Chapter 78
Chapter 78
The scholars in the entire Jianmeng Mansion are almost fed up with the Yue family.
How can there be such a greedy bookstore? I have bought books from it before. It is really unlucky.
Just because you are jealous of the sales of Ji Yuan's copied books, you find someone to imitate Ji Yuan's handwriting and then copy books to sell?
They also said that Ji Yuan copied some messed up books and was laughed at.
You are happy, then what?
Then Ji Yuan simply stopped writing and stopped being a writer.
Illustrations?
Never mind the illustrations!
This is all caused by the picture.
The Yue family is really a troublemaker.
The scholars who were waiting for the second volume of Mengdie Ling were heartbroken.
They really want to see it.
But no matter how they asked, Ji Yuan and Zhou Family Bookstore said that Ji Yuan would no longer copy books.
It's really infuriating.
With this in mind, many people became more resentful of Yue Family Bookstore, and they applauded when they saw their people being sentenced.
Ji Yuan came out of Zhou's bookstore. Although Young Master Zhou and Uncle Zhou looked regretful, they knew the seriousness of the matter.
The huge sales of Mengdie Ling actually brought so much trouble to Jiyuan.
If the prefectural school had not acted in time, who knows how far the rumor would have spread.
Ji Yuan came to return the deposit for the second volume of Meng Die Ling, but it was also returned by the Zhou family: "This is the book you deserve. The book really sells very well."
The Zhou family understood that the most important thing in the era was the imperial examination, which would be held in the autumn two years later. Naturally, they wanted to make friends at this moment: "We will still be friends in the future, and we won't talk about this anymore."
The eldest son of the Zhou family was seeing Ji Yuan off when he happened to see the deserted Yue Family Bookstore opposite.
The clerk at the door of Yue Family Bookstore didn't even dare to look at the people coming from Zhou Family Bookstore.
Many scholars passing by even spitted: "It's annoying. It's all because of you that there's no second volume to read."
"Are you crazy? You actually use this method to compete."
"If you can't get it, you're going to destroy it? You are really something."
If nothing unexpected happens, I'm afraid that few people will visit Yue Family Bookstore in the future.
Even at the provincial school, the relationship with the instructor in charge has become much weaker.
The eldest son of the Zhou family said, "The father of the eldest son of the Yue family is already on his way back."
He shook his head and said that he couldn't gloat over other people's misfortune, absolutely not!
Ji Yuan came here today to return the things in the second volume of Mengdie Ling.
If he doesn't copy it anymore, there must be other writers who are copying it, and the things must be returned.
However, I didn’t expect to see the Yue Family Bookstore, which was once bustling, become like this.
This is probably what it means to bring disaster upon yourself.
Ji Yuan returned to the vicinity of the prefectural school in a good mood.
Today is March 20th, which should be a time for rest, but he still has to come to Liu's Restaurant.
In less than ten days or so, people from Zhengrong County School will arrive.
According to the information in the letter, Chang Qing, Jiang Ke, and fifteen other students will come.
Coach Guo, who led the team, and Dr. Luo's eldest son who came with them, were both people he was familiar with.
It seems like a lot has been happening lately.
Rumors were rife in the city, and most of them were about him.
But for the era itself, the impact is actually not that big.
After the provincial school took over, it basically had nothing to do with him anymore, and he just had to attend classes as usual.
A lot of news was heard from the Cuju team.
What students hate Yue Family Bookstore so much.
What about the eldest son of the Yue family being beaten with a stick, but he was saved?
Anyone involved in the incident was basically detained and would not be released for several years.
What else? The Yue family’s business is probably going to be ruined.
Regarding this, the master of the Yue family, who knew what happened at home and hurried back from the capital, was the one who knew it best.
Yue Family Bookstore has not been doing well in recent years, and his connections with the government are becoming fewer and fewer.
That's why he was so anxious. He first tried to cultivate a child prodigy, but when that failed, he realized the key to the problem was that the books published by the Yue family were not as good as those published by the Zhou family.
He also heard that the Zhou family had found several good books from the capital.
When the Qianchao Library opened, many booksellers went to buy books, but this matter was only circulated secretly within the industry.
The people that the Zhou family had recruited in various places in advance finally came in handy.
The Yue family doesn’t have such an arrangement, so I have no choice but to choose the books myself.
He thought that nothing serious would happen at home in just a few months, and he would buy the printing rights for some good books, and when he came back he would definitely make Yue Family Bookstore better again.
Who knew that something would happen in these few months!
When Mr. Yue saw the content of the letter, he felt dizzy.
What a prodigal son. What a prodigal son.
He was out there competing with all the major booksellers for the right to print, but what about them? They were losing money!
Then what's the point of what you do.
You still want to provoke Ji Yuan? Didn’t I tell you that Ji Yuan is valued by the academician and others, and you can’t provoke him.
The hatred between him and the Yue family is basically irreconcilable, so just don't say too much about it in front of others in the future.
What about them?
They don't listen to anyone!
His eldest son is already in his twenties, but he is completely useless.
And do such a stupid thing.
