Chapter 37
Chapter 37
"Chicken tofu pudding is also a famous Sichuan dish, and a specialty of Dazhou in eastern Sichuan. The taste is light and mellow, and it also contains chicken and ham. You should try it." Ji Yuan brought over the Sichuan dish he made.
One serving of chicken tofu, one serving of twice-cooked pork, and one serving of mapo tofu.
Mapo tofu is more numbing and less spicy, making it suitable for elderly people to eat.
The dishes on the stone table outside the Zunjing Pavilion made the old man salivate.
"No wonder you asked me to come over for dinner." The old man didn't hesitate and ate all the food. "A few days ago, a new restaurant opened in the county town. I went there too. The food was delicious, but it was so spicy that it made my stomach hurt."
The food here is not that spicy, so you will naturally feel uncomfortable if you eat it occasionally.
"If I had known that Sichuan cuisine could be light but delicious, I would have come earlier." The old man was eating. Seeing Ji Yuan writing seriously, he mentioned another matter. "There's been a lot of noise in the county these days. Did you know?"
Speaking of new restaurants.
He also mentioned the uproar in the county.
Ji Yuan looked up subconsciously. In front of outsiders, he was still able to keep his composure.
In front of the old teacher who was teaching him calligraphy, he could only cough awkwardly: "Master, are you talking about the Jiang Tie?"
"Yes, everyone says that your grades improved after you learned Jiangtie." The old man half-squinted at him, "Did the news leak out?"
Ji Yuan was stunned.
I originally thought that the old man would hold him accountable for talking nonsense.
I didn't expect that the old man was only concerned about whether he had revealed who his teacher was.
Ji Yuan quickly said: "People outside say that I learned Jiangtie by myself."
The old man nodded: "That's good. Others are stupid and I don't want to teach them."
"Master Fang, who is stupid? Me?" The teacher's smiling voice came, "No wonder you don't want to teach me."
Ji Yuan was startled and quickly stood up and saluted the teacher.
The teacher circled around the era and said, "It's a seven-day holiday. How are you doing?"
It is naturally wonderful.
But how can we tell about the era?
Mr. Fang still wanted to persuade him, saying that it was just a matter about Jiang Tie, what was the big deal? Once school started, no one mentioned it anymore.
The teacher was so angry that he almost laughed, and said helplessly: "Did you donate the 250 taels of silver?"
Two hundred and fifty taels of silver? !
Mr. Fang didn’t know this.
The teacher looked at the dishes on the table, asked Ji Yuan to serve him some rice, and ate with him.
"Early this morning, the county magistrate summoned me and said that yesterday evening, three young men from the Salesian Home donated 250 taels of silver for nothing."
"I said, what does this have to do with me?"
"The county magistrate said that the son of the Zhang family in Zhengrong County spent three hundred taels on fake calligraphy yesterday."
"And I need to explain the connection clearly."
At first, it was the clerk of the orphanage who went to report early.
After all, with such a large sum of money, they couldn't make the decision directly, so they had to go through famous routes and ask if any house had been stolen.
The Zhengrong County government has always followed rules in doing things, so when the county magistrate heard about it, he naturally sent constables to investigate.
Also last night, the chaos in the Zhang family could not be concealed.
The county magistrate connected the dots.
I roughly understand the whole story.
Since it is a matter concerning the county school students, we naturally have to ask the teacher about it.
On the first day of school, he went to see his superior. After the teacher understood what he had said, he almost laughed out loud on the spot.
The county magistrate glared at him, and the instructor held back.
I also heard from the clerk of the orphanage: "The youngest boy said that he would use the money to give the orphans and elderly people in the orphanage a full meal."
The county magistrate and the teacher both knew Ji Yuan's background and remained silent for the moment.
Master Fang didn't expect Ji Yuan and the others to be so bold!
He actually played a trick on the children of the Zhang family!
However, Master Fang said, "It was Zhang who started the provocation, looking for trouble in the restaurant, and bullying Qian Fei and Shang Ji. Ji Yuan is a friend of Qian Fei and Li Ting, so naturally he can't stand it."
"Young man, what's wrong with having a bit of temper?"
The teacher thought to himself, I said the same thing in front of the county magistrate.
I guess the county magistrate is as speechless as I am now.
But the teacher came to look for him privately and also looked for Ji Yuan in front of Master Fang, so he really had no intention of pursuing the matter.
First of all, this is not just a conflict among young people.
It’s still a question of the number of places in county schools.
It's just that those people can't find any loopholes in the adults, so they start bullying the children.
Ji Yuan was implicated.
In addition, Ji Yuan and the other three were not in it for money, and except for the silver that Qian Fei had been cheated of before, they donated all the rest immediately.
This quality is extraordinary.
Wealth and honor are what everyone desires; but if they are not obtained by proper means, they should not be kept.
This sentence made them understand.
The teacher really liked Ji Yuan's character, so he stopped pretending and talked about the follow-up: "The Zhang family won't come to look for us. I heard that President Zhang plans to send Zhang Baoshan to study with Uncle Zhang Baoshan. The private schools in Jiangsu and Zhejiang are no worse than ours."
"This matter cannot be concealed. I think it will solve the problem of the county school. No one will look at the places for high school students anymore."
