happy event

Chapter 37

Dong Rong turned her head to look for her younger brother, but she saw Sha Zhu staring at her in a daze, so she rarely blushed, lowered her head and stroked the broken hair on her temples, and asked with a smile, "Why, it's strange for me to dress like this?"

Sha Zhu shook his head, although he didn't speak, his eyes became deeper and more confusing.Dong Rong was watched so that her heart beat more and more violently, and she suddenly felt that Sha Zhu seemed a little weird today, but before she could speak again, Dong Ping's master and servant came over.

Dong Ping changed into a stone blue Gema gown, with a belt embroidered with cloud patterns of the same color around his waist, a square scarf on his head, and gray wide-mouthed shoes under his feet. The cloth socks inside looked whiter and cleaner.Xizi also wore a set of blue shorts, and carried two packages in her hand, reaching out to touch her new clothes from time to time, her face full of excitement and joy.

Dong Rong shook her head, reluctantly throwing away the doubts in her heart, and then carefully straightened the headscarf for her younger brother, and insisted on carrying the bookcase for him.Dong Ping didn't want his sister to be tired, so he scrambled and refused to let go.

Du Juan came out of the stove after washing the dishes, and smiled when she saw this, "Sister Rong and Brother Ping are really handsome when they clean up like this, and they are no worse than those young ladies from rich families in the city. I will be free in a few days." Now, I'll cut a few more new clothes for you, and keep them better than Xiuzhuang."

Dong Rong hurriedly waved her hand and replied, "There is enough work during the day, sister-in-law, don't be tired. My clothes are still enough to wear, and Brother Ping's bedding and clothes are also finished. After a few days it will be cold, I'll pick some good cotton and come back, sister-in-law will sew a few more thick quilts for you and cousin to cover, this is a serious matter."

Du Juan lived his life carefully, and when he heard this, he declined, "No, no, just move two old quilts from home."

Dong Rong is a man of action, and she feels that when the time comes, she will just buy the fabric and cotton and come back.Therefore, she didn't persuade him too much, and after a few words to Shazhu, she led Dong Ping's master and servant out of the courtyard.Silly Zhu stood by the door and looked at the backs of the three of them, he didn't know what he was thinking, his expression changed from joy to hesitation, changing constantly, but there was no sense of stupidity...

The college Dong Ping attended was named Bailu, and in terms of fame, it would rank among the top ten in Daqi.It is said that the first dean of the academy was once the late emperor's tutor. He was erudite and highly virtuous, and was deeply respected by the late emperor.The Taifu is old and retired, and wants to teach and educate people, and cultivate talents for Daqi.If this matter is placed on someone else, then the court officials with their own ulterior motives will definitely be charged with the crime of snatching party members and trying to misbehave.But Taifu is the late emperor's husband, who dares to disrespect, let alone the late emperor gave him a plaque.

So all the major families sent their children and grandchildren to join in the show, and the Taifu personally tested some poor students who were accepted into the door, and the Bailu Academy was opened in a prosperous manner.

Now decades have passed, although with the passing away of the old dean and the old emperor, the academy has lost its original glory, but batches of "Tao Li" who have gone out from here still take good care of the academy.And the current dean is a master who is famous for his poems and paintings, and most of the teachers he hires are rigorous and knowledgeable. Therefore, the academy has always remained in the ranks of first-class institutions of learning.

The students in the two or three prefectural cities in the northern part of Daqi are still proud of studying in Bailu. After so many years, Qing County is more lively and prosperous than other places because of the many students staying here.

The master and servant of the Dong family walked all the way into the city, crossed the street to transfer houses, and soon arrived at the gate of the academy located in the northeast corner of the county.Today is the day when the academy opens to accept students. Many young boys who have been enlightened in private schools are standing outside the door, accompanied by their father and brother, and waiting for the stewards of the academy to arrange to meet their husbands.

If the student passes the school exams and has no major problems with his character, he will be formally accepted into the academy.The master of the academy taught for several years, and according to his academic arrangements, he obtained the qualifications of children and scholars, and then went to the provincial capital to take the examination of Juren, went to Beijing to take the examination of Jinshi, and the examination of champion in the imperial palace. .

Dong Rong looked at the line that had already lined up two streets away, and secretly lamented that the temptation of fame and fortune was too great.This time and space are the same as her previous life, where the most money-consuming thing is for children to study.Leaving aside how expensive the consumables such as paper, ink, brush and inkstone are, even repairs are a heavy burden.

The Bailu Academy is 20 taels a year. Although the academy provides all the food and accommodation, it is not cheap. After all, the money is enough for an ordinary farmer to live comfortably for five years.Even so, there are so many people who grit their teeth and send their children here, their hearts are not sincere.

Dong Ping had already studied in the academy for half a year last year. If he hadn't accidentally eaten a bad stomach during the exam for a scholar, which resulted in his abnormal performance and failed the exam. Now that he has already got the honor of a scholar, how could he have been confined at home by the Niu family for more than half a year? farm work.Now he stood at the gate of the academy again, his hands trembling with excitement for a moment, and secretly vowed that he would study hard in the future, to be worthy of his years of hard study, and to live up to his sister's love.

Dong Rong and his brother waited for the side door of the academy to open while watching the bustle, but within a quarter of an hour, another hundred students, also wearing long gowns and square scarves, arrived one after another.

