The Learning System is My Misunderstood Daughter

Chapter 37-38

Chapter 37

The beginning of June is approaching, and the summer vacation is just around the corner. However, before the vacation, there are still exams to be taken. The children, despite the never-ending tasks, still anticipate the vacation because, in any case, it means "freedom," right?

Regarding the exams, Yun Xiaolu didn't feel much pressure. After all, she undergoes daily task assessments from the system. But this was her first official exam since starting school, so Zhao Yueji asked her a couple of questions before leaving in the morning.

Yun Xiaolu was confident in herself, but she didn't boast in advance. After all, wouldn't it be safer to wait until after the exams to receive praise?

Compared to the naive first graders, the second graders considered themselves as "experienced." At least Teacher Jin didn't need to read the exam questions aloud for the second-grade students.

Yes, for the first-time exam takers, many first graders couldn't even recognize all the characters, so the teacher had to "translate" the questions for them.

The exam paper given by the teacher was almost effortless for Yun Xiaolu. Math was scheduled after Chinese, so she could finish the exam in the morning.

Yun Xiaolu completed the math paper in half an hour, checked it twice, and made sure there were no careless mistakes. Then she started to feel a bit bored.

Teacher Jin didn't want to see her fidgeting like she had ants in her pants, so he collected Yun Xiaolu's paper and waved her off, allowing her to leave early.

Upon hearing that she could submit her paper early, Yun Xiaolu quickly packed her bag and darted out of the classroom like a rocket. Before leaving, she deliberately glanced at the others who were still looking around outside the classroom.

Haha, I'm the first one!

With just a glance, Yun Xiaolu successfully showed off, and then, without any attachment, hurried home, ignoring the envious gazes of her classmates.

After the exams, the summer break would begin, and she wouldn't have to come to school for most of the following month. However, the idea of the break didn't seem as exciting when she thought about the possible exhaustion during this period.

Yun Xiaolu's eagerness to go home wasn't solely because of the upcoming break, but also because she needed to help with cooking and firewood. Unfortunately, it hadn't rained recently, and the entire commune was organizing drought resistance efforts. After the irrigation channels ran dry, the brigade started organizing the irrigation of fields using water from ditches and ponds. After all, the main crops were sweet potatoes, corn, and sorghum.

But when drought-resistant crops were in need of water, it indicated how long it had been since it last rained.

The brigade organized drought resistance efforts. Besides using an old diesel engine with a simple pumping device to extract groundwater, there was a greater need for everyone to fetch water. Although this was extremely tiring and seemed like a drop in the bucket, it was still better than doing nothing at all.

The commune had assigned a task to ensure irrigation for other crops before the official wheat harvest. So now, almost everyone stayed in the fields all day and didn't go home. Even Yun Shuang went along to water the crops. As a result, the task of cooking at home was entrusted to Yun Xiaolu.

Saying "cooking" was actually just a matter of heating the steamed buns and pancakes. Then, Yun Xiaolu would cut the pickled cucumbers that Zhao Yueji had prepared in advance into pieces and put them in bowls. Finally, she would put the main dishes and pickles in a basket and carry them to the fields.