Jia Yujing of Red Mansion

Chapter 52 The Strange Task
After a short interlude, everyone quickly arrived.

What’s interesting is that everyone came here alone, even those from rich families.

Obviously, yesterday's exam left a deep impression on everyone, and the first class in the academy has been deeply rooted in people's hearts.

Although the exam was over and the academy did not say that we could not ride horses this time or let servants help, everyone still walked here with a tacit understanding.

Although Jia Qiong is the youngest, he is the natural leader.

He counted silently in his mind, and as soon as everyone arrived, he called for everyone to set off.

Yesterday I went up the mountain to take an exam, but today I went up the mountain to enroll in school.

The state of mind is different, and the experience along the way is also different.

The strong ones helped the weak ones, and the rugged mountain road seemed less difficult to climb.

After arriving at the academy, everyone was led to the dormitory by the deacon.

But everyone discovered to their dismay that their residence was actually a large dormitory.

The huge house has four rows of large bunks, three rows of long tables and chairs, and a dozen cabinets. It can accommodate 50 people without any problem.

Fortunately, there are many windows on all sides, so the room is very bright.

But the freshmen were a little dumbfounded. As a large academy well-known in Jiangnan, the conditions are too simple.

Lu Yu couldn't help complaining: "I spent 2000 taels of silver, and you are allowed to live in a place like this. Isn't it true?"

Several freshmen who had already moved into the academy yesterday said, "This is it. We have stayed here for one night."

"That's right, everyone can pick up their things after choosing a spot."

Song Mian comforted him: "Brother Nanting, it's just a little crowded here, but the rest is fine. You see, the bedding and pillows are all new."

The little fat man shouted depressedly: "The key is that this place is too crowded, I probably won't be able to sleep well at night.

Do you like to snore, grind your teeth, and talk in your sleep? You are not allowed to sleep next to me! "

As soon as the little fat man said this, everyone burst into laughter, and the depressed mood eased a little.

The deacon who led everyone here said: "Everyone has chosen their beds, and then come with me to get daily supplies and teaching materials."

Jia Qiong clapped her hands and said, "Everyone, go get your things with the deacon first. If you have any questions, we'll talk about it when you come back."

Immediately, he chose a bed next to the wall and placed the bundle on it.

He also placed his bow, arrows, spear and sword against the wall.

With Jia Qiong taking the lead, everyone quickly selected beds, and then followed the deacon to get teaching materials and daily necessities.

The prison had already given instructions yesterday, so everyone didn't bring much.

For example, Jia Qiong's family is just down the mountain, so she only brought one bag with two sets of underwear and shoes. The academy will provide everything else.

When they arrived at the warehouse, each person received two uniform sets of student uniforms according to their body shape. What was strange was that there were also two sets of coarse short brown uniforms commonly worn by coolies.

After returning from collecting the things, Jia Qiong had almost figured it out.

This dormitory should be just their temporary residence, because there is only one room here.

No other old students live here, so this is obviously not the Qingsongyuan where the foreign students live.

Nowadays, freshmen are equivalent to the military training period when they first enter college in future generations. It is estimated that the academy will have to make them suffer a little first.

As soon as everyone settled down, several old students appeared outside the window.

The leader smiled and said: "Juniors, please remember me.

My name is Xu Mu, and my nickname is Fengnian.

Several of us came to the academy last year and are responsible for helping you get familiar with the academy as soon as possible.

We just finished morning class, everyone must be hungry.
Everyone, put on your short brown clothes and go to dinner with us first. "

"Why change to short brown?"

"It seems they want us to work."

"I don't know, let's change it first."

The freshmen changed their clothes with doubts, and then followed the senior brothers to the dining hall.

On the way, the old students told the new students about the meal times and some rules in the college.

Three meals a day, breakfast before Chen hour, lunch from noon to midday, and dinner from Shenzheng to Youchu.

When everyone arrived at the canteen, many old students were already eating.Many old students got to know some of the freshmen because they had dinner together yesterday and greeted them one after another.

Especially Jia Qiong, most of the people in the college know him.

The few who didn't recognize him became acquainted when everyone said hello to him.

Jia Qiong, the old student I met yesterday, could all call him by name and return the favor one by one.

By the time he finished his work, the freshmen had packed their meals and sat down to eat.

Jia Qiong also hurried to get food. He was hungry after working hard all morning.

There were five dishes and one soup on the square table, three meat and three vegetarian dishes, all served in large bowls.

There is enough food for a table of eight people, and more can be added if not enough.

On the way, Tao Dachun and others came over and chatted with them.

Before leaving, Tao Dachun warned them: "Our college is different from other places.

It’s quite hard for freshmen when they first come here, but that’s how we all get here too.

Heaven is about to send a great mission to the people of Sri Lanka, and they must first work hard on their hearts and minds, and work hard on their muscles and bones.

I believe you guys will get used to it soon. "

After hearing Tao Dachun's words, the freshmen had a very bad premonition, and soon this bad premonition became a reality.

After the freshmen finished eating, the senior brothers who brought them to eat took them to a large courtyard.

There is a sign of Qingsongyuan hanging on the door of the courtyard. This is the residence of Wai Shesheng.

Xu Fengnian pointed to the houses in the yard and said: "Juniors, all the students in our academy live in Qingsongyuan.

You see, these houses are all for four people per room, so they are quite comfortable to live in.

However, our academy has become very famous in recent years, more and more people come here because of its reputation, and the number of students enrolled every year has also been increasing.

The original houses in Qingsongyuan are no longer enough for you, so I have no choice but to live in Datongpu first.

It is a tradition in our college that if new students do not have a place to live, they need to build their own houses.

The seniors who dropped out this year have vacated five rooms, so you only need to build six more rooms.

There are still many open spaces here in Qingsongyuan. You can choose a place to build your own house.

The winter here in Hangzhou is not very cold, so just build the simplest bamboo house. "

The freshmen were all stunned after hearing Xu Fengnian's words. Even Jia Qiong, a modern person, was a little dumbfounded.

Even though he has experienced the era of information explosion, he has never seen such a naughty operation!
He actually asked the freshmen to build their own houses. No matter how big his imagination was, he would never have imagined that the academy would dare to do this.

After the initial shock, the freshmen found it difficult to accept and began to complain one after another.

"Senior Brother Xu, how can we build a house? Isn't this forcing others to do something difficult?"

"Yes, we are here to study in the academy, how can we be allowed to do such a thing!"

"How can I build a house with my small body?"

"Can the house we build ourselves be lived in? Will it collapse easily?"

“Can’t we spend money to hire people to come to CCB?”

……

Xu Fengnian had already expected these complaints. He smiled and said: "When we first came here last year, we had the same thoughts as you do now.

But we don’t think so now, and I believe you will be the same as us after you finish it.

There is no use complaining. When the dormitories are all built, when will you be able to move out?

By the way, there is another way.

You can also study hard and then perform well in the quarterly exam three months later.

Those with excellent grades can go to the inner or upper houses, where the houses are quite generous.

But I have to remind you that all 42 of you must pass the exam together.

This can be regarded as your sharing the joys and sorrows.

Otherwise, the academy will not let you go to the inner dormitory. "

(End of this chapter)