Before Lin Yuanqiu could figure out the reason, Zhou Zixu had already turned around and walked out of the house. As he walked, he said, "We have to move faster. I saw Uncle Xiang came back from buying fish this morning. I thought there must be braised fish for lunch today. I But I like braised fish the most.”
As soon as Lin Yuanqiu heard about the braised fish for lunch, he couldn't think of anything else. After closing the open book box, he quickly followed.
The canteen is in the second courtyard. It is meal time. Lin Yuanqiu sees that there are already more than a dozen students eating in the room.
There was a delicious fragrance in the air, and Lin Yuanqiu took a breath, yes, it was indeed the braised fish that he was familiar with.
Zhou Zixu was so fast that before Lin Yuanqiu could ask about the location of the bowls and chopsticks, he had already run to the big wooden bucket and brought over the chopsticks and the big pottery bowl.
Each person has two bowls, one for vegetables and one for rice. Here, every meal is basically guaranteed to have two dishes, but most of the time they are vegetarian dishes. On Fridays, meat dishes are only available, and sometimes fried meat slices are served. , sometimes stewed chicken, and sometimes braised fish cubes, like today, it was a big pot of braised fish cubes.
Students who eat in private schools need to pay an additional two hundred cash per month in addition to studying.
Although two hundred coins may not sound like much, but calculated over the whole year, it is more than two taels of silver. Add in the repairs, the four seasons' gifts to the master, and the expenses on pens, inks, paper and inkstones, it all adds up. That's not a small amount of money.
Therefore, it is not easy for ordinary families to provide education for their children.
Seeing the new students, Uncle Xiang's eyes are full of love and the smile on his face is even more amiable. This is Xiangbo's habit. Every time a new student comes over to eat, Uncle Xiang will be particularly enthusiastic. In Xiangbo's opinion, the baby just Being away from home, he must be scared, so he must give him more care. No, when Lin Yuanqiu handed over the pottery bowl, Uncle Xiang not only helped him scoop out more than half a bowl of rice, but also the wooden spoon for serving vegetables. , they all dug deep.
Therefore, when Lin Yuanqiu saw that there were not only seven or eight pieces of fish meat in his vegetable bowl, but also two fish tails, he was so happy that his mouth almost reached his ears.
Seeing this, Zhou Zixu became anxious and stretched his neck to look into the vegetable basin. There should be some fish tails.
Uncle Xiang pulled the wooden basin in front of him, "Zixu, what are you doing so close to me? Look, your saliva almost fell into the vegetable basin."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Zixu hurriedly stepped back and touched the corner of his mouth. Hey, there was no saliva.
Looking up again, he saw Uncle Xiang couldn't help laughing. Knowing that he was just teasing himself, Zhou Zixu took advantage of the excuse and stamped his feet, "I don't care, I don't care, I want to eat the fish tail. Uncle Xiang, Zixu wants to eat the fish tail!"
Uncle Xiang shook his head, "No, there are two big herrings in total. How can there be so many fish tails?"
Zhou Zixu had a flat mouth and looked very aggrieved.
"How about I give you one?"
Hearing that the two fish tails were all in his bowl, Lin Yuanqiu felt that he needed to be polite at this time, otherwise the two of them lived in the same dormitory and would not see each other when they looked up, which would be embarrassing.
I thought that the other party would definitely shake his head and refuse. After all, if it were me, I would be embarrassed.
Unexpectedly, Zhou Zixu did not follow common sense. After hearing that Lin Yuanqiu wanted to give him a fish tail, he nodded quickly and said, "Okay, okay, let's go, let's sit over there and eat!"
Then, Lin Yuanqiu saw that the larger fish tail in his bowl was happily put into his bowl by Zhou Zixu.
His, his, his heart is literally bleeding.
You deserve it, who told you to be fake and generous?
Also, Lin Yuanqiu had a strong premonition that the person in front of him would definitely be a stumbling block in his future journey of eating fish tails.
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After the lunch break, Lin Yuanqiu carried his schoolbag and went to school with Zhou Zixu. From now on, he had to officially attend class.
Although he bought a bookcase, Lin Yuanqiu specially brought a bookbag with him when he came out from home today. He always felt that carrying a bookbag was more convenient than carrying a bookcase.
There are two classes in Ziqing Hall, divided into Class A and Class B.
The students in Class B are basically just beginning their education, and most of them are between the ages of five and ten.
Class A, on the other hand, has already begun to study the Four Books and Five Classics. The age gap in Class A is relatively large. There are children like Lin Yuanqiu who are seven or eight years old, and there are young people who are fifteen or sixteen years old with tied hair.
There were no children in the school, only five or six students who, like Lin Yuanqiu, had passed the county examination.