Is it true that the Yue family is going to be gone and fall?
The Yue family's master felt as if he had suddenly aged ten years.
The first thing he did when he came back was to have his eldest son beaten again. It was both a sincere punishment and a show to the government school.
Every year, when the government prints books, they have to go through the provincial school, otherwise why would he curry favor with the instructor in charge of printing.
Now it's all over.
The other party would simply ignore him.
Every year, many bookshop owners ask the people from the provincial school to do things for them. Even if they charge money, it depends on their mood.
After all, it’s all because of this prodigal son.
Master Yue looked at Yue Chang with disappointment in his eyes.
I thought that my family finally had a scholar, and a scholar so young at that, maybe he could bring about changes to the Yue family.
Now it seems that he is also a fool.
"I have found a way for you at Songyang Academy. You can go there to study in the future." Master Yue said directly, "Leave for a while first."
"Building the Mengfu City is not suitable for you."
An academy is a private school. It was originally a place where ancient people stored books, and later it also took on the function of teaching.
Although it is a private school, it is much better than ordinary official schools.
Many famous people have studied in academies.
Relatively speaking, as a private school, the management of the academy is very strict, and those who are willing to study there will generally study very hard.
This is very different from the situation in the provincial school where there are good and bad students.
Master Yue has been in the city for so long, how could he not know the situation in the city?
The literary culture is prevalent here and there are many scholars.
Naturally, because there were many local printing and papermaking workshops and books were cheap, it attracted batches of students.
The local book industry has developed, which is nothing special, but with so much money, people become restless.
Many scholars went astray, making the city a mixed bag of good and bad people.
The morale will naturally deteriorate.
It's okay for those with strong will, but those with weak will will be led to indulge in pleasure and neglect the imperial examinations.
Master Yue himself has done such things.
But he didn't expect that retribution would fall upon his two sons.
When the atmosphere in a place becomes bad, people who are there don't care at first and may even add fuel to the fire.
One day, it will backfire on you.
Master Yue sighed again.
no way.
He really had no other choice.
Next time you meet Ji Yuan, be sure to stay away from him.
Who knows how well he will do in the exam later.
The rise of a bookstore is slow, but its fall is extremely fast.
Many scholars thought that they were vicious and were dissatisfied with them for completely cutting off the illustrations for the second volume of Mengdie Ling, so they all voluntarily stopped buying things.
When the news spread to other places, those scholars who had just been infatuated with Mengdie Ling were shocked.
Just when they fall in love with something, you tell them that it’s gone?
This hole is not going to be filled?
It is no less than chasing an anime. The first three episodes of the anime are very exciting, so exciting that people look forward to the next three episodes.
Then the producer said that because of the problem with the rival, this anime will be permanently suspended and the next three episodes will never be released?
Even though two of those three episodes had already been produced, they could not be released.
Hearing this, I guess everyone would be clenching their fists.
This also led to the fact that wherever the first volume of Mengdie Ling appeared, people would curse Yue Family Bookstore as a piece of shit.
The damage to Yue Family Bookstore was not limited to local business, but also had more or less impact on all regions.
Until March 30th, candidates from all over the country who came to the provincial examination were still discussing this matter.
The provincial examination is in eight days and most of the candidates have arrived.
Ji Yuan and others were met by Instructor Guo and his companions, and were asked a few questions. They were relieved only after knowing that the matter had been resolved.
Dr. Luo's eldest son was also in the convoy. When he saw Ji Yuan for the first time, he said, "Ji Yuan! Long time no see!"
Dr. Luo's son is in his forties this year. Ji Yuan is about the same age as his younger generation, but he himself is not as calm. He smiled and said, "After you went to school, my father often mentioned you, because he was worried that you were not doing well."
Then he added, "When the news about the Yue Family Bookstore reached his ears, he was so angry that he wanted to come here himself."
But Dr. Luo is in poor health and definitely cannot come.
Ji Yuan gave more details and said, "Actually, I was not involved too much. It was all handled by the prefectural school."
"That's good, I'm glad you're okay." Uncle Luo wanted to say something but stopped himself, but there were so many people around and it was difficult to say anything.
Guo Xundao beside him said, "Why did you send so many books? The teacher was shocked and thought you had made a fortune."
"No, I have a good relationship with Zhou's Bookstore. I used to work as a book editor for them, so I took the books out of the warehouse, saying that they had some flaws and couldn't be sold anyway."
As he was speaking, he heard a voice behind him.
Looking closely, it turned out to be Constable Lei Liming.
That’s not right. Aren’t there two constables in Zhengrong County?
Ji Yuan looked again and found that Lei Liming was wearing the clothes of a constable.
A group of curious students followed behind Constable Lei. Constable Lei laughed, "Did you forget? I was transferred to Heyuan County and I'm the head constable now."
That’s right!
Transferred to Heyuan County!
After the gambling crackdown in Heyuan County last year, the bureaucracy there was purged, and Constable Lei was directly transferred there to be the head of the police because of his outstanding performance.
Constable Lei gave more details.
Last year, Heyuan County lost someone in the Tongshi exam, so this year the new county magistrate attached great importance to it and asked him to come along as well.
