After the apprenticeship ceremony, Mr. Zhong Yun personally helped Xiao Hechuan up from the ground:

"Yixing, I hope you will be diligent in the future and reflect on yourself three times a day. If you make a mistake, correct it in time. If you don't, try harder. I will give you lessons from time to time in the future. There is a vacant room in Guangxian Hall. As my only nominal disciple, you can choose to live in the academy for a long time. In the study room of Guangxian Hall, there are many rare ancient books that I have collected over the years. If you study more, it will be of great benefit to you!"

Students of Baiyun Academy can stay in the academy for a long time, two people per room. Most of those whose homes are far away choose to live in the academy, and they only need to pay ten silver coins a year.

But Xiao Hechuan is different. He is the only student of Mr. Zhong Yun, and Mr. Zhong Yun is the face of Baiyun Academy. He enjoys a courtyard all by himself, which is his privilege.

"No need, teacher. My family is in Jeju, and our home is not far from the academy. Besides, I already have a wife, so it would be inconvenient for me to live abroad for a long time."

Xiao Hechuan admitted in front of everyone that he was already married, which made everyone puzzled again.

If I remember correctly, he was only 18 years old? He got married already?

Most scholars, unless their family background is really strong, choose to achieve some success before getting married, because the level of achievement is different, the girls you come into contact with are also different, and the better you do, the higher the quality of the wife you will marry in the future.

There is no such thing as getting married before starting a career. There are not many people who can really do it, at least there are very few among the many students in Baiyun Academy.

Zhong Yun was not actually very surprised. During this period of time, he had privately inquired about Xiao Hechuan's background, so he knew what kind of environment he grew up in and what he had experienced, including the fact that he had accidentally become stupid for three years.

He also knew that Xiao Hechuan's wife was an ordinary, illiterate village girl.

But now, she admired his frankness and felt that she had not misjudged him this time.

People are always troubled and influenced by fame, wealth and power throughout their lives. We all have a competitive spirit, and most people are vain and selfish. There are very few people who can truly be free of desires, including myself.

With a talent like Hechuan, he might have known that he would be successful in the imperial examination in the future, but he did not despise it or hide the fact that he had a wife who was not presentable enough. This is enough to make people admire him.

When scholars were young, they all fantasized about having a future wife who was elegant and poetic, who could compose poems with them, and who was beautiful and intelligent.

"Everything is up to you. Being filial to your elders and caring for your wife are qualities that a real man should have. As long as you can keep up with your studies, that's all."

Ye Congwen was very surprised to hear that Xiao Hechuan had already married. He could only say that his daughter might be disappointed.

Ever since the Xie family poetry gathering ended, Ye Shu has been extremely concerned about Xiao Hechuan, asking herself from time to time when he would come to the academy and make sure to tell her, as she wanted to make friends with him.

How could he not know what she meant? It was nothing more than that he was attracted to her and thought that her family background was average, so he was full of confidence.

Now that he has a wife, she can give up the idea.

Never mind, as long as it can bring benefits to Baiyun Academy, Ye Congwen is willing to support it.

As soon as Mr. Zhong Yun finished his work, Ye Congwen immediately asked the servant to come forward and measure Xiao Hechuan so that he could make him a student uniform for Baiyun Academy.

The student uniforms of Baiyun Academy are designed with a similar concept to white clouds, with white and blue colors, and cloud patterns as the main feature. They look fresh and elegant when worn on the body, and are considered to be quite eye-catching among all the students in the academy.

"Yixing, come here and measure your size so that we can make you two sets of Baiyun Academy student uniforms. These are our academy's jewelry, please keep them. From today on, you are a student of Baiyun Academy. I hope you can be strict with yourself, cultivate yourself diligently, and bring honor to the academy."

Although today is not Ye Congwen's home court, as the dean, he still has to scold Zhong Yun. He never wants to be suppressed by Zhong Yun.

Facing Ye Congwen, Xiao Hechuan's face showed no emotion, he just politely took the ring.

This is the identity proof of the students of Baiyun Academy. You will need to show this ring when entering and leaving the academy in the future.

Moreover, there are inscriptions inside the ring. Each piece looks the same, but the name of the student is engraved in a fixed place.

After that, the servant took his measurements. From tomorrow on, Xiao Hechuan would begin his life as an ancient morning eight person.

I have to go to the academy at chenshi every day and can go home at shenshi.

You can rest at home on the Friday and tenth day of every month and don’t need to come to the academy for classes.

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After successfully entering Baiyun Academy and becoming a disciple of his teacher from his previous life, Xiao Hechuan finally resolved a big knot in his heart and felt relieved.

The Xiao family celebrated the good news.

When she heard that his future name would be Yixing, Xiao's mother thought it sounded better no matter how it was pronounced, so she called him over and over again for the entire afternoon.

To celebrate, they specially invited Mrs. Song and her daughter to their home for dinner in the evening and prepared a large table of delicious dishes.

Su Yanqing sent a gift, congratulating Xiao Hechuan on his admission to Mr. Zhong Yun at Baiyun Academy. This is equivalent to getting into a good university through the modern college entrance examination and meeting a very good mentor in college.

Although it was the New Year during this period, Madam Song was not idle. She earned some money by doing odd jobs cleaning for others, so the mother and daughter did not have to worry about their lives for the time being. However, she could not just sit there and live off her savings, so she looked for things to do everywhere.

Finally, she found a job in a hairpin shop in the city. Since she was good at handicrafts, she had the talent to be a hairpin girl. She originally wanted to give it a try, but she didn't expect to really succeed.

The owner of the hairpin shop was a middle-aged woman. She just gave Madam Song some pointers, and she learned it quickly as if her acupuncture points were opened. She was very meticulous and talented, so the lady immediately agreed to let her enter the hairpin shop and become a hairpin girl.

She will be an apprentice for the first three months, with a monthly salary of two taels of silver. After three months, she can do it completely on her own. If the hairpins and pearl flowers she makes sell well, she will get a share of the profits. The most powerful hairpin lady in the hairpin workshop can earn at least five taels of silver a month.

Madam Song was full of confidence. She believed she could do it, and all the people working in the hairpin shop were women. The Dong family was very nice. When they heard that she was raising her young daughter alone, they specially allowed her to bring her daughter with them, as long as the child kept her hands and feet clean and did not make any noise.

Therefore, God will definitely favor everyone who works hard and is positive. Madam Song is lucky.