Mang Shusheng's Ink Painting Practice

Chapter 49 What to do if you can't make progress in your studies

Zhao Yifu put on a long Confucian robe to cover his muscles and continued to read with his head shaking.

He originally didn't want to continue reading, but there was no way, as Zhou Su brought him a rather unexpected news, which was that the Emperor of Da Xu decided to hold another special examination this year.

Specifically, there will be another provincial examination in August this year, and those who pass the examination will be eligible for student status.

There will be another imperial examination in October, which means that Zhao Yifu will have to take part in the imperial examination in October this year one year in advance to compete for the qualification for the provincial examination.

The provincial examination will be held in February of the following year.

In May after the provincial examination, the metropolitan examination will be held directly in the capital.

The entire schedule is extremely tight, making people feel very impatient.

All we can say is that the emperor wants to do great things, but he lacks people.

Zhao Yifu shook his head at a fixed frequency, and then fell to the ground.

He quickly got up, rubbed his dizzy temples and began to doubt his life: Why did he feel sleepy when he was reading?

He felt something was wrong, wiped his face and started studying again...

Not long after, he hit his head on the table.

"Boom!"

The head is fine, but the table is cracked.

He stood up, dusted off the sawdust, and began to analyze his problem.

This is not right. He had clearly relied on his own hard work to pass the entrance exam and become a student. Why can't he concentrate on his studies now?

Because he is a reborn person, he habitually uses his past life experiences to compare and solve the difficulties he is currently facing.

This way of thinking is actually correct, but it is easy to form obstacles to knowledge and understanding in this world of practice.

But this time he successfully found reference experience...that was when he had just finished the college entrance examination in his previous life.

Think back to the situation back then?
After the college entrance examination, he even wanted to sell all his previous books.

Then I relaxed all of a sudden and couldn't concentrate on anything that contained any knowledge.

Even when I went to college, I was in this state throughout my freshman year. In the end, I successfully went through the college's make-up exams and retake package, which enriched my valuable life experience.

After counting on my fingers, it seems that he has reached that age in this life, right?

Zhao Yifu immediately found a reason why he couldn't concentrate on reading, and his thoughts became clear.

"What are you calculating?"

A rather mature and pleasant female voice sounded nearby.

Zhao Yifu turned around and saw the loyal servant leading a tall and strong woman towards him.

It’s my second uncle’s sister Zhao Xiangyu!

Zhao Yifu's expression immediately became strange.

This sister was not what he had imagined. She had a broad frame and was stronger than most men, but she had a rather young-looking face... Just looking at her face, one would have thought she was a sixteen-year-old girl.

But unfortunately, this sister is already 28 years old, which is definitely considered an "old maid" in this era.

But how to say it, Sister Xiangyu, whom Zhao Yifu hadn't seen for a long time, made him feel a long-lost sense of familiarity.

He said, "Sister finally remembered me."

Zhao Xiangyu glanced at Zhao Yifu, and smiled helplessly and dotingly, saying, "Don't act like a spoiled child. You know the reason."

"I came to your house today on behalf of Mr. Zhou. I will not admit that I know you in public."

There are many people with the surname Zhao in the world, but almost no one knows the relationship between Zhao Yifu and Mozhou Shenhe Villa.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Yifu asked, "Is the situation really that serious?" Zhao Xiangyu glanced at Wu Zhong and said, "You go down first."

Wu Zhongzheng felt very pressured standing next to this young lady, so he quickly bowed and walked towards the backyard.

Zhao Xiangyu looked at the cats around Zhao Yifu and sighed, "You seem to be having a good time here playing with the cats and walking the dogs, but at home things are actually brewing."

Zhao Yifu said disapprovingly, "I wanted to go back, but they wouldn't let me."

"Who is the one who is causing trouble this time? Tell me."

Zhao Xiangyu shook her head and said, "I don't know who it is exactly, but the entire martial arts world of Nanhu Province, and even the major and minor forces in Kuixi to the west and Luzhou to the east, have intervened."

Zhao Yifu was somewhat surprised when he heard this and said, "Doesn't this mean that nearly half of the Southern Dynasty martial arts world has come?"

Zhao Xiangyu shook her head and said, "Overall, they are still some second-rate forces. They just have a large number of people, but they can't even be considered half of the Southern Dynasty martial arts world."

"But there are too many of them, especially since the real mastermind behind this has yet to show up. We still don't know who is putting pressure on Shenhe Villa."

Zhao Yifu frowned and could only shake his head and said, "Forget it. Even if I knew about this kind of thing, there's nothing I can do. No wonder my family didn't tell me."

"What about sister? Why did you choose to come to Moyang City this time?"

According to his understanding, Zhao Xiangyu was definitely not the kind of person who liked to deal with wealthy families.

Zhao Xiangyu said calmly, "Because the situation in the lake is not very stable, the eldest master, following someone's slander, has begun to put pressure on my father..."

"He also wants to take me as a concubine."

"Father didn't want to fall out with the boss at this time, so he wanted to send me back to the village to avoid the limelight. But this opportunity happened to come across me and I can completely stay out of this matter."

"In fact, everyone understands that the eldest family member must have been instructed by the person behind the scenes to target our Zhao family. It's just that my father doesn't want to break up with him."

The boss refers to the boss of the Xianren Lake bandits.

Zhao Yifu's second uncle, Zhao Guhe, is the second in command of this bandit group.

On a daily basis, the Zhao family continuously transfers benefits to this group of pirates through Zhao Guhe, making them the Zhao family's black glove in Mozhou and even Nanhu Province.

But now, it was obvious that the knife was ready to turn against its owner.

After he figured this out, he understood why Shenhe Villa was so tense this time. It really felt like a disaster of collapse.

However, Zhao Yifu quickly lost interest in these things that he was powerless to change. He asked, "Sister, have you met Miss Zhou?"

Zhao Xiangyu's expression softened upon hearing this and she said, "I've met her before. I never thought such an aristocratic family could produce such an ambitious lady."

"I admire her ambition and will take this job seriously."

Zhao Yifu didn't expect that the two women seemed to hit it off right away?

He said, "Well, although Miss Zhou has great ambitions, she is not someone who has practiced martial arts since childhood..."

Zhao Xiangyu interrupted confidently, "Don't worry, don't you know who your sister is?"

"Although Qing Zhao missed the best period to strengthen her body, she is smart and doesn't rely on her body for her livelihood."

"I'll just give her a little training so she can perform better than most male soldiers. Marching and fighting mainly rely on strategy."

Wow, this sister has completely accepted Miss Zhou’s ambition and is even ready to wholeheartedly help her realize it?
Why does it feel a little weird?

Zhao Yifu wondered if he had anything to do here...and suddenly realized that this had nothing to do with him now that his sister was here.

He was too lazy to think about it and just asked, "Why did Master Zhou ask you to ask me about this?"

Zhao Xiangyu finally came back to her senses and said, "It's about the Imperial Examination. Lord Zhou asked you not to embarrass him."

Zhao Yifu was a little confused, but then he realized that he was already Zhou Su's disciple in the imperial examination...

(End of this chapter)