Chapter 21 Going to School
Xue Qing got out of the car outside the Guo family's gate.
"I'll go back by myself." She thanked Manager Wu.
Manager Wu felt that maybe he should meet Mr. Guo.
"I just entered school now, so it would be better to thank my uncle when I succeed in the future." Xue Qing said.
The little kid is quite demanding, and Manager Wu is happy, but if he hadn't been shameless, he wouldn't say that he would marry a lady before taking the exam. He was really ignorant and fearless.
"I don't have to take me with a car tomorrow. I know the way and plan to walk by myself to move my muscles and bones." Xue Qing said again.
He actually didn't want to take the car away? The master did not give in to him deliberately. The face he had done on the first day was enough. Manager Wu said politely and did not persuade him to leave.
Xue Qing carried the basket to the place of the slum. Several girls in the alley were still catching sheep. When she saw Xue Qing, she called her brother.
Xue Qing put down the basket and squatted down and played with them, then stepped into the door.
"Brother Xue Qing, Brother Xue Qing."
The shouts of the children in the yard were immediately rushed over, and balls were thrown over.
Xue Qing lifted her long gown and stepped on her feet, and rushed into the middle of the children with a basket kick. The laughter and shouting were lively. Just as she had fun in the past, Xue Qing walked through the yard and walked onto the stairs. The cicada-like clothes just happened to come over.
"All those who are studying are not going to read books soon?" she said, "What are you still playing with children?"
Xue Qing wiped the sweat from his forehead with her sleeve.
"It's a combination of work and rest," she smiled, walking inward, "Cyanyi, what have you done today?"
Chanyi said with a whisper, hesitating to follow her footsteps.
"It's nothing. I called the flower seller for the second wife, and went to the street for several sisters." She said, "I'm very idle."
"Chanyi, do you want to learn literacy from me?" Xue Qing asked when he thought of something.
Chanyi hummed.
"Xue Qing, you are just the first day of school and you are thinking about teaching others?" She said, swaying her little braid that was hanging beside her, turning around and leaving, "You should take care of yourself first, so proud."
Xue Qing smiled.
"I was born to know." She smiled, "You don't have to worry about me."
Chanyi waved her hand and walked away without turning back.
Nuannuan, who was waiting outside the door, also saw her at this time, and hurriedly called the young master to come back and ran to greet her. Xue Qing handed her the basket, and Xue's mother had already come out.
"I'm not thirsty or hungry, I'm not tired." She asked in a stack of voices, stroking Xue Qing's shoulders.
Xue Qing answered seriously and followed Xue's mother into the house. Nuannuan ran around to serve tea and water, and the small yard immediately became lively.
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When it was dawn, Xue Qing opened his eyes and got up.
Xue’s mother had prepared breakfast and had lunch in the basket.
"It's okay for you to be alone so early?" she asked worriedly, "I'll send you there."
"Mom, you can't send me a lifetime." Xue Qing said, "I can't even go to school by myself, so why are the top scorers?"
Xue's mother chuckled.
"It was originally, what's the top scorer?" she said.
Xue Qing hurriedly covered her mouth and shouted "Mom".
Xue's mother nodded with a smile.
"Okay, I won't say anything." She said, stroking Xue Qing's shoulders and stroking them, "Go."
Standing outside the door, watching Xue Qing walking away along the green street, Nuannuan reached out and rubbed her nose.
"Aunt, can you do it? It's not dawn yet, and there are no people on the street." She said worriedly.
Xue's mother smiled.
"It's okay," she said, "Don't worry."
Nuannuan scratched her head. Aunt Xue was so doting on her son that she seemed to be unable to live without her. But at this time, she was relieved to let her son go to study outside the city alone, which was really hard to understand.
The streets were very quiet in the early morning, the night market had dispersed, the morning market had not yet opened, the mist on the bluestone road was covered with a layer of water, and the cloth shoes were a little slippery when they stepped on it.
Xue Qing walked very steadily, watching the city while walking. This was different from the feeling of sitting in the car, but she didn't feel any special emotion. After all, she was a well-informed person.
She walked across a street and her speed gradually accelerated. The sound of her footsteps echoed on the street. When she walked to the middle of the street, there was a bang and bang.
Xue Qingxun looked at it and saw that it was an iron shop, reflecting the fire. A tall man was waving his iron hammer, and the hoe that had just been picked up from the fire was splashed with sparks.
