Zhao Yan, who entered the city for the first time, was shocked by the scene in front of him.

The marble-paved streets, the neat and tall buildings on both sides, and the lively flow of people, all deeply affected him.

My own house, compared to here, is like a thatched house.

There is also a constant stream of people, as well as all kinds of things sold on the street, and I am curious to see everything, and I seem to have forgotten what happened in the morning.

"There are three colleges in the county, and the enrollment time of the three colleges is the same day, so there are more people.

Among these three colleges, the first college has the least number of students, and the number of students who enroll each year is also the least, so among these people, there are actually not many people who aim for the first college. ”

Zhao Qingshan still carried the sack of rice on his back and took Zhao Yan to the First Academy.

As he walked, he told Zhao Yan something that Zhao Yan didn't know.

It's just that Zhao Qingshan's tattered clothes, coupled with his red and pale face, are always eye-catching.

After nearly three hours of traveling, coupled with the events of the morning, Zhao Qingshan's condition was not very good, his left side was very red and swollen, and his right side was pale, but he still carried a big bag of rice on his back, and he had to let Zhao Yan complete his enrollment first, so he could rest assured that he would do other things.

As for the strange stares of others, he didn't care.

"Isn't First House the best?" Zhao Yan asked curiously, it stands to reason that the first academy is the best, so everyone should go to the first academy.

"The best is not necessarily the best, it depends on the individual situation, and you will know later."

Zhao Qingshan said, in fact, he didn't know why, his previous thoughts were similar to Zhao Yan, he heard what others said, and he felt that there was some truth, so he told Zhao Yan to listen.

After all, from now on, he probably doesn't have the ability to say something to Zhao Yan.

With Zhao Yan's cleverness, the next time we meet, it is estimated that I will understand more things than him.

"Oh!"

Zhao Yan nodded, thoughtful, but he didn't quite understand this truth, as if he didn't understand, but he didn't continue to think about this question.

......

What Zhao Qingshan and his son didn't know was that when they were walking on the street of Yunding County to the First Academy, the three robbers happened to see them in the morning.

"Hemp eggs! It's really to send the child to the academy, or to the first college! The young man in the lead scolded, feeling that he had been deceived.

"Brother Li! Do you want to get them? The grumpy young man said.

"This is the county seat, there are so many people on the street, how do you get it? Want to die!? Li Washeng rolled his eyes, this little brother is good at everything, he is really good at speaking, he is fierce, he has no doubt that this little brother dares to kill, but his brain is not very good.

The law of Xia Kingdom, debts are repaid, killing people is repaying lives, and killing people here is tantamount to suicide.

He wouldn't have done such a stupid thing.

"What then?"

"Wait for them to get out of town! Now go for a drink! ”

Li Washeng said.

He wanted to teach the old guy a lesson, and he actually deceived them!

Dare to give them only twenty wen!

Fortunately, the old guy at home gave him a tael of silver in the morning, otherwise they wouldn't even have the money to drink in the county.

......

The registration time of the first academy is from the time of the first academy to the time of Shen, and the people who came were scattered in various time periods, so when Zhao Yan and the others arrived at the first academy, there were not as many people as they imagined, and they could only see a few pairs of fathers and sons, as well as a few old students who practiced martial arts on the martial arts field.

Of course, it may also be because it is time for lunch.

The place of registration is on the martial arts arena.

......

Walking into the majestic gate, it is the front yard, there are rockeries, trees and water, and there is a stone paved road in the yard, and after walking about 200 zhang, it is the martial arts field.

The martial arts arena is very large, Zhao Yan visually measured the diameter of at least one mile, and there is a big tree in the middle that Zhao Yan doesn't know what it is, with dense branches and leaves, covering a very large place, probably because of the hot weather in summer, and the place to sign up is under the big tree.

There was a simple four-corner table with the four treasures of the study, and a stack of silver tickets pressed against a fist-sized pebble, and a middle-aged man dressed in white sat next to it.

As soon as he saw this middle-aged man, Zhao Yan felt that this person was very unusual, completely different from those middle-aged people in the village, but where was the difference.

It's just a little bit of awe from the heart, which is weird.

At this time, a father and son just left after completing the formalities.

However, Zhao Yan's attention was not on the middle-aged man at all, and he left after just a glance.

When Zhao Yan saw those students who were practicing martial arts, his eyes were deeply attracted.

He has always wanted to peek at the old gentleman in the village practicing martial arts, but the old gentleman has always been very careful, the place where martial arts is taught is indoors, and the surroundings are completely sealed, so he has no chance at all.

He could only hear, but not see, so he never succeeded.

Now that he saw the students practicing martial arts in the martial arts arena, he couldn't help but think of what the old gentleman had said about martial arts, and the theories that he couldn't understand before actually corresponded to some points of their practice......

The 'cheats' that he couldn't understand before, he seemed to understand at this time, an indescribable impulse filled his whole body, and he wanted to squirt out, and he couldn't help but want to try it on the spot......

"Walk well, there will be more opportunities in the future!"

Zhao Qingshan saw that Zhao Yan's attention was completely attracted by the students who practiced martial arts over there, and gently pushed Zhao Yan, he was very pleased that Zhao Yan loved martial arts so much, which proved that his mind was not in vain, but now is not the time, there will be time in the future, I am afraid that Zhao Yan will be lazy and not practice in the future.

It was in vain that he had a piece of his heart.

"They're amazing!"

Zhao Yan's whole person was excited, and he felt that he had come to the right place!

"Have faith in yourself!"

Zhao Qingshan was afraid that Zhao Yan would be hit.

"I'm confident!"

Zhao Yan felt that his blood was boiling, and the more powerful they were, the more excited he became, not at all afraid that he would not be able to do it.

