Chapter 3 The Hunchback Mr. in the Way
Zeng Qingyi's hand holding the thin bamboo stopped in mid-air with some unwillingness, and Xu Mingyuan turned around and winked at Zeng Qingyi as if he had heard the sounds of heaven.
"Dean, Master......" The students who were standing on the sidelines watching the excitement saw the old man and stepped forward to greet the disciples. This old man is Zeng Kuan, the main courtyard of Chongzhou Academy, and Zeng Qingyi's grandfather.
Zeng Qingyi glared at Xu Mingyuan fiercely, slowly walked in front of Xu Mingyuan, and then stepped on his instep, stepped on it hard, and said in a gloomy voice: "Don't leave after school!" Only then did he snort and turned his head away, walked to Zeng Kuan's side, and secretly stuck out his tongue at him.
Zeng Kuan smiled helplessly, waved his hand, and motioned for those students to enter the academy, and then beckoned to Xu Mingyuan.
Xu Mingyuan was stepped on by Zeng Qingyi's foot, which was the birth of one Buddha and the ascension of two Buddhas, which was more unbearable than the whip on his back, and when he saw Zeng Kuan beckoning, he quickly exhaled two breaths, and walked towards Zeng Kuan with a limp. When a fat man of considerable size walked past him, he secretly gave him a thumbs up with admiration.
Xu Mingyuan looked at the fat fat man and barely squeezed out a smile, today at the gate of this academy, because of Zeng Qingyi's disturbance, those students can see at a glance how those students feel about him. Now there is a fat man who has shown some kindness to him, and it is better than nothing. It seems that his plan to deceive the rich children of Chongzhou Academy was stillborn before he was born.
"Master." Xu Mingyuan walked up to Zeng Kuan and bowed meticulously. Zeng Kuan's temples were white, but the two sword eyebrows were full of majesty. Whether he can enter the academy this time is still on Zeng Kuan's body, and he can only believe half of his master's ten sentences. Xu Mingyuan has known Zeng Kuan since he was a child, but he is not very reserved.
"Haha, that girl's bamboo whip and that kick are uncomfortable." Zeng Kuan looked at Xu Mingyuan and said with a smile.
Xu Mingyuan bared his teeth and nodded softly: "It's not just uncomfortable, it's just a human life, it's really an abrasive little goblin." ”
"She will give me some face in front of people, otherwise you will feel good today." Zeng Kuan turned around and walked towards the academy, saying as he walked.
Xu Mingyuan nodded and hurriedly followed, Zeng Qingyi was not afraid of Zeng Kuan, Xu Mingyuan knew it, just like he was not very afraid of his master. However, Zeng Qingyi knows the general situation, and he will never lose Zeng Kuan's face in front of outsiders.
Those academy students saw Zeng Kuan bowing their heads and walking away quickly, so no one heard the two of them talking. However, he still glanced at Xu Mingyuan a few more times, although not many people took the morning seriously, but they dared to tease Zeng Qingyi in public, and now they could talk and laugh freely with Dean Zeng, and they were also a little more interested in this little Taoist priest wearing a half-old Taoist robe.
"Mingyuan, since you have to prepare for the exam in two months, then before entering the academy, we will have three chapters of the law, can you agree?" Zeng Kuan walked to a ginkgo tree and stopped, turned to look at Xu Mingyuan and asked. This ginkgo tree is said to have been planted for 400 years, and the two of them are surrounded by a thick tree, and the tree is full of gold every autumn, which is a scene of the academy.
"Let's talk about it first." Xu Mingyuan scratched his head and said, but he didn't agree immediately.
Zeng Kuan couldn't help but laugh angrily: "You kid, you have the same slippery head as your master." ”
"Master, you can't say that, if you want to talk about slippery heads, I can't catch up with one ten-thousandth of my master." Xu Mingyuan said with a smile.
Zeng Kuan pondered for a moment before he said: "These three covenants: first, you are not allowed to cause trouble, second, you are not allowed to be absent, and third, you must have the top ten in the debate of the academy in three days." ”
Xu Mingyuan thought for a while, nodded and said, "This one or two is definitely fine, but Master, what is the debate in three days?" ”
At this moment, a melodious bell came from the depths of the academy, Zeng Kuan waved his hand and said: "You can ask for the debate, the bell rings early, you also go to the autumn hall first, from today onwards, you will study how to take the scientific examination in the academy." Autumn is in August, so there's not much time left. ”
After Zeng Kuan finished speaking, he turned around and left, and just after walking out a few steps, he stopped again, turned his head and said to Xu Mingyuan: "By the way, the academy doesn't care about your lunch, if you don't have a place to eat, you can come to Tongyuan by yourself, but you have to do it." ”
Xu Mingyuan responded, turned around and pulled the corners of his mouth, and said to himself in an inaudible voice: "Obviously, I don't want to eat the coke bibimbap made by that girl......"
Xu Mingyuan stopped a student from the academy and asked about the location of the autumn hall, that is, he walked briskly with all the students, and it was not good to be late for the first time to listen to the class.
Chongzhou Academy has four lecture halls, namely the Spring Hall, the Summer Hall, the Autumn Hall, and the Winter Hall, which are the places where the college teaches and teaches the scriptures and teaches the students on weekdays.
There are more than 100 halls in the college, and these four lecture halls are the most important, and the rest have more than 10 teaching halls in addition to the residences of the students who come from afar to study.
The imperial court only allowed men to be officials, so Chongzhou Academy did not admit female students, so all Xu Mingyuan saw on the road were scholars in fluttering robes and holding scrolls, but they were really full of bookishness.