Today's Heyuan County School imitates the management of Zhengrong County School, which is also very good in general.
This year, the provincial examination was about to begin, so the magistrates of the two counties arranged the students together so that they could take care of each other during the journey.
When Mr. Guo heard this, his eyelids twitched.
Last time, it was said that there was a person who took care of students from two counties and led them to gamble.
Fortunately, this year has been completely different.
The group went to the familiar Liu's Restaurant and everyone settled down.
It’s been a tiring journey, take a rest first.
But Dr. Luo's eldest son said, "Brother Yuan, please leave later."
As he was speaking, Guo Xundao, who had settled the students, also said, "I have something else to talk to you about."
???
What's wrong?
Uncle Luo and Instructor Guo looked at each other and said in unison, "My business is very important."
So what's the matter?
Since we were not strangers, we simply sat down in the room reserved by Uncle Luo.
Instructor Guo said, "Jiyuan, don't do Mr. Runbi's work anymore."
As he spoke, he took out two silver notes from his purse, one for two hundred taels and the other for one hundred taels.
"The one in the front was given by Magistrate Nie, and the one in the back was collected by the instructor."
"The Autumn Examination is very important, so I can't copy it."
Another fifty-liang silver note was taken out: "This was given to you by your good friend An Dahai from the same village. He said that this is the dividend you deserve from the silage material, and asked me to give it to you."
Instructor Guo didn't do any empty talk and stated his purpose directly.
A total of three hundred and fifty taels.
It was put together by all parties.
There is only one purpose, which is to let Ji Yuan study with peace of mind, and to prevent him from suffering in other places due to lack of money.
I was even more worried that he would copy books outside and something bad would happen again.
This was certainly not Ji Yuan's fault, but there was nothing he could do about it as his talent would attract jealousy.
Dr. Luo over there also silently took out a banknote and ten paintings.
"Your teacher, Dr. Luo, asked me to give it to you."
"This calligraphy and painting was asked by your county schoolmaster to bring it over."
"There is only one meaning. Don't be a pen-smoker anymore."
ah?
With just a quick glance, you can tell that the things Dr. Luo has are worth at least five hundred taels.
There were nearly a thousand taels of items on the small table.
Ji Yuan silently took out the silver bills he carried with him.
It's not that he has to carry it with him, it's just that it's safest to keep it on his body.
The note says five hundred taels.
It is the largest denomination in Tianqi State.
"After the head of the Yue family came back, he actually planned to give me some more compensation, but I didn't take it. This compensation is enough."
"Enough for my studies."
Ji Yuan is a person who doesn't like to spend money, and he doesn't have any hobbies other than the necessities of life.
In addition to these five hundred taels, there is even more than one hundred taels.
In addition, now that he was in his first class, pens, ink, paper and inkstone were free, so his expenses were very small.
It would not be a problem to study for more than ten years with this money.
Ji Yuan explained the whole story in detail and repeatedly assured everyone that he really had no shortage of money before he allowed everyone to accept the banknotes.
Even the fifty taels of silver notes that Dahai had asked someone to bring were returned by Jiyuan.
He was bringing An Jicun to make silage.
But now the silage there has little to do with him. I heard that the scale has expanded several times, and Dahai's family also helps him take care of Xiao Huang, so it is not convenient to charge him anymore.
As for Master Fang's ten pieces of calligraphy and paintings, Ji Yuan was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
Really not necessary!
He has money!
real!
Uncle Luo and Instructor Guo were persuaded again and again before they took their things back. They then listened to Ji Yuan talk about his current studies and everyone nodded slightly.
As long as life is okay.
I hope Jiyuan’s academic performance improves as well.
Everyone is worried about Ji Yuan, naturally fearing that he will continue to work as a writer due to lack of money.
It’s not that he can’t do it, but a big tree attracts the wind. He’s afraid that the next time he offends someone even more powerful, that would be troublesome.
It is better to prepare for the provincial examination and do well in the imperial examination, which is the right way.
After coming out of Uncle Luo's room, Ji Yuan took a deep breath and saw that Cai Fenglan, who had finished his work, was also called in.
When Cai Fenglan came out and saw tears in his eyes, he knew that Instructor Guo had also stuffed some banknotes into his pocket.
Cai Fenglan also confiscated it. He had handed over his last book to Zhou Family Bookstore a few days ago and would no longer be a bookkeeper. He also paid back the money owed to Xixiong, and on the night of the payment, Ji Yuan treated everyone to a good meal.
Mr. Runbi’s affairs ended from then on.
In the following time, they just need to study hard.
It's another year of children's examination. Looking at the candidates who are preparing for the exam with great effort, Ji Yuan and his friends feel very emotional.
Time flies so fast.
Now that they have books to read and the care of teachers, masters and family members, what reason is there not for them to focus all their energy on studying?
Ji Yuan walked out of Liu's Restaurant. The candidates were preparing for the exam and they also had to study.
Learn it.
The more you learn, the better.
Although the students of the provincial school are on holiday because of the Tongshi exam, they will still study hard.
