Journalists have already started queuing up to enter.
Fang Zhengyi directly went to answer to the curtain officer outside the venue.
The outer curtain officer is a temporary official responsible for things outside the examination room, and is also responsible for some internal affairs, such as issuing and collecting papers.
As soon as the outer curtain officer saw Fang Zheng walking towards him unhurriedly, he immediately greeted him and said anxiously: "Master Fang! Why are you here!"
"Mr. Zhang and the others have already arrived! Are you the only one missing?"
Fang Zhengyi asked in confusion: "Huh? Do you know me? Why are you waiting for me? I am only responsible for invigilating the exam! Don't even think about assigning work to me!"
The outer curtain official said at a loss of whether to laugh or cry: "I have seen you in the palace! I don't know what you are talking about... They are urging you inside! Come in quickly!"
Fang Zheng nodded and was about to follow him when a noise suddenly came from behind his ears and he couldn't help but turn around and look.
The outer curtain officer also glanced at it and took the initiative to explain: "Oh! Maybe some students brought illegal things in. This kind of thing happens often. It should be solved in a while. Master Fang, let's go!"
Fang Zheng's expression became a little twisted as he looked at it.
Why are the onlookers all newspaper reporters? Are they suffering from occupational diseases?
It was my reporter who got into a fight with the inspector.
With doubts, Fang Zheng shook off the outer curtain officer and walked straight towards the crowd, and the outer curtain officer quickly followed.
When I got closer, I saw that it was indeed someone from the newspaper! Still Shen Yi.
Perhaps he was pushed because he was too confused. He sat down on the ground and picked up the scattered things on the ground with a depressed expression.
Fang Zhengyi hurriedly picked him up and faced the clerk angrily: "What is going on! Why do you push the students taking the exam to the ground!"
Seeing that the backbone had arrived, the reporters all talked to Fang Zhengyi about the situation just now.
"Master Fang! They said that if the things we brought were not up to standard, they would throw them away with us, otherwise they would not let us in!"
"What's wrong with it? He can check it any way he wants. We don't have any inclusions at all!"
"But again, there's no rule not to bring anything to eat! He pushed Shen Yi down in one fell swoop!"
The clerk didn't know Fang Zhengyi, but seeing that he was wearing official uniform, it was obvious that he was unusual, so he quickly defended: "Sir! I didn't mean to do it! There were too many people just now and they surrounded me... I accidentally... ...It’s because their things don’t comply with the rules! They still have to go in!”
Seeing him joining in the fun, the outer curtain officer also stepped forward and said hurriedly: "Master Fang! Just leave these trivial matters to them! This happens every time, it's normal."
"No! You have to tell me where he violated the rules? How can a student take the exam without bringing something to eat! Are you responsible for not doing well in the exam!" Fang Zheng pointed at Shen Yi and said loudly
The food brought by the reporters was all prepared by him, so there could be no irregularities!
The food in the dormitory is two meals a day. The food is poor and sparse and usually disappears after just a few bites, so you usually bring your own dry food.
In order to prevent entrainment, large pieces of dry food such as pancakes carried by candidates will be chopped into pieces for inspection.
He had already asked someone about the eggs and dried meat snacks he had prepared in advance, and they could definitely be brought into the examination room!
Seeing his aggressive look, the clerk did not dare to answer.
The outer curtain officer had obviously seen Fang Zhengyi before. He stepped forward and snatched Shen Yi's basket and said, "Master Fang, let me check! Let's leave immediately after the inspection!"
As he spoke, he opened the cloth cover of the basket, and all kinds of things came into view. The variety of things inside made the outer curtain officer stunned!
He pinched out a square-shaped object and asked Shen Yi, "What is this?"
Shen Yi smacked his lips, as if he was savoring the taste of this thing: "This is called instant noodles, and the noodles are fried."
Fang Zhengyi specially prepared this instant noodles for the reporters. He found a dozen old ladies to knit the noodles and fried them together. The reporters even ate some in advance and expressed their praise!
"This...this...this is against the regulations!" The official has obviously never seen instant noodles, and this alone is unqualified!
Fang Zheng took the noodle and said, "How come it's not compliant! Look...the roots of the noodles are clear. Is there possible inclusions? It's qualified!"
The outer curtain officer looked carefully and murmured twice, knowing that he couldn't defeat him, so he said helplessly: "Okay, okay! I'm qualified!"
Then he lowered his head and took out a piece of dried meat and smelled it.
Fang Zheng frowned: "Are you greedy!?"
The outer curtain officer suddenly turned red with embarrassment and hesitated: "No... why does this smell like beef..."
Fang Zhengyi also pretended to smell it twice and said seriously: "This is dried duck meat!"
"Duck jerky?" The outer curtain officer looked confused.
"Yes! Duck meat! Have you ever eaten beef? You don't care what kind of meat it is! Does it have anything to do with the exam!"
"Uh...ok...ok!"
The outer curtain officer was at a loss. He had proctored the exam twice and had never seen anyone with such flowers!
As soon as Fang Zheng came to him, he pointed at the things in the basket and said, "This is cut cake! This is shrimp crackers! This is seasoning! This is called Shaqima..."
The scholars who were watching were all dumbfounded. They lowered their heads and glanced at the uncooked rice and flatbreads they had brought, feeling sad in their hearts...
The outer curtain officer swallowed hard, is he here for an exam? Is he here for an outing?
Then he took out two hard black things from the basket and asked Shen Yi, "What are these? Isn't this food? It has nothing to do with the exam, so throw it away!"
Shen Yi held his chin and looked at it for a moment: "It's abalone, dried abalone."
The jaws of the people around him dropped. They were all staring blankly at the two pieces of dried abalone, with various emotions in their hearts.
"..."
The outer curtain officer was silent for a moment and finally broke out. He couldn't help but roared: "Why the hell do you have to bring abalone to the exam!!! What is your purpose in coming to the exam room!!"
Fang Zheng hurriedly patted him on the shoulder and comforted him: "What's the rush? What's the rush... There are cooks and buglers in the examination room to help the candidates cook. Are they not allowed to eat abalone if they want to? There seems to be no such rule, right? .”
"No! Yes!" The officer squeezed out two words through his teeth, and continued to check, and found a package of colorful things like pieces of paper from inside. He grabbed a handful and lifted it to Shen Yi In front of him, he said angrily: "This can't be eaten!"
"Sir, these are called air-dried vegetables. Once soaked in water, they can turn into fresh vegetables... The student is going to let Haojun help me cook the noodles by adding some so that the texture and taste will not be too monotonous." Shen Yi said honestly.
Outer Curtain Officer: "⊙.⊙......"
Fang Zhengyi smiled proudly.
The dehydrated vegetables were made by him having his servants cut them into slices and drying them on the stove while fanning them. They were not much different from the dehydrated vegetables of later generations, but they just took a little more effort.
In order to let the reporters eat well, he really worked hard this time!
