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Chapter 71 - The Arrival of Dean Fu

After the imperial examination, he returned to the academy to study. His studies were as usual. Li Wen did not relax in his studies. He knew that a small imperial examination was nothing. If he wants to go a long way, he has to work harder than others.

This time it was not just him who passed it alone, but the four people who went with them all passed it.

I heard that two students from their academy also passed the government examination, and their rankings were relatively low. However, so many people take the exam, and only dozens of people are admitted in the end. Those who can pass are relatively lucky.

But among these people, he is the only one who holds the top position in the county examination and the prefecture examination. Zhishu Lu took the first place in the county examination, and he also ranked within the top five in the prefectural examination. The gentleman's attitude towards them is more cautious than before, and he will give some small talk to a few of them when nothing happens. Academician Qu has given them a few small lessons, and his lectures are better than those of the gentlemen.

Now they are the key training targets of the academy. When they pass the next academy examination, they will be eligible to participate in the provincial examination, that is, they will be scholars. Their Anlu Academy has not yet produced a single scholar, and the academicians and gentlemen of the academy are focusing on them.

In addition to listening to his teacher's lectures every day, the place Li Wen went to most was the library. It was not enough to just rely on his teacher's lectures. He also had to read a large number of books on his own. He didn't have any book collection at home. If you look at the families who have books at home, they are either from official families or people with a lot of money. Moreover, you can't find many orphan books if you don't have money or connections.

Anyway, there are free books here, so he never thought about spending money to buy books.

There is such a big library in the academy, and there are a lot of books here. He should be able to graduate from here after reading the books here.

Just after class, someone came to him during the break and said that Academician Qu asked him to come over. Li Wen had no choice but to put down the book in his hand and follow the person.

"Knock knock -"

"Come in."

Li Wen went in and saw Academician Qu and Mr. Cai sitting inside, and saluted them, "Students have met Academician Qu and Mr. Cai." "His eyes glanced curiously at the middle-aged handsome uncle sitting in the middle, thinking who is this person?

Is the purpose of Academician Qu asking him to come just to see this person?

" Dean, this is the student I told you, Li Wen. He is the student who got the first prize in the government examination this year. "Academician Qu introduced Dean Fu.

Hearing the name the academician addressed him, Li Wen knew the identity of this middle-aged handsome uncle. As soon as he realized what he was doing, Li Wen quickly gave a student salute to the dean. "Student Li asked and met the dean. "

Is this the legendary dean of their Anlu Academy? Li Wen always thought that their dean was an old man in his seventies or eighties, but he was much younger than he thought.

I heard that they The dean was a top scholar and became an official in the imperial court, but for some unknown reason, dean Fu resigned and returned home after only a few years. Later, he opened academies from the first Anlu Academy in Nanyang to other places in Dacheng. They all have Anlu Academy, and this is just a small Anlu Academy in Qingping Town.

The largest academy of Anlu Academy is in Nanyang, where there are the best teachers. Previously, Mr. Cai wanted to recommend him to the largest Anlu Academy in Nanyang. However, after considering various reasons, he didn't think about going there for the time being. He didn't expect that their Dean Fu would come to Qingping. Qingping was just a small place and Dean Fu rarely visited here.

"You are quite astute. "I guessed his identity just by calling him a name. He was a smart guy with quick reactions. It was rare to meet someone he liked. Fu Yihan raised his hand, asked the student in front of him to stand up, and asked, "How do you usually do this? What books are you reading here? "

Li Wen talked about the books he was reading recently. Dean Fu asked a few questions casually, and Li Wen answered them all.

A trace of satisfaction flashed in Dean Fu's eyes and he said, "Well , that's not bad. You can go back to study. I'm staying in the academy these days. If you encounter any problems while studying, you can come to me.

"The student thanked the dean. " "Li Wen bowed his hands and said.

After bidding farewell to the dean and gentlemen, Li Wen went out.

When he got outside, Li Wen couldn't help but wonder in his heart whether their dean was here just for him this time. Right? But no matter why the other party came here, since the other party said that if he encounters something he doesn't understand, he can go and ask him, hey hey... their dean is

the top one!

A great scholar in Chinese studies, no amount of money could ask

for it.

Thinking that their dean must be tired on his first day and need a good rest, Li Wen immediately decided in his mind to go to Fu Yuan early tomorrow morning. He was worried about not being able to find a higher-level teacher to give him advice, so he came to his door!

In fact, the reason why Fu Yihan came to Qingping Town this time was because they had left Anlu Academy. A student who won the Qu'an Prefecture Examination Case at the age of eight attracted Fu Yihan's attention, and he came to Qingping Town from Nanyang.

This was the reason why Fu Yihan appeared in Qingping Town. I thought that such a good student could come out of such a small place. If he was well-trained, he would be a top talent.

The people in the room talked for a while.

When the door of the room opened, Academician Qu and Cai Kangbo came with him. The

dean walked around the academy. Except for the child he saw in front of him, the students he saw in the back did not attract his attention. Fu Yihan had no interest in reading any more. After a long journey, I must be tired. I have asked someone to clean the yard behind, so I will take the dean back to the yard to rest. "Academician Qu saw that the dean did not want to continue shopping, so he said.

Fu Yihan nodded and said, "I happen to be a little tired. "

There is an independent courtyard behind the academy, which is reserved for the dean. It is cleaned all year round. The courtyard is full of bamboos, which are lush and green. A gust of wind blows, and the leaves rustle.

Academician Qu led their dean When he got here, Fu Yihan had his servants by his side, so there was no need for him to send someone else here. "Dean, if you need anything else here, just send someone to tell me. "

Well, I don't need you to follow me here. You can go and do your work." "Fu Yihan waved his hand and told people to go about their business.

Academician Qu and Cai Kangbo left together.

Seeing the green bamboos all over the courtyard, Fu Yihan couldn't remember the last time he came here. The forgetful Dean Fu asked He said, "Aman, do you remember the last time we came here? "

The man who followed Fu Yihan silently all the way said, "Five years ago.

"It's been so long since I've been here. I don't even remember it. " "Time passed so quickly. Fu Yihan lay down on the soft couch and said, "Aman, I'm going to sleep for a while. Don't call me. If you have anything to do, wait until I wake up." "

As soon as the man lay down, he fell asleep.

When the man saw the sleeping man, he took out a thin quilt to cover him, and went out to close the door of the house.

There were rice and meat prepared in the kitchen. The man looked at the food and found a small vat to wash rice and make porridge. The man in the room had a poor appetite. When summer came, he didn't want to eat anything. He only liked to drink a little porridge every day. He was getting thinner and thinner. , which made the man feel a little distressed.

