Tao Zuoli frowned slightly, looked at Zhu Xiu's calm and confident face, and cried out strange things in his heart. Zhu Xiaolang had a sick time, but it seemed like he had changed his own person.

In the past, this kid was timid and timid, so how could he dare to speak loudly in front of so many people?

However, when Tao Zuli knew Zhu Xiu, he did not think that this kid could surpass Tao Xing. He immediately laughed dryly and said, "Zhu Xiaolang is so happy! Well, Tao Xing, let's compete with Zhu Xiaolang! Lecturer Liu, please give me a question to teach the two! Mr. Ge, please make a judgment!"

The little fat man Tao Xing said dumbly, wiped the debris from his mouth, stood up with the table, walked to the hall and stood side by side with Zhu Xiu, and looked up at Zhu Xiu, grinning and showing a simple smile.

Zhu Xiu smiled slightly and bowed, and Tao Xing quickly returned the greeting clumsyly.

Fang Cuilan and Zhu Hong were nervous and restless, while the Tao family was in a clear mind, but they were still staring at them.

Liu Da looked at the two of them and cleared his throat and said in a deep voice: "Tao Xing has not officially entered school yet, Zhu Xiu... Well... I will give you some simple tests to memorize some scriptures!"

Zhu Xiu was calm and determined, smiling unchanged, while Tao Xing was a little nervous and secretly glanced at Tao Zuili and Tao Yuanniang. Seeing his grandfather and aunt's eyes sharply, he shrank his neck in fear, and his fat face became solemn.

After thinking for a while, Liu Da said, "Let me try to wait for the Shangshu first, Tao Xing will come first. I will read a few sentences and you will tell what is missing in the middle. Zhu Xiu will be the same later. Each of them will try five ways to see who is better."

Tao Xing swallowed his saliva, opened his eyes wide and raised his ears, fearing that he would not hear Liu Da clearly.

Zhu Xiu nodded slightly, stepped aside slightly, quickly read the "Shangshu" in his mind, and laughed in his heart. This Confucian classic was not said to have been chewed with such a Confucian classic in later generations in order to establish the character of "Chinese youth", and even Zhu Xiu remembered it well.

Liu Da first tried the relatively basic "Shangshu", which not only took care of the Tao family's face, but also gave Zhu Xiu the opportunity to prove himself in disguise. It was unbiased and it was difficult for him to think so thoughtfully.

I heard Liu Da say, "'I am not leading my descendants, how can I be born in Bo', and I am missing three sentences in the middle, so I will come silently!"

Tao Xing lowered his head and his eyes turned sharply. After thinking for a long time, he stuttered and said, "'The emperor caused disasters, and his fake hands are destined to me, and he created a self-stimulating stick'!"

The Tao family, whose eyes widened, suddenly breathed a sigh of relief. Tao Sheng waved his fist to his younger brother to show encouragement, and raised his head to Zhu Xiuyi as provocatively.

Changsun Tao Chang still had a light face, but he was not old but had his own skill in cultivating Qi.

"'Become above and conquer the brightness, so that there are all nations, and it's hard to come here, and come silently!"

"...'For the sake of my subordinates, I will not be prepared for others, and if I cannot check my body'!"

"'Jizui only paints mud, and the tuition is up and down'?"

"'Jizui only paints mud, and the fields are only lower and middle, and the taxes are up and down'!"

"'Nine provinces are in harmony, nine lakes are in harmony, and all the seas are in harmony'?"

"'The four houses are home, Jiushan is traveling, Jiuchuan is cleared'!"

“…”

Although Tao Xing did not answer the five "Shangshu" and did not answer the questions of the sutra in a very straightforward way, he finally answered them all.

Seeing the fat man sweating all over and looking like he racked his brains and turned pale, Zhu Xiu couldn't help but sigh in his heart that the landlord's son was not easy to be a son, and he still had to make some hard work in studying.

Tao Zuoli twisted the tangles and nodded without stopping, smiling, and Tao Yuanniang also smiled and praised: "My Tao family Sanlang is so smart!"

Zhou Jincai, who was huddled in an inconspicuous position among the Tao family, curled his lips, as if he was disdainful.

As Tao Xing's father, Tao Guangwu had no reaction and then shouted twice.

Ge Lide also stroked his beard with a smile and said, "Not bad!"

Hearing Mr. Ge’s praise, Fang Cuilan’s face turned pale a little again. Zhu Hong held her hand tightly and whispered: “Mom~Don’t worry, I haven’t tried it yet! Tao Xing can carry it, I must be able to do it too!”

