After breakfast, Su Yu took the bundle that Gu Changle had prepared for him yesterday and went out.
Huang Xiucai's classmate was named Pan, and he was also a scholar.
Pan Xiucai was originally from Su Yu's side.
After he was admitted as a scholar, he participated in many provincial examinations, but in the end he failed.
In order to concentrate on his studies, he enrolled in a provincial school and even moved his family to Fucheng.
Because of his financial difficulties, he found a position similar to a teaching assistant in a government school.
I'll help tidy up the library in the mansion, and then help Jiaoyu, and I can get a salary of one tael of silver and two dou of lumi a month.
I don’t have much money, but I can barely make ends meet.
And you can also study in the government school, and there are free tutors from tutors.
After hearing this, Su Yu always felt that these systems were very similar to universities in later generations.
And Pan Xiucai, wasn't he the kind of college student who worked hard and studied hard?
Although this college student is a bit older.
When he arrived at Fuxue, he explained his purpose to the gatekeeper Zhaifu and took out the letter from Huang Xiucai.
This Zhaifu is also literate.
Seeing that Su Yu was polite and had a letter of introduction, he let him in.
"At this time, the teaching assistant should be organizing books in the library. Just go and find him."
"You are not allowed to run around or play around in the school."
Su Yu agreed and asked people all the way to the library.
When passing by a fasting room, I saw a well-dressed middle-aged man talking to an official at the door.
Su Yu didn't say anything, just bowed his hands to him and left.
At this age and in this kind of dress, he is basically teaching yoga or something like that.
Even if you don't teach yourself, you still have to salute and say hello.
The middle-aged man ignored Su Yu and was listening intently to the officer next to him.
However, the official suddenly said: "Master, Master."
"The person I just passed by is the person you asked me to check yesterday."
Master Lu looked at Su Yu's back and said blankly, "Is that him?"
"That boy named Su Yu?"
The officer almost nodded and affirmatively said yes.
Yesterday, Master Lu received orders from Magistrate Lu and asked someone to check Su Yu's whereabouts.
I learned that he had just arrived in Fucheng.
As a result, I met him today at Fu Xue.
He didn't know where Su Yu came from, but Governor Lu valued him very much and asked him to keep an eye on him so that others wouldn't bully him.
At this time, Magistrate Lu was discussing major humanities matters with the head of the school, and it was not appropriate for Master Lu to go in and disturb them.
He was quite curious about Su Yu's appearance in the mansion today.
After thinking for a while, Master Lu said: "Let's follow him and see what he is going to do."
If there is anything you need help with, then I can help you.
In this way, I can live up to the orders of Mr. Futai.
...
Master Lu and his men followed from a distance.
Although Su Yu was aware of it, in this mansion, he only thought that he was a fellow traveler and didn't think about anything else.
After arriving at the Library Pavilion, Su Yu quickly met Pan Xiucai.
Pan Xiucai's job was to organize the books in the library, but it was obvious that he did not do his job very well.
The table over there is piled with many books borrowed by other students, which is a bit messy.
He himself was holding a book and reading it intently.
Being interrupted suddenly, he looked a little unhappy.
Looking up at Su Yu, I found that he was dressed simply and did not look like a student from a government school.
"If you want to ask questions, go to Jiaoyu or a lecturer."
"I'm not responsible for answering questions."
Su Yu paused, and then explained in a good-tempered manner: "Hello Pan Xiucai, I am Huang Xiucai's student."
"I was admitted as a child student in the government examination this time and am preparing to take the college examination in August."
"This is a letter of recommendation written by Huang Xiucai."
Su Yu said as he handed over the recommendation letter in his hand.
After hearing his explanation of his purpose, Pan Xiucai finally raised his head from the book.
His eyes were a little dull, and the two bags under his eyes were not small.
The whole person looked a little dull.
He took the recommendation letter from Su Yu's hand and read it carefully, but his face still looked a bit foul.
After reading it, I finally understood Su Yu's purpose.
But he obviously didn't intend to care about Su Yu and directly pushed the letter back after reading it.
"Although your master and I are classmates, I have no obligation to teach you."
"Next year is the provincial examination, and I have to be busy studying my studies, so I can't spare any time."
Pan Xiucai answered quickly, obviously not wanting to get into any trouble.
Seeing this, Su Yu smiled.
"I see, it was me who interrupted."
"Master asked me to ask Pan Xiucai for him. I think you are in good spirits, so I will leave first."
Pan Xiucai saw that Su Yu had always had a good attitude, and thought that the student Huang Xiucai had accepted seemed quite capable.
He simply stood up and said, "Your master is interested."
"I send you."
He didn't try to persuade him to stay, and just wanted to send Su Yu out.
Su Yu didn't even have the chance to put down the bundle he was holding in his hand, so he had to pick it up again and prepare to leave.
Although Pan Xiucai's attitude is not very good, it is understandable that he is a person who has failed many times and is anxious and does not want to be distracted by other people's affairs.
Su Yu didn't say anything else, thinking that it would be okay if he went back and worked harder.
As Pan Xiucai escorted Su Yu out of the library, he suddenly bumped into a familiar face.
After taking a closer look, he saw that it was the master next to Magistrate Lu.
As a prefect, of course, he not only manages the people's livelihood of the prefecture, but also has to focus on his writing style.
Therefore, Magistrate Lu often appears in the government school.
When Magistrate Lu appears, Master Lu will naturally follow him.
Therefore, the students of Fu Xue are all very familiar with Master Lu.
Suddenly seeing Master Lu appearing in the Library Pavilion, Pan Xiucai quickly bowed and asked enthusiastically: "Why did Master Lu arrive at the Library Pavilion?"
"Just tell the students what books they are looking for."
Master Lu said calmly: "Just walking around casually."
He paid little attention to Pan Xiucai and instead focused on Su Yu.
"This little brother is a bit unfamiliar. Is he also a student of the government school?"
When Su Yu heard Pan Xiucai say that he was a master from the government school, he bowed his hands and replied, "I am not a student from the government school."
"Just a kid from Hewen Town."
"Oh? Tong Sheng?"
Master Lu pretended not to know him, with a somewhat easy-going look on his face.
"Then why did you come to Fuxue?"
Pan Xiucai looked at Su Yu nervously.
If Su Yu told what he had just done, he would probably leave an impression of being unfriendly to his classmates in front of Master Lu.
Master Lu is the family member of Magistrate Lu, and represents the face of Magistrate Lu.
Leaving a bad impression on him was equivalent to leaving a bad impression on Magistrate Lu.
This is not good.
But fortunately, Su Yu didn't say anything about Huang Xiucai asking him to consult Pan Xiucai. He only replied in a neither humble nor condescending manner: "Master asked the student to come and say hello to his classmate."
"Now that I've said hello, I'm getting ready to go back."
"So..." Master Lu asked seemingly unintentionally: "It will be some time before the imperial examination begins. If you arrive in the capital so early, doesn't it mean you don't have a teacher to teach you during this period?"
Su Yu said truthfully: "Yes, but I gave you a lot of homework before setting off, so I should be able to handle it."
Master Lu thought for a while and said, "This is not good either."
"He is both a boy student in our house and a young talent. If he is delayed like this for a while, he will probably not be able to keep up with his studies."
"Okay, let me help you talk to the mountain leader. Can you come to the mansion to observe during this time?"
