Chapter 4 Private School
Half an hour later, the village chief returned with a stack of registration documents.
"We went to the tent area on the east side and we were divided into five tents, which was enough for all of us. Three meals a day are next to the tent area on the west side, and eating is free. Captain Witt said loudly to the group.
It's not that he wants to speak loudly, it's that there are too many people, and it's noisy, and he can't hear it clearly from five meters away.
"After three days, it will be the test time, and everyone will arrange their own travel in the county seat during these three days.
Adults are optimistic about their children, don't get lost, the county is so big, it's hard to find if you get lost. After setting up everyone's accommodation, the village chief reminded the parents of the children who had followed.
"Okay, village chief. Everyone promised that many adults were not coming to the county for the first time, and they all knew the rules.
"Father, let's go to Beicheng, the private school that Mr. James recommended for his senior is over there. Tianlu walked to Carter's side and said that before leaving for the county seat, Mr. James in the village gave a letter of recommendation.
"Okay, I'll take you. Father Carter thought for a moment and nodded.
An hour later.
Father and son came to a private school called 'Genius School'.
It was teaching time, and the door was closed.
Father Carter looked up at the sky. "In half an hour, school should be over." Let's wait. ”
"Good. Tianxing also glanced at the sky, the sun in the sky had begun to set in the west, and school should be out soon.
The father and son waited quietly in front of the private school, and half an hour later, the door of the private school opened.
A group of little guys rushed out with cloth bags on their shoulders, don't run and shout where the children next to them are going to play, and they don't notice the two people next to them.
The children's innocence and playful nature are unleashed at the end of class.
In less than ten minutes, no children had come out.
At this time, an old man came out and saw a big and a small one standing at the door, probably knowing that he was here to study.
Politely asked, "Who are you looking for?"
"Hello uncle, we're here to find Mr. Jax. It was Mr. James who recommended us to come. Carter hurriedly took two steps forward
"Okay, come in with me!".
"Okay, thanks. "Thank you, uncle. "Carter and Skywalker returned.
Tianxing is thinking very openly now, since it is now a child's body, words and deeds cannot be too maverick, and children must have some children's consciousness.
The old man guided the father and son in front and took them to the hall to sit down.
"Sit down for a moment, and I'll inform Mr. Jakes. After saying that, he walked to the door next to him.
Carter and Tianxing looked around, the brightly lit and bookish hall, sitting quietly on the dark hardwood stools beside them.
Looking at the decoration style and item style of this hall, this Teacher Jax should be a strict and self-disciplined person.
A few minutes later, the old man led an elder who looked older than him over.
"I'm Jakes, are you two here to find me?" said the old man who looked a little similar to Mr. James as the elder approached Carter and Skywalker.
The old man spoke with a sense of kindness and majesty, and people couldn't help but feel willing to listen and trust.
"Hello Mr. Jakes, I'm Carter, this is my youngest son Tianxing, and we were recommended by Mr. James to come here to find you. Carter quickly got up and replied respectfully.
"Hello Mr. Jakes, I am Tianxing, and Mr. James often wants me to mention you, saying that you are a wise man with a heart and a lot of literature. Before leaving, Mr. James asked me to bring a letter to you. As he spoke, he took out a letter from his bosom and handed it to Jakes.
"Hahaha, this old boy, as soon as I heard you speak, I knew that he must have taught it. Jakes took the letter as he spoke, opened it and read it, and read it quickly.
There are quite a few pages in this letter, and Jakes seems to have read it so quickly that he has the ability to read ten lines at a glance.
"It turned out to be Xiao Tianxing, but my brother strongly recommended you to come to me in a letter. Do you really know all the scripts that are common to the Sunset Kingdom by now?" said Jakes, somewhat disbelieving.
"Well, Mr. Jakes, you can test me and you'll know if it's true. Xiao Tianxing said confidently.
I thought it was Mr. James's brother, no wonder Mr. James was so confident that when he came here, Mr. Jakes would definitely receive him.