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Time flies. In April of a year later, it was time for the Tongshi examination again, and everyone in the provincial school was still on holiday.
Ji Yuan was not studying in Qiyan Temple today, but was on the Cuju field near the prefectural school.
On the Cuju field, a handsome young man was wearing narrow sleeves and his hair was a little messy from running.
The young man ran across the field with the Cuju ball under his feet.
"Era! Pass it to me!"
Ji Yuan looked at Wu Ying and nodded slightly to him.
The opposing players thought they were going to pass the ball and rushed to defend Wu Ying, but unexpectedly Ji Yuan dribbled past them and rushed directly towards the opponent's goal.
A shot.
Goal!
"era!"
“Good job!”
“That’s awesome!!!”
“Goal!!!”
Unlike Ji Yuan and his team who were excited, the opposing players were dejected and muttered, "No! Ji Yuan has to play with us tomorrow."
"That's right! You have to be on our team!"
"Yeah, Ji Yuan is too smart. He can guess what tactics we are going to deploy."
"He plays well, but no, he should be on the same team with us tomorrow."
"He will definitely study tomorrow, so he probably won't come."
A group of people were laughing and talking. Ji Yuan had officially joined the Cuju team for more than a year and his playing skills were getting better and better. Everyone wanted to play with him.
The thirteen-year-old still had a childish look on his face, but Ji Yuan’s stature was different.
He looked like any other teenager of fifteen or sixteen, with calm eyes and a very gentle demeanor, only occasionally revealing a sharpness that was different from others.
"Ji Yuan, the prefectural exam is over, shall we go take a look?"
Provincial examination.
It's the provincial examination again.
Last year, the thing about imitating himself and painting was just over.
Teacher Guo and his friends were afraid that they would delay their studies because of working as scribes, so each of them brought some silver with them.
It took me a long time to convince everyone that I really had no shortage of money.
This year they came with many local specialties, and Ji Yuan naturally also helped with miscellaneous matters in the city.
I came to play football today, thinking that after the game, the children's exams over there would be over, and I would be able to take care of everyone.
He first went to Li Jin's place to take a cold shower, changed his clothes and went to pick someone up.
Originally Li Jin was also on the Cuju team, but as time went by, he really had no time.
The academic workload at the provincial school becomes more demanding every year.
Now only Ji Yuan and Monk Bai go there regularly.
Li Jin couldn't help but envy Ji Yuan's height when he looked at him. He was twenty-five years old this year and his height would not grow any more, now he was almost five feet two.
Ji Yuan is only thirteen years old now, but he is almost as tall as him.
Five feet two is about one and a half meters.
Being this tall at the age of thirteen means he can still grow taller, which is great.
Could it be that Ji Yuan really said that?
He usually eats more meat and exercises more?
Li Jin sighed. He didn't have the time.
The more I learn, the more I realize that I have many shortcomings, and reading every day takes up all my energy.
He really can't compare to someone as energetic as Ji Yuan.
"You don't have to go, actually. I asked the servant to pick up this year's candidates." Li Jin said, "You can take a break."
Ji Yuan shook his head: "This is the last time that Instructor Guo will bring students here this year, so I better go and take a look."
"Besides, Li Ting and Qian Fei are both here to take the exam this year. I'm going to go see how they did in Fucheng."
In fact, with Director Guo’s current status, he doesn’t have to bring students here, but he is still worried.
Li Tingqianfei studied in the second-grade hall of the county school last year. Naturally, he signed up for the county examination this year and passed it both years.
I guess he will come out of the provincial examination by now.
Ji Yuan left Zhengrong County in July of the 34th year of Huayuan.
It is now April of the thirty-sixth year of Huayuan.
He has not returned to his hometown in the past two years and has not seen his friends for a long time. Although they communicate regularly, letters are different from meeting in person.
During the past two years in the provincial capital, there was a lot more going on at the beginning.
But since the Yue family failed to cause trouble before last year's child examination, life has returned to normal.
During the year, Ji Yuan devoted himself to studying. Although he had a good relationship with the eldest son of the Zhou family, he no longer worked as a clerk, but he was able to live well on his savings.
The main subjects are needless to say, and the auxiliary subjects are still archery and mathematics.
Come to think of it, I have been learning for a long time.
The rest of the time he spends playing football, which is also a rare recreational activity for him.
The city did not change much, the First Street in the East Market was still bustling, but the original four families of Zhou, Yue, Lin and Wang were ranked now Zhou, Lin, Wang and Yue.
The Yue family's fourth place position is somewhat precarious, and the business has been declining over the past year.
He sent his eldest son to a farm below, where he was said to have been doing all kinds of things, including eating, drinking, whoring and gambling, and he was paid very little money.
The seventh son, Yue Chang, was sent to Songyang Academy, but he seemed to be unable to keep up, and there were also complaints from the academy.
In short, the master of the Yue family has almost no energy to do business, and the other brothers are also fighting for power and profit.
These have little to do with the era, but the one that has changed the least is probably the provincial school.
After studying in the class for a whole year, Ji Yuan has become accustomed to the learning method here. In several monthly exams, he has always been the first in the class.
