Wentang

Chapter 798
They all came in through the back door, and they had contacts outside the school. This kind of fate made the relationship between the three of them grow rapidly.

While chatting, I went to the Political and Education Office to go through the admission procedures.

In fact, Li Lu didn't need to go. He lived in the small courtyard that Pei Ju left behind. There was no need to allocate student dormitories, and the admission procedures didn't have to be so troublesome. Just go straight after school starts.

But just met two friends who are more compatible, and he still accompanied them to come over to see and see.

The office area of ​​the Department of Political Affairs and Education is very large. At first, they thought they had to ask someone for directions, but when they got there, they found that there were road signs everywhere.

Mark each location clearly, and they can just go there.

Entering the admissions office, there are seven or eight staff members busy inside.

"Hello gentlemen, we are here to apply for admission, here is the voucher." Lian Shenghong knocked on the door and said.

"Oh?" The people inside stopped what they were doing and walked towards them at the same time.

A middle-aged teacher on the inside smiled and said, "Just now we were discussing whether there would be any students recommended for admission today. I didn't expect this to come, and three of them at a time. Teacher, your job is here."

It was Ouyang Tong who was sitting at the desk near the door, and he smiled and said, "I'm here to help, you can't bully people like this, okay?"

"Haha... how can you defile people's innocence out of thin air, and give you the job just because you came to exercise. This is training you." Everyone joked with a smile.

Ouyang Tong shook his head helplessly, and then said to the three of them, "Come in, register with me."

Even though the three of them were great talents who were praised by others in their respective hometowns, they were still very cautious when they arrived here, and hurried to Ouyang Tong's table.

Lian Shenghong put the note written by Wang Ji on the table with both hands.

After looking at it, Ouyang Tong asked doubtfully, "Lian Shenghong and Wang Tang, why are there only two names?"

Li Lu quickly replied: "I came here with them. I have a place to live. The dean said that I don't need to report in advance."

Everyone looked at him in surprise. First, he was recruited by Yue Shan himself, and second, he said he had a place to live.

Although he didn't explicitly say where he lives, but the academy's rule is that he must live on campus.Either a student dormitory, or a private courtyard for faculty and staff.

If he doesn't live in the dormitory, he can only live in the detached courtyard area, which means that he is a family member of the faculty members of the academy.He is considered half of his own family, so everyone is naturally curious whose family he is.

The middle-aged man sitting in the innermost asked: "Dare to ask who is Ling Zu?"

Li Lu replied: "My grandfather is Pei Hongda, and my father is Li Dewu."

The others are fine, but the middle-aged man's expression immediately changed: "So it's Mrs.... Li's child."

"Haha... My name is Ke Qun. When I was still studying in the academy, I often asked Mrs. Li for advice."

Although Li Lu had never heard of this person, he knew how to deal with it at this time, and quickly said, "So it's Uncle Ke Shi, and Li Lu greeted you."

Ke Qun got up and came to him, patted him on the shoulder and said, "I don't dare to be Uncle Shi. If you don't mind, just call me Senior Brother."

Li Lu said kindly: "Brother Ke."

Ke Qun said enthusiastically: "Haha... good, good, oops, you look exactly like Mrs. Li, especially your eyebrows and eyes, you can tell that you are not an outsider. If you encounter any problems in the academy, just come to me."

Li Lu said gratefully, "Thank you, senior brother."

After the two finished talking about the past, Ouyang Tong pretended to be dissatisfied and said: "I said Director Ke, can you wait for a while to talk about the past, and let me handle their admission first."

Ke Qun smiled apologetically and said: "Look at me, I was so excited after seeing my old friend that I forgot about the business, you come and you come."

He didn't leave after speaking, but stood aside and watched with interest.

"Li Lu, did the dean tell you which class you should go to?" Ouyang Tong asked as he took out a booklet and took out a strange-looking pen from the ink bottle next to it.

"Class A." Li Lu replied.

Then he was surprised to find that Ouyang used that wooden stick to write handwriting skillfully on the paper, and the handwriting was very small but clear.

what 's wrong?Why can't I write with a pen?Still so small and so clear?Lian Shenghong and Wang Tang were also surprised.

Ke Qun saw his doubts and explained: "This is a hard pen. The dean just invented it. The nib is made of steel and can be dipped in ink to write. The written characters are small but very clear, which can save paper."

"I'll give each of you two pens of this type later, and the academy will change to this type of pen for normal writing in the future."

