After dressing up as a stepmother, I transformed the whole family into working in the fields

"Liu Jinbao, Liu Jinhua, Lu Liang, Lu Daniu"

Hearing the housekeeper read their names, Jin Bao and Jin Hua hurried forward and followed the large troops into the academy.

There were twenty people in total, standing according to gender and height.

Jinhua was shocked to find that she was alone with the girl.

So, before she could react, the Master was the first to point her forward and ask her to step forward.

Jinhua suddenly became excited. Fortunately, she did not forget what she had just learned. She bowed first and then briefly introduced herself.

"Hello, ladies and gentlemen, my name is Liu Jinhua. I am from Liujia Village. I am seven years old this year."

The husband, who was just about to ask her age and name, was a little surprised, but his mood soon calmed down and he looked very serious.

He asked: "Have you read the book?"

Jinhua: "I have read hundreds of surnames." In fact, she wanted to say that she had only read a little bit, but the third aunt said too much and made many mistakes. The husband didn't ask so detailed, so there was no need to explain.

The three wives all looked over with interest and asked her to show it off.

So Jinhua recited the long list of surnames she had memorized just now. She memorized a total of fifty-five surnames, which was five more than when she had just simulated!

Jinhua was a little proud, but the expected compliment was not there. The wife who asked her earlier saw her stop and frowned slightly, "What else?"

Jinhua swallowed her saliva, "No, no more."

"Can you write it?"

Jinhua shook her head.

"Can you draw?"

Jinhua still shook her head.

"Okay, you can go out." The gentleman waved his hand, picked up his pen, and drew a cross behind the name Liu Jinhua.

The desk was very high. Jinhua stood on tiptoe to see what her husband had written. She only caught a glimpse of red cinnabar, but she was glanced at by her husband and ran away in fright.

"So fast?" Liu Zhong's heart skipped a beat.

It’s only half a stick of incense after entering, and the exam is over?

Liu Zhong asked her what was going on inside and whether her husband had said anything.

Jinhua felt like she was surviving a disaster, her mind went blank and she couldn't speak.

"It's okay." Qin Yao lowered her head and smiled at the twins who suddenly became nervous, "Don't be nervous, believe in yourself."

The twins nodded and stared at the school door with all their attention.

Soon, the children came out one by one, dejected, because they couldn't answer any of the questions the master asked. They were not as good as Liu Jinhua, who could at least talk to the master a few words.

After a while, Jin Bao also came out. Maybe because he was at the back of the queue, he was not so nervous. He quickly explained the questioning process of the masters inside, giving the twins a lesson.

Qin Yao had previously guessed that the pens, inks, paper and inkstones in the academy were used for assessment, but that was not entirely true.

Those pens, inks, papers and inkstones were for display for children who could write and draw. The assessment was simpler than she imagined.

But Jin Bao, who was not as good as Jin Hua, said that he saw Master put a check under his name.

Qin Yao's heart skipped a beat.

Looking around and counting, including Jinhua and Si Niang, there are only three girls in total.

No way?

Qin Yao had a bad guess in her mind - don't the gentlemen want to accept female students?

But before Qin Yao could adjust her strategy, the second round of assessment came, and another girl was among them.

Si Niang clenched her fists to encourage herself, "Brave Si Niang, move forward boldly!"

Saburo followed suit, "Brave Saburo, rush forward boldly."

The two of them looked back at their families and strode in following the team.

The first one to come out was the other girl.

When the little girl came out to see her parents, she burst into tears and said that the master was so cruel. She was afraid and didn't answer anything.

Her parents sighed regretfully and took her aside. They would not leave until the final result, even though their daughter had little hope.

Qin Yao probably figured out some patterns, because there were few girls, so he might start with the assessment of girls.

Then the second one should be her fourth mother.

"Liu Pingling of Liujiacun has met three masters!"

Siniang stepped forward steadily. Although she was small, she behaved politely and spoke gracefully, showing no fear at all.

After saying that, he raised his head, revealing a pair of bright eyes, with a bit of innocence and novelty.

The little girl is very beautiful and neatly dressed. Instead of a double bun, she wears a single bun with a square piece of cloth wrapped in the middle of her head. She has light bangs in front of her forehead. At first glance, she looks like a painting. The little Taoist boy on the road.

Her scarf is light pink, and two pink hairbands hang down behind her, so that no one will mistake her for a boy.

Looking at such a cute little girl like Yuxue with her big black eyes, the hearts of the three masters softened for a moment.

Master Cheng coughed lightly and asked a question with a straight face that he had asked dozens of times before.

"Have you read the book?"

"Can you write?"

"Can you paint?"

Siniang paused for a while to make sure her husband had finished asking, then she put her little hands behind her back and answered seriously:

"Mr. Geng, I have read the Book of Songs and the Analects of Confucius, and I can write, but I haven't mastered my calligraphy yet, nor my painting. My parents said that my hands are still young and I can't lift a brush to draw, so I only learned a little bit about the three-legged cat." Kung Fu, I’m afraid that Mr. Mister will laugh.”

After saying that, he gave Mrs. Cheng a rather embarrassed smile.

When the two masters on the left and right heard these words, they all looked over curiously. Among the many children who had been assessed before, this was the first one who spoke so interestingly, which made people's eyes brighter.

When he looked again, he was smiling like a cat, with a cunning aura, and he couldn't move his eyes away.

Mr. Ding, who was the oldest on Mrs. Cheng’s left and had just scared a little girl to tears, suddenly wanted to test her and asked:

"Little one, do you know what the next sentence is about 'Learning without thinking leads to failure'?"

Si Niang hummed and replied: "Thinking without learning will lead to peril."

The three of them were all overjoyed, it was a promising idea.

Another master also came to join in the fun and asked her, "Can you recite a poem from the Book of Songs?"

Si Niang thought for a while, "Sir, let me recite "Papaya" to you. It is my favorite song."

"Throw me a papaya and repay you with a qiongju. If a bandit repays you, you will always think it's good."

"Give me a wooden peach and repay me with Qiong Yao. The bandits repay you, and you will always think it's good."

The children's voice is as clear and clear as a lark, coupled with a very melodic tune, which makes people feel comfortable.

The master narrowed his eyes and calmed down for a moment, then asked: "Then do you know what it means?"

Si Niang nodded, "My friend gave me papayas, peaches and other fruits, and I gave him beautiful jade and beautiful stones in return. It's not because I have to give back things when he gives me things, but because I cherish the friendship between me and my friends."

"The friendship here can be either friendship or friendship between men and women who love each other."

"From this poem, we can also see that giving back is much greater than receiving. This expresses from another aspect that cherishing and understanding the friendship of others is the noblest affection."

After answering, Siniang bowed again and said, "Master, please give me some advice."

Looking up, the three masters looked at each other, as if hearing such an analysis model for the first time, full of surprise. (End of chapter)