Chapter 94 Jia Yucun (515)

May 20th.

At the beginning of the month, there was a monthly exam in the academy.

At that time, Chen Heng and Xue Biao had not returned yet, so they could only be counted as absent from the exam. The master in the academy didn't pay much attention. There are so many students now, and there will always be someone unexpected or someone asking for leave.

Jia Yucun deliberately chose the third day after the two returned to the academy before calling them into the lecture hall for a make-up exam.

The time was all in the afternoon, and the exams were taken for five consecutive days. The questions are also brand new and even slightly more difficult than what everyone is taking the test. It can be regarded as a small punishment given by the academy to these leave seekers.

Chen Heng studies very hard on weekdays, so this level of difficulty will naturally not faze him. But Xue Biao, who was taking the make-up exam at the same time, was miserable. He spent all his time studying painting with Master Xu these years.

Xue Biao had not touched a book for nearly half a month. Before writing about many topics, Xue Biao had to think about them over and over in her mind.

Chen Heng, who finished his work early, saw his friend's anxiety in his eyes. Not to mention that he doesn't sympathize with his friends, it is also very interesting to watch the other party make trouble occasionally.

Chen Heng turned his attention. In the empty lecture hall, four other people gathered in the distance.

The mountain chief sat in the center, holding the latest newspaper in his hand. Jia Yucun sat beside him, and Master Xu and Master Jin stood behind them.

Needless to say, the status of the first two in the academy goes without saying. On the other hand, the two masters, Xu and Jin, have now been promoted to Tijuan officials, equivalent to the dean of academic affairs in later generations, and they are also in charge of new lecturers and guests.

The four of them were curiously surrounding the newspaper, discussing its contents.

Because they were far away, the masters deliberately lowered their voices. Chen Heng didn't hear very clearly and could only observe from his expression.

The mountain leader had the most playful expression. He turned a newspaper over and over and stroked his beard from time to time. He seemed to be able to guess that the other party must like him very much.

Jia Yucun’s beard is the most beautiful. As the second in command of the academy, he listened more to Xu Jinhou and Jin Shenzhi. The latter two seemed to have different opinions and were playing tricks on each other.

Chen Heng just took a look at the excitement for a while, and Pei Huaizhen saw the monkey suppressing laughter, and pointed at him on the spot, "Since you have passed the exam, why don't you come over and hand in the paper?"

Oops, it was discovered. Chen Heng shrank his head, quickly picked up the paper and walked towards the masters.

"You came just in time." Jia Yucun called Chen Heng to his side, "The two ladies are discussing about your newspaper."

After listening to Jia Yucun's story, Chen Heng understood the argument between Master Xu and Master Jin.

The former think that it is good as it is now, and that the lively life of the city is what ordinary people are willing to see. The latter hopes to turn the newspaper into a larger and more professional "Jing'an Literary Society".

Chen Heng didn't think that much, he just wondered: "Why can't they all be written on it?"

Now that the newspaper is just starting to run, what it lacks is content, high-quality content, and a lot of content.

There is no time to be picky at the moment. As long as it is good, just put it on top, and first seize and expand your own audience.

Now a piece of uncultivated fertile land was waiting for them. It was not the time for intensive farming.

Chen Heng himself predicted that within four months at most, someone would come out to file a newspaper in Yangzhou City. In eight or nine months at most, the "Jing'an Daily" circulated from Yangzhou will first set off a trend of private newspapers in the coastal provinces.

There are not many idiots in our land.

Besides, money is attractive to people. No one can resist the temptation of money, unless the money is not enough.

Pei Huaizhen was a little surprised by the answer. He stopped stroking his beard for a moment, then nodded and said with a smile, "You did a good job." He thought about it for a while, then said regretfully, "It's just that the name is a bit unpleasant."

When the mountain commander said this, the other three division commanders nodded in unison.

"It's a little less elegant." Jia Yucun pointed to the two big characters "Jing'an" on the newspaper, "If it's called Huaiyang, I think it's good."

"Since there are two words for "Daily News", I think it can be called Shenghong." Master Xu also commented.

Being eliminated by his teachers for no apparent reason, Chen Heng was stunned on the spot, somewhat dumbfounded.

But Pei Huaizhen, the mountain chief, did not let him go. He pointed at his students and said, "Go back and read the Book of Songs and Chu Ci again. Don't go out and embarrass the academy in the future."

