History of Women in the Wei Dynasty

Chapter 64 Braised Pig's Head by Du Tongding
Xi Jiao was the one who made the first move.

He almost kicked a student in the old building into becoming a eunuch.

To trace the cause of this fight, it's related to the increasingly clear distinction between the new and old museums. The new museum is the Eighth Division Museum, now nicknamed the "Playboy Museum," while the old museum has many nicknames, such as the Bamboo Gate Museum, the Winter-Cold-Summer-Hot Museum, and the Poor Scholar Museum.

To quell the criticism, the director decided to reform the system for this year's joint entrance examination, ordering all students in the eight branches to wear school uniforms and forbidding them from wearing valuable jewelry. When arranging seating, the two branches were overlapped, and spoiled brats like Xi Jiao were separated and relegated to the corners.

However, Xi Jiao was born with a noble appearance and was arrogant. Even when wearing ordinary student clothes, he was still elegant and handsome. He not only won the heart of the young lady, but also attracted those with homosexual tendencies.

The old schoolboy sitting next to him taking the exam was named Du Tongding; he was this kind of person.

When it came to the second round of the test, Xi Jiao walked around the desk to the right. Du Tongding seized the opportunity to raise his eyebrows and make eye contact with Xi Jiao. Xi Jiao endured it because this was a joint exam.

When he circled again, Du Tongding used the same tactic, his gaze even more lewd. Xi Jiao swept his leg across the groin. There were many students around, and the proctor, unaware of the reason, unfairly intervened, and Xi Jiao was the one who got groped.

How unreasonable! !
He wasn't going to take this stupid test! Xi Jiao climbed up the courtyard wall and called to his friends from a high place. In an instant, a group of playboys came running over like ants on a rainy day. They pulled down the desk, writing brushes, inkstones, and even the turban on the examiner's head to use as weapons.

When the culprit, Du Tongding, was carried away, his face looked like a braised pig's head.

Of course, Xi Jiao and his group were also badly beaten by the long-resentful students of the old school.

Wei Xue Guan (尉学馆).

After answering the questions, Wei Mao glanced at Wei Yao while briefly putting the bamboo slips back on his desk. The annoying Qu Rong was pacing around the desk; what a spoilsport!

Wei Zhen and Bu Yanzhen had also completed their final lap. The two were quite far apart, but coincidentally, none of the other students in the area had moved. Wei Zhen quickly glanced into the distance.

As the other person turned and walked away, they also timidly glanced at her from afar.

A single thread of love leads to the birth of countless talents.

The third round of the preliminary test will begin in a quarter to four o'clock.

As soon as Master Xue recited the first rule, the students exclaimed in surprise.

"All disciples in this area, stand facing each other from left to right. Silence!"

Wei Daozi and Xue Nixia had already set an example, standing face to face, separated by a desk.

Good heavens, what kind of exam is this? The students were puzzled, but also excited.

Wei Yao remembered that this examination method was called "shared learning among fellow students." The teacher who set up this method hoped that the students would get along well and establish friendly camaraderie among fellow students.

In her past life, she experienced "shared karma" for the first time, and it seemed that she was face to face with someone...

Okay, let's go with Qu Rong.

Qu Rong's face was practically filled with disgust and disdain!
Facing Wei Mao was Wei Puti.

Wei Jingze and Wu Jicheng were in the same group.

Wei Zhen and Chen Yu from Dormitory 5 formed a group.

All the students stood in pairs as demonstrated, and Master Xue then proceeded to the topic of the rules: "Trees and grasses are all plants, and all belong to the category of plants that grow from roots. This test will examine your knowledge of the various plants described in ancient poems."

"The method of setting questions is as follows: each time your senior brother, the monk from Weishan, reads out a plant, you do not need to write the poem title, just write down the plant name as he reads it, along with the corresponding annotation, and you do not need to include the explanation in Zheng Jian."

"The answer sheet is the roll of white paper on your desk. After you finish answering each question, immediately shout 'Answered!' and then smile at the students opposite you..."

"Whoa—" A continuous commotion arose, not just in Wei Yao's area.

Before Master Xue could reprimand him, Wei Daozi quickly gestured for his junior brothers to be quiet.

