In an inconspicuous carriage, sitting was Xia Yuanding, Uncle and Mr. Zhou, they really wanted to rush to the academy in a quiet place outside the city, the academy is located at the foot of the mountain, the scenery is quiet, and it is a good place to do learning.

Inside the carriage, several people talked and laughed, Xia Yuanding was a little distracted, he was not nostalgic for the scenery outside the carriage, but the carriage he was sitting in was a little bumpy, this was not the first time he had such feelings.

Even if he is not very proficient in this aspect, Xia Yuanding will understand it after a few glances, how can there be any shock absorption in the carriage now, relying on the soft cushion in the carriage is really not very useful, when encountering bad road conditions, it should be bumpy or bumpy, he is really involuntary in the car, not to mention that he is young and light, and the center of gravity has to go up and down!

According to Mr. Zhou's suggestion, when he was in the Zhou Mansion, Xia Yuanding wrote a lot of poems that he had done in advance, plus the articles he had written a long time ago, and planned to go to the back of the academy and hand them over to the gentleman there to see, so as to gain a good impression.

There are naturally many ways to accept apprentices in this kind of college, and it is even more common for others to recommend them, conduct assessments, and donate.

Xia Yuanding was not only introduced, but also took his own article as a reference, so he could ensure that nothing went wrong, so this trip was naturally full of confidence, as early as in the Zhou Mansion, Mr. Zhou promised that there would be no problem, and he was not afraid of slapping his face.

The reason is that other children of Xia Yuanding's age are playing in the mud in the field, but Xia Yuanding has already passed two of the three levels in the children's test, not to mention their backward place, even in the state city, such magical powers are rare.

"Master, it's at the foot of the mountain!"

The servant who drove the carriage slowly stopped the carriage and called out to the master that he had arrived at the place.

"Let's get out of the car!"

Under the orders of Mr. Zhou, Xia Yuanding took the lead and got out of the car first, while the servants and carriage were waiting at the foot of the mountain.

Bamboo forests, pines and cypresses, streams, mountain flowers......

Looking at all this, Xia Yuanding knew that this was a good place to study, with the singing of birds and flowers, and the bursts of reading, and he couldn't see the sign of the college, but there was a bit of a hermit.

Brushing his beard that was blown by the wind, Mr. Zhou was full of smiles, obviously he also liked this kind of place very much, the hustle and bustle of the city, how could there be a clean place, and there was a lot less worldly taste.

"How? It is difficult to find the delicacy here in the state city, and the old people are willing to stay here for a while! ”

Uncle nodded and replied: "The place of shape is really a good place to study, Yuan Ding is here, and he will definitely be able to cultivate well!" ”

However, no matter how beautiful the scenery is, they still can't stay for long, and they haven't forgotten what to do.

Not long after leaving, when I was about to see the whole picture of the academy, someone had already come down to ask.

"Old gentleman, you are polite, student Qian Jun, follow Mr. here, and usually do some reception matters, I can serve if necessary!"

Xia Yuanding looked at this young man dressed as a scholar, and it seemed that the reception had not been done once or twice, and he looked familiar with it.

What he didn't know was that it was not easy for a young student like Qian Jun to be accepted as a disciple by the academy, and for the disciples of the poor sect, the academy would reduce or even not accept most of their restraints, so they often did something in the academy as a reward for the academy.

Zhou Ning said: "I'm here to find Mr. Cheng, who teaches you the Five Classics, he has time now!" ”

After hearing this, Qian Jun replied: "Mr. Cheng comes with me, Mr. Cheng is free, I will take you to Mr.'s place!" ”

Zhou Ning waved his hand and said, "I don't need you to lead the way, I have an old relationship with him, are you going to be busy with yours?" ”

"Then the gentleman walks slowly!" After speaking, Qian Jun no longer followed.

Mr. Cheng, whom Zhou Ning wanted to take them to meet, was named Cheng Jin, and he was his friend.

"Go with the flow, go with the flow......"

When approaching an independent courtyard, Zhou Ning began to call, judging from the sound of calling accompanied by joy, he also hadn't seen Cheng Jin for a long time.

When they arrived at the gate of the courtyard, someone inside had already greeted them, and it was also an old gentleman, but he was relatively thin, presumably it was Cheng Jin who Mr. Zhou took them to see.

"What is the wind that blows you here? Come in with me! ”

Originally, Cheng Jin was studying in the house, but he heard someone calling him from afar, and he was distinguishing his voice, it was none other than an old friend in the city!

He didn't come often in the afternoon, according to the situation they had met before, they usually met in the morning, because if they met in the afternoon, the time would be tighter, and this time there was no appointment in advance, it was a sudden meeting.

"Haha, this time I have something to do, and I have to trouble you!" Zhou Ning and Cheng Jin entered the house side by side, and said as they walked.

"Oh, then you have to tell me, what the hell is going on, I'm afraid it's not a good thing to trouble me!" Cheng Jin beckoned the person to sit down and asked.

"Definitely, this time is a good thing?"

Zhou Ning deliberately played dumb riddles, and even forgot to introduce the two people he brought, but fortunately, Cheng Jin didn't forget to ask.

