Go to school

  Go to school

  He seriously reviewed the books again, and these were all things he had learned before. However, after relearning them once more, he surprisingly felt a sense of nostalgia, which was vastly different from his reluctance back then.

  Early in the morning, Yin Jinyuan had already sent someone to inform Yin Ruofei that Master Hou would be going to the military training ground today and would start practicing again tomorrow. Yin Ruofei nodded indifferently. It didn't matter whether it was a day earlier or later, as long as Yin Haicheng was willing to teach, he would work hard to learn; even if he wasn't willing to teach, he still had to learn.

  No need to practice martial arts, Yin Ruofei didn't sleep much either. He got up, had breakfast, and carried the book bag sewn by Ziling overnight. With his personal servant, he boarded the horse-drawn carriage.

  Although it was a family study, it wasn't in this marquis's estate, but rather in the old residence of the marquis's estate, in a cross courtyard, which was not close to where he lived.

  The children in the family are not very old, but for convenience, they all gather together to attend school. The teacher invited is a famous Confucian scholar, Mr. Sun. Normally, it would be difficult to invite him, but in recent years, the Hou family of Zhenjiang has become increasingly prosperous and treats this Mr. with great respect, and the other party does not want to lose face either.

  Fortunately, the pay was good and the Yin family's children were also quite obedient, so Mr. Sun stayed on at the Yin house. Yesterday he heard that the eldest son of the Marquis would be coming to school, originally thinking it was a 5 or 6 year old kid, but later found out from others that this was actually an 8-year-old child.

  Most children are six or seven years old when they start school, especially in large families, where education is highly valued. It's rare for someone like Yin Ruofei to start so late, and even more surprising given that he's the eldest son of a marquis.

  Mr. Sun is a great Confucian scholar after all, and although he felt strange in his heart, he didn't have any curiosity about it. It doesn't matter whose son he is or how old he is, as long as he studies hard, that's enough.

  Yin Ruofei got off the carriage with his servant, holding his own book bag, and slowly stepped into the threshold of the school.

  The school is not small, after all, all the children of the Yin family are studying here. The neat desks are lined up in rows, with more than 20 tables in total. Most of these desks already have people sitting behind them, some younger than Yin Ruofei, but most are a few years older. At this moment, they are all curiously looking at this new classmate.

  Yin Ruofei had just entered the study hall when a servant hastily ran over, who was in charge of managing this study hall.

  The young master of the Hou Mansion was going to school, and it was also ordered by the old lady, so this manager naturally did not dare to slack off. He had originally planned to come early, but was stopped by others who talked about some things regarding the young master of the Hou Mansion.

  I've also heard that this spoiled young master doesn't like reading books. As the eldest son of the Marquis of Town Jiang, who is well-versed in both literature and martial arts, he neither practices martial arts nor has ever attended school. He should have started studying two years ago, but was exempted by his mother.

  The housekeeper thought to herself, this young master probably won't come too early.

  Never had he expected that this noble young master, whom he had never met before, would arrive in the time it took to finish breakfast. The sharp-eyed servant hastily went to report, and only then did he hurriedly put down his chopsticks and rush over.

  He hurried over just as Yin Ruofei had stepped into the school, and upon hearing someone greet him from behind, he slightly furrowed his brow and turned around.

  The housekeeper had only heard rumors about this young master before, and had never seen him in person. At this moment, seeing Yin Ruofei turn his head back, he felt a suffocating breath.

  His appearance was exceptionally refined, with a hint of cleverness and transparency between his eyebrows and eyes. Standing there, he had the demeanor of a young master, steady and composed. Whatever happened to the rumors that he was extremely mischievous, ignorant of etiquette, and had an ordinary appearance?

  The steward was somewhat dazed, and it wasn't until he saw Yin Ruofei slightly furrow her brow that he suddenly came to his senses. "I'm Cao An, I'm in charge of the family's studies. I'll take you to see Mr. Sun."

  "Lead the way." Yin Ruofei nodded, although it was a bit late for this to happen, but since the other party did things properly, he didn't say anything.

  Mr. Sun was savoring a cup of fragrant tea with his eyes closed when he heard the voice of Cao, the housekeeper, at the door. He was teaching here, and Cao had been very attentive to him, so Mr. Sun didn't mind being disturbed and hastily invited him in.

  "Hello Mr. Sun, I am student Yin Ruofei, nice to meet you." Yin Ruofei entered Mr. Sun's resting room and knelt down to kowtow to his teacher.

  It was Mr. Sun who had opened his eyes in his previous life, and this gentleman was serious and cautious, very strict with the students. However, a strict teacher produces top-notch disciples, and several of his students turned out to be quite impressive.

  Yin Ruofei remembered that a student had followed Mr. Sun to study, and later Mr. Sun was invited to the Yin family, and that student also came to the Yin family from time to time. Later, he was deeply favored by the emperor and brought Mr. Sun even more respect.

  In his previous life, he gave people a very unruly feeling. Mr. Sun was also quite strict with him, thinking of correcting him, but unfortunately, he was stubborn and opposed to his father, pleasing Erniang, and disappointing Mr. Sun's good intentions.

