The daily life of a peasant girl taking the imperial examination

"Yes, disciple will remember Master's teachings," Zhuge Yunshu replied honestly.

After praising Zhuge Yunshu, Master Li did not forget to instruct his two senior brothers from Class A, "Ziyun and Ziqing, although you are faster than Yunshu in your studies, you are indeed far behind your junior sister in terms of calligraphy aptitude. When you have time, ask your junior sister for advice."

As soon as the master finished speaking, the two senior brothers bowed to Zhuge Yunshu and said, "Please enlighten us, junior sister."

Hearing her senior brothers' words, Zhuge Yunshu quickly waved her hand: "Senior brothers, there's no need for such formalities. I dare not accept your guidance. I do have my own insights into calligraphy. These are some of my recent calligraphy experiences. They may vary from person to person and may not be useful, but I hope they can be of some help to you."

Zhuge Yunshu thought that although the calligraphy teachers in the system were very strict, they did have their own insights into calligraphy. Although comprehension was important, some necessary routines were still very useful.

"Host, where's your face? You still have the nerve to call it your own insights and experiences? I'm asking you, aren't you ashamed?"

The system's sudden voice startled Zhuge Yunshu.

"Could you at least give me a heads-up before you speak? You scared me to death. Besides, I didn't say anything wrong. It was indeed written down based on my own experience. How can it not be my own insights and experiences?" Zhuge Yunshu said helplessly.

system:"......"

Well, he was speechless.

The two senior brothers were deeply moved when they saw their junior sister Yun Shu sharing her precious calligraphy insights with them so unreservedly. They quickly stepped forward to accept the gifts and expressed their gratitude once again.

Zhuge Yunshu seemed to have thought of something and felt that there was no better time than now, so she decided to use her ultimate weapon—an ancient version of the '53' exam questions.

She was certain that this newborn would be the darling of the teachers and a thorn in the side of the disciples.

So she has to keep her identity a secret and not let her fellow students know, hahaha!

"Master, this is a set of test questions that I have compiled to test myself on what I have learned. Although the content is rough, it is very practical." With that, Zhuge Yunshu handed the booklet in his hand to Master Li.

"Host, you seem unreliable, but I didn't expect you to think so far ahead."

The system sighed with emotion. Her host had grown up and knew how to proactively spread new knowledge systems and strengthen the clan's learning. Wasn't this laying a good foundation for serving the country and the people in the future?

Zhuge Yunshu: "..."

How could she be so far ahead? How could she not know?

Master Li looked at the booklet handed to him by Zhuge Yunshu and couldn't help but open it out of curiosity. He was immediately captivated by it.

"Wonderful! Absolutely wonderful!" Master Li exclaimed repeatedly.

Zhuge Yunshu was not surprised at all by Li Fuzi's actions; this was the charm of exam papers for teachers.

Master Li quickly flipped through the book in his hand. He knew that Zhuge Yunshu was a smart child, but he did not expect him to be this smart.

The test questions were well-summarized, making them convenient and effective for both assessing students' reading progress and for review.

Although there are still many shortcomings in the content, this is, after all, a method that an eight-year-old child came up with, so such minor flaws can be ignored.

"Yun Shu, you have truly surprised and delighted me. These summaries are very insightful," Master Li said, stroking his beard with satisfaction.

After thinking for a moment, Master Li looked at Zhuge Yunshu and said, "May I borrow this booklet for a few days? I would like to make this method public in the clan school."

Zhuge Yunshu was naturally willing; she already knew her teacher's plan.

Sure enough, within a few days, the clan school was swept up in a wave of exam questions, and everyone was discussing these related topics.

"Wow, what amazing test questions! This is so much easier than the ones that used to require memorizing entire passages."

"Yes, and it also helps you quickly identify your shortcomings."

"Yes, I wonder which scholar came up with this idea. It's truly amazing."

"..."

However, in less than a week, all those who had praised the test began to complain.

"Please save the children, is it really okay to test them every day like this?"

"I really miss the days when the teacher would call on students to recite, sob sob!"

“That’s right. In the past, the teacher would pick people to recite texts. Those of us who weren’t prepared could escape unscathed. But now, the teacher just gives each of us a test and easily finds those of us who slipped through the net.”

"..."

When Zhuge Yunshu entered the school, she saw her classmates studying diligently. In particular, her two restless cousins, Yunxing and Yunqing, were no longer whispering to each other as usual.

The only reason these people were so obedient was, of course, the test questions. The teacher had said yesterday evening when the class ended that he would prepare to test the day's lessons early the next morning.

Seeing her classmates struggling with the exam questions just like her, she felt extremely satisfied.

At this moment, Zhuge Yunxi glanced at Zhuge Yunshu and said, "Ashu, why are you so calm? The teacher is about to give an exam. Hurry up and review what you learned yesterday."

Zhuge Yunqing also turned to look at her, "Cousin Yunxi, A-Shu is so smart, he must have already mastered it all."

Zhuge Yunxing said enviously, "If I had a brain like A-Shu's, Grandpa would be overjoyed."

"A-Shu, what books are you studying now?" Zhuge Yunxi asked curiously.

They knew that Zhuge Yunshu was receiving special tutoring from the teacher. After all, everyone used to go home together after school, but Zhuge Yunshu had suddenly changed, and such a thing could not be kept secret.

However, they were not envious; instead, they felt even more sorry for their little cousin. Being given special tutoring by such a strict teacher must have been quite painful for her!

All of this is thanks to Zhuge Yunshu. Every time she returned to the classroom from Master Li's study at noon, she looked dejected. When others asked her about it, she could only sigh helplessly.

Alternatively, one could answer that the Master told them to speed up their studies, or they would be punished by having their hands slapped if they failed to complete the task.

This is also true.

The initial dissatisfaction of Zhuge Yunxi and the others vanished completely after witnessing the tragic experiences of their cousin Yun Shu.

They even began to sympathize with Zhuge Yunshu, for they would never dare to accept such special treatment.

Upon hearing her cousin Yunxi's question, Zhuge Yunshu honestly replied, "I'm starting to recite the 'Standards for Being a Good Student and Child' now."

Zhuge Yunxi and the others were extremely surprised. If they remembered correctly, just a few days ago, Tianmei was still reading "Youxue Qionglin".

"Have you finished studying 'Youxue Qionglin' ​​and 'Qianjia Shi'?" they asked uncertainly.

"I can only recite these by heart; there's still so much I don't understand. Sigh, I haven't read enough, or maybe I'm just too stupid, too young..."