After Mu Mu Mu

had lunch, it was now lunch break, and they were used to coming to the pavilion.

Li Wen was still thinking about the arrival of their dean when he heard Lu Zhishu had something to say to him.

He looked at Lu Zhishu and said, "Oh, tell me, I'm listening." Li Wen felt that Lu Zhishu seemed to be worried lately, so he asked, "Zhishu, have you been busy with anything lately? I see You look depressed."

We have been together for a long time, and even though Lu Zhishu doesn't talk much, Li Wen can still sensitively feel Lu Zhishu's state and mood every day.

"It's my grandmother's birthday in a few days. Come to my grandmother's birthday party together then." Lu Zhishu invited Li Wen and Shen Zijing.

"Oh, okay, I thought it was something. Just tell me. We will definitely go if you invite us." Li Wen knew that the Lu family was different from other ordinary people. He had been to Shen Zijing's house as a guest, but he had never been there. Once at Lu Zhishu's home.

Shen Zijing also said there was no problem, "We will definitely go there then, don't worry."

"One more thing." Lu Zhishu looked at Li Wen, who was waiting for the man to continue.

"After my grandmother's birthday, I will go to Nanyang Mansion. My father wants to send me to Nanyang to study." Lu Zhishu was unwilling to leave. He wanted to stay here, where he has familiar classmates and friends. them.

It's just that the decision made by his father cannot be refuted by him, and Lu Zhishu also knows that his father is doing it for his own good.

Hearing what Lu Zhishu said, Li Wen was stunned for a moment. After he came to his senses, he said, "Ah, that's a good thing. If your family wants to send you there, just go. Nanyang is better than ours. You can go there." Study hard."

If it weren't for the poor conditions at home and some connections that he didn't want to leave, he would have wanted to study in Nanyang. When people go to higher places, they have to stand at the highest place to be able to take in

the beauty . Similarly, the outside world is very big, and you have to go out to see what the world is like.

Lu Zhishu and Shen Zijing were different from him. He had two lifetimes of combined experience to compare with them here, otherwise he would definitely not be able to compare with Lu Zhishu and Shen Zijing.

"Qingping Town is too small. If your family is well-off, I encourage you to go out for a walk. Whether it is to study or to see the outside world, being able to go out is the best way. Okay."

"Haha... Zhishu, you go ahead. Maybe Zijing, Su Yuan and I will come to find you in a few years." Li Wen hasn't told them his plans yet. It was one thing, but actually it was another thing. He didn't know what his future path would be.

"You...you must come." When Lu Zhishu heard Li Wen's words, his eyes lit up a little, and he said,

"Okay, wait until we find you." Li Wen glanced at Shen Zijing, and Shen Zijing also said, "We I will come to find you."

They were young and full of dreams, and agreed in this small pavilion that they would definitely meet each other in the future. As everyone knows, time flies so fast. I don't know when the next time the four of them will be together like now...

Chapter 72 Asking questions

The second day happened to be Xiu Mu, so Li Wen ran to the academy early in the morning carrying gifts to meet the dean.

"The child from yesterday is here. Do you want to see him?" The man entered the room and asked.

"He came quickly. Go ahead and let him in. I just want to see him too." When Fu Yihan heard that the kid came yesterday, he immediately became interested, but he didn't expect the kid to come so quickly. Dean Fu pointed to the unfinished things on the table and said, "Also, Aman, if you take these things down, you will lose your appetite just by looking at them."

The man frowned slightly, but after hearing this, he still put down the food. The things were carried down.

Li Wen walked in, bowed politely and said, "Student Li Wen has met the dean."

"Okay, it's just you and me here. There's no need to do this nonsense. Find a place to sit by yourself." "Okay." Fu Yihan waved his hand and said.

"Thank you, sir." As soon as Li Wen heard this, he knew that their dean was an informal person, much more interesting than those old antiques, and they would definitely get along happily in the coming days.

Since the other party didn't like old-fashioned students, Li Wen didn't have to pretend.

Standing closer, I can see that their dean is really good-looking. In modern times, he would be considered a middle-aged handsome man. He also has such a temperament that you can't fake it. Everyone likes beautiful things and pleasant-looking people, and Li Wen is no exception, so he fell in love with their dean at first sight yesterday. He is so handsome...

It would be great to be able to look at him every day ah!

Li Wen smiled with a cute expression on his face, handed over the small jar in his hand, and said, "Student, I don't know what your husband likes. This is wine brewed by the student at home. I sent it to you to try."

This wine was obtained by him. I took it from the master. The wine they brewed last time was ready, and the wine that came out was clear and clean. When he was brewing, he didn't know if it would work, so he didn't dare to brew too much for the first time, and there wasn't much in total. If he wanted to take away such a small jar, his master almost threw him out the door.

Later, he promised many benefits, and it was nothing more than that he would make more good wine for him when he returned, so his master reluctantly allowed him to take away such a small jar.

"Oh, really?" Dean Fu reached out to take it, opened the lid and a scent of wine came out. This was the first time he smelled this smell. It was so fragrant that the wine bug came up in his stomach. He wanted to take a sip and try the taste. Fu Yihan asked, "What kind of wine is this?"

"Go back to the dean. " "This is called sorghum wine, which is made from sorghum." As soon as Li Wen saw the dean's appearance, he thought that his master also looked like this when he saw the wine, so he was sure that he was mistaken. By mistake, I found out the preference of their dean.

It is difficult to give gifts to those who are close to your heart, and it is really not an easy task to send them to others' hearts.

"Dean, you'd better let this wine sit for a while longer. The longer it stays, the better it will taste." Li Wen suggested.

This wine is not the best to drink now. It would be better to let it sit for a while to make it taste more fragrant.

Fu Yihan didn't want to let go of it, so he stretched out a hand from his side and took away the wine jar. The man said expressionlessly, "I'll take it for you and put it away first."

"Dean, the student has a few questions that he doesn't understand. "I want to ask you, sir." Li Wen glanced at their dean, fearing that the dean would drink the bottle of wine in one gulp. Who would he ask for advice if he got drunk?

You don't meet the dean every day.

"Well, you go out, out of sight, out of mind. Fu Yihan waved the man

to go down too. After hearing the words, the man went out with the wine.

The door of the house was open, and you could see the green bamboo outside at a glance while sitting in the house. There was a fragrance of bamboo in the wind.

The sound of lectures came from the room. When it came to lectures, Fu Yihan maintained his usual serious attitude and asked the teacher if he encountered any problems in his studies. He can get a satisfactory answer from Dean Fu.

