Xinyang Mansion at that time
In the pouring rain in the evening, Xie Yanzhi, who slipped due to the rain and fell before going out, was waiting in front of the Gongyuan with Li Tai in the carriage borrowed from Ying Lei.
Although Li Tai is young, he is smart.
He saw that his master was bruised and swollen from the fall. As soon as he got on the carriage, he didn't bother to apply the medicine, but sat there, unfastened his purse with a solemn expression, took out the fried beans to eat, and couldn't help but feel pain for him.
"Master, it's raining too much today, and the opening of the Gongyuan Academy may be delayed. Why don't you buy some medicated oil? Can you apply it first?"
"No, I'm not in the way!"
At this time last year, these injuries were considered trivial to him and not worth making a fuss about at all.
It was only after meeting Yuan Niang that he lived a peaceful life.
But something is strange today. In the past, as long as I ate something Yuan Niang made every day, I could have a safe day.
Today, no, I should say that just before I went out, I accidentally fell down on the verandah.
Although he fell due to slippage in the rain, due to his bad luck habits over the past many years, he has developed the habit of looking at his feet when walking.
It is clear that the roof of the veranda handrail is good, and the corridor has not been splashed wet.
However, it was such a coincidence that the brothers Li Dahai and Li Sanhai who came to see him were both wearing bamboo hats and raincoats.
After they saw him, they rushed over and brought up water that happened to splash at his feet at that moment.
As soon as he kicked the ball down, he was anticipating the moment he would fall, and he only had time to protect his hands.
He will take the provincial examination in more than a month. As long as his face is not disfigured, he can pass the examination.
And if something goes wrong with his hands, what test will he take?
When he fell and was lying on the ground without being helped up, his first reaction was that the food made by Yuan Niang was malfunctioning.
But this possibility is extremely small, he thought it might be a coincidence.
So after he said it was okay, it wouldn't be a problem, and he could go out to pick up people, nothing had gone wrong until now.
Regardless of whether it was an accident or Yuan Niang's cooking failed, it would be best for him to eat something more.
What if something unexpected happened to Yuan Niang and he didn't eat enough?
Li Tai didn't know what his master was thinking at this time. After his proposal was rejected, he sat on the edge of the carriage and looked out through the carriage curtain.
The academic examinations in Yun State are somewhat different from the academic examinations that modern people know.
The content of the test is similar to the previous county examination and prefectural examination, but it is much more profound.
Moreover, this test lasted for three consecutive days, and it was said that there were as many as twenty test papers.
Although it was the first day of rain in Fucheng today, the rain was unprecedentedly heavy.
But today is the day when the college exams are over, so there are many people coming to pick them up.
They were either wearing coir raincoats and bamboo hats, or riding in horse-drawn carts, ox carts and donkey carts. In short, there was still a huge crowd outside the Gongyuan gate.
But no one spoke, and no one was in the mood to talk.
Everyone hopes that their family's luck will be better.
They all know that during the years when Zheng Zheng was in office, he never repaired the Gongyuan.
It's raining so hard now, I don't know what the situation is like in the dormitory.
Don't worry if it's raining heavily outside and it's raining lightly inside, it will be bad.
No matter how talented you are, no matter how good your answers are, as long as the answer sheet is wet by rain, who will know what you wrote?
As time passed little by little, it was not until the carriages and shops on both sides of the Gongyuan were lit with oil lamps and candles that the gate of the Gongyuan was opened.
Everyone who came out in the heavy rain looked very embarrassed.
Some were carried out unconscious.
Some of them were pale and shaky, and they were still hugging their exam baskets tightly.
There are also crying loudly, hating God for being unfair. He had obviously answered well before, but it rained in the morning and the test paper got wet.
Of course, there are even those who go crazy after coming out of the examination room, crying and laughing, saying that they have won the exam and won the exam.
It can be said that there are all kinds of people here.
When Li Tai saw people coming out, he couldn't sit still in the carriage, so he took a big bamboo hat and stood on the shaft of the carriage and waved.
"Master uncle, master third uncle, here, master is here."
In the crowd, the brothers Li Jun and Li Zheng, who were walking heavily, were supporting each other.
After hearing this, they looked at each other and headed towards the place where the voice came from.
When Li Tai saw that he had called people over, he was so happy that he made a gesture to them to go in first, and then entered the carriage.
"Master, uncle and uncle are here."
"Um!"
There was an oil lamp burning in the carriage, and it was clear enough to read now, so Xie Yanzhi held the book in his hand and read.
After hearing this, he put away the book, while Li Tai hurriedly got out of the carriage with two large oil paper umbrellas.
Unlike outsiders who worry about the weather, Xie Yanzhi is extremely calm at this time.
Although Li Yuan did not tell him the specific time when the flood came.
But he made a guess, probably June or July.
In line with the principle of just in case, before the brothers Li Jun and Li Zheng went to the Tribute Courtyard, they were asked to bring oilcloth with them.
He told the brothers that he had calculated that it would rain heavily in the near future, but the specific time has not yet been determined.
In short, you can’t go wrong with being prepared.
During the body search before entering the Gongyuan, they said they heard that the dormitory had not been renovated for several years, and there might be missing tiles on the roof.
It's hot today and the sun is strong. It's used for shade.
Even if someone prevents them from cheating, they will cut anything with scissors without fear.
As long as it's not cut into very small pieces, it's fine.
If it really feels like it's going to rain, they can cover the gaps on the roof of the dormitory with tarps themselves.
Whether it was Li Jun or Li Zheng, they had no doubts about Xie Yanzhi, his brother-in-law, so they did as he said.
God knows, when they first arrived at the dormitory, they really discovered that the tiles on the roof were missing.
Not to mention whether it will rain or not, the scorching sun during the day is unbearable.
The first thing that others did when they sat down was to clean the dormitory, but the two brothers, who were far apart, patched the roof with tarpaulin.
When they woke up early this morning, they found that the weather was not right. While others were worried, the cousins were extremely happy.
Fortunately, they have a capable brother-in-law, and fortunately they listen to his brother-in-law.
As the rain got heavier and heavier, their gratitude towards their brother-in-law reached its peak.
They were different from those who had no preparation. On the third day, many of them had unfinished questions because of problems with the dormitory roof.
But they can sit inside peacefully and calm down to solve problems.
Xu knew that this rain was a disaster, but in turn it was good luck. The two of them felt less stressed and became more relaxed.
Even the questions that I thought were difficult after reading them two days ago became much easier.
