Towards the end of the year.

The children in the clan study are all preparing for the New Year, except for the tribute to go north to take the exam, the atmosphere of learning in the day brocade hall has weakened a lot.

But that's only for most people.

The reprimand he was reprimanded by the professor in the Ethnology that day was not a big deal for Zhang Yue, and afterwards he was also very angry and spit out with Guo Lin.

Guo Lin's rhetoric is exactly the same as Zhang Cai's, Mr. values you, so he bluntly repels you, which is treating you as a disciple from the bottom of his heart.

After Guo Lin's explanation, Zhang Yue was relieved.

Zhang Yue also knew that the professor taught in the morning on weekdays, and after Shen Shi, he only answered questions and solved doubts. Therefore, when the professor Zhang Yue came to answer questions after Shen Shi, it is not that it is not a first-class preferential treatment. But for Zhang Yue, a child from the Shu clan, it is a first-class preferential treatment.

Whether it's good for himself or not, he still knows.

After the daily Shen Shi, Zhang Yue still came to the Dayjin Hall rain or shine.

Towards the end of the year, Zhang Yue came to the Jintang, although there were fewer disciples in the hall, but there were more and more visitors.

Each time, Zhang Yue took off his shoes and placed them at the farthest point of the steps. Some visitors don't know the rules and kick their shoes aside, and Zhang Yue will also tidy up their shoes before entering the hall.

In winter, the wooden floor of the Dayjin Hall is already covered with a layer of felt, and it will not freeze your bones when you step on it.

This reversed the embarrassment of Zhang Yue wearing thin socks.

Before the professor arrived, the students and visitors would talk in twos and threes. Most people don't pay much attention to Zhang Yue when they see it, and occasionally one or two will frown slightly, but if Zhang Cai is a few people, they are still friendly to Zhang Yue.

Except for Zhang Cai, Zhang Yue rarely speaks and just reads quietly.

After Zhang Caiyanzhang entered the Dayjin Hall, he became more and more regular.

As soon as the professor arrived, he began to answer questions from the students.

Zhang Yue listened carefully every time, refusing to miss every sentence, even if he didn't understand, he could write it down first. However, for the time being, Zhang Yue judged from the questions asked by others that there was a lot of difference in knowledge between himself and the children of the clan, but the gap was gradually narrowing.

In addition to copying books on weekdays, Zhang Yue also asked the ministry in the library to borrow various books to read, anyway, as long as it was a book with words, Zhang Yue read it.

In the past few months, Zhang Yue has read a small half of the books in the library.

Although they are not scriptures, they can be used to write poems and strategies in the future. There is a saying, 'If you want to learn poetry, your kung fu is outside poetry.' ”

Zhang Yue still stayed at the last question.

Zhang Yue will present the questions carefully prepared yesterday to the professor. But since that day, the professor has become more and more strict with Zhang, and it has become common for him to scold a few words harshly.

Zhang Yue held back, and after the professor was angry, he would be cheeky and continue to ask the professor for advice.

Seeing that this chapter was more and more like this, the professor's expression was slightly slower and asked Zhang Yue, "Have you continued to practice the book recently?" ”

Zhang Yue said: "In addition to copying books every day, I have to practice calligraphy for an hour after I go back." ”

The professor nodded, and a student asked the professor for advice.

The professor motioned to the other party to stop for a moment or two, and then said to Zhang Yue: "Remember, calligraphy can't be sought, and you are in a hurry to learn other methods." You need to lay down the basics step by step, but you can't stay the same! The way of calligraphy is to seek the unknown, and the way of the scriptures is to prove the known. ”

After listening to the professor's words, the students on the side asked, "Sir, why is the word of writing for the unknown?" ”

The professor smiled and drew two horizontal lines on the table.

Zhang Yue looked at it like two parallel lines, and the other students were also amazed.

The professor said: "No matter how straight this horizontal is, there are also unstraight points, just like if I write 10,000 horizontal strokes, there are still unstraight places, but do you think that my 10,000th stroke is better than the first stroke?" ”

"This excellence also! The disciple was taught. All replied.

Zhang Yue nodded, thinking about the second half of the sentence 'The scriptures prove to be known', which is that reading the scriptures lies in knowing the heart.

The student asked the professor for advice again, and the professor still said to Zhang Yue: "You are not a disciple of our ethnic group, and I can't teach you to learn books, but I have a "Nine Potentials" written by Cai Yong. ”

As he spoke, the professor took a piece of paper from the placket of his underwear and handed it to Zhang Yue.

Zhang Yue took it with both hands.

This time he was moved, although the professor was strict with himself, he really taught himself as a student.

"Thank you, sir!" Zhang Yue immediately bowed and bowed.

Seeing this, the professor nodded happily, and Zhang Heng on the side also saw this scene.

After dinner, Yuexia Zhang Heng and Lin Xi walked side by side.

The two chatted for a while about going north to Beijing to catch the exam, talking about things on the road, and having a long talk about the scenery one day and the future.

This will make the two temporarily let go of each other's rivalry and become friends.

"On the way to Beijing, I must pass through Hangzhou, and then pass through Yangzhou to enter Beijing. The beautiful scenery of Suzhou and Hangzhou has long been famous. ”

"Yes, wrap 100,000 yuan around your waist and ride a crane down to Yangzhou," Zhang Heng smiled, "You are so calculating, I will do my landlord's friendship in Pucheng, and I need to entertain you when I get to Hangzhou." ”

Lin Xi smiled: "Brother Ziping, if you say this, you have a small amount of energy, and it is not Ziping that I admire." ”

Zhang Heng laughed when he heard this.

