Tongfu Inn, everyone got up early today.
It's not that everyone has become more diligent, but that the shopkeeper has gone crazy and called people from one room to another very early in the morning.
And instead of asking them to get up and open the door for business, they were led to go shopping door to door.
Of course, except Becks!
"Xiao Bei, please continue to sleep. My sister-in-law has something to do with your sister Xiao Guo." The shopkeeper comforted Xiao Bei in a gentle voice, and then she winked at Xiao Guo who was getting dressed.
Xiao Guo, who was woken up so early in the morning, was also very depressed, but the shopkeeper said so, so she had no choice but to leave her warm and comfortable bed.
Xiao Guo came to the lobby in a daze and staggered, and saw Xiucai and Da Zui, who were also a little sleepy like her. The two of them were hugging the pillars and sleeping in their cages.
Lao Bai on the side also had a look of helplessness on his face.
"Why are you all up?" Xiao Guo asked in surprise. At this time, the genius had just turned bright, and she thought she was the only one.
After hearing Xiao Guo's inquiry, Xiucai and Dazui hugged the pillar and went back to sleep.
Xiucai waved weakly, while Dazui didn't respond at all. Lao Bai looked upstairs helplessly, and the meaning was self-evident.
"Come on, come on, don't sleep, guys, we have to leave quickly, otherwise we won't be able to buy good things if we are late."
At this moment, the shopkeeper, who had gone back to his room to get some silver, came downstairs in a hurry.
Hearing the shopkeeper's words, Xiucai and Dazui woke up quickly.
"Where are we going?" Xiao Guo asked with a puzzled look on her face. She had just gotten up and didn't know what she was going to do.
"I don't have time to explain. We'll talk about it on the way." The shopkeeper didn't explain, but went to open the door resolutely.
Lao Bai took the opportunity to explain softly in Xiao Guo's ear. "The shopkeeper is choosing a gift for Mr. Xiaobei who is about to enter school."
"Ah, no way? Just for such a trivial matter." Xiao Guo couldn't understand.
"Hush!" Lao Bai hurriedly made a hissing gesture, telling Xiao Guo not to say anything. Having been with the shopkeeper for many years, he knew that once the boss of the shopkeeper came up, he should never go against her, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous.
When Xiao Guo saw this, she understood clearly. After a few days of getting along with her, she also understood the shopkeeper's character better, but she still asked with some confusion.
"But at this point, other stores are not open yet. Where can we buy it?"
Lao Bai remained silent, could he not know? But who let this person be the shopkeeper?
In this way, the Tongfu shopping group set off early in the morning.
As Xiao Guo said, which store is open so early? Even their inn hasn't opened yet.
Looking at the closed door in front of them, everyone was about to take the opportunity to persuade the shopkeeper.
Unexpectedly, the shopkeeper knocked on the door.
Shopkeeper Wei of Han Yuan Zhai was originally wondering who it would be this early in the morning.
As a result, it turned out that it was shopkeeper Tong, so he had no choice but to open the door early for business.
On the other side, Xiaoliu, who rushed to Tongfu Inn in a hurry, missed everything.
Looking at the closed door, Xiaoliu knocked on the door for a long time but no one responded. Finally, Xiaobei opened the door.
After learning from Xiaobei that everyone had gone out early in the morning and didn't know when they would be back, Xiaoliu could only go patrolling the streets first.
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"Oh my god, I'm finally back. I'm so exhausted."
At noon, close to lunch time, everyone returned to the store carrying large and small bags.
Xiaobei, who was sitting in the lobby, playing with sandbags and pig bones while waiting for everyone to come back, saw everyone carrying big and small bags, as if they had just come back from a long trip.
"Are you guys going to rob the Seven Heroes Town?" Xiaobei asked doubtfully.
Everyone put their big and small bags on the table, and the pile was as high as a hill.
Xiao Guo and others quickly found a chair and sat down to rest. Xiao Guo poured himself a bowl of water, took a sip, and moistened his throat before saying angrily.
"Almost, your sister-in-law led us to raid all the shops in Qixia Town this morning."
