Four years have passed before you know it. Li Zhongming's Nine Classics have all been studied, not only the scriptures, but also Shuyi. In these four years, his learning speed and hard work made even Zhu Fuzi admire again and again.

In the past four years, Li Zhongming not only read and memorize the new learning content taught by Zhu Fuzi every day, but also continued to coherently read the learned content, and every day he had to write and recite one chapter, one section, and one article in the original version, including Shuyi, silently.

For four years, every day was uninterrupted, and in order to cherish the time, even before going to bed, he had to write down by hand and recite the scriptures.

Why is Li Zhongming so crazy?

First, with making up his mind to study the scriptures and meanings in depth, Li Zhongming found that the content of the Nine Classics was complicated, and if he followed the speed and progress of his previous learning, even if he studied for ten years, he would not see all the Nine Classics. Not to mention, in the tribute, and the first name.

The second is that as he learns, the cost of studying is better than a day, and when he calculates it according to the minimum standard, he finds that it is also a lot of money. Watching his mother spend more and more time on the loom every day, even his repeated persuasion was useless, and in the past four years, his mother's face has become thinner and thinner. In addition, the savings at home are also decreasing at a speed that is visible to the naked eye.

Thinking of such a situation, how could Li Zhongming be indifferent? Although his face never showed eagerness, his heart was already full of eagerness.

However, learning is not something that can be achieved overnight, and if he cannot concentrate and devote all his efforts to studying, how can he shorten the learning time? It can be said that these various factors are forcing Li Zhongming to step up his learning.

In particular, as Li Zhongming worked hard, his handwriting became more and more personable, and even chased after his senior brother Zhu Xu, making Zhu Fuzi even praise him for his aura in calligraphy. Later, in order to allow Li Zhongming to subsidize his family, he also added his name to an opportunity to give people a maid.

So in the past four years, although Li Zhongming has studied hard, his heart has become more and more quiet and satisfied. Because he can feel that his knowledge is growing every day, and the scriptures are becoming more and more proficient. Although it is far from being famous in the examination, he can say without regrets that he has not wasted time, and he has no regrets about these years.

Now, in the private school, in addition to asking Zhu Fuzi for learning and doubts, Li Zhongming is to work with his senior brother Zhu Xu to help books, and pay books every three days. The content of his book not only includes the Nine Classics, but also various poems, historical texts, and even Taoist Buddhist books, which will also appear.

Although engraving has been very developed now, the books printed by engraving are always uneven in text and ink, and they are prone to errors and omissions. In addition, engraving is costly and expensive for books such as personal poems and solitary private collections. However, the maid book does not have the above shortcomings, the scholar with good calligraphy, the book under the copy, the pen rhyme is coherent, and the errors and omissions can be screened and re-copied. More importantly, the cost of some books is much lower than that of engraving.

Therefore, for those wealthy book collectors, they are proud to hire someone to help the book. At the same time, hiring someone to help the book, in addition to the reputation of the poor students, can also screen out the talents.

In this way, talented people are selected from them, or married, or befriended. This kind of early investment has a small cost, but a huge benefit and a small risk. For family inheritance, it is not only beneficial and harmless, but also a good way for the family to be strong for a long time.

At this time, Li Zhongming had just completed Zhu Fuzi's assessment of the two of them in terms of the scriptures and the meaning of the scriptures with his senior brother Zhu Xu, and he was gradually accustomed to this kind of exam. Because the two brothers have the same learning content, Zhu Fuzi asked for the examination questions of the state school and the county school in various public examinations and admission examinations from the county school, and with reference, he would ask the two brothers for assessment every two days.

Although Li Zhongming was indeed more backward at the beginning, under the beginning of Zhu Fuzi's turns, his sensitive nerves had already been exercised much more steadily and quietly.

The progress is also visible to the naked eye, even if it is still often inferior to senior brother Zhu Xu, but he has been able to follow in his footsteps, and even in some aspects of the Nine Classics, he can be better.

This made Zhu Xu's situation of comforting and enlightening Li Zhongming from the beginning quickly turned into his father's admonition to him under negligence. Although they are still two brothers and sisters every time, he can feel the progress of his junior brother unconsciously. This made Zhu Xu not only nervous, but also more diligent and careful when reciting scriptures.