Probably because of this, the prefectural school has already taken care of all his school supplies.
Many teachers are betting, will Ji Yuan get first place in next year’s provincial examination?
This is very likely.
Unfortunately, the two people competing with him were not in the provincial school. One was studying in Songyang Academy. Of course, it was not Yue Chang, but another person. He would come back after the provincial examination.
The other one is that my grandfather, who was a Jinshi, was a teacher and lived in the county town below.
If the three of them were together, they could still be compared, but that's not possible now. We can only wait and see how the examination goes in the autumn next year.
It seems a bit early to talk about this now?
In fact, it’s not too early. According to the countdown calendar, there are only 484 days left until the provincial examination.
Yes, when we first started making the calendar, there were more than 800 days?
In the blink of an eye, halfway point is almost over.
When Ji Yuan arrived at the entrance of the Imperial Examination Hall, Instructor Guo and two other teachers were already there.
When they saw Ji Yuan, they smiled and said, "It will be out soon. I wonder how it will do in the exam this year."
Zhengrong County has always had good teaching results.
The year Ji Yuan and his friends took the exam, which was the year before last, ten out of twelve passed. This record was impressive in the entire Tianqi Kingdom.
Last year, fifteen people came and nine of them passed the imperial examination, which is still very impressive.
Therefore, the provincial school gave ten more places this year.
A total of twenty-five candidates came from Zhengrong County, and everyone was curious about what kind of results Zhengrong County would achieve this year.
Anyway, when Zhengrong County was recruiting students the year before last, more than 2,000 people wanted to enter the county school, and they were all local students.
The competition is too fierce.
With such healthy development, the students in their county school will only become more powerful.
Ji Yuan said: "I hope there will be another first place winner this year."
Master Zhao also nodded and said, "You may have a chance to win the first prize, but you are the only one who can win the third prize."
County examination, prefectural examination, academy examination, each examination has a different focus, and it is indeed difficult to get the first place.
Moreover, it is difficult for ordinary candidates to maintain a very good state.
Ji Yuan's behavior was purely accidental, otherwise why would everyone be so shocked by Xiao Sanyuan?
As they were talking, the gate of the Imperial Examination Hall opened and students walked out.
Ji Yuan stood higher and saw Li Ting and Qian Fei at a glance, and waved to them.
Many people who know about the era think that such an era is rare.
Although he is young, he is very steady.
But when I meet my good friends, it’s naturally different.
Li Tingqianfei had better physical strength than the average student. He didn't need anyone's help and could just jog over there.
"Ji Yuan! You are here too!"
"Finally the exam is over! Ahhhh it was so difficult!"
Ji Yuan smiled: "It will be fine after the exam. I won't think about it for now after the exam."
The results will be out in about ten days, so you can have a good rest.
Li Ting and Qian Fei, one is nineteen and the other is seventeen this year. They were surprised to find that Ji Yuan is almost the same height as them!
Although they had met before the provincial examination, both of them had their minds full of the examination. Now they came to their senses and discovered this hard to accept fact!
"What's wrong with you? What did you eat in the prefectural school? How come you are almost as tall as us?"
"Yes, when we were in the county school, you were a head shorter than us."
He was only eight or nine years old at that time, and he is thirteen this year!
I’m already fourteen years old!
Other students from Zhengrong County came over and couldn't help but come to see Ji Yuan.
Most of them know Ji Yuan, and some of them were admitted to the county school last year and came to take the exam this year.
Why watch Epoch?
This is an era!
Is there anyone in Zhengrong County who doesn’t know him?
Who doesn't know that he has beautiful calligraphy and is also very good at painting, and that others envy him?
Even if students with poor conditions cannot afford the Dream Butterfly Order, they have it in their Zunjing Pavilion and can borrow it to read.
Moreover, he helped get many books to the county school.
Having so many books really helped them a lot.
Ji Yuan nodded to everyone and said with a smile, "Let's go. Liu's Restaurant has prepared food and hot water. Let's have a good rest."
After everyone had left, Ji Yuan said to Instructor Guo, Li Ting, and Qian Fei, "I'll treat you to a big dinner tonight."
Director Guo shook his head with a smile: "Li Ting and Qian Fei, go with you."
It would be better for him to stay and take care of the students instead of really going out to have fun.
Li Ting and Qian Fei nodded directly.
OK!
They want to go!
In the evening, Ji Yuan, Li Jin, Cai Fenglan, Bai Heshang, and Wuying.
Then he took Li Ting and Qian Fei to Taipei.
As for Ji Yuan himself, he definitely won’t come.
Li Jin came over to eat when he had nothing to do, but he didn't touch anything else. In his words, he was not a man of strong will, so he just ate.
Now that we are inviting Li Ting and Qian Fei to eat, we can naturally enjoy the food.
The food in the provincial school is naturally different, and the cups, bowls and plates all look very valuable.
The food here is even more exquisite. They only cook fish and meat that is fresh, and only eat fruits and vegetables that are harvested in the early morning.
Li Ting and Qian Fei came here for the first time and ate without even raising their heads.
