Chapter 37: Difficulties [I]
When they met for the first time, Zheng Xuan was really taken aback by Zhang Han on a whim. In addition, Zhang Han's trip was smooth sailing.
Zheng Xuan is proficient in ancient and modern scriptures, and is proficient in "Yi", "Shangshu", "Mao's Poems", "Zhou Li", "Rites", "Rites", "Analects", "Filial Piety", "Shangshu Dachuan", as well as "Zhonghou" and "Qianxiang Calendar", all of which are proficient, and he is also good at arithmetic. However, Zhang Han can be his teacher in arithmetic. Of course, in other aspects, Zhang Han has achieved some success, but he can only be a disciple of Zheng Xuan, or even a disciple of a disciple. Zheng Xuan's attitude towards learning is very rigorous, knowing is knowing, not knowing is not knowing, every time Zhang Han has a new insight, Zheng Xuan will discuss it with him carefully, Zhang Han respects him very much. And Zhang Han has a broad vision, is diligent and studious, and has a lot of new insights, and he also won Zheng Xuan's heart. The two talked with each other, and the guests and hosts were happy. Zhang Han's stay was extended again and again, far exceeding his expectations.
A month later, Guan Ning received a letter from home, and his father was sick, so he said goodbye and went home. Soon after, Hua Xin was homesick and left Buqi and returned to Gaotang. And Zhang Han either devoted himself to studying the astronomical calendar with Zheng Xuan every day, or asked Zheng Xuan to personally explain the questions in the scriptures. For a while, he was reluctant to leave.
In this way, Zhang Han studied for three months, and his knowledge made great progress. Zhang Han has a clear goal in reading, and has improved in etiquette, law, calendar and "Zuo's Spring and Autumn Period", and the rest are few. However, as a result, Zhang Han did not have time to continue his journey south, and his study tour plan was in vain and died halfway. Zhang Han was not annoyed. There will be more time to study in the future, but it is a rare opportunity to have a master who specially teaches him.
In October, the time came to assess the annual academic performance of the servants.
Eight hundred servants, Zhang Han naturally has no way to undress and push food as before, but this is the fundamental point, and Zhang Han still put a lot of effort into it. The meticulous care in life is not something that can be said with the mouth, and the authority in learning and training also needs to be constantly consolidated. At such a critical moment, Zhang Han naturally wanted to be present.
So, Zhang Han said goodbye to Zheng Xuan at the end of September, left the carriage to go slowly, and rushed back to Wu County with a few servants. Zhang Han's first study tour ended like this.
The places Zhang Han went on his study tour were much less, but the effect exceeded expectations. Wang Lie, Zheng Xuan, Sun Song and others are all well-connected, and their praise is much more effective than Zhang Han's first half of the year. Especially after Zheng Xuan went out to greet him, and after the news of wanting to do a peaceful salute spread, it greatly increased Zhang Han's prestige. Although Zheng Xuan has not yet been respected as the 'Sect of Qilu' at this time, he is also faintly the first person in Qilu. Of course, the "Notes on the Nine Chapters" distributed by Zhang Han along the way also played a role in fueling the fire.
In fact, there is nothing special about the exam, it is still the content of the daily study - "Book of Songs", arithmetic, long-distance running and martial arts. The "Book of Songs" tests how to read and write a certain sentence, what it means, and what occasions it is used; Zhang Han divided it into written and oral exams, just to see how these people performed on the spot. Arithmetic is four operations within 100, and 200 questions need to be answered in a quarter of an hour. There is basically no time limit for long-distance running, that is, running laps, running 12 miles is qualified, and running 16 miles is excellent, and 20 miles can get extra points. Of course, the faster you run, the higher your score.
The assessment of martial arts is more dangerous. To put it bluntly, practicing this thing is just to cut people quickly. Therefore, although Zhang Han divided the assessment into drills and competitions, the majority of them were still in the competition. Zhang Han consciously increased the thickness of the wooden planks on the rattan and bamboo nails, and one person still had broken ribs, and seven people had fractures in different parts of their limbs. As for minor injuries, it is impossible to calculate. Basically, everyone in the tournament was injured. In the days just after the end of the competition, if you see someone who is not injured, it becomes a miracle.
