Chapter 301 He Zheng got it

Shen Yibai got anxious when he heard this: "No, how come you all have private money, but my pockets are cleaner than my face?"

Wei Xinglu laughed out loud: "Because you are the dumbest and you won't hide any private money."

Shen Yibai was angry and started fighting with Wei Xinglu again.

He Zheng was so moved that he almost cried: "Brothers, you are so kind to me. When I save money in the future, I will definitely pay you back."

The little devil joked, "Forget it. When we become officials in the future, we will be poorer than each other with our salaries."

Zong Wenxiu burst out laughing.

The two people who were quarreling also burst out laughing.

He Zheng's moving voice was suddenly choked in his throat.

What you said makes a lot of sense...

Several brothers scraped together more than one thousand taels of silver and found Xu Wan to give her the money.

Xu Wan looked at the silver coins mixed with the jade pendants and realized that they were collecting tuition fees for He Zheng. She vaguely remembered that she had also collected tuition fees for her younger brothers and sisters in the orphanage in the same way.

Time flies and people change, but youth is still passionate and friendship is still touching.

The little devil said carelessly: "Mom, please accept it. He Zheng will study with us in the future. We can't let him go to the North Courtyard of the Imperial Academy, otherwise Shen Yibai and Wei Xinglu will be beaten by him."

Xu Wan was indeed considering whether to accept it or not.

She had saved several thousand taels from her own pocket, which was more than enough to pay for He Zheng's tuition. Moreover, her mother-in-law had repeatedly told her not to treat her as an outsider, so even if the money came from the public account, her mother-in-law would not say anything.

But if they did so, their brotherly love for each other wouldn't be as strong as it is now... The emotions of young people are precious and touching and need to be well protected.

Xu Wan took the silver and jade pendant and said, "Okay, I'll take them." She would keep them for them first and return them to them when she had the chance.

"Hehe, then I'll go to study. Goodbye, Mom." Zong Jincheng waved at her and skipped away.

Xu Wan looked at the bundle of money in her hand and said with relief, "Little kid."

In the key class, five young boys were sitting at their desks writing, but Shen Yibai was the only one holding a pen, thinking about why he had no private money.

Wei Xinglu kicked him from under the table and said, "Hurry up and write. Stop wasting time. You're the last one."

Shen Yibai tutted his words and retorted, "You're not that fast, second best."

"That's better than you, idiot." Wei Xinglu made a face at him.

Shen Yibai raised his pen and wanted to hit him, but he also had a question: "How did you hide the jade pendant?"

"Ah?" Wei Xinglu thought for a moment and said, "When my mother confiscated my things, I told her that I didn't know when I lost the jade pendant, and she didn't ask me about it."

Shen Yibai looked like he had learned something: "When it comes to lying, you're the best!"

Wei Xinglu: “…” It didn’t sound like a good thing to me.

Shen Yibai leaned over and asked, "Look, Jincheng and Wenxiu get a monthly salary of sixty taels, but we get nothing. Aren't we a bit out of place?"

Wei Xinglu thought and said, "That makes sense. After the results of the Boy's Examination are announced, I will ask someone to send a message home to ask my mother for her monthly salary and reward."

Shen Yibai slapped him and said, "You are stupid. What if you fail the boy's exam? You need it now. It will be too late."

"Tsk, it's really hard for you to pass the exam. I'm not like you." Wei Xinglu teased.

"I think you want to fight again." Shen Yibai has started to roll up his sleeves again.

Zong Jincheng suddenly leaned over and confirmed that Shen Yibai also had hard muscles on his arms, and quickly called Zong Wenxiu to come and see: "Brother, look, he has it too!"

Zong Wenxiu: “…”

You are really worthy of being the four little dandies. You can even show muscles from a fight.

Outside the window, there is a small pavilion.

Xu Wan is discussing teaching progress with Cheng Zhidong and Jiang Yan.

There were still five months to go before the Autumn Examination. Although poetry was not tested in the Imperial Examination and the Palace Examination, the Autumn Examination was unavoidable. It just so happened that the three people had already finished the Boy's Examination, so now the five of them could study poetry together.

Cheng Zhidong said: "The five young masters are very fast at reading and memorizing books, especially Jincheng, who has a photographic memory, which is even more amazing. But their main problem at present is that they can't write poems, especially Jincheng. Every time he writes poems, it's like he has never read a book. He just speaks out loud, and each one is more annoying than the other."

Jiang Yan was laughing secretly beside them. It was a good thing that Pan Hongzhi was not here, otherwise they would be ashamed to death. Pan Hongzhi's poetic talent was actually the best among the five private teachers, but unfortunately Zong Jincheng was the worst at it.

Xu Wan hummed, indicating that she understood, and then began to give them some key points and ideas: "Since you don't have that elegant string in your mind, then classify the various types of poetry, find the common points, and let them learn poetry in a regular way."

"Regularized study?" Jiang Yan blinked and even wanted to scream.

Xu Wan nodded and said, "Yes, poetry often has rhythm requirements, such as rhyme and tone. In addition, there are also metaphors, personification and other rhetorical techniques. The language is concise, and the characteristics of the objects or emotions are incorporated. The description method is realistic or exaggerated... and so on. All are summarized by category, broken down, and fed to them."

Cheng Zhidong swallowed his saliva, feeling that it was another day of learning for him.

Poetry... can you learn it this way?

Jiang Yan opened his mouth, unable to say anything. This method was not likely to cultivate a refined taste, but it was indeed very effective in preparing for the exams... It really was worthy of being the key class of the Marquis' Mansion.

After Cheng Zhidong came back to his senses, he quickly said, "Okay, Madam, we understand. We will sort them out during this period of time, and then we will teach the young masters to recite poems."

Xu Wan continued, "By then, we will have to give at least one homework assignment every day."

"yes."

The results of the Tongzike exam were posted at the end of the month.

The five young boys came early in the morning to see their results, but this time it was the other three who were anxious. Zong Wenxiu had always been unable to squeeze in, and the little devil came purely to watch the fun and stood with his mother on purpose to watch his brothers squeeze in.

Zong Jincheng laughed and said, "Hahahaha... That idiot Shen Yibai has so many ways to squeeze in. When I look closely, he's not even more than three feet away. I think he's going to be the last one to squeeze in."

Xu Wan laughed so hard that she covered her face. It was really miserable.

She had bet three cents with Cuizhi that Shen Yibai would be the fastest, but she ended up losing miserably.

He really has one main feature: he is as fierce as a tiger in operation, but his record is zero to five.

Xu Wan smiled and said, "I think He Zheng will be the first to come back. He is not as tall as the other two, and he can get around very quickly."

Zong Wenxiu said: "He Zheng has experience. After all, this is his second time taking the Tongzi exam."

The little devil crossed his arms over his chest and said firmly, "It must be number one. I don't even need to look."

Xu Wan suddenly remembered and asked jokingly, "Have you decided on your lion dance team?"

Zong Jincheng chuckled and said, "Two teams have been selected and they are outside."

“Ah?” “Ah?”

Xu Wan and Zong Wenxiu were both stunned.

The lion dance team is already ready? Are they still waiting outside?

He is not afraid at all that He Zheng will fail the exam!