It was not yet dawn, and the students of Yanying Academy were waiting outside the gate, this year was the annual exam, and they could not enter the school casually.

The students were outside in groups of three or five, talking in low voices, all discussing today's exam questions.

Liu Kang walked up to Fan Ning and said in a low voice, "Those guys are the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest!" ”

Fan Ning followed Liu Kang's gaze, and saw seven middle school students standing on the far right, and the middle school students are equivalent to the third and fourth grades, looking at their appearance, they should be third grade students.

These seven middle houses formed a small group of their own, all of them were gorgeously dressed and had an extraordinary temperament, and each of them looked quite arrogant, and they were slightly better than the other middle houses.

But he doesn't care about giving up his life at all.

Among the seven was a student with a tall hat, tall and thin, half a head taller than Fanning, very handsome, and a pair of eyes that were exceptionally bright.

I saw that he was wearing a green satin scholar's uniform with an exquisite texture, a leather belt around his waist, and a fine fur turned out between his neck, he had an excellent temperament, gentle and elegant, and it seemed that he was a jade tree in the wind, which was extremely eye-catching among the seven.

"Who's that guy in the top hat?" Fanningu asked.

Liu Kang said angrily: "Have you forgotten? We've seen him at the Strange Stone Pavilion. ”

Fan Ning remembered that he seemed to have seen their ancestors and grandchildren at the gate of the Strange Stone Pavilion, but Fan Ning didn't take it to heart and forgot a little.

"What's his name Xu?"

Liu Kang shook his head, "It seems that you really didn't take it to heart, his name is Xu Ji, his family is in Wuxian County, he is eleven years old this year, he was also admitted to Yanying Academy with the first place three years ago, and since the second year, he has never taken the second exam." ”

"So powerful, what is he good at?" Fanning asked with a curious smile.

"He is very powerful in all aspects, I heard that he can write poetry at the age of four, write prose at the age of six, calligraphy is especially good, his grandfather is the chief professor of Pingjiang Fuxue, his father is Jinshi, and now he is an official in the imperial court, which can be described as the origin of family learning."

Fanning nodded secretly, this is the real prodigy.

At this time, the bell of Yanying School rang, and the students entered the school in a stream, and the year-end exam finally kicked off.

One hundred and four students sat in three examination rooms at the same time, and the seats were basically the same, and next to Fanning was still Jupei.

Master Liu brought more than a dozen professors and teaching assistants as invigilators.

At this time, the two teaching assistants carried a large wooden board into the classroom, lifted the cloth on it, and the exam questions finally appeared.

The class was suddenly amazed.

Almost all of the lay students froze.

The test questions are good for the middle students, but they are very severe for the lower students.

A poem entitled "Winter Solstice".

As a door couplet.

The first three articles of the Analects and the first three articles of Mencius.

Silent on any five articles of the Book of Songs

The first five chapters of the Tao Te Ching

Mo "Zhuangzi. Autumn water》

It is required to hand in the paper at the time of unitary, that is, to end the exam at 5 p.m.

The amount of questions is large, the content is difficult, and more importantly, many of the contents have not been studied at all, such as the "Book of Songs", which is not studied until the second year of enrollment.

There are also extracurricular reading materials such as "Tao Te Ching" and "Zhuangzi", which are still too demanding for junior students.

These topics could not have been easier for Fanning, but his weakness was calligraphy, and Fanning couldn't help but sneak a glance at Jupei.

I saw Zhu Pei looking at the exam questions in a daze, obviously she also encountered a problem.

In one morning, Fanning finished writing everything except poetry.

At this time, the bell for the lunch break rang, they didn't have a lunch break today, and even the meal had to be carried out in the examination room, and after a while, footsteps sounded outside, and several teaching assistants brought food.

Professor Yan, who was invigilator, clapped his hands, "Let's stop writing first, and then continue after eating!" ”

Everyone put the test papers and pen and ink into the drawers, and each of them went up to serve a plate of food.

Fanning took two servings down and pushed one to Jupei, "Eat!" Good food today. ”

In Fanning's opinion, today's food is not bad, braised lion's head, a plate of braised eggplant, a bowl of vegetable soup, and two meat steamed buns.

Juppe shook his head, "I don't want to eat it, you can take it!"

She placed the braised lion's head on Fanning's plate.

Fanning looked at her and felt that she was very depressed.

"Is there a question you won't do?"

After a while, her eyes turned a little red, and she pouted: "I haven't read the Tao Te Ching and the Zhuangzi." ”

"This ..... It's a small problem! ”

Fanning quickly looked around and saw that several invigilators were busy distributing meals, and he quickly stuffed two of his papers to Juppé.

Juppe was taken aback, isn't this cheating?

Fanning lowered his voice and said, "Hurry up and read it a few times while it's time to eat and write it down." ”

Zhu Pei was trembling with nervousness, although she was rude and bold, she had never done anything about cheating in exams, but she still mustered up the courage to read the "Tao Te Ching" and "Zhuangzi" written by Fan Ningmo.

Fanning picked up the chopsticks and munched on the lion's head, it was really well cooked, this was his favorite dish, usually there was only one for each serving in the canteen, but today he had two at once, which made him feast.

When he finished eating, he looked at Juppi again, but saw that she was eating a snack with a smile.

"Write them all down?"

Zhu Pei returned the roll to him and said triumphantly: "If you can't get the first place this time, don't blame me!" But you brought it on yourself. ”

"I remember!"

