Chapter 12 People always have to find a reason for themselves to be diligent

Author: Potato Sweet Potato Pie

Chapter 12 People always have to find a reason for themselves to be diligent

Yesterday when I was at the ancestral hall, I promised the clan leader that I would take the Jinshi exam to gain face for the clan.

People will always find reasons for their laziness. Xia Yuan does not agree with this. He feels that although laziness is one of the bad qualities of human beings, if you think about it on the other hand, people can also find reasons to be diligent.

Just like himself, he is nothing but a salted fish.

In his previous life, he didn't like going to school and had no interest in learning, but his father was a strict man and pursued the educational philosophy of "sticks make good students."

During his more than ten years of student life, Xia Yuan used the excuse of being beaten for failing in the exam, all the way to 985.

And when he came to the Ming Dynasty in this life, if he had opened his eyes at that time and found that he had traveled to a home of high-ranking officials and nobles, Xia Yuan would have laid down immediately and felt at ease like a useless snack.

But unfortunately not, what he traveled to was an ordinary family. Although this family was far from poor in this era, it could even be classified as a well-off family.

But for Xia Yuan, who is from the Ming Dynasty in body and a modern person in soul, such a family makes him very uncomfortable.

Not to mention anything else, just talking about the hut, not only is there air leakage from all sides, but the only thing you stand on under your feet is two wooden boards placed on the pit. Squatting on it gives people the illusion that they may fall at any time.

And the food we eat every day is not only unpalatable, it can even be said to be a bit hard to swallow.

These two points alone made Xia Yuan feel very uncomfortable, so improving the quality of life became the reason for him to work hard and the first thing he had to do.

To accomplish this, the most effective way is of course the imperial examination. In this era when everything is inferior and the only way to get ahead is to study well, the imperial examination is the right way to get ahead.

Once you pass the exam, fame, status, power, and wealth will follow.

But the imperial examination is a time-consuming process. It does not mean that you can pass the exam just by touching your upper and lower lips. This will be a difficult task that takes years.

You can't continue to suffer like this until you pass the imperial examination and improve your life.

If there was no task issued by the clan leader to pass the Jinshi examination, his plan would probably be to earn money to improve his quality of life first, and then live a rich life after earning enough money.

Then he might start taking the imperial examination in order to improve his social status. Of course, he might also just lie down, which is more likely.

As a person with salty fish attributes, it is difficult for you to ask him to be full of ambition and take the initiative to climb up step by step as if he was given a shot of chicken blood.

But now it's different. Someone has given him the task of becoming a Jinshi and honoring his ancestors.

Xia Yuan resisted this in his heart, but after resisting, he still silently included the task of participating in the imperial examination and passing the Jinshi into his life plan.

As for how to work hard for the imperial examination, Xia Yuan has not yet decided.

There is a school in Xiajiazhuang. The teacher of the school has always been Xia Yuan's father. Xia Yuan has been studying there since he was a child, and then step by step from a young boy to a young student, from a young boy to a scholar.

But since Xia Yuan's parents passed away, Xia Yuan fell seriously ill and has been recuperating at home and no longer goes to school.

The next top teacher in the school was Xia Ru.

Xia Ru is Xia Yuan's clan uncle, or should he be called his cousin. Going up the hierarchy, Xia Ru's father and Xia Yuan's grandfather are brothers, which means he is Xia Yuan's father's cousin.

Logically speaking, with such a close relationship, Xia Yuan would definitely be taken care of if he went to study, but Xia Yuan didn't want to go because going would mean having to get up early every day.

The time to get up early is probably around four in the morning. After all, there are classes around five o'clock. One thing is that I got up early. What's even more terrifying is that there is no holiday yet.

Just thinking about it makes people feel extremely scared.

After much deliberation, he finally came to the conclusion that it was not urgent to take the examination for merit and honor, but to put it aside first and make money quickly to improve his current life.

At this moment, a shout suddenly sounded in the yard, "Brother Yuan, Brother Yuan"

Hearing that the voice was Xia Ru, Xia Yuan opened the door and saw that the other person was wandering around the courtyard with his sleeves swinging. He couldn't help but ask: "Uncle, what are you doing here?"

"What are you asking about? Yesterday you said you were in great health. I was waiting for you in the school for a long time this morning. Why didn't you come to study?"

After saying that, Xia Ru walked over directly and grabbed Xia Yuan's sleeve, "Let's go to the school with my uncle to study. You are going to be a Jinshi, so you must not fall behind in your homework."

I saw Xia Rusheng dragging him out, his posture was no different from dragging a dog to death.

Xia Yuan didn't want to go, but his sleeves couldn't bear it. At this moment, he could faintly hear the sound of his sleeves being torn, and he quickly said: "Uncle, sleeves, sleeves."

Hearing this, Xia Ru loosened his sleeves, then clamped Xia Yuan's wrists, and then continued to drag him out of the door.

Seeing this, Xia Yuan changed his words and said: "Uncle, please let go first, my body is not ready yet."

"Not easy?"

Xia Ru finally paused, turned around and looked at Xia Yuan suspiciously for a moment, and said, "Why do I think you are so good? Are you lying to your uncle?"

After saying that, he grabbed Xia Yuan's wrist and pulled him out.

It can be seen that he is very worried about Xia Yuan's academic problems and wants to quickly drag Xia Yuan to study in school.

Of course, it may be that he can't wait to experience what it's like to truly teach and educate people.

The clan's schools are basically full of half-year-old children, and those who are progressing quickly can barely skip the enlightenment stage.

There is no scholar like Xia Yuan who has passed the academy examination.

Xia Ru felt that he was a scholar after all. He spent all day teaching a group of young children to read enlightenment books, but he could not show off his talents at all.

For this nephew who is also a scholar, although I may not be able to teach him anything, I can draw him into the school and I feel comfortable just watching him every day.

Xia Yuan lamented and chose to give in, "Uncle, please let go first and let me go back to the house to get the books. I will go to the school with you."
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