Jia Yujing of Red Mansion

Chapter 20 Wang Family Private School
Early the next morning, Xu Shan carried the six apprenticeship rituals prepared by his aunt and accompanied Jia Qiong to Wang's house.

Jia Qiong originally wanted to come by himself, but Xu Shan was still worried and insisted on picking him up.

It will be good if the family buys a carriage in a few days and Tian Li can take him to and from school.

It would be more convenient if he learned to ride a horse and he could go back and forth by himself.

When we arrived at Wang's house, there was a fat man in green silk clothes standing at the door. When he saw Jia Qiong and Xu Shan coming, he immediately ran out to greet them.

He greeted warmly: "Brother Xu, Brother Qiong, you are here."

Jia Qiong asked: "Brother Yi, why are you standing at the door?"

Wang Yi grinned and said: "Of course I'm waiting for you.

My father said that you were coming to my house for private study and asked me to wait for you at the door in the morning. "

"Go in, Qiusheng, I'll go back first and pick you up in the afternoon."

Xu Shan said hello to Wang Yi, handed the gift basket to Jia Qiong and went back.

Wang Yi held Jia Qiong in his arms and walked inside, talking nonstop along the way.

Before they even arrived, Jia Qiong had already grasped the situation of the Wang family's private school.

This little fat boy Wang Yi is Wang Hun's only son. He is only a few months older than Jia Qiong and has a somewhat out-of-touch personality.

He was a huge fan of the Condor Shooting, and happened to meet Jia Qiong once in Wenhui Building.

After knowing his identity, I immediately clung to him like a dog-skin plaster, chasing him to see the chapters behind The Condor.

Jia Qiong was helpless and told him that all the manuscripts were at his grandfather's house and asked him to go there and read them by himself.

As a result, he immediately ran to Wang Mu, stole the manuscript, and ran back to read it in Wenhui Building.

Then he was caught by Old Man Wang who came over, and he had a hearty meal of fried pork with bamboo shoots.

The two became friends after that.

Although Wang Yi has a somewhat out-of-touch personality, he is kind-hearted and friendly, and Jia Qiong also has a good impression of him.

Later, Jia Qiong introduced him to Xu Shan. He deeply admired his cousin's martial arts and often pestered him to learn martial arts.

Through Wang Yi's introduction, Jia Qiong roughly knew about the Wang family's private education.

The gentleman here is named Wang Jisi, and he is a member of a branch of the Wang family's hometown.

He was awarded the title of Juren, and ranked No. 35 in the Jinling Provincial Township Examination in the 8th year of Hongwu High School.

However, his career did not go well after that, and he failed to pass the exam four times in a row.

In addition, as he got older, he had no intention of taking the exam again, and he didn't want to be a low-ranking official, so he only studied at home.

Because of his good conduct and profound knowledge, he was invited by Wang Mu to teach the children of the clan.

There are currently only nine students in Wang's private school, including Wang Yi's brothers and sisters, as well as his nephews and nieces.

They have all passed the stage of enlightenment and have begun to study the Four Books and Five Classics. Jia Qiong has also met several of them.

The two people were talking and came to a quiet courtyard. The three characters Mingde Hall were written on the plaque at the door.

The yard is covered with pines, cypresses and bamboos. In the middle is a large building with windows on all sides, facing south and covering an area of ​​two to three hundred square meters.

"One side of this house is the school, and the other side is the husband's residence. I will take you to meet the teacher first."

Wang Yi said and led Jia Qiong into the school.

Because this building has windows on all sides and the beams are very high, the light in the school is very good and the windows are bright and clean.

There are no pillars in the hall, so you can clearly see the lecture no matter where you are.

The lecture room was separated by a large screen with a portrait of Confucius, the most holy teacher, on it. There were three rows of long desks and backless chairs at the bottom of the hall.

The two passed through the screen and came to the back room, where they met Mr. Wang Jisi.

He looks to be about 40 years old. He is wearing a dark silk shirt, a wide robe with soap edges, and a soft cloth headband. He is dressed in a standard manner.

The two of them bowed in greeting, and Jia Qiong offered him the apprenticeship ceremony.

Wang Jisi asked Wang Yi to go out and review the book first, leaving Jia Qiong alone.

Wang Jisi said calmly: "Jia Qiong, I have read your poems.

I'm afraid I won't be able to write a poem like "Mo Mei" in my lifetime.

