Chapter 726 Examination (3)
The ninth day of the second month in the first year of Zhengping.
Looking back on the past, Sun Shan remembered deeply how cold the wind was that day, the biting cold wind that made people's hearts even colder.
Sun Shan stood in front of the cell, motionless.
Looking at the simple and small cells, I felt an indescribable feeling of powerlessness.
Why? Why?
Why do I get a bad number again!
Sun Shan raised his head and raised his middle finger towards the sky!
He didn't know how long he stood there until the neighbor next door called out, but Sun Shan didn't know what he called out.
But it’s definitely not a fellow villager.
This loud shout brought Sun Shan back to reality. In front of him was still the crudely built baking shed.
Purely handmade, simple style, made of wood, without any additives, environmentally friendly and safe.
The candidate next to him muttered a few curses, with shock in his sorrow and a wry smile in his shock, and glanced at Sun Shan.
Sun Shan pursed his lips, speechless.
Lift the wooden board and walk into the examination room.
I really don't want to communicate too much with the candidate next to me, because if we continue, we might both hug each other and cry.
Because it is a newly built cell, it is clean and hygienic, and there is no need to sweep or wipe off dust.
This is a rare bright spot among so many bad things.
Sun Shan is like someone looking for chocolate in a pile of shit.
The first step is to check the items. If they are missing any weight, ask the staff for them.
Sun Shan checked it carefully.
Two sets of thin clothes.
As to whether it is new or not, and whether it is clean or not, that depends on personal opinion.
These two sets of clothes are for the candidates as backup. After all, they will stay in the dormitory for three days and need to change clothes.
A piece of oilcloth.
Well, it seems that the imperial court is still quite humane. When they saw the newly built wooden cells with large gaps, they put up oilcloth to protect them from wind and rain.
Kudos to that.
Three long white candles.
Use one stick per night, and it’s gone once it’s used up, so you have to use it sparingly.
Sun Shan observed the candle carefully and found that it was produced by Guo’s house in Dongyang. It seemed that the imperial court attached great importance to this class of students.
This is Daqian’s most famous and best quality candle, and it’s quite expensive.
I heard that it is smokeless and non-toxic, has a long lighting time and good lighting effect.
Sun Shan had never used this luxury item like candles. He didn't expect to be able to use it in the examination room. Wow, I have to enjoy it.
A brazier and a small bag of charcoal.
I checked the charcoal carefully. I don't know whether it is easy to burn or whether it can last for a long time, but isn't it too little for such a small sack?
The weather was so cold and the clothes were so thin. Sun Shan was planning to burn charcoal for twelve hours a day, but it seemed that this idea was doomed to be abandoned.
Not to mention during the day, I'm afraid it won't be enough to burn at night.
There is a quilt on the wooden board that serves as both a stool and a bed board.
Sun Shan checked it and found it was a thin piece of clothing. He touched it and found it was dry and not warm at all.
I sniffed and there was still a musty smell.
Ugh~~~
I don't know where it came from, but judging from the smell, it must have been used by at least ten people.
Sun Shan helplessly kicked a wooden barrel and the small iron pot next to him.
There was a clanging sound, which made him even more irritated.
After checking the goodies, according to the stories told by my cousin He Shujun, who was listed on the list as a nominal candidate, and other failed students, the things provided by the Imperial Examination Hall were not too little, but certainly not too much either.
Sun Shan didn't need to ask them for it.
I just asked to change my clothes to a smaller size, but the staff refused to give it to me. It may be difficult to get it from them if I ask them for it.
If you are a handsome guy, maybe he will like you and make it up to you.
It’s a pity that this is the capital, not Guangnan, otherwise Sun Shan would also be considered a handsome guy.
Put on the two spare sets of clothes first. Although they are thin, they can block some wind.
Even if it's still cold, I can comfort myself in my heart.
After putting on his clothes, Sun Shan looked up at the night sky.
Tomorrow should be a good day, but unexpected weather conditions may occur, so we must put up the tarpaulin over the examination tent. It will be too late to do so if it rains.
When Sun Shan came out of the examination room, he found that the candidate next to him had already put up the roof while he was thinking.
Wow, it’s really fast. It seems everyone has thought of this for rainy days.
The examination hall was actually not very high, but Sun Shan was short, and he tried for a long time but just couldn't get up.
The candidate next to him glanced at him, and Sun Shan went to greet him. Then the candidate turned his head and closed his eyes, pretending not to see him.
Sun Shan:.........
My classmate, why are you pretending not to see my pleading eyes?
Could you come out and help?
After all, we are neighbors. It is said that a distant relative is not as good as a close neighbor.
The candidate next to him still didn't react. Sun Shan threw the oilcloth up, but after a long time, he still didn't throw it well.
Finally, Sun Shan had no choice but to ask for help. He knocked on the next door room and smiled like a cooked dog, asking flatteringly: "Hey, sir, can you help me with this?"
The candidate next to him opened his eyes and then immediately closed them without saying a word.
Sun Shan: ......
Is this a decline in morality or a distortion of human nature?
Behind all this is the loss of conscience.
The world is going downhill, and people's hearts are immortal.
Sun Shan did not stand up to help the weak, but instead looked at them coldly and closed his eyes indifferently.
Sun Shan’s inner thoughts: xxx~~@@!@$@$%....
A series of indescribable words.
Sun Shan had no choice but to do his own work.
Throw it up, drop it, throw it up again, drop it again, repeat this several times, and your hands and feet are numb.
The weather was so cold, and I jumped around, but it was still so cold, and the roof was still not put up.
Finally, the officers and soldiers who were passing by for inspection couldn't bear to see it anymore, so they threw and collected the oilcloth and put it up. Then they rolled their eyes at Sun Shan, said nothing, and continued their patrol.
Sun Shan secretly sighed and said, "What a good person!"
There are still many good people in this world!
Although the burly, fierce-looking soldier rolled his eyes, he was actually helping Sun Shan.
No matter what other people's attitude was, in the end I got a lot of benefits.
Sun Shan wanted to step forward and express his gratitude, but candidates and staff were not allowed to talk or even have contact with each other, so he had to give up and could only express his gratitude in his heart.
The tarpaulin was put up and Sun Shan secured it with a rope. Although the process was a bit difficult, it was completed successfully. Even if it rained, there was still a roof over the head.
Sun Shan secretly glanced at the candidate next to him and closed his eyes to rest.
Humph! Don't think he doesn't know that when the official was helping Sun Shan put up the tarpaulin, the candidate next to him opened his eyes.
I had a bad start tonight. First I drew a leaky wooden cell, then a smelly cell, and finally an indifferent neighbor.
Sun Shan was very upset.
Thinking back to the academy examinations and the provincial examinations, whether it was Li Xinjun or Xie Ziyu, they all became good friends after leaving the examination halls.
It’s hard to describe the neighbor who will try it.
It seems that people from Guangnan are better, they are warm, hospitable and love to laugh, unlike the candidate next door whose hometown is unknown and who is so indifferent.
Sun Shan shook off his random thoughts.
Helping you is a favor, not helping you is my duty. Do not do to others what you do not want others to do to you.
Don’t care about these things, don’t feel resentful, just pretend nothing happened, and don’t let it let your mood get affected, because the biggest challenge is coming next.