Having said that, Zhu Hong's eyes remained worried and she was worried.

Liu Da smiled and encouraged Tao Xing, asking him to rest aside first, and then looked at Zhu Xiu.

Zhu Xiuyi bowed and waited for the question with a calm expression.

Liu Da thought for a moment and said in a deep voice: "'Calling in the crowd, only the emperor's time is defeated', let's come silently!"

Zhu Xiu tilted his head slightly and looked thoughtful.

Fang Cuilan and Zhu Hong's hearts were raised to their throats.

Zhu Xiu's clear voice sounded in the hall: "'Sacrifice yourself and follow others, do not abuse your advice, do not abolish your poverty'!"

Fang Cuilan and Zhu Hong looked at Liu Da with their eyes, their eyes tense. It was not until Liu Da nodded slowly that the mother and daughter breathed a sigh of relief.

"'I am thinking about it here, but the emperor recites the merits'?"

Zhu Xiu smiled and replied: "'This is here, this is here, this is here, this is here, this is here, this is here'!"

"The last three sentences of 'Be careful and be a lawyer' come silently?"

"'There is no way to speak cleverly to make one's face, and he will be charming, and he will only be auspicious people'!"

"The last four sentences of "the people's hearts are impermanent, but only the blessings are the thoughts of goodness" come silently?"

"'Working good is different, and we will suffer from governance; doing evil is different, and we will suffer from chaos'!"

“…”

After answering the five questions, Zhu Xiu was so excited that she was relaxed and took very short time. There was almost no need to think about the last three questions. As soon as Liu Da finished asking, Zhu Xiu could take it out immediately.

After a moment of silence in the hall, Liu Da stared at Zhu Xiu, nodded slowly, and said: "Very good!"

Ge Lide stroked his beard and smiled: "It seems that Zhu Xiaolang has made a lot of hard work at home during the past New Year. It's good, good!"

Zhu Xiu hurriedly bowed and said modestly: "Old Ge praised it, the students are ashamed of it! The students feel that they have not worked hard in their past studies, sorry for their mother's expectations, sorry for their cultivation of the school, and are determined to work hard to catch up in their future studies, and not to fall into the name of the school in Shuikou Township!"

Zhu Xiu's generous speeches in profound analysis and self-examination made Ge Lide and Liu Da look at each other in surprise.

In the past, Zhu Xiaolang was weak and cried after scolding him for a few heavy words. How could he have ever been so passionate and sonorous?

I heard that he fell seriously ill after the New Year. Could it be that he suddenly realized in a daze?

Fang Cuilan and Zhu Hong hugged each other excitedly, tears flowed out from Fang Cuilan's eyes. He could hear Mr. Ge praising Zhu Xiu in public, and to see Mr. Ge and Lecturer Liu's knowledge was recognized by Mr. Ge and Lecturer Liu. Fang Cuilan was really satisfied. The tiredness and hardships he suffered in the past turned into a deep honey to nourish his heart.

"I'm really grown up!" Zhu Hong's eyes turned red. Looking at Zhu Xiu standing in the hall with high posture, she smiled with relief.

Tao Zuoli snorted coldly and said nothing. Tao Yuanniang muttered sourly: "At most, you can just tie it. What's the point? Tao Xing is younger than Zhu Xiaolang and has never entered school! Humph~"

Tao Sheng frowned and looked at Zhu Xiu, saying, "It's a pity," he didn't expect that the boy would answer all of them."

Tao Sheng looked at Zhu Xiu's face full of confidence and smiled, and suddenly felt like he re-recognizing this classmate.

Immediately, I shook my head and sneered at the illusion that this guy was just lucky and hid at home and memorized the book he had been memorizing for a few days, and it was just right to use it.

Tao Chang, the grandson of the Tao family, opened his eyes slightly and looked at Zhu Xiu. It was not difficult to memorize the "Shangshu" carefully, but the speed of Zhu Xiu's answer to the question just now surprised him, which required a very familiar memory.

Fatty Tao Xing swallowed his saliva and secretly whispered to Zhu Xiu in admiration: "You are so awesome!"

Zhu Xiu smiled and said softly: "Where is where~"

Since Tao Xing had recited the "Shangshu", he must know the difficulty. Zhu Xiu could recite it so skillfully that he could come to him immediately. Tao Xing naturally felt it was amazing.

Liu Da pondered for a moment, looked at Ge Lide, frowned and said in embarrassment: "Wu Dao of the Book of Documents, Zhu Xiu and Tao Xing answered correctly each of them. However, judging from the fluency and time-consuming, Zhu Xiu is slightly better..."

