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Chapter 31 Anlu Academy

When the father and son arrived at Anlu Academy, they thought they had arrived early enough. When they arrived, they found that many people were already waiting in front of the academy.

Anlu Academy is the best academy in Qingping Town. The number of new students admitted each year is limited. In order to send their children to Anlu Academy to study, parents at home send their children here early and queue up.

Most of the people who send their children to the academy are wealthy families. At a glance, many of them are old men and young men wearing silk and satin, surrounded by servants. Li Shangu's father and son seemed a bit out of the ordinary among these people.

The father and son found a corner and stood there, waiting for the academy door to open.

They waited for a while, and someone opened the door of the academy. A steward came out, stood in front of the door and said loudly, "Today is the day for Anlu Academy to recruit students. Please bring the children into the academy." Inside."

Everyone went inside, and Li Gushan and his son followed the others.

The conditions for Anlu Academy to recruit students every year are relatively strict. I heard that Anlu Academy here in Qingping Town is just a relatively small branch. The largest school of Anlu Academy is in Nanyang Prefecture and has schools in various places in Dacheng.

The steward who brought them in said something to the effect that it was an honor for everyone to bring their children to their Anlu Academy today. After that, there were several simple assessments for recruiting students, and he shouted, "Please line up, one group." A group of people followed me inside."

Those who came first were at the front.

"Dad, I'm going in." Li Wen said to his father, followed the boy in front, and they followed the steward inside.

Li Shangu watched his son go in and felt a little uneasy. He didn't know if his son could pass the exam.

There were three gentlemen waiting for them in the room. They were the gentlemen in charge of the freshman assessment this time.

Most of the children their age are six or seven years old, the oldest is only ten years old. Li Wen is not particularly short here, but he is not particularly tall either. At this age, they mostly learn simple things like Hundred Family Surnames and the Three-Character Classic. The first test is to recite the Three-Character Classic.

"We have a few simple assessments below to examine your usual learning situation at home." The gentleman sitting in the middle simply said what they were going to assess this time. Before the first assessment, there was still half of it. Zhu Xiang's time was given to them to review the article.

Li Wen hurriedly took the time to read a book. When he saw the book, he realized that the characters in this world were somewhat similar to the traditional Chinese characters in ancient times. What they learned in modern times was already simplified characters, but he could generally understand these characters.

Besides, he had learned this knowledge before, so reciting a paragraph was a very simple thing for him.

"It's time for half a stick of incense. Let's start from the first one in the front." The gentleman shouted to stop and ordered the first one in the front to come out and endorse.

Just now, everyone was rushing to be the first in line. The boy who was rushing to be the first in line was asked by the teacher to be the first to stand up and recite. Maybe he was nervous, and he didn't remember well, and he was struggling with his back. I stuttered, and then immediately forgot about it.

One by one, Li Wen took his turn. Some people were struggling to carry it, and some people had finished carrying it. Soon it was his turn, and Li Wen carried it out easily.

"Yes." The teacher took a careful look at the student who could recite the words fluently, and asked the children who passed by to move aside. Those who could not recite the words had already been let out.

After the first round, half of the people they came in with were reduced.

The second item is to assess their arithmetic. As a student who has completed nine years of compulsory education and studied science in college, the arithmetic assessment in the academy is just a piece of cake for him. Li Wen almost does it without thinking. The answer came out.

After the second round of brushing, half of it was gone again.

The third assessment was their handwriting. In his previous life, Li Wen was spurred by Professor Li and Ms. Song. From the age of three, Li Wen picked up a brush and practiced calligraphy. It was not until he entered college that he escaped from the control of the two demons. , threw away the brush.

But later, with the advent of mobile phones and computers, he no longer needed to write with his hands. In addition, he had never held a brush in his life, and his little hand was still shaking when holding the pen. Even though he was shaking, he could still write a few large characters as required. over. Li Wen took a peek at the child next to him and found that the other person's writing was not much better than his. He felt relieved.

After the third round of exams, there were less than ten people left, and Li Wen was one of them. The gentlemen sitting in the seats looked at them with satisfaction in their eyes, and Li Wen felt relieved. At least he could be sure that they were Passed the assessment.

The children who were kicked off went out to find their parents and cried.

"Why haven't you come out yet? Have you passed or not?" Li Gugu kept walking around outside, waiting anxiously. When he heard that the child who came out first said that he had not passed the exam, Li Shangu knew that the child who came out first had failed. His family's three treasures had not yet come out. So if he didn't come out, would he pass?

"Dad." Li asked and saw his father waiting outside.

"How's it going? Have you passed the Three Treasures exam?" Li Gushan saw his son at a glance, strode forward and asked.

Li Wen looked at his father with a smile on his face and said, "Dad, I passed the exam."

"Dad knows that our three treasures are so smart." Li Shangu was so excited when he heard his son's words. Yes, he saw other children coming out one by one outside, and he was also afraid that his own children would fail the exam.

Fortunately, his son passed the exam! He just knew it.

"Young master, I knew you would definitely pass the exam."

"Yes."

Li Wen heard the master and servant talking, and looked up and saw the boy who was taking the exam with him just now. When he looked at the other person, the other person happened to look at him too. He was young and had a serious face like an old man, but he looked good-looking. Li Wen smiled at the other person.

The boy seemed stunned for a moment, obviously not expecting him to smile at him, and Li Wen smiled even more heartily.

"Dad, let's go." After they finished the exam and registered, they could leave first. Li Wen said to his father.

"Well, let's go." Li Shangu held his son's hand and walked out of the academy together.

Chapter 32 Qingping Town

A year's repair work at Anlu Academy costs six taels of silver. An ordinary family's annual income is only two taels of silver. It takes several years for their family to save these few taels of silver. Their family's life was already in straitened circumstances, and their daughter-in-law was not in good health after giving birth to San Bao. Over the years, they spent a lot of money on hiring doctors to give her medicine.

The little money he had was probably the result of his mother-in-law's daily frugality and the fact that the family was reluctant to give up food and clothing. It took them most of their lives to save up, but now it was all given to him to use for his children's education.

As soon as he thought that his son would study in Anlu Academy and be a promising person in the future, Li Shangu gritted his teeth and gave his son a year of study.

"Dad, does our family still have money?" The father and son walked out of the academy. Li Wen asked his father with his little face raised.

"There will be." Li Shangu touched the child's face. He didn't know other people's children, but his own children had been wise and sensible since they were young.

I took my children to Anlu Academy today and saw that so many wealthy families want to send their children to study in Anlu Academy. Not everyone is accepted by Anlu Academy. His child was smart and got admitted to Anlu Academy, so he No matter how hard it is, we have to send our children to study. We cannot let this child be like his father, who will be a good-for-nothing in the future.

Li Wen knew that their family must have little money. His father held his hand very tightly. He grabbed his father's hand with his backhand, and the father and son walked down the street.

It was still early when they came in the morning, and there were no people on the street. When they came out of the academy, there were more stalls on the street outside, and many people were walking on the street.

This was the first time he had come to the town since he was so old. Li Wen looked around with curiosity in his eyes. In his previous life, he had only seen such scenes on TV, but there were many differences between reality and what he had seen on TV before.

The people who come to Qingping Town are all people from several nearby villages. The people on the road are simply dressed and not in good spirits. From this, we can see that most ordinary people in this world live a relatively difficult life. Many of them are living in poverty. All the people looked malnourished.

"Dad, I've never been to the town before. I want to walk around the town and then go back, is that okay?" Li Wen said to his father while walking on the street.

"If Sanbao wants to go for a walk, Dad will take you around. In the future, when you come to the town to study, you will gradually become familiar with this place." Today, Li Shangu took a day off because he had to send his children to the academy. If I didn't do the work, I thought it would take a long time at the academy, but I didn't expect it to be finished in less than half a day.

His son was successfully admitted to Anlu Academy. Li Shangu felt proud of his son when he thought about it. No matter how happy this man is on the inside, he rarely shows it on his face. He is a reserved person.

The father and son started strolling on the street. There were various small stalls on the street selling cattle, sheep and livestock. Some families would take the remaining things at home to sell them in the town in exchange for a few dollars, and some people would make some. Small things are for sale. In short, the stalls on the street sell a variety of things.

Passing by a stall selling candied haws on a stick, Li Gugu paused, lowered his head and asked his son, "Sambo, do you want to eat candied haws on a stick? Dad will buy it for you." His

son walked with him and asked his father to buy some. Nothing was said.

"Ah?" Li Wen was still a little dazed. He walked and looked around, thinking in his mind, if he wanted to do business here, what could he sell? They can sell something at home. After reacting, his father asked him if he wanted to eat candied haws. Li Wen said, "No, dad, no need."

"Daddy will buy you a bunch." Li Shangu took his son's slow beat as his son wanted to To eat, I took out two copper coins and bought a bunch of candied haws for my child.

A bunch of red and big candied haws was placed in front of him.

"..." Li asked. He stretched out his hand to take it and said, "Thank you, Dad."

"Eat it. You don't need to say thank you to Dad. Dad should be good to you." Li Shangu held his son's hand. , has a special innate feeling between father and son for this son who is less than his waist height.

All parents in the world are the same. As long as their children want something, as long as they have it, they want to give it to them.

"Yes, it's delicious." Li Wen remembered that when he was a child, his father also bought him candied haws. His father was very fond of him. When he was working in town, he would occasionally bring him a piece secretly. Give him some sweets and snacks.

His second uncle never buys any food for Siya and the others.

"Dad, you eat one too." Li Wen ate one and asked his father to eat one too.

Li Shangu couldn't resist his son, so he had to eat one too.

"Dad, is it delicious?" Li Shangu asked when he saw his father eating one.

"Yeah, it's delicious." Li Gushan lost his father when he was young. It was his mother who raised them up. When they were young, they couldn't even have enough food in their stomachs, let alone things like candied haws. After he married a wife and had children, this man was even more kind to his wife and children, and wanted to make up for his children what he didn't have back then.

Hearing his father say that he still wanted to eat, Li Wen bared his teeth and smiled. He was not willing to eat the rest and said, "Dad, I will take the rest home and give one to Grandma and Grandma."

Li Gushan touched his son's head and said nothing.

The town was not very big. They walked around the town. As they walked, Li Wen memorized the route, the restaurants and shops he saw, the stalls on the streets, and what the vendors were selling. He was interested in I have a general understanding of the products in this world.

They happened to pass by a bookstore. They thought that their son would go to an academy to study in the future and he would not be without pen, ink, paper and inkstones. "Sambo, there is an academy there. Let's go there and have a look to see what you want to buy." Li Shangu said. He led his son to the bookstore. He, a rough man, had never been to a place like this before, but today he brought his son here.

Pens, inks, paper and inkstones needed to be bought, and the father and son stood at the door to discuss.

The store owner saw a father and son standing at the door of the store and asked, "What do you two want to buy?"

"Hello, uncle, do you have pens, inks, paper and inkstones here? I want to take a look." Li asked, not afraid of strangers. He was not as tall as the cabinet in front of him, so he stood on tiptoes and spoke to the shopkeeper inside.