Fan Ning smiled, "It seems that I made a mistake in one place in the "Autumn Water Chapter". ”

"You!"

Juppé was furious and kicked him hard, "You bastard....."

Fan Ning saw that her face was flushed with anger, so she smiled and said: "Teasing you, I have confidence this time, you can't compare to me in poems and couplets." ”

Juppe snorted, "Then let's see!" ”

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After the exams, the students gathered in the playground, and no one wanted to leave.

"Fanning, I'm finished!"

As soon as Fan Ning walked to the playground, Liu Kang stepped forward and said with a sad face: "The Book of Songs, the Tao Te Ching, and the Zhuangzi have not been silently released, and I will definitely be persuaded to return home!" ”

The results of the annual exam were too poor, and according to the convention, they were to be persuaded to return home, Fanning looked at the others, everyone's faces were pale, and it seemed that they did not do well in the exam.

Fan Ning comforted him and said: "Everyone didn't do well in the exam, then the law doesn't blame the public, besides, the "Book of Songs" will not be studied until next year, this is not our responsibility, I think it should be used to give up our lives in the exam, and it doesn't matter if we can't do it." ”

Liu Kang was right to think about it, his mood was a little better, and he gloated again: "Actually, I'm still good, at least the poems and couplets have been written, Fan Jiang's kid only acquiesced in the Analects and Mencius, and didn't do anything else, and if you want to expel him, you will expel him first." ”

"How did you do on the exam?" Liu Kang asked.

"It's okay, it can be made, but I don't know if it's right or not."

As soon as Fan Ning's words fell, Liu Kang shouted in a low voice: "They are here!" ”

Fan Ning turned around, only to see a large group of students surrounded by seven students walking out quickly, they are the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest, and the person in the middle is Xu Ji, they are full of spring breeze, and they all seem to have done well in the exam.

"Little ones, don't cry, hurry home and feed!"

Someone shouted in a strange voice, and everyone laughed.

The next student glared at them one by one, and Liu Kang was even more furious, pointing at Fan Ning and saying, "What are you proud of?" Our Fanning is no worse than you! ”

Fan Ning hurriedly stopped him, "Liu Kang, don't say it!" ”

The seven middle school students glanced at each other, their faces showing mockery, and one of them said disdainfully: "The ant king is also an ant, can he compare with an elephant?" ”

Fan Ning smiled faintly, but didn't answer their words, and the other person saw that Fan Ning was silent, so he stepped forward and deliberately shook him with his shoulder, "Aren't you a little ant?" ”

Fanning glanced at him and said, "I am indeed a small ant, very small, not worth mentioning, but you are not an elephant, at most a group of small tadpoles, swimming around in the well." ”

"Bastard!"

A group of middle school students suddenly understood the thorn in Fanning's words, and they were immediately furious, and they all rushed forward.

Xu Ji stopped everyone, he was thin and tall, and he had a kind of leadership temperament in his gestures, he stepped forward calmly, and looked at Fan Ning coldly with a condescending attitude.

"In fact, this topic is completely aimed at the middle students, "Tao Te Ching" and "Zhuangzi" both require us to memorize, couplets and poems we have also learned, I don't know why the school will pull the students in the lower house to join in the fun? It's really puzzling.

We don't mean to look down on you, but you are too weak, and I have always believed that the weak should be self-aware. ”

"You're saying we don't have self-knowledge?" Liu Kang asked dissatisfiedly.

Xu Ji smiled slightly, and his eyes turned to Fan Ning with disdain, "Everyone else is fine, I just think that a few people think too highly of themselves." ”

These seven highly talented students are all scholarly families, with deep family education, and have studied hard in the school for many years, all of them are above the top, how can they afford to look down on a small character who has just entered the school.

Moreover, Fanning's family background is poor, and he came from the countryside to study in the town, and his family background is 108,000 miles worse than theirs, which makes them despise them from the bottom of their hearts.

Everyone laughed together, and someone ridiculed: "Indeed, a certain person really doesn't understand self-love, thinking that if he takes the first place in the entrance examination, he will be invincible in the world, it is really ridiculous, Yanyingtang Hidden Dragon Crouching Tiger, how old is he?" ”

"You're exalting me so much!"

Fan Ning said lightly: "I have always been very self-aware, how can a rural primary school boy in Pingjiang Mansion in the Song Dynasty dare to be compared with the famous Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest in history?" ”

Fanning was extraordinarily polite and gentle, but when he spoke, he was more piercing than a needle.

Xu Ji's face was slightly red, he saw that Fan Ning was sharp-tongued, so he didn't want to talk to him anymore, so he said coldly: "Junior brother doesn't have to be arrogant, no one dares to say that he can win the first place, there are many talented classmates in the middle school, like Xue Jun, Lu Youwei, Wu Jian, Zhang Miao, Wang Zheng, Wang Ying, and just a few below, we are all likely to win the first."

However, one thing we are sure of is that there will never be a name for the next student on the results list this time. ”

After saying that, he turned and walked away, and one by one the people raised their heads, without looking at them, and strode away from them.

Liu Kang gritted his teeth with hatred, "These bastards are too arrogant, Fanning, they look down on you from the bottom of their bones!" ”

Fan Ning smiled lightly, "They do have crazy capital, I have only been in the company for two months, there is no need to compete with them." ”