The daily life of a peasant girl taking the imperial examination

Meanwhile, in the capital city, in the Zhuge family study, an elderly man in his forties or fifties sat solemnly at his desk.

Three men, around twenty to thirty years old, sat to his left. On either side of the men stood three men and one woman, the oldest looking thirteen or fourteen, and the youngest only six.

They were all deep in thought, their faces solemn.

"I'm sure everyone has heard about the selection of special talents by the Pingchuan County School this time!" Zhuge Fengnian coughed, looked up at his sons who looked respectable but were good-for-nothings, and immediately felt a headache coming on. He then looked at his granddaughters and grandsons to feel a little better.

He was a young man who achieved success, married and had children, and could be considered a winner in life (for a farming family). However, his sons were all less capable than his father, especially when it came to studying. Fortunately, his grandsons did not inherit his stubbornness, otherwise the important task of revitalizing the Zhuge family would have been cut short in his hands.

The eldest son, Zhuge Laiguang, secretly glanced at the old man and hesitated before speaking, "Son... I heard from a friend that there are twenty... twenty... twenty official school places in the capital."

After finally managing to say this, Zhuge Laiguang exhaled heavily, his forehead covered in beads of sweat.

Zhuge Fengnian shook his head helplessly as he looked at his eldest son. Being able to speak such a long sentence in such a short time was the result of his many years of training.

"Brother, you're really well-informed." Zhuge Laiyao said, giving him an encouraging look with admiration, and continued, "According to the news my little sister brought back, in addition to the twenty students in the official academy, the children of officials of the fourth rank and above but below the third rank will receive an additional five spots as a benefit."

The third brother, Zhuge, came to the door, looked at his eldest and second eldest brothers, and finished telling them all the information he had received. Then he continued to stare wide-eyed, deep in thought, though he was actually just daydreaming.

Zhuge Fengnian wanted to roar to the sky at this moment, thinking how such a smart man could have come up with such a thing... Never mind, let's not talk about it.

Then he glanced at his third son's daughter, who was his most favored grandchild, and asked, "Yun Chu, what do you think?"

Zhuge Yun Chu thought for a moment and stepped forward: "Grandpa, I have a vague feeling that this selection is very important. If you are selected, you will be given special training. The selected families will also benefit from it. So I think that no matter what, I must try to get a spot this time."

She looked at her grandfather, whose temples were turning gray, and then at her uncles and her own father, who all seemed indifferent. She sighed helplessly. What could she do? As a young girl, she could only shoulder the heavy responsibility of revitalizing the family.

"With great power comes great responsibility," Zhuge Yun Chu comforted himself.

“Yun Chu is right. With her abilities, she can try to secure one of the twenty spots in the official academy. Yun Jin, Yun Xuan, and Yun Yu can do their best to secure the remaining five spots. That way, perhaps the Zhuge family can still have two members selected.” Zhuge Fengnian said with anticipation.

Seeing her grandfather's expression, Zhuge Yun Chu hesitated for a moment before finally speaking: "Cousin Yun Jin still has a chance if he tries his best, but let's forget about cousins ​​Yun Xuan and Yun Yu. Time is running out, and I think it's better to select the best ones for training."

Zhuge Yunjin, who was called out, glanced gratefully at his cousin Yun Chu. This was exactly what he was thinking! In their family, Yun Chu was the only one who dared to contradict their grandfather.

Who can blame her when she's the smartest among the younger generation, just like her grandfather?

Zhuge Fengnian looked at his granddaughter and became more and more satisfied, and immediately decided to adopt Zhuge Yunchu's method.

Zhuge Yunxuan and Zhuge Yunyu, who were not favored by Zhuge Yunchu, glared at Zhuge Yunchu with dissatisfaction.

Just as their mother said, Grandpa is biased towards that brat Yun Chu.

No, it's that all the elders in the family, except for their mother, favored her.

......

Meanwhile, Zhuge Yunshu and his companions finally arrived at the town school in Yunshui Town before nightfall.

"Luckily, Senior Brother Xie's carriage is of good quality. If it had been the county school's carriage, we would have been soaked to the bone," Zhang Hao complained.

The sky was clear and the air was crisp, but who knew that it would start raining heavily halfway there.

"Luckily, we listened to Junior Sister Yun Shu and took the main road. If we had taken the back road, who knows what the consequences would have been," Wang Yi echoed Zhang Hao's words.

Zhuge Yunshu felt rather guilty at this moment, because she had forgotten that she had the advantage of being able to predict the weather. If she had thought of that earlier, she wouldn't have had to travel in the heavy rain.

When they got off the carriage, they were surprised to be greeted by a warm welcome from their fellow students. After several years of being at the bottom of the class, this was finally a chance for Yunshui Town's school to hold its head high.

It can be said that this result was completely unexpected by everyone. In his excitement, Headmaster Lin waved his hand and granted Zhuge Yunshu and the other two a three-day holiday.

Master Wang glared at his senior brother with displeasure, then gave the three of them a lecture before letting them leave.

After saying goodbye to their caring senior brothers and sisters, Zhuge Yunshu and the others quickly returned to their dormitory to wash up and rest.

There was no other way; after the bumpy journey, Wang Yi and Zhang Hao were already exhausted.

Zhuge Yunshu looked at his usually very clean senior sister Yi, who was now sprawled out on the bed without a care for her image, and then looked at himself. He couldn't help but marvel at the magic of the health card.

"Learning has no end. How can we waste such precious time? Host, let's study!"

Zhuge Yunshu felt that the system was like a debt collector; it would start studying whenever it saw her idle.

She decided to ignore the system's urging, indulge herself for once, and went to sleep immediately.

It's impossible for me not to miss home after being away for a few days. I also wonder how my parents and grandparents are doing.

However, things didn't go as planned. The more Zhuge Yunshu tried to fall asleep, the harder it became.

She felt her mind was incredibly excited and her whole body was full of energy.

The system, seeing its host struggling to sleep with eyes barely closed, kindly explained:

"Host, it's useless. You've already formed your own habits, and with the added effect of the health card, even staying up for several nights in a row won't have any impact on your body."

Zhuge Yunshu: "..."

For some reason, she always felt that the system wanted to turn her into a puppet that could learn at any time.

Even Zhou Bapi wasn't as ruthless as the system.

With no other option, Zhuge Yunshu, unable to sleep, could only enter the system and study step by step.

Having a high IQ really makes you learn everything quickly. Even poetry, which is usually a headache for transmigrators, is now praised by the system's tutor for its inspiration after a period of study.

Zhuge Yunshu thought to herself with delight that it wasn't impossible for her to become a great poet.

Will she have a place in history books then?

As he thought about it, Zhuge Yunshu couldn't help but laugh out loud.

The eeriness of this silent space is unimaginable.

Even the system couldn't help but tremble.

"I've really gone crazy from studying."