Most of the students here are famous and noble sons, and some of them have other backgrounds in addition to their fathers or grandfathers who are officials in the court, such as the cousins of the princes, the distant brothers-in-law of the scholars, and even the sons-in-law of the big officials.

The man who has already married is still studying here because he can't get the honor of a national scholar, so he can only stay honestly for eight years. After all, with their background, it's a shame to drop out halfway.

After a circle, Mei Xiaoren's heart was clouded and the aristocratic sons were still struggling, and she was going to graduate this year, I am afraid it would be more difficult than ascending to the sky, it can be seen that Su Li did not scare her before.

Mei Xiaoren was distracted and pondering, when he suddenly bumped into a hard chest and took a small step back.

"What kind of person walks without long eyes"

Mei Xiaoren came back to her senses, and when she looked up, she saw that Su Li was already separated between her and the man. Su Li wiped the man's chest and comforted: "Gongzi Wen, he is a newcomer and ignorant, don't be like him." ”

Mei Xiaoren looked at the person who bumped into her, who was dressed in a moon-white robe, and he looked like he was in his twenties, but he walked with his eyes on the sky. He was followed by a few blue-robed students, looking like a group of followers.

Su Li didn't introduce him to him, but the academy can have such pompous students, Mei Xiaoren thought about it, and only thought of a son of a big Shangshu family.

In order to verify, Mei Xiaoren asked in a low voice: "Who is he?"

Su Li said respectfully: "This is the eldest son of Wen Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, the son of Wen Bin." He smiled at Wen Bin and said, "Wen Gongzi, his name is Mei Xiaoren, and he is a student that the Bishop just accepted today. ”

"Oh." Wen Bin seemed to suddenly understand, shook the folding fan in his hand and squinted and smiled, "You are the student from Xuanzhou."

"Yes, yes, that's him." Su Li nodded.

Someone behind Wen Bin was curious: "I heard that he and Su Da fool you are in the same room"

"Yes, yes, we are all Shu clans, how dare we disturb your sons." Su Li smiled vigorously.

Wen Bin put the folding fan away and knocked on Su Li's head: "Okay, it's up to you to teach him the rules of the academy." After he finished speaking, he glanced at Mei Xiaoren and passed by her.

Su Li also bowed to the back, "Yes, the little one understands." ”

Mei Xiaoren stood without saying a word, because she had already been faintly shocked by what she saw.

She can understand that the son of the big official family is arrogant, after all, Jiang Rong was like this in the past, but Su Li's humility in front of people, she looked at it in her eyes as if her eyes had entered sand, and she was panicked.

If a person is inferior, then he is really humble.

But now that Su Li and her are classmates and live under the same roof, it is not too late for her to tell him this truth in the future.

Mei Xiaoren blink of an eye, his eyes suddenly caught a figure, raised his hand and asked, "Who is that?"

Su Li glanced at it and said with a smile: "He is a priest of Sun." ”

The priest sounded like he was one level below the gentleman. He laughed at her a few times yesterday, but Mei Xiaoren remembered it clearly.

"He's New"

"Teacher Sun came here after the examination, and for many years, he always said that the ministry would transfer him to be the county master, but there has been no movement so far." Su Li sighed, "He follows the bishop all day long, just hoping that the bishop can say a word for him in the court and reward him as a magistrate, after all, where does this priest have the fragrance of the county order in this bowl of rice." ”

When Su Li said the word county order, Mei Xiaoren's heart suddenly sank.

She dreams every night, and there is not a day when she doesn't dream about the past, but when she wakes up, she finds that she is no longer the county magistrate, and then she is relieved that she can't go to Qiushui County, worried that the new county official is a person surnamed Sun.

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But she is in Jinzhou, no matter how worried it is, it is useless, the top priority is to study hard, and strive to return to Xuanzhou as soon as possible.

Mei Xiaoren was tired during the day, but at night he became more and more energetic.

The two beds were placed in the room, even if they were covered by a curtain, listening to the heavy breathing sound on the other side, Mei Xiaoren was still uncomfortable and couldn't sleep.

Not only is she not comfortable living in the same room, but she is also worried about her studies. Entering the academy is just entering the game, whether she is trapped and ruined her future, or fighting a way to live, she has to rely on her to play this game of chess step by step.

She felt that she was not worthy of the word "national soldier", but she had to regard this as a goal that she must strive for.

It's hard

Mei Xiaoren lifted the quilt and got out of bed, put on his robe and went out.

During the day, Su Li took her around the academy, and she could roughly remember the path she often walked, but tonight she went to a quiet place with few people. She searched the trail and found that it led to a cliff.

This is a good place, if it is dawn, you can stand here and have an unobstructed view of the scenery under the mountain, even in the middle of the night, you can also enjoy the bright moon hanging high without obstruction, and you can pick a seat of moonlight.

The mountain wind blew rapidly, Mei Xiaoren was independent, and his wide robe and wide sleeves were spread in the wind, looking lonely and a little lonely.

There was a boulder on the edge of the cliff, and she brushed the dust off it and sat down, holding her chin with one hand. In addition to worrying about her future, she also misses Ye Zhi and Zhou Hu a little.

"Windy at night"

A cough accompanied by a human voice, Mei Xiaoren turned around in confusion and saw a rickety figure walking towards her tremblingly with a cane.

She slowly stood up and looked at the old man who was approaching. This man, she had never seen before.

"Old man, you are"

The old man glanced at her, then took his crutches and pointed to the bottom of the steps behind him, "The old man lives there, and I just saw you coming up alone, don't worry, after all, this is a cliff, dangerous." ”

He said a few words and coughed again.

Mei Xiaoren saw that the old man was weak, so he went over and helped him to sit on the boulder.

"You're a freshman student," the old man asked, sitting down.

Mei Xiaoren stood aside and nodded.

"Sit down, sit down." The old man smiled kindly.

When she sat down obediently, the old man leaned on his crutches and asked her, "But what difficulties have you encountered?"

Mei Xiaoren shook his head. The predicament in her heart can't be called a difficulty, after all, the academy didn't make it difficult for her, it was she herself who had to break through to the "top of no one".

"There used to be a student in the old man, he was the same as you, but when things didn't go well, he came here alone, and asked him why he was worried, and he didn't say, this is called how old man can solve your doubts"

Mei Xiaoren didn't want to talk about his heart with someone he didn't know, so he said: "I just came today, but I just happened to come here. ”

"There are many academies and roads, why did you take the least number of people" The old man smiled, and the wrinkles crisscrossing his face deepened, "The old man has seen more offspring, and your mind still wants to hide from my old man's eyes"

Mei Xiaoren smiled and arched his hand, "The mountain elder is really shrewd. ”

The old man's eyes flashed with a little surprise, and he smiled more and more happily, "How do you know the old man?"

Mei Xiaoren pointed to the cane in his hand. In fact, based on his age and clothes alone, it was difficult for her to tell who he was, but she saw the word "Imperial Gift" engraved on the cane. An old man who can get the cane of the dragon's head, who calls himself a teacher, is still sick, and who is not the mountain elder who retired because of illness