After the morning exercises, Lao Buyu, Mu Erpang and others went to wash up.
Chen Cui and Zhou were in charge of setting the table. It was a simple meal of porridge and side dishes, which still wasn't considered great, but was just right for the morning.
Although there were some minor unpleasantness with Wei Shu last night, Chen Cui still invited him to have breakfast before coming back.
Wei Shu was already sitting at the dinner table, but when Wei Xi came over, he didn't sit next to him, but sat next to Shen Cui instead.
He looked over unhappily, but Wei Xi ignored him and continued drinking the porridge from the bowl.
The two brothers had just had an argument before going to bed the night before, but such little verbal quarrels had happened frequently in the past, and the two brothers never held grudges overnight.
Wei Xi was like this today... Wei Shu probably guessed that he was expressing his dissatisfaction through his actions after hearing the conversation between him and Shen Cui last night.
So he lost his appetite and said he would come to see him again next month. After that, he left some living expenses for Wei Xi and left.
When Wei Shu returned to the academy, it was already bright. At that time, everyone in Qingzhu Academy was in high spirits - the students in the academy, represented by Mu Yunchuan, had passed the county exam!
Although it was only the first round, the fact that all members passed the preliminary test was also a good symbol.
Several classmates who had a mediocre relationship with Mu Yunchuan in the past and were preparing to start their studies next year came to his dormitory to learn from him.
Mu Yunchuan's attitude remained neither humble nor arrogant. "The county exam is just to test the calligraphy, calligraphy interpretation, and classics of the Four Books and Five Classics, and finally a poem. You have all studied these for a long time, and your level is not lower than mine, so there is nothing special about it."
"Brother Yunchuan, you are too kind. How can our talents be compared with yours?"
"That's right. Brother Yunchuan thinks there is nothing special. What he can pass on to us is valuable experience."
Mu Yunchuan thought for a while, still felt that there was nothing to say, so he said: "The county exam is simple, most of it is just reading from the book, if you read it thoroughly, you can pass it."
After asking for a long time without getting the results they wanted, they smiled and exchanged a few more pleasantries before dispersing.
Wei Shu originally wanted to complain to Mu Yunchuan about his brother's abnormal behavior, but then he thought that Mu Yunchuan should be worried about the upcoming provincial and academy examinations, and he was also tired from socializing for a while, so there was no need to disturb him because of such a small matter.
Wei Shu walked around the school gate and went to the academy's canteen - he hadn't eaten anything at Mu's house yesterday, and he hadn't had breakfast either, so he was starving now.
He arrived at an awkward time; it was almost time for breakfast but not yet time for lunch.
The headmaster didn't like lazy and unruly students, so even though it was a day off, the students still followed their usual schedule, had breakfast early and started to study, and there were not many people in the kitchen.
When he was not far from the kitchen, Wei Shu smelled the aroma of food.
He had never thought the food at the academy was that good, but compared to last night's meal, the aroma was truly tempting!
Only that silly boy at home could eat a pot of soup like that with relish.
Wei Shu was thinking about things with both anger and amusement, and unconsciously he slowed down his pace.
It was also a coincidence that the students who were chatting with Mu Yunchuan in front had also delayed their breakfast, and only now got their meals before him.
After the cook left, one of them sneered, "The county exam is simple. Your level is not lower than mine. You can all pass it..."
He was actually imitating the tone of voice that Mu Yunchuan had just used!
Wei Shu stopped in the outer room separated by a door.
The others all started laughing when they heard that person imitate her.
After the man finished learning, he spat in hatred, "What a thing! He thinks he is such a big shot just because he got the first place in the exam."
Someone immediately echoed, "That's right, I just saw that he did well in the exam, so I praised him a little. Is he really shaking?"
Another person did not say anything bad, but said regretfully: "I really want to ask for advice. Who doesn't know that the county exam is not difficult for us? Those who are slightly difficult will naturally come out on top and get the top spot! If he is willing to say a few more words, even the simplest experience and insights will be of great benefit to us. I didn't expect that Mu Yunchuan would really not reveal even a single word."
"Don't mind it, Brother Han. He is just like that. He looks like a gentleman, but he is actually indifferent to everyone. Not to mention us, even if Wei Shu asks, it will be the same."
"No way. Everyone can see the relationship between Wei Shu and him. It's not an exaggeration to say that they are as close as brothers. Can he be treated the same as us?"
"Isn't it 'as close as brothers'? I'm afraid that if Mu Yunchuan frowns and gets embarrassed, Wei Shu won't even ask, and will feel that he is being too nosy and is sorry for him!"
As they spoke, everyone started laughing again, as if they had thought of something extremely funny.
Wei Shu's face turned blue with anger, but eavesdropping on other people's conversations was not a gentleman's behavior. If he accidentally heard other people talking, he should have walked away immediately. If a quarrel broke out, he would not care, but he was afraid that it would cause trouble for Mu Yunchuan.
After taking a few deep breaths, Wei Shu turned around and left the kitchen.
