Everyone in the academy was united in their determination, and that very day, Lao Buyu started special training with the two children.
Earlier, Chen Cui made a timetable for them, just like the schools of later generations, with each class lasting three quarters of an hour, and a quarter-hour break between each class.
Now that we have to undergo special training, we must change our strategy temporarily.
The time for morning reading, calligraphy practice and evening lectures will not be changed and will still be implemented according to the original plan. The rest of the morning exercises and breaks between classes must all be utilized.
Mu Erpang practiced pitching pots. Arrows and pots were sold in the mall. They only had a small effect, which could make people extra focused when practicing. Shen Cui directly spent money at the shopping point to buy him a set.
Lao Buyu was right, he really had some talent in this area - his hands were strong enough, and when he practiced calligraphy, he could put aside all distracting thoughts and only focus on this one thing.
With the help of system products, I was able to achieve a state of selflessness during practice.
Of course, the accuracy of throwing the pot depends on himself, and it cannot be mastered in a day or two. Just put the pot closer first, and when he slowly masters some techniques, move the pot farther away.
When Lao Buyu was reading to Mu Erpang in the evening, Wei Xi went back to his bedroom to practice the piano.
The academy has poor sound insulation. Even though the bedroom and the main room are not adjacent to each other and Wei Xi closes all the doors and windows, some noise still comes through.
Fortunately, Wei Xi is not a boastful person. His piano playing skills are indeed quite good. Listening to his faint piano music is not a torture but a pleasure. It does not affect Lao Buyu's lecture to Mu Erpang.
The term "music" does not refer only to music, but also includes six sets of music and dance: "Yunmen Dajuan", "Xianchi", "Dashao", "Daxia", "Dafu" and "Dawu".
However, people who are familiar with music will have some knowledge of these music and dances, so Wei Xi could only practice on his own, with Lao Buyu giving him some guidance occasionally.
Although they placed great emphasis on 'music' and 'archery', they could not completely ignore other subjects, so they also had to train in 'calligraphy'. Practicing calligraphy was not something that could be learned overnight.
Take Wei Xi for example. He started learning martial arts at the age of four and has practiced till now, but he only has his own style. He is far from having the character and integrity.
Shen Cui spent some shopping points to buy a set of systematic [special calligraphy copybook].
The copybook looked no different from those of today, but it had a hidden effect - [there was a certain chance that the user would be inspired to create their own style].
But like other outputs of the system, it only provides auxiliary effects, so it depends on the performance of Mu Erpang and Wei Xi.
As for the subject of "ritual", it includes five rites: auspicious rites, inauspicious rites, military rites, guest rites and auspicious rites.
That Chen Cui really had no idea what it was, and couldn't find any products that could help in the system, so she could only ask Lao Buyu to teach them.
In the end, it was Shen Cui who made the promise and she was responsible for the "number".
Just as Lao Buyu thought, it was not easy to find someone who was proficient in mathematics and willing to be affiliated with Cuiwei Academy for his makeshift team.
Unless you use money, like some modern teams, to spend a lot of money to hire players from other countries and bring them to your team.
Not to mention that Wei Shu came later and knew that Cui Wei would also participate in the college competition. He gave Mu Erpang some advice and provided some information he heard from outside -
With the current scale of Qingzhu Academy, it certainly does not need to find anyone else to support it, but another academy in the county is doing just that, and even offering very tempting conditions: as long as you can satisfy the principal of that academy, you can participate in the competition and receive a subsidy of 20 taels of silver regardless of your results, in addition to free admission, with all tuition, miscellaneous fees, food and accommodation covered.
That academy is just a small one, but its conditions are so good. Cuiwei is far inferior to others in all aspects, so it has to pay at least double the price.
Ten taels of silver had already been deducted from the registration fee, and Chen Cui only had about ten taels of silver left on hand, so she could not afford that price at all.
So after Wei Shu finished talking about this, he hesitated for a while and said, "If Madam Mu is not able to help with the money, our Wei family can..."
Although it sounds like a fairy tale and very unreliable for Cuiwei Academy's makeshift team to participate in the competition, no one knows who came up with such an idea.
But since they have already decided to participate, Wei Shu doesn't want them to lose too badly.
Even if it was to make Wei Xi feel better, he would not be stingy with the money.
However, Shen Cui did not take his money, but only said: "Thank you for your kindness, I have an idea in mind about this matter."
She looked calm and composed, not anxious or angry at all, so Wei Shu didn't say anything more.
After Wei Shu left, Shen Cui opened the system mall and found the thing that she had looked at over and over again the whole night before - [Disguise Pill].
The effect of this thing is just as its name suggests, it can change a person's appearance, and even their gender, height, weight and body shape.
Because this effect is not considered a gain, it can be used not only by the training subjects but also by other people in the academy system.
Having not slept the previous night, Shen Cui actually studied the information given by the headmaster, which was the rules and some precautions of the academy competition.
