Chapter 514: Surprised
Everyone sighed in their hearts and looked at the dormitory environment and said, "We never dared to imagine such a dormitory environment before."
"Yes, there are desks and chairs. You can study in the dormitory on weekdays or in the study room."
They didn't know what a study room was before, but after the staff explained it to them, they knew what a study room was.
You can go to the classroom to study during class time.
The classrooms are so spacious and bright.
Thinking of listening to Mr. Qiao’s lecture, they were all excited.
"The manager said that classes won't officially start until two days later. There's a schedule outside the classroom. We can copy it down and find out when the time comes."
"It's still early, let's go to the library and read some books."
They are now very excited when they think of the books in the library.
"Yes, it's still early for dinner, let's go read a book first."
The place everyone wants to go most at this time is the library.
They had never seen many of the books.
When talking about reading, everyone gets very excited and goes to the library together.
The library is very large and has plenty of seats, so there is always a seat for everyone no matter when you go.
You can sit and read books, including on the spiral staircase.
The library has three floors in total and has a very large horizontal space.
Most buildings of this era were one-story, and some shops had two or three floors, so Shen Yueyao designed it to be three-story.
This way everyone won’t feel tired walking up the stairs.
The books on each floor are different.
The reason why it is built so large and has so many seats is so that students can go to the library to read whenever they want, without having to reserve seats early in the morning.
Shen Yueyao thinks reading is also a very relaxing thing.
If people have to go early in the morning to reserve seats, it will cause them anxiety.
You can go to the library to read whenever you want. There are always seats. This feeling makes people relax and comfortable.
We all went to the library together to apply for a reading card.
Of course, there were no computers in this era. This kind of reading card represented one's name, class, and dormitory, and one had to register when entering.
In this era, there were no electronic devices, so we could only register in a notebook.
All entries and exits are registered, including time, so as to unify the management of books.
Know what books are checked out and when they should be returned.
After getting a reading card, everyone entered the library.
There were already many people sitting on chairs in the corner of the library reading books, and many people couldn't help but lower their voices when they entered.
After entering, they went to look at books on the bookshelf.
I couldn't help but say excitedly: "Look, there is this book, which is not available for purchase."
Everyone went to look at the shelves and saw many rare books. They had no idea how these books appeared.
“This should be a manuscript.”
"But it's exciting to have handwritten copies. I never thought we could read these books without spending a penny."
At this moment, they were so excited that they wished they could stay in the library for days and nights.
People who love reading love books very much.
They excitedly took the book off the shelf and found a place to read it.
"It's a pity that I didn't bring pen, ink, paper and inkstone this time, otherwise I could have taken notes."
"Next time you come, bring these things."
"Look, they even brought water cups."
"Carrying a water cup can automatically fill water."
Everyone who comes to the library feels that there is novelty everywhere.
They read the book with excitement, almost in a trance.
It was time for dinner and they still hadn't come to their senses.
Because some people put their books back one after another, some people took the books they had not finished reading to the front to register, planning to read them in the dormitory at night.
There are no classes these two days, just to let everyone get familiar with the college environment, so everyone has plenty of time to study.
There are also some scholars who know each other and would go to the book club together to write and discuss articles.
If they see a great book, they will discuss it together.
For a time, the learning atmosphere in the college was very strong.
Everyone sits together and discusses learning.
In the evening when everyone went to the cafeteria to eat.
I was even more shocked to see such sumptuous meals in every window.
And there are labels on the windows, corresponding to the price of each dish.
Everyone looked at the price above and suspected that they had seen it wrong.
“Is this price real?”
"Yeah, it's so cheap."
“The steamed buns are big and cheap.”
"The soup over there is free."
"This is egg drop soup. Egg drop soup is free."
Many people find the restaurant's dishes, prices, and free soup unbelievable.
But when they went to get their food, they found that this was the price.
Someone asked the person serving food at the window, "Auntie, are the prices listed here real?"
The old lady smiled and said, "Of course it's true. Our Master Su has said that the purpose of establishing a college is to provide more aspiring people with a good environment to study. The purpose of establishing a cafeteria is to allow everyone to have a full meal and study in peace, not to make money from everyone's food."
