CHAPTER 37: CHAPTER 37: PREPARING FOR THE IMPERIAL COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAM

Thus, at noon, after a break and meal, when the afternoon arrives, it is still his class.

Xun Yin felt indignant: Why does he have to teach two hours a day, while the other two teach one hour?

Not acceptable, he needs to find time to discuss pay adjustment with his junior brother.

Feng Liuli is mainly responsible for the painting class in the afternoon and also teaches music and strategy games.

The vacation time is a ten-day break.

"Ten-day break" means ten days of classes followed by one day off for rest,

for example: a day off on May 21st, next on June 1st, June 11th, June 21st, July 1st, and so on...

After scheduling, the teaching will officially start from tomorrow.

As everyone prepared to disperse and leave, Xun Yin coughed twice with his old face wrinkled, looking like a headteacher ready to speak: "Before we disperse, I’d like to say a few words to the two students."

Uh, why does this sentence sound so familiar?

"We were entrusted by Lord Minister to come and teach you. Once a teacher, lifetime a father. The bond between teachers and students will be cherished, and teachers will impart all their knowledge. I hope you focus wholeheartedly on your studies, without distractions, so as not to chill our hearts. As Teacher Xun, I’ve taken many students in the past, some have entered the court as officials, while others disdain fame and fortune, just as it is said..."

With a "snap," the long lecture by Xun Yin was interrupted.

"Enough."

Everyone looked towards the voice.

It was Gu Yan, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, looking impatient, "We’re not even in class yet. Why are you saying these things to the young ones? They seem very well-behaved to me. Besides, I don’t like listening to you scholars’ long speeches, which aren’t practical at all."

Finally, he added, "A scholar is of no practical use."

Xun Yin, who usually dealt with scholarly people, speaking of the Analects and Confucius, rarely interacted with people from the Martial Arts world!

He was so angry that he nearly jumped, exclaiming twice in sorrowful agitation, "Roughneck, roughneck!"

"Thank you for the compliment. Indeed, I am from the grasslands, a man of the rivers and lakes."

Coincidentally, Gu Yan cupped his fist with his other hand in mock salute.

Seeing the tension on-site, Father Ye quickly intervened to mediate.

"Everyone has come from afar, this evening the Ye Mansion has a banquet prepared. Later, I will have the maids escort you to your respective rooms, and we’ll dine together in the evening."

The mediator came forward and no one wanted to escalate the matter. After a few polite exchanges, everyone went to their rooms.

Ye Zhi and Shen Chen walked out the main door, one after the other.

The Ye Family, considering that Shen Chen was still a child and had no one to care for him, assigned him a young servant boy and a maid to look after his daily needs, Li Chun and Qiushuang.

Initially, Shen Chen refused to accept.

Later, a line from the Ye Family, "When you achieve, just remember the grace of the Ye Mansion,"

finally made him quiet down in admission.

He thought to himself he would repay them in the future, what he owed to the Ye Mansion, he would return! At this moment, it seemed he began to regard the people of the Ye Mansion as family.

The days passed at a comfortable and unhurried pace.

In the morning, as the east was about to dawn, everything began to awaken.

In a spacious area within the Ye Mansion, two small figures were earnestly practicing their stances.

Not far away, a small bronze furnace was burning incense, which was smoking and gradually vanished, like the time that once passed and would never return.

With the rising red sun, both of them broke out in a light sweat, densely covered, yet this did not affect their stance practice.

Gently nodding, Gu Yan was quite satisfied with these two students~

He had also taken in some children of aristocratic families before, who couldn’t stand for long without complaints of hardship, causing him headaches!

These two would become his disciples in the future.

After practicing stances, Gu Yan taught some basic boxing techniques, letting the two slowly practice, focusing on comprehension rather than speed.

After the martial arts class, they each bathed, changed clothes, and then attended Teacher Xun Yin’s class.