"Oh, it's been changed. Why didn't you announce it earlier so that I could sweep up the couch to welcome you?"
Seeing Su Hao come to the academy, Wu Zhicheng, the tutor, came forward with shouts and shouts. His enthusiasm was like seeing the saint Kong come through time. Mr. Wu has always been an extremely upright person who pays great attention to the dignity of teachers.
, but in front of Su Hao, he seemed to be a different person. This might be the so-called Corporal Lixian.
Su Hao bowed and saluted Wu Zhicheng, and said with a smile: "Mr. Wu is too polite. How can a student be so virtuous and capable as to be worthy of being greeted by Mr. Wu in person?"
Wu Zhicheng said: "It's worth it, it's worth it. I've heard the students come back and talk about digging wells in the countryside instead. 80% of the wells we dug can produce water, which is really amazing. You don't know
, what the students in the academy have talked about the most these days is what you said about the Western way of studying things."
"Haha, I'm sorry, but some of the students are confusing the public and affecting the teaching of the academy." Su Hao said half-jokingly.
Wu Zhicheng said: "Haha, this is not a lie, it is clearly the way of the sages."
The two of them walked into the teaching office while greeting each other, and sat down in the lobby. A servant came over and poured tea. Wu Zhicheng asked Su Hao to drink tea, "I heard that you just came back yesterday."
County town, why do you have time to come to our academy today?"
Su Hao said: "Mr. Wu is asking questions knowingly. I heard from an old friend that it was Mr. Wu who wanted me to come to the academy in person and make it clear to Mr. Wu face to face. Otherwise, the academy will kick out the student Cheng Dong who I entrusted to me."
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"There is no such thing. The person who sent the message must have misunderstood what I meant." Wu Zhicheng denied with a shy face. These words were indeed said by him personally to Fang Mengjin, and they were passed to Su Hao's ears through Han Qian's mouth, but
He was a little embarrassed to have him admit face to face that he had used such means to blackmail Su Hao.
Su Hao knew that the old gentleman was thin-skinned and the other party was an elder, so it would be okay to make a joke, but holding on to him would be too embarrassing. He smiled and said: "Even if the gentleman didn't say this, the student came back from the countryside.
I have to make a special trip to the academy to thank you, sir, for taking Cheng Dong in. After all, this is a favor owed by the students, but I have troubled you, sir, to repay it on your behalf."
Wu Zhicheng once listened to Fang Mengjin's introduction about the Cheng family siblings, so he knew what Su Hao was referring to. He waved his hand and said: "This matter is not your fault. You don't have to worry about it. This Cheng Dong is very talented and has great skills."
He's solid, I like him very much. Even if I don't change your recommendation, I would still be willing to admit him to the academy."
"Then I'll be relieved." Su Hao said.
After Wu Zhicheng finished explaining Cheng Dong's affairs, he laughed twice and said to Su Hao: "I accepted the man, but this bundle of cultivation resources is inevitable. I heard that the Cheng family siblings are from poor families, so they must be
If you can't afford it, is it a good thing to do it and just pay for it?"
The so-called "Shu Xiu" means tuition. It is said to be a saying passed down from Confucius. When Confucius recruited students, he asked each student to pay 10 strips of bacon as tuition. The word "Shu Xiu" refers to the strips of bacon tied together. This
The word has been passed down and has become an elegant name for scholars when they charge fees. For example, when Han Wen hired Su Hao as his master, the monthly salary paid to Su Hao was also called Shuxiu.
The academy has funds allocated by the county government, and of course it is not short of Cheng Dong's tuition. Wu Zhicheng said that he asked Su Hao to pay Cheng Dong's tuition, but he actually meant something else.
Su Hao was well prepared. He took out three pamphlets from his bag and handed them to Wu Zhicheng. He said: "When the students went to the countryside, they sorted out the Western studies they had learned. Now they have drawn up a booklet for mathematics, physics, and chemistry."
Please take a look at the album, Mr. Wu."
Wu Zhicheng's eyes lit up, he stood up, stretched out his hands and respectfully took the three booklets, opened them and saw a number of various theorems neatly written in small regular script, as well as Arabic numerals and
Some strange symbols represented formulas. Wu Zhicheng looked through them greedily, clicking his tongue repeatedly while reading. Although he could not fully digest the knowledge for a while, he knew that the value of this knowledge was immeasurable.
What Su Hao wrote to Wu Zhicheng is almost the mathematics, physics and chemistry knowledge in compulsory education in later generations. He used a highly generalized method to condense the knowledge of each subject into a booklet. He believed that with the
With Wu Zhicheng's wisdom, he will definitely be able to understand the mystery and transform it into more detailed words.
Su Hao didn't mean to embarrass Wu Zhicheng. In fact, he was very busy during this period in the countryside and had no time to sit down and write the teaching materials carefully. Besides, writing mathematical formulas with a brush is also extremely troublesome. If possible, he
I'd rather let someone else do such a thing.
