Scholars in the courtyard

"The sun is shining in the sky, the flowers are smiling at me, and the bird is saying, early, early, early, why are you carrying a bag of explosives!"

A monotonous singing sounded in the empty ward, making the nurse holding the lunch box burst into laughter.

"Nurse Li, I'm so happy!"

Yang Xiaotao looked at the visitor and immediately joked. Without seeing the visitor, he walked to the bed and put down the lunch box.

"You kid, why are you singing so messily that you still need to carry explosive packs these days?"

"What do you think about all day?"

"Eat quickly and leave the hospital after eating!"

Nurse Li talked a lot, but Yang Xiaotao didn't mind.

Picking up the lunch box, there was corn paste inside and some pickled radish on the side.

Yang Xiaotao picked it up and ate it, regardless of the lump in his throat, and drank it huffing and puffing.

"Nurse Li, I have food and drink here. It's great. It's so cold when I go home. How can I be so comfortable?"

"You, what are you talking about?"

"How can anyone waste money like this after spending more than one yuan on this day? Listen to my sister, hurry up and go home to live your life, save some money to find a wife, and be safe and sound!"

Yang Xiaotao smiled bitterly. It was obvious that she didn't know anything about the courtyard, and she didn't intend to tell it. She would wait until she feels better in two days before going back.

"I know, Nurse Li!"

Seeing the sudden change in Yang Xiaotao's expression, Nurse Li also realized that she had said too much. However, people in this era are simple, and some things that should be said should never be hidden. What's more, young women in the new era must dare to speak and act.

"By the way, Nurse Li, I'm quite bored here. Can you find me two books to read?"

"Reading a book?"

"Yes, any book will do!"

But he remembered the task of opening the system. If he wanted to open the system, he had to complete the first-level fitter assessment and become a formal worker.

With his current strength, he simply cannot pass. If he wants to pass, he can only rely on the system.

As for how to obtain credits, he had no idea.

Time is urgent now, so he can only look for a book to see if he can get some credits.

"I don't have any books here, but the guard, Uncle Wang, has a few. I'll find one for you later!"

"Thank you then!"

Nurse Li tidied up, asked Yang Xiaotao to get out of bed and move around, and then left.

After walking for a while, a little nurse came in, holding a thick copy of "Water Margin" in her hand. It was an old version, and the words on it were all in traditional Chinese characters.

Although it can be applied based on traditional Chinese literacy techniques, it still seems to be less troublesome than simplified characters.

But at this time, it would be nice to have books to read, not to mention that he also needs to learn traditional Chinese characters. After all, simplified characters have just begun to become popular, and most of the books in the library are still in traditional Chinese characters.

If you want to use and learn the system, the library will be an essential area in the future.

In his mind, the closest thing to the steel rolling mill and courtyard house is Xizhimen Library.

However, if you want to take the bus, you have to transfer three times. As for other means of transportation, except for the 11th road, the only one is bicycle.

Having a bicycle in this era is like having a Lamborghini in later generations.

Because buying a bicycle not only requires a lot of money, but also requires a bicycle ticket to buy it.

Most people cannot buy a car because they are stuck by this ticket.

However, he couldn't afford a Lamborghini in his previous life. In this world of courtyard houses, Yang Xiaotao could try for it.

Of course, the premise is to successfully activate the system and then live a good life with the system.

“When you go to the library, you need to have proof of introduction to apply for a library card. This is another problem.”

“It’s really hard to move forward without becoming a regular employee!”

Yang Xiaotao sighed with emotion, then concentrated his attention and started to read Water Margin.

It can be seen that the guard Lao Wang is a very particular person. The book has been read many times but every page has been carefully taken care of, and there are no corners or scratches.

Yang Xiaotao naturally has to take care of it, after all, this is a borrowed book.

So, relying on his insight into the plot of the story in his previous life and the inheritance of the text, Yang Xiaotao read Water Margin to the end before noon.

As the last page closed, the mechanical voice sounded in my mind again.

"Ding, the host has roughly read "Water Margin" and received 5 credits!"

Yang Xiaotao looked at each word with surprise on his face.

"5 points? You can really get credits!"

"But, it's only 5 o'clock? Are the four great masterpieces worth this money? It's too disrespectful to our ancestors!"

Yang Xiaotao calculated the time. The system must complete the task within five days, which means that the assessment must be passed on the fifth day, and the remaining time is four days.

Excluding this morning, there are still three and a half days.

At this speed, even if you don't sleep, you can only get 80 points, and the credits for upgrading to the next level require 100 points, so it is impossible to complete the task.

If the task fails, it means the system has left.

"No, just read it roughly? Could it be?"

Yang Xiaotao had a guess in his mind and quickly started reading again.

This time, Yang Xiaotao read word by word and analyzed the plot, making him proceed very slowly.

Even when the nurse came to deliver meals at noon, he didn't notice it. He just put the lunch box aside, ate something casually and continued reading.

This time, I read "Water Margin" until night, when the corridor lights in the hospital were on.

Feeling the soreness in my eyes, I rubbed my temples, closed my eyes and replayed the story of Water Margin in my mind, and finally heard the mechanical sound again.

"Ding, the host is familiar with "Water Margin" and has gained 38 points!"

"Yeah! This is right!"

I gained 43 points in one go, almost half of it. If I were to do it again, I guess I would be close to completing the task.

Yang Xiaotao suppressed his excitement and opened the cold lunch box. Inside was some fried cabbage and two steamed buns. Although there was not much oil and water, it was enough to fill his stomach.

After eating quickly, he looked at the sky. The light in the room was already dim. Yang Xiaotao put on his clothes and walked down the corridor, using the corridor lamp, intending to read it again.

