The Bookish Scholar of the Red Mansion

The next day.

After Chen Heng got up, he followed everyone to the school as usual. Six or seven people were walking together, their front and back positions were inconsistent, and they looked very impressive. The classmates I met on the road saw this group of people coming and greeted Chen Heng: Brother.

Chen Heng and his friends are accustomed to this. Since the number of children in the academy increased, Class A also had to implement the rules of meritorious service.

Although Class A sounds majestic, students in this class have to take one more policy exam than others in the regular exam every three months. Moreover, the policies and papers they write will be reviewed by Pei Huaizhen personally.

When Cui Youdao and Du Yunjing were around, they could still compete with Chen Heng for the top spot in Class A. Nowadays, these two people have passed the scholar examination one after another. It can be said that among the children, Chen Heng has taken the lead, and no one can match him.

Although it sounds a bit like being the king among monkeys.

Chen Heng smiled self-deprecatingly and nodded to another classmate who greeted him.

Entering the school, Chen Heng's current position has moved to the middle, with Xue Biao next to him. As for Jiang Yuanbai, Qian Dayou, and Xin Suzhao, they are all in the back row. Xue Biao and he were both envious.

There are more than 40 people in the hall, and more than 100 children are divided into three classes. Fortunately, Mei Shengjia is not in this class. As soon as everyone sat down, Xuezheng, a newcomer to the academy, also stepped in.

The man is about thirty years old, with a round waist and a thick back, a broad face and a square mouth, with sharp eyebrows and starry eyes, a straight nose and cheeks. He is an out-and-out middle-aged handsome guy.

Xinxue was standing in front of everyone. He smiled before saying anything. He glanced at the sleepy students and asked curiously: Did you sleep well last night?

The students were laughing and laughing. Xin Xue Zheng was much more humorous than the previous one, and he was quite famous among the students.

Someone stood up and replied: Thinking of seeing Xuezheng today, I tossed and turned and couldn't sleep.

This Xuezheng's surname was Jia. Since it was inappropriate to call him Jia Xuezheng, the students all called him Xuezheng directly.

That's it, Jia Xuezheng laughed and said, pretending to be happy, In that case, I'll go tell your Master Xu and leave it to me tomorrow.

You can't learn to be honest. We also want to see Master Xu. Someone immediately raised their hands and shouted urgently, and everyone burst into laughter.

Seeing Jia Xuezheng smiling and touching himself with his hand, the student who had just spoken quickly stood up and bowed to his master to apologize. Jia Xuezheng didn't care about this, he just raised his hand to let him sit down peacefully.

Now that you feel better, let's start reading. Continue reading from yesterday's part.

Everyone accepted the promise, opened their books one after another, and began to read while shaking their heads.

Chen Heng also subtly withdrew his gaze. Others didn't know that this new student was familiar with him, but he was very familiar with it.

Xinxue's surname is Jia, his given name is Shi Fei, and his nickname is Yucun. A few years ago, when Jia Hua first came to the academy, Chen Heng didn't know that he was Jia Yucun. It wasn't until one day when he heard Master Xu calling him Yucun that Chen Heng knew that the other person had such a nickname. (Note 1)

But he has even seen Sister Lin. Just encountering Jiayu Village, Chen Heng sighed: Yangzhou is so small. He didn't take this matter too seriously.

After an hour of morning reading, Chen Heng went to the lecture hall again. Today is not about history. The mountain chief ordered Du Yunjing to come out in order and lecture the students in Class A on how to make policy decisions.

Du Yunjing's lecture was a bit boring and was far less vivid than Cui Youdao before. Fortunately, each person only talks for one day, and the lectures last for ten days. The new children in Class A can get through it as long as they endure.

Chen Heng was the one who listened most enthusiastically, because he was the one who would discuss the policy ten days later.

He compared the teaching methods of Du Yunjing and Cui Youdao, hoping that he could learn from their strengths and use them to his own advantage.

When the paper is filled to the brim, the end of get out of class is not far away.

Before eating at noon, Chen Heng walked around the Tiren Hall and took a look at the peach trees. Going to the Lin Mansion now feels like going back to his own home. He no longer has to bother Zhihe with trust letters to communicate with Sister Lin.

