The time of the provincial examinations in each province is different, but most of them are held in early and mid-August. The first game of the Guangdong provincial examination started on August 9th and was released on the 11th; the second game was August 12th, and the third game was August 15th. There were nine days and six nights in total. Of course, the only night between each game was also the only time for candidates who took the exam day and night to accumulate energy. Most of them rented a yard near the examination room to rest so that they could catch the next exam. After all, although most of them determined the first game, they were inevitably time for examiners to play tricks, and they could not be careless in every game.

On August 9th, the Guangdong Provincial Examination Day, it was only less than 4 o'clock in the morning, and Gongyuan Street was crowded with countless scholars. Just from the clothes and the basket, you can roughly see wealth and poverty. But even if the family is in a big way, if you want to win the imperial examination, no one can guarantee it. Don't you see the eldest son of the chief minister who was once shot in the imperial examination?

But despite all kinds of exchanges of interests or other requests for bribery, in general, compared with the imperial examination, the provincial examination is still the most difficult level for all scholars to pass. Although Guangdong is located in the south of the world, not as good as Zhejiang, Nanzhili and Jiangsu, the three major devilish imperial examination provinces, but because of the fewer quotas, there are many scholars. Nearly 2,000 scholars who have obtained the provincial examination qualifications compete for 80 places every year, and a four-percent chance of winning the imperial examination still makes countless study seeds fall down one after another. Three years later, they are full of energy and fight back. This cycle is repeated, although they think it is hard, they have to do it.

At this moment, he was finally honored to get rid of his identity as a candidate. He stood on Mingyuan Tower and watched the officers as he danced to the great gods and sacrificed. He watched the scholars who were taking the exam being searched by the officers in the ten rows. In order to check, he turned over and looked over to look at his clothes and even checked his hair. When he thought of his former miserable appearance, he wanted to sigh that he was insulting, but in the end he swallowed it back under the serious faces of other invigilators.

You should know that in order to prevent favoritism and fraud, during the Jiajing period, the imperial examination, which did not adopt such strict search methods, began to use this set of provincial examinations.

The trouble of thousands of people entering the venue naturally took a long time. After nearly two thousand scholars were completely put into the huge tribute school, they entered one by one according to the assigned number house. It was already dawn, and it was just the time to disperse the papers. As the questions of the first game continued, the invigilators on Mingyuan Tower breathed a sigh of relief.

The first day of the test today. The weather was beautiful and the sun was shining brightly. Except for the search for a few unlucky people who were involved and sent to the school department directly, there was nothing wrong with the others!

Of course, Wang Fulin was not very comfortable when he was nestled among a large group of uncle-level figures. But theoretically, whether it was an outer curtain or an inner curtain, these examiners with different responsibilities did not patrol the venue to avoid collusion with the candidates. Of course, over the years, the rules were determined by people, and whether they were abiding by them also depends on whether the examiner was strong. Since Wang Fulin was a supervisor between the outer curtain officer and the inner curtain officer, he had no need to go downstairs.

Therefore, he looked at the four high-rise buildings used in the invigilator around the room. Looking here and there, all the scenes were no different. They were all bored. He had already read the list and found Du Maode, but if he couldn't go down, it would mean that it would be useless to see it. Therefore, when he returned to the inspectors who were stationed in the three nine days of the three events, he just sat down and took the book to read it.

Fortunately, he knew that the nine-day invigilator career was really hard, so he prepared a lot of local chronicles to spend time. This was something he had no time to read when he was in Guangdong. Although he felt that he had a little disaster, he was really not worried about any major crimes in the imperial examination. All of these things were always clues in advance. But this time he did not hear any rumor.

After reading the books for a whole morning, at lunch, when a Haojun knocked on the door and delivered the meal to each examiner with a plate, he saw the bowl of white rice, a small plate of wilted cucumber. Two pieces of white cut meat, two pieces of white chicken, and a piece of fish, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but twitch. The Haojun, who was delivering the meal, probably saw Wang Fulin's expression, glanced at the other examiners, and then laughed and said in a low voice: "Mr. Wang, because there are 10 or 20 examiners, there are all big pots of rice and big pot dishes. Master Wang, do you think it is not suitable for the taste, so let the kitchen have a small stove?"

