Chapter 5 Is reading easy? Thinking too much!

Zhou Da said in a sour tone: "You are so lucky! God let us travel through time, why can't God be fair..."

Xu Shiming's face showed a maturity that did not match his age. He said calmly: "Maybe in a few days we will find a way to return to modern times. Everything here should be just a dream. Don't take it too seriously."

Everyone nodded, agreeing with Xu Shiming's statement.

Xiao Wan whispered to Zhao Sicheng beside her: "Sicheng...can we really go back?"

They have been together since they graduated from high school, have been in a long-term relationship throughout college, and are about to get married.

At this time, Zhao Sicheng was only a thirteen-year-old boy, even shorter than Xiao Wan.

He hugged his fiancée awkwardly, saying "Yes, yes" to comfort her, but he was actually unsure.

Zhu Lan coughed twice, stood up and said to everyone:

"I think the most urgent thing right now is to pass the next month's classes smoothly and not be kicked out of this college."

In this era, reading is extremely valued, and studying in an academy is a sacred thing.

Once you are expelled from school, it is like being nailed to the pillar of shame. Not only will you be laughed at by people around you, but it will also bring shame to the entire family, and you will not be able to hold your head up.

The original owner was forced to marry that domestic violence man because she was expelled from school, and was beaten to death.

Zhu Lan added: "We are all dressed as children. Without the protection of the academy, it would be difficult for us to have a legitimate reason to gather together and discuss ways to return."

But, that’s not so easy.

If it were really possible to return to the modern era so easily, why would God arrange for me to travel through a book?

Liang Zhou raised his eyebrows, "I agree."

Liang Zhou and Zhu Lan were the two students with the best grades in the class that year. Liang Zhou was cheerful and smart, while Zhu Lan was steady and meticulous. Both of them were very reliable.

Seeing both of them say so, the others nodded as well.

"So what should we do now?" Qiao Youyou asked.

Zhu Lan glanced at everyone and uttered two words:

"study."

…

After a moment of silence, everyone had a relieved expression, and Qiao Youyou even burst out laughing.

I thought it was a difficult task.

As for other things, this group of people may not be able to do it.

But when it comes to studying, it’s really like Liu Bei selling straw sandals - his old profession!

The atmosphere suddenly became relaxed. Among all the people, only Zhu Lan did not laugh.

She stood up, her young face with a bit of natural baby fat looked quite serious:

"I've inquired about it. The class exams at Longchang Academy are held on the fifth day of every month. We have to be among the bottom ten, so we need to focus on the contents of The Analects and The Great Learning first. These two books are relatively simple, and they account for a large proportion of the questions in the exam paper. Starting from here will be the most efficient."

Seeing that everyone still didn't take it seriously, Zhu Lan sighed inwardly.

“There is one thing I need to remind everyone. The content of ancient scientific examinations is completely different from what we learn in modern times.

Even though we had good grades in the past, here we can be said to have zero foundation, and our knowledge level is less than half of that of the original inhabitants.

It is extremely difficult to improve your exam ranking within a month, so I hope everyone will be mentally prepared and not be too optimistic. "

Qiao Youyou had the best attitude and opened the textbook. "Just study, I'm the best at studying—"

The smile froze on his face the next second.

The densely packed vertical traditional Chinese characters on the pages looked like little monsters, making Qiao Youyou's scalp tingle.

The books of this era not only have completely different layouts and fonts from modern ones, but also lack punctuation marks, making reading them extremely difficult.

"Many of the traditional Chinese characters here seem to be different from the traditional Chinese characters we see modern times..." Qin Yuwei frowned.

Zhu Lan sighed:

"Yes, Chinese characters have gone through a long process of evolution. This is an imaginary era, and I don't know what stage the font is in its evolution, so it looks strange to us."

Qiao Youyou’s eyes went dark. Help, Mom, I’ve become illiterate!

At this time, Teacher Xie Ding walked in with a blank expression on his face. Teaching these idiots in Class T was simply like talking to a cow!

A master told him that practicing qigong could help grow hair. He has finally learned how to practice qigong, but he still feels cold on the head.

It’s all because of these guys!

The teaching method is very simple. Master Xie recites a sentence and then the students recite a sentence.

"The Master said, 'Govern with virtue...'"

Qin Yuwei raised her hand obediently and asked what this sentence meant.

Unexpectedly, Master Xie raised his eyebrows and asked her to stretch out her hand. With a "snap", the copper ruler hit Qin Yuwei's palm hard!

Qin Yuwei's body trembled and tears fell, but she bit her lips and said nothing.

Qiao Youyou slammed the table and said, "What are you doing, old man!"

"You are disrupting the classroom discipline, a bunch of unruly people, and you too have to put your hand out!" Master Xie walked up to Qiao Youyou and spoke sternly.

Zhu Lan stood up quickly and bowed to the Master, saying, "The Analects of Confucius, which you taught me, has a sentence at the end: 'If you study without thinking, you will be confused; if you think without studying, you will be in danger.' My question to you is the embodiment of 'learning and thinking'. Why are you punishing me, Master?"

Master Xie did not get angry but laughed:

"With your level, what is there to think about? What's the point of thinking? You can't even recite the most basic text by heart. If you don't work hard, how can you talk about 'learning and thinking'? You guys are disrupting the class and questioning the teacher. Put your hands out!"

"Master Xie, I can't concentrate on my studies if you're like this."

Liang Zhou, who was sitting in the corner, put down his book, looked at Master Xie with a half-smile, and said lazily:

"I really want to study hard and not make things difficult for the academy. Otherwise, if I show up in the T-class again next month...it will be very difficult for you and the headmaster, right?"

Master Xie was stunned when he heard this. He didn't expect that this young second-generation rich kid would say such words of conscience!

Liang Zhou has been enrolled in school for five months. If he still falls behind in classes next month, he will be expelled according to the rules of the academy.

But the uncle of the emperor personally sent him here, if he was expelled, wouldn't that be a slap in the face of the uncle of the emperor and the royal family? But pretending to be deaf and dumb and continuing to keep him in the academy would affect the reputation of Longchang Academy.

Because of this incident, Master Xie was called in for a talk by the headmaster countless times. But Liang Zhou played polo and cricket all day, and his grades were always the worst in the academy. He was only giving face to his father when he came to the academy.

The headmaster asked him for a solution. What could a teacher like him do?

"You...what did you say? You want to study hard?" Master Xie's beard was shaking with excitement.

"Okay, why are you still standing there? Let's teach you quickly." Liang Zhou tapped the textbook with his fingers impatiently.

Master Xie said "OK" several times. As long as this young rich boy was willing to study, he would even teach him while standing upside down!

So he didn't pursue the matter of Zhu Lan and the others anymore, and continued to lead everyone to read with shaking their heads.