The daily life of a peasant girl taking the imperial examination

The system couldn't stand it anymore. "Host, that's enough. Please stop this Versailles thing, or your cousins ​​will be upset."

Zhuge Yunshu: "..."

She suddenly realized that she was always prone to getting carried away, but thankfully the system was there to remind her from time to time.

Meanwhile, Zhuge Yunxi and the others looked at the "Elementary Learning Classic" they were reciting and felt extremely complicated.

Ironically, just a moment ago they were feeling sorry for their cousin Yun Shu, who had already learned the "Standards for Being a Good Student and Child"!

Ugh, it's so frustrating to compare yourself to others!

Just then, Master Li suddenly walked in and found that his disciples were not reading, but chatting together. He immediately reprimanded them in a cold voice:

"You went through so much trouble to get into the clan school, yet instead of studying hard, you're wasting this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. You should know how difficult it was to even think about going to school in the past. Take those villages without clan schools, for example; it was even more difficult for them to get an education. And yet, you're just chatting in the classroom..."

After being harshly criticized by the teacher, all the disciples in the school, including Zhuge Yunshu, hung their heads and dared not look up at the teacher.

They were all incredibly pitiful.

Zhuge Yunshu secretly glanced at the others and found that they were all like quails. There was nothing he could do but muster up his courage and look up at Master Li. "Master, it's actually all my fault. My cousin Yunxi kindly told me to quickly review what I learned yesterday, and then I told her that I had already learned the 'Standards for Being a Good Student and Child,' so they were very surprised and asked me some questions about it."

To be honest, Zhuge Yunshu was quite embarrassed at this moment. He originally wanted to show off, but he didn't expect... sigh!

The people below felt sorry for Zhuge Yunshu, who had taken on the responsibility alone. This was especially true for Zhuge Yunxi and the others, who, despite being afraid of being punished, bravely stood up.

"Master, it's all my fault. If I hadn't been curious about A-Shu's learning progress, she wouldn't have told me," Zhuge Yunxi said timidly.

"Yes, yes, and us too..."

Master Li was very pleased to see his disciples vying to admit their mistakes. What teacher wouldn't want their disciples to be united and friendly?

He is also included.

Master Li sighed helplessly, looking at his uneasy disciples below. "What's the use of just being surprised and envious? The important thing is to study as hard as Yun Shu. The reason she's progressing so much faster than you is because she studies for about two more hours every day."

Although he only gave Zhuge Yunshu and the others extra tutoring for an hour each day, Master Li knew that the amount of homework he assigned was still quite heavy.

All the other disciples turned their gazes toward Zhuge Yunshu as they listened to their master's words.

Among those gazes were admiration, surprise, and a few expressions of pity.

Zhuge Yunshu: "..."

What sympathy? She's not pitiful at all.

Looking at the expressions of his disciples below, especially Zhuge Yunxing and Zhuge Yunqing, Master Li couldn't help but find it somewhat amusing.

"Is it so bad to study two hours more than you? We sit in the same classroom, some people are making rapid progress, some are doing well, but there are some people who can't even recite the content we were taught in 'Youxue Qionglin' ​​a few days ago. That's right, I'm talking about Yunxing and Yunqing. Go back today and copy all the content you've learned 10 times until you can recite it fluently."

Zhuge Yunxing and Zhuge Yunqing: "..."

Why are they always the ones who get hurt? Waaaaah!

"Alright, now let's prepare for yesterday's test. Put away the relevant materials on the desk."

Unexpectedly, they still couldn't escape today's test. The disciples below the hall listlessly tidied up the things on their desks.

Meanwhile, Zhuge Yunshu was taking out the "Standards for Being a Good Student and Child" from her schoolbag and continuing her recitation.

Of course, this was just for show. As for memorizing, she already knew it. Now she was just reviewing it. She still needed to familiarize herself with the meaning of some sentences.

As a student receiving special tutoring, she had the privilege of not having to participate in any tests related to the material she had learned.

Seeing Zhuge Yunshu like this, Zhuge Yunxing and Zhuge Yunqing couldn't help but glare at her fiercely.

I hate other people's children the most, and what's most infuriating is that you can't do anything about them.

Well, what can I do? She's my cousin from the same clan!

......

As usual, after finishing her studies, Zhuge Yunshu said goodbye to Master Li and her fellow students and went home alone.

She was stopped a few hundred meters from her home.

Looking at the arrogant Zhuge Yunxing and Zhuge Yunqing in front of her, Zhuge Yunshu was extremely helpless. Knowing that her two cousins ​​were more responsive to gentle persuasion than force, she looked at them with concern and said, "Cousins, is there something you need? If your cousin can help, I will definitely do my best."

Zhuge Yunxing: "......"

Zhuge Yunqing: "..."

Can't you see our fierce expressions? Please don't look at them with such concerned eyes, it makes you look silly. What should we do?

Originally, Zhuge Yunxing and Zhuge Yunqing planned to give their cousin Yun Shu a warning. They had even prepared a draft, for example:

"You bookworm, you think you're so smart, you think you're so show-off!"

"Why are you, a girl, working so hard? You're not even preparing for the imperial examinations."

"Even if she were to prepare for the imperial examination, as a peasant girl with no power or influence, how could she compare to the young ladies and gentlemen of wealthy families?"

"Don't count on the Second Grandfather in the capital. He has so many grandchildren in his family, he doesn't have time to care about a distant relative's granddaughter."

And so on.

The two cousins ​​looked at each other with complicated expressions and shifty eyes, clearly feeling guilty. Zhuge Yunshu continued:

"Could it be that you are embarrassed to speak up because you don't understand something in your studies?" Zhuge Yunshu suddenly realized, and then took out a booklet that she had prepared in advance from her book box and handed it over. "My two cousins, this is a collection of annotations on the meaning of sentences in 'Youxue Qionglin' ​​that your cousin compiled for you while she was sleeping at night, as well as some of my learning insights. I hope it will be helpful for your studies in the future."

After saying that, he bid farewell to his two cousins, Yunxing and Yunqing, citing family matters as an excuse.

After walking a few steps, Zhuge Yunshu suddenly turned around, "Oh, right, could you please give the other two books to my cousins ​​Yunxi and Yunbo respectively? Thank you."

Watching their cousin Yun Shu walk away, Zhuge Yunxing and Zhuge Yunqing were bewildered in the wind, their hearts filled with complex emotions.

How could they possibly have the audacity to try and teach their honest, kind, bookish cousin a lesson? It was absolutely wrong of them.