On the day when the academy started school, they came to Jingshan Academy excitedly.
Jingshan Academy is not in the county town, but about ten miles away from the county town.
Most of the ancient academies were far away from the busy city, because the highly respected Confucian scholar-bureaucrats liked to immerse themselves in the quiet and leisurely nature.
Jingshan Academy is built on the mountain, with a low front and a high back, layer upon layer. It is surrounded by green hills, covered by trees, with undulating gables and angled eaves.
In front of the gate of Jingshan Academy is a row of long stairs. At the end of the stairs is the gate of the academy. The four characters "Jingshan Academy" on the door are powerful and impressive.
Standing in front of the stairs, Ling Yun looked up at a glance. Although there were no luxurious decorations, it was very impressive, giving people a sense of simple beauty from the bottom of their hearts, rather than pursuing the splendor of carvings.
The exterior wall of the academy is gray and white, revealing its clear water gables, which is particularly fresh and bright.
Stepping up the stairs and walking through the door, the interior decoration is simple and elegant.
There is neither the splendor of official paintings or carved beams, nor the folk custom of stacked sculptures, giving people a natural and elegant feeling.
Simple and generous, elegant and elegant.
In the autumn of September, it is the time when Jingshan Academy is recruiting students, and there is an endless stream of people coming to study.
Jingshan Academy has long been able to recruit students with ease.
After entering the gate, Xiaosi was waiting for them as a guide, and took them to the room to wait.
Ling Daren led Ling Yun and Xiao Si into the academy with a slight trepidation. Ling Daren looked trembling and embarrassed.
I followed Xiao Si into a huge room and was told to wait there.
Ling Yun looked around and found that many people were already sitting inside.
Looking at these people, Ling Yun felt that they all brought their children here to study, and most of their clothes were similar.
Wearing a bright robe, with a gold belt hanging around the waist, the cuffs and hem of the clothes are decorated with gorgeous patterns and embroidery, no matter how you look at it, you look like you belong to a wealthy family.
On the other hand, Ling Yun and his two men were dressed in blue burlap that had been washed white, without any decoration.
The hems of the trousers are frayed from being washed too many times, and there are two or three patches on the waistband, showing that they are sewn very carefully.
The upper body is also covered with a black outer coat, which is black and white, and has turned into dark gray. It looks like it stands out among the chickens, which is particularly conspicuous.
Ling Daren lowered his head cautiously, held Ling Yun's hand, and tiptoed to the far corner of the room.
During these few steps, Ling Daren was on tenterhooks, his eyes searching everywhere like radar, for fear of attracting other people's attention.
It's just that the atmosphere in the room was extremely tense at this time, and the air seemed to be frozen.
But when they walked to the middle, it was more like they were being scrutinized by everyone. Everyone's eyes fell on them, scanning them up and down.
Ling Daren was stunned for a moment. It was neither right nor wrong to stop or go. He was in a dilemma and the situation was awkward.
Adults may have disdain for the two of them, but after all, they are experienced people, and practice makes perfect when it comes to controlling emotions.
Under Ling Yun's observation, he did not see any obvious contempt, but it was different for children.
A short, chubby man walked up to Ling Yun, looked up and down, then circled around him, holding his stomach and laughing, "Where is this mountain villager from? What kind of clothes are he wearing?" "
I saw a pair of small eyes in the bulging fat on his face, like a naughty child with two small briquettes embedded in a ball of dough.
He has a short and thick nose, his nostrils are slightly turned upward, and his words are full of provocation.
"Xiao Bing, come here." The fat man pointed to the boy who was standing next to him. The boy was not big, only about ten years old. He should be his Xiao Si.
I saw that the man had a bumpy face with strange flesh and protruding eyes. He had a short yellowish beard on his cheeks and black spots all over his body. He looked like a scoundrel.
As soon as the man heard the fat man's cry, he immediately stood up and said with a flattering smile, "Master, the young one is here."
"Come here." The fat man waved to the man impatiently.
"Hey!" The visitor smiled playfully and obeyed the fat man's orders.
"Come, take a look, are my servants better dressed than you? Hahaha, a man who is not as well dressed as my servants dares to come here. Do you know where this place is? It's someone like you.
Can you come?" The fat man turned his head, spoke sharply and sarcastically, and ridiculed Ling Yun and the two, causing everyone to burst into laughter.
Ling Daren gritted his teeth angrily, but he was helpless, so he just stood there with a bulging face and gritted his teeth.
"Son, it's okay. We don't need to pay attention to these snobs." Ling Daren nervously held Ling Yun's hand tightly, fearing that this sharp-tongued fat man would hurt his son's self-esteem.
If an ordinary child was standing here and being humiliated like this, he would probably be ashamed.
But who is Ling Yun? He is a person who has experienced hardships in both his previous life and this life. How could he be suppressed by such a little brat?
