The freshmen who were called on and asked questions by the professor later suffered a lot - they had all just entered a government-run school like the Fuxue, and it was the first day of school, so they were somewhat nervous.
But seeing that the professor was very kind to Mu Erpang, everyone relaxed a little.
As a result, because Shen Aoshuang did not come, the professor became unhappy and became stern. The authority of being a teacher in an official school for many years suddenly came out.
And perhaps he felt that someone dared to be absent on a day like today, which made the professor feel that the freshmen were not so honest, so when he asked questions again, he no longer picked the simple ones, but asked many difficult ones instead.
After hearing this, Mu Erpang also felt worried for his classmates, because some of the questions were really tricky. Even if he was asked this question, it would be impossible for him to think of the answer immediately in a few breaths like he did before.
As a result, the questions attached to this call stumped several freshmen, and even Ren Shun and Zhao Xiuwen almost failed.
The professor did not scold the students who did not answer the questions, but only asked them to write an essay on the topic and submit it after class.
The first day of school left a bad impression on the professor. The freshmen were in tears, thinking that the first-ranked college exam candidate did not answer such a difficult question, so why did they fail like this when it was their turn?
They didn't dare to blame the professor, nor would they vent their anger on the lucky Mu Erpang. They only blamed Shen Aoshuang who was absent without reason!
He dared to be absent on such an important day, which shows that he does not take the rules of the prefectural school seriously.
The new students who were scolded were furious, waiting to see Shen Aoshuang come over and take advantage of the professor.
To their disappointment, Shen Aoshuang did not come in the morning.
After the morning classes, it is time for lunch and meal.
Wei Shu and the others went to the cafeteria with Mu Erpang, and Ren Shun's brother who was studying in the prefectural school also came over to call Ren Shun.
Mu Erpang and Ren Shun thought that Zhao Xiuwen was not familiar with the provincial school, so they simply formed two groups and added Zhao Xiuwen to form a group together.
As it was the day when new students were enrolled, several chefs in the cafeteria showed off their specialties and the dishes were much more sumptuous than usual.
A small portion of vegetarian dishes costs three cents, a small portion of semi-meat dishes costs five cents, and a small portion of all-meat dishes such as lion's head and braised pork cubes costs ten cents or more.
The price is indeed reasonable, but if you want to eat better, with both meat and vegetables, a meal will cost more than ten or twenty coins.
When Cui Fei and his friends took Mu Erpang to the provincial school that he was familiar with, they also took him to exchange some meal tickets.
Mu Erpang first exchanged a meal ticket for one or two taels of silver. Then he calculated in his mind that if he ate well every meal, it would cost about four or five taels of silver a month. For his family, that was really a considerable expense.
But before he could hesitate, Wei Shu and Cui Fei had already bought several dishes, leaving him no chance to open his pocket.
Ren Shun's brother Ren Hua did the same, taking care of his younger brother and Zhao Xiuwen, and also buying meals.
Mu Erpang, Ren Shun and Zhao Xiuwen looked at each other and couldn't help laughing.
Later they found a large table, and the eight of them put their food together and sat together to eat.
When eating, everyone always finds something to chat about.
And because there are so many freshmen, everything is new to them, so the atmosphere in the cafeteria is much more lively than usual.
In the middle of the meal, Mu Erpang heard people talking about Chen Aoshuang.
Someone snorted, "Today is the first day of enrollment at the prefectural school, and this Chen Aoshuang dared not to come, embarrassing the professor. She really lives up to her name, she is so arrogant!"
"If you ask me, if he doesn't like the provincial school, then he shouldn't come. There are many people who want to get in but can't."
"That's right. If he is really that capable, why didn't he get first place in the case?"
Everyone was talking about it, and Mu Erpang exchanged glances with Ren Shun and Zhao Xiuwen.
The three of them were treated as air by Chen Aoshuang, especially Ren Shun and Zhao Xiuwen, who passed the county examination with him.
However, they are not the kind of people who like to gossip behind others' backs, so they did not participate in this topic.
After lunch, there is nearly half an hour of lunch break.
Those who live in the school naturally go back to the dormitory to take a nap, while day students usually go to the classroom or walk around the school to digest their food.
Ren Hua, Ren Shun and Zhao Xiuwen were all boarding students, so they all went back to the dormitory.
Wei Shu suggested taking Mu Erpang to the archery range to practice archery.
Mu Erpang was already very excited when he transferred there in the morning, and he nodded immediately after hearing this.
Although the heat of autumn is severe at the beginning of autumn, the weather is much more comfortable than the previous scorching heat.
