In class, Wei Chen smelled the faint fragrance of ink on the books and listened to the sound of reading in his ears, and he couldn't help but have the idea of studying hard.
Wei Chen had memorized all the books in Wei Mingzhao's collection, and felt that he had some basic skills. When they were seated, he did not sit in the group of freshmen, but sat on the right side.
While Mr. Shi was teaching the new students to read "Mencius", Wei Chen pulled out a book from the table. This was the "Mencius" that Mr. Shi was about to teach.
This "Mencius" is not a book collected by Wei Mingzhao, but a textbook provided for free by Yi Xue. It was originally placed on the table. After the students finished reading it, they had to put it back in its original place.
There is a sentence in the text that has already been read. The rare words are rhymed with Qie, and there is a brief explanation next to it. It should be left by one of Wei Chen's seniors. The font is neat and elegant, and you can tell that he is a fastidious person.
The pages of the book were turned and the paper made a crisp sound. Wei Chen automatically ignored the noise around him and began to read silently with great concentration.
The seven chapters of "Mencius" are nearly 40,000 words long. When Mr. Shi started to talk about "Mencius", Wei Chen reluctantly read it carefully.
Mr. Shi is talking about the first half of the first of the seven chapters of "Mencius", which is "Mencius, King Hui of Liang, Part 1".
In fact, Wei Chen is not unfamiliar with this article. There is a chapter in it, "What a few people do to the country", which is the content of the textbook in the previous life.
Although he had already learned this part and knew the general meaning of the article, Wei Chen was worried that his understanding in his previous life might be different from this one, so he still listened very carefully.
Sure enough, although Mr. Shi talked about "Mencius", he did not actually talk about the content of the original text of "Mencius". From time to time, he had to quote from other sources, and Wei Chen could not understand 70% of what he said.
Seeing the way the classmates around him nodded in agreement from time to time, Wei Chen knew that they must have understood, and he felt a sense of crisis.
"Even if I have a photographic memory, my foundation is still too weak. If I want to catch up with these classmates, I will have to put in more effort!"
Wei Chen simply dipped his pen in ink and wrote down all the things that Mr. Shi said that he didn't understand, so he could figure it out after class.
Mr. Shi took a glance during the lecture and saw Wei Chen writing furiously. He nodded slightly and then silently slowed down his speaking speed by two or three minutes.
The morning class passed quickly. Mr. Shi closed the books and asked the students to sort out the books by themselves, that is, to review what was taught in the morning.
When Wei Chen saw that Mr. Shi was about to leave, he quickly stood up, picked up the exquisite gift box containing the six rites of apprenticeship and stepped forward: "Mr. Shi, this is the student's gift."
When Sun Zhigao was here, Wei Chen deliberately didn't take Shu Xiu out because he didn't want to recognize this teacher from the bottom of his heart. However, this Mr. Shi seemed to be a good teacher, and Wei Chen certainly couldn't lose the etiquette of becoming a teacher.
Mr. Shi glanced at the gift box lightly and asked, "What's your name?"
Wei Chen hurriedly said: "Student Wei Chen."
Mr. Shi nodded and said nothing more. After accepting the gift box, he turned around and left.
Wei Chen stayed where he was, scratched his head, and thought to himself: Isn't Mr. Shi too aloof and cold?
After a while, the leisurely bell rang, and it was time for lunch.
Shengshi Yixue has one day off each month on the first day of the month, and classes are held on the remaining 28 days. Each day is divided into morning school, afternoon school and evening school.
After morning classes, students have lunch and then come back to study.
Wei Chen took advantage of this time and hurried to his dormitory to put down his bookcase and luggage.
The dormitory is a long Tongbu, where students who are not in Youyang County live here. Wei Chen lived in Datongpu in the orphanage in his previous life, so he doesn't dislike it very much, and even feels a little nostalgic for it.
When they arrived at the cafeteria, the food was gone, but Wei Chen was still given two big meat buns, a steamed bun, and a plate of pickles, both meat and vegetables, which was better than what ordinary people eat.
