Making money, taking exams, and raising a family in rural imperial examinations

Lin Ze started planning for the academy a long time ago.

Before leaving, the academy started construction. It has been almost half a year now. With the overtime work of the workers, most of the buildings and facilities of the academy have been completed, and only some finishing work is left.

Because he didn't want to open a big school at that time, and the budget was estimated to accommodate a thousand people, so it was built very quickly.

But I'm afraid it won't work now. It is estimated that his place will become the main base for the king to excavate and transport talents in the future. The school has to expand its scale and increase its buildings and facilities.

Fortunately, the hill on which the academy is located belongs to him, and it can be developed at will. The repaired ones will be used as the first phase of the academy, and then the second and third phases can be added according to the situation.

He made the planning and management plan of the entire academy, and Mr. Jiang and Duan Wensai helped watch over the construction work.

As early as when looking at the design drawings, everyone was looking forward to and satisfied with the school planned by Lin Ze. When the building is really repaired, let alone Jiang Lao and others, even Lin Ze himself will like it after seeing it.

The layout plan of the entire academy is similar to that of a modern school. Teaching buildings, office buildings, laboratory buildings, dormitories, cafeterias, libraries, etc. are modern and complete university facilities.

Of course, due to the limited ancient construction technology, the school is located in the mountains, so the floors of the school cannot be very good, at most three stories high, with blue bricks and red tiles, but it is very antique and very beautiful.

"Have you taken out all your books?"

Lin Ze was very satisfied with the school building, but he was more concerned about the rare books brought out by the masters of the private schools.

In this era, a lot of technical knowledge is still cherished, including scholars. Masters who can open private schools not only require academic qualifications, but also have their own unique collection of rare books, which cannot be bought with money.

Lin Ze wants to integrate all the private schools in Qingshan County. In fact, his main purpose is to withdraw the precious classics from the hands of these masters and share knowledge, so that students can learn more.

Since everyone is willing to merge into a large academy, naturally they can no longer hide their secrets.

"I took them all out and put them all in the library. Do you still need to remind me? Now that everyone has made a decision, they will definitely not do such things as keeping things secret, but when will you bring them out?"

Elder Jiang stared at Lin Ze excitedly. Their collections were treasures, but what Lin Ze brought out were the real 'treasures'.

"My things are slow and I haven't finished them yet. I can't eat hot tofu in a hurry. I'll donate a bunch of other books first. Don't underestimate them, they cost me a lot of money..."

After talking for a long time, he was the one who moved the slowest, Lin Ze smiled cheekily.

In fact, he is also very helpless. All his books need to be written by himself, unlike other private school masters who have collected them in the early years. Every book requires him to spend energy to write out each word.

Although Fang Shanyuan has been helping, he intends to produce the "Dictionary", which is a very heavy workload. Even if it is not as detailed and complicated as modern times, it will still require a lot of time and energy.

If you want to promote Pinyin, "Dictionary" is an indispensable tool.He wanted to do it at the beginning, just because it was impossible to write this thing in a short time, and he was not a computer that could archive and write out modern dictionaries silently.

That's why when teaching children in private schools, he has to spend energy marking all the books the children study in pinyin to help them learn, otherwise it would be much more convenient to look them up in a dictionary.

There are also "Pinyin", "Advanced Mathematics", "Physics", "Chemistry" and so on...

In short, Lin Ze plans to write down all the knowledge he remembers as much as possible, so as not to forget it after a long time.

"Even if my book is written, the students may not be able to understand it by themselves. After the college is integrated and the school starts, I will find time to come and teach regularly, step by step, and don't rush."

"Then let's prepare for the grading and placement test first."

Old Jiang thinks about it too, Lin Ze's stuff is indeed not easy to understand, and he really has to be taught by the other party to understand the book written by the other party.

The other masters are headed by Mr. Jiang, and Mr. Jiang has no objection, and they naturally do not refute. What's more, Lin Ze is still Mr. Sasuke, and His Majesty has appointed the person who will preside over Qingshan County's "Real Government for the King". .

After discussing with each other, the questions of the test papers for the placement of the students in the exams were prepared, and they went back to inform the students to prepare.

