The daily life of a peasant girl taking the imperial examination

"Host, think back to how you brought it up before," the system suggested.

Zhuge Yunshu racked his brains but couldn't come up with a solution.

She only remembers that at first she couldn't get it to work, but then it suddenly became much easier.

Just as Zhuge Yunshu and the system were thinking about how to use the Super Strength Card, an eleven or twelve-year-old boy was already standing behind her.

This person is Zhang Hao, who ranked third in the clan's literary society.

Zhang Hao had only been there a short time, and he originally had no intention of paying any attention to Zhuge Yunshu.

But seeing that it was just the two of them, it would be awkward to remain silent.

So he coughed softly, just to say hello!

However, one minute passed, two minutes passed, and five minutes passed, but the person in front did not turn around.

This infuriated Zhang Hao. He had already taken the initiative to take the first step, but Zhuge Yunshu was still standing there motionless.

So he coughed loudly again, and waited a while, but still didn't turn around.

Zhang Hao wondered if he was deaf, but then he thought about the scene during the competition and felt that it shouldn't be!

So he decided to take the initiative.

"Zhuge Yunshu, are you stupid?" Zhang Hao suddenly stepped forward and patted her.

The sudden action and sound terrified Zhuge Yunshu.

She patted her startled heart, looked at the suddenly appearing boy, and said with displeasure:

"Don't you know that scaring people can be deadly? How come you walk so quietly?"

"I coughed twice to remind you, but you still stood there without moving. Is it my fault?" Zhang Hao said smugly.

Zhuge Yunshu looked at the person in front of him again and suddenly remembered that this was Zhang Hao, the third place winner of the clan school literary competition.

He didn't seem to have any ill intentions; he probably just wanted to say hello.

Zhuge Yunshu said, "Excuse me, I'm thinking about a difficult arithmetic problem."

There was no other way but to lie; otherwise, I could have just said I was talking to the system.

Zhang Hao looked her up and down. "I didn't expect you to be such a bookworm, just like that annoying Wang Yi."

When he was little, his father would always nag him, "Look at how good the daughter of Shopkeeper Wang is." Now it's become, "Look at how the Zhuge clan in Zhuge Village learned from Zhuge Yunshu. You should learn from them," and so on.

He was absolutely fed up. Now, even though those two annoying guys were still around, he only needed to go home three times a month after getting into the town's top school, and his dad would nag him less.

Just think about it!

If Zhuge Yunshu knew what he was thinking, he would definitely sigh and say: Isn't this just a naughty kid escaping his parents' control for the first time?

"Let me formally introduce myself. My name is Zhang Hao, and my father is the wealthy Zhang in town."

Zhuge Yunshu: "..."

Who doesn't know these things?

However, out of politeness, Zhuge Yunshu replied, "My name is Zhuge Yunshu, and my father is Zhuge Laifu from Zhuge Village."

Zhang Hao: "..."

Why introduce Dad? He doesn't even know him.

As the two were having an awkward conversation, a tall, serious-looking, square-faced scholar in his twenties or thirties stood in front of them.

A girl of eleven or twelve years old stood beside him.

She had fair skin and a cool, aloof look. Despite her beauty, she gave off an aura that kept strangers at bay.

This person was none other than Wang Yi, the second-place winner of the clan school literary gathering who became fast friends with Zhuge Yunshu at first sight.

Zhuge Yunshu guessed that the person next to her was the town's teacher.

Whether it was her imagination or not, the more she looked at the two of them, the more they resembled each other.

"Greetings, Master Wang." Zhang Hao bowed respectfully.

Upon seeing this, Zhuge Yunshu quickly bowed and greeted him.

Master Wang looked at the two of them, nodded slightly, and said, "The three of you are the top three in the clan school's literary gathering, and also the best in the entire clan school of Yunshui Town. But you must not be proud or complacent because of this. You must know that there are always people better than you, and there are many students who are more talented and hardworking than you."

Zhuge Yunshu and the others quickly bowed, saying, "We will remember your teachings!"

Master Wang looked at Zhuge Yunshu and the other two, and his expression softened slightly.

"From now on, you will study in the top class. I will be your head teacher. Yi-jie, take them to the dormitory, help them get ready, and then show them around the town school."

After saying this, Master Wang left without looking back.

Zhang Hao watched Master Wang walk away and immediately breathed a sigh of relief. "I never expected that we would be assigned to Master Wang. How are we going to survive from now on!"

Zhuge Yunshu was puzzled and asked, "What's wrong? Is Master Wang very strict?"

"He's more than just strict. According to the gossip I've heard, his disciples have the most homework. Most importantly, he likes to criticize people. Many of his senior brothers have been made to feel ashamed by him, then had mental breakdowns, and finally couldn't take it anymore and dropped out of school."

Zhuge Yunshu was so shocked that her mouth dropped open. "This is so exaggerated! I can't believe it! Senior Sister Yi, have you ever heard of these things?"

Wang Yi glanced at Zhang Hao with displeasure. "Junior Sister Yun Shu, don't listen to his nonsense. This guy is a real chatterbox. Stay away from him in the future."

"Wang the Fool, I never expected you to say something like that. It's really strange." Zhang Hao looked at Wang Yi as if she were a monster.

“I don’t usually say much to idiots,” Wang Yi said sharply.

Zhuge Yunshu couldn't help but chuckle, breaking the awkward silence. Seeing that the two of them were looking at her, she quickly covered her mouth and said, "You two continue, I just couldn't help it."

Wang Yi: "..."

Zhang Hao: "..."

This is practically a case of "protesting too much," a self-incriminating statement.

"Alright, hurry up and grab your luggage, come with me to the dormitory!" Then, glancing at the large pile of luggage next to Zhuge Yunshu, he said to Zhang Hao, "You and I will each help Junior Sister Yunshu carry some."

Zhang Hao rolled his eyes. "Do you need to tell me? As the oldest senior brother here, isn't it only right that you help your junior sister?"

After saying that, he reached out to take Zhuge Yunshu's luggage.

I lifted it casually, but it didn't budge. I tried harder, but it still didn't move. Finally, I used all my strength, my face turning red, but the luggage still stubbornly stood there.

"My goodness, junior sister, did you bring your whole house here? This is so heavy. Let me make this clear, this isn't my fault. Even if the guards at the gate came, they'd have a hard time carrying all this luggage."

As Zhuge Yunshu listened to her senior brother Zhang Hao's words, a sudden inspiration struck her. She silently thought to herself, "My strength is ten times greater than that of the guards at the town's school gate."

Then, she nervously stepped forward, stretched out her hands, and with a simple lift, the luggage was indeed picked up very easily.

"Senior Brother Zhang, you are so kind. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't know how to deal with all this luggage!" Zhuge Yunshu looked at Zhang Hao gratefully.

Hearing Zhuge Yunshu's thanks, Zhang Hao was full of questions. He hadn't done anything!

Then they saw Zhuge Yunshu ignore everyone, easily hoist several pieces of luggage onto his shoulder, and say to the two of them without batting an eye, "Let's go!"

Seeing Zhuge Yunshu's outrageous actions, even Wang Yi, who usually doesn't show much facial expression, stared wide-eyed in shock.

They were all thinking to themselves, "Junior Sister is incredibly strong, what should we do?"