Chapter 2276 The Academy Opens
June 25th, weather: sunny.
A long line of carriages and people formed a long dragon on the main road outside the city, slowly moving towards the hilltop not far away.
Kang, who was also sitting in the carriage, exclaimed in surprise, "I didn't expect so many people to come. This is too exaggerated."
Hou, who was riding in the same carriage as her, laughed and said, "With the Emperor's bestowed plaque, two great Confucian scholars presiding over the event, the top scholar who recently achieved the highest rank in the imperial examinations and is being talked about among scholars, and the two landscape paintings by Mr. Shanju. With so many sensational and attractive events, how could there not be a lot of people coming? It's just that time is tight, and people from slightly farther places don't know about it yet. If there were more time, I'm afraid there would be even more people coming."
Madam Kang nodded, "That's true, isn't my husband here specifically for those two gentlemen?"
"Didn't Scholar Yao come back yesterday?"
Kang sighed helplessly, “That’s right. Yunzheng took care of him and brought him along when he went to pick up the two gentlemen yesterday. But he hasn’t come back since. I’m afraid he’s forgotten about us, mother and son.”
Hou said, "Isn't he doing all this so that he can pass the imperial examination as soon as possible and earn you an official title? How could he have forgotten about you and your son?"
Kang smiled, pursing her lips, but did not refute.
The two arrived at the perfect time, so their carriage was right there in the crowd.
The carriage could travel halfway up the mountain, and the parking area that the black market had originally set up was convenient for them.
The black market used to be bustling with people, mostly wealthy and powerful, so this area halfway up the mountain was quite spacious, big enough for a horse-drawn carriage to park.
When the Kang family reached the mountainside, they were naturally met by someone.
Coincidentally, it was Shu Rui who led this group of people up the mountain.
He was dressed in a scholar's robe, his posture was upright, and although he was not very tall, he looked quite respectable, and was considerate and polite.
Upon seeing Madam Kang and Madam Hou, Shu Rui smiled at them as a greeting, and then said to the others, "Please come this way, everyone. It will be a bit of a walk up here. If anyone has any difficulties, please let me know in advance, and I will find someone to help you."
Believe it or not, there were some people in the crowd who didn't want to climb the mountain. Looking at the winding road leading uphill, they really wanted to find someone to carry them up.
This kind of service used to be available on the black market, and even some temples and monasteries built in the mountains would employ porters to earn this money.
But not here. The students that Zhenglu Academy will admit in the future will not only have to climb mountains, but also have to take physical education classes and extracurricular practical classes. There is even a large piece of land at the foot of the mountain for people to grow vegetables and fruits.
So everyone has to climb the mountain on their own, and even though not everyone who comes today is a student of the academy, there is no special treatment.
Sure enough, someone in the crowd raised their hand, asking if they could find someone to carry them up.
Before she could even speak, Kang asked with a smile, "Mumu, do you want to climb the mountain by yourself, or do you need someone to help you?"
Little Yao Mumu is very ambitious. "I can climb it by myself. I'm small, but I'm very capable. This little hill is nothing. I can climb it in no time. Mom, don't underestimate me, or I'll be very embarrassed."
Everyone, "..."
The person who raised their hand looked at the three-headed little bean, then at themselves, and silently lowered their hand.
Shu Rui laughed and said, "Since no one needs it, let's go up. But there's a particularly brave kid in the group, so let's slow down."
(End of this chapter)
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