Wang Mengyan watched from the side and envied their deep sisterly love. She had only one brother in her mother's family, and her family was poor. Her brother could not afford the betrothal gift, so he married her to the Yu family and accepted the betrothal money from the Yu family, and only then did her brother get married.
But after getting married, her sister-in-law complained about the family's poverty and often quarreled with her brother and showed displeasure to her parents.
If she were a capable person, she could also help her family in this way.
Yu Jiao held Fei Ge'er's hand, Wang Mengyan held little Platycodon, and the four of them went out.
On the street, Yu Jiao bought a candy figurine for Xiao Jiegeng and Fei Ge'er respectively. She asked someone where the county school was, and the four of them went to the east of the city.
"Are you going to send Fei Ge'er to the county school?" Wang Mengyan asked.
Yu Jiao nodded. Although the county school had people like Master Zhang, it also had a dean like Principal Lin. The teaching staff was better than other places. She planned to send Fei Ge'er to the county school for enlightenment first, and wait until a famous master accepted students in the future, and then choose a teacher for Fei Ge'er.
Wang Mengyan had never been to the county school. That kind of place full of scholars was very awe-inspiring to her. Now she could go and take a look, which was a great experience.
The east of the city was not far away, and in about quarter of an hour, they arrived at the gate of the county school.
There are not many people coming and going in the county school now, probably because some students have just taken the provincial examination and have never come to the college to study again.
There was an old man guarding the door. Seeing that Yu Jiao and her group were all women and children, he raised his hand to stop them and said, "The academy is full of men, and women are not allowed to enter. Are you here to look for someone?"
Yu Jiao held Meng Fei's hand and said, "I brought my brother here to study."
The old man looked at Meng Fei and saw that he was still young, so he asked, "Do you have any teachers you know?"
Yu Jiao shook her head, "No."
"Come with me." The old man led a few people into the academy, passed through the screen wall, and went straight to the side courtyard on the left.
There are many towering trees in the courtyard. Every scene and object is exceptionally elegant, exuding a literary atmosphere everywhere. Through the landscape wall, you can faintly hear the sound of Lang Lang reading from the study.
After entering the side courtyard, the old man asked a few people to wait in the courtyard for a while. He went into the side hall. Not long after, a middle-aged man with an elegant appearance came out with the old man.
"This is Master Zhong." said the old man.
Yu Jiao bowed to Master Zhong and said, "My last name is Meng, and this is my younger brother Meng Fei. I am here to send him off to study."
Master Zhong looked at Meng Fei with gentle eyes and asked, "Have you ever been to school? How many words do you know?"
Yu Jiao put her hands on Meng Fei's shoulders and looked at him encouragingly.
Meng Fei was so nervous that his voice was as soft as a mosquito. "I have never been to school, but I can recognize 50 or 60 words."
Yu Jiao smiled at him, "His family taught him to read the Thousand Character Classic, and Fei Ge'er can recite the entire text."
Master Zhong smiled when he heard this and said, "Recite it for me."
"Don't be afraid, just recite it to your sister at home. You can do it." Yu Jiao encouraged softly.
Fei Ge thought for a while, then opened his mouth and started reciting. His voice was a little soft at first, but he seemed to find the feeling later and gradually relaxed. Not only did his volume become louder, but it was also smoother than when he recited to Yu Jiao at home.
When Fei Ge'er reached the end of the group, an old man walked in from the door with his hands behind his back. He looked at Yu Jiao and the others and said to Master Zhong nonchalantly, "Are you here to study?"
Master Zhong responded and motioned for Fei Ge to continue reciting.
The old man scratched his ear and said, "Are you reciting the Thousand Character Classic? Not bad, not bad, you can recite the Thousand Character Classic at such a young age."
Fei Ge'er, whose train of thought was interrupted by his voice again, began to stutter and could not remember the content of the last two sentences.
Master Zhong reminded him, and Fei Ge'er's eyes lit up, and he continued to recite, "Ignorance, stupidity, etc. are ridiculed, and the auxiliary words of the predicate are also called yanzaihu."
"Very good. It's not easy for you to memorize the entire Thousand Character Classic at your age." Master Zhong's eyes showed admiration.
Fei Ge smiled shyly.
The old man at the side asked, "Master Zhong, I think I like this child very much, too. You won't compete with me, will you?"
"What do you mean, Master Zhang?" Master Zhong looked at the old man and said politely, "You and I both want to teach the students who are admitted to the academy, so why fight for them?"
When Yu Jiao heard the title "Master Zhang", her pupils slightly tightened and she looked at the old man.
"What Master Zhong said is true, but this child is very smart. If he goes to your Dingmao Introductory Class, he will inevitably be buried. It is more appropriate for him to join my Dingyin Class."
Master Zhang finished his words calmly, and without waiting for Master Zhong to speak, he seemed to be determined to get Fei Ge'er into his pocket, and said directly to Yu Jiao, "The tuition for one year of study is 20 taels, and the apprenticeship gift is four pots of Zui Chunfeng, ten pieces of meat, and ten taels of silver."
After hearing this, Master Zhong frowned secretly.
Some time ago, Master Zhang made a mistake. I heard that he was demoted from Class A to Class D by Principal Lin because he tampered with the student list without permission. Since he came to Class D, he has been staring at the students who come to study all day long, and has asked for a high amount of money as a teacher.
Although Master Zhong looked down upon Master Zhang's behavior, they were just working in the same academy, so he couldn't say anything. What's more, Master Zhang was from the same branch of the Zhang family, a wealthy family in the city. When Master Zhang made a mistake, Dean Lin didn't dare to directly expel him from the academy. It can be seen that it is not easy to offend the Zhang family.
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