Do you know that it starts with Meng Tong?

"Perhaps, ten years later, I can earn a scholar's memorial arch for Xiyin Village and come back. Then the civil servants will get off their sedan chairs and the military attaches will dismount their horses. What an honor it will be..."

Wei Chen thought happily all the way, and before he knew it, he had walked more than ten miles and found Youyang County in front of him.

Taking advantage of the fact that the sun was still not too fierce, the people rushed into the city. They patrolled the city gates, and officers and soldiers checked passers-by. Most of the people could only block the city gates.

In Wei Chen's eyes, the city walls were getting higher and higher, and the official roads were becoming more and more congested. Wei Ruyi slowed down and took Wei Chen's hand.

After queuing up and entering the city gate, the two of them arrived at the county seat.

Youyang County is not a big city, but it is very prosperous. The wide and smooth stone road is full of people, and the sounds of sellers, shouts, laughter and curses are mixed together, making it endlessly noisy.

On the left side of the road is

There are rows of small buildings with white walls and black tiles, some with two floors and some with three floors.

There are various storefronts on the first floor of the small building, with all kinds of signboards and guises hanging on the facades.

Some are very elegant, such as "Songhezhai" written in seal script, "Jiuqifeng" written in cursive, etc., and some are very straightforward, such as "Wang Mama Clay Mask Feng Medicine Shop" and "Li Family Kung Fu Needle Shop" wait.

Some small shops simply do not write the name of the shop, and directly draw the items for sale on the flag, such as scissors, iron pots, etc., which are clear at a glance and very easy to recognize.

On the right side of the road is a clear river with no end in sight. Boats and boats on the river are connected end to end. Every ten feet away, there is an arched stone bridge for pedestrians to cross.

Willow trees are planted on both sides of the river. Under the emerald green silk-like weeping willows, from time to time, punting boat ladies wearing bright clothes row past in front of you.

"What a scene of prosperity!"

The prosperity of Youyang County refreshed Wei Chen's impression of the poverty of ancient society, and he couldn't help but admire it.

But think about it, Youyang is located in the water town of the south of the Yangtze River, which can be called the most elite and blessed place in the Great Zhou Dynasty. The economy and people's livelihood are naturally not bad. If it were moved to the northwest border, I am afraid it would be a different situation.

As soon as they entered the city, Wei Ruyi took Wei Chen to the grocery store under the name of the Sheng family. After selling the straw mats she had laid yesterday, she also bought celery, lotus seeds, red beans, dates, longans, and six dried lean meat strips. something.

These are the six apprenticeship rituals prepared for Wei Chen.

When students and teachers meet for the first time, they must first give a gift to show respect, which is called a gift.

Celery means diligence and studiousness, lotus seeds mean painstaking education, red beans mean ambitious plans, dates mean early high school, and longan means enlightenment and wisdom.

Dried lean pork strips are considered a hard product and are used to express the disciple's gratitude to the teacher.

Wei Ruyi was very concerned about Wei Chen's schooling. She tied each of the six apprenticeship rituals with a red string and placed them in a gift box with its own small drawer. It looked very exquisite.

Seeing the way Wei Ruyi carefully organized the apprenticeship ceremony, Wei Chen couldn't help but sigh in his heart. The respect people of this era have for knowledge and teachers is indeed far from what later generations can compare with.

The two people, one large and one small, left the grocery store and walked along the street to Sheng's Free School in the south of the city.

Wei Ruyi handed the gift box to Wei Chen, and did not forget to tell her: "Brother Chen, this Sheng's Free School is different from the social school you were in before. The gentleman here is a scholar. When you enter the school, you must respect your teachers. Friendly classmates..."

Wei Chen felt helpless and amused. He had been reading books for more than ten years in his previous life, so he still didn't understand this?

However, he also knew that this was Wei Ruyi's care and love for him, and he patiently listened to Wei Ruyi's instructions without showing any sign of impatience on his face.

Wei Ruyi saw this and was very pleased, thinking: Brother Chen is much more sensible after being ill.

Seeing that it was getting late, Wei Ruyi finally stopped nagging. After saying goodbye to Wei Chen, she let Wei Chen go to Sheng's Free School alone.

Wei Chen carried the book box and walked to the door. When he looked up, he saw a large archway standing there.