Li Lu asked: "Then the previous pen is no longer used?"

Ke Qun said: "Yes, I still need to use the old brushes for calligraphy practice. I just use this kind of hard brush when doing exercises. This is also to reduce the financial burden of the students."

At this moment, Ouyang Tong interrupted them and said, "If you have any questions, we will ask them together later. Let's do the grade first. You two should also introduce yourself, including your name, age, where you are from, and who recommended you."

Lian Shenghong first stood up and introduced himself: "I am Lian Shenghong from Dengzhou, 20 years old, recommended by Mr. Meng Shunzhi to study here."

Ouyang Tong paused, and said with some surprise: "Feng Yi and Feng Shunzhi?"

Lian Shenghong said, "Exactly."

Ouyang Tong smiled lightly and said, "Hehe... It's really rare for a brother to recommend someone for admission. I remember this is the first time, right?"

Ke Qun said: "This is the first time. He used to send good talents to Yellow Crane Academy. This is the first time to send him to our academy. Young man, it seems that you are very talented."

A surge of pride rose in Lian Shenghong's heart, but his face was very modest: "I don't dare to be, it's because my husband values ​​it. Do you dare to ask, are you also the master's apprentice?"

Ouyang Tong shook his head with a smile and said, "I don't have that blessing."

Ke Qun said from the side: "What kind of blessing? If Yuanzheng hears this, he will definitely be with you forever. He is Ouyang Tong, Yuanzheng's personal disciple, and he is not an outsider. You can find him if you have anything to do in the future."

Lian Shenghong immediately understood what was going on. Although the dean Yuanzheng was far behind in age, he was inseparable from peers. Their disciples could naturally be regarded as senior brothers.

"The disciple has seen the uncle."

Ouyang Tongdao: "Hehe...it's better to say goodbye, we are about the same age, you should call me senior brother."

Naturally, Lian Shenghong was not so simple, and said seriously: "How can the seniority be confused. Although I have not formally apprenticed to Mr. Shi, I have always regarded him as my teacher in my heart. How dare I be presumptuous in front of my elders."

Ouyang Tong was very satisfied with his attitude, and said: "Then I will have the audacity to recognize you as a junior..."

Wang Tang looked enviously, but he didn't feel inferior either.He has also met countless noble people and has come to this day. Compared with most people, he is already very lucky, and he dare not expect too much.

After registering them, Ouyang Tong personally took them to allocate dormitories and collect student supplies.

First, they went to the warehouse, and all three of them received their own school supplies, a quilt, quilt, sheet, and mosquito net.

Pots, cups, towels, slippers, hard pens, book cases, pens, etc., as well as two sets of school uniforms for summer, autumn, and winter...

The three of them were very surprised that so many things were distributed.

"How much do these things cost?" Wang Tang asked worriedly.

"These are the benefits for new students, free of charge, but if they are lost or damaged, you have to buy them yourself." Ouyang Tong laughed.

The three of them were even more surprised. They didn't expect that Weishui Academy's welfare for freshmen was so good.

Don't look down on these things. The cheapest set will cost you a few pennies, which is enough for a family of five to spend for several months.

Ouyang Tong should have seen too many such surprises, and he is used to it: "Let's go, I will take you to the dormitory."

Fortunately, the three of them are not feeble scholars who have no strength to restrain a chicken, and they can lift things even though they have many things.

It takes a long distance to go from the logistics department to the dormitory.

"The academy is really big." Lian Shenghong couldn't help but said.

"Yes, at least twice as big as Guangzhou Academy." Li Lu said.

"The academy covers an area of ​​more than 600 mu, otherwise it wouldn't be able to accommodate so many students." Ouyang Tong said.

Hearing such a large area, the three of them were surprised again.

Passing by a construction site on the way, Ouyang Tong took the initiative to introduce: "A new teaching building will be built here. The new building material cement invented by the dean will be used. The plan is to build five floors.

"After the completion of this building, the [-] students who have expanded their enrollment will have classrooms to attend classes."

Looking at the huge building and the towering steel bars, the three were speechless: "How much steel does this use?"

Li Lu asked: "Didn't the laws of the Tang Dynasty stipulate that private houses cannot exceed the height of Daxing Hall? This building should exceed it?"

Ouyang Tong explained: "The sage built a twelve-story pagoda in Yong'an Palace with a total height of 66 meters, and stipulated that folk buildings should not exceed this pagoda. You see, it is that one."