Dean Fu's lectures are often eclectic, and he can often break away from one point and teach students only one lesson.

Fu Yihan has been reading since he was a child . Quanshu is a very knowledgeable person. His knowledge is not limited to one place, so he has dabbled in many knowledges. This is also the reason why he was selected as the number one scholar by the Holy Master. Indeed, he is There is something extraordinary about it.

"Teacher, the students have learned. "Listening to Dean Fu's class is better than studying for three years. This is probably the feeling. Only then did Li Wen realize what a true scholar is. Later, he changed his name to "teacher".

"Humph, I didn't say that . I accept you as my student. "Fu Yihan had a smile on his face. It's not that easy to be his student.

"Once a teacher, a teacher forever. Even if you give a lesson to the students, the students should still call you

teacher . "Li Wen saw from the face of their dean that he did not object to him calling him teacher, and said seriously with a small face.

This is a thick thigh, and there are countless students outside who want to be their dean. This opportunity is right in front of him, he must seize it,

"You are good at talking. "After taking the class, Fu Yihan fell in love with this kid more and more. He was smart, eager to learn, and quick to respond. He knew how to draw inferences from one example. He was not a nerd who only knew how to study. It was rare for him to meet someone he liked. So, He also allowed the boy to call him "teacher".

After the class, it was noon before he knew it.

The man waiting outside was hesitant, wondering whether he should go in and disturb the lecture inside. You should have lunch, but the person who took the breakfast away without eating much must be hungry now.

"Today, the student thanked the teacher for the suggestion. It's time for the student to go back, so I won't disturb the teacher." It's lunch. "When he looked at the sky outside, Li Wen realized that so much time had passed. He noticed the man standing outside the door and was about to get up and go back.

Fu Yihan said, "It will be noon before you know it. Let's stay and have lunch with the teacher.

"Thank you, sir. Students should be more respectful than obey." When Li Wen saw that the dean asked him to stay, he didn't leave in a hurry.

The man outside the door heard the sound and asked the servant to bring the meal.

What was served was placed on the table, two bowls of steaming porridge, a plate of vegetarian steamed buns, and two or three side dishes to accompany the porridge. Fu Yihan took the bowl and started eating, and said to the student opposite, "Eat, I eat light, you can make do with some."

"Thank you, teacher. You're not welcome, student." Li Wen had no intention of talking to the hospital. The grown-up is polite, but now he is very hungry. He reaches out to grab a bun and takes a big mouthful. Now that he is hungry, everything smells delicious. "It's delicious."

Then he picks up the porridge and drinks it. He took a big gulp and finished the bowl quickly, then scooped out another bowl of porridge and another steamed bun.

The half-grown boy eats the poor old man, which is what Li Wen is talking about. 3

Li Wen ate three large bowls of porridge and three steamed buns before he stopped and grinned at their dean, not polite at all.

"..." Fu Yihan, he hadn't finished his bowl of porridge yet, and took two bites of a steamed bun. The student opposite had already eaten several bowls of porridge and several steamed buns.

So irritating!

Dean Fu finally finished the buns in his hand and the porridge in the bowl. When he was full, he felt a little tired. He covered his mouth and yawned, and wanted to go to bed. "You just read here and I'll go to bed." Got it."

After saying that, Fu Yihan got up and went into the house, found a bed and lay down to sleep on him.

Li Wen, who was outside, blinked and wondered, was their dean a picky eater or an anorexic? It's still both. An adult doesn't eat as much as a child. The servant who was packing the things said something more eloquent, "Master doesn't like to eat when it's hot in the summer. Today's meal is quite a lot..."

They were thinking about how to make the meal more enjoyable every day. Their master eats more.

The servant who was waiting took the things away and glanced at the child sitting there. He wondered if there was an extra student who came to eat with their master today, and he also ate half a bowl of rice and half a bun.

"..." This man is really willful, Li Wen thought to himself.

Unexpectedly, their dean turned out to be such a person.

Since the dean allowed him to be here, Li Wen simply stayed with the dean. The silent man gave him two books for him to read, and he took the books and started reading. Tired from watching later, he fell asleep on the table without realizing it.

It wasn't until he heard the sound of footsteps that he woke up with a start, only to realize that he had fallen asleep at some point.

"Teacher." Li Wen opened his eyes and saw the dean sitting opposite him. He had been covered with clothes at some point. He put the clothes away and handed them to the man who was silent and said nothing. Saying "Thank you, uncle."

The man took it and left without saying anything.

Dean Fu, who had just woken up, looked like a lazy man. He reached out and picked up the book covered on the table and asked, "Did you see this?"

"Yes, the students fell asleep without realizing it. Please punish me, teacher." Li Wen looked up and looked down at the dean, looking like he had done something wrong.

"You can take a rest when you are tired from studying. I didn't tell you not to take a rest. Why did I punish you?

Where did we talk about it this morning?" Fu Yihan asked, his mind still not clear at the moment.

Li Wen reminded, "Sir, we've stopped talking here."

"Oh, let's continue talking." Fu Yihan didn't pay much attention and began to continue teaching the students. The master and the apprentice got along quite happily. After finishing the lecture, Fu Yihan stood up, leaving the student to continue reading while he went out for a walk.

The man followed Fu Yihan silently. No matter when, Fu Yihan would find the person he was looking for when he turned around.

The setting sun rises from the east and gradually moves to the west.

On this day, Li Wen stayed with their dean for the whole day, and it was not until the sun was about to set that he said goodbye to the teacher and left. Before leaving, Li Wen also asked, "Teacher, can I come back tomorrow?"

Fu Yihan waved his hand, and Li Wen automatically understood that the dean had given permission. He smiled and said with hungry eyes, "The student thanked the teacher. Students must arrive on time tomorrow. "

When did I say it was okay?" Am I not driving you away? Dean Fu glared.

Outside the gate of the academy, his father was already waiting for him. As soon as he came out, he saw his father. Li Wen happily ran towards his father, and the father and son went home in a donkey cart.

Chapter 73: A sudden enlightenment

people outside heard that Dean Fu had arrived in Qingping Town, and they all sent messages to the people below. They wanted to visit Dean Fu, and some wanted to invite Dean Fu to his home. But no matter which government sent the post, Fu Yihan always had his servants reject it. He was always the most impatient to deal with these matters.

During these few days in Qingping Town, Fu Yihan didn't see anyone except his young apprentice.

Fu Yihan did not object to Li Wen calling him teacher, which was regarded as acquiescing to Li Wen calling him teacher.

