This made Lin Yuanqiu unable to recover for a long time. Looking at the two horses, they were very different in height. They were indeed prepared for riders. For example, for someone as young as thirteen, the instructor directly arranged a maroon dwarf horse for him. Foot horse.
Then another long-legged brown horse was assigned to another taller student.
Lin Yuanqiu took a look and found that including him, there were only three students studying "imperial arts" in the entire racecourse.
The archery class on the second day was also held by the three of them. The teaching master is still the same black-faced and bearded instructor as yesterday.
Only then did Lin Yuanqiu know that due to this year's new merger regulations, many students had given up on these two subjects. In addition, there were only more than fifty students in the entire school, so it was normal that there were few students. The change from driving carriages and horses to teaching horse riding only started this year.
Now that he has signed up, Lin Yuanqiu naturally has to study hard. In modern times, horse riding and archery are both subjects that require high tuition fees to learn.
Therefore, based on the principle of never missing something when passing by, Lin Yuanqiu chose to continue seriously.
Besides, there's nothing you can do if you don't continue. You'll get points for skipping class without any reason.
In this way, by the end of a school year, if there are ten or more students registered, they will not need to come to the government school next year.
It means being dropped out of school.
After all, the government school not only exempted students from boarding and lodging, but also taught courses for several scholars. If it were not for the requirement that only those with scholarly reputations could enter the school, they would have been squeezed out.
Therefore, there are many people who want to come to study. Since you do not abide by the rules of the university, please leave.
In other words, this separation is still a small matter. The main thing is that my personal resume will be stained from now on. Who is studying for the imperial examination and does not cherish his feathers?
Therefore, there has never been a student who has been dropped out of the school since its inception.
Lin Yuanqiu definitely didn't want to eat this crab, so even if the black-faced instructor went back to attend the funeral and hadn't come for three months, he still didn't miss a class.
Moreover, after getting familiar with horse riding, Lin Yuanqiu would go to the racecourse to run a few laps every morning, just to exercise. For this reason, he also specially established a relationship with the horse groom Zheng, so that it would be more convenient to use the horse. A lot.
In the past few days, Lin Yuanqiu began to practice mounted archery, which is to shoot at targets while riding on horseback. Now he went to the racecourse to practice this.
It is said that the racecourse is actually a walled yard, covering an area of about four or five acres. The weeds growing inside once again prove that the usage rate here is not high.
Mafu Zheng had already set up several arrow targets in the middle of the field. Since Instructor Huang went home for the funeral, he temporarily took over the teaching of horse riding.
As for archery, it certainly cannot be taught.
"Uncle Zheng!"
Seeing that the other party had pulled out the horse, Lin Yuanqiu hurriedly stepped forward to say hello.
Zheng Laoliu nodded, and then handed over the reins, "It's been half an hour since I've been fed fodder, and it's just the right time to mount the horse."
As he said that, Zheng Laoliu remembered the quiver and bow still hanging on his waist, and hurriedly took them off and handed them over, "Here, here they are!"
Seeing Lin Yuanqiu take the quiver, hang it on his waist skillfully, and then stretch out his arm to put the bow on his back. This smooth movement is really eye-catching for Zheng Laoliu. It would be even better if his aim can be higher later. alright.
Before Zheng Laoliu could think about it, Lin Yuanqiu had already mounted the horse. Then he flicked his whip, and the bay-red horse immediately started running with a "tap-tap-tap". At this time, the person on the saddle was pulling the reins and leaning forward. The forward movement and the bend on the back make the whole person look much more heroic.
After the horse ran two circles, Zheng Laoliu saw that the man on the horse was holding a bow in one hand and an arrow in the other. He turned around and meowed towards the arrow target in the field, and then shot out quickly with a "bang".
Looking at this arrow again, it flew directly over the target, fell into the grass and disappeared.
Zheng Laoliu sighed, as expected, there was no accident. It seemed that the two of them would have to search through the grass for a long time.
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After sweating all over, I felt much refreshed. People really have to move to feel energetic.
Lin Yuanqiu went to the canteen and carried a bucket of hot water back to the room to wipe it off. After breakfast, he had to go to class. It would be too late to take a shower now.
After putting on clean clothes, Lin Yuanqiu untied her bun and tied it up again. After checking the loose hair, she walked to the canteen.
Breakfast includes steamed buns, steamed buns, side dishes, and rice porridge. Although the steamed buns and steamed buns are both made with bean noodles, this kind of food is still very good.
Maybe it was because he was starting to grow taller, but Lin Yuanqiu had already entered the stage where a half-grown boy lived in poverty.
No, for this morning's meal, he ate a total of two steamed buns, two steamed buns and two bowls of rice porridge. Among the students in the dormitory, he was considered to be quite good at eating.
Fortunately, the cooks in the canteen were all experienced, so they didn't pay too much attention to Lin Yuanqiu's huge appetite. For them, as long as they didn't waste food, it would be fine.
