"Sister, what is this?"
When Shen Zhiyao returned home and took out the pepper seedlings, Shen Yueya gathered around her and stared at them in novelty.
Shen Zhiyao took out all the pepper seedlings in the basket and arranged them:
"I found it deep in the mountains. There was a plant with two fruits hanging next to it. I picked it off and tasted it. The fruit of this thing was more pungent than dogwood, so I dug up everything I saw. Let’s see if we can grow it ourselves.”
"Sister, how do you grow this thing?"
Shen Baiqiu had never seen this thing before, but he had no doubts about Shen Zhiyao's words. After all, there were many things he didn't know about in the world, and anything in the deep mountains seemed normal to him.
"I'm not sure. Let's dig a hole and plant it first and then take a look. By the way, this thing will be called pepper from now on."
Shen Zhiyao picked up the pepper seedlings and walked out. At the same time, she did not forget to tell Shen Baiqiu to take the hoe to the yard.
After planting the peppers, Shen Zhiyao took out the fungus and mushrooms in the basket and put them away.
The next morning, Shen Zhiyao did not go to the pier to set up a stall to sell morning food. She got up early and made some pastries.
When the firewood delivery person came and agreed with him to help get some wood to build a donkey shed, Shen Zhiyao brought the prepared cakes and led the rich man out.
Let Shen Baiqiu and Shen Yueya ride on the donkey cart, and Shen Zhiyao drove the rich donkey out to Huangguoshu Street to visit Zhao Yiju.
Zhao Juren's private school is quite famous. When he arrived at Huangguoshu Street, he asked someone casually and was told the specific location of the private school.
"Hello, is Zhao Juren here?"
When she arrived at the private school, she saw a concierge guarding the door. Shen Zhiyao went up to ask.
The concierge glanced at them and turned his eyes to Shen Baiqiu: "You also brought your family here to study?"
Shen Zhiyao nodded: "Yes."
The concierge asked them to park the donkey cart at a fixed place and step aside: "Go in, wait in the front hall first, sir will come over later to test together."
Hearing this, some people have already come?
Sure enough, upon entering the front hall where the private school was hosting guests, Shen Zhiyao saw that there were already more than a dozen groups with children, either sitting on the chairs in the front hall, chatting or waiting in silence.
Shen Zhiyao took Shen Baiqiu and Shen Yueya to the remaining seats at the door and sat down.
When they came in, other people in the hall glanced at them and saw that Shen Baiqiu was obviously older than their children. Some were confused and looked away, while others looked away with disdain.
Shen Zhiyao and the others didn't wait long. Outside the hall, a man of about fifty years old, wearing a navy blue gown and exuding a scholarly air, walked in.
"Everyone has been waiting for a long time."
Zhao Yi walked into the hall in two or three steps and bowed his hands to everyone in an elegant manner.
Everyone stood up in unison and hurriedly addressed Zhao Juren, or said politely that they had not waited long.
"Everyone, please sit down." Zhao Yi raised his hand, glanced around and said, "Please let the children who want to enter private schools come forward."
"Go." Shen Zhiyao patted Shen Baiqiu's shoulder encouragingly.
Shen Baiqiu raised his feet and walked to Zhao Yi with the other children.
As soon as they stood still, a few people outside the door who seemed to be book boys came in carrying a few small tables and stools and placed them in front of a dozen children.
The book boys also brought some books to Zhao Yi.
Zhao Yi asked the children to sit down.
Then he said directly: "You must also know my requirements for accepting students in my private school. Whether you can enter the private school depends on whether the students can pass my test."
"Don't worry, Zhao Juren, we all understand your rules."
Before everyone came, they had already heard that they had to pass a test to enter a private school.
"That being the case, everyone please keep quiet from now on. The first test begins."
After saying this, Zhao Yi clapped his hands.
The bookboys who had brought the tables in before filed in with some things, and placed the things on each child's table with smooth movements.
Shen Zhiyao looked up and saw that there were almost ten kinds of toys on everyone's table: grasshoppers in small boxes, Cuju balls, dove carts, bamboo horses... and so on.
What does Zhao Juren want to test?
"The first test is to play with these things. You can play whatever you want."
Zhao Yi looked at the dozen children and spoke in a gentle tone.
Hearing his words, the adults who accompanied the children were stunned and suspected that they had heard wrongly.
The first test is letting the kids play?
"Everyone, let's do it. You have to play."
Seeing that a dozen children were a little nervous, Zhao Yi glanced at them again, with some encouragement in his eyes.
With his words, one after another, the children began to choose their favorite toys.
Shen Baiqiu didn't want to play, but Zhao Juren's words rang in his ears. He looked at it and picked up the dove cart on the table.
"Drive~"
"Haha, come after me!"
In the spacious hall, the children were a little cautious at first, playing and playing, and some went crazy.
Especially there are a few children playing with bamboo horses.
Riding on the bamboo pole with his short legs, holding the front end of the bamboo pole with one hand, and using the other hand as a whip, he ran around the hall humming, and had people chasing him.
Seeing the children playing wildly in the hall, the family members sitting aside scratched their heads, wondering what kind of test this was, and were so curious that they wanted to get the answer immediately.
But they remembered what Zhao Juren said just now and did not dare to ask.
Shen Zhiyao did have some guesses, but she didn't know if they were what she thought. She could only wait for Zhao Juren to verify them.
"Sister, what is brother playing?"
Shen Yueya saw Shen Baiqiu pulling on the string and leading something like a bird with wheels forward, her big eyes full of curiosity.
Shen Zhiyao pondered for a moment, searched out relevant information from the memory of the original owner, and whispered: "Jiuche."
As soon as she finished speaking, Zhao Yi, who had been observing the children, suddenly said:
"Okay, the first test is over."
The book boys stepped forward and took away the toys from the children's hands and on the table.
Some children are still not satisfied and want to play even more.
Zhao Yi said "sit tight" with a stern look on his face, which frightened the children into stopping and not daring to make any more noise.
"Five children passed the first test." Zhao Yi took eight books from his side and held them in his hands: "Those who received the books can stay and continue."
After saying this, Zhao Yi personally distributed the booklet to the five children, including Shen Baiqiu.
Looking at the five children who got the booklet, they were all focused on playing with one kind of toy just now. The others who didn't get the booklet were playing with this and that for a while.
Shen Zhiyao confirmed his previous guess.
This Zhao Juren is testing the children's self-control or concentration.
But Zhao Yi did not explain to everyone, please send away the children who failed the first test and their families, and he quickly started the second test.
