"Why are you so sleepy? Did I read the book too late last night? Shen Xiangmiao spoke, helping Tie Dan to straighten out the clothes he was wearing in reverse.

"It's okay, it's not too late." Tie Dan yawned, rubbed his sleepy eyes, finally opened his eyes, took the clothes in Shen Xiangmiao's hand, and said, "I'll do it myself." ”

"It's still early, do you want to sleep a little longer? It's not good yet, so let's sleep for a while, and I'll wake you up later, so you won't miss the time. Shen Xiangmiao saw that Tie Dan was about to get up before he had slept well, so he persuaded him to sleep for a while.

"No, Mr. said, waking up in the morning is the most sober time, and it is the most suitable for memorization, so I'd better get up and memorize a book." Iron Dan said this and yawned again.

"What Mr. said is that if you get enough sleep, it's best to get up in the morning to recite books, and now you are so sleepy that you can't open your eyes, I'm afraid that your brain is like a mess of paste, where can you still endorse?" Shen Xiangmiao said, also a little curious: "Although you work weekdays, but this is too hard, but you can't keep up with classes these days?" ”

On weekdays, Tie Dan's work and rest habits are very regular, and he pays more attention to the combination of work and rest that Shen Xiangmiao said, and when he is tired of reading, he comes out to do activities, throws sandbags or something, or follows Shui Su to learn some simple fist and foot kung fu to strengthen his body, and often helps the family to do some chores.

But in the past two days, Tie Dan has indeed been soaking in his study from time to time, every time Shen Xiangmiao goes to see, either practicing calligraphy or reading, such hard work has to make Shen Xiangmiao feel that Tie Dan's homework can't keep up, so he thinks more hard, in order to keep up with his homework.

"Not really." Tie Dan shook his head, got dressed, sat on the edge of the bed and put on his shoes, raised his head, and said, "It's just that Mr. said that Qingmei Academy recruits children every year, and in March and April every year, there will be exams to select the best, and Mr. hopes that we will work hard." ”

Qingmei Academy, in the east of Fengqing County, adjacent to the Fucheng in the north, is surrounded by mountains and rivers, and has a very large scale, from enlightened students to young talents, students of different ages and levels.

It is said that Qingmei College was established by the original famous Dong Hanlin, after returning to his hometown, and many of the gentlemen in it are Dong Hanlin's students, and each of them is erudite and Confucian.

This Qingmei Academy is not only the best and largest academy in Fengqing County and several surrounding counties, but even the Qingyang Academy in Qingyang Mansion cannot be compared with Qingmei Academy.

Qingmei Academy is famous, since there are many talented and intelligent people to study, this student has good qualifications, coupled with Mr. erudition, naturally it has formed an excellent reading atmosphere, out of the blue, the reputation of this Qingmei Academy has become more and more resounding, and it has become one of the six major private colleges in the country except for Guozijian.

Every year, there are a few people who get fame from Qingmei Academy, even if they can't get fame, the gentlemen of Qingmei Academy have a high reputation and wide connections, and they can also help students find a very good livelihood, go to a big family to be a Mr. Xixi, or more facely, to be a master, both decent and can earn a lot of money.

Because of this, some people even say that if you can enter Qingmei Academy to study, this is stepping into the golden house.

In the past, Shen Futian and the Xu family wanted to send Shen Wensong to study in Qingmei Academy, which was enough to show that the reputation of this Qingmei Academy was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

It's just that this Qingmei Academy is famous, and it's not easy to get in, and I heard that there is a limit to recruiting students from various counties and prefectures every year, and it is said that one out of a hundred, and the annual examination competition is also very fierce.

It's no wonder that Tie Dan is working so hard now, it turns out that he wants to be admitted to Qingmei Academy.

It's just that......

In Shen Xiangmiao's view, reading is to be rational and broaden his horizons, not necessarily to gain fame, if he is so self-motivated at a young age, he is worried that this iron egg will be too eager for quick success in the future.

"Mr. Su is actually very good here, Mr. Su is also a learned person, open-minded, upright, more than enough to be a teacher, you are only less than seven years old now, according to my sister, it is better to study hard here with Mr. Su and learn more about life." Shen Xiangmiao said.

Reading is secondary, the most important thing now is the way to learn, as well as the learning habits, as well as the truth of being a person and doing things, which is the most popular purpose of reading.

"That's what I thought at first." Tie Dan sighed and said: "It's just that Mr. said that since he is a scholar, he must cultivate himself to rule the country and level the world, although self-cultivation is the first priority, but in the future, he will naturally be the talent of the pillars, and stabilize the country for the monarch and the people, so as not to study hard in vain." ”

"I think about it carefully, it's also the truth, what my sister said about reading is very reasonable, but I also think what Mr. said is very reasonable, I want to be the kind of person Mr. said in the future, and I also want to become a great man and a saint mentioned in the book."

Tie Dan put on his shoes, looked up and said, that look was very solemn.

After listening to what Tie Dan said, Shen Xiangmiao nodded with satisfaction.

Tie Dan probably doesn't know what it means to make meritorious contributions, let alone those so-called power struggles, all he thinks about now is to study hard, serve the country in the future, and seek benefits for the people.

This should be the ideal of Tie Dan today.

Just like the ideals of contemporary children who say that they want to be inventors, pianists, and scientists in the future, in such a society where everything is inferior and only high in reading, iron eggs are very common personal ideals.

"You have such an idea, my sister is very happy, but my sister is a little distressed to see you working so hard, the exams of Qingmei Academy seem to be generally in March and April in the spring, and now the days are still long, you don't have to work so hard, or a combination of work and rest." Shen Xiangmiao patted Tie Dan's shoulder and comforted.

"Sister, don't worry, I know." Tie Dan laughed as he spoke: "It's just that although there is still a long time before this exam, Mr. said that everything must be prepared for a rainy day, and you must not be crammed for a while, I also think it is better to prepare as soon as possible, so as not to panic when you get it." ”

"Besides, I also made an appointment with Brother Hongyu, and both of us must be admitted to that Qingmei Academy." Tie Dan laughed.

No wonder, there is such a reason.

The two of them have a deep relationship, they are inseparable every day, as if they are brothers, probably for the two of them, they can't be admitted to Qingmei Academy, probably not as sad and sad as one person being admitted and one person not being able to be admitted.

Therefore, both of them are riveting their strength, thinking about getting admitted together.