"So these are all cost prices, and some of them are even subsidized by Mr. Su."
"So, the price has always been this high, so just eat it without worry."
"Even if I don't buy vegetables, I can still have a full meal by eating a steamed bun with egg drop soup."
The food is so cheap that most families who can afford to send their children to school can also afford to eat here.
Unless one's family is really poor but one is very knowledgeable, one can enter a college and apply for a scholarship to study. Those who can't afford to buy meals can also drink free egg drop soup, and the cafeteria will occasionally offer free side dishes.
After hearing these words, the scholars felt that Lord Su was a good person even more.
The words "touched" can no longer be used to describe how touched everyone is.
And they didn't know how to get food at first, so someone taught them.
It’s very simple. After learning how to use it, they found that this plate is really useful.
The restaurant also has tables and chairs.
Four people sat down at a dining table.
There are also four people in a dormitory.
The four people didn't know each other before, but the atmosphere in this college is good, and they felt close to each other after half a day.
"I can't believe that the academy can be so good."
"Brother Zhou, you and Brother He have both been to the academy before. We couldn't go in before because of the high tuition fees, so we studied with an old teacher in town."
Although they were studying in the town, the two men studied very hard and would consolidate what the teacher taught them several times.
Memorize all the books you have read.
In order to save paper, they used tree branches to write on the sand table.
They are now full of emotion. It is thanks to them that they did not give up in the early days and continued to study hard, otherwise they would not have been able to get into the college.
Not all poor students can enter the academy. If they are not well educated and cannot pass the entrance examination, they cannot enter the academy.
"Although we didn't go, we heard a lot of rumors. There was a brother from the village next to us who was bullied into dropping out of the academy. He didn't want to study anymore. Fortunately, his parents insisted, and now he has been admitted to the academy."
The scholar surnamed Zhou, with red eyes, choked up and said, "You don't know, the Heguang Academy is really bullying."
"The academy asks for gifts from time to time. If the gifts you give are not as good as others, and your family has no problems, you will sit at the back and cannot understand the lessons, and the teacher will not care."
"Not only did they not care, they also frequently called on you to answer questions in class."
"It's like that. They ask you to answer a question, then ask another student to answer it, and then praise that student while belittling you. After a long time, you will doubt whether you are cut out for studying and whether you have the talent for it."
"Several people in our class dropped out of school after the teacher did this."
"Some people were bullied in various ways. If you took something to eat, they would deliberately snatch it away from you and throw it on the ground, forcing you to pick it up and eat it, laughing loudly."
"That Zou Guang was the most arrogant before."
"It's too much. It's really infuriating."
Just listening to it made everyone very angry.
He Shusheng said, "Not only that, eating at the academy is also very expensive. Everything is expensive."
“Sometimes I can’t even rest well.”
Not to mention reading quietly.
Therefore, Hezhou has not produced many successful candidates in these years.
In the past, Hezhou produced many officials.
During Mr. Qiao's generation, Hezhou culture was flourishing and quite famous.
Unfortunately, local forces later took over and officials protected the academy, which became what it is today.
The most crucial one is the Ge family, which is too rampant.
Fortunately, there is no longer any Ge family in Hezhou.
While everyone was angry, they also had to sigh that fortunately, Lord Su was now managing Hezhou.
"I heard that Zou Guang and his men were chased out in a miserable state yesterday. It was such a relief."
"Yes, everyone said that the scene was very satisfying. Zou Guang and the others were livid. There's even a notice posted at the entrance to the academy."
What’s even more satisfying is that Zou Guang is now famous, a notorious one.
Everyone also felt a sense of relief.
"In fact, some of my classmates come from wealthy families and are good people. They also want to study quietly, but how can they study well in an environment like Heguang Academy?"
"Those people had no choice but to drop out of school and go home. Their families were well-off, so they hired a teacher to teach them."
As he spoke, many people shook their heads.
"Does everyone still remember Liu Wen Gu?"
"We don't know."
