The servant asked Wang Yu and the others to wait outside while he took the visiting card to see the headmaster. After a while, the servant came out and said that the headmaster invited them in.
The headmaster's surname was Wan Mingqing. He was probably in his fifties, with a goatee and a plain robe, and he looked a bit like an immortal. Wang Yu and his companions went forward to pay their respects. Headmaster Wan saw the words "Chonghua" written on the visiting card, and heard from the servant that the visitors were two young men, so he didn't know what they were about.
After hearing them introduce themselves, I learned that one of them was Chonghua's disciple, whom I had heard Chonghua mention before, and the other was a famous person in Beijing. He had also bought those books, and they were indeed well-written and very useful. Their academy also had these books in its collection for students to study.
Shanzhang Wan looked at the two people in front of him and asked, "Are you Ziheng? I've only heard your teacher mention him before. He accepted a very talented disciple. Today I finally met him."
Song Boyan hadn't expected that the teacher had mentioned him in front of others, so he quickly bowed again and said, "That's right, kid."
"Okay, what are you doing here today?"
Song Boyan stepped forward and explained the purpose of his visit. The children of both families were old enough to go to elementary school, and with the recommendation of Mr. Lan, they came to Donglin Academy specifically to pay a visit to the principal.
It turned out to be about school. Since Chonghua recommended them, it would be fine for him to accept them. He asked about the two children one by one. They had both learned the Three Character Classic and the Thousand Character Classic. He found them good and agreed.
Wang Yu then bowed to Shanzhang Wan and said, "We have another child named Huo Rui, who is already seven years old and has learned some Thousand Character Classic and Three Character Classic. Can we take him in as well?"
Wang Yu has been thinking about this matter these two days. On weekdays, when Wang Yu teaches Dabao to read, Huo Rui is also there, so they teach together. The child has a good memory and is diligent in studying. Wang Yu thought it would be okay to study with Dabao. If Dabao learns well, he will have a helper by his side, so Wang Yu specifically asked this question today.
There was nothing wrong with Wan Qing. Since he had already accepted two, it would be fine to accept one more, so he nodded in agreement.
Then he explained to them, "The tuition for elementary school is 20 taels per year. Classes start at chen and end at shen. You can bathe once every seven days. You can report with your children on the 16th day of the first lunar month next year."
Wang Yu and Song Baiyan: "Okay, thank you, Master Wanshan."
This was the same time as their shift. Since they had finished talking, Wang Yu and the others did not stay long. After saying goodbye to Director Wan Shan, they went back directly.
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