"Oh, yes, there is. Young master, you are going to study, right? Come inside and have a look." When the shopkeeper saw that there was business coming to the door, he smiled and introduced several kinds of brushes and papers in one go. .

Li Wen got a toothache when he heard the price!

Are the sesame eggs too expensive? I think their family would be reluctant to eat pork even once a month. This would be enough for them to eat multiple meals of meat!

Li Shangu thought it was too expensive when he heard it, but his children would definitely need something like this when they go to school in the future. A year's education for a child would cost six taels of silver, plus pen, ink, and paper, it would probably cost seven or eight taels of silver a year.

It took a lot of effort for my son to get admitted to Anlu Academy. He couldn't give up halfway and had to persevere, so he still had to pay for the money even though he was reluctant to part with it.

Li Shangu gritted his teeth and said to his child, "Just take whatever you want from Sanbao. Dad will buy it for you."

"Dad, I'll just buy something to make do. I don't need very good brushes and paper now." Damn it, he must find a way to make money when he goes back. I don't know how much money I spent today. Li Wen rolled his dead eyes back, thinking secretly that he couldn't wait to make money.

If they don't think of ways to make money, what little money they have will be emptied by him alone.

You can't let the whole family eat dirt just to let him study, right? !

No wonder only one Li Xiulin in the village came to the town to study, and the rest of the families were reluctant to send their children to study. When they heard about this large sum of money, many people were daunted. And he will continue to study and take exams in the future. He doesn't know how much money he will need to continue this journey. This large amount of money is really not something that an ordinary banker can afford.

But even so, Li Wen did not regret that he chose to study, because he knew that in this era, studying was the best way out for him. He must have studied hard this time without Professor Li and Ms. Song whipping him from behind with whips!

Picking and choosing, Li Wen found a brush that was relatively convenient and reasonably priced. There must be better brushes, but the price would definitely be more expensive. Now that their family had no money, Li Wen didn't dare to mess around. Spend money.

The paper he wanted was relatively cheap and the lowest quality.

"Shopkeeper, I just want these." After giving the picked brushes and paper to the boss, Li Wen had already calculated in his mind how much it would cost.

After he had said all his good things, he asked his boss to give him a small change.

"You kid is really good at talking. Okay, I'll give it to you cheaper. I won't even make any money from you on this business." The store owner is a person who is used to doing business. He sees all kinds of people when he visits the store every day. , but this was the first time he had seen a little kid who was so good at talking at such a young age.

Knowing that this was a little kid who had just been sent to study for enlightenment, the shopkeeper also said a few words of encouragement, asking the little kid to study hard.

"Thank you, uncle, and I wish your store a prosperous business." Li Wen gave the boss a big smile, since it doesn't cost anything to be cute anyway.

After buying something, the father and son came out of the bookstore.

"Dad, don't you usually work at the dock? Isn't this far from the dock? Let's go to the dock and have a look." Li Wen wanted to go to the dock to have a look. He knew that his father usually worked at the dock. From the bookstore After coming out, he said to his father.

At least you need to visit the entire town first and have a basic understanding of the place before you can plan what to do next.

"Why do Sanbao want to go to the pier? There is nothing to see at the pier." Having said that, Li Gushan still took his children to the pier to have a look. "If you want to see it, dad will take you to see it. After reading it, We're going back."

"Okay." Li Wen nodded.

Li Shangu held the child's hand tightly along the way. There were many people on the road, and he was afraid that the child would get lost.

They arrived at the pier. There were ships docked at the pier, goods were coming and going, and shirtless men carried the goods onto the ships.

There are also people who catch fish and sell them here. People who look like managers are picking and choosing, thinking about which inn or people from the house are coming out to buy things.

Li Wen looked at the shirtless man carrying goods and thought of how his father worked here carrying goods on weekdays, earning all his hard-earned money. Although it is not easy to make money in modern times or in this world, in this world, making money to support a family is even harder.

"Dad, thank you for your hard work." Li Wen raised his head and looked at his father and said.

"Dad, it's not hard, you and your mother are enough." Hearing his son's words, the tall man said with a smile on his face.

To say that Qingping Town is not a big place, it took about an hour to walk from start to finish, plus they looked at it while walking. It was pity for his short legs. After walking such a long way early in the morning and walking around the town, Li Wen found that the soles of his feet were aching.

"Is Sanbao tired? Why don't daddy carry you on his back?" Li Shangu carefully noticed that the child might be tired from walking and asked.

"No dad, I will go to town to study in the future. I can't have you carrying me on my back every day. I can walk by myself." Li Wen had a serious face. Not only would he be tired, but his dad would also be tired every day. He had to go to work and carry him back and forth every day, which would definitely make him more tired. He didn't want to add too much burden to his father.

Li Sanbao clenched his little fist and said to his father, "Dad, I have to walk by myself from now on, and I don't need you to carry me on my back."

"Haha, no one opened their eyes this morning, and they are still on my father's back. Take a nap." Li Shangu couldn't help laughing when he saw his son clenching his fists, and joked.

"..." Dad, can you please stop exposing other people's ugliness? Li Wen rolled his eyes and looked at the sky and said, "I won't do it anymore. I will get up and walk by myself in the future. I don't need dad to carry me on my back." ."

He will definitely do what he says!

But I don't know who the little boy who always asks his father to carry him will be in the future. It's definitely not Li Sanbao!

"Dad, let's go somewhere to sit for a while, take a rest and then go home." Li Wen said to his father.

The father and son found a place to rest on the roadside and sat down.

They had some unfinished buns left in the morning. Li Wen was eating one in his hand, and let his father eat the remaining one, but his father didn't want it. Li Wen said to his father, "Dad, if you don't eat it, wouldn't it be more wasteful if I can't finish it and throw it away?"

"Yes." Li Gushan touched the child's head. He couldn't finish one bun, he knew. Due to the child's kindness, he had no choice but to eat the last bun.

A carriage passed by on the street. Lu Zhishu, who was sitting in the carriage, lifted the curtain and looked outside. He happened to see the father and son sitting on the roadside eating. He recognized at a glance that he was in the same group as him at Anlu Academy. Students taking exams.

The reason why Lu Zhishu remembered the other party was probably because of how calm he was in front of his husband. Among the people who stayed with him in the end, he was one of them.

The carriage passed by, leaving the father and son behind. Lu Zhishu put down the curtain, sat upright in the carriage, and headed back home.

Chapter 33 Returning home

After the father and son had rested enough, they got up and walked out of the city gate.

Li Shangu held his son's little hand as usual. The man carefully and deliberately slowed down and waited for his son to catch up. Li Wen followed his father with his short legs.

Coming out of the city gate, they went back the way they came.

It was still dark when we came in the morning, and we couldn't see clearly outside. In addition, Li Wen slept on his father's back all the way, so he didn't know what was on the way. When it was time to go back, Li Wen followed his father and walked back step by step. As he walked, he remembered what was on the road and how to take this road to the town.

The big sun in the sky follows people around, making them feel like they are about to faint.

There was a heavy sweat on his forehead, and the clothes on his body were wet with sweat. Li Wen stretched out his hand to wipe the sweat from his face. He followed his father for a long time without complaining or tired.

"Sambo, come on daddy's back, daddy will carry you on his back." Li Shangu's face turned a little pale when he saw his son. This father was very sensible and cared about his son. It was the first time for my son to come to the town. He got up early in the morning and must be tired after walking for such a long time.

"No, Dad, Sanbao can walk by himself." Although he wanted to cry when he walked, Li Sanbao still insisted on walking by himself. In fact, his short legs were still trembling when he walked.

He usually walked too little, he thought to himself, and he would get used to it if he walked more in the future.

"Ah——"

Li Gugu grabbed his son, picked him up and threw him on his back.

"Daddy, why are you carrying me on your back again? Didn't I tell you not to carry me on your back? I can walk on my own." Li Wen found that he had grown taller all of a sudden. It turned out that he was on his daddy's back again. He said while glaring at his father's back.

"Okay, Dad will walk faster while carrying you on his back. You are walking too slowly. It will be too dark to go back home." Li Gushan patted his son's butt and said, "You hold me You're holding Dad's neck, don't fall down. "

You're going to bump into your son. I can't explain it to my wife when I get back."

I really can't tell that this tall man is afraid of his wife.

"Okay, thank you for your hard work, Dad. Just carry me on your back for a while, and let me come down and walk by myself later." Li Wenhu reluctantly agreed. He put his arms around his father's neck and walked to The soles of my feet are hurting.

When he thought about going to school rain or shine in the future, he missed his bicycle very much. He could reach the door of his house with just one pedal. Who would walk on two legs!

It's a pity that there are no airplanes or trains in this era, and even bicycles have not been invented yet. When going out, we basically rely on animals to pull carts or walk on two legs. He had never walked such a long road in one go before. He didn't know it until he walked, but once he walked, he realized that walking was a very hard thing.

He got up early that day, and after walking for such a long time, his body, which was only a few years old, really couldn't bear it. It was just tired, so it didn't take long as soon as he got on his father's back. , he fell asleep as soon as he relaxed.

After discovering that the child on his back had fallen asleep, a smile flashed across the dark-skinned man's face. He knew his son's aggressive temperament. If he hadn't forcefully carried his son on his back, he might have insisted on walking back. Arrive home.

Thinking of the child's pale face, the man felt a little sorry for the child. This is why he refused to take the child to the town in the past, fearing that the child would be tired.

It's not just that my son is tired now.

On weekdays, Li Gugu takes a trip to the town and gets there in about an hour. It's just that I took my son with me today and had to take care of the child on the road, so the journey took a little longer than usual.

When Li Wen woke up, he realized that he had fallen asleep on his father's back again. He opened his sleepy eyes and asked his father, "Dad, where are we back to?"

"Sambo woke up right? " Well, we're back in the village, we'll be home soon." When Li Shangu heard his son's voice, he knew someone was awake, and they were almost back home now.

"Ah?" Has he slept for so long?

Li Wen didn't even know how long he slept before they returned to the village. Wasn't this the way back to their home? After getting up from a good sleep, he found that he was much more energetic, and he walked the remaining few steps on his own, getting up and down from his father's back.

The door of the courtyard was pushed open from the outside, and Mrs. Li Wang who was sitting in the courtyard saw her eldest son and grandson who had returned.

"Aniang." Li Shangu called "daddy."

"Grandma." Li Wen saw his grandmother and walked over to her.

When Mrs. Li saw her grandson who had returned, she thought about him all day long after he had gone out. She stretched out her hand to her grandson and said, "My dear grandson, come and show grandma. His little face is haggard. Grandma's." It hurts so much."

The old lady was exaggerating, but her love for her grandson was not false at all.

Li Wen knew that his grandma loved him. The grandma and grandma hugged each other. They had not seen each other for just one day, and they felt as if they had not seen each other for three autumns.

Li Wen hugged the old lady and said shamelessly, "Grandma, Sanbao misses you so much."