On the two floors of the middle gate, there is a plaque with the word "Jinshi" written on it. On the right side, there is a vertical inscription of "Ding Chou Examination in the Fifth Year of Jingping" in small regular script. On the left side, there is a vertical inscription of "Chinese-style top 69 names Sheng Hongli".

The predecessor of the Sheng Clan School was the Sheng Clan School, which mainly provided education for the children of the Sheng family. Later, with funding from Sheng Wei, it began to recruit poor students from all over Youyang and provided free food and accommodation, which is now the Free School.

Sheng Hong had been raised in his hometown when he was young, and the Sheng family clan study was the place where he was enlightened. At the age of 15, Sheng Hong became a disciple of a famous Confucian scholar under the arrangement of his aunt, and later passed the Jinshi examination in one fell swoop.

The magistrate of Youyang County at that time, in accordance with regulations, built the Jinshi Archway at the gate of Sheng's righteous school to encourage those who came after him. There is not only one such archway here, but also one in the township where the Sheng family's ancestral home lives.

"It seems that Senior Red Wolf is quite famous in Yuyang's hometown!"

Wei Chen raised his head and stared at the tall Jinshi Archway in front of him in trance, feeling a little more yearning for the upcoming school life in his heart.

Chapter 6 My teacher, Prime Minister Genmiao!

Go straight for dozens of steps and you will reach Shengshi Yixue.The free school usually has only 60 people and only covers an area of ​​[-] acres, but although it is small, it has all the internal organs.

After passing the gate, there is a lecture hall in the center, with two rooms on the left and right. The left room is an ancestral hall dedicated to the Holy Master, and the right room is a place for teachers and teachers to sit and rest. Behind them are dormitories, kitchens, huts, and a standard front hall. Back room layout.

When Wei Chen came in, there were already more than twenty children in the lecture hall, reading loudly with their hands behind their backs.

These teenagers were old and young. The older ones looked fifteen or sixteen years old, while the younger ones were only eight or nine years old. The books they memorized were also different. Some were memorizing three hundred thousand thousand, while others were memorizing "The Analects of Confucius" and "Mencius". 》, the sound of the book is very pleasant.

Seeing that his husband hadn't arrived yet, Wei Chen breathed a sigh of relief, tiptoed to the last row, found an empty desk and sat down, then opened the book box, unfolded a book and started reading.

While he was working hard, Wei Chen suddenly felt a commotion around him, and then a strong wind hit him. Wei Chen subconsciously ducked back, and barely managed to avoid a big blow.

Touching the tip of his nose that was swept away, Wei Chen stood up in shock and anger, and saw a fat man in brocade clothes standing in front of him, still slapping his hands.

Wei Chen's face suddenly darkened and he asked, "What do you want to do?"

The fat man looked about fifteen or sixteen years old, half a head taller than Wei Chen, and his body was as thick as two Wei Chens. He smiled provocatively and said: "Boy, get out of the way, this is my place. .”

Behind the fat man, there were three teenagers who were about the same age as him. They said, "Where are you from the country? How dare you take Master Gui's position? Please get out of the way quickly, otherwise you will be the one to look good!"

The three people gathered around eagerly, as if they were going to help the fat man.

The sound of reading all around fell silent, and everyone in the hall cast their gazes one after another. Many people frowned, but no one stood up to speak for Wei Chen.

Most of these people are poor students with no money. They are able to study here because of the favor of the Sheng family. No one wants to be expelled from the free school for causing trouble.

"Alas, Sheng Changgui is bullying a newcomer again. This is the first time!"

"So what? He is a direct descendant of the Sheng family. In this Sheng family righteous school, even Mr. Sun has to give him three points, let alone a new countryman?"

Sheng Changgui?

Or a direct descendant of the Sheng family?

In my memory, there seems to be no such person in the first and second bedrooms of the Sheng family. Could it be that he is a descendant of the third bedroom in the Sheng family?

Just as Wei Chen was trying to figure out the identity of the fat man and how to escape, he heard a low voice: "What are you doing?"

"Mr. Sun is here!"

When the three men behind Sheng Changgui heard the voice, they shrank back to their seats like deflated balls.

Wei Chen's pressure suddenly decreased and he let out a breath of relief.

Although the owner of the voice helped him out, Wei Chen always felt that the majesty in the voice was a bit lacking, and there was also a hint of frivolity.

It can be seen from the performances of Sheng Changgui and others that the followers were indeed shocked, but Sheng Changgui himself still stood there nonchalantly, obviously not afraid at all.