The placement and grading test was naturally proposed by Lin Ze. In the old private schools, all the students were mixed together to teach regardless of whether they were new or old, and their grades were good or bad. Xueba is a waste of time, and the teaching effect will be poor.

Now that it has become a school, grading and class division is a must, and targeted teaching will have better results.

Including the children of Zeyu Private School, no exception must take this test.

And the exams in the academy are not only for students who are currently studying in various private schools, but open to scholars in the entire Qingshan County.

In a word, as long as you have the ability and ability, you can enter "Junxian Academy".

This is the name finalized by Lin Ze, which means: cultivate wise men for the king and serve the country.The meaning is simple and rude, but full of self-confidence. This is Lin Ze's always acting style, and everyone is satisfied. Everyone has a patriotic heart.

The news that Junxian Academy is about to start the examination and enrollment, the scholars in Qingshan County are very happy.

In addition to teaching [-] children, Lin Ze, who also won the first prize in the exam, is famous as a signboard, mainly because of the conditions and benefits of the academy. Under Lin Ze's "selfishness", Junxian Academy was successfully named as an "official school". award.

You must know that no matter what in this era, once you hook up with the imperial court, you will be a lump, and it will also cross the gold.

What's more, Junxian Academy's many welfare policies are similar to those of the compulsory education primary school launched first, not to mention that Shu Xiu is much cheaper, and there are various scholarships, awards, poverty subsidies and other systems.

Of course, the academy has reduced everyone's difficulties economically. On the contrary, as students of the academy, everyone still needs to contribute to the academy.

For example, the academy arranges for everyone to regularly go to compulsory primary schools to teach literacy, participate in various science popularization work for the common people, go to the yamen to help sort out files, etc. Scholars can contribute, and the academy arranges that they must participate.

This kind of mutually beneficial request is acceptable to everyone. After all, the Academy has reduced so much in terms of training, which has reduced the economic pressure of poor students by more than half. Everyone should contribute to the Academy. Participating in those activities can also get exercise , is still very good.

On the day of the college entrance examination, all the students who could come from Qingshan County came. They were of different ages, but their study goals were the same.

The grand occasion of the crowds was comparable to the bustle of the Gongyuan Township Examination. It is really hard to see that there are so many scholars in Qingshan County on weekdays.

There are three admission exams.In the first round, the students will be eliminated, in the second round they will be divided into grades, and in the third round they will be divided into classes.

There were about 2000 people who signed up, and half of them were admitted in the end. The main schools currently do not have enough venues to take in, so we can only let the rest come again next time.

I won’t go into details about the specific grades of the classes. Anyway, Lin Ze’s most concerned class with excellent grades has a total of [-] students.

As the name suggests, the all-excellent class is the students who have achieved the best in all exams, and it is still simple and straightforward.

He was the head teacher of this class, and he was in charge of all the teaching plans; Fang Shanyuan was the deputy head teacher. The two of them got used to working together in Zeyu Private School, and the combination management was the best.

Naturally, most of the students from the previous Zeyu private school entered this class, and the rest were those with the top grades in the private schools.

Although they were classmates with more than a dozen half-grown children from Zeyu Private School, everyone thought it was a bit ridiculous, but they definitely didn't have the slightest bit of contempt. Those who can enter the excellent class are all admitted by their own ability.

Moreover, the students in this class are not fixed, there will be assessments on a regular basis, and once you fall behind, you have to obediently make room for the students who work hard behind, and the competition is very fierce.

With such encouragement, Lin Ze believes that the all-award class will become the hallmark of the academy in the future, and the students who stay in this class until graduation will have an extremely good and bright future.

In the days to come, the excellent class will indeed be as Lin Ze thought. In almost every imperial examination, one of the top three in the imperial examination must be a student of the excellent class of Junxian Academy. After entering the imperial court, he will also be an excellent courtier. exist……

Leaving aside the future, anyway, after seizing the management power of Qingshan County, Lin Ze's first policy movement is to engage in education.

