Bai Er froze, and Mr. Zhuang introduced him with a smile, "This is my third disciple, Bai Cheng."
Only then did Lan Cheng realize something was wrong. He looked back and forth at the three children and hesitated: "Their ages..."
Although the three of them all look very young and seem to be of the same age, Man Bao is the shortest, followed by Bai Shan Bao, and Bai Erlang, the tallest, is actually the third disciple...
Mr. Zhuang burst out laughing after hearing this and said happily: "It should be arranged according to the entry time, and the three children have also discussed it."
Lan Cheng couldn't help but admire Man Bao even more for being able to take advantage of the two boys who were older than her. At their current age, they could either win by fighting or relying on their brains.
Lan Cheng looked at the attendant aside and asked him to bring up the gift.
When he received the invitation, he knew that Mr. Zhuang was going to bring three disciples to visit him, so he prepared three greeting gifts.
I just don’t know about one of the female dolls.
But they are all students, no matter who they are, the Four Treasures of the Study Room they are given can be used.
The three of them happily accepted the gifts, and then Lan Cheng talked about the government examination.
"The world has been peaceful these years. Except for occasional conflicts at the border, everyone is living and working in peace and contentment, so the style of writing has become more and more prosperous." Lan Cheng said: "There have been many talented people emerging in the past two years, so the exams for the imperial examinations are more difficult than in previous years.
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After all, there are only so many places to go to school. If there are more people studying and more capable people, the competition will naturally increase.
Mr. Zhuang nodded in understanding.
"With your ability as a second disciple, maybe you can compete. It doesn't matter if you don't pass the exam this year. You can try again next year."
Mr. Zhuang understood that he also felt that Bai Shan could compete, but whether he could get in or not would depend on luck. Obviously, there were many outstanding students among the candidates this year.
Of course, Lan Cheng not only gave this advice, he also made a book list for Bai Shan and said, "You can read more of these books in the near future."
There are fifteen books in total.
Bai Erlang was dumbfounded.
When gentlemen talk about reading a book, you don’t just have to read it once, but you have to remember it and possibly memorize it.
Bai Shan respectfully took the book list and accepted it.
Man Bao came up and took a look, and he knew what he was talking about, "You have read three books. Do you remember those three books?"
"I didn't memorize it, I just read it once."
It was for extracurricular reading, who would recite it?
Bai Erlang also came over to read. He had never read any of the books, and he had never even heard of some of the titles. He asked, "Have you brought these books?"
"No," Bai Shanbao said, "I don't have one, so I have to go to the bookstore to buy it."
Man Bao said: "I don't know whether the bookstores in Yizhou City are big or not, and whether there are many books."
Bai Shanbao: "It will always be bigger than the one in Luojiang County, and there will always be more than that in Luojiang County."
When Lan Cheng saw the three young people talking quietly together, he smiled slightly and simply asked Mr. Zhuang to go for a walk and talk by the way.
After the three of them finished whispering, they realized that the two gentlemen had walked away, and they only had time to see their backs.
The three of them subconsciously took two steps forward. They remembered that it would be inappropriate to disturb the adults when they were talking, so they stopped.
Man Bao touched his head and asked: "Why are Mr. and Mr. Lan so different in age despite being classmates?"
"I don't know," Bai Erlang rolled his eyes and said, "Could it be that sir is not that smart?"
Bai Shanbao shook his head, "Isn't it late for your studies, sir?"
The three of them guessed here that Mr. Zhuang and Lan Cheng, who were walking together, were talking about things in the past. "Since we parted ways in Mianzhou, we haven't seen each other for more than ten years, right?"
"Yes, it's been twelve or thirteen years."
"Mr. Huang also passed away two years ago. Before he left, he mentioned you."
Mr. Zhuang paused, his face a little sad, "Mr. Huang passed away?"
"Yes," Lan Cheng paused and said, "The teacher said he was sorry for you a lot."
Mr. Zhuang was silent for a moment, shook his head and said, "I have never blamed you sir."
Lan Cheng sighed and said, "The Qingming Festival is coming, do you want to come with me to worship?"
"Yes, you can make an appointment with me then."
"Okay," Lan Cheng didn't want to continue such a sad topic, so he changed the topic and said, "Three of your disciples, Bai Shanruo, are going to study at Fu Xue. What will happen to the other two?"
"They study with me," Mr. Zhuang said with a smile: "Fu Xue is naturally good, but some students from Fu Xue are not easy to teach, so if Bai Shan can pass the exam, I will stay here and teach him in his spare time.
He will lead the other two disciples the rest of the time."
Just now, Mr. Lan also took the exam for Bai Cheng. Bai Cheng's knowledge is indeed far inferior to that of Bai Shan and Zhou Man, but his foundation is also very solid. With this kind of knowledge, after studying for another three or four years, you can try to take the exam.
I studied in the government.
Lan Cheng also went to a private school. When he was in school, his family still had a teacher. In addition to teaching other children in the family to read, he also taught him some things that were not taught in a private school.
It's like being a member of their family's staff.
He knew that his classmate was doing such a job now, but he asked, "Well, little lady, is it okay to just follow you like this?"
Mr. Zhuang smiled and said: "Her brother came with us."
Lan Cheng then smiled and said thoughtfully: "I've never heard of a Zhou family in Luojiang County."
"The Zhou family is not a big family, just an ordinary farmer."
Lan Cheng didn't believe it, "Can a farmer's home send his young lady to study?"
Mr. Zhuang didn't explain much, just said: "His mother is wise and his family is harmonious."
Lan Cheng smiled nonchalantly and said, "I have a granddaughter who is just a few years younger than them. If you, a female disciple, have free time, why not send her to play with my granddaughter."
Mr. Zhuang shook his head and said with a smile: "I guess there will be a wait, she is very busy."
Lan Cheng didn't believe it. It wasn't until he visited their small courtyard several times that he realized that this little girl was really busy.
They had lunch at Lan's house that day and went to find a bookstore together in the afternoon.
Mr. Zhuang also wants to visit bookstores. He has lived in Yizhou for many years and knows the old bookstores in this city best. As for the new bookstores that have opened in recent years, he doesn't understand.
But they have been here for a long time and are not in a hurry.
Mr. Zhuang led them to a large bookstore in his memory, then left the three of them alone to find books to read.
This is a two-story bookstore. The rows of bookshelves are arranged very neatly. The rows against the wall are even filled with bamboo slips.
Man Bao was so amazed that he ran to the bamboo slips, took a volume, read it, and asked, "Is this an ancient book?"
Mr. Zhuang happened to pass by, took a look and said: "It was made to educate children like you. There is no need for you to read the bamboo slips now. You should read the paper books first."
Then it floated away.
Having said that, the three of them still couldn't put it down because Bai Shanbao and the others discovered that the content on it had indeed not been read in other books.
But Bai Erlang thought that there were not many words engraved on a bamboo slip, and it was much faster to read a bamboo slip than a book. The main thing was that they were all in one book, and they sounded good.