The assessment criteria are very clear, Zhang Han made it public in advance, everything is based on results, his grades are not good, and no one can say anything. But when it came to the assessment and distribution, there were different voices. Zhang Han's efforts were not in vain, and these opinions were soon reflected in his hands. It turns out that everyone has their own ambitions. Some people think that servants are good, while others prefer to learn a craft. To be honest, Zhang Han also felt that it was a waste for the people he had worked so hard to cultivate to be servants. However, it is a must, it is imperative, and he has no way to do it. If you have good grades and are willing to learn a craft, he is naturally very willing. Zhang Han decided to speak according to the results, fill in the voluntary report, and have priority for those with good grades. And so, everyone rejoiced.
Seeing these people banging around, Zhang Han suddenly had a feeling of volunteering after the college entrance examination. Laughing at it, Zhang Han swelled up with the pride of "all the talents in the world are in my bag", YY is always pleasant.
As once said, the Zhang family built a lot of construction and needed many servants. Zhang Han was logical and held a second selection. The selection was scheduled for the day after Wax. Wax Day is the day of the Wax Festival, the third day after the winter solstice. The winter solstice is the shortest day of the year, and it is not fixed in the calendar. The winter solstice is not fixed, and the wax day is naturally not fixed, generally on a certain day in the first half of the wax month. This year is the seventh day of the lunar month, and Zhang Han's selection activities began on the eighth day of the lunar month.
The quality this year is a little better than last year. Among the more than 900 teenagers in Bian Dongzhuang, seven teenagers completed five laps. Seeing that there were three young people who were so adept, Zhang Han knew that they must have exercised. As soon as I asked, it was as expected. The Zhao brothers and Wen Xiaoer are neighbors, and during this year, they ran and exercised every day. Looking at the three uneasy teenagers, Zhang Han didn't say anything, he had already decided to accept the three of them. Speaking of which, perseverance seems like a no-brainer. In fact, it is such a simple thing, but very few people can do it. Those who can see the opportunity and persevere are the talents.
It is the year when you enter the wax moon. Zhang Han did not take the teenagers directly away, but wrote down their age characteristics, told them that they were qualified, and only after the Chinese New Year did they go to Bian Nanzhuang for training.
After everything was done, I returned to the clan study, it was already the fourteenth day of the lunar month, Zhang Han calculated, Ruoruo was about to give birth, so he simply took a vacation in advance and went home to accompany Ruoruo.
When Zhang Han returned from a study tour, Ruoruo was already six months pregnant. Although Ruoruo is afraid of a large fetus and has refused to eat more, his belly is still big, like holding a watermelon in his arms. If you hold the watermelon and wait against the door, Zhang Han has been waiting for a long time, and when he remembers it, it is still as clear as in front of him.
added three points of the woman's mature charm, the bright phoenix eyes rippled with autumn waves, the moment he saw him, the circles under his eyes were red, looking at Ruoruo looking at him without blinking, Zhang Han couldn't help but be intoxicated.
However, Zhang Han only stayed in Zhangwu for five days. It's just that in the life of the clan, there is a lack of Ruoruo, and it is somewhat lonely. However, since he has chosen this path, Zhang Han does not have many choices, he is destined to snub his wife and children. Feeling guilty, Zhang Han wrote to Ruoruo every day, writing about the flowers and plants in the botanical garden, the first snow in winter, and what he saw and heard in a day. Once a day, Zhang Han doesn't have so much tenderness and sweetness, just daily chores. But Ruoruo likes it very much, and writing letters to Zhang Han every day has become a major event for her every day. Naturally, Ruoruo didn't know that Zhang Han was writing to Ruoruo at the same time as he was also writing to Wang Yan, and he was very shameless, after writing a letter, he sent it to another person with a slight revision.
Zhang Han had mixed feelings about the two. He himself is a product of the intersection of classical and modern, and his ideas have both classical and modern sides. Wives and concubines are not important, Ruoruo and Wang Yan are both his women, which Zhang Han is powerless and has no intention of changing. Since it is his women, he is responsible for them and wants them to live happily. Zhang Han had a lot of women in his previous life, and no one would take it seriously, he really didn't have much experience in such a complicated relationship, so he had to cross the river by feeling the stones, and take one step at a time.
[Be kind, read a book and smash the ticket]