After being reborn as a man, the woman improved her family's fortunes through education.

Ding Minshan.

There were six math problems, and I got five wrong.

There's one more dish, empty.

Master Yan's temples throbbed slightly.

Hmph! A bad start.

After drawing a big X, I put the pen down.

Having taken a chance, he picked up the next exam paper.

Zhang Zhenghe, hmm, very good, all six paths have been completed, and the list is completely filled.

The handwriting is neat, but the answer to the question is... awful!

Xie Jinzhou... Jiang Wenyi... Lin Wanqing...

The exam papers were graded quickly, since mathematics can be said to have standard answers.

Of the twenty-three people, none have answered all the questions correctly so far.

Tan Hao, he seems to be the top student in Class A.

Sure enough, he truly deserved to be ranked first in Class A.

Although the solution process was convoluted and involved many detours, it eventually got back on track and, with great difficulty, arrived at the correct answer.

Master Yan: There is no harm without comparison, at least the answer is correct.

With all that came before, this answer sheet is quite presentable.

Master Yan generously drew a large red circle, indicating that Tan Hao had answered all the math questions correctly.

Put down Tan Hao's exam paper and pick up the last exam paper from Class A.

The last one was the first one to hand in.

As Master Yan looked at the exam paper in his hand, the corners of his mouth unconsciously curled up.

This exam paper is neat and the handwriting is elegant. Although it is somewhat immature, it already shows a magnificent style.

Both answers were completed out of six questions, but this one was clearly not just random scribbling.

Although the solution process is very concise, there are no errors or omissions, and no unnecessary steps.

Most importantly, all the answers are correct.

Of these six questions, four are relatively easy, while the other two are somewhat beyond the scope of the curriculum.

This is like a bonus question in later generations. Not doing it won't deduct points, but doing it is the key to widening the score gap with others.

Jiang Mingfei.

He got all six math problems right.

Expected.

Master Yan couldn't help but recall that during the exam, Mingfei had only done these math problems last.

I spent most of my time on the Four Books questions and the examination poem, and I handed in my paper 25 minutes early.

So how much time can Mingfei spend on the six math problems?

A quarter of an hour? Half an hour?

It probably won't take more than 15 minutes.

Yan Fuzi honestly admitted that even he himself was a bit rushed with this speed of solving problems!

Master Yan was a little curious, so he flipped to the Four Books questions and the examination poems, even though these two parts were not under his responsibility for grading.

I can't help it, I'm just curious.

If this child gets into Class A and takes a mock exam of average difficulty for the county-level test, will he still be as amazing as he was in Class B before?

After only a cursory glance, Master Yan put it down with satisfaction. Ah, even as a passing benefactor, he felt honored.

This child is exceptionally gifted; he has the potential to excel in both literature and mathematics. If he continues to take exams step by step, he will surely achieve great things.

What's most remarkable is that he's still so young. If he passes the preliminary examination next year, he will be the youngest student in the history of the Jiang family school, or even the entire Xinghe Prefecture.

Stroking his not-so-long beard, Master Yan imagined Jiang Xiaoqi's future over the next ten years...

The day the monthly exam rankings for Class A were announced.

Everyone crowded around the bulletin board early in the morning.

Regardless of whether they were students in Class A or not, everyone gathered at Class A's location.

Simply put, everyone is curious.

Students in Class B and Class C all knew people associated with Jiang Xiaoqi.

It's understandable that everyone wants to come and take a look, after all, the top student in our class is gone to mess with others, it's really fun to think about!

The scholars seemed to know what everyone was thinking, and they delayed posting the list.

"Hey, hey, why are you pushing?"

"Excuse me, could you lend me a seat? May I borrow your spot?"

"Ouch! Who stepped on my foot?! That hurts so much!"

"What are you guys from Class D doing here?!"

"So what if we're in Class D? We'll all be promoted to Class A eventually. It's good to see the excitement of Class A's monthly exams beforehand and get familiar with the atmosphere!"

"Heh, you? You've been at the bottom of Class D in every monthly exam, and you dare to say you can get promoted to Class A!"

"Hey, how dare you talk like that! Don't you know the saying 'Don't underestimate a young man'? You look down on me today, but tomorrow I'll make you bleed profusely!"

"Hahahaha! Where did this idiot come from! You want to hit someone or something? Be careful you don't get kicked out of the clan school by the teacher!"

The student from Class Ding's expression changed: "I didn't mean to hit you! A gentleman uses words, not fists! I'll curse you to death!"

"Hey, you're really getting cocky, aren't you!"

"Alright, alright, stop arguing! The teacher is here!"

Just as everyone was discussing this, Master Yan and the others came over with sheets of red paper.

Upon seeing this, the students quickly made way, and one of the teachers posted a red paper on the bulletin board displaying the monthly exam results for Class A.

Everyone crowded around, and without exception, they all looked at the top spot on the list first.

Jiang Mingfei!

"It's him again!" the students from Classes B and C exclaimed.

"Seriously, they kill wherever they go!"

"They really don't give mortals a way to survive..."

"Why weren't the top three exam papers posted this time?"

"You guys don't know, do you? This month's exam for Class A was really strange~"

The monthly exam for Class A this time had six math problems, all of which were written by Master Yan.

"Ha, who wouldn't know that? All the math problems in classes A, B, C, and D, weren't they all from Master Yan?"

“Different~Different~” a student from Class C said in a pretentious manner.

"What's different? Tell me!"

"Hehe, I heard from the students in Class A that there were six math problems on their monthly exam this time! And they were all extremely difficult!"

"Six paths! So many!" exclaimed a student from Class B.

"Yes, there are even more than in your Class B. Your Class B is under the supervision of Master Yan, so you place more emphasis on mathematics."

"But what does this have to do with Class A's monthly exam? What's strange about it?"

"You wouldn't know that! Jiang Mingfei from Class A was once Master Yan's favorite student—Master Yan always held him in high regard!"

"You mean that the question setter was Master Yan, and the one who won first place in Class A was Jiang Mingfei?"

The reason Jiang Mingfei topped the class was because Master Yan had prepared a large number of math problems and even leaked the exam questions to Jiang Mingfei in advance!

The crowd was incredulous. Could it be?! This is cheating! Pure cheating!?

Everyone: This is an unfair victory, all for the sake of first place in the monthly exam! Shameless!

They've stooped to this level just for the sake of being called a child prodigy!

No! We can't let the speculators succeed!

"Let's go find Lord Jiang and get justice!"

"Yes! Go find Lord Jiang! Even if they are his own family members, they shouldn't be so despicable and shameless!"

"People like that should be expelled from the clan school!"

"Yes, yes, we disdain associating with such people! They must be expelled from the clan school!"

A large group of people headed straight for the prefect, their imposing presence quite intimidating...