Ning Que shouldn't feel cold, because the scholar in the cotton robe, from head to toe, did not show any hostility or any dangerous atmosphere from inside to outside. On the contrary, he was as clean as a spotless lotus and as trustworthy as a family member.
.
But he still felt a little cold, because the scholar could tell at a glance that he was carrying an umbrella. The umbrella was very big and black, and it was the most important thing to him and Sangsang, and he wanted to exchange it.
The morning sun could not shine directly into the alleyway, and the temperature was a bit cool. This was probably the reason why he felt cold? Or was it that the scholar who trusted him without reason made him feel scared?
Ning Que stood in the alleyway like an ice sculpture. After standing for a long time, he came to his senses. He looked back in confusion, but naturally saw nothing. Then he lowered his head and thought about it, and found that he couldn't understand what happened before.
What was going on, I decided not to think about it anymore, shook my head and walked towards the hustle and bustle of people.
He didn't know that the legendary master had already left in a car, he didn't know that he had missed a historical moment, he didn't know how much he missed by rejecting the scholar's exchange, he didn't know that it was the real first lesson.
, but even if he knew, he wouldn't exchange it. Trading what he has for what he doesn't have is definitely not something he would do.
The first class in the academy is a big class in the ordinary sense. The students gathered on the cool stone flat, listening to the lectures of a certain professor of the academy with longing, and imagining their lives in the next two or three years.
Just like the admission examination, the academy's curriculum is also divided into six subjects. Two hundred students are divided into six study rooms. The daily class time is from early morning to noon. It does not seem to be a long time, but there is no intermittent rest in between.
The seven people who are lucky enough to enter the Department of Surgery have to receive instruction from the academy in the afternoon every day, while the rest of the ordinary students can move around freely in the afternoon. They can choose to stay in the academy to study by themselves, or go back to Chang'an City to live and drink.
The chief professor very gently and sincerely suggested that everyone stay in the academy to review their studies.
The disciplinary requirements of the academy are very loose, and the bell in the depth is used as a signal: the first bell is for alarm, the second bell is for entry, the third bell is for dismissal, and the fourth bell is for departure.
It is the time for students to study in the library. The academy requires students to concentrate on listening to the lectures during this time. They can ask questions but are strictly prohibited from making noise. As for things like daily cleaning, students do not need to worry about it. The imperial court spends a lot of money on the academy every year.
, I don’t know how many sweepers and housewives were hired.
The next step is to divide the classes. The method used by the academy is the most concise and fair lottery. It does not care about the family background of the candidates or the results of the admission examination. The young masters Xie Chengyun and Zhong Dajun were assigned to the first house, and Prince Linchuan
Ying was assigned to the Ding House, and Ning Que was assigned to the Bing House.
Ning Que went to the Pingside teaching room to retrieve his own books and classics. Following the flow of people, Ning Que stared at the wooden sign on the rain cover corridor and found Bingshe's room. He looked at the picturesque windows and paper-white walls inside, thinking
Thinking that he would spend the next few years in this place, thinking that he had finally stepped into the Qingyun Road of the Tang Empire, he felt a little confused. He took a deep breath to calm his mind and stepped forward across the high road.
threshold.
"Ning Que! Sit here!"
Two surprising and unexpected voices came to mind at the same time in the study room.
Ning Que looked up in shock and saw that in the back row of the spacious study room, Chu Youxian was waving to him excitedly. His face looked a little pale, and in the front row, Situ Yilan was looking at him excitedly. Today the girl is studying
Under the robe, he was wearing a blue outfit, with a few plum blossoms embroidered on the side skirt, and a delicate white neck under the slightly open collar.
It was like a dream, as if it was a lifetime ago, indeed it was a lifetime ago. This was the most familiar and unforgettable scene for him. He seemed to see it every year at that time, and more people called him to sit down at that time.
Ning Que stood silently on the threshold of the study room, closing his eyes forcefully before expelling those false and disturbing memories from his mind. He smiled apologetically at Situ Yilan, who had an expectant look on his face, and walked to the back row.
past.
He didn't know that Miss Situ was the daughter of General Yunhui, but he knew that she must have come from a noble family in Chang'an. Although all students in the academy were equal, I heard yesterday that His Majesty came to study incognito and sat side by side with ordinary poor students.
But if you have too much contact with this kind of noble lady, who knows what kind of trouble you might get into.
Putting down the heavy books and classics, he looked at Chu Youxian's pale and thin cheeks, stared at the other person's slightly blue lips, frowned and asked: "Did you go to Hongxiu Zhao again yesterday?"
"Stayed all night." Chu Youxian sighed, without any concealment, and said miserably: "Ning Que, there is something wrong with this world, and I can't figure it out, so I spent a crazy night in the Red Sleeve Moves."
Ning Que thought of the scholar he met earlier, his body stiffened slightly, and asked, "What's the problem?"
"The fact that I actually got into the academy is the biggest problem in this world."
Chu Youxian looked at him in great distress and said: "You know, my old man spent two thousand taels of silver to buy me a qualification for the admission test. I just came here to get a wife. I was blind in all six subjects yesterday."