"The donations to the Salesian Home have already exceeded the standard. The county has added another fifty taels to prepare a few good meals for the children and the elderly there." The teacher said, feeling a little sorry for the twenty taels he had given. Fortunately, the county magistrate gave thirty taels, and he felt relieved again. "Don't worry, the children will have enough to eat."
Ji Yuan listened and couldn't help but look at the teacher.
In fact, it was Qian Fei's own idea to hide in the county school instead of going home, thinking that the county school would definitely provide him with shelter.
But he did not expect that the priest would come forward to solve the subsequent problems.
"What are you looking at? Write something quickly. I want to see how well you write the Jiang Tie."
Teacher Cheng and Master Fang were eating here, while Ji Yuan was practicing calligraphy.
After the two finished eating, student Ji Yuan helped clean up.
Mr. Fang does not care about his reputation for using "Jiang Tie".
Teacher Cheng helped him get rid of the subsequent troubles, so doing this little thing was naturally nothing.
In the next few days, the county school was indeed calm as usual.
Even Qian Fei's family was not in trouble.
Qian Fei's father heard what Qian Fei said, and only then did he know what these children had done.
But if you want to talk about fear, that is also true.
But more importantly, it’s absolutely delightful.
I returned those fake things. The money was secondary. The main thing was that it felt good.
He had been laughed at so many times before because of these things.
No wonder Chairman Zhang has been acting weird lately and even sent his son away.
But he didn't dare to cause trouble for him directly. After all, the county school had stopped the matter, so he left it at that.
It’s good to go to the county school.
Even has a backer.
Seeing this, Qian Fei also moved back home.
Jiang Tie was all the rage for a while, but just as Mr. Fang said, it died down when school started.
No matter how good the calligraphy is, it will be useless if you don't practice it.
Ji Yuan practiced day after day to achieve today's results. Others don't practice and want to improve their grades by relying on a copybook. What a dream!
In fact, most people in the county school didn't know what was going on, except Liu Rong.
Whenever Liu Rong saw Ji Yuan, he always hesitated to speak.
This time, he finally found an opportunity and asked, "Did you really do that?"
Use false information to mislead cousin Zhang, making him think that Qian Fei has the Jiang Tie.
Given Cousin Zhang's overbearing personality, he would definitely ask Qian Fei for it.
This is to lure the other party into the game. Once they are in the game, they play hard to get and specifically choose to trade at night, and return all the money they were cheated of before.
Afterwards, he donated the money to the Salesian Church, making it impossible for the other party to find fault.
So awesome.
In such an era, who can be the opponent?
Ji Yuan did not answer, but said: "I haven't thanked you yet at the restaurant that day."
If Liu Rong hadn't sent someone to pass on the message, Ji Yuan would not have been able to stop Ji Li from doing something stupid.
"Why thank me? Even if your cousin really said something stupid, you still have a way to deal with it." Liu Rong did not take credit for it.
He is now convinced.
Ji Yuan is younger than him, but much more powerful than him.
Not only is she good at studying, she is also smarter than him and even more hardworking than him.
He doesn't have this.
Liu Rong suddenly thought of something and said quickly, "Don't tell anyone about this, or my aunt will definitely make trouble for me."
Liu Rong briefly talked about the relationship between the Liu and Zhang families.
Liu Rong's aunt was his father's sister, the second lady of the Liu family.
At that time, the Liu family was the head of the family. Mr. Liu was still an official. The second daughter of the official married the eldest son of the Zhang family, who was a farmer and scholar.
It was said that he was a farmer and a scholar, but more precisely he was a landlord. His family owned hundreds of acres of fertile land and a shop, so her conditions were not bad, but she married down from her parents' level.
The second daughter of the Liu family gave birth to my cousin Zhang Baoshan.
As time passed, Mr. Liu reached old age and retired to his hometown.
On the contrary, the Zhang family, which used to be a farming and studying family, has produced an official. The second branch of the Zhang family is only in his thirties now, in the prime of his life, and is still serving as an official in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.
Therefore, the once powerful Liu family now has to rely on the up-and-coming Zhang family.
That cousin was spoiled by his parents and has been domineering since childhood.
The Liu family, with no one serving as an official in the court, placed all their hopes on Liu Rong, the most studious member of the family.
For some reason, Liu Rong told Ji Yuan something that was difficult to say today.
He instinctively felt that Ji Yuan knew what he meant.
His previous competition was malicious, but he did have his reasons.
Ji Yuan sighed.
In this county school, everyone has a reason to study hard.
Needless to say, Liu Rong's grandfather, a successful candidate in the imperial examination, personally carried the hopes of the entire family.
After all, Liu Rong was only thirteen years old, and the pressure he was under can be imagined.
His good friend Li Ting has a stepmother at home. Although she is not very cruel to him, she is absolutely on guard against her.
His father valued money and favored his youngest son and daughter.
This house is not really my home, otherwise I would not have returned to the county school on the third day of the holiday.
He also had to study and take the imperial examinations. Only in this way could he hold his head high in his family.
My good friend Qian Fei has been ridiculed many times because of his merchant family.