Qian Fei also said: "Originally, you taught my cook to make pastries, and we can try them when we have nothing to do. The cook's other skills are also very good, and our whole family likes them."
"But at the end of last year, her family had some matters to attend to, so she resigned and returned to Beijing. Alas, I haven't tasted such good cooking since then."
Without waiting for Ji Yuan to ask, Qian Fei quickly said, "Don't worry, she passed on the skill of making dim sum to others before she left. There will definitely be enough dim sum at Master Fang's place."
That's good. Ji Yuan thought for a moment and said, "I'll write two more prescriptions later and give them to Master Fang to take alternately."
Except for Monk Bai and Wu Ying, everyone at their table was from Zhengrong County, so they naturally had endless conversation.
Monk Bai and Wu Ying did not find it boring to listen to what he said, and they soon became very good friends.
Halfway through the meal, the eldest son of the Zhou family came over. He said dissatisfiedly, "Ji Yuan, you invited people to dinner, but you didn't even bring me along."
The eldest son of the Zhou family is named Zhou Zhongkai. He just turned twenty this year and is about the same age as everyone else.
Originally, he wanted to be friends with Ji Yuan for the sake of his own business and to make friends with a potential stock.
After spending the past one or two years together, I have already come to regard Ji Yuan as a true friend.
Zhou Zhongkai was not polite either. He found a seat and sat down. He also asked the waiter to bring the dishes and chopsticks: "Don't worry, it's not free. I'll pay for half of it for you."
Li Jin said to Qian Fei: "Why are you still trying to steal our business?"
Everyone laughed, because these three were the richest among the eight of them.
Not really. The income of Master Bai Monk’s temple nowadays may be similar to that of Qian Fei’s family?
Anyway, every time Monk Bai mentioned it, he couldn't help but shake his head.
To be honest, the income has indeed increased, and the life of Master and brothers has been much better, but to be honest, Buddhism is a quiet place, and it feels a little weird.
While eating, Li Ting and Qian Fei looked around and whispered to Ji Yuan, "The people at the table next to them are also students from your prefecture school, right?"
They were wearing Qingjin, but the Qingjin was very luxurious, with a badge of the prefectural school on their waist.
Ji Yuan nodded.
It was the first time that Li Ting had seen a scholar. Normally, most of the scholars in the county school were simple and plain-looking. Now, most of them wore clothes issued by the county school, even the rich ones did so.
But the students outside are really, really different?
There was a lot of shouting and yelling over there, drinking and making big talk.
How to put it, he doesn't look like a student or a scholar at all.
Is this the atmosphere of the provincial school?
Ji Yuan knew what Li Ting was thinking, and said, "The students in the prefectural school are somewhat extreme. Some of them are hardworking and motivated, while others are muddle-headed."
If you lose control of yourself, you will fall into the atmosphere of luxury and extravagance, or become addicted to wine and sex and unable to extricate yourself.
Many students of the provincial school are familiar faces on the streets of Taipei City.
The restaurant they visited today was relatively good, but some were even more disgraceful.
It’s okay to just talk about these things.
The most amazing thing about the Fuxue is just one word.
right.
The era is to feel the role of power.
The academician and the right instructor said a few words to them, and I was able to spend a year in peace.
During this year, everyone was polite to him and everyone respected him.
Even though the Yue family had become the end of the first street in the East Market, they still gritted their teeth and saluted when they saw him.
Today, other people's extravagance is still on the surface.
The law of the jungle within is what makes people terrified, and it is easy for people to accept their ideas silently.
The reason why Ji Yuan plays football when he has nothing to do is to temporarily avoid those people who are trying to curry favor with others by gaining power.
Today he can curry favor with power because the person in a higher position can lift him up with just a word.
Looking back, you might even hate him for it.
Ji Yuan knew that this was not something that someone did intentionally, but was just the current trend.
Li Tingqianfei sighed: "No wonder they say that if you don't have a certain level of concentration, you can't come to the prefectural school to study. This is true."
"If you don't have a firm mind, your studies will soon be wasted."
Li Jin continued, who said it wasn't.
I guess this time when he came to the capital city, he was greatly shocked, just like Ji Yuan’s first time there.
But everyone soon changed the subject.
Turning to the upcoming provincial examination, Ji Yuan and the others shared their experiences, hoping to help Li Ting and Qian Fei.
I hope they can pass the provincial examination and become a scholar.
Huayuan's provincial examination results in the 36th year were the same as in previous years.
This was something the right instructor of the prefectural school was used to doing. When the results were announced on April 18, Ji Yuan was even called over to get the list.
Therefore, he was also one of the first people to see the results.
When he took the exam the year before last, there were more than 1,600 applicants and he admitted 120 of them.
There are 2,200 people taking the exam this year, and 190 will be admitted.
Ji Yuan was a quick reader and also a quick scanner of the list. When he walked out of the Imperial Examination Hall with the list in his hand, he had already seen Li Ting's name.
Not just Li Ting.
And there is Jiang Ke's name.
When Ji Yuan first went to the county school, there was something like the Money-Stirring Society in the county school, and Jiang Ke was one of them.
