Zhang Xiaobao looked around. Other than the soldiers in front of him, the other three sides were all walls. He muttered softly, "Alright, I will also write a song."
He looked at the questions.
He had to write according to the questions. If he really did not answer the questions, it would be too ugly. Li Longji would definitely laugh himself to death. They had been competing since they were young. After so many years, he had always had the upper hand. No matter what, he would not let Li Longji laugh at him.
Zhang Xiaobao wasn't worried at all that the examiner wouldn't dare to pass his paper to Li Longji. If he really failed on the first try, Li Longji would probably find an excuse to throw the examiner into jail and reinstitute another winter imperial examination. In other words, it would be another winter imperial examination.
Anything could happen in this magical world. Wasn't it normal to have another examination in winter?
Zhang Xiaobao looked at the paper and saw that it said, "If one hears the Dao in the morning, one can die in the evening. The Dao can be Dao, but it is not the Dao. I know how to speak, I am good at nurturing, I am noble. "
With one look, Zhang Xiaobao was stunned.
He put his mouth on the wooden board, "Wife, did you see? F * * k, who came up with this question? The Analects of Confucius, Laozi, and Mencius. Is there a need to compete with three people in one sentence? "
"If you let others hear it, won't you be teaching others? Stop talking. If you continue, I will get someone to throw you out. You can wait to participate in next year's examination. "Wang Juan really did not know what to do with Zhang Xiaobao. It was an examination, couldn't he be more serious?
"Who heard it? Who dares to throw me out? " Zhang Xiaobao was really bored. He thought that the examination would be very difficult. In the end, it was just a fill in the blanks question, five discussion questions, a poem, and a prose question. What was this?
The soldier who was in charge of 'invigilating' Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan continued to be deaf and blind. The quarrel between immortals had nothing to do with mortals.
"Honey, don't write too fast. Slow down. I'm regretting it now. I'll let Xiao Bei and the others participate. Other than their handwriting being a little lacking, they should be able to enter the top 100 in other aspects. Honey, is your poem oblique or plain?"
Zhang Xiaobao continued to ramble.
"Che Yun, Xiao Bei can't memorize so many books. Don't tell me you want Xiao Yuan to help you cheat? Even if he knew the answers to the questions, so what if he passed the exam? You said yourself that you want them to learn and grow through playing. If it weren't for you insisting on fame, why would we come here? "
Wang Juan also felt that the questions were too simple. This was the country's selection of talents. If one was selected, they would immediately become an official. In the end, the difficulty was even lower than the college entrance examination. It really made her speechless.
"Alright, alright, I'll go write. You're reciting rhymes, right? I'm Ping Yun. You can't possibly say that I cheated by copying you, right? "Zhang Xiaobao turned around, but he didn't write. Instead, he fell into deep thought.
Similarly, Wang Juan didn't write either. It wasn't that she didn't know how to, but that she suddenly lost interest. The Imperial Examination was too easy. It was no wonder that Jianjia Academy would definitely accept anyone who participated. It wasn't because of its reputation, but because of the different education methods.
Just like that, the two of them were separated by the wooden board and spent three and a half hours, which was also three hours.
It started at seven o 'clock in the morning, which was seven o' clock. In addition, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan finished the fill-in-the-blanks questions and then talked nonsense. It was now past ten o 'clock, almost half past ten.
Zhang Xiaobao waited for a while. He raised his hand and was about to continue knocking on the wooden board when he suddenly realized that there was something wrong with the gap on the wooden board. He observed the gap and actually found something interesting.
With a whoosh, the wooden board between the two of them was opened by Zhang Xiaobao, giving Wang Juan a fright.
"Shh ~!" Zhang Xiaobao raised a finger in front of his mouth. "We can open it. It seems that Li … the Emperor was afraid that we would be lonely, so he deliberately arranged for someone to do it."
Wang Juan ignored Zhang Xiaobao and began to look at the wooden board carefully. She nodded. "The workmanship is very delicate."
"It's okay." Zhang Xiaobao echoed.
"How did you find out?" Wang Juan was puzzled.
