Back In Time For Imperial Examination Chapter 61

Ryan Cui indeed got the first place in the exam by himself.

The county examination was held on February 13th. At the beginning of the month, he took out the twelve sheets of test papers and draft paper he had prepared at home, and went to the county ritual office to fill in the names of three generations of his ancestors, their origins, native places, sutras, guarantors... After finishing, he gave it to the clerk to print the interleaving stamp on the registration form, which was then kept by the ritual office.

The Zhao family next door knew that he was going to take the county exam, so Grandma Zhao asked someone to prepare a basket of things for him in advance based on her grandson's experience when he took the exam. The basket contained a paper bag, a bamboo box for the four treasures of the study, an armrest, a paperweight, a copper character grid and other small items, as well as a small folding stool so that he could sit outside the exam room while waiting to enter.

She asked someone to bring a few more snacks and let him try which ones suited his taste. She would make them for him to take with him on the day of the exam: there were rice cakes as delicate as cakes, snow-white pancakes like Poria cocos cakes, puff pastry snacks with bean filling and jujube paste, as well as soft salty foods and egg and meat patties, all of which were delicious and easy to digest.

Ryan Cui took the snacks and tasted a few bites. He thought they tasted very good and praised them repeatedly. Grandma Zhao was very happy to hear that and said with a smile that she would make snacks for him on the day of the exam. He quickly stopped the old lady and said, "I have to get up in the middle of the night on the day of the exam. How can I trouble you to accompany me? The new cook I hired is also very capable. If you don't mind, Grandma Zhao, please ask someone to teach him a thing or two and let him cook for me."