What needed to be said has already been said. Master Xue said with emotion, "We are all fellow students and share the same path. I hope you will cherish this pure time and forever remain fellow students. Wait for the bell to ring. The morning assessment will end at 11:30."

Inside Cui Academy, all the students were in pairs, exchanging strange glances, waiting for the chime to ring.

Kong Mi felt extremely tormented. The young lady opposite him, Changsun Zhi, stared at him with such intense eyes that he almost couldn't stand up straight. Yuan Heng and Hai Yeren were in the same group. Before the test even started, the two were already making faces at each other, laughing so hard their mouths were shaking.

Cui Zhi and Yuan Jingrong faced each other, one as still as a tree, the other always moving around.

The chime rang.

The main examination hall of Weishi Academy.

The chime rang.

The monk from Weishan read out the first question: "The poem 'Plum Blossoms' explains the plant...plum."

Wei Yao held the paper roll in her left hand. The paper was soft, and there were specific requirements for both the thickness of the rolled tube and the strength of her grip. Otherwise, the pen would slip, and the last stroke of the character would be weak and feeble.

Qu Rong was too eager to surpass her. He knew the answer to this question, so he rolled it up and hurriedly started writing. As a result, every time he lifted the pen, the paper bounced up and down. The first character, "盛," had many strokes, so he didn't even have to finish writing it before it became a mess.

Should I just keep writing or erase and rewrite it?
The burning desire to win made the decision for Qu Rong before he could act. He wrote the second character, feeling a bit better; the paper wasn't curling as badly. He was delighted and wrote the third one…

But out of the corner of his eye, he saw Wei Yao smiling and shouting, "Answered!"

Even those furthest away from her in the entire examination hall heard it. The students didn't have time to think at all. The question setters from each area almost unanimously announced the next question: "The poem 'Gathering Kudzu' asks for an explanation of the plant... Artemisia."

No... wait? What do you mean?
Didn't the exam rules say to read the next question before they finished answering?!
Lies! Humph!

Wei Yao was completely focused, writing the answers as quickly as if she were reading the poem slips while simultaneously working on them.

As soon as she heard the word "艾" (ài), she immediately wrote: "艾, therefore, treats illnesses."

Answered!

Wei Mao was experienced; he ignored her and continued writing the answer to "Ai" (艾). He also wrote the complete explanation for "Mei" (梅) in the first question, because he knew that if he followed Wei Yao's pace in answering the questions, there would only be one result: submitting a blank paper.

At the same time, each region read out the third question: "The poem 'Guanju' explains the plant... water chestnut."

Answered!

There wasn't even a half-breath interval between announcing the question and answering it!

Of course, it was still Wei Yao. The only plant in the poem "Guan Ju" is water lily, so the answer is "to connect with the rest." She wrote it quickly so that it would coincide with the time it took to be read aloud.

Oh, right, we can't forget to smile at Qu Rong.

This young lady truly lives up to her reputation. The monk from Weishan took a breath and continued reciting the fourth question.

This situation also occurred at Cui Academy, where Cui Zhi answered the questions while the others were just there to fill in the gaps.

If a poem describes only one type of plant, this clever boy can write down the answer as soon as the poem's title is given.

It was almost 9:30 AM when the state academy resumed its examinations.

The second test will not be retaken; all participants in the brawl will be given a blank paper as punishment.

The Yuan governor personally sat in the center of the examination hall, while four large cheetahs bared their teeth in the four directions of east, south, west, and north, cheering on their master.

Du Tongding, whose face was swollen like a braised pig's head, was carried back to the examination room and placed face-to-face with Xi Jiao, whose cheek was also bruised.

The examiner first asked Xi Jiao, "Student Xi Jiao, the governor asked me to ask you, may you continue the examination?"

Xi Jiao glared at Du Tongding, gritting her teeth as she replied, "Yes." After the exam, I'll beat you into a whole braised pig!

"The scholar Du Tongding, the governor has sent me to inquire..."

"Ning! I'm Ning." Du Tongding's mouth and eyes were swollen, and tears kept streaming down his face. Heh... I must say, Xi Jiao, shrouded in tears, is really handsome, even more handsome than the most expensive dancer in the Changyi Pavilion.

(End of this chapter)