Quick Transmigration: Pangu is Actually My Brother

Chapter 231 A Female-Dominated World (3)

This situation is extremely unfriendly to people with severe obsessive-compulsive disorder about cleanliness, just like Wangyou now.

If it weren't for a sliver of reason holding her back, Wangyou would have turned back.

Only after the inspection was completed could they officially enter. Everyone carried their battered and bruised items into their respective examination rooms.

The room was made up of tiny cubicles. Once inside, the door was closed, leaving only a small opening for passing exam papers and such. There was also a yamen runner guarding the door.

Fortunately, no one would be watching after she went inside, so Wangyou quickly took out a cleaning talisman and cleaned the room before making up the bedding.

There's a small stove and a small basket of charcoal next to it, which are the things we'll need for the next few days. Oh, and there's a toilet in the corner.

No wonder people in ancient times felt like they had been skinned alive after taking the imperial examinations; indeed, the imperial examinations were not something that ordinary people could take.

The writing brush, ink, paper, and inkstone were placed on the table, and the exam papers were quickly distributed. The preliminary examination for the young scholars was not that difficult; it mainly tested memorization. The last question was a short policy essay. In fact, as long as one memorized enough, the preliminary examination for the young scholars was not a problem.

After glancing at the test paper, Wangyou began to answer the questions. To be honest, if Wangyou had used a ballpoint pen, she probably would have finished writing the questions in half an hour, and even with a brush pen, it would have taken about an hour.

However, you can't answer too quickly, or people will think you're cheating, and you'll have to pretend to answer for three days.

There's no way around it; when Wangyou writes a character, he nibbles on a piece of dried meat; when he writes two characters, he sighs; when he writes three characters, he stretches; and when he writes four characters, he examines the inkstone.

Then, seeing that it was getting late, I put down the paper, started eating, took out whole noodles from my space and cooked them. After the noodles were cooked, I poured on some mild sauce that I had made. After eating, I washed up and went to sleep.

So, she dawdled along like this until the morning of the third day, when she finally finished the exam. After checking it again to make sure it was neat, she waited for the exam to end.

Suddenly thinking about the upcoming examinations for Xiucai, Juren, and Jinshi, Wangyou suddenly felt hopeless about life. Maybe she should take a shortcut!

Stepping out of the examination hall and seeing her anxiously awaiting mother, Wangyou silently abandoned her idea of ​​taking a shortcut. She decided to stick to the traditional imperial examinations.

"Wangyou, you must be tired. Get in the carriage and rest. I'll take you to the inn. The water's all boiled." Xie Sanniang chattered on and on, and Wangyou listened attentively.

Xie San Niang didn't ask Wang You how the exam went. After returning to the inn, Wang You took a bath and went to sleep. The next day, after greeting Xie San Niang, Wang You went to another bookstore to read.

Normally, you can't just look at the books in these shops, but now that the exams are over, the shops are following the example of Renyi Bookstore and offering three days of free reading.

Wangyou naturally wouldn't let this opportunity pass by. She stayed in the bookstore for three days and read all the books she hadn't read before. Meanwhile, the results of the preliminary examination for the imperial examination were released.

"You won! You won, my girl!" Xie San Niang jumped for joy as she looked at Wang You, who was at the top of the list.

"Mom, stop jumping. Now that the results are out, let's go back." Wangyou yawned. She had barely slept for the past three days in order to finish reading those books, and now she was exhausted.

"Alright, go back and tell your father and the others, let them be happy too." Xie San Niang actually wanted to show off, but seeing that Wang You was so sleepy that she could barely open her eyes, she decided to go back first and show off later.

And so, the mother and daughter quickly squeezed out of the crowd, giving no one a chance to speak to them. By the time everyone realized what was happening, they were nowhere to be found.

Back home, Wangyou went straight to her room to sleep, but Xie Sanniang's excitement hadn't subsided. She happily boasted to her neighbors that her daughter had come in first place.

As for the Xiucai examination, Wangyou wanted to take it now, but the Xiucai examination is usually held once every three years, and the next one will be next year, so Wangyou can only wait until next year to take it.

"Daughter, the county school has sent you an acceptance letter, so go and start school!"

"Alright, I'll go up the mountain to clear my head." Wangyou picked up her basket and went up the mountain. She dug up some herbs and hunted a few pheasants and rabbits to nourish her father.

As Wangyou turned around, she suddenly saw a few familiar plants. Upon closer inspection, she realized they were indeed branches of wild sweet potatoes.

Wangyou picked up a small hoe and dug around. Sure enough, it was a sweet potato, just a little small. Wangyou dug up all the plants and planned to have her uncles plant them in the backyard. She could also sneak in some seeds from her spatial storage.

Speaking of food, Wangyou has to complain about the food in this world. There is mostly coarse grains and very little refined grain. Moreover, many technologies in this world are not mature, so even white flour is yellowish.

Wangyou has a lot of technical recipes, but as the saying goes, "a common man is innocent, but possessing a treasure is a crime." This is why she chose to take the imperial examination. She'll focus on improving food first and not worry about the rest.

The pork here, or pork belly, always has a fishy or gamey smell, so generally no one eats it; only poor families would eat it.

Last spring, her family caught two piglets, and Wangyou found a butcher to physically castrate them, hoping to be able to eat normal pork this winter.

Wangyou suddenly realized that she was encountering more and more unmarried men in the village, each of them wearing a veil and seeming hesitant to speak.

There were also those with thicker skin who went to Xie San Niang's door and asked Wang You to reserve a position as a servant for her son, but Wang You refused them all.

"Dad, Mom, I don't plan to get married before I become the top scholar in the imperial examination. Please don't arrange marriages for me with any random people. I'll leave as soon as school starts," Wangyou said solemnly during the meal.

"it is good."

Wangyou stayed home for the next few days without going out, focusing on memorizing books. His belly was now frighteningly large, but fortunately, Wangyou checked his pulse frequently and found nothing seriously wrong. She would give him a smooth delivery pill when he gave birth, and everything would be fine.

If she can't make it in time, the system can just feed her remotely; it won't affect anything anyway.

Seven days later, Wangyou packed her bags and went to the county school. To be honest, the tuition at the county school was really expensive, ten taels of silver a year, and students had to bring their own writing materials.

After a friendly chat with her roommates, Wangyou immersed herself in the knowledge. It was Wangyou's first time attending a school about the imperial examinations, and her own understanding was quite different from what others had said, so she listened very attentively in class.

The teachers at the county school were all at least scholars who had passed the imperial examinations. Some of them were pedantic and taught by rote, while others were humorous and engaging in class. Regardless of their style, they all possessed genuine talent and knowledge, but the classroom effects varied greatly.

"Wangyou, are you going to Chunfeng Tower after school?" Nangong Ling asked, winking at Wangyou.

"You guys go ahead, I won't go." Wangyou twitched her lips. They were all so young, yet they thought so much.

However, these things are common in this world. You've seen her mother go there whenever she comes to the county town, so Wangyou doesn't have any intention of dissuading her. At most, she just doesn't want to go along with it.

"I'm really not going. I heard that a new guy has joined Chunfeng Tower. He's incredibly handsome, and there's an auction tonight!" Baili Jing said lewdly.

"Being good-looking doesn't mean you're yours!" Wangyou said with a smile.