Be a master through ancient times

On the second day, Chu Ci still ordered Zhang Wenhai to read "The Analects of Confucius" first, then put yesterday's test paper on the table, and wrote something on the paper beside him.

Zhang Wenhai didn't dare to be distracted anymore, he read the book very seriously, read every sentence first and then recited it again, trying to close his eyes so that the line of words could come to mind without any mistakes.

After reading for about two quarters of an hour, Chu Ci stopped.

"This is today's question, you can write it, it still takes half an hour to finish." Chu Ci handed him the test paper.

"Yes, Brother Chu." Zhang Wenhai took the test paper respectfully, and did not rush to answer the questions, but read the whole test paper from beginning to end.After he had a good idea, he picked up a pen and circled the serial numbers in front of several questions, and then answered them as quickly as possible.

"Brother Chu, I'm fine." Zhang Wenhai stopped writing complacently. This time he did everything according to what Chu Ci said yesterday. He no longer spent time thinking about difficult problems, and his speed increased by half compared to before.

"Oh? So fast?" Chu Ci was holding "Mencius" in his hand, and was looking for loopholes in his translation according to the notes. When he heard Zhang Wenhai speak, he seemed to be taken aback.

"Brother Chu, please review." Zhang Wenhai personally took the test paper and stood beside Chu Ci, waiting for his reply.

Chu Ci raised his eyebrows, the young man is very confident!He picked up the vermilion pen and began to change it "swish, swish, swish".

Looking at the red ticks one after another, Zhang Wenhai was extremely happy.He looked at "Mencius" on the table and thought, maybe he can silent "Mencius" tomorrow.

Who knew that Chuci did not give him points immediately after the complete revision of the volume, but pointed to a vacancy with a red pen and asked, "Why don't you do this question?"

"This question is not from "The Analects of Confucius". It must have been used by Brother Chu to test what I learned yesterday, so it is empty here."

This question is Yun Gong's concession, and then there are two horizontal lines behind it, indicating that this question needs to say the next two sentences silently.When Zhang Wenhai saw it, he knew it was not in "The Analects of Confucius", so he immediately circled it and refused to do it.

"Can't do it?" Chu Ci raised his eyebrows, "You recite the "Shangshu Yushu Yaodian" to me."

This "Shangshu" is also called "Book of Books", one of the necessary bibliographies for the examination of scholars.Zhang Wenhai recalled this article, and immediately read it with confidence.

"In the past, Emperor Yao was smart and thoughtful, and he lived in the world...Yun Gong restrained, only covered by four appearances, above and below." Zhang Wenhai's smile disappeared, and his voice became quieter, "Yun Gong restrained... lightly covered by four appearances." ... grid above and below."

He stared at the blank space on the test paper, and suddenly felt that it was very dazzling.

"Fill in the remaining blank questions one by one, and then come over." Chu Ci said.

"Yes..." Zhang Wenhai froze again.

He took the test paper and sat back, then thought carefully, and slowly wrote out the question circled just now.

"Brother Chu, I've finished writing."

Chu Ci didn't read the test paper, but looked into Zhang Wenhai's eyes, "Tell me, what did you experience."

Zhang Wenhai looked ashamed, and he said: "I... took it for granted, thinking that you would test me in the way yesterday, so I skipped the question without thinking. I am proud of the time, and I never thought about going to check it, it really shouldn't be."

Chu Ci smiled gratifiedly: "I am very relieved that you can gain something. Remember that you need to be rigorous in your studies, and you must not play tricks."

"Brother Chu said it is true!" Zhang Wenhai admired in his heart, Chuci's endless tricks made him full of confidence in his county test this time.

For the next ten days, Zhang Wenhai spent time posting scriptures, and Chu Ci published all the important sentences in those books.In the last few days of writing, Chu Ci asked all mixed questions, and Zhang Wenhai was able to answer them as quickly as possible.

