Song Ximing said some words of encouragement and exhortation, and let everyone disperse.

The group left Song Ximing's courtyard and returned to the West Pavilion Hall, at this moment in the West Pavilion Hall, all the students were listening to the class, and it was Jia Mengchen who was lecturing, and Jiang Yun also found a secluded corner behind him to sit down.

After the group sat down, Jia Mengchen said: "In this county examination, fifteen students from the academy are on the list, and this result is already excellent, and I am deeply grateful." Here, I would like to give special praise to Min Wei, who won the first place in the county examination and won glory for my college. ”

"These fifteen students on the list, although gratifying, but don't be complacent because of this, you need to continue to work hard, and then there is a pass in the government examination, to be able to pass this level, this is considered a complete deed, and you can get the fame of children. ”

"As for the students who fall off the list, don't be discouraged, learning is like sailing against the current, if you don't advance, you will retreat, as long as you work hard and forge ahead, the time has come, and you will have the day of the title on the list. ”

"For example, Zhong Dayong, I would like to give special praise to this classmate. Zhong Dayong's previous performance, everyone should know, as for how I used to say more, but he never gave up, has been diligent, diligently learning to improve, and his efforts have finally paid off, this county exam is on the list, is a clear proof. ”

"I hope that the people who fell off the list this time will take Zhong Dayong as a lesson, and his people can work hard and catch up, why can't you, you can do the same. ”

After getting Jia Mengchen's praise, Zhong Da was full of spring breeze, and his chest stood taller, Jia Mengchen's words. It also touched the students who fell off the list, yes. He Zhong Da used such an inferior student who had fallen to the bottom of the list in the previous monthly exams and quarterly exams of the academy. can all be on the list in the county test, why can't we, will we be worse than him?

After thinking about this, some students who were originally depressed because of their failure suddenly regained their spirits, swept away their previous depression, and regained some morale and confidence.

Jia Mengchen saw the change in everyone's mood, and continued: "I remind you again, those students who made the list. There is no need to be proud of this, I know that some people's list is not based on real talent, but by opportunism, luck, if it is based on real talent, he is afraid that he will not be on the list. ”

When the students in the hall heard this, they looked at each other. is like a mirror in his heart, who is Jia Mengchen referring to when he says this person, although he does not say it clearly. But it was self-evident, and everyone's disdainful eyes glanced at someone in a secluded corner behind them.

"Momentary opportunism is really useless. In the end, the achievement of fame in the imperial examination still depends on real talent and real learning. The next prefectural exam is a test. The county test can be clever and opportunistic. When it comes to the government test, these tricks will be useless, and I hope that someone will still do it themselves. ”

After saying this, Jia Mengchen didn't say anything more, and continued to lecture, commenting on some of the exam papers that won the county exam this time, Jiang Yun was too lazy to listen, and just sat there and flipped through the book by himself.

Until the end of school at noon, Jia Mengchen announced the end of class and left the West Pavilion Hall, and all the students got up and dispersed.

Jiang Yun also closed the book, got up and walked out of the main hall, went back to his residence, and then came to the dining room of the academy.

In the lobby of the dining room, there are many students who eat at this moment, although some students bring food from home, but most of the students still eat in the dining room of the college.

In the past, Jiang Yun rarely came here, and he always asked the maid Youlan at home to bring him food. Entering the dining room hall, Jiang Yun went to the counter to get food, a big bowl of white rice, a meat and a vegetarian and two side dishes, he was about to find a seat to sit down and eat, his eyes swept over the hall, and suddenly saw Zhou Shimin, who was eating alone and silently in a corner, and he walked over.

Zhou Shimin was sitting alone in the corner, burying his head in eating, the meal in front of him was very simple, just a few steamed buns, a plate of green vegetables, and a plate of pickles and radishes brought from home.

When he looked up and saw Jiang Yun, his eyes fell on the other party's plate, and when he saw the bowl of oily braised pork, he moved his index fingers, and said in his heart that the fruit of this little landlord's day is moisturizing.

If it was before, he would definitely not be able to ask for it when he saw the other party, and he could just eat it, but now, he is wondering if there is a need to draw a line with the other party, it is really because the other party's current reputation is too bad for even the professors of the academy to look at it, and he doesn't want to suffer from this pond of fish.

After hesitating for a moment, he still resisted the urge to leave the table and run away, mainly because the temptation of that plate of braised pork was too great, he unceremoniously stretched out his chopsticks, picked up a piece of big fat from it, stuffed it into his mouth, and chewed while comforting the other party: "Pingchuan, don't pay attention to those gratuitous gossips, it's not worth bothering about it, I believe you can be on the list, relying on real talent." ”

Jiang Yun also picked up a piece of meat, put it in his mouth and chewed it, and then said with a straight face: "Shimin, let me tell you something." ”

Zhou Shimin asked casually: "What's the matter, you just say it." ”

When he mentioned this, Jiang Yun couldn't help but get angry: "Do you know that Zhou Xiucai from your village almost made me miserable?"

