Dominate the ancient academy

Su Shiche imitated Shu Xiaoxiao and lay on the recliner, eating wild fruits on the table, and found that this person really knew how to enjoy himself.

"Yes, I wonder what it's like in the 'Yu Ren Academy'? What's the teacher like?" Su Shiche looked curious.

"Who cares? We'll know tomorrow when we get there." Shu Xiaoxiao looked indifferent. It didn't matter what she learned. What mattered was what she played? There were so many people. It must be more interesting than learning the rules in Qinglian Village.

"That's right, but the 'Yuren Academy' only closes once a month, and I'll be bored to death by then."

"Not necessarily. I'll take you out to play when the time comes, and I'll make sure you visit the entire Yuxi Mountain."

"What's there to do in the academy? Don't you just study? My brother told me that the teachers in the academy are very strict and merciless."

'Yuren Academy' is at least the best academy in Daning. Even if he were to go to the academy, his father's reputation might not be useful. He felt that this was the reason why his father sent him here.

"We'll just deal with it when the time comes. What's the point of you thinking so much now?"

"That's true."

The two of them got along very well, had lunch together, and made an appointment to go to the academy together tomorrow.

Each family of officials above the fourth rank in the court has one quota for admission to school without taking the entrance exam. Shu Xiaoxiao used the quota from the General's Mansion, and Su Shiche was from the Prime Minister's Mansion, so he was naturally also exempted from the entrance exam, so the two of them could wait for school to start with peace of mind.

Yuren College

The principal of Yuren Academy has gray hair and looks like an ordinary old farmer. It is hard to tell that he is the principal of the first academy in Daning.

But his background should not be underestimated. He once served as a first-rank official in the court and is from the same family as the current empress dowager. According to his background, the emperor has to call him uncle!

"Have you arranged the student dormitories?"

"It has been arranged. According to your instructions, the dormitory is divided into three levels. The first level has four people in one courtyard. There are four rooms in the courtyard, one for each person. All items are available. Each person pays 500 taels of silver. There are three courtyards in total that can accommodate twelve people.

The second class has eight students in one courtyard, two students in one room, all basic items are provided, and each student pays 200 taels of silver. There are six courtyards in total that can accommodate 48 students.

The third-class room has six people per room. Students need to bring their own belongings. It is free of charge and can accommodate 100 students. "

This is because in previous years there were always some students from well-off families who bullied and looked down on students from poor families, which always caused some trouble. Although it was suppressed in the end, the conflict between the poor and the children of officials became increasingly serious.

Therefore, this time, the dean directly changed the dormitory into three grades. The best dormitory was available to those with the highest bid, and the lower grade was provided for free to the poor. Not only was the poor and the children of officials directly separated, but it also brought more income to the academy.

"How's the land going?"

"I've opened up 20 mu of land in the back mountain. Isn't that a bit bad?" Li Jianyuan hesitated. The headmaster likes farming as a hobby, so why should he let the students do it now? These students are here to study, not to farm.

"Don't worry about these, just open up the land."

Although Daning appears to be a prosperous and strong country on the surface, he knows that many people still have no food to eat, and the surrounding barbarians are eyeing them covetously. Once a war breaks out, not only will food and grass be in short supply, but the people will also become more miserable. Only when all the people have enough food to eat can the country be truly prosperous and strong.

In recent years, he has been studying how to increase food production or discover new species, but unfortunately he has not achieved anything.

Then he thought that there were martial arts geniuses among those who practiced martial arts, and there were people who had photographic memories among those who read books, so maybe there were also farming geniuses? It was just that no one had discovered it. It was not like there had not been some amazing people in their academy. This farming genius might be waiting to be discovered by him?

(Shu Xiaoxiao raised her hand quickly: Yes, yes, I am a farming genius, waiting for you to recognize my talent?)

Although others did not quite agree, after all, the students came to the academy to rise to a high position and leave their names in history, and there was no chance of them farming, but the dean had already made the decision, and they would not object.