"Grandma misses Sanbao too. I wonder why Sanbao hasn't come back, but I miss Grandma." Li Wen said. Mrs. Wang held her grandson in her arms and touched her little hands and face. The little face was haggard, but she felt very distressed.

"..."

Li Shangu has long been accustomed to the appearance of the old lady and his son. When he was a child, his mother-in-law never loved him so much. It's no wonder that his arrogant son coaxed his mother-in-law into submission. The old lady likes his three treasures so much.

Thinking of his son, a smile flashed in the man's eyes.

Sun Yi, who came back from outside carrying a basket and picking vegetables from the fields, saw the man and his son who had returned. When Li Wen saw his mother-in-law coming back, he shouted happily, "Mother-in-law."

"Hey." Sun Yi responded and looked at the man again. Li Valley was pouring water. When he heard the door opening, he looked towards the door and saw his daughter-in-law who had returned. Sun Yi smiled at the man and said, "You're back."

"Yes." Li Valley nodded. He responded. When I saw the vegetable basket my daughter-in-law was carrying, I knew that my daughter-in-law had gone to the fields to pick vegetables.

After spring, the wild vegetables in the fields will become old, and people no longer like to pick wild vegetables to eat. Now everyone will grow some vegetables for home consumption. They also grow vegetables at home. The vegetables in the ground are easy to feed at this time. If you sprinkle a handful of rapeseeds, they will grow quickly. What their family eats now are vegetables grown in the ground.

"Boss, are you doing well today? Our family's three treasures have been through this before. Sir, did you want our family's three treasures to go to school?" After holding her grandson in her arms and calling her sweet grandson for a long time, Mrs. Li finally remembered her grandson today. Zi asked why he went out with his eldest son.

"Auntie, don't worry. Sanbao has passed the exam. My husband asked Sanbao to go to the academy to study in two days." Li Gugu drank a bowl of water in one gulp, poured a bowl and brought it to his son.

"Thank you, dad." Li Wen was really thirsty. They had finished drinking the water on the way back. He took the water his dad poured and drank it in big gulps. He drank a whole bowl in one gulp. Drink all the water.

The sweet water pours down the throat, and there is a refreshing feeling, and the whole body feels comfortable.

"I knew that my sweet grandson would definitely pass the exam." When Mrs. Li Wang heard that her grandson had passed, even the old lady who rarely smiled smiled now.

After hearing that her son had passed the exam, Sun Yi also had a smile on her face and said, "You two have a rest outside for a while, and I'll go to the kitchen to prepare dinner for everyone."

"Well, go ahead." Li Shangu He nodded and said.

"Boss, come to the house with me." Mrs. Li stood up and asked her eldest son to follow her into the house. Li Gushan followed his mother-in-law. When he passed by his son, he said to his son, "You are playing in the yard," and then followed his mother-in-law into the house.

The mother and son closed the door and talked inside.

Li Dahua, who came out of the house, happened to see the back of her mother and uncle walking into the house. They were talking in the yard just now, and Li Dahua heard them. I don't know what her mother wanted to do with the boss, and she had to close the door to prevent them from knowing, especially if she gave all the money she had at home to the boss.

Li Dahua saw Li Sanbao in the yard and glared at the boy.

Li Wen was not a five-year-old child who really didn't understand anything. When there were no adults, his second aunt's unabashed jealous and dissatisfied gaze on him made him feel very unhappy, so he also He didn't call the woman "Second Aunt" as usual.

If you want to gain his respect, you must also see whether the person is worthy of his respect.

"Little bastard!" Li Dahua cursed softly.

Being looked at by this little brat with cold eyes, Li Dahua suddenly felt a little guilty, but then she thought, why is she afraid of a little brat who is only a few years old? He raised his head again and glared at the boy.

Li Wen raised half of the corner of his mouth and chuckled.

"Sambo, you're back!" Li Siya ran back from outside and saw her brother coming back. Li Siya only knew that her brother was going to study in the town. She ran to her brother and asked, "Brother, are you really going to study in the future?"

The little girl's voice interrupted the two people's silent conversation. Look at each other.

Li Wen looked away at his second aunt and ignored the woman. Hearing Si Ya's words, he hummed and said, "It's true. I'm going to study in the future. Si Ya, you are alone at home." Don't run around, follow your eldest sister and second sister."

Li Siya was just following him. Li Wen was also worried that if he went to town to study, he would not be at home, and Li Siya would be in trouble at home alone. run.

Li Wen also knew that his second aunt would beat Si Ya, and the little girl's arms were often bruised.

In this era where parents are extremely powerful, even if their children are beaten to death by their parents, the parents are not guilty, let alone just pinching them a few times and beating them a few times.

Maybe he is lucky. His parents were very good to him, both in his previous life and in this life. Ms. Song had a bad temper. If someone really dared to beat him, Ms. Song would go to the door of someone's house with a knife and beat him up before he came back.

Li Wen really disliked his second aunt as a woman, and even less liked her second aunt's patriarchal thinking. She was obviously a woman herself, wasn't she?

It's just that in this era, the idea of ​​​​preferring boys over girls is really too deep-rooted. If he were not a boy, his grandma would not love him so much, and there would be no chance to go to school today, so he should be grateful that he was born a boy instead of a girl.

"Brother, if you go to study in the future, won't you be able to play with me?" Li Siya looked at her brother pitifully and asked.

"I will come back in the evening after school. I can still play with you, but I will have less time to play with you than before." Li Wen touched the little girl's dry hair. The little girl was malnourished and had some yellow hair. A little miscellaneous hairy person, he is still so skinny even though he is four years old. In modern times, even if it is a girl, the whole family will treat her like a baby and they will not be willing to beat or scold her.

After he goes to study in the future, he will definitely not have so much time to spend with Li Siya.

Hearing his elder brother's words, the little girl's eyes were pitiful. The third brother would have to study in the future and would not be able to play with her. Li Siya sniffed, raised her little face and looked at her brother and said, "Brother, study and come back as a scholar."

She heard that scholars are very powerful, and everyone in the village said that Li Xiulin wanted to take the exam. Scholarly.

"You want me to be a scholar? Wouldn't it be better to come back with the top prize?" Li Wen asked, teasing the little girl.

What is the number one scholar? Is the No. 1 pick more powerful than a scholar? The smart Li Siya immediately changed his mind and said with a grin, "Brother, you will come back as the top pick in the future."

"That's right!" Li Wen touched Li Siya's head as if he was a reward. He also laughed.

Chapter 34 is imminent [Seeking Zhizhi at the end of the month]

"Bah, I won the top prize, and I'm still the Queen Mother!" Li Dahua cursed in her heart, seeing her dead girl and Li Sanbao standing together, chatting and laughing. She didn't even see her own mother when they entered the door.

You're a spoiled girl, waiting for me to come back and deal with you!

Thinking that there was still some leftover meat in the kitchen from last night, which was all good stuff, Li Dahua was afraid that the woman Sun Yi would cook and eat it secretly, so she twisted her waist and went to the kitchen.

There was half of the chicken left the day before, and Li Gushan didn't eat a piece of the meat he bought. Under her mother's instructions, Sun Yi cooked the chicken and meat together today, and left half of it until tomorrow night. She will eat it today. half.

The meat was mixed with beans and stir-fried in a large plate. The beans were especially fragrant, soft and delicious after absorbing the oil.

Usually, they only have a meal of meat during the Chinese New Year and holidays, but now it is neither the New Year nor the holiday, and their family has already eaten meat for two nights in a row.

As soon as he arrived at the dinner table, Li Dahua ate without courtesy. He always put his chopsticks on the meat. He specially picked the meat tongs and put them into his mouth. He never cared about whether the girls had food or not. Did she have a full stomach herself?

Li Wang's eyes were full of dissatisfaction. When Li Dahua put her chopsticks on the meat, the chopsticks in Li Wang's hand pressed down on her chopsticks and said, "From Lao Er's house, what are you doing today?" I've eaten a lot of meat, so I'll leave some for others.

"Mom, I haven't eaten two pieces of meat yet, why don't you let me eat it?" Li Dahua smiled cheekily at the old lady. shouted.

Before saying this, it would be more convincing if Li Dahua wiped the oil from his mouth.

Li Wen looked at his second aunt with contempt in his eyes, he was so shameless that he would be punished by heaven and earth!

"Since it's enough to eat two pieces." Li Wang glanced at Lao Er's house lightly. There was no room for euphemism in her words. She meant to tell Li Dahua not to eat anymore. The rest belongs to others, not hers. A portion.

"Mom...yes, I won't eat it." Meeting her mother's eyes, Li Dahua took back his chopsticks in a sullen manner, not daring to be presumptuous in front of the old lady. Because Li Dahua knew that if she really made the old lady unhappy, she wouldn't be able to eat a bite of the meat tomorrow.

However, since they were not allowed to eat meat, Li Dahua took off her chopsticks to eat the beans fried with meat, trying to steal a piece of meat. When she looked up, she saw her mother-in-law staring at her, but Li Dahua did not dare to eat it secretly.

"Grandma, you eat." In front of his second aunt, Li Wen stretched out his chopsticks and put a piece of meat into his grandma's bowl, then put another piece into his grandma's bowl, and then put it into his own. in the bowl.

When Mrs. Li saw the extra meat in the bowl, it was because her good grandson knew how to love grandma. The old lady was moved in her eyes and said, "Good grandson, eat it. Don't worry about grandma. Just eat yours." ." As she said this, she gave her grandson several pieces of meat. The old lady wanted to put the little meat left on the plate into her grandson's bowl.

The beans stir-fried with meat were very fragrant, and Li Wen could eat two bowls of rice just with the beans.

A family with so many mouths to eat has a certain amount of meat in each person's bowl. If you eat too much, you will naturally eat other people's portions.

Li Dahua always behaves like this whenever there is something good in their house. Li Wen has been used to it since he was a child. If it weren't for his grandma here, his second aunt would have turned upside down in this family.

But if his grandma hadn't been there, Li Wen would have instigated his father and his second uncle's family to separate. Don't think he doesn't know that his second aunt always bullies his grandma! Because his mother-in-law has a good temper and doesn't say anything when being bullied, Li Wen hummed in his heart. What he owes will have to be paid back sooner or later, so I will let you owe it for the time being, and then the accounts will be settled together.

Who knows that he still has small arms and legs? Li Wen ate the rice with big mouthfuls, as if he had a grudge against the rice.

When it was getting dark, Li Laoer and the people who went to work in the village came back from the town.

By this time, everyone in the family had eaten, and Li Lao Er's portion was still being heated in the kitchen.

When Li Laoer came back, he didn't eat first, but gave all the money he had earned for the day's work to his mother-in-law. When Li Wang saw the second son coming back, he took the coins, counted them, put them in his pocket, and said , "It's getting dark, and there's food left for you in the bowl. Go and eat it while it's hot."

The family is headed by the Li Wang family, and all the money in the house is in her hands . They all have to go through the hands of the old lady.

"It's Auntie, I'm going to eat right now." Li Laoer went to the kitchen, opened the lid and took the food out to eat in the courtyard outside.

