Because it made him feel better in some way, Lu Yuan listened to the servant chatting slowly, and gradually became interested. He no longer felt bored, and listened patiently.
And through the other party's mouth, he learned some interesting things about the academy.
For example, in the academy, there are three students who are currently in the limelight.
One is the young master of the Li family, the largest rice merchant in the city, who controls the rice business. This man was said to be extremely intelligent and had already passed the scholar examination at the age of fifteen. For example, I am only eighteen this year, and after three years of accumulation, I am very hopeful that I will pass the exam in the autumn examination next year.
The other is the son of Guo Ju. The Guo family is a scholarly family, and reading has been passed down from generation to generation.
Mr. Guo is well-educated in his family. He is not only gentle and elegant, but also talented. In this year's spring examination, he was admitted as a scholar at the age of sixteen, which became one of Sun Siwen's political achievements.
The last one was naturally Gu Songyun, who was accepted as a disciple by Sun Siwen and had high hopes for him. This person was born in poverty. Although he was diligent and eager to learn, his path to education was always difficult because he had no academic qualifications.
In the first two years, I almost couldn't even pay the tuition and was about to be kicked out of the college.
Fortunately, Master Xueyu had a keen eye for talents and saw Gu Songyun's intelligence. He accepted him as a disciple and took his whole family to his home for relief.
After two years of teaching, I finally passed the exam this year as a scholar.
Moreover, Gu Songyun is the same age as the Guo family son, they are both sixteen years old. They are the two youngest among this group of talents.
For a while, people who were attracted by the good deeds called the two Chang Ning Shuangjie, which can be said to have earned enough limelight.
However, according to rumors, the young master of the Guo family seems to be extremely dissatisfied with the title of Chang Ning's Double Hero, and seems to think that Gu Songyun is not worthy of being ranked alongside him.
It was only because of Master Xueyu's face that he didn't have an attack.
But the competition between the two has indeed become more intense.
In addition to some interesting anecdotes about the college, this servant also told scandalous gossip about various families in the city, which was also eye-opening.
However, Lu Yuan didn't pay much attention to it. He only listened to a little bit and found out that it was just boring dramas about concubines fighting for favor, Hongxing cheating on the wife, and children and grandchildren fighting for the family property, and he lost interest.
At this time, a dull bell rang in the academy. After a few clanging bells, the crowd waiting outside suddenly moved.
It's noon and the college is finally on holiday.
After a while, the closed door opened, and then a group of scholars wearing Tsing Yi student uniforms suddenly poured out.
The people waiting outside raised their necks one by one to recognize the person, and soon found their target.
As these students went on vacation, the stall seats next to them, which had just been vacant for a while, were filled again in an instant.
After studying hard for half a month, I have been locked up in the college. Although there is food and drink inside, the big pot of rice in the college, except for the small stove of the dean and his wife, how much better can it taste?
Many students can already make birds out of their mouths.
After being liberated at this time, some people can't wait and just want to have a good meal.
…
The crowds of people gradually thinned out, and as time passed, except for the students and their servants who were eating and drinking with their classmates at the nearby stalls, there were not many people at the entrance of the college.
Lu Yuan did not see Sun Siwen among the crowd just now. Guessing that the other party might still be in the academy, he prepared to look for him.
Just when he reached the door, he was stopped by the concierge.
On weekdays, except for students and masters, even the families of those students are not allowed to enter the place of saints and saints in the college.
He was such a strange-looking stranger, so of course the concierge guarding the door couldn't let him in. What if I hurt the students in the school and damage the property in the school?
In this regard, Lu Yuan could only tell his name and let the concierge go in to communicate with the scholar.
A moment later, Sun Siwen's hurried figure appeared in front of him together with the concierge.
"Brother Lu." Sun Siwen was quite happy to see his friend, but he was also confused: "Why are you here?"
Lu Yuan smiled and said: "After I came to Changning, I stayed at your house for half a month. I was bored at home and was a little bored. It happened to be the end of the month, so I thought you should take a break here, so I wanted to come and have fun with you.
Brother Sun, you are a landlord. My friend has come all the way here, so you have to take me to see the sights of Changning. "
Hearing what he said, Sun Siwen stroked his forehead, feeling a little ashamed, and quickly admitted his mistake: "I was negligent. I was busy teaching during this period, but I was slow to treat Brother Lu. My fault, my fault .”
With that said, he took Lu Yuan's hand and walked towards the academy: "Brother Lu is here at the right time. I have wanted to introduce you to my disciple for a long time.
Songyun happened to grow up nearby and was very familiar with the surrounding scenery.
This time we asked him to take us to have fun in the mountains.
By the way, doesn’t Brother Lu like hunting?
My college not only teaches poetry and books, but also teaches archery. There happened to be a few bows at the archery range, and we went hunting in the mountains. "
As a martial arts world that respects martial arts, the literati and scholars in Dai Viet, affected by the ethos, naturally cannot be weak scholars who can only read.
In addition to the normal study of poetry and classics, there are other teachings on fencing, archery, and riding. All larger academies will basically establish disciplines.
Therefore, in addition to poetry and writing, scholars in this world can also hold a sword, draw a bow, and ride a horse.
Of course, just like Lu Yuan's physical education class in his previous life, the main occupation of the students here is still studying. Other fencing, archery, and riding courses are only taken occasionally, and not much time is spent on teaching.
Students can study on their own if they are interested after class, but the college does not make it mandatory and it is purely voluntary.
Under this kind of teaching model, the students' physical strength is naturally not much higher.
Just like Sun Siwen, he usually boasted that he had learned archery, but when he was in Yangmei Town, Lu Yuan gave him his hunting bow to try, but he couldn't even draw the bow, and he was laughed at for a while.
But even though I'm not good at archery, isn't it time to make it up to my friends?
So Sun Siwen thought, at worst, let his friends laugh at him, but he should also let the other party have fun.
Sure enough, when Lu Yuan heard about hunting, he immediately became interested: "Is there a lot of prey in this mountain?"
Thinking about it carefully, I haven't gone hunting in the mountains for nearly a year.
After such a long time, my hunting skills have become a bit rusty.
This is not okay.
As the Archery God of Lantau Island, he decided to practice his hunting skills in the near future.
It not only relaxes the mind, but also makes extra money while writing.
The last time I went to Nanhai to sell furs, I earned more than a thousand taels of silver. After more than two years of expenses, I only have more than 400 taels left.
This made Lu Yuan feel some financial pressure, so he was ready to start construction and make back the money he spent.
'I hope there are more tigers, leopards, bears and wolves here. ’ he thought in his mind.
