For a long time, among the Shen family's sisters-in-law, Shen Xiangdao is undoubtedly the most inconspicuous one, with the lowest appearance, the worst figure, not as dazzling as a few brothers, and not as good as the fifth brother, and not outstanding in almost all aspects.

It's not that there is no one, Shanyi, there are almost no opponents in the younger generation, and the problem is that the hobby of playing chess will be regarded as not doing a proper job.

Not to mention that Shen Jiaji was deeply disappointed in his son, but Shen Kan knew that his brother had a very good advantage, being kind and kind. I've never seen him get angry or angry, and he doesn't care even if he suffers a loss, which is well-known in private.

As for how his studies are, Shen Kanwei really doesn't know much.

At this time, Shen Jiaji thought of an absolute, pretended to think for a while, and slowly recited: "The Big Dipper is reflected in the water at fourteen o'clock in the sky."

"It's hard to do this, it's an idiom anyway, and the number is doubled." Shen Kan lowered his head and pondered, but he couldn't match it in a short period of time.

Unexpectedly, Shen Xiangdao heard it, and hurriedly said: "This pair is not difficult, I can be right."

Shen Jiaji said: "You said it's not difficult, so why don't you come?"

"It's uncomfortable to kneel, you have to let the child get up first." Shen Xiangdao said with a sad face.

The fourth wife, Sun Shi, said with a smile: "This child, how can you not follow your father's rules?"

Shen Xiangdao replied: "Since ancient times, poems have become seven steps, and I have never heard of kneeling in pairs."

"That's it, let you get up, if you don't come out, it's not too late to kneel." Shen Jiaji knew that he was uncomfortable kneeling, and when he saw his son's confident appearance, most of his anger disappeared.

Seeing this, Shen Kan walked in and helped his brother up, Shen Xiangdao smiled at him gratefully, and said, "Five hundred lamps in the west shine on the wall."

"Okay." Shen Kan praised, so he said to Shen Jiaji with a smile: "Fourth uncle, how do you think it right?"

"Hmm." Shen Jiaji was satisfied, but said disapprovingly: "One can only be said to be a fluke, and another one must come out."

Shen Kan smiled and asked, "What if you can still come out?"

"Humph!" Shen Jiaji touched his beard, "Then there will be no punishment." ”

"Daddy, please listen." Shen Xiangdao was reassured, and immediately said: "A rainbow in the sky pierces the clouds and separates the fog from the two bridges."

Shen Kan secretly spoke, I really didn't expect Xiangdao to have this ability? At the moment, he said sincerely: "My brother's talent is beyond my reach, and I am willing to bow down tonight."

Even though he knew that the fifth child was saying good things and patting on the back, Shen Jiaji was still full of joy and said with a smile: "But there are some little smart and small, but they are stubborn, in the future, Daogu must always be sincere and inducing, and don't want your brother to go astray."

"Yes." Shen Kan nodded.

In the study, Shen Kan couldn't help but say reproachfully: "Why don't you never earn performance in front of your elders?" Not only can it make your father's face shine, but won't you yourself be looked down upon?"

Shen Xiangdao first glanced at him, and then asked, "Isn't the fifth brother the same as me?"

"Forehead......" Shen Kan was speechless, and simply explained: "That was before, and now I haven't woken up?" In the final analysis, reading is to be able to get ahead, and when you should be humble, you must be humble, and when you should not be humble, you must have the courage to express yourself. ”

"That's right." Shen Xiangdao nodded and sighed lightly: "In the past, like the fifth brother, I was not valued everywhere, and even my brothers looked down on me, so I couldn't help but be disheartened, especially my father."

"Love is deeply responsible, after all, it's your father, how can you not love your son?" Shen Kan comforted, "If you want me to say that you shouldn't be cranky, study hard, let's take the exam together in three years, if you can join hands in Jinling Guozijian, then stay away from home at that time, stay a few years later, you really grow up, I think your father will definitely be impressed by you, the so-called distance produces beauty, hehe!"

"Distance produces beauty?" Shen Xiangdao pondered.

Seeing this, Shen Kan got up, patted him on the shoulder, and said softly: "Your knowledge is far above me, I don't need to talk about these truths, it's just that you're in it." If you want others to look up, you must have the ability to look up, you are talented, what is the beauty and ugliness of a man's appearance? Okay, I'm leaving, and you will go to Ke's house for me tomorrow. ”

"Fifth brother." Shen Xiangdao seemed to remember something, "The county test in Jiangnan has been twice every three years in recent years, and the township test is the year once every three years. ”

"Twice in three years?" Shen Kan was a little dizzy again.

On the second day, the county government house.

After Mr. Yunnong's nephew, Chang Luo, was invited, he immediately went to take the county examination, in order to be admitted to the third-class students, so that he could receive a monthly allowance such as money and food.

But he went away in a hurry and returned in defeat, and his results in a few games were not satisfactory, and he was worried that his epiphytes would be known by the owner, so he simply did not participate in the next government exam.

