Chapter 109: Guozi Studies and Tablework
The door opened with a small crack. A young child dressed as a Confucian stood inside the door and looked at Zheng Sheng suspiciously: "Who are you?" β
"My name is Zheng Sheng, I am from Nanyang, Jingzhou, and I came to Guozi to study." Zheng Sheng took out Sima Xin's "letter of proof" and handed it to the young child.
The young boy looked at him a few times, then pushed the door open and said loudly, "Come in." β
Zheng Sheng walked in, and the young boy slammed the door shut and stuffed the letter into his sleeve: "Come with me." β
He took Zheng Sheng to a room.
The young boy said, "I'll go and tell the master." Just wait! β
Zheng Sheng said: "Okay, I'm tired." β
The boy looked at him a few more times and then turned away.
"Why does this Guozixue feel a little unreliable? Let a child be the concierge? Zheng Sheng thought secretly.
After a while, I saw the young boy walking in with an old man with white hair and a white beard hanging down his chest, and Zheng Sheng hurriedly stood up.
"You're from Jingzhou?" The old man looked at Zheng Sheng with cloudy eyes.
"Yes, my name is Zheng Sheng, and I am from Nanyang County, Jingzhou."
"Zheng Sheng, Nanyang County? Oh, Zheng Sheng of Zheng Zi paper in Nanyang, Zheng Sheng of a thousand words. It's you! The old man recognized him.
"Exactly."
"The old man Yu Qiaonan is an assistant teacher of Guozi to teach "Poetry". Would you like to learn poetry from me? Yu Qiaonan immediately started Zheng Sheng's idea.
Zheng Sheng was a little stunned: "Master Yu, I don't know where the other masters and students of Guozi have gone?" "The big Guozixue is quiet, and it seems that there is only this old and young existence.
"You say they! They all went to Linfeng Temple on the street to participate in that talk. β
"All the students of Guozi School have gone?" Zheng Sheng's eyes widened.
"Even if there is no interest in the past. also excused himself to go, and went to other places to mess around. Where will stay in Guozixue. β
"What about you?" Why not?
"I can't walk, I can't go." Yu Qiaonan sighed.
"What about him?" Zheng Sheng looked at the young child.
"He is my little grandson, named Yu Huan. Because even the porter went to Linfeng Temple today. He asked me to guard the school, so I had to let Xiao Huan'er guard the door on my behalf. β
"That's right." Zheng Sheng once again saw the prevalence of Qing talk.
"Since you are here, come and study with me. I'll explain the situation to Xie Zhen. In addition, I only give lectures on "Poems" in the morning of the first three days of every ten days, so my homework is easy. Just remember to be there on time. β
Zheng Sheng was dumbfounded: Hey, hey, I don't seem to have promised you yet!
Yu Huan tugged at his grandfather's sleeve, leaned in and whispered.
"Oh? You haven't promised to be my disciple yet? Yu Qiaonan asked with some surprise.
Zheng Sheng had no choice but to arch his hand and say, "Master, I am willing." β
Yu Qiaonan stroked his beard and said with relief: "The children can be taught." Just remember to come to the Bingwu School House to listen to the lectures. β
"Yes." Zheng Sheng replied.
"Alright, you can go." Waving his hand to the south of the bridge.
Zheng Sheng walked out of the room with some embarrassment.
Behind him, Yu Qiaonan also walked out because of the truss. Yu Qiaonan glanced at Zheng Sheng, nodded to him again, and let Yu Huan continue to walk towards Guozixue.
Zheng Sheng looked at the empty school, shook his head helplessly, and walked out.
Zheng Sheng looked up at the position of the sun, which had not yet reached the middle position. In this half day, half of him spent walking, the other half mostly visited the auction house, and the rest was divided equally between the time he talked with Liu Anyang and came to Guozixue.
Why does it always feel like Guozixue is like a pheasant university, and he was "admitted" casually. Anyway, he didn't have the heart to spend it here, so it didn't matter.
Zheng Sheng began to think about the next plan: is it to go back to Sima Xin's house and continue to stay? Or do it something else?
Think about it, come to Guozi School in the morning three days before every decade. That is, three half-day classes every ten days. This lesson will make future generations choke up on students who are studying hard all the time except for sleep time!
Too much free time. I'm afraid I'll have to stay at home all the time. So if you go out today, why don't you go shopping for a while?
Zheng Sheng made a decision, and then he looked at the crowded Tongcamel Street, a little panicked. Where to go? He doesn't know!
In these days, there are no maps, no mobile phone navigation, no travel guides, nothing! Staying alone in a big city that is completely unfamiliar is a terrible thing!
Just now, Liu Anyang should have been asked to wait for a while. Zheng Sheng subconsciously planned to go back to Sima Xin's house directly!
But he eventually merged into the sea of people.
As Liu Anyang said, Zheng Sheng is very interested in these lively places in Luoyang Gold Market. It is a prosperous place comparable to Tongluo Street, but unlike Tongcamel Street, there are a mixture of fish and dragons, three religions and nine streams, and all kinds of people can be encountered.
Zheng Sheng inquired about the news from passers-by and got the path to Luoyang Gold City, which can even be said to be a shortcut.
Zheng Sheng turned into a small alley on the west side of Tongtuo Street and kept walking forward. After walking only a few hundred meters, he came to the crowded Luoyang Gold Market.
This is a very different world from Tongluo Street.
Most of the people walking the streets are ordinary people in simple clothes, who shuttle through the crowd, each busy with their livelihoods. Hawkers, residents who came to buy things, and Hu people who dressed like the bald Xianbei people.
Zheng Sheng walked near a restaurant and suddenly felt a little hungry. He touched the money in his sleeve and walked into the restaurant with peace of mind.
"Guest officer, please come in, is the guest officer?" The little guy who ran the hall immediately stepped forward and greeted.
Zheng Sheng nodded: "I am alone." β
"Okay, please go this way." The little guy led Zheng Sheng forward.
Zheng Sheng looked at this small restaurant, and there were about a dozen tables in totalβstraw mats that needed to sit cross-legged, which were indeed very simple.
But the restaurant is still overcrowded. Zheng Sheng looked at it and could hardly find a vacant position. I can't seem to eat this meal yet!
In the end, the little guy "magically" brought him to a position where there were only two people.
"Forgive me, please sit down with these two!"
Isn't it just a table sharing? Zheng Sheng nodded indifferently and said, "Okay." β
He set his eyes on the two of them, who were on their own side and in the wrong position, obviously they were not friends, and they didn't even have any intention of knowing each other.
Hearing that someone was going to come in again, the tall and thin young man with a beard sitting on the left hand side did not react at all, and continued to feast on the large plate of pork in front of him.
The young man on the right-hand side looked like a scholar, although he was wearing a somewhat shabby linen clothes, but he was sitting upright, and he was taking a sip of the wine in front of him. Hearing the little girl's words, he frowned slightly, as if he was a little dissatisfied.
"What does the guest want to come?" The little guy asked.
Zheng Sheng thought for a moment and said, "Just take his pork and bring me a plate too." I don't want to be too fat, though! β
The little guy was stunned and followed the direction he was pointing to, and saw the large plate of pork in front of the bearded young man, and he muttered softly: "There is another strange person." β
"Okay, sit down, wait a minute. Food is coming right away! The little guy said loudly.
Zheng Sheng walked up to the bearded young man and sat down face to face with the young man who looked like a scholar.