  It wasn't until later, when he was beaten and left the Hou Mansion with a lame leg, that he realized how important it was that Mr. Sun had taught him to read and write. If not for his ability to read and write, and his secret hard work, he probably wouldn't have been able to enter the eyes of that great man, and learn some superficial medical skills from him during his five years at the pharmacy.

  Reborn in this life, he made up his mind to study hard, and this time he was also very sincere.

  Mr. Sun had known long ago that a child would be born today, and it was the young son of the Marquis of Zhenjiang. Although rumors are not entirely believable, they are generally not unfounded.

  At this moment, seeing the child in front of him kowtowing seriously, he felt puzzled at first.

  If it's really as rumored, it wouldn't be like this. Is there still some hidden truth? Or is this just a show?

  Mr. Sun muttered to himself, but quickly got up and helped Yin Ruofei up, "Is your name Yin Ruofei?"

  "Yes." Yin Ruofei stood aside with his head bowed and answered steadily.

  Mr. Sun nodded secretly in his heart, and his appreciation for Yin Ruofei increased a little more. A child of seven or eight years old is just at the age when he is most likely to be disliked by others. Although the children in this school can barely behave themselves when they see him, they are always making small movements. They twist and turn, never stopping for a moment.

  But at this time, looking at Yin Ruofei, standing with her head down, her face calm, the tranquil expression on that delicate small face is really hard to dislike.

  Mr. Sun let Cao Guanshi leave first and then looked at the child in front of him, asking some simple questions.

  "Have you read books before?"

  "Master, when I was young, my mother also taught me some, but it's been a long time..." Yin Ruofei replied honestly. Reborn in this life, he knew the urgency of time and didn't think about pretending to be a child, starting from scratch with "Three Hundred Thousand".

  "Hmm. What books have you read?" Mr. Sun was nonchalant, for someone of his age to be well-read would be a strange thing indeed.

  "Have seen '3000 Whys of a Discerning Mind'."

  "All right, I'll ask you, what is the original nature of man? What is the goodness of human nature?"

  Yin Ruofei lowered his head, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "At first, it was also the beginning. The beginning of human beings is just the birth of human beings. And 'good' refers to the fact that people are born with good thoughts. Mencius said: The goodness of human nature is like water flowing downwards. There is no one who is not good, and there is no water that does not flow downwards."

  "What is meant by 'nature being close' and what is meant by 'habits being far'?"

  "Man's nature is like clear water, later acquired habits are like red ink and black ink. Those who approach the red become red, those who approach the black become black; when you befriend a gentleman, distance yourself from petty people."

  "Yes, don't think that a small good deed is insignificant and therefore not worth doing, and don't think that a small evil act is insignificant and therefore do it." Mr. Sun nodded, but he was worried in his heart.

  Mr. Sun asked a few more questions, and Yin Ruofei answered one by one, with a clear and crisp voice, full of respect in his tone, which made Mr. Sun feel quite pleased.

  Everything in the world is like this, observing a person's appearance occupies three points first, and their temperament, knowledge, character, and family background occupy several more. If one's appearance is amiable and pleasing, they will naturally be easier to win over others than those with coarse appearances. Moreover, Yin Ruofei had experienced hardships in his past life, so he had long since become calm and composed at heart. Now facing Sun Mr., whom he didn't know, he didn't even bother to put on the airs of a child, but instead was tranquil and indifferent. Unexpectedly, this accidental move greatly gained Sun Mr.'s favor.

  The only thing that seemed strange was that the child in front of him had a somewhat unusual tone, as if he had a heavy heart.

  Mr. Sun had a certain understanding, and he also had some understanding of the Hou Mansion. After a little thought, he understood the reason behind it. This child is still young and has no mother, so I'm afraid someone else has been neglectful, which led to these rumors.

  He sighed inwardly, this matter he had no way to take charge of, what he could do was only to let the child read more books, with knowledge came naturally ability.

  Thinking of this, Mr. Sun's heart was even more loving and pitiful towards Yin Ruofei, gently patting Yin Ruofei's shoulder, "Since you're following me to study, I'll give you a courtesy name, how about Jinzhi?"

  "What's wrong?" Yin Ruo Fei rarely didn't thank him, instead he lowered his head and fell into thought.

  "Learn, ask, be tolerant and benevolent, I hope you can maintain the virtues of a gentleman." Mr. Sun's tone was warm and gentle, he really had high hopes for this child, originally he just thought the child was not very lucky, with some sympathy. Who knew that after asking a few questions, the child's answers made him look at him in a new light.

  Although it was just a simple three hundred thousand, his insight was not ordinary, and his point of view was similar to his, making him overjoyed.

  In fact, he didn't know that Yin Ruofei was his past life's teacher, and this view naturally coincided with his.

  Yin Ruofei didn't have a name in his previous life. He was driven out of the house early on, and naturally no one gave him a name.

  Savoring the two words "Jin Er" in his mouth, Yin Ruofei suddenly looked up with surprise and delight, looking at Mr. Sun's eyes full of expectation, and knelt down to kowtow three times, "Thank you, teacher."

  After paying respects to Confucius, Yin Ruofei flew into the classroom and began learning with everyone.

  Although it was in a school, the books that people learned were different. Knowing Yin Ruofei's foundation, Mr. Sun didn't treat him as an ordinary person and had high expectations for him.