Dong Rong turned her head to look for her younger brother, but saw Silly Zhu looking at herself in a daze, so she blushed rarely, lowered her head and brushed her sideburns, and asked with a smile, "What, it's strange for me to dress like this?" ”

Silly Zhu shook his head, although he didn't speak, his eyes became deeper and more demagogic. Dong Rong's heartbeat became more and more violent, and she suddenly felt that Silly Zhu seemed a little strange today, but before she could speak again, Dong Ping's master and servant came over.

Dong Ping changed into a stone-blue kudzu linen gown, with a belt embroidered with moire of the same color around his waist, a square scarf on his head, and gray wide-mouth shoes under his feet, and the cloth socks inside became more and more snow-white and clean. Kiko also wore a set of blue shorts and pants, carried two packages in her hands, and reached out from time to time to touch her new clothes, her face full of excitement and joy.

Dong Rong shook her head, reluctantly threw away the doubts in her heart, and instead carefully straightened her headscarf for her younger brother, and insisted on carrying the bookcase for him. Dong Ping was reluctant to let his sister suffer, so he scrambled and refused to let go.

The cuckoo washed the dishes and came out of the stove, and when he saw this, he smiled and said, "Sister Rong and Brother Ping'er are really handsome like this, and they are not much worse than the sons and daughters of those big families in the city." After a few days, I will cut a few more new clothes for you, and it is better to keep them than to sew them in the embroidery village. ”

Dong Rong hurriedly waved her hand and responded, "There is enough work during the day, sister-in-law don't be tired." I still have enough clothes to wear, and Brother Ping'er's bedding and clothes are also finished. When it's cold in a few days, I'll pick out some good cotton and come back, and my sister-in-law will sew a few more thick quilts for you and your cousin to cover, which is a serious matter. ”

The cuckoo lived a careful life, and when he heard this, he excused himself and said, "No, no, just move two old quilts from home." ”

Dong Rong is a man of action, and he feels that he will just buy cloth and cotton when the time comes. Therefore, she didn't persuade much, and instructed the stupid pillar to take Dong Ping's master and servant out of the courtyard with two sentences. Silly Zhu stood by the door and looked at the backs of the three of them, not knowing what he was thinking, his expression suddenly happy and hesitant, constantly changing, but there was no stupidity...

The college that Dong Ping studied is called Bailu, and if you talk about fame, you can also rank in the top ten in the entire Daqi. It is said that the first president of the academy was the former emperor's concubine, who was erudite and virtuous, and was deeply respected by the emperor. Taifu is old and wants to teach and educate people, and cultivate talents for Daqi. If this matter is put on someone else, then the court officials with all their evil intentions will keep and participate in a crime of snaring the party and trying to do wrong. But Taifu is the former emperor's husband, who dares to be disrespectful, not to mention that the emperor also gave a plaque.

So the doors of the major families sent their children and grandchildren to support the door, and the Taifu personally examined and accepted some poor students who entered the door, and the Bailu Academy opened in full swing.

Now decades have passed, although with the death of the old dean and the old emperor, the academy no longer has its original glory, but the groups of "peach and plum" who have gone out from this still take great care of the academy. The current dean is also a holy hand who is famous for his poetry and paintings, and most of the hired gentlemen are rigorous and erudite people, so the academy has always stayed in the ranks of first-class universities.

The students in the two or three prefectures in the north of Daqi are still proud to study in Bailu, and for many years, Qingxian County has also been more lively and prosperous than elsewhere because of the stop of many students.

The three of the Dong family's master and servant walked all the way into the city, passed through the streets, and soon arrived outside the gate of the academy located in the northeast corner of the county. Today is the day when the academy opens its doors to accept disciples, and many young people who have been enlightened in the private school are standing in line outside the door accompanied by their father and brother, waiting for the steward of the academy to arrange to meet their husband.

If the gentleman passes the school examination and his character is not too problematic, he will be officially admitted to the college. Mr. Shuyuan taught for a few years, according to his academic arrangement, to obtain children's qualifications, show talent and fame, and then go to the provincial city to take the examination, enter the Beijing will try to take the Jinshi examination, the palace examination champion, the first level slowly into the official career, and finally squeeze into the power class.

Dong Rong looked at the queue that had already lined up two streets away, and secretly sighed that the temptation of fame and fortune was really too great. This time and space are the same as in her previous life, and it is the most expensive thing for children to study. Not to mention how expensive these consumables are, not to mention how expensive they are, even the bundle is also a heavy burden.

This Bailu Academy is bound to twenty taels a year, although the food and accommodation are all covered by the academy, but it is really not cheap, after all, these silver dollars are enough for ordinary farmers to live comfortably for five years. Even so, there are so many people who grit their teeth and send their children here, and their hearts are not sincere.

Dong Ping had been studying in the academy for half a year last year, if it weren't for the fact that he accidentally ate a bad stomach during the Xiucai exam, and the director did not perform abnormally and failed to make the list, now he has already worn the fame of Xiucai on his head, how could he still be surrounded by the Niu family and do farm work at home for more than half a year. Now he stood at the gate of the academy again, his hands trembled with excitement for a while, and he secretly vowed to study hard in the future, worthy of his years of hard study, and not to live up to his sister's love.

Dong Rong's sister and brother waited for the academy to open the side door while watching the excitement, but in two quarters of an hour, one hundred and ten students who were also wearing long robes and scarves arrived one after another.

