Scholars in the courtyard

Chapter 9 System Startup
"The sun is shining in the sky, the flowers are smiling at me, and the little bird said, early morning, why are you carrying a pack of explosives!"

The monotonous singing sounded in the empty ward, making the nurse with the lunch box burst into laughter.

"Nurse Li, so happy!"

Yang Xiaotao joked immediately when he saw the visitor, but he didn't see the visitor, he went to the bed and put down the lunch box.

"You kid, what kind of nonsense are you singing? Do you still need to carry dynamite bags these days?"

"What do you think about all day?"

"Eat quickly, and leave the hospital after eating!"

Nurse Li babbled a lot, but Yang Xiaotao didn't mind.

Picking up the lunch box, there is corn mush inside, and there are some pickled radishes on the side.

Yang Xiaotao picked it up and ate it, and drank it without hesitation.

"Nurse Li, I have something to eat and drink here. It's great. It's cold when I go home. How can I be so comfortable!"

"Hey, what are you talking about?"

"Spending more than one yuan a day, how can anyone waste money like this. Listen to my sister, hurry up and go home to live, save some money to find a wife, and be safe and secure!"

Yang Xiaotao smiled wryly, obviously she didn't know about the courtyard house, and she didn't intend to tell it. She should go back after two days when her body recovers.

"I see, Nurse Li!"

Seeing the sudden change in Yang Xiaotao's expression, Nurse Li also realized that she was talking too much, but people in this day and age are simple, and there are things that should be said and never hidden, not to mention young women in the new era, they must dare to speak and act.

"By the way, Nurse Li, I'm bored here, can you find me two books to read?"

"Read a book?"

"Yes, any book will do!"

But it was the opening task of the system that sounded. If you want to open the system, you must complete the first-level fitter assessment and become a formal worker.

With his current strength, he can't pass at all. If he wants to pass, he can only rely on the system.

As for how to get the credits, he has no idea.

Now that time is urgent, he can only look for a book to see if he can get some credits.

"I don't have any books here, but the guard's uncle Wang has a few. I'll find one for you later!"

"Thank you!"

Nurse Li tidied up, asked Yang Xiaotao to get out of bed, and then left.

After walking for a while, a little nurse came in, holding a thick copy of "Water Margin", which was still an old edition, and the characters on it were all in traditional Chinese characters.

Although it can be applied according to traditional Chinese literacy technology, it still looks less troublesome than simplified characters.

But at this time, it is good to have books to read, not to mention that he also needs to learn traditional characters. After all, simplified characters have just begun to become popular, and books on library management are still mostly traditional characters.

If you want to use the learning system, the library will be an indispensable area in the future.

In his impression, the nearest place to the rolling mill and courtyard is the Xizhimen Library.

However, if you want to take a bus, you have to transfer three times. As for other means of transportation, except for the eleventh road, there are only bicycles.

Having a bicycle in this era is like having a Lamborghini in later generations.

Because buying a bicycle not only requires a lot of money, but also a bicycle ticket to buy it.

Most people can't buy a car, but they are stumped by this ticket.

However, he couldn't afford a Lamborghini in his previous life, but in this courtyard world, Yang Xiaotao can fight for it.

Of course, the premise is to activate the system smoothly, and then live a good life with the system.

"When you go to the library, you need to have a certificate of introduction before you can apply for a library card. This is another problem."

"If you don't become a regular employee, it's really hard to move forward!"

Yang Xiaotao sighed with emotion, then concentrated his energy and began to turn up the Water Margin.

It can be seen that the doorman Lao Wang is a particular person. The book has been turned and changed, but every page is cared for, and there are no folded corners or scratches.

Yang Xiaotao naturally had to take care of it, after all, this is a book borrowed from someone else.

So, relying on his previous life's insight into the plot of the story, coupled with the inheritance of the text, before noon, Yang Xiaotao turned the Outlaws of the Marsh to the end.

As the last page closed, the mechanical voice sounded again in my mind.

"Ding, the host has roughly finished reading "Water Margin", and got 5 credits!"

Yang Xiaotao watched each word with surprise on his face.

"5 points? You can really get credits!"

"However, it's only 5 o'clock? Are the four great classics worth this money? It's too disrespectful to our ancestors!"

Yang Xiaotao calculated the time, the system had to complete the task within five days, that is to say, he had to pass the assessment on the fifth day, and the remaining time would be four days.

After removing this morning, there are still three and a half days.

At this speed, even if you don't sleep, you can only get 80 points, and you need 100 points to upgrade to a higher level, so it is impossible to complete the task.

If the task fails, it means the system is gone.

"No, I read it briefly? Could it be?"

Yang Xiaotao had a guess in his mind, so he quickly read it again.

This time, Yang Xiaotao read it word by word, coupled with the analysis of the plot, which made him progress very slowly.

Even if the little nurse came to deliver the meal at noon, he didn't notice it. He just put the lunch box aside, ate some casually and continued to study.

This time, I didn't finish reading "Water Margin" until the evening when the corridor lights in the hospital were turned on.

Feeling the soreness in his eyes, rubbing his temples, closing his eyes and replaying the story of Water Margin in his mind, he finally heard the mechanical sound again.

"Ding, the host is familiar with "Water Margin", and got 38 credits!"

"Yeah! That's right!"

I got 43 points all at once, almost half of it. If I do it again, I guess it won't be far to complete the task.

Yang Xiaotao held back the excitement in his heart, and opened the cold lunch box. Inside were some fried cabbage and two steamed buns. Although there was not much oil and water, it was enough to fill his stomach.

After eating quickly, he looked at the sky, the peripheral light in the room was already dim, Yang Xiaotao put on his clothes, walked to the corridor, and planned to read it again by the corridor lamp.