When he was studying in a private school, he was bullied countless times by Wang Xingjie, Zhang Baoshan and others.
That’s why this revenge feels so satisfying.
He studied to save face for his father.
My roommates are Chang Qing and Chen Liangzhi.
Even people like Jiang Ke who were known as the Copper Stinky Society.
Everyone has a reason to read.
As for myself.
Ji Yuan smiled.
Ji Li, people like Aunt Ji and Uncle Ji are hanging over his head.
Actually, he is my only blood relative in this world.
He must have fame and honor before he can completely suppress those who fear power but not virtue.
Although Ji Li is unlikely to show up recently, people like them will eventually bring about their own destruction.
I just hope they die farther away so their blood doesn't splash on me.
Ji Yuan naturally would not tell anyone about Liu Rong's report, and he also told Li Ting and Qian Fei about it.
Hearing this, Liu Rong breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good, that's good."
"His family has long wanted to send him to study in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and this time they made up their mind."
"His family won't cause any trouble in the future."
Ji Yuan nodded and finally said, "Well, study hard in the future and pass the exam to become a scholar as soon as possible. That's the important thing."
Yes, passing the exam as soon as possible is the first priority.
Nowadays, every student in the county school cherishes his or her place in school.
In particular, the various bribery methods outside made everyone realize how lucky they were to study in Zhengrong County School.
Mr. Guo from the county school even said that there would be no more students admitted at the end of this year.
The current number of students in the county school is ninety-nine, which is already too many.
The position in the county school is also individually assigned.
The seats were vacated last year after a group of people who didn't study were cleared out.
After hearing this, the students in the county school naturally worked harder, fearing that they would waste this hard-earned opportunity.
Especially Ji Yuan, Li Ting, Qian Fei, Cai Fenglan, Liu Rong and other paper kings who get up early every day to study or even exercise.
Everyone seems to have a lot to do.
Jiyuan is even already looking at what he will learn next year.
What should I do? Why do these people become more terrifying after the holiday?
With Liu Rong taking the initiative to approach them, and Ji Yuan no longer caring about the Money-Smelling Society or the Poverty-Stricken Society, and just socializing with those who should have interactions, the C-Class Hall actually became much more harmonious.
This is the county school!
It’s all about learning!
Don’t say any other nonsense!
The learning atmosphere in the county school is tense, and the atmosphere at Uncle Ji San's home in Xia'anji Village, Zhengrong County is also tense.
Stressful situations are naturally different.
Aunt Ji gasped and hit Ji Li with the bamboo stick in her hand: "I told you not to work hard, I told you not to work hard."
Ji Li was beaten and kept running.
After a year outside, he didn't learn anything else but learned everything about laziness and playing tricks.
He was a little annoyed by being beaten, and he actually exerted all his strength, and Aunt Ji, who was chasing him just now, fell to the ground.
Aunt Ji is in her thirties and very strong. Seeing that Ji Li dared to fight back, she hit him even harder.
In the past, Aunt Ji San had a habit of beating people. After Ji Yuan was born, most of the beatings were directed at Ji Yuan.
Now it's Uncle Ji's turn, and now even Ji Li is getting beaten up.
The main thing is that Aunt Ji San knows how much money they spent for Ji Li to become an apprentice!
There is not much money left at home.
Not only did he spend five or six taels of silver to be Ji Li's apprentice, but now he was kicked out by his boss before he even got his money back!
Ji Li said that he didn't want to do it anymore, but he came back at night. Isn't this a drive?
Not only that, Ji Li worked as a handyman in the shop for almost a year, but he didn't save a single penny. After returning home, he didn't even go to work in the fields, but just lay down at home.
What else can he say? His father has a way to make money.
Is there any way?
How come she doesn't know?
In fact, Ji Li didn't know what the method was, he was just fooling people.
Working as a shop assistant was easier than working in the fields, so he developed a lazy habit and really didn't want to do farm work.
It was Ji Yuan who mentioned to him that his father could make money.
No matter whether it is true or not, as long as there is an excuse to fool people, it will be fine.
Aunt Ji looked at Uncle Ji, and Uncle Ji understood instantly. He had casually mentioned to Ji Yuan before that he would take him to make money.
At that time, Ji Yuan directly replied to him that those who gathered to gamble would be punished with a stick.
How can I tell his son about this?
Uncle Ji knew that gambling was not a good thing and had no intention of taking Ji Li with him.
After a while, the Ji Li family started quarreling again.
This time, three people were arguing together.
Aunt Ji asked Ji Li and Uncle Ji to go work in the fields with her. Now it was the final stage of autumn harvest, and they would have to plow the fields later. How could she do it alone?
But how could those two do it?
One wanted to go gamble, and the other thought farm work was too hard, so they both just lay at home.
When Aunt Ji San watched, she felt like she was back to the past.
When Ji Yuan's parents were still alive, she was very angry at the sight of the couple being hardworking and Ji Yuan being smart.
After the two men died, Uncle Ji got up and moved around for a while, and now he lay down again, with Ji Li lying with him.
On the contrary, Ji Yuan studied in the county town, and many people envied him.
We both have the surname Ji, but why did I marry someone like this?
Thinking of this, Aunt Ji became even angrier and started hitting people again.
