Female-to-male: I live on farming

At night, Qin Ke noticed that Lu Youqing had not fallen asleep for a long time, so he turned around and found that she was staring at the tassels on the bed curtain with her eyes open.

"What? Can't you sleep?"

Lu Youqing slowly turned around and looked at him.

Qin Ke guessed that she might be suffering from pre-exam syndrome. It seemed useless to comfort and persuade her not to be nervous. After thinking about it, it would be more practical to let her divert her attention.

"How about I tell you a bedtime story?"

Lu Youqing blinked and showed an attitude of listening attentively.

"It is said that there was once a snake demon who had practiced for a thousand years, her name was Bai Suzhen..."

Lu Youqing was very interested at first and would ask questions whenever she encountered something she didn't understand. As time passed, she became sleepy. In addition, Qin Ke deliberately lowered his voice and slowed it down. By the time he talked about how Fahai induced Xu Xian to give Bai Suzhen realgar wine, Lu Youqing's breathing had become even and smooth.

Qin Ke looked at her peaceful sleeping face and closed his eyes with a smile.

Early the next morning, Qin Ke looked at the furry head in his arms. Lu Youqing had slept late last night and was still sleeping soundly. Qin Ke got up carefully and got dressed.

Han Qi had already started a fire when he pushed open the door. There were five county examinations in total, and each examination lasted a whole day. Therefore, in addition to bringing tools such as pens, ink, paper, and inkstone, he also needed to prepare a kettle and food.

It is best to eat mainly dry food. Yesterday, Qin Ke asked Han Qi to go to the pastry shop in the city to buy some pastries. He selected some of Lu Youqing's favorites to prevent them from being too sweet. He also prepared some cakes. As for the water in the kettle, Qin Ke poured it in after boiling it.

By the time the porridge was almost cooked, Lu Youqing had already changed her clothes and finished washing up.

"Drink some porridge first." Qin Ke placed the steaming porridge in front of Lu Youqing and sat beside her to peel eggs for her.

Lu Youqing held the soup spoon in her hand and caught a glimpse of the food box and package he had prepared early in the morning. She then turned her head to look at Qin Ke who was concentrating on peeling eggs for her, and a warm feeling flowed through her heart.

In ordinary families, it is the wife who takes care of food, clothing, housing and transportation for her husband, but in her family, it seems as if the roles are reversed. Qin Ke does these things as a matter of course, and it would be hard to find a more virtuous wife than him.

After a simple breakfast, Qin Ke accompanied Lu Youqing to the examination room. Actually, although it was called an examination room, Qin Ke felt that it was more like a shed with tiles on the roof, which was so simple that it couldn't be any simpler.

However, seeing that everyone around him seemed to be used to it, Qin Ke had nothing to say.

At this time, the outside was already crowded with examinees and their families who were sending their children to take the exam. Soon, Lu Youqing's name was called.

"My lady, just do your best and don't be nervous." Qin Ke handed the package and lunch box to her and encouraged her with a smile.

Lu Youqing smiled, took the package and walked forward.

When Lu Youqing's name was read, it caused quite a stir. It was because she was the only woman in the entire exam. Those who were waiting next to Qin Ke thought it was Qin Ke who was taking the exam. But when Lu Youqing walked towards the examiner with the package, they were all shocked.

Although women were allowed to take the imperial examination, it was still monopolized by men. Very few families allowed their daughters to receive education, especially in small towns like this one.

Facing the surprised and strange looks from the people around him, Lu Youqing straightened his back and walked into the examination room without changing his expression.

But soon, no one stared at her curiously anymore. After the candidates received their test papers from the lobby one after another, they sat down according to the seat numbers on the test papers and began the tense process of answering the questions.

Lu Youqing was assigned a seat in the north corner of the examination room. This was the main examination, where the test required two essays from the Four Books and a five-character six-rhyme poem. The admission criteria were very broad, and those who could write fluently would be admitted.

This was really simple for Lu Youqing, but she did not dare to relax at all.

After she finished writing, she checked it carefully again, and when she was sure there were no mistakes, she stood up and handed in the paper. The candidate sitting next to her couldn't help but look at her with contempt when he saw her handing in the paper so early.

"How are you? Are you tired?"

At noon, Qin Ke asked Han Qi to buy some food and had lunch in the carriage. He didn't know when she would come out, so he had to wait outside.

Seeing Lu Youqing coming out, he hurried forward to greet him.

"Not bad." Lu Youqing squeezed his hand and replied with a smile.

"Let's go home." Qin Ke helped her into the carriage and turned a deaf ear to the discussions around them.

The next few days were like this every day, with the second round being the first review, the third round being the second review, and the fourth and fifth rounds being the consecutive reviews. The first two rounds tested poetry and prose, the fourth and fifth rounds tested the interpretation of the Four Books and the Five Classics, and in addition, the students had to memorize more than 100 words from the Sacred Edict.

Qin Ke always felt that the county examinations tested more basic knowledge, but think about it, in ancient times there were very few people who could receive education, and recognizing words depended entirely on rote memorization, and there were no dictionaries to look up.

After finishing the last exam, Lu Youqing looked tired. Qin Ke picked her up and went back to the rented yard. He asked Han Qi to come back and boil some hot water in advance so that they could take a shower when they came back.

After taking a shower, Lu Youqing didn't even want to eat and just curled up in bed. It was only after Qin Ke brought the soup to his bedside that he finally drank some.

"I want to continue listening to the story of the White Snake." When Qin Ke was about to stand up, he suddenly felt as if the hem of his clothes was being pulled by something. He lowered his head and saw Lu Youqing stretching out her crystal clear arms like white jade to pinch the corner of his clothes.

Even though he could hardly open his eyes, he was still stubborn and wanted to continue listening to the story.

Qin Ke had no choice but to sit sideways on the bed and whispered, "Then last time we talked about Bai Suzhen drinking realgar wine..."

He had just said a few words when the grip on his sleeve loosened. She had already fallen asleep exhaustedly. Qin Ke suddenly found it funny.

The results will be announced three days later, and most candidates will wait until the results are announced before going home.

On the second day, Qin Ke thought that Lu Youqing should rest more, so she didn't call her. It happened that there were some things that she couldn't tell her for the time being.

After leaving the house, he went straight to the largest jewelry store in the city, handed the blueprint he had drawn long ago to the shopkeeper, and asked, "Shopkeeper, can you see if this kind of jewelry can be made?"

"This..." The shopkeeper stroked his beard, looked up at him, and asked, "If I'm not mistaken, this should be worn on the hand. The pattern looks not difficult. I wonder what material you want it to be made of?"

"The overall material is gold, the main stone on top is red agate, and the embellishment parts on the sides are green jadeite."

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