Eating big melon is so refreshing

February 12, the second exam. This time everyone was able to live in the cell. Although the small and narrow cell could block most of the wind and snow, it was inconvenient to move around.

The second county examination is about the Five Classics, namely "Book of Songs", "Book of History", "Book of Rites", "Book of Changes" and "Spring and Autumn Annals". There are eleven questions today, and the difficulty and depth are similar to the first one.

Only 90 people were allowed to enter today, so we arrived at the door to queue up at :. Xiao Chunya was able to sleep for an extra hour and felt full of energy. She kept writing and drinking two sips of hot water in the middle.

I finished writing at 12 noon, handed in the paper and went to the toilet first, then went to an empty house to wait. After waiting for about ten minutes, twenty people gathered one after another.

It was still the same old routine. Xiaochun Yadi followed Zhao Erlang and sat in the teahouse eating snacks and drinking tea while waiting for his two cousins. Luo Xiaopang got on his own carriage and went back.

After waiting for an hour, Zhao Erlang decided to drive a carriage himself next time so that he could send the child home earlier to rest.

Zhao Lei and Zhao Lei were in good condition, and they got on a carriage back to Guangning town. Along the way, the brother and sister yawned and closed their eyes to catch up on their sleep.

Zhao Erlang felt a little suspicious because the brother and sister were in high spirits before the two nephews came out. Suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind that the answers of the two nephews were incorrect!

The next day

The melon-eating system reported early in the morning, "Congratulations to the host for keeping the second place for a thousand years. Your brother is still ranked third."

Xiao Chunya had an opinion. "Guagua, I only got second place twice. I'm still far from being the runner-up for a thousand years. Did Fatty Luo pass the test?"

"Luo Xiaopang ranked 20th, Chen Zichuan ranked 59th."

"Wait, how many people were admitted in the second round?"

"In the top 60, He Wenyao is at the bottom." The melon-eating system said, "Lin Shaoxuan is still firmly in first place."

"Chen Zilan and Feng Susu failed the exam? My two cousins ​​Zhao Lei and Zhao Lei also failed the exam?"

"Yes, host."

"Got it. I'd better go back to sleep. I guess there's no more chicken soup for today."

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Zhao Dong and Zhao Xi went to see the list early in the morning with great interest, but came back disappointed because their eldest grandson failed.

Zhao Lei and Zhao Lei looked incredulous, they felt they had done well in the exam and should have ranked higher this time, so how could they have failed?

Xiao Qiulin was eating breakfast in the yard when she saw two cousins ​​coming to answer questions. As soon as she said something, her two cousins' faces turned pale immediately. They actually got two questions wrong, one of which was a comprehensive question.

If you answer one question wrong, you will probably still be at the bottom of the list, but if you answer two questions wrong, you will definitely fail.

"Xiao Qiu'er, there are only two words in this paragraph that are different. How did you judge it?"

"I memorized all the Four Books and Five Classics so that I can tell where they came from at a glance." Xiao Qiulin said calmly, "Examiners love to ask such seemingly plausible questions."

Zhao Lei said with difficulty, "Have you memorized all nine books?"

"Yes, this is the most basic knowledge." Xiao Qiulin didn't want to discourage his two cousins. Without the gift of photographic memory, a learned person would not be able to memorize these nine books. Even if he memorized them by rote, he could at most pass the examination for a student. If he didn't understand the depth and breadth of the books, he would not be able to pass the examination for a juren even if he wasted ten years.

Zhao Lei and Zhao Lei left in despair. Everyone in the village praised their cousin Zhao Ming for his intelligence, but the two brothers were still a little unconvinced. They felt that he had only passed the examination and became a student at the age of eighteen. Now they realized that they were just frogs in a well. At the speed they studied, they might not even pass the examination and become a student at the age of eighteen.

Moreover, they don't have time anymore. The millennium catastrophe will come in two years. After proving that they have no talent, they must give up the imperial examination and spend more time and energy practicing ancient martial arts. If their cultivation has not reached the dark energy stage in six years, they will probably have to hide in the basement and become a useless person.

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On February 14, the third exam was held. It consisted of a comprehensive test on the Four Books and a comprehensive test on the Five Classics, including a poem.

Writing poetry is Xiao Chunya's weak point. The poems she wrote have no other highlights except fluency and rhyme.

So her score in the third round dropped from second place to 20th place, but it didn’t matter, the number of admissions in the third round was the top 50, so Xiao Chunya passed.

The fourth test was a comprehensive review of the previous three tests, with an additional math question. As long as Xiao Chunya didn't write a poem, his ranking would rise back to second place. Lin Shaoxuan was still in first place, and his younger brother Xiao Qiulin was still in third place.

Luo Xiaopang's name dropped 28 places, and Chen Zichuan is firmly stuck at the bottom 40. Tomorrow will be the day of the decisive battle. Others can still qualify even if their rankings drop, but Chen Zichuan is in great danger.

The fifth round had five questions in total. Whether it was from the Four Books, the Five Classics, or arithmetic, the difficulty was obviously increased. If you got one wrong, you would definitely be eliminated! You had to be in the whole team to have a chance to improve your overall ranking.

Xiao Chunya finally had the chance to eat the meal prepared for the county exam. Fortunately, she had the foresight to order only rice but not vegetables. Although the brown rice tasted bad, the vegetables were even worse!

Xiao Chunya wrote from 8:14 in the morning to : in the afternoon. She felt that her claws were useless and her whole body exuded an aura of decadence.

Xiao Qiulin not only wrote more beautifully than his sister, but also faster, so he handed in the paper half an hour in advance, and then regretted it.

There was not even a stool in the small house behind. Half an hour later, the fat sister finally came, and then there was no third person.

It was not until 15 p.m. that all candidates, whether finished or not, had to hand in their papers. Amid many wailings, the runners went to collect the papers and drove all the candidates out of the examination room.

"Ouch, that was a close call." Fat Luo patted his chest in fear and said, "I just finished answering the questions and the time was up."

Chen Zichuan had a sad face. "I have finished writing, but I always feel that the answer is not right. My mind is a mess."

teahouse

Zhao Erlang had been told by the fat girl in advance that they would take longer to come out today than usual, but he didn't know that he would have to wait so long. The exams would be over before people could come out.

Zhao Erlang went to the pastry shop near his home to buy some snacks for the children. Seeing his once energetic chubby daughter now look so decadent, one could tell how taxing this exam was. Some of them staggered and were about to fall down as they walked out.

Nothing more to say, just go home.

The carriage went on, and Xiao Chunya finally couldn't help but speak, "I hate the term 'second for a thousand years'. I hope I can beat Lin Shaoxuan this time and take the first place."

Xiao Qiulin said, "Lin Shaoxuan has a solid foundation. It is very difficult to dislodge him."

Zhao Erlang curled his lips, so the two children did not do poorly in the exam, but were competing for the first place!