Chapter 390: What a Master Who Does Not Do Anything

Chapter 390: What a Master Who Does Not Do Anything

Master Ma shook his head and said, "Your eldest cousin is the winner of this year's imperial examination. You, his cousin, won't be much worse. You should have confidence in yourself."

Then Master Ma sighed and said, "It's a pity that your eldest cousin doesn't love mathematics as much as you do, otherwise we would have someone in the court long ago."

Master Yu said gloomily, "Yes, why is He Chuanlu not interested in mathematics? But his cousin is good at mathematics, so we also have hope."

After saying this, he looked at Sun Shan passionately, as if he wanted to see a big red flower in Sun Shan.

Sun Shan:............

It seems that he is the backup plan of Master Ma and Master Yu.

Even if you're a spare tire, could you two not say it to my face?

Sun Shan said very anxiously, "Master Ma, Master Yu, I am very worried now. I can't find a good teacher to teach me carefully. Look at my quarterly exam this time. If I don't have a good teacher to guide me one-on-one, it will be difficult for me to pass the imperial examination, let alone the imperial examination."

Sun Shan emphasized the concept of “one-to-one” and stressed it particularly.

Then he looked at the two teachers with stars in his eyes, the meaning of which was self-evident.

I want two people to tutor him well, and if possible, it would be best to find a teacher who is a Jinshi graduate.

Focus on training him.

Master Yu and Master Ma certainly knew what Sun Shan meant. Anyone who could pass the imperial examination must have a high IQ.

Master Yu and Master Ma looked at each other for several times, and then sighed heavily several times.

Master Ma spoke in a gentle and calm manner, without any haste or impatience, and said very calmly: "Sun Shan, I understand what you mean. It's a pity that I am no different from Old Yu, and my knowledge is limited.

The reason we were able to pass the imperial examination was entirely because the new dynasty had opened an imperial examination and there were few people taking the exam. We were both lucky and stood out among the few students and passed the imperial examination.

In fact, our academic knowledge is average, about the same as that of the scholars in the academy. Sometimes our understanding of the Four Books and Five Classics is not as good as that of the students.

I want to teach you, but my knowledge is only half-baked, and I'm afraid my level is about the same as yours."

Master Yu echoed, "Old Ma is right. I remember when the examination was first held, there were only a few dozen students taking it, and I was at the bottom of the list, barely making it onto the list. My knowledge is just average, so I can't be your teacher."

Master Yu added, "I passed the imperial examination and knew my own worth, so after failing the imperial examination once, I never took the exam again. For the past ten or twenty years, I have been concentrating on studying mathematics, and other knowledge has long been returned to you."

Master Ma's situation is the same as Master Yu's.

They both passed the imperial examination and took the joint examination once, but after failing they stopped pursuing further studies.

With the status of a juren, he had no worries about food and clothing even if he didn't work, so he could concentrate on his love of mathematics.

Mr. Ma and Mr. Yu became good friends because of mathematics.

In recent years, mathematics was tested in the imperial examinations. The mathematics knowledge of the two was quite famous in Changsha Prefecture, so they were recruited by Yuelu Academy to be teachers.

The two teachers also revealed that they have lived for several decades, but have only been working in the past few years. They also said that if they were not looking for talented mathematics students, they would not come to work.

Sun Shan looked at them expressionlessly. What a lazy teacher! Yet he spoke so openly without blushing at all.

But in my heart I must pass the imperial examination.

Because after passing the imperial examination, he can also lie down and do what he is interested in, like Master Ma and Master Yu, and live a happy life.