The snow is getting heavier. It falls in a courtyard of blue bricks and black tiles built against the mountain. The eaves, columns, ancient trees, steps, and roads are covered with snow. Between heaven and earth, it is unspeakably lonely.

Suddenly, the sound of reading sounded in the courtyard, and the voice carried the childishness of a child, and the tone was frustrated.

Picking the weed, picking the weed, and the weeds also stopped. It is said that it is returned, and the years are endless...... In the past, I went back, and the willows followed. Now I think about it, the rain and snow are falling..."

A figure walking towards the gate of the academy was carrying luggage, his steps were hurried, he heard the sound of reading, thought about it, turned around and walked along the corridor, and walked to the C-shaped lecture hall in the outer house.

But I saw a child in a green shirt sitting in an empty lecture hall reading. The words are clear, the sentences are correct, the recitation is coherent, and the skills are very clear.

The person who came bowed his hand and said with a smile: "Student Jia is really hard at studying. Are you really not going home for the New Year? "This matter has been spread all over the academy.

Jia Huan, who was reciting the Book of Songs, interrupted and sighed depressedly. When he looked at the door, he saw that it was an acquaintance, so he stood up and said, "Yes." The college had already ended the school the day before yesterday, and Lin only left today? ”

Lin's classmate is Lin Xinyuan. The last time he roasted him on the fire in the Drunken Immortal Building, he had already crossed Lin Xinyuan off the list of friends in his heart. It's just that in this Wendao Academy, Lin Xinyuan is considered an acquaintance, and he can still say a few words when he meets.

Lin Xinyuan explained: "The house sister closed the shop in the town today. We agreed to go back to the city together. Would you like to go to town for a hot drink? ”

Wendao Academy is outside Dongzhuang Town at the foot of Miaofeng Mountain. It is built according to the hills, with green walls and gray tiles, covering an area of about 20 acres, and the courtyards are staggered. It has nearly 200 disciples.

Jia Huan refused: "Classmate Lin is kind and understanding. I still have to study, so I won't go. "It is a waste of time to walk two miles (1,000 meters) from Wendao Academy to Dongzhuang Town, and then go to the center of the town to drink.

Lin Xinyuan was a little unhappy, and said: "Classmate Jia shirks like this, he just looks down on him!" ”

Jia Huan was a little speechless.

In this world, scholars look down on the children of businessmen. However, Lin Xinyuan is very high-profile in Wendao Academy because of his huge wealth, often showing off and talking about pomp, which offends many classmates. In addition, he was not good at schoolwork, and he was often ridiculed in the academy.

But Jia Huan really didn't mean to look down on Lin Xinyuan now. Isn't it normal for the rich second generation not to be serious about reading? When he was studying in a key high school, the top five in the class were all rich second generations. Of course, there are also students from good families and good grades.

Lin Xinyuan invited again: "What happened in the Drunken Immortal Tower last time was that I was wrong. I know that Mr. Jia has some opinions about me. But I really want to make friends with Mr. Jia. I also asked Mr. Jia to give me a face. ”

That's a bit out of tune. How big can your face be, classmate? Jia Huan laughed in his heart. After thinking about it, he said, "Then it's better to be respectful than to obey your fate." Looking at Lin Xinyuan's posture, if he doesn't agree, he will definitely be entangled.

He was going to town to buy some charcoal to stockpile. I don't burn charcoal pots in winter, and it's very uncomfortable in the academy.

Lin Xinyuan's face was overjoyed.

Jia Huan packed up his books and pen and ink, and went back to the dormitory. After the end of the year, the dormitory was empty. Jia Huan took the silver and walked towards the gate of the academy with Lin Xinyuan.

As soon as I arrived at the gate of Wendao Academy, I saw a middle-aged man with a short beard and small eyes approaching. He was dressed in a jade-colored shirt and carrying luggage. Seeing Jia Huan and Lin Xinyuan standing on the side of the road saluting him, he snorted coldly and said unhappily: "Have you finished your homework during the holidays?" When the first month of school starts, I'm going to check. If you make a mistake, the ruler will not recognize your age. ”

Jia Huan bowed and saluted, "Mr. Hui, the student will definitely be able to complete it." ”

This gentleman was Luo Jiaolang, who taught him the Five Classics: the Book of Songs. He is square, stern, and has a poisonous tongue. On the same day, Mr. Ye interceded for him and asked him to teach the Book of Poetry. Speaking of Lang, Luo is the best in talking about Langzhi's poetry.

