Born in an ancient peasant family, the peasant girl became famous all over the world

Chapter 118 End of Year Exam

Jiang Yue thought for a moment, "I don't know about poetry, but regarding policy essays, I guess the teacher will ask about moral character."

"Why do you think so?" Ye Chen didn't agree.

"I've already told you, it's just a guess." How could Jiang Yue guarantee that this question was correct?

After hearing this, Ye Chen picked up the Book of Rites and began to read it and check the annotations.

... As the twelfth lunar month approached and before the final examination of the county school, Master Duan spoke aloud,

"Today is your first exam since entering the academy, so you should take it seriously. I know that some of you are dissatisfied with the results of the prefectural exam. If you are dissatisfied, then take advantage of this final exam to compete with each other."

As soon as Master Duan finished speaking, Jiang Yue found that two gazes were simultaneously falling on her.

Needless to say, Ye Chen is still working hard to surpass her.

As for the other point, needless to say, Su Xin simply looked down on Jiang Yue. He felt that Jiang Yue either had someone behind her or was cheating.

Both the principal and the teacher attached great importance to the first final examination of the county school.

The students even studied by candlelight at night. Except for the time for eating, sleeping and morning exercises, Jiang Yue focused on studying almost every moment.

…On the day of the final exam, the papers were distributed.

When Ye Chen saw it, he almost couldn't help but applaud. Fortunately, he had done his homework in advance and was able to write with ease.

Jiang Yue carefully scanned the paper, and couldn't help but raise the corners of her lips slightly. She ground the ink and picked up the pen to start answering the questions.

Second topic policy discussion,

A virtuous person must have words, but a person with words does not necessarily have virtue; a benevolent person must have courage, but a brave person does not necessarily have benevolence.

The first question has never been difficult for Jiang Yue.

On the second question, she wrote:

Virtue and benevolence are synonymous, words and wisdom are interlinked, the wise speak a lot, the speaker must be wise, the wise must have words, the wise never make mistakes, once a word is spoken, we know whether it is wise or not.

A wise man never loses people or words, a benevolent man is higher than a wise man, a wise man is higher than a brave man…

The general meaning includes: a virtuous person must have good words, but a person with good words may not necessarily be virtuous. A benevolent person must be brave, but a brave person may not necessarily be benevolent.

The last part is a poem.

The three friends of winter, write a poem about plum blossoms, and do not plagiarize the style of predecessors.

Jiang Yue pondered deeply, and a picture of winter plum blossoms blooming proudly in the snow and frost appeared in his mind.

So he wrote a poem about plum blossoms:

White snow falls and covers the mountains and rivers, a single plum blossom blooms alone

Her icy skin and graceful figure stand in the wind, not competing with the other flowers for the first spring

When she finished writing, her hands were numb. The weather was really cold.

In the blink of an eye, Ye Chen and Su Xin walked towards Master Duan at the same time and handed in their papers at the same time.

Jiang Yue, on the other hand, was neither hurried nor slow. She checked the test paper carefully and seriously, and only handed in her paper third after confirming that it was correct.

Outside, she kept rubbing her hands and her face was cold.

After leaving the academy, the first thing she decided to do was to go back to her master's house to keep warm.

Ye Chen walked towards her and asked her how to solve the problem.

Jiang Yue didn't want to talk about the topic at the moment, so she just explained it briefly.

On the way home, I suddenly felt a figure moving behind me.

Jiang Yue recalled Su Xin's dislike for her, and her body suddenly tensed up, ready to defend herself at any time.

She looked back, but only saw a young man gradually following.

Jiang Yue didn't know who he was, so he turned around and continued walking.

The young master chased after her and stood horizontally in front of her.

Jiang Yue was full of doubts, so she took a closer look at the young man in front of her.

He was dressed in white, with delicate features and extraordinary handsomeness.

But his face was pale and looked sickly, like a weak willow swaying in the wind.

"Who are you?" Jiang Yue thought for a moment.

The young man who fell from the building?

"I will never forget the day you saved me from danger. I have no money, only...only my life. If you don't mind..."

"I don't mind!" Jiang Yue's eyes froze, and she quickly shook her head and continued, "It's just a small favor, there's no need to do this."

"I will work like a slave for you to repay you for saving my life!" The young master's eyes were sincere and his eyes were a little red and swollen.

"I told you, it's just a small favor. Young Master, you must pay attention to your own safety in the future and don't let anything dangerous like falling from a building happen again. You can go back first."

Jiang Yue turned and left. She really didn't want to have anything to do with the Su family.

The young master chased after her for a few steps, "I have no home anymore."

Jiang Yue clearly remembered that day when he called that Su father "Dad".

"That Su..."

"He's not my father!"

Jiang Yue: “…”

The young man slowly squatted on the ground, hugged his knees with his hands, and tears flowed down his cheeks like a tide. "Why do people live?"

"To live is to live for the loved ones around you, and more importantly, to realize yourself. Young Master, never lose yourself at any time." Jiang Yue helped the young master up from the ground.

"Go back. There is nothing that cannot be overcome."

The young master nodded in surprise.

Jiang Yue's figure walked farther and farther away until it disappeared.

...After two days, Master Duan finally finished marking the papers.

When they entered school early in the morning, the students watched the teacher carrying the examination paper into the room, all with nervous expressions on their faces.

Master Duan walked to the desk and placed the scroll on the desk.

"I have finished marking your papers. Some of you have clear meanings and clear answers, while some of you have irrelevant answers and your sentences are not to the point. Some of you have so many problems that I can't bear to look at them!"

Master Duan coughed lightly. Although his expression was not as stern as Wei Changsheng's, the students in the hall were still uneasy and sat upright.

Duan Anping: "Su Xin!"

Ye Chen's heart sank. According to his past experience, if nothing unexpected happened, the first person whose name was called would be the first.

Naturally, Su Xin felt so too.

He was ecstatic, stood up, raised his head, and took the test paper handed to him by the teacher.

He turned around and gave Jiang Yue and Ye Chen a proud look.

What can these two ordinary people use to compete with him?

Jiang Yue ignored it. Whether one studied well or not, the final exam result would not tell him anything.

Duan Anping: "It can be seen that you are a talented person. You pick out sentences from books and are elegant and sometimes brilliant. It seems that you have worked hard."

After that, Su Xin's test paper was distributed.

"Thank you for the praise, Master." After Su Dao finished speaking, he looked back proudly again, revealing a look that showed him looking down on all his classmates.

The students all lowered their heads, waiting for the teacher to hand out the papers, and at the same time, their inner anxiety grew.

Jiang Yue and Ye Chen waited together for the moment when their names were called.

Duan Anping: "Lü Meng!"

"The students are here!"

Duan Anping: "The art of making is too generalized!"

"..."

Duan Anping: "The craftsmanship is not outstanding, it requires hard work and study."

"..."

Duan Anping: "The article is well written and too mediocre."

"..."

Duan Anping: "The poems are well written, but the policy papers are just so-so."

"..."

Jiang Yue listened to them one by one. Master Duan was more intuitive than Master Wei. But why was it not her turn yet?

Failed the exam?

Duan Anping: "Ye Chen!"

"The student is here!" When the teacher called out to this point, Ye Chen's face had already turned pale.

Except for Su Xin, the teacher was full of criticism, so I guess he wasn't much better.

Duan Anping: "The article was written in one go, with a fluent and powerful style, which is worthy of the years of hard study."

Ye Chen was stunned by the gentleman's words. He couldn't react for a long time.