head weakly: "I'm fine, I'll just go back and have some sleep."
Gu Yao arrived at the room of the inn, fell on the bed and fell into a deep sleep.
When Mother Gu saw this, she felt very distressed. She had not expected that an imperial examination could be so torturous. Now she thought that if it really didn't work out, she could just pass the exam and become a scholar. Anyway, the family was much better off now, so there was no need to torture her daughter.
She only has this one daughter. What would she do if something happened to her?
But seeing that she was half asleep, I immediately went to see the doctor and got some medicine.
There was a scientific examination going on in the county town, so the county clinic was quite crowded. It took her a long time to grab one or two packs.
These are specially given to students who have just come out of the scientific examinations to drink, to strengthen their bodies. People who have caught a cold can also drink them.
She paid a little more money and asked the waiter to bring her a bucket of water so that A Yao could take a bath when she woke up.
Gu Yao slept for several hours and the water in the bathtub had been changed several times. After waking up, she felt much more relaxed but still very tired.
"Ayao, I'm glad you're awake. Come and take some medicine. I asked the doctor to prescribe it for you. It can strengthen your body. You have to go on a scientific expedition later today."
Gu Yao picked up the bowl and drank it. Although it was bitter, she didn't think it was a big deal. After all, it was good for the body.
After taking the medicine, I took a bath and felt refreshed.
"Mom, how are my three classmates? They should be fine too."
Gu Yao knew very well that scientific expeditions were the most tiring. She had seen TV dramas showing this before and found that many people couldn't stand it. She didn't want her good friends to be like that.
Mother Gu smiled and said: “Your classmates also slept in the room for a long time, but fortunately nothing happened.”
She was relieved to hear that her friends were all okay.
After finishing her meal, Gu Yao reunited with Mr. Li and his friends, and customer Lu Hong followed behind them.
There were six people in their private school taking the imperial examination. In addition to their four good friends, there were two others who were also good at studying.
Master Li gave them some more instructions, asking them to be more careful when doing the questions, and then they entered the examination room.
This time, it seemed that several people were confused in the examination room, especially those with bad numbers. After all, those who were able to pass the exam by drawing numbers were very rare.
After they fainted, they were taken out by the yamen runners. Gu Yao saw this and thought that this was the last day and they must hold on.
After the last exam, Gu Yao was completely exhausted. After leaving the examination room, her mother had to carry her back to the inn.
After another good sleep, she heard from her mother the next day that one of her classmates was dragged out of their private school halfway through the exam because her body was too weak.
Gu Yao shuddered violently after hearing this. Fortunately, his body was in good condition and he managed to hold on until the end. Otherwise, if she had passed out, it would have been a waste of this exam.
After taking a shower and eating, she went out to see her classmate.
"Sister Shi, are you okay? Are you feeling better?"
When she arrived, her other friends had already come to see her, after all, they were all in the same private school. No one expected that she would faint on the last day.
After hearing this, Shi Yue's classmate smiled sadly and said, "My health will never improve. I don't know if I can take the exam next time."
Tears welled up in her eyes. She didn't expect that she would be so useless. If she had known earlier, she would have gone with Gu Yao and the others when they went jogging in the morning.
Master Li sighed, "Ayue, you can take the exam again next year. Take good care of your health during this period. When you are in good health, you can take the exam again next year."
Except for the Juren who took the exam every three years, the others were taken once a year, so Master Li still had confidence in her, and it was just bad luck this time.
Shi Yue nodded with tears in her eyes: "Yes, Master, I will work hard. I have failed your expectations this time."
"That's okay. You're still young and can take the exam anytime. But you all must remember that only a healthy body can give you a future. If you're not healthy, you won't score much even if you enter the exam room."
"Master, we will pay attention."
After this exam, Gu Yao felt much more relaxed. She no longer paid much attention to the exam and just waited to see the ranking.
She wanted to take a good look at the things in the county town, and also planned to make some money in the county town. After all, she had spent all the money she had earned from selling crabs and copying books, and she still had to take the college entrance examination in the future. What should she do if she didn't make some more money? She wouldn't really be left with nothing.
After talking with Gu's mother for a while, I wandered around the county town alone. This county town is different from the town. I thought that since the transportation in this county town is so developed, the provincial capital should be more prosperous.
Thinking that I would go to the provincial capital after the county examination, my heart was full of anticipation.
At this time, she saw a restaurant that felt a bit deserted. She noticed that the restaurant opposite her was doing good business and was very lively, but this restaurant was not doing well.
Thinking that she had some cooking recipes on hand, she should be able to sell them for some money. The most important thing for her now was to make some money. After all, time waited for no one and she still had to take the exam.
After entering, he found the owner of the restaurant and had a conversation with her, then gave her his two prescriptions in exchange for fifty taels of silver.
She was very excited holding the silver. It seemed that the recipe she remembered in her previous life was still useful. At least it could make her some money. The fifty taels were enough to cover the cost of the imperial examination, and she could even buy some more land in her hometown.
Mother Gu watched Gu Yao go around and buy a lot of things, and asked in confusion: "Ayao, why are you so happy, and you bought so much, do you have enough money? I have a little more here, you can take it."
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