"You look down on me, don't you? What did I do before? Where did I hide the money that I couldn't find? Passbooks, real estate certificates, notebooks, bearer bank cards that always have six zeros as the password. If I don't find them, who am I going to threaten? What am I going to spend?
Do you think that I can't do anything to you just because you have twenty-four full-view surveillance cameras in your community, four doors, and three groups of mobile security guards? If I'm a little less capable, I'm not qualified to be your husband, right? "
Zhang Xiaobao touched the wooden board and said to Wang Juan with an expression that said, "It would be weird if I didn't see through it."
Wang Juan chuckled and looked at Zhang Xiaobao with watery eyes. She was indeed very satisfied to have a husband like Zhang Xiaobao.
If she hadn't come with Zhang Xiaobao, and if Zhang Xiaobao was terminally ill at that time, she felt that she could get a sum of money that Zhang Xiaobao was willing to hand over by understanding him. After locking Zhang Xiaobao in prison, she could get him out through other means and be with him.
"I know. You were a thief in the beginning. The officials who were robbed didn't dare to report it, so you specifically picked the big fish to rob. You even dared to steal from the Provincial Political Secretary's house. In the end, he mobilized people to arrest you. It was said that the case handling officer who had never failed before saw you flying from building to building, so he could only announce that the arrest failed. Later, that secretary went to the CPPCC."
Wang Juan helped Zhang Xiaobao to prove his innocence.
Zhang Xiaobao disagreed: "It's useless to live in the Provincial Party Committee's compound. Usually, no one will stare at the CCTV. I can set off a firecracker somewhere else. When it goes off, can you still keep your eyes on the monitor? I took the opportunity to go there. You can check the historical records after the theft. I was long gone. "
"I can." Wang Juan said in a huff.
"You can? You can only stare at the monitor when it goes off and think about when it will go off. "
"You go back. I am not going to be friends with you." Wang Juan pushed Zhang Xiaobao's head with all her strength.
"You can, you can. I was wrong. When you were practicing, the firecrackers kept going off. Don't you have to stare at the monitor? Then you can be a security guard. A security guard with military rank."
"Many security guards are originally from the military. Go back and write poems. Don't disturb me." Wang Juan continued to push Zhang Xiaobao.
Zhang Xiaobao stubbornly resisted: "No, don't. There are many things to do this time. It will not be easy for them to answer. The exam will last for two days. We will be staying here tonight. Don't be anxious. What do you want to eat for lunch? I will cook for you. Do you want to eat Double Cooked Pork? How about Braised Frog? "
Wang Juan finally relaxed. She lowered her head and thought for a while: "I want to eat casserole."
"No problem. Beef brisket and potatoes? Beef stewed with carrots? Chicken stewed with mushrooms? Pine mushrooms. Cabbage and pork ribs? Cod tofu? Dog meat? Dog meat is not good. It is not good for women to eat that. Also, I have to make dog sauce. Mutton and wood ear?
How about this? We should have kidney beans in Beijing. I will make a stew for you. First, I will make braised pork. Then, I will put the kidney beans, potatoes, and eggplant into the stew. I will also add chili and tomatoes. After that, I will mix two cold plates for you. You can eat it with rice. Okay? "
Zhang Xiaobao opened his mouth, and a series of dishes came out.
Wang Juan frowned: "Why are they all stewing?"
"Sister, I am not the one who wants to stew. You are the one who wants to eat casserole. I will play along with you. You can find me a casserole that is not stewing. I will learn." Zhang Xiaobao spread out his hands.
"Then I want to eat Buddha jumps over the wall." Wang Juan said.
"I don't have time. Are you going to eat it tomorrow? I will get someone to prepare it today. I also have bear paws. I got it from Li Longji at the zoo. I don't intend to return it to him. "Zhang Xiaobao did not care about anything else for his wife.
Wang Juan bit her lips: "I have eaten it once. There is no bear paws, and it is very hard to make."
"Sister, where did you eat Buddha jumps over the wall? Let's not be so formal, okay? Actually, Buddha jumps over the wall is only a few words. Fresh, tender, numbing, smoky, sandy, smooth, sweet, and fragrant.
