In class, Wei Chen smelled the faint fragrance of ink on the books and listened to the sound of reading in his ears, and he couldn't help but have the idea of studying hard.
Wei Chen had already memorized all the books in Wei Mingzhao's collection, and felt that he had some basic skills. When they were seated, he did not sit in the group of freshmen, but sat on the right side.
While Mr. Shi was teaching the new students to read "Mencius", Wei Chen pulled out a book from the table. This was the "Mencius" that Mr. Shi was about to teach.
This "Mencius" is not a book collected by Wei Mingzhao, but a textbook provided free of charge by the free school. It was originally placed on the table. After students have finished reading it, they need to put it back in its original place.
There is a sentence in the text. The rare words are rhymed with Qie, and there is a brief explanation next to it. It should be left by one of Wei Chen's seniors. The font is neat and elegant, and you can tell he is a fastidious person.
The pages of the book were turned and the paper made a crisp sound. Wei Chen automatically ignored the noise around him and began to read silently with great concentration.
The seven chapters of "Mencius" are nearly 40,000 words long. When Mr. Shi started to talk about "Mencius", Wei Chen reluctantly read it carefully.
Mr. Shi is talking about the first half of the first of the seven chapters of "Mencius", which is "Mencius, King Hui of Liang, Part 1".
In fact, Wei Chen is not unfamiliar with this article. There is a chapter in it, "What a few people do to the country", which is the content of the textbook in the previous life.
Although he had already studied this part and knew the general meaning of the article, Wei Chen was worried that his understanding in his previous life might be different from this one, so he still listened very carefully.
Sure enough, although Mr. Shi talked about "Mencius", he did not actually read all the content of the original text of "Mencius". From time to time, he would quote from other sources, and Wei Chen could not understand 70% of what he said.
Seeing the classmates around him nodding in agreement from time to time, Wei Chen knew that they must have understood, and for a moment he felt a sense of crisis.
"Even if I have a photographic memory, my foundation is still too weak. If I want to catch up with these classmates, I will have to put in more effort!"
Wei Chen simply dipped his pen in ink and wrote down everything he didn't understand about what Mr. Shi said, so that he could figure it out after class.
Mr. Shi glanced over during the lecture and saw Wei Chen writing furiously. He was a little surprised, and then silently slowed down his speaking speed by three points.
The morning class passed quickly. Mr. Shi closed the books and asked the students to sort out the books by themselves, that is, to review what was taught in the morning.
When Wei Chen saw that Mr. Shi was about to leave, he quickly stood up, picked up the exquisite gift box containing the six rites of apprenticeship and stepped forward: "Mr. Shi, this is the student's gift."
When Sun Zhigao was here, Wei Chen deliberately didn't take Shu Xiu out because he didn't want to recognize this teacher from the bottom of his heart. However, this Mr. Shi seemed to be a good teacher, and Wei Chen certainly couldn't lose the etiquette of becoming a teacher.
Mr. Shi glanced at the gift box and asked, "What's your name?"
Wei Chen hurriedly said: "Student Wei Chen."
Mr. Shi nodded and said nothing more. After accepting the gift box, he turned around and left.
Wei Chen stayed where he was, scratched his head, and thought to himself: Isn't Mr. Shi too aloof and cold?
After a while, the leisurely bell rang, and it was time for lunch.
Sheng's Free School has one day off every day on the New Year's Day, and has classes on the other 28 days. Each day is divided into morning school, afternoon school and evening school.
After studying in the morning, students will have lunch after class and come back to study after eating.
Wei Chen took advantage of this time and hurried to his dormitory to put down his bookcase and luggage.
The No. 1 dormitory is a long Tongbu, where students who are not in Youyang County live. Wei Chen lived in Datongpu in the orphanage in his previous life. He does not reject it very much, and even feels a little nostalgic for it.
When Wei Chen arrived at the cafeteria, the food was gone, but he was still given two large meat buns, a steamed bun, and a plate of pickles, both meat and vegetables, which was better than what ordinary people eat.
The Sheng's Free School was funded by Mr. Sheng Weisheng, who hired special vegetarians and cooks as handymen to cook for the students. The food was really good.
After lunch, Wei Chen returned to the lecture hall. There were already many students in the lecture hall, gathering in twos and threes to chat.
Wei Chen could see that these students were divided into many circles. Some were related to the Sheng family, and some had children from the Sheng family. The rest were mostly from Youyang and several nearby counties.
poor students.
Wei Chen has no plans to find a circle for the time being. He came to the academy to study. As for friends, as long as you treat people with sincerity, you can always make them slowly in the future.
Mr. Shi had already arranged the afternoon lesson, which was to review the content taught in the morning. Wei Chen simply recited all the texts taught by Mr. Shi in the morning.
After reading the book a hundred times, its meaning will become apparent, and endorsement will also help with understanding. This has always been Wei Chen's strength.
After memorizing "Mencius", Wei Chen took out "Collected Commentary on Mencius" and flipped through the contents about King Hui of Liang, comparing them to understand and memorize them.
After memorizing both of them, Wei Chen took out the lecture notes he had memorized in the morning and read them again. At this time, the feeling of reading the lecture notes was completely different from that in the morning. The integration was very fast.
It was getting dark. Wei Chen had dinner and rested for a while. Feeling energetic, he stretched out and picked up the lamp to fight again.
In the evening class, Wei Chen stopped memorizing and started practicing calligraphy. Although Wei Chen could also write calligraphy in his previous life, he was just getting started. In this era, his ability is really weak.
So Wei Chen directly asked for a large pile of straw paper from the handyman and prepared to practice calligraphy.
The craftsmanship of this straw paper is simple and the paper is rough. People in ordinary villages can make it by themselves. It is usually used by ordinary people as straw paper, but for poor scholars, it is a good material for calligraphy practice.
As for better bamboo paper, the cheapest one costs twenty cents per sword. Even in the Sheng Family Free School, students will not be wasted by casually practicing calligraphy.
Wei Chen picked up half of the remaining ink on the table, added a little water to the old inkstone, and began to grind it. When the ink melted, he picked up the pen and dipped it in the ink to make a note.
Wei Chen practices the Guange style. Although it lacks a bold spirit and is a bit restrained, the stippling is detailed and the structure is plain, making it perfect for examination fonts.
After writing the post one stroke after another for an hour, Wei Chen felt that he seemed to have made some progress, so he nodded with satisfaction and put the pen into the pen washer.
When I raised my head, I saw Mr. Shi walking into the lecture hall. He glanced at it and said loudly: "In half a month, the academic master will come to the school to rectify the academic style. From today on, everyone must not slack off and work hard." As soon as Mr. Shi said this, the students were in an uproar.
The academic administration is also called the academic supervisor, also known as the academic supervisor, and oversees the culture and education of a province. It is the responsibility of observing the academic style, and it is normal to inspect the academies under the rule.
But Sheng's Volunteer Academy has always been unknown among the academies in JS Province, and none of the academic administrators have ever been here. Who would have thought that this time, the Academic Affairs Master would actually come to Sheng's Volunteer Academy in person!
Moreover, when Master Xuezheng is here, can the county magistrate not accompany him?
The first three stages of the imperial examination are the county examination, the government examination and the college examination. Among them, the examiners of the county examination and the college examination are the county magistrate and the academic administrator respectively. They can decide the fate of the students with just one word.
Now these two people are actually going to the free school to observe the situation. Why aren't the students excited and worried?
Wei Chen couldn't hide the excitement in his eyes. His views on politics, ethics, and ethics will definitely test the academic performance of the school's students. When the time comes, if he can perform appropriately, it will be a great opportunity to stand out and prosper.