Wei Shu

Zuo Shen seemed to be very familiar with Liu Qiao's actions. As soon as Liu Qiao opened his mouth, he ran away before his words could be heard. His movements were as fast as a rabbit running away.

When Liu Qiao saw it, he became even more angry, blowing his beard and staring, and tried his best to catch up. So, the two of them ran in a circle around the big bookcase, quarreling and frothing at the mouth as they ran:

"With the sentence 'Speak one's will and establish one's mind', it is clear that there are countless articles that can be done, but this guy insists on being new and original, writing special characters in different styles. This is a show of skill! An unnecessary show of skill!"

"The great road to simplicity, the great road to simplicity, do you understand? Why do you have to write a long article about something that can be said in one sentence? That is not an article, it is a foot wrap! A smelly foot wrap !”

"Academic studies should be down-to-earth, and study should be done seriously. How can we ignore small things and magnify them? How can we take advantage of trivial matters? I, White Rock Academy, will never help promote such unhealthy tendencies!"

"Knowing yourself as brilliant does not mean that you are stronger than brilliant; that you are more skillful than clumsy does not mean that your skill is weaker than clumsiness. If you ask a smart child to imitate a fool, isn't it just cutting off his feet to fit the shoes? Isn't it going against the grain? I, White Rock Academy, will never tolerate your stubbornness. Open your eyes."

"A gentleman talks but never moves... much less moves his feet... I would like to advise you not to rely on your old age!"

"If the road is uneven, someone will shovel it; if things are uneven, someone will take care of it! I insist on taking action! I insist on moving my feet! I insist on relying on the old and selling the old. What's wrong?"

The two of them were arguing and running. After a few laps, Liu Qiao was exhausted. He stopped first and held on to the corner of the desk. He was out of breath and couldn't straighten up for a long time.

Stretching to the left was not much better. He stood at the other end with a red face and a thick neck, taking a big handkerchief to wipe the sweat on his head.

They are all industrious scholars. They usually spend a lot of time sitting and less time standing. They can't afford to run like this. They are already very tired.

Seeing that the two of them finally calmed down, Lin Shuying and others took a moment and stepped forward to try to persuade each other. From time to time, the two of them would have a few words across the table, and there was another noise in the room.

In the end, it was Zuo Shen who decided the ranking of this article in the name of the examiner:
Excellent second place.The top prize was awarded to a vernacular essay.

No one had any objection to this ranking. Only Liu Qiao muttered a few words, "I still like the previous one," but he didn't express any objection.

That vernacular article was innocent, simple, and full of interest. It didn't make any big ideas, but when I read it, I felt like the silent and clear drops of spring rain. When I turned over the book and thought about it, I could taste another taste. Even Liu Qiao was fascinated by it at that time, which shows the wonderfulness of his writing.

Naturally, only some women's academies can pass such popular essays, but those in formal schools must have elegant essays, especially in the imperial examination.

After the marking was completed, it was getting late, the dusk clouds were falling in the sky, and the north wind was blowing hard.

The door of the Biao Sheng Pavilion opened in the dusk, and all the masters filed out, with tired looks on their faces.

Tired of reading papers, tired of arguing, Quan Wu Xing is even more tired, and trying to break up the fight is simply... tiring on top of tiring.

Fortunately, there were only a few candidates this year, so only two hundred students got zero marks. It took only an hour to finish reading the paper, but everyone could still live and eat. If it took two more days, at least two of the five people would go crazy.

After sitting (noisy) in the house for several hours, I was blown away by the cold wind after I went out, which lifted my spirits a bit. Everyone was not in a hurry to leave, but slowly evacuated in the corridor.

At this time, several female students who stayed in the academy to help happened to pass by. They met all the masters and hurriedly bowed and saluted. The clear voice of the girl came one after another, sweeping away the silence of winter.

The masters stepped forward to encourage them a few words, and then walked forward slowly, occasionally whispering a few words to each other, and soon they were far away.

The female students looked at the masters' backs with admiration on their faces, and whispered there:
"The director is so scary. I get scared when I see him."

"Yes, yes, Director Zuo never smiles. His stern face is very scary."

"Mr. Lin said that the skirt she is wearing today is really beautiful. She drew a picture and made the same one." "I just heard Mr. Huaishan say that 'the great path leads to simplicity', and Master Zuo also said 'set one's heart and express one's ambition', but he I wonder what they are talking about?"

"What else can gentlemen talk about when they are gathered together? Of course they are talking about some profound knowledge. Ah, I really want to hear what the gentlemen have to say. It must be very interesting."

"Let me tell you guys, let's get down to business first, okay? It will be dinner time in a while, so don't let anyone be hungry again and grind your teeth late at night."

The last words finally woke up the little ladies who were whispering, and also caused a burst of laughter.

"Dong——", the dusk drum was beaten on the city outline, and it was far away and boundless, scattering into the whole city with the wind.

It was almost dark, and the academy was about to be closed, so the ladies no longer wanted to chat, so they left soon.

The courtyard that was bustling just now became deserted.

Under the skylight that was about to become dusk but not yet dusk, the corners of the Biao Sheng Pavilion were flying up, and a piece of residual cloud was hanging. The clouds were thick and gray, like cotton balls that had been left for many years.

I don't know when, some fine flying wadding slowly fell from the cotton wadding.

Snowing.

The falling snowflakes were silent but magnificent, covering the city in less than a night.

The next morning, Bianjing City was already covered in snow, but the snow had not stopped and was still falling on the ground.

In the east building of Baishi Academy, the charcoal basin in the corner of the room has been extinguished. Wei Shu is sitting in front of the small table, surrounded by a group of young girls who are also sitting upright.

She heard a slight chattering of teeth.

The weather was actually not cold, and the little girls' clothes were quite thick, but the reason why some people were shivering was because of nervousness.

Today is the second session of the Baishi Academy entrance examination - the art selection.

Yesterday's session was the literary test.

The Literary Examination tests students' writing ability, but there are no rules on how students answer questions. Poems, lyrics, essays, poems, and even slang can all be written down;
The skills of young ladies are the ones that are tested in art selection schools.

This so-called skill is also quite broad, including elegant items such as piano, chess, and painting, as well as miscellaneous items such as female craftsmanship, cooking, tea ceremony, flower arranging, etc., as well as the six arts of the gentleman such as mathematics, imperial examination, and the less popular farming, etc. It can be called complete.

The results of these two exams will be combined to form a general list. Under the general list, it is divided into a literary list and an art list. Those with outstanding scores in the three lists will be selected for inclusion.

As for the evaluation of candidates' scores, the literary test and the art selection each account for half.

This is also a consideration for young ladies from poor families, farmers and common people.

They rarely have the opportunity to study. If they rely solely on the literary test, it will not be fair to them, and it will also deprive them of the way to study and progress in disguise.

In addition, as a woman, being good at certain skills, knowing how to run a house, and being knowledgeable about leisure and elegance are also necessary for being a wife and mother, so this art selection will account for half of the proportion.