This time Ji Li subconsciously fought back. Seeing his mother fall to the ground again, Ji Li found that he could beat his mother.
When I was a child, I could only be beaten, but now I can beat myself up.
After having this thought, Ji Li decided to fight back.
When Uncle Ji saw this, he quickly stepped in to stop them. One was his son, and the other did his laundry and cooked for him, so he couldn't let either of them get hurt.
The whole yard was a mess because of them.
This has been the scene almost every day since Ji Li came back a few days ago.
It was not until Aunt Ji went to work in the fields that Uncle Ji secretly got up and prepared to gamble with a few lazy men in the village.
Ji Li saw his father acting sneaky and subconsciously followed him.
Until I heard the sound of dice playing inside.
As for gambling, he had played T in the county before, but he lost a lot. How much can his father earn?
Ji Li also walked into the gambling room. Ji Yuan's words, "Your father has a way to make money," kept lingering in his mind.
Even though Ji Li didn't admit it, he felt that Ji Yuan was much smarter than him.
Ji Yuan said it so calmly, so it should be correct, right?
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County bookstore.
Ji Yuan rarely hesitated and stood in the bookstore to choose.
The fat bookstore owner smiled and said, "This is the latest book. You all need it."
"Look, the Thirteen Classics Annotations can be purchased in separate volumes. You are mainly interested in the Four Books now, and you only need to have a general understanding of the Five Classics, so you must buy the Annotations to the Four Books."
"You should read the books of the Zi family, such as Xunzi, Yangzi, and Han Feizi. They will help you understand the classics."
"Not to mention the history books. You read the Records of the Grand Historian and the Book of Han? You read the Records of the Three Kingdoms, the Book of Jin, the Book of Wei, and the Book of Northern Qi."
"Stop, stop, stop." Li Ting shouted, "Fat Boss, stop reading."
The fat boss chuckled and made his usual recommendation without stopping.
A lot of his business came from the county school, so naturally he had to be more friendly and attentive to the students.
Not to mention being the first in the county school's third grade class, you have to pay more attention to it!
Ji Yuan got first place in the exam at the end of August!
Directly surpassing Cai Fenglan who had been ranked first for a year.
When Cai Fenglan heard the result, he was incredulous, and then he whispered, "How come it's so fast?"
He knew that with Ji Yuan's intelligence, he would definitely surpass him, but wasn't it too exaggerated that he would surpass him in August?
When he knew that Ji Yuan was secretly studying "Book of Rites" and preparing to take the B-level exam in advance, he worked even harder.
No, he must go in for the examination at the end of this year!
Otherwise, I will have to study in the same school with Ji Yuan again!
First one.
At the age of nine, he took first place in the third grade of the county school.
For a student like this, it is not easy to pass the examination and become a scholar.
So the fat bookstore owner was so kind and whispered, "Since I'm selling it to you, I can give it a cheaper price."
Li Ting and Qian Fei looked over instantly and said in unison: "What about us?!"
They all made it into the top 30 this time, which is pretty impressive!
Of course, it still can't compare with the first one.
In the past, when Ji Yuan was the only one working hard, everyone in the school could still say that he was working hard.
Now the entire county school is working hard, so this cannot be said.
Even though he works just as hard, he still can't compare to Ji Yuan. This is clearly a problem of qualifications.
Ji Yuan listened to their jokes and finally chose the book he wanted to buy.
You do have to buy the collected annotations, and you also have to buy the collected annotations written by different people for the same book. Of course, you also have to buy the sub-books.
Forget about history books, you can read them in Zunjing Pavilion.
Apart from practicing calligraphy in Zunjing Pavilion, he also reads history books in the Pavilion.
Those who claim that they must memorize history books are all lying.
But no matter where you are in the reading, you still need to look up the information you need. This is the real purpose of the reference book.
If he memorized them all, he would be able to memorize them until his hair turned gray.
The saying "mountains of books and sea of books" is not in vain.
I chose a book I had on hand, bought some paper, and two durable brushes.
The two taels and four cents that he had previously held in his hand were instantly gone by one tael and four cents.
Other things are fine, but books are really expensive.
Li Ting, Qian Fei and the others also bought it, and the three of them pooled their money to buy what the other hadn't seen, so that together they could count it as a set.
Although Qian Fei's family is rich, they are not easy to take advantage of.
"You guys are good at buying. I'm losing a lot of money." The fat boss was joking. He looked at Ji Yuan and gave him a book as a gift. "Take this one and read it. It's not worth much."
"This is the essay that won first place in the Jianmeng Mansion's children's exam this year."
The real name is "Record of the Children's Examination in Meng Mansion in the 32nd Year of Huayuan in Tianqi Kingdom".
The Tongshi exam is divided into three examinations.
County examinations, prefectural examinations, college examinations and provincial examinations.
This book includes all the articles that ranked first in the county examinations, the top ten articles in the provincial examinations, and the top three articles in the college examinations for students to read.
Because it was compiled with government funding, the price was basically the printing price when he bought it, so the fat boss was willing to give it to him.
Of course, it was also because Ji Yuan and the others spent a lot of money.
This book can clearly show the differences between the examination questions in each county, as well as the preferences of the examiners and local examiners.
