jdhmnovel Chapter 286: Mu Tou Goes to School
Chapter 286: Mu Tou Goes to School
The next morning, Mu Tou and his brothers met Zhang Xu who was riding a horse on the way.
After confirming that the envelope was written by his sister, he read it carefully and put it in his arms.
"Brother, my sister has gone to the capital. The brick kiln matter has been settled. Do you want to talk to the uncles? My sister said that it will take a month for her to come back."
Wang Bin and his companions were shocked, so the carriage, which was supposed to go to the county town, returned to Tianyuan Village.
Even if Lotus is not here, they still have to work hard.
At this time, Su He was lying in the carriage with a look of despair. What a sin! If she was alone, it would be fine as she could go into the space to rest for a while, but Liu Bai was also sitting inside and she had no way to hide.
"Xiaobai, how long will it take?"
Su He asked this question one hundred and eighty times.
"almost."
Liu Bai also replied one hundred and eighty times.
Su He didn't even have the energy to roll her eyes at this moment. The hard work fee given by Chen was five hundred taels. She was quite happy at first, but now she felt that she had suffered a great loss.
The carriage sped along, and she was almost shaken apart inside.
Finally, when Su He was about to go berserk, the carriage stopped.
"We're here. You two can get off the bus and board the boat directly. We'll be in Tongcheng in five days."
So Su He started to board the official ship again in a daze.
There are few rooms inside the official ship, but each one is fully equipped, just like a smaller version of the third floor of the Hongyun merchant ship.
One room for Su He and one room for Liu Bai.
There were only two of them on the official ship, and someone delivered meals to them on time every day. This time, she had a private space, and Su He could finally take a breath. As soon as the person who delivered the meals left, she closed the door, put the screaming chicken in, and went into the space.
I took a good bath in the space with the hot water I had reserved. After eating and drinking, I put away the food that was delivered to me and left.
I changed the sheets and quilt into my own and fell into a good sleep.
Chen here has been worried ever since Su He left.
"You don't need to know where He Hua is, A Yuan. I should have gone there too. After all, He Hua is working under the name of our Zhao Mansion."
"Miss, you can't go to the capital. Hehua is smart. You can compensate her when she comes back."
Chen sighed, "It's the only way."
Ten days later, the dusty Su He and Liu Bai finally arrived at the city gate.
Mu Tou has been studying at the academy for five days.
On this day, Wang Bin and two other people accompanied Mu Tou to the school first, and then went to the yamen to be on duty.
"Mu Tou, wait for us at the gate after school. Be good and don't run around."
Mu Tou rolled his eyes at Wang Zhi, saying that he was almost 20 years old but still so childish.
"I will go back by myself then. You should worry about yourself. The exam is in three days."
Wang Zhi's face froze when he heard that, and he spun around wildly while holding the wood as if to vent his anger.
"Brother, don't run away after school!"
After saying that, he put down the wood and ran away with Wang Liang.
Mu Tou was so angry that he started to straighten his clothes. Today, the dean was going to check the students' appearance. If they deducted points, it would be too embarrassing.
His hairstyle today was still done by Liu Niang, which was a bit like the bun that his sister mentioned before. Liu Niang also tied a blue headband for him.
Wang Bin looked at Mu Tou with amusement as he sorted his clothes with a serious face.
"Mu Tou, my brother is leaving."
"Well, cousin, be careful on the road."
Mu Tou nodded to Wang Bin and walked away carrying his cloth bag.
Mu Tou was still in the class for tongsheng this time. Zhixing Academy had three classes for tongsheng, A, B, and C. Mu Tou was in Class B.
When he arrived at Class B, he was the first one to arrive as expected.
Mu Tou walked to his seat and began to tidy up his desk. Actually, there was nothing much to tidy up. He arranged the books he brought with him in the order of his classes, and then began to recite the homework assigned by the teacher yesterday.
The little fat boy Xu Wenyuan ran in and his eyes lit up when he saw Mu Tou.
"Su Che, you're the first one to arrive again. Have you finished yesterday's math problems? I've finished them too. Let's compare them!"
Mu Tou glanced at him sideways and didn't say anything at all. He felt that he had been deceived by him in the first few days after he arrived. He foolishly took out his homework to check, but it turned out that the little fat boy didn't do it at all and secretly copied his work.
He actually thought that the little fat boy came so early every day because he was diligent and studious.
“A gentleman has nine thoughts…”
The little fat boy saw that Mu Mu was not as easy to fool as before, and he was very anxious, scratching his head.
"Brother Su, I'll pay you one tael of silver for yesterday's homework. How about that? I won't copy it all, I'll just use it as a reference."
"Do your own homework."
Mu Tou replied seriously and continued reciting.
Seeing that Mu Tou refused to listen, Xu Wenyuan could only run out to find someone else. The homework for Class B and Class C was the same.
Not long after, Xu Wenyuan came back with a smile on his face.
A quarter of an hour later, the students in the class arrived one after another. Mu Tou's neighbor was called Qu Qing. He passed the county exam for the Tongsheng examination last year. This year, his goal was the same as Mu Tou's, which was the prefectural exam. Therefore, the two had a lot to talk about.
"Mu Tou, did you figure out all the math yesterday? The teacher said there were several ways to solve the last math problem, and I could only figure out one."
Mu Tou looked at the dark circles under Qu Qing's eyes and confirmed that he was not lying. He had indeed barely figured out one.
“I figured out three.”
Mu Tou generously took out his homework and the two of them discussed it with each other.
The little fat boy Xu Wenyuan was crying silently on the side. This was too much. This Su Che actually showed it to others, and he would not sell it even if he offered money.
Humph, wait, I remember it.
If Mu Tou could hear his inner voice, he would definitely say that he has no shortage of money, but what he lacks are teammates of equal strength.
Although Qu Qing is not as good at math as Mu Tou, he is very good at writing and is considered one of the best in the class.
Mu Tou was taught arithmetic by Su He. He was the best in the class and in the whole Guangyuan, but he was much worse in writing.
So he liked to communicate with Qu Qing and learn from each other's strengths and weaknesses.
After listening to the three methods mentioned by Mu Tou, Qu Qing gave him a thumbs up in admiration.
"Ah Che, you are amazing. You will definitely get first place in today's homework again."
Mu Tou shook his head and took out his own article. "I can't write the topic assigned by the teacher yesterday. I don't have the words in my mind. How about you?"
Qu Qing readily took out the article he had written, and the two of them looked at each other skillfully and then communicated. This time, Qu Qing was talking and Mu Tou was listening.
"I have some manuscripts left by my elders at home, as well as excellent papers collected over the years. Let me tell you, these articles actually have some fixed formats, like here..."
Mu Tou pursed his lips and listened until the bell rang for class, then the two of them sat down regretfully.
"Let's talk after class."
Qu Qing made the invitation in a low voice, and Mu Tou also tilted his head and smiled.
"it is good."
Su He entered through the South Gate in a carriage. The coachman at the door handed him a token and he went straight through the express passage.
The world inside the city gate suddenly came into Su He's sight.
The first impression of Soho is that it is big.
The roads here are really too wide, and there are many carriages coming in and out. Compared with the barren and wide Huaihe River and the prosperous and lively Guangyuan, the capital under the feet of the emperor has an indescribable grandeur.