"Yes." Chen Heng saluted helplessly, handed in the test paper, left the frowning Xue Biao, and ran away.

Only halfway through running, Chen Heng was stopped by someone from behind. When he looked back, it was Jia Yucun who was chasing him.

The two met on the road. Before Chen Heng saluted, the other party patted him on the shoulder and said, "Follow me, master."

The confused Chen Heng was taken all the way to Jia Yucun's residence. Jia Yucun asked the students to find a place to sit, while he went to look for something on the bookshelf.

After a while, Jia Yucun walked up to Chen Heng holding several books and said, "Take it back and read it carefully."

Chen Heng took it and saw that it was really the Book of Songs, Songs of Chu, Tang poetry and Song poetry.

"Master, I think the name Jing'an is not that bad." Chen Heng argued briefly.

Jia Yucun was noncommittal, showing a playful smile and said: "It can be better, isn't it?"

Jia Yucun, who was slim, lifted up his robe and sat at the table. His residence is a study room that is connected to his residence, with only bookshelves as partitions. There are also several paintings and calligraphy without seals hanging in the gaps.

An ordinary room, but the owner made it somewhat elegant.

Chen Heng looked around and couldn't help but be curious, thinking about how elegant and easy-going Jia Yucun had been in the academy for two or three years.

How did such a person become what he became?

Jia Yucun saw that the silly student was in a daze, so he smiled and asked, "Sit down and have a cup of tea?"

"Oh, okay." Chen Heng thought that the teacher was inviting him, and hurriedly nodded and agreed.

A small mistake brought the teacher and student together.

But when you sit and chat, you have to talk about some topics. Jia Yucun knew this well, and he made some comments on the lives of poets from all dynasties. The topic unconsciously turned to the books that Chen Heng read every day.

When he heard that Chen Heng had read "Salt and Iron Theory", Jia Yucun was very happy and praised the other party's studiousness.

"Have you been to Hangzhou, Master?" Chen Heng looked around, but noticed a painting of "Broken Bridge of West Lake" on the wall.

Jia Yucun smiled and pinched his beard, "Before I came to the academy, I also traveled around the beautiful rivers and mountains."

When he said this, Jia Yucun was a little excited, and he got up and took down a lot of toys from the bookshelf and showed them to the students one by one. Chen Heng is no longer a fool. He often follows Xue Ke to gain knowledge. He knows that the proud things that Jia Yucun brings out are not very valuable.

Chen Heng does not look down on these things, but he thinks that Jia Yucun is not a person who lives a luxurious life, so he is even more curious.

He can't help but ask: "It must cost a lot of money to go out and travel."

Jia Yucun nodded and explained to the students with a smile, "Be a teacher for the children of rich families." He said humorously, "Do you understand? The title of Jinshi is much more useful than the title of Xiucaigong."

Chen Heng himself is a scholar, so how could he not know the value of Jinshi. In some poor places, if a scholar can be born, it is something that the county will celebrate with gongs and drums.

"It sounds like an interesting experience." Chen Heng was also a restless person in his previous life. He liked to go out and travel alone with a bag when he had nothing to do.

With this experience, he is very clear about the experience of going to a place, working and seeing the scenery. It's fun, but it's also hard to talk about the hardships and embarrassment on the road.

A penny can make a hero fall.

Only when you are really poor can you know the embarrassment.

Jia Yucun smiled, looked at Chen Heng in simple clothes, and advised sincerely: "Don't learn to be a teacher. It's not easy for a farmer's child to study, and it's not as easy as a rich man's child to do whatever he wants."

As he said this, Jia Yucun immediately thought of a student he had taught.

The beloved son of the Zhen family in Jinling was one of his students. That was the first time in Jia Yucun's life that he saw the life of a powerful family, which gave him a great shock.

Until now, Jia Yucun recalled that experience, and his heart was mixed.

His more than ten years of hard study and his carefulness when he was an official were not as good as the luck of a child's reincarnation.

Is this what it means that the rich have wine and meat, and there are frozen bones on the road?

Jia Yucun concealed his reluctance, but his expression suddenly turned serious, and he said to Chen Heng, who had the same background as him, "Have you written your latest policy paper?"

Chen Heng nodded, not knowing why Jia Yucun's mind changed so quickly.

"Go and show it to me." Jia Yucun said in a deep voice.

I don't know why, every time I see Jia Yucun, I will think of Qi Tongwei, who is half a step ahead of heaven, and the sentence "I am afraid of being poor."

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