He was furious and indignant, but afraid that his roommates would find out, he did not return to the dormitory, but just found a place to sit.
Somehow, I thought of what I saw and heard at Cuiwei Academy the day before.
He thought of Chen Cui coming to look for Wei Xi hiding under the tree, and of Mu Erpang chatting and laughing with Wei Xi. He thought of Mu Erpang afraid that Wei Xi would have a headache if he woke up early, so he quietly held his chin up to look at him, trying to wake him up...
The night before, he asked Chen Cui how she dared to compare herself with the headmaster. In fact, he was also saying, how dare a makeshift group be compared with Qingzhu Academy.
But Chen Cui was frank and asked him why they couldn't compare since they both had academies.
Now it seems that when it comes to the atmosphere in academies, Qingzhu Academy is slightly inferior.
Of course, it doesn't mean that Wei Shu suddenly felt that the makeshift team was better than Qingzhu Academy. After all, Cuiwei had a simple population, while Qingzhu Academy was huge, with dozens or even hundreds of students from all over the world. People's minds were unpredictable, so naturally there were more right and wrong.
Perhaps it was right that Wei Xi did not come here. He was sensitive and stubborn. If he encountered such ugliness, he would definitely not complain to his brother, but would just endure it silently. No one knew what he would become.
Wei Shu was overwhelmed with emotion at the moment, his mind in a mess, and before he knew it, he had already sat outside until lunch time.
Although Mu Yunchuan was working hard, he still needed to eat. On the way to the kitchen, he saw Wei Shu, so he went up to him and asked him why he was sitting here alone?
Wei Shu broke free from his messy thoughts and said with a smile: "Nothing serious, I just didn't sleep well in the village yesterday, and I felt a little uncomfortable when I got up today, so I sat here and got some fresh air."
His expression showed that he was worried, but he didn't say anything. Mu Yunchuan didn't ask any more questions. He smiled gently and nodded slightly, then asked how Wei Xi was doing in the village.
If this question had been asked before, Wei Shu would have had to complain about his younger brother who seemed to be drugged and was just having fun under such difficult conditions!
But now, after what happened, Wei Shu said vaguely: "I think he is very happy here. Lao Buyu and your brother treat him well. Your stepmother...will not treat him badly for the sake of money."
Mu Yunchuan nodded again, this was naturally a good idea. In the past, only Zhou helped her keep an eye on the goings-on at home. Now that Wei Xi is there, the Wei family will not sit idly by and do nothing. This can be regarded as a disguised form of supervision over Shen.
The two of them went to the kitchen together. When the other classmates saw Mu Yunchuan, they once again congratulated him or jokingly called him "Mu Anshou".
Mu Yunchuan's attitude remained unchanged. He responded modestly and cautiously.
Wei Shu wanted to say something several times, but he swallowed the words back every time they came to his lips.
After dinner, the two went back together.
Wei Shu didn't know why, but he thought of the motto of Cuiwei Academy again.
When he left this morning, he saw Lao Buyu's calligraphy with flying dragons and phoenixes hanging in the main room.
He took a few more glances at it. It wasn't that Lao Buyu's calligraphy was so stunning and unprecedented, but the calligraphy was quite funny. It was not in the scroll style, but was made up of several pieces of rice paper pieced together and pasted on the wall.
The motto of a college posted in this way does look a bit shabby.
But no matter what, that sentence was indeed engraved in my mind.
Wei Shu hesitated for a long time, and finally came to his senses and asked, "Speaking of which, I just received a letter from home, asking when I will be ready to leave. I thought that since I am not in the same class as you, I will leave in one or two years at most. Since you left before me, I wanted to learn from you."
Mu Yunchuan was a man of great observation, so he naturally noticed that Wei Shu was absent-minded during the meal and was hesitant to speak.
Originally to ask this.
Mu Yunchuan pondered for a while, then said, "The county exam tests the meaning of calligraphy on the Four Books and Five Classics, and the exams are simple and simple, just reading from the book. You and I have been classmates for many years, and I know that your talent is not inferior to mine, so there will be no problem."
It was actually almost the same as what he said to others just now!
Wei Shu's mouth was full of bitterness, and his heart felt inexplicably cold.
"So...so that's how it is." He lowered his eyes and smiled slowly.
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At the end of February, Shen Cui received a very unusual daily routine at the academy.
She was not asked to cook or sew clothes, nor to lead the children in morning exercises or accompany them in study. Instead, she was asked to [organize a monthly exam].
The system had issued a monthly exam task before, and it was said at the time that this would be a monthly task from now on.
But at that time, the questions were set by the system, and she acted as a middleman, testing Mu Erpang according to the questions set by the system.
This time it's different. She will be asked to organize it, and even the test questions will have to be set by her as the head of the school.
Now Mu Erpang has started reading the Four Books, which is already beyond her ability to understand, not to mention the addition of Wei Xi, who will have no problem taking the examination to become a scholar.
One test paper must be used to test two people with completely different levels and must also be able to measure their true levels.
This is not a test on the two children, it's clearly a test on her!
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