Chapter 65 Chapter 65 Entrance Examination (bug hunting)
Under the devilish torture of Nan Shuang and Nan Qiao, the troops finally looked a bit elite. Only more than 30 people went to suppress the bandits last time, and the rest of them clamored for equal treatment, which led to the subsequent bandit suppression efforts.
By suppressing bandits, they also gained considerable practical experience.
Whenever they couldn't hold on any longer, Nan Shuang and Nan Qiao only needed to say, "Don't you want to protect your family?"
Family, yes, the reason they joined the army was to protect Li County and their families.
Think about your family. For them to live such a stable and happy life, you can grit your teeth and persevere no matter how hard it is.
But Lin Si still felt unstable.
Because the troops had no horses, even if the infantry was elite, fighting on horseback and fighting without horseback were two completely different things.
The Central Plains lost its northwestern pastures since the early days of Dachen, and the northwestern pastures were occupied by Nanzhao and Xiping.
Even though a horse farm was set up on Jinnan Road, it was small in scale and inefficient.
Lin Si now has no plans to trade with Nanzhao Xiping for horses. Without horses, she can use other methods to increase her combat effectiveness.
Why not just use some black gunpowder?
Once successful, we can make some simple early thermal weapons, which can also temporarily make up for the disadvantage of not having horses.
Such a dangerous thing must not be handed over to the children of the second session of Wugengtian.
Lin Si called Ding Pu over.
After a few months of vacation, Ding Pu's muscles have visibly relaxed. It seems that he has not moved at all during the vacation. However, he is still a little different from his initial thin figure.
Ding Pu was very nervous. He didn't know what the county lady wanted to see him for, but every time the county lady looked for him, it was definitely not good news!
Lin Si recognized Ding Pu's ability and was also familiar with his personality, so he said straight to the point: "I think you are not suitable for blacksmithing."
Ding Pu's expression immediately changed from gloomy to bright, as fast as the face-changing in Sichuan Opera.
"I think so too!"
Lin Si gave Ding Pu a "kind" smile and said, "So I plan to hand over another matter to you."
Ding Pu asked tentatively, "I wonder what it is? If it has to do with physical labor..."
He really can't do physical work. He is like a salted fish and can't move at all.
"Of course not."
Ding Pu smiled happily, "That's good. I am willing to go through fire and water for the county lady."
As long as he doesn't do blacksmithing or physical labor, he's willing to do anything!
Damn, he looks so ugly with all his muscles.
Three days later.
Ding Pu fell into deep thought as he smelled the sulfur on himself.
This time he was really going through fire and water. He probably knew what gunpowder was.
Why did he feel like he had just gotten out of one pit and fell into another?
The county lord gave him not only the formula for black powder, but also a whole page of safety operating procedures that was longer than the formula.
Ding Pu valued his life very much and followed the procedures strictly at every step. Just for the grinding part, he would move twice as if he wanted to be eight feet away.
Although this gunpowder is important, his life is more important!
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The entrance examination is scheduled for October, and there are less than ten days left.
As the first batch of students in the school, their parents attach great importance to this entrance examination.
For example, Shitou looked down and saw that there were the least potatoes and sweet potatoes in his bowl.
These days, Shitu cooks according to the recipes in the newspaper whenever he gets home. The recipes in this month's newspaper are exactly the nutritious meals for candidates, a combination of meat and vegetables.
Kang Zhuqing also whispered, "We'll take whatever score we can get. Mother won't rush you, but you can't do worse than the son of the Jiang family next door, otherwise I'll be mad to death."
The newspaper also mentioned things to pay attention to before the exam, the most important of which is not to put pressure on children.
Kang Zhuqing obviously saw it, but not completely.
Shitou rubbed his temples and said, "Mom, Dad, please don't do this. It makes me feel weird. Besides, the son of Madam Jiang next door is terrible at studying. Even if your son closes his eyes and writes randomly, he can still score higher than him."
Kang Zhuqing said with an embarrassed look: "Didn't I read it in the newspaper?"
Shitou was helpless: "The newspaper said not to put pressure on the candidates. I'm not used to you giving me special treatment like this. Just treat it like normal."
Shi Jin also came back from get off work at this time. Shi Jin was very trusted by Lin Si. Lin Si had privately contacted her and Yao Niang and said that he would open a textile workshop in another place in the future, and she and Yao Niang might have to manage one workshop each.
There was no reason for Shi Jin to refuse.
After all, Lin Si's original intention has not changed since the first time she improved the farm tools.
Seeing Shi Jin coming back, Shi Tou seemed to have found a savior.
Only my sister hasn't changed from beginning to end!
Shi Jin: "I know you are nervous, but this will affect Shitou's mentality. Just like usual, I will just make some nutritious meals."
The stone chick nodded like pecking at rice.
The same thing happened in Xu Chuo's family.
Xu Yan was a candidate, and Xu Chuo was very concerned about her and asked her about her well-being, which made Xu Yan annoyed.
"Brother, don't ask anymore."
Xu Chuo: The clingy, well-behaved, sensible and obedient sister is gone.
Xu Tai came back from mining and was amazed by this scene.
If it were in the past, he would never have imagined that he would be able to learn the Han language, live in a Han city-state, and attend a Han school in this life.