He pointed to Xia Shouren and Xia Yuanding's uncle and nephew and asked, "The two you brought are not for me to introduce, this is not Cheng Mou's deliberate neglect!" ”

"Hey!" Zhou Ning clapped his hands, obviously suddenly realized, and when he was happy, he forgot to introduce him, "What I remind is that you see, if you don't say it, I almost forgot when I was happy, wait for me to introduce you, this is Shouren, next to him is his nephew Yuan Ding, Shouren is the eldest son of my old friend, and they are all scholars of the Xia family!" ”

Cheng Jin looked at Xia Yuanding and Xia Shouren repeatedly, he had already guessed seventy-seven, eighty-eight, and already knew in his heart what happened to his old friend, I am afraid it was related to these two.

"Since you brought someone here, don't sell it, what is going on, I won't tell you in detail!"

"Suiliu, you, really, you guess everything so thoroughly, it's really a lot less fun in front of you!" Mr. Zhou was a little helpless, he had been friends for many years, his old friend's personality had not changed at all, and the stinky temper of the reader was a lot, so he had to go straight to the topic, and said to Xia Yuanding: "Yuanding, show your poems to this Grandpa Cheng to see if he has the fortune to accept you!" ”

As soon as he heard this, Xia Yuanding had just walked out, and before he could see him, Cheng Jin was a little anxious and said, "Brother Wenyuan, you know me!" ”

"What do you know, don't accept apprentices, I won't force you this time, just let you see his poems, as an elder, it's always okay to mention it, you are willing to accept him, I don't worry that you can't teach well!"

was robbed by Zhou Ning for a while, Cheng Jin's stubborn temper immediately came up, and said: "Take the manuscript, I have been studying for decades, and I can't teach a child well, we are not a place to learn!" ”

Cheng Jin didn't care about teaching a child, and he was also a little disdainful, saying that he was a showman, and he had to consider whether to accept it, and some contempt was inevitable.

After Xia Yuanding bowed, he handed the manuscript up, and returned to his original position to stand quietly.

"Brother Wenyuan, this pen is not written by someone else, this force is not like a child's doing!"

Spreading out the manuscript, Cheng Jin was first amazed by the neat and powerful text, and suspected that the text might have been recorded by someone else.

"Go with the flow, every word, I watched Yuan Ding personally write, there is no doubt about this!"

After listening to this explanation, Cheng Jin didn't say anything, but looked at it carefully, and couldn't help but read it.

"Half an acre of square pond is opened, and the sky and clouds and shadows wander together. Q: Is that clear? For there is a source of living water. After reading it, Cheng Jin was silent for a moment, said "good", and said anxiously: "Brother Wenyuan, this child of Yuanding will study with me, and within two years, he will be able to pass the children's exam. ”

Hearing this, Zhou Ning couldn't help laughing, shook his head and said: "Go with the flow, I won't tell you, Yuan Ding has already tried the county test and the government test, which is a bit longer than your two years, don't you read the manuscript and then decide?" ”

"My knowledge is looking for a smart person to pass on, Yuan Ding, this kid looks smart, and he will learn from me from now on!"

"Go with the flow, I think you're still a little anxious, you have to agree to this, Yuan Ding, can you agree?" Zhou Ning asked.

"When Grandpa came, he said, let me listen to Grandpa Zhou in everything, and Grandpa Zhou will make decisions for me!"

After listening to Xia Yuanding's answer, Zhou Ning nodded and pondered: "This Mr. Cheng is the most rigorous in his studies here, there is nothing wrong with choosing him, his personal disciple, but it is not difficult to earn a reputation as a student!" ”

After hearing this, Xia Yuanding was relieved and said: "The student is willing to worship Mr. Cheng as a teacher, and he will not give up!" ”

As he spoke, he knelt down and kowtowed, and first set his name, so as not to have twists and turns later.

"Yuan Ding, hurry up, it's too early, I want to be more formal, this can't work!"

Hearing people say this, Xia Yuanding obviously doesn't understand, he must have been harmed by the apprenticeship plot in some martial arts novels, and it seems too hasty to kowtow to the scholar.

Before, Xia Yuanding thought that it could be a little difficult, but it was all too smooth or a little unacceptable, it was okay to say that he was cheap, anyway, he always thought that he had to write a few poems and answer a few difficult questions, who knew that none of these would be there, how to answer this!

Listening to the conversation between the two old gentlemen, he has already begun to arrange Xia Yuanding's residence, and he will also arrange for him to study in the academy, Xia Yuanding is a little confused about what kind of position he is in the academy, he is now accepted by Cheng Jin as a disciple, and it seems that he has to listen to other gentlemen's classes.

The accommodation is very well arranged, and I live in this courtyard of Cheng Jin, but fortunately, there are many vacant rooms, but there is no shortage of accommodation, and I will eat with this new gentleman in the future!

As for his uncle, I'm afraid I can only say goodbye after that, there is no place for him here, and there is no way to do it due to the restrictions of the academy.

Of course, all this is on the lips, in the end they still have to go to see the mountain chief together, only if he agrees, Xia Yuanding can be regarded as an official member of this academy.

Others didn't pay attention to it, Xia Shouren looked at all this with envy, thinking about it, his son, Yuan Zhi, was just studying with the gentleman in the county, although it was not bad, but everything was to be compared, and the gentleman in the state city was naturally incomparable.

But it's a pity that this kind of opportunity has to be fought for by himself, and it can only be said that he and his son don't have this fate!