Not only in the Qingguan, but also in the Changting Academy next door, there were not many children. Lin Yuanqiu only found out the reason two days ago.
I heard from Shopkeeper Gao that most of the students who pass the Tongsheng Examination will go to the county school to study, because in the county school, not only can they get free education, but they also don’t have to spend any money on food and accommodation.
The most important thing is that there are two academicians in the county school. This alone can attract most children to go there.
But even so, there are not many students studying in the entire county. Also, how can children take the exam so easily.
What's more, the county school will no longer accept children who are over thirty years old.
After listening to shopkeeper Gao's words, Lin Yuanqiu was thinking that if he was lucky enough to pass the Tongsheng Examination in the future, he would probably go to the county to study. After all, he could not resist the temptation of being exempted from study and room and board.
Before class, Master Zhou asked Lin Yuanqiu to introduce himself, and then rearranged the seats for Class A students according to their height. No surprise, Lin Yuanqiu sat directly in the first row, and happened to be at the same table as Zhou Zixu.
Lin Yuanqiu saw that the round-faced classmate who was moved to the back row was full of joy. Sitting in the first row meant that he was short, which showed that everyone was rejecting him.
Lin Yuanqiu is actually very depressed, but this thing cannot be achieved through hard work. He hopes that in a few years, he will be able to grow slowly.
But based on his father's height, Lin Yuanqiu felt that he shouldn't be very short.
Moreover, Feng's height is considered acceptable among women. Even if his height gene comes from his mother in the future, there is no need to worry about the possibility of being short.
So he had better put his heart back into his stomach.
Today Master Zhou talked about the Music Chapter in the Book of Rites, using a combination of explanation and questioning. Master Zhou first asked the students to read the article once, and then began to explain word by word what "great happiness" is and what it means. It is "great happiness and harmony between heaven and earth".
Master Zhou also asked questions at any time, such as: "The people have the nature of flesh and blood, and do not have the emotions of sadness, joy, joy, and anger. They should feel things and move, and then the mind will form. What is the meaning of this sentence?"
Another example is, "The way of heaven and earth is that if the cold and heat are not consistent, there will be illness; if the wind and rain are not regular, there will be hunger. What does this sentence mean?"
The more than 20 students present here will basically be clicked once by Master Zhou. Unlike Master Wang's marking ruler, if there are students who fail to answer or are not in the right state of mind, they will be punished by Master Zhou.
By the way, it’s quite embarrassing for someone to sit while you stand.
Therefore, for half an hour of the class, the students were all tense, for fear of being distracted and caught by the teacher.
Lin Yuanqiu also experienced this kind of teaching method for the first time and found it quite interesting.
At three o'clock in the morning, it was the end of school time at the private school. The students who lived in the town went home directly, but like Lin Yuanqiu and others, after taking their books back to the dormitory, they went to the cafeteria to have dinner.
What I ate tonight was noodles, with green vegetables and eggs added to the noodles, and chopped green onions, which made people very appetizing.
Lin Yuanqiu felt that if he ate this way, his grandma would definitely tell him that he had gained weight the next time he went home.
After dinner, Lin Yuanqiu and Zhou Zixu each carried wooden buckets to the dining hall to get hot water for washing.
It's still April right now, so just washing in cold water is definitely not enough.
The distance from the dormitory to the dining hall is about a hundred meters, which is not far, but if you carry a bucket of water, it is a bit tiring.
At this time, the benefits of the small wooden bucket came to the fore. Zhou Zixu originally joked that Lin Yuanqiu's wooden bucket was too small and could be filled with just three ladles of water. But now, seeing people lifting the bucket without changing hands, he A little envious.
Before, I didn't have to compare, so I didn't feel very tired, but now, I really don't want to even carry the empty barrel, it's too heavy.
Zhou Zixu didn't understand why Lin Yuanqiu's father was much smarter than his father, even though he was the same father. He knew how to buy smaller wooden barrels for his children, unlike his father who wanted to buy a bucket that could hold a pig.
After washing, it was getting dark. There was an oil lamp in the dormitory, but the lamp oil was provided temporarily every day.
No, before it gets dark, the old servant will come to each door with a bamboo tube filled with oil, and add oil to each oil lamp, two spoons at a time.
Lin Yuanqiu looked at it. One spoonful of lamp oil is about ten milliliters, and two spoons is twenty milliliters. If ten milliliters burn for half an hour, then twenty milliliters is equivalent to one hour. According to this situation, you must go to bed before nine o'clock. .
This is like sleeping with the lights off in the dormitory in my previous life.
"Can't we buy some lamp oil ourselves?" Lin Yuanqiu asked when he didn't understand. He always wanted to understand more clearly so that he wouldn't make mistakes in the future.
