Stepmom's Farm Life

Chapter 248 Peacock Spreads Its Tail

Qin Yao got up early on purpose, and as soon as the escort agency in the city opened, she went in and placed an order, asking the agency to help deliver the letter and money back to Liujia Village.

It was too early and the bank had not yet opened, so Qin Yao was unable to cash the banknotes. So she took out fifty taels of cash from her body and handed it over to the escort agency to be delivered to Carpenter Liu, to be used to expand the factory, purchase tools and recruit manpower.

Perhaps these fifty taels are not enough, so Carpenter Liu can only pay for it first, and then the two of them can settle the account when they meet again.

The price for these small orders from the escort agency is very high. This time, Qin Yao paid the escort agency two taels of silver as a commission.

Fortunately, the escort agency was very efficient and promised to deliver the silver and the letter to Carpenter Liu in person in two days.

The escort agency usually cooperates with the government and pays a certain amount of insurance premium to the government every year. If something happens, the government will send officials to help recover the lost insurance policy.

When it comes to bulk commodity transactions, the government will act as a guarantor for both parties and send someone to accompany them.

Therefore, people can safely hand over their insurance policies to the escort agency for delivery.

Because escorting requires a large number of vehicles and horses, the large escort agencies will also open their own vehicle dealerships to save costs while expanding their business.

After Qin Yao learned about it, she felt that the escort agency was almost the same as the post office of later generations.

Compared with the convenient future, there are indeed many inconveniences here.

But at the same time, there are also many mature industrial chains to meet people's daily needs.

When Qin Yao finished her business and returned to the inn from the escort agency, the candidates had already set off.

In order not to delay the examination time, candidates have to line up in front of the examination room in the early morning to undergo entrance inspection.

The innkeeper said that everything is ready now and we can set off at the end of Yinshi (3-5 am).

In the past, there were even more incomprehensible things: candidates would start queuing in the evening of the previous day, and faint before even entering the examination room.

When Lu Dalang and Erlang returned to the inn, they both remembered that the four brothers and sisters went to send Liu Ji to the examination room and broaden their horizons at the same time.

Qin Yao looked at the empty guest room, took out a banknote, put it on her body, locked the door, and rushed to the examination room.

Judging from the sky, the candidates should have entered the venue.

Qin Yao was thinking about picking up the children and going to the bank to exchange money. She didn't think about sending Liu Ji to the examination room or saying a few words of encouragement.

But Liu Ji didn't think so. He and Liu Li arrived late and lined up at the back, looking back frequently.

I didn't see any familiar figures, and I felt uncomfortable all over!

Dalang saw through his father's thoughts and told him, "Auntie Yao is out on business and can't make it in time. Father, please don't watch."

Erlang also said, "Please check your bookcase quickly to see if you have missed anything, so as not to delay the scientific expedition."

Sanlang and Si Niang also looked at him with concern.

Liu Ji, who was about to take an exam, was calm and composed, but the four children were more anxious than him.

Liu Li was reminded by this and quickly checked the book box again to make sure that he had taken everything he should take and that nothing that shouldn't be taken was left in the book box. He patted his chest and felt relieved.

Liu Ji sighed, quite resentful, "Look at other people, those who have fathers and mothers are sent by their fathers and mothers, and those who don't have fathers and mothers are sent by their wives."

Sanlang blinked his innocent eyes, "Dad, aren't you happy that we are here to send you off?"

Liu Ji bared his teeth and forced a smile at San'er, and the word "happy" sounded dry.

I buried my head in checking my bookcase. I had brought my pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, as well as two spare pens. I didn't bring anything I shouldn't have.

After the inspection, the seat in front was vacant, and Liu Li shouted, "Let's go!"

Liu Ji touched the heads of the four children in front of him one by one and said, "Dad is going in. Be careful when you go back later."

"Yeah." The four kids nodded seriously.

Liu Ji looked back every few steps and slowly moved in front of the inspecting officer.

The officers first checked his identity and the guarantor's form, and after confirming that they were correct, they went to the other side to check the bookcases and then searched him.

Even the soles of shoes are checked strictly. Compared with the initial test, the provincial test gives people a strong sense of oppression before even entering the examination room.

There were many candidates in front of the gate, but it was so quiet that the only sound was everyone's breathing.

"Examinee Liu Ji, from Liujia Village, Jinshi Town, Kaiyang County, has passed the test and is allowed to enter the venue!"

The officer confirmed Liu Ji's identity according to the rules, then raised his hand towards the examination room door and said, "Go to the left side of the door and get a blank answer sheet."

The answer sheets were sent to the Department of Education by agents early on and sealed by the responsible officials to prevent cheating.

After entering, just report your name and receive it.

Liu Ji looked back again without hope, but he never expected that a familiar figure was walking towards him from afar. The agile figure came closer and soon arrived at the square in front of the examination room entrance.

As if she noticed his burning gaze, she suddenly raised her head and looked towards him.

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"Come on!" Qin Yao raised her hand and clenched her fist.

Liu Ji's face instantly lit up with joy and he waved his hand excitedly. Only then, under the impatient glare of the official, did he stop smiling, picked up his book box, and excitedly stepped into the examination room.

The other candidates who followed closely behind him were so nervous that their faces turned pale and cold sweat poured down their foreheads. When they suddenly saw such a sunny and cheerful candidate, they couldn't help but take a few more glances at him.

This sight made him astonished—there was such a handsome man in the world!

Liu Ji looked back, wearing a light blue scholar's shirt, with his long black hair tied up to reveal his full forehead, and his perfectly proportioned facial features fully displayed.

He raised the corner of his mouth, revealing a row of neat white teeth, and nodded in a friendly manner.

The candidates around him felt that the smile of the man in front of them was brighter than the sunshine in May.

"My wife bought me new clothes and she came to give them to me as a present. Hehe!" Liu Ji whispered to himself with an embarrassed look on his face, but the action of raising his hands and turning around exposed his intention to show off.

Liu Li was walking in front, but when he turned back, he found that the person behind him had not caught up with him. He turned back and found that Liu Ji was spinning in place like a peacock with its tail spread out, with pink bubbles all around him.

He looked around and saw that the examinees around him were staring at him in amazement. He quickly pulled him away and scolded him in a low voice, "You are killing yourself by being so naughty. This is an important place for the examination. How can we be so presumptuous!"

Liu Ji, who was feeling a little elated, came to his senses after hearing these words. He shuddered, quickly suppressed the upturned corners of his lips, lowered his head, and glanced around with the corner of his eyes to make sure that no officials were coming to arrest him. He breathed a sigh of relief.

The provincial examination halls were still concentrated in several large rooms. Liu Li and Liu Ji were separated and in different examination rooms.

After entering the examination room, Liu Ji was very familiar with the layout inside, which was almost the same as the one in the first exam.

First get the answer sheet, then find your seat and sit down.

When the exam time is up, the examiner hands out question cards.

The venue was very quiet, with only the rustling sound of marking papers, and the atmosphere was solemn.

After seeing the questions, some people sighed, some took a deep breath and picked up their pens to answer, and some were hesitant to pick up their pens and just stared blankly.

Liu Ji looked at the questions on the test card, scratched his head, touched his face, and was confused.

The questions seemed familiar, as if his wife had asked him to do a similar mock test.

but!

I can't answer a single word.

(End of this chapter)

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