The daily life of a peasant girl taking the imperial examination

As Zhuge Yunshu was leaving, he suddenly thought of a question and asked Su Chun, "Senior Sister Su, do you have any symptoms such as burning, itching, or photophobia in your eyes?"

She suddenly remembered that in modern times, there is an eye condition called 'dry eye syndrome' that can also cause inexplicable tearing, so she wanted to confirm it.

"No!" Su Chun asked curiously. She glanced at Zhuge Yunshu's expression and asked in confusion, "Is Junior Sister Yunshu afraid that I have a problem with my eyes?"

"Yes, I once met someone who had this eye condition."

Zhuge Yunshu recalled that in her previous life, one of her colleagues had contracted the same disease and even took time off work to see a doctor.

"Don't worry, Junior Sister Yun Shu, this isn't an illness. Well, how should I put it? It's a skill that all women in the family must learn, called the Tear Control Technique. It's just that I'm not very good at it, so this is how it turned out," Su Chun said embarrassedly.

The reason she was willing to say these things was because she could see that Junior Sister Yun Shu truly cared about her.

Upon hearing this answer, Zhuge Yunshu and Wang Yi were shocked. What kind of family was this that possessed such a miraculous thing?

The main point is to control tears. Why would a normal person do that?

Senior Sister Su Chun's identity is a bit of a mystery!

After saying goodbye to Zhuge Yunshu, Wang Yi, and Su Chun, they went directly to their dormitory.

They took a shower in the bathroom first, and then went back together to do the rest of their homework.

Zhuge Yunshu opened the bag of mosquito-repellent herbs that Senior Sister Su had given her, and looked at the contents with a blank expression.

"Senior Sister Yi, come and take a look, how do you use this?"

Then, one after another, exquisite little cloth bags appeared before their eyes.

Wang Yi opened the bag and found that it contained green powder, with a faint fragrance wafting out from time to time. "This must be the insect repellent grass ground into powder and then processed in a special way to give it this fragrance."

Wang Yi prided herself on being worldly-wise, but she had never seen such a mosquito-repelling plant before.

Thinking of this, his eyes darkened.

"Is Senior Sister Su's family a royal merchant family? The things they use are all so unique," Zhuge Yunshu remarked.

After saying that, he sprinkled the powder in dark places that were prone to attracting mosquitoes.

Zhuge Yunshu then fetched some water, poured in some powder, and after it dissolved, called over Wang Yi, "Senior Sister Yi, quickly apply this water to the exposed skin."

Wang Yi looked surprised. "Junior Sister Yun Shu, how do you know how to use it?"

Seeing her junior's move suddenly reminded her of something.

When she was little, she saw her step-grandmother take out a little powder and sprinkle it in water like a precious treasure. After a while, she would apply it to her beloved grandson and granddaughter. At that time, she was curious about why the water smelled so good and insisted on applying it herself.

As a result, they were punished by being forced to kneel in the ancestral hall all night for being a child who disrespected his elders.

"Ah, well... I was thinking that since this powder can repel mosquitoes, but you can't apply it directly to your body, why don't you just dilute it with water?"

Actually, Zhuge Yunshu was thinking of modern floral water, but this mosquito repellent powder smells much fresher than floral water.

It also gives people a sense of peace of mind, how should I put it.

In short, Zhuge Yunshu gives this experience a perfect score, further confirming that it is a good product.

Having received the answer, Wang Yi didn't say much. The two quickly tidied up and then entered a state of intense study.

When they encountered something they didn't understand, the two discussed it for a while.

And so, time slipped away quietly as the two of them immersed themselves in their studies.

Zhuge Yunshu put down his brush, glanced at the sky, and said to Wang Yi, "Senior Sister Yi, it's getting late. We have to get up early tomorrow, so let's go to sleep!"

It wasn't that Zhuge Yunshu was disturbing others' studies; it was something they had agreed upon beforehand. They had to go to bed at 9 PM every night and get up at 5 AM the next day.

I reckon those two are the earliest to go to sleep in the whole town.

Sure enough, after blowing out the candles and looking out into the courtyard, the lights in the other dormitories were still on.

After a while, Zhuge Yunshu heard Senior Sister Yi's calm breathing before he dared to enter the system.

"System, keep a close eye on things. If there's any disturbance outside, alert me immediately."

She found that after enrolling in the town school, logging into the "Serving the Country and the People" system every night felt like doing something wrong, and she was terrified.

"No problem." The system readily agreed.

When a system takes money to do something, it should have professional ethics. After all, the host generously paid it 100 points!

Of course, it will last for a month.

Zhuge Yunshu adjusted her study plan within the system because she could only study for one hour each night, which was 20 hours in the system. After all, she was still young and needed to ensure she got enough sleep, eight hours each night.

She plans to first master the four new books on phonology and exegesis that she received today.

Thanks to her high IQ of 147, her memory has improved significantly. Although she can't remember everything she reads, she can memorize the whole thing after reading it a few times.

So only four hours had passed when Zhuge Yunshu finished memorizing the four books.

Then, I spent another eight hours listening to lectures from renowned teachers within the system. After mastering all the books, I had to take a practical course, which required me to write a rhyming couplet before I was officially considered to have completed the course.

Before they knew it, 20 hours had passed quickly. In the last half hour, Zhuge Yunshu finally finished writing a rhyming poem that he thought was acceptable.

"Ding, the rhyming song composed by the host is correct, proper and easy to recite, barely meeting the standard. Reward: 4 IQ points."

Hearing the system's wonderful voice, Zhuge Yunshu let out a helpless sigh.

She originally thought it was just writing a rhyming couplet, something she could finish in an hour. But she didn't expect the system to have so many nitpicking points. After a lot of revisions, it actually took her seven and a half hours.

Seeing that there was only half an hour left, Zhuge Yunshu set aside two more hours to practice calligraphy.

This was also something Zhuge Yunshu did every night; if he didn't finish it, he always felt itchy and particularly uncomfortable.

Two hours passed quickly, and Zhuge Yunshu smiled with satisfaction as he looked at the ten large characters he had written.

Who would have thought that, after traveling back to ancient times, such an ordinary person like myself would one day be able to write such beautiful calligraphy?

They also memorized so many classical Chinese texts and understood their meanings.

This is something I never dared to imagine in my past life.

To be honest, I'm very grateful to the system for bringing me a whole new world.

She was content with having a loving family, a respected husband, and like-minded partners here.

To her, the system was both family and a confidant.

Its existence serves as a constant reminder that I grew up under the red flag and once had a free and equal soul.

To protect these things, she must work harder and harder.

In this ancient dynasty, it held its own place.

"Waaah, host, I'm so touched. I never thought that even though I usually exploit you so much, you would still treat me like family and a friend."

Zhuge Yunshu: "..."

All she could say was that the system's sudden appearance was such a killjoy.