Agricultural examination: making money, taking exams, and supporting the family

Chapter 143

All the examinees in the dormitories around the opposite side fell on Lin Ze, and their eyes were as wide as copper bells.

It's not unusual to see ice in summer. Although ordinary people can't afford it, rich people will build ice cellars. If you can't eat pork, you can see the pigs running away. But when everyone is sweating from the heat, they can only watch the water change. If it becomes ice, that is a rare thing.

Before the saltpeter ice-making method was widely available, this was no different from a magic trick, no, it was even more outrageous.

"Ice! Why does he have ice?!"

There were also some candidates who had answered the questions too seriously just now and did not notice Lin Ze's request for water. When they saw the four full ice buckets over there, they couldn't help shouting, causing a commotion.

"What? Ice? Where, who has ice..."

"Does the government office provide ice? Damn it, why didn't you tell me earlier? I'm almost dying of heat! Isn't it just money? I have it!"

"Is there really ice? I want it too, and I want it for as much money as I want!"

It is a hot time now. The candidates have been in the dormitory for most of the day. Although there is water to quench their thirst and fans to fan themselves, there is not enough water. They are not exposed to the sun and are sweltering. They are already in a state of physical exhaustion.

Those who are not excited when hearing the word "ice" are not normal people. Poor candidates are better off and only hear it indifferently. Even if the government government does provide ice, they cannot afford it.

But it was different for those candidates who came from wealthy families. Those people were not short of money, so they naturally became commotion.

The officer heard the sound and ran over. His eyes widened when he saw the four buckets of ice in Lin Ze's dormitory. He couldn't help but rub his eyes vigorously.

"This, this, this..." Isn't this the water they sent just now? Why did it turn into ice!

"The weather is a bit hot. I'll get some ice to relieve the heat. Do you have any questions, sir?"

Lin Ze, who was woken up by the commotion, had long expected that his actions would probably cause commotion, so he acted very calmly, with a confused look on his face, as if he was asking, 'What's wrong with my meal?'

But he was indeed fine. It was normal to relieve the heat in such a hot weather. He didn't make any noise or cheat. Apart from being a little 'not serious', he was more honest than anyone else.

The official who came to stop the commotion had no reason to teach him a lesson or pull him out of the examination room. In the end, he could only reprimand the other candidates who were making noisy comments and then left.

Of course, I couldn't help but be very curious about Lin Ze making ice in the middle of summer.

The candidates around them stared at Lin Ze's ice bucket and expressed their aggrievement:...

Lin Ze glanced at everyone and saw that the hottest hour had not passed yet. He picked a watermelon and put it among several ice buckets to cool down, then fell back and continued to sleep to recuperate.

The watermelons he brought were palm-sized small watermelons, which were transported from other places by dock merchants. They were just big enough to be eaten one at a time without wasting it. He brought five or six of them in his backpack.

Completely ignoring the envious, jealous and hateful looks around him that he had never seen before in the market, during the entire nine days of exams, he couldn't think of a way to be nice to himself. It was really a pity for himself.