Therefore, there were many people who shared the same idea as them. When they arrived at the archery range, more than a dozen targets were already in use.
However, Wei Shu was popular in the provincial school, so some people gave up their positions to him after practicing for a while.
Wei Shu thanked the other party and then walked forward with Mu Erpang.
He bought his bow after he arrived at the provincial school and found out there was a place for it. It is usually kept in the school.
"This bow has a stone. Try to see if you can pull it open. If it doesn't fit you, I'll have someone find you another one later."
In his own academy, the small bow that Wei Shu had given to Mu Erpang was no longer enough for him to use. But because the space in the courtyard was small, it was never replaced later.
Mu Erpang nodded and tried to draw the bow and arrow.
Seeing that he could pull it open by himself, and his movements were very standard, Wei Shu didn't say anything, but just reminded him: "If you come here by yourself in the future, you must be careful. You have to wait until everyone stops and inform everyone before you pick up your arrow. After all, stray arrows can easily hurt people. And some people here have sharpened arrowheads. You see, the two ends are so far apart. If you really walk towards the target, the people here may not notice it!"
Mu Erpang said with a smile: "Brother Wei, why do you still treat me like a child? I look so stupid, but you know this is an archery range, but you don't pay attention?"
As he spoke, he let go of the arrow and it shot out with a whoosh.
Although Mu Erpang was not familiar with the new bow and the new venue, so the arrow did not hit the bull's eye, but he had practiced for several years after all, so the arrow had never missed the target.
Wei Shu stretched out his hand and pinched his face, and said with a smile: "Then I think you were more likable when you were younger and chubby. Unlike now, sometimes you look older than me."
The two were talking and laughing when they suddenly heard someone shouting, "Who is that?! You're trying to kill yourself! Get out of here!"
They immediately stopped smiling and looked over, and sure enough, someone was walking towards the target, while the people in front of the other targets had not stopped yet!
Walking around like this could kill you!
Wei Shu quickly ran to inform the others who were drawing bows and shooting arrows.
The others then realized there was a living person near the target, and they were immediately frightened and broke out in cold sweats.
But fortunately it was discovered in time and everyone stopped, so nothing really happened!
With this interruption, everyone was still frightened, and seeing that the lunch break was almost over, they stopped thinking about practicing archery and put down their things and went back to the classroom.
On the way back to the classroom, Mu Erpang didn't say much, so Wei Shu said in a gentle voice: "Are you scared? You see, I didn't scare you, there really is someone who is desperate to go there. But don't worry too much, I have been studying in the mansion for so long, and this is the first time I have seen such a desperate person."
Mu Erpang shook his head and said no, "I wasn't scared, but I felt that person's figure was familiar. It seemed to be...Chen Aoshuang."
Mu Erpang's memory is now amazing, better than Wei Xi's, and only slightly worse than Mei Ruochu who has a photographic memory.
He said that he thought that person looked like Chen Aoshuang, and Wei Shu knew that the person was indeed Chen Aoshuang!
"This guy is the same. He doesn't come to class and wanders around the archery range. No wonder your classmates are full of complaints about him. He took the provincial and college exams with you..."
Mu Erpang nodded, "We have met twice in the same field, so it must be fate. Although it is probably because I defeated him in both games, he ignored me when we met. But no matter whether he treats me well or not, I don't want his thanks anyway. When we meet later, I have to warn him and teach him that he should not go there carelessly. That Liu Shi will not recognize his arrogance and talent, and it might really cost someone's life!"
Mu Erpang said this, then walked into the classroom and returned to his seat.
The result was that he had no chance to warn Shen Aoshuang later because she didn't come in the afternoon.
This was something Mu Erpang had not expected. After all, he had been seen at the archery range. He was clearly there, but he didn't come to the classroom for class... What was going on?
The professor had already remembered him and called on him during the afternoon class. When he found out he didn't show up again, he was really furious!
If this was not a government school after all, the professors did not have much power, otherwise it is very likely that the professor would want him to drop out just because of what happened today!
…………
Before the sun set, Chen Cui felt that the weather was not so hot anymore, so she left home and went to the vicinity of the government school.
After all, it was her son’s first day at school, so as a mother she wanted to come and pick him up.
She came early on purpose and bought a bag of fruit, planning to wait outside for fifteen minutes. But as soon as she arrived, she saw a young scholar coming out of the school.
The two met head-on, and Shen Cui couldn't help but ask him, "Why are you leaving school so early today?"
The young man seemed to be preoccupied, and only then did he realize that Shen Cui was chatting with him.
His face turned red when he was asked, and he stammered, "Um...school should not be over yet, I'm not sure."
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