CHAPTER XXII
Early the next morning, Zhao Jin took the letter of recommendation given by the county order and went out with the pillar to a remote courtyard in the town, Mr. Wang is a teacher, with a strange temper, no one knows where he comes from, alone, he has twenty children under his hand to study, in addition to teaching, he never has other conversations with neighbors, at first the people in the neighborhood thought he was a strange person, not very worried to teach his children, but he adopted several homeless children in the vicinity to educate carefully, and some were admitted to Xiucai, So the nearby families who couldn't afford to pay the tuition to go to the school were willing to send their children over, but he accepted the students to see the edge. When Zhao Jin and the others arrived, the children in the inner hall had already finished class, and they were about to leave home for lunch, and some looked at them with curiosity. She went up and knocked on the door, and soon a child, about seven or eight years old, came and opened the door. "What is the matter with your guests?" The child who is too cute asked seriously, looking old-fashioned and polite, especially cute. Zhao Jin stepped forward and bowed down and replied: "Mr. is free now, I was recommended by the county magistrate and hoped that the younger brother in the family could recognize some words from Mr., so I came to disturb." Trouble boy to report. "You wait a moment, Mr. doesn't know if he will accept students, let me go and ask first." The boy trotted away. Zhao Jin and the two waited anxiously outside the door, and it was not difficult to see that the gentleman was stern when he saw that the child was polite. Zhao Jin couldn't help but sigh in his heart that it was really difficult to go to school in ancient times, not only to pay high tuition fees, but also to see if the husband was willing to teach you, otherwise you could only go home and farm. Educational resources have been a problem since ancient times.
After a while, the boy returned to the door, "Follow me in." The child led the way in front while talking, Zhao Jin and the two followed the child into the courtyard, the courtyard pattern is not large, after entering the second gate, it is like turning right through a grape trellis to the hall, and the two sides of the hall are the east and west wings. There is an exit on one side of the yard leading to the backyard, and you can faintly see the lush bamboo forest.
There is a kind of mystery of the hermit master in this secluded and secluded place, and if the pillar can pass the examination of the gentleman, it will be the place where he will study. The child brought the two of them to Mr. Wang and withdrew to make tea, where Zhao Jin and the two were now was Mr. Wang's study, Mr. Wang was concentrating on a book in his hand, and he didn't seem to notice that someone had come in. Zhao Jin and the others were embarrassed to disturb.
"Is this kid trying to read?" Suddenly, Mr. Wang asked out loud. "Mr. Hui, it is the younger brother who wants to follow Mr. to learn some words so that he can support himself, and I hope that Mr. will be fulfilled." Zhao Jin bowed as he spoke. "Can you read before?" Mr. Wang continued to ask, "I have learned a few from the fifth uncle in the family, and I only know my own name. "I heard Bai Zhi say that you have a handwritten letter from the county order?" , Bai Zhi should be the name of the child who led the way just now, Zhao Jin guessed, so he took out a letter from his cuff and presented it to Mr. Wang with both hands.
After Mr. Wang saw it, he asked the pillar a few questions, and the pillar behaved generously without stage fright, Mr. Wang's expression kept nodding and finally said: "Well, it looks good, you and I accept it." "Mr. Wang was also a little surprised, he guessed from their dress that they were peasant families, this child was eight or nine years old, the enlightenment was a little late, but whether it was etiquette or words, it was very atmospheric, and it was also clever, and it was also a great talent after a few years of training, not to mention....he shook off the envelope and the favor of the prince of the Hou Mansion was always not lost.
"Mr. Xie is complete, and the kid is grateful." As soon as the pillar heard this, he immediately grinned, bent down and bowed in thanks. Zhao Jin also felt that it didn't seem to be as difficult as the county order said, and the matter was naturally happy to be solved.
"Come and worship me." As he spoke, Mr. Wang led them out of the study to the hall, where a painting of Confucius hung in the center. Mr. Wang straightened the crown for the pillar, and then asked the pillar to kowtow three times to the Confucius painting, and then offered him three kowtows of apprenticeship tea. As soon as he saw that the pillar kowtow was completed, Zhao Jin immediately handed the master gift they bought for Mr. today to the pillar, and then the pillar was handed over to Mr. Wang.
In ancient times, the entrance ceremony was very important, one day as a teacher and a father for life. Finally, the entrance ceremony of the pillar is completed, and the pillar is happy because he is about to become a reader. He wants to use this path of study to make his family's life better and have the strength to support himself and his family.
After walking out of the husband's house, the pillar still couldn't suppress his excitement, and he talked more than usual along the way, and finally didn't look like a little old man. After returning home, the pillar was grabbed by Liu's shoulder and kept shaking, "Zhuzi, my mother knows that you have a chance, you see that Mr. will agree to let you go to study, you have to study hard." After that, Liu was even more hoshy and warm. Zhao Jin saw that Liu's long-lost light since Zhao Laosi's accident, she liked this happy family atmosphere, and she really felt very happy, which was also related to the fact that he had been alone in his previous life, and the lack of love since he was a child, the more he longed for and cherished his family affection.