Class officially starts at 1:10 every day, and Lin Yuanqiu usually goes there a quarter of an hour early, so that after he prepares his pen and ink, the master will start class.
In order to record the explanations in Confucius' class, Lin Yuanqiu specially stapled a book of class notes.
It is said that a good memory is worse than a bad writing. This sentence is absolutely applicable whether in modern or ancient times.
There are twelve teachers in the whole school, plus Xuezheng and Discipline, there are about twenty people in total.
The teaching content of the edicts included essays, classics, laws, strategies, poems, and arithmetic.
Except for arithmetic and law, which are new subjects, several others were already studied in private school.
However, Lin Yuanqiu knew that although the content of what he learned was the same, his views were definitely different. The Four Books and Five Classics are different from the arithmetic of unique answers. Everyone has a different theory of the article, and their views are naturally different.
For Lin Yuanqiu, what he has to do now is to "take the strengths of others and make up for his own shortcomings." In Lin Yuanqiu's view, by studying with teachers of different styles, he can learn from their different highlights, so that his own Knowledge will be more abundant.
Today was Huang Jiaoyu's classics class. After arriving at the class room, Lin Yuanqiu took out "Shang Shu" from the book box.
The last Islamic edict talked about Cai Zhongzhi's Ming chapter, and I thought it was time to study the Duofang chapter today.
Lin Yuanqiu opened the book, turned to Shangshu Duofang, and began to read word for word:
"But in the fifth month, Ding Hai, the king came from Yan, and as for Zong Zhou, Zhou Gong said, Wang Ruo said, You! I tell you from all the four countries, but you are the Marquis of Yin and your people. I only give you a big order, but you don't know it. Hong Wei Tutian's order, you don't know. Yongyin was dedicated to sacrifice, but the emperor demoted himself to Xia..."
After Lin Yuanqiu finished reading the entire article, classmates came over one after another. After everyone greeted each other, just like Lin Yuanqiu, they quickly opened the book and started reading.
I think everyone is already very aware of Huang Jiaoyu's love for back-tickling. Although there are all of us sitting here who don't know how to back-trick, but it's just in case, so it's better to recite it a few times to feel at ease.
There are half-day classes in the morning and half-day in the afternoon. The students can make their own plans. They can go out on the street, gather together to discuss knowledge, recite poems and compose poems, or they can sleep in the dormitory. In a word, everyone can decide what to do.
Maybe it was because Huang Jiaoyu mentioned to everyone today that there were still three months left until Qiuwei. Lin Yuanqiu saw that the Shouwen Pavilion, which used to be packed with seats, was now empty. I guess everyone had gone to the dormitory to study after lunch. .
Lin Yuanqiu was also planning to take part in the autumn festival in August. The examination for candidates was no different from the examination for young students and scholars. Basically, they had the opportunity to take the examination every year. The provincial examination only takes place every three years. If you miss it, you will have to wait for another three years, so Lin Yuanqiu does not want to miss every opportunity to take the examination. Even if there was little hope of passing the exam, he still wanted to try it just to gain experience.
Before returning to his room, Lin Yuanqiu went to the concierge first, and then heard from Uncle Zhang that someone had sent him a letter.
Considering that it had not been long since the government examination results were released, Lin Yuanqiu had a hunch that the person who wrote the letter should be Zhou Zixu.
Sure enough, when he got the letter, he saw the words "Yours truly, Brother Lin" written on the outside of the envelope.
Looking at the elegant and unrestrained font, I guess it was written in a very excited mood. So, Zhou Zixu must have won the exam this time.
Back in the room, Lin Yuanqiu couldn't wait to open the letter and read it at a glance. When he saw the words "on the list" and "sixth place", Lin Yuanqiu was extremely happy.
After all, with Zhou Zixu's knowledge, he should have been on this list three years ago. It's a pity that fate played a trick on people. When Zhou Zixu was preparing to take the imperial examination, his grandmother, who had not recovered from the cold, suddenly became ill and unfortunately passed away.
According to Dajing law, after the death of a grandmother, the grandchildren must observe mourning for one year. If they are candidates, they must observe the mourning period before they can continue their careers.
Originally, everyone thought that after the one-year period, Zhou Zixu would continue to take the government examination, but no one expected that he would keep this filial piety for three years.
Lin Yuanqiu knew that this was the reluctance of a grandson towards his grandmother who had always loved him.
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Chapter 83 The Golden Mean
After reading the letter roughly, Lin Yuanqiu sat at the table and read it carefully again.
In the letter, Zhou Zixu said that he was not going to go to the county school. The reason was that he wanted to go directly to the government school like Brother Lin. Because he also wanted to learn horse riding and archery, but there were no six arts in the county school.
Zhou Zixu also said that he would take part in the next college examination. If he is lucky enough to win, then we can study together again immediately. Finally, Zhou Zixu also asked how often fish is cooked in the canteen of Fu Xue. It would be better if it could be eaten more often in Zi Qing Guan.
