We said we would experience life, fairy, how did you become real?

Moreover, because there were more and more scholars in Qi, the jobs of private tutors and document drafting became very popular.

In the state of Qi today, there are many poor scholars, such as village chiefs.

"Village chief, I'm off." At the village entrance, Xiao Mo bid farewell to the village chief and his family.

"Take these travel expenses." The village chief stepped forward and handed a bundle to Xiao Mo.

Aunt Chen snorted and turned her head away, but didn't say anything.

Ignoring his wife, the village chief instructed Xiao Mo, "Do your best on the exam. There's no need to put too much pressure on yourself. With your talent, you should be able to pass. We'll wait for your good news."

"Yes." Xiao Mo bowed to the village chief's family and then turned and walked away.

This year's children's examination was held in Qingshan County, which was fortunately not far from Shiqiao Village, only a day's journey away.

After arriving in Qingshan County, Xiao Mo had a good night's sleep.

Two days later, Xiao Mo took the exam.

There is no age limit for the children's test.

There were children as young as eight or nine, and elderly people in their fifties or sixties.

These elderly men have taken the exam for so many years, yet they are still only "children" (a low-ranking scholar).

If the preliminary examination alone was so competitive, the subsequent provincial and metropolitan examinations would be even more so.

One of the tasks in the Book of a Hundred Generations, "Entering the Imperial Court as an Official," is truly not easy!

"Does this mean I'll never become an official no matter how many times I take the exams?"

Xiao Mo thought to himself.

Chapter 29 You stinky Xiao Mo, I don't even recognize you!

The format and content of the children's examination in the State of Qi were similar to those in the Ming Dynasty of ancient China, but there were also many differences.

The first round of exams was relatively simple, testing memorization of the Four Books and Five Classics, as well as annotation of some passages. Finally, the topic was set from the Four Books, requiring the candidate to write a complete eight-legged essay, which consists of eight parts, including breaking down the topic, developing the topic, and beginning the discussion.

The second round of exams was also not difficult. It involved memorizing longer passages of classic texts and still tested the eight-legged essay style, but the questions were more difficult and incorporated the Four Books and Five Classics. Finally, there were several excerpts from the Four Books and Five Classics, asking for your understanding of these passages. There were no format restrictions.

Xiao Mo passed the first two exams smoothly and has already become a student of the first level.

The third round of exams will be held in fifteen days, during which time candidates can take a break.

After thinking about it, Xiao Mo decided not to go back to the village.

I am studying in Qingshan County, preparing for the third round of review.

Meanwhile, Sheshan Mountain is located north of Shiqiao Village.

Inside the cave, a white snake slowly opened its eyes.

She felt her vision was blurry and the things stuck to her body were very uncomfortable.

The white snake rubbed itself vigorously against the nearby rock.

It took a lot of effort, and even rubbed off some of its newly grown scales, before the white snake finally emerged from its molted body.

"I'm so long."

Bai Ruxue looked at her body and estimated that it should be seven feet long, and much thicker than before.

In a flash, he transformed into human form.

The girl ran out of the cave and came to the edge of a pool.

The pool was like a mirror, reflecting the girl's slender and graceful figure.

Wow, I'm so tall and beautiful!

She twirled around the pool twice, her snow-white skirt fluttering in the wind, and she was very satisfied with her current appearance.

"I'm taller than him now, aren't I?"

"He'll be shocked when he sees me next time."

A faint joy welled up in Bai Ruxue's heart, and she was already imagining the surprised look on Xiao Mo's face when he saw her.

She skipped lightly back to the cave, where Xiaoqing was still sleeping.

"Little Qing, may you grow tall and strong after you wake up!"

Bai Ruxue gently patted Xiaoqing's head, then jumped out of the cave.

The girl came to the path he always took up the mountain and sat on the same rock beside the path as before.

She rested her chin on her hand, gazing into the distance, waiting for his return.

one day.

Two days.

Three days or four days

Bai Ruxue waited and waited, throwing pebbles one after another.

I don't know how many pebbles I've thrown away.

I don't know how many blades of grass were pulled up around there.

I don't know how many rats passed by and ate them.

But he never came back.

"He hasn't forgotten me, has he?"

"Will he come back?"

"He'll come back!" Bai Ruxue shook her head vigorously, clenching her little fists to encourage herself. "He said he would definitely come back to play with me."

