When Zhan Lingfeng returned home, his mother still had not come back, probably off playing cards somewhere again.
Zhan Lingfeng knew that his mother would not participate in gambling-type card games; it was just a few people playing poker with notes stuck to their foreheads. The entertainment situation was the same every day.
Now that it was dark outside, Zhan Lingfeng lit the kerosene lamp and sat down, pulling out his textbooks one by one.
In the past, Zhan Lingfeng found studying very difficult, but ever since he awakened his Spiritual Root, his attributes had fully revealed themselves, making learning no longer a problem.
He first picked up a political science book. Zhan Lingfeng knew that this kind of subject relied on memorization, so he planned to start with subjects he could memorize easily.
He flipped through the content of the first year of middle school, much of which he had already forgotten. As he began reading, he found himself able to read ten lines at a glance.
Indeed, the situation after awakening was completely different. Zhan Lingfeng nodded to himself; for him, memorizing this textbook was really not a difficult task.
Time passed little by little, and he finished one textbook.
"Xiu, are you still awake?" Just then, his mother walked in.
Since the family had come into some money, Huang Xiaocui's face clearly showed more smiles.
"Yeah, I'm about to sleep."
Zhan Lingfeng did not plan to master all the course content in just a few days. He believed that with his awakening, his learning speed would keep up.
"I can handle catching Soft-shelled Turtles; you just focus on school. I've told everyone that you know a big boss from the Provincial Capital who likes to eat Soft-shelled Turtles. I asked them to help catch them; we can sell each one for three dollars. What do you think?"
Zhan Lingfeng looked at his mother in surprise; he didn't expect her to have a business mind. Although this meant giving up some profits, it also saved a lot of trouble.
"That sounds good; it's beneficial for everyone. But will they feel like they're getting paid too little?"
"Too little? Everyone has nothing to do anyway; they might as well be busy. Even women can do this job. You don't know; although people in our village don’t eat Soft-shelled Turtles, they are good at fishing. If this goes well, our family's pond won't be enough. I was thinking about setting up a place in the village to raise Soft-shelled Turtles. The only concern is whether your city’s market for Soft-shelled Turtles is stable."
"Mom, don't worry about this. There's absolutely no problem. Just go ahead and collect the Soft-shelled Turtle."
Naturally, Zhan Lingfeng wouldn't be concerned about sales issues. If it weren't for his lack of time, he would have gone directly to the Provincial Capital to do this business.
Thinking about Dawn Noodles, Zhan Lingfeng hesitated for a moment. If he managed to get to the Provincial Capital, he could probably raise the price quite a bit.
After thinking for a while, Zhan Lingfeng decided to abandon this idea. After all, he really didn't have time to go to the Provincial Capital right now; the road wasn't easy, and it would take at least two days for a round trip.
Take it slow!
The next morning, Zhan Lingfeng set off with his backpack towards the village entrance.
Soon, Li Xiuli and the others arrived.
"Let's go."
The group chatted and laughed as they headed up the mountain path.
"Today might be an exam day; it's math," Li Xiuli said to Zhan Lingfeng.
Su Zhiwu laughed and said, "Li Xiuli, even if you tell him there's an exam, it's too late for him. Who doesn't know that Zhan Lingfeng's math is the worst?"
At this moment, Li Xiuli fell silent. She was well aware of Zhan Lingfeng's situation.
Zhan Lingfeng took out his math textbook and said, "We have to walk on a slanted mountain path; I'll carry a bit more for now."
Su Zhiwu laughed even harder and said, "This is hilarious! Zhan Lingfeng, if you manage to pass, the sun will rise from the west!"
“Su Zhiwu, what are you talking about? Zhan Lingfeng is also trying hard,” Li Xiuli said, lacking confidence in her own words.
A few younger students continued chatting among themselves and did not interject.
Seeing that Zhan Lingfeng was indeed flipping through his textbook, Su Zhiwu said, “Li Xiuli, everyone knows how Zhan Lingfeng does in math. If he can really pass, I’ll bark like a dog.”
Zhan Lingfeng glanced at him and replied, “If I pass, will you really bark like a dog in front of the whole class?”
“Yes, I, Su Zhiwu, keep my word. If you don’t pass, you’ll also bark like a dog in front of the whole class.”
“Deal!”
Zhan Lingfeng had actually thought it through. Although math had many calculation problems, there were also plenty of questions on concepts, judgment, and fill-in-the-blanks that seemed to be worth around seventy points. The math teacher had a tendency to set questions like that; as long as he memorized the content from the textbook and understood some concepts, passing wouldn’t be too difficult.
Without time to think too much, Zhan Lingfeng moved quickly along the way, memorizing many key points and then studying some example problems based on that content.
Cramming at the last minute!
Zhan Lingfeng knew he was still short on time; if he had a few more days, everything would be easier.
Fortunately, he had learned some math content before. Now, with the memories coming back and some concepts being re-understood, he found that math wasn’t too difficult for him after all.
The math teacher was a young man, probably in his twenties, freshly graduated and assigned to teach. He seemed serious enough; however, students privately said that this teacher often liked to look at the girls during class.
The second and third periods were Mathematics Class. Sure enough, as soon as class started, the math teacher Yang Songmin handed out an exam.
After the papers were distributed, Zhan Lingfeng quickly scanned through them from start to finish.
After taking a look, Zhan Lingfeng relaxed. As expected, Yang Songmin was still using the same format: problem-solving worth thirty points, fill-in-the-blank questions worth twenty points, judgment questions worth ten points, short answer questions worth ten points, and calculation problems worth thirty points.
Seeing this situation, Zhan Lingfeng buried himself in his work.
Originally, Zhan Lingfeng was worried about having problems with the calculation questions. What he didn't expect was that while studying, he encountered a type of question he had just researched, which turned out to be a calculation problem he could easily solve.
At the same time, Zhan Lingfeng was able to answer the first one or two questions in each calculation problem.
The short answer questions were surprisingly about some basic content, testing his memorization skills, and in an instant, Zhan Lingfeng completed all the questions.
There was no doubt he would pass!
After the exam, Li Xiuli approached Zhan Lingfeng and whispered, "How did it go?"
The classmates were surprised to see Li Xiuli showing concern for Zhan Lingfeng and all turned to look at the two.
"It went okay; passing is definitely guaranteed. Later, I'll go to Su Zhiwu's class and make him bark like a dog."
Li Xiuli just smiled.
Although Zhan Lingfeng was an old-timer, he truly enjoyed this kind of life.
Zhan Lingfeng knew that his time was limited, so he had to make the most of every minute to study, ignoring what others were doing as he focused on his work.
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