On the fifteenth day, Wang Yu, Chen Yanwen and others went to the temple to burn incense and pray. They had agreed yesterday that this time they would go to Fayun Temple. Although the scenery was not as good as Ci'an Temple, it was very popular.
On the first day of the new year, some people will rush to burn the first incense stick. It is said that the first incense stick of the new year has the greatest merit. Many people go to wait on New Year's Eve, not afraid of the cold, and wait until the early morning to be able to burn the first incense stick.
Early in the morning, the three families met in the outer city. Fayun Temple was not far from Donglin Academy. It took about 25 minutes to walk east from Donglin Academy to reach the temple. Before getting close, they could smell the scent of incense. Along the way, they met many people who were going to burn incense.
There were many cars parked in front of the temple, and people were coming and going, it was very lively. Several people followed the crowd into the temple, and there were monks at the door to guide them. A large hexagonal copper stove was erected in the middle of the temple courtyard, and many people were standing around burning incense. Wang Yu and his friends also followed the crowd to the stove, lit incense and worshiped.
There are several halls in the temple, and the one in the front is the Heavenly King Hall. There are many people coming in and out of the door to burn incense and worship Buddha, and they are no exception, queuing up and waiting.
People come to the Heavenly King Hall to pray for health, to the Samantabhadra Hall to pray for career, to the Guanyin Hall to pray for offspring, and so on. People come here to ask for all kinds of things, and they just hope that the Buddha will bless them and hear their voices. Looking at these mortals coming and going, they don’t know whether the Buddha can hear their wishes.
Several of them were also ordinary people. Cheng Chen prayed very seriously, praying for the good health of his relatives and the lifelong happiness of his husband and wife.
Although Wang Yu is an atheist, he has always treated these things with the attitude that he can disbelieve but also cannot be disrespectful. However, this strange experience made it easier for him to disbelieve.
After they finished their greetings, they were about to go back. They passed by Donglin Academy. Wang Yu lifted the curtain and pointed at the academy and said to Cheng Chen, "Dabao will study here in the future."
Cheng Chen looked in the direction he pointed, but could only see the academy's wall and the tallest building. "What is that place?"
Wang Yu saw that he was pointing at the tallest building and said, "The academy's library."
From the outside, Cheng Chen felt that this academy was very big, even bigger than Shangyong Prefecture Academy. His husband had told him about the academy before, and he knew that this academy was already the best.
On the 16th, Wang Yu also had to go on duty. Fortunately, Dabao and the others were only reporting today and not attending formal classes. After arriving at the Hanlin Academy, they asked for leave and sent their children to the academy. Lord Xie nodded in agreement.
After coming back, he and Song Boyan sent Dabao and the other two to register. Everything had been agreed upon before the New Year, so the registration went smoothly. They paid their tuition and received two sets of clothes. The supervisor asked them to walk around the academy so that they could get familiar with it.
Huo Yi also came today and will be with them in the future, so he also needs to familiarize himself with the academy first.
They were at the very back of the academy. There was a large garden and horse farm on the left side of the library. The back door of the academy was also here. They didn't look carefully, just walked around and came out.
To the right of the library is the teachers' Wen Ge, which is their office. Across the library, across the garden square, is the lecture hall in the center of the academy. On both sides are lecture halls for the elementary and primary schools, with quite a few classrooms.
From now on, Dabao and his friends will study and attend lectures here. The lecture hall has already been in session today. Wang Yu and his friends just took a look from a distance. Dabao, Huo Rui and his friends heard the sound of students reading in the lecture hall and felt a little excited. However, they were happy when they thought that they would be able to sit in the lecture hall tomorrow, and their mouths widened.
The courtyard in front of the lecture hall is very large, with a long row of pavilions on both sides. On both sides of the pavilions are the teaching rooms, where the teacher and students live. Dabao and his friends do not need to live in the academy. There is a door on the right side of the teaching room, which is the academy's dining hall.
After passing the gate of the teaching hall, you will reach the front yard where the stone tablet is placed. There is a small garden on the left side of the yard, and on the right side is the Confucian Temple and a statue of Confucius. Coming out of the Confucian Temple and walking forward is the main gate of the academy. It took us almost an hour to stroll around.
The situation of the academy is basically clear now. They just need to come here by themselves tomorrow. Huo Yi will be watching over them, and their family has already prepared a carriage for them.
After returning home, Wang Yu told his family that the study arrangements had been made and he could go there directly the next day.
Cheng Chen touched Dabao's head and asked, "Does Dabao like the academy?"
Dabao: “I like it.”
Cheng Chen looked at his son in front of him and felt that he had grown into a little adult in an instant. He was very pleased to go to school. "Then how about Dabao, Shitou, Huo Rui and the others go to the academy together tomorrow?"
"good."
Knowing that his son was going to the academy tomorrow, he couldn't help but tell him, "Listen to the teacher in the academy and don't be naughty."
Dabao nodded.
Wang Yu: "If anyone bullies you, tell the Master or come back and tell me. Don't fight, and don't bully others."
Dabao nodded seriously, "I know, Dabao, you must study hard."
Wang Yu smiled and touched his head, "Dabao is awesome."
On the second day, Wang Yu and Dabao went out together, but they took different routes. The two families sent their three children to school together. Wang Yu thought of the scene of modern parents sending their children to kindergarten and lying at the gate of the yard to watch, but they didn't have time to lie in the yard.
Huo Yi was only a thirteen-year-old boy, but he had always been very sensible, so it was reassuring to have him with them. After seeing them off, Wang Yu and Song Boyan also went to work.
Cheng Chen was not used to the fact that there were four fewer people at home. Since he had nothing to do sitting at home, he decided to go to the shop to take a look.
The shop was already open today. When Cheng Chen arrived, there were two guys with their maids looking at clothes in the shop. The shopkeeper came forward and called them "boss". Cheng Chen told him to go about his business and went straight to the second floor.
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