Lin Xi said slowly: "Since I have accepted Ziping's hospitality, then I have something to confide in Brother Ziping." ”

"Oh? Please say in the son. ”

Lin Xi said: "Ziping, this Zhang Saburo can practice calligraphy to this point in more than a month, it can be seen that he is a strange person, not to be underestimated." ”

Zhang Heng smiled but said nothing.

Lin Xi said: "But I knew that Ziping looked at him like a blue eye. ”

Zhang Heng smiled and said, "It's wrong, it's wrong." ”

Lin Xi said: "How is it wrong? Brother Ziping, do you think I can't see it? ”

Zhang Heng said with a smile: "The mistake in the son is that I only know one of them, I don't know the other, I look at Zhang Yue differently, not because of him but because of his second brother." ”

"Oh? Zhang Erlang? Lin Xi's eyes flashed and said, "Why didn't you hear Ziping mention such a person?" Could it be that he's not here at the moment? Candidates from other provinces? ”

Zhang Heng said: "There were some changes before, so I am not in Jianzhou." And now I have also received news from him, and Brother Ziping will see him when he takes the provincial exam. ”

Lin Xi said: "Brother Ziping's vision is extremely high, and those who can enter your eyes must be very human." If I have the opportunity, I will definitely see one or two, and Ziping must introduce me to it. ”

Zhang Heng did not speak.

A few days before the Lunar New Year, the students had already returned to their hometowns.

Most of the people in the Dayjin Hall were scattered, and as for Zhang Yue and Guo Lin, there were fewer copies of the books.

At last, they were at ease, and came to the attic door while talking by the fire, and occasionally looked out the window but saw the snow flakes flying, covering both the distant mountains and the nearby houses.

"It's so cold!" Zhang Yue held the scroll in one hand, and approached the fire to warm his hands with the other, and he was about to change hands after a while.

Guo Lin said: "It's cold in the mountains, and it's good under the mountains." ”

At this moment, the tea stove on the stove sounded, and Guo Lin hurriedly picked up the tea stove and immediately poured two bowls of hot tea soup for the two.

Zhang Yue enjoyed the intimate service of his senior brother, picked up the steaming tea bowl, and brought it to his mouth and drank it in small sips. Suddenly, a warm current warmed from top to bottom, warming to the bottom of my heart and stomach.

"Senior brother is really virtuous, and he burns a good tea soup."

"Of course...... What a virtuous person, brother, how can you compare me to a woman? ”

Zhang Yue smiled and teased his senior brother every day.

was looking proud, Zhang Yue heard the sound of footsteps, Zhang Yue went to look but saw that it was Zhai Chang Zhang Heng who came here.

What is he doing here?

"Chief!"

Zhang Yue and Guo Lin both stood up and saluted.

Zhang Heng was wearing a thick coat and cowhide boots under his feet, and he came here to look at it with his hands and said: "It's so cold, and the two of you are still baking the stove in this place that doesn't cover the wind, it's really bitter." ”

Zhang Yue Zhengse said: "Qi Yu Zhai, the study building can be sheltered from the wind, but the stove is not allowed, and the pavilion door can be lit with a stove, but in addition to this wall, it can be said that it is windy on three sides." In fact, you see, build a small shed here......"

Zhang Yue talked for a while and put forward several suggestions, anyway, he took advantage of Zhang Heng to come and talk about the appeal first.

Zhang Heng listened to Zhang Yue's opening more and more, and couldn't help but smile and said, "Okay! Good! Your temperament is different from that of your second brother. ”

Hearing Zhang Heng mention his second brother, Zhang Yue couldn't help but be stunned, and then remembered what Zhang Cai said about Zhang Heng's discord with his second brother and said, you are not here to take revenge on me.

Zhang Heng looked at Zhang Yue's expression and said lightly: "Your second brother and I have a temporary battle of will, and I admire your second brother's talent very much. But I'm not weaker than him, and when I try it today, let's see who can get the whip first! ”

"What? My second brother is going to Beijing to take the provincial test? I wonder where did the chief know about it? ”

Zhang Heng glanced at Zhang Yue and sneered: "If it weren't for your second brother running away from marriage, although San Lang doesn't talk about brocade clothes and jade food at the moment, he is also worry-free, why not brave the cold wind here, and even bake a stove to see people's faces?" Now that I heard me say that your second brother went to Beijing to take the provincial examination, he ignored his past suspicions and was bent on asking me about your second brother's future? ”

"What a shameless person to say so!"

Zhang Yue was said by Zhang Heng, and his face was blue and white for a while.

Guo Lin said on the side: "Zhai Chang, Zhang Erlang and Zhang Yue are brothers, and they have a deep brotherly relationship, even if there is any estrangement between brothers, but as a younger brother, how can you not worry about your brother's whereabouts, Zhai Chang said so, please forgive me for not being convinced." ”

Zhang Heng glanced at Guo Lin.

Zhang Yue also said: "The matter between me and my second brother, I don't bother you to ask, since you are here, you must already know the whereabouts of my second brother." If the chief of the fasting deliberately asks for it, if it is not intended to humiliate him, then the chief of the fasting invites. “

Zhang Heng smiled and said, "It's a bit arrogant to be so arrogant. ”

"Zhang Erlang is now relieved and is preparing to go to Beijing to take the provincial test." Zhang Heng said.

When he really confirmed the news from Zhang Heng's mouth, Zhang Yue was still taken aback, since his second brother went to Beijing to participate in the provincial examination, where did he find out? Wasn't it as he speculated, the second brother went to Beijing to find his teacher Chen Xiang?

"Then where is my second brother now?"

"Suzhou!" Zhang Heng replied.

And the more he gasped when he heard this chapter, he finally understood why the second brother wanted to run away from marriage.