At noon, Zhu Xiu was awakened by the sound of rebellious sounds in her stomach.

Wiping the corners of his mouth, Zhu Xiu rubbed his eyes, stood up from the desk with difficulty, and secretly stretched while no one was paying attention.

Looking from the front to the right with a blank look, Zhu Xiu immediately showed a look of pain and lamented in his heart. Why hasn't anyone taken the initiative to hand in the paper?

Could it be that this small test will end until the beginning?

Zhu Xiu glanced at the desk in front of him, the two rolls of papers written more than an hour ago, and hugged them with resentment on their faces.

In order to delay time, he used Liu style regular script, and answered neatly and stroked each stroke, just filled with two sheets of paper. At first glance, the layout was properly laid out, the layout was clear and orderly, the font was balanced, hard and thin, strong and pleasing to the eye.

Zhu Xiu responded to this test with a practice of calligraphy. He could be slower. After finishing the answer, he was really bored and even slept for a while. Unexpectedly, no one handed in the paper when he woke up.

Based on the principle of being low-key and unobtrusive, Zhu Xiu didn't want to be the first to hand in the paper, so he had to drag it to the second one no matter how hard he was.

But looking at Tao Sheng in the middle row, who was also stooping his scalp to his baldness, Zhu Xiu knew that it was impossible to expect him to hand in the paper first.

Liu Da turned out the door with his hands behind his back, looked at the sundial placed outside the house, and came back to remind him: "It is still half an hour before handing in the paper. If you haven't finished the answer, you can hand over the answers. Then leave the hall to rest. When you go to the hall to study for yourself, Shen Zheng will start teaching at the second hour."

After Liu Da finished speaking, he saw that no one came forward to hand over the papers, and was not surprised. He walked to Tao Sheng's table and looked at him, nodded with satisfaction, looked at the other students, and his eyes finally fell on Zhu Xiu.

Seeing Zhu Xiu holding his hands dull and sitting in that look idle, Liu Da frowned, hesitated for a while but still couldn't walk over to see what happened, and shook his head slightly and sat down after returning to the long desk.

"Gududu~~"

The sound of hunger was constantly circling in the abdomen. Zhu Xiu swallowed his saliva, but he couldn't do it anymore. He was too hungry. If he continued to starve, he would have to faint from hypoglycemia.

With a gritted teeth, Zhu Xiu quickly packed up his pen and ink, grabbed two answer sheets, and ran forward to hand over the sheet.

Seeing that someone took the initiative to hand in the paper in advance, the students were very surprised. After seeing clearly that this person was Zhu Xiu, a traditional poor student, this surprise was magnified more than n times.

Passing by Tao Sheng's desk, Tao Sheng also looked up in confusion, and was obviously stunned when he saw that it was Zhu Xiu.

Zhu Xiu glared at him with a grudge. This guy called him a top student and hadn't finished the answer after so long. It was really disappointing, and he couldn't stand it.

This complaining look fell into Tao Sheng's eyes, which was full of provocation. Tao Sheng was so angry that he gritted his teeth and turned his face and looked at each other with anger.

"You... have finished the answer? Do you want to hand over the paper?"

As soon as Liu Da picked up the teacup and drank it, he saw Zhu Xiu walking up with great strides. He choked and got stuck in his throat. He coughed repeatedly, put down the teacup in a hurry, frowned suspiciously.

Zhu Xiu grinned, nodded, and respectfully presented the answer with both hands.

Liu Da reached out to take it, hesitated for a while and said in a deep voice: "There is still some time, do you want to check again? This small test is related to the learning status in the next three months, and Mr. Ge attaches great importance to this!"

Zhu Xiu bowed and smiled and said, "The student has finished answering and checking several times. Please ask Master Liu to review the paper!"

"Then...well! You can go out and rest!"

Seeing that Zhu Xiu insisted on handing over the paper, Liu Da didn't say anything else and waved his hand to let him leave.

Zhu Xiu, wearing a kang cake, ran out of the school under the gaze of his classmates.

Liu Da shook his head slightly. Zhu Xiu's attitude was a bit incorrect. Even Tao Sheng had several questions on the scriptures and one question to solve the meaning. He was still thinking hard. How could he dare to pat his chest and say that he had finished answering it?

Liu Da was about to put Zhu Xiu's answer aside and glanced at him, but he said "Huh" in his heart!

Liu Da quickly unfolded the answer sheet and hid on the desk to read it carefully.

After reading a few words, Liu Da’s eyes shone and he exclaimed in his heart: “Good words! This is actually a kind of thin regular script that he has never seen before!”

This word alone is enough to make people spend time and energy to carefully read it.

Liu Da instantly fell into the artistic conception of appreciating the beauty of calligraphy. When he came to his senses and looked at the answers, he was completely stunned.

The answer sheet is exactly the same as the answer sheet, and the interpretation part is just right, but it is not as amazing as when Zhu Xiu answered the Book of Shu during the last time when he was at the Tao family.

Little did he know that Zhu Xiu was too lazy to find the later classics hidden in his head, so he simply used some of the classics and examples set by the court in this day and age to answer them.

In this way, the meaning of the scriptures explained is naturally ordinary, but there will be no mistakes. The most important thing is to save time and effort.

On the road to taking the exam, Zhu Xiu positioned himself as a middle-level student. He did not want to be astonishing as a talented person, but only wanted to maintain the identity of a decent scholar.

