Chapter 375 Chen Jin
Sun Shan stared closely at the young man in bright clothes and riding a horse in front of him. He was about seventeen or eighteen years old, thin, with fair skin, big round eyes, and a scholarly air coming from him.
At first glance, you can tell that he is a child raised in a wealthy family. Without knowledge, money, and experience, it would be impossible to develop such a fresh and handsome temperament.
Sun Shan cupped his hands and greeted, "Excuse me, are you Brother Chen? I am Sun Shan, and my eldest cousin is He Shujin."
Sun Shan showed an innocent smile, but in his heart he shouted: Damn it!
A boy is always a boy. No matter how good his temperament is, he is still a boy, and his emotions are shown on his face.
Sun Shan clearly saw disbelief and deep disappointment in his eyes.
Sun Shan was no fool, so he naturally understood the boy's thoughts.
It's just that the eldest cousin is handsome, suave and romantic, and the younger cousin is at least 80% as good as him, at least he is handsome and well-mannered.
It’s a pity that Sun Shan couldn’t even do one-third of what his cousin did, which made the young man very disappointed.
However, the boy's upbringing was not to be underestimated, and he quickly reacted. He cupped his hands and smiled warmly but at a distance: "Sun Shan, right? Junior Brother Sun, my name is Chen Jin, your eldest cousin, also my senior brother, is a classmate of my brother. He wrote to me early in the morning saying that you would come to Yuelu Academy to study."
After a pause, Chen Jin smiled and said, "I've been waiting and waiting, and finally you've arrived, Junior Brother Sun, you've arrived later than I thought."
With just a few words, Chen Jin and Sun Shan became closer.
Because of the cousin, everyone became more familiar with each other.
Sun Shan quickly apologized, "Brother Chen, hey, I walked slowly and hard this way. Plus, this is my first time traveling far away, and I don't know anything, so I was delayed. Sorry for keeping you waiting."
Chen Jin took Sun Shan's hand and said kindly, "Well, it is indeed difficult. There is an old saying that goes, "The road to Shu is as difficult as climbing to the sky." I think crossing Qitianling is just as difficult as climbing to the sky. It's just that our Qitianling is not as famous as the road to Shu, so it is ignored by the world."
Sun Shan quickly seized on the question and asked, "Brother Chen, have you ever been to Guangzhou Prefecture? Have you ever climbed Qitian Ridge?"
Chen Jin nodded and said cheerfully, "I've been there, and I crossed Qitianling, and took the water route, then the land route, then the water route again, and finally reached Guangzhou Prefecture, and I was half dead. When I think about it now, I feel that the journey was so long."
Chen Jin rolled his eyes and then said, "But if I have the chance, I will still go to Guangzhou Prefecture. There are many new things there, which is much more interesting than Xiangcheng."
Sun Shan replied with a smile: "Okay, Brother Chen, if you come to Guangzhou Prefecture to find me, I will take you to travel around. Although I am not from Guangzhou Prefecture, I am very familiar with it."
After the two of them talked like this, they became closer.
Chen Jin felt that although Senior Brother Jingci's cousin was not as elegant and gentle as Senior Brother Jingci, he was cheerful and talkative.
Sun Shan introduced Sun Bomin and other three people to Chen Jin.
Chen Jin quickly bowed and greeted him: "Uncle Sun, you've worked hard. You must be very tired after all this journey."
Sun Bomin waved his hands hurriedly and said, "Not tired, not tired, we are used to walking, it's okay."
Chen Jin talked to Sun Boming and the other three one by one, chatting about common topics and greeting everyone equally.
After seeing this, Sun Shan couldn't help but admire him.
When my eldest cousin gave me the letter of recommendation, he had already said that when he arrived at Yuelu Academy, he would arrange for one of his junior fellow students to help receive him.
This junior fellow apprentice is the younger brother of his classmate, and the youngest son of Chen You, the principal of Yuelu Academy. He is 18 years old this year and has already passed the examination and become a scholar.
Cousin He Shujin also said that if you encounter any trouble, just find Chen Jin, and he will try his best to help solve it if he can, but as for what he cannot solve, that is entirely Sun Shan’s problem.
Chen Jin was also helpless.
Chen Jin looked at the sky and saw that it was almost noon. He said hurriedly, "Uncle, let's go to the academy first to handle the admission procedures for Ashan, and we'll talk about the rest later. If we're late, we'll have to wait until tomorrow. The students from the academy will go back to Xiangcheng later."
When Sun Bomin heard this, he became anxious: "Ah Jin, go and handle the admission matters quickly, the sooner the better."
Sun Shan looked at Sun Boming, then at Chen Jin. How come they suddenly became so familiar with each other?
This speed is too fast. He is a little uncomfortable with it.
Chen Jin spoke a few words to Uncle Chen, then took Sun Shan, Sun Bomin, Sun Dali, Sun Dingnan, and Gui Ge'er into the academy.
Once you enter the academy, the scenery inside is completely different.
The architectural layout of Yuelu Academy is very exquisite. The overall layout is rectangular, centered on the central axis, symmetrical on the left and right, and with clear levels.
The courtyard is divided into two parts, the front courtyard is for lectures, and the back courtyard is for sacrifices and book storage.
Most of the buildings in the academy are wooden structures, which are simple and elegant with exquisite carvings.
Sun Boming and others were dazzled and overwhelmed.
However, in order not to obviously show that they were from the countryside, Sun Bomin and the other three did not dare to look around too much. They nervously followed Chen Jin, moving forward silently without uttering a sound.
Sun Shan had been to Yuelu Academy in his previous life, but visiting it again at this moment felt different.
At this moment, Yuelu Academy is more ancient and more vibrant.
With every step I take, I feel more serious.
Sun Shan felt like he was entering a peach blossom forest, a paradise on earth, incredible.
When they arrived at the office, Chen Jin explained the situation one by one. Zhixue was also very polite and quickly helped Sun Shan to complete the formalities. He also asked the head monk to arrange a dormitory for Sun Shan.
The head monk led Sun Shan out of the academy, turned a corner, and walked for a while before arriving at the students' dormitory.
The head monk smiled and said, "Student Sun, this is the dormitory. Outsiders are not allowed to enter the dormitory, so if a friend comes to see you, it is impossible to bring him in."
Sun Shan quickly said, "Thank you, I understand."
Sun Shan thanked him solemnly.
Sun Shan entered the academy with the help of a letter of recommendation, and the academy charged him a symbolic tuition of 10 taels and a boarding fee of 5 taels.
The expenses for food, writing brushes, ink, paper, and social interactions are calculated separately.
On both sides of the central axis from the gate to the lecture hall are long dormitories. Rooms of different sizes are symmetrically distributed. However, this place is already full of people.
People like Sun Shan who arrived halfway to report were arranged to live in new dormitories far away from the lecture hall.
The layout here is the same as the old dormitory.
There are symmetrical dormitories on both sides of a central axis, with each room closely adjacent to each other.
Just like a college dormitory.
However, the dormitory of Yuelu Academy only has one floor.
The dormitories of Yuelu Academy are bigger than those of the provincial academy, but the conditions are worse than those of the provincial academy.
It's not spacious enough to live in, and there isn't much private space.
But Sun Shan came here to study, not to live in a dormitory, and the conditions were not so bad as to be outrageous.
Chen Jin comforted him and said, "Ashan, you will feel uncomfortable when you first arrive here, but you will feel better after a while."
Sun Shan quickly said, "Brother, I know."
Sun Shan opened the door of the room. It was empty inside, with only a bed, a table and a chair, nothing else.