Zhou Zixu shook his head, "If you are caught by Uncle Zhong, you will be punished and cannot light a lamp for ten days. You will have to touch him even if you go to the latrine."
Seeing the frightened look on the other person's face, it was obvious that he had already tasted the feeling of being in the dark, and it must have been uncomfortable.
Therefore, when the oil lamp was lit for almost half an hour, Zhou Zixu urged Lin Yuanqiu to go to bed quickly, "We can't burn all the lamp oil, otherwise we will have to touch it in the dark when we get up later. ”
Well, go to sleep.
Lin Yuanqiu closed the book and put it back in the book box, then took off his shirt and got directly into bed.
Seeing this, Zhou Zixu blew out the oil lamp in one breath, and the room suddenly became dark.
I got up early today, and riding a bullock cart and apprenticeship made me a little sleepy by now, so after Lin Yuanqiu closed his eyes, he felt sleepy.
However, before he completely fell asleep, a "chirp, chirp, chirp" sound came from the room.
Lin Yuanqiu was wondering where the grasshopper-like sound came from, when he suddenly remembered that the "General" given to him by his fourth brother had been placed under the bed.
"Brother Lin, did you hear that there is a grasshopper chirping in our room?"
The tips of Zhou Zixu's ears, especially the sounds of grasshoppers, were so familiar that they couldn't be more familiar, so he sat up with a "swish", touched the fire fold on the table, and lit the oil lamp.
Then he lifted the quilt and got out of bed, looking around for the Grasshopper.
"That, that." Lin Yuanqiu was a little embarrassed, "The Grasshopper is under my bed, and I raise it."
Lin Yuanqiu originally wanted to release the Grasshopper, but when he thought of his fourth brother's precious love for the Grasshopper, he felt a little reluctant. He thought that he might as well keep it for now and then take it back to his fourth brother during the holidays.
So when Lin Yuanqiu put the grass cage under the bed, he specially picked a few young leaves and stuffed them into the cage as food for the grasshoppers.
I originally thought it wouldn't be a problem to keep it like this, but I didn't expect this thing to make a sound. Oh, no, Lin Yuanqiu must have forgotten that this thing can make a sound.
As for Zhou Zixu, after hearing Lin Yuanqiu say that this grasshopper was raised by him, his mouth suddenly opened wide.
However, the way his eyes flickered didn't look like he was surprised, but rather gave people a feeling of special excitement.
Before Lin Yuanqiu could figure out why the other party was so excited, Zhou Zixu laughed loudly and said, "It turns out that Brother Lin also likes to raise grasshoppers. Hehe, this is really great. Now my Nan Batian and Tie General Belly, as well as King Golden Horn and King Black Wind, there is no need to leave them outside to blow in the wind."
As he spoke, Zhou Zixu pulled on his shoes, pulled the door latch a few times, and then rushed out like the wind.
After a while, under Lin Yuanqiu's surprised gaze, Zhou Zixu, with a smile on his face, ran back happily, holding a long string of grasshopper cages in his hand.
Lin Yuanqiu: "..."
So is this person here to study in a private school, or is he here to raise grasshoppers?
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Chapter 49 Grasshopper Fighting
Seeing Lin Yuanqiu's dumbfounded look, Zhou Zixu only thought that he was envious of having so many grasshoppers, so he couldn't help but laugh and said, "Brother Lin, it's a bit late tonight. I'll take you with you tomorrow." Go catch them, and let me tell you, there are quite a few of them in the grass over there in our dining hall, and they are all big and tall."
With that said, Zhou Zixu picked up one of the cages and showed it to Lin Yuanqiu, "Here, this is my Iron Belly General. Not only is he a great fighter, he is also the best among other grasshoppers in terms of size."
Before Lin Yuanqiu could see clearly where the Iron Belly General was in the grass cage, Zhou Zixu quickly retracted his hand, then picked up another grass cage and said proudly, "Look, this is the Golden Horn King, who is also in the rice cage." They were caught by the Tang."
What Zhou Zixu didn't say was that when he captured the Golden Horn King, he accidentally broke Xiangbo's pickle jar. Later, his uncle went to his grandfather to file a complaint, which almost caused his buttocks to be opened.
After Zhou Zixu showed all his grasshoppers to Lin Yuanqiu, he suddenly remembered that he hadn't seen Brother Lin's grasshoppers yet.
"Brother Lin, what's your grasshopper's name?"
The more Zhou Zixu looked at Lin Yuanqiu, the more he felt that he had met a confidant. He wondered if Grandpa Tian had heard what he was saying, otherwise why would he really have sent him such a good roommate.