Ouyang Tong pointed in the direction of the imperial city, and sure enough, he saw a towering tower.

"Our teaching building is much shorter than that tower. It is estimated that no one among the people can build a house so high."

Lian Shenghong said excitedly, "The sage is too wise."

Just as they arrived at the dormitory area, Ouyang Tong led them into a grocery store first, and said:

"This is a grocery store run by the academy. We have all the things we usually use. You can buy anything you need here."

"Tong'er, is this a new student?" At this moment a middle-aged woman came over and asked.Don't look at her ordinary clothes, but she has a very graceful demeanor, one can tell that she is not an ordinary woman.

Ouyang Tong said respectfully: "Mother, you are here. They are all freshmen, I will show them around the academy."

The three people who followed were very surprised, they didn't expect this woman to be his mother.No matter what he said, he was also Yuanzheng's disciple. Why did his mother work in a grocery store? It seemed that he was still in charge of the grocery store.

But out of politeness, they didn't ask anything, and saluted Ouyang Tong's mother respectfully.

After greeting them, Ouyang Tong's mother said, "Then I won't delay your work, you can go to work."

Ouyang Channel: "Okay."

After speaking, he took the three of them around the grocery store, where there were all kinds of goods, bedding, clothes, living utensils, the four treasures of the study, and so on.

"The things here are so cheap." Wang Tang said.

"The grocery store is run by the academy, and everything is sold at cost price, so the price is naturally cheap." Ouyang said.

"Then... what if someone buys something at a low price from here and sells it at a high price outside?" Li Lu asked.

"Everything here bears the mark of the academy, and you can recognize it at a glance. If you sell it, you will be fired." Ouyang Tong said with a smile.

The three of them understood that this kind of punishment was very serious, and no one would take the risk of reselling it.

After walking around, they went to the dormitory.

The room is relatively small, with two high and low beds inside, and the sleeping person on the top is a table below.Each person also has a one-person-high cabinet, which can hold clothes and other things.

Ouyang Tong said: "Students in the academy have many dormitories and are nervous. Originally, everyone suggested that four or six people live in one dormitory."

"The dean said that there are too many people to ensure privacy, so he changed it to a two-person room, but the corresponding thing is that when building the dormitory, the room was made smaller."

Wang Tang quickly said: "This is already very good."

Lian Shenghong also nodded to agree with this statement, this dormitory is much better than he imagined.

Ouyang Tongdao: "It's time to eat, you put down your things first and pack up, let's go eat first."

Wang Tang looked at the sky and said, "Did you eat so early?"

Ouyang Tong said with a smile: "To prevent crowding and stampede, school meals are staggered. The staff of the academy and students who have no classes usually go there to eat in advance."

"You guys just follow me there today, and then go to dinner with your classmates when the class officially starts."

After putting down the salute, the four of them left the dormitory together to go to the cafeteria for dinner, and Li Lu's salute was also temporarily placed here.

When they arrived at the cafeteria, they found different places, rows of pools outside, and strange things one by one.

Ouyang Tong introduced: "This is water when you turn on the faucet. You can wash your hands and wash the tableware before and after meals." After speaking, he turned on a faucet, and the water rushed out.

The three of them, Lian Shenghong, learned to unscrew and wash their hands in novelty.

"How did the water come here?" Li Lu asked.

Ouyang Tong pointed to the side and said, "Did you see that tall building? It's a water tower with a huge water tank on it. The water is pumped up by a water pump, and then flows into the faucet through pipes."

Lian Shenghong and Li Lu were just surprised and curious, but Wang Tang showed a thoughtful expression: "Can we go there and have a look?"

Ouyang Channel: "Yes, you can go there after dinner."

Eating is also novel everywhere, a huge canteen, rows of tables and chairs.The dining window... There are a lot of food types, more dishes than they usually have at home.

The point is that these things are very cheap, and you can eat for a penny or two.

Ouyang Tong added: "You can bring the tableware by yourself, or you can use the ones provided by the cafeteria."

"Using the ones provided by the cafeteria does not need to be cleaned, and you can leave here after eating. If you use the ones you bring with you, you can wash them at the faucet outside the door."

"But the most taboo thing about eating in the academy is wasting, eat as much as you eat, so as not to overeat and leave..."

After everyone finished eating, Ouyang Tong said, "Let's go, let's go and see the water tower."

(End of this chapter)