But afterwards Jiang Ke worked hard and their relationship was not bad.
He and Chang Qing have always been in a competitive relationship. Last year, Chang Qing passed the examination to become a scholar, and this year he passed. I guess a new round of competition is about to begin?
Fortunately, this is all healthy competition.
After scanning the list from beginning to end and posting it, Qian Fei's name was not on it.
Qian Fei is sixteen years old this year, which is a little young.
He will try harder next year.
Ji Yuan didn't know what to say, so he squeezed out of the crowd, looked at the expectant eyes of the candidates from Zhengrong County, and read out the names one by one.
The joy of having your name called.
Naturally, I feel very disappointed if I don’t think about it.
Ji Yuan walked up to Qian Fei and said, "Take the exam again. Maybe you can get a first-class scholar next year."
Qian Fei could no longer laugh, but he also knew that he was lucky to pass the county exam.
It seems that he didn't read enough or well enough.
Li Ting suppressed his excitement and came to comfort Qian Fei.
It's another year of announcement.
Some are happy, some are sad.
By next year, Jiyuan will face more important lists.
Not to mention, countless people have high expectations of him.
If he fails the exam, his peaceful life of the past two years will be disrupted. The more preferential treatment he received before, the more people will despise him in the future.
Now is not the time to think about the future. Other people in Zhengrong County went to look at the list again to confirm that what Ji Yuan said was correct. Those who should be happy should be happy, and those who should be sad should be sad.
In the blink of an eye, the final stage of the entrance examination was over.
Qian Fei calmed down and was happy that Li Ting passed the entrance exam.
Although he is only a third-class scholar, it is already very good.
To be able to pass the examination and become a scholar is a success.
There are more struggling scholars.
Li Ting cried with joy, and then quickly wiped away her tears: "I'm at home, so I have an explanation."
Li Ting is nineteen years old this year. It has been ten years since he started to go to school at the age of nine.
He has been in the county school for nearly five years. He is eighteen or nineteen years old and does not do any work. He asks his family for money every day. This is nothing for an ordinary family.
Everyone knows that the students are studying and are very hardworking.
But Li Ting's family is different. His stepmother is not a bad person, but the child is not her own after all. Besides, his stepmother also brought family property, and she definitely doesn't want to share it with the eldest son.
Li Ting's family affairs are really a complicated and tangled mess.
I think in the future, with his status as a scholar, he can bring some benefits to his family and his life will be much better.
Although this is not the end, I can finally take a break.
By May, the children's examination banquet was over and the people from the county school were about to leave.
Teacher Guo looked at Ji Yuan and sighed, "You will take the provincial examination next year, but you don't have to be too stressed. You are only in your teens, you are still young."
As he was speaking, Instructor Guo suddenly said, "By the way, have you contacted Jinshi Yin recently? He is about to be assigned an official post, and plans to pick up his wife and children first, and then take up his post."
"We will pass by Jianmeng Prefecture on the way, and you can meet then."
Dr. Yin is going to send an official? !
Will you pass by here on your way home?
Ji Yuan brought a surprise: "I haven't received the letter yet, I don't know when the doctor will come."
"He likes you as his most favorite student and will definitely tell you." Instructor Guo said, and finally waved to Ji Yuan. They were about to return.
Li Ting and Qian Fei also waved to Ji Yuan.
Although they don’t know when they will meet next time, they will always be friends.
Maybe there will be a chance in the future, and we can still be classmates?
Then they must speed up, otherwise Ji Yuan will only get farther and farther away.
After seeing off Instructor Guo and the others, Ji Yuan would ask from time to time if there were any letters.
Come to think of it, he hasn’t seen Dr. Yin for about two years?
Thanks to the etiquette taught by Dr. Yin, he has always been among the top students in the provincial school. He has a very deep understanding of etiquette. Every time Ji Yuan reads the doctoral notes, he will gain some insights.
Sometimes when I don’t understand something, I can find the answer in the doctor’s notes.
Last year was the year for the imperial examination. Before Dr. Yin left for the capital, he sent him a letter and said that he felt he had a hope of passing the imperial examination.
Last April, Dr. Yin passed the imperial examination in the capital and also achieved a good result of 12th place in the second class of the palace examination.
There are three people in the first place in the Tianqi State Palace Examination, namely the top scorer, the second place and the third place, who are called Jinshi Jidi.
Thirty people in the second class were awarded the status of Jinshi.
One hundred and seventeen people were ranked in the third class and were granted the same status as Jinshi.
Except for the fixed number of people in the first class, the number of people in the second and third classes are different, and basically have to be adjusted every time the examination takes place.
Anyway, the twelfth place in the second class is the fifteenth place in the country!
Dr. Yin ranked 15th in the national imperial examination.
Needless to say, this is very valuable, right?
After Dr. Yin passed the exam, he immediately wrote a letter to Ji Yuan, saying that you now have a Jinshi doctorate who is your direct disciple.
Afterwards, Dr. Yin became a Shujishi and studied in the Hanlin Academy.