The focus is also on the questions of the provincial examination and the focus of the college.
For those who are learning the Five Classics for the first time in the era, it is nothing.
But it is very useful for students preparing for next year's children's examination.
The county examination begins in February, the prefectural examination is in April, and the college examination is in May.
Now, in early September, the books have been printed and sent out, which shows the prosperity of the academic atmosphere in Jianmeng Mansion.
It is also related to the printing workshops in the local area.
After returning, I flipped through Ji Yuan and compared it with the article I wrote, and also referred to the above.
The students in the Bingdeng Hall learned to write just like Ji Yuan.
But no matter how I write it, I always feel like something is missing.
Especially the articles. I usually write them fine, but now that I have seen the first ones in each county, I can’t bear to read them anymore.
"How to write an article is still taught more in the second-class hall, so you don't have to worry about it." The Four Books Master who came to teach in the morning looked at it and smiled, "You are just beginners in learning classics. It's good enough if you can have a sentence in your article that catches your eye."
Although the teachers and doctors were strict, they would not force students to learn too fast. They did not continue teaching at the first moment, but instead took the students' "Tongshilu" and helped them analyze the key points.
After a morning, many students had some insights.
I also realized that what I have learned, compared with the vast knowledge, is like biting off a small part of the skin of a huge watermelon.
But as you learn in this way, you will have a better understanding of it.
Finally one day, they might be able to audition for this children's program!
Day after day, it was the end of September in a blink of an eye.
The difficulty of the exam is gradually increasing.
The requirement of memorizing the Four Books has been eliminated. Instead, students will draw questions by random drawing. In the morning, there will be four questions from the Four Books.
In the afternoon, we will take exams on "The Book of Songs" and "The Book of History", and one question will be randomly selected from each book.
The titles of the Four Books have also changed from explaining the meaning of this sentence to what truth this sentence contains and what you understand.
It is easy to write the meaning, but it is difficult to write your own truth.
It must not only stick to the topic but also have a unique point of view.
Although they had written such articles before, this was the first time they could use them for exams.
For example, this sentence that made the students shake their heads constantly.
In the morning, we took an exam on the Four Books. One of the questions was: "Those who follow Heaven's will will survive, and those who go against Heaven's will will perish."
If you obey the laws of nature, you will survive; if you go against the laws of nature, you will perish.
In the afternoon, I took the Zhouyi test, and another question was: "Heaven moves vigorously, and a gentleman should constantly strive to improve himself."
Although this saying is widely circulated, to this day, even in the previous life of Ji Yuan, there is still debate about its true meaning.
To put it more simply, the laws governing the operation of the sky are very good, and a gentleman should emulate the laws of nature and strive for self-improvement.
Both questions seem to be talking about the way of heaven, or more specifically, fate.
There are many ways to solve this problem.
The operation of Heaven's Way can be discussed in general terms, because Heaven's Way keeps turning, and it seems that people can survive by imitating Heaven's Way.
But the previous sentence of "Those who follow Heaven survive" says: "When the world is governed by the Way, the small virtues serve the great virtues, the small virtues serve the great virtues; when the world is governed by the Way, the small serves the great, the weak serves the strong. These two are Heaven's will."
The general meaning is that when there is justice in the world, those with low morals will be enslaved by those with high morals, and stupid people will be enslaved by smart people.
When the world is without justice, it does not matter whether one is moral or intelligent, but only how strong or weak one is.
But both situations are in line with the laws of nature.
This seems to explain the "Way of Heaven".
The "Heaven's Way of Movement" in the "Book of Changes" is another matter.
It does not determine whether a person takes the right or wrong path based on whether his moral character is noble or not.
It just tells others that moving like a celestial body is what a gentleman should do.
They are all talking about the way of heaven and survival.
But they seem to be two completely different things.
If you look closely, it seems to be the same thing.
As to whether it is the same thing or not, it is not important.
Because both viewpoints are correct and have their own reasons.
Then write down your own reasoning!
It's almost like a debate competition.
Both the pros and cons have something to say, and both are right and wrong.
Right or wrong! Let’s debate!
The students were cheering for the blue team in the morning, and in the afternoon they were cheering for the red team.
It's difficult for them too.
But to be honest, the knowledge of today's students is not yet at the stage where they can engage in a debate with real feelings.
They are like participating teams in a debate competition. Their views on the pros and cons may not be what they think in their hearts, but they just want to express the ideas they represent.
Only by learning more and learning deeper.
Only then can you establish high-level thinking and form your own unique views.
Just like people writing test papers.
It’s correct for ordinary people to start from the first question.
It’s also correct to start from the last question.
Only those who have done a lot of papers can analyze which approach they like and which method is most beneficial to them, and which one they truly like and love.
To love and support a point of view, you must be familiar with and understand it.
The students in the current Class C halls are only beginning to learn the Five Classics and are far from being familiar with them, and their unique viewpoints are even less formed.
Therefore, although such topics are difficult for them to write, when they establish their own cognition in the future, they will know what topics the teachers give them every day.
And the teachers and doctors in the C-Class Hall are taking them further and further, and deeper and deeper on this path.