Li Wang took a look at the second child's room. The lazy woman was still in the room and didn't know she came out to get a pair of chopsticks for the man. She went back to the room to lie down before dark every day. The old lady was even more dissatisfied with her second daughter-in-law. She thought she would find a way to deal with this lazy daughter-in-law, otherwise she would really think that she, the mother-in-law, was indifferent.

After dark, everyone returned to their houses.

After the door was closed in the room, Li Dahua scolded the man for leaving all the money he got back from working every day and gave it to his mother. Why should I use all the money I have saved to go to Li Sanbao to study? If we don't have anything left after we separate, why don't you think about your own family?"

Li Shanmin looked at him . Looking at his mother-in-law in silence, Li Dahua felt a little guilty and said, "D-did I say something wrong?"

"You should just say this in your own room. You want me to know that you went out and acted blindly to see me come back." I won't deal with you." Li Laoer came back very tired from a day's work. When he came back, he didn't see his mother-in-law bringing him food and water to wash his feet. He also spent the whole day calculating the few things at home.

It was his promise to send his nephew to study. He, Li Shanmin, was not capable, but he was not one to go back on his word.

Li Laoer took off his shoes and went to bed, turned over and faced the inside of the bed, closed his eyes and ignored the nosy mother-in-law.

Seeing that her husband was angry, Li Dahua didn't dare to mention the matter anymore, and went to bed angrily.

The couple lay on the same bed without saying a word.

As soon as it gets dark, every house in the small village closes its doors and everyone goes to bed early.

The surroundings became quiet. As soon as it got dark, the bugs outside started chirping. Li Wen lay on his little bed, recalling the events of that day. The college exam went more smoothly than he imagined. Thinking that he would be able to After going to study, he felt a little excited.

Finally I can go to study!

In this era where "everything is of low quality, only reading is high", he was born in an ordinary farm family, and reading can be said to be the best way out for him. No matter what happens in the future, what he has to do now is to read the book well before he has a chance to go to the next step. Otherwise, he is likely to be eliminated at the starting point. If he doesn't want to be eliminated, he can only work hard to eliminate him. other people.

And after calculating the money spent on this day, it was really all their family had. In ancient times, studying and taking imperial examinations really cost money, and making money was really an urgent matter.

Before falling asleep, Li Wen was thinking about making money.

Chapter 35: Punishing Li Dahua

Early the next morning, his father and his second uncle went out to work in the town.

It was bright and bright outside, and everyone in the village got up and opened the door. Sun Yi got up and was getting dressed, and saw her son sitting up on the small bed. "Why are Sanbao up? Do you need to pee?" Sun Yi saw her son sitting up and went over to touch his son's face and asked.

Li Wen snorted, got out of bed, put on his shoes, and ran outside to put out the water. When he came back, he didn't go back to bed and went to sleep. He dozed off and followed her mother-in-law.

Sun Yi didn't even open her son's eyes when she saw him. He was obviously very sleepy. She said in a confused voice, "Sambo, what are you doing up so early? Why don't you go back to bed and sleep a little longer? I don't need your help here."

" Mom, I'm not going to sleep anymore. I'm going to the academy to study in two days. I have to get up early in the future. I'm going to get used to it in advance." Li Wen patted his face, trying to wake himself up, and raised his little face to his mother. Showing a cute smile.

"My dear baby." After hearing the child's words, Sun Yi felt sorry for her son when she thought that her son would have to get up early in the morning and walk such a long way to study. She wanted her son to go to study, but she couldn't. I can't bear to have my son work so hard.

This woman is very conflicted.

Of course, Li Wen didn't know about the conflict in his mother's heart, and she was fighting against Duke Zhou.

Li Wen found a stool and sat down, holding a branch to write and draw on the ground. His mother didn't know, she just thought he was holding a branch to scribble, and she didn't know that he was writing.

Before dawn, Daya and Erya got up.

On this day, Mrs. Li also got up early. When she got up, she didn't see the figure of Li Dahua. Seeing that the door was still closed, Mrs. Li knew that the lazy woman was sleeping inside, so she opened the door directly. After entering the door, he grabbed Li Dahua, who was still sleeping on the bed, by his ears and pulled him up. He cursed, "The whole family has gotten up, but you dare to still sleep in the bed. Whose mother-in-law is as lazy as you? She doesn't do any work." " Fuck, I didn't get up until three o'clock in the morning, and hurry up and work for me."

"Yes, Mom, please let go, it hurts..." Li Dahua begged her to let go of her hand on her ear and endure it. I didn't dare to cry even though I was in pain, so I got up from the bed.

Mrs. Li watched her second daughter-in-law breastfeed the child and gave the child to Daya to take care of.

Daya tied her sister to her back with a belt, and while she was taking care of her, she also helped her aunt with work.

"The less you carry a load today, the less you will eat today. You have to fill these two tanks with water before you can have breakfast. You will have breakfast when you finish the load. If it is too late, we will eat later. It's over, you don't need to eat." Mrs. Li Wang asked Li Dahua to carry a bucket to the old well in the village to carry water, and stood in the courtyard and said, "My dear, you don't need to carry water this month. Let the second daughter-in-law do all the water work."

When the second daughter-in-law was pregnant, Mrs. Li originally thought that her daughter-in-law would give birth to a grandson, so she would be less likely to do it later. She was alive, but she didn't expect to give birth to a little girl again.

It doesn't matter if you give birth to a little girl. After giving birth to the child, you still spend the whole day being lazy and lazy. It seems that this lazy bone will not get better without treatment. She must cure this lazy woman's laziness today. Li Wangshi looked at Li Dahua with evil eyes.

"How can I carry so much water by myself?" Li Dahua almost cried when she saw these two large tanks.

On weekdays, Li Dahua and her sister-in-law go to fetch water together. She always picks up half a bucket and comes back. After two trips, Sun Yi can't pick up as much in one trip. Sun Yi fetched water once and came back with both buckets full. , Li Dahua also went out to gossip about her sister-in-law.

It's not like Sun Yi has never heard some words before, she just listens and doesn't care about them.

But today, with her mother-in-law watching her, even if Li Dahua wanted to be lazy, she wouldn't have a chance.

"From now on, you don't have to eat until you can finish the load. You can eat when you finish loading. I will leave these words here today. If you have any dissatisfaction with what I said, I will go out and ask Ask someone whose daughter-in-law doesn't have to work. "Li Wang is determined to punish this lazy daughter-in-law, and there is no room for negotiation.

The ears that had just been plucked were still aching. Li Dahua knew that if she didn't bear the water today, she would have no food to eat, so she had to carry the burden and go out crying.

Sun Yi was making breakfast for the family in the kitchen. When she saw her second aunt carrying a bucket out, she didn't help. It's not that she didn't know that Li Dahua was lazy at work on weekdays, she just thought that we were all members of the same family, and it was better to do less than to do more. It didn't matter if she did more, so this also caused her aunt to be lazy and do less when working together.

But now that my mother-in-law is here, I'm afraid she won't be able to do anything less. Sun Yi feels a rare sense of joy in her heart.

Li Wen, who was watching the excitement on the side, said in his heart, "You deserve it!" He thought

that if his grandma didn't show off her power, he would really think that his grandma was a sick cat!

On this day, Mrs. Li Wang stared at her second daughter-in-law all day long. Li Dahua got up in the morning and worked until night. After carrying two loads of water in the morning, there was only a little rice soup and a steamed bun left in the pot for her to fill her stomach. After this meal, she had no food until the evening. Her stomach was growling and her hands and feet were so hungry. .

When it was time to eat in the evening, Mrs. Li Wang said lightly, "You haven't finished your work today, so I don't think you need to eat this meat."

To Li Dahua, these words were like a bolt from the blue. There was no comparison. After a day's work, in the evening she watched everyone eat meat and she ate it without even a morsel of meat. Seeing Li Dahua like that, Mrs. Li had a look of disgust in her eyes and said, "If you don't want to eat, then you don't have to eat. Just go on and finish the work."

"No, Mom, I'll eat. Eat." Li Dahua said repeatedly as he looked like he was about to cry.

Pfft -

Li Wen almost laughed out loud, but fortunately he quickly held it back, it was so hard! He doesn't sympathize with his second aunt at all when he lets you act arrogant and domineering all day long, and likes to go out and gossip when you have nothing to do.

Li Daya saw that Grandma refused to feed Grandma any meat. Daya was a weak character because she did not dare to speak for Grandma.

Erya is following the eldest sister. If the eldest sister doesn't speak, Erya will naturally not be able to speak either.

Her mother-in-law usually beat and scolded her at every turn. At a young age, Li Siya had long understood that her mother-in-law didn't like her, and it would be better to have a closer relationship with her brother than with her own mother.

Therefore, Li Dahua was a failure as a mother-in-law. After giving birth to three girls, something happened. None of the three girls helped her, not even secretly giving her a piece of meat. She only cares about herself when eating, and never cares about her girls.

"Auntie, this piece has bones. I can't bite it open. I'll give it to you." Li Wen saw that his auntie wanted to speak to his second aunt, so he stopped him in a hurry.

Seeing the extra meat in the bowl, Sun Yi didn't say anything to help her aunt.

Poor Li Dahua had to work for a whole day and had only a little corn rice and wild vegetable soup for dinner, which made her eyes water with tears.

After being punished by her mother-in-law, Li Dahua was honest for a short period of time and did not dare to be lazy at work, because if she was found lazy by her mother-in-law, her mother-in-law would not give her food. She didn't dare to tell her husband about these things. Even if she told her husband, her man would not help her, so Li Dahua had no choice but to be her daughter-in-law.

But these are trivial matters, so don't mention them.

While his aunt was being punished by his grandmother, Li Wenzai was preparing to go to the academy to study.

Chapter 36: Going to study [On the last day of the month, please ask for Zhizhi]

Three days later, it will be the day of admission to Anlu Academy.

Before going to school, Li Wen remembered that he lacked a tool to hold books, so he asked his mother-in-law to make him a small backpack. There was no such thing as a backpack in this era. It took him a long time to figure out what the package he wanted looked like.

With the help of his mother-in-law, it took him two days to sew a modern version of a simple small backpack, with a rope tied around the mouth, two shoulder straps that he could carry on his own, and books inside. This small backpack can meet his basic needs.

"Haha, how come our Sanbao's head is so smart that he actually thought of asking my mother to make such a small package for you? She never thought that a package could be made like this." After Sun Yi made it, Seeing my son carrying a small package, I thought that if the cloth was sewn up like this, I wouldn't have to worry about it falling out when I put things inside.

It seems very practical. Carrying such a small package to the academy is lighter than carrying a bamboo basket.

In a woman's eyes, her son is the smartest child in the world.

"Hehe... thank you, grandma." Li Wen was embarrassed to be praised by his grandma. This backpack is used to carry his things, so that he doesn't need his dad's help when he goes to the academy in the future. He can just carry the backpack by himself. There is no need to trouble others.

