Most of today's academies rely on the school land system promulgated by the imperial court to support scholars, and they lease the fields given by the imperial court to farmers in exchange for money to maintain their livelihood.
Not to mention Wang Juren, who founded the academy, he had just obtained a school land and was ready to recruit a new group of students. This was a great benefit to students from poor families.
Huating Academy is the leading academy in the area, and there are countless students who want to enter it. Compared with those who are interested in the name of the academy, what worries Chen Ping most right now is the tuition fee issue mentioned by Song Qiao.
If he can get a quota, will it relieve a lot of pressure on his parents who have to send him to study and are short of money?
"Those who are interested can go to the side to register, and the teacher will give you questions later." Song Qiao's voice caused the crowd to surge.
Doctor Zheng looked at Chen Duohai, as if asking him why he didn't register.
"Children are young, and Ping'er has never read a book..."
Chen Duohai's words made him blush. He held Chen Ping's hand tightly and retreated in his heart, "Today's test...that's all. We don't have such luck."
"Dad, I want to give it a try!"
Chen Ping stopped Chen Duohai from leaving and looked firmly at the old man at the top of the courtyard.
He didn't have full confidence that he could pass this ancient examination, but considering the current situation at home and the high salary, he had to give it a try for Lao Huang, if not for other reasons. p>
Lao Huang:Moo da
"This..."
Chen Duohai showed hesitation. He raised his eyes and passed by the neatly dressed old man and then landed on Chen Ping. There were also the voices of children urging the family members to go forward.
Thinking of Chen Ping's wisdom in arithmetic in the drug store, Chen Duohai gritted his teeth, bowed unfamiliarly to Dr. Zheng, and took Chen Ping to the registration area.
Fortunately, it was crowded outside, so after I finished registration, I walked inside and suddenly felt enlightened.
The adults led the children and lined up in an orderly manner. There was already a stack of rosters on the desk at the front.
From time to time, someone would come out to the left side of the desk and shout a child's name, and soon a child with a sad face would appear in the alley on the right side.
The only sound in the room was the rustling of writing brushes. Even Chen Ping, who had passed the exam in his previous life, could not help but be affected by the surrounding atmosphere, and his heart was agitated.
"Chen Ping."
It's his turn.
Chen Ping took a deep breath and followed the man in.
Passing through the corridor, Chen Ping could still see several children being brought out from different rooms. As soon as he turned the corner, the man stopped.
"This is it."
Chen Ping nodded, thanked the man softly, and slowly opened the door.
An old man in a blue robe sat at the main seat and waved to him.
"But it's called Chen Ping?"
"Exactly."
"Do you know how to write these two characters?"
Chen Ping glanced at it, nodded, and then shook his head, "I know how to recognize it, but I don't know how to write it."
"You're such an honest kid." The old man chuckled and then asked, "What books have you read?"
"Never."
"What have you heard of?"
"...No."
He could not answer any of the old man's questions, which made Chen Ping feel helpless.
But he couldn't give in, so he didn't lower his head, but looked directly into the old man's eyes, as if asking the old man to let his horse come over.
A bit interesting.
The old man has not seen such an interesting child for a long time. Over the years, he has seen a lot of arrogant and indulgent playboys, as well as ignorant and arrogant guys. But Chen Ping gave him
It felt unusual, and he couldn't help but ask many more questions that were not included in the exam questions.
"What do you do at home on weekdays?"
"Herding cattle and helping with household chores."
"Then if you are asked to graze cattle for two hours from noon, and do work for half an hour in between, how long will it be before sunrise?"
"There's still half an hour left." Chen Ping answered instantly.
This was finally a question he could answer. How could he let it go?
"A catty of meat is fifty cents. I bought half a catty, and then I went to another store to buy two catties of salt. The total cost was one hundred and sixty-one cents. What is the price of this salt?"
"Sixty-eight articles." Chen Ping came up with the answer after a little thought.
The mental arithmetic at this speed and the confident look made the old man couldn't help but continue to increase the difficulty. He wanted to know what height Chen Ping could reach, regardless of the fact that Chen Ping in front of him was only a seven-year-old child. "Today there are fifteen steps of Tian Guang, from sixteen steps. I want to ask about the geometry of Tian Guang."
"One acre".
"Now there is a bushel of corn. If I want to turn it into rice, how much will it cost?"
Chen Ping hadn't noticed the problem before, but he noticed that the last one sounded familiar. He suddenly remembered that it was a question from the Corn Chapter of "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic" that he had found fun and read. He was startled and suddenly reacted, almost forgetting who said it before.
have never read a book.
I never thought that I would be inspired to answer the question and get into it.
It's just simple arithmetic. This question is not something that an illiterate child can answer. Being smarter than a demon is not a good thing. Chen Ping suddenly suppressed the answer he was about to blurt out.
The old man was in the mood to ask, and was still waiting for Chen Ping's answer, but saw the kid's mouth tightly closed.
"Why don't you say anything?"
Chen Ping lowered his head, opened his lips, and finally uttered a few words with difficulty, "I don't know..."
After that, he was afraid that the old man would be dissatisfied, so he quietly raised his head and carefully observed the old man's expression.
Unexpectedly, the old man laughed out loud, "I don't know, hahaha, I don't know how good it is! What a surprise!"
The old man's reaction made Chen Ping look confused, but the hearty laughter also made Chen Ping relieved, and he didn't know if he would have a chance to pass.
"Little Chen Ping, where are you from?"
"A native of Nanxi Village."
"It's quite far away from here." The old man frowned slightly, wrote a few words on the paper, and then let Chen Ping lead him away.
After exiting the room, Chen Ping took the folded paper and walked outside. He walked slower and slower, secretly looking around, trying to see if any of the other children looked like him, but they all
At the end, Chen Ping failed to achieve his wish.
According to the old man's wishes, Chen Ping handed the paper to the man who registered the register. Unexpectedly, the man stopped writing and stared at Chen Ping for a long time.
"Any questions?"
Chen Ping's words seemed to suddenly wake the man up. The man quickly put away the paper, said goodbye to Chen Ping with a smile, and finally reminded him, don't forget to prepare things.
"Prepare something?" Chen Ping thought about the man's words as he walked out of the door.
"Prepare something? Prepare what?" Chen Duohai, who had been waiting outside the door, was also confused by Chen Ping's soliloquy.
"Of course it's something to prepare for the apprenticeship ceremony."
Doctor Zheng, who followed Chen Duohai forward, stroked his beard with satisfaction and congratulated the father and son, "I guess someone will come to your house tomorrow to announce the good news. I am here to congratulate Mr. Chen on becoming a student of Huating Academy.
Don’t forget to come to me for tea more often in the future.”
Chen Duohai stood there and turned to look uncertainly at the academy gate where there was still a long queue, "Is this... is it? Prepare things... prepare things...
..Prepare things!"
He slapped his thigh suddenly, his brows furrowed with joy, he wiped the moist corners of his eyes vigorously, and straightened his bent back, "I need to prepare things! I should... I should prepare things!" p>