Not long after the courtyard door was knocked, I heard the sound of footsteps in the courtyard, and a burly middle-aged man stepped forward to pull the courtyard door open.

"Who? Something? ”

Qu Qingyan turned around and looked at Yu Youtai, and saw him walking to his side step by step, so he weighed his mouth and said: "Our two brothers moved from Anhe County, and I have studied for a few years before and want to continue reading for a few more years, my brother!" ”

She raised her hand and gestured to Yu Youtai, although she snickered in her heart, she still said innocently on her face: "My brother reads very well, and last time he almost had to go to the house to try to be a showman." ”

Both of them are too young in appearance, especially Qu Qingyan's stature is not obvious, and he takes off his official robe and stands beside Yu Youtai like a teenager who doesn't care about the world.

The middle-aged man inside the door searched the two of them, and his gaze froze slightly when his gaze fell on Qu Qingyan's holly double-layered brocade cloak.

"Come in and talk."

"Well," Qu Qingyan responded with a smile, and the smile on one side of his head was even more cheerful: "Come, brother, you go in and take a look, no matter how you read books and make articles at home, it will be a little worse without Mr.'s guidance." ”

She almost pulled Yu Youtai's sleeve as she spoke, and her affectionate title made Yu Youtai's already serious face a little stiff again.

One was relaxed and the other was stiff, and the two looked at each other vaguely when they entered the academy.

The trend of academies arose in the previous dynasties before the Tatar invasion of the Central Plains, and scholars built academies in various places, all with the intention of cultivating talents.

The previous dynasty was different from this dynasty, and the name of the champion had a higher gold content, and there were many champions in the previous dynasty who were born in the first ten years and were ranked among the powerful ministers of the ruling power.

The four major academies have produced many romantic figures.

Only this dynasty because Taizu was born in the grassroots, there are many prejudices about the academy, at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Guozijian was built in Nanjing, and it was expanded several times, and the once beautiful academy completely disappeared, and only this kind of enlightenment academy was left in various places for children to study.

The famous academies all cover a wide area, with pavilions, flowers, birds, and water pavilions in the courtyard, only some of which have been destroyed in the war, although they have been rebuilt several times but have lost their original taste.

Qu Qingyan was originally a little curious, but after following the middle-aged man into the door and bypassing the shadow wall, she couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

This academy is not a standard courtyard structure like the north, the structure is not regular, with a bit of spaciousness that can only be found in the south.

The structure of the courtyard is very simple, there is only a little shade between the courtyards as a shield, and at a glance the hall where the main courtyard is taught, and the ridged beasts on the roof have been eroded by the wind.

Is this really a college that has only gained a foothold in the town in recent years and has recruited a lot of students?

Qu Qingyan didn't have time to think about it, the middle-aged man had already taken the two of them into a courtyard, the doors and windows of the main room in the courtyard were closed, only one of the wings on the east side had an open door, and a few people were in and out of the house, not knowing what they were busy with.

"You're going to pay for the registration today, aren't you?"

The middle-aged man brought the two of them in, and after an old man's ear, he explained a few words before stepping out of the room.

The old man looked up and down at the faces and clothes of the two, and his eyes fell on Qu Qingyan, but it was rare for him to show the same look as the middle-aged man just now.

Qu Qingyan didn't feel how well he dressed, this was a dynasty with no stone at home, and no silk was not able to wear clothes, even if the family was already five meters under the pot, once it was the season to change clothes, he had to pull a few feet of new yarn and silk and make a few new clothes.

It should be appropriate for them to wear it in the eyes of these two men.

Sure enough, the old man withdrew his scrutiny and asked them directly about the purpose of their visit.

Qu Qingyan looked sideways at Yu Youtai at the right time, with a little confusion on his face: "We just moved to the town not long ago, and we don't know much about this place, and I heard people talk about the academy ......."

"You just moved in? Where was it before? ”

"Anhe County, my brother is very good at reading, and he almost passed the government exam last time."

"It's almost the most useless, it's not that you haven't passed, that place in Anhe County, hehe, it's your luck to come to Shouyang County, as long as you pay the admission fee, stay in our academy for a few months, and want to pass the exam when you get to the government exam, hehehe, our academy can also help."

The old man stroked his beard, smiling very mysteriously, Qu Qingyan's hand shrunk in his sleeve squeezed violently, their academy can help!

How can I help!

"How much is the admission fee?"

Yu Youtai raised his hand and patted Qu Qingyan's shoulder, and looked at the old man expressionlessly, and the old man smiled and stretched out a slap: "Fifty taels." ”

"Fifty taels!"

Why don't you grab it!

Qu Qingyan made a look of being too shocked and wanted to theorize at the right time, and was dragged behind her by Yu Youtai's arm.

"What about the time you test? How can the College help? ”

"This will depend on the situation at that time, see how many of you want to be famous this time, although the name of this talent sounds useless, but you can not be conscripted when you fight, as long as you are not beaten all the way to Chang'an City by the Tartars, no matter how chaotic this northwest is, it will not be on your head, right?"

Be...... Makes sense......

Qu Qingyan stood behind Yu Youtai, staring at his not very broad back in a daze, this is not a troubled time, the people in the northwest have been living in turmoil, if it really comes to the troubled times......

What's the use of being a reader?

The silver taels spent on reading might as well be replaced with a few kitchen knives, sharpened and sharpened to be placed beside you.

She suddenly understood why there were so many fewer scholars in this northwest than in the surrounding provinces...... Here, it is really useless to be a scholar.

Yu Youtai asked the old man a few more questions, and then pulled Qu Qingyan out of the gate of the academy.

On the carriage to Shouyang County, the two sat opposite each other, each lowering their eyes and thinking of countermeasures.

The carriage entered the county seat of Shouyang County in the evening, Qu Qingyan swept away the previous dullness, lifted the curtain and looked out.

Shouyang County and Chang'an City are only three or four hours away by carriage, close to the provincial capital, many people have placed their family businesses here, there are a lot of shops and pedestrians on the road, there will be a curfew after sunset, and most of the pedestrians on the road are in a hurry.

After a long delay in the town, as soon as the carriage entered the city, the coachman asked passers-by about the location of several restaurants and inns in the county.

The two of them had a very casual trip, and neither of them brought a small servant, so they could only rely on themselves to live in the hotel.

Qu Qingyan looked at Yu Youtai's face where everyone else owed him a silver ticket, and consciously jumped out of the carriage to find the shopkeeper in the store.

"Shopkeeper, two upper rooms."

A guy ran out of the store quickly, with a smile on his face: "This guest officer, there is only one upper room left in the store, and there is still a bed on the bunk." ”