Why does it have such a texture? It is because of the ingredients. The ingredients are not put together at the same time. Every ingredient is put together according to the time they are cooked. This is the texture. Actually, I am not willing to eat this. Not to mention that it is very hard to make, there is poison in it.
Let me tell you this. I don't need to put as many ingredients as what others recommend. As long as you give me enough seasonings, I can use any piece of meat to make the same effect.
It sounds scary. It is just the freshness of seafood, the tenderness of bamboo shoots, the sweetness of rock sugar, the smoothness of shark's fin, the sand of liver, the smokiness of ham, the numbing of rice wine, the aroma of meat, and the rest of the ingredients have the corresponding effect. "
Zhang Xiaobao pursued the essence of the ingredients and spoke the truth.
"But the food made by others is transparent. When it is cold, it feels like it is frozen." Wang Juan had eaten it many times. Others needed to order it, but she did not need to.
"I use fire alkali to make it more transparent. Isn't it easy to make frozen? You can stew fish and make meat with frozen. I will also make some starch and white alum for you. I will make as much frozen as you want.
Therefore, don't listen to their boasting. What Big Brother is making for you is the real deal. Many of the ingredients in the Buddha Jumps Over The Wall Soup are suitable for the occasion. If I were the person who made the Buddha Jumps Over The Wall Soup back then, I would definitely sigh that I didn't have enough ingredients.
Buddha jumps over the wall is an explosive food source. It is just like the stew I made for you. The stew is mainly made because it is hard to find meat, so there is only red braised pork. It is mainly made into vegetarian food, just like the pearl and jade white jade soup.
Only those who are not good at cooking can win with ingredients. Look at the dishes I usually make for Xiaobei and the rest. Do I need to put in a lot of seasonings and ingredients? Even a fried egg has its own style.
Why are French steak and Italian macaroni so classic? It is because they are simple. I can make whatever flavor you want to eat. In my eyes, steak is just beef, wine, and salt. Macaroni is just tender and smooth.
Later, I will make steamed bear paws for you. You just need to put some salt and mushrooms. It is just tender and smooth with a little toughness. What else can it do? If you want to eat raw prawns and clams, do you want me to put a hundred kinds of seasonings on you?
Why do you need to use leftovers to eat fried rice? Toughness means that there is less water in the rice grains. I will use freshly steamed northeastern rice and roast it in the microwave. There is no difference in the taste. Of course, if you want to say that there is a slight fermentation process in the rice that contains water, then I will ferment it for you. "
Listening to Zhang Xiaobao talking about how to cook in the examination room, Wang Juan smiled. She smiled sweetly and happily: "Xiao Bao, why are you different from other people?"
"Because I am not other people. I am Zhang Xiaobao. Many countries' presidents value me, but I don't value them. Because the president can be changed. Zhang Xiaobao is the only one. What do you want to eat for lunch?" Zhang Xiaobao changed the topic again.
"What do you think?" Wang Juan became shy.
"How would I know you?" Zhang Xiaobao was very helpless.
"Let it be stewed. I will give you a chance to mix the ingredients. Put less chili."
"I know. Green chili, which is also called persimmon chili, has not been cultivated yet."
"Do you know how to cultivate persimmon chili?"
"As the name suggests, it is a cross between tomatoes and chili."
"Understood. Hurry up and cook. I am hungry." Wang Juan used words to show who was in charge at home.
"Don't be unreasonable with me. I will only wait for five minutes. What can you do? Afraid of you? Someone, go to Savant's Restaurant and get me something. Be five minutes late. Oh, three-quarters of an hour. "Zhang Xiaobao didn't believe that he couldn't get back his position as the leader of the family.
Wang Juan pursed her lips and smiled: "Husband, are you angry with me? You want me to be five minutes late. "
"No, I am afraid that they will accidentally break the tomatoes. I will cook quickly. I will light the fire now. It won't delay anything. Just watch." Zhang Xiaobao started to light the fire with a sense of accomplishment that belonged to a man. It was just stewing. Do you think I don't know how to cook?
