The daily life of a peasant girl taking the imperial examination

Meanwhile, the system was still waiting for Zhuge Yunshu to confront it, since it had changed the intelligence mode without its knowledge.

However, to its surprise, its host seemed to have forgotten what had happened before, and opened the learning store on its own, buying books related to agriculture, geography, history and politics of various countries in this era.

Only then did it realize that the host was no longer the original host, but that it was still the same as before.

This won't do. It can't continue being the same system that only focuses on points all day long. It's time for it to improve.

So, spurred on by Zhuge Yunshu, the system hid in some unknown corner of the Serving the Country and the People system and worked silently.

At this moment, Zhuge Yunshu felt a pang of pain as he looked at the 3200 points he had just spent. He couldn't help but sigh, "When will I ever be able to accumulate enough points again?"

She is now eagerly anticipating that the system will issue more tasks.

"Ding! Host's wish detected, thoughtful system is now online."

"1. In the county-level inter-school competition, I led the town school to win the top three places."

"2. In the county-level inter-school competition, he led the town school to win the top three places for a consecutive year."

"3. One year later, I will have finished studying all the books related to the imperial examination."

"4. A year later, he participated in the county and prefectural examinations and ranked among the top three in the imperial examinations for the title of Tongsheng (a student who passed the lowest level of the imperial examinations)."

"5. One year later, after passing the provincial examination, he won the top three places in the county-level examination in one go."

Zhuge Yunshu: "..."

Unexpectedly, her words were detected by the system.

Looking at the tasks issued by the system, she could only think that the pressure was immense! Fortunately, there was no age limit for the imperial examinations in this era.

But thinking about the generous points she would receive after completing these tasks filled her with renewed motivation.

Let the storm rage on! She is fearless now.

In the past few days, everyone has noticed that Zhuge Yunshu has been studying even harder.

Not only did he work hard himself, but he also dragged Wang Yi and Zhang Hao into it.

In her words, for the honor of the town, for the honor of the class, and for personal honor, it is inevitable to work hard.

"If you don't work hard when you're young, you'll regret it when you're old."

It is easy to learn when young but difficult to achieve when old; every moment of time should not be wasted.

The black hair doesn't know how to study early, and the white head regrets being late in studying.

Don't let your youth slip away in vain, only to regret it later.

He showered Wang Yi and Zhang Hao with a series of poems and verses about encouraging learning that Zhuge Yunshu knew, as if they were free.

However, Zhuge Yunshu's actions stunned her two friends.

Although she repeatedly assured that she had only overheard these poems by chance, Wang Yi and Zhang Hao did not believe her. They pretended to agree with Zhuge Yunshu's statement on the surface, but secretly told Master Wang about it.

Master Wang looked at the poems in his hand and exclaimed repeatedly, "Wonderful! Absolutely wonderful!"

Scholars inherently believe that only poetry and prose can prove the talent of a scholar, and Master Wang, as one of them, was no exception.

When Zhuge Yunshu was called into the study, she was completely bewildered. Then, seeing the guilty expressions on the faces of Senior Sister Yi and Senior Brother Zhang standing next to Master Wang, she knew she was doomed.

It's all my fault for having such a loose tongue.

"Yun Shu, I've read your poems. I never imagined you, at such a young age, possessed such talent and such a state of mind. It's truly remarkable..."

In short, he showered Zhuge Yunshu with praise, which made Zhuge Yunshu extremely embarrassed.

"Master, you misunderstand. I just overheard these things by chance, and I thought they were very interesting, so I wrote them down," Zhuge Yunshu quickly explained.

"Oh, who told you that? Do you have the complete poem?" Looking at his disciple's anxious face, Master Wang was somewhat inclined to believe her story.

"The first poem in full is..., from Guo Maoqian's 'Collection of Yuefu Poems: Changge Xing', the second poem in full is..., from Zhu Xi's 'Oucheng', ... from Yue Fei's 'Manjianghong',..." Zhuge Yunshu went to great lengths to prove that she did not write these poems.

After saying that, he added, "Many talented people are already tired of worldly life and often prefer to live in seclusion in some beautiful, deserted places. It is normal that you have never heard of their names."

Master Wang: "..."

Wang Yi: "..."

Zhang Hao: "..."

But it's strange that so many people haven't heard of it. And Yun Shu/Junior Sister Yun Shu's eagerness to distance herself only makes them more suspicious.

Besides, even if he was a reclusive poet, how could it be such a coincidence that she, a peasant girl who had never left Yunshui Town, ran into him?

So there's only one truth: she's lying, and the conclusion is obvious.

"I understand, so don't worry." Then, looking at Wang Yi and Zhang Hao, he said, "Yun Shu is not one to boast, so don't spread what happened today to anyone else, and don't tell your families either. Do you understand?" Master Wang regained his usual composure and gave his instructions.

"Disciples understand, and promise not to spread this." The two said in unison.

Zhuge Yunshu: "..."

Don't think she couldn't understand the meaning behind her words; these three clearly didn't believe her explanation.

It's alright, time will tell. Once she learns to compose poetry, her teacher, senior sister Yi, and senior brother Zhang will know her true abilities.

Because of this little incident, Zhuge Yunshu was really unlucky.

It seemed that Master Wang had unlocked her full potential, relentlessly increasing her workload every day.

With no other option, Zhuge Yunshu could only quickly wash up as soon as he got to his dormitory each night, and then fall asleep immediately, all in order to get into the system for serving the country and the people to study.

Otherwise, in real time, only a ghost could complete these tasks.

In Wang Yi's eyes, this meant that Yun Shu would go to sleep as soon as she got to the dormitory and wouldn't even look at her books.

She herself is different. Influenced by her junior sister Yun Shu, her current workload is several times that of before. She can no longer even go to bed at 7 p.m., as originally planned. Compared to Yun Shu, her junior sister is clearly in a state of having extra energy for learning.

Otherwise, how can you explain it? He's sleeping so soundly.

So one day, when the teacher was checking the students' homework, he accidentally let it slip.

Zhuge Yunshu: "..."

She didn't believe Wang Yi's nonsense. "What accident? It was clearly intentional."

I suddenly miss my old senior sister Yi so much!

*Sobbing*

Master Wang was somewhat surprised to receive this news. He discovered that his disciple's mind was like a bottomless pit; no matter how much he taught or how many tasks he assigned, the disciple could complete them perfectly the next day.

What kind of being is this?! It's simply monstrous!

Looking at his three disciples in the study, especially Zhuge Yunshu, whose eyes were gazing into the distance, Master Wang couldn't help but sigh inwardly: "Their glorious era has passed, and young people are springing up like bamboo shoots after the rain, showing their talents. It's time to entrust the future of the country to them."

He was very happy and hoped that there would be more outstanding students like him.

Thus, Master Wang valued Zhuge Yunshu even more, most obviously reflected in his continued acceleration of her learning progress.

Isn't your brain a bottomless pit? Then study like there's no tomorrow!

Master Wang revealed a devilish smile.

Zhuge Yunshu, who inadvertently caught a glimpse of this expression, inexplicably shivered.