It has been almost a year since then, and you have been appointed to an official position?
Dr. Yin, this is the end of the test.
He was serious when he was teaching, and I think he would be the same when he was an official.
It would be nice to meet on the road.
In ancient times, the mountains were high and the roads were long. Let alone high-speed railways, people would be thankful to have a better official road.
This also seems to prove why the ancients were so excited when they met.
It's true that we see each other less and less.
But the summer passed and the letter still didn't arrive.
Maybe too busy?
It is also possible. Since he has been assigned as an official, he may still be busy with official affairs.
Ji Yuan had no one to ask, so he just waited patiently.
He has recently set aside a lot of time to prepare for this year's Cuju competition.
Wuying described it as a match to avenge previous humiliation!
Cuju competitions have been a pain in the heart of Jianmeng Mansion School in recent years.
It’s not that they don’t have the skills, nor that they don’t have the physical strength.
The painful thing is that the Fuxue Cuju team is obviously very strong, but they encountered a black whistle.
Not to mention the year before last, Wuying and his men were so angry that they started fighting with others.
He was even biased against by the instructor of his own prefectural school, and Wuying was almost expelled from school.
I had been thinking about playing football well last year. After all, I was not playing in Qinglan Prefecture, but in another Puping Prefecture.
We can finally play well after leaving Qinglanfu’s home ground, right?
There won’t be any black whistle, right?
But what makes people angry is that the Qinglan Mansion played dirty tricks again.
They actually recruited a group of hooligans who specialized in playing football on the streets to play a match for Qinglan Mansion!
That’s right!
They sought external help!
These people actually enrolled in the Qinglan Prefecture School and were considered affiliated students.
For example, when your school’s basketball team plays against the basketball team next door, it is originally a game between students, and friendship comes first.
Who knew that the other party hired a group of street basketball thugs, registered them as students in their school, and kept them supported, and then played against real students.
Is this reasonable?
That’s definitely not reasonable.
But they are just following the formal procedures. The Qinglan Prefecture would rather hire a group of people who don't study or take the imperial examinations as students than hire scholars who study hard. Who can control this?
Last year in Puping State, the group of hooligans who specialized in playing football on the streets were all strong and healthy, all of them were middle-aged men in their twenties.
In terms of physical fitness alone, only people like Wuying who specialize in martial arts can compare with him.
As for the other students, he hit them all accurately and even injured a few of them.
In short, in last year's Cuju competition, Jianmeng Mansion and School lost even more miserably.
Not only were they eliminated early, but several were also injured.
Time and again, the entire Jianmeng Prefecture School was very angry.
But the one who went there was the instructor in charge. If it were any other student, he might have intervened, but looking at the people in Wuying, he simply pretended not to see anything.
At that time, the teachers from Pupingzhou, the organizer, felt that it was too much and they even found a doctor to treat Wuying and his men.
In short, what happened the year before last plus what happened last year.
The two prefecture schools of Jianmeng Prefecture and Qinglan Prefecture have completely come to terms with each other.
Now that they meet, it’s good if they don’t spit.
This year's Cuju competition happens to be held in the Meng Mansion in Jian.
As the captain of the Cuju team, Wu Ying was determined to win the championship.
There are no fouls this year and we are at home, so we must win!
We must avenge our previous shame!
Cuju competitions are held in late September and early October every year.
Wuying put a lot of effort into practicing ball. He had been reluctant to use the ball given by the academician before, but he used it this time.
Ji Yuan started practicing with the Cuju team last year. As time went by, everyone discovered that people with smart brains are also good at playing football.
In modern terms, it means he has a high basketball IQ.
Besides, Ji Yuan’s height is also acceptable, he is over five feet tall, which is about 1.7 meters, and he is very flexible.
He has good physical strength too, and after special training, he will definitely be able to run the entire field.
If this is not enough, then the football tactics formulated by Ji Yuan are a highlight.
He can defeat his opponents with tactics alone.
Ji Yuan thought to himself that all the times he stayed up late to watch football games in the past were not in vain.
Ji Yuan also said to Wu Ying: "Cuju was originally developed in the army. Since it is a military thing, I suggest using the art of war."
As soon as these words were spoken, Wu Ying suddenly became enlightened.
yes!
Use military tactics!
The way of war is strange.
He has read so many military strategies, and he can use them in his football tactics!
There are so many new words, all uttered by Ji Yuan, and they are very appropriate.
Originally, Wuying had no confidence that the Cuju players sent by Qinglan Prefecture this year would definitely be those burly hooligans.
But these thugs have great physical strength and good skills, but what about tactics?
Do they understand tactics?
Definitely don’t understand!
The opponent has good physical strength, good physical fitness, and good skills, but tactics are their weakness.
On my side, the physical strength can barely keep up. Except for Wuying, the physical fitness of everyone else is not very good.
After all, Ji Yuan was only thirteen years old, which was his shortcoming.
But they have brains, very good brains!
This is their strength!
If used properly, you can definitely walk the other person like walking a dog!
after all.
The first time Ji Yuan used tactics, he led them in the same way.
Like walking the dog!
It really looks like it!
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