Back home, Zhao Dashu and Mr. Qian were drinking tea and chatting in the yard.
"How is it? Are the neighbors getting along well?" asked Zhao Dashu.
Zhao Xiaoyu nodded. "They're all quite friendly. To the east are the Wang family, clerks in the government office. To the south are two elderly people. To the north is the Liu family, who run a grocery store. They're all quite kind, not cunning or mean."
"That's right. A distant relative is not as good as a close neighbor." Mr. Qian felt relieved.
Zhao Xiaoyu went to open the door. Standing outside was the Liu family's mistress, Mrs. Liu, who had just visited the grocery store. She was holding a plate of freshly steamed cinnamon cakes, steaming hot and fragrant.
"Sister Zhao," Madam Liu said with a smile, "I've just steamed some steamed rice. I'm bringing it over for you to try. It's also sweet."
"Oh, Sister Liu, you are so polite. Please come in."
"No, no, something is still steaming in the kitchen. I'll go back first." Liu only took a glance and knew that the new Zhao family was from a well-off family.
It's not just the clothes these people are wearing, but a while ago, before anyone else arrived, a group of people came here to renovate the house.
Now, after a quick glance, there were five or six servants standing in the yard alone, and two doormen at the door. It looked like they were a wealthy family from the county town who had moved in.
The young lady said that they moved here for her husband's studies. Her husband was studying in the most prestigious academy in the city, and the annual tuition there alone cost a lot of money.
I don't know what their family does, but they are so rich. They can visit more often. When they get home, she will talk to them and talk to them more often.
If I pass the imperial examination in the future, it would be like being close to the water and getting the moon first.
Moreover, this family is also very generous. The snacks just delivered are very expensive. On weekdays, they only buy some for the children during the Chinese New Year and other festivals.
She guessed that they would live here, firstly because it was not difficult to buy a house in the city, and secondly because this place was close to the academy, making it convenient for studying.
I'm studying alone, and the whole family has moved in to accompany me. It's really a big deal.
Zhao Xiaoyu brought the food into the yard and put it on the table. "Dad, try it. The neighbor next door made it. It's still hot from the pot."
Mr. Qian took a piece. He didn't know why old people always prefer sweet things. "Not bad, but not sweet enough."
Zhao Xiaoyu thought that sugar is expensive now, and ordinary families will not add too much sugar when making sweets.
Their desserts are also light in flavor, so she specifically recommends them. Eating too much sweets is really bad for your health, and many people used to give up sugar.
Xiao Lei didn't come back until dinner time, and told everyone about the academy's story at the dinner table.
"Are you used to it in there?" Song was worried that he would not get along with other students. To be honest, Xiao Lei left a very cold impression on her, and she didn't have any playmates worth watching in the village.
"Also, everyone in the academy is busy studying and has no time to chat."
"Is the schoolwork very heavy?"
Xiao Lei nodded. "Even the teacher said the workload was too heavy. The classes were very fast and difficult, and there was a lot of homework, so everyone just kept seizing the time to study."
Is this what they call the more you roll, the more you roll?
"Is it tiring to follow you?"
It's not just tiredness, has he lost all his confidence after being hit so hard every day?
"I had no idea what the teacher was saying, so he took the time to explain it to me after class.
He said that these days would definitely be very difficult, but it would be over after a while.
He will give me some information during the annual holiday, and I'll take a few days of classes to make up for it. I'll study hard on my own during the holiday, and I should be able to catch up next semester."
Zhao Xiaoyu was amazed. It turned out that all the top students came out by studying arduously.
Wasn’t it like that in high school before? The older the school, the more tiring it was, and the worse the student was, the easier it was.
Zhao Dashu was stunned when he heard this. "You don't understand? Is this so difficult?"
"I really don't understand anything. It's too difficult."
Zhao Laosan slapped his chest in fear and said, "I wish I hadn't gone in. I knew better than to go and suffer that punishment."
He couldn't even compare to Xiao Lei, no, he was far behind Xiao Lei. If he went to attend class, he would probably go home crying.
Oh my god, I can't even imagine it. Even the teacher said it was hard. What kind of situation would it be?!
But he was not strange, not at all, because strangeness killed the cat.
Song felt extremely distressed. She made a bowl of chicken soup for Xiao Lei and put a chicken drumstick in it. "Eat more. Tomorrow I'll go to the store and buy some walnuts to nourish your brain."
If we can read this book, then we can read it. If we can’t, then forget it. We can live the same life in the village.”
She doesn't want her son-in-law to drive her to death. What will happen to her daughter?
"No, ma'am, I was just nagging a few words. I've never been to a college before, and I'm not used to it this first time.
In the past, the teacher always followed my father and me's pace and accommodated us. Now that there are ten people in a classroom, I have to learn to accommodate the teacher and follow his pace, so I feel a little tired.
"No matter what, health is the most important." Mr. Qian summed it up best.
"Grandpa is right. I will take care of myself."
Qian Laifu felt disappointed. He thought the imperial examination was too difficult, so he decided to just do business honestly.
At best I can pass the exam to become a scholar, but I will never continue.
He had asked Li Xi about this that afternoon, and she said she didn't want to be an official's wife at all. The wife of a county magistrate was very pretentious, and she was tired of it.
She likes money, because with money she can buy things her family likes. She also likes a free life more.
So much so, that they think alike.
His real wish was to be a leisurely rich man. Deep down, he actually agreed with Zhao Dashu's philosophy of life. In just a few short decades, he should enjoy life while he can and not push himself too hard or make himself suffer.
After dinner, Xiao Lei went straight into the study. Everyone looked at him and shook their heads. This child had a very difficult life.
What about them? After dinner, they had some snacks, walked around the yard a dozen times, and then sat under a big tree to chat.
They are life, and the one inside is still struggling and is just alive.
Zhao Dashu was once again glad that he did not listen to the clan leader's nonsense and made the right decision to lie down.
He is so smart and never makes a wrong choice!
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