Chapter 934 Effort
Zhou Wulang succinctly narrowed down the forty-six people to four. Manbao felt that there was no need to tell Bai Shan and Bai Erlang specifically, so when he returned and saw that the two were studying hard, he did not say a word and decided to talk about this topic when he had time.
Anyway, no matter how strong their opponents are, they have to give their all before and during the exam.
Let’s talk about this kind of thing after the exam. Ask around and find out how to get along with your classmates.
After all, they were admitted to the Imperial College in the same way.
The four masters and apprentices studied late into the night. Although Mr. Zhuang felt that time was tight, he felt that studying at night was not as efficient as studying in the morning. So after checking the time, he said, "It's past midnight. Go wash up and go to bed. You'll get up early to study tomorrow."
Bai Shan and Bai Erlang felt very tired after reading all day. They nodded repeatedly and stood up.
Manbao also stood up.
The next morning, Manbao was awakened by the sound of reading outside the window. She got up and went to the window to look out. She saw that it was still gray outside and Bai Shan was standing under a lantern with his hands behind his back reciting a book.
Manbao turned around and lay on the bed, groaning with a headache. It was not even dawn yet, why was he getting up?
That being said, it was impossible to sleep after being disturbed like this.
Manbao had no choice but to get up and wash up. After a while, he sat on the railing, yawning and looking at Bai Shan.
Bai Shan had just finished reciting an article and invited Man Bao, "Do you want to recite together?"
Manbao shook his head. "Can't you go to the garden to memorize your lessons? Why do you have to memorize them under my window?"
"The gentleman is up."
Manbao quickly replied, "Sir, you're old and don't sleep much."
"Oh, the teacher is old~~~"
Manbao immediately changed his words and said, "Sir, you disturbed me."
After saying that, she turned around and found that her husband had not gone out. He was reading a book in the light of the window. As if he noticed Manbao's gaze, he raised his head from the book and looked at her.
Manbao immediately turned around and said to Bai Shan, "Okay, I'll go with you to recite the text. Where's Bai Er? Why don't you call him?"
"I called him, but he couldn't wake me up."
Bai Shan is under a lot of pressure now, and subconsciously wants to get up early, so he wakes up early in the morning.
He walked out and found that the light was on in the teacher's room, but the other two friends' rooms were still dark, so he knew that they were "sleeping in".
As their junior and senior brother, he felt it was necessary for him to urge them to study, so he recited the lessons under their window, but this seemed to be only useful for Manbao.
There was not even a sound in Bai Erlang's room. I don't know if he was sleeping soundly or just pretending.
Manbao followed him to another place, and the two of them went to the small garden to recite their lessons.
Daji lit a lamp for them, put some mosquito repellent spices at their feet, and then found a railing to sit down and rest his eyes.
Bai Shan and Man Bao sat opposite each other.
Manbao remembered that he had just recited the Analects and asked, "Why are you reciting this instead of The Great Learning or The Doctrine of the Mean?"
"Reviewing the old is the way to learn the new. I'll go through it first. If there's anything I can't remember, I'll look it up soon. Didn't you and the teacher both say that most of the scriptures this time were taken from the Analects?"
Manbao nodded and followed him down the same way as before.
By the time they finished memorizing all twenty chapters of the Analects, it was already dawn.
As they were walking back to the courtyard from the small garden, they happened to see Bai Erlang coming out after washing his face. He said, "I had a nightmare last night. I dreamt someone was reading the Analects to me the whole time. In the end, they chased me to the edge of a cliff and insisted that I recite it. I clearly memorized it, but I just couldn't seem to open my mouth. I was so anxious that I was sweating profusely, but I still couldn't open my mouth. In the end, I had no choice but to be thrown off the cliff. It scared me to death!"
Bai Shan: ...
Manbao burst into laughter when he heard this.
Bai Erlang looked at her unhappily and said, "Why are you laughing? I had a nightmare and you're still laughing. I guess it must be because you kept forcing me to recite the Analects yesterday that I had this dream."
He looked at the two of them and saw that there seemed to be dew on their trouser legs. He couldn't help but be curious, "Where did you come from so early in the morning?"
Bai Shan: "Garden."
"What are you doing in the garden so early in the morning?"
"Memorizing," Bai Shan said, "I've already memorized the Analects today."
Bai Erlang wailed upon hearing this, shouting, "You are truly sinful! You have to get up so early! Manbao, help me later."
Manbao shook his head. "I already annotated the remaining chapters of the Analects for you last night. I've circled the words and sentences that require special attention. You can memorize them later. This morning, the teacher will definitely teach you about policy essays and poetry. I have to go to the pharmacy to work, and I'll help you again when I come back this afternoon."
Compared to his husband, Bai Erlang obviously wanted Manbao's guidance more, after all, the pressures they faced were different. So he looked at Manbao pitifully, hoping that she could temporarily turn down her work at the pharmacy. After all, they had just arrived in the capital, so it wouldn't be a big deal to see a doctor a few days later, right?
Manbao ignored him and turned back to the house, adding, "I've already promised the patient. As a person, I can't break my promise, and as a doctor, I can't do that either."
Manbao put away his backpack, thought for a while, picked up a copy of "The Great Learning" and put it in, and decided to help Bai Er think about the Mo Yi and Tie Jing that might be tested in this book when he has time.
Aunt Rong also prepared breakfast.
Everyone came out to have breakfast together and then dispersed, some went to copy their books, some went to review their homework.
Zhou Wulang also went out with nine booklets, deciding to test the waters first.
Daji still sent Manbao to the door of Jishidiang.
Manbao stepped onto the horse stool and got off the car. He turned around and took the backpack from Daji. "You can go back. Come pick me up after noon."
Daji nodded in agreement and watched Manbao carry the basket into Jishiditang before turning the carriage around and leaving.
Shopkeeper Xiao Zheng didn't expect Manbao to arrive so early, so he hurried over and said with a smile, "Doctor Xiao Zhou, why are you here so early? The other doctors haven't arrived yet."
Manbao smiled and said, "I'll make some preparations in advance."
She will have her own separate clinic in the future, so naturally she needs to make some preparations in advance.
Shopkeeper Xiao Zheng led Manbao into Doctor Gu's former clinic and said with a smile, "Dr. Gu's things were moved over there yesterday. From now on, this clinic will belong to Doctor Xiao Zhou."
Behind the thick cloth curtain is a examination table, in front of the table is a stool, and behind it is a chair.
There is a curtain behind the chair, and behind the curtain are two small beds, separated by a pullable curtain.
Manbao looked at it in amazement. The configuration here was much better than that of the pharmacy in Yizhou City.
In Yizhou City, they sat outside, and the clinic consisted of two very small rooms, each with only enough space for a bed. They would only move patients to the clinic if they needed to undress or if they were unable to sit or stand.
Manbao asked, "Are all the pharmacies in the capital like this?"
Shopkeeper Xiao Zheng had never been to other places, so he didn't quite understand what Manbao was saying. He could only nod blankly, "Yes."
He paused, thinking that Manbao was dissatisfied with something, and then smiled and said, "If Doctor Xiao Zhou has any special requests, please tell me and I will arrange it."
See you tomorrow
(End of this chapter)
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