Chapter 376 He is wanted by the academy
Chen Jin suggested: "Ashan, bring your luggage here as soon as possible and buy a small bed for your servant. The conditions here are simple and you have to prepare many things yourself. Also, remember not to prepare too much and keep it as simple as possible.
Article 5 of the Yuelu Academy School Rules states: "Food and clothing should be simple and frugal." People should live a frugal and simple life and should not be too extravagant in clothing, food, etc. Do you understand?"
Chen Jin handed Sun Shan the "Yuelu Academy School Rules" that he had just taken from Zhixue, and said with a smile: "First, read the academy's school rules carefully. It contains everything you can and cannot do."
Sun Shan quickly took it and said thank you.
Chen Jin saw that Sun Shan had brought nothing with him today, thinking that he would not be able to go to school today, so he instructed him: "Ashan, pack your luggage as soon as possible and move into the academy. You arrived halfway, and many lecturers have already started lecturing on various scriptures. You must catch up slowly. If you don't understand something, you can ask the lecturer privately. If you don't ask, you may have to wait until next year."
Chen Jin introduced that the academy has teachers who teach the Four Books and Five Classics, and each of them is good at a subject, which they teach from the beginning of the school term to the end of the year.
If someone like Sun Shan came to borrow the text to read it halfway, he could either ask the teacher privately or wait until next spring to listen again.
Chen Jin hopes that Sun Shan will come to the academy to study as soon as possible and not delay. This way, he will miss less knowledge and won't have to work so hard to make up for it.
Sun Shan said gratefully: "Brother, I understand. Thank you for your reminder."
After looking at the dormitory, Chen Jin led Sun Shan and others to the dining hall for dinner.
Buy meal tickets before eating.
The meal tickets at Yuelu Academy are quite flexible. You can buy as many as you want. If you can’t finish the meal, you can give it to others or return it. This rule is very humane.
Sun Shan bought a month's worth of meal tickets and invited everyone to have a meal together.
Chen Jin was not polite either. He sat down and ate with Sun Shan and the other four. He also turned himself into a food identification expert, commenting on which dishes were delicious, which were not, and which dishes should never be ordered. He even ordered some out of curiosity and regretted it for three days and three nights.
Sun Bomin and others were amused by Chen Jin's witty and humorous words.
As for why Sun Boming and others could understand what Chen Jin was saying, it was entirely because Chen Jin spoke poor Guangnan dialect.
Chen Jin said proudly: "Ashan, is my Guangnan dialect very standard? It took me a year and a half to learn it from Senior Brother Jingci. Senior Brother Jingci and my elder brother are in Beijing these days, and no one speaks Guangnan dialect with me, so now I have regressed a lot."
Before Sun Shan could say anything, Sun Dali said hurriedly, "Ah Jin, you speak Guangnan dialect really well, even better than mine."
Each village has its own accent. Moreover, there are countless villages between Huangyang County and Guangzhou Prefecture. Although they all speak Guangnan dialect, the tones are very different.
Guangnan Province follows the dialect accent of Guangzhou Prefecture.
It is possible that Sun Dali's Cantonese is even less standard than Chen Jin's.
Sun Shan agreed and said, "Brother, you explained it very well and very standardly. It's almost the same as what my eldest cousin said."
After a pause, he continued, "Brother, you must teach me to speak Changsha dialect in the future."
Chen Jin replied very straightforwardly: "Okay, I will teach you Changsha dialect in the future. No, even if I don't teach you, you will understand it after living here for a few years, so don't worry."
Sun Bomin felt much more at ease when he saw Chen Jin in the academy.
Thinking that his good nephew Jing'er was the most reliable, he arranged for someone to receive Shanzi early on and help Shanzi adapt to the academy early on.
In an unfamiliar place, it is always better to have someone lead the way than to walk blindly on your own.
After lunch, Chen Jin led Sun Shan and four others to visit Yuelu Academy.
Sun Shan asked quickly, "Brother, do you have no classes this afternoon? If you do, you can leave first and we can go shopping by ourselves."
Chen Jin shook his head and said, "The teacher will give a lecture this afternoon, but I've already attended it, so I don't need to go again. I'll take you around."
Then he said to Sun Bomin, Sun Dingnan and Sun Dali, "Uncle, this is a rare opportunity, you must take a good look around. If you leave the academy, it will be difficult to get in tomorrow. The academy cannot let in anyone who does not belong to it."
Sun Dingnan thought that since it was a rare opportunity to visit the legendary Yuelu Academy, he must explore it thoroughly so that he would have something to talk about when he returned.
He said gratefully: "Brother Ajin, thank you for leading us. Hehe, I heard about Yuelu Academy when I was in school. Now I finally have the opportunity to come. How about I take a good look at it."
Chen Jin said happily: "Okay, I will take you on a tour today."
So Chen Jin very enthusiastically led Sun Shan and four other people to visit Yuelu Academy.
Sun Bomin sighed and said, "I thought the prefectural academy in Zhangzhou was big enough, but who knew that Yuelu Academy is even bigger. Oh, I have learned a lot today."
In Sunjia Village, Sun Boming is considered to be a man with "broad horizons" and has seen the world.
Not to mention Sun Dali, a country bumpkin who is a farmer for nine generations and has never left Huangyang County.
Looking at the solemn, mysterious, remote, ancient and elegant Yuelu Academy, Sun Dali didn't know what adjectives to use to describe the beautiful scenery before him.
I had no choice but to follow behind silently, watching every brick and tile being laid.
Gui Ge'er followed Sun Shan carefully, thinking that he was much happier than Sun Bomin and the other two, as he could live in the academy with Sun Shan.
Gui Ge'er touched the two taels of silver in his trouser pocket, thinking that he would go back to the inn and ask the innkeeper what cheap and useful local specialties from Changsha Prefecture there were.
He wanted to buy some and asked Sun Boming and the other two to take them back and give them to the village chief.
Gui Ge'er thought to himself that it was all thanks to the village chief who introduced him to a job that he had the opportunity to live a good life with Sun Shan.
When drinking water, one should remember the person who dug the well; as a man, one should never forget his roots.
Gui Ge'er is a good boy from the Sun family who knows how to repay his gratitude. He must buy some local specialties to honor the village chief.
Of course, we also have to respect Su and Huang.
Chen Jin is a very good tour guide. Wherever he goes, he explains to everyone what the place is. Even the trees they pass by have their origins.
Chen Jin tells the story behind it.
Some of them were forbidden areas in the academy, and Chen Jin would also inform Sun Shan in person.
By the time they finished visiting Yuelu Academy, it was already afternoon, and Sun Shan and his four companions had to say goodbye. If they didn't leave now, there would be no boat to Xiangcheng.
Sun Bomin handed over a purse with two gold nuggets in it, and said embarrassedly: "Ah Jin, uncle came here in a hurry and didn't bring anything. This is a meeting gift for you, please don't despise it."
Chen Jin tried to refuse, but Sun Bomin insisted on sending him off, saying that a gift from an elder should not be refused.
After Chen Jin accepted it, he thanked him.
Before leaving, Chen Jin instructed: "Ashan, if you have any questions, come to me."
Sun Shan bowed and expressed his gratitude, then led Sun Boming and his party out of Yuelu Academy and walked towards Yuelu Mountain Pier.
Sun Shan turned around and looked at the doorplate of "Yuelu Academy". After completing the formalities today, he felt finally at ease.
From today on, he is a boarding student of Yuelu Academy. He can study here and he is wanted by the academy!