At this time, he didn't care about the scary emptiness in the hospital corridor. He opened the book while sitting on the stool and started a new round of study.

There weren't many hospitalizations these days, so the nurse on duty stayed at the nurse's station and wouldn't come out to check up on him during the night, so naturally she wouldn't disturb him.

Yang Xiaotao just sat on the stool and flipped through the pages.

It's just that this time it may be that I read too fast, or it may be due to environmental factors, too cold or too dim.

Just in the middle of the night, I finally finished reading it again.

Then he returned to the bed, curled up in it, and waited until Yang Xiaotao couldn't stand the sleepiness anymore and heard the sound of machinery.

Instantly excited.

However, after hearing the news from the system, his whole body collapsed.

"Ding! The host has roughly read "Water Margin" and has not reached the level of familiarity, so he cannot get credits!"

Yang Xiaotao digested it for a while, and finally understood that you don't get credits after reading the book.

In other words, he can't always pick up the wool in a book. If he wants to pick up the wool, he must improve his reading and learning ability.

Just like reading it roughly at first, then reading it thoroughly, and constantly improving. If you want to continue to get credits through "Water Margin", you can only do it at a higher level than the familiar reading.

But with his ability, he has reached the limit of this step now. If he wants to improve, he might as well change it.

Lying on the bed, Yang Xiaotao planned to change another book tomorrow and then fell asleep.

When Yang Xiaotao woke up again the next day, he felt the pain in other parts of his body. Only his legs were still a little uncomfortable, but it did not affect his movements.

After getting up from bed and exercising, I remembered that today was the third day and there was still half the task, and I felt inexplicably anxious.

The door was pushed open and Nurse Li brought breakfast as usual.

"Nurse Li, I have finished reading this book of Water Margin. Can you borrow two more books?"

Now I can only pray that the gatekeeper Wang has other books.

Nurse Li took the Water Margin and tucked it under her arm without looking at it.

"You kid, do you really think this is a vacation place?"

"Do you want to be discharged from the hospital?"

Yang Xiaotao said with a smile, "Nurse Li, there's nothing else about it, but these legs!"

Yang Xiaotao pointed to his still bruised calf, "I can get out even now!"

“I think one more day will be enough!”

Nurse Li looked at it and nodded, "Okay, make sure to rest and look at your eyes. If that's the case, stop looking!"

"No, it's okay. I just watched it for a while. Nurse Li, don't worry. I will have a good rest, strive to be discharged from the hospital as soon as possible, and continue to shine for society."

"I believe you ghost!"

Nurse Li said and left, but she still kept Yang Xiaotao's request in mind.

After a while, the little nurse from yesterday walked in, put a copy of Romance of the Three Kingdoms on the bedside with a smile, and then walked out with a smile.

"It's actually "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms"?"

Looking at the books with the same schedule, Yang Xiaotao was a little surprised.

Although there is talk of the Four Great Classics these days, it is not easy to collect the four great masterpieces.

"This old Wang is quite capable!"

No longer thinking about it, Yang Xiaotao immediately threw himself into reading and worked hard for the task.

Having previously experienced Water Margin, Yang Xiaotao was determined to read it thoroughly this time.

This Romance of the Three Kingdoms is written in classical Chinese, followed by vernacular.

Yang Xiaotao didn't read classical Chinese, as his time and energy were limited, not to mention that it was still in traditional Chinese, so it was too difficult to read it well.

So just focus on the vernacular.

While reading, Yang Xiaotao recalled the clips from film and television dramas in his previous life, deepened his understanding of the civil servants and generals in the Three Kingdoms, and explored the events that occurred.

Although the number of words is less than that of Water Margin, it took Yang Xiaotao longer to actually read it than to read it thoroughly.

Time passed little by little. When the little nurse came to deliver the meal, she saw Yang Xiaotao like this and didn't bother him. She just reported the situation to Nurse Li.

Nurse Li is also helpless. These days, there are really few people who read even when they are hospitalized.

I had the intention to stop it, but I thought that the day would come soon, so I stopped caring about it.

I just told the little nurse to take more care of her. This was specially taken care of by the director of the subdistrict office.

The sun kept changing its position in the sky, and it wasn't until it set in the west that Yang Xiaotao closed the book.

After reading more than 700,000 words in one day, I not only felt the momentum of war, but also had various conspiracies interspersed and the understanding of various situations.

Yang Xiaotao only felt dizzy and a little dizzy.

"Ding! The host will read "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" intensively and get 60 points!"

"Ding, the host gets credits and satisfies the system activation task!"

"Ding, the host is currently a fitter apprentice. Do you want to use 100 points to upgrade the fitter level?"

A series of sounds sounded, and Yang Xiaotao held back the long-lost excitement.

"yes!"

A happy choice, with only three points left in the blink of an eye out of 103 points.

Then a series of knowledge about fitters flooded into his mind, and the problems that had been troubling his predecessor when he became a full-time employee disappeared at this moment.

At this moment, he fully mastered the abilities of a first-level fitter.

In fact, because the system instills a perfect level of skills, comparable to the experience of an experienced fitter who has worked for more than ten years, Yang Xiaotao not only mastered it, but also became a leader among first-level fitters.

"Ding, the host has completed the activation task and the happy learning system is starting. Please wait!"

Then, a mechanical sound sounded, and Yang Xiaotao felt relieved.

Lying on the cold bed, the afterglow of the sunset shines on my face, warm and gentle.

Lying on the bed with her eyes closed, two lines of hot tears slowly flowed from her eyes.

I don’t know if I am tired from reading, or if I am happy and excited.

I know what it feels like.