After discussing matters concerning tomorrow's school opening, the headmaster sighed as he looked at the crops he had planted. It was difficult to increase grain production, and it was even more difficult to discover new grains. He hoped that an agricultural genius would truly appear.

As the headmaster expected, the "Yuren Academy" officially opened. The foot of the mountain was already full of carriages. The academy was on the mountain, and carriages could not go up. One could only walk up. Shu Xiaoxiao looked at the stone stairs that seemed to have no end, and sighed in her heart: Look at this stone staircase. Those who know it are going to the academy, and those who don't know it would think it is going to the immortal cultivation? Is it necessary to test people so much just to go to school?

"Is there any other way? Just go up like this?" Shu Xiaoxiao asked Su Shiche. She urgently needed the prime minister's son to take her through the back door.

"Don't even think about it. You can only walk up. Someone once complained that it was too tiring and asked the servants to carry him up. But he was discovered by the academy and almost expelled from school.

The headmaster said that these 999 stone steps are a test of the students' determination to enter the school. If you can't even climb these stairs, you should go back home as soon as possible. "

His elder brother had told him that when climbing the stone stairs, persistence is the key to victory. If he was expelled from school because of climbing the stone stairs, he would be laughed at by everyone in Kyoto. He could climb slowly when he was tired, but he must never give up. In the past, several young men came to climb the stone stairs, but gave up and went home halfway through. Not only did they become a point of laughter for everyone, but the academy also stopped accepting them.

Watching the people around him start to climb up one after another, Shu Xiaoxiao took a deep breath and said, "Let's go!"

He took the lead and climbed the stone stairs, followed closely by Su Shiche. At the beginning, Shu Xiaoxiao and Su Shiche could still complain about the messy test in the academy, or look at the students around them who came to school, some with excited faces, some with calm faces, and slowly they felt a little breathless.

Shu Xiaoxiao was fine, as she used to climb mountains frequently. But Su Shiche looked like he was about to fall down.

"Let's take a break."

After hearing this, Su Shiche sat down on the ground. If he didn't want to lose face in front of his new friends, he would have sat down on the ground long ago.

Seeing that Su Shiche was so tired, Shu Xiaoxiao took the water bag from Yuan Zhen. This was the water that was soaked with ginseng treasure during breakfast in the morning. She was worried about this situation, and luckily she brought it.

"Drink some water!"

"Thank you, Young Master Ye. We brought some water." Seeing Shu Xiaoxiao's actions, Butler Li quickly took out the water bag and handed it to the young master.

Shu Xiaoxiao didn't take her hand back: "Drink mine, it contains medicine made by my grandfather, it can quickly restore your strength."

Su Shiche, who was originally taking the water from Butler Li, immediately changed direction. He was now overdrawn and urgently needed to recover his strength.

I took the water and drank it. It tasted like scented tea, not like medicine, but it tasted good.

I don’t know if it was an illusion, but after drinking this tea, the fatigue in my body gradually disappeared and I recovered really quickly.

"Is there ginseng in it?" There is a faint smell of ginseng, but ordinary ginseng does not have such a good effect. It seems that there are other medicines in it.

"Can you taste the ginseng flavor?" Shu Xiaoxiao was very surprised. You know, the ginseng treasure now has restrained the ginseng flavor. Grandpa couldn't taste the ginseng flavor in the water soaked with it, not to mention that there was flower tea in the water. Could this person's taste be so sensitive?

"It's very light, almost imperceptible. I was weak when I was a child and often drank ginseng soup. My taste buds are quite sensitive, so I tasted it."

The ginseng should be of very low age and the ginseng flavor is almost gone, but the effect is very good.

"Really? I didn't expect you to be so good. I can't even taste it." Shu Xiaoxiao laughed. It seems that she can't let him drink it often in the future. It would be bad if he tasted something wrong.

"Can...can I...drink some of your water? Don't worry...I can buy it with money." Qian Jinbao asked breathlessly.