Xu Mingyuan looked down at his half-used robe, thinking about whether to change his outfit. However, looking at the texture of the hospital uniform, I am afraid that I can't afford to buy it without a hundred Wentongbao, so I decisively cut off this idea. Although this old robe is old, it is comfortable to wear, and the new clothes are good, but a hundred wen can eat several good meals, Xu Mingyuan thought silently in his heart, and soon convinced himself.
The autumn hall is quite spacious, with more than 100 low tables, and it is almost full of college students. When Xu Mingyuan walked quickly to the door of the Autumn Hall, he was already alone outside the door, and the scholars who were sitting cross-legged all looked up at him, and some of the academy students who had seen the scene at the door before were talking softly. There was an old gentleman sitting in front of the students, holding a book in his hand, which should be the teaching of this class, and he turned his head to look at Xu Mingyuan when he heard the sound.
The old gentleman was a little thin, a little hunchbacked, sitting even more rickety, his hair was gray, he had a handful of goatee under his chin, he squinted his eyes and looked at Xu Mingyuan, and said in a somewhat sharp voice: "The morning bell has been ringing for so long, why is it only now at the door of the lecture hall?" Also, judging by how you are dressed, you should not be a student of the academy, what are you doing here? ”
"This old man doesn't seem to be a good stubble." Xu Mingyuan thought to himself in his heart, Zeng Qingyi, who was sitting at the front with a gloating face, collected the smile on his face, bowed respectfully to the hunchbacked gentleman, and said: "The student is in class for the first time today, and he doesn't know where the autumn hall is, so he is late, and I hope that Mr. will forgive me." From today, students will officially enter the College, which has been approved by Dean Zeng. ”
"You are the Xu Mingyuan that the dean said?" The hunchbacked gentleman asked, his face even darker.
"It's the students." Xu Mingyuan nodded, his heart sank slightly, looking at the face of this hunchbacked old man, it seemed that he didn't treat himself very much. However, he had never seen this old man before, it was impossible for him to provoke him, and most of the problem was Zeng Kuan's body, and it seemed that he had suffered an unwarranted disaster.
Sure enough, after the hunchbacked old man saw Xu Mingyuan nodding, he sneered and said, "Even if you are recommended by the dean to enter the academy, if you are not well-dressed, you will not respect the teacher, you will not know the etiquette, you will not be allowed to enter the lecture hall, and you will not be able to listen to my class." ”
As soon as the hunchbacked old man's words came out, it caused a small sensation in the lecture hall, which was an expulsion order for Xu Mingyuan, and it was a disguised denial of the dean.
Some students looked at Xu Mingyuan's half-used robe, showing disdain, and even said, "You don't even have a college uniform, you are not a student of the academy." ”
Of course, there are more people who don't know what to say, and they look at the rare scene in Mr. Hunchback's class with a curious face, after all, Dean Zeng has a high status in the hearts of the students of the college, and the people he recommended to come in will not be so unbearable. It's just that in the morning, Xu Mingyuan's teasing of Zeng Qingyi has spread, so everyone's perception of Xu Mingyuan will naturally not be very good.
And Zeng Qingyi, who should have been happy to see Xu Mingyuan deflated, put away the smile on his face at this time, and shook his head gently at Xu Mingyuan.
Xu Mingyuan glanced at the student who spoke out, he was five big and three thick, and he didn't seem to have any brains, so he just ignored it. And Zeng Qingyi shook his head at him, he also saw it, it seems that there is really a dislike between this hunchbacked old man and Master Zeng.
Now that I've arrived at the academy today, I can't just be kicked out. It's okay for him, after all, his skin is thick enough, but now this hunchbacked old man is obviously using him to tease Zeng's master, so he can't just leave in embarrassment, this is the loss of Zeng's face.
"It's not that I want to cause trouble, it's something that has caused me, and the master can't blame me." Xu Mingyuan thought in his heart that he had already made up his mind.
Xu Mingyuan stood up straight, smiled and said, "Mr. said this, and the students didn't dare to agree. Although the clothes on the students' bodies are old, they are often cleaned, clean and tidy. ”
The middle school students all looked at Xu Mingyuan's clothes, the half-worn Taoist robe was washed white, except for a few patches, there were indeed few wrinkles, and they couldn't help but nod.
Without waiting for Mr. Hunchback to answer, Xu Mingyuan continued: "Moreover, when the student sees Mr., he will greet him, even if he is late, he has already explained the reason, why not respect the teacher?" ”
"The ancients said: faithfulness, the foundation of etiquette; Righteousness, the text of etiquette also. Righteousness and faithfulness are the texts of etiquette, and if a gentleman uses a piece of clothing to determine whether a person knows etiquette, does he not put the righteousness of etiquette upside down? Is this the gift that the gentleman bestows? ”
"Dare to ask sir, is there a rule in the academy that those who do not wear uniforms are not allowed to enter the lecture hall? If there is, then the student will leave the college by himself, and he will never dare to bother him. ”
Xu Mingyuan's series of rhetorical questions directly quieted the lecture hall, which was still a little noisy. The running student who originally wanted to see Xu Mingyuan's disgraced face couldn't help but be stunned, and he didn't turn his mind for a while. And the student who got up to speak before, who looked five big and three thick, also turned red, opened his mouth but couldn't say anything, and sat down a little depressed.
And the fat man who secretly gave Xu Mingyuan a thumbs up at the gate of the academy, sitting at the back of the lecture hall at this time, his eyes lit up, and he was shocked by Xu Mingyuan.
Zeng Qingyi saw that Xu Mingyuan's face was solemn, but there was a smug smile on the corner of his mouth, and he couldn't help rolling his eyes, but he was secretly relieved, looking at the hunchbacked old man's hand that was trembling slightly because of anger, his eyebrows were slightly bent, and he couldn't hold back his smile.
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