Farmhouse Green Plum

Chapter 437 Special Training

Shen Jing nodded, "That's right. When he asked the teacher for leave, all the students in our academy were shocked. He was the most hardworking person in the academy. Even if it was a holiday and everyone went back home, he would insist on going to class to study.

The gentleman thought something had happened at home, and after repeated questioning, he hesitantly explained the reason.

Thinking of the situation at that time, Shen Jing still finds it unbelievable. Although Lu Xu repeatedly emphasized that it was his mother who insisted on letting him go, his expression clearly showed that he believed what the Taoist priest Yuanrong said, and he was also moved.

After a moment of surprise, Song Ying felt more relieved, thinking that Taoist Yuanrong was a very insightful person. His method was more thorough than her previous one. Letting Lu Xu study hard in seclusion in Qingfeng Temple not only eliminated the pressure from his family, but also the pressure from his classmates.

"Why don't you tell me quickly? What kind of treatment is this?" Seeing that she remained silent for a long time, Shen Jing urged her again.

Song Ying briefly analyzed the cause of Lu Xu's illness and once again warned: "Just know it, don't tell anyone else, especially Lu Xu."

"Because my family's expectations are too high?" Shen Jing expressed his confusion, "My father and mother also have high expectations of me."

Song Ying felt that there was nothing to talk about with Shen Jing. Given his situation, it was impossible for him to understand the pressure of carrying the hopes of the entire family and dragging the entire family into the abyss if he failed once.

She changed the subject, "When will your county exam be completely completed and the rankings announced?"

"It should be the end of the month..."

The three of them chatted all the way back.

On the first day of March, the county examination was held and the final rankings were determined. Yuan Qing ranked second and Shen Jing ranked thirteenth.

That evening, Song Ying and the other two were eating and chatting.

"Today a little girl came to the shop. She liked the cat on our pancake very much and had been using only the back side. However, the pancake became thinner and thinner as time went by. Yesterday, she accidentally broke it into several pieces.

The little girl cried so much that her eyes were swollen. Her mother had no choice but to bring her here to buy two more pieces.

I have an idea. We can customize a batch of molds and make them directly in the shape of cats. What do you think?" Luo Yanxing asked.

"Sure, you can decide on these small matters." Song Ying is very clear about her plans. Her focus is on medical skills and she doesn't want to pay too much attention to other things.

Besides, she trusted Luo Yanxing very much and was not worried at all that she would embezzle or withhold money.

Luo Yanxing has been in business for a long time and is very principled. Although she knows that Song Ying and Lin Wenxuan trust her very much and leave everything to her, she still insists on making decisions on small matters herself and informing them of major matters first.

Hearing this, she said, "Okay, I'll go find a craftsman to make it tomorrow."

After saying that, he touched Tangtang who was eating on the ground beside him and said happily: "Tangtang, the lucky cat, is becoming more and more worthy of its name! Wow, it is so lovable. When the new pancakes are made, they will definitely attract a lot of people to buy them. Cat pancakes are unique!"

"Don't be too optimistic. Once our model comes out, other shops will most likely follow suit. Don't make too many pancreases at once. It will be bad if there is a backlog of inventory."

"I'm not being too optimistic. I bet that even if they change the shape of the pancreas into a cat, more people will still be willing to buy it from our shop because we have the real cat in our shop!"

Song Ying also laughed. This was indeed true. People would prefer to buy pancreas from their shop just because it was in the shape of a cat. They must like cats, and it would naturally be better if they could see the real cat!

Boom!Boom!Boom!

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door of the shop outside, three rhythmic knocks.

The three of them looked towards the door together. Song Ying was surprised: "Who is it at this late hour?"

Luo Yanxing stood up and said, "I'll go open the door."

Aunt Song was a little worried, "I'll go with you."

As he said that, he walked out first. Song Ying quickly followed with the candlestick. When they reached the outer room, she asked through the door, "Who is it?"

"It's me, Yuan Qing."

Hearing this answer, the three of them were shocked. After thinking about it, they realized that the voice was correct. So Second Aunt Song opened the door and in the dim candlelight, she saw Yuan Qing standing outside the door.

"It's so late, shouldn't you be in the academy?" Song Ying was extremely surprised. Although the county examination was over, the prefectural examination was scheduled for April, which was not long away.

Aunt Song greeted her warmly, "Come in and sit for a while. Have you eaten yet? If not, let's eat together."

"Thank you, auntie. I won't go in and sit down. The academy will be locked soon. I just want to borrow a lamp from you." He politely declined Aunt Song's kindness, and then explained, "I went to Shen's house to write an essay today. I finished too late. It was completely dark when I was halfway there."

"Writing an article at Shen's residence?" Luo Yanxing blurted out, "Are you serving as a guest of Shen Zhuangyuan?"

"What nonsense are you talking about? He just passed the county exam, how could he be so depressed?" Before Yuan Qing could speak, Song Ying denied Luo Yanxing's guess, mainly because it was too outrageous.

Although a Qingke Xianggong usually treats himself as a friend of the master's family, he is ultimately a servant hired by others and has to act according to the master's mood. If he meets a master who has no talent but likes to show off, he has to praise him against his will or write for him. With such a bright future ahead of him, how could Yuan Qing possibly become a Qingke Xianggong?

Luo Yanxing shrugged and said awkwardly, "I spoke too quickly and didn't think too much about it. Yuan Qing, please don't mind it."

The more she spoke, the more embarrassed she felt. Yuan Qing was facing an exam during this period, and her saying this was a bad sign.

Yuan Qing didn't care about this and explained with a smile.

It turned out that although Wu Tixue had left, he was still concerned about his studies, so he wrote a letter specifically asking Shen Zhuangyuan to give him some guidance on writing during this period.

Therefore, he had to go to Shen Mansion every two days and write seven contemporary essays a day!

"Seven, seven articles!" Song Ying opened his mouth wide, while Luo Yanxing and Song Ergu also widened their eyes, all of them were extremely shocked. Writing seven articles in one day, that was too abnormal!

"It's also for your future benefit. The provincial examination will consist of seven questions." Yuan Qing explained for Shen Zhuangyuan. Although today was only the first day, he had already figured out the difference between Shen Zhuangyuan's teaching and his own teacher.

When Wu Tixue taught him to read, he emphasized that he should learn step by step and thoroughly. In the teacher's words, studying is like pushing a boat in shallow water. When one has enough knowledge and the water is deep, the boat will move naturally without being pushed.

Apparently, Mr. Shen had more experience in the eight-legged essay test. He wrote seven essays that day, and towards the end he was almost completely immersed in it. He became more and more adept at it, as if an invisible pen was trying to connect all that he had learned before.

Song Ying still thought it was exaggerated, "But the provincial examination lasts for three days."

"Although there are three days, usually the first day is the best, so we should try to finish all the important questions on the first day."

Seeing that he did not take it as a hardship and was enjoying himself, Song Ying and the other two were very impressed. They immediately took out a lantern for him. Worried that he would go back too late and have nothing to eat in the academy, they also gave him some biscuits and dried meat.

Watching him leave, Aunt Song said with emotion: "With his perseverance, even if he fails the exam this year, he will definitely pass it in the future! If only my Haowa and Weiwa had his self-awareness."

Song Ying and Luo Yanxing looked at each other and neither responded.

The most important thing about studying is to test yourself. Based on what they have heard from Aunt Song in the past three years, it is difficult for Li Hao and Li Wei to pass the examination for becoming a scholar, let alone a student.