"It's the 20th day of the twelfth lunar month, and I can finally go home!"
When he finally opened his eyes early in the morning, this was the first thought of the Fourth Prince. When he was in the palace before, he wanted to sneak out to see the outside world, but after sneaking out for so long, he felt that the outside world was just like this. Not only was it dirty, complicated, and troublesome, but his father and third brother were not there, and even Zhang Shou, the teacher, didn't come often!
"Only that annoying Zhang Chen!"
When the Fourth Prince said this instinctively, he suddenly heard a voice coming from outside the door: "You are talking bad about people behind their backs, don't you know how to be grateful? Xiao Huasheng and Xiao Cheng got up early. The villagers are planning to see us off today, so they are busy. If I hadn't told the village chief that you have been working hard these days, others would have thought you were arrogant!"
Hearing Zhang Chen's voice, the Fourth Prince jumped up in anger, and then found that Xiao Huasheng and Xiao Cheng's bed were empty. She knew that the two did not call him because they wanted him to sleep a little longer. After all, when the Third Brother came last time, he brought him a large bag of notes and homework. That was not all. Later, Zhang Shou simply sent all the twelve volumes of "New Edition of Ge's Mathematics".
And Zhang Shou's original words were, you don't need to bring them back when you come back, just give them all to the children here. Maybe you can cultivate a math genius... It makes him seem like he is untreatable!
Therefore, the Fourth Prince has been studying very hard these days. Whenever he has free time during the day, he would think about the questions by himself, trying to complete the homework assigned by Zhang Shou to the Eastern Palace. Of course, most of the time it was in vain, and staying up late was inevitable. Although Xiao Huasheng and Xiao Cheng tried their best to dissuade him from studying late at night, he changed to memorizing formulas before going to bed.
So, while he was putting on his clothes quickly, he was complaining to Zhang Chen in a low voice that he always liked to pick on him and ridicule him. However, he thought that he must not be outside, but Zhang Chen was outside at this moment.
Although he and the Fourth Prince disliked each other, Zhang Chen had been living in this small Baijia Village for nearly a month. Living conditions were limited, and he had to face a group of stupid villagers and ignorant children. His mood went through many twists and turns, from being full of energy at the beginning to being listless in the middle and then to being energetic recently.
But this was not only because Zhang Shou came to visit them once and pointed out a shortcut to motivation, but also because Zhang Chen also saw the extraordinary efforts of the Fourth Prince. This effort was not only to desperately want to select one or two top students from those children to prove himself, but also because the Fourth Prince himself did not forget to study!
Zhang Chen almost forgot when was the last time he studied hard... After all, being a student under Zhang Shou of Banshan Hall was a relatively relaxing experience, because Zhang Shou's history lectures and general knowledge classes were very fascinating. As long as he listened carefully and took some notes, monthly exams and the like were easy. What's more, sometimes he would flip through his father's collection of books when he was interested.
It was obvious that Zhang Shou's lectures were just to help these lazy students broaden their horizons, think more, and read more. As for the four words "study hard"... Zhang Shou never told him that anyway!