Another ten days passed, and Bai Ruxue still hadn't seen him.

"You stinky Xiao Mo, if you don't come find me soon, I'm going to get angry!"

On that day, the girl said this.

But Xiao Mo still did not return.

On the twentieth day of waiting for Xiao Mo, at sunset

Bai Ruxue stood on a rock, her fair hand cupped around her mouth, and shouted loudly down the mountain path, "You stinky Xiao Mo! I'll give you one more chance! If you don't come, I'm really going to get angry!"

On the twenty-first day, the sun set, and night gradually filled the entire sky.

The girl remained standing on the rock, shouting, "Xiao Mo, I'm giving you one last chance. If you don't show up tomorrow, I'm really going to get angry!"

Day 22.

"Xiao Mo, I'm really, really, really angry! You can't make me happy!"

The girl's voice echoed through the mountains and forests.

Day 23.

"Xiao Mo! I'm never talking to you again!"

Day 24, Day 25

Every day, Bai Ruxue would sit on that rock and wait.

When she leaves at dusk, she will always shout at Xiao Mo, her cries echoing through the mountains and forests.

"Xiao Mo, where are you?"

On the night of the twenty-sixth day, darkness fell over the entire sky. The girl sat on a rock, hugging her knees with both hands and burying her head in her thighs.

Why aren't you back yet?

The girl's glistening tears slowly dampened her dress.

Above the night sky, the stars twinkled, as if the Creator had scattered grains of luminous sand across the entire firmament.

The soft moonlight drifted down from the sky, outlining a faint halo around the girl.

The girl didn't know when she fell asleep.

The girl had no idea how many times she cursed "stinky Xiao Mo" in her heart.

But she remained there, waiting, and didn't go anywhere else.

He said he would come back.

“Chirp, chirp.”

On the morning of the twenty-seventh day, the sky was once again tinged with white.

The birds in the mountains and forests were chirping and chattering.

A lizard crawled to the girl's feet, looked up, but as if sensing something, it scurried away.

A man's figure appeared on that path.

Xiao Mo walked forward step by step.

He should have returned earlier for this exam, but the newly appointed magistrate insisted on having the newly successful candidates eat and hold various banquets.

Xiao Mo dared not refuse.

As a result, after the exam results were released, Xiao Mo stayed in Qingshan County for a full six days longer.

"I wonder if she's getting impatient."

Thinking of the little white snake, Xiao Mo quickened his pace.

When they reached the halfway point of the mountain, Xiao Mo looked up and saw a girl sitting on a rock with her knees wrapped around her body, her face buried between her thighs.

The girl appeared to be asleep.

Xiao Mo wasn't sure if it was Ru Xue.

Because this girl's figure suggests she's a grown woman, not a young girl in her teens.

Xiao Mo stepped forward and called out softly, "Miss?"

Upon hearing the sound, the girl's shoulders trembled slightly, as if she had woken up.

When she looked up, Xiao Mo was momentarily stunned.

The girl looked to be about sixteen or seventeen years old. Her eyes were like a spring breeze brushing against the branches, blossoming into a tree full of tender flowers. The corners of her eyes naturally had a slight upward curve, like the most delicate curve at the tip of a peach petal.

His pupils were a clear, dark color, yet deep within them seemed to hold the depths of a pool.

Her long, thick eyelashes, like butterfly wings, cast a soft shadow under her eyes when they trembled, making her gaze sparkle with a youthful clarity and innocence.

When her eyes glance around, a touch of natural charm is inadvertently revealed, yet it is firmly locked in by her clear inner self, leaving only a captivating liveliness and gentleness.

She looked at the man in front of her in a daze.

As the girl saw the man's face more clearly, her eyes grew brighter.

However, there were faint tear stains on the girl's fair face, and her eyes were red from crying.

"Like snow?" Xiao Mo asked.

Bai Ruxue's throat bobbed, as if she wanted to respond.

But in the end, the girl turned her head away as if in a huff, pouting and saying resentfully:

"I'm not as white as snow."

"You stinky Xiao Mo, I don't know you at all."

Chapter 30 You big liar! I'm never talking to you again!

"You stinky Xiao Mo, I don't know you at all."

Bai Ruxue turned her head away and snorted.

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Xiao Mo could tell at a glance that Bai Ruxue was angry.

That's understandable, though. I said I'd come to see her in the spring, but I forgot to tell her that I had to take exams for a month.