There were no more monks, so the social school naturally closed down. Magistrate Hou asked the Confucian boys to go home and wait for news about the new teacher. Zhang Dingyi, Li Zhu and other Confucian boys left, leaving only Zhang Yuan.
Because Magistrate Hou had something to ask him.
Hou Zhihan stood on the high steps in front of the school door, watching people go to Xiao Ji's courtyard, shook his head, and asked Zhang Yuan: "Are you coming to study as a teacher today?"
Zhang Yuandao: "Yes, I have benefited a lot from the teachings of Meng County Zun the day before. I deeply feel that if there is a master to guide me, I will get twice the result with half the effort. My great-uncle, Mr. Suzhi, also asked me to enter social studies first, so the student came early today. I didn't expect to meet him."
To such a person——" Stop talking.
Hou Zhihan chuckled and said: "This county didn't expect that you have a bad temper, and you are so arrogant that you made old student Zhou Zhaoxia speechless. It would be difficult for anyone to become your teacher."
Zhang Yuandao said: "The student is eager to learn. Seeing that the teacher is lazy and has misled his disciples, he was impatient and argued with him. I ask the county magistrate for your forgiveness."
Hou Zhihan said with a smile: "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. If you don't have the fire and energy, you are not a young man. The teacher here has to be hired separately. After the county and Luo Jiaoyu discuss it, it is best to hire a serious and learned person to teach.
, since you are eager to learn, the county recommends you to go to Dusiqiao Society to study. The tutor there is a learned old Confucian, but it is far away from your home, four or five miles away."
After this incident, Zhang Yuan no longer wanted to study social studies, and said: "Thank you so much to the county magistrate, I don't want to study in social studies for the time being. I heard that Mr. Qidong, a great scholar in Dashan Temple, is setting up a institute to teach apprentices. Students want to study there, but I don't know that Qidong
Sir, are you willing to accept students?"
Hou Zhihan said "Oh": "Of course Mr. Qidong's knowledge is excellent, but he has a stubborn and eccentric temper. This county cannot help you introduce him. You can try it yourself. You know, I studied under Mr. Qidong."
All have the title of scholar or above, and some even learned craftsmanship from him. There is only one exception, and that is the prodigy Qi Biaojia and Qi Huzi from our county. Qi Biaojia was born as a child——"
The implication is that Zhang Yuan is not even a child, and he is afraid that Liu Zongzhou will not accept him.
The conversation changed and Hou Zhihan said: "Mr. Jizhong appreciates you very much. Although he says he doesn't accept disciples, if you sincerely ask him, maybe he will agree. Mr. Jizhong's craftsmanship is exquisite and not inferior to that of Mr. Liu Qidong."
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Zhang Yuan asked: "Is Mr. Jizhong still in Shanyin?"
Hou Zhihan said: "I returned to Kuaiji yesterday."
Zhang Yuan thought to himself: "Although Kuaiji is adjacent to Shanyin, it is still too far away from home. If I want to study under Wang Siren, I have to live in the Wang family. Wouldn't my mother be lonely? Dashan Temple is still close. If Liu Zongzhou refuses to accept me,
Then it's not too late to ask Wang Siren." He said: "Because the student is young, Jia Ci is not willing to let the student leave home to study. The student will go back and inform his mother before making a decision. Maybe next year."
Hou Zhihan nodded, said nothing, and did not indicate to Zhang Yuan that he could leave. He stood in silence for a long time, and then suddenly asked: "Zhang Yuan, have you made a marriage arrangement?"
Zhang Yuan's heart skipped a beat and he thought, "What's going on? The county magistrate has a beloved daughter who wants to marry me? The county magistrate has such a charming face that he's afraid that his daughter won't be able to go anywhere. It's too important to marry a wife."
The temperament should also be valued over the appearance, otherwise it will not be attractive to the eyes. Trouble, does my marriage have to be arranged? The answer is: "The student is young and has not yet been engaged. The student once told his mother that he would consider it after he is elected as a county student.
Marriage matters."
"Very good." Hou Zhihan praised: "You are ambitious. Although this county doesn't know much about what you have learned, but based on your understanding of the Spring and Autumn Classics the day before yesterday and the way of establishing yourself in the "Filial Piety Classic" today, the county examination and the government examination will continue.
There is no problem with the speed, but I can't guarantee it for the road test. The most important thing now is that you must learn the craftsmanship as soon as possible. After all, there will be county tests in February next year and government tests in April. Time is running out, but there is no need to rush for the road test. There is still time.
There is still time to prepare for the year after tomorrow."