Even Academician Qu cannot freely enter the door of the small courtyard behind Anlu Academy. Only Li Wen can come and go freely. He comes here often, and even the servants who serve the dean remember him. Now that he comes, the servant who opens the door doesn't even need to pass the door, and directly opens the door to let him in.

This was what Fu Yihan had ordered in advance. If Li Wen came, just let him in directly.

Li Wen would report to Dean Fu every day. Mr. Fu knew that he came to the dean to attend classes, and approved that he would not have to attend classes there for the time being.

Originally, he thought about bringing Lu Zhishu and Shen Zijing to meet Dean Fu, but he thought that Dean Fu didn't like meeting outsiders very much, so he didn't dare to bring them there easily without the permission of the dean. If other people come over, they might not even be able to get through this small door.

On the first day of class, Li Wen knew that the teacher was not a stickler for rules, and he did not stick to a fixed pattern of teaching him. Dean Fu doesn't need to hold a book when giving lectures. He can also pick up all kinds of allusions at his fingertips. He often talks about wherever he goes. He is so capricious.

But when Li Wen thought about it carefully, he found that all the knowledge taught by the teacher was actually related.

"Pa!"

"Ouch..." Li Wen shouted exaggeratedly, covering his head with both hands. He had been beaten many times in the past few days. But can I just hit him on the head every time? What if I beat him silly? He protested, "Teacher, you are going to beat me stupid. Where can you find a good student like me who is smart and eager to learn!"

"Humph, are you the only one who is smart?" Dean Fu snorted, looking contemptuous. .

Hey, don't look down on people! No matter how you say it, I am the first person to take the county examination and the prefectural examination! When Li Wen saw the way the dean looked at him, his aura immediately weakened.

After getting along with him, he finally discovered that their dean was not a very good-tempered person, at least he was not at all consistent with his character as a middle-aged elegant uncle. Sure enough, people should not be judged by their appearance, and what they are talking about is a person like Dean Fu who is different from what he looks like. Li Wen only dared to humbly complain to Dean Fu in his heart, but did not dare to say another word for fear of being beaten again.

In fact, the beating didn't hurt much, he just called me to have fun, otherwise it would be boring to spend every day giving lectures and listening to lessons.

Dean Fu gave him a class, which was based on the Four Books and Five Classics, with various allusions interspersed between them. At first, Li Wen was a little uncomfortable, so his reaction was slower, and he was beaten frequently.

Li Wen discovered that he was far less familiar with the content he had learned than he thought, which shocked him. At least he had not mastered it to the point where he could use it as easily as Dean Fu.

It is not terrible for a person to be able to realize his own shortcomings. The most terrible thing is not knowing where his own problems are.

After a few days of class, Li Wen found that he gradually discovered where his biggest problem was. . In the past, he only regarded reading as a tool for exams, and had not thought about how to use these things flexibly. Knowledge is dead. Only when it is used by others can knowledge become alive. Only people can give knowledge real vitality.

After listening to Dean Fu's two lectures, he felt like he had a sudden enlightenment and benefited a lot from it.

After finishing the lecture every day, Dean Fu would give him homework to do, but he wrote the homework. The articles that come up are often reviewed from beginning to end by Dean Fu.

"See for yourself, what you wrote is nonsense, go back and rewrite it!" Fu Yihan took a look, threw back the article handed in by the student, and asked the student to go back and rewrite it.

In fact, Fu Yihan knew in his heart that at Li Wen's age he was already very good at writing such an article.

But his request for Li Wen was not just that. To be his student, Fu Yihan, he had to be better than everyone else. If you can't even do this, then you are not worthy of being his student.

"Yes, the student knows." Li Wen was not angry when he heard the criticism. He needed someone to point out his mistakes, not someone who would only exaggerate and flatter him.

After leaving Dean Fu's small courtyard and returning home, Li Wen carefully recalled what the Dean had said, and then reread the article he had written and found various flaws.

Isn't it just what Dean Fu said that makes no sense?

Standing in front of Dean Fu at his current level is like a primary school student standing in front of a great scholar in Chinese studies. The articles he wrote are indeed unsightly in Dean Fu's eyes. It's not that Dean Fu has high demands on him, but that he currently cannot meet Dean Fu's requirements.

The dean's words not only did not hit him, but made him more frustrated and courageous.

After understanding what kind of position he was in, Li Wen knew his position more clearly and also let him know in which direction he should work hard.

His current level is, at best, more than the inferiors, but not enough than the superiors.

If he wants to go further on the road of imperial examination, he must go further to be qualified to be compared with others. He is just a little better than the people of the same period now, and he will definitely not be able to compare with those who are higher than him. of. The road ahead is long, and there are still many areas he needs to work hard to improve.

Li Wen was lucky to meet such a teacher, so Li Wen studied with Dean Fu even more attentively.

After a few classes, Li Wen found that he was becoming more and more comfortable in writing articles, became more familiar with the use of allusions, and his articles became more and more fluent. At least it's a bit better than what I wrote before, which shows that the devil's training in the past few days is still somewhat useful.

After Li Wen and the boy left, thinking that he could barely lift his head after being criticized by him today, Fu Yihan asked the man behind him, "Aman, do you think I was too strict with him?"

" You are good to him, the child knows it in his heart." The man said.

Time passed so quickly, ten days passed in the blink of an eye.

"Li Wen, today is the last lesson I give you." On this day, after finishing the lesson for the child, Fu Yihan said.

"Teacher, are you leaving?" Li Wen asked, looking up at the teacher.

"Well, I'm leaving. I'm going back to Nanyang tomorrow. I have something to do in Nanyang, so I have to go back. Originally, I only planned to leave here in three or two days, but I didn't expect that I would stay here for just one day. So many days." Originally, Fu Yihan didn't plan to stay in Qingping Town for too long. The purpose of his trip was to come here to see the student Li Wen.

Now that people have seen it, he is indeed not disappointed.

After several days of lectures, Fu Yihan found that this student had indeed made great progress. If this student can be taught by him personally, he will definitely be the top scorer in high school one day.

It's just that they didn't plan to stay in Qingping Town for too long, and they have already stayed here longer than they originally planned. Because there was still something going on at Nanyang Mansion, Fu Yihan had to prepare to go back.

"If I have nothing to do, I will mostly stay in Nanyang. When you go to Nanyang, you can come find me." Fu Yihan did not ask Li Wen to go to Nanyang with him immediately, because he knew that he would let this half-year-old He can't just say a word for a child to leave his parents' side and follow him, so he respects the student's wishes in this matter.

