Man Bao nodded, "Yes, let's hire two helpers, just local ones, so that we can get familiar with the people here."
Bai Shan nodded and called Liu Guidao: "Go and recruit people."
Liu Gui responded.
Everyone put the food in the yard, and Liu Gui and the others went to the front yard to eat by themselves.
Man Bao was sitting on the edge, Bai Erlang looked at her, "Aren't you going to eat?"
Man Bao shook his head, "It was only then that Mr. Zheng, the shopkeeper, treated me to a meal."
Bai Erlang nodded and said, "I see, he really values you."
He looked at Man Bao curiously, "Didn't you just give them a few recipes? Why do they value you so much?"
Man Bao said: "I'm not just giving them prescriptions. We have been exchanging medical skills. Whatever I know, I will tell them if they ask."
Therefore, Manbao confidently studied medicine in Jishi Hall because they exchanged teachings with each other.
Mr. Zhuang tapped the bowl gently and said, "Eat quickly. After eating, go and rest for a while. We will have a new class in the afternoon."
Bai Erlang's face was a little bitter, "Sir, we just had a new class in the morning, why are we still taking it in the afternoon?"
"I have arithmetic in the afternoon."
Bai Erlang blinked, "Didn't you say that majoring in arithmetic can be put aside for now?"
Mr. Zhuang sighed: "That's Bai Shan, you can't do it."
He pointed at Bai Shan and said, "He has learned all the arithmetic that he should learn. It is enough for him to take the imperial examination. Can you do it?"
Bai Erlang lowered his head.
Mr. Zhuang said earnestly: "Although you have received the favor, you will not fail no matter how you take the exam, but you can choose the college you go to if you do well in the exam, so you still have to work hard."
Man Bao nodded repeatedly, "You must enter at least four schools, right?"
Bai Erlang was not very confident, "Liu Guidu said that we are the youngest students to be recruited this time. They are older than us and must have studied longer than us."
Mr. Zhuang couldn't help but scold him, "You haven't taken the exam yet. You have lost confidence in yourself. Who said that as you get older, you have to study longer? Bai Shan is younger than you, but he is half a year ahead of you."
Enlightenment. Who said that someone who has been studying for a long time is more knowledgeable than you? Manbao started studying later than you, and he has not studied more than you in the past two years, so isn't he still more knowledgeable than you? "
Bai Erlang said angrily: "Sir, are you encouraging me or discouraging me?"
"I am admonishing you. From this we can see that if they are older than you, they may not be better than you. If they have studied longer than you, they may not be more knowledgeable than you." Mr. Zhuang said: "Do you not believe in yourself? Or do you not believe in yourself?"
As a teacher?"
Man Bao and Bai Shan nodded repeatedly, "That's right, our husbands are better than theirs. Even if you are stupid, you can learn faster than them and know more than them."
Bai Erlang got lucky and said: "I'm not stupid!"
Bai Shan nodded and agreed: "So what are you afraid of? There are only forty-eight people. As long as you pass half of the people, you can enter the four schools. If you can pass two-thirds and one more, then you can enter."
Very knowledgeable."
"Tai Xue is at a higher level than your elder brother's academy."
Bai Erlang's eyes flashed with light, he picked up a piece of braised pork, took a vicious bite and ate it, nodded fiercely and said: "You are right!"
Bai Erlang turned to Bai Shan and said, "I will study at Imperial College with you then."
Bai Shan shook his head, "No, I want to study at Guozixue. You can go to Taixue by yourself."
Bai Erlang opened his mouth wide.
Man Bao turned to Bai Shan and said, "Why don't I come back for lunch at noon tomorrow? I'll go to the bookstore for you and look through the papers for the Chinese Academy of Sciences examination in the past two years."
"Will there be a bookstore?"
"If you don't have one, Daji and I will go to the Imperial College. I think there will always be students who will save it. Then we can just pay for it."
Mr. Zhuang said: "The exam is in two days."
"It's okay. If you study at home, you can find it. One and a half days is enough for us to see it. If you can't find it, just think it's just luck."
Bai Erlang said quickly: "You have always had good luck. Why don't you go pay homage to Master Tianzun later? You can go in the afternoon."
"I have class in the afternoon."
"Then go in the evening." After saying that, he looked at Mr. Zhuang eagerly.
Mr. Zhuang knew that this young disciple still had no confidence, so just to reassure him, Mr. Zhuang could only nod his head and said to Man Bao: "You can go and have a look after class in the afternoon. It just so happens that the Imperial College is about to finish school.
"
Man Bao agreed, then extended his hand to Bai Erlang and Bai Shan.
Bai Erlang was confused, "What?"
Bai Shan lowered her head and took off her purse from her waist, found a piece of silver from it and put it in her palm, then looked at Bai Erlang.
Only then did Bai Erlang come back to his senses. He stretched out his hand and touched it, but when he didn't come up with any money, he waved his hand nonchalantly and said, "I owe it now, and I'll give it to you later."
"Okay." Man Bao put away Bai Shan's money and stood up with a yawn, "Sir, I'm going to take a nap first."
"Go ahead."
In the afternoon, the three of them sat down at the desk when someone knocked on the door. Liu Gui quickly came in and reported, "Mr. Zhuang, Young Master, Young Master Tang, Miss Man, someone from the Yang family is here."
The four people in the room looked at each other, and Mr. Zhuang stood up and said, "Please go to the lobby and sit down for tea."
The Yang family has a big steward and a stewardess.
Not only did the visitor come, he also brought a greeting gift to everyone.
The stewardess took Man Bao's hand and smiled and said: "The old lady said that I should invite Mrs. Zhou to sit at home when I have time. It's so far away, so it's really hard for you to bring these things all the way back to Beijing.
"
Man Bao said: "It's not hard work. Everything is tied directly to the car. Our car is not full anyway, it's just a matter of chance."
The housekeeper didn't expect Man Bao to be so sincere. She was stunned for a moment before laughing, "Miss Zhou really loves to joke."
The chief steward on the side had also finished being polite to Mr. Zhuang. They just came to pick up some things and get to know the person their young master asked them to take care of.
The most important thing is to leave a name card on their home.
With this name card, if they encounter trouble in the capital in the future, they can use this name card to solve it, or come to the Yang family to ask for help.
After all, the Yang family's door is not that close. If there is a name post, the masters in the house can quickly see it.
Of course, they didn't know the origins of Bai Shan and others, let alone their ultimate purpose of going to Beijing. They only thought that they were really the heroes who came to Beijing to study under the imperial decree.
It's just that their young master is the magistrate of Luojiang County, and they happen to be from Luojiang County, so they have a good relationship.
Speaking of which, although their young master is gentle and humble, he rarely brings friends to the house, let alone friends who are looked after by his family.
So when the family received their posts and letters yesterday, the old lady in the family happily ate half a bowl of rice more, and then stocked up on food. Today she hired a doctor for half a day, and they came to pick up the food in the afternoon.
Originally, they should have come in the morning to show their respect.
The chief steward and the stewardess left a name note and bowed again before leaving.
Even Mr. Zhuang, who has always been strict, couldn't help stroking his beard and said: "After all, he is a servant of a noble family, so he really knows etiquette."
Not only was it polite, it was so polite that it even made Mr. Zhuang feel ashamed.