How often do you cook fish?
Lin Yuanqiu did the math and found that the last fish roasting was half a month ago, so he would definitely be disappointed when Zhou Zixu comes over.
But it’s okay. If you really want to eat fish, you can go to a restaurant in the city. If you order fish alone and add rice, the price is not expensive.
After arriving here, Lin Yuanqiu has eaten there several times, and he also knows which restaurant has the best fish grill.
So when Zhou Zixu came over, I took him over to try it.
After collecting the letters, Lin Yuanqiu took out a stack of cut rice paper from the drawer and prepared to draw more bookmark patterns.
After all, it will be autumn in three months, and he will definitely spend the next time preparing for the exam. And the bookmark business at home cannot be delayed, so it is better to take a few days to draw more patterns and save them.
To be honest, Lin Yuanqiu never expected that fine bookmarks would remain so popular.
The reason why I came up with the idea of supplying goods in batches was because I didn’t want others to imitate it too quickly.
Unexpectedly, many students have now begun to enjoy the fun of collecting bookmarks, and they don’t want to miss any of them, so they are ready to put together a complete set and collect them.
So many times, once the goods are delivered here, they are all sold out in less than half a day. On several occasions, all the goods that were originally reserved for bookstores in the county were sold. The level of sales made shopkeeper Gao, an experienced businessman with extensive experience in the business world, really amazed.
Now, in order to be able to supply goods, there is no other embroidery work at home, and everyone is busy with bookmarks.
This time Lin Yuanqiu is planning to produce another set of bookmarks with pictures of ladies. Different from the last set of single character pictures, this time he wants to add a background to each character so that it looks more refined.
In fact, it is not easy to draw a clear character's face and facial features on a small piece of paper that is two inches wide and five inches long. For this reason, Lin Yuanqiu specially bought a fine pen for writing hairpin flowers in small regular script, and added his own solid painting skills Only with the basics can you draw rich expressions such as a smile like a flower or a spring breeze blowing on your face.
In order to get better lighting, Lin Yuanqiu specially moved the wooden table closer to the window, so even if the door is closed, it will not affect the painting.
Students in Fu Xue all have one dormitory per person, and each room is divided into two rooms, inside and outside. In this way, if there are students with servants, the outer room can be just right for the servants to live.
Lin Yuanqiu was alone, so the smaller room outside became a place for him to study and paint. For this reason, Lin Yuanqiu specially moved the table in the back room. After merging the two tables together, he could paint landscape paintings with a full four-foot width.
Although he is not in Hengxi Town, Lin Yuanqiu's business of selling paintings has not been lost.
With the idea of cooking food rather than cooking it raw, and the price given by shopkeeper Hu was always good, Lin Yuanqiu went to him to talk to him before coming to Fucheng.
Of course, Shopkeeper Hu had a pained expression on his face. In the past two years, he had earned a lot of money from the paintings of Taoyuanshan people. But when he heard Lin Yuanqiu said that he would go to Fucheng next, he immediately smiled. , Fucheng is great. His third brother is here in Fucheng.
At that moment, Shopkeeper Hu was particularly fortunate that several brothers in his family were engaged in calligraphy and painting business. Therefore, in addition to the second brother who opened a shop in the county town, there was also a third brother who also opened a calligraphy and painting shop in Fucheng.
Shopkeeper Hu then repaired a letter and asked Lin Yuanqiu to take it. When he has paintings, he can go directly to his third brother's shop. He also said, "Little friend, you must remember to go to my third brother's shop!"
Lin Yuanqiu's idea was to go and take a look first. If this person was as honest and truthful as Shopkeeper Hu, then he would sell the painting to his shop. If he is a philistine, then he might as well find someone else.
Fortunately, shopkeeper Xiao Hu did not disappoint him. Now Lin Yuanqiu has gone to his shop to sell paintings more than a dozen times.
As for the Bodhisattva portraits, most of the business is from Shopkeeper Hu. Every time someone places an order, after a certain amount is collected, shopkeeper Hu will ask the shop assistant to deliver the order's pen, ink, paper and inkstone to Sandi's shop in Fucheng. Then when Lin Yuanqiu goes to the shop, he can just put the order in. Next.
Although this approach was a lot of trouble, Shopkeeper Hu didn't find it annoying at all. It's a joke. It's troublesome to earn money. Maybe your head was kicked by a donkey.
The same is true for Lin Yuanqiu. With money to earn, he can patiently draw exquisite patterns on no matter how small a piece of drawing paper is.
Thinking of earning money, Lin Yuanqiu stopped painting, then went to the inner room and took out the Analects of Confucius book from the box. There were a lot of banknotes in it.
Lin Yuanqiu opened the book and counted one by one, five taels, five taels, ten taels, twenty taels... When he turned to another 10-tael banknote, Lin Yuanqiu stopped. This money was not earned by selling paintings, but was given to him by his grandma before he left home.