This time, the questions were jointly set by Zuo You and Ting Yu. The difficulty level is about that of a fifth-grade primary school student.
After all, the students in the school only have two classes a day and have only studied for less than two years.
Lin Si looked at the questions and felt that the difficulty was moderate. The full score was 200 points. He would wait until the results came out before deciding the passing score for the technical school and the passing score for admission to higher education.
Movable type printing was used for newspapers, so it could naturally also be used for printing entrance examinations.
However, the workers in charge of printing are not allowed to come and go freely after the papers are printed, and someone has to deliver their three meals a day.
Guo Zi came to report the news from Lingzhou and the counties of Xihe Road to Lin Si. When he learned that the test papers were now printed, he could only sigh, "We didn't have such conditions before!"
In this way, the first entrance examination in Li County officially began.
The students were escorted to school by their parents, carrying cross-body bags.
When people on the street see students carrying cross-body bags, they will smile and say, "Do well in the exam."
Shitou didn't want Kang Zhuqing and Shitu to send him off, he only wanted Shijin to send him off.
Kang Zhuqing almost lost control of his temper, "You kid!"
Shi Jin put on his clothes and said, "Mother, let me take it there. I can go to work after that."
Shitou and Shijin were walking on the road. People kept greeting Shijin along the way. Seeing Shitou next to her, she was startled at first. "That's Shitou, right? He's grown up so much. You have the entrance exam today? You must do well in it."
Shitou: "Sister, you are really amazing now. So many people are greeting you."
The brother and sister chatted casually and met many parents who were sending their children to school.
Shitou saw Lan Niang. This was the first time he saw Lan Niang coming to school not alone.
Lan Niang's mother works in a textile workshop. Lan Niang has good grades and is basically a sure thing for further education.
Shi Jin understood Chun Yi's message and talked to Lan Niang's mother.
Lan Niang's mother really didn't want her to continue her studies. Tuition was one reason, and another was that there was no one to take care of her younger siblings at home.
Shi Jin's attitude was very clear. If Lan Niang passed the exam but someone did not allow her to study, it would be against the county lord's wishes. She should know what the consequences would be.
Only then did Lan Niang's mother behave herself.
This is also what Lin Si did to avoid the situation where someone passed the exam but was not allowed to go to school by their parents.
Zuo You and Ting Yu also worked with the students on this, telling them that if they passed the exam and their parents did not allow them to study, they could come to the school to find them.
Arriving at the school gate, Shitou patted his chest and said, "Sister, I will do well in the exam!"
Lan Niang thought about it and said to her mother, "Mother, I will do well in the exam."
But Lan Niang's mother wanted to make a sarcastic remark, but when she turned around and saw Shi Jin standing not far away, she immediately remembered the conversation a few days ago.
He held back the words.
She couldn't afford to lose her job in the textile workshop.
So he said calmly, "Do your best in the exam. I heard there are scholarships for those who are in the top three in the grade."
He turned around and said warmly, "Team Leader Shi, you're here to take your child to the exam too. It's just right that we can go to work in the workshop together."
Shitou and Lan Niang walked into the school together, and coincidentally, they were in the same examination room.
This exam was divided into four exam rooms, and all the free students were called in to supervise the exams.
Tingyu greeted Yang Yidong who came to supervise the exam, and then Tingyu said while removing the sealing wax that even if you don't write, you can't cheat, and if you are found cheating, your score will be cancelled immediately.
Then he distributed the papers with Yang Yidian.
Tingyu explained that the name and test number should be written outside the sealing line. When the time was up, Wugengtian outside rang the bell, which meant that the test session had begun.
The first subject is Chinese.
Lan Niang first turned the paper over and looked at the composition topic on the back.
An Unforgettable Little Thing
Then he quickly turned back.
This is her habit of answering questions. She is used to having a basic idea of the composition in her mind first. When answering reading comprehension and other questions, she can quickly piece together a general idea of the composition's content in her mind.
Yang Yidong walked around bored. Under such intimidation, no one would dare to cheat.
In the second half of the exam, most people were answering reading comprehension questions. Of course, those who were quicker were already thinking about their essays.
But Yang Yidong discovered an exception. Not only did she answer the questions quickly, but she also started writing the composition directly after finishing the reading comprehension, without any time to think like others.
Yang Yidong stopped in front of Lan Niang's table.
She watched Lan Niang write the first paragraph of the composition.
It’s well written.
You can tell at a glance that he has studied seriously, so admission to higher education is a sure thing.
Unlike the young man in the first row, who answered that question.
Yang Yidong just kept shaking his head.
Lan Niang was the first to finish writing, and she even had time to check the paper.
The bell rang, the exam time was up, and the papers began to be collected.
Lan Niang felt very good about herself. As long as the composition did not lose points, she felt that the probability of getting full marks was very high.
As soon as the test is over, everyone starts chattering about answers outside the exam room.
It was a time when some were happy and some were sad.
I went home to eat lunch at noon, took a short rest, and then took another math test in the afternoon.
Kang Zhuqing and Shitu didn't dare to ask a single question and just urged Shitou to take a nap.
In the afternoon, when the math test started, Yang Yidong was very curious whether the little girl who had studied math in the morning would also be good at it.
It is true.
The young man in the first row had a hard time solving a linear equation, and he gave up on the following questions.
Yang Yidong is optimistic about this little girl.
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