In Love With My Fierce Farming Wife!
Chapter 1042 - 1038: Entering the Examination Hall

Chapter 1042: Chapter 1038: Entering the Examination Hall

Little Sugar Bean and Little Yan Yan were both wrapped in white fox fur cloaks that were incredibly warm, held in Su Pan’er’s arms, their little eyes wide open, looking around curiously.

The area was packed with people. The timing for entering the Autumn Imperial Civil Service Examination started from Si Time in the morning and lasted until the afternoon. There were those who came to take the exam, those who came to cheer on their family members, and even those sending off their young masters and masters.

With much difficulty, Su Pan’er managed to squeeze her way to the front with the two children and looked inside.

She saw that the students who came to take the exam were each dressed in thin clothes, either holding or carrying all kinds of necessary items for the exam, forming a long queue and waiting to enter, shivering in the cold wind.

It took Su Pan’er quite a while to find Su Ke amidst the crowd.

At that moment, Su Ke was also wearing a thin garment, his black hair tied up with a simple wooden pole, standing in line among the students, seemingly talking to a young man named Xue Qian behind him.

"Uncle, Uncle! We’re here!"

Yan Yan suddenly called out, waving at Su Ke.

Su Ke seemed to hear Yan Yan’s voice and turned his head to look. After clearly seeing Su Pan’er and the children, his eyes brightened! He turned back, said something to Xue Qian, and then quickly walked towards Su Pan’er.

"Fourth Sister, why are you all here?"

Su Ke exclaimed with surprise, never having expected Su Pan’er to come.

"I’ve come to cheer you on."

Su Pan’er was very happy too, unable to hide the smile on her face.

Seeing Su Ke appearing in the autumn examination, trying so hard and being so ambitious, the joy she felt was hard to describe with mere words!

"Uncle, Uncle, give me a hug!"

Yan Yan stretched out her arms, playfully asking Su Ke for a hug.

"Fourth Sister, thank you."

Su Ke effortlessly picked her up, holding Yan Yan in his arms: "But does Fourth Brother-in-law know you came out?"

"It’s fine, he’s busy dealing with all sorts of things for the Beneficent Examination; he doesn’t have time to worry about me."

Su Pan’er laughed cheerfully: "You little rascal, aren’t you happy to see your Fourth Sister? And you’re still asking about him."

"I’m just worried about Fourth Brother-in-law worrying about you..."

Su Ke grumbled.

Su Pan’er gave him a pretend glare, patted his shoulder, and feeling his thin clothing, she frowned: "Why are you dressed so lightly? Aren’t you supposed to be taking exams for several days in a row? Aren’t you afraid of catching a cold?"

"It’s nothing, the rules of the Autumn Examination dictate that students can only wear single-layer clothing to prevent cheating. Fortunately, they allow us to carry enough silver charcoal to start a fire and cook something to eat. I won’t freeze!"

Su Ke laughed heartily, but Su Pan’er couldn’t help feeling pained seeing him like this.

She moved her lips several times and finally sighed: "Do you have enough food? Should I have someone prepare some more for you?"

"No, no, I have plenty! Any more and I wouldn’t be able to bring it in..."

Su Ke hurriedly declined, and as he spoke, he heard Xue Qian in front of him calling his name, beckoning to him urgently.

Su Pan’er saw that the examination hall’s Supervisor had started conducting searches and was allowing the students to enter.

"Fourth Sister, Ke’er has to go in now."

Su Ke handed Little Yanyan back to Su Pan’er, "Don’t worry! Ke’er is no longer a child, and there won’t be any issues!"

He gave Su Pan’er a hearty smile.

Which made Su Pan’er also breathe a sigh of relief, and she held Little Yanyan in her arms as well, "Good! Go quickly into the examination hall! Remember, do your best, as long as you’ve tried your hardest, no matter the outcome, you’re always Fourth Sister’s good brother, my good Ke’er!"

"Mhm, Ke’er remembers!"

Su Ke nodded firmly, wanting to say something more, but when Xue Qian’s calls became increasingly urgent, he could only wave to Su Pan’er and run off.

Su Pan’er hurriedly squeezed through the crowd to the front.

She saw that it was soon Su Ke’s turn to carry his examination basket and enter the adjacent house for inspection.

Although Su Pan’er couldn’t see the specific inspection taking place inside the house, she still heard people whispering nearby.

"Once inside, these students will be stripped naked for the inspection to prevent cheating. Even the food and silver charcoal they bring are broken apart and checked. Last time, they found a student who had rolled up a cheat sheet and hid it inside a bun. The soldiers conducting the inspections discovered it. He was immediately taken to the Court of Judicial Review... tsk tsk!"

The speaker had an unmistakable tone of Schadenfreude.

But this made Su Pan’er can’t help but laugh.

"Mother, has Uncle gone into the examination hall? How long will he be there?"

Little Yanyan, who was nestled in Su Pan’er’s arms, looked in the direction Su Ke had left with a face full of reluctance.

"He’ll be there for three days. Once the gates of the examination hall are closed, he’ll stay in the cabin assigned to him for three days. During these days, he’ll both take the exams and cook for himself. He’ll do everything there, including eating, drinking, and sleeping."

Su Pan’er casually replied while craning her neck to watch the front.

Waiting outside, besides Su Pan’er, there was also Su Ke’s good friend Xue Qian.

Xue Qian, of course, remembered Su Pan’er. From afar, he performed a bow to the ground toward her. Despite the frequent sidelong glances from the people nearby, he maintained his broad smile.

Su Pan’er also smiled and lifted the two children in her arms a bit higher. She was then pushed by the surging crowd to the side, which worried Jiu Lan, who quickly came up to prevent it.

Finally standing steady, Su Pan’er saw the officials who had gone in calling for "the next one" and Xue Qian hastening inside, only then did she let out a breath of relief.

It seemed that Su Ke had entered the examination hall.

Only then did she slowly retreat to the less crowded edge. She watched the students waiting to enter the examination hall lining up to get in.

As she casually observed, a sudden commotion erupted from the front, and shortly after, she saw two officers escorting a student out of the house, kicking and beating him as they walked fiercelily.

There were also people jeering on the side!

"Look! Another cheater has been caught by the officers! Poor fellow, not only has he lost the opportunity to take exams for a lifetime, but he’s also implicated his whole family, none of whom can participate in the Imperial Examination for three generations. What a pity, such a pity..."

The speaker shook their head repeatedly, and the listeners were hardly sympathetic.

The crowd quickly parted, allowing the two officers to take the student to the Court of Judicial Review.

Su Pan’er stood by and watched for quite a while, thankfully, apart from that student, the rest of them entered the cabins without issue.

By the time of Si Time in the afternoon, there were no students waiting outside the examination hall. With a command from the Supervisor, the examination hall’s gate was gradually closed and locked.

At this moment, waiting any longer outside the examination hall had lost its purpose.

Su Pan’er looked around. The crowd obviously had not dispersed and was still anxiously waiting; she silently turned back with the two children.