At this time, he didn't care about the scary empty space in the hospital corridor, he sat on the stool and opened the book to start a new round of study.

There aren't many hospitalizations these days, so the nurse on duty stays in the nurse's station, and won't come out to watch the night if there is nothing to do, so naturally he won't bother him.

Yang Xiaotao was like this, sitting on the stool and flipping through the pages.

It's just that this time it may be because I read too fast, or it may be due to environmental factors, too cold and too dark.

Just in the middle of the night, I finally finished watching it again.

Then he went back to the bed, curled up inside, waited left and right, until Yang Xiaotao couldn't bear the drowsiness before he heard the mechanical sound.

Instantly excited.

However, after hearing the news from the system, the whole person collapsed.

"Ding! The host has roughly read "Water Margin", but he is not familiar with it, so he cannot get credits!"

After digesting it for a while, Yang Xiaotao finally understood that credits are not earned after reading the book.

That is to say, it is impossible for him to spend a lot of time on a book. If he wants to do it, he must improve his reading and learning ability.

It's like reading it briefly at the beginning, then reading it carefully, and constantly improving. If you want to continue to obtain credits through "Water Margin", unless you have a higher level than familiar reading.

But with his ability, he is almost at the limit of this step. If he wants to improve, he might as well change another book.

Lying on the bed, Yang Xiaotao planned to change another book tomorrow, and then went to sleep.

When he woke up again the next day, Yang Xiaotao felt his body, and there was no pain in other places, only his legs were still a little uncomfortable, but it didn't affect his movements.

After getting up from bed and moving my body, I remembered that today was the third day, and half of the task was left, so I felt inexplicably anxious.

The door was pushed open, and Nurse Li brought breakfast as usual.

"Nurse Li, I finished reading the Water Margin, can you borrow two more copies?"

Now I can only pray that the gatekeeper Lao Wang has other books.

Nurse Li took the Water Margin and held it under her arm without looking at it.

"You kid, do you really think this is a vacation?"

"Do you still want to leave the hospital?"

Yang Xiaotao laughed and said, "Nurse Li, there's nothing else to do, but this leg!"

Yang Xiaotao pointed to his bruised calf, "I can do it!"

"I think one more day, it's almost there!"

Nurse Li looked at it and nodded, "Okay, pay attention to rest, look at your eyes, if you want to do this, don't look at it!"

"No, it's okay, I just watched it for a while, Nurse Li, don't worry, I will rest well, strive to be discharged from the hospital as soon as possible, and continue to shine for the society."

"I believe you a ghost!"

Nurse Li said and left, but she still kept her request to Yang Xiaotao in mind.

After a while, the little nurse from yesterday walked in, put a copy of Romance of the Three Kingdoms on the bedside with a smile, and walked out laughing.

"It turned out to be "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms"?"

Looking at the books with the same schedule, Yang Xiaotao was a little surprised.

Although there have been rumors of the Four Great Masterpieces these days, it is not an easy task to gather the Four Great Masterpieces.

"This old king is a bit capable!"

Without thinking too much, Yang Xiaotao immediately threw himself into his studies, working hard for the task.

With the previous experience of Water Margin, Yang Xiaotao settled down this time and tried to read it thoroughly.

This Romance of the Three Kingdoms is written in classical Chinese, followed by vernacular.

Yang Xiaotao didn't read classical Chinese, because he had limited time and energy, not to mention traditional characters, so it was too difficult to find them familiar.

So focus directly on the vernacular.

While reading, Yang Xiaotao recalled the clips from the film and television dramas of his previous life, deepened his understanding of the civil servants and generals in the Three Kingdoms, and explored the events that happened.

Although the number of words is less than that of Water Margin, it actually took Yang Xiaotao longer to read than to familiarize himself with it.

Time passed by little by little, the little nurse came to deliver the meal and looked at Yang Xiaotao, and didn't bother him, just reported the situation to Nurse Li.

Nurse Li is also helpless, there really is no one who reads books in the hospital these days.

He wanted to stop it, but thought that the day was not too late, so he didn't care about it.

I just told the little nurse to take care of her more. This was specially taken care of by the director of the street office.

The sun kept changing its position in the sky, and Yang Xiaotao closed the book only when it was setting to the west.

One day, after reading more than 70 words, there must be not only the momentum of war, but also the interludes of various tricks and understanding of various situations.

Yang Xiaotao only felt dizzy and dizzy.

"Ding! The host intensively read "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and got 60 credits!"

"Ding, the host has obtained credits to meet the system activation task!"

"Ding, the host's current level is a fitter apprentice, do you want to use 100 credits to increase the level of the fitter?"

A series of voices sounded, and Yang Xiaotao held back his long-lost excitement.

"Yes!"

A happy choice, 103 credits and only three credits left in the blink of an eye.

Then a series of fitter knowledge flooded into my mind, and the problems that had been bothering my predecessor to become a full-time worker disappeared at this moment.

At this moment, he completely mastered the ability of a first-level fitter.

Even, because the system instilled a perfect level of skills, comparable to the experience of an old fitter who has worked for more than ten years, Yang Xiaotao not only mastered it, but also became a leader among the first-level fitters.

"Ding, the host has completed the activation task, and the happy learning system is starting, please wait!"

Immediately afterwards, a mechanical sound sounded, and Yang Xiaotao was relieved.

Lying on the cold bed, the afterglow of the setting sun sprinkled on the face, warm and soft.

Lying on the bed with eyes closed, two lines of hot tears slowly flowed from both eyes.

I don't know if I am tired from reading, or happy and excited.

I know what it feels like.

(End of this chapter)