Seeing these students practicing martial arts, seeing such a bad environment and this atmosphere, he felt very cordial, as if he should come here.

This is where he dreams of it!

The middle-aged man glanced up at Zhao Qingshan's father and son, and didn't care about Zhao Yan's reaction at all, which of the hillbillies who came here wasn't like this?

As for Zhao Qingshan's appearance, there is nothing strange about it, the students here often have broken hands and feet, and that little injury is nothing at all.

It is customary to say "name, age, gender, where?" ”

"Zhao Yan, eight years old, male, Niuqian Village, Qiangshan Town."

Zhao Qingshan said immediately, looking a little restrained and humble.

"The tuition fee is twenty taels of silver a year, and the minimum is paid once a year, how many years do you pay?"

"Five years!"

Saying that, Zhao Qingshan put down the rice and untied the sack, it was white rice, just when Zhao Yan and the middle-aged man were curious, Zhao Qingshan poured out more than ten catties of rice, and saw that there was a small sack in the middle of the rice.

Zhao Qingshan lifted out the small size sack vigorously, only to see that the previous hemp bag was empty, less than a third.

Zhao Qingshan untied the small sack, which contained copper coins and some broken silver.

Under the gaze of Zhao Yan and the middle-aged man, Zhao Qingshan took out a part of the broken silver, and then handed the rest to the middle-aged man.

"Here are eighty taels of broken silver and twenty thousand copper coins, you can click on it."

The middle-aged man took it with his hand, and did not point it, but wrote on the top of the notebook that he had paid for five years, and handed Zhao Qingshan a black iron plate.

However, neither father nor son was literate, so they did not know what he was writing.

But when it comes to the Academy, they trust it unconditionally.

"This is the ID card, take this to the accommodation building over there, and someone will tell you what to do." The middle-aged man pointed to the complex to his left.

Zhao Yan immediately remembered that the father and son who were in front of them just now were also walking towards that side.

"Thank you!"

Zhao Qingshan said politely, from beginning to end, Zhao Qingshan's posture was very low, as if he was begging for someone.

The father and son worked together to put the dumped rice into a sack before going to the lodging building.

The accommodation building is also a middle-aged man in white clothes is in charge, in Zhao Yan's opinion, although these two people look different, they look very similar, he doesn't know why?

This person is mainly to arrange accommodation for new students.

"There are four levels, A, B, C, D, and Class A is a single-story building with a courtyard, which has a private martial arts arena, and you can also bring two servants, a thousand taels of silver a year;

Grade B is a floor without a courtyard, three hundred taels of silver a year, and can bring a servant;

Grade C is a dormitory for one person, fifty taels of silver a year, and Grade D is a dormitory for ten people, no additional fee is required, which level do you want? ”

The teacher who arranged the accommodation habitually introduced.

Hearing these prices, Zhao Qingshan felt that his eyes had been opened, he had worked hard for nearly thirty years to save such a little money, and it would cost a thousand taels a year to live in Grade A here! This......

He really didn't know that there were different levels of accommodation in the academy before, but he didn't show any expression and said calmly.

"D-class."

The middle-aged people didn't feel surprised, they were all expected, looking at Zhao Qingshan's appearance, they knew that they had done everything to send their son, such people have them every year, just like gamblers, they want to fight, but such a family is basically doomed.

At least, in his fifty years of life, he has not seen any success.

didn't say much, wrote some in the notebook, and then took a wooden card and handed it to Zhao Qingshan.

"Ding level twelve, go down from here, and the twelfth room on the bottom floor is it. By the way, the bed spread out in the gown proves that there is someone. ”

"Thank you, teacher!"

Zhao Qingshan was still the same humble, and then took Zhao Yan to the dormitory.

The first college of Yunding County is built on the top of the mountain, and the highest place is the martial arts arena, and then except for the direction of the gate is the courtyard, the other sides are buildings.

The building complex on the left is the dormitory for students, and since it is built against the mountain, the building is like a staircase of the gods.

The highest part, and the closest place to the martial arts arena, is the first grade, and the bottom is the D level, and it is also the worst place in the bad environment, you only need to climb over a high wall to get out of the academy.

Of course, that's relative, in Zhao Yan's opinion, there are stone slabs everywhere here, and they are cleaned cleanly, without all kinds of unpleasant smells, but with the aroma of grass and earth, which makes people feel very comfortable, much stronger than their own village.

Although Zhao Qingshan's father and son were illiterate, with the teacher's guidance, it was easy to find a place to live, and the words on the door number of that room were the same as the words on the wooden sign given to him by the teacher, which proved that they were not wrong.

The door was wide open, and you could see the two-tiered beds inside.

Before coming here, Zhao Yan had never seen a two-story bed, and he didn't know that the bed had two layers, so he felt a little novel when he saw this.

Five beds were arranged in a crowded room, five beds side by side, the innermost against the wall, and then each bed was about a foot or so apart, and the remaining space was only for one person.

White gowns, pillows and mattresses were neatly placed on the beds, and some people's beds were spread out, and at this time there were four, which proved that there were already four people here.

But no one was inside, and Zhao Yan guessed that he might have gone to eat, after all, it was time for lunch.

"It's worthy of the first college, so clean and tidy!"

Zhao Yan sighed in his heart that the worst accommodation provided by the college for free was actually better than his own at home, and the only drawback was that it was a little crowded.

His body is still small, but he doesn't feel anything, and his father Zhao Qingshan needs to be sideways when he goes in and out.

After turning around, Zhao Yan finally chose the one closest to the door, probably because everyone doesn't like to sleep in the next bed, so the bed is empty, but the only way to go to bed is by the door.