"Okay, teacher, please wait for me for another year. After I finish the college examination next year, I will definitely go to Nanyang to find the teacher." Li Wen looked at Dean Fu firmly and promised to go to Nanyang to find him in a year.

"Okay, teacher, I'll wait for you to go to Nanyang to find me." Fu Yihan smiled on his face and called himself teacher for the first time, officially recognizing Li Wen as his disciple.

"Students will never keep teachers waiting." Li Wen stood up and saluted Dean Fu seriously.

Early the next morning, Fu Yihan would also take a boat back to Nanyang Mansion.

If he came quietly, Dean Fu would not tell anyone in a big way until the day he left.

On this day, the only people who came to see off Dean Fu were Academician Qu and a few gentlemen from Anlu Academy. Li Wen knew that the teacher was leaving today, so he also rushed over to see him off.

That day, he learned that Dean Fu's appetite was bad when summer came and he had no appetite to eat. Li Wen remembered this and asked his mother-in-law to prepare two jars of kimchi when he returned home.

It happened that Dean Fu was leaving today, so Li Wen quickly asked his father to help bring kimchi to Dean Fu, "Teacher, this is the kimchi that the student asked his mother-in-law to make for you. It tastes sweet and sour, Xia It's very appetizing, but it's not good to eat too much. You can eat a little in moderation. You can take these two jars of kimchi and put them in a cool place to eat them for a long time. "

Fu Yihan said. . The man standing behind him stepped forward to take the next step.

Seeing the man following Li Wen and knowing that he was his student's father, Fu Yihan nodded to him.

Li Gugu was a little flattered.

"Teacher, I wish you a safe journey. The students will definitely go to Nanyang to find you next year." Li Wen couldn't help but stepped forward and hugged the teacher, feeling very reluctant to let go. Fu Yihan caught the child who rushed over and touched the child's head, feeling a little bit reluctant in his heart.

The ship was about to leave. After Fu Yihan said goodbye to everyone, he got on the ship and stood on the bow of the ship waving goodbye to the people below.

Li Wen, who was standing below, raised his head and looked at the teacher who was about to leave, his eyes couldn't help but turn red. The world is too big and the transportation is too inconvenient. It is not easy to go from one place to another. After this separation, I wonder when they will meet again.

The big ship slowly left, turned into a point, and disappeared into the distance.

"It's very windy outside. If it blows and you get a headache, go inside." The man behind him advised.

Fu Yihan turned around and glanced at the man behind him, then turned and walked into the cabin. The man who always took care of him silently followed behind him.

Chapter 74 Mrs. Lu's Birthday

On the day of Mrs. Lu's birthday, there was an endless stream of cars and horses in front of the Lu Mansion, guests came and went, and gentlemen from all the mansions came to congratulate Mrs. Lu on her birthday. The housekeeper greeted the guests at the door and said with a smile, "Mr. Chen, please ask

the servants in the house to come forward and lead people in.

"Butler Zhang. "

Mr. Zhao, please, please..."

On this day, Mrs. Lu sat in front of the hall to accept congratulations from everyone. The old lady was radiant and full of responsibility. Her daughter-in-law, children and grandchildren were all beside her, and the room was full of people. While the female relatives were there, Lu Zhishu stayed with his grandmother for a while and then went outside. He called over the boy who was waiting for him and asked, "Are Li Wen and Zijing here?

"Master, I haven't seen Mr. Li and Mr. Shen come yet. " "The boy replied.

"Go outside and have a look. "Lu Zhishu asked someone to go outside and take a look.

"Yes. "The boy responded and went out.

Arriving in front of the Lu Mansion, Li Wen felt a little nervous when he saw so many carriages, horses and people.

Lu Zhishu invited them to attend his grandmother's birthday. , but he can't go empty-handed. He can't afford to give too expensive gifts, and giving too cheap things will make people laugh. What he loses is not his own face, but Lu Zhishu's face.

So this is why . For the past two days, Li Wen was racking his brains on what gift to give. After thinking for a long time, he really came up with an idea, and it took him a long time to prepare the gift.

"Mr. Li. "The young boy who came out to look around saw the Li family and his son at a glance. The young boy who serves Lu Zhishu goes to the academy on weekdays. He is a classmate and friend of their young master, and he is also familiar with Li Wen.

Seeing an acquaintance Li Wen breathed a sigh of relief, lowered his head and said to his father,

"Come in, come in, the young master asked me to come out to see if you have arrived. "But it's finally here. Their young master has asked him several times. The boy said hello to the housekeeper and led the people inside.

"This is it? "Seeing Father Li carrying such a big box, the boy asked.

"This is the gift I prepared for the old lady. Li Wen had a mysterious smile on his face and said, "Take me to Zhishu first. Will Zhishu be busy right now?" "

The young master just came out from the old lady's place. I think he should be outside now. I will take you to find him." "The young man led the people in familiarly. He asked someone on the way and took the Li family and his son to their young master. He saw the person at a glance, "Young Master, Young Master Li and Master Li are here.

"Uncle Li, Li Wen, you are finally here. " "Lu Zhishu smiled a little when he saw Li Wen coming over.

"Zhishu. "Li Wen stepped forward to say hello to Lu Zhishu and whispered in his ear. Lu Zhishu waved to two boys and took the big box from Li's father's hand, "Take it and put it away. .

Li Wen didn't see Shen Zijing and Su Yuan and asked, "Aren't Zijing and Su Yuan here yet? "

"I haven't seen them yet. I don't know if they are in front. Let's go and have a look. " "Lu Zhishu took Li Wen out and saw his father, "Father, this is my classmate Li Wen in the academy.

"Little boy Li Wen has met his uncle. " "Li Wen had never met Mr. Lu Changqing and Mr. Lu San before. When he saw this middle-aged man with a serious face, he knew that this man was Lu Zhishu's father. He stepped forward and saluted.

Lu Changqing is a person who pays attention to etiquette. , seeing the boy saluting him in front of him, Lu Changqing nodded with satisfaction. He was somewhat impressed by the name Li Wen. He didn't expect that he was so young. He even won the first place in the county examination and the government examination at such a young age. Looking down upon, he said, "So you are Li Wen, I heard Zhishu mentioned you. "

Li Wen didn't know that Lu Zhishu would mention him to his family. He glanced at Lu Zhishu from the corner of his eye. Lu Zhishu had an expressionless face.

"Zhishu, please entertain your classmates well. "Lu Changqing said.

"Yes, father. "Lu Zhishu responded.

Outside, Shen Zijing and Su Yuan came to the Lu Mansion with their father. Both their families received invitations from the Lu Mansion, so they came with their fathers.

