Chapter 583 Sir is right
Since Zhou Silang left, the five people in the courtyard stopped cooking. Not only did they buy ready-made vegetables from outside, but they also bought ready-made meals.
The two of them brought the food back to the courtyard. Since the distance was not far, the rice and dishes were still hot.
It was not until the meal was served that Bai Erlang came out with a bald look on his face. The two of them knew at a glance that his work was not going well and he must have been scolded again.
Mr. Zhuang sat down at the head table. Seeing his listless look, he tapped the bowl lightly with his chopsticks and said, "You don't show your emotions on your face. You should also restrain yourself."
Bai Jilang then sat up slightly, but his face still had a depressed expression.
Mr. Zhuang didn't ask him to change all his behavior immediately, but started to invite everyone to eat.
After dinner, Mr. Zhuang said, "Shanbao, we will send you to the provincial school tomorrow, and then you will have to go to school by yourself."
Bai Shanbao agreed.
Bai Erlang sighed. Once Bai Shan went to the provincial school, the teacher would focus even more energy on him. He felt so sad.
The next day, Mr. Zhuang sent Bai Shanbao to the provincial school, and Manbao and Bai Erlang also went along to join in the fun.
Today is the day for new students to enroll in the provincial school, so the gates are wide open and anyone can come in and out.
Although there were few women coming, there were still some.
Because some students come with their families, some are already married and have children, and some wives are worried and of course want to accompany their husbands to take a look.
There were also husbands who wanted to show off to their wives and brought them to watch the fun.
Mr. Zhuang led his three disciples into the provincial school with familiarity, and people passing by on the road couldn't help but look at them.
There is an age requirement for admission to the provincial school. It is obvious that Mr. Zhuang does not meet the requirement, but the remaining three, no, two, are too young, aren’t they?
"I heard that one of the candidates this year passed the exam at a very young age, only twelve years old."
"So small?"
"He is quite young, but he was the last one selected. The proctor has a public test paper. Some people have seen it. He wrote very well."
After saying that, everyone's eyes couldn't help but turn to Bai Erlang and Bai Shanbao.
Bai Erlang was unaware of anything, but Bai Shanbao raised his chin in a haughty manner, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise.
Manbao looked over openly, met their gazes, and raised his hand to greet them, "Hello, brothers."
The scholars: "...Excuse me, young lady. Are you here to enroll with your family?"
"Yes," Manbao was bored as he was waiting in line, so he just started talking to them, introducing Bai Shanbao to them enthusiastically, "This is my second junior apprentice, Bai Shan. He's the one who got into the prefectural school. We're here to see him off today."
The guess came true, and the scholar smiled and walked forward to greet Bai Shanbao, saying, "So this is Mr. Bai from Longzhou. I am Kang Xiaodong from Yizhou."
The young man beside him immediately followed up, "I am Zhang Rui from Zizhou."
Bai Shanbao returned the greeting, "Longzhou Bai Shan."
He blinked, and although he was a little embarrassed, he still asked, "Do you know me?"
Kang Xiaodong smiled and said, "Although I haven't seen it, I have heard of it. We also saw Brother Bai's paper at the school supervisor's office. You answered the question 'Shengmin' very well. Some people said you could get first place in the whole exam."
It’s a pity that he miscalculated the big question at the end. In fact, if he had only written the first half, he would probably be ranked higher than 150th.
Although no one said it out loud, everyone had guessed it in their hearts. If he hadn't answered the last question correctly and seemed too arrogant, he should have had no problem ranking within the top 100.
When they saw his paper, they thought Bai Shan was an arrogant person, but when they met him today, they felt that he was a little cold at first, but after a few words, they found that he was as lively as most teenagers.
Just a little arrogant.
But he also has the capital to be proud of.
After all, who could write such an article at the age of twelve and get admitted to the provincial school?
Mr. Zhuang watched his disciple making friends with a smile and reached out to touch his beard.
Kang Xiaodong was also very curious about Manbao, mainly because she had just called Bai Shan "junior brother", so he looked at her and asked, "Are you senior sister and junior brother?"
In fact, my eyes couldn't help but drift towards Mr. Zhuang.
Manbao nodded and happily introduced her husband and another junior fellow apprentice to them.
Kang Xiaodong and Zhang Rui were extremely surprised. They only took a look at Bai Erlang and then bowed repeatedly to Mr. Zhuang.
A teacher who can teach an outstanding student like Bai Shan must be a very good person. As a young scholar, of course I want to make friends with middle-aged and elderly scholars who are experienced and talented.
So, before Bai Shandu officially enrolled in school, he had already made two friends. The two even exchanged addresses and agreed to visit each other when they had time in the future.
Kang Xiaodong found that Bai Shan’s senior sister was much more lively than him. He talked to her a lot and, of course, exchanged addresses with her as well.
So, although they are friends with Bai Shan, their friendship with Man Bao is deeper.
When it was their turn in line, Mr. Zhuang led Bai Shanbao forward and handed in their prepared academic records. After the academic official checked them and confirmed they were correct, he gave them a badge and a piece of paper.
It says on it the book they want to buy.
Although you don't have to pay tuition to attend the provincial school, and you can even get money, the provincial school cannot provide you with things like books, so you still have to buy them yourself.
The provincial school does not do this business, so you can only buy it yourself from a bookstore outside.
In previous years, this time of year was the busiest and best business time for bookstores.
Bai Shanbao looked at the list of books and found that he already had most of the books on it. This time, they were all included in the list of books that he and Mr. Zhuang had made for Zhou Silang, so he only needed to check for the missing books.
Bai Shanbao was delighted when he saw this and said, "Sir, we don't have many books to buy."
Mr. Zhuang nodded. After all, the teaching content has remained unchanged for decades, with only slight improvements. Of course, the books that need to be bought will not change either.
Most of the books Bai Shanbao has now were passed down to him by his father. His father was a Jinshi, so he must have read more books, not less.
Bai Shan's grandfather was also a scholar, so many of his father's books were passed down from his grandfather, and so on...
Man Bao pondered for a moment and said, "Second Junior Brother, do you want to replace some of these really old books? Otherwise, what will happen if they fall apart?"
"You can repair the book," said Mr. Zhuang before Bai Shanbao could say anything. "Some of the annotations in our ancestors' books are very valuable. How can we just throw them away?"
Manbao: "What if Bai Shan also wants to write a note on it but has no place to write it?"
Mr. Zhuang tapped her forehead and said, "You're naughty. If there's no place to write, just put a piece of paper in there. Why bother with an extra book?"
Although Bai Shanbao was also hesitant about whether to buy some new books, when he saw Manbao being hit on the head, he immediately said, "Sir, you are right."
The next chapter will be around 6 p.m.
(End of this chapter)
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