The shopkeeper, who was sitting on the main seat and resting next to him, was not annoyed at all when listening to Xiao Guo's words.
She looked at the gift as tall as a hill in front of her, as if looking at a trophy, with a satisfied and joyful smile on her face.
"Ah, there are so many things, sister-in-law, what are you going to do?" Xiaobei asked curiously.
"This is a meeting gift for sir." The shopkeeper shook the fan in his hand and said with a smile.
"This, this...all this is for sir?" Xiaobei couldn't understand. Is it just a matter of going to school?
The shopkeeper smiled. "Yes, isn't it strange that this is called Liduoduo?"
"But this is too much for you, isn't it?" Xiao Guo on the side interjected, she had long wanted to complain.
After hearing Xiao Guo's words, Tong Xiangyu glared at her and said in an educational tone.
"What do you know? There are so many students in the academy, and no matter how great you are, you can't cover them all. We have given you enough gifts, and by then, even if you want to be partial, you will be embarrassed."
At the end of the sentence, the shopkeeper laughed foolishly, seeming to be praising his resourcefulness.
Xiaobei on the side, seeing his sister-in-law like this, and then listening to her words, couldn't help but whispered a little depressed.
"I hope he is partial. It would be great if we could keep so many things for ourselves."
"It's not good." Lao Bai also answered at this time, but as soon as he said it, the shopkeeper glared at him, and Lao Bai immediately changed his words and said with a smile.
"It must be given, it must be given! No matter how poor you are, you cannot afford an education, and no matter how miserable you are, you must not suffer a teacher!"
Seeing Lao Bai's knowing look, the shopkeeper smiled and nodded. Then she seemed to feel that she had rested enough, and quickly said to the scholar beside her.
"Xiucai, please take inventory so that you can write a gift list later."
"Okay!" The hard-working scholar immediately stood up after hearing this and went to the counter to get his new abacus.
When everyone heard this, they all helped sort the things. To be honest, they bought so many things in the morning that they still can't remember what they bought.
"A set of the four treasures of the study is worth four hundred and fifty coins." The scholar calculated and fiddled with the abacus while reporting.
Speaking of which, this scholar can read a thousand words at the age of three, memorize Tang poetry at the age of five, be familiar with the Four Books and Five Classics at the age of seven, and be proficient in poetry and poetry at the age of eight. He is also a child prodigy.
Although he has never been able to pass the exam, his memory is outstanding. Although he is not as good as Xiaoliu, he is still a person who has a strong memory for learning.
And as for why he failed to pass the Juren exam despite having such an outstanding memory?
That's because the imperial examination is not easy to pass. It doesn't mean that you can just memorize it by rote. He has to solve the questions, start the lecture, and solve the questions.
Everyone says that the ancient imperial examinations tested the eight-legged essay, but the eight-part essay is actually just a style of writing. The examiners just require you to answer questions in this style.
The content of their test is to randomly select a sentence from the Four Books and Five Classics, and then ask you to answer it.
To put it bluntly, the content of this exam is reading comprehension, plus composition, plus policy analysis. In other words, there are no so-called multiple-choice questions and fill-in-the-blank questions.
And this means that there is no so-called standard answer to these questions. The answer depends entirely on the candidate's intention and writing style, as well as the examiner's mood and philosophy.
And this is the reason why there have been so many talented and beautiful people throughout the ages who failed repeatedly.
In addition, the age limit for the ancient imperial examinations was very wide, and people in their fifties could continue to take the examinations, and the number of places for each selection was limited.
In other words, in addition to comparing yourself with your peers, you also have to compare with people from your father’s and grandfather’s generation.
And the older the person is, the deeper his writing skills and understanding will naturally be.
Therefore, it is just a normal phenomenon for a scholar like him who is only in his twenties to fail repeatedly.
The reason why he is used as a model is because he is famous as a child prodigy and he was born into an official family, so people have too much expectations for him.
The greater the expectation, the greater the disappointment.
In addition, in order to take the imperial examination, he almost lost all his family property, which makes it even more topical.
