Lao Buyu smiled smugly, and when he saw Shen Cui's embarrassed expression, he realized something was wrong.
"Why would my senior brother bring a cane for no reason? He even asked you to tell me something..." Lao Buyu suddenly thought of something and said with a pale face, "You go to the city to sign up for the academy competition. Don't tell me that this year's competition is not held in the city but in our county, and it happens to be hosted by my senior brother."
Seeing that he had guessed it, Shen Cui said, "It just so happens."
Having said that, Shen Cui relayed the headmaster's words completely to Lao Buyu.
Even the headmaster Shen Cui said directly that this time they were just going to participate. When compared with other academies, they would definitely be at the bottom. How could they avoid bringing discredit to the local scholars and students?
Shen Cui said with a guilty conscience: "Master, take good care of yourself."
Don't look back, or you'll get beaten by the headmaster with a cane.
Chen Cui behind didn't dare to look at Lao Buyu, so she quickly found an excuse and slipped away.
Tu Liulao was speechless, thinking of the thumb-thick rattan stick passed down by his master. Even before he was beaten, he felt a headache coming from the gaps between his bones.
Even though they had to pay ten taels for the registration fee, it would at least allow the two kids to gain some knowledge and experience, so Shen Cui's mood that day was not affected too much.
Later, when it was time to go to bed, Shen Cui called out the system.
Didn’t the system play a lullaby for free the other day? Now that I know I can listen to it for free, it would be a waste not to listen to it!
The system did not complain that she was not taking advantage enough, but instead asked her: [Host, have you decided to just lie down? Just decide that the most important thing is to participate and complete the task? 】
What else can I do if I don’t lie down? Master Lao told me that this is a grand gathering of literati. I can't force my two children to earn a good ranking for me just for the system reward. Then what am I? 】
She is a person with her own ideas. Ordinary people can't convince her, and the system can't convince her either.
So he didn't continue to persuade her, but said: [Host, aren't you curious about the graded rewards that are more generous the better the results? 】
[Eh? Is this knowable? 】
[You can know part of it.] 】
After the system finished speaking, it directly pushed two things to her.
The first thing is the reward for those who pass the preliminary round of the college.
[Item name: Simulated room]
[Item description: An independent space designed to simulate the environment of an imperial examination room. Taking the test in this room will make students unconsciously think that they are taking part in the formal imperial examination, which will train their mentality and improve their physical fitness. 】
Chen Cui jumped out of bed and studied the simulated room carefully.
This simulation room is completely a simulated examination room!
Although each academy will conduct tests of varying sizes, everyone knows that there is a difference between tests and real exams. In modern times, there are still students who lose their composure during major exams and fail to perform at their true level!
Not to mention now, before going to jail, you have to take off your clothes and shoes, be searched, and then go into that cramped cell, where you will stay for several days.
It is not only a consideration of psychological quality, but also a test of physical quality.
Most of the candidates did not have good psychological or physical qualities. They walked in to take the test and were carried out sideways.
Not to mention that it also has the effect of "enhancing physical fitness". When Wei Xi is allowed to take a few exams later, his physical fitness will definitely not just hover around the passing line!
With this simulated room, plus the question bank purchased earlier, it will definitely be more effective than the other two!
Chen Cui finished reading this with bright eyes and went to look at the second one.
The second thing is the reward for passing the re-examination, which is not a physical object, but a gain effect added to the academy.
Chen Cui was stunned when she saw it—it turned out to be a gain that could change the speed of time.
With this time gain, when students study in the academy, as long as they can concentrate, they can reach a state of selflessness, which will make time flow half as slowly as the normal speed outside!
To put it simply, it will make people feel that time passes slowly. As long as you can calm down, the same day can be like two days in the academy. This means you have twice as much study time as others!
Of course, since the enhancement effect is so amazing, there are many rules and regulations governing its use.
First of all, it is time-limited, only three years. If you still want it after three years, you have to participate in the college competition held every three years.
Secondly, it requires that there are no outsiders in the academy, only the principal, teachers, students and odd jobs in the academy system.
Finally, he has requirements for the mood and physical fitness of everyone in the academy. If anyone's mood or physical fitness falls below the passing line, it will be invalidated immediately!
Similarly, if any of the teacher or students is distracted, it will not be effective.
But no matter how many rules and regulations there are, it is undeniable that this enhanced effect is absolutely priceless!
Chen Cui has always been wary of Mu Yunchuan. On the one hand, she knows that he will be very powerful in the future. On the other hand, she actually knows that at the current training speed, her second fat man will not be able to compare with Mu Yunchuan for a long time in the future.
Although the situation will be better than it is now, we will still only be able to passively protect ourselves.
What my fat son lacks most is time!
He started learning too late, so Lao Buyu taught quickly. However, laying a solid foundation cannot be achieved overnight; it requires time.
If you can get this benefit, one day of study in the academy is equivalent to two days of study outside.
