Chapter 203 Second Monthly Exam
The next day, at dawn, the village was so quiet that only the occasional crowing of roosters could be heard.
Hu Zi stood in the school yard, puffed up his cheeks, and blew the wake-up horn loudly.
The sharp sound of the horn suddenly broke the tranquility of the early morning and echoed over the village.
Although they drank alcohol yesterday, the biological clocks that Su Yichen and the others had developed during this period still woke them up on time.
Everyone felt their head swelling as if they had been hit by a heavy object, and they climbed out of bed in a daze.
Yin Siqi sat on the bed, his eyes glazed over. He was stunned for a moment, as if he hadn't fully recovered from his hangover. "I seem to remember Chief Jiang Shan saying we'd have an exam today." He frowned, trying to recall what happened last night, but his head was a mess, unable to make sense of it.
The student sleeping in the bed opposite him stopped putting on his clothes, a look of confusion and disdain on his face, and said, "You're drunk and hallucinating, right?"
Anyway, he had no recollection of this incident. In his opinion, Yin Siqi must have been drunk and talking nonsense.
Yin Siqi also began to doubt himself. He scratched his head and muttered, "Maybe. Let's go. If we're late, Master Huzi will deduct points again."
The thought of the credits instantly sobered him up a bit, he jumped out of bed in a hurry and started to get dressed.
A quarter of an hour later, everyone stood neatly in front of Hu Zi in the yard.
After this period of training, their physical fitness has improved a lot. They used to be out of breath after running a few steps, but now they can run around the entire Taohua Village.
After finishing his run, Hu Zi looked at everyone and calmly told them, "After dinner, go directly to the third floor of the library."
"What!" Everyone stopped running towards the cafeteria and looked at Hu Zi in disbelief.
"Is your hearing not good? I say... after you finish your meal... go to the third floor of the library!" Seeing that everyone looked confused, Hu Zi raised his voice and even used his internal energy.
For a moment, Hu Zi's voice resounded throughout the entire school, startling the birds in the trees so much that they flapped their wings and flew away.
Yin Siqi slumped to the ground, his face filled with despair. "I was telling you I wasn't mistaken. Last night, Director Jiang did mention the assessment this morning."
"But we haven't been notified before..." A classmate muttered quietly, with confusion written all over his face.
"The principal and others can conduct the examination whenever they want. Why do we need to notify us?" another student said disapprovingly.
"And it's only been two days." Fu Wenhan said calmly, his hands folded across his chest.
"You are the first, so you don't have to worry. If I had known, I wouldn't have gone drinking yesterday. If I had read more books, maybe I could have passed the test by you." Yin Siqi looked at Fu Wenhan with an annoyed look on his face, with a hint of complaint in his tone.
Fu Wenhan glanced at him, his lips curled up slightly, revealing a confident smile. "Even if you cram at the last minute, you won't be able to beat me in the exam."
Yin Siqi snorted and turned his head away, unwilling to talk to this "King of Rolls" anymore.
Whether they like it or not, they have to go to the library after dinner.
Arriving at the library, Gu Jiayue stood at the door, looking at everyone with a half-smile, a hint of cunning in her eyes. "Did you have fun yesterday?"
The corners of her mouth rose slightly, with a hint of ridicule.
Everyone looked at her resentfully, their eyes filled with dissatisfaction and helplessness.
Unexpectedly, Director Gu was also a "bad" person, and he actually worked with Director Jiang to trick them.
"Okay, let's draw lots and find a seat." Gu Jiayue looked at everyone's expressions, couldn't help but smile, and urged.
Because they had taken the test once before, they were familiar with the process. As Yin Siqi drew the lot, he prayed, "Please don't let me get a bad number."
His face was full of tension and anticipation, and his eyes were fixed on the lottery box.
He rummaged around in the lottery tube for a long time before carefully drawing out a lot.
"Number three?" He opened his eyes and saw the number on the lot. A happy smile immediately appeared on his face. "Good lot!"
He remembered that number three seemed to be a good position last time.
He happily found seat number 3.
However, as he approached his seat, a foul odor hit him in the face.
His smile froze on his face instantly, his brows were tightly furrowed, and his expression became very ugly.
The stench also had a familiar smell.
He held his breath, his brain racing, wondering where on earth had he smelled this scent?
Seeing his face turn green, Gu Jiayue smiled mischievously and kindly explained his confusion. "This is a stinky medicine that Master Lin prepared overnight based on my uncle's vomit from last night."
"What!" Yin Siqi widened his eyes, his face full of horror and disbelief.
He asked why this taste was so familiar.
Yesterday, when he went to the toilet, he happened to see the man vomiting at the toilet door. The white flesh spitting out of his mouth left a deep visual impact on him, coupled with the disgusting smell, he felt that he would never forget it in his life.
He hadn't expected to draw this "flavor" today. And he would have to live with it for the next three days!
Thinking of this, he felt a sense of despair.
