The daily life of a peasant girl taking the imperial examination

Zhuge Yunshu opened the screen, clicked on the "Learning Mall" option, and began to view its contents.

This sight almost deterred her.

On the first page, the cheapest book, the Four Books, costs as much as 100 points, while the Five Classics are priced at 150 points. Looking at other books, such as the Zizhi Tongjian, famous works from the Hundred Schools of Thought like Laozi, Zhuangzi, and Han Feizi, as well as books on military strategy, agriculture, law, and political theory needed later in the course, all have ridiculously high prices.

Zhuge Yunshu couldn't help but sigh that the more profound the content, the more expensive it was in the learning mall.

She continued clicking on the second page to view more books, which were also related to ancient times, densely packed with all sorts of topics.

When Zhuge Yunshu tried to click on the third page, a message popped up on the screen: "You can only open this page after the system is upgraded."

"System, can you secretly tell me what's on the third page?" The more he was told not to see it, the more itchy Zhuge Yunshu became.

"No," the system replied ruthlessly.

"How many points do you need to level up?" Zhuge Yunshu asked curiously.

"Points, host, keep it up!"

Zhuge Yunshu: "..."

She glanced at her remaining 80 points and decided to skip this unpleasant topic.

Zhuge Yunshu returned to the original page and browsed the learning mall. Suddenly, he saw the section on ancient examination questions and curiously opened it to take a look. He saw "Past Examination Questions for Clan School to Town School Promotion", "Mock Examination Questions for Clan School to Town School Promotion", "Past Examination Questions for Town School", "Past Examination Questions for County School"... "Past Examination Questions for Junior Students", "Past Examination Questions for Xiucai (Scholars)", "Past Examination Questions for Juren (Successful Candidates)"...

Zhuge Yunshu: "..."

Suddenly, I felt a sense of dread, as if I were being overwhelmed by all the high school exams.

"Host, how about it? Are you surprised or not?" the system said smugly.

"These are free ancient test questions specially prepared for the host by this system, but there is a limitation: the host must complete the corresponding books before he can do the corresponding test papers."

Seeing these test questions, which resembled modern-day "Five-Year College Entrance Examination and Three-Year Simulation" and "Huanggang Secret Papers," Zhuge Yunshu could guess the fear of being dominated by exam papers in the future.

But then I thought about how scarce learning resources were in ancient times, and how Tongzi must have spent a lot of time collecting so much information, which made me feel a little more at ease.

As Zhuge Yunshu looked at the test questions, an idea suddenly popped into his head, so he said to the system, "System, if I finish a book of past exam questions, will I be rewarded with IQ points?"

"Yes, once you finish a test book, if the system verifies that your accuracy rate is as high as 98%, it will still be considered that you have mastered the book, so you will still be rewarded with 0.5 IQ points." The system patiently explained.

Zhuge Yunshu was very satisfied with this result, so he selected all the relevant test questions for the upgrade of clan schools to town schools.

Looking at the 20 test papers neatly arranged in front of her, Zhuge Yunshu's eyes shone. In her eyes, these were no longer test papers, but 10 points of intelligence!

Since we can't afford the Four Books with our current points, let's work hard to complete tasks and earn points as rewards.

Zhuge Yunshu picked up the test questions on his desk to get a general idea of ​​them.

The entrance exam for students from clan schools to town schools was equivalent to the modern transition from kindergarten to primary school, so the questions were not very difficult.

Despite having 20 books, the content is actually quite similar.

The exams mostly cover the seven ancient primers for children, focusing on fluent reading and memorization, with sentence explanation as a secondary focus.

Except for a very few wealthy towns with advanced education, the questions are relatively more difficult. For example, they might give you the quote, "Respect the elders and juniors, befriend the friends. Respect the ruler, be loyal to the subject," and ask you to provide its origin and explanation, and then share your thoughts.

However, none of these were problems for Zhuge Yunshu. At this moment, she straightened her posture and began to write the test questions seriously.

If you thoroughly understand the seven books on elementary education, these test questions will be no problem at all.

"System, can I take the books out of the learning store?" Zhuge Yunshu asked, trying to do two things at once.

"No, the 'Serving the Country and the People' system is currently at too low a level, so none of the items inside can be taken out."

"Since we can't take the items out of the house, we can bring them in from the outside, right?"

"Only by learning the relevant things can you bring them in."

"If I bring in paper from outside, copy the information inside onto it, and then take it out, is that okay?"

"can."

Zhuge Yunshu was extremely satisfied with the answer.

When a person is happy, their speed and efficiency in solving problems also improve. The most obvious result was that she finished 10 of the test papers three hours later.

Zhuge Yunshu put down his brush, looked at his increasingly better handwriting, and squinted at the system, saying, "System, have you noticed that I actually have quite a talent for calligraphy?"

system:"......"

It discovered that its host, in addition to laziness, also had a mysterious overconfidence.

"Host, please be humble. When it comes to talent, you can't even compare to your cousins ​​who are in the same class. Not to mention the geniuses in town and county," the system said dismissively.

"System, I know, I still have my own self-awareness." Zhuge Yunshu was speechless. She found that the system seemed to be stubborn.

"Ding, you have completed 10 practice tests and achieved an excellent level. You are rewarded with 5 points."

Although I already knew the result, I was still very happy to hear the system notification.

"System, please add my IQ points!"

After a short while, Zhuge Yunshu looked at the scroll in her mind, which slowly opened, revealing her information panel.

Name: Zhuge Yunshu / Zhuge Dahua

Gender: Female

Appearance: Dark-skinned and skinny (what a waste of a good foundation).

IQ score: 107/200

Talent Values: 31/100

Laziness rating: 65/100

Points: 80

Skill: Calligraphy (15/100)

Random tasks:

1. Complete the study of the Four Books within one month to receive a reward of 50 points.

2. Improve your calligraphy level within one month and receive a reward of 50 points.

3. Become Master Li's beloved disciple and receive a reward of 50 points.

4. Get at least ten classmates to like it, and you'll be rewarded with 50 points.

Zhuge Yunshu looked at his slowly recovering IQ and the 5 points of laziness he had lost, and he was almost in tears.

"System, if I get lazy one day or forget to log into the 'Serve the Country and the People' system to study, can you notify me?"

"No, host. You have to do your own thing. Relying on anyone else is useless. If you make the same mistake again, the punishment will be doubled," the system said ruthlessly.

Zhuge Yunshu: "??......"

I've suddenly realized that the system is becoming increasingly difficult to communicate with.