Thus, when it was close to noon, the other examinees were eating boxed lunches that were better than most of what they usually ate. Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan stayed in front of the pot, puffing out hot air as they ate the stew.
The fragrance made the other examinees angry. Even if they could smell the stew, they were unhappy that Zhang Xiaobao didn't ask them to pay.
Finally, an examinee next door couldn't hold it in anymore. He stretched out his neck and asked: "Why is it not Savant's Restaurant who is cooking?"
Zhang Xiaobao put down his chopsticks and raised his head: "Savant's Restaurant doesn't lack advertising opportunities. Go back and call for someone to chase you out."
That examinee was very self-aware. He didn't think that he had the strength to contend against Zhang Xiaobao's authority. He resentfully retracted his head and continued to eat the lunch boxes.
Zhang Xiaobao shook his head helplessly and said to Wang Juan: "Humans, their desires are really uncontrollable. There is no end to them."
"How can society develop without desires? Humans rely on their desires to win against other animals. Why don't you invite the head examiner over to eat together?" Wang Juan only remembered that she didn't invite anyone after she was half full.
"We are taking an exam. Don't disturb the rules of the exam," Zhang Xiaobao said to Wang Juan as he picked up a piece of dried tofu with scallion oil with his chopsticks.
Wang Juan put a piece of red braised pork into her mouth and said in a muffled voice: "Don't mention the rules of the exam to me. If you don't disturb, there will naturally be rules."
"It doesn't matter if I disturb or not. I thought that it would be very difficult. The imperial examination is too disappointing." When Zhang Xiaobao thought of the exam questions, he started to feel helpless again.
Wang Juan didn't say anything for a moment. She took a small spoon and drank the soup in the pot.
Zhang Xiaobao also became silent. He lowered his head and ate fiercely.
Both of them had their own thoughts.
"Why?" After a while, Zhang Xiaobao put down his chopsticks and looked outside. He seemed to be talking to himself, but also seemed to be asking Wang Juan.
"Because we are used to 12 years of compulsory education. We are used to not having a good job after graduation. We are used to having a lot of masters and doctorates.
In the past, I didn't think about it. I just felt a little. Why do we have to go through such a long period of education and then lose the opportunity to get more survival resources? The country doesn't give any preferential treatment to people who receive education. "
Wang Juan also muttered.
Zhang Xiaobao turned around and picked up the cucumber stick dipped in the sauce. He pinched it with his hand and bit off a piece. "Now you know?"
"I know." Wang Juan nodded.
"In fact, the country has never thought of letting the people widen the gap between the people of the same country through education. Because everyone is learning, it is to widen the gap between one society and another society. In other words, it is to prevent other countries from surpassing the basic level of knowledge.
"Now, I'm thinking, if we can take all of our graduates from a certain university and bring them here, they can study tourism, mining, physics, chemistry, and so on, and then compare them with the outstanding people of the same age in Great Tang, the people of Great Tang will be trampled under their feet.
This gap can destroy a country. It's just like how Li Longji is always afraid of the country that can shoot artillery shells from Lu Zhou to Chang 'an. Therefore, the purpose of universal education is not to increase the competitive advantage of the people of the country. It is to ensure the survival of the race. "
When Wang Juan said this, she thought about why the Emperor was willing to give the children of officials the position of officials. It was because the children of officials received a different education from the children of commoners.
If there wasn't an endless amount of paper, if there wasn't a lot of ink, if there wasn't a lot of books, if there wasn't a good teacher, if there wasn't …
Ten years of hard study sounded good, but it was far inferior to nine years of compulsory education with all the conditions, let alone 12 years of compulsory education.
In Tang, a child who was willing to learn wanted to learn, but there were no channels of communication. Before she and Xiao Bao came, before there was a large number of books, if they could get a book, they would be willing to give them more time to copy it.
But what about when she and Xiao Bao were together? Free libraries could be found everywhere. In fact, if you went to a stall selling books and renting books, you could go there without buying or renting. Very few people would chase you away.
