Liaozhai: A scholar should draw a sword

Chapter 3 Xiaosheng Ning Caichen

Afterwards, Zhou Yu asked Qiu Sheng a few more questions.

Generally speaking, the answers are quite satisfactory, which proves that this kid has a good brain.

So, Zhou Yu turned his head to Xiaobaicai and said, "This kid is quite talented, you just send him over when the private school opens."

Hearing this, Xiaobaicai was very pleasantly surprised, and immediately took his son to kowtow to thank him.

"Okay, don't be so polite, get up."

But Xiaobaicai didn't get up, and Ai Ai Qiqi said: "Master Zhou, that... In terms of cost, you can see if this is okay.

The slave family does some miscellaneous work in the mansion to deduct deductions, as long as our mother and son have a bite to eat. "

Hearing this, Zhou Yu pondered for a moment, and said, "Well, Shu Xiu will be exempted for the time being, and you will go to the private school to do some chores during the day.

Three meals can be eaten with servants, and the salary is [-] Wen a month. "

This is already a good deal.

The servants in the mansion receive [-] wen a month, but they are on call day and night.

Xiaobaicai only needs to come during the day, and saves his son's study expenses, so he is naturally grateful.

"Thank you, Mr. Zhou, you are such a kind person, no wonder Lord Yan dare not accept you..."

Zhou Yu: "..."

Don't dare to accept?Is it okay to charge twice.

The next day, as soon as the news of Zhou Yu opening a private school spread, people came to the door one after another.

Although the world is not good, there are still many wealthy families in a county after all.

At present, there are only two Juren in the entire Guobei County... counting the county government, there are only three county magistrates.

As for the county magistrate... that is a donated official, not even a scholar.

Therefore, when many wealthy households in the city heard that Zhou Juren wanted to open a private school, they were of course willing to send their children there.

At the same time, many scholars who have grown up or are about to grow up have also come to consult.

Seeing the endless stream of visitors, Zhou Yu put on airs.

One is to greatly improve the beam repair, and the other is to pass the assessment, and those who pass can enter the school.

This is done for two reasons:
One is to put on a show... Anyway, it's the master Juren, right?
The second is to limit the number of people. This is also to cope with the next task of the system. What if XX students are recruited again?

In a blink of an eye, three days passed.

After some screening, Zhou Yu tentatively confirmed the list of nine students.

The teaching place is located in the west courtyard, two rooms have been vacated by a group of servants, and a set of teaching aids have been prepared, and the lecture can be officially started at a certain date.

At sunset, a young man in his twenties, carrying a bookcase on his back, came to Zhou Mansion.

At first glance, the dress looks like a scholar.

Zhou Yu was drinking tea in the courtyard when a maid named Qiu Xiang came forward and reported:
"Master, there is a scholar named Ning Caichen asking to see you."

"Pfft~"

Zhou Yu just drank the imported tea and sprayed it out.

Qiu Xiang was taken aback, and hurried forward to pat Zhou Yu's back lightly, and asked with concern, "Master, are you burning?"

"No... what did you say the scholar's name was?"

"Ning Caichen..."

"Go and bring him in."

"Yes, sir."

After a while, Qiuxiang led the scholar into the courtyard.

After seeing the other party's appearance clearly, a familiar BGM echoed in Zhou Yu's mind:
"On the road of life, sweet dreams are like long roads. The road is windy and frosty, and windy and frosty face is dry. In the world of mortals, how many directions do sweet dreams have..."

It's really him!

Ning Caichen in "A Chinese Ghost Story".

What is he here for?It can't be a bill, right?In memory, the original owner did not owe anyone a penny.

"Xiaosheng Ning Caichen, I have met Mr.!"

Ning Caichen came up and greeted him respectfully.

"Hehe, don't be rude, just sit down."

"Thank you sir!"

Ning Caichen bowed his hands in thanks, then put down the bookcase and sat on the other side of the stone table.

Qiu Xiang stepped forward and poured a cup of tea: "My lord, please have some tea."

"Thank you girl"

Ning Caichen stood up awkwardly and thanked him.

"Hee hee~" Qiu Xiang couldn't help covering her mouth and smiling coquettishly.

Zhou Yu glared at Qiuxiang, and the girl quickly straightened her face and stood aside with her hands down.

"By the way, I don't know why you came here?"

Zhou Yu asked Ning Caichen.

As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Ning Caichen stood up immediately, bowed his head and said: "I heard that the master is recruiting students, but the students are not talented. I want to join the master's school, and I implore the master to do it."

"Oh?"

Zhou Yu frowned.

Dare to love, is he here to apprentice?
"Xiaosheng has been studying since he was a child, but unfortunately his family is poor, and he has to travel around for a long time to make a living.

In the past few years, I have saved a little money, so I want to calm down and study, and try to pass this year's county exam..."

The county examination mentioned by Ning Caichen, also called the children's examination, is the most basic entrance examination for the imperial examination.

According to the imperial examination rules of the Dagan Dynasty, candidates must first pass the county examination. After admission, they are called Tongsheng and are eligible to participate in the government examination.

If you pass the government examination, you are a scholar. At any rate, you can be regarded as having a reputation and enjoying some privileges.

For example, tax exemption, exemption from corvee, and you can not kneel down when you meet officials at the county level.

If it was a prosperous age, the life of most scholars should be quite moist, and they can drink flower wine or something when they have nothing to do.

But if you encounter troubled times... life may be worse than that of ordinary people.

You can't lift your shoulders, lift your hands, don't accept the food that comes from you, don't bend your waist for five buckets of rice, and then...

Either starve to death or freeze to death, or die of illness.

"Hmm..." Zhou Yu thought for a while, "Why don't you write a poem to see it first, and if it's acceptable, I'll accept you as a student."

"Excellent, thank you sir."

"Qiuxiang, take the four treasures of the study."

"Yes, sir."

Qiuxiang responded, and trotted to the study to get the Four Treasures of the Study.

Soon after, Ning Caichen wrote a poem:

"Ten miles of Pinghu is full of frost, and every inch of blue silk is worried about the new year. I only look at the moon and protect each other, and I only envy mandarin ducks and not immortals."

In "A Chinese Ghost Story", this poem is originally a love poem written by Ning Caichen to Nie Xiaoqian.

I don't know why this guy wrote it now.

To say the standard of this poem... can only be said to be average.

However, Ning Caichen has not even passed the Tongsheng exam, so it is quite good to be able to write such a poem.

After finishing writing, Ning Caichen subconsciously blew on the wet ink, then put down the pen and took a step back, humbly said: "Please take a look, sir."

"Well, it's not bad, and the calligraphy is not bad!"

Upon hearing this, Ning Caichen said pleasantly, "Then Mr. agrees?"

"Hmm~"

Zhou Yu stroked his beard reservedly and nodded.

This is the habitual action of the original owner. Zhou Yu took over this body, so it will be affected to some extent.

"Thank you, sir! Please be respected by the students!"

Ning Caichen immediately knelt down and kowtowed three times, which was regarded as a teacher's salute.

"Get up... By the way, where does your family live?"

"Back to Mr., it's on the Qiligou side."

Hearing this, Zhou Yu couldn't help but frowned: "It's a bit far..."

Qiligou is about [-] to [-] miles away from the county seat, and the mountain roads along the way are rugged, so it is unrealistic to run every day.

"In this way, there are still many vacant rooms in the east courtyard, you can choose one to live in."

Ning Caichen couldn't ask for it, and immediately bowed again to thank him: "Thank you sir, the students must study hard and live up to your kindness."

"So good!"

Zhou Yu looked relieved, stroked his beard and smiled.

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