Chapter 382 Xiu Mu
In the blink of an eye, it was time for rest.
The college has two days off a month.
Of course, you can also ask for leave if you have a valid reason.
It is difficult to enter Yuelu Academy, but it is very easy to get out.
For students, the only thing they need to do is to pass their studies and not do anything wrong. As for what they do during their studies, they are quite free.
This place is more like a university, you can come and go freely as long as you have a reasonable reason.
Fellow villager Qian Yingyang came to Sun Shan early and said, "Ashan, we are going to Xiangcheng today. We have been waiting for a month and finally have a day off. We must have a good time."
When I arrived at Yuelu Academy, the first person I met was Chen Jin.
However, Chen Jin was his senior and was quite busy. In addition to studying at the academy, he often went to socialize with his friends of the same class. Although he was considerate of Sun Shan, the two of them did not have much to talk about and it was difficult for them to play together.
The second person I met was Qian Yingyang.
According to Qian Yingyang's self-introduction, he is from Duanzhou and his family sells Duan inkstones.
He was able to study at Yuelu Academy only because he was rich and had a distant relative who was an official.
Through many connections and with money, I was able to study at Yuelu Academy.
According to him, his family donated 1000 taels of silver to Yuelu Academy, and the annual tuition fee is another 500 taels of silver.
Sun Shan and Gui Ge'er were stunned when they heard this.
First, I didn’t expect Qian Yingyang’s family to be so rich.
Second, comparing it with his own tuition fee of 10 taels, Sun Shan looked in the direction of the capital and bowed to his cousin He Shujin again.
Sun Shan thought about his father Sun Bomin who depended on his aunt Sun, and he depended on his eldest cousin. He and Sun Bomin were both from the same family.
He wondered if his son would be dependent on Ke'er or Jiao'er if he got married and had children in the future.
When Sun Shan thought of this, his body trembled uncontrollably, and he silently mourned for his cousin.
If given the chance, Sun Shan believed that his family would continue to work hard.
Then Sun Shan thought, why did he have such an idea?
Why do you look more and more like Uncle Sun?
Could it be that they all have the surname Sun, and although they look different on the outside, they are actually the same on the inside?
Are they just divided into big bites, medium bites, and small bites?
Sun Shan put the book away and asked casually, "What are you doing in Xiangcheng? Is there anything you want to buy?"
In fact, the Shuyuan Street outside the academy is full of goods and has everything you need. There is no need to take a boat to Changsha City in the east of the river to buy daily necessities.
Qian Yingyang said, as if he didn't understand, "Ashan, there are many things to see and do in Xiangcheng. There is nothing here at the academy. It's not interesting at all."
After a pause, he continued, "Besides, it's annoying enough to stay in the academy all day. It's a rare day off, shouldn't we go out and play for a while?"
Gui Ge'er disagreed and said, "Mr. Qian, there are many bad people out there. My grandmother said that Brother Shan should stay in the academy and not go out."
Gui Ge'er followed Huang's instructions and took good care of Sun Shan and did not let him go out.
Huang, Su, and Sun Boming all said that if you can avoid going out, then don't go out. Sun Shan came here to study, not to travel.
What's more, it's dangerous to go out. I remember during the Dragon Boat Festival in Zhangzhou Prefecture, I went out to watch the dragon boat race and ended up encountering human traffickers.
Fortunately, they were smart, ran fast, and fought well.
If they can't run away or win the fight, they will be caught and sold by human traffickers.
Qian Yingyang and his servant Qian Wu wanted to laugh when they heard Guiger's words. It was obvious that Guiger was speaking like a child.
Qian Yingyang shook his head and said, "Gui'er, you are wrong to think so. Your brother Shan stays in the academy all day long, how can his knowledge improve? The headmaster said that scholars cannot work in isolation and talk about war on paper, but should go out more often to interact with people and apply what they have learned.
Brother Gui, please don't let your brother Shan down."
Gui Ge'er frowned, not knowing what to say for a moment.
The headmaster is the most learned man, and what he said about Shan Ge should go out more often makes sense.
But the Sun family said that Shan Ge could not be allowed to go out, and Gui Ge had no choice but to obey.
Gui Ge'er was in a dilemma and looked at Sun Shan in confusion.
Sun Shan didn't like going out because he preferred quietness to activity, not because of any warnings from Sun Bomin, Su, or Huang.
But it's not good to be too homely. Since you have come to Xiangcheng, you should at least know every inch of Xiangcheng, otherwise your trip will be in vain.
He smiled and said, "Yingyang, who else is going out? Are you the only one?"
It would be boring if I just went out with Qian Yingyang.
It would be much happier if we all went out together.
Just as "We are young students, full of vigor and vitality; we are full of youthful vigor and ambition, and we are full of vigor and ambition."
Young men who are studying should call their friends and go out for fun together.
When Qian Yingyang heard Sun Shan's question, he expressed his intention to go out, and said cheerfully: "There is also Zhu Pengyun next door to me. How about you, me, and him, the three of us go together?"
Sun Shan knew Zhu Pengyun, and the introducer was Qian Yingyang.
A friend of a friend is a friend of mine, from Fujian Province, 19 years old this year. He also passed the imperial examination and came to Yuelu Academy to study not long ago.
Sun Shan discovered that these transfer students usually played with other transfer students and rarely played with local students.
Sun Shan had been at Yuelu Academy for three months, but he didn't have any local friends.
There is a clear distinction between these students from other provinces and the local students, and there is also a vague sense of competition between them.
It’s just that these undercurrents are all hidden, and on the surface everyone is still harmonious and friendly.
Occasionally when we meet someone, we will nod and say hello politely, even if we don’t know who the other person is.
Sun Shan nodded and said, "Okay, let's go out for a walk. It's a rare day off. Staying in the academy all day will make you feel moldy."
Qian Yingyang was overjoyed. He happily pulled Sun Shan to Zhu Pengyun's dormitory and shouted, "Pengyun, come out quickly. We are leaving."
Zhu Pengyun responded and walked out of the room with his servant. When he saw Sun Shan, he smiled and said, "Ashan, you're going out too? I bet you won't go out."
Zhu Pengyun has a handsome face, eyes as big as a cow's, dark skin, and a tall and strong figure. He looks more like a military general than a scholar.
He is just a guy with nothing in him. You can only watch but not fight.
In the horse riding and archery class, he was on par with Sun Shan and Qian Yingyang, both of whom were at the bottom of the class.
I remember that the riding and archery teacher took a liking to Zhu Pengyun's physique at first sight and thought he was a good seedling, so he was preparing to train him carefully.
But after less than one lesson, the archery teacher was so angry that he said bluntly: "Fools cannot be taught!"
The riding and archery teacher has seen countless people, but there will come a day when he "shoots geese all day and gets his eyes pecked by a goose".
Because Zhu Pengyun was laughed at by everyone in the academy.
Now, every time the riding and archery teacher sees Zhu Pengyun, he will say: What a good figure you have!
Zhu Pengyun was helpless as his appearance was natural and his courage was also natural.
He dared to ride a horse and shoot arrows, but he didn't dare to ride a horse and shoot arrows at the same time, and he just couldn't let go.
He has a mental illness that cannot be cured.
Qian Yingyang said cheerfully: "I said Ashan would come out. Hehe, Pengyun, you lost the bet. I'll treat you to lunch later."
Zhu Pengyun said generously: "Okay, I'll treat you. I'll admit defeat."
Sun Shan laughed and said, "Hehe, no matter who wins or loses, I will still have food to eat, hahahaha."