"Yes." Zhang Yuan said respectfully, "Students will not slack off."
Farewell to Houzhi County, Zhang Yuan left the school alone. Little Xinu Wuling was not waiting for him outside. He must have never expected that the young master would leave school so early.
Standing on the west bank of the Fu River, watching the boats passing by in the river, on the opposite bank was Kuaiji County. Zhang Yuan looked at it for a while and felt a little bored. He was holding back his energy to learn the Eight-part Patterned Part today, but he didn't expect to meet such a confused person.
His private tutor had a big quarrel and had to find another tutor. Although Hou Zhixian exempted him from the corvee tax for three years, he is only fifteen years old this year and will not be a taxpayer until next year, so it is of little significance for the time being.
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It's about the beginning of the 19th century, and it's still early to go home for lunch. Fan Zhen and Zhan Shiyuan know that he has joined the community to study, so they won't come to read to him, so they go home bored. They think about Liu Zongzhou in Dashan Temple and Zhang Yuan along the mansion.
As the river goes north, Dashan Temple is at the northeast end of Shanyin County. You can see the gold-plated spire of Dashan Temple Tower from a long distance away.
Zhang Yuan's family is located southwest of the center of the county. One mile eastward is the Social Science School on the bank of the Fu River. It is about three miles from the Social Science School to the Dashan Temple, separated by the Shaoxing Guards. The commander of the Shaoxing Guards has four
More than a thousand sergeants are in this guard station, and they are brought to the training ground in the south of the city twice a month for training. When Zhang Yuan was a child, Zhang Yuan often followed Zhang E to watch the guards drill soldiers——
Zhang Yuan walked around the east side of the guardhouse. In front of him was a small mountain. The name of this small mountain is Emei Mountain. I don’t know how it got its name. The mountain is not very beautiful, but it is just a small mountain. The trees were cut down by the monks of Dashan Temple.
When the firewood burned, the mountain was as bare as the heads of the monks.
Turning around Emei Mountain, the six-sided, seven-story Dashan Temple Tower, which is more than ten feet high, stands in front of you. It makes people feel like a tiger's body is shaking, and they suddenly feel that the Buddha Dharma is vast, and they want to worship it.
Zhang Yuan has been to Dashan Temple many times before. The incense in Dashan Temple is very popular, so the square in front of the temple is very lively, with people selling syrup and shochu from pots.
The wine seller must be talking nonsense to attract business), and the fruit seller calls out Sanyin Xie orange, Suzhou hawthorn, Xiaoshan square persimmon, etc. Wherever the product is famous, they say it comes from that place. Most of the fakes are fake.
Zhang Yuan went straight to the mountain gate and entered the temple to ask the monk where Mr. Liu Qidong's school was. The monk pointed to the back of the temple and left in a hurry.
Zhang Yuan walked around to the back of the temple and saw a row of thatched huts. They were all closed. He didn't hear the sound of reading. He wondered: "Where on earth will Liu Zongzhou set up a tavern? Forget it, let Zhang E take me here tomorrow."
, Zhang E came here to study for a long time."
There is another small mountain behind Dashan Temple, called Shuangzhu Mountain. This mountain is lush with trees. It is said that this mountain is related to the feng shui of Dashan Temple, so the monks are strictly prohibited from entering the mountain to cut firewood. The monks want the incense to be prosperous and give lots of alms, so they also have to pay attention to feng shui.
Zhang Yuan saw that the mountain scenery was quite beautiful, so he wanted to climb up and take a good look at the distance. When he reached the middle of the mountain, he suddenly heard rapid footsteps at the bottom of the mountain. Someone was running up the mountain. The man was running very fast. Zhang Yuan looked back and saw that the person who came was someone.
The girl, carrying a bamboo basket on her back, was running as fast as she was flying. Suddenly she tripped on a dead branch and stumbled, almost falling. Fortunately, she was agile and managed to stand firm with one hand, but the contents of the bamboo basket rolled away.
One place——
Zhang Yuan squinted his eyes, and now he could see more clearly. She was indeed a girl, with an unusually white complexion. What looked like red oranges rolled out of the bamboo basket.
This girl wrapped her head with a blue cloth handkerchief and tied her waist with a straw rope. She was very shabby. She ran so fast without knowing what to avoid, but she couldn't bear to let go of the oranges rolling on the ground. She leaned over and picked them up quickly -
At this time, Zhang Yuan heard someone shouting from the bottom of the mountain: "That bitch is going up the mountain this way. Liuhu, go over there and stop her. Fourth brother, chase her this way. Don't let her escape. This bitch is very beautiful."