Luo Jiaolang said: "My students study by doing knowledge. You study for the sake of fame, and I don't teach this kind of student. ”

That's a lot of stuff.

Jia Huan finally agreed to complete all his study requirements and then be able to learn poetry under him. The amount of learning is three or four times larger. The Book of Poetry is thoroughly understood. But now I have only learned a third of the verse. The county test is in February, and he has to hurry.

Luo Jiaolang's face softened slightly, and he nodded. His eyes fell on Lin Xinyuan, and then he looked at Jia Huan and was a little dissatisfied, and said: "The gentleman is righteous, and the villain is profitable." Businessmen see profit and forget their righteousness. The gentleman does not take it. ”

Jia Huan smiled bitterly. He has long understood Luo Jiaolang's poisonous tongue. This is almost scolding Lin Xinyuan for being a villain to his face.

He originally talked about the town, and after dealing with Lin Xinyuan casually, he flashed away. Now it seems that I am afraid that I will have to drink a good drink to get out. Otherwise, it is: the gentleman doesn't want to be friends with the villain!

Lin Xinyuan's face turned red.

Luo Jiaolang finished scolding, flicked his sleeves, carried his luggage, raised his chin, and walked out of the gate of the academy in the style of a scholar.

Lin Xinyuan was depressed for a long time and said: "Luo Jiaolang's words are so harsh! ”

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Dongzhuang Town is located at the foot of Miaofeng Mountain and belongs to Wanping County. It is about thirty or forty miles away from the capital. Because the surrounding Xishan area is rich in coal mines. The town is densely populated. On the 22nd day of the lunar month, the air was filled with the smell of the New Year.

Jia Huan and Lin Xinyuan stopped at the door of Xu Ji Restaurant in the town. Loud voices and heat rushed in. There are merchants who walk north and south, brocade hats and mink furs; There are stewards of coal mines, long shirts and green hats; There are two or three friends from a solid family for dinner, calling friends; There are hunters who come to buy wine, and iron forks carry fat rabbits.... All kinds of people are waiting for the call sign to speak, or slap the table to urge food, or drink and scold the mother, which makes the restaurant full of life.

The shopkeeper greeted him with a white breath and beckoned the two of them into the store. The second floor was clean and elegant, and Jia Huan and the two sat down at the window on the second floor to ask for wine and food. Drink and talk. Talking about things in the academy.

From the window, large snowflakes fall from the sky, and mountains, fields, and villages are shrouded in white snow. Not far away, Wendao Academy is also looming.

Snow in sight. Jia Huan couldn't help but feel a little emotion in his heart. It's been more than a month since he came out of Jiafuli!

That afternoon, he went out of the inner city in a carriage before the gates were locked. In the afternoon of the next day, he arrived at Wendao Academy and successfully enrolled in the school with Ye Jiaolang's letter of recommendation. Wendao Academy takes an exam every half a month, and he has been admitted from the Waishe T-shaped class to the B-shaped class.

The College will reopen on January 18 next year. Exams are taken at the start of the course. He has to be admitted from Class B to Class A. At the end of January, if he is admitted to the inner house, he will be allowed to participate in the county examination in February.

When leaving Jiafu, he quoted the chairman's poem to Mingzhi: If you can't learn to become famous, you vow not to return. This "fame" is by no means the fame of talent and fame that everyone in Jiafu thinks. His inner thought was that he would not return to Jiafu until he achieved fame.

Because, returning to Jiafu as a Xiucai can only protect himself. He really has no interest in going back to Jiafu to pretend to be his grandson now! If you go back as a lifter, you will be eligible to participate in the power game in Jiafu.

In fact, it is best not to go back all the time, wait for him to manage the back road well, pick up Qingwen and Ruyi, and the three of them will fly away, and make a complete cut and break with Jiafu. When the Jiafu Mansion collapses, I will come back to pick up Aunt Zhao and Tanchun.

However, there is a problem, if you are admitted to the lifting of people, I am afraid that it will be a bit troublesome after changing your identity. The status of the person is enough to reach out to the best of the readers. In the future, if you leave Jiafu, you will inevitably have to go down to the examination room and make a name for yourself, if you meet an acquaintance...

