The Red Mansions

Chapter 37 To the Academy

On the first day of May, Jia Yun woke up before dawn.

Today he is going to the Jinling Guild Hall to pick up Xia Baichuan, officially entering the stage of study and study.

The road to fame and fame begins here, so Jia Yun can't help being excited.

The fog in the early morning is very heavy, the pedestrians on the street are looming, and the lanterns in twos and threes flicker with faint light.

Although Jia Yun has good eyesight, she still carried a lantern and walked on the street at a leisurely pace, leading the little donkey.

"I hope everything goes well." Jia Yun prayed silently, feeling a little apprehensive.

No matter how you say it, Xia Baichuan is still a gentleman, a serious master, if he regrets not wanting to teach himself to read, there is nothing he can do.

After arriving at the Jinling Guild Hall, the sky was already bright.

Jia Yun found Xia Baichuan, and saw that his salute had already been taken care of by his book boy, Xiao Shitou.

After some salutations and greetings, Jia Yun was about to help bring the salute out, when a person came from outside and said loudly: "Brother Yi, is this over?"

Jia Yun turned her head to look, and her heart skipped a beat.

This person was the scholar who slapped the table in his shop and babbled wildly on the day the shop opened.

Jia Yun glanced at Xia Baichuan, and said to herself, "Listen to what you just said, is this person going to my house with Mr.?"

Seeing that this person is even carrying the burden, Jia Yun knew that her guess should be close to ten.

This is not possible, Jia Yun has no time to hide from such an outspoken person, why let him live in his own house?

To put it bluntly, this product is a ticking time bomb, if it is not complete, it will cause trouble one day, implicating myself, and even my family.

Now that I have small arms and legs, I can't stand the slightest wave.

Thinking of this, Jia Yun hurriedly walked up to Xia Baichuan and saluted: "I'm bothering you sir, this junior came here today, but I actually want to return your letter from my husband, please forgive me, this junior's status is despicable, and I can't afford to be taught by my husband."

After finishing speaking, he left without waiting for Xia Baichuan to speak.

"Huh?" Xia Baichuan stretched out his hand and frowned as he watched Jia Yun's background disappear into the guild hall.

Liu Yong'an was also at a loss. After a long while, he came back to his senses and asked, "Brother You Yi, what's going on?"

"I don't know, I'm wondering too!" Xia Baichuan shook his head and replied.

Liu Yong'an pondered for a moment, and asked curiously: "Brother You Yi, who is this kid? So arrogant and rude!"

"A collateral descendant of the Jia family." Xia Baichuan replied.

Liu Yong'an said: "This shouldn't be, don't say he is a descendant of the Jia family, even if he is a direct son, he wouldn't dare to neglect us like this?"

Xia Baichuan thought about it, and felt that today's matter was a bit strange.

When Jia Yun came over earlier, she was still very enthusiastic, just waiting...just after Liu Yongan came in, Jia Yun's expression changed instantly, it is possible that Jia Yun knew Liu Yongan.

Thinking of this, Xia Baichuan tentatively asked: "Brother Zijing, do you know Brother Yun?"

"I don't know him, but he looks familiar." Liu Yong'an replied, after thinking about it for a while, he suddenly thought of the Jia family, and suddenly said:
"Uh, I remembered. I do know this kid. He opened a braised stew shop on Ning Rong Street. The business is pretty good. Once I lost my temper in his shop, probably because of that scare. Let's go!"

Xia Baichuan nodded when he heard this, and said: "That makes sense. Although this person has an excellent temperament and is shrewd in his actions, he is just a grassroots person without status. With Brother Zijing's temper, it is not enough to scare him with some overreaching words. Strange."

"Hey, it's a pity that such a good seedling for studying is let go like this, and the meals he cooked, I guess I won't have the chance to taste them in the future."

Ever since Jia Yun brought him ten court dishes to eat last time, Xia Baichuan has been in love with him during this period of time, and he has been looking forward to going to Jia Yun's house, and let Jia Yun have a few times to eat. want.

Liu Yong'an said angrily: "So, this kid avoided leaving because he saw me. This is too rude!"

"Don't talk about it, you know your temper. Anyone who knows you a little bit will not dare to have a close relationship with you." Xia Baichuan said expressionlessly.

Liu Yong'an stared at Xia Baichuan dumbfounded, and said loudly: "Well, you Xia Youyi, it's a pity that I still regard you as a confidant, but you say that about me..."

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On the street, Jia Yun led the little donkey, secretly thinking that it was bad luck.

"Looks like I have to go to the academy," Jia Yun thought.

There is an academy outside the city, called Qingshan Academy, as long as you pay money, you can go in and study, but there are not many restrictions.

Of course, an academy that can stand upright in the capital must have a few brushes, and the academy is not all about money, their main purpose is to cultivate talents.

The reason why Jia Yun did not choose Qingshan Academy as his first choice was that his foundation was too poor. Apart from being able to read and write calligraphy, he could not read a few chapters in classical Chinese.

The second is that Qingshan Academy is outside the city, and it is managed in a closed manner. There are only two days of bathing vacation every month. If he stays in the academy for a long time, he will feel a little worried about his family.

Of course, being able to find a one-on-one, hands-on tutor is definitely better than going to an academy to eat a big pot meal.

Unfortunately, I just gave up this opportunity.

However, compared to the safety of herself and her family, Jia Yun did not regret the choice just now.

After half an hour, Jia Yun came to Qingshan Academy.

Qingshan Academy is built on the mountain, and there is a gate at the foot of the mountain. Jia Yun saw the deserted interior of the academy, and asked a steward on duty at the door to find out that the first and second grades are the days when the academy rests.

However, this does not affect Jia Yun's registration. The requirements for registration are quite simple. You have to show your household registration and submit another year of Shu Xiu to register.

Shuxiu is a bit expensive, 300 taels a year, because every year during the holidays of the twelfth lunar month and the first lunar month, there are only ten months to study in the academy, so it is equivalent to a tuition fee of 30 taels a month.

After registering and making the book, the steward took Jia Yun to the dormitory and the school for a walk. After all, the money was collected, and the attitude was very enthusiastic.

The steward told Jia Yun on the way that the college is divided into upper, middle and lower schools. Among them, the lower school mainly teaches students without fame, the middle school teaches students who have achieved fame as a scholar, and the upper school teaches students who have achieved fame.

"The lower court has the most people, nearly 3000 people, divided into 300 classes according to the learning progress, the intermediate court has only more than 50 people, and the upper court has only more than [-] people." The steward said with a smile.

Jia Yun sighed: "There are so many people, it's amazing!"

The steward laughed loudly and said, "Haha, that's right, I think of Qingshan Academy, every time I take an exam, there is no one who is lower than five people on the list, do you think it's amazing?"

"It's amazing, it's amazing!" Jia Yun praised.

Although he hasn't entered the imperial examination room yet, he has already inquired about how difficult it is to get in the imperial examination. It is not an exaggeration to say that thousands of troops cross the single-plank bridge.

And this Qingshan Academy has more than five people on the list every time, which shows that it is not a fluke, but a real ability.

The steward was quite satisfied with Jia Yun's attitude, he said happily:
"It's the right thing for you to come to our academy. Studying here, not only can you receive a good education now, but when you enter the court and become an official, you will have countless seniors to help you..."

Fuck, why do you think this is a gang formation?
But Jia Yun was very happy when he heard it, he is not a pedantic person, he is helpless in this world, if he can really meet some brothers from the same school in the future, it will be something to be happy about.

(End of this chapter)