He just thought the fat guy was farting. Although he didn't take it to heart, Ling Daren didn't. Instead, he blushed in embarrassment.
It's just that he doesn't feel ashamed because he is being teased. After all, he is a thirty-year-old man and he would not be so angry at a little brat.
But the thought of his son being looked down upon like this made him feel like a knife cutting through his heart, making him feel ashamed to be a father.
Ling Yun felt the change in Ling Daren and couldn't help but shook Ling Daren's big hand and said softly, "Daddy is fine, let's see the child go back in such humiliation."
If the tiger doesn't show off its power, do you really think I'm a sick cat?
In my previous life, I, Ling Yun, had been submissive and submissive. How could I swallow my anger in this life?
Is it never too late for a gentleman to take revenge?
No, no, no, Ling Yun now only believes in revenge as a gentleman and seizes the day.
What's more, he is not a gentleman, let alone a gentleman.
So he smiled mysteriously at the little fat man in front of him: "Do you know why I dress differently from you?"
The fat man's eyes rolled back and he shouted disdainfully, "Why? Isn't it just because you are poor and you are still pretending to be mysterious? Tsk!"
Faced with the fat man's arrogance, Ling Yun made a sound and weakly shook his head.
Suddenly all eyes were focused on him again, and he became the center of attention.
Ling Yun faced everyone's gaze and did not take it seriously.
While everyone held their breath and waited for Ling Yun to explain, he shrugged lazily and remained silent.
The fat man, who was still waiting for Ling Yun to proceed, saw Ling Yun remain silent and looked confused.
Looking left and right, the people around him were whispering, as if they were mocking him, and he suddenly became furious, "You, what are you pretending to be? You are just a bumpkin from a poor background."
"It seems you still haven't figured it out. I thought you were smart, but I didn't expect you to be so short-sighted."
"Huh?" I originally thought that Ling Yun was going to talk nonsense and boast. If that was the case, everyone would probably just treat him as a joke.
But he won't, so I will play hard to get and keep you unpredictable.
The more I hesitate to speak, the more interested you become. Let’s see if you dare to pretend to be 13 in front of me.
"Tell me, what are you pretending to be? Isn't it nonsense? You can't explain why!" The fat man saw that Ling Yun was calm and composed, as if he really had something to rely on.
"Buddha said it cannot be said." Ling Yun paused for a long time and said slowly.
The whole audience was in an uproar and disappointed!
"Actually..." At the moment when everyone was disappointed, Ling Yun opened his mouth again, but stopped talking.
The fat man opened his eyes wide, wondering what had happened. He saw Ling Yun clenching his teeth again, which made him itchy with anger.
Ling Yun chuckled and said meaningfully, "Haven't you noticed that most of your clothes are similar?"
The fat man thought thoughtfully, shook his head, then nodded, and said in astonishment, "So what? This shows that we are all from well-off families, so of course our clothes are gorgeous and luxurious."
"It's good to be like this, but it doesn't need to be like this today."
"Why?"
"You don't know that Jingshan Academy has countless students studying every year, but only half of them are admitted to the academy, sometimes less than half."
"I know, but what does this have to do with clothing?" The fat man was puzzled. He was thrown into the quagmire by Ling Yun's words and couldn't break free.
"It's really a pimple. I've said it clearly, why can't you get around the corner?" Ling Yun looked at the fat man and was furious, as if he was heartbroken and hopeless for him.
The fat man is at a loss and looks confused?
Where am I? What am I listening to?
Some of the people around who were listening attentively just now were also half-informed and confused.
Ling Yun motioned for the fat man to come forward, and then whispered into his ear, "You think you are all dressed similarly, and everyone looks the same to me. The exams will be in a hurry, so how can you dress like this to attract my attention? You can't even attract my attention.
Master, if you don’t have the ability to come up with ideas, how can you pass the academy’s assessment?”
"If not, why do you think I would dress like this?" After Ling Yun finished speaking, the surprised fat man froze in place.
Others were confused when they saw Ling Yun whispering to the fat man. Now they saw the fat man standing there numbly, and they were even more shocked.
I don’t know what kind of ecstasy soup was poured into Fatty by Ling Yun, which caused him to look like this.
"Everyone, line up, the assessment begins now." At this time, someone from the academy came.
It was time to take them to school for exams, but their parents could not accompany them, so they all stayed in the quiet room.
Next they were led to another room.
"Master, Master, wake up." The fat man's servant kept nudging him.
"What do you want me to do?"
"Master, it's time for the academy exams."
"Oh? Come on, come on..." Fatty suddenly realized that he was unparalleled.
"Yes, yes, Master, please come in quickly." The servant pointed at the people lining up and said hurriedly.
"No, not going in."
"Ah? Master, please take some time off from other things. The school exam is more important. If you miss the time, you will have to wait until February next year."
"Master, I know that, that's why I told you to hurry up." The fat man hated iron and steel, with a worried look on his face.