Other economies, facilities, etc. can wait for a while, but education cannot be delayed for half a minute, because the cultivation of talents cannot be completed in a day or two. This is a very long process and must be done first.

Everything was ready and arranged. Compulsory education primary schools were repairing houses in full swing in various villages and towns, and Junxian Academy was the first to start school.

After receiving the admission notice, the students from each family said goodbye to their family and parents at home, then packed their luggage and rushed to the academy to report at the stipulated time.

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"Hey, why is Brother Zhao here... Did you also receive the admission letter from Junxian Academy? Why didn't I see you during the admissions exam!"

As soon as Huang Shiming got off the carriage, he saw a familiar face among the Confucian shirt students at the gate of the academy, his face was full of surprise and surprise.

He is one of the students admitted by Junxian Academy this time. His family background is very good, but his grades are average. Because his family is a businessman, the number of educated gentlemen he can invite is limited, so even if he works hard, his knowledge can only be reduced. At once.

This time Junxian Academy's admissions exam, he just had the idea of ​​giving it a try, because Junxian Academy clearly stipulates that students are not limited to household registration, so there is no discrimination so that they, the children of businessmen who have been looked down on for a long time, like them very much.

In the end, I didn’t expect to be lucky. During the exam, I had a good mentality and performed exceptionally well, so I got in at the end of the exam. When I received the admission notice, my parents were so happy that they almost cried, and they cleaned up for him in a hurry. Luggage urged him to report.

On the contrary, those around him who had a lot of good knowledge failed the election, which is extremely embarrassing.

The acquaintance student I saw at the gate of the academy was his former classmate. He was very knowledgeable and had a good character, but his family was too poor and he dropped out of school too early.

But now it seems that Brother Zhao also participated in the entrance examination of Junxian Academy and passed.

Huang Shiming was very happy, and hurried over after being surprised,

"Brother Zhao, you are so knowledgeable. If you had insisted on reading it back then, you would have passed the exam. But now, we are classmates again. What age and class are you in? I'm in the third class of the junior grade..."

"Brother Huang Youji is the luck of Zixuan, and Zixuan is also in the third class of the freshman class."

Zhao Zixuan replied with a smile, and was also very happy for his former classmates who still remembered him.

There are currently three grades in Junxian Academy.The beginner level, without any fame; the Tongsheng level, those who have passed the Tongsheng examination; the scholar level, those who have passed the scholar examination.

As for those above Juren, there is no need. Basically, those above Juren will pay homage to a lifelong teacher. To put it bluntly, they will start to stand in line and choose a party, and they will have a special teacher to guide them.

Junxian Academy has relatively few restrictions on recruiting candidates this time, and the tuition is cheap, so many scholars who had given up their studies due to financial problems have rekindled their hopes. Zhao Zixuan is one of them, and he was very lucky to be admitted.

There are many students like them who happened to meet acquaintances around, and everyone showed joy, and then they walked together.

The gate of Junxian Academy is very grand and majestic. There is a huge stone arch with carps on the left and dragon carvings on the right. It seems to be carved to form an allegorical pattern of "Carp Leaping over the Dragon Gate".

After entering the door is a very spacious open space, in the middle of which stands the stone statues of saints such as Lao Tzu and Confucius.

"Students, please go to the corresponding place to register and report according to the class of your admission notice..."

As soon as he entered the gate, a young boy who looked like a book boy immediately greeted him and gestured to guide the students entering the school.

Everyone followed the other party's instructions and looked over, and it was easy to see that there were several sheds around the square. In each shed, there were a few schoolboys in the same uniform. There was a sign like 'xx class xx class' in front of them, and there were already students there. Registration over there, it is not difficult to guess that is where the report is made.

It is very straightforward, but very interesting, and does not discriminate against any rich or poor students, everyone feels a sense of being respected and valued by the academy.

Huang Shiming and Zhao Zixuan nodded secretly.

It is said that the founder of Junxian Academy, Mr. Lin, really advocated that there should be no discrimination in teaching. Now it seems that it is true that the academy treats students of all identities equally when studying here.

Everyone was full of anticipation and interest and followed the instructions to register and report.

