The Transmigrated Li Jin's Daily Farming Life (Translated With Mtl)

Chapter 66

A few months before the exam, Li Jin made sure to bathe in cold water at home in order to adapt to the imperial examination system.

After all, he had crossed over, and he had heard of many examinees freezing to death in the examination room.

Among them, the highest number of deaths occurred during the Qiuwei examinations. After all, the Qiuwei exams lasted for nine days, with each session lasting three days and three consecutive tests. They had to rest in the designated room at night, without bedding or thick cotton clothes. People with weaker physical constitutions were at risk.

Of course, Li Jin thought that bathing together with Qin Muwen didn't count. He couldn't bear to let his husband endure a cold shower with him.

In fact, all examinees participating in the imperial examination knew that the county exam in February was very cold. Therefore, they would take various measures, such as taking medicine or wearing thin cotton-padded clothes in advance to "simulate the examination room environment" in their study.

Drinking medicine is not a painful or uncomfortable experience. Most people will consume decoctions specifically designed to dispel the cold.

However, enduring the cold while wearing thin cotton coats in advance is something that most people cannot persist with. Their family members are also concerned that subjecting the candidates to such cold temperatures beforehand might result in them being directly affected by the cold, preventing them from participating in the exam.

Li Jin stood still for a moment, allowing the heat generated by his movement to dissipate. The thin cotton-padded clothes offered little resistance against the harsh cold. When the wind blew, it felt as if it were directly blowing against his skin, stealing away the last remnants of warmth.

However, Li Jin remained composed as he carried the bamboo basket, enduring the cold with calm determination.

After a while, as the county official began calling out names, Li Jin even heard the man in front of him trembling from the cold. But the man persevered, determined not to let the cold hinder his aspirations.

For the sake of the imperial examination and the pursuit of success, everyone was willing to endure and overcome the challenges.

"Hongyan Village, Li Jin."

Li Jin stepped forward and walked towards the north gate, following the protocol.

One person took the bamboo basket in his hand and checked his pen, ink, and food. Because an exam lasts a whole day, each person can bring two steamed buns for lunch, and no other food.

These requirements were announced on the list last month.

The bamboo basket quickly disappeared from Li Jin's line of sight, while he himself took off his thin jacket, opened his hands, and underwent a body search by one person, while the other checked if there was any entrainment in the cotton clothes.

As Li Jin was being meticulously inspected, he suddenly heard someone shouting beside him, "Yongle Village, Sun Shan, entrainment was found in the steamed buns!"

Li Jin was stunned, and the person who was checking him had already returned his cotton jacket and bamboo basket.

When he put on the coat again, he found that the coat was still warm. The riots did not last long, and soon someone dragged the exam with entrainment away. As for how to punish them, no one knew.

Because of Sun Shan's incident, several exams that had not yet been checked appeared pale and their legs were trembling. But at this point, no one dared to flee on the spot and could only grit their teeth and undergo the inspection.