Moreover, if he wants to live more comfortably in the future, he will definitely have to deal with the circle of powerful people in the place where he lives, in case he meets acquaintances again...

In both cases, the probability is small, but it is not impossible. In this era, there is no plastic surgery technology. You can't go to sea and be a savage, can you?

Jia Huan gently rubbed his eyebrows, and his thoughts fluttered.

When Jia Huan was thinking about it, Lin Xinyuan drank a few glasses of wine, and the words gradually increased. He was bragging to Jia Huan about how beautiful the famous prostitute Narcissus in the Wufeng Pavilion in the capital was and how soft her speech was, and he didn't pay attention to Jia Huan's distraction at all.

At the end, Lin Xinyuan also sighed: "Alas, it costs forty taels of silver to see the narcissus girl." Talk about a game or listen to her play the piano for another forty taels, and stay overnight for another forty taels. My family is in decline now, and I'm afraid I won't have the opportunity to spend the night with Narcissus. It's melancholy..."

Jia Huan drank tea and squinted at Lin Xinyuan. The family is in decline! No wonder it's so sensitive to face. I shook my head slightly. Lin Xinyuan is not yet a young man of twenty years old, and it is normal for him to not be able to stand this kind of gap.

At this time, an old man dressed as a servant went upstairs, looked around, and saw Jia Huan and Lin Xinyuan sitting by the window. Hurriedly walked over and said, "Young Master, Miss has been waiting for you for almost half an hour." ”

"Oh." Lin Xinyuan staggered to his feet, pointed at Jia Huan and said, "Fu Bo, this is my classmate and friend in the academy. I'm here to see me off today. We had a good chat and had a few more drinks. Delayed departure. ”

Fu Bo nodded to Jia Huan, "Thank you, little friend." Help Lin Xinyuan downstairs.

Jia Huan did not expose Lin Xinyuan's lies, settled the account, and followed downstairs. A horse-drawn carriage is parked in the sheltered corner to the left of the restaurant. Jia Huan helped Lin Xinyuan, who was awake and unsteady walking upstairs, to the side of the carriage.

The curtain in the carriage was raised, revealing a beautiful and delicate melon seed face, "Ah..."

Lin Xinyuan held Fu Bo's arm and shouted, "Sister, let me introduce you, this is my classmate and friend Jia Huan." Prodigy. One month after enrollment, two exams, jumped from the outer house T-shaped class to the B-shaped class. It is the fastest promotion record. It's going to be over next year. ”

The "end" is to go to the imperial examination.

The beautiful woman smiled and said, "Master Jia, why are you today?" ”

Jia Huan also laughed, "It's a bit of a coincidence." "This is not Lin Xinyuan's sister, but the tall and beautiful maid who accompanied Lin Xinyuan's sister to buy rouge that day. He had forgotten the girl's name.

Fu Bo "stuffed" Lin Xinyuan into the carriage.

The beautiful maid pursed her lips and smiled, and said, "Thank you Gongzi Jia for helping with the acting." I'll give you a mile of how much money you spent in the restaurant. ”

Acting? What the heck? Jia Huan was stunned, a little confused.

The melon-faced maid said a little sadly: "The second son is good, but he has a good face." Every time he came back, he had to brag about his good relationship with his classmates in the academy. Actually, we all know..., Mr. Jia, thank you. ”

Jia Huan couldn't laugh or cry. Beauty, I'm really a student of Wendao Academy!

What Lin Xinyuan said about his exam just now is probably regarded as bragging. It's embarrassing. Jia Huan waved his hand, "You're welcome." Brother Lin and I are good friends. Invite him to drink as well. ”

At this time, a crisp voice came from the carriage, and he scolded: "Fox friend and dog friend! ”

A nice sound, like a pearl falling on a jade plate. It turned out to be sarcastic about him. Jia Huan just wants to say: My day!

Jia Huan knew where the crux was, so he arched his hand at the place of the carriage curtain and said, "Miss Lin, I went to the rouge shop that day to buy rouge for my mother. ”

After speaking, Jia Huan didn't care whether she believed it or not, and bowed again, "Classmate Lin will hand it over to you." I took my leave. With that, he turned and walked away, walking into the snowstorm.

In order to express that he was doing well in front of his family, Lin Xinyuan even invited someone to act. It's really...

Jia Huan shook his head amusedly. At the same time, the mood is inexplicably a little light!