Forget it! He doesn't want people to talk about anything behind his back!

Wang Fulin frowned and said bluntly: "No need, since you treat everyone equally, there is nothing to say, go ahead."

The army of the number did not expect that the flattery hit the horse's feet and had to leave. As soon as he left, Wang Fulin saw that other examiners began to eat lunch slowly, so he took the things and went back to the room assigned to him on the second floor of Mingyuan Building. This was the privilege of the supervisor, for morning and evening rest. Although the house was cramped, it was a single room after all.

Considering that the diet provided in the examination room might not be suitable for the taste, he had prepared a long time ago and specially brought a small small boiler with enough pickled wax and dried vegetables. Of course, a bottle of chili oil, a bottle of peppercorns, and various bottles of seasonings. When he also entered the examination room with a basket similar to the examination basket, if it weren't for the official uniform, he would have been searched for as a candidate.

You should know that the procuratorate has few people and does not set up any large houses. He only hired a chef himself. He eats whatever he wants all day long. How could he bear the treatment he is now, and he has already been slutty?

When he entered the house and opened the window, he confirmed that it was the one on the side of the second floor. The wind direction was also good. He directly placed the windproof stove on the small coffee table by the window, added good sorbless carbon, and set up a small pot. He actually cooked the braised pork and two pieces of chicken with a special knife, and reprocessed it. Of course, the seasoning of peppers is indispensable and the peppers are fresh. However, he did not notice at all, when the aroma and spicy food of the meal floated directly to the third floor along the window, some examiners who were loyal to the duties and invigilating the exam while eating.

"What does it taste?" This was obviously the first time a newcomer who served as the outer curtain officer of the provincial examination.

"It's normal. There are some of these candidates who have a lot of tricks in the three nine-day exams. Some of them know how to cook and cook for themselves in the alley outside the house. This is not surprising. It's not that they can test the palace, but the court can provide food." This is obviously what the senior who has also served as a provincial examination invigilator before.

The explanation is explanation, but even the old oil-speaker who was invigilating the provincial examinations many times was a little unreliable by the fragrance. He immediately followed the smell and planned to see which candidate was at the window. He actually didn't take the exam well at noon on the first day, but started frying and cooking to make delicious food for himself. But several people stood there and looked around, but they didn't find that any candidate had such leisurely intentions. But, if it was an illusion, the fragrance was still coming. In the end, some people even heard the sound of the oil that had just been put into the pot. The examiners looked at each other for a long time before someone said something uncertain.

"Before, Xiao Wang, the inspector, seemed to have gone downstairs and returned to his room?"

Yes. Why didn’t I expect that young supervisor who was overweight!

But I thought that it was probably Wang Fulin who tinkered with the fragrance downstairs, and then ate the same waxy thing in the bowl, and no one could eat it again. Zhou Congwen, the deputy envoy of the sea channel, said coldly: "It's really a disgrace to be gentle!"

Wang Fulin once swallowed what he didn't say when he went back, but let the deputy envoy of the sea channel say it. Of course, those who are interested can taste it. This sentence may have several meanings. The first floor is probably because he thinks that the candidates are treated too poorly and recalls the hardships he had when he went to the imperial examination. The second floor is probably because the group of black-hearted servants in the tribute court were too much and dared to give them such food. The third floor is definitely annoyed that Wang Fulin, as a court official, was so important that he kept such an important responsibility in the provincial examination, and was actually only caring about making food in the room!

Seeing Zhou Congwen say this, he only felt that he hated the enemy with the same hatred, and immediately agreed: "That's right, how can you allow such a presumptuous place to be tested in a major field?"

Although these two people had high grades and had such a thing, the other invigilators were not fuel-efficient, and no one agreed at the moment. However, Han Shouyou, the official from Lingnan Road, actually slapped his stomach in a few seconds, and then went downstairs with a stern face.

After a while, Wang Fulin heard a gentle knock on the door outside the door. He was satisfied with eating the first lunch in the tribute courtyard and said casually: "The door is not locked, please come in."

When he saw that the person who came in was Han Shouyou, the referee of the General Secretary, who was affiliated with the governor, he couldn't help but be surprised. At this time, the other party's face was gone, and he smiled and came forward. When he saw that Wang Fulin didn't see his own dishes at all, but the dried vegetables and fried bacon and diced meat, which obviously made people have a lot of appetite, and the cucumber was obviously mixed again, and he swallowed hard.

