Ning Xiu felt that it was really necessary to go and visit Zhang Maoxiu.

After thinking about it, Ning Xiu brought a box of soap with the most beautiful shape and happily went to Zhang's house.

The officials of the Zhang family had already been familiar with Ning Xiu, and they were ordered by the third young master to directly introduce Ning Xiu into the mansion and take him to the third young master's courtyard.

Zhang Maoxiu is a typical honor student, and he is reading hard with a book at the moment.

Ning Xiu walked into the study, he didn't know it until Ning Xiu patted him on the shoulder, Zhang Maoxiu was frightened, and his hairs were about to stand up.

"Brother Ning Xian...... Do you walk silently? ”

Zhang Maoxiu gasped heavily, obviously dissatisfied with Ning Xiu's frivolous actions.

Ning Xiu spread his hands and said helplessly: "Brother Mao Xiu is wrong to blame me." The younger brother has always walked very lightly, and Brother Mao is immersed in the scroll, so naturally he didn't know that the younger brother was coming. ”

Zhang Maoxiu: "......"

Zhang Maoxiu was speechless.

How can anything come to Ning Xiu's mouth, it makes sense.

"Tell me, what are you here for? Could it be that he wants to sell some more shares of finger cakes to Brother Wu Fanxian? It's a pity that he has already left Jingzhou. ”

"Brother Mao Xiu is not joking. Fifty percent of the shares are already the limit, and the younger brother will never buy them again. ”

It's not that Ning Xiu has an opinion on Sun Wufan, but that his bottom line is like this, at least half of the shares must be guaranteed. In fact, he is still very satisfied with this partner. The dead fat man is a bit like the kind of investor in later generations, who invests money and leaves the business to partners. It's not easy to be constrained by working with this kind of hands-off shopkeeper.

Zhang Maoxiu: "......"

"And why are you here?"

"Of course, it's to discuss poetry with Brother Mao."

"Ask for poetry?"

Zhang Maoxiu stared at Ning Xiu suspiciously, not believing that this was the true purpose of Ning Xiu's trip.

From the first time he saw Ning Xiu, he felt that this person's mind was not on reading.

Although this person is a talent from Jiangling County, Jingzhou Prefecture, that doesn't mean much.

The late Ming show was rotten on the street, and if he failed the exam, it was difficult to raise his head in the circle of readers.

Looking at it now, Ning Xiu is still far away.

"Of course. Anyway, the younger brother is also a reader. Thinking about flies and dogs all day long, isn't it insulting to Sven? ”

Ning Xiu said with a righteous face.

"Haha, interesting, really interesting."

Zhang Maoxiu couldn't help but laugh.

"Brother Xian is really a wonderful person. Reading to make money is not wrong, foolish brother admires. ”

"Brother Mao, why do I think you're scolding?"

Ning Xiu shrugged his shoulders unhappily, the heart Dao scholar was really difficult to deal with, and he felt sneering at any word.

"Brother Xian is too careful. Brother Fool is really happy for you. ”

Zhang Maoxiu coughed and said, "Say, do you want to talk to Brother Fool about poetry or writing?" ”

"That's so cheesy, why don't we start a support group?"

"Mentoring a support group?"

Although he was used to popping out of Ning Xiu's mouth from time to time, Zhang Maoxiu was still a little surprised at the moment.

"What is a support group?"

"The so-called mutual aid group refers to the free combination between the readers, the good and the bad, the strong and the weak, so as to achieve common progress in their studies."

Ning Xiu explained unhurriedly.

"Brother Mao, the younger brother is far less advanced in his studies than Brother Mao. Why don't we set up a group and ask Brother Mao to help the younger brother? ”

Zhang Maoxiu's face was a little solemn and said, "I admit your first half of the sentence." But the second half of the sentence...... How will joining this group benefit me? ”

Ning Xiu swallowed a mouthful of spit, and said in his heart, this third prince is not stupid.

Zhang Maoxiu sighed and said: "Studying is not something that can be helped by one or two sentences. Besides, Brother Ning Xian's studies are not bad, so why bother to be self-indulgent? ”

"There is a precedence in hearing the Tao, and there is a specialization in the art industry. The little brother's strengths are indeed not here, and he sincerely wants to ask Brother Mao to be cultivated. ”

If you talk about being cheeky, Ning Xiuruo said that no one dares to call the second the first.

Zhang Maoxiu stared at Ning Xiu with a black line on his face, and let out a long breath.

"Brother Ning Xian, you are really talented."

"To be able to boast so much about Brother Mao is a blessing for the younger brother."

“......”

Zhang Maoxiu waved his hand and said, "That's it, since Brother Ning Xian is sincerely begging, it would be too rude if Brother Fool didn't agree." But there is a saying in the front of the foolish brother. Brother Ning Xian has to listen to the foolish brother in academic matters, and he must not make his own opinions. ”

Ning Xiu was overjoyed when he heard this.

Zhang Maoxiu is known as a virtuous person and is a real top student.

With him opening a small stove on the side, Ning Xiu's academic level should be able to improve rapidly.

Now is not the time to save face.

There is still one year to go, and if you can't raise your hard power to the level of the middle lift within a year, you will have to wait another three years.

How many three years of life are there to squander?

"Thank you, Brother Mao."

Ning Xiu clasped his hands into fists and saluted Zhang Mao, which could be regarded as recognizing him as a teacher.

"Since Brother Ning Xian is already a student member of the county, he must know very well about the form of the imperial examination. I don't know if Brother Ning Xian is slightly weaker in the Four Books or the Five Classics? Foolish brother is better to target you for reinforcement. ”

Ning Xiu had all the memories of Ning Xiucai, and after searching in his mind, he found that this little Xiucai had a good grasp of the four books and five classics, and there was no obvious lameness.

Combined with the situation of squeezing toothpaste when he was composing, Ning Xiu coughed and said: "It's not a secret, the younger brother's grasp of the Four Books and Five Classics and even Zhu Ziji's annotations is not bad. It's just that it's hard to find the right point when solving the problem, and I want to ask Brother Mao for advice. ”

"This ......"

Zhang Maoxiu looked at Ning Xiu with some embarrassment, and the corners of his mouth tugged: "So Brother Ning Xian is weak in flexibility?" It's not that it can't be improved. But it takes a lot of practice. Brother Ning Xian, don't be afraid of hardship. ”

Ning Xiu chuckled in his heart, and had an extremely ominous premonition.

Lots of practice?

It can't be a question sea tactic, right?

Zhang Maoxiu paced a few steps with his hands behind his back and said: "In this way, from today onwards, Brother Fool will come up with a topic every day, Brother Ning Xian will go back to write an article, and give it to Brother Fool the next day to read and receive a new topic." In this way, with one article a day, I believe that in less than half a year, Brother Ning Xian's on-the-spot composition level will be greatly improved. ”

"Ahh

The last thing Ning Xiu wanted to see happened.

......

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PS: Let's talk about business and the imperial examination. The two are not contradictory. In fact, in the Ming Dynasty, especially in the middle and late periods, many important members of the imperial court and even cabinet members were descendants of merchants. The argument that the descendants of merchants cannot take the imperial examination is absolutely nonsense. Maybe the policy formulated by Zhu Yuanzhang is like this, but the actual implementation is completely different. A businessman can become a landlord by purchasing land, and there is no problem in dredging the relationship with his children. Not to mention the establishment of salt registration in the late Ming Dynasty, so that the children of big salt merchants can be attached to the registration for reference. This is also the reason why Lao Kun chose the background of the late Ming Dynasty, and there is no conflict in the business examination.