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Master Sun stroked his beard and continued to ask him, "What do you mean by this?"

Zhou Zhuo's face felt slightly hot, and his mind was thinking rapidly.

"It means that the righteousness of the universe is the greatest and most powerful. If we cultivate it with justice and not harm it with evil, we can make it permeate the universe and be omnipresent. Furthermore, the righteousness of the universe must be combined with benevolence, righteousness, and morality. Otherwise, it will become weak and withered, just like a person without food..."

Master Sun nodded and asked some other interpretations. Zhou Zhuo answered them all without any trouble, even though some of his answers were not very good.

"You go too, and write down the chapter of Haoran Qi from memory and give it to me!"

Zhou Zhuo bowed to the two gentlemen and walked towards Zhou Chi. Only when his back was facing the gentlemen did he dare to raise his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead.

Holding the pen in his hand, Zhou Zhuo finally calmed down.

Not only this exam, but also what he saw at Zhou's house last night made him deeply aware of his own shortcomings.

Regardless of the outcome, he had done his best today, and it was a very satisfying experience. At this moment, he had no regrets...

Liu Yuanyi personally supervised the two of them while they were copying. Only Zhou Lingling and the other two, the old man, and the two gentlemen were left in the yard.

Old Master Liu laughed, "Little girl, your two brothers are pretty good!"

Just now, the girl looked worried, afraid that he would put pressure on them. It turned out that she was just making fun of the old man!

Zhou Lingling smiled modestly: "No, no, my brothers are just hardworking!"

"Old man, you don't know, our family is poor! We have no money to send my brother to school, so he followed the old scholar to the bookstore and copied books one by one. The old scholar taught him..."

"When we were in the countryside, we had to work on weekdays, so my brother would get up earlier than the chickens and sleep later than the dogs, just to be able to study a little longer."

"And my brother Zhuo, he walks dozens of miles to go to school in the neighboring village before dawn every day, and comes back after dark..."

Mr. Liu: “…”

The two masters: "..."

Indeed... quite diligent.

After a while, Liu Yuanyi came out with what the two of them had copied.

"Hahaha, Grandfather, two masters, look quickly!"

Liu Yuanyi's eyes were filled with surprise. He handed the two pieces of paper in his hand to his grandfather and Master Qian respectively.

Old Master Liu took it and his eyes fell on the paper. On the paper was the chapter on encouraging learning from the Analects of Confucius. The handwriting was a little childish, but it already had a touch of elegance.

The painting that Master Qian and Master Sun were looking at was Zhou Zhuo's "Haoran Qi". Although the style was not evident, there was a sense of freedom in his writing.

The three of them exchanged glances again, with smiles in their eyes.

Seeing this, Liu Yuanyi deliberately smiled and said, "How is it? Do the two young masters Zhou have caught the eyes of Master Qian and Master Sun?"

Master Qian and Master Sun looked at each other. The former coughed lightly and said, "How could someone who was personally recommended by your young master be bad?"

Liu Yuanyi laughed heartily and turned to Zhou Lingling, saying, "My dear, did you hear that? I'll have your two brothers report to the academy tomorrow."

Zhou Lingling: “!!!”

I heard it, I heard it with both ears.

"Great!"

She almost jumped up with excitement.

"Thank you, Master Liu. Thank you, Master Liu, for your hard work... Oh, thank you, Master, too!"

Mr. Liu: "Hmph..."

Not sincere at all.

"Dad, did you hear that? Big brother and Zhuo brother both passed the exam!"

Zhou Lingling turned around, grabbed her father's arm and shook it, making Zhou Laoer's already dizzy head even more dizzy.

Really...really passed the exam?

Subsequently,

Everyone followed Master Qian to pay the tuition and heard Master Qian say that the academy would cost two taels of silver for one semester.

Zhou Lingling: Why don’t you just go and rob it?

Master Qian added, "The academy will provide textbooks, provide food and accommodation on weekdays, and provide two sets of student uniforms per season."

Zhou Lingling: It seems okay?

Zhou Zhuo, who heard Master Qian's words, stood there awkwardly.

He has no money.

This time, my grandfather asked him to come more to take a look and didn't have much hope, so he didn't give him much money.

And it costs two taels of silver for one semester... Before, he only paid five hundred coins for one semester in the private school in Dayan Village. Although he had to bring his own food, he didn't get any clothes.

But these five hundred coins are the only money left in the family every year...

Zhou Zhuo was a little hesitant. This academy, should he...

"Yes, my elder brother and Zhuo's tuition will be paid. You will come to class tomorrow, right?"

Zhou Lingling took out a silver ingot and placed it on the table under Master Qian's surprised gaze.

Master Qian looked at Zhou Laoer, who had a calm expression, and then looked away.

Hmm...it seems that the young lady is in charge of this family.

He took the silver and gave Zhou Lingling a dime in change.

"Morning lessons will begin at 11:00 AM tomorrow. If you live far away, please bring your bedding and blankets. The academy is closed for the ten-day period."

That means one day every ten days.

Zhou Lingling nodded and said with a smile, "We understand. Thank you, Master Qian. You are such a kind person."

Master Qian looked at her with a serious face and expressionless expression.

The little girl is quite good at praising people...

He always felt that he was the best teacher in the academy who cared most about his students.

The good teacher didn't have to teach, so he took them on a tour of the academy.

Where is the canteen, where is the dormitory...

What Zhou Lingling didn't expect was that there was a large piece of farmland behind the academy.

Although the soil inside was also very dry and cracked, only a small number of seedlings were growing crookedly.

Master Qian said with some pride: "This is also the characteristic of our Mingzhao Academy. It was originally used by our dean to teach students about agriculture and sericulture and to exercise their bodies."

"It's a pity that it's been so dry this year. I put so much effort into growing nothing..."

Zhou Lingling raised her eyebrows. This old man is quite pragmatic!

"The old dean is really wise and far-sighted." He is an old fox.

Zhou Laoer, who was standing by, looked at the vast expanse of farmland and complained in his heart:

You weak scholars have turned over less than a foot of soil. The soil underneath has already solidified. It's a wonder you can grow anything!

……

The group took a ox cart back to Zhou's house.

Zhou Laoer immediately shared the good news with his wife. He was so excited that he was about to hug her, but she dodged his outstretched hand and ran towards someone else.

"My dear daughter, you are really amazing. You even found a school in town for your brother..."

Chen hugged the little girl and kissed and hugged her.

Seeing Zhou Chi laughing happily beside her, Chen's smile faded:

"Your eldest brother must repay you well in the future, otherwise mother will beat him to death, you heartless man!"

As he was speaking, he suddenly began to grit his teeth.

The smile on Zhou Chi's face also paused, "Mom, what are you talking about..."

Lingling is his biological sister. Even if she does nothing, he will treat her well in this life.

Not to mention that his sister has done so much for him and for this family...

Chen snorted proudly, knowing that her son was not that kind of person.

So she looked at Zhou Laoer and said, "I'm going to buy some food to celebrate Chi Ge'er and Zhuo Ge'er's wedding. Didn't your daughter ask you to go find Daqin? Why are you still dawdling?"

Then she said to Zhou Zhuo, "Brother Zhuo, have lunch at home. I'll ask your second uncle to take you back to get your things later, okay?"

Zhou Laoer, who was still waiting for a hug from his wife, said: "..."

Zhou Zhuo nodded hesitantly, then looked at Zhou Lingling: "Sister Lingling, I..."