Chapter 7 Entering a private school

Author: Tao Gepo

Chapter 7 Entering a private school

Father Zhang: "I'll go talk to the gentleman in town and send Shu Xiu to him."

One year's tuition is about one hundred kilograms of rice, and the current Zhangjia Province can still afford it.

Runtu: "I want to go to Sanwei Bookstore in the county town, where Brother Xun studies."

Sanwei Bookstore, Brother Xun's husband is very famous in the county. Fame is very important to people nowadays. He still felt that Mr. Jingwu of Sanwei Bookstore should be chosen. He is a scholar. But the gentleman in their town is just an old boy.

Zhang's father turned around and went to the room, took two taels of silver and five hundred wen and gave them to Runtu.

"Go to school well and listen to your husband. Do you want me to go with you?"

Father Zhang knew that Brother Xun was the eldest son of the Zhou family.

"I'm already fifteen years old. I can do it by myself. Thank you, Dad. Runtu will definitely learn something famous."

The next day, I simply packed up and prepared a schoolbag-like package to go to the county town.

Zhang's father thought that Runtu had arranged everything and had already greeted the teachers in the county, but he hadn't.

When you have money in your hands, you don’t have to worry about anything.

The ginseng in the space is now seven or eight years old.

I went to the drug store and sold two more plants, and successfully exchanged them for ten taels of silver.

The medicine shop owner was very curious about Runtu and where his ginseng came from.

Runtu knew that he needed to sell ginseng as little as possible. It was really attracting attention from interested people, and it was difficult to explain the source.

After leaving the drug store, I went to the bookstore.

"What book should I buy?"

Runtu: "Thousand-Character Essay."

"Eighty cents."

Runtu paid the money happily.

"The Thousand Character Essay" only has a thousand or so words, which translates into half a chapter for future online novels. A thin booklet can be sold for eighty cents. At this time, as long as it has words, it is expensive.

This gives me an idea of ​​the approximate price of books.

He continued: "I also need "Hundred Family Surnames", "Three Character Classic", and the Four Books and Five Classics."

The shopkeeper looked at Runtu and thought that Runtu was amusing himself.

He saw that Runtu was not very well dressed, and he knew that he was from the countryside and could afford so many books.

There are more than ten books. Even if one book costs a hundred cents, it is still several taels of silver.

Compared with before, the price of books in the late Qing Dynasty was much cheaper. After all, printing technology was constantly being upgraded.

The shopkeeper brought over all the books Runtu asked for.

A book may contain only a few hundred words, usually around 10,000 words, and the most may be only 30,000 words.

Putting the eleven books together, they are not many, they are all thin volumes.

Bookstore owner: "I'll give you three or six cents of silver."

Runtu paid the bill and took all the books over.

After leaving the bookstore, I put everything into the space and walked towards Sanwei Bookstore.

It didn't take long to reach the destination.

Looking at the situation in the bookstore, there was the sound of reading loudly. Runtu could hear clearly that it was the content of "The Great Learning".

After waiting for a while, it was time for them to finish class.

Runtu called softly from outside: "Brother Xun."

Brother Xun heard Runtu's voice and ran out quickly, "Brother Runtu, why are you here?"

Runtu replied: "I also want to study at Sanwei Bookstore."

"Great, I'll take you to see Mr. Sir. If you want to become Mr.'s disciple, there will be a test, but Brother Runtu, you are so powerful and smart that you will definitely pass."

He took Runtu's hand and went to the study room to see Mr. Jingwu.

The husband saw Brother Xun and Runtu and wondered what they wanted to do with him?

Brother Xun is his very proud disciple. He is talented and intelligent, but his academic progress has never been good. He plays all day long and does what he wants to do as he pleases, instead of focusing on his homework. But he

His father, Mr. Zhou, didn't care about him. Mr. Jingwu only took care of him when he was in the study room, and he left it to him at other times.

When Brother Xun saw his husband, he saluted him very respectfully: "Hello, sir, this is my good friend Zhang Runtu. I would like to study under him at Sanwei Bookstore."

Runtu: "Hello, sir. My name is Zhang Runtu. I am from Dupu Village. I have admired your name for a long time, and I come here to study with you."

Mr. Jingwu looked at Runtu and felt that he was a more energetic child, but he was a bit older.

The gentleman asked: "How old are you?"

Runtu replied: "This year is the fifteenth."

Mr. Jingwu thought for a moment, he is already fifteen years old, and outstanding students have already passed the scholar examination at this age.

Mr. Jing Wu: "Sanwei Bookstore has two requirements for accepting disciples. First, it must be recommended by an acquaintance. Since you are a good friend of Brother Xun, this is in line with this requirement. Second, I have to conduct an interview on you. If you pass

You can enter the school only after you have passed. Brother Xun, he was recommended by you, what are the strengths of your friend?"

Brother Xun thought about it for a while, but he couldn't answer. He was fishing, catching shrimps and catching birds. These skills must not be shared with his husband, so he said: "Brother Runtu is very smart."

Very clever, a bit too broad.

Mr. Jingwu: "If you want to enter the private school, I have to take an exam for you."

"Sir, please enlighten me. I'm ready."

Runtu's attitude was very respectful. How come he was a support teacher in his previous life, so he couldn't even attend a private school like an elementary school in the late Qing Dynasty.

"Have you read "The Thousand Character Essay"?"

"Read it."

“Have you read The Analects of Confucius?”

"Read it."

"Have you read "The Mean"?"

"Read it."

"Have you read "The University"?"

"Read it."

Teacher: "What they are studying now is "The Great Learning". Since you have read it, start memorizing it."

Runtu has read it, but he can't recite it. But with the plug-in, he's not afraid.

Directly use your mind to turn the pages of the book in the space.

He looked at the contents of the books in the space and began to read.

Shake your head slightly while reciting.

Reading and shaking your head while reading is a ritual of this era, and he can't behave differently from others.

He recited the content of "The Great Learning" very smoothly: "The way of great learning lies in being clear about morality, being close to the people, and adhering to the ultimate good. After knowing and stopping, the country will be governed, and then the world will be peaceful."

Mr. Runtu was very satisfied with Runtu's recitation. He recited hundreds of words without any mistakes and without any pause. It can be seen that he put in a lot of effort.

"Stop for a moment. If you want to be sincere, you must first let him know. How do you explain this sentence?"

Runtu: "Mr. Hui. If you want to make your thoughts sincere, you must first gain knowledge."

Mr. Jingwu: "It's right, but it's not complete. If you want to be sincere, you must first know what you know. Reading can not only gain knowledge, but also learn the principles of life. Knowledge, cultivation and conduct are the foundation for living in the world. This foundation is lacking.

, people's actions and thoughts will be in a state of confusion and ignorance, and then it is impossible to talk about honesty in thoughts. Learning to increase talents and wisdom, practicing virtue to make the mind pure and moral, and ultimately achieving the goal of promoting virtue in the world

Purpose."

Runtu: "Thank you, sir, for your teaching."
Chapter completed!