Knowing that Shen Zijing and Su Yuan were here, Lu Zhishu asked The servant went to bring them over.

There were many people in the Lu Mansion today. In addition to the guests who came to celebrate her birthday, there were also many people from the Lu Mansion's family. Many people from the side branches also came to congratulate the old lady on her birthday. In the inner courtyard It was a place where the female family members gathered together to talk. The younger generation of young men were playing in the outer courtyard. Lu Zhishu led people over here.

The entire Lu Mansion was very large, and it felt like a maze when walking inside. Li Wen finally saw something. What does it mean to be a wealthy family?

"Zhishu, these are your friends?

"Third cousin. " "

Lu Zhishu, as the legitimate young master of the third family of the family, has been raised by the old lady since he was a child. The old lady also dotes on this grandson. In addition, Lu Zhishu himself is very outstanding, so everyone in the Lu family is very polite to Lu Zhishu. .

It's just that this third cousin has been at odds with Lu Zhishu since he was a child. Tang Zhijiao is Mrs. Lu's grandson, but the relationship has always been separated by a layer, far less close than the relationship between Lu Zhishu and his grandmother. This third cousin has not liked Lu Zhishu since he was a child, but every time he gets no favors from Lu Zhishu,

"Which young master is this? Why haven't I seen it before? "Tang Zhijiao's eyes turned around behind Lu Zhishu and landed on Li Wen. Looking at his appearance, he looked like a poor boy.

Damn, who am I messing with! Li Wen looked at the other person's body. When his eyes fell on him, he knew that this person was going to cause trouble for him.

"This is our classmate from Anlu Academy. It's natural that you don't recognize him. "Lu Zhishu's words were a mockery of Tang Zhijiao's failure to get into Anlu Academy. It was not that the Tang family did not take Tang Zhijiao to Anlu Academy and wanted to send his cousin to Anlu Academy to study. Anlu Academy refused to accept him.

This had always been a worry for Tang Zhijiao. When he heard Lu Zhishu's words, Cousin Tang raised his chin and exhaled through his nostrils, snorting and saying, "I thought. What a good place Anlu Academy is. It turns out that Anlu Academy accepts everyone regardless of who they are. .

"Ha! " "Lu Zhishu looked down on his cousin from the bottom of his heart and laughed at his ignorance.

"Why are you laughing! "When Tang Zhijiao saw Lu Zhishu like this, he wanted to let go and tear him in the face, but he couldn't move a finger of Lu Zhishu. He was really angry.

"You are wrong about this, we An Lu The academy really doesn't accept everyone, it only accepts students with good qualifications. "Shen Zijing realized that this cousin came all the way to trouble Lu Zhishu. If this friend is in trouble, he should step forward. Moreover, this fat man is so stubborn that he still targets Li Wen.

You know Li Wen Is he regarded as the treasure of our Anlu Academy now? If this person dares to go to Anlu Academy, he will be drowned by everyone.

Li Wen, who was involved in the show, saw this. The cousin was so angry that Lu Zhishu and Shen Zijing couldn't even say a word, so they thought it was funny. How dare you show off your fighting ability?

A gentleman can't talk but still want to take action?

"Three Biaos? Brother, if you're okay, don't block our way. "Lu Zhishu said with impatience in his eyes.

"Young Master, why don't we go back first. "The boy behind saw this and stepped forward to persuade him.

"Hmph! You're too troublesome." Tang Zhijiao glared at Lu Zhishu and led the others away.

"Zhishu, who was that person just now?" As soon as the person left, Shen Zijing approached Lu Zhishu and asked.

"You don't need to care about an irrelevant person." Lu Zhishu didn't even raise his eyelids and led the people inside, not caring about that cousin.

Instead, the other party went back to the seat and told others that Lu Zhishu was arrogant and rude and did not take him seriously as his cousin. Everyone just listened to these words, and no one spoke to echo him.

When the banquet started, Mrs. Lu came out with her female relatives. Men and women were seated separately. Mrs. Lu took her third daughter-in-law to sit at the main table, and Zhishu Lu went to her grandmother's side to accompany her.

Li Wen and Shen Zijing sat at the table next to them. When they saw the dishes served, they were worthy of being from the Lu family. They had prepared such a sumptuous meal for just one banquet. They just came here to eat and drink. If they don't eat, they won't eat. They just eat with their stomachs open.

It wasn't until the banquet was halfway through that Lu Zhishu beckoned two servants to bring up a large box and placed it in the center of the table. Everyone's eyes fell on it. Mrs. Lu curiously asked her grandson, "Zhishu, what is this?"

"This is a gift from one of my classmates to my grandmother. This thing is called a cake. On top is a birthday peach, which is to wish my grandmother good luck like the East Sea. It means living longer than Nanshan." Lu Zhishu moved his hand, and the boy next to him opened the top cover, revealing the cake inside, and he said to his grandmother.

This cake was naturally the one Li Wen sent, a six-story cake with red flowers on the corners and a big red heart in the middle with a big Chinese character "Longevity" written on it.

Today is Mrs. Lu's birthday, so it would be just right for him to send her a cake, and the birthday peach has a very good meaning.

Li Wen didn't expect that Lu Zhishu would take out the cake in front of everyone at this time. This guy was really interesting and helped his family create a free advertisement. He plans to launch a new product called cake later. Now that Lufu is a living brand, is he worried that no one will order cakes from them in the future?

"Okay." Mrs. Lu said two good things in a row. The old lady has never seen anything good in most of her life. There are not many people who can let her say two good things in a row. Obviously this gift is very valuable. her heart.

"Grandma, do you want to have a taste?" Lu Zhishu asked someone to bring him a knife. He had never eaten this thing before, but Li Wentong had just told him that this thing was a cake. Cut it out and it tasted sweet. .

"Old lady, this thing is so beautiful, I wonder how it tastes," someone said.

"Okay, let's cut each person into pieces." Mrs. Lu said generously with a smile on her face.

When the six-layered cake is cut, only the people at the front tables can get a small piece each, and those sitting outside cannot get a piece. Some people's eyes lit up when they took the first bite of cake. Is this soft, fragrant and sweet thing a cake?

"It's delicious."

"It's delicious, but it's a pity that there's too little."

One cake was divided equally and each person only had a small bite, and many people didn't even taste it.

Their table was close to the main table, and Lu Zhishu specially asked someone to bring some to them. Shen Zijing finished the meal in one bite. After eating, he was still a little unsatisfied. "It's delicious, but it's just too little."

