Chapter Seventy-Eight: Examinations

Perhaps no one could have imagined that the first exam of the Great Song Dynasty was conducted under the auspices of Mei Xiaohan. Although it is only a rural exam, its significance is extraordinary because it is very innovative.

On the day of the exam, a cart full of food was delivered to the children. There were many that they had never seen before. Milk, bread, buns, soy milk and fritters, seeing these foods makes Mei Xiaohan have a strong childhood taste.

The exam was set at 8 o'clock, but the children came at 7 o'clock. In ancient China, for a long time, people ate only two meals a day for one reason or another.

Morning and evening meals are usually served after 9 a.m. and after 7 p.m. While the children were eating breakfast, a song was played on the campus radio, and this song was called Morning on Campus:

Follow the familiar paths of the campus

Come to the tree early in the morning to read a book

The rising sun shines on the face

also according to the small tree beside him

Follow the familiar paths of the campus

Come to the tree early in the morning to read a book

The rising sun shines on the face

also according to the small tree beside him

Dear partner, dear little tree

Share the sunshine and rain with me

Let's remember this wonderful time

until it grows into a towering tree

Let's remember this wonderful time

until it grows into a towering tree

Follow the familiar paths of the campus

Come to the tree early in the morning to read a book

The rising sun shines on the face

also according to the small tree beside him

Follow the familiar paths of the campus

Come to the tree early in the morning to read a book

The rising sun shines on the face

also according to the small tree beside him

Dear partner, dear little tree

Share the sunshine and rain with me

Let's remember this wonderful time

until it grows into a towering tree

Let's remember this wonderful time

until it grows into a towering tree

Follow the familiar paths of the campus

Come to the tree early in the morning to read a book

The rising sun shines on the face

also according to the small tree beside him

The rising sun shines on the face

also according to the small tree beside him

The school in the village is being built as soon as possible, which is a public welfare undertaking, and for Mei Xiaohan, it is also his career.

This well-known classic old song "Morning on Campus" is a memory of an era that many people will never forget. Many years later, it has become a classic again, and now Mei Xiaohan has shown it to the children here, in order to let them feel this atmosphere.

Such cheerful songs can not only bring a good mood to children, but also cultivate their sense of language.

The exam time was about to start, and the children waited for the exam in the order of the lottery, and Mei Xiaohan became a shop owner at this time. The store he works in is a grocery store where he can buy everything he needs for his daily life, but it's all prepared in advance.

There are many things that the children have not seen before, but since they have learned Mandarin and know simplified characters, they can tell what they are from the signs below.

The child who took the first exam did not look very large, only seven or eight years old, and he had in his hand a "cash roll" that had just been handed to him.

He first greeted politely and reported his exam number, although they had never seen such an exam method, but everything had a beginning.

"Hello boss! I want to buy something..."

"Hello kid, what do you need?"

"I want to buy groceries, like salt or something..."

After hearing the child's needs, Mei Xiaohan took him to the counter and asked him to buy by himself, because the salt and sugar were very close together, it was not very clear on the surface.

It can be said that this "commercial street" is the first time that it has been opened in such a way, which the villagers have never seen before. These children and students were fortunate enough to be among the first customers, and the street was not designed for profit.

It's easy to tell the difference between salt and sugar, first of all, with the naked eye, but this is still a bit difficult for a seven or eight-year-old child. Because the salt in ancient times was not as delicate and the texture was as good as that of modern times.

But the kid is smart, he knows that the price of salt and sugar is not the same, and the price of each bag of salt and each bag of sugar is not the same.

The price of salt is three cents a bag.

The price of sugar is two cents a bag.

In addition to the salt, the child also bought a bag of rice, which is a delicate rice, each bag is thirty kilograms, and the child just picked it up. In addition to rice, the children also liked some school supplies.

In Mandarin communication, this child is not a big problem, but in arithmetic is much worse. He couldn't tell the difference between a penny and a dime.

A penny is much smaller than a dime. A dime is equal to 10 cents, which means that a dime can buy ten things for a penny.

In a contextual way, let children learn realistically, which is very effective, because the students Mei Xiaohan wants to cultivate are not only able to recite a few ancient poems, but can really know how to use knowledge.

Older children are slightly worse at Mandarin than younger students, but they are more capable of arithmetic.

Overall, the children performed at their proper level in the exams, which proves that the educational plan he has implemented during this period has been very effective.

One child after another passed the exam, and just as the exam was about to end, a ragged kid walked in, who looked to be about eleven or twelve years old.

"What's your name?"

The child replied, "My name is Li Zhenbang!" ”

The answer was very crisp and loud, which made Mei Xiaohan feel shocked and said, "Why haven't I seen you before?" ”

Li Zhenbang said: "I am not a student from this village, I am from another village!" ”

"Out-of-town?"

Hearing that it was from another village, Mei Xiaohan was not surprised, there were many people from other villages who came to visit and study in this village, which was not strange.

"You're here to take the test, too?"

The kid named Li Zhenbang replied, "I'm not here for the exam, I'm just passing through here..."

"Since you're not here to take the exam, please leave quickly."

Mei Xiaohan thought he was here to make trouble, so she wanted to send him away. There are many children like this kind of mischief from ancient times to the present. The child stood still and stared at Mei Xiaohan.

Seeing that the child had been refusing to leave, Mei Xiaohan was a little unhappy.

"What's going on?"

"Who put him in?"

At this moment, a person hurriedly walked in outside, and this person was Zhang Yun.

Zhang Yundao: "It was my momentary negligence that put him in the examination room by mistake, and I asked Master Mei to punish him." ”

The young man said: "I did this alone, if you want to punish me, punish me!" ”

"One person does things, one person does." The boy raised his haughty head.

Mei Xiaohan said: "You don't have to behave so righteously, I will definitely punish those who deserve!" ”

Because in the process of reform, only the children of Wencheng Village can take the exam, and only the children of Wencheng Village can receive cash papers, so many children from other villages are very envious.

"I heard that there are many novelties on this street, so I took the risk to take a look, and now I have seen what I should see, and Master Mei will punish him if he wants to!"