"This is

Yes, sir?Why does it feel a little unreliable? "

Wei Chen turned his head to look with confusion, and saw that the person who came was wearing a wrinkled round-neck sweater, his hair was messy, smelled of alcohol, he was standing crookedly, and he was yawning.

Wei Chen looked confused as he looked at the green and black aura around this man's eyes.

What's going on? Why does this gentleman look like he's overindulging in sexual pleasure, and he looks so rat-headed? He doesn't look like a good person!

wrong!

A flash of lightning suddenly flashed in Wei Chen's mind.

The scholar, whose surname is Sun, is also close to the Sheng family. This person cannot be the Youyang prodigy and prime minister Genmiao who passed the scholar examination at the age of 12——

Sun Zhigao... right?

It’s over, it’s over, the more I look at it, the more it looks like what to do!

In an instant, Wei Chen seemed to be struck by five thunders, standing there stupidly, motionless.

Wei Chen was really moved when he met a top teacher like Sun Zhigao as soon as he entered school. He was so moved that he just wanted to run away!

It doesn't matter if you don't go to this school!

Sun Zhigao didn't know what Wei Chen was thinking, so he lazily asked the fat man: "Sheng Changgui, tell me, what happened just now?"

Sheng Changgui replied with a playful smile: "Sir, it's nothing, we are having fun with the new classmates!"

"Well, it's fine."

Sun Zhigao nodded and motioned Sheng Changgui to sit back in his seat, actually believing his words.

After talking to Sheng Changgui, Sun Zhigao turned his head and glanced at Wei Chen, who was absent-minded: "Are you the newly admitted Mengtong?"

Seeing Wei Chen standing there dumbly and not saying anything, Sun Zhigao coughed twice, raised his voice and asked again: "Are you the new Mengtong?"

Wei Chen just woke up from a dream and reluctantly bowed and said: "Student Wei Chen, a native of Xiyin Village, Jingxi Township. He was initiated into Xiyin Society School at the age of seven. He is a new member of the Free School today. I wonder what your instructions are, sir?" "

Sun Zhigao sneered: "Sir? I don't dare to accept it. I haven't accepted your apprenticeship ceremony yet!"

"Tsk, you are trying to find trouble!"

Wei Chen heard the dissatisfaction in Sun Zhigao's tone, and felt a thump in his heart. He sighed to himself that he was really having a bad time. Ever since he entered this school, nothing has gone well for him.

But then I thought about it, wasn't I worried about how to drop out of school? Wouldn't Sun Zhigao be playing into his own hands if he didn't like me?

Thinking of this, Wei Chen simply stopped taking out the six apprenticeship rituals that Wei Ruyi had prepared in advance, and just stared at Sun Zhigao stupidly, secretly expecting Sun Zhigao's anger.

When Wei Chen thought about it, it would be best if Sun Zhigao didn't like him and directly expelled him from the school.

Sun Zhigao looked at Wei Chen's stupid look, and the disgust on his face was barely concealed: It doesn't matter if he is poor, his brain is not working well!If I hadn't been on guard against the old man Sheng Wei taking this opportunity to deduct my expenses, hum!

"Ahem, Wei Chen, right? My father-in-law has already said hello to me. I already know that your family is poor, so the apprenticeship ceremony is not necessary. When you succeed in your studies in the future, it will not be too late to make up for it."

Sun Zhigao's tone was still cold, and it did not ease at all because Wei Chen chose Sheng Wei. Obviously, his father-in-law's face was not that valuable to him.

He continued with a straight face: "Now that you have entered the Free School, you should study the scriptures carefully and don't neglect your homework. In one month, I will test your academic performance. If you fail, you will be reprimanded at the least and expelled from the Free School at the worst. Remember this. ?”

Seeing that Sun Zhigao didn't really care about the apprenticeship ceremony, Wei Chen didn't feel happy at all, but secretly complained.

One more month?

Can you be more straightforward and go through the withdrawal procedures for me now?

Students with limited talent and limited learning cannot really compete with a top teacher like you!

However, Wei Chen only complained secretly and did not really say what was in his heart.

Sun Zhigao's words just now reminded Wei Chen that Wei Ruyi had sacrificed her face to ask for this admission qualification for him. If he just went home like this, how should he explain to Aunt Wei?

Thinking of the expectations and entrustments given to him by Ruyi, the avant-garde who entered the school, Wei Chen felt tangled in his heart.

Otherwise, just stay for a month?