The next day, the three Gao Jing brothers came to the study early to wait, and when there was still a quarter of an hour before the hour, a man with a clear and slightly vicissitudes of life walked in hand with a middle-aged beautiful woman with a gentle temperament, followed by three men with different temperaments walked together, and when they stood still, the Qingjun man said: "The first time we meet, let's introduce ourselves first, the old man's surname is Xie Mingting, teaching the Four Books and Five Classics, and next to him is my wife, teaching Guqin." The heroic man next to him immediately answered, "My name is Zhang Ying, I teach riding and archery, and I will be called Master Zhang in the future," and pointed to the fresh and elegant man on his left and said, "His name is Wang Mo, teaching painting," and then pointed to the handsome and extraordinary man on his right hand and said, "His name is Yang Ning, and he teaches chess." ”

"Now I will tell you about the time of your classes in the future: when you are in the middle of the day, you will practice martial arts and read half of each other; Four books and five classics in the hour, and every single poem and double count; Lunch break; From time to time, every single guqin, every double painting; When Shen, every single Go, every double riding shooting. Xie Fuzi said, "This morning, we will not teach first, but first grasp the progress of each of your courses." Gao Lang, you speak first. ”

"Yes, Master," Gao Lang immediately stood up and said, "The Four Books and the Five Classics have been recited and interpreted, and I have been admitted to the middle school examination, and I am going to take the college examination in two years." ”

"Why didn't I pass the college exam this year?" Xie Fuzi asked.

"Arithmetic and poetry have been added to the college exam, because I have not been trained before." Gao Lang said in frustration.

"This is unexpected, don't be frustrated, next time you take the test, you are still young." Xie Fuzi comforted.

"What about the other courses?" Master Zhang asked.

"I was preparing for the imperial examination before, and I didn't study any other courses." Gao Lang replied.

"Come over here and let me touch the bones." Master Zhang beckoned to Gao Lang.

"The qualifications are middle and upper, but you are older, and you have passed the best age to learn martial arts, and you can't learn advanced martial arts!" Master Zhang sighed.

"It's okay, as long as you can get fit!" Gao Lang said.

"You go back, Gao Yu, what about you?" Xie Fuzi asked.

"Back to the Master, the Four Books and the Five Classics have been recited in their entirety, and the interpretations of "Zhou Yi" and "Spring and Autumn" are not good. I haven't taken any other courses either. Gao Yu replied.

"The qualifications are in the upper middle, the age is still young, if you practice hard, you can become a second-rate master!" Master Zhang touched Gao Yu's roots.

"Gao Yu go back, where is Gao Jing?" Xie Fuzi asked.

"Back to Master, the Analects can be read and interpreted, and the rest has not yet been learned." Gao Jing replied.

"Qualifications, good age, if you practice diligently, you can become a first-class master!" Master Zhang said with satisfaction after touching Gao Jing's bones.

"It's almost time now, so I won't talk about the Four Books and Five Classics today, but I will talk about poems first. You rest for a quarter of an hour and then begin your speech. After Xie Fuzi finished speaking, the five masters went out together.

A quarter of an hour later, Xie Fuzi coughed his throat and said: "Poetry is a very important and practical communicative skill, and it is common for guests and hosts to write poems to express their wishes and ideas at large banquets. The poems required by our college examination are five-character poems or seven-character poems, both of which have a fixed pattern......" Gao Jing watched Xie Fuzi come to the poems easily, admired in his heart, and couldn't help but look forward to the lessons of several other masters in his heart!

As soon as I walked into the study in the afternoon, I saw a guqin on each table, Gao Jing walked to the seat and sat down and plucked the strings, and Mrs. Xie's voice sounded beside him: "It seems that Gao Jing likes music more!" Gao Jing nodded, and Mrs. Xie said happily: "Interest is the best motivation, I hope you can all learn by heart!" Gao Jing and the three of them immediately said in unison: "Yes, Master!" ”

"Guqin usually has seven strings, and the sound names from the outside to the inside are Zheng, Yu, Gong, Shang, Jiao, Zheng, and Yu. Although there are few strings, the vocal range is very wide, with a total of 7 loose notes, 91 overtones, and 147 press notes, for a total of 245 phonemes. Among the many musical instruments, its music and its phonemes are among the best. Today, I will hand over to you the phonemes first, and when all 245 phonemes can be distinguished, I will hand them over to you for fingering......" Mrs. Xie said carefully.

Gao Jing only listened to Mrs. Xie once, and he was already familiar with all the phonemes, and the guqin was not a problem for him, and Gao Jing in Go and painting had reached a high level in modern times, and it seemed that it would take more time to ride and shoot martial arts, and Gao Jing silently allocated various learning time in his heart!

……

In this way, the three Gao Jing brothers began their busy and fulfilling study career.

Two years later in the outer courtyard study

"Gao Yu, Gao Jing, the county exam will be in a month, have you all signed up?" Xie Fuzi asked.

"Back to Master, I've signed up." Gao Yu and Gao Jing replied in unison.

"That's good, the old man who should teach you has already taught you, as for the preparation for the county exam, I believe your family members have experience, the old man only said two points, one is to prepare two copies of pen and ink just in case, and the other is to wear two thick cotton clothes." Xie Fuzi cautiously instructed.

"Master, it's very warm in a cotton coat! Why wear two? Gao Yu asked.

"The county test for five days means that you have to rest in the examination room for five days, but the quilts prepared by the government are very thin, and it is only February, and it is still very cold at night. If you get sick in the middle of the exam, you won't give up halfway! Xie Fuzi said earnestly.

"Thank you for your advice!" Gao Yu and Gao Jing said gratefully.