Zhou Shimin was the first to be on the field at that time, and he really didn't know about it, so he was stunned when he heard this, so he asked, "What's wrong, what's going on?"

Jiang Yun said hatefully: "The Zhou Xiucai Zhou Wenming you introduced at the beginning, promised to guarantee me, but I paid two taels of silver premium, but on the day of the county test entry, this Zhou Xiucai played missing and asked him as a guarantee, but he disappeared, so I almost couldn't enter the venue, and was expelled on the spot, how do you say this account should be calculated." ”

Zhou Shimin's eyes widened when he heard this, and said, "This is true, and there is such a thing?"

Jiang Yun said: "I would be joking with you about such a thing? At that time, if Professor Yuan from the academy hadn't come out to vouch for me, I would have been expelled from the examination room, and I would have been really miserable by him." The more he talked, the more angry he became, if that Zhou Xiucai was in front of him, he would definitely spit on his face.

Zhou Shimin listened, seemed to believe it, this matter is easy to inquire, the other party will not lie, after understanding what is going on, his heart can't help but be speechless, his own fellow village Zhou Xiucai is also unreliable, he received other people's money, how can he not do things, and it is such a major matter related to the fame of the imperial examination, so that people almost can't enter the field, how can it be unreasonable, if people are really kicked out of the examination room in the end, this Liang Zi knot, it is no less than killing his father's hatred?

Therefore, Jiang Yun's anger at the moment is completely understandable, if this matter is left on him, he can't bear it, but Zhou Wenming was introduced by him, the other party is not reliable, and he, the middle introducer, is also disgraceful, and he is very responsible.

He hurriedly cleared up the relationship and said: "Pingchuan, I really don't know, this Zhou Wenming is so unreliable, this matter has nothing to do with me, I knew that he was so unreliable, I would never introduce him to you." ”

Jiang Yun glanced at him and said, "I didn't mean to blame you, I just asked you, how should this matter be concluded?"

Zhou Shimin hesitated for a moment and asked, "So, Yi Pingchuan, what do you mean......"

Jiang Yun said: "It's very simple, pay back the premium of two taels of silver, and then compensate for some silver." ”

If you really rely on him, you will have to teach this unreliable Zhou Xiucai a hard lesson, so that he can get out of this evil breath in his heart, but there is no way, now he is a Xiucai, and his childhood fame has not yet arrived, so he can't afford to provoke him.

Zhou Shimin listened, but couldn't help frowning and being embarrassed. Jiang Yun's request to return the premium of two taels of silver is easy to say, but it is difficult to say that the compensation is silver, according to his understanding of Zhou Xiucai, a fellow villager, I am afraid that he will not easily agree to give in.

He felt that the other party's request was a bit difficult for a strong person, and he was a showman, how could he put a little elementary school boy like you in his eyes, but he didn't say it directly, just said: "Pingchuan, don't worry, I'll talk to him about this matter, see what he means, you wait for my news first." ”

Jiang Yun snorted and didn't say anything more.

In the afternoon, Jiang Yun went to Qingfeng Tower again, wanting to meet the Qingli son, the Jiao bone paste given by the other party was really effective, Gu Bo's foot injury had hope of healing, and he wanted to thank him in person again.

However, I didn't see each other in Qingfeng Building, and I asked Xiao Er in Qingfeng Building and learned that the other party hadn't come back to the restaurant in the past few days.

didn't see anyone, so Jiang Yun had to go back.

In the next few days, Jiang Yun read books and listened to lectures every day, preparing for the next house test, and went to Qingfeng Building several times during the period, but he didn't see the figure of the Qingli son again, according to the people in the restaurant, the other party has never appeared again.

Could it be that the other party is a person who has traveled around to study, and he has already left here at this moment, and will not come back? Jiang Yun felt that this Qingli prince had a bit of a sense of mystery and helped him a lot, and he thought that he might not see him again, and he felt a little sad in his heart.

In the afternoon of this day, he was studying on his own in the residence of the academy, when someone came to visit, and the person who came was Zhou Shimin.

When he saw Jiang Yun, Zhou Shimin's face was not good-looking.

Jiang Yun pondered what should be Zhou Xiucai, so he asked, "What's the matter, did you go to find that Zhou Xiucai, what did he say." ”

Zhou Shimin nodded, sighed, and said, "Pingchuan, I'm really hard to say." ”

Seeing this, Jiang Yun already had a bad feeling in his heart, but he still asked, "What's wrong, you just have to say it directly." ”

Zhou Shimin sighed and said: "Then I'll say it directly, I went to find Zhou Wenming, told him what you meant, and asked him to return the premium of two taels of silver, and because he almost couldn't get into the examination room, he compensated you for some silver, but he didn't think about it but refused." ”

"He refused?" To tell the truth, Jiang Yun also expected this result, and that Zhou Xiucai was only afraid that he was not so easy to talk to.

Zhou Shimin glanced at the other party, and continued: "He, he said, don't talk about the compensation of the silver, even the premium of the two taels of silver, and he will not return it to you ......" (to be continued.) )