Master Zhang and Mrs. Zhang found that their son had improved, and they were very grateful to Chu Ci. Not only did they take care of three meals a day, but they also went to Mifangzhai to order pastries and delivered them to Chu Ci three times a day.

Chu Ci pinched the white and soft little fat on his stomach, and suddenly felt a sense of crisis.If this continues, it is estimated that he will bid farewell to the words gentle, handsome, and personable, and transform into a rich and round, fat head and big ears.

So this morning, just after dawn, Chu Ci got up.He didn't wear much, he went out after warming up in the room, and played a five-animal show in the open space outside.

There are many old men living in the community where Chu Ci's house is located. Among them is an old Chinese doctor who is very good at playing Wu Qin Xi, and many old men have followed suit.

Chu Ci felt that his grandfather and father had a standard fighting five scum physique, and was afraid that they would not be able to sit for a long time all day long, so he squeezed into the group of old men without any shame, and learned the complete set of five animal operas .

It's a pity that his grandfather and father were too busy, so he didn't teach the whole set of Wu Qinxi...

Chuci was sweating all over from the beating before he stopped.He entered the room and sat quietly for a while, then changed his clothes.

"Brother Chu, I heard that you are practicing in the garden today, can you teach me?" Zhang Wenhai now sees that Chu Ci has a beauty filter, and wants to learn from him no matter what he does.

Especially after hearing that Chu Ci bows like a tiger and is as agile as a deer, Zhang Wenhai feels even more in his heart that Chu Ci is actually a person with both civil and military skills.

"You?" Chuci looked at Zhang Wenhai for a long time, and found that his body was slender, without a trace of fat all over his body, and he still wanted to lose weight just like that, which shows that men have a lot of love for beauty.

"Wait until I come back from home. Tomorrow is my mother's birthday. Although it's not a full birthday, a child should be by her side for a while, so I'm here today to ask Brother Zhang for three days off." Chu Ci said.

"What about asking for leave? Brother Chu, just do whatever you want. Since it's Lingtang's birthday, I don't want to come to disturb you easily, but when you leave, Brother Chu, remember to bring the congratulatory gift I gave to Lingtang. Just a little bit of my heart." Zhang Wenhai really wanted to go to Chu Ci's house to make love, but he made it clear that he only wanted to celebrate as a family, so let's forget it.

"Thank you Brother Zhang for your kindness to the family, but the journey is far away, and I'm afraid it will be too much to bear, so let's forget it." Chu Ci hastily declined. Zhang Wenhai must give more than a little gift. He is a frail scholar, how can he give him a gift? Bring something back.

Zhang Wenhai thought that Chu Ci was embarrassed, so he said: "I will let Brother Chu go forward with a heavy load. There will be chariots and horses waiting at the door. Please don't worry, Brother Chu."

Chu Ci recalled the fear of being dominated by the carriage a few days ago, and couldn't help turning pale and mouth sour.

"Or forget it..."

"Oh, Brother Chu, don't refuse. With our relationship, how can we be so unreasonable?"

Chu Ci smiled wryly, isn't this a matter of seeing or not, okay?

"Brother Zhang, do you have an ox cart at home?" Since you can't push it, you should choose a slower one, at least you will be less bumpy on the road.

Zhang Wenhai was at a loss, his family's field was not in the town, where did the cattle come from?After figuring out the worries in Ci's heart, he couldn't help laughing loudly. He thought Chu Ci was omnipotent, but who would have thought that he would be afraid of riding in a carriage?

"Brother Chu, don't worry, I'll send someone to the cattle and horse market to buy a cow and come back."

Chu Ci hurriedly stopped him. Although Zhang Wenhai didn't care, it was hard for him to repay the favor.

Seeing the dispute between the two, Xiao Chengzi cautiously opened his mouth at the side: "Young Master, Mr. Chu, although there is no cow in the house, there is a mule, I wonder if it's okay?"

