Although the open space in front of Qingzhu Academy was spacious, it was also limited by the space and was not enough for dozens of people to dance at the same time, so the principals of each academy drew lots and divided them into three groups.
After the groups were formed, musical instruments began to play at Qingzhu Academy.
After Lao Buyu's explanation, Shen Cui realized that the test today was about "Da Fu", which was said to have been written during the reign of King Cheng Tang and used to offer sacrifices to Jiang Yuan, the ancestor of the Zhou Dynasty.
This was the first time that Shen Cui had seen music and dance on such a large scale.
At first glance, one is quickly attracted by this solemn and classical dance, as if one is really watching a solemn and grand sacrifice.
It wasn't until the second group came on stage that Lao Buyu called her back to her senses, "Where is the young man who is proficient in mathematics that the headmaster mentioned? Why is he still nowhere to be seen?"
Cuiwei Academy performed well in the first two games, but his senior brother never looked over here, as if he didn't know him.
The monk in front brought a lottery box for the heads of various schools to draw lots to decide the order of appearance. Chen Cui directly reported that she had given up. Later, when the monk conveyed this news, Ling Qingming glanced at him several times intentionally or unintentionally.
Although the two were very far apart and could not see each other's eyes clearly, Lao Buyu had a vague feeling that the other party was eyeing him covetously.
"If he doesn't come, I'll compete in that match by myself." Lao Buyu touched his butt, his expression was both fearful and determined.
He has seen the efforts of the two children during this period. They are trying to protect him as a teacher. As a teacher, he cannot let the two children down and must ensure that they enter the re-examination.
Of course, if he really had the nerve to compete with those elementary school students, it would be considered an absurd act, and he would definitely not escape the beating from his senior brother.
Mu Erpang and Wei Xi were of course not happy to hear this. They were about to say that it didn't matter if they didn't make it to the retest, but Shen Cui said, "The young man might have been stopped outside. I'll go outside to greet him and go to the toilet at the same time."
After giving the instructions, Shen Cui came down from the stands.
Because there had never been such a grand music and dance performance in the small town, the spectators in the outer circle were not only scholars and literati, but also many ordinary people who came to watch the fun.
It took Chen Cui quite some effort to squeeze in front of the monk who was maintaining order.
Although there are many people from the academy who came to participate in the competition today, Shen Cui is the only female, so Zhaifu still remembers her.
When he saw her, the monk said, "Husband... Are you looking for the young man who was told to come later? No one has come here to guarantee the name of your academy."
Shen Cui then said, "Yes, maybe he was blocked by too many people, so I came out to look for him."
She and the 'young man' would definitely not appear at the same time later, so Chen Cui was afraid that Zhaifu might not remember clearly, so she gave a detailed description of 'his' physical features and clothing, and asked Zhaifu to let him in when he saw him.
After politely thanking her, Shen Cui left the competition venue.
Everyone's attention was on the music and dance, and no one paid attention to her. She turned around and found a secluded dead end, and confirmed with the system: "Is there anyone nearby? 】
[Confirm there is no one.] The host has at least a quarter of an hour to change his clothes. 】
Chen Cui first took out the scholar's robe and began to undress herself. In the past, when she changed clothes and took a bath, she would block the system or the system would avoid her, but this time she would definitely use the system to change her clothes.
The system had no choice but to say, "Host, please don't do this outside. I will enable a one-click dressing function for you." 】
So Shen Cui didn't have to take it off and put it on again. She just used it with one click like in a dress-up game and put on the ordinary scholar's robe she designed.
After changing clothes, Shen Cui bought the disguise pill produced by the system.
Before taking it out and taking it, Shen Cui checked the data she had set again, and found something wrong.
[Disguise Pill] Among all the data that can be set, voice settings are not included.
If I can't change my voice, won't I be exposed as soon as I speak?
Seeing that she had discovered it, the system no longer hid it and said directly: [As for the Disguise Pill, of course it only has the effect of disguising oneself. Of course, there are other things in the system that can help the host. 】
After saying that, the system sent her a pop-up window and pushed a [Onomatopoeia Pill]. The price is also 500 points.
Since August, Chen Cui began to consciously accumulate shopping points, and the system no longer set up any crazy consumption traps. She still has about 1,000 shopping points left.
Although she had more than enough points, the retest might have to wait until tomorrow. It would be more than 12 hours since this transformation before it was her turn to appear in her new identity for the second time. 500 points of them are reserved for buying the second Disguise Pill.
If she bought two pills at a time, her pockets would be emptied by the system!
The system felt a little guilty, and its voice was a little gentler than usual: [Don’t be angry, I saw that you didn’t ask before, so I didn’t push it to you. 500 points is indeed not cheap, but the host wants to win the reward for the retest...】
Time was limited, and Shen Cui was too lazy to argue with him. She went straight to the face-pinching interface, removed her tongue, and swallowed the pill.
In the blink of an eye, Shen Cui's figure disappeared, and the person standing in the place turned into a thin young boy.
She didn't feel any discomfort, except that her mouth was a little uncomfortable - if a normal person suddenly lost his tongue, even if there was no real pain, it would definitely feel uncomfortable. But Shen Cui would rather be dumb than fall into the system's consumption trap again!
Chen Cui didn't bring a mirror, so she looked in a puddle of water on the side of the road. Her figure, appearance, and even hairstyle were exactly the same as the data set in the system.
After packing up, she observed the alley like a thief for a while, and only after confirming that there was no one nearby did Shen Cui walk back into the crowd.
After some more effort, Shen Cui squeezed in front of Zhaifu. Although he could not speak now, he had thought that the face he designed was too ordinary and difficult to confirm without a memory point, so when designing the scholar's robe, he also made a Cuiwei orchid mark on the chest of the robe.