He didn't come up with this thing. In modern times, when children go to school, everyone has a small schoolbag in their hands. It is a very common thing. But there is none in this world, so in the eyes of his mother, such a small backpack is a very novel thing.

So before going to school, his small backpack was also prepared. From now on, Li Wen could carry his small backpack to study.

When he went to bed that night, Li Wen had a rare insomnia. Thinking that he would go to the academy to study the next day still felt a little unreal in his heart, but it also meant a hard journey to study. start.

He was a little unable to sleep while lying in bed at night, and then he fell asleep in a daze.

When the child on the small bed stopped moving, Li Shangu, who was asleep on the big bed, opened his eyes. With the moonlight shining in from outside, he saw his son sleeping on the small bed. A smile flashed in his eyes, and the man also Close your eyes and really fall asleep.

"Sambo, Sanbao, it's time to wake up." As soon as the man in the bed woke up, Sun Yi also woke up. Her son was going to the academy to study today. She sat beside the bed and shook the child softly to wake him up.

"Well, grandma..." Let him sleep a little longer, he's so sleepy...

Before dawn the next day, Li Wen was called out of bed by his grandma. He still remembered that it was him today. Staying in bed on the first day of school is definitely not an option. He dressed himself, washed his face, put his small schoolbag on his back and followed his father out of the house, his eyes still so sleepy that he couldn't even open them.

"Aniang, my father and I are leaving."

"Go ahead, my mother is waiting for you to come back at home."

Li Wen waved to his mother. He did not let his father carry him on his back, but grabbed his father. He took his hand and followed his father on his path to study.

The other roads from the village to the town are still too far. For him who only has two short legs now, it is indeed a bit difficult to walk such a long way. After reaching the end, he can no longer walk on both feet. .

In the end, his father carried him for a while before they reached the town.

As they hurried on, the blackness of the sky faded little by little, and the road under their feet became clearer and clearer. By the time they reached the town, it was already daylight before they knew it.

Anlu Academy is located in the east of Qingping Town and is the largest academy in the town.

The academy happened to be in the opposite direction to the pier, and Li Shangu had to go through most of Qingping Town to send his children to the academy to study.

"Dad, I can just go in by myself. You don't have to send me off." When he arrived at the entrance of the academy, Li Wen said to his father knowing that his father had to rush to the dock to do work.

"You study hard in the academy. Dad has gone to work. He will come to pick you up in the evening. If dad is going to be late, just wait here and don't run out." Send the child to the academy. , Li Shangu still had to work. He knew that only by working could he have money to educate his children.

Seeing his son standing in front of the academy, it has never been like this moment. This man knows what he is working hard for and what reasons require him to work hard.

"Dad, I will. I will wait for you here." Li Wen said to his father.

"Well, Sanbao, please go in. Dad will wait until you go in before leaving." Li Gugu touched his son's head and asked him to go into the academy. Li Wen walked up the steps and stood in front of the academy door. He turned his head and looked down, and saw his father standing down looking at him.

At this moment, Li Wen had an indescribable feeling in his heart, probably this was his father and son. So many years later, Li Wen still remembered the scene of his father sending him to the academy.

Li Shangu waved to his son, and Li Wen waved to his father before walking into the academy.

When he saw his son entering the academy, Li Shanshan turned around and left.

Chapter 37 Entrance Ceremony

The academy has classes at midnight, which means you have to arrive at the academy before seven o'clock in the morning.

They had to go out at four or five o'clock in the morning. They walked for about an hour before arriving at the academy, just in time to enter the academy in time.

The academy divides the enlightened students into four classes: A, B, C and D. A is the lowest class and D is the highest class. New students are admitted to Class A. In the future, the academy will have weekly, monthly and quarterly examinations. They will be promoted according to their test scores. Of course, those with poor scores will remain in Class A.

Their freshmen students are all assigned to Class A.

Li Wen was also assigned to Class A. He came earlier, but his husband was already here. There were several students who arrived earlier than him, and most of the seats were empty and no one was there yet. arrive.

"Hello, sir." Li asked, walked in front of the gentleman, saluted him, and said his name.

"Well, you go and sit over there. That will be your seat from now on." The teacher was very satisfied with this polite student and pointed to a better seat in front.

"Thank you, sir." Li asked and after thanking him, he sat down in his own seat.

There was an acquaintance next to him. Wasn't this the kid who took the exam with him that day? They are really destined. Li Wen greeted the other party with a smile and whispered, "Hi, hello, classmate."

Lu Zhishu had arrived a long time ago. He sat down at the spot indicated by his teacher, with an upright posture and a straight waist. Someone sat down in the seat next to him. When he heard someone calling him, Lu Zhishu turned his head and looked at the person. He paused in his heart and nodded to the person.

This kid looked serious, but he was still quite cute, Li Wen thought to himself.

Classmates arrived one after another, and the seats inside were occupied one by one. Those who came later were seated further back.

Most of the people in the class who are about thirty years younger than me are six or seven years old, and they are no more than ten years old at most.

The students sitting here are all students carefully selected by the teachers of Anlu Academy. They are the most outstanding people among a group of children, so they are all better in terms of study and rules. After everyone sat down, no one spoke a word and sat quietly in their seats.

Regarding the rules, Li Wen had to lament that students in this era are really too good. If we try it in a modern kindergarten, the first day of school will definitely be filled with all kinds of crying and fighting. Continuously, no matter how hard they sit in their seats like now, no one would run around.

As a result, he could only sit quietly in his seat with everyone, not even daring to turn his head around.

In this era, most of those who could afford to read were from relatively wealthy families, and it was rare for children from farm families to study in academies. On his first day of school today, his mother-in-law found him some clothes that looked relatively new and had no patches on them to wear to school. But sitting among these classmates, compared to what others were wearing, Li Wen's clothes Coarse clothes look very different.

But Li Wen didn't care about this. He came here to study, so naturally he should be competing with his classmates on knowledge, not on who dressed well or poorly.

"Today is your first day at Anlu Academy. Those who can come to Anlu Academy to study are all students who have passed the academy's assessment. I hope you can cherish this opportunity to study at Anlu Academy in the future and study hard." "

I am the gentleman who will teach you etiquette and music in the future. My surname is Jiang. Just call me Mr. Jiang." Mr. Jiang, who was sitting above, looked around at the students sitting below, nodded with satisfaction, and said, "Today is your first day of enrollment. A formal entrance ceremony will be held for you later. Now all of you, get up and follow me."

"Yes, sir."

Seeing that everyone has arrived, Mr. He stood up and led the students to the place where the ceremony was held. The students walked behind the teacher.

On the first day of admission for new students, a formal entrance ceremony is held to worship Confucius and Mr. Wang. This is a very important and grand event for them. Academician Qu personally presides over the entrance ceremony for new students every year, which shows that the college attaches great importance to this entrance ceremony.

An academician wearing a white robe stood in front of the hall. He had white hair and a white beard, and he looked like an immortal.

"Today, you will become a member of our Anlu Academy. Today, we will hold an entrance ceremony for you here. I hope that in the future, all of you will be able to study diligently and achieve success." Academician Qu is in charge of Qingping Town The academicians of Anlu Academy here, seeing these young children, seem to see their hope for a successful future. They are also the students that Anlu Academy will cultivate in the future.

A portrait of Confucius hung in the center of the lobby. Li Wen saw the familiar portrait of Confucius and confirmed that Mr. Confucius had appeared in this time and space.

From what he knows now, some things in this time and space are consistent with the history of the time and space he was originally in. This era also had Confucius and Mencius, and Confucianism. As the founder of Confucianism, Confucius was highly praised by later generations. Therefore, students in ancient times had to worship Confucius before entering school.

"Now, the entrance ceremony officially begins."

"The first thing is to dress up and pay homage to Confucius." Academician Qu, who presided over the ceremony, shouted loudly.

All their enrolled students lined up in the courtyard and knelt down in front of the portrait of Confucius, kowtowing nine times.

After paying homage to Confucius, it is time to pay homage to Mr. Confucius and kowtow three times.

After paying homage to the teacher, the students should present six rites to the teacher. The so-called six rites are the six kinds of gifts students give to their husbands. They are: celery, which means hard work and hard work; lotus seeds, which means painstaking education; red beans, which means good luck; red dates, which means getting to high school early; and longan, which means good luck. The merits are complete; dried and lean meat strips express the disciple's thoughts.

These things must be prepared before entering school and presented to the teacher on this day.

Fortunately, during the exam that day, Li Wen was careful and asked his father to ask others if they needed to bring anything with them for admission. Before coming, his mother-in-law had prepared these things for him and brought them over.

This was also in the previous life, Professor Li and Ms. Song took him to pay homage to Confucius and Mencius. Professor Li taught him that the ancients paid great attention to schooling, so Li Wen remembered these things.

After the apprenticeship ceremony, the students had to put their hands into the basin according to the teacher's request, which meant "cleaning their hands." Li Wen watched what others did, and then followed what others did and put his hands in the basin.

The meaning of washing hands is to purify hands and mind, remove impurities and retain essence. I hope students can concentrate on their studies in the future and be silent.

The last step of the opening ceremony is the cinnabar dot mole.

The teacher held a pen in his hand, dipped it in cinnabar, and put a red dot on the eyebrows of each student, which meant opening up wisdom and brightening the eyes and mind. He hoped that the students would be able to learn easily in the future.

Each of the children has a cinnabar mole on their eyebrows, just like the boys who want to attract wealth.

After lighting the cinnabar, the last step of the entrance ceremony was completed. They officially became members of Anlu Academy and official students of this academy.

The tedious entrance ceremony was completed, and a whole morning passed.

Noon is the time for them to have lunch and take a break, and classes continue until the end of the afternoon.

The academy provides them with a free lunch at noon. There is a canteen in the academy where they eat.

"This is the cafeteria of the academy. This is where you will eat from now on. The academy will provide you with a lunch every day. You can take as much as you want. Remember, don't waste it." The steward took them to the cafeteria and said to everyone He said, "Go, don't be impatient, go one by one."

Li Wen's eyes lit up when he heard that the academy was providing them with a free lunch.

The little dry food he had eaten when he went out in the morning was gone. The family was afraid that he would be hungry while studying in the academy, so his mother-in-law specially prepared some dry food for him, which was just two steamed buns made from whole grains. The taste and texture It won't be much better, at most it can only satisfy your hunger.

It would be even better if the college could provide free lunch!

However, Li Wen soon discovered that there were not too many people going to get food, so it was his turn to get food soon. The lunch provided by the academy consisted of meat, two vegetables, and one soup. He also got two steamed buns. The steamed buns were made of coarse grains mixed with fine grains. They looked a little yellow in color, but they were still hot when they were held in their hands. They were fragrant and soft, comparable to His dry food looks much tastier.

"A bunch of fools, there are still people who don't eat the free lunch?" Li Wen laughed in his heart, what is it but a fool if he doesn't take advantage of it?

These rich children don't know the sufferings of the people at all. Unfortunately, he didn't know the sufferings of the people before. It was only after he came to this world that Li Wen understood what suffering was.

