Chapter 627: The Imperial College Examination (Additional chapter for the reward from book friend "Al Pacino")
Inside the carriage, Mr. Zhuang was stroking Manbao's little head and said with a smile, "From now on, you can study medicine with peace of mind. I'll prepare a gift for you tomorrow, and you can pick out a medical book to give to Doctor Ji."
Manbao happily replied "yes". She went over in her mind what had just happened, including what the teacher said in the county government office. She vaguely learned something, but she could not grasp the point.
She could only exclaim in admiration: "Sir, you are so amazing."
Mr. Zhuang smiled slightly and patted her little head gently. It was just some little tricks, but he had spent the first half of his life to figure them out.
I just hope his students won’t have to learn these scheming tactics in the future.
Mr. Zhuang personally prepared a generous gift and sent it to Jishiditang along with a medical book of Manbao. From then on, whenever Manbao came to Jishiditang to study, Doctor Ji was even more dedicated.
Apart from anything else, when encountering some special illnesses, he would examine and guide Manbao, and later give a detailed introduction to the prescription he prescribed.
In addition, Dr. Ji also took the time to teach her his cursive writing so that she could quickly understand his cursive prescriptions.
In this way, Manbao spent half a day interning at the pharmacy and half a day studying with Mr. Zhuang, and his life was extremely abundant.
Zhou Silang traveled back and forth between Yizhou City and Qili Village every five days. Not only did he help Zhou Lijun develop his own grain planting business, but he also provided good communication conditions for them and their families in Qili Village.
After Mr. Zhuang had taught several classes at Dazhi Academy, he also sent Bai Erlang to Dazhi Academy.
He also offered larger classes more frequently.
In his words, "Erlang is different from Shanbao and Manbao. They have no one to watch over them. Although they like to play, they are self-controlled and at least they won't get out of control. But Erlang can't be without classmates to study with."
On several occasions, Mr. Zhuang found that his son was distracted when he was teaching him in the morning.
It was obvious that there were only the two of them in the study, master and disciple, and he was standing in front of him giving him a lecture, but Bai Erlang was distracted.
This made Mr. Zhuang reflect for a long time. Are his lectures really that boring?
It was not until the afternoon when Manbao came back to class that Mr. Zhuang discovered it.
Although the two people are taking different courses, when there is another student studying hard in the study, Bai Erlang will write his own words, read his own books, and do his own homework seriously even if he has not learned that course.
Even if I get distracted, I can quickly come back to my senses.
It's not that you only come to your senses when the gentleman is standing in front of you.
So after weighing the pros and cons, Mr. Zhuang sent Bai Erlang to Dazhi Academy. Not only did he have new classmates, but Mr. Zhuang could also give him extra lessons when he came back, and his progress was extremely fast.
Of course, that's for Bai Jilang.
So he was both in pain and happy during this period of time.
This happiness made him get up early every day and go out with Bai Shan. Daji would first take him to Dazhi Academy and then take Bai Shan to the provincial school.
After school in the afternoon, Daji would first go to the provincial school to pick up Bai Shan, and then pick up Bai Er on the way.
This pain made Bai Erlang count on his fingers every day until the arrival of June.
Because after the mid-year exams, both the provincial school and the academy will have a ten-day holiday.
Of course, they gave such a long vacation not only for students to have fun, nor was it just because the exams needed to be marked, but also because the busy farming season in Yizhou City was about to begin in June.
It’s time to harvest spring wheat, and it’s time to harvest beans, so let’s harvest them.
With such a long vacation, of course they have to go home.
Bai Jilang only misses the warmth of his family when he has to indulge in studying.
He thought that if Qili Village could be as lively as Kangxue Street and he had less homework, his home would be a paradise on earth, and he would never go out for the rest of his life.
While I was in this dilemma, the mid-year examination of the provincial school came.
Early in the morning, Bai Shanbao sat at the table and ate the breakfast specially prepared for him by Aunt Rong, then picked up his book basket and left.
Manbao gave him a purse to hang around his waist. She said seriously, "This purse was made by Lijun, but inside is a talisman I wrote myself to win the exam. I also drew a portrait of Tianzun and posted it on the wall. I placed it in front of the portrait for a day and a night and prayed."
Bai Shanbao: ...
Zhou Silang looked at Bai Shan seriously and said, "Master Shanbao, this idea was mine. I told you, my sister is the reincarnation of a fairy. If you bring the talisman she blessed, it will definitely come true. Just take it with you."
Mr. Zhuang couldn't help but stroke his forehead and said to Daji, "Alright, you have an exam today, go to the prefectural school early to prepare, and then you can go out now."
Daji agreed and reached out to take the book basket from the young master.
Mr. Zhuang advised Bai Shan, "Don't be nervous, just take it easy. Even if you can't get into the top 60, getting into the top 100 is good."
Zhou Silang was shocked. "Sir, won't the young master be even more nervous if you say that?"
"No," Bai Shan finally found the words, "I was already nervous a few days ago. The exam is today, there's no need to be nervous."
Having said that, Bai Shanbao still stumbled when he climbed onto the carriage.
Bai Erlang couldn't help but let out a loud laugh, which made Zhou Lijun and others glare at him fiercely.
Manbao stood under the car and waved to Bai Shan, "Wait for your good news."
Bai Shan nodded.
Of course, the examinations in the provincial academy could not only test current affairs and poetry. In addition to the textbooks, they also tested calligraphy, etiquette and music.
It is said that next year they will also learn archery, chariot driving, and painting, so there is a lot to learn.
Bai Shan was fine in everything else except music theory, but he had learned to play the qin with his mother for a while, and Mr. Zhuang also taught the basics, so even though he had only had two music classes since the opening of the provincial school, he still managed to get through it smoothly.
Although the invigilator gave scores on the spot, he did not announce the scores on the spot. Moreover, he listened to the music played by other people and found that they played better than him.
I just don't know if this joy accounts for a large proportion. If not, that's fine. If it is large...
"I'm probably pretty good in other subjects. I think it won't be hard to get into the top 60, excluding music," Bai Shan concluded after three days of exams. He added, "I've listened to a few people from Class A compare their answers, and mine aren't any worse than theirs."
Mr. Zhuang nodded slightly and said, "Since you are confident, there is no need to overthink it. You will have ten days off anyway, so take advantage of these ten days to rest and have fun."
He smiled and said, "I'll give you one day tomorrow. We'll leave for home the day after tomorrow. Come back when we're ready for vacation."
Everyone cheered when they heard this, and Zhou Lijun immediately said, "I've already made the quilt cover for my eldest aunt. Tomorrow I'm going to go buy some beautiful hairbands and bring them back for my eldest and third sisters."
Manbao said, "I also want to buy gifts for my parents and my sister-in-law."
Bai Shanbao put the exam behind his mind and said, "I, I, I also want to buy a lot of things."
Bai Erlang said excitedly: "I have already made a list."
Zhou Silang couldn't help but tense up and said, "Take it easy, we only have two cars."
Good night
(End of this chapter)
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