My diary of transcendence from the heavens

Chapter 4 4. If I want to study, it’s as difficult as going to heaven

However, this is easier said than done.

How can I study?

Zhao Xuanqi stood up and wandered back and forth in the temple, thinking about everything.

He clearly knows that studying is a burden for ordinary people. Studying is a luxury. Paper, pens, inkstones and other items are very expensive. Ordinary people can hardly replace a piece of paper in a day!

Paper that can be written on is a rare thing in the village. Any piece of paper in the house can be blown up to the sky and can be shown off in front of the neighbors.

In this era, paper represents Wenquxing, but it is a rare thing. If you touch it, you can acquire talents. Most people are not worthy of touching it.

A landlord's family can only eat an occasional meal of meat, but it is difficult for them to support a full-time scholar, which shows how difficult it is to study.

"Scholars can only study hard all the time and have no time to work. They have to rely on others to support them. During this period, they have to buy notebook paper, find books to study, and find teachers. If they never pass the exam, they will have to be raised forever..."

Zhao Xuanqi frowned.

As far as he knew, Zhaojiacun, including several surrounding villages, could not find one or two scholars. Everyone was very poor. If villagers wanted to study, they had to go to the county town more than ten miles away and pay a large sum of money to find one in an academy. Master learns.

There is not a single child in the nearby villagers who is studying in the academy!

In such a poor environment, if he wants to study, he must obtain the consent of more than 100 households in Zhaojia Village. Only if everyone contributes money to support him can he have a chance!

"I have the gift of photographic memory, and I can plagiarize the ancient poems and lyrics of countless famous people in previous lives. In this ancient society, as long as I can study, I can definitely get ahead!"

Zhao Xuanqi occasionally heard stories about history from passing merchants, and went to the city to do things with hunters. He heard passers-by discuss some poems, history, and various new things. He knew that this world was similar to the Chinese parallel world. The poems and ancient poems were similar, but they were different. Without those poets in previous lives, he could plagiarize!

Coupled with the gift of photographic memory, there is a bright future in reading!
His eyes kept flickering, and he was making plans in his mind.

In the days that followed, Zhao Xuanqi seemed to have forgotten about studying and continued to devote himself to life.

The difference is that he seems to have become a different person and has become busier.

Enthusiastically help the villagers with their work every day, take the initiative to work up and down, take the initiative to do things for the eldest brother of the family, and be absolutely present for big and small things, and help with red and white matters.

Moreover, when he meets villagers, he will greet the villagers warmly, pay attention to the health of his elders, and love his younger brothers and sisters.

When some villagers encounter some difficult problems, such as arithmetic problems or logical thinking problems, Zhao Xuanqi will take the initiative to answer them, showing his cleverness and astuteness, and is praised by others.

Whether he is needed or not, Zhao Xuanqi will be there!

Gradually, he became an indispensable person in the village. Over time, his reputation continued to increase. When the villagers saw Zhao Xuanqi, they would smile and treat him as a real family member. Occasionally, they would take the initiative to give him meat and other delicious food. One copy from Zhao Xuanqi.

Once, Zhao Xuanqi caught a cold. Many villagers were in a panic, fearing that Zhao Xuanqi would catch the cold and die. One family after another came to express condolences and were very concerned about Zhao Xuanqi's health.

In this way, a year passed.

On this day, Zhao Xuanqi thought that the time had come. He stopped working, packed up his appearance, dressed cleanly and decently for the first time, and knocked on the door of the village chief's house with a carefully planned idea.

The village chief is an old man in his 50s. In ancient times when the average life span was only about 40 years old, he was already a long-lived person and had the highest status in the village. "Zhao Xuanqi, it's your boy, have you eaten? If not, I still have some pancakes at home..." The village chief enthusiastically pulled Zhao Xuanqi through the door.

The village chief was also very curious about the name "Zhao Xuanqi". One day, "Zhao Yecao" suddenly had an idea and chose a name like this and let the villagers call him that.

"Village Chief, I'm not hungry. I just want to ask you for something..." Zhao Xuanqi saw that the village chief's family was not at home and only the old man was there, so he spoke decisively.

"whats the matter?"

"I want to study!"

"As long as it's not too difficult, I'll promise you. I'll promise you anything about you... What?! You said you want to study?" The village chief suddenly came to his senses mid-sentence.

The old man looked at Zhao Xuanqi dumbfounded, suspecting that he heard wrongly.

If Zhao Xuanqi hadn't helped him a lot these days, the old village chief would have picked up his cane and chased people away!

Zhao Xuanqi, however, was serious and said again seriously: "Yes, I want to study. I don't want to work in the fields all my life, without enough food or clothing to keep me warm!"

Zhao Xuanqi has always done things properly over the years, never made any excessive demands, is honest, modest and polite. If it is a small matter, the village chief is willing to help, but it turned out to be studying...

Isn't this a joke?It’s simply whimsical!

The village chief raised his head and was about to scold him, but when he saw the light in the eyes of the young man in front of him, which was burning like a flame, he was stunned for a moment and finally knew that this young man was serious.

"My family is also poor. Although we have enough to eat, we are no better than ordinary villagers. How can I support you in studying? Studying is something that big people do, and we villagers can't do it at all..."

"I want the village chief to find a way to help me borrow some money to support my education. As long as I succeed in my studies, I can become an official and become a master. I will repay everyone, and everyone will have a better life in the future!"

"You're crazy. Unless the whole village lends you money, there won't be enough money to send you to the academy. And are you sure you can understand books? Are you sure you can pass the exam? Only Wenquxing can read and write when he comes to earth. We These ordinary people are not blessed in life and can only work hard in the fields..."

"I'm sure I can pass the exam!" Zhao Xuanqi replied extremely seriously.

The village chief blurted out: "It's impossible..."

Halfway through his words, he immediately shut up.

Over the past year, Zhao Xuanqi has been very smart and can easily solve all kinds of arithmetic. Many people in the village can't calculate the numbers even if they spend a whole day together, but Zhao Xuanqi can figure it out in just a few breaths.

The village chief was extremely certain that Zhao Xuanqi had never learned arithmetic and no one taught him. This meant that Zhao Xuanqi was born with great arithmetic!
Moreover, Zhao Xuanqi is very organized in the way he talks and does things. He can always think of ways that no one can think of. He is not as ignorant as other villagers.

After analysis, the village chief felt that Zhao Xuanqi was indeed very smart, the smartest person he had ever seen. If he was allowed to study, he might succeed, but it was only a slight possibility.

It was impossible for him to ask the whole village to tighten their belts and send Zhao Xuanqi to study just for this glimmer of possibility. This was nothing short of a fantasy.

I don’t know how many people in the world study, but what’s the result?Countless people can't even pass the exam as a child, let alone pass the exam for meritorious status?You must know that many people in their 40s and [-]s cannot even pass the test of being a child!
The village chief sighed and clearly refused: "The imperial tax is too heavy, and everyone's life is very difficult. Without extra money, I can't send you to study..."

Zhao Xuanqi did not give up, but expressed all his thoughts.

(End of this chapter)