Li Wen decided to eat more for every lunch in the future.

"Thank you, uncle." Li Wen followed the person in front of him to get the food and got his meal. When he saw that there was something to eat, the corners of his mouth turned up uncontrollably, and he showed a big smile to the uncle who was getting the meal. Cute and cute.

The uncle has been working here for several years, and this is the first time a student said thank you to him. After being stunned for a moment, he burst into laughter. Later, when the child came to get food, he remembered the child's face and served him more food.

Li Wen took his meal and left happily.

"Master, it's time to eat." The servant put a food box on the table, opened the lid, took

out , placed them on the table one by one, and handed a pair of chopsticks to his young master.

"Why are you so slow? Do you want me to starve to death?" The young master took it and sat down to eat.

Carrying his rice in, Li Wen passed by Li Wen who happened to see this scene, "..."

Look at the food others put on the table, then look at the few dishes and two nests of steamed buns he ordered from the canteen, there is no comparison. It doesn't hurt. You won't notice it without comparing. Once you compare, you will find that the difference is really big. No wonder these young men who are used to eating good food at home don't eat the lunch provided by the academy.

It seems understandable.

Chapter 38: Being looked down upon by others

Most of the people who studied in this era were from relatively wealthy families. Most of those who could go to Anlu Academy were children of wealthy families. Therefore, it is not surprising that they were not used to the lunch provided by the academy. The servants had already prepared food for them and brought it over.

The lunch provided by the academy to the students is only for food and clothing, and there is not much oil and water in the food. The academy also knows this, so it just turns a blind eye to this matter and does not stop some people. I asked my servants to bring me meals.

However, for Li Wen, whose family conditions are not good in this generation, it is good if the food can satisfy his hunger, and it is not his turn to be picky. Besides, compared to the food at their home, the meal prepared for them by the academy was better than what he ate at home, so there was nothing to be picky about.

Carrying his own meal, Li Wen found a place to sit down and rubbed his hands together. He was about to start!

After taking two sips of the soup, he started to eat the wowotou in one bite and the vegetables in one bite. He ate it deliciously.

Because farmers usually eat two meals in the morning and evening during slack periods, but not lunch. It is good to have such a meal a day. Besides, this lunch in the academy is free, but as the academy only has six taels of training per year, the academy can still afford to include a lunch.

Although it is a steamed bun made of whole grains, because it contains fine grains, it tastes much better than one made of pure whole grains. When he thought about having a free lunch when he studied in the future, Li Wen suddenly felt so happy that he was about to cry.

What a blessing!

The Lu family arranged for a special servant to prepare lunch for Lu Zhishu. Lu Zhishu noticed that Li Wen was getting food from the cafeteria and was eating deliciously while sitting there alone. He glanced at Li Wen.

There are long tables in the cafeteria, and everyone sits together to eat. Familiar people sit together in twos and threes.

Li Wen, who was concentrating on eating, didn't know that he stood out in a coarse cloth. The young men here all wore clothes made of good materials. As a poor boy, he blended in with a group of rich young men. His sense of class immediately came out, so no students came near his table.

"Can I sit here?" Lu Zhishu walked over to Li Wen without knowing why, and asked standing aside.

"Ah, sit down and let's eat together." Li Wen saw that he was a classmate he knew. This was the first classmate he met in the academy. They are still sitting together now. Although they are not sharing a common table, they are still equivalent to He has been at the same table for half a year, and he still has a very good impression of this classmate.

Lu Zhishu glanced back.

The servant understood, and quickly opened the food box and took out the dishes. There were two meat and two vegetables, and the dishes seemed quite rich.

One look at Li Wen and he knew that his classmate was also a young master from a wealthy family, but I guess most of the young men who came to study at Anlu Academy were young masters from wealthy families. Li Wen was now certain that Anlu Academy was an aristocratic school in ancient times. He, a boy from a peasant family, had entered by mistake.

However, if he had known that Anlu Academy was a school where aristocratic children gathered, Li Wen would still have come here to study, because Anlu Academy is the best school here, and the education level of the teachers here is the best. There is no doubt about it.

The two of them sat together to eat. Li Wen ate the food he got from the cafeteria. Although it was not very rich, the food he ate was delicious. He also thought about taking a nap after eating later, otherwise he would be very sleepy in the afternoon. Attend class.

Lu Zhishu was eating his own meal and saw that Li Wen was eating well. There was doubt in his eyes. Could it be that the food in the cafeteria was delicious?

"Haha, look at him, where did a country boy come in, dressed in such shabby clothes, and he is actually eating pig food that no one in our family eats? Hahahaha..." A man wearing silk satin had a bulging belly. The fat little man pointed at Li Wen and laughed.

"..." Li asked, who was eating pig food.

If I dress more plainly, I will offend someone. I eat my food, not yours, and your pigs eat really well! Li Wen complained in his mind. He saw that this fat man had gained so much weight because he ate so well.

Realizing that he was much shorter than the opponent when he was sitting, and thus losing momentum, Li Wen stood up.

When he stood up, Li Wen found that he was shorter than the other person, and his body shape was also smaller than the other person. "...

If you lose, you won't lose!

" Li Wen raised his head, raised his chest, glanced at the other person sideways, and asked, "Let me ask you A question, do you dare to answer me? I guess you don't know the answer.

"What are you talking about? Is there something I don't know? What do you think if I can tell you the answer? " "The little fat man turned around and laughed with his companion, looked at the short man in front of him and said.

"You can do whatever you want. If you can't tell the answer, then please apologize for what you just said. " Li Wen said.

"Okay, I want to give you the right answer. I want you to get through my crotch. "The fat man said.

"Okay, it's a deal. The first question I want to ask is, do you know how long it will take for the seed to germinate if you plant a grain of millet in spring? How many times of weeding and irrigation will it take for the millet to bear fruit, and how long will it take for it to be harvested? "Li Wen thought for a while and asked the first question calmly.

"This..." How did the little fat man know these things? The little fat man frowned and shouted, "Why do I want to know these things? This young master does not farm. "

Do you mean you don't know? I know I guessed it right. That's what Li Wen's look told him. Li Wen said with a look on his face: "I know you don't know, so I won't embarrass you." He waved his hand and said, "Forget it, if you know it, you know it, and if you don't know it, you don't know it. I'll give you another chance to ask you a simpler question.

"Okay, you say it. " "The fat man was not convinced and wanted to win back in the next game.

"Excuse me, do you know how the pig died? "Li Wen smiled, showing his white teeth, and his beautiful big eyes were black and bright when he smiled, which made people look stunned. He said.

This fat man is so fat, and he is not smart at first glance. Knowing how he passed the exam at Anlu Academy, it was probably because of the extra money in his family that he came to look down on him! Li Wen snorted in his heart,

"This... uh..." The little fat man hesitated for a moment . , said, "Been eaten by me? "

"wrong! Li Wen said with a smile on his face, gave the little fat man a leering look, and told him, "You are so stupid

!"

"Forget it, you don't need to apologize. I don't think you sincerely want to apologize. " Li Wen glanced at the fat man up and down, with contempt in his eyes. Li Wen said to his classmate who was eating, "You continue to eat, I will leave after I finish." "

Before the fat man could react, Li Wen left with the bowls and chopsticks that he had eaten without any food left.

He met an idiot, but fortunately he was full and in a good mood, so he didn't want to talk to mentally retarded children. After thinking about it, Li Wen shook his head and left everyone.

Lu Zhishu took a handkerchief and wiped his mouth, stood up, looked at the other person, and followed Li Wen.

How did the pig die

? -It's so stupid.

This is an interesting answer, but it's a pity that someone is worse than a pig. As for the departing classmate, he thought he had made this interesting friend.

"Hey...boy, please don't leave, you dare to tease me!" Huang Fukang reacted and realized that he had been teased by the other party. Unfortunately, he was already far away.

The gentlemen sitting not far away witnessed the whole process and heard the child's words. Mr. Yao pondered the question the child had just asked and asked Mr. Fu, "Do you know the answer?"

"I don't know." One The gentleman thought for a while and said.

A question raised by a child stumped all the gentlemen.

They are scholars who read books from sages. How would they know about these common affairs? The child's dress just now made it look like he was a farmer's child. Yao Yuanqing thought to himself, no wonder he would ask such a question.

Lu Zhishu walked a few steps forward, stopped suddenly, turned his head and said to the servant following behind him, "From tomorrow on, you don't have to bring me food anymore. I will just eat here in the academy from now on."

"Young Master . , How is this okay? "The food in the academy is so rough that it can't be tasted by their young master. When the servants heard that their young master wouldn't let him bring food, they felt anxious.

"Nothing, I'll talk to grandma when I get back." Lu Zhishu said a few words and left.

The servant responded, carrying the food box back with a somewhat disappointed look on his face.

After lunch, they had a short break.

He had eaten a bit too much just now and his stomach was too full, so Li Wen took a walk outside. The academy was quite big. The ancients liked all kinds of pavilions and pavilions. They planted trees and flowers inside, and the scenery was pretty good.

There was a mountain behind the academy, but he wouldn't run so far, so he just walked in front.

After walking around for a while, the food in his stomach was almost digested, and then Li Wen went to the classroom. When he returned to his seat, he saw that the classmate next to him was already sitting in his seat reading a book.

Lu Zhishu had been back for a while. He followed the other person out. He didn't see anyone when he came back, and he didn't know where the person had gone. However, Lu Zhishu would not ask where the other person had gone.

"My name is Li Wen. I haven't asked my classmate what your name is." Li Wen just remembered that he didn't seem to have asked the other person's

name. He couldn't call him "hey hey" when he saw him next time. .

Since we are all classmates from now on, then it is the most basic thing for us to know each other's names, right?

"Lu Zhishu." Lu Zhishu said.

"Oh, Lu Zhishu, right? A good name." Li Wen smiled and showed his white teeth. Their names were somewhat similar, one was called Lu Zhishu and the other was named Li Wen, both of which were related to learning.

On the first day of school at Anlu Academy, Lu Zhishu was the first classmate he met. The two exchanged names. In the following years, they were classmates and studied together and made progress together.

It's hard to find a confidant in life.

In the future, they will continue to meet different classmates and friends, but for them, the friend they met first is always a little different from others.

This was the beginning of Li Wen and Lu Zhishu's acquaintance.

"You can continue reading. I won't disturb you. I'll take a nap." Seeing that the other party was reading, Li Wen stopped disturbing the other party. He lay down on the table and fell asleep. As soon as he lay down, he fell asleep. .

"..." Lu Zhishu paused and continued reading his book when he saw the imageless Li Wen sleeping on the table.

After sleeping until his husband came to class, it was Lu Zhishu who woke him up. Li Wen looked up and saw his husband coming. He quickly wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth and sat down for class.

Chapter 39 Lectures

Before class, each of them received several books that they would use in class later. Li Wen opened it and looked at it. There were "Three Character Classic", "Thousand Character Classic" and "Hundred Family Surnames". They were all enlightenment knowledge. He had learned all this knowledge before, but the time interval between learning it was too long. Almost forgotten about it.