Fatty Tao Xing scratched his head and stuck out his tongue, and said in a low voice: "Brother Xiu is more familiar than I remember, I lost~"

Zhu Xiu smiled and waved his hand, patted the fat man's thick shoulder, and said in a love and encouragement tone: "Brother Yu is not as good as you before entering school. You are already very good. After two years, you will definitely be a good student! Come on! Ou Ye~"

Zhu Xiu clenched his fists and raised his arms and waved it. Tao Xing blinked his eyes. He didn't understand the meaning of "Come on" and "Ouye", but he just felt very imposing and motivated. He also gestured for a while and shouted out with a slight excitement.

But after shouting, Tao Xing was a little distressed again. He secretly glanced at his grandfather and aunt, and whispered: "Actually, I don't want to take the exam. It's too hard and I'm not interested. In order to memorize the "Shangshu", I lost several pounds!"

Zhu Xiu glanced at his round and protruding belly, suppressed his smile, and asked in a low voice: "What do you like to do?"

Tao Xing blinked his eyes and said weakly with some confidence: "Doesn't eating count?"

Zhu Xiu took a deep breath, gave a thumbs up, and said seriously: "Of course! Eat with your heart, in the future, you will be the Tang Dynasty... Oh, not Dazhou, the best foodie!"

"Gourmet~~" Tao Xing narrowed his small eyes and shined in his slits. Zhu Xiu's words seemed to open the door to a new world for him.

Unfortunately, before Tao Xing asked Zhu Xiu for further advice, he was interrupted by a slightly harsh and angry shout.

"It's obviously a draw! How can Zhu Xiu win?" Tao Yuanniang stood up and glared at him, pushing Tao Guangwu who was about to fall asleep next to her: "Brother~ You're saying something!"

Tao Guangwu was shocked, drooled, and slapped the table and shouted a few roughly: "Yes! My sister is right! It's Zhu Xiu who won! Uh...No..."

Tao Guangwu turned to his head and whispered: "Sister~What's going on? What happened?"

Tao Yuanniang gave him a fierce look and whispered: "Shut up! Sit down! Don't talk anymore!"

Tao Guangwu sat down with a embarrassed look on his face, muttering unhappily: "It was you who woke me up... It's really... Oh~~ So sleepy~~"

Tao Yuanniang shouted with a stern face: "Anyway, this game is a draw, no matter how high or low it is, let's compete again!"

Tao Zuoli laughed dryly, as if she had forgotten what she said before the competition, bowed to Ge Lide and Liu Da, "This competition only requires the correct answer, and the speed is second, so let's talk about the draw! Please ask Instructor Liu to be affected and continue to set the questions and teach the two of them!"

Ge Lide nodded in his white beard and expressed his acquiescence. Liu Da had no choice but to smile bitterly and prepare to continue to draw the questions.

"However! It is unfair to let Tao Xing continue to compare with Zhu Xiu, and it is difficult to measure Zhu Xiu's true level. Why not... How about let Tao Sheng and Zhu Xiu accept the teaching exam of Lecturer Liu together?"

Tao Zuoli turned his eyes and quickly came up with a new idea, "Tao Sheng and Zhu Xiu are similar in age and are classmates, which is the most suitable! This time, if Zhu Xiu is successful, my Tao family will have nothing to say! Zhu Xiaolang continues to study in the school, and my Tao family will offer two more coins to express his apology!"

Fang Cuilan was a little anxious. Tao Sheng was the best in Shuikou Township School. Even if Zhu Xiu improved his studies, he was afraid he could not compare. Just as he was about to refuse, Zhu Xiu stood up and said loudly: "Students are overestimating their abilities and agree! Please don't break your promise afterwards!"

Tao Zuoli snorted coldly, "Don't worry, Zhu Xiaolang, wait until you win Sheng'er first!"

Zhu Xiu smiled and threw a comforting look at Fang Cuilan and Zhu Hong.

Tao Xing walked back to his position obediently. Tao Sheng was stunned for a moment. Unexpectedly, his grandfather would let him come out of the competition. Then he smiled, got up, put down his robe, walked into the hall with serenely, stood side by side with Zhu Xiu.

The Tao family is full of confidence. Tao Sheng's academic performance has always been very good. It is not a problem to be admitted to the county school this year. Even if Zhu Xiu crams for a while, he will never be able to get to Tao Sheng.

Tao Chang looked sideways and seemed to have developed some interest in this intellectual competition.
Chapter completed!