He remembered that Lu Zhishu said just now that this thing was given by his classmate. It's just the three of them here, not him. And Su Yuan gave it to Li Wen. Shen Zijing turned to look at Li Wen and asked, "Did you give it to me?"

Li Wen smiled and said nothing, which seemed to be his acquiescence. He whispered to Shen Zijing, "If you like it, I will treat you to it next time." "That's enough."

"Really?" Shen Zijing's eyes lit up and he asked.

"Pearls are not that real." Li Wen nodded.

"Li Wen, there's me too, I want it too." Su Yuan has loved sweets since he was a child. He really liked this cake. After eating it in small bites, he stretched out his tongue and licked his lips, his eyes eager. Li Wen looked at Li Wen and said,

"Good, good, good." Li Wen promised to treat them to a full meal next time.

By the end of the banquet, many people were asking where they bought this thing called cake. It was so delicious. They only took a small bite and they didn't even taste it. If it was sold, they would definitely buy a big one. Eat until your stomach is full.

After the banquet, they came out of Lu Mansion. Shen Zijing and Su Yuan followed their father back, and Li Wen also followed his father home.

On the way back, father and son discussed opening a bakery shop.

Chapter 75 The new house is completed

As soon as Mrs. Lu's birthday passed, Lu Zhishu left. Lu Zhishu was sent to Nanyang to study by his family. On this day, Li Wen and Shen Zijing both came to see Lu Zhishu off. Watching the ship go away, Li Wen still felt a little uncomfortable in his heart.

Lu Zhishu, who was standing on the boat, looked at a place that could no longer be seen. There was no expression on his face, only a pair of eyes looking into the distance became deeper and deeper.

The young man hid all his thoughts in his heart, only he himself knew.

The boat has gone far and can no longer be seen. The people in the Lu family have gone back, and it is time for them to leave.

"Hey, Zijing, why do you still want to stand here? Let's go back." Li Wen patted Shen Zijing on the shoulder. He rarely saw such a frown on Shen Zijing's face. It's not like Lu Zhishu will not come back after he went to Nanyang, so why do he look like he's about to leave?

Li Wen teased Shen Zijing and said, "Zijing, don't you usually like Zhishu? Why is it that you look like you are about to cry after he left?"

"Who wants to cry? Don't talk nonsense. I don't I want to cry." Shen Zijing refused to admit it. His eyes were obviously red at that moment.

It is natural for young people to experience separation and separation for the first time in their lives.

"Yes, yes, you didn't, you didn't, I said the wrong thing." Li Wen quickly admitted his mistake, knowing that Shen Zijing was being tough, but in his heart he was most reluctant to let Lu Zhishu go. Shen Zijing is still a face-conscious person, and he obviously can't bear to let others talk about it.

Su Yuan secretly stretched out his little hand and grabbed Shen Zijing's hand. He looked at Shen Zijing with his big eyes as if to tell him, I will not leave you.

Shen Zijing put his hand on Su Yuan's shoulder out of habit, and the three of them went back to the academy together.

The laughter on the road diluted their feelings of separation. The four of them have been classmates together for more than three years, and their relationship has always been very good. Now that Lu Zhishu is gone, they are all really not used to having a friend suddenly missing from their side.

The departure of the always taciturn Lu Zhishu did not cause any ripples in Anlu Academy. Except that they, good friends, were not used to having one less person around them, everything else was fine.

The Lu Zhishu who always sat quietly reading in the past was gone. When Li Wen turned his head and saw that there was a new person sitting next to him, he remembered that Lu Zhishu had gone to Nanyang. He thought that they would not be able to see each other in a short period of time. .

There are always gatherings and separations in life, and everyone's path in the future will be different.

One day they will grow up and pursue different things. Naturally, they will separate and take different paths. Maybe they will meet again one day in the future.

After Dean Fu gave him a few days of lessons, Li Wen found that his previously fixed thinking had undergone many major changes, and he also adjusted his learning style. He found that learning this way would be more efficient. After his whole body settled down, he put more thought and energy into reading than before, so he gained more from reading than before.

But he also takes a break when it's time to rest, and he doesn't regard reading as the only thing in his life.

There is a day off for bathing every five days of classes in the academy. On this day off, he will mostly go to his master to practice boxing and martial arts. Sometimes his master will take him with him when he goes up the mountain to catch some game and pick some mushrooms. Now he The arrow shot from the hand can also hit a pheasant or rabbit, which is considered a small achievement.

In July, their new house was finally built.

On this day, Boss Tianwang sent over custom-made bed cabinets and furniture, and many people in the village came to watch the excitement.

All the wood was unloaded into the yard, and it was impossible to tell what the individual pieces of wood were. The master who came over took his two young apprentices to work together, assembling everything one by one. Soon, beds, wardrobes, tables and chairs all came out.

It happened that Li Wen and Xiu Mu were at home that day, and he came over to help. These furnitures were all designed by his own hands, because he was very familiar with them and could direct people to work when he came over.

After half a day's work, these bed cabinets are almost ready.

"Master, let's take a drink of water and have a rest."

"Okay, okay, I'll be here right away. There's still a little bit left to finish."

Li Wen chatted with the master about the furniture. He knew that Boss Wang had been there recently. The business is very good.

According to the agreement in the contract, he drew three sets of design drawings and sent them to Boss Wang. As soon as this batch of new furniture came out, many people in the town rushed to buy it, but Wang The boss made a huge profit. In order to

express his sincerity, Boss Wang also sent him a banknote, which was the dividend paid to him in advance.

As long as Boss Wang is sincere, Li Wen also has sincerity.

The first ones are generally mid-to-low-end. Later, Li Wen drew two sets of high-end customized version design drawings and gave them to Boss Wang. They are more suitable for people who are not short of money at home. He briefly mentioned it to Boss Huang, and

Boss Wang understood.

When it comes to making money, Boss Wang is obviously much more professional than an amateur like him.

The business of their shop has been booming recently, and the work in the shop has suddenly increased. The few masters originally hired are too busy. There is not enough manpower in the shop, so Boss Wang spent money to hire a group of carpenters to do the work.

Once the business in the store is good, I can't help but laugh when I count money to Huang Wanli recently.

Huang Wanli was even more certain in his heart that that boy Li Wen was his God of Wealth, sent by God to bring him wealth.

Huang Wanli is a smart man, and he knows exactly who is the reason why his family's business is so good now. If Li Wen gave all these drawings to someone else, his business would definitely be taken away by others, so Huang Wanli didn't dare to deduct the portion that should be given to that kid.

This boy has even passed the county and government examinations at a young age. It is only a matter of time before he becomes a scholar. His future is limitless. It is better to make good friends with such people than to make bad friends. Boss Huang also deeply understands this truth.