Several of them saw Dong Ping, who was standing at the base of the wall from a distance, came to him with a happy face, and said with a smile after bowing to each other, "Juncheng, why are you here?" But in the second half of the year, you want to study at the college with us? ”

Dong Ping was also very happy when he saw his former classmates and friends, and nodded again and again, "Exactly, I want you to take care of you in the future." ”

One of the thin scholars smiled and squeezed his eyes, and quipped, "Juncheng's return to the academy is a happy event, not to mention others, at least a fat man will not have to worry about finding someone to write the policy for him in the future." ”

Everyone laughed, and the fat scholar who was ridiculed was so embarrassed that he grabbed the thin man and hit him twice, and at the end, he grabbed Dong Ping's shoulder and generously admitted, "Brother Juncheng's strategy is the best, if I don't catch him for help, can't I still find you?" Last time, I don't know who was scolded by Mr. The article doesn't make sense! ”

His words overturned a group of people with a rod, and the students searched their stomachs one after another to find out what he had done in the past year and told Dong Ping about it. For a while, the laughter spread far away, causing the young people in line to turn their heads from time to time, fantasizing that they could make a few such classmates and friends when they entered the academy, and how good it would be to play and read together.

Everyone was laughing happily, but a black painted flat-headed carriage was driving towards the academy very arrogantly. A group of teenagers who lined up in an orderly manner screamed in fright and flashed to the side, and they all opened their mouths to reprimand, "Whose carriage is this, what should I do if I hurt someone?" ”

The strong servant who was driving the carriage ignored the words of everyone, and directly parked the carriage outside the side door, and the handsome boy sitting on the wheel immediately jumped out of the carriage and respectfully opened the door.

An extremely obese young student in a royal blue satin robe got out of the car and glanced at everyone coldly, looking extremely disdainful and annoyed, and did not have the slightest intention of apologizing. There was a short-tempered young man who was about to ask for justice, but he was persuaded to endure by his father and brother, who did not want to make trouble.

Seeing this, the thin scholar in front of Dong Ping pursed his lips and mocked, "Xue Dashao is really getting more and more prestigious, but it's a pity that he has studied in the academy for so many years, and he only grows fat but not knowledge, and he can do this thing of bullying junior brothers who have not yet started." ”

Everyone frowned and nodded, not wanting that Xue Dashao's body to be fat, but his ears were extremely smart. When he heard the prestige, he saw Dong Ping standing in the middle of the crowd, and a pair of small eyes immediately lit up.

"Dong Juncheng, you came to be a scholar for me?" He shook the gold-painted fan in his hand and said with a smug smile, "Haha, I knew why I had to do it today." I can tell you, Young Master Ben is not short of scholars to serve now, but he still lacks a slave to wash his feet! ”

The previous students turned blue with hatred when they heard this, and when they looked at Dong Ping again, their eyes were full of pity and heartache. Why Dong Ping dropped out of school before, they also know a little bit. Failing the exam, making it difficult for the stepmother, and being poor and unable to provide for the study, any of these three reasons is a problem. They also wanted to help, but they were not wealthy, and it was not good to meddle in other people's housework at will, so they watched Dong Ping leave.

Now is the time to rejoice in the return of his friend, and I don't want to know that he can return to the academy at once, and he will have to pay such a heavy price. So they pulled Dong Ping one after another, gritted their teeth and persuaded him, "Juncheng, he obviously wants to humiliate you." You must not be a slave to him, otherwise even if you go to school in the future, you will not have the face to look up and be a man. ”

"That's right, Juncheng, we all have a few taels of silver in our hands, and if we take it out, it's enough to tie up for a year, you go back to the academy to study first, and we'll figure out a way next year."

As several people spoke, they began to untie their purses and pour money, and Dong Ping's eyes were red when he was moved. He hurriedly stretched out his hand to stop them, and said in a low voice, "Thank you for your kindness, but..."

That Xue Da rarely saw them staging a scene of affection and friendship like this, so he shook his fan angrily and scolded, "A group of poor beggars also came to study in the academy, it's really a joke." Hurry up and go home to farm and harvest buds, if you sell a few more money, maybe you can marry a wild girl to pass on the ancestry, save the ancestral incense, and have no face to see people! ”

These words were too vicious, and the thin scholars forgot to take out the silver, and after rolling up their sleeves, they were about to step forward to teach the eldest young master with eyes to his forehead.

Dong Ping didn't want to get into trouble, after all, he just wanted to study hard when he came to the academy, but a few friends stood up for him, and he couldn't avoid them no matter what.

Thinking of this, he untied the bulging purse around his waist and said loudly, "Young Master Xue, put away your rude face, I won't be your scholar and slave." This is my constraint, I will concentrate on studying in the academy for the next year, if you want to compete with me, it is better to focus more on your schoolwork. ”

The thin students looked back at the purse in Dong Ping's hand in surprise, and asked loudly, "Juncheng, are you serious?" ”

"Of course." Dong Ping nodded heavily, his waist extremely straight.

"Great, great." Everyone cheered, and then looked at Xue Dashao's eyes full of disdain, "How many times has Mr. Juncheng praised his schoolwork." It's not something that can be compared to some stupid people who don't know all the words! ”

"That is, if you want to humiliate him, you should wait for the next life." ZM