Jia Yujing of Red Mansion

Chapter 48 The First Lesson
One day later, when it was time for the exam, Jia Qiong started walking up the mountain after having breakfast.

The notice in the academy clearly states that candidates are not allowed to ride horses and must walk from the foot of the mountain to the academy.

Moreover, it is stipulated that students must arrive at the entrance of the academy before Si hour, and those who are too late will be eliminated.

It took Jia Qiong more than ten minutes to ride a horse to the academy last time. This time he walked to the academy, which took at least an hour.

Moreover, it had rained lightly in the past two days, which made walking on the mountain road even more difficult. There was a large section of the road in the middle that was very muddy and difficult to walk.

This is naturally nothing to Jia Qiong, but it is a big challenge for many students, especially some young masters from rich families who lack training.

Jia Qiong has good physical fitness and fast feet. Although she started late, she quickly surpassed many people.

When he was more than halfway to the distance, he accidentally saw the fat man Lu Yu and the dark and thin young man Song Mian whom he met on the day of registration.

The little fat man was still dressed like a slut today, but now he was out of breath, his whole body was soaked with sweat, and there was a lot of mud on his body.

And he was shaky when he walked, as if he was going to faint at any moment.

He looked miserable and completely lost the rich boyish temperament he had a few days ago.

Song Mianzheng was helping Lu Yu move forward with difficulty. He himself looked very tired.

Jia Qiong walked up to the two of them and said with a smile: "Brother Nanting, you are a bit weak."

The little fat man said with a sad face: "I, I have never walked so many roads."

Song Mian gasped and said, "Brother Yujing, what a coincidence, we meet again."

"Yes, the three of us are quite destined.

Brother Shuheng, leave Brother Nanting to me.

I have good physical strength, otherwise you two would definitely not have arrived before now. "

After Jia Qiong finished speaking, he picked up the little fat man and walked forward. Lu Yu's weight was nothing to him.

Song Mian came up panting and said, "Brother Yujing, please slow down, don't be too pushy, just switch to me when you're tired."

Jia Qiong smiled and said, "Don't worry, you can just follow me."

Lu Yu grinned and said, "Thank you, Brother Yujing."

Jia Qiong asked: "Brother Nanting, why didn't you bring a servant to help you?"

Along the way, he saw many young masters from rich families who were being helped or even carried up the mountain by their servants.

Lu Yu said depressedly: "Didn't the notice say that you should leave? I think this must be part of the assessment.

In order to miss the time, I went into the mountains as soon as it was dawn. Who knew the mountain road was so difficult to walk. "

After hearing this, Jia Qiong couldn't help but look at this little fat man with admiration.

Although he looks carefree, he is actually very perseverant and very smart.

On the way up the mountain, Jia Qiong saw Tao Dachun and Wu Chengxuan. They were obviously arranged to monitor the candidates.

Of course, they all pretended not to know Jia Qiong, and Shen Yan had obviously given them instructions.

Song Mian agreed and said: "Brother Nanting is right. There must be a reason why the academy asked us to walk up the mountain by ourselves. We cannot take advantage of opportunities."

With Jia Qiong's help, the rest of the way was much easier for them, and the three of them successfully arrived at the gate of the academy before the end of the day.

When they passed the Jinshi Archway, Song Mian and Lu Yu were as excited as if they had been given blood.

The two people, who were half dead from exhaustion, were resurrected with full health.

The middle gate of the academy was wide open today, and the candidates who came before them were sitting in the square in front of the gate to rest.

As soon as Jia Qiong and the others arrived, an academy student came up.

I asked them their names and then asked them to sit down and drink water to rest for a while.

When Si hour arrived, Jia Qiong did a rough count and found that there were only about 500 people at the scene, and about half of them had not arrived before Si hour.At this time, a thin middle-aged man with a majestic face came out of the academy.

He came in front of everyone and said loudly: "The sky is moving vigorously, and a gentleman strives to strive for self-improvement. The terrain is weak, and a gentleman carries things with great virtue."

The notice at the academy has stated that you must walk to the academy by yourself.

All students who asked servants to help, please step forward. "

Lu Yu was happy when he heard this and raised his eyebrows at Jia Qiong and Song Mian proudly.

There was a moment of silence in the crowd, and then eight candidates stood up one after another.

The middle-aged man motioned for them to stand aside.

The faces of these people were very ugly, and they knew that they would definitely not be admitted.

The middle-aged man waited for a while, and when no one came out again, he asked again: "Are there any more?"

This time, no one came out, and the middle-aged people no longer shouted, but just stood there with their eyes closed to relax.

After waiting for about half an hour, more than fifty students suddenly came to the square.

There were more than a dozen of them who were helped up.

Everyone looked at them strangely.

By the time the time came, these people should have been stopped outside the square. How did they get up here?

At this time, the middle-aged man came to the dozen or so people who were being helped up and said pleasantly.

"Although you didn't arrive on time, you all helped others on the way up the mountain.

And you persisted until the end and never gave up, so you can also take the written test. "

The dozen or so students were overjoyed when they heard this, and they all bowed to the middle-aged man to thank him.

The middle-aged man motioned for them to go aside to rest first, and then said to those who stayed there: "See if any of these people have asked their servants to help, and if so, please ask them to go down the mountain by themselves."

"Yes, prison."

These 40 people were all students from the academy. Like Tao Dachun and others, they were scattered on the road pretending to be candidates and were responsible for observing their behavior.

They responded in unison, came to identify among the students, and quickly pointed out twenty more people.

The people who were pointed out all walked away dejectedly, as if they were mourning for their heirs.

After all the students who had violated the rules were asked to come down, the Supervisory Academy came to the eight students who had stood up before.

He said: "Those who came down the mountain just now will never be admitted to the academy.

Although you will not be admitted this time, Wansong Academy welcomes you to come back next year.

No one can stand without faith. I hope you can remember this lesson. "

These eight people felt much more comfortable now that they could compare themselves to those in front of them.

They all saluted respectfully before going down the mountain.

The supervisor walked to the door of the academy, pointed to the couplets on both sides and said: "The walls must be white when you stand up, and you can read more than reaching the blue clouds."

This is the first lesson Wansong Academy teaches you. Regardless of whether you become a student of the Academy in the end, please keep it in mind. "

"Students remember the teacher's teachings."

More than four hundred students responded loudly, and their voices echoed in the mountains for a long time.

At the same time, they also respected this prisoner from the bottom of their hearts.

(End of this chapter)