The Story of a Destitute Noblewoman Farming

Chapter 182 Abnormal Assessment

News of today's assessment quickly spread throughout Chongshui. Everyone knew that this was how the first level was tested. Some people were even thankful that it was not their first day there, otherwise they would not have passed in such an environment.

After all, who would have thought that the teacher's words might contain lies, and that there were hidden examiners among the students. They might be people around you, or people you trust.

Lu Linlang guessed what they were thinking, but there was no need to worry at all. After all, she had many ways to assess people.

The next day, more people came than yesterday. They heard that not many people passed the assessment yesterday, so they asked those people about the content of the second round of assessment, thinking that this time they should be almost certain to pass.

But they thought too much. When they arrived at the entrance of the academy, someone was already waiting there.

"You guys are unqualified and have not passed the first round of assessment. You can look outside or go back now." A teacher stood there and spoke to a few people who had just come up and were still resting.

"What, Master, are you mistaken? We have just arrived at the door and the assessment has not started yet."

Several people were shocked and thought that the teacher had seen it wrong, so they hurried to explain.

"No, the assessment has begun since you stepped down from the mountain. Think back to yourself, has anything happened on the way up the mountain?" The teacher remained calm in the face of their doubts. He also knew about Lu Linlang's abnormal assessment method. If it were him, he would probably be unable to defend himself.

It's abnormal, too abnormal. This method also has his contribution. He has been teaching for many years and has seen all kinds of students. If he wants to control these students a little, it is easy for him.

"I remember now. When we were just climbing the mountain, there was an old lady sitting in the pavilion to rest. She asked us to help, and we all went over to help her?" One of the students suddenly remembered what happened on the way.

"Yes, we really did help that old lady, Master. You can go find someone to verify this with her."

"Haha, then did she also tell you that she had a granddaughter who came with her in a carriage, and she also told you what clothes she was wearing, but she couldn't find it, and asked you to help look for it, but you couldn't find it?"

"Yes, that's true." Several people nodded.

"But you guys thought you had finally reached the halfway point and didn't want to climb again, so you sent someone to check. But that person came back quickly and told you that there was no such person at the foot of the mountain. After you told the old man the truth, did you go up the mountain?"

"good."

"That's it. None of you wanted to go down, and the person we sent didn't want to go down the mountain either. He just wanted to sign up quickly, so he simply lied to you. You didn't even think about how it was possible for him to go up and down the mountain so quickly. Or maybe you subconsciously thought it wasn't necessary to take it so seriously, so you didn't think much about it."

Several people looked at the student who was sent down among them, only to see him smile awkwardly and not dare to say anything more.

"Oh, we didn't expect that the assessment would be on the way here. It was our fault. Let's go and help that old lady find her granddaughter." Seeing this, several people also knew what was going on. They were quite embarrassed. Such a good opportunity was wasted. They could only try their best to make up for it.

"You haven't passed the test either. Come back next year." The teacher looked at another person who was still resting. He had rested longer than the others.

"Master, I went down the mountain to help find the little girl and sent her to the old lady, but why didn't she get through?" the man asked puzzledly.

"But the girl you were looking for is not the right one at all. Just after you came down the mountain, you saw a girl dressed the same way. Without giving her a chance to talk, you led her to the pavilion and headed back up the mountain without verifying her identity. Now they're waiting for you to come down the mountain to catch you, the child kidnapper."

The teacher explained to him with a helpless smile, and the man looked as if he had been struck by lightning, because he remembered that when he was taking the little girl up the mountain, there was indeed someone following him.

It was over. Not only did he fail the test, he was also accused of kidnapping a little girl. Thinking of this, he didn't dare to go down the mountain.

"It's okay. I've asked someone to explain the reason to them. They didn't blame you and they also found the old lady's granddaughter. You can take a rest and go down the mountain." The teacher couldn't help laughing when he saw him like this.

In fact, they deliberately arranged for the two little girls to wear exactly the same clothes.

"Master, can we see here who can pass the test?" Thinking of their own experience, several people were also at a loss whether to laugh or cry. If they wanted to enter the academy, it would be in vain if they didn't have brains. Now they wanted to gloat and see if there was anyone else who was as unlucky as themselves.

"Then you'd better not reveal too much about the test content, otherwise it will definitely be more difficult next time."

Upon hearing this, several people nodded repeatedly. They came here because of its reputation, and although they were blocked outside the door, they also saw many people at the foot of the mountain who hesitated to move forward because of the difficult mountain road. Some people scolded the teachers of the academy for being aloof because they failed the examination. Others thought that this was all intentional, as many women were selected, which showed that this academy would be run by women in the future, and they looked down on them.

However, they felt that it was a very beneficial experience. At least they knew the standards of Shuangqing Academy in selecting students. The virtues they mentioned were real requirements, not a deliberate means of blocking people.

Several people here saw the excitement of many students who were declared to have failed as soon as they arrived, just like them. After experiencing various types of assessments, they went down the mountain together.

When I went up the mountain, I was busy with the assessment and had no time to appreciate the scenery of the mountain. Now when I come down the mountain, I find that the mountain is covered with wild flowers, and apricot flowers are planted in several places. When the apricot flowers are blown by the wind, petals and leaves brush across the earth, bringing bursts of floral fragrance.

When they reached the foot of the mountain, they heard bursts of reading sounds. As readers, they were quickly attracted by the sounds of reading. These reading sounds were all children's voices, but they were uniform and neat. This place seemed like a paradise.

When walking in the village, the villagers were not afraid and walked past normally. Some people even nodded to them. When they heard that they were going to visit the place where the sound of reading came from, some people took them there.

When they arrived at a village academy, they realized that this might be the private school in Xishan Village. It was said that all the children in Xishan Village, regardless of gender, were studying there, and even adults had night school courses. Anyone who was willing could go and learn to read.

Unable to resist their curiosity, they walked to the window of the school and saw a little girl teaching the children to read.

Sensing a stranger approaching, the little girl came out.

"Since you have come from afar, why don't you sit down and have some tea before leaving?" Dahua asked the child to recite the text by himself, and she walked out and met several scholars.

"Hello young lady, we are students who went to Shuangqing Academy to take the examination. We didn't expect to fail. When we heard the sound of reading, we came here and were sorry to disturb your teaching. Please forgive us." Several scholars bowed and saluted. If the age difference hadn't occurred, they would have almost thought that the girl in front of them was Lu Linlang.