The book boy at the reception has a very good attitude, smiling from the beginning to the end,

"All students in the academy need to live on campus. You are in the same class and report at the same time. You can stay together in the dormitory. If there is no problem, the registration has been completed here. You should first pay the tuition and miscellaneous fees according to the roadside signs, and then Then you can get uniform daily necessities and identity card to go to the dormitory to organize.”

"Half a day is free in the afternoon. There is a grocery store in the academy. If you still need anything, you can go to the grocery store. You can also go shopping and get familiar with the environment of the academy. Report to your class dormitory on time at [-]:[-] pm. Head teacher meet..."

The receptionist explained it in detail. Although there are some words like "school card" that I haven't heard before, it doesn't hinder everyone's general understanding.

Because of concerns about the gap between the rich and the poor and mutual comparisons, Junxian Academy adopts many systems that were implemented in the original Zeyu private school, such as not being allowed to bring school children to serve, uniform distribution of bedding and daily necessities, etc., all things need to be done by themselves.

This is not a problem for poor students. Although students from rich families feel a little inconvenient, they dare not disobey the academy and try their best to adapt themselves.

The process of paying tuition fees, receiving supplies, and finding a dormitory is not difficult. There are signposts everywhere in the academy, and there are many small servants to help. Except that you have to carry things yourself, there is no problem.

Huang Shiming and Zhao Zixuan are friends and companions, and the reporting process went very smoothly.

After coming out of the place where the tuition was paid, Huang Shiming couldn't help expressing his inner shock to his classmates on the spot.

"Oh my God, brother Zhao, it's true that tuition, accommodation, and food expenses are only ten taels a year! We used to pay more than this money for a year just as a gift to my master!"

"Yes, I heard that the academy also has various scholarships, work-study programs, poor students and other systems. After enrolling, people like me from the village can apply for poor students. If they can apply, they can get some relief... …I can still go to work to earn some subsidies in my spare time, so I don’t need my family to spend all the money on me after a year.”

Zhao Zixuan nodded in agreement and sighed incomparably.

Junxian Academy not only gets Shu Xiu cheap, but also has a lot of disguised subsidies to alleviate the economic pressure of poor students. It actually benefits the poor students. From now on, they no longer have to worry about Shu Xiu.

"...But it's not surprising, Mr. Lin, oh no, it's Dean Lin who has always been kind and generous to support the cause of educating people. When he opened a small private school, he would give free public classes every month to teach ordinary people who can't afford books. Literacy, now that the academies are opened, it will benefit poor students like me."

"Such a benefit is also a 'real government experiment' that Mr. Lin applied to the imperial court. If the system of our academy works, it will be the same in other places. In the future, we will work harder to complete the tasks assigned by the academy. Seeing that there is no result, these subsidy systems will definitely be cancelled.”

"Brother Zhao is right, let's go to the dormitory to have a look."

Huang Shiming nodded sharply. Although his family is not short of money, no one's money comes for nothing, so it's good to be able to save some money.

Coming out of the place where the tuition was paid, many students sighed the same as they did.

The total amount of food and lodging for a year of repairs is only twelve taels, which is really much less than before, and most families can afford it with a little savings.

The most important thing is that the academy has a lot of reward systems and work-study programs. As long as you work hard, you may not only spend no money on your studies, but also earn money. This is simply a piece of cake from the sky.

When they arrived at the dormitory, everyone was even more satisfied.

Although it is a very weird bunk bed, the area is basically only for people to lie down and sleep, but it is much more comfortable than the Chase bunk.

Most of the students are adults over the age of 20, unlike Li Sheng's children who are crowded together and can promote relationships and friendship. Adults, apart from their own wives and husbands, who the hell want to share the bed with other people? If you have a bad sleeping position, give me a bear hug, and let no one rest...

As for other wardrobes, desks, etc., there are supporting facilities, which are not luxurious and expensive, but although the sparrow is small and complete, it is simple and comfortable.

Huang Shiming and Zhao Zixuan were the students who reported earlier. After tidying up the dormitory, they went out to hang out again. They were familiar with the academy environment and were full of curiosity and anticipation about everything about the academy.