This will not only not be too popular, but also satisfy the expectations of Fang Cuilan and her sisters for him. His sense of guilt can also be reduced.

According to Zhu Xiu's original intention, there is no business to make money when taking the exam. At least before the magic weapon returns to Li Tang and the Zhu family achieves the goal of not short of money, the imperial examination was not that attractive in Zhu Xiu's opinion.

How tiring is to study and be an official? How can you feel comfortable if you spend money and enjoy happiness?

Liu Da didn't know how many little things Zhu Xiu thought in a simple answer. If he knew that Zhu Xiu had such an unintentional idea, he would be dizzy.

Tao Sheng's desk was less than ten feet away from Liu Da. You could clearly see how volatile Liu Da's face was lying on the long desk.

Tao Sheng was also itchy. He wanted to see what was written on Zhu Xiu's paper, which made Liu Da so fascinated.

The more itchy Tao Sheng felt, the more anxious he became. The more anxious he was, the more he couldn't think of the few questions he answered on the paper, the more he couldn't think of them, the more he was trying to pull his hair...

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Zhu Xiu squatted under the shade of the tree and chewing the kang cakes. Tao Xing, who had been allowed by Liu Da to finish class on time, got out of nowhere. He smiled on his chubby face and handed over a snack box.

"Brother Xiu, let's eat together!"

Zhu Xiu glanced at the pickles and a few pieces of jerky lamb, licked his lips, and laughed, "Then I'm not polite!"

I picked up some pickles and jerky and wrapped them in the kang cake, and swallowed them happily.

Tao Xing also ate kang cakes, but they were made of meat stuffing and wrapped in flax grains. The quality was higher.

The flax these days is not as small as sesame seeds in later generations, and the oil content and fragrance are also lacking, but it is enough to greatly improve the taste of the food.

"What did you do in the morning?" Zhu Xiu sucked his fingers and found a reason to chat.

Tao Xingren couldn't hold on, so he had to stand up and loosen his legs after squatting for a while, and said honestly: "Master Liu asked me to memorize the Analects of Confucius and the Book of Documents first, saying that he would take the teaching exam for me alone in seven days."

Zhu Xiu nodded. Tao Xing had just officially entered school and was much behind. Liu Da was still relatively responsible. He did not relax his requirements because Tao Xing was a high-priced transfer student.

However, seeing that Tao Xing had a bitter face and was not very interested, Zhu Xiu knew that this kid didn't like studying from the bottom of his heart. Only when Tao Guangwu got to his place was he back on track.

However, Tao Xing was not bad-minded and Zhu Xiu had no objection to him, but he couldn't persuade him such a thing. After all, he didn't even focus on his own studies seriously.

There are two side-by-side tiled houses opposite the school, which are designed for students to rest at noon. There are several large beds placed inside, with a flat bed in the middle, which allows two people to lie down and rest.

If there are special circumstances, you can also apply for staying overnight. In addition to only one meal per day, the school is still more caring for students in life. Ge Lide does this more generously.

I just pushed the door open and walked around. The hygiene situation was not optimistic. Zhu Xiu frowned. The dust was covered with it, and the smell of sour and smelly salted fish was a bit complicated and touching. He ran out as if he was escaping.

He has a small obsession with cleanliness, which he absolutely cannot tolerate in such an environment.

There are several separate rooms in the courtyard, but in addition to the one where Liu Da lives, there seem to be two or three vacant rooms.

I remember Ge Lide once set rules that anyone who can get the recognition of his studies can enjoy the treatment of sleeping alone.

For two years, Tao Sheng seemed to be the only one who won this honor.

Zhu Xiu made up his mind to get this preferential treatment from Old Man Ge in order to have a good night's sleep at noon.

After not yet in the right state, Zhu Xiu entered the school to study for himself at around two o'clock. Looking at the students' listless look, you know that they were injured in the morning's test.

Even Tao Sheng looked depressed. Zhu Xiu watched the jerky meat that he couldn't eat in the food box with his own eyes, and finally got into Tao Xing's belly.

Shen Shichu, after the self-study, Liu Da was busy marking the papers, and Zhu Xiu lay on the desk and slept beautifully.

Tao Xing also woke up at the same time as him.

When the school house is in the kitchen, most people are not in the mood to eat and drink, but Zhu Xiu and Tao Xing leave happily.

What made Zhu Xiu happy was that although the meal was simple, the taste was good and the ingredients were willing to use.

I boiled a small pot of white Huainan rice and shepherd's purse meat, and added sesame oil. The cooked eggplant mixed with sauce, which tasted a special taste.

Zhu Xiu and Tao Xing each drank a big bowl. When the aunt in charge of the kitchen saw that there were few students eating, she was happy to serve more for the two of them. The rest were sent to Liu Da and several entourages from the Ge family.

When he ate the pork foam in the white rice porridge, Zhu Xiu felt a little moved.

The pork these days is an embarrassing state where wealthy families are disdainful to eat, and poor families cannot afford it. Its status in meat is far inferior to that of sheep, chickens and ducks. Zhu Xiu feels deeply sorry for this. If you have the opportunity in the future, you must let pork shine in the catering industry and let everyone know its beauty.

He was burping and preparing to go back to school with Tao Xing to continue his life, but was suddenly stopped by Liu Da.
Chapter completed!