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Chapter Four

Because he was living in someone else's house, Lin Zhao did not sleep well that night. Before it was dawn early in the morning, he got up from the bed, put on his clothes, and came to the yard to move his muscles and bones.

Although they are all Lin's family, the Lin family in the city is very different from the Lin family in Donghu Town. It has scholarly families, official families, pavilions and towers. Although it is the guest room, the environment is much better than the Lin family in Donghu Town. It is even more beautiful than the small courtyard where Lin Zhao lives.

The rules of high-ranking families are much stricter than ordinary families. Not long after Lin Zhao got up, a servant who looked like he was fifteen or sixteen years old walked over and bowed to Lin Zhao and said, "Young master got up so early, do you want the villain to bring you breakfast?"

Although this young man is a servant of the Lin family, he is dressed cleanly and his clothes are brand new. In comparison, Lin Zhao's clothes are much shabby.

He only had three coats in total, and the remaining two were patched. The one he wore was the only one that could wear to go out.

However, Lin Zhao did not feel embarrassed. He nodded slightly to the servant and said, "I'm working hard."

The servant nodded respectfully and turned around and left. Not long after, he sent a few white flour buns, a bowl of white porridge and two small plates of pickles.

There is nothing more porridge or pickles, but the white flour steamed buns made Lin Zhao quite envious. Although the Lin family in Donghu Town is not poor, only the eldest mother can eat coarse grains every day. He and his mother mostly eat sorghum noodles.

In front of the servant, Lin Zhao was not willing to eat it. After pretending to eat, he was taken to the yard where Lin Jiajiajiaxue was. It was less than half a day, but some reading sounds had already been heard in the yard.

The Lin family in Yuezhou has family rules. As long as children over six years old are at home, they must go to study at home every hour. In addition to the time of getting up early, the regulations on how many words they memorize and write every day are extremely strict. If they pass through, they will be severely punished according to the family rules.

This is why the Lin family was able to produce more than a dozen Jinshis and the scholarly family could prosper for several generations or even ten generations.

The more prominent a clan you are, the stricter you will be to treat your children. This will ensure that each generation will have one or two talents, and will not be in trouble and the family will be in decline.

After breakfast, Lin Zhao followed the Lin family's servants to the Lin family's school together.

The big houses are usually built with yards. The Lin family’s school is in the west courtyard. Lin Zhao followed the servant and walked to the place after a cup of tea. Although Chen Shi was just here, the sound of reading aloud came from the Lin family’s school. Lin Zhao glanced at the school and saw that more than a dozen children were sitting in the school, about the same age as himself, and some were even younger, only seven or eight years old.

All are boys, not a woman.

The husband in the Lin Family School's surname is Qin. He became a scholar in his early twenties. However, he failed the exams for more than ten years and has never been able to win the imperial examinations. He had no choice but to teach and teach in the Lin Family. He had been a teacher in the Lin Family for three years.

The servant took Lin Zhao forward and bowed to Mr. Qin, "Sir, a distant young master in your family came to your place to study. The master said he would bring you here to take the exam for the school. If it is appropriate, he will be your teacher in the future and study with you."

A family with a scholarly family, even the servants, respect scholars very much. In addition, Mr. Qin has fame and fame, so the servants of the Lin family are naturally respectful and have a very humble tone.

Lin Zhao also walked forward and bowed to Mr. Qin.

"Mr. Lin Zhao, I've met Mr.

Mr. Qin is nearly forty years old this year, with fair skin, many wrinkles on his face, and he is quite thin, with a glance at the beard under his jaw. He is holding a new book to read. He raised his eyes and glanced at Lin Zhao. He saw the young man in front of him with pretty eyebrows and quite pleasing to the eyes, so he nodded and said, "Since he is a child of the Lin family, I will take a few questions for you."

He shook his head and said, "Therefore, rituals are used to express his ambition."

This is an article in "Li". Lin Zhao has been able to memorize it well under the training of his mother over the years. He spoke without hesitation: "Happy to harmonize his voice, do political work, and punish him to prevent his evil spirit."

Mr. Qin nodded and smiled: "Have you recited all the etiquette?"

Lin Zhao nodded and said, "Mr. I have memorized all the Four Books and Five Classics."

"You can recite a few paragraphs to me."

Lin Zhao took a deep breath and memorized several passages of the content of the Shangshu. Mr. Qin nodded with satisfaction: "You have a very good foundation, and you have surpassed most people in the school."