After wandering around, and when they got a good understanding, the facility that caught their eyes the most was the library.

It's not that the exterior of the library is so gorgeous and majestic, it's that the books inside are neatly arranged row after row. As long as you are a student of the academy, you can borrow books inside with the school badge.

Only then did they know what the ID card was for, it was not just to prove their identity, but a pass to the library!

The books in the library cover a wide range of knowledge, whether it is poetry, anthology, miscellaneous notes, astronomy and geography, and kit kat technology, etc. It is not as good as the inventory of those century-old academies, but it is also very full.

There are also many rare collections among them, and they can borrow them for free.

Of course, some of the more expensive books are still only copied versions rather than authentic works. After all, there are too many people who read and borrow books, and books are easily damaged, so the original original copies should naturally be preserved.

Anyway, after visiting the whole academy, everyone was full of surprises.

Especially those students from rich families, although they were very dissatisfied with the fact that the academy did not allow schoolboys to serve and uniform bedding, but the other facilities of the academy immediately captured their hearts.

Because there is a street in the academy that provides consumption for students. There are grocery stores, small restaurants, dessert shops, medical centers, calligraphy and writing shops, etc. for everyone to spend leisurely. If you are tired of eating, you can change and improve the food in the cafeteria. .

Therefore, even though the academy is located in the mountains and is closed to the outside world, it is a small world inside, so that people will not be bored.

Naturally, this street that provides consumption is one of the sources of funds for the operation of the academy.

After all, with such a large academy, it is not a problem to use funds from other places to subsidize it all the time. It is still necessary to open source, and finding a way to be self-sufficient is the long-term solution.

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When Junxian Academy was in full swing, everyone didn't know that a wave of students had already come to the academy.

This group of students is different from ordinary students. This group of people are all craftsmen from all over the country, such as carpenters, blacksmiths, stonemasons, etc., in short, they have skills and superb skills. They almost gathered in the inner courtyard of Junxian Academy where outsiders are prohibited from entering and leaving. .

The so-called inner courtyard, in Lin Ze's mind, was originally a place where he planned to arrange technical classes, but now that he has reached a communication with the emperor, it has become a place for secretly training and educating KitKat talents.

At present, there are more than 100 craftsmen in the inner courtyard, all of whom were secretly sent by the emperor to various places to find and send them over, and a few of them were selected by Lin Ze himself in Qingshan County.

These people are basically masters in their own fields, and Lin Ze doesn't have any specific guidance, and he can't guide others.

So to gather these people, what he has to do is to teach everyone the knowledge of modern physics and chemistry he knows, and then point out a research direction for everyone. Whether it can be researched or not depends on these people to discuss and study together.

In short, it is still the same sentence, he is not a god, he can do everything, all he can do is to light a beacon for the people of this era.

Putting all these together, there are many things to be busy at the start of the academy, because many systems are relatively new, and Mr. Jiang and others can't adapt immediately, so he needs to take care of them for a while.

There are still many small problems in the implementation of the few policies that have just been resolved. It is not suitable to continue to implement new policies for the time being. We have to pass this period of adaptation.

So Lin Ze simply lived in the academy and moved the official affairs of the yamen here, teaching the students while handling the affairs of the yamen.

In the case of grievance and reporting at the county yamen, the magistrate and the boss will deal with it first, and then report it if they can't handle it. As Mr. Zuofu, he doesn't need to sit in the yamen for those trivial cases for a long time.

Zhang Yu naturally followed with the child. Before leaving the son alone with his grandparents in the country, the couple must be lying if they said they didn't feel bad.

The son has been attached to them since he was a child. Although the family members help to take care of the child, most of the time the husband and wife are still taking care of them while working.

Besides, Zhang Shidan also had to attend classes in the academy, so he didn't have much time to go home, and the three most clingy people were all in the academy, so Lin Dongdong had no reason not to be coquettish and playful and follow him.

Zheng Xiaoluo also ran over with Zhang Yu and stayed at the school's dessert shop.

At the beginning, Lin Ze promised him to do a good job and let him open a branch, but Zheng Xiaoluo has always been embarrassed, and he didn't want any shares in the branches in other towns.