Several of them could see Dong Ping, who was standing at the base of the wall from a distance, approaching him with a happy expression on his face. After bowing his hands and saluting each other, they smiled and said, "Juncheng, why are you here? But you will be with us in the second half of the year." Studying in the academy?"

Dong Ping was extremely happy to see his old classmates and friends at first glance, he nodded repeatedly and said, "Exactly, I need you to take care of me more in the future."

One of the skinny scholars smiled and squeezed his eyes, jokingly said, "It's a happy event for Juncheng to return to the academy, let's not talk about it, at least a fat man won't have to worry about asking someone to write a policy theory for him in the future."

Everyone laughed. The fat scholar who was ridiculed grabbed the skinny man and hit him twice in shame. In the end, he grabbed Dong Ping's shoulders and admitted generously, "Brother Jun Cheng's policy theory is written It’s best, if I don’t arrest him for help, why can’t I still ask you? I don’t know who was scolded by the master last time for being nonsense!”

What he said knocked a group of people down, and the students searched their brains to find out his embarrassing things this year and told Dong Ping.For a moment, the laughter spread so far that the young boys who lined up turned their heads from time to time, imagining that they could make a few of these classmates when they entered the academy, and how nice it would be to play and study together.

Just when everyone was laughing happily, a large black-painted flat-topped carriage drove towards the academy at a very high speed.A group of teenagers who lined up neatly screamed in fright and stepped aside, and they all opened their mouths to reprimand, "Whose carriage is crashing indiscriminately, what should I do if I hurt someone?"

The strong servant who drove the carriage ignored everyone's words, and directly parked the carriage outside the side door. The handsome boy sitting on the shaft immediately jumped out of the carriage and opened the carriage door respectfully.

An extremely obese young student in a sapphire blue satin gown got out of the car, glanced at everyone coldly, with a look of contempt and boredom, without the slightest intention of apologizing.There was that quick-tempered boy who wanted to ask for justice, but his father and brother who didn't want to make trouble tried to persuade him to endure it.

Seeing this, the thin scholar in front of Dong Ping pouted and mocked, "Young Master Xue is becoming more and more prestigious, but it's a pity that he has only gained fat and no knowledge after studying in the academy for so many years, and he bullied the elementary school students who have not yet started. It's all done."

Everyone frowned and nodded, not wanting that Young Master Xue had a bloated body, but his ears were extremely good.Hearing the reputation, he came over and saw Dong Ping standing among the crowd, his small eyes lit up immediately.

"Dong Juncheng, did you come here to be my bookboy?" He shook the gold-painted fan in his hand, and smiled triumphantly, "Haha, I knew why I had to do it before today. Let me tell you, my young master has no shortage of bookboys to serve me now. There is still a lack of a foot-washing servant!"

The faces of the previous students turned blue with hatred when they heard this, but when they looked at Dong Ping again, they were full of pity and heartache.They also knew something about why Dong Ping dropped out of school before.He failed in the exam, his stepmother made things difficult for him, and his family was poor and unable to afford education. It would be difficult to choose any one of these three reasons.They also want to help, but they are not considered wealthy, and it is not easy to meddle in other people's housework, so they watch Dong Ping leave.

Now is the time for Huanxi's friend to return. I don't want to pay such a heavy price when I suddenly find out that he can return to the academy.So they teased Dong Ping one after another, gritted their teeth and tried to persuade him, "Juncheng, he obviously wants to humiliate you. You must not be his slave, otherwise even if you enter school in the future, you will have no face to hold your head up."

"That's right, Juncheng, we all have a few taels of silver in our hands. If we take it out, it will be enough for a year's training. You go back to the academy to study, and we will figure out a way next year."

As soon as they were talking, they began to untie their purses and pour out the money. Dong Ping's eyes were red with emotion.He quickly reached out to stop them, and said in a low voice, "Thank you for your kindness, but..."

That young master Xue couldn't see them performing such a show of affection and friendship on their own, he swung his fan angrily, and cursed, "It's a joke that a group of poor beggars also came to the academy to study. Hurry up and go home to plant the fields and harvest corn. If you sell it for a few more pennies, maybe you can marry a wild girl to carry on the family line, so as not to cut off the incense of the ancestors and lose face to others!"

These words were so vicious that the skinny scholars even forgot to pay for their money, and rolled up their sleeves, they were about to step forward and teach the young master whose eyes grew to his forehead.

Dong Ping didn't want to cause trouble. After all, he only wanted to study hard when he came to the academy, but a few friends came out for him, so he couldn't avoid them no matter what.

Thinking of this, he untied the bulging purse at his waist and said loudly, "Master Xue, put away your rude face, I will not be your bookboy and servant. This is my Shuxiu, and I will be your servant in the next year." Concentrate on studying in the academy, if you want to compete with me, you should focus more on your studies."

The thin students looked back at the purse in Dong Ping's hand in surprise, and asked loudly, "Juncheng, are you serious?"

"Of course." Dong Ping nodded his head and straightened his waist.

"Great, great." Everyone cheered, and then looked at Young Master Xue with contempt in his eyes, "How many times has Mr. Juncheng praised his schoolwork. It's not about certain words." A fool who doesn't recognize everything can compare!"

"That is, if you want to humiliate him, you'd better wait for the next life."

(End of this chapter)