Then when Mu Yunchuan took the imperial examination three years later, Erpang would have studied for six years. Taking into account the gains provided by the system, he would be able to take the county examination! The ten-year agreement between Lao Buyu and the headmaster doesn't necessarily have to be fulfilled by relying on Wei Xi. Mu Erpang can also compete!
[This is the reward for passing the preliminary and semi-finals. Host, do you want to see the reward for making it to the finals or taking first place? 】
The system's tone was like a demon tempting mortals to make mistakes. Shen Cui quickly said: [No, don't show it to me! I’m afraid that after reading this, I’ll become the kind of person who uses any means necessary to force his or her children to get good grades! 】
One night passed, Lao Buyu, who had not slept well and had dark shadows under his eyes, met Chen Cui, who also had two panda eyes, while doing morning exercises.
After breakfast, Zhou cleared the table and the two children began their morning reading.
Lao Buyu and Shen Cui went outside to talk.
Lao Buyu was still a little bit resentful towards Chen Cui yesterday. Although the registration was something they had discussed together, after she entered the city she found out that it was hosted by Qingzhu Academy, and after listening to what his senior brother said, she should have waited and seen for a while before coming back to discuss it!
But today, when Lao Buyu saw Chen Cui's worried look after not sleeping all night, his slight complaint disappeared and he comforted her, "It's just a beating with a cane. I don't know how many times I got beaten with it when I was a child. It's just that I know how to avoid it when I grow up, so I haven't been beaten that often... Anyway, I've been able to withstand beatings since I was a child, and my senior brother can't really beat me to death. Madam Mu, there's no need to worry with me!"
If they want to achieve some results in the academy competition, they need to work together. Chen Cui did not explain this "beautiful" misunderstanding, and said righteously: "Master, you are not young anymore. If you had married earlier, you would be a grandfather now. Now you are the teacher of two children. How can I watch you get beaten? I have thought it through. Isn't there more than three months before the competition? Let's work hard and get some results!"
Both of them looked very strange after getting up today, and Mu Erpang and Wei Xi naturally noticed it. So even though they were reading early in the room, they were actually listening to them talking attentively.
Chen Cui had no intention of hiding it from them, so when she made her wish, she said it very loudly to show her determination.
Hearing that Lao Buyu might be beaten, Mu Erpang and Wei Xi naturally couldn't sit still and came out to ask what was going on.
Shen Cui told them everything.
Now the two children were serious. Wei Xi said, "I don't have anything to do tonight anyway. I'll practice the piano more and I'll definitely win the music competition."
Mu Erpang also wanted to express his determination, but he didn't know how he could compare with others, so he said, "Then I will sleep a little less every day, and I will study twice as hard as the teacher asked me to learn!"
The two children are no longer thinking about gains and losses, they just want to protect their husband's butt, so there is no need to worry that their temperament will be affected by the results of the competition.
With only three months left, Lao Buyu really didn't think that he could achieve any good results in the academy competition just by working hard. After all, others had been preparing for three years.
But the whole academy was united in their determination to save him from a beating, and as a teacher, he naturally could not be timid, so he immediately followed suit and said, "Okay! Let's try together!"
Later, Lao Buyu told them the specific items of the academy competition.
Although the scope of the competition was broad, the first and second rounds were about the six arts of a gentleman - rites, music, archery, charioteering, calligraphy and mathematics.
Moreover, the skill of driving a horse-drawn carriage is not usually competed among scholars, so it is usually ranked higher than the other five.
If you rank top in three of the five subjects, you can enter the re-examination. The content of the re-examination remains unchanged, but the difficulty will increase dramatically.
"For music, we have Xiao Xi. Hanshan can try to learn archery. We scholars are weak and have little strength. Few of us can draw a bow. Especially this year, the competition is held in the county. There is no special training ground in our small place. I guess this year's competition should be throwing pots. Hanshan is quite strong, so you can start with throwing pots."
After assigning these two things, Lao Buyu was in trouble. The rest could not be improved by just a few months of hard work.
"As for the rest, I'll help you cram in etiquette and books, and I can see some initial results. But as for 'math', I'm not afraid of you laughing at me, but I'm not really proficient in 'math', and Hanshan and Xiaoxi have only learned the basics of 'Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art', so I'm afraid..."
"I'll take care of that," Chen Cui said. "Yesterday when I went to sign up for the competition, the people from Qingzhu Academy reminded me that if there are students who are not from the academy who want to participate, they can register with the academy. So we just need to find someone who wants to participate in the competition and is willing to register with our academy!"
Anyone who dares to participate in such a competition must be very proficient in a certain field. How could such a person not have a college?
Even if there is no academy, such people will naturally become popular before the big competition. Would they be willing to be affiliated with the little-known Cuiwei Academy and bring face to Cuiwei Academy?
No matter how he thought about it, Lao Buyu felt that this method was not feasible.
But since it has come to this, Lao Buyu couldn't say anything discouraging, so he continued, "Okay, then I'll trouble Madam Mu... No, I'll trouble the headmaster to arrange it."
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