eurekapd Chapter 187 Cheating and Causing Trouble
Chapter 187 Cheating and Causing Trouble
Lin Xianghe had applied for a job at the estate, but when Jiang Mianmian announced the exam, she specifically told them that anyone who was interested could take the exam, and even gave them a few days off to cram for the exam.
Lin Xianghe was determined to seize this opportunity. After all, passing the exam would mean stepping into officialdom, bringing not only a change in status but also substantial benefits, especially for the growth of her two children, which would only be good and not bad.
Therefore, he had prepared well in advance, and upon hearing Jiang Mianmian's words, he looked up at the second-floor staircase.
Then the girl ran down the stairs quickly, her smile bright and sunny, her skirt fluttering gracefully. If you didn't know, who would recognize her as the stern-faced Lord Fu Jun who intimidated everyone in the Peach Blossom Spring camp into silence?
"Xianghe! Have you had breakfast yet?"
Lin Xianghe hurriedly said, "I've finished eating, be careful not to fall."
"Okay, I eat very quickly."
Jiang Mianmian sat down as she spoke.
Once all the 'examinees' who needed to ride with her had arrived, she had indeed finished eating.
Jiang Mianmian drove back and forth twice, entering the examination hall to begin preparations. Those who had traveled by oxcart or donkey cart had just arrived at the camp and were beginning to have their identities checked, enter the examination hall, take their seats, and wait for the exam.
After three gong strikes, the examination hall gates closed.
To provide candidates with a good examination environment, the examination center specially set up an ice box and a fan in the newly excavated underground city. Every five examination rooms also had a medical room with commonly used medicines and a senior doctor.
Jiang Mianmian didn't need to proctor any particular exam room, but she was required to visit every single one. Just before the exam started, she even played a speech over the loudspeaker, wishing them good luck on the exam, blah blah blah.
This was only the first day, and by evening, Jiang Mianmian felt even more tired than when she was taking the exam.
The second and third days were no longer unified exams, but separate exams for different departments within the Four Offices and Six Ministries. She still needed to visit each exam room to address some tricky questions.
In short, it was tiring, but thankfully everything went smoothly and no one dared to cheat or cause trouble.
After all, those who cheated and caused trouble were arrested.
The lights were so bright that the night was as clear as day.
The central square of the camp is the entrance to the underground city and also the entrance to the examination hall.
There were about a dozen "examinees" tied up, all with their heads down, their faces either flushed red or deathly pale.
"Li Xiaogou, you copied the Taoyuan Law onto your shoe insoles. While copying it on your slippers, you knocked yourself and the other candidates unconscious with the stench. You have committed the crimes of plagiarism and poisoning in a public place. You are sentenced to three months of mining and your daily rice rations will be halved! Do you have any objections?"
Someone nearby chuckled involuntarily, then quickly shut their mouth.
Li Xiaogou looked utterly dejected. "No objection, I accept the punishment."
The atmosphere became serious again.
Tao Shiyu turned a page, walked to the next kneeling examinee, and continued reading.
"Yang Ersha first put croton seeds in Yu Liuya's water bag, then tried to steal Yu Liuya's exam paper to copy it, and after failing both times, he tried to tear up her exam paper... Do you have a grudge against her?"
Aside from this reason, Tao Shiyu couldn't understand why this person wanted to harass Yu Liuya.
Yang Ersha cried, feeling wronged, "I don't want her to get into Anmin University."
"Why?"
Tao Shiyu was puzzled, and Jiang Mianmian also sat up straight, looking at this not-so-bright 'idiot'.
Could this idiot have been used as a pawn by Zhu Yingxue? Outsiders may not know the grudges between Liu Ya and these four, but she does. Perhaps Zhu Yingxue was worried that if Liu Ya took over, it would be even more detrimental to them, so she encouraged Er Ya to sign up and then take action at the same time!
Zhu Yingxue, standing in the crowd, was so nervous that she dared not breathe. She hid behind people, only revealing her eyes, and shook her head at Yang Ersha in a threatening manner.
Yang Ersha paused in his sobbing, then cried even louder, "She bullied me! I didn't want her to join Anmin Family, what's wrong with that!"
Zhu Yingxue breathed a sigh of relief. At least she wasn't dragged into it. And although she let that brat participate in the big exam, after causing trouble three times, Liu Ya would definitely not do well. Even if she passed, with the reputation of being a 'bully,' she would probably have a hard time passing the next stage.
Then they'll all be just ordinary refugees. Let's see how that brat dares to boss them around!
All these changes in expression were observed by Liu Ya on the other side.
She calmly walked to the center of the crowd, looking down at Yang Ersha, "You say I bullied you, then tell me how I bullied you?"
"you you,"
Yang Ersha calmed himself down, then, hiccuping, angrily said, "You make us do the hardest and dirtiest work, while you only pick the cleanest and easiest jobs. Why should we? You're just like us, a refugee, and you bully us every day. If you really pass the exam and become a minor official, wouldn't you bully us to death?"
Upon hearing this, not only did Yu Liuya laugh, but the onlookers around also couldn't help but burst into laughter.
Pan Lian laughed and was also angry. "You really live up to your name. Everyone in Anminshu knows that Liu Ya is my apprentice. Do you know what an apprentice is? She's like my daughter! All her arrangements are with my permission. Do you have a problem with her or with me? Or do you have a problem with Anminshu?"
The last sentence was extremely sharp.
Jiang Mianmian chuckled lightly, "My purpose in helping people find refuge is to provide a place for refuge for those fleeing from war. As long as you work hard, there will be better places for you. It's not for you to just complain and whine here."
She waved her hand, "Someone, throw her out."
Yang Ersha was shocked. She had considered that things might fail. At worst, she would be humiliated and punished with a few lashes. At worst, she would have to dig latrines or mines, and she could at least barely survive.
To her utter surprise, Jiang Mianmian, who looked kind, actually wanted to kick her out! No matter how tough or tiring it was in the camp, it wasn't so hot, and there was food and water to drink. If she were kicked out, she would only have one way out: death!
Yang Ersha struggled and fell to the ground, kowtowing, "I was wrong, I was really wrong, I'll never do it again, I'll do whatever you tell me to do, please don't send me away! Please!"
"Then tell me, who told you to do this?"
Jiang Mianmian winked at the woman pulling Yang Ersha before asking in a low voice, "Where did you get that croton oil?"
She set up points redemption points in both the camp and Peach Blossom Spring, but the items inside were all everyday food, cloth, and farm tools, not croton oil.
"I said I got the croton powder from the fifth team's water boy. I... I didn't have many points, so I... I let him touch it a few times."
Yang Ersha, having no other choice, swallowed his embarrassment and stammered out what he had to say.
However, he still had a shred of reason and didn't say that all these methods were taught by Zhu Yingxue. After all, he was only able to survive until now because of Zhu Yingxue. As long as he wasn't kicked out of the camp, Zhu Yingxue would definitely have a way to save him!