Although the learning was not in-depth, it did not prevent students from struggling with the morning questions and the afternoon questions.
At the end of the day, I wasn’t very confident about what I had written.
Articles written in this way are naturally much worse.
Different eras.
Just treat the era as a test question.
Every question has its own answer. We cannot generalize.
After finishing his exams at the end of September, he was the only one who had the mood to study another article.
In the ranking announced on the second day, Jiyuan firmly sat in first place.
Cai Fenglan shook his head while reviewing the other four classics. He decided to quickly pass the entrance exam to the second-class hall. If he did, he would not have to study with this exam monster anymore.
As autumn turns to winter, the weather in October suddenly becomes cold.
The silage materials in Anji Village have also been prepared. Ji Yuan felt relieved after receiving the message from Uncle An and his men.
He doesn't have to worry too much this year.
At the county school, classes will continue until November 20th before the winter break.
Now that the weather is getting colder, it's time to take out your winter clothes again.
It would have been fine if he didn't take it, but as soon as Ji Yuan put it on, he found that the winter coat, which was a bigger size last year, was an inch smaller this year.
It seems that he has grown a lot this year.
However, I need to take this dress to the shop to add some fabric, otherwise it will be too short and will neither keep me warm nor look good.
When poor people make clothes, they naturally don’t just replace them with new ones when the clothes become too short.
Instead, sew a circle of fabric on the sleeves, trouser legs, collar and even hem.
A more elaborate method would, of course, be to take the clothes apart, patch them up along the edges, and seal them again.
Ji Yuan has grown fast this year and his body has become wider, so he must choose the latter, otherwise his shoulders will definitely be very narrow.
After finishing his chores, Ji Yuan went to buy some bones to make some bone soup for Master Fang in the winter.
Master Fang drank the soup and was slightly satisfied with Ji Yuan's handwriting. After a year of practice, his handwriting had finally improved a little.
In a blink of an eye, Ji Yuan has been in the county school for a year.
There are many things to do at the end of the year.
For ordinary students, they are naturally anxious about the end of October and the big exam on November 20th, also known as the annual exam.
If you do well in the exam, you will be rewarded.
If you do poorly on the exam, your schoolwork during the winter vacation will double.
Although Ji Yuan didn't have to worry about this, he was observing Cai Fenglan's other test.
For students like Cai Fenglan, Chang Qing, and Jiang Ke, who had studied the Five Classics and the Four Books for a few years.
In addition to the October monthly exam and the annual exam before the winter break.
They will have the entrance examination around November 25th.
Ji Yuan really wanted to know about the assessment for promotion from Grade C to Grade B.
Ji Yuan intends to finish the courses in the C-level hall, and he will probably take the exam together next year, so he naturally wants to see how Cai Fenglan and the others learn.
October and November passed in a flash.
A, B and C, three students from Minglun Hall, sighed in unison.
The annual exam is really difficult!
Needless to say, the question left A and B scratching their heads.
The exams in Class C left the students scratching their heads.
Needless to say, everyone is almost used to the test questions from the Four Books.
I have already learned three subjects out of the Five Classics, and now I have to take exams on all three subjects together, which is even more confusing.
Even if the teachers did not intend to make things difficult, they still made the students rack their brains to think about what they had learned and what it meant.
They really don't know how to start writing this article.
The difficulty of the articles on the meaning of the Four Books is also increasing.
If nothing goes wrong, the teachers will explain the main points of the article in a simple way next year.
If you don't grasp the basics well now, you can't write articles now.
The annual exam results come out quickly, and the teachers never drag their feet on such matters.
"The first is the era again!"
"After August, he has always been number one."
"Although he is the youngest, he is the most stable in getting first place."
"It's terrible. Our county school won't produce a 12-year-old scholar, will it?"
The last sentence left everyone silent.
It looks like it will definitely happen.
"In Class C, we will study the Book of Rites next year, and the Spring and Autumn Annals the year after."
"That is to say, there are at least two years left. When the eleventh year of the era comes, you will be promoted to the third-class hall. The following year, when you are twelve years old, you can take the examination for the scholar."
What a terrible person.
As a twelve-year-old scholar, coupled with his diligence and intelligence, his future is limitless.
"I don't know what Cai Fenglan thinks."
"Brother Cai is open-minded. Besides, he is worried about the examination for promotion, so he will probably be sad for only a while."
Cai Fenglan was indeed like that. When he saw that he ranked second in the annual exam, he still felt that it was as he expected.
After calming down a little, he prepared for the examination in three days.
Ji Yuan was right next to Cai Fenglan, and Cai Fenglan did not hide anything and introduced: "There is no name for the examination, only real talent and knowledge are considered."
"Therefore, there is no competition between me and the other eleven people who took the test."
“It’s good for everyone to learn and ask more questions together.”
"Although we are studying the Five Classics, the requirement for promotion to the second-class hall is also to complete the Five Classics."
"But you also know that the Tongshi is the easiest test in the imperial examination, and the focus is still on the Four Books."
"So the focus of the assessment is also on the Four Books."
“The Four Books may seem short, but you must quote from classics, read more, and practice more.”
Listening to Cai Fenglan's introduction, the other students also took notes secretly.
This will be of great help to them in taking the Grade B exam next year.