On the contrary, he did not refuse the dessert shop in the academy this time, mainly because he thought that if he owns a property in the academy, it will be more convenient for the children to study in the academy in the future, and it will be easy to see the children, otherwise parents are not allowed to come and go in and out of the academy on weekdays .

Besides, Zheng Xiaoluo and Zhang Yu have always had the best relationship. Zhang Yu came to the academy, and it was boring for him to stay alone in Nanyang Town.

And He Xiangfeng was called by Lin Ze to come to the academy to 'advance his studies'. After thinking about it, Zheng Xiaoluo also packed his things and ran over.

In addition, although Brother Jun didn't live here, he brought the twins to the academy every three days to play. Everyone has a good relationship and it's fun to get together.

In addition, Xu Xiaoshi often went to the academy.

Originally, Xu Xiaoshi didn't really want to run around outside. He stayed in the Lin family in Heba Village very well, and he was afraid that if he ran around and accidentally fell, something would happen to the child.

But Zhang Yu couldn’t stop Zhang Yu from saying that he would feel bored at home, and the academy was very close to Heba Village, and a special road was built. It only took half an hour to walk by foot, and it took more than ten minutes to get there by ox cart. Just take a breath.

Xu Xiaoshi thought about it too, and when his stomach was three months old and the tires stabilized, he started to walk around.

There are Zhang Yu, Zheng Xiaoluo, and Brother Jun in the academy. They are all easy to get along with. They became good friends after a short time. , the mental head is really much better than staying at home.

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The laboratory upstairs in the inner courtyard.

A man with red hair, curly hair and a beard stood in front of the railing, staring at the little brothers who were talking and laughing with their children in the gazebo in the distance.

No, to be precise, the man's eyes fell on the pregnant little brother who was clutching his stomach, his eyes were gentle, and he missed him deeply.

"Lin Sheng, are you peeking at people again? Go up and tell if you like it. You Daji people are good at everything, but you are too reserved..."

The man was watching, when suddenly a few big men with hair and eyes who looked like Nanyang people came over and slapped him on the shoulder to make fun of him.

These Nanyang people are naturally the Nanyang slaves that Lin Ze bought back at the beginning. After a long period of study, these Nanyang slaves have been able to communicate in Daji's language normally.

And Lin Zerang, Wang Maozi and others who learned Nanyang language from Nanyang slaves, basically know Nanyang language.

The man who was slapped on the shoulder by them was called 'Lin Sheng', and he was also a slave bought by Lin Ze not long ago.

Although the other party has the facial features and pupils of the Daji people, but the hair is the red curly hair with the color of the Nanyang people, and he has a big beard.

Like people from Nanyang, and people from Daji, Lin Ze told them that 'Lin Sheng' is a mixed blood born from the marriage between Daji and Nanyang people.

Therefore, based on the identity of slaves and the fact that half of their blood is from the same hometown, the Nanyang slaves were very enthusiastic about the newcomer Lin Sheng, and they got along very well for a few months.

Moreover, everyone welcomes Lin Sheng's idea of ​​learning the "native language of his native land" and actively teaches each other his "native language".

But the only thing that makes everyone wonder is that Lin Sheng seems to have fallen in love with someone recently.

That person is not someone else, but a friend of the master's husband, and more importantly, the little brother is still pregnant. Several Nanyang slaves think that Lin Sheng's taste is strange enough, and this guy actually likes "Xi Dang Dae".

But radishes and vegetables have their own preferences. Lin Sheng likes them, and everyone wishes them well.I just heard that the little brother is a widow whose husband-in-law just died. The couple used to have a very deep relationship. Lin Sheng is just a slave and a 'foreigner'.

So everyone just joked about it, and didn't really try to encourage it to do something.

"By the way, Lin Sheng, spend more time these few days to learn some native language with me. The master said that we have to leave for Nanyang in a month at most, and it will take a long time to come back. If you have time now, We will teach you more..."

It is rare to meet someone from my hometown with the same color hair as myself in a foreign country. Even if the other party is not a pure mixed race, the Nanyang slaves are still very happy and try their best to 'assimilate' the other party.

