GBP Chapter 961 Little Fish's Imperial Examination
Chapter 961 Little Fish's Imperial Examination
After the carriage came to a stop, Xiaoyuer and Pengpeng nimbly jumped off. As they looked around, a delighted voice suddenly came from the side: "Young Master Zhang, what a coincidence, you've arrived too?"
Xiaoyuer looked closely in the direction of the voice and found that it was Wen's father. Standing next to him were an embarrassed Wen Xiange and a calm Li Chengye. Li's father was carrying a test basket and looked a little lost. He seemed to be hesitating whether to go up and greet him.
"So it's Uncle Wen. You're too kind. How come you just arrived too?" Xiaoyuer asked politely.
Mr. Wen nodded repeatedly, a glint of shrewdness in his eyes, and said with a hint of flattery, "Yes, we just arrived too. We were afraid of being late, so we left early, but we didn't expect there to be so many people when we got here."
"The capital city gathers the best talents in the world, and everyone wants to make it big, so it's inevitable that there are too many people," Pengpeng said with a sigh.
At this moment, Zhang Ping'an also got off the carriage. Looking at the huge crowd, he couldn't help but sigh, "Wow, there are far more people than when I took the imperial examination in Lin'an! But now the country is peaceful and prosperous, and the court is in need of talented people. There will only be more and more people taking the exam in the future. Let's move forward slowly!"
“Yes, you’re right!” Father Wen quickly echoed.
Li Chengye and Wen Xiange also gave Zhang Ping'an a simple greeting, and then the group slowly walked towards the examination hall.
Although the location was different, the scene was still so familiar.
Some people may have recognized Zhang Ping'an's identity and secretly glanced at him as the group passed by. Pengpeng couldn't help but puff out his chest when he saw this, while Xiaoyuer was used to this kind of scene and remained calm and composed, occasionally turning his head to talk to Li Chengye.
After lining up in order, the two of them suddenly started talking about the recently popular Hibiscus Cream. Xiaoyuer's intention was to remind Li Chengye to be careful not to believe the rumors and accidentally become addicted.
To everyone's surprise, Li Chengye had absolutely no interest in this stuff, and even felt a bit disgusted by it. "Thank you for reminding me, Brother Zhang. I will be careful. But this Hibiscus Cream is indeed as you said, it should not be touched!"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Ping'an glanced sideways, secretly scrutinizing Li Chengye from head to toe before casually asking, "What? From your tone, it seems you know a lot about this Hibiscus Cream!"
I thought Li Chengye would evade or deny it, but to my surprise, he nodded generously. "After hearing about this from others, I bought some to look at and study. It's actually quite similar to the Zixiao Ointment from western Hunan. It's mainly for pain relief and to make people feel excited. In the past, these were used by Miao doctors to treat and save lives. I didn't expect that now even healthy people are taking it. I heard it was imported from overseas, and the price isn't too expensive. With all this effort, this business can't just be making a little money from the medicine, right?!"
"Great minds think alike," Little Fish exclaimed in admiration. "It's obvious there are some problems."
"Ahem," Zhang Ping'an couldn't help but cough lightly twice, reminding his son to be careful with his words. Seeing that the line was moving forward, he stopped talking, "Alright, the examination hall is open, we're going to search you. Get ready, we can talk after the exam."
Xiaoyuer then stopped talking and looked ahead. Li Chengye, seeing that he had achieved his purpose in reminding him, also stopped talking. Too much talk leads to mistakes, and some things are simply the responsibility of the court.
Once the procession started moving, the scene became even more lively and bustling, with elderly people with white hair and young men who had not yet reached adulthood.
Seeing that they were almost at Xiaoyuer and the others, Zhang Ping'an quickly reminded them, "I won't be able to accompany you any further until we reach the gate. Focus on your exams, stay calm and you'll definitely be fine!"
"Dad, you can go now. My cousin and I can manage," Xiaoyuer waved his hand.
Mr. Wen and Mr. Li were also giving their child instructions, and the two seemed even more nervous than the examinee himself.
Zhang Ping'an took a breath, nodded to the group, and then turned and left.
He believed his son could do it; getting through these nine days was just the beginning of his career in officialdom.