But if you come and see the paper cranes flying under the peach trees every day, you will feel good. Chen Hengduo took a second look and then returned to his dormitory to prepare to go out for dinner with his classmates.

Nowadays, there are many people in the academy, so everyone is no longer required to stay in the academy to eat. As long as you are accompanied by a classmate who is over fifteen years old, going out for a meal at noon is still allowed by the school.

There was nothing to go into in the afternoon class. Chen Heng, a bad chess player, had three wins and seven losses in the Go class. He hastily packed up the chessboard and went back to the house with Qian Dayou.

This course is really weird. People with smart brains should be very good at Go, right?

Xue Biao came back very early today. When he saw Chen Heng walking in through the door, the two of them nodded in agreement. After talking to Qian Dayou, the two hurriedly left the academy and headed towards Hu Ji Library.

The weather in April is neither too cold nor too hot, making it perfect for walking and relaxing. On the way, Chen Heng saw that Xue Biao was a little nervous and worried, so he pulled him along while watching the bustle on the street. It is a small bridge with flowing water, where people live, tourists sit lightly on their horses, and vendors praise it along the street.

Walk all the way, see all the way, talk all the way. When I arrived at Hu Ji's library, the first person I saw was Hu Xiang. This man is Hu Yuan's second brother, he is sixteen years old. I have been studying for several years, and now I am learning from his brother how to manage a library.

Hu Yuan earned great fame for Hu Ji Bookstore because of his discovery of the strange book Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio. His boss's relatives have completely handed over the management of Yangzhou's library to him. He went to Suzhou and opened another Hu Ji Bookstore.

As soon as Hu Xiang saw Chen Heng, he was surprised and said: Brother Chen, you are here. Please come in quickly, please come in quickly. My brother is resting in the room now, I will call him right now.

You have work to do. Chen Henggong cupped his hands, walked into the tea room with a smile, and sat drinking tea with Xue Biao.

After a while, Hu Yuan, who had simply washed himself, opened the door and walked in with a smile.

Brother Chen, have you written a new story and are you ready to bring it to me?

When Chen Heng heard this, he couldn't help but smile bitterly, waved his hands and said bluntly, No, no. Brother Hu, let me rest for a while first.

Hu Yuan couldn't help but look disappointed, but the enthusiasm on his face did not diminish. He just asked the servants around him to get another pot of good tea, and sat down next to the two of them.

In the past five years, Chen Heng has made hundreds of taels from Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, and Hu Ji Bookstore, which accounts for the majority of the profits, will definitely make more but not less.

Even though a copy of Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio only sold for more than a dozen copies, there were so many people who couldn't resist buying it.

Moreover, when doing business, it is rare for people to come to your door to buy only one thing. Most people take a look around and often buy something else to take away.

Over and over again, no one knows how much Hu Ji Bookstore made from this. However, their family took down all the houses on the left and right, and expanded the store again, making people feel very grand when walking outside.

When the new tea arrived and the three of them had a light drink, they turned their idle chatter to today's business.

After hearing Chen Heng's purpose, Hu Yuan was also a little curious and asked very puzzledly: How did Brother Chen think of doing this?

Because no one does it, Chen Heng said frankly.

Does the government allow us to do it?

Chen Heng nodded. He had asked Uncle Lin about this matter. I learned from him that the government clearly does not prohibit such things.

Lin Ruhai said: As long as you pay taxes on time, don't discuss state affairs arbitrarily.

Keeping these two points in mind, the court strongly encourages people to come up with new ways to make money.

Hu Yuan couldn't help but stand up, walked around the house a few times, and still hesitated: Brother Chen, can you tell me more about your plan? This is it...

Newspaper. Chen Heng said the name with a smile.

Yes, what is the difference between this newspaper and Di Bao?

Note 1: Jia Yucun’s name and characters are written out, but to consider everyone’s reading experience. I think about it, in the future articles, I will still call him Jia Yucun directly. Just like Lin Hai, the word is like the sea, and I usually write it like Lin Ruhai.

By the way, our first order is 3300 within 24 hours. Two more chapters will be added as agreed. It’s now 1/15. As a newbie, I’m very satisfied with this result, hahahaha. I hope that on the day we finish the book, we can all order more than 2,000.