Cars were not allowed to stay for too long inside the city gate, so Liu Gui guided them and said, "Master, the people who rented our courtyard can't move for a while. They have the contract in hand and have stayed with us for three more years."
After four years, people were kicked out if things didn’t work, so I rented a big house next to the yard rented by the young master in the lobby, which is closer to the Imperial College, that is..."
Seeing that he stopped talking, Bai Shan asked, "What is it?"
"It's just more expensive."
Not only is it more expensive, it is simply too expensive.
Bai Zhi passed the four majors this year with his own efforts. He is not willing to live in a school. Like his younger brother Bai Erlang, he has never suffered any injustice in his daily life, so naturally he is not happy to live in a school. He has to fight by himself every day.
Wash your face with water, tidy up your clothes, etc.
So he rented a small courtyard outside and shared it with one of his classmates. It was just big enough for them and the servants he brought with him.
Most of the houses around the Imperial College are rented to students, and the Imperial College is in the inner city, so houses here are in short supply and naturally very expensive.
Not only is it expensive, but it is also small. It is said that they rented a large house, but in fact it is just a yard for a young couple. It can barely accommodate so many of them. Mrs. Liu and the others will definitely have to find another place if they want to go to Beijing, but they still have
It took a while to arrive in Beijing, but it was too late.
Several cars stopped in the alley one after another. Bai Dalang specially asked for leave today and was waiting at home. When he saw his younger brother jumping out of the car first, he couldn't help laughing. He quickly stepped forward and patted his shoulder, "Finally
I’ve been waiting for you.”
Bai Erlang turned around and saw his brother, and happily threw himself on him. The two of them hugged each other, "Brother, is the capital fun?"
Bai Dalang smiled and said, "It's fun."
After saying that, he saw a car behind him putting down its seats. Liu Zuorang opened the curtain and helped Mr. Zhuang get out of the car. He quickly stepped forward to help Mr. Zhuang.
After Mr. Zhuang got down to the ground and stood firm, he took a step back and saluted respectfully, "Good morning, sir!"
Mr. Zhuang nodded happily, stroked his beard and said with a smile: "I heard from your father a long time ago that you have passed the four majors?"
Bai Dalang couldn't help but grin and nodded fiercely, "Thank you for your teachings, sir."
Mr. Zhuang patted him on the shoulder and said, "It's your own hard work."
Bai Shan and Man Bao also got out of the car. After everyone greeted each other, they asked Daji and the others to move their things in.
Bai Dalang was several years older than them, and he was very brotherly. He led them into his yard first, "You guys rest here first, and then go over after they have arranged their things."
He knew that Mr. Zhuang was old and not in good spirits, so he took Mr. Zhuang to his room to rest, and asked for hot drinks and some snacks, and then went to talk to Bai Shan and the other three.
"The letter from father was vague. It only said that you received the emperor's favor and could study in the Imperial College. But why were you able to receive the emperor's favor?"
Bai Shan took a sip of hot tea and then said: "Because my father is a loyal hero for the country, the imperial court gave my family two places to enter school."
Bai Dalang opened his mouth wide. His time at home was short and he really didn't know about this.
Then he looked at Bai Erlang, with envy in his eyes, "Erlang, you are really lucky."
Bai Erlang nodded reservedly and said: "It's okay, it's okay, it's just so-so."
Bai Dalang felt that he was particularly vulnerable to beating at this time, but he quickly remembered the business, "Then you have to go to the Imperial College to report. In the past few days, students who have received the order have been arriving one after another. I heard in the Four Schools that this time
There will be about forty students entering the Imperial College. Because they are favored by the emperor, their knowledge is uneven. This time the Imperial College will issue a test paper and determine which college they will go to based on their performance."
He looked at Bai Erlang and said, "Cousin Shan, I'm not worried. It's good to enter a fourth major among these forty people. You better not end up in arithmetic."
Bai Shandao: "Arithmetic is also good. I can join the Household Department in the future."
Man Bao looked at Bai Erlang, shook his head and said, "He can't get into arithmetic school, and calligraphy is also difficult. If he can't get into the four schools, he might as well go to law school."
Bai Erlang was unconvinced, "It's hard for me among a thousand people to get into the Imperial College. Is it possible that even forty people can't get into the four schools?"
"It depends on the knowledge of other people," Bai Shan said: "There is heaven and earth, and there are people outside the world. What if these forty people are all very powerful?"
Bai Dalang also nodded, "After all, he is a hero, and his family background should not be too bad. He has been studying and practicing martial arts since he was a child, so he shouldn't be much different."
Bai Shan asked, "Cousin, may I know who is enrolling this time?"
"I have to go back to school and check with my classmates." He said sheepishly, "I just came to Beijing not long ago, so I'm not very well-informed."
Bai Shan expressed his understanding.
"But most of the students enrolling this time are the descendants of military generals. They are very enthusiastic about martial arts. You and their classmates should be careful and don't quarrel or fight, you know?"
The three of them couldn't help but nod together. Bai Shan was a little worried, "Do they know kung fu?"
Wouldn't it be a big loss for them if they accidentally got into a fight?
"Children from military generals' families should be good at it, right?"
Bai Shan was very worried.
Daji felt that their thoughts were very bad and couldn't help but said: "Master, we went to the Imperial College to study, not to fight."
Man Bao: "What if we accidentally get into a fight?"
Bai Dalang coughed lightly and said: "Fighting is prohibited in school. If you fight in school, you will be expelled from school if it is serious."
Man Bao said to Bai Shan and Bai Erlang: "If you are bullied, please bear with it. We took such a big risk to come to the capital just to study for the examination. You cannot be expelled from school."
Bai Dalang asked: "What risk did you take?"
The three of them coughed and said nothing.
Bai Dalang didn't care, he just thought they felt they had suffered a lot during the long journey.
In addition to these risks, what other risks do children of this age have?
However, he still affirmed what Man Bao said, "Man Bao is right. This place is not like our home. You should keep your temper down outside and don't quarrel or fight with others."
Man Bao on the side nodded repeatedly.
Bai Dalang hesitated for a moment, and then said to her seriously: "Manbao, the same goes for you."
Manbao's head froze in the middle of nodding, and she said: "I never quarrel with others, and I never fight with others."
Bai Shan and Bai Erlang both said "嘁" and looked at her with disdain.
Bai Dalang scolded them, "Look, you can easily cause fights like this. This is very wrong and must be changed."
Bai Shan and Bai Erlang smiled at Man Bao and apologized to her under Bai Dalang's pressure.
The four people are making a fuss here. Everything has been moved in outside and they want to go over and tidy up their room.
Zhou Lijun wanted to live in the same house as Man Bao, but there was still a screen between them. Man Bao took out his books and laid them out. Zhou Lijun came over to help, "Sister-in-law, can our family pay half of the rent?"
Man Bao nodded, "I have already agreed with Bai Shan Bai Er that we will pay this part of the money ourselves. You just need to live in peace of mind."
Zhou Lijun breathed a sigh of relief, "Uncle Five and Uncle Six just said that the rent here is really expensive. I don't know how much the shop will cost."