The Bookish Scholar of the Red Mansion

How miserable.

Chen Heng has been studying in the academy for half a month, and it seems that Chen Heng has returned to his previous busy studying time. The frustrated mountain chief bought a chicken from an unknown farmer and told the students that they had to get up and start reading when they heard the first chicken crow every day.

Pei Huaizhen said nostalgically: This is called Smell the Chicken and Dance.

This chicken is also interesting. Sometimes it crows early, sometimes it crows later, and you can't be sure. It made many senior students grit their teeth in anger and wanted to catch it and cook it.

But this chicken is also very thief. It likes to fly to the attic in the academy and crow. Yes, chickens can really fly, but they don’t fly very quickly because they are fat.

Chen Heng could still accept this. When he was in Shanxi Village, he always got up at this hour to study, and his body had long been accustomed to it. What gives Chen Heng a headache are some classes in the academy.

If the Four Books and Five Classics are the set up of heaven and earth, mountains and flowing water, then the remaining subset of classics and history is everything in this world. The flowers blooming in the fields, the fish and shrimps in the streams, and the stars looming between the sun and the moon.

Like Chen Heng, he spends the first hour of his morning reading the Four Books and Five Classics. Masters believe that this is the foundation of everything. Only by reading all the time can you gain continuous insights. Masters will also bring it along. Talk about your own understanding.

Starting from the second hour, we must study history. The world thinks that in order to be wise, one must first study history. So put it behind the Four Books and Five Classics, and take advantage of the good morning time to consecrate the students’ heads.

This class generally depends on what the teacher who is taking class that day is good at. For example, Mei Hanlin is good at Chinese books, and he is usually given lectures on Chinese books.

The main lecturer of Warring States Policy is Xu Jinhou. Although this master is only a civil servant, he is actually very talented. In addition to teaching history, he is also responsible for calligraphy and painting classes for children. He is also a man of the apricot forest with superb medical skills.

Pei Huaizhen is so insidious, even the doctor prepared it in the academy. In case students want to find an uncomfortable reason to take leave, the teacher will be very kind and come to check your pulse.

Chen Heng once witnessed with his own eyes that when Master Xu took the pulse of a poor-looking student in public, he solemnly warned the other person: Don't do anything with guns, and read more if you can't sleep.

Unfortunately, Chen Heng didn't realize what a gun was at that time. It was after Qian Dayou returned to the dormitory and proudly made a few gestures to explain to everyone that Chen Heng found out.

Anyway, that senior fellow student walked with his head down for several days.

That's a shame.

Fortunately, Master Xu is very funny and humorous. His ancestral home is Yongjia County, Zhejiang Province. He is naturally fond of tossing. He traveled to many places when he was young, and his lectures were also very interesting, which made Chen Heng very enjoyable.

Historical Records and Zi Zhi Tong Jian are two major courses, held every five days, and are taught by Pei Huaizhen himself. Usually it will be placed in the lecture hall, together with the scholar next door.

It's just that for some reason, the dean prefers to be rigid in his lectures, and many students complain that they fall asleep while listening.

After class, it's time to have a hearty lunch. The dining area in the academy is opposite the dormitory building. Most of the time, there is a table with a few normal side dishes, and the seats are divided according to the number of people in the dormitory.

If anyone wants to add more dishes to improve the food, then the person who is sleeping with him has no objection, whether he pays for it himself or everyone pays for it together. As long as you are willing to give it, I can serve it to you the next day.

Now, the people in Chen Heng's house really want to thank Xue Biao. This kid has a clever mouth and money in his pocket. He could always find new ways to prepare new dishes for everyone. Over time, even Qian Dayou became convinced of his ability.

Beginning in the afternoon, the children studied Nine Chapters of Arithmetic on single days and Dayong Rules on double days. The scholar did the opposite. The professor of the former course was named Jin Shenzhi, and the lecturer of the latter course was still Mei Hanlin.

The easiest thing for Chen Heng to learn was Jiuzhang arithmetic, and Dayong Rule was really a bit difficult. Therefore, he had completely different opinions in the mouths of the two masters. One wanted to praise him as a prodigy in arithmetic, while the other scolded him angrily: Child Chen Heng, are you studying to take the imperial examination in order to go to the execution ground and kill people as an executioner?

Chen Heng had no choice but to study hard at Dayong Rules.

After it is finished, it will be a piano, chess, calligraphy and painting class that will make all students feel more relaxed. Among them, everyone has to take the calligraphy class, which will not take long. You can choose between playing the piano, chess, and painting. Needless to say, Chen Heng chose Go, which is the easiest and most cost-effective.

There is no shame in being a stinky chess player, but if you are tone-deaf and draw a picture of a chicken pecking rice, that would really be ridiculous.

This kind of day lasted for fifteen days, and finally it was the holiday. The student who had been holding it in for half a month could still hold it in. When Chen Heng woke up from the bed, he only saw a Xue Biao still sleeping in the room.

It's also difficult for them to get up so early on holidays because they have so much money. Chen Heng put on his clothes and left the house quietly. He is also going out today to buy some pens, ink, paper and inkstones.

I wasn't prepared enough before, but I didn't expect that the things I prepared wouldn't be enough after a few days. Later, during the recess every night, I would rush out of the academy and buy some bits and pieces to supplement.

This time I just took this opportunity to prepare everything again and see if there is any way to make money.

Chen Heng was walking on the streets of Yangzhou City, counting his money. When he left Shanxi Village, the master gave him thirty taels, and the county magistrate gave him another twenty taels, making a total of fifty taels. This is income.

After being hospitalized, I spent fifteen taels on books and gave my father ten taels of silver. In the past half month, I spent 300 yuan on pens, ink, paper and inkstones, and about 190 yuan on food for the 15th. The two together cost him another half a tael of silver.