They are still in Class A of the Mongolian School, and they are learning simple and easy-to-understand knowledge, which is intended to enable them to read, read, and understand some simple principles.

"I am the gentleman responsible for teaching you "The Thousand-Character Classic". You can just call me Mr. Cai. I will teach you "The Thousand-Character Classic" from now on. Take out the book "The Thousand-Character Classic"." Mr. Cai asked The students below took out their books and said, "Now we will start teaching."

Everyone opened their books, sat upright and listened to their teacher's lecture, and began their first class in the academy.

Li Wen also opened the book and listened to his teacher's lecture.

"Today we will talk about the first two sentences of "The Thousand-Character Classic". The sky and the earth are black and yellow, and the universe is ancient. The sun and the moon are waxing, and the stars are arrayed. Do you know what this sentence means, the sky and the earth are black and yellow, and the universe is ancient?" Cai The teacher explained the meaning of these two sentences in plain and easy-to-understand words, so that the students listening below could understand them.

A "Thousand-Character Classic" starts from the beginning of the universe and covers various aspects of knowledge such as astronomy, geography, nature and society. It is a very rich reading material.

These students were carefully selected to enter Anlu Academy. Before coming to the academy to study, many of them had already studied and read with their husbands at home. They had already learned these simple knowledge, so "The Thousand-Character Classic" 》It is not too difficult for most students to learn.

After the teacher explained the meaning to them, he asked them to read the article.

People in ancient times read with their heads swaying, and it would have been too unusual for him not to sway alone, so Li Wen could only read with his classmates swaying their heads, which made his head feel dizzy and stars appeared in his eyes.

The gentleman sitting on top stood up from his seat and walked downstairs, observing the students' learning status as he walked.

When he reached Li Wen's side, the gentleman paused for a moment before continuing to walk.

The husband was standing next to him. Li Wen thought that the husband had noticed something was wrong and was startled.

"That's it for today's lecture. You must review it carefully when you go back. I will inspect them one by one when you come over tomorrow." After the class, Mr. Cai picked up the books on the table, put his hands behind his back and walked out. .

This means that I will come here tomorrow and take a test on the knowledge I learned today.

But it's not too difficult for them, so no one has any objections. I can recite the first two sentences I learned, but I don't know if I can recite them all after I finish learning them. That's a story for another day.

After finishing the class, Li Wen finally understood why Anlu Academy had to accept six taels a year for self-cultivation. There is a reason for being expensive. If we look at this in modern times, their Mr. Cai's level is more than enough to teach Chinese in a university. Instead of reading to them in front of PPT, he was completely giving lectures without a script, without even glancing at the textbook.

So he could understand why everyone was trying to come to Anlu Academy to study. When Li Wen heard that the tuition was so expensive, he almost asked his father to take him home. It cost six taels of silver a year. Thinking about them How long will it take for the family to save so many taels of silver?

When he gets back, he will think about how to make money! Next year's training has not yet been decided, and I am very anxious.

After each class, there will be a break of half a stick of incense, and two gentlemen will come to give lectures to them. One is the gentleman who teaches the Three Character Sutra, and the other is the gentleman who guides them in writing. .

Fortunately, his father took him to the bookstore that day to buy pen, ink, paper and inkstone. Li Wen unfolded the white paper on the table and was writing with a brush in his hand. His hand holding the brush was still shaking a little, and the words he wrote were not smooth. Great looking. He recalled that in his previous life, he had been practicing calligraphy since he was a child. Professor Li held his hand and taught him how to write. The beautiful calligraphy he later wrote was all related to Professor Li's teachings.

After so many years without reading or writing, he had thrown away many things. Thinking of this, Li Wen felt a little sorry for Professor Li.

Thinking of his relatives in that life, Li Wen still missed them in his heart, but they were gone, and his parents in that life were long gone. He has now arrived in another world, so he can only live his current life well.

Holding the brush in his hand, Li Wen began to calm down, remembering the way Professor Li held his hand to teach him to write, and began to write carefully stroke by stroke.

"You still need to go back and practice more on your handwriting." The gentleman stood beside him and said.

"Yes, sir." Li Wen lowered his head and said.

The handwriting is just like the person. Lu Zhishu's handwriting is neat and beautiful, just like the person. At first glance, he looks like

a child who has practiced calligraphy carefully. The gentleman stood beside him and looked at what he had written. He nodded and hummed, thinking he was quite satisfied.

Li Wen stretched his neck and glanced over there. Lu Zhishu raised his eyes and looked at Li Wen. Li Wen gave Lu Zhishu a thumbs up, "

Boy, you are awesome!"

What does this mean? Lu Zhishu didn't understand.

After each class, the teacher also asked them to go back to review and wait for the inspection tomorrow.

They come to class at midnight and then at midnight in the afternoon.

The entrance ceremony was held in the morning, and after half a day of classes in the afternoon, Li Wen felt that he could get used to it. Li Wen put all his things into his backpack and packed them up, ready to go out and wait for his father to pick him up.

Seeing Li Wen holding a strange object to pack books, Lu Zhishu glanced over there and saw the strange thing Li Wen was looking at.

"Hmph!" The fat man who was teased by him in school today saw him and snorted at him.

Li Wen smiled at the fat man, but he didn't take the little fat man seriously. He didn't deliberately try to please anyone, nor did he deliberately offend anyone, but he was not afraid of anyone who deliberately provoked him.

But what does he care about with a child? In Li Wen's eyes, this fat man was just a spoiled child at home, and he had nothing to argue with.

At the end of the day, Li Wen didn't know that some of his classmates looked at him with contempt.

It doesn't matter if others look down on you, just don't look down on yourself. He has never been a person with low self-esteem. If you want others to change their opinion of you, you must first prove to them that I am better than all of you. Then others will no longer look down on you, but will only look up to you, and he will become A man who was looked up to

was leaving school at this time. There were many carriages and servants waiting at the door to pick him up.

Li Wen stood at the door and didn't see his father. He thought his father might be working and hadn't come over yet, or he might have been on his way over. Seeing Lu Zhishu come out, he waved to Lu Zhishu and said, "Goodbye, Lu Zhishu, see you tomorrow."

"See you tomorrow." Compared to the enthusiasm of others, Lu Zhishu didn't speak too much, so he responded lightly and picked him up. The servants went down the stairs together and got on the carriage that came to pick him up.

When everyone had left one by one, Li Wen was the only one left here.

Li Wen stood on the stairs and looked down the road, but he didn't see his father, and he didn't know when he would come to pick him up.

The man who was guarding the door saw a child here. He thought it was because the adults at home were not here and the child was waiting for someone here.

There happened to be a stone in the corner of the door. Li Wen sat down, took his backpack and came out. He took out a book and started reading. He reviewed the knowledge he had learned today and previewed what he would teach tomorrow. knowledge. Take advantage of this opportunity to read it first, so that you don't need to spend time studying again when you get home.

Sanbao Li Gugu hurried over, still panting. When he saw the child sitting there reading a book and waiting for him, he shouted.

"Dad!" "Li Wen heard his father's voice, stood up, grabbed his schoolbag and books and ran towards his father. He was very happy to see his father coming to pick him up.

Li Gushan helped his son put his things away Putting it back into the package, he looked at his son's little face and asked, "Sambo, you have been waiting for a long time. There is a lot of goods today and we need manpower to do the work. Dad couldn't leave early, so he didn't come to pick you up until now."

"It's okay, Dad, I can just wait. " If you are busy in the future, it doesn't matter if you come here slowly. I can wait for you here while reading. It doesn't matter if you go back early or later. Seeing that his father wanted to carry his schoolbag for him, but Li Wen refused, he said, "Dad, I can carry it myself, I don't need your help." "

Li Wen knew that his father must be tired after a day of work. It was just a schoolbag that he could carry on his own.

When he went out, Li Wen remembered to tell the gatekeeper that he and his father were going home. Went.

"Hey, let's go. "The uncle looked at the father and son leaving and closed the door of the academy.

"Are you hungry, Sanbao? How about my father buy you something to fill your stomach. "It would be dark when I got home at this time. Li Gushan was worried that his child would be hungry after eating so late, so he asked.

"Dad, I'm not hungry. The college provides lunch, and I had lunch. "Thinking of this, Li Wen took out the dry food his mother had prepared for him from his bag, as well as a steamed bun that he had not finished eating.

Li Sanbao gave the things to his father and talked to his father like a little grown-up. He said, "Dad, you are hungry, please eat something first to fill your stomach."

Li Shangu couldn't help but laugh. He didn't know there was still food to eat in the academy, "There will be food to eat when you get home. You can eat it tomorrow. " "

Father, please eat. There will be food in the academy tomorrow. I can eat more in the academy. When I get back, I won't let my mother prepare food for me. 3" Li Wen is planning to eat a lot at lunch in the future. They were full.

Uncle Li was waiting at the gate of the city. When they came out, they saw him.

Li Shangu ate a piece of cornmeal and gave it to his second uncle. He took it politely and ate it in a few mouthfuls. Into the stomach. The people in front have already gone back, only Li Laoer is waiting for his eldest brother and nephew, and the three of them go back to Lijia Village

until the sun goes down and the last ray of light in the west disappears, and it is almost dark. After a while, they returned to Lijiacun.

The child went to school today. She didn't see the child all day, and Sun Yi felt uneasy. It was almost dark when the father, son and brother-in-law didn't come back. They were waiting at the door. As soon as Li Wen came back, he saw A Niang waiting at the door. Knowing that A Niang was waiting for them, he called out "A Niang"

"Hey, Sambo, it's A Niang's Sambo who is back." . "Sun Yi saw her son and husband coming back, and her brother-in-law also came back.

Li Sanbao threw himself into his mother's arms, hugged her and called her "mother". Sun Yi responded every time. My son, when he saw the man coming back, he said, "Go back and eat. I don't know when you will come back. The food is warm for you." "

"good. "Li Shangu nodded and said.

When Mrs. Li saw her sons and grandsons who had returned, she hugged her grandson and shouted, "My dear grandson, grandma misses you." "We didn't see each other for a day. You said I miss you, and I said I miss you. Li Wen had a good time with his grandma again.

Knowing that his grandson hadn't had dinner yet, the old lady asked him to go After dinner, I was very distressed.

There was rice and vegetables left in the pot. After they went home to eat, it was already dark.

"Third brother. "Li Siya saw her third brother and uncle coming back so late. She knew that her third brother had gone to study and came back tired after a day, so Li Siya didn't dare to play with her third brother.

Li Wen pinched her The little girl, with her faceless face, asked the little girl what she had done today. Knowing that she was following her two older sisters, she said to the little girl, "Well, when I'm not here, you just follow the eldest sister and the second sister. Don't do it yourself." Running around alone. "

He was also afraid that the children in the village would bully Li Siya. The little girl was so skinny that she would suffer losses even if she fought with others. And his second aunt, that crazy woman, would take it out on her daughters whenever anything happened. Ya and Erya are a little older, and his second aunt often beats Siya. Usually when he is around, he will take Siya with him. His second aunt will be more restrained during

this time, and he has been disciplined by his grandmother . The second aunt seems to be more honest, she deserves it!

