After entering the book, the young cannon fodder brought his short-lived mother to fly happily

Naturally, Cao Shuqing still didn't find the ginseng he remembered, but he didn't go home or go to private school. Instead, he went to the county town.

During this period of time, he has been thinking about how to shorten the path to officialdom in his previous life.

He originally wanted to lay a solid foundation first, and then when Mr. Pei Hongmiao accepted him as his last disciple, he would make a concerted effort to become his last disciple with his outstanding performance.

But now that his father is dead, plans have to change.

There are two major academies in the county, Ziguang Academy and Baizhang Academy. Every year, both academies hold entrance examinations. The first place in the examination will be admitted without paying tuition, and the academy will also reward some silver money for the students' living expenses.

He remembered that the entrance examination for Baizhang Academy would be held next month, and the entrance examination for Ziguang Academy would be held three months later.

However, both academies have some entry requirements.

The entrance examination for Baizhang Academy requires that candidates must be under ten years old.

To pass the entrance exam for Ziguang Academy, one must have a recommendation letter of importance or be a scholar. If the first two conditions are not met, the age limit is even stricter, and the applicant must be under seven years old. They want a child prodigy!

But today he had already checked all the savings of his family. They had several acres of land, but not much money left.

In his previous life, he was admitted to Baizhang Academy, but he always wanted to go to Ziguang Academy. After he passed the examination and became a scholar, his father not only took out all his savings, but also sold the family’s land to allow him to enter as he wished.

He certainly couldn't wait for the same trajectory as in his previous life, not to mention, he no longer had a father to support him.

The distance from the town to the county town was more than twenty miles. He took out ten cents and got on a horse carriage to the county town.

There were other people traveling in the carriage. They looked at Cao Shuqing and saw that he was a child with no adults around him. When someone spoke to him, he just kept his head down and ignored everyone.

What qualifications do these untouchables have to talk to him?

He was familiar with the county town. After all, in his previous life, he studied in the county town from the age of fifteen to twenty-three.

He first went to Baizhang Academy. Looking at the familiar school building, he couldn't hide the disgust in his eyes.

Second is second. If he wants to get admitted, as long as he takes the exam, it will be a sure thing.

But why should he settle for the second-best academy? Why couldn't he just go straight to Ziguang Academy?

This kind of thought made him look down on Baizhang Academy even more throughout his life.

He didn't want to go back to the village, but was there any way to get into Zi Guang Academy in the shortest time?

Only by entering Ziguang Academy can one enter the officialdom more quickly.

Daddy's death will not be in vain. Meng Yufan must be his woman. He will get these back step by step in the future.

Of course Meng Yu had no idea what Cao Shuqing was planning, and Jixianglou reopened.

The well-trained waiters, unique layout, and delicious dishes attracted a large number of customers.

The guests came with excitement and left with satisfaction. For several consecutive days, the restaurant was packed. Many people had to leave disappointed because there were no seats available.

The reserved seats and "membership system" launched in the building have almost pushed the business to a new peak.

And all these ideas were given by Meng Yu, who of course borrowed the name of her elusive master.

Mu Guanchu saw great potential in this, and after obtaining her consent, he prepared to apply these methods to other Mu’s restaurants.

He could see that although Meng Yu was young, he was smart and quick-witted, so he specially sealed a red envelope and gave it to Meng Yu personally.

Inside the red envelope was a hundred taels of silver.

Mu Guanchu said, "Little guy, Uncle Mu still owes you a favor. If you need anything in the future, just come to me. This money is for your pocket money!"

He added, "Things are over here, Uncle Mu is leaving Baiwu Town. If you need help in the future, just go find Shopkeeper Qian!"

Meng Yu did not refuse. If her mother didn't want to open a restaurant, she would not have given these ideas to others.

Of course, it wouldn't be a loss for her to have a good relationship with Mu Guanchu, as she had a lot of ideas in her mind anyway.

She felt well-aware of taking the one hundred taels of silver.

county seat.

A middle-aged man in a wide robe with big sleeves walked out of a bookstore.

He was in his forties, elegant and refined, with a scholarly look in his eyes and a few newly bought books in his hands.

Perhaps he bought the books that satisfied him, he looked relaxed with a faint smile on his lips.

At this moment, two little beggars suddenly rushed out and rushed straight towards the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man was knocked back and almost fell to the ground. At this moment, a little boy in a long gown stepped forward and supported the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man steadied himself.

The child shouted at the little beggar, "Stop! Give your purse back to me or I'll arrest you and bring you to justice!" Then he quickly chased after him.

The middle-aged man lowered his head and found that the purse hanging around his waist was gone.

He hurriedly said, "Child, don't chase!"

But the child had already caught up with one of the beggars. The beggar was so scared that he threw his purse in front of the child, and the two turned around and ran away.

The child picked up the purse, returned to the middle-aged man, brushed off the dust on the purse, and handed it to him with both hands: "Uncle, your purse!"

The middle-aged man saw that he was polite and that the robe he wore was not very delicate but clean. After taking the purse and thanking him, he asked, "What's your name, kid?"

"My boy Cao Shuqing! Cao means the Cao in the Qing Cao Jun Mansion, Shu means the Shu in the scholarly family, and Qing means the clear wind and bright moon!"

"Oh, you've read books?"

"The boy has been studying in a private school for more than two years!"

"What books have you read?"

"The Great Learning, The Doctrine of the Mean, and The Book of History!"

The middle-aged man looked at him in surprise. Is this child only eight or nine years old? Even if he started to learn at the age of six, according to the normal progress, he would have to spend two years reading books such as Three Character Classic, Thousand Character Classic, and Disciple Rules.

At his age, even if he has an excellent memory, he should still be reading books like "Guangyun", "Erya" and "Lisong Duiyun".

But has he actually read the Four Books and Five Classics?

The middle-aged man asked with a smile: "Can you recite the university?"

Cao Shuqing nodded: "Yes"

The middle-aged man smiled and said, "Recite a passage for me to hear!"

Cao Shu cleared his throat: "The way of university is to manifest the bright virtue, to be close to the people, and to stop at the highest good..."

There was still some childishness in the little boy's voice, but his pronunciation was clear and fluent.

Cao Shuqing two months ago certainly wouldn't have done that, but after his rebirth, he certainly would. After all, these were the books he had to read for the imperial examination.

The middle-aged man was very happy. He asked, "Where are you studying now?"

Cao Shuqing responded appropriately: "The kid is now in Baiwu Town Private School!"

Could it be that a private school had produced a child prodigy who could recite The Great Learning at the age of eight? The middle-aged man's eyes were full of admiration, and he looked at Cao Shuqing as if he were his nephew in the future: "Are you interested in studying at Ziguang Academy?"