"Zhi Shan, when will the seven selected children go to the capital?"
"Let them clean up, bid farewell to their families, and go to the capital after the Ghost Festival," Bai Shan said, "I have contacted the academies in the capital and let them go in to study first. After autumn, the Imperial College will have entrance exams. They can go and try it."
If they can be admitted to the Guozijian, their future will be half secured.
Bai Shen's eyes brightened slightly, and he asked, "How sure is cousin Shan?"
Bai Shan: "Me? I'm not sure. It depends on them. I will try my best to help them. As long as they work hard, I think the chances are great."
He smiled slightly and said, "Reading depends on oneself."
A few people walked, walked, and came to the rockery in the yard. Bai Shan raised his head to look at this big rockery that hasn't changed much.
A clansman next to him said with a smile: "This rockery was built by Erfang Gaozu. At that time, he thought it would allow the students of the clan to climb high and look far away, and cultivate their sentiments. It can be said that this rockery is the most popular place in the ethnology. Shantang Brother has been away from home for many years, do you still remember this rockery?"
Bai Shan raised his head to look at the rockery, and said with a half-smile: "Of course I remember." It was the rockery that impressed him the most.
A person next to him immediately grabbed him and said in a low voice, "Shut up, Bai Shan once fell off a rockery and nearly died. What are you talking about the rockery?"
"how could I know?"
Bai Shen was also a little embarrassed, and hurriedly said: "Cousin Shan, do you want to go to the library to have a look? The books and notes you sent last time are all in the library, and many students from the school go there every day after school. Transcribe in the library."
Bai Shan nodded, "Okay, let's go and have a look."
The study building of ethnology is actually a study room. There are many books in it, but in fact there are many repetitions, and most of them are notes read by some tribesmen. It is very precious, but the books are not wide enough, so they are not too many. .
Bai Shan flipped through it and found that even a copy of "Six Secret Teachings" was not complete, so he put the book back on the shelf. It seems that each family still holds the books, and no one wants to put them in this library.
Bai Shan sighed in his heart, turned his head and said to Bai Shen: "Cousin Shen, please also tell the seven children that if they want to copy the notes I sent, they'd better copy them before going to the capital, otherwise I will There's no other for them."
Bai Shen responded, and said with a smile: "When we get to the capital, I need my good cousin to take care of me and give me advice."
Bai Shan smiled and nodded, "Yes, don't worry, cousin Shen."
Someone asked impatiently: "Should we let them bring some servants there? It would be too much trouble for the princess mansion to have so many people coming to Beijing."
Bai Shan smiled and said: "No need, they just need to bring their own luggage, and I will arrange other things."
Of the seven children he selected, three of them might be able to bring someone down from their homes, while the other four had difficulty even providing them with education at home, let alone bringing them down.
So he didn't let them bring any of them.
Bai Shan also didn't want to arrange them to live in the princess mansion.
People you don't know well live under the same roof, and there are always many inconveniences.
Fortunately, the Bai family has quite a few mansions in the capital. Well, although they are not too big, they are not as big as Man Bao's mansion.
But it is more than enough for seven teenagers.
Bai Shan chose the house in Erliu Lane for them to live in.
The second entry of that house used to be the residence of Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Zheng when they came to Beijing. It has everything you need in it, and it is near the river bank. It is more lively during the day, but quiet at night, which is not only convenient for living, but also cheaper for them to study.
After all, they usually go to school during the day, and it is not a big problem whether the neighborhood where they live is lively or not.
Bai Shan decided to choose a servant to go there, and he was only responsible for their food, clothing and cleaning, and they were responsible for their daily affairs.
Then hand them over to the academy, and he would go over occasionally to have a look, pointing and pointing, and then it's over. Whether they can seize the opportunity depends on them.
Bai Shan chose a good person, so he proposed to open the family tree in the ancestral hall.
He just took two benefits from Bai Shan, and the matter has already been settled, so it's not good for Bai to embarrass him in this matter, lest the relationship that was eased a little bit worsen again.
Therefore, the opening of the ancestral hall went very smoothly. Not only the kid Bai Jingxing was listed on the genealogy, but Xia Mu was also listed on the genealogy. The reason for his surname Xia was recorded in detail later, and there was a lot of blank space. It is expected that there will be other important events in the future. .
Bai Shan glanced at the closed family tree, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, and then he left contentedly.
"Cousin Shan, let's go to the Zhuangzi to look at the crops tomorrow, why don't we go together?"
Bai Shan said regretfully: "I really want to go, but I have to rush back to the capital early tomorrow morning."
He looked at the sky and suggested, "Why don't we go and see it now?"
"Now?" Bai Shen was surprised, "Why did you go back so soon?"
Bai Shandao: "There are many things in the court, and there are many trivial matters, so I only took three days off and came back together with Xiumu. If I don't leave tomorrow, I won't be able to go back in time to sell my vacation."
Although Bai Shen regretted it, he couldn't force him to stay, "Okay, let's go and have a look now. I heard that cousin Shan has made great achievements in the matter of Nongsang, so I just met today."
Bai Shan has made a lot of achievements, so why should they understand him.
But Bai Shan went anyway, he wanted to find out about the situation of the new rice in Longzhou from the clansmen in the village.
Beyond the Bai family is the field, all of which belong to the Bai family. The Bai Shan family's family land is also there, but it is too far away. He didn't want to go so far to see it, so he looked closer at the rice in the farmland in the corner of the house.
Bai Shan touched the plump grains, weighed the ears of rice, and raised the corners of his mouth in satisfaction, asking, "Whose land does this belong to?"
The person who was pouring water in the field immediately came up to salute, "Greetings to Uncle Shan."
Seeing his gray beard, Bai Shan quickly reached out to support him, held back for a while and asked, "Is this land yours?"
"Yeah, this one and that one."
Bai Shan smiled and said, "It looks pretty good."
Seeing him carrying a hoe, he asked, "Is this going to release water for harvesting?"
"Yes, the ears of rice are hanging down, and the leaves are starting to turn yellow. It will take less than half a month to harvest, so the water has to be drained."
Bai Shan nodded slightly, knelt down and grabbed a handful of field soil, nodded after smelling it, "The soil quality is not bad, how many times does your family fertilize in a season?"
"twice."
Bai Shan asked him about the farming process in detail, and finally asked with a smile, "I saw the crops in the field when I came along the road. This year is a good harvest year. The harvest in Longzhou seems to be good in recent years."
"That's right. We've been lucky in Longzhou for the past few years. Even the drought and waterlogging were not serious, and we passed it after a while, and the harvest was not bad in the end." The old man sighed and said, "It's just that the price of grain has been lower than a year. One year, it seems that the harvest has increased, but the money earned is about the same."