So Shen Zhuo and Shen Kan just in time for Chang Xiucai's first teaching of the Eight Classics, Pei Zhixian's nephew is named Wu Song, who is eleven years old this year. Because Pei Zhixian's son, who studied in Guozijian, has been friends with Shen Zhuo since he was a child, he wrote to ask him to help take care of him, and he became familiar with it after coming and going.

Shen Kan stood bored outside the study, he had a request for help today, so he could only wait patiently.

He noticed that Shen Zhuo showed a meaningful sneer, and asked in a low voice, "Is it true that Mr. Yunnong seems to be a little flashy when he talks about his nephew?"

"You know that, too?" Shen Zhuo was very surprised, and said in his ear: "Speaking of this Chang Hengshui, he is famous for his quick success, and his literary talents are ordinary."

"Then why don't you say it? Let him mislead people's children?" Shen Kan asked.

"This matter involves Instructor Hu of the county school, so it's inconvenient to speak." Shen Zuo smiled bitterly.

"I see." Shen Kan was stunned.

In the study, Chang Luo asked with his hands behind his back, "I heard that you have never been a teacher, what books have you read?"

Wu Song said respectfully: "My father is here, and while my protégé is reciting, I am still instructed in some scriptures. Since seeing the back, no one has taught him, but the day and night are wasted. In front of the teacher's seat, I hope to give a lecture. ”

"This kid isn't simple." Shen Kanxin said that just listening to these words, he knew that Wu Song, like Mr. Qianzhai's son Wang Pu, had been reading sage books since he was a child.

Chang Luo knew that his disciple was by no means an ordinary child, and asked, "Not bad, I don't know if I can finish reading the four books?"

"Back to the teacher, I read the fourth book when I was seven years old."

"Now that you have finished reading the four books, which one have you read now?"

"Teacher Hui, I have finished reading the Five Classics."

Have you finished reading the Pentateuch? Chang Luo couldn't help but be dumbfounded, if it was true, then wouldn't this disciple be a prodigy?

Impossible, Chang Luo muttered: "You are only eleven years old this year, even if you are smart, where can you read so many books?" If you think about it, it's just a good name and a little dabbling, where can you recite it?"

Wu Song didn't hear the sarcasm in Mr.'s words, and said honestly: "Yes, the protégé has read it, but I am afraid that the reading will not be proficient, as the teacher said." It's better to ask the teacher to remind the protégé of each passage. ”

Shen Kan outside glanced at Shen Zhuo's expression, and when he saw him smiling and silent, he knew that Wu Song's words were true, as the so-called things gather like like things, if Wu Song was not a smart person, then Shen Zhuo would never treat him as a friend even if he was loyal, let alone standing here at the moment and blindly waiting.

There are so many smart people, Shen Kan sighed very much, there are so many scholars around him alone, it can be seen that it is difficult to have a smooth sailing road in the future.

Chang Luo in the room saw that the student dared to let him ask questions casually, and secretly said that at this kid's age, he would definitely not be able to memorize it well, so he wanted to catch the flaws of the disciple in order to maintain the teacher's self-esteem.

So he specially selected the difficult and remote places in the "Five Classics", and took out five paragraphs for Wu Song to memorize, who knew that Chang Luo remembered them all, without even a slight pause, and recited them word for word.

At this moment, Chang Luo and Shen Kan were shocked, especially Shen Kan, who became more aware of his own shortcomings.

"Sure enough, I memorized it well, not bad." Chang Luo secretly complained in his heart, how can such a disciple be taught? Subconsciously sighed: "It seems that I have to explain and write for you in the future."

Unexpectedly, Wu Song said: "I have also read the history of the protégé, I am afraid that I am unfamiliar, so I ask the teacher to mention another paragraph for me to memorize."

Bah! You're still going to have to make inches, aren't you? Chang Luo was very angry, and said unhappily: "It's good to be greedy and chew too much, it's good for young people to have confidence, but you must know how to stop in moderation, and then memorize it later."

"Yes."

casually arranged a text, Chang Luo drank tea, and said in his heart that it was not good, if he taught from scratch, he was ordered to recite the four books and five classics every day, and when he met a fool, he could easily teach for three years and five years.

How do you know that you have finished reading all the books, and now you have to talk about books and write articles every day, so don't you have to bother every day? What do I need to do? Is it to spend all your energy on him? What's more, it's not my forte to tell stories, and it's demanding to write essays, but this kid is a very smart person, asking long and short questions every day, in case he can't answer one day, wouldn't he be despised by him, and more seriously spread to the ears of the magistrate?

"Nope." Chang Luo was worried, and he muttered there for a long time before he had an idea.

"I've got to make a problem to stump him in one fell swoop, so that this guy won't dare to be presumptuous, and at least keep me a gentleman for a year. Otherwise, I am afraid that I will break up in a few days. ”

Chang Luo, like Shen Jiaji last night, is still facing children, so it is difficult to write a big topic like poetry and composition, even if the other party can't do it, he doesn't think it's humiliating, but it seems that the amount of being an elder is small and the pattern is small, so he is also ready to make a few absolutes.

Nowadays, primary school students who take the school entrance examination are generally in pairs.