Xingzhi Academy is in the westernmost part of Xiangyun Town, backed by a hill called Peach Blossom Mountain. This hill and the surrounding fields and ponds at the foot of the mountain are all properties of Xingzhi Academy.

The head of this academy loves peach blossoms the most, and many peach trees have been planted on this hill one after another. At this time, it is the season of peach blossoms, and from a distance, a cloud is steaming, and it is beautiful.

The building of the academy adopts the style of the water town in the south of the Yangtze River, with uniform gray tiles and white walls, bamboo branches, and flowers and trees.

If it weren't for the plaque of "Xingzhi Academy" hanging directly above the gate, at first glance, I would think that it was a garden built by a big family!

The old man who guarded the door of the academy looked at a donkey cart covered with green cloth pulled by a slicky little black donkey in front of him, and said in his heart, whose donkey cart is this, how did it come here?

The driver was an old man about the same age as himself. The body looks very tough.

The old man stopped the donkey cart slowly, just in front of the academy, and sighed:

"This is Xingzhi Academy...... It's magnificent! ”

The old man originally wanted to get up and drive people away, but when he heard that it was a praise for the academy, he lazily stopped moving.

The curtain of the green cloth on the donkey cart was lifted, and people began to descend one by one. In the blink of an eye, several people came down.

First of all, an old lady dressed up neatly.

The leggings were tightly wrapped, the clothes were clean, the face was evenly powdered, and the hair was smeared with a lot of osmanthus oil.

When I walked, I had a sharp energy.

Immediately behind the old lady, a short little girl jumped out. Looking at that appearance, I just left my head.

The hair on his head was tied into two small mustaches, and the untied part was a little curly, his complexion was slightly darker, and he opened a pair of big curious eyes, and looked up and down, left and right, at the gate of the academy for a long time.

The more I watched it, the happier I became, and finally I smiled sweetly.

Behind the little girl, a teenager walked down steadily.

The young man was dressed in a neat and tidy straight jacket, wearing a square scarf, with outstanding appearance, a calm complexion, a burden on his body, and one in his hand.

Behind the young man, there was another sturdy man, young but dignified, with a dashing and heroic energy, carrying a very tightly bound luggage roll.

The old man was so shocked that his eyes were about to pop out of his sockets:

"How did you stuff such a palm-sized donkey cart into these old people?"

The old man who was driving the car came over and bowed respectfully to the old man:

"Brother, thank you for passing it on, we are the pimples of the mountain tun, and we are here to ask to see Mr. Gu, the mountain chief."

The old man snorted:

"You old man, how can you speak so politely? We are not cats and dogs, are we able to see them if you want to? Besides, who are you, and you want to see you? ”

The old man was speechless, and several people looked at each other, all a little worried:

Although we have a letter of recommendation from Master Yu to Mr. Gu, this is not anyone, and it is for nothing!

Li Yunxin took a step forward, seemed to be blessed, and said with a smile:

"Don't worry, old man. We are the families of the village. Our Master Yu and Mr. Gu are close friends.

Master Yu wrote a letter to Mr. Gu, recommending my brother to study at our Xingzhi Academy.

We're here to see my brother off. I don't dare to disturb Mr. Gu, but this is going to be apprenticed, and I can't do it? ”

With these words, the old man put away his original nonchalant look and looked Li Yunxin up and down.

Li Yunxin smiled and let him look at it. Seeing that this little girl was not stage frightened like this, the old man's expression also turned solemn:

"Wait here, don't run around!"

As he spoke, he turned and went inside.

After a short time, the old man turned around, opened the corner door, and welcomed Li Yunxin and his party and the little donkey cart into the academy together.

Along the cobblestone road, the group walked for less than half an hour before arriving at a spacious study.

Mr. Gu was holding a book and reading it.

Li Yunxin and his party walked into the study, and Mr. Gu didn't look up, still reading there.

The old man Li Jingfu didn't know where to put his hands and feet, but the old lady Qiao Ximei was very calm and didn't seem to have stage fright at all.

Li Yunxin looked at the study curiously, and then went to observe Mr. Gu.

Mr. Gu is a thin old man with a gray beard, and his hair is also black and white. Tied hair, inserted hostas, wore a scarf, a goatee neatly groomed, and wore a dark blue straight jacket, which is a typical dress of a scholar.

The facial features are upright and the expression is serious. But Li Yunxin felt that his complexion was a little kind.

Mr. Gu was holding a book in his hand, as if he was reading, but he didn't turn the page for a long time.

Li Xixian stood quietly with his baggage, and Li Tong stood at the end of the group with his luggage.

Seeing that Mr. was studying, there were so many people in Lao Li's family, and no one dared to make a sound.

After a while, Mr. Gu raised his head, as if he only knew that they had come in, and asked several questions with a serious face:

"How many of them are fellows from the mountains? Which one is the student who is coming to study? Where is Master Yu's handwritten letter? ”

Li Xixian saluted respectfully, then opened the burden of the outfit, took out Master Yu's letter of recommendation, and handed it to Mr. Gu with both hands:

"Hello, sir, please. The kid Li Xixian is ten years old this year and has never entered the school. This is Mr. Yu's recommendation. ”

Mr. Gu glanced at Li Xixian in surprise, he didn't expect that this kid turned out to be a person who had never studied. Since he has no foundation at all, Master Yu can still recommend him to come, he must have an outstanding personality.

Mr. Gu opened the master's recommendation and looked at it, and nodded:

"Good. Since there is no foundation, let's start with Ding Ban. If you read well and get a good score in the year-end exam, you can be promoted to Class C. ”

Mr. Gu left the letter of recommendation from the master, recruited a waiter, and briefly explained two sentences, and Li Xixian was successfully enrolled.

The waiter took the luggage roll from Li Tong's hand and took Li Xixian inside, but the Li family couldn't follow. This line knows the rules of the academy, parents send students, and they can only enter the front yard for the first time.

No outsiders are allowed inside the academy.

Mr. Gu got up to leave, and Li Yunxin hurriedly asked:

"Sir, please stay."

Mr. Gu glanced at it strangely, and saw that it was a little girl, and he felt even more strange:

"What else is going on with you?"

Li Yunxin smiled and asked calmly:

"Thank you, sir, for accepting my brother. I would like you to ask, what are the books that my brother needs to learn now? Are teaching materials available in the college? Or do you need to find it yourself? ”

Mr. Gu smiled faintly and said:

"The curriculum of Class D requires the study of the Book of Songs and the Analects. The College does not provide teaching materials. ”

Li Yunxin then asked:

"Then let's send the textbook over, do we hand it over to the door and directly explain that it is for my brother?"

"Yes."

"Thank you, sir, for your advice, sir, go slowly."

Mr. Gu glanced at this crisp and polite little girl again, nodded, and walked away with his hands behind his back.