Chapter 399: Promoted to the 2nd and 3rd from the Last

Chapter 399: Promoted to the 2nd and 3rd from the Last

Sun Shan gave the letter to Gui Ge'er and asked him to keep it.

I am prepared to forget the contents of the letter. If I still remember it in my mind, I am afraid I will not be able to concentrate on studying.

He must get married, but not now, as his main task is still to study.

Gui Ge'er whistled while reading the contents of the letter, and covered his hands with laughter from time to time.

The letter mentioned Sun Shan's marriage and Gui Ge'er's position as a book boy.

Sun Bomin, Su, and Huang simply asked Guiger to take good care of Sun Shan, stay in the academy, and not go out.

Make sure Guiger and Sun Shan have enough food and warm clothes, and take care of their health.

Sun Shan shook his head, stopped thinking about the contents of the letter, picked up the book and continued reading.

It has been four months since my senior brother told me that the Third-Rank Minister had returned to Changsha Prefecture for mourning, and Yuelu Academy has not yet confirmed whether Mr. Zhou will come to give lectures.

The rumors are just rumors and have never been confirmed.

The results of the quarterly exam came out not long ago, and Sun Shan unexpectedly discovered that Qian Yingyang and Zhu Pengyun were no longer the last and second from the bottom, but were promoted to the second and third from the bottom.

Sun Shan widened his eyes and looked at the last one, it turned out to be a new student who came after the Chinese New Year.

When Qian Yingyang saw that he was not the last one, he said excitedly: "Ashan, look, I have improved one place compared to last year. My hard work has not been in vain."

Sun Shan was very upset. Is this called hard work?

Zhu Pengyun also said happily: "Oh, I am now the third from the bottom, which is an improvement over last year. Hehe, it turns out that hard work pays off. Hehe, I have to exchange ideas with the new student who is the last one when I have time."

Sun Shan was so upset that he wanted to pretend that he didn't recognize them.

This quarterly exam is the first exam after the beginning of the year, and it also tests whether everyone has slacked off.

Sun Shan looked at his ranking, which was thirty-fifth, neither higher nor lower, and about the same as in the annual exam.

Mathematics is still the first, and the Four Books and Five Classics have improved, so there is no need to rank last. The worst subject is still poetry.

Fortunately, poetry and prose, like mathematics, only account for a very small proportion of the total score.

Sun Shan didn't have to worry about failing the exam because he couldn't write good poems.

For now, the main focus is to answer the questions on the meaning of the scriptures well and get high scores. There is still hope of passing the exam.

As for Yu Nanwang, Sun Shan opened his eyes wide. He actually ranked third, which was two places higher than the fifth place in the exam last year. Oh, this is too amazing.

Qian Yingyang exclaimed: "Ashan, take a look, Brother Yu is ranked very high. I didn't expect Brother Yu to improve so quickly. I'm so envious."

Zhu Pengyun said enviously: "Brother Yu has a really good brain. He stands out among all the students. It's really amazing. I really want to ask him why he did so well in the exam."

Sun Shan was also surprised that Yu Nanwang had done so well in the exam.

He and Yu Nan are neighbors. He noticed that Yu Nanwang’s schedule is similar to his. How come he can study so well?

If he could maintain his grades, not to mention passing the imperial examination, even passing the imperial examination would be a matter of minutes.

Yu Nanwang looked promising at first glance.

The one who is close to the water gets the moon first. Sun Shan wondered whether he should be shameless and ask Yu Nanwang to write calligraphy and painting and give it to him?

If he becomes an important official in the future, his calligraphy and paintings will be worth a fortune. If Sun Shan owns his calligraphy and paintings, he will become rich overnight.

After thinking about it, Yu Nanwang decided not to ask about calligraphy and painting, which would be a humiliating thing. He 100% rejected Sun Shan’s request.

No matter whether your grades are good or bad, they are not as good as eating.

It's noon and my stomach is growling.

