strictlysupreme Chapter 232 A Female-Dominated World (4)
Chapter 232 A Female-Dominated World (4)
"Even if it's not mine, it's okay to look. I heard she's really beautiful." Baili Jing was itching to see it.
"No matter how good-looking they are, they're not as good-looking as me. Why waste time looking at them? Wouldn't it be better to look at myself in the mirror?" Wangyou said narcissistically.
"That makes perfect sense!" Nangong Ling and Baili Jing said in unison after studying it for a moment.
This woman is skilled in both literature and martial arts, so much so that people often overlook her appearance; indeed, no one can match her face.
"Forget-Me-Not, what kind of man do you want to find in the future?"
"They can't be uglier than me, I can't bring myself to eat someone uglier than me." Wangyou originally wanted to say she didn't want to find someone, but after thinking about it, she compromised.
"Then it seems my brother has no hope!" Baili Jing glanced at Wangyou again and said with some regret.
Wangyou didn't speak. Baili Jing's words were clearly a test, and Wangyou wasn't going to be foolish enough to fall into the trap.
"I heard a big bookstore opened in the west of the city. I'm planning to go check it out. Do you want to come along?"
"No, no, we'll be going now." Nangong Ling and Baili Jing quickly slipped away, while Wangyou shook her head and continued to study, taking her sketchbook with her to see if the shopkeeper would accept it.
Wangyou rarely writes about romantic love stories, such as a poor scholar tricking a rich young man into marriage. She usually writes about chivalrous tales of chivalry and revenge, or stories about beating up scumbag women. Actually, she wanted to write about beating up scumbag men.
It's just that the environment doesn't allow it!
However, Wangyou did write a novel about the political intrigue of the imperial court. The story is about a scholar raised in a farming family who overcomes numerous obstacles to become the top scholar in the imperial examination, and naturally gains the favor of many people along the way.
The book "Forget-Me-Not" is a popular choice for readers, probably because everyone has a dream in their heart.
Of course, storybooks are just her public income. She has already started training people under her command, both men and women. As for where these people come from, some are beggars on the street, while others are collected from various places by robots at Wangyou's request.
As for training these people, Wangyou entrusted the task to the puppets she crafted to teach these orphans to read and write, martial arts, medicine, and poisons. Initially, the teaching was concentrated, but later, different types of talents would be trained separately.
In fact, to be more specific, most of them are men, with very few women, but it's enough for now.
As for how to control him, he can simply be bound by a slave contract, so he will never have the thought of rebelling against Wangyou in his lifetime. Therefore, Wangyou is not worried about this at all.
The following year, Wangyou took the Xiucai examination. In this world, the Xiucai examination actually lasted for seven days. Wangyou seriously suspected that the examination was not for answering questions, but for testing everyone's willpower.
Moreover, the examination for the title of Xiucai was even more rigorous. Not only were they stripped naked for inspection, but anything brought in from outside the examination hall was also prohibited. Clothes were all redistributed, and food was provided by the examination hall.
From another perspective, Tianfeng Dynasty was very wealthy, but that didn't stop Wangyou from complaining. She still hypnotized the three people who were inspecting her and successfully avoided being stripped naked.
The Xiucai examination was even more complicated, testing not only classics, history, philosophy, literature, and policy essays, but also mathematics. The exam consisted of a thick stack of papers, no wonder it took seven days.
Wangyou was focused on doing well on the exam, and as a result, she had no problems with the written test, and even less with the math test. She solved problems like the chicken and rabbit problem, the hundred eggs problem, the monk eating steamed buns problem, and even counting guests while washing dishes and counting peaches. These were all elementary school level problems. Occasionally, a junior high school algebraic geometry problem would pop up, but it was the simplest kind.
Wangyou picked up her pen to write down the answer directly, as it was just a matter of glancing at it. But soon, she put the pen down. If she wrote down the answer directly, people would probably think she copied it. How should she write down the process?
Thinking of the abacus the teacher taught in math class, Wangyou glanced at the small black abacus beside her, picked it up and shook it. "Forget it, I'll just write something simpler. According to what the teachers in this world taught me, it might indeed take seven days to write."
As for the examiners not understanding her paper and not letting her pass, it doesn't matter. She can just take the test again. After all, she's still young, and her carefree attitude is incredibly stable.
After enduring seven days, Wangyou felt like she was going to spoil. She left the examination hall, found her mother, and took her back to the inn. They took a shower, changed clothes, and then rested and slept.
The examination for the title of Xiucai took a long time, with the results not being released for half a month. Wangyou and her mother strolled around the prefectural city, buying gifts for their fathers and brothers, as well as gifts for their two younger sisters.
"Wangyou, be frugal, you still need to study for higher education in the future!" Xie Sanniang felt a pang of heartache seeing Wangyou spending money so extravagantly.
"Mother, don't be afraid, I have money. I write storybooks and sell them, and I can earn three hundred taels a month," Wangyou whispered in Xie Sanniang's ear.
Xie San Niang's eyes widened, "Three...three hundred taels!"
"Yes, this is still a small amount, so buy with confidence, I'll pay for it, my dear girl," Wangyou said generously, patting her purse.
"Tell me what kind of books you've written, your mother wants to go back and take a look." Xie San Niang thought Wang You was writing those kinds of picture books, so her expression was very lewd.
"Mom, what are you thinking? It's not the kind of martial arts novel you're thinking of. I'm still so young," Wangyou said irritably.
"Wait, you're not talking about 'The Chronicles of the Martial World' and 'The Changing Winds of Change', are you?!"
"Yes."
"You must be the famous Jingyou Hermit!" Xie Sanniang suddenly remembered the money she had spent to snatch the book. "Daughter, when your new book comes out, save a copy for your mother."
"Okay, I understand." Wangyou knew what Xie Sanniang was up to just by looking at her expression; there was still that much tacit understanding between mother and daughter.
Now, when buying things, Xie San Niang no longer felt the pinch. She proudly told others that her daughter earned the money to buy them gifts.
Hearing others praise her, Xie San Niang's face beamed with joy.
In the blink of an eye, half a month has passed.
"Mother, stop spinning me, it's making me dizzy." Wangyou said helplessly, looking at Xie Sanniang who was anxiously spinning around. Anyone who didn't know better would think that Xie Sanniang was the one taking the exam.
"I'm worried. Why hasn't the person who went to read the newspaper come yet? Why don't you go and go see him?"
"Mother, please be patient. I'll take the exam again. If I pass, someone will come to bring good news." Wangyou said calmly, taking a sip of tea.
"Congratulations to Xie Wangyou from Hongguang Village, Qingshan County, for winning first place in the county-level imperial examination!" the yamen runner shouted, banging a gong three times.
"She won! She won! She's number one again! My daughter, Xie San Niang's daughter, has won!" Xie San Niang jumped for joy, probably even happier than if she had won herself.
"Congratulations!" Upon hearing this, many people around them subtly glanced at Xie San Niang and Wang You.
“Mother, we should go back. We’ve been out for so long, my father and the others must be worried. My stepfather and his wife are both pregnant.” Wangyou pulled Xie San Niang, who was completely absorbed in everyone’s compliments, out of the situation and said.
"Yes, it's time to go back." Xie Sanniang suddenly cleared her head and turned to bid farewell to everyone.
"Wait!" Suddenly, a woman dressed in a purple robe, exuding an air of majesty, descended from upstairs.