As a fourth-rank governor, Han Guan was so arrogant that he stood beside the dining table after entering the house, and swept the dishes and bowls with a sharp eye. It was clearly attracted by the fragrance: "Xiao Wang Xun. You are so amazing, you have this trick!"

Although Wang Fulin and Han Zhan didn't know each other at all before, they all came here so proactively. Even if they were just for a bite of the dish, he wouldn't really drive the other party out. After he smiled and asked the other party to sit down, he saw Han Shouyue thinking about what to eat best, so he put a pair of chopsticks on him and explained: "This is all made according to my own taste. If Han Zhan is interested, you might as well try it too? However, I put the words in front of me. I have a strong taste and you may not be able to bear it."

"Oh? If this is true, I must understand it!" If the fragrance downstairs was not too seductive, I wouldn't have come here directly

Han Shouyue's eyes were very poisonous. With just a swipe, he eliminated the seemingly beautiful diced pork diced pork, because it was obvious that it was processed with the previous dish. He looked at it and determined that the dried vegetables were the best colored noodles, which looked fresh and delicious. So he directly stretched out his chopsticks to pick up a piece of bacon, but as soon as it was inserted into his mouth, his face changed immediately. The burning feeling suddenly filled the entire mouth, making him feel that he could spit fire.

At first he thought that Wang Fulin did it on purpose, and he couldn't help but feel angry. But seeing that Wang Fulin was eating it deliciously, he gradually realized what it means to have a heavy taste. But when the initial burning sensation slowly faded, he tasted a little.

It seems...it seems to be a little meaningful?

Despite this, Han Shouyue, who had learned from his mistakes, had a good meal, and the hot feeling in his mouth disappeared, and then he carefully tasted the chopsticks again. Although he was very uncomfortable with eating chili for the first time, Wang Fulin stretched out the chopsticks five or six times before he could only take one bite at most, and there was no white rice to serve. The spicy feeling was really unbearable. In the end, he had to find an excuse to escape and leave.

Although the referee did not explicitly say this experience, after returning to the third floor, the oil stains on his mouth betrayed his whereabouts. So at dinner, because the dishes were almost exactly the same as the luncheon, the people who came to Wang Fulin to have a free meal changed from one to three. The three of them came directly with three bowls of rice in food boxes. Han Shouyue took the lead, and Guangzhou Duan Fucheng, who served as the supply officer, and Liu County Chief, who was the chief examiner, followed. They were so spicy that they were so spicy that they were sucked in cold air, but the white rice was wiped out.

As the chief magistrate in the tribute court, Wang Fulin was looking at the candlelight in the window nickname, accompanied by the starlight in the sky, and then he could only sleep. Of course, there was also the buzzing mosquitoes outside the mosquito net. When he got up early the morning of the next morning, he saw that the outer curtain officials had arrived. It was just a day's invigilator, and many people were covered in blood and were mentally exhausted, especially a few older people. This time, when drinking early porridge, there were two more people who were eating at Wang Fulin than the previous three.

By the third day, the last day of the first national examination, the people who had free meals had already grown to all the outer curtain officials except the two inspectors named Zhou. Zhou Kang, deputy envoy of the school, even made up his mind to have a good conversation with Zhou Congwen, deputy envoy of the sea route, to see if he could take this opportunity to impeach Wang Fulin. Seeing that the sun was getting closer, gradually, some candidates finished the questions and prepared to hand in the papers, while more people were still sweating profusely, hoping to finish the questions before a candle was released in the first event was extinguished.

As for the outer curtain officer and the inner curtain officer, they were about to truly enter the working state. Because after the first paper was collected by the outer curtain officer for various operations, the inner curtain officer had to start to review the papers. Before that, from the collection to the transcription to the posting of the papers, there was no way to make any mistakes. Just when everyone was nervous, Wang Fulin suddenly heard a plop from behind.

He turned his head and looked at him. Because Zhou Congwen, the deputy envoy of the Haidao who had been serious and difficult to deal with before, fell to the ground, his forehead was broken and blood flowed!
Chapter completed!