The problem of the supply of cocoa beans must be resolved as soon as possible. After the language problem is resolved, Lin Ze is going to send someone to Nanyang. Before that, he has already asked the emperor for an imperial edict and signboard of "Nanyang envoy".

Lin Sheng is a craftsman who focuses on KitKat research in the Inner Academy, so he won't follow him.

"Okay, I'll finish what I'm doing, and I'll continue to learn from you tonight. Now I'm going to do things first."

Lin Sheng was a taciturn lone ranger, he nodded to accept the kindness, then turned his gaze away and left alone.

The Nanyang slaves had no choice but to see that this guy didn't fit in well, so they looked at the gazebo opposite, and sure enough, among the kiddos joking over there, the one with a big belly had already left...

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the other side.

Xu Xiaoshi walked towards the gate of the academy holding his stomach, ready to go back to the village, and Zhang Yu accompanied him to see him off.

"Ah Yu, do you think Fengshui is better in this academy? Every time I come to the academy, the little guy in my stomach is very quiet and obedient. When I'm at home, he always makes trouble with me, but when he arrives at the academy, he is very obedient... "

Xu Xiaoshi patted his belly and chatted with Zhang Yu while walking, with a fatherly smile on his face.

Because the little brother’s stomach was born earlier than the girl’s, the fetal movement is naturally earlier. Basically, when the little brother’s belly is three months old, the baby is already formed and able to move. Recently, his stomach is moving very much. It was quiet, it was amazing.

Zhang Yu looked sideways at the direction of the inner courtyard, and naturally knew the reason. The connection between the child in the little brother's stomach and his father was much more sensitive than when the girl was pregnant. The induction is great.

But there are some things that I can't tell Xu Xiaoshi yet.

Zhang Yu smiled, "This kid must be smart. He will study very well in the future, so he came to the academy..."

"Well, cousin is smart."

Xu Xiaoshi nodded shyly, and when he mentioned Ji Hongsheng, his reminiscence and happiness were greater than the real sadness.

Although he is gone, he is happy to think that he has a son who will look like his cousin in the future and call him Daddy.

Looking at Xu Xiaoshi's longing for the future between his brows, Zhang Yu was relieved a lot.

After thinking for a while, he said, "Xiaoshi, you can leave later, accompany me to the inner courtyard, I forgot to take something..."

"Well, okay."

Xu Xiaoshi was not in a hurry and nodded readily.

However, the inner courtyard prohibits outsiders from entering and leaving. Although he followed Zhang Yu in, it was inconvenient to run around, so he could only sit in the lounge and wait, while Zhang Yu took the child to the office to find Lin Ze.

Although Xu Xiaoshi was very curious about what this inner courtyard was for, he followed the rules more, stayed in the lounge honestly and did not run around, and was curious as he watched the students coming and going in a hurry at the door.

Zhang Yu didn't know what to get, and he didn't come back after going for a long time.

Xu Xiaoshi was bored waiting, but fortunately Zhang Yu ordered someone to bring him refreshments.

Crispy pancakes with sugar oil, spicy pork jerky, his favorite snacks in the past, every time my cousin made money, he would buy them back for him, but he is greedy, does the academy also sell these?Why didn't he see it before.

"Master said that I have to be busy for a while, Ji Fulang likes these, and specially ordered the small kitchen to do it..."

The servant who brought the things was a bearded Nanyang man with curly red hair, his voice was hoarse and rough, and he couldn't see what he looked like with his head down.

But Xu Xiaoshi didn't pay much attention to strangers, especially men. As a widow, he had to avoid suspicion.

"Thank you, then I'll eat here and wait for Ah Yu."

Xu Xiaoshi nodded his thanks, patted the baby who suddenly moved in his stomach, and picked up the snacks on the plate to eat.

The familiar taste of snacks reminded him of the past, and a sweet smile of nostalgia appeared on his face.

The Nanyang bearded man with red curly hair stood beside him, raised his head slightly to look at the little brother who was eating sweetly, and the other person patted his stomach to comfort him, with tenderness in his eyes.