No one bothered us any more and packed up their things to go home.
The annual exam results have been released today. Except for the twelve students who are taking the B-level exam, all other students can go home.
The students from Classes A and B had already left.
In other words, they wanted to hear how to pass the exam for a second-class hall, so they stayed.
Qian Fei was also packing up his things. After studying here for a year, there were a lot of miscellaneous things in the school.
"Jiyuan Li Ting, if you have any important things, you can temporarily keep them in my house."
"It also saves you from moving around."
The winter vacation is long. It starts on November 21st and school will not start again until the 16th of the first lunar month next year.
Books and other items in school can easily be lost if they are not properly organized.
Ji Yuan and Li Ting did not hesitate to be polite with Qian Fei and moved these things to Qian Fei's house.
Ji Yuan selected the books to read in winter and bought a lot of pens, ink, paper and inkstone. Winter is a holiday, but he cannot relax.
I have to complete the homework assigned by the teachers, and I cannot slack off.
Seeing Ji Yuan doing this, Qian Fei, Li Ting and others followed suit.
It is said that a good teacher is a good friend, and someone like Ji Yuan is truly a good friend.
Ji Yuan found it funny, he just wanted to pass the exam as soon as possible.
He has made up his mind to skip a grade, so he must work harder.
But it was an accident, and everyone worked hard and seriously, which is also a good thing.
After packing up and buying a lot of things in the county town, Ji Yuan heard a familiar voice: "Ji Yuan! Here!"
An Dahai waved: "Have you bought everything? Why don't you wait for us?"
"You guys come to pick me up, and it's not good to keep you waiting any longer."
Because of the silage issue, Ji Yuan had frequent dealings with Uncle An's family, so his family naturally knew when Ji Yuan would have holidays.
An Dahai also returned home before the New Year. It was freezing cold and he couldn't run too far, so he simply drove a ox cart to pick up Ji Yuan.
Along the way, An Dahai talked about the recent events in Anji Village and how popular Mr. Zhao's private school was.
He also said that their silage was selling particularly well and had now been sold out. After Ji Yuan went back, he would look at the account book and divide the money.
Ji Yuan also found it interesting.
Finally, he also talked about Uncle Ji’s family.
Ji Li and his father, Uncle Ji San, became addicted to gambling. You have to know that gambling is addictive, sometimes you lose and sometimes you win.
During this ups and downs, it naturally became an addiction.
"They fought together, gambled together, and played together. Aunt Ji San did all the housework."
Naturally, Aunt Ji San would not be so obedient. She fought with the father and son, especially Uncle Ji San, and beat him so hard that his arm was broken.
But even if his arm was broken, he would still go to gamble.
Aunt Ji wanted to hit Ji Li, but Ji Li, who was addicted to gambling, hit her back.
When Ji Yuan heard this, he got a headache.
"Don't worry, they are very happy recently. They said they won a lot of money. They probably won't look for you."
That's good.
Ji Yuan thought about what he said to Ji Li.
Tell him your father has a way to make money.
This guy is stupid and dumb, he actually listened to it.
Or maybe he knew it was wrong but was just too lazy to do the work and just got stuck in the quagmire.
His family had such a "wonderful" life, no wonder the second half of the year was so peaceful.
"What about Xiao Huang? They didn't treat him harshly, did they?"
"How could that be? Xiao Huang is the most valuable thing in his family. He has also done a lot of work for Aunt Ji. Who would be willing to hit him?"
It’s not that they cherish or like cows so much, but because cows can work for them and earn money for them.
As long as Xiao Huang is okay.
Ji Yuan was completely relieved.
Ji Yuan spent the entire winter vacation studying, making money, and reading Ji Li's family gossip.
Silage is selling really well.
The Niu family in the county town bought a lot of them and even asked if they could buy more before the New Year.
This is the benefit of knowing silage.
Unfortunately, this year Uncle An's family mobilized everyone, young and old, to make only 60,000 kilograms, and it was all sold out before Ji Yuan's holiday.
The Niu family in the county town was a little disappointed, and said they must leave more for him next year.
Not to mention the Li family in Baoli Village, who are already regular customers of Jiyuan silage.
It’s similar for people in the same village.
Some of them were bought because of veterinarian An Dahai, so I tried buying some.
When it comes to settling the bill, the eldest lady of the An family is still in charge of the money, while the second lady of the An family keeps the account book.
For some reason, Madam An Er looked very tired, and could only feel a little relaxed when she was quietly keeping accounts.
The one belonging to Ji Yuan was also taken.
However, the harvest is good this year and the prices of other feeds are falling.
Even though their feed was different from other dry feed, Ji Yuan discussed with Uncle An at the time and still decided to lower the price of silage.
If you take advantage of the scarcity of feed and maliciously raise the price of feed, the government will come knocking on your door soon.
To be honest, their current scale is already quite large, so it is reasonable for the government to come and collect taxes.
There were 60,000 jin of silage. After deducting the amount used by the family and leaving it for Xiao Huang, the remaining amount was two cents per jin.
From the money earned, a portion of the cost of materials and tools is deducted, and the rest is divided into 20% and 80%.