"The one who ranked first in the imperial examinations back then later dropped out of the academy. His family runs a farm and is quite influential. He also has a talent for studying. He passed the imperial examination and became one of three other Jinshi candidates. Now they are all serving as county magistrates in Hezhou."
Just as everyone was talking, someone suddenly saw Lin Hai and was stunned.
"Lin Hai, it's him!"
"He's already a juren, and he's coming to our academy?"
Some people recognized Lin Hai. Some people knew that Lin Hai had passed the imperial examination.
Moreover, Lin Hai and Liu Wen Gu also have a good relationship.
They are all juren, which is equivalent to having achieved honors.
It was really shocking that such a person would come to study in this academy.
Many people didn't even bother to eat and looked at him.
Some people who didn't recognize him, after being introduced by people next to him, all knew that he was Lin Hai, a successful juren.
Lin Hai is in a good mood.
He didn't expect that Brother Su and Madam Su would come to Hezhou.
He had been waiting for it ever since he knew they were going to set up a college.
I didn’t expect that I could actually come to the academy to study.
When he actually came to the academy, he was amazed at everything he saw.
However, given the abilities of Lord Su and his wife, it is indeed normal for them to be able to run such an academy.
The abilities of these two people cannot be judged by ordinary people's thinking.
The most important thing is to invite Mr. Qiao and several famous scholars.
He didn't expect that he would have the opportunity to listen to Mr. Qiao's lectures.
He was so excited that his hands holding the chopsticks were shaking.
It had been a whole day, and he was still excited.
Especially those books in the library, he had never seen them before.
I really benefited a lot from watching it.
Hezhou is his hometown, so he naturally hopes that Hezhou will become better and better.
In the past, officials protected each other, the higher authorities sheltered local forces, and they bullied others by taking advantage of their power. No one cared when playboys bullied others.
Although their family had some wealth, they were unable to compete with officials and local forces.
He could only study hard in secret.
Thinking of becoming a good official one day.
Who would have thought that Brother Su would come to Hezhou now?
Now, he is full of confidence in Hezhou.
He believed that his hometown would be very good under Brother Su's governance.
I heard that Mrs. Su opened a workshop in Xiaozhuzhuang, but you can't tell what's going on inside from the outside.
But he knew that with Mrs. Su's ability, it was definitely not an ordinary task.
That workshop might bring about earth-shaking changes to the entire Hezhou.
Not to mention anything else, Mrs. Su’s shops and farms in the capital have brought great changes to the capital.
Although he later left the capital and returned to Hezhou, they would still exchange letters with Dong Wenren and had some understanding of the capital.
So Lin Hai came here to study with an excited and sincere heart.
He picked up a piece of chicken with chopsticks and ate it, and he felt that it tasted delicious.
"It tastes really good, better than the food in the restaurant."
Lin Hai had eaten in the restaurant before, so he naturally knew the taste.
He felt that the dishes in the cafeteria must be prepared according to the methods taught by Mrs. Su.
It’s still delicious after all.
He felt very happy at the thought of being able to eat such delicious food while reading.
Besides, he was a juren and received a lot of money from the government office every month, which was enough for him to eat well in the academy.
Lin Hai naturally felt the gazes of the people around him, but he didn't care.
There were also some people waiting outside the college, not sure whether to come or not.
But he knew that as long as these students went back and spread the word, everyone would know how good the college was.
In time, this academy will surely become famous in the Great Yan Dynasty.
Yes, he has this confidence.
After eating, Lin Hai went back to the dormitory to read.
Lying on his bed in the dormitory and reading his favorite books, he felt so relaxed.
The library has so many books, enough for him to read for a while.
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The next day, a group of students from the children's class came to the college.
When Dabao and Erbao, that is, Su Ling and Su Yang, arrived at the academy, everyone looked at them curiously.
"There are also classes for schoolchildren?"
"Yes, to help students learn. However, I heard that only those with good academics can enter these classes and pass the entrance examination."
"Are those twins? They look so cute."
"That should be the case. They look really similar. What are they carrying? It's prettier than the package."
Everyone couldn't help but pay attention to Su Ling and Su Yang's schoolbags again.
I just think the backpacks they carry look practical and good-looking.
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