"It's been taught, it's been taught, I've been teaching recently, the old man has a set of questions, we'll simulate it tomorrow according to the county exam, and I won't use it this afternoon, go back and have a good rest!" Gao Lang, you will come back after a month of vacation until their county trial list! Xie Fuzi said.

"Yes, Master," Gao Lang, Gao Yu, and Gao Jing replied.

After Gao Jing got out of school, he went to Gao's mother's courtyard, and immediately asked after asking Gao's mother for peace, "Mother, what did you have to prepare for the county exam in previous years?" ”

"You don't have to worry about this, your mother is ready for you!" Gao Mu replied.

"Brother doesn't have to worry about this, it's about to be tested by the county, so it's important for you to study well!" Gao Yao hurriedly said.

"Mother, sister, I just want to know!" Gao Jing tugged on Gao's mother's sleeve and said coquettishly.

"The pen and ink for the exam, the food to eat, and the thick cotton clothes to wear." Gao Mu said.

"Mother, Mr. said that he should prepare two thick cotton clothes to cover at night in case he gets sick during the exam." Gao Jing said.

"In the end, it is the master, and the consideration is thoughtful!" Gao Mu echoed.

"What kind of food is prepared? Mother," Gao Jing asked.

"Easy-to-save pastries and cakes!" Gao Mu said.

"That's all for you?" Gao Jing hurriedly asked.

"Boiled the water and soaked it, that's how your father and they all came!" Gao Mu explained!

"Mother knows how to make somen noodles?" Gao Jing asked.

"What is somen noodles? How? Gao Mu asked.

"Handmade noodles are made from wheat flour with salt, alkali and water, which are hand-drawn and hung to dry, and then cut into dry noodles of a certain length. These dry noodles can be kept for a long time, and they can be eaten as long as they are cooked in hot water, which is much better than pastries! Gao Jing explained.

"What my son said makes sense, I'll tell the kitchen to try to do it, and I'll call you when it gets results!" Gao Mu said.

"Then it's hard for the mother, and the son will retire first!" Gao Jing said.

Gao Jing returned to the study and went through the contents of the Four Books and Five Classics in his mind, and then rested early.

The sky was slightly bright, Gao Jing immediately got up, washed and ate, and rushed to the study in the outer courtyard, and saw that Xie Fuzi was already waiting in the study. As soon as Gao Jing sat down, Gao Yu also walked quickly to the seat and sat down, and Xie Fuzi began to distribute the test papers. When Gao Jing was browsing the test papers, he smelled an unpleasant smell, and when he looked up, the housekeeper carried a bucket of human fat and placed it between his and Gao Yu's desks. Xie Fuzi immediately explained, "This is to prevent you from drawing a stinky trumpet, and to exercise you in advance." Next, it is completely simulated according to the situation of the county test, the food is only pastries and cakes, and the water is burned in a clay pot; The quilt was the same as the thickness provided by the government, and there were two thick cotton clothes. You can only go out after you have completed five exams inside! ”

"Yes, Master." Gao Yu and Gao Jing replied immediately.

"Let's start answering the paper!" Xie Fuzi commanded.

The five-day exam will cost half a life for others, but for people like Gao Yu and Gao Jing who practice martial arts, they are just a little tired, but the smell of human fat is too exercised!

"After handing in the test papers, go back and rest for two days, and come over the day after tomorrow to explain the test papers!" Xie Fuzi explained.

"Yes, Master!" Gao Yu and Gao Jing replied in unison.

Gao Jing went back and slept hard for a day, got up and washed up and went to Gao's mother's yard to ask for peace, as soon as she entered the door, Gao's mother immediately said: "Jing'er, I was about to call you, the noodles were made, do you see if you want it?" ”

"I wonder what it tastes like when it's cooked?" Gao Jing took the noodles and said after taking a closer look.

"Mother has told the kitchen to cook!" Gao Mu said.

"Ma'am, the noodles are cooked." The cook said.

"Bring it up!" Gao's mother instructed, "Jing'er, you come and taste it!" ”

"The taste is average, chef, do you have pickles and sauces in the kitchen?" Gao Jing asked.

"Back to the young master, there are pickled spicy cabbage and soybean paste." The cook replied immediately.

"Very good, you go and cook another bowl and put the spicy cabbage and soybean sauce on it." Gao Jing commanded.

"Yes, young master." After the cook answered, she immediately went back to the kitchen.

A quarter of an hour later, the cook brought a bowl of noodles again, and after tasting the taste, Gao Jing said, "There are seven points of the taste I want!" Is there still more spicy cabbage and soybean sauce in the kitchen? ”

"Back to the young master, there are still five or six altars of each!" The cook replied.

"Find two small jars for each of them, and hold five or six days' worth of each jar." Gao Jing instructed, "The amount of dried noodles is also five or six days' worth, and it is also necessary to have two servings." ”

"Yes, young master." Kitchen replied.

"Jing'er, hurry up and eat, I haven't eaten anything after a day of sleep, I must be hungry!" Gao Mu said worriedly.

"Mother don't worry, my son is fine!" Gao Jing comforted.

"Why don't you see my father and sister?" Gao Jing asked.

"Why don't you look at what time it is, the meal is already over, your sister has already finished eating, and your father has a party outside today and hasn't come back yet! I'm here for you. Gao Mu explained.

"How's the mock test?" Gao Mu asked.

"I don't think it's a big problem, we won't know the specific results until the day after tomorrow." Gao Jing replied.

"That's good!" Gao Mu said with some reassurance.

"Let's go back when you're done eating, it's late!" Gao Mu said.

"Mother, my son is back." After Gao Jing finished speaking, he went back to rest.