To be honest, I don't know what I can teach you. "

Jia Qiong bowed and said, "Sir, I am determined to take the imperial examination, but I don't have a good teacher. I would like to learn craftsmanship from you."

Wang Jisi asked with a smile: "Why do you study?" Jia Qiong thought for a while and said: "Cultivate oneself, manage the family, govern the country, and bring peace to the world."

Wang Jisi nodded and said: "Okay, you have great ambitions.

But as my teacher, I hope you can act in accordance with the right path and maintain integrity and justice.

When I give lectures, I first want you to learn the methods of establishing yourself in the ancient sages.

Fame is only a means to realize your ambitions, and you must not put the cart before the horse. "

Jia Qiong bowed respectfully and said, "Students, please remember this."

"Bagu art is not like poetry, it is a Taoist temple inside a snail shell.

Although talent is helpful, the more important thing is to study hard and strive for excellence.
I know that you are extremely talented, but you have to work hard to achieve your goals.

If you can't put your mind to it, no matter how talented you are, it's useless, you know. "

Jia Qiong still replied respectfully: "Student understands."

Wang Jisi was originally worried that Jia Qiong would inevitably become a little arrogant after becoming famous at a young age, and wanted to give him a beating.

Unexpectedly, he had no arrogance at all. Wang Jisi nodded with satisfaction and asked: "What books have you read? What treatments have you had?"

Jia Qiong replied: "The student has read through the Four Books and Five Classics. He has also read the annotations of the Four Books and the chapters and sentences of the Five Classics in general. In addition, he has also read some selected works of contemporary literature."

Wang Jisi then asked Jia Qiong some questions, which was considered a preliminary test before admission.

Jia Qiong has a photographic memory. Although the Four Books and Five Classics are not as easy to memorize as poems, Jia Qiong has made great efforts to study them carefully in the past two months. The foundation is naturally very solid, not to mention memorizing them fluently.

However, there were too many words in the annotations to the Four Books and the chapters and sentences in the Five Classics, and he had only briefly read them.

After Wang Jisi asked a few questions, he roughly knew what Jia Qiong's foundation was.

He said: "In this dynasty, when selecting scholars through the imperial examination, eight essays were emphasized before the provincial examination, and after the provincial examination strategy became even more important.

As a teacher, he specializes in the Book of Rites, and only has a rough understanding of the other four classics.

There’s no rush, you can decide for yourself what kind of treatment you want.

As for policy articles, they are not my specialty, so you will need to seek guidance from famous teachers in the future.

As a teacher, I can first teach you how to make eight-legged art.

Tonight, you will first write a contemporary article with the title: "If a gentleman is loyal to his relatives, the people will thrive on benevolence; if he does not leave old things behind, the people will not steal."

Leave the morning class to me tomorrow. Now go get ready for class. "

Jia Qiong had passed the test. When he returned to the school, he saw nine boys and girls sitting upright behind the desk, ready to start class.

The eldest among them is about twelve or thirteen years old, and the younger one is about eight or nine years old.

Wang Yi said that his children would go out to study when they were fifteen, and his sisters would no longer go to school after they were fifteen.

Several of these people had seen Jia Qiong before and stood up to greet him first.

Then several people whom he had never met before also came forward one by one and introduced themselves.

There were three little girls among them, and they also came forward to see the ceremony gracefully.

The attitude is very friendly, and there is no plot where someone doesn't like him and jumps out to find trouble.

Among them was a girl in white who stood out among the crowd.

She is quite tall, more than 1.5 meters tall by visual inspection, and is taller than everyone present.

What's even more interesting is that her name is Wang Yuyan.

Wang Yuyan is Wang Yi's biological sister and Wang Hun's only daughter. She is 12 years old this year.

Not only does she have bright eyes and white teeth, she is as beautiful as a peach and plum, but she also has a graceful figure and various manners. She has already shown her allure at a young age.

Jia Qiong couldn't help but sigh in her heart, Wang Yuyan will be a stunning beauty when she grows up.

But I don't know what Qin Keqing, Lin Daiyu, Xue Baochai and others are like, and how they compare to Wang Yuyan.

"Brother Qiong, come and sit here."

After everyone saw the ceremony, Wang Yi took Jia Qiong and sat behind the third desk on the left.

There is a thick stack of books placed on it, which are obviously the teaching materials needed for class.

Wang Yi is sitting behind him, and Wang Yuyan is on his right side.

(End of this chapter)