After calculating, I still have a little more than twenty-four taels. At first glance, Chen Heng seems to be quite wealthy. At least he will be fine after finishing his studies this year.

But when he thought about how long he would study in the academy, he couldn't let his family pay all the expenses. Although Chen Heng is thin and weak, in Yangzhou, there are always more solutions than difficulties.

Chen Heng, who already had some concerns in his mind, walked through Sanyuanfang and went straight to the Chengdong Library. The shopkeeper is not here today, and the person in charge is Xiao Erhu Yuan. Chen Heng had met him several times and they were both acquaintances.

Hu Yuan is a relative of the shopkeeper. He is young, only thirteen years old. He is very honest and enthusiastic. As soon as he saw Chen Heng, he greeted him: The young man is here. Do you want to buy pens, ink, paper and inkstones again?

Chen Heng nodded obediently and said with a smile: Yes, Brother Hu. Prepare thirty more sheets of paper for me. Bring me three more brushes...

Hu Yuan listened silently on the side, then immediately turned around to prepare the goods. He only asked when picking out the brushes, Would you like a good one or an average one?

Just the normal ones.

Chen Heng responded, then turned around to look for books on the bookshelf. Without much effort, he saw Detailed Explanation of Dayong Code, Commentaries on Dayong Code and Records of Various Counties on the bookshelf.

He took down the three books and compared them one by one, and finally chose Records of Cases from Various Counties. This kind of explanation combined with cases made it easier for him to learn.

Taking the book and walking to the front, Hu Yuan had already prepared things for him. Chen Heng handed over the book, calculated the total price, and found that it cost another two and a half.

Brother Hu, do you still remember what I told you last time? After Chen Heng paid the money, he asked quickly while the store was not very busy.

Remember. Hu Yuan nodded, After you left that day, I mentioned it to my second uncle in the evening. But Xiaolangjun, you know that if you want to do this, you have to read your handwriting first. You brought me this time Did you write down the copybook?”

Bring it with you. Chen Heng quickly took out the copybook he had written in advance from his sleeve. After reading it, Hu Yuan felt that the handwriting was very straight and clear, so he said, Xiao Langjun, your character can be copied directly from the Three Character Classic The Thousand-Character Essay.

These two books are sold in every library in the world.

Chen Heng felt calm after hearing this. The two discussed the price of copying books, and finally settled on a price of 500 copies.

No matter how small the mosquito legs are, they are still meat, and with this income. Chen Heng finally felt more at ease, picked up his things and returned to the academy in a happy mood.

When he returned to the dormitory, Xue Biao had already woken up and was washing and dressing. Seeing it was Chen Heng, Xue Biao asked with concern: Did you eat outside?

The two have been classmates for half a month. Even if Chen Heng had a slight grudge against the Xue family before, he would occasionally be moved by Xue Biao's sincerity.

This young man from a well-known family, except for choosing some when eating, did not do anything out of the ordinary at other times. He is very generous and can always protect the face of others.

Chen Heng, who became familiar with him day by day, couldn't help but wonder. They both had the same surname: Xue, so how could one look like Xue Pan and the other look like Xue Ban.

I'm not hungry yet. Chen Heng reluctantly raised his finger and pointed at the paper in his hand, I took over a copying job in the library. Let's eat after finishing my work.

This is a strenuous job. How about I help you think of a solution? Xue Biao fastened his belt and walked to Chen Heng's side with a folding fan. He seemed to be in a good mood.

Just practice calligraphy. Chen Heng shook his head and politely declined Xue Biao's kindness.

Xue Biao nodded seriously. When Chen Heng was confused, he added: If we are famous for books in the future, we must not forget the friendship between our classmates who study hard.

Chen Heng looked at him acting mischievously and couldn't help laughing. He had no choice but to nod his head and answer: The most you can write is Gift to Jinling Xue Lang. Don't even think about spending a penny less.

Thank you, Chen Xizhi. Xue Biao smiled and cupped his hands, waved his folding fan and went out.

Chen Heng happened to copy the Three Character Classic while no one was in the room. He didn't know how long it took, but when he was dizzy from copying, a bag of cold noodles appeared out of thin air.

Chen Heng subconsciously raised his head and saw Xue Biao, who had come back at some unknown time.

The young man stood there, waving his fan to himself, You said everything in the world is such a coincidence. I saw a pretty girl on the road, crying and saying that I couldn't go home if I couldn't sell all the noodles. When I thought about it, I was still hungry in the house. Just think of it as a good thing for both ends. Buying it on the way will not only allow the girl to go home, but also save you the trouble of going out.

Chen Heng smiled and thanked: Thank you, Mr. Tao Zhu.

It's easy to talk, but I still have to give you five cents.

Didn't you say you want to do something good?

After knowing each other for half a month, Chen Heng somewhat understood the other person's temper. He picked up the topic and started joking.

“If you want to do good things, you can’t have less money.”

That won't work. You have taken all the benefits. Now you drag me to find that pretty girl. I have to tell him that I am the one eating the noodles.

Don't be anxious, don't be anxious. I've read it for you. That girl is definitely not a good match for you. You'd better continue copying books, Chen Xizhi.

Ahhhh, I figured out how to upload it. It turns out that I clicked to create a new chapter.

Brothers, remember to vote on Monday.

PS: There are some typos. It’s not that I haven’t corrected them. It seems that I have corrected them using Writer Assistant, which has not been updated in the background. I type a lot in a day, and there are a lot of things to do during the holidays recently. Starting from the 22nd, I will read each chapter several times before uploading it. Thank you for your hard work, fellow book friends.