Chapter 1164: Candidates with Situations
What Sun Dali meant by smooth progress was that the result was smooth. Everyone entered the examination room quietly and peacefully, and left the examination room smoothly, completing the college entrance examination at that time.
There were no accidents or incidents along the way.
What I mean by not going smoothly is that there were many problems during the college entrance examination, with many loopholes, mistakes and ugly behaviors.
The journey there was not smooth as the students' requests were varied.
Sun Dali wanted to knock them out one by one and transport them directly to Chenzhou Prefecture.
Thanks to donations from local gentry and wealthy people, students’ food and accommodation expenses were provided.
This was also the first time that Sun Dali was in charge of such a matter, so there were definitely some shortcomings.
Just like eating, a standard meal with one dish, one rice and one soup is already the best in the eyes of the Sun family guards.
But the examinee wanted to eat this today and that tomorrow, and even asked for extra dishes and meals. This made Sun Dali very angry.
Adhering to the principle of saving every penny possible, Sun Dali refused them one by one. His attitude was: eat it if you want, or not. If you don’t want to eat it, forget it.
The candidates were very dissatisfied. Sometimes they felt that Sun Dali was too stingy, sometimes they felt that Sun Dali was going to embezzle, and sometimes they felt that Sun Dali had a bad service attitude.
Forget about others, even Wang Jiaxing joined in.
He said to Sun Dali, "Uncle Dali, we can't eat too badly after a long journey. We need to have a richer diet so that we can have the strength to reach Chenzhou Prefecture. Your arrangement is unreasonable. Look at the dishes. There are more vegetables and less meat. Look at the soup. No, it shouldn't be called soup. It's just a little thicker than water."
Then he added: "As for accommodation, each person should have a room. It's so uncomfortable for several people to sleep in one room."
After that, he whispered into Sun Dali's ear, "My roommate snores, it's so uncomfortable. No, I want a single room and don't want to live with others."
Sun Dali rolled his eyes and refused confidently: "Are you not satisfied with two people sharing a room? Your servant is sleeping on the big bunk bed."
He pointed at the Sun family guards and said, "We are sleeping in the cowshed to help you look after your luggage."
I really think that these maids are destined to take exams, and the lady's body.
A mere student is so picky and has so many demands.
What's the point of a "long journey"? It only takes three days to walk from Yuanlu to Chenzhou Prefecture. If you can't stand such a short journey, then what about going to Changsha Prefecture or the capital city in the future?
Thinking of their master who was a Jinshi, whether he went to study or take the imperial examination, as long as he had food and shelter, he was not pampered at all.
Humph, no wonder he is still a virgin at such an old age. Only people like their master who have endured great hardships can enter the Tai Chi Hall.
Sun Dali waved his hand, and said with an expression that said, "No matter what you say, I won't change my mind." "Donations are limited, so we have to use them sparingly. This is the only arrangement. If you are not satisfied, you can pay for better food and accommodation yourself."
After a pause, he added: "If you leave the team without permission, we will not be responsible for any problems along the way. Only under our arrangement will we do our best to escort you safely to Chenzhou Prefecture."
These words left all the candidates speechless.
It’s not that there are no profound truths to be said, but Sun Dali is adamant and refuses to listen. He makes arrangements on his own.
The candidate silently hit Sun Dali with a knife and cursed him a lot of unpleasant words secretly.
The child from a poor family didn't dare to make any requests because of his poverty, so he just did whatever Sun Dali arranged.
Some timid kids were afraid of the consequences and did as Sun Dali asked.
A kid from a wealthy family like Wang Jiaxing really wants to disobey the requirements, but he has no choice but to join in and obey the arrangements as he is now one of the managers.
Some kids who are lively, rebellious and have strong personalities don't listen to Sun Dali's arrangements. They would rather spend more money to enjoy more, eat better and live better.
The result was tragic. One of the fat candidates thought that the journey was so tiring and he would be sorry for himself if he didn't eat well, so he ate and drank a lot.
In the end, I didn’t know if I ate too much or ate the wrong food, but I had a stomachache in the middle of the night, and I got dehydrated and had a fever after having diarrhea.
Seeing that there were only mountains and villages everywhere and no doctor anywhere, Sun Dali had no choice but to give the medicine he had prepared to the fat man.
Anyway, just pour the medicine that matches the symptoms into his mouth.
Fortunately, the fat man survived except for being exhausted, after the fever subsided.
Sun Dali strongly accused: "I told you not to eat anything careless, but you just wouldn't listen. I told you to eat simple meals because I was afraid you would get sick if you ate too much.
The most taboo thing before an exam is to eat anything you want. You know what it means to get sick? When my father took the exam, he always ate light food because he was afraid of having diarrhea from eating too much.
After being scolded by Sun Dali, everyone calmed down a lot, although they were not convinced.
Fortunately, it only takes three days to travel from Yuanlu to Chenzhou Prefecture. If it takes ten days or half a month, not only will the candidates collapse, but Sun Dali will also collapse.
This group of candidates is so difficult to please, they are completely different from their masters who have become Jinshi.
After this comparison, Sun Dali became even more certain that their master, a Jinshi (a scholar) was a man of great accomplishments, and that only those who endured great hardships could become successful.
After arriving safely at Chenzhou Prefecture, Wang Jiaxing first led the candidates to his own small villa and filled it with people.
He then led the rest of the people to the large courtyard of County Magistrate Wang.
At this time, the candidates saw three to four people living in one house and immediately expressed their objection.
Sun Dali waved his hand impatiently and said, "If you don't want to stay, just stay at the inn. You are free to come and go, we won't force you."
So those who had relatives in Chenzhou Prefecture went to live with them, and those who were rich took their servants to stay in an inn.
The rest stayed in the Wang family villa in order to save money or because of poverty.
Once some candidates left, the remaining candidates had more spacious accommodation.
In the Wang Family Villa, with food and accommodation provided, all I have to do is study hard, and I feel better than ever before.
Sun Dali originally thought that everything had returned to normal and all that was left was to wait until the entrance exam.
Who would have thought that after a few days, the candidates who stayed at the inn came back dejectedly with their luggage.
Especially the fat candidate who was greedy and ate too much was carried in.
Sun Dali asked in surprise: "What's wrong? What happened?"
I looked at the fat man lying on the board with a pale face. Did he eat something wrong again? Did he have diarrhea again?
The fat boy in the fat man's family cried, "Uncle Dali, my young master went out and no one cared about him. He ate whatever he wanted and had diarrhea again. He saw a doctor and took medicine, but he still had diarrhea. Uncle Dali, please give my young master medicine quickly. The medicine you brought is more effective than the doctor's medicine."
The fat candidate, who was pulling the strings weakly, stretched out his big chubby hands.
She begged, "Uncle Dali, save me, save me, I don't want to die."
Whether you can pass the exam is one thing, but life is the most important thing.
The fat candidate saw Sun Dali as if he had seen a life-saving straw and grabbed it tightly.