Sun Shan, Qian Yingyang, and Zhu Pengyun walked slowly to the cafeteria, where many students were already queuing up for food.

Sometimes Sun Shan went to the dining hall to eat in person, and sometimes Gui Ge'er prepared the food and took it back to the dormitory to eat.

The dining hall of Yuelu Academy is neither big nor small. The meals are quite rich, with vegetables, meat and soup. Such a life is already very rare.

Gui Ge'er often said that the food in the academy was much better than that at home, and he was willing to eat in the academy every day.

Sun Shan thought so too, but after eating too much, he would get bored and miss the food at home.

Zhu Pengyun and Qian Yingyang ate a lot, so they fought a lot. Sun Shan had a small appetite, so he would eat more when he saw something delicious, and less when he saw something unpalatable.

As for Gui Ge'er, he accepted everything. In his eyes, there was no bad food.

Zhu Pengyun glanced around and saw the new boy, who was also the last-ranked student, following Chen Jin into the inner hall of the dining hall.

Zhu Pengyun whispered, "I heard that the new guy is a relative of Chief Chen."

Qian Yingyang took a big mouthful of rice, and when he had almost finished chewing, he spoke: "Who told you that? I heard from the president of our Guangnan that the new guy is not a relative of the headmaster, but the grandson of an old friend of the headmaster."

Then he gave Sun Shan a look, asking him to confirm the truthfulness of his words.

Sun Shan nodded and said, "The new student is indeed the grandson of the headmaster's old friend."

Qian Yingyang looked at Zhu Pengyun proudly because the information he received was accurate.

Sun Shan continued, "Brother Chen Jin said that the new student is actually Mr. Zhou's grandson."

When Sun Shan met Chen Jin a few days ago, he naturally stopped to have a conversation with him. Whether it was about study, life, or the big and small things in the academy, he wanted to gossip about them.

Chen Jin said that Mr. Zhou would come to the academy to give lectures recently, and asked Sun Shan to listen carefully and learn more from him.

As the conversation went on, they talked about the new student Zhou Yigao.

Senior Brother Chen Jin said that Zhou Yigao originally studied in the capital, and this time as Minister Zhou was in mourning, he accompanied him back to his hometown and took the opportunity to go to the city to take the county examination.

So Zhou Yigao was allowed to study temporarily at Yuelu Academy.

Zhou Yigao was only eleven years old and his grades were at the bottom among all the talented students, so he understood it very well.

Qian Yingyang and Zhu Pengyun were even more complacent about their rankings, which was really unbearable for Sun Shan.

Qian Yingyang's eyes widened in surprise as he asked, "Ashan, you said that the new classmate Zhou is Mr. Zhou's grandson? Then where is Mr. Zhou?"

Sun Shan said directly: "Senior Brother Chen Jin said that Master Zhou will come to the academy to give lectures in the next few days, and Master Zhou will not only come to Yuelu Academy, but also to Changsha Prefecture to give lectures."

The prefectural school is an official school, and Lord Zhou would choose the official school as his first choice when giving lectures. This is what the court encourages the most.

However, Dean Chen of Yuelu Academy and Lord Zhou were friends, and Lord Zhou couldn't refuse, so he simply went to both sides.

Lectures are not teaching, so you don’t have to go to the academy every day.

It is only necessary to give one or two lectures in five or ten days. Mr. Zhou is like a guest professor, explaining concepts and current policies to students, not giving basic courses.

It wouldn't be too hard to go to both schools.

Zhu Pengyun said in surprise: "Mr. Zhou really came to our academy to give lectures. Oh, that's great. I want to see the demeanor of a third-rank official."

Sun Shan shook his head and said, "We are here to listen to the class, not to see people. You two must listen carefully when you are in class. It took a lot of effort for Dean Chen to invite Mr. Zhou to come."

Qian Yingyang and Zhu Pengyun quickly assured that they would listen carefully. This was a rare opportunity to be so close to a third-rank official.