There was a child in the sixth grade of primary school who had just come into contact with the linear equation of one yuan. While walking on the street, he suddenly thought of a question that he didn't know how to solve. He would randomly stop a passerby or a salesperson and ask them about it. As long as they had the time and the mood, they would teach him.
Because it was too simple, as long as they were older than him, they would know.
But what about here? You could just grab a random person and ask them.
Moreover, there was the Internet. If you did not know a question about the Analects of Confucius, there would be many people who would teach you. There would also be several answers for you to choose from.
Thinking of this, Wang Juan mumbled, "The truly frightening thing is not knowledge, but turning knowledge into common sense in life. When a person is not feeling well, they will naturally make self-judgment and take the corresponding medicine to treat themselves.
When a place is hit by a disaster and floods, people know to drink water. When a person has diarrhea, they naturally know to replenish their salt. When there is fog, they will immediately wear masks and try not to go out.
This is the true foundation of a nation by turning knowledge into common sense. "
Zhang Xiaobao continued, "That's why we feel that the questions of the imperial examinations are simple. Because the knowledge that you have been teaching me and I have been teaching Xiaobei and the rest is common sense that we take for granted. However, it is far superior to Tang's education system."
"Yes, Xiao Bao, I've decided. I want to rebuild Tang's education system." Wang Juan waved her fist, looking ambitious.
"But it's very difficult." Zhang Xiaobao still did not dare to say that he was going to build a financial system.
"If it's not difficult, why would I tell you?"
"Is it not difficult for you to tell me?"
"It's difficult for two people, but it's better than one person."
"Just tell me, what do you want me to do?"
"Your reputation, my reputation, and our money. I want to build a university, a system-wide one. I want to hire teachers and recruit students. I won't allow anyone to cause trouble. For a period of time, I won't allow any political factors to interfere."
Wang Juan picked up a piece of eggplant and chewed it vigorously, treating him as someone who was going to cause trouble.
Zhang Xiaobao put a piece of charcoal under the pot. He picked up the paper and fanned it a few times in the air before taking two deep breaths.
Wang Juan saw Zhang Xiaobao's actions and said, "Look, you don't need anyone to remind you. You only know how to worry about carbon monoxide poisoning. This is the power of knowledge."
"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. I support you. Wait until we finish the martial arts examination, okay? I'll think of a way for you. Isn't it just building a university? Finding students and teachers, not letting others cause trouble, and getting rid of all political factors? It's simple. "
Zhang Xiaobao raised his hand to show that he was convinced. He indicated that Wang Juan did not need to continue persuading him.
"It's simple. Just say it now." Wang Juan wanted an answer that would make her happy.
Zhang Xiaobao was slightly helpless. "It's easy for me to do what you say, but I can't just spend money and not make money. If I want to make money, I have to put in a lot of effort. I have to wait until the martial arts examination is over."
Wang Juan was just about to say that Zhang Xiaobao was greedy when she saw Zhang Xiaobao waving at the soldier outside. She was puzzled and asked, "You, you really are Zhang Xiaobao. You won't take any losses. What do you want to do?"
Zhang Xiaobao waited for the soldier to come closer and said, "I want a few papers. I'll answer them. I've studied for so many years. If I only answer one paper, it's too disgraceful."
"Official Zhang, what orders do you have?" The soldier reacted quickly this time. When Zhang Xiaobao waved at him, his eyes were no longer blurry and his ears were no longer deaf.
Zhang Xiaobao pointed to the left and right. "I want a few papers. Give me one paper for the Theory of the Classics, the Theory of the Law, the Theory of the Literature, and the Theory of the Mathematics. Oh, two sets. Official Wang also needs one set."
The soldier nodded and turned to leave. Zhang Xiaobao turned around and saw Wang Juan's puzzled expression. He said, "When you were taking the university entrance exam, you only had two days. Don't tell me that you only had one fill-in-the-blanks question, one poem, one essay, and five discussion questions?"
Wang Juan shook her head vigorously. "How can there be such a good thing? I think you should give me two hours to answer the questions for the Theory of the Theory of the Sciences. This is because writing with a brush is slower than a fountain pen. Otherwise, ninety minutes would be enough. "
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