He sat on the chair until he was gone and never moved. He immediately looked up at the servant of the Lin family and said, "You go and tell the master, just say this student, Qin took it away."

He smiled and looked at Lin Zhao: "You will come to my place to study tomorrow morning."

Lin Zhao was quite happy when he heard this.

Although he was not very interested in taking the exam, his mother Lin Erniang was obsessed with letting him gain fame and fortune. He used fame and fortune to get rid of his poor days and could enter the main family to study. His mother should still be very happy when she knew it.

Thinking of this, Lin Zhao took two steps back and bowed deeply to Mr. Qin: "Thank you, Mr.."

According to the rules, it is more appropriate to kneel down at this moment, but Mr. Qin is a teacher from Lin Jiajia. He does not only teach Lin Zhao alone, but also needs to be officially appointed as a disciple tomorrow. Therefore, Lin Zhao bows in accordance with the rules.

Mr. Qin stood up from the chair and patted Lin Zhao on the shoulder with a smile.

"As your age, you are free from mind, and few people concentrate on learning. It is quite rare for you to memorize the Four Books and Five Classics. You can read the books here for half a year, and you can ask someone to protect you next year and try to take the exam for a scholar."

Mr. Qin shook his head and said, "Of course, it's hard to find fame and fortune. I don't expect you to win at once, but it's always good to accumulate some experience. You are still young, and you'll be able to win if you take the exam two or three times."

When scholars see smart children, they usually love talents. Mr. Qin is quite pure and he is not successful in his own science exams, but he doesn't have much resentment in his heart. He also cares about teaching in the Lin family.

Lin Zhao nodded and said respectfully: "Thank you, sir."

He and Mr. Qin were polite and left the school with his servants. Before leaving, Lin Zhao turned around and looked at the furnishings in the school and about a dozen children studying, feeling a little moved.

This school looks inconspicuous, but it is one of the few steps to enter this era.

It has been more than 200 years since the founding of the Great Zhou Kingdom, and all classes have long been solidified to a certain extent. Children like Lin Zhao, who are from ordinary poor families, are unlikely to join the army to make military achievements, and secondly, they have no grace to enter the officialdom. If you want to break out from the bottom, studying and studying and examing is basically the only way, but even this last path is not low.

First of all, the family needs to have spare money to support a scholar.

Although it is poor and rich in literature and martial arts, it is not cheap to truly support a scholar. The monthly pen, ink, paper and inkstone are a considerable expense. More importantly, there must be a "tuition fee" for studying.

The last one has already rejected more than 80% of the children in the world from outside the school.

Lin Zhao was lucky. This inconspicuous school in the Lin family compound gave him the opportunity to go back to Donghu Town to herd cattle.

After leaving the school, Lin Zhao went to thank the master again, but the master of the Lin family was busy with things. This time Lin Zhao could not see him. The master greeted the servant and arranged a room for Lin Zhao to live in. After Lin Zhao was taken to the residence by the servant, he first became familiar with the environment briefly, and then took out the copper coins given to him by his mother from the bag, counted forty or fifty in his hands. Then he left the Lin Mansion with the guidance of the servant.

After all, from today on, he will live in the city. Although the Lin family manages food and accommodation, they still have to buy some daily necessities, especially some white paper and other things for future study.

With the guidance of his servants, he came from Lin's mansion to the market in Yuezhou mansion. Because he didn't have much money, he could only buy some rough straw paper, which was barely useful.

He went out at noon and walked around the relatively prosperous Yuezhou Prefecture along the way. When he bought good things and walked back to the Lin family mansion, it was already afternoon.

Lin Zhao sorted out his own things and was about to walk back to his residence in the Lin family. He has been smart since he was a child. He has only walked the road of the Lin family once, and he has already remembered it clearly.

When he arrived at the door of the room, Lin Zhao pushed the door and walked in. He was about to put down the things he had bought, but when he looked up, he saw a fifteen or sixteen-year-old servant standing in his room.

"Young Master is back."

The official Shishi of the servant led Lin Zhao to see Mr. Qin in the morning. At this time, he no longer had the humility of his expression at that time. Instead, he raised his head slightly to Lin Zhao, with some different meaning in his eyes.

Lin Zhao frowned slightly, put the thing on the table in the room, and asked softly: "Is there anything wrong?"

I didn't come back, and the servants of the Lin family were waiting in their room. Something must have happened.

The man glanced at Lin Zhao, then spoke in a bland manner.

"Young Master, you can't study in my Linjiajia School."
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