Yes, I didn’t look at my name at all when the results were announced, and as a result... I actually got a B grade in four subjects!"
Ning Que was stunned and speechless. After a while, he sincerely praised: "You really don't show your face."
"Don't show your face."
Chu Youxian's face looked like that of an old man who died in his family. He said in despair: "My math subject was answered by Master who was drunk and chewed half a mountain of peach blossoms. He was still able to pass the B test... This can only show the teachers of the college."
All crazy."
Ning Que thought for a while and guessed: "Could it be that your family used the money?"
Chu Youxian said angrily: "Who has ever heard that you can study in an academy with money? And the old man only paid two thousand taels of silver! Two thousand taels is only enough for me to stay in Red Sleeves for four months! It's enough to do a shitty job.
Son!"
Far away in Chang'an City, on an armchair deep in a silver shop in the east city, a very fat old man was looking at his account books with pain, sighing with tears in his eyes: "Two hundred thousand taels of silver... Xian'er,
My father has sold most of the family property and is counting on you to get ahead. You can't let your father down. Who the hell said that the academy doesn't charge money? Those thieves... just don't charge small money!
"
Chu Youxian didn't know that in order to let him enter the academy, the old man in his family made a huge gamble that he had never made during the years of turmoil in the shopping mall. He was still resentful there and always felt that the teachers in the academy were collectively crazy.
"I haven't liked poetry and books since I was a child, and I'm not good at riding and shooting, so I can't hang out with the young men and noble women in Chang'an City. Fortunately, you were also assigned to Bingshe, otherwise I really don't know how I will live in the next few years.
.”
Chu Youxian said sadly, but Ning Que only noticed that when he said that he didn't like poetry and books and was not good at riding and shooting, instead of showing any emotion of shame, he seemed to be taking it for granted and even a little proud.
He smiled and comforted his only acquaintance in Chang'an City, saying: "Now that you've come, let's make peace with you. Why do you want to do so much?"
"It makes sense." Chu Youxian looked around at the classmates in the spacious study room, his eyes swept over the slim girls, and gradually became happy, "Get close to your classmates more, and your future marriage will be settled.
"
Ning Que was speechless and speechless.
Chu Youxian is a typical Tang Dynasty person with an open and spacious personality. Otherwise, he would not have invited Ning Que to drink wine and play with girls when he first met Ning Que in the brothel. After adjusting his mood, he immediately returned to normal.
He picked up the jade ribbon with two fingers and pointed at the female students with black hairpins in the rows in front, and said in a low voice: "That gentle little lady is called Jin Wucai. She is the youngest daughter of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. She has a gentle temper but is extremely difficult to mess with, because
Master Jijiu has a very serious or violent temper; don’t mess with that tall girl, because her surname is Gao and she has an uncle who works in the palace..."
"That oily-haired and naughty boy is called Chen Zixian. His family runs a bookstore in Xicheng. He has a lot of money. If you and I want to drink wine one day and have trouble with money, we can ask him to go with us. As for the short guy next to him, don't worry about it.
I heard that he is a student from Chenzhou. Apart from eating and sleeping, he is doing reading and archery, which is very boring."
Ning Que was greatly impressed, and thought to himself, what kind of spirit could a person who was unwilling to enter the academy find out clearly the origins and temperaments of thirty or forty people in the academy in less than half a day?
——This must be the spirit of carrying out the business of eating, drinking and having fun to the end, and incorporating the hobby of finding friends into the academy, right?
"Ah, you probably already know who the lady wearing the dress is. Yes, she is Miss Situ Yilan, the daughter of the famous General Yunhui!"
Chu Youxian patted the bookcase lightly, spitting like a storyteller and said quickly: "Brother Ning, when you left her to come to me before, I am naturally feeling inexplicable, but I must remind you that you are most likely to have offended me.
This famous lady from Chang'an. Don't say I didn't remind you. Miss Situ Yilan has been galloping on Zhuque Street since she was eight years old. She and a group of girls of the same age are known as the Women's Army. Over the years, she has surprised several pancake and fruit stalls.
Burning the shop will frighten so many lustful and courageous men, and kick away so many heartless and unrighteous men. If you offend her, it will be really difficult to move forward in Chang'an City, just like entering a pancake and fruit shop, the fruit is delicious! "
Ning Que was shocked by the fountain of saliva in front of him. It took him a while to react. He thought to himself, I wouldn't be afraid if I didn't provoke things like the Detachment of Women. In his eyes, Situ Yilan was just a little girl with no ill intentions.
He would not care, but instead he greatly admired Chu Youxian's ability and said: "If money is tight next time I go to Red Sleeve Moves, I don't think there is any need to force Chen Zixian. You can go and say a few paragraphs and you will earn back."
He thought that his words were very ironic, but Chu Youxian looked at him sideways and said with a smile: "In those brothels, you can make money just by talking a few words. Apart from Brother Ning, who else in the world can do this?"
Do it?"
Ning Que's expression froze, and he wanted to beat this person to vent his shameful anger, but he finally suppressed it, because at this time, Mr. Xi, who was responsible for explaining etiquette, walked in with a serious face.
The library suddenly became extremely quiet, and those young and jumping crows and birds flew away to no one knows where.