"It's getting dark, you should go back to the house and sleep." "Seeing that it was getting dark, Li Wen asked the little girl to go back to sleep. He also wanted to take a bath and go to bed.

Li Siya reluctantly went back to the house. She lived in the same house with her two sisters.

The weather was hot. It was just right to take a cold shower and then go to bed. After walking such a long way and reading all day, Li Wen was too tired to move when he was lying in bed, so he fell asleep after a while.

At this time, the whole family of the Li family was asleep. The

sky was full of stars, insects were chirping in the night, and the moonlight shrouded the entire small village. It was quiet at night...

Chapter 40 Classmates

It was still dark the next day, and Li Wen was woken up by his father in bed, and he followed his father and his second uncle out. They got up early every day and went out, arriving in town at dawn. After his father sent him to the academy, he went to work on the dock.

The knowledge that the teacher talked about the day before will be randomly checked the next day.

"Human beings are inherently good by nature. Similar in nature, but far apart in habits..."

The student whose name was called stood up and recited. The teacher held a ruler in his hand, which was a tool specially used to punish students.

A ruler is made of two pieces of wood, one raised and one bent. The one who looks up is at the bottom, seven inches and six cents long, six cents thick and one cent wide, and there are strands of surface on the four sides below. The bowed one is on top, seven inches and four inches long, more than five inches thick, and one inch wide. There are strands of noodles on the four sides. A wooden button was installed vertically in the middle of the upper wood. The button was two inches long and five minutes high and seven inches high.

Li Wen was no stranger to this thing when he caught the button and struck the lower wood. In his previous life, he had been beaten many times by Ms. Song with a ruler. The long and thick ruler slapped down, and the entire palm of his hand turned red instantly, and the five fingers connected to the heart, that sour and refreshing kiss...

In short, Li Wen didn't want to recall the feeling of the ruler hitting his palm, so he swore that he would never I will definitely study hard and strive to get ahead as soon as possible, and I will definitely not give my husband a chance to whip him with a ruler!

In fact, Li Wen still has psychological shadow even after seeing the ruler.

"Well, sit down." The teacher asked several students to stand up and inspect their studies. The students all answered one by one. The teacher nodded with satisfaction and said.

After two days of classes at the academy, Li Wen became familiar with the life in the academy. The gentlemen of Anlu Academy live up to their reputation. After every class, the gentlemen can always teach them esoteric and difficult knowledge in plain and easy-to-understand language. Basically, most of the students in the class are listening carefully every day. Mr. Lectures.

Occasionally, if you encounter someone who is distracted and does not listen carefully, your teacher will give a warning. The ruler held in the husband's hand is not just for hitting people casually, it serves more of a warning function.

A class of students who were number 30 in class were as honest as quails in front of the teacher. But when the teacher finished his lecture and walked out, a group of seven or eight-year-old children inside were simply shaking things up.

Li Wen took back what he said on the first day that these children knew the rules. It had only been two days since they arrived and their true colors were revealed. All the people who go to the academy to study are boys. You can imagine that dozens of seven or eight-year-old children gather together. If a few of them make a fuss, the noise can bring down the roof.

It seems that he is still too naive. No matter in modern times or in this era, seven or eight-year-old children are always an age that dogs are disgusted with. At this time, all rules and so on are fed to dogs.

"Li Wen, sir, let's go outside and play." As soon as the gentleman left, Shen Zijing came to take him out to play with them.

Li Wen really didn't want to play with a bunch of little carrots. If he had such a little time, it would be better to let him relax for a while. He got up so early in the morning to go to school, and now he just wanted to sleep. However, Shen Zijing was taller, stronger and stronger than him, so he lifted him up from his position and pulled him out.

Lu Zhishu sat quietly in his seat. When he saw Shen Zijing dragging Li Wen out, he sat there without moving.

"Woo, Zijing, wait for me..." Little Baozi shouted from behind.

"Hurry up." Shen Zijing was waiting for Little Baozi at the door.

Whether children of this age like someone or hate someone is only temporary. Everything they think is written on their faces. If they don't like someone, they don't like someone. If they like someone, they just like someone. They rarely talk about their thoughts. Hidden in my heart.

After everyone attended class for two days, in addition to Lu Zhishu, whom he met on the first day, Li Wen also met a few more classmates. The little fat man who picked trouble with him that day was named Huang Fukang, and his family was in business. It was no wonder that Fatty Huang had the aura of a nouveau riche. Later, the little fat man came to pick on him twice, but he didn't take advantage of him and was punished by him.

In addition, there is Su Yuan, who is long and white and tender, with a cute little bun-like appearance, and Shen Zijing, who is crazy and loves to make trouble alone. He is the most noisy one among the thirty or so people.

Later, Li Wen discovered that wherever there was Shen Zijing, there was Su Yuan. Su Yuan had been following Shen Zijing all day long. The two of them were sitting next to each other, just like he and Lu Zhishu were.

Shen Zijing always seemed to dislike Su Yuan, but if Su Yuan fell behind while walking, Shen Zijing would walk back and pull Su Yuan forward together. The two have known each other since they were young and seem to have a pretty good relationship.

"Hurry up, Mr. will be here to give lectures in a moment. We have to hurry up and go out to kick the jailer Wei. Haha, I brought Cuju from home." Shen Zijing grabbed Li Wen and held on to a jailju in one hand. , invite friends to go out and play Cuju.

"..." Li Wen didn't know why his relationship with Shen Zijing was so good. Oh, this kid ran up to him and said, "Boy, I'm attracted to you. You can be my little brother. From now on, the boss will protect you. If that fat man Huang Fukang dares to trouble you again, I will help you beat him up!" "

..." Li Wen still remembers the mood he felt at that time, oh my god!

He was asked by a seven-year-old brat to be his little brother in front of his face?

Boy, if it weren't for the fact that you would be kicked out of the academy, I would definitely beat you! Let you clearly understand the facts of who is the boss and who is the younger brother. The boss can only sit on the throne based on his ability. Whoever has the strongest fist is the boss.

But there is also an advantage. After Shen Zijing got closer to him, Fatty Huang He no longer dared to cause trouble for him, and the classmates around him no longer excluded him from the circle. Everyone slowly accepted him. It would be best if he could integrate into this group. Li Wen didn't want to be the special one. After all, people are social animals, and the one who is separated will always be rejected and bullied by other friends.

Therefore, Li Wen occasionally participated in the circle of classmates. After class, he would hang out with Shen Zijing and several classmates in the class.

"Zijing, catch the ball!"

"Oh."

Shen Zijing felt that with Li Wen here, their games would be particularly interesting, so Shen Zijing liked to drag Li Wen out to play together. Today he also brought a prison relative to play in the academy. A group of children were playing Cuju in the courtyard outside. Li Wen and Shen Zijing were very cooperative.

Poor Su Yuan, this child has flat feet. He can easily fall down even if he takes two steps. He almost falls down after running for two steps. Shen Zijing forbids him from coming down to play and only allows him to watch them play.

"B! Sir is here!"

A group of people were having fun, and the person watching out in the corner shouted.

not good! "Run!"

Suddenly a group of people dispersed like birds and beasts.

"Su Yuan, what are you doing standing here stupidly? Come in quickly, sir, he will beat you when he is caught." Shen Zijing did not forget to take the Cuju and ran inside. On the way, he pulled the little bun inside and put it inside. Cuju hid and

when the teacher arrived, the children were all sitting upright in their seats waiting for him to teach. Touching the beard on their chin, the teacher nodded with satisfaction and said, "Let's start teaching. We talked yesterday... ..."

Then the following lecture began.

While the husband was reading with his head down, Shen Zijing, who was sitting in front, turned around and winked at him.

"...Turn back!" Li Wen mouthed and said silently.

You must know that if you are caught by the teacher, you will be punished. The teacher will not only punish Shen Zijing, but also punish him as well.

Li Wen didn't find out until later that Shen Zijing was the grandson of the academician who hosted the entrance ceremony for them at the beginning of school that day. No wonder the classmates around him were a little flattering and flattering towards Shen Zijing. It turned out that he had unknowingly hugged a thick thigh. .

I'm afraid that the classmates in their class, except for his relatively ordinary family, all of them have good backgrounds, so Li Wen decided not to offend anyone. He really can't afford to offend him now. If he offends anyone, he may be forced to end his study career midway.

After the last class in the afternoon, their classes for the day were over and school was over.

He didn't see his father coming to pick him up after school, so Li Wenhui took advantage of this time to go to the library to read. The library here is equivalent to a modern library. With the student order issued by the college, that is, the student ID card, they can go in and read books.

On the first day when he came to the library, he was stopped by the old gentleman who was in charge of the place. , asked him for the student order and then allowed him to enter.

The student order is a certificate issued to them by the college when they enroll, with their name and class on it. However, now that he is a student, he can only go to the lowest floor to read. He cannot go into the attic above yet. The ones below are all reading books with relatively simple contents, so they are more suitable for children of their age to read.

And Anlu Academy is indeed the largest academy in Qingping Town. There are quite a lot of books in the Library Pavilion. In addition to teaching and educating people, the academy in ancient times also played a major role in collecting a large number of books. Many of the orphan books in the libraries of later generations came from the collections of major academies in ancient times. If these were kept in later generations, they would be hard-to-find single books.

In fact, Li Wen wanted to go to the upper level to study, but now his student order does not have that authority, so he can only try to get good grades in the next exam and move up the student order to a higher class, then he will have

a chance Go up there and read a book.

All we can do is work hard...

"Dad, I'm sorry, I didn't know you were already here. Dad, have you been waiting for a long time? Why did you come so quickly today?" Li asked, calculating that the time was almost the same as in the past. After reading a book in the library, he went out, only to see his father waiting at the door.

Today, Li Gushan came a little earlier than usual and waited at the door for a while before seeing his son come out. Knowing that his son had gone inside to read, Li Gugu waited patiently outside without being in a hurry.

"It's okay. Dad didn't wait long. There is less cargo on the ship today. We'll leave early after we finish our work. Let's go home." Li Shangu held his son's hand, and the father and son walked on the street toward the city gate. Walk in the direction.

Uncle Li was waiting for his eldest brother and nephew at the city gate.

By the time he left school, there were no people on the street. People who came to the town for the market went back after noon. By the time the sun was about to set, all the stalls on the street had been closed up, and the vendors had all gone home.

Two figures, one big and one small, were walking on the road, heading back towards Lijiacun.

After attending classes at the academy for a few days, Li Wen gradually became accustomed to getting up early every day, rushing to the academy with his father to study, and then after finishing classes, he would walk such a long way back. Sometimes he was tired from walking. His father would also carry him around for a while.

Although Li Wen felt shameful in his heart for his behavior, having to carry his father on his father's back at such an old age, he still put his hands around his father's neck and enjoyed the time on his father's back.