After Wu Zhicheng got these three booklets, he no longer had the intention to chat with Su Hao. After a few perfunctory words with Su Hao, he made an excuse and sent Su Hao out. As soon as Su Hao left, Wu Zhicheng hugged him.
With these three pamphlets, he went into his study and ordered his servants not to disturb him except to bring him food. It seemed that the old man was planning to study in seclusion.
Su Hao came out of Wu Zhicheng's teaching office and wandered around the academy. Most of the students who came towards him knew this young master who had been famous in the academy, and they all greeted him and saluted him. Su Hao
He bowed his hands to everyone in return. There were also some who had gone to the countryside with Su Hao to explore wells and came back one after another before that. Naturally, they were even more cordial when they met Su Hao.
As he was walking, he heard a rush of footsteps behind him. Su Hao turned around and saw Ma Yu with a happy face. When he saw Su Hao turning around, Ma Yu quickly greeted him: "Brother Gai, I was planning to go to the county."
I went to the yamen to look for you, but I heard someone said that you had come to the academy. If you are not busy, would you like to go to the Sword Box Pavilion with me to talk?"
Su Hao actually had something to do when he came to the academy. He originally planned to have a pleasant chat with Wu Zhicheng, but he mentioned it by the way. Unexpectedly, Wu Zhicheng turned his back on him after getting a few textbooks written by him, and did not give them to Su Hao at all.
Hao set aside time to talk. When he heard that Ma Yu took the initiative to invite him to chat, Su Hao said happily: "It just so happens that I have something I want to discuss with Brother Duwen."
"That's great. Come on, Brother Gai, please come over here." Ma Yu responded.
The two people walked through the garden of the academy and came to the sword box pavilion that Ma Yu mentioned. This was actually an ordinary octagonal pavilion, but there was a long granite with grooves in the middle. It is said that this granite was used for
It is called a sword box for hiding swords, hence the name. The sword box pavilion is located in a corner of the garden, surrounded by green trees. It has always been a place for students to relax and discuss poetry and books.
Su Hao and Ma Yu entered the pavilion and sat down on the stone bench. Su Hao smiled and said: "Brother Duwen just now said that he planned to go to the county government office to find me, but what advice can I give to my younger brother?"
Ma Yu waved his hand and said: "Brother Gai's words make me feel ashamed. How dare I give you any advice? I have some questions that I can't figure out, and I want to ask brother Gai for advice."
"Oh? But about this geology thing?" Su Hao asked. He knew that Ma Yu was the head of the county examination in the first year, and his writing skills were much better than him. Ma Yu said that he wanted to ask him for advice, but obviously he didn't
It might be about the Four Books and Five Classics, but it can only be about knowledge related to geological exploration.
Ma Yu nodded and said: "Exactly. This time I went to the countryside to explore wells, I learned a lot from my brother Gai. The more I thought about this Western learning, the more unfathomable it became. These days, I sorted out some unimaginable things.
If you have a clear question, I hope my brother Gai can give me some advice."
Having said this, he took out a stack of paper and handed it to Su Hao. Su Hao took it and looked at it, and couldn't help but sweat. He saw dozens of questions written densely on these papers, about trigonometric functions.
Regarding geological structures, some of the questions are so difficult that even an undergraduate student majoring in geology may not be able to answer them satisfactorily.
"Brother Duwen, these questions you are pondering are too difficult, aren't they?" Su Hao said.
Ma Yu said sheepishly: "Yes, I also feel that some problems seem to be over the top, but I have this problem. The more I can't understand the problem, the more I want to understand it. I am not afraid of the joke of my brother,
These days, my little brother is thinking about these problems in his sleep."
Otherwise, he could be the head of the case. This kind of thirst for knowledge alone is not comparable to that of the original scholar Su Hao. Looking at Ma Yu's expectant eyes, Su Hao shook his head and said: "Brother Duwen, you
I can answer these questions. But the answers to some of them may require some other knowledge, which cannot be mastered in three or two days. If you want to understand these questions, I am afraid it will take three to five years.
Learn these preparatory knowledge, and obviously you cannot afford to waste this time."
"Why can't you afford the delay?" Ma Yu asked with his eyes widened, "Brother Gai, I'm only 20 years old this year. What does three to five years mean to me? I've survived ten years of hardship, let alone three years.
Five years, even if I sit on the bench for another ten years, I will not hesitate."
"No way?" Su Hao said, "You are the leader of the county examination, and you have worked hard to dig the well this time. Mr. Han will definitely give you the quota for next year's provincial examination. Don't you need to review your homework?"
Ma Yu said firmly: "Brother Gai, I have already thought about it. I am not going to take part in next year's provincial examination."