Xue Qing looked at the floating guise, Lao Tie Shop, the name is straightforward.
The blacksmith looked focused and seemed not to notice that someone was passing by outside the door. Under the flames, his exposed upper body turned bronze, and sweat shone on it.
Xue Qing walked quickly past it and then turned a street, and her quick walk turned into a trot.
The sound of footsteps sounded on the street, and a woman who was busy squatting beside the street, rolling her sleeves and wrapping her hair, looked over curiously.
Xue Qing also looked at her, and the smell of fish lingered in her breath. Her eyes fell on the wooden sign behind the woman, the fresh fish shop, the people of this city were straightforward and cute.
Xue Qing couldn't help but smile.
The woman who was splitting the fish smiled at her.
"Brother, it's so early." She said.
"Yes, I'll go to school." Xue Qing replied, running past the shop without stopping, and the woman's voice of labor gradually faded away.
The city gate had been opened, and several soldiers were yawning to change defenses. Looking at Xue Qing who was running towards him, he looked surprised.
"Our society study." Xue Qing stopped and said.
Several soldiers looked at her and waved their hands to let her go.
This body is very thin, and it is now the limit to running through the city. Xue Qing slowed down and returned to walking.
The skylight gradually shines when it leaves the city, and there are people walking far away on the road. It should be an old man who picks up cow dung. Xue Qing walked over him and walked forward. The sound of cars and horses gradually sounded on the road. There were more people walking around and dawn.
Xue Qing breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the mountain faintly visible ahead, speeding up his pace.
The morning light fell from Liudaoquan Mountain, and a spring water located in the hillside jumped and splashed. Two thirteen or fourteen-year-old students reached out and took it up and wiped it towards their faces. The youthful face seemed to be covered with pearls.
"Hey, you guys, stop playing, hurry up, sir is going to class."
Clear shouts came from the forest at the foot of the mountain.
"I understand." The two young students replied loudly, shaking their clothes and running towards the mountain.
There are already many young men walking on the mountain road, and you can see them gathering towards a spacious hall at the foot of the mountain.
This is a house that is even more spacious than the Buddhist temple of Ci'en Temple in the city. Through the large floor-to-ceiling windows, you can see that it is filled with cushions, which is enough to accommodate more than a hundred people sitting at the same time.
At this time, many students had already entered it, talking and laughing and greeting each other, filled with vitality like morning light.
This is where Mr. Qingxia teaches classes. Of course, he is not the only one in the society. There are different classes in the Mengzi, who have different ages and classics, but Mr. Qingxia's class teaches the whole class.
The sound of Mu Duo sounded loudly, and the students in front of the hall accelerated their pace, and soon the school filled with people became quiet, while a tall and thin man in his forties appeared in front of the hall.
He was wearing a clean blue shirt, with a square face and a solemn look, holding a volume of old books in his hand, and his steps were brisk in his walking.
Two little children followed behind him.
Suddenly he stopped.
"If someone comes today, call me," he said.
His voice was calm, but he had a bit of majesty.
The little boy behind him was shocked, not by the sound.
Mr. Qingxia is the most focused on teaching and never allowed to be interrupted. When Qin Tan brought the little emperor down, she also waited outside the Imperial College to finish the class before coming in.
Who are you waiting for? Sir, I actually let the news spread halfway?
Haven't you heard of any relatives, friends or important people coming to visit recently?
Even though he was puzzled, the little boy still responded, and Mr. Qingxia did not speak anymore and walked into the hall.
A singular tribute sounded in the hall, and more than a hundred students bowed their salutes on the cushions. Mr. Qingxia sat in front and raised her hand to signal her to get up.
"The way of university is to be clear about virtue, to be close to the people, and to stop at the ultimate good..."
The mellow voice echoed in the hall, and the students present were straight and upright, listening extremely seriously.
At this time, in the thatched cottage of Zhizhitang hanging at the foot of the mountain, students and teachers were also sitting opposite each other.
"Have you read the Four Books? Where are the Five Classics? Where are the Spring and Autumn Period? At least you have read some, right?"
Mr. Sige said a little angry, slapped the cases in front of him... only three legs were slapped by him.
Xue Qing reached out to hold it, his expression calm.
"I have read some of them, but I don't know much about it," she said. "You can start from scratch and don't worry."
Mr. Si Brown's face was wrinkled.
Chapter completed!