After Shen Mingjun and his wife met Feng Huaqi, Shen Xi officially skipped a grade to read, and the missing parts of the previous "Four Books" were made up by Shen Xi according to Feng Huaqi's meaning.

Shen Mingjun and his wife were very grateful, and at the same time brought some gifts, but Feng Yuqi refused.

According to Feng Yuqi's meaning, there are rules for how much to collect each year, and you can't overcharge for no reason, otherwise it will be useless for students to teach morality.

Shen Mingjun and his wife were secretly ashamed, and brought back the gift they brought.

Shen Xi skipped reading this time and studied directly with students who were four or five years older than him. In all of Feng Yanqi's classifications, they are already second only to those students who are about to take the children's exam. Shen Xi was too short because he was too short, and sitting among these students was like a rat mixed in a group of cats.

By the time Shen Xi received the new textbook and read it through, in less than five days, he had basically mastered the content of the Five Classics such as "Book of Songs", "Book of Rites", "Book of Rites", "Zhou Yi", and "Spring and Autumn".

Shen Xi basically did not forget, plus Zhu Zi's "Four Books and Chapters and Sentences Collection Notes" before and after I don't know how many times I studied it, and he didn't need to spend extra time, but he was still patient, and studied step by step with his classmates, and in his free time he read books such as "Primary School", "Filial Piety Classic", "Zhou Li", "Spring and Autumn Three Transmissions", "Warring States Policy", "Yiji", "Chinese", "Sexual Theory", "Five Classics" Commentary, "Selected Literature", "Authentic Articles", "Eight Family Anthologies" and other books to enrich his theoretical knowledge.

On March 15, there were still two days before the annual examination in Tingzhou County, the capital of Tingzhou, Feng Yanqi specially explained some things on this day and gave the students four days off, because Feng Yanqi himself was a talent and needed to take the annual examination, so he asked all the students to go home, so as to avoid the dangerous situation that no one in the school watched the students skip class.

“…… The homework assigned to you must be completed in full, and if there is any neglect. will be punished by the ordination ruler. ”

Feng Yanqi's tone was a little stern, "After I come back, it will be Qingming, and I will take you to Wolong Mountain in the north of the city." When the time comes, I will teach you some techniques of landscape painting. ”

A group of students were able to go home to play because of the holiday, and they were all happy when they heard that they could go out of the city after the holiday.

Shen Xi discovered early on that Feng Huaqi's way of teaching and educating people was different from other old-fashioned old pedants, and he paid attention to teaching students according to their aptitude. Flexible, not only will the knowledge in the books be taught, but also the content of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting will be interspersed in the teaching.

The students left one after another, some went to the next dormitory to pack up their belongings and go out of the city before dark, while those who were far away had to stay in the dormitory and wait for their families to pick them up the next day.

Because some students drowned, there were many fewer students under Feng Yanqi, and many seats were vacant. Those tables and chairs that could not be used for the time being, Feng Yanqi took matters into his own hands after school and moved them to the firewood room behind the school to pile them up.

"Sir. The student is disturbed. ”

Shen Xi took advantage of no one and stepped forward to salute.

"Oh, Shen Xi, you just learned the Five Classics, just ask if you don't understand." Feng Yanqi returned to the lectern and wanted to sit down, but because he was carrying things just now, his waist flashed, and he felt a sharp pain, and his body shook twice.

Shen Xi hurriedly stepped forward to help, Feng Yanqi waved his hand and smiled. "No, Mr. has strong bones, as a scholar, you must straighten your waist. Do you remember what I said? ”

Shen Xi nodded in response: "Sir, I'm not here to ask questions, I think that when you go to class on weekdays, whatever you say must be written on paper." It's a bit wasteful. ”

Feng Yanqi looked at Shen Xi puzzled: "So what?" ”

"I thought we could find someone to make a black board that could be hung on the wall...... When he was teaching, he used white lime blocks to write on it, and when he finished writing, he wiped it off and recycled it. ”

Feng Yanqi didn't expect Shen Xi to say this, shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Shen Xi, to be knowledgeable, the most important thing is to be down-to-earth, it's not good to always study these obscene skills." I have heard some things about you, your Shen family and the Lu family run a printing workshop together, and the comic books printed are the first of their kind and cause a sensation...... It is said that printing comic books and New Year's pictures is all your idea, Shen Xi, you are very smart, but I am worried that this cleverness is not used in the right place. ”

Shen Xi's face was ashamed, he didn't expect Feng Yanqi not only to care about his studies, but also to know so much about his family affairs. Originally, Shen Xi watched Feng Yanqi bend down every time to explain to the students, and when he straightened up, he seemed sluggish and tired, so he wanted to help him save some effort, and he could write on the blackboard when preaching and teaching in the future, so that he didn't have to be so tired.

"Sir, the student has remembered your teachings." Shen Xi sincerely admitted his mistake.

Feng Yanqi smiled and nodded, with a bit of elder kindness in his eyes: "I have taught many students in my life, and many of them are now promising, but in terms of qualifications, you are far above them...... You have to be diligent, as long as you are diligent and willing to learn, you will make great achievements in the future. ”

After a pause, Feng Yanqi said again, "The black board you said doesn't sound bad, these days, your master and wife have fallen to me, and you spend too much paper in class on weekdays, so you need to save some use, you can talk about it, how to get this black board?" ”

Feng Yanqi is a person who "knows goods" in the end, there were many students in the school in the past, and he received a lot of bundles, and he used a few pieces of paper to write to the students on weekdays, and he was not very distressed. But this drowning incident caused a large number of students to drop out of school, not as simple as whether they will pay the restraints in the future, once people drop out of school, they will want to go back to the restraints of the previous half a year, which makes Feng Yanqi's savings quickly emptied.