Even though the price of feed has dropped this year, Ji Yuan still earned 26 taels of silver because he sold more feed.
This is a lot of silver.
Ji Yuan has never seen so much silver!
Uncle An and his family received more than eighty taels, but it was shared by a family of more than thirty people.
All in all, Jiyuan's mental labor earns more money than physical labor.
"Outside, I only said I would give you a few coins." Uncle An said, "Your third uncle and your cousin Ji Li are addicted to gambling now. If they knew, you would have no peace of mind."
Ji Yuan nodded and thanked him, "Yes, you must keep it a secret for me."
"Thank you, Uncle An, Madam, and Madam."
Mrs. An Da had always had a good impression of Ji Yuan, and because An Dahai was a veterinarian, she was even more enthusiastic about him. She would not say anything.
Madam An Er said, "Studying does cost money, so you should save more money, it will be more useful in the future."
This also means understanding.
Madam An Er's younger brother was a scholar, so she naturally understood.
But from the thoughts in her words, it seems that her brother spends more money.
An Xiaohe told him the reason. His uncle was studying in the provincial capital, and his other expenses were twenty or thirty taels a year.
He usually needs financial support from his sister.
It seems that Mrs. An sent money over again, so I had such a feeling.
Ji Yuan felt a little strange. Although he didn't spend much on other things, he spent more than most people on pens, ink, paper and inkstone.
If I were in the capital city where books and ink are cheaper, it shouldn't cost more than a few dozen taels of silver, right?
Or it’s because the county school provides food and accommodation.
Ji Yuan didn't say much, after all, it was someone else's family affair.
He didn't spend much money last year except for the last book purchase.
I thought he would need charcoal and other things, as well as some silver, when he came back for the New Year, but he ranked first in the exam, so the school gave him some cloth, rice, and charcoal.
So Ji Yuan only needed to buy some food, and he also cut some pork and bought two chickens to take back to Master Zhao's house.
He would stay and eat at Master Zhao's place during the New Year, so naturally he had to prepare gifts.
All in all, of the one tael and six qian of silver that he took out at the beginning of the year, he still had one tael left at the end of the year.
This of course also includes his usual unexpected gains.
I now have twenty-seven taels of silver on me.
Ji Yuan usually just bought some pens, ink, paper and inkstone. This money was enough to last him for a long time.
Just as he was thinking about it, news came from Ji Li's family again.
Before the New Year, the Ji Li family was bustling with activity, as if the father and son had won a lot of money.
It's only the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, and it seems like all the money they won has been lost, which makes them so angry that they curse at home every day.
Ji Yuan wanted to laugh, he really regarded gambling as a way to make money.
Nine out of ten gambling cases are losses, and nine out of ten gambling cases are scams. Do you really think this is a lie?
Ji Yuan wrote another long piece of calligraphy, and Master Zhao watched from the side and nodded secretly.
In just one year, the word Jiyuan has undergone earth-shaking changes.
Master Zhao felt that within a year or two, Ji Yuan's handwriting would definitely be better than his own.
It was not until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month that Ji Yuan packed up his things and went straight back to the county school.
During this period, Ji Yuan did not set foot in his uncle's house except for visiting Xiao Huang.
When I went there, there were not many people at their house. The father and son were becoming more and more addicted to gambling. They would either go out drinking or never come home.
Actually, Ji Yuan is a bit strange.
How did his family save up money in this situation, or were they not so poor before?
These don't matter.
Given the situation of Ji Li's family, they no longer pose a threat to him.
No one in the village said anything about him not going back to the Ji family during the New Year. Even the village chief told him to stay away from Ji Li and his son and not to be infected by their bad habits.
It can be seen how disliked this family is in the village.
Before returning to the county school, Ji Yuan looked at Xiao Huang again and asked Madam An privately: "If his family has to sell the cow due to gambling, please help me buy it and keep it in your home for the time being. I will send money over."
Xiao Huang’s friendship with him is different.
When he first came through, the first thing he saw was the calf.
Later, I read outside the window, and the cow was also there to keep me company.
Even in the cold early spring when there were no winter clothes, I still lived in the kitchen under the pretext of taking care of Xiao Huang.
This helped him get through the most difficult year.
We should repay the kindness of humans, and we should also repay the kindness of cows.
Mrs. An agreed and said, "Looking at the situation of his family, it's only a matter of time before they sell the cow. I will definitely buy it as soon as possible. Your Xiao Huang is also smart."
Ji Yuan thanked him again and carried his things back to the county school.
At the age of ten, he had some strength and was taller than an average ten-year-old child.
With daily exercise, my temperament looks different and my eyes are brighter.
If it weren't for the patched and spliced winter clothes, one would think he came from a noble family.
Another year has passed.
This is my third year of studying in this world.
I think I will try to get into the B-class hall by the end of this year.
You have to work harder.
This year’s goal is to read a Book of Rites and a Spring and Autumn Annals.
Read more annotations to make the interpretation of the Four Books clearer.
New year, new atmosphere.
Just set a small goal.
Admitted to Grade B Hall!
Try to prepare for the examination for the scholar by this time next year.
Time waits for no one!
It is said that one should become famous as early as possible, and the same goes for taking the imperial examinations as early as possible!
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