"Master, I want to give up the exam. I don't want to take it anymore!" The smell was so pungent that he felt he couldn't stand it for three days. There was a hint of crying in his voice.
"You can't give up the exam. If you give up once, you will be kicked out of the academy." Jiang Luli appeared in the examination room at some point.
His voice was low and authoritative. He put his hands behind his back and looked at everyone with a stern expression.
No one dared to say a word, and the examination room suddenly became so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
Yin Siqi could only hold his breath and sit in his seat with a tortured expression on his face.
But the stench was too overbearing, his body trembled slightly, and his face was full of pain and helplessness.
Just when he was about to vomit, a handkerchief suddenly appeared on his table.
When he turned around, he saw Fu Shuyan sitting next to him, looking at him indifferently.
Yin Siqi was a little confused.
I don't understand why he gave me a handkerchief. Wouldn't it be detrimental to his image as a grown man if he used it?
Just as he picked up the handkerchief and was about to return it to Fu Shuyan, a gust of wind blew, and the sour and stinky smell came to his nose.
He quickly covered his nose with his hand, which happened to be the hand holding the handkerchief.
A cool smell rushed to my head, immediately diluting the unpleasant smell.
"This..." He looked at the handkerchief in surprise, then glanced at Fu Shuyan. He saw him take out another handkerchief from his sleeve, tie it around his face, and then start to answer the questions.
I see!
Yin Siqi quickly followed his example and tied the handkerchief under his nose.
He could already smell that the handkerchief must have been soaked in plants like mint, and the cool smell made him feel much more comfortable.
The exam lasted three days, and he only had this handkerchief, so he had to finish the test quickly while the smell of the handkerchief was still there. Otherwise…
Gu Jiayue lit the incense on the table. The curling green smoke slowly rose, adding a touch of tranquility to the examination room. Then she picked up the gong and struck it hard. "The exam begins!"
For a moment, the only sounds on the entire third floor were the wind and the rustling of clothes on the table. Everyone was immersed in the tense exam, answering the questions seriously.
After Gu Jiayue thought about her two lives three times, the morning finally ended.
Mr. Du and Huo Junyu came to exchange invigilation with them.
The two walked out of the examination room. Gu Jiayue breathed a sigh of relief, a look of fatigue appearing on her face.
She stretched and moved her body.
Being an invigilator was really too difficult. She couldn't even think about all the ups and downs in her life.
She was curious for a moment and asked Jiang Luli beside her quietly, "What were you thinking about while you were invigilating?"
Jiang Luli raised his brows, "Do the test questions first, then think about the first half of your life to see if there is any enemy you have forgotten to avenge. If the time has not come yet, then recite the Four Books and Five Classics silently. Usually, the time is up before you finish reciting silently." He said seriously, with a serious expression on his face, and he didn't look like he was joking at all.
Gu Jiayue couldn't help but give a thumbs-up, her eyes full of admiration. "What a tough guy! He can even memorize the Four Books and Five Classics." She praised sincerely.
"What about you?" He turned slightly and looked at Gu Jiayue.
It was a rare opportunity to chat alone, and Jiang Luli also wanted to know more about Gu Jiayue.
Gu Jiayue smiled, her eyes narrowed into slits, looking very cute. "It's similar to you, but I can't recite the Four Books and Five Classics by heart. The content is too much. I will write the story in my mind."
Looking at the girl in front of him, Jiang Luli's lips curled up slightly, and he couldn't help but tease her. "So you wrote all those notebooks you mentioned yourself?" There was a hint of teasing in his eyes.
Gu Jiayue didn't react for a moment, and a confused look appeared on her face.
"It's the story about you discovering papermaking." Jiang Luli explained further when he saw her puzzled expression.
"Huh?" Gu Jiayue finally realized that the lie she had casually told back then was constantly hitting her today. A hint of embarrassment flashed across her face, and her eyes were a little evasive. "Haha, you remembered it wrongly. I was talking about a travelogue."
She laughed dryly, trying to hide her embarrassment.
"Oh? Really? Then maybe I remembered it wrongly." Jiang Luli knew that she was covering up, and sighed in his heart, hey, the little girl is really smart, her tricks didn't work.
But it doesn't matter, it's just a trivial matter anyway.
The two of them walked forward, chatting casually, and before they knew it, they had walked out of the school.
At this time, the afterglow of the setting sun shone on them, giving their figures a golden edge.
"Okay, I'm going home. You should go back too, you still have to invigilate the exam tomorrow morning." Gu Jiayue stopped and looked at Jiang Luli with a smile on her face.
Jiang Luli opened his mouth, wanting to send her home.
But her family has moved next to the school, and it's only about ten minutes' walk from the door. It would seem a bit impolite to send her there when it's so close.
Although his intentions were not pure, he did not dare to show them too obviously for fear of scaring the girl away.
He hesitated for a moment, and finally just said, "Okay, be careful."
Just as the two were about to part, a girl timidly approached and asked in a low voice, "Excuse me, are you Principal Gu?"
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