Xu Jin followed Master Guo into the rest room. The latter sat down and said with a cold face: "Stretch out your hand."

Xu Jin subconsciously stretched out his hand, but Master Guo pulled the ruler down with a sharp snap, and his palm turned red on the spot.

Oh my god, Xu Jin was so painful that he almost wanted to explode. He traveled to the Ming Dynasty for more than half a month and finally tasted the taste of the old master's ruler.

"A gentleman who studies hard and studies diligently cannot stop fishing for three days and drying the nets for two days, and then stretch out his hand!" Master Guo reprimanded with a stern face.

As the saying goes, once a teacher is always a father, the ancients have always attached great importance to respecting the teacher. Disobedience to the teacher is a very serious matter. Xu Jin had no choice but to bite the bullet and stretched out his hand, while defending: "Master, the student has recently

I am busy with family affairs. Although I will not go to school, I have not missed my morning reading and evening study every day, and I have finished writing the article that the Master told me."

Guojiazhuang was close to Xujiacun, so he naturally heard about Xu Jin’s land sale [Biquge 5200 www.bqg5200.biz], and coldly snorted: “The Master said: Being unjust and getting rich and noble is like a floating cloud to me.

How can we, the scholars, get so entangled in these mundane matters of money and food that we neglect our studies?"

Xu Jin couldn't help but secretly curse: "It sounds nice, but you should try it without eating or drinking for a few days."

Master Guo did not lay down the second ring ruler, but asked Xu Jin to take out the finished article. However, if Guo Baichuan knew what Xu Jin was thinking at this moment, he would definitely reward the ruler a few more times.

Xu Jin took out the eight-legged article he wrote a few days ago. The title was: It is not a gentleman to be ignorant but not stunned!

Guo Fuzi took it and read it over, and his tense old face gradually relaxed. Although Xu Jin's eight-legged essay was still not good, it was finally decent. It was many times better than the first one before, and it was quite accurate.

Novelty, as long as you are more proficient and experienced, it is not hopeless to pass the county examination.

Guo Baichuan glanced at Xu Jin. He really couldn't understand his student now. The eight-legged essay he wrote three days ago was bullshit, but he made such great progress three days later. I really doubt that he didn't bother to write nonsense before.

, but this is obviously unlikely.

Little did they know that at this time, Xu Jin was no longer the nerd he used to be. His experience, knowledge and understanding were not comparable to those of a teenage nerd. It was just because he was not familiar with the rules and was not proficient in skills that he could not put them to good use.

Xu Jin is like a sword that has not yet been sharpened. As long as he is familiar with the rules and techniques of the imperial examination, the edge of this sword will continue to be revealed. Because of this, he carefully studied two model essays by Guo Fuzi

, the quality of the second eight-part essay written was far better than the first one.

Master Guo sighed secretly, put down Xu Jin's article, and said calmly: "Although the article was written reluctantly, it is still an improvement compared to the previous article. Xu Jin, I heard that you sold all your fields,

Did you also promise your clan leader to pass the examination to become a scholar within two years?"

Xu Jin nodded, and Guo Baichuan frowned. After all, young people are young and energetic, easily impulsive, and do not consider the consequences at all.

"You can go back to the classroom and study!" Guo Fuzi waved his hand.

Xu Jin withdrew and returned to the classroom to study. He felt quite uneasy. Will the Master not be allowed to take part in next year's county examination due to pressure from Butler Guo? Now he can only hope that Lao Guo still retains a trace of his literary character.

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On this day, Master Guo taught as usual, but did not ask Xu Jin to write an eight-legged essay. Xu Jin's heart sank to the bottom. It seemed that Master Guo most likely succumbed to pressure from Butler Guo and no longer supported him to participate in next year's competition.

For the county examination, if this happens, I will have to find another way.

After school in the afternoon, Xu Jin was packing his things when Master Guo came over and knocked on the table, signaling him to go to the rest room next door.

Master Guo returned Xu Jin's eight-part essay to him, but he saw that it was full of comments and revision suggestions written in red letters, which showed that he had put a lot of thought into it. He must have commented on it during class and lunch breaks.

Xu Jin secretly felt ashamed. It seemed that he had misunderstood Lao Guo.

However, immediately after, Guo Baichuan took out a letter from the drawer and handed it to him: "Xu Jin, with your current academic skills, it is not difficult to hone your knowledge for a period of time to pass the county examination, but I know that this is not your ambition. However, my knowledge is limited.

In order not to delay your future, I recommend that you go to Xinjiang Academy to study. It happens that I taught at Xinjiang Academy in the same year. If you go to him with my handwritten letter, he will make arrangements for you."

Xu Jin took the letter and glanced at it. He was a little hesitant about the letter. Could it be that Lao Guo was unable to lose face and used this method to force him to leave? He asked tentatively, "Master, when should the student report?"

Guo Baichuan said: "The academy will have annual vacation after the 15th day of the twelfth lunar month. Naturally, the sooner the better. It is best to register for school before the end of the year, otherwise you will not be able to catch up with the county examination in February next year!"

Xu Jin no longer had any doubts after hearing this, and bowed deeply to Guo Baichuan: "Thank you for your cultivation of students."

Guo Baichuan stroked his beard and bowed to Xu Jin, waving his hand and saying, "Go, and don't make any noise!"