"Well, I like students who are so confident. Kate, you help me get the Sunset Kingdom Benji from my study. Jax first said to Tianxing, and then turned to the old man who led the two in.
"Yes, Mr. Jakes. After saying that, Uncle Kate turned around and left, and returned in less than two minutes, holding a brown leather book almost five centimeters thick and handing it to Jakes.
Jax handed the result book to Tianxing and said, "This is the history of the kingdom written in the official common language of the Sunset Kingdom, you can read the introduction of the kingdom at the beginning." ”
I took the heavy history of the kingdom, opened the first page, read it, and read it without hesitation.
"The Sunset King was founded in the third year of the Imperial Empire by 'Sith Smith', one of the ten generals who followed the founding emperor of the Eternal Sun Empire, the 'Eternal Sun Emperor'.
After the Eternal Day King established the empire, he made the Sith general the king, and the northern part of the empire was designated as the kingdom ....."
Jax watched the little guy in front of him skillfully read aloud in the official language of the Sunset Kingdom, although he was calm on the surface, he was actually very turbulent inside. You must know that this history of the Sunset Kingdom is not written in the common language of the people, but in official terms.
Although the reading is correct and round, the feeling of majesty and solemnity is indeed very difficult to speak, and the writing is also very cumbersome.
Even after the age of eighteen, he became proficient in the common folk script, and only began to learn the official script when he had the foundation, and it took three years of hard work to master it when he had the foundation.
In fact, Jakes just played a sideshow, and the general language is generally the conventional folk common language.
In life, who will use the official language, so there are very few people who learn, and only those who have learned to a certain extent and want to develop in officialdom go back to study.
Although the official universal script phonetics are also strictly considered to be the common script of the kingdom, no one will look into it in such detail.
Thinking of this, Jakes's old face felt a little hot. Fortunately, looking at the expression of this little guy, he should not know this.
Tianxing really didn't know that there was such a thing, but even if he knew, he wouldn't care.
Because the text on it was already in their first year of study with Mr. James.
Compared with the broad and profound Han culture of the previous life, there are also some words similar to hieroglyphs here that are very simple.
"Well, it's not bad, you're able to master the official language of the kingdom at the age of five, it's not bad," Jakes said.
In fact, I was thinking in my heart, 'Isn't it good, even the prodigies of the kingdom's civil official family have never heard of mastering the official script at the age of five.' Jakes motioned for him to stop.
After stopping reading, Jax continued, "Aren't you going to take the Dou Qi and Magic Test, why do you still want to come here to study literature?"
"Mr. Jakes, I've heard the saying: knowledge is power. Learning vindictiveness and magic is power, but learning knowledge is not power. It's just that the form and way of expression are different. Tianxing skillfully took over the topic.
"As the saying goes, knowledge is power. Jakes looked surprised when he heard this.
In the world of Fist Giants, the address of their literati has always been in a subordinate position, and only those who fail to learn fighting spirit and magic will think of passing through the path of Congwen.
"You can do it, when you're done testing, you're coming to me. Jakes continued.
"Thank you, Mr. Jax, for something to tell you in advance. Tianxing said after thanking Jax.
"Hmmm, you say!" Jakes was a little confused.
"That's right, because I grew up in a village near the Dragon's Forest, and you know where the poverty is. Can I help you work part-time in exchange for free tuition, I can help you organize your books and clean up. Do you think it's okay?" asked directly.
"That's right! I don't have a shortage of people here for cleaning, and there are people who organize books. But you can sit with the scholar, so that you don't have to pay tuition, the scholar is usually by my side, and I will tell you if there is anything you need to do. "Actually, Jakes doesn't need a book boy at all.
It's just that seeing such a prodigy has a heart of love for talent, and wants to guide him to better and systematically learn the culture and various knowledge of the kingdom.
"Okay, thank you, Mr. Jax. "Thank you to Jakes gratefully.
The stone in their hearts fell to the ground, and the two of them left the private school and walked to the test square in a relaxed manner.