The sooner she finished the county exam, the sooner she could relax and no longer have to struggle with dissecting topics from the Four Books and Five Classics.

　　In addition to Yan Jin, Zhou Nong Yun, Tu Zi Xuan, and a few other classmates who she had previously brought to the A class also participated in the county exam this time.

　　With enough people, Yan Jin didn’t have to put in much effort to quickly find four people to sign a mutual protection pact for the county exam.

　　With the help of Zhou Nong Yun, they also found a Linsheng (government student) from their county to vouch for the five of them in the mutual protection pact, guaranteeing that the five of them had clean family backgrounds and had no criminal records or bad conduct.

　　After leaving the Linsheng’s house, Zhou Nong Yun teased Yan Jin, “Luckily Ah Jin’s bad luck has passed and there are no more funerals in your family, otherwise you wouldn’t be able to participate this year either.”

　　[Help, whenever I think of the excuse Yan Jin used before about “not being able to participate due to having funerals in the family year after year”, I want to laugh.]

　　[The cactus is also a living being. Its death indeed warranted a funeral, there’s nothing wrong with that.]

　　Yan Jin thought of the cactus in her room that she had nearly killed and raised an eyebrow.

　　If nothing unexpected happened, after finishing the county exam, she might have to hold another “funeral”.

　　The most nervous about Yan Jin taking the county exam was not herself, but Yu Shu.

　　At the end of the first month, Yu Shu had already accompanied Xu Junde to visit all the temples and Taoist monasteries in Yongning County, seeking all kinds of auspicious charms for Yan Jin.

　　Yu Shu even invited a statue of the God of Literature and Martial Arts into their home, making offerings of fruits every day and burning three incense sticks with Yan Jin every morning.

　　Yan Jin was very confident in her own abilities and had no interest in praying to gods and Buddhas.

　　But seeing how nervous Yu Shu was, in order to put his mind at ease, she went along with his wishes and lit three incense sticks every day, treating it as exercise.

　　Yuanyuan was just showing concern for her, so she wouldn’t be so tactless as to criticize him for being “superstitious”.

　　She would never say something so lacking in emotional intelligence.

　　On the day of the county exam, Yu Shu was so nervous that he stayed up all night. Seeing that it was about time, he accompanied Yan Jin to the exam site.

　　When they arrived at the exam site, it was not yet dawn. But many examinees and their relatives had already gathered nearby. The lanterns they carried made the night seem even darker.

　　It was still a bit cold in the early morning of the second month. When the first gust of wind blew, Yu Shu hurriedly helped Yan Jin adjust her cloak. Seeing that she was warm, he then warmed her hands for her, busying himself nonstop.

　　Afraid that Yan Jin would be nervous, Yu Shu gently consoled her, “Xiao Xiao, don’t be nervous. Small exams, have a little fun; big exams, have a big fun.”

　　The live stream audience yawned and sent out bullet comments.

　　[If someone had said that to me during my college entrance exam, I definitely wouldn’t have been able to focus on the test.]

　　[You being distracted is your own business, our Yan Jin won’t lose focus.]

　　[I must be sick too, staying up late at night just to watch someone else take an exam.]

　　…

　　[As a history student, I’ve already had a cup of black coffee, ready to perk up and watch an authentic ancient imperial examination.]

　　Qin Yuansi confidently sent a message to Yan Xiang, “Before leaving, I offered three incense sticks to the God of Literature in the Ah Yu household. The god will surely bless Yan Jin to write as if possessed by a spirit and successfully become the top scorer in the county.”

　　Yan Xiang: …

　　What’s wrong with you two brothers? Why do you love burning incense and praying to Buddha whenever something happens?

　　Yan Xiang sent Qin Yuansi a disdainful panda head.jpg.

　　Then, Yan Xiang reverently offered three incense sticks to the Four Books and Five Classics placed in front of him.

　　Believe in science, only knowledge can change fate!

　　Superstition is undesirable, burning incense and worshipping Buddha is useless!

　　Friends and relatives were all doing what they thought would help Yan Jin, but the person in question was very calm.

　　”I’m not nervous.” Yan Jin paused, then said, “Yuanyuan, you don’t need to be nervous, it’s just an exam.”

　　”I’m not nervous.” Yu Shu adjusted Yan Jin’s collar for her again, “Xiao Xiao, you don’t need to be nervous either. Let’s just treat it as going to relax.”

　　The examinees and their family members next to them couldn’t help but look over.