Xu Jin put the letter of recommendation close to his body and then exited the lounge. He happened to meet his wife Wang coming back from outside, carrying a basket of freshly picked vegetables.

"Master's Wife!" Xu Jin stood still and bowed.

Mrs. Wang hummed, obviously a little cold. Xu Jin took out a piece of broken silver and put it in the vegetable basket: "Master's wife, this is my child's gift for this month!" After that, he walked away quickly.

Wang was stunned. Of course she had already known that Xu Jin would never come to the school again, so she didn't mention the matter of Shu Xiu when she saw Xu Jin. She didn't expect Xu Jin to take the initiative to hand it over, and it was still one tael of silver.

I know that a month of self-cultivation only costs 10 cents, and one tael of silver is enough for 100 months of tuition.

"Hey, Brother Jin, this is too much, take it back quickly!"

"The rest should be treated as a child's annual gift to honor the master and the master's wife!"

"Hey, this kid is so generous!" Wang looked at Xu Jin who left without looking back, smiled and shook her head, then happily picked up the piece of silver and walked briskly into the house.

It’s no wonder that Mr. Wang is snobbish. Guo Baichuan is a pedantic old scholar who only knows how to read and teach. He doesn’t care about the economy at all. Mr. Wang is in charge of the food and clothing expenses of a family of five or six people. He must budget carefully for everything. As time goes by, no matter how generous he is,

People will become snobbish.

Xu Jin left Guojiazhuang with a letter of recommendation in his arms, feeling quite complicated. Although Master Guo recommended Xinjiang Academy to him, he was obviously forced to leave the academy because of pressure from Butler Guo. Sure enough, no matter which dynasty you are in, if you want to

Don't be bullied, just work hard to climb up and make yourself stronger.

Xu Jin was walking when he saw a group of people coming out of the side road, and Guo Guo's man was among them.

"Oh, isn't this Xu Xiucai?"

Xu Jin originally pretended not to see it, but Butler Guo quickened his pace and walked out of the fork in the road to block the way, with a gloating smile on his face.

"Dad, this kid is considered a talented scholar!"

At this time, two young men came over, both wearing long robes representing scholars and kerchiefs tied around their heads. The fair and fat one among them also held a folding fan very coquettishly. It was hard to know what he was pretending to be in this winter.

The young man who spoke was about seventeen or eighteen years old. He was wearing a blue-green gown. His shoe-slicked face was somewhat similar to Butler Guo. He was Guo Jingui, the son of Guo Quan, and the fat and fair young man was Guo Yuanwai.

Guo Wencai, the son of the family.

Guo Quan said in a strange tone: "My son has lost track of something. This brother Jin sold his family's land a few days ago and promised in front of his clan members to pass the examination as a scholar within two years, otherwise he would be expelled from the Xu clan.

.If someone is so confident, he naturally regards the scholar as his treasure, so your father calls him scholar in advance."

"Bah, what a shameless statement!" Guo Wencai, who was white and fat, snorted disdainfully: "Boy, looking at you coming out of the village with a book basket on your back, you must be studying at that old man Guo Baichuan. Hey, it's really ridiculous.

That guy is still a boy after taking exams all his life, how can he be taught to become a scholar? You kid, stop daydreaming, just go home and farm the fields!"

Guo Jingui laughed loudly and flattered him in a very doggy manner: "What the young master said is absolutely true, it hits the nail on the head!"

Guo Wencai proudly opened the folding fan and shook it, but he shrank his neck in the cold and hurriedly closed the folding fan again.

Xu Jin said calmly: "Have you finished speaking?"

Guo Wencai said contemptuously: "What if you finish speaking? What if you don't finish speaking?"

Xu Jin walked straight past and said two words calmly: "Shabi!"

Guo Wencai was stunned for a moment, turned around and asked Guo Jingui next to him: "What is the evil pen?"

Guo Jingui shook his head and looked at his father. Although Guo Quan didn't understand, he guessed that it must be a curse word, and sneered: "Hey, you really can't shed tears until you see the coffin. Boy, you can bear it enough!"

The day before yesterday, Butler Guo had already warned Master Guo in a pretentious manner, asking him not to allow Xu Jin to take part in the county examination next year, and several book schools in neighboring villages also said hello, so even if Master Guo did not do what he wanted, Xu Jin would

If you can't find four candidates to sign bail together, you will naturally not be able to register for the county examination.

Once Xu Jin fails to become a scholar within two years, he will be expelled from the Xu clan. Then the boy will be miserable. If he doesn't kneel down and beg for mercy, he will not be Guo Bapi!

Xu Jin walked away calmly with his book basket on his back. He was not a fool, and of course he would not lose his mind just because he was laughed at. After all, there were many people on the other side, and he was in a local area, so he would only suffer a loss if he continued to entangle himself.

It's better to leave first.

Of course, this does not mean that Xu Jin should forget about it. Being tactful does not mean turning his back on him. Being slapped on the other cheek and putting the right cheek up to get beaten is called weak and mean.

So Xu Jin remembered this debt, and when he was strong enough, he would not hesitate to get it back.

When Xu Jin returned to Guojiacun, he saw Xie Xiaowan standing at the door looking from a distance, and his mood immediately improved.

"Ms. Xie, you're back!" When Xie Xiaowan saw Xu Jin, her eyes suddenly turned into beautiful moon buds, and she quickly ran over to take the book basket.
Chapter completed!