Seeing that his son's studies and attitude are also developing in an increasingly good way, this makes Zhu Fuzi more concerned while being satisfied with Li Zhongming. After all, the two can strengthen each other and be role models for each other. In the process of chasing after me, it is easier to increase knowledge. Then, the possibility of passing the test will be greater.

After years of getting along, Li Zhongming can better understand what kind of person his senior brother Zhu Xu is. He is a gentleman who does everything. Although he usually speaks silently, his heart is very pure. He is always able to help others when they are in need. Therefore, when he had just started to post his own scriptures and Moyi assessments, he not only explained his mistakes, but also comforted himself.

And in private, when he is poor and difficult, he will do his best to support himself. Several times, when Li Zhongming was unable to make up for it, his senior brother secretly borrowed money from him. Moreover, the opportunity to serve the book was also the opportunity for him to persuade Zhu Fuzi to pass on his manuscript to the person who wanted to help the book. Later, I was able to get the opportunity to make money by working on books.

Put down all the things in his mind, and after Zhu Fuzi corrected the examination papers of the two, Li Zhongming began to check and fill in the gaps in view of his own mistakes and omissions, and after reading the scriptures, he asked the master for advice on the difficulties.

With this effort, it is slowly coming to an end. After saluting his master and saying goodbye, after packing up his books and other things, Li Zhongming walked towards his home with steps.

Walking on the way home, Li Zhongming did not recite the scriptures by hand as usual, but couldn't help but think of his mother's body, and even more thought of the news that Zhu Fuzi told him at the end.

During these four years, in order to make up for the cost of bunching and the consumption of paper and ink on weekdays, my mother not only increased the time for spinning and weaving, but also in order to save food, and often lived only on gruel. So, the body finally fell ill.

Even so, his mother still hid it for a while, if it wasn't for the day after school, Li Zhongming found his mother fainting on the loom, he didn't even know it!

Later, Li Zhongming forcibly let his mother rest for a while, but his body still did not fully recover. Some time ago, I was bedridden and couldn't get up. Fortunately, Li Zhongming accumulated some money through continuous servants, and his senior brother Zhu Xu lent some to himself. He was able to invite a doctor from the county hospital to go to the countryside for diagnosis and treatment. And after the doctor's diagnosis, the prescription was also left.

Even if the doctor told Li Zhongming that Liu is not in serious trouble at present, but his body is suffering from serious losses, although he can still recover through rest and recuperation. However, if you are not careful, the body will lose even more seriously, and even hurt your lifespan.

After getting the doctor's explanation, Li Zhongming began to take medicine according to the prescription, and recently he has been taking care of his mother day and night. With the day by day of care, Li's mother's health has also improved a lot. But in just ten days, most of the family's belongings have been spent.

Thinking about the medical expenses and daily expenses in the future, it really made Li Zhongming worry and headaches.

Today, it was Zhu Fuzi who asked someone else to give a message, so that Li Zhongming was determined to come to the private school and inform him if he had something. Although after coming, it was an assessment test, and there was no mention of it.

But after the test, Zhu Fuzi told himself a piece of news, it turned out that this year's county school admission exam was coming, and he was going to let his senior brother Zhu Xu participate. Thinking about Li Zhongming's years of study and recent tests, and passing today's assessment, Zhu Fuzi found that Li Zhongming's studies have not regressed even if he takes care of his mother at home. More importantly, Zhu Fuzi said that he believed that Li Zhongming would have a chance to take the county school entrance examination. So I asked Li Zhongming if he wanted to participate.

At the same time, Zhu Fuzi also said that the professor of the county school asked him a few days ago if he could recommend a scholar to study with him? Thinking about the situation at home, I thought that it would be a lot of money to come to the next day, so I asked him if he would like to be accompanied by others.

In addition, he also told Li Zhongming that although he didn't know who he was, he had already shown that he had a good salary. In addition, it is also required that there is no need to be brilliant and quick-witted, but to be familiar with the Nine Classics, to understand the meaning of the scriptures, and to be especially good at writing the scriptures.

Therefore, Zhu Fuzi told Li Zhongming that if he was not afraid of ridicule and criticism from the crowd, he would be willing to go into the house to study with him, and he could do well in the county school entrance examination, even if he failed to pass the exam. He had the words and the opportunity to recommend it to the professor and give him a chance.