The Story of a Destitute Noblewoman Farming

When the others saw what Miss Lu meant, they knew she had made up her mind and didn't say anything more.

But they are all very confident. Could it be possible that the students they teach cannot compare to the women who have only studied for a short time?

Moreover, if her students won the competition, it would further prove that women are inferior to men, and Miss Lu would no longer say such things, and it would also prove that she was right.

After thinking about this, everyone agreed.

However, the rules have to be changed now. We can’t just test the contents of the county exam, other things also have to be tested.

"Since we are in Xishan Village today, as the host, we would like to invite the teachers to pose questions to each other, so as to avoid people saying that we won unfairly."

While several teachers were thinking about questions to test the children, Xiaolan found several of the best girls in the school and came over. They signed up with Dahua, and even Yangchun, who was studying hard at home, was called over.

Taoist Priest Zhang likes the hustle and bustle, so when he heard about such a good thing, he also ran over to watch.

"Everyone, the six arts of a gentleman are ritual, music, archery, charioteering, calligraphy, and mathematics. Although you don't learn much other than the arts, if anyone can answer any of them correctly, that will still earn you extra points."

After discussing with each other, several teachers told them the rules of the written test.

“For this competition, we will be within the scope of the county exam. Each teacher will randomly check a sentence, and the students will write down the answer on a piece of paper. After every teacher has checked, we will see who has answered more correctly.

After this round, everyone will be tested on their etiquette questions and answers, as well as on their archery, chariot driving, musical instruments, and mathematics. Scores will also be kept among the registered students. One point will be awarded for each correct answer, and the student with the highest score will be the winner.

Anyone here who has objections can speak up first, and then there will be no further questioning later."

"Okay, let's do it."

There are many girls who come to register at this time, and the boys in the village also want to surpass the students from other private schools, so they also sign up actively. They are all good students in the school.

"Then let's get started." Lu Linlang also sat down at this time, and did not participate in their question-setting. She just sat aside and drank tea.

Soon the first round began.

The teachers originally thought that the county examination questions would stump these girls, but they didn't expect that they could answer all the questions the teachers mentioned.

"Dahua, we have copied down what the teachers just said in the textbook, so there is no need to worry at all, we can answer them directly." The girls said happily, and their words aroused the curiosity of other students.

"What book are you talking about? Did you know the title in advance?"

"You guys are hilarious. You can't even compete but you still claim we know the questions. These questions were all revealed by your teachers. They couldn't have revealed them to us in advance. The books we're talking about are the past county exam questions and commentaries by some great scholars that were sold at the entrance of the academy a few days ago. What the teachers just mentioned are all things we've learned before, so we can answer them. This doesn't count as cheating."

"Is that book you're talking about really that powerful? Can you lend it to me?"

"I'll give it to you later after all the competitions are over. We copied it with great effort and want to put it in the bookstore to make money. If you need it, I can sell it to you. I guarantee the price will be cheap."

"Okay, then I'll take a look later. If it's really okay, I'll buy one," said another student.

Seeing that several girls could answer the questions, but several of Master Zhou's students did not get them all right, his face looked a little gloomy.

"I never thought that the students taught by Master Yun and Master Li were so talented. In just one or two years, they could actually answer the questions of the county examination. If they had the opportunity to take the imperial examination, wouldn't they have produced a few more students? What a pity."

"Then let's move on to the next item. Next is a test of your etiquette."

As expected, several girls passed this round. Many students did well and made no mistakes, which made the teachers feel relieved.

When the villagers heard that the girls in the village were competing with the teachers' students, none of them thought they could win, but they all walked over to the blood sugar and watched together.

"What's the situation now? Are those girls in the village more capable than the students who are about to take the imperial examination?"

"You are only boosting others' ambitions and destroying your own prestige. Don't underestimate our village school. Those students are not as good as the girls in our village. They all answered correctly."

"My goodness, this couldn't be a deliberate omission of questions, how come they all got the answers right?"

"They're quite capable. What's the missing question? Those were all questions given by the teachers on the spot. They couldn't possibly let their students win by deliberately leaving questions for a few girls, right?"

"I didn't know this private school in our village is so great. Master Yun and Master Li are really great. But it's useless for girls to study too much. They can't take the imperial examinations like boys. What do you think? Since the current emperor is a woman, will girls be able to take the imperial examinations in the future?"

"What are you thinking? Women should stay at home to take care of their husbands and children and be filial to their parents-in-law. Isn't it a joke to become an official?"

"Why are you guys getting off topic? What stage is the competition at now? Who won?"

"We've reached the final stage. We've already competed in etiquette, musical instruments, archery, charioteering, poetry and calligraphy, and so on. The girls have answered most of them correctly, and Dahua even got them all right. Now comes the final item, and we'll count them."

"What is counting?" asked someone who didn't know what was going on.

"It's just an abacus, to see who can calculate quickly and accurately."

"Is that so? I heard that Dahua is really good at calculating. It seems that Dahua will definitely be the first. Wow, Dahua is really promising. She has brought honor to the people of Xishan Village."

"There are still several children who have persisted to the end. They are all the favorites to be in the top three. Judging from the current scores of the students in Dahe Town, they have no hope."

"I heard that Master Zhou always looked down on everyone and looked down on the school in Xishan Village. He even said that women can't study."

"Tsk, I thought he was so powerful, but it seems like he's not that great, is he?"

"Shh, don't make any noise, the teachers have already started giving questions."

A woman was drinking from a cup on the river. The ferryman asked her, "Why are there so many cups?" The woman replied, "I have guests at home." The ferryman asked, "How many guests are there?" The woman replied, "Two people share a meal, three people share a soup, and four people share a piece of meat. That's sixty-five cups in total. I wonder how many guests there are?" (From Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art)

The Three Daughters Return Home question, original text: There are three daughters. The eldest daughter returns home every five days, the middle daughter returns home every four days, and the youngest daughter returns home every three days. When will the three daughters meet again? (From Sun Zi Suan Jing)

There is also a classic chicken and rabbit in the same cage problem.

"What does this question mean? I don't even understand what it means. How should I calculate it?" Some students started scratching their heads after hearing the questions posed by the teachers. They had no idea how to solve the problems.

"The first question is sixty people, the second question is sixty days, the third question is five chickens and twelve rabbits." Dahua and Yangchun were the first to calculate.

The teachers looked at how fast the two of them were and nodded subconsciously. Then they thought that they were both women and immediately felt a sense of cherishing their talents.

The final result was as expected. Dahua took the first place, followed by Yangchun and a student from the county town, followed by several students and Xiaolan, who tied for third place.