Now Feng Yanqi hated to split a penny in half and spend it.

Shen Xi described the general appearance of the blackboard, this year to make chalk requires technology, the cost is high is not cost-effective, chalk can be completely replaced by lime blocks, anyway, as early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, China began to use lime, to the Ming Dynasty has been very common, everywhere. Lime blocks can also be used for writing on blackboards, but they need to be slightly sanded before use, with a sharp bump.

"Sir, there is already black dye in the printing workshop, and it is enough for the carpenter to put together a board of wood and dye it with paint. If the gentleman needs it, I'll go back and ask the carpenter to help me get it a little bit, and let them deliver it. Shen Xi volunteered.

Feng Yanqi hurriedly stopped: "No, you just need to explain clearly how to make it, and if you want to do it, Mr. will find someone to do it." You will do the same in the future, do everything yourself, and never pretend to others, you know? ”

Shen Xi smiled and nodded, but he still wanted to help Feng Yanqi tide over the difficulties.

It's rare for someone to appreciate his talent and not hesitate to advise. Now is the time when Feng Yanqi is down, and Shen Xi naturally wants to help more.

Shen Xi took the initiative to take a step back and said that Feng Yanqi would introduce a carpenter, but Feng Yanqi gladly accepted it.

Wait for Shen Xi to go back. Bringing in the carpenters of the printing workshop and telling them how to make blackboards was a breeze for the carpenters to do this little work, and the printing workshop needed a lot of large planks, which were made of wood. The material is much better than ordinary wood.

Shen Xi took out the New Year's money that Hui Niang gave him before, and told these carpenters to turn around and only symbolically charge Feng Yanqi some fees, anyway, Feng Yanqi is not familiar with carpentry work, so he shouldn't know how much a blackboard costs.

Waiting for the blackboard to be built, Shen Xi waited for Feng Yanqi to come over and move it.

At this time, Feng Yanqi was taking the annual exam, because he had been busy teaching and educating people, and he was not a student, all he wanted was to pass the second and third grades.

During this period, Shen Mingjun received a letter from home, and it turned out that after the annual examination in Changting County was over, it would soon be the turn of Ninghua County's annual examination. Now the whole family is staring at Shen Mingwen, the boss of the Shen family, hoping that he can get a good score in the exam.

After all, after the autumn, it is the turn of the triennial autumn festival, and this exam is tantamount to warming up for the township exam.

“…… My mother said, let me go back to Ninghua in the next few days, and it's best to take Xiaolang with me. Now that the family lives in several places, it is very inconvenient, and my mother wants to buy a yard in Ninghua City, so I can go back and help take a look. ”

Shen Mingjun was in a dilemma after receiving the letter from home, and the printing workshop here was very busy. Batch after batch of orders, Su Shaqi shipped the customized color comic strips to Jiangnan, which caused a sensation again, and Nanjing alone easily digested this batch of goods. Taste the sweetness. Later, Su Shaqi not only added four large orders in a row, but also introduced others to book.

The printing workshop is very busy, as the shopkeeper, Shen Mingjun gets up early every day, and even has to go to the warehouse to keep vigil at night.

Zhou sighed: "Xianggong wants to go back, I won't stop him." But Xiaolang only has four days off, and he is about to study again, how can he go? Xianggong went back this time, just to the printing workshop in the county to see, every time it is a letter communication, how can you rest assured if you don't see it with your own eyes? ”

Shen Mingjun nodded, in fact, he himself was reluctant to leave Fucheng, not only did he have a wife and children here, but there was also a Xie Yun'er that he thought about day and night, but the old lady Li ordered him to go back, and he was a little helpless.

Shen Xi tugged at Zhou's clothes, wanting to remind the old lady that the old man wanted to be retained by her, not to see him off.

Shen Mingjun and his family have a harmonious relationship on weekdays, but when they mention their family, there is always a gap between the two. Shen Mingjun knew that his wife was in a bad mood, so he left two sentences and left to the warehouse while it was dark, in fact, he wanted to avoid Zhou.

When Hui Niang came back from the silver number, Zhou said that Shen Mingjun wanted to return to Ninghua, and Hui Niang immediately asked, "Sister didn't keep her brother-in-law?" ”

"What to leave. It was the old lady who asked him to go back, and my sister didn't know what my old lady was, these sons, except for the boss she was holding and offering, who would dare to disobey her? Zhou said angrily.

Hui Niang sighed lightly: "Actually, the old lady just wants to find an excuse to use the money that my sister sent back before to settle down in Ninghua City, and it doesn't matter if my brother-in-law goes back...... If I don't ask someone to send more money back, I will say that I can't do without my brother-in-law here, and the old lady will definitely not be embarrassed. ”

Zhou shook his head: "This is the Shen family's business, how can I always let my sister bother?" He himself wanted to go back, so he simply let him go back and see the pharmacy and workshop in Ninghua, although every letter reported safety, but who knows what the truth is? ”

Hui Niang smiled and didn't say anything more, in line with the principle that it is difficult for a clean official to decide family affairs, she rarely gets involved in the Shen family's family affairs, especially the tense relationship between the Li family and the Zhou family, which is not something that she can reconcile with a few words.

Shen Xi sat at the door, immersed in reading the collection of poems and essays compiled by Xiao Tong, the eldest son of Emperor Wu of Liang in the Southern Dynasty, and suddenly felt that the light seemed to be a little dim, so he looked out through the crack in the door, and saw Hong Xun standing in front of the door, hesitating, as if he wanted to knock on the door to come in, but he didn't dare to start.

"Mother, I remember that I still have homework to do, so I'll go back first."

After Shen Xi finished speaking, he didn't leave from the front door, but from the backyard, he was going to see what was going on with this flood turbidity. (To be continued.) )