Before Lao Buyu explained the content of the competition to the children, Shen Cui actually already had an idea of the competition items.
Among the subjects of rites, music, archery, charioteering, calligraphy and mathematics, only mathematics is basically the same as in later generations. It is what she, a modern person, has learned by standing on the shoulders of her ancestors.
The rules state that everyone in the academy can participate, but do not stipulate that only students can participate.
Therefore, as the headmaster, Chen Cui could have just left the competition directly, at most it would have been a bit embarrassing - for the head of the academy to compete with half-grown children was not doing anything to bring honor to the academy, it was clearly a joke.
But Chen Cui is not a person who cares about face, what he wants is practicality!
Unfortunately, she was originally a peasant woman, but under the influence of the academy, her temperament changed or she became a little more literate, which was still within the understandable range.
All of a sudden, she, an illiterate, performed better than Lao Buyu in math. It was unbelievable!
This is not something you can figure out on your own!
Not to mention personally taking part, even if she was just teaching her own two children, Shen Cui would worry about exposing her identity.
She was struggling at the time, and the system pushed this thing to her.
Although this item is not considered a bonus, it is not cheap. One piece can only be used to pinch the face once and lasts for 12 hours. It can be temporarily changed back in the middle, but the time it takes to change back is still counted within the validity period, which means it is a disposable item and is sold for 500 points.
But thinking of the extremely tempting reward from the system, Shen Cui gritted her teeth and put it in the shopping cart.
She was wondering a few days ago why the system had changed its nature and no longer cared whether she got the reward or not. The previous system only required her to complete the task, regardless of how she completed it.
It turned out that he was waiting for her here, buying arrows and pots, calligraphy, and props for disguise... Chen Cui spent almost all the wealth she had accumulated during this period on it.
And it’s not enough to just buy these, you also have to buy some teaching materials and online courses.
Although she was a graduate of a decent university in her previous life, she was not young anymore. She had been out of school for seven or eight years and had returned everything she learned in school to her teachers. Now her math level was at most capable of solving problems like chickens and rabbits in the same cage.
A lot of things need to be reviewed again. If I don’t work hard to make up for it, I can’t guarantee that I can win.
Of course, there is another point, that is, the question-setting methods in ancient and modern times are completely different.
For example, in the chapter on millet in the Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art, there is this passage, "The rule for millet: millet is 50%, coarse rice is 30, and coarse rice is 27... Now I have one dou of millet, and I want to make coarse rice. How much do I get?"
The information says that the questions in the preliminary exam are simple and easy to understand, so it’s not just about the accuracy rate that counts, but also the speed with which you answer the questions.
When a modern person suddenly sees such a question, he has to slowly translate it in his mind, which gives him a natural disadvantage in terms of speed.
Therefore, I had to brush up on my knowledge of classical Chinese and study books like "Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art" from the beginning.
So when Lao Buyu was training with the children, although Chen Cui looked like she was enjoying the cool air under the corridor of the academy every day as usual, she was actually starting to study math and ancient Chinese in her mind.
Suddenly it was summer. In June, the weather was getting hotter day by day.
The system mall recommended a new cooling product to Chen Cui - [Specially Made Ice Jar]. It was very practical. The ice cubes put in it would melt very slowly and had a cooling effect similar to that of air conditioning, which could lower the indoor temperature by two or three degrees.
The big competition is just around the corner, and the overly hot weather will inevitably affect people's learning efficiency.
Besides, since she had already spent money at so many shopping spots before, there was no need to save money on such daily necessities. Shen Cui's pockets were once again emptied by the system.
In late July, Wei Shu came to Shuiyun Village again.
Before, he would come here every ten-day break, but with the recent summer heat, although Cuiwei Academy is cooler than other places in the city, it is too much trouble to go back and forth, so he changed his schedule to come once a month.
This time he didn't just come to see Wei Xi, he also came to announce the good news. Mu Yunchuan passed the college examination and even won the top three places, becoming a scholar with a real reputation!
Zhou was so happy that she stood there for a long time, not knowing how to react.
As for Chen Cui and Lao Buyu, their reactions were of course much more reserved.
At this moment, Wei Shu no longer simply stood on Mu Yunchuan's side. He felt that their reaction was too indifferent and was filled with indignation.
After all, he saw how hard everyone had worked in special training during this period. Lao Buyu, Wei Xi, and even Mu Erpang had lost weight.
Even Chen Cui, the "outsider", became less busy, as if she was also worried about the academy competition.
Later, the news quickly spread back to the village, and there was an endless stream of guests coming to share in the joy.
For fear of delaying the special training, Chen Cui did not spare any energy to entertain the guests and only let Zhou be responsible for the socializing.
Zhou is now a proper scholar's wife, and no one would think it rude of her to entertain guests.
Time passed quickly and it was the Mid-Autumn Festival in August, and the date of the competition was just around the corner.
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