As usual, Officer Pei asked some basic questions and then asked Shen Zhizhu and the other person to leave so as not to delay their examination.

Shen Zhizhu and Xu Haonan set out on the road to the exam, carrying their prepared stationery and happily heading to the examination room.

Fortunately, the things happening in the village did not affect them for much time, and they arrived at their destination an hour before the exam.

They were divided into similar places, and at first glance, they were all full of people.

Most of them stayed together in groups of three or five, chatting about possible test questions and whether they had done some more practice questions the night before.

"I reviewed my worst subject last night. I'm so sleepy now. I hope I don't fall asleep during the exam, otherwise all my efforts will be in vain."

"You are so stupid. You usually cram for exams like this. But now it's the college entrance exam. If you fall asleep during the exam because of the cram school you did the night before, you will cry."

"Stop talking, I want to cry now."

"Look at the questions quickly. I'm sure there's an 80% chance that you'll get them. Come and look at them with me."

An 80% certainty can be said to be very high. When people around him asked him why he was so sure, the reason he gave was.

"No reason, it's just a hunch. I had a dream last night and vaguely felt that it was this question, or maybe it was a similar question type. Anyway, there's still some time before the start, so I'll hurry up and read two more questions."

After he said this, everyone around him thought it made sense. The main thing was that letting them stand and chat was a waste of time. There were also many people who were holding books and scrambling to read them.

Looking around, it seemed that only a few people didn't bring any books, such as Shen Zhizhu and Xu Haonan. When others were discussing, they just stood there blankly, not participating in the discussion, and had no books to read. In the eyes of others, they looked a bit awkward.

But everyone was a well-mannered person, they just took a curious look and most of them didn't say anything.

Except for a few people who look down on them.

"Who did I think you were? It turned out to be my cousin and her husband. I never thought you would actually take the exam. You have only studied for a few months and you dare to take the first batch of college entrance exams. As your cousin, I really admire you."

Shen Zhizhu was speechless. Did Shen Aiqiu install some kind of positioning device on her? How come he could meet her wherever he went?

She didn't even notice Shen Ai Qiu at all. It was amazing how she found her among so many people.

"If you dare to come, why should we not dare?"

Everyone was stunned when they heard this. How could someone dare to take the exam after studying for a few months? Moreover, there were two of them, and it seemed that they were together. I didn't know whether to praise their courage or just be at a loss.

"Oh my god, how many months have you two been studying?"

Shen Zhizhu was too lazy to explain to them, nor did he have any way to explain. He couldn't say that he had learned many years earlier than them. He could only ignore it in general.

"About the same, but I also study on weekdays, otherwise I wouldn't dare to take the exam."

A skinny boy, he was dressed neatly, but the words he said made people very dislike him.

"This is sheer nonsense. You think you can take the exam just because you know two words? This is a joke. You didn't bring any books with you and thought you were sure to win. Now it seems that you know you can't pass the exam and you just didn't bring any books with you, right? What do you think the college entrance examination is? Is it a joke?"

This thin boy obviously attached great importance to this exam. His eyes were full of disdain as he looked at Shen Zhizhu and Xu Haonan.

Shen Ai Qiu followed behind and seemed to be speaking for Shen Zhizhu, but in fact she was discrediting her.

"Comrade, please don't be angry. My cousin is just young. Maybe she came here to see the world. My family has advised her to study for two more years. When she is more solid, I will teach her based on my own test experience so that she can take the test more easily. But my cousin has made up her mind to do something since she was a child. We can't stop her even if we want to. However, let her go through the motions so that she won't be afraid when she takes the test in the future because she is unfamiliar with it. Don't criticize her."

The thin man actually believed these words with such a fragrant aroma. He was very sympathetic and felt that Shen Ai Qiu had suffered a lot.

"She is still this kind of person. I'm sure it will be very difficult for you to persuade her."

Shen Ai Qiu usually went down the stairs. Tears welled up in her eyes. She then turned her head to the side and wiped her tears with her hands.

"No, my cousin is very sensible, she just has a bad temper sometimes."

Shen Zhizhu picked his ear with his little finger and looked at Shen Aiqiu and the thin man. The two of them hit it off right away and seemed to understand and care for each other. If someone didn't know them well, they would have thought they knew each other very well.

"Hey, hey, hey, it's not nice to say bad things to me in front of me. Sometimes I just can't understand your train of thought, Shen Ai Qiu. If you have the time, why don't you go read a book like everyone else? Why do you come to me and say some inexplicable things and even cry? People who don't know would think that this man hit you."

Then she pointed at the thin man.

"And you, why do you believe everything she says? This woman is mean, don't you know? Stay away from her. I was close to her before, but in the end, I was forced to marry her in exchange for a dowry. Tsk, tsk, tsk, I don't know how horrible it is. Besides, how long have we studied? Does it conflict with the exam? Isn't it good to come and experience it? The reason we didn't bring books is because someone who had a grudge against our family set fire to our house last night. We were almost burned to death, let alone books."

Shen Zhizhu's plain words were like throwing a firecracker into the calm lake, blasting out many submerged fish.

"what!"

"Oh my God, what kind of hatred or grudge is this? They actually set fire to the house and killed people. This is a crime. Did you call the police? Are you injured?"

They saw that Shen Zhizhu and Xu Haonan had no visible burns on their bodies, not even their hair was burnt, and their clothes were brand new.

This... Who would have thought that the two people standing here calmly in the morning actually almost died last night.

"Cousin, I know you don't like your cousin to control you, but you can't tell lies to scare everyone. Stop it, we all live in the same village. If your house is on fire, how can I not know?"

He turned to look at Du Manjun who had remained silent.

"Brother Manjun, do you know about this?"

Du Manjun frowned. He was somewhat suspicious whether Shen Zhizhu had just lied. According to his previous understanding of Shen Zhizhu, the other party would not lie.

But the current Shen Zhizhu feels very strange and unsure.

"I'm not sure. I fell asleep early last night and didn't hear anything unusual."

Shen Zhizhu turned around and glanced at Xu Haonan, who happened to be looking at her as well. Judging from the expressions of the two men, they were unaware of the fire.