The Sheng's Free School was funded by Mr. Sheng Weisheng, who hired special vegetarians and cooks as handymen to cook for the students. The food was really good.
After lunch, Wei Chen returned to the lecture hall. There were already many students in the lecture hall, gathering in twos and threes to chat.
Wei Chen could see that these students were divided into many circles. Some were related to the Sheng family, and some had children from the Sheng family. The rest were mostly poor people who came from several famous villages near Youyang. students.
Wei Chen has no plans to integrate into the circle for the time being. He came to the academy to study. As for friends, as long as he treats people with sincerity, he can always make them slowly in the future.
Mr. Shi had already arranged the afternoon class, which was to review the content taught in the morning. Wei Chen simply recited all the texts taught by Mr. Shi in the morning.
After reading the book a hundred times, its meaning will become apparent, and endorsement will help to understand it. This has always been Wei Chen's strength.
After memorizing "Mencius", Wei Chen took out the "Collected Commentary on Mencius" and flipped through the contents about King Hui of Liang, comparing them and understanding them while memorizing them.
After memorizing both of them, Wei Chen took out the lecture notes he had memorized in the morning and read them again. At this time, the feeling of reading the lecture notes was completely different from that in the morning. The integration was very fast.
It was getting dark. Wei Chen had dinner and rested for a while. Feeling energetic, he stretched out and picked up the lamp to fight again.
In the evening class, Wei Chen stopped memorizing and started practicing calligraphy. Although Wei Chen could also write calligraphy in his previous life, he was just getting started. In his previous life, he could barely make it a specialty, but in this era, it has become a weakness.
So Wei Chen directly asked for a large pile of straw paper from the handyman and prepared to practice calligraphy.
The craftsmanship of this straw paper is simple and the paper is rough. People in ordinary villages can make it by themselves. It is usually used by ordinary people as straw paper, but for scholars from poor families, it is a good material for calligraphy practice.
As for better bamboo paper, the cheapest one costs twenty cents per knife. Even if Sheng's free education was not short of money, he would not waste it on casual calligraphy practice for his students.
Wei Chen picked up half of the remaining ink on the table, added a little water to the old inkstone, and began to slowly grind it. When the ink melted, he picked up the pen and dipped it in ink to make a note.
Wei Chen practiced the Guange style. Although it lacked boldness and was a bit restrained, the stippling was detailed and the structure was plain, making it perfect for examination fonts.
After writing the post one stroke after another for an hour, Wei Chen felt that he seemed to have made some progress, so he nodded with satisfaction and put the pen into the pen washer.
When I looked up, I saw Mr. Shi walking into the lecture hall. He took a glance and said loudly: "In half a month, the academic master will come to the school to rectify the academic style. From today on, everyone must not slack off and must work harder."
As soon as Mr. Shi said this, the students were in an uproar.
The academic administration, also known as the academic supervisor, is also known as the academic supervisor and the supervisor. He oversees the culture and education of a province. He has the responsibility of observing the academic style. It is normal to inspect the academies under his rule.
But Sheng's Volunteer Academy has always been unknown among the academies in Jiangnan Province, and the previous academic administrators have never been here. Who would have thought that this time, the Academic Affairs Master would actually come to Sheng's Volunteer Academy in person!
Moreover, when Master Xuezheng is here, can the county magistrate not accompany him?
The first three examinations of the imperial examination are the county examination, the government examination and the college examination. Among them, the examiners of the county examination and the college examination are the county magistrate and the academic administrator respectively. It can be said that a student's fate can be decided with a single word.
Now these two people are actually coming to the free school to observe the situation. Why aren't the students excited and worried?
Wei Chen couldn't hide the excitement in his eyes. The academic outlook on politics, ethics, and ethics will definitely test the academic performance of the students in the school. When the time comes, if he can perform appropriately, it will be a great opportunity to stand out and become famous!