This is a mule, born of a jackass and a mare. Speaking of which, Mr. Zhang was angry for a while, because the mare has always been loved by Mr. Zhang, and he felt that he loved riding it. spoiled.On weekdays, he occasionally went to the backyard, and would curse a few times when he saw the mule.

"Okay, just a mule. It's slower than a horse and faster than a cow. Don't bother Brother Zhang to send someone to buy a cow." Chu Ci breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhang Wenhai was also satisfied, as long as he could send Chuci back to please him, it didn't matter whether it was a horse, a cow or a donkey.

After Chu Ci got into the mule cart, he realized that there were a lot of things piled up in the carriage. It turned out that Zhang's mother had also given something after hearing about it.

Forget it, he just tutored Zhang Wenhai these past few months, and helped him pass the examination as a scholar, which is considered a repayment of the favor.

Chu Ci saw that there were all kinds of things in the gift, so he didn't need to buy any more for food.He asked the coachman to go to the calligraphy and ink bookstore, and decided to spend some money to add a piece of jewelry for his mother.

Shopkeeper Lu was in the store today, when he saw Chu Ci, he immediately greeted him with a very warm attitude.

Chu Ci thought: If you are courteous to others, you must ask for something.It seems that shopkeeper Lu has something to ask him for.

The two of you came and went, and after a few times of maneuvering, shopkeeper Lu finally stopped beating around the bush: "Chu Xiucai, I have had someone engrave that seal in duplicate, except that one is a square seal and the other is a round seal." The square seal is for you, and the round seal is used to print on the illustrations in the book, what do you think?"

"Good, just do as shopkeeper Lu said." Just for this?

Shopkeeper Lu gave the seal to Chu Ci, and then said: "Last time Hu Zi told me that Chu Xiucai, you don't want to show your true colors to others, so I immediately pushed him away. It's just..."

"What's the problem with shopkeeper Lu, but it's okay to say."

"It's just that the man was so clever that he actually got in touch with a manager in the county bookstore and invited me to meet. He said that it's okay if he can't meet people, but I hope you can help him draw a picture." Shopkeeper Lu With an expression that is hard to say, he knows the character of a literati, and he doesn't like that person's behavior.

Chu Ci's face was slightly cold. The county bookstore is equivalent to a modern printing factory, and the manager is the manager of the printing factory. Although the power is not great, it is very important for shopkeeper Lu, who runs a bookstore.Is this forcing him to submit?

But shopkeeper Lu is innocent. In such a difficult situation at that time, without the help of shopkeeper Lu, their life must have been very difficult.

Shopkeeper Lu watched Chu Ci's complexion turn from cloudy to sunny, and he was determined to know that it was done.He made up his mind that he must negotiate a good price for Chu Ci.

"What kind of painting does the man ask for?"

"The embroidered lady in the biography of embroidered lady has to be drawn as tall as a person. The eyes need to be rounder, the body needs to be taller, and by the way, two more dimples need to be added on the face, and the rest remains the same."

Chu Ci laughed, could it be that this person is an idiot fan who would ask to draw this?Chu Ci thought of the otaku of the Neon Kingdom in the later generations, who collected goddesses' handicrafts and so on, and he was no different from this person.

"Okay, I will deliver the things in five days."

Shopkeeper Lu was very happy. He gave Chu Ci this month's three taels of silver to him, and then prepared all the things needed for painting and sent them to the mule cart.

The shopkeeper Lu saw a lot of gifts piled up on it, and he was curious. After asking Chu Ci repeatedly, he got the answer. It turned out to be Chu Ci's mother's birthday.For a while, he had nothing to give away, so he sealed five taels of silver with red paper, and let Chu Ci accept it anyway.

Chu Ci had no choice but to hide it because he was afraid of this.

But shopkeeper Lu's expression of turning your face if you don't accept us is really hard for Chu Ci to refuse, so he had to thank him again and again.

He has more than ten taels of silver on him now, and he must be able to buy a better jewelry for his mother.