In March, spring is warm, flowers bloom, grass grows and birds fly, which is the best time of the year.

In the south of Linying County, there is a small courtyard beside Yingshui. Du Zhongxiao is studying hard in the study.

Since Fan Jingding, the wine-making process of wine lees is specialized in "Zuixianlou", Du Zhongxiao understood that a simple businessman in this era would not have a great future. Unless he was a wealthy family and had officials in his family to support him, he would not be able to support a big career. In this era, the dominant business was the government, the guild and the guild. Merchants had to take a boat from these three, and it would be better to take all three to become a huge businessman. Otherwise, there would be no chance for a business genius with all his hands and eyes.

The Du family is destined to be successful, and there is only one way to be a career. In particular, a few days ago, Du Xun and Han Lian made it clear that the two families would get married. After finding a good day to get engaged to Du Zhongxiao and Han Yueniang, Du Zhongxiao even had no chance to marry a big family.

Du Zhongxiao was a person who could take it and let it go. After seeing the situation, he no longer made unnecessary struggles. From then on, he ignored the business of the restaurant and bought this small courtyard outside the city and came to study by himself.

Things in the world are so magical. When Du Zhongxiao was determined to make the restaurant bigger, he had to make every step of the way, and Wu Kejiu made trouble from time to time. He really let go, and the business of the restaurant was extremely smooth. After Mei Yaochen arrived in Xuzhou, he highly praised the Du family.

After "Zuixianju" enjoyed the profit of making wine with wine lees, he honestly followed his promise and insisted on serving porridge around him, winning the name of a good man. Before the Chinese New Year, "Zuixianju" was supported by Yao Yuanwai and opened its first branch in Fancheng. Its porridge at Yingshui Wharf benefited travelers and became famous. The strong liquor of the great charity "Zuixianju" has become famous in several nearby states.

After the New Year, with the support of Su Shunqin, Mei Xun finally agreed to exclusively manage the wine lees in Xuzhou by "Zuixianju". In just a few months, with the support of the government, "Zuixianju" not only became the largest restaurant in Linying County, but also was the leader in Xuzhou.

At this time, Du Xun and Han Lian went to Xuzhou City to take care of the new restaurant. The business in Linying County was managed by Han Yueniang, and the daily management was hired by a supervisor to take charge of everything. Du Zhongxiao devoted himself to studying and had become an idle person.

Unlike the scholars who chant at this time, Du Zhongxiao's reading was still a habit in his previous life. He lay on the desk and focused on studying various model essays. From time to time, he followed "Fugue" and "Social Patterns" to take notes. When he was tired, he picked up historical books and so on, and compared the current political references based on historical facts.

This is not just the difference between the two learning habits, but actually two ways of studying.

Chanting is different from reading aloud, especially poetry. Because of the rhythm and rhythm, it will drive the whole person's mental state. This process is not only learning, but also moving towards the spirit of the original author. It is a transformation of the soul. With a poetic spirit and self-brightness, it is such a spiritual transformation process. For learners, they can touch the pulse of the original author, but how much they learn from it depends on their own fortune.

Du Zhongxiao followed the habits of his previous life, which was another way. He may not be able to gain much spiritual influence from his predecessors' works, but he learned more about composition methods. Simply put, he just went to learn how to write articles and got the Jinshi exam, just to take the exam.

Without trying it myself, Du Zhongxiao would not believe that the two learning methods are so different. Until one day, he had a whim, walking on the shore of Yingshui on a clear and clear night, he sang "Li Sao" in "Fisherman" in "Li Sao", and finally the ending sentence "The clear water of Canglang can wash my tassels; the turbid water of Canglang can wash my feet." For a moment, the surroundings were quiet, and the soul did not know where to belong, and tears were unknowingly awakened.

The ancients talked about the reading environment. Reading is not about reading, and articles focus on rhythm, which is not without reason. Reading and forgetting emotions and being immersed in spirit are all specific reactions in a specific environment, and a kind of mind-spiritual communication that transcends time and space.

Du Zhongxiao knew that it was not his material, and what he needed was not the insights in the book, but the knowledge in the book. Since then, Du Zhongxiao honestly practiced his habits in his previous life and divided books into textbooks and entertainment. What he wanted was not to become a master for a while, most of them could not be. All he wanted was to make qualified articles and take the imperial examination honestly.

After understanding the difference, Du Zhongxiao read "Fugue" and "Poetry" again and then suddenly realized. According to these, it is impossible to learn to do beautiful articles, and most of them will never make a breakthrough in their lifetime. What you learn from here is mostly stable and can do articles, in short, it is a routine. If you really want to be a literary master, you should not read these. The talented ones summarized by yourself are much better than this.

This learning method is familiar to Du Zhongxiao. Since he entered the school in his previous life, he had various essay reference books, categories, how to write essays, and what grades should be written. He could write articles with smooth meanings, but genius articles were rarely seen, even if the inspiration appeared, it was worn out by various routines.

However, this learning method is most likely to write articles that meet the requirements of the examiner.

During the Xianping period of Emperor Zhenzong, Wang Zeng won three yuan in a row, and his provincial examination was famous for his reputation, and his aphorisms were widely circulated. When he went to the palace examination, he took the exam twice in a row, and he was the first. His "Fu of Mixed Things" was considered a model for the Jinshi exam. At this time, the imperial examination was different from the later essays that he later slid towards the eight-legged essay. Some people were really the indisputable top scorers, and no one could compare to others for many times. The articles of such characters were not learned from "Fugue" and "Shi Ge".

Du Zhongxiao never thought that he would take the top scorer, and he knew that he could not get the exam. This was the time when literature was booming and all kinds of famous scholars emerged. Isn’t it impossible to get a chance to get a Jinshi? Du Zhongxiao thought very clearly that he would be fine if he passed the Jinshi. Fortunately, it was difficult to get a Jinshi in the imperial examination, and it was relatively easier to get a Jinshi. Especially after Wang Anshi's reform in history, poetry and essays were no longer important, and he focused on the classics and became increasingly closer to the eight-legged essays. Now he is much easier to get the exam.

Du Zhongxiao studied that as long as the article is in meaningful, the sentences are smooth, and there are no miscellaneous crimes, he can almost certainly pass the examination. His father, Du Xun, failed the examination, and even if he failed the examination, there were several places where the poems were rhyme. Not only did he fail, he was also punished and could not participate in the imperial examinations in the subsequent several imperial examinations. It is precisely because of this that he no longer struggled with the imperial examinations and went to do business with peace of mind.

If I knew in my previous life that the requirements for the Jinshi were not the same, Du Zhongxiao could laugh out loud, which would be too simple. Only by putting himself in his shoes can I realize that it is not simple. In Xiao Linying County, in fact, I can’t even buy all the teaching materials involved in the imperial examination. Each time, nearly 10,000 examinations were tested, and there were not many people who could read the textbooks through. On this basis, how many people could write articles in the world?

Realizing that the imperial examination is to make fewer mistakes in the first place, it has already stepped on the threshold of success.

He raised his head and rubbed his forehead hard. During this period, he spent all his energy carefully studying "Fugue" and "Poetry". The basic rhythm and rhythm have been grasped almost the same, but what he lacks is a spirit that can only be understood but not expressed. The poems and fu in the imperial examination are different from poems and fu in the ordinary literary sense. They have their own characteristics and their own special orientation. What Du Zhongxiao lacks now is to read this type of article widely, summarize regular things, and strive to move closer to it.
Chapter completed!