When Zhaifu saw him, he immediately said, "Your headmaster just came out to look for you. Go in quickly, don't look back and miss the competition."
Shen Cui respectfully bowed to him like a scholar and thanked him.
After letting him in, the monk and the people around him laughed and said, "I thought the female headmaster was lacking in words. She described the man as 'neither white nor black skin, neither big nor small eyes, neither high nor low nose, neither square nor round face shape, the most ordinary appearance'... Isn't this just a waste of words? Hey, I didn't expect there is really someone who looks like this. It's really a very ordinary face."
When Chen Cui came over, the second group of music and dance had just finished and the third group of music and dance had just ended.
She knew the location of her own stands, but she still pretended to search for it and came to Lao Buyu and the others.
Although her scholar's robe was different from Cuiwei's school uniform, it was embroidered with the same emblem. Lao Buyu was naturally like the monk, and he recognized at a glance that the young man in front of him was the foreign aid.
Although he complained that he was late, Lao Buyu would not blame the junior if he really saw him. He just said, "The headmaster went to look for you. Maybe there were too many people and you two got separated. You should sit down and rest first."
Lao Buyu's eyes involuntarily fell on his right hand which was half turned outward. He thought to himself that it was no wonder that his math skills were quite good but his handwriting was like that. It turned out that he had some physical disability.
After taking a quick glance, Lao Buyu quickly looked away and began to ask where 'he' was from. How old are you? What’s your name?
Shen Cui opened her mouth and showed him her tongueless mouth, then smiled apologetically and reached out to write her name on her palm for him to see.
"Mr. Zhang, from Liaocheng, fourteen years old." Lao Buyu felt sad as he read the words he wrote. He thought that God was unfair, as he gave him a smart brain but made him disabled.
It is no wonder that such a mathematical genius could not find a college to affiliate with.
Most scholars nowadays are as concerned about their reputation as his senior brother. Even other small academies in the county would probably think that 'he' is bringing shame to them.
And there would be no need to waste resources on such a young man who is destined not to pass the imperial examination and become an official.
Although the young man in front of him was of very ordinary figure and appearance, and could not be found in a crowd, his smile was genuine and he openly showed his shortcomings to others, without becoming gloomy or inferior because of his disability.
At such a young age, he has such high attainments in mathematics and such a broad mind. Even Lao Buyu, who claims to have seen the vicissitudes of life, cannot compare to him!
His emotions were in turmoil and his eyes turned red unconsciously.
With him taking the lead, the sincere Mu Erpang and the sensitive Wei Xi also shed tears.
Chen Cuiren was also dumbfounded. She never expected that her tricks to save money would actually make Lao Buyu and the two children cry? !
However, they also knew that they shouldn't act like this in front of the boy, so they quickly adjusted their mood and served him tea and snacks as if nothing had happened.
Fortunately, the third music and dance ended quickly, and after the judges gave their scores, it was time for the fourth competition.
"The fourth game, let's count!"
As soon as Ling Qingming finished his announcement, Shen Cui stood up and gave Lao Buyu a scholar's salute, indicating that she was leaving.
She was afraid of being tired and crying, so after performing the ceremony, Chen Cui left immediately.
When watching on the sidelines earlier, Shen Cui was already extremely nervous. Now that she was on the field and needed to perform, her palms were sweating.
The dozens of tables in front were moved over by a group of monks. After Chen Cui lined up and sat down, she took a few deep breaths and turned to look at her own stand.
Seeing Lao Buyu, Mu Erpang and Wei Xi, she felt a little relieved.
The papers were handed out soon.
The content of the preliminary examination was indeed simple, and was based on the outline of the Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art.
There are nine questions in total, corresponding to "square field", "millet", "decline", "small width", "commercial work", "equal distribution", "surplus and deficiency", "equation" and "Pythagorean theorem" in the book respectively.
The question types did not change, only the numbers were changed according to the example questions in the book.
For such a simple question, what matters is definitely speed.
Along with the test paper, there were also several sheets of manuscript paper.
Of course, Chen Cui didn't use manuscript paper. Firstly, she was not proficient in using a brush, and secondly, she had become accustomed to the online course education system in her brain - simulating a Q-version man of herself in her brain, complete with a classroom, a desk, and various stationery.
Of course, the system did not give her any convenience. Before the gong sounded, announcing the start of the test, the little man in Shen Cui's mind could not move, and she could only mark the papers like other students present.
After a while, the gong was struck and the exam began!
The place returned to silence, with only the rustling sound of people's pens writing and calculating.
Shen Cui also closed her eyes, and the little man in her mind began to calculate rapidly on the desk.
Ling Qingming and several other judges were still patrolling the venue. When they walked up to him and found that he didn't move, they naturally slowed down their pace and took a few more glances at him.
After seeing the Cuiwei orchid mark on the boy's robe, Ling Qingming glanced unhappily in the direction of the stands where Lao Buyu was - his junior brother was indeed a worry-inducing one. Cuiwei's performance in the first two games was quite good, and he thought Lao Buyu had changed his personality. He didn't expect Cuiwei to give up in the third game... Maybe she was embarrassed to give up in the fourth game, so she just let someone here to fool around!
But it’s also good this way. Ling Qingming rubbed his fingertips, already thinking about how to use the vine passed down by his teacher.
While in a daze, Ling Qingming continued to inspect the examination room, and when he turned to Chen Cui again, 'he' suddenly opened his eyes and moved.
He picked up the pen with his oddly shaped hand in a slightly clumsy manner, dipped it in ink, and wrote the answers directly on the test paper without using any draft paper.
One question, two questions, three questions... He actually finished all nine questions in one breath, and then raised his hand to indicate that he wanted to hand in the paper!
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