After all, Boss Huang is a smart man who knows what to choose.

"There is a lot of work in the shop, and we have to go back quickly after we finish our work." As soon as the work was finished in the afternoon, the master hurried back with his two young apprentices.

"Masters, please go slowly." Li Gushan went out to see the master off.

All the bed cabinets and furniture in the room were put up, and it suddenly looked different.

Now that the house is built, it has beds, cabinets and everything. They just wait for a good day before they can move to the new house.

The eighth day of July is a good day for getting married and moving into a new house. They chose this day to move into a new house.

"Crack, crackle

, crackle, crackle -" The firecrackers were lit and crackled, and the children watching the excitement at the door covered their ears and screamed.

"Haha, grandma, please cover your ears." Li Wen stood next to his grandma, covering his ears with both hands,

smiling crookedly, turning to look at his grandma, shouting, "Ah Mom, will it scare my brother? ''

Sun Yi had a big belly, which was already six months old. When she heard the sound of firecrackers, the baby in her belly was moving, and she rolled her eyes with laughter

. For example, Li Shangu stood beside his wife and children to protect them.

"The new house is completed, and we have a new family. Let's come in." Mrs. Li reached out to open the door, shouted loudly, and took the lead to lead her son, daughter-in-law and grandchildren in.

Li Wen and his father and mother followed his grandmother through the door.

He incorporated some modern elements into the original design of the house. The house is somewhat similar to a modern farmhouse. Entering through the gate of the house, there is a small courtyard with flowers, plants and trees planted on the left and right sides. A wooden shelf is built on the left hand side, with seats underneath, where they can drink tea and enjoy the cool air in the summer.

A well was also drilled in the yard, which would solve their future water problem and they would not have to go so far to fetch water.

The doors and windows of the house are relatively large and the lighting is very good. Once the windows are opened, the inside of the house will be very bright. The main house has a layout of two living rooms, four rooms and one kitchen, a hall and a small hall, four rooms, two large bedrooms and two small bedrooms, together with a small kitchen, which is suitable for cooking in the house in winter. used. There is also a large kitchen outside, where meals are usually cooked.

There is a small cabin attached to the side, with one living room and one bedroom. This is where his grandmother lives.

Because they considered that the winter here was very cold and the winter lasted too long, when Li Wen was designing, he had someone build a fireplace in the hall for heating in the winter. In the future, once the floor heating in the house is turned on, the whole house will be warm.

Today is the day when his eldest brother moves into his new home, and Li Laoer also brought his mother-in-law and a few friends over.

When Li Dahua saw her uncle's new house, she looked around with envy in her eyes, touching here and there. If they didn't separate their families, the new house would belong to their family. Thinking of this, Li Dahua couldn't help but feel a little regretful. She had known it a long time ago and wouldn't have made a fuss about dividing the family. It would have been nice to wait until the new house was built before dividing the family. You can also get half of the new house to live in.

Many people from the village came to watch the fun.

This is the second blue brick house built by their family in Lijia Village. Many people in the village came to watch the fun. When people in the village saw such a big house, they all said with envy, "Wow, look at how beautiful this house is. It's even more beautiful than the village chief's house."

"No, this house is the only nice one in our village. "

Look, this house is so big and grand. I don't know when our family will have the money to build a brick house."

By this time, everyone knew that Li Shangu's family was living well. , can build such a beautiful house, whether you are envious or jealous, of course, you can't help but sincere congratulations.

Chapter 76 Banquet

When any family in the village has a happy event, they will invite the whole village over to drink and eat.

After moving into the new house, Li Gushan went to inform everyone early that they were coming to have a drink today, and the women of the clan came over early to help. Today, even the seventh uncle came here with the elders of the clan, and the village chief and Li Zheng were invited to come for dinner, which showed that everyone gave the Li Valley family enough face.

There was a happy event at home, and Li Gugu also asked someone to invite his two younger sisters who were married to neighboring villages to come back to their parents' house for dinner.

Today Li Sanmei and Li Simei also came with their husband and children. Seeing such a big house, Li Sanmei and Li Simei both knew that their parents' home was different from the past. Several children all told their parents that this house was really beautiful, with envy in their eyes.

"Aniang, big brother and sister-in-law, we are back." Li Sanmei saw Aniang and called Aniang.

"Well, just come back. Let's all sit down." Mrs. Li responded lightly. In the past, she was not a woman who loved her daughters too much. Her attitude towards her two daughters was neither cold nor hot, not too much. good.

The old lady is far less affectionate to her grandchildren than she is to her own grandchildren. After all, her grandchildren are grandchildren, the grandchildren of other people, and her own grandchildren belong to her own family.

The children don't come to grandma's house often, so they are not very close to grandma.

Seeing the arrival of the two sisters-in-law, Sun Yi held their hands affectionately and talked to them, saying, "I saw that you haven't come here yet, and I wanted to ask someone to go to the entrance of the village to have a look. I was afraid that you wouldn't be able to find your way here."

" Haha, we also grew up in Lijia Village. We don't know anyone in this village. Sister-in-law, why are you worried that we won't be able to find a way to come?" When she went out in the morning, her mother-in-law asked her to finish her chores at home before letting her go. After going out, Li Sanmei didn't say the next words.

"Sister-in-law, your belly is five or six months old, right?" Li Simei saw her sister-in-law's belly and asked

if they would come back to her parents' house during the Chinese New Year. She is pregnant, otherwise they would have come back to see her. It is difficult for a married daughter to come back to her parents' home.

"Well, yes, it's six months old." Sun Yi lowered her head and touched her belly. The house was busy today, and the child in her belly had been moving non-stop since early in the morning. She comforted the fussy child in her belly, feeling in her heart A little helpless.

Sun Yi was still very happy to see her two sisters-in-law back.

Sun Yi was not originally from Lijia Village. That year, there was a famine in her hometown. Many people in their hometown starved to death. The ground could not grow food, and life could not survive. Everyone went outside, and every household Everyone has moved away.

Her parents took her and a younger brother on the road, but the younger brother died of illness on the way. Later, when they arrived at Lijia Village, his mother-in-law also left, leaving only her father and her to depend on each other. It wasn't until the second year after she married into the Li family that her father also left, leaving her alone. Therefore, there was no one in her natal family except herself.

A woman without her natal family is like grass without roots. If her husband's family treats her badly, there won't even be anyone to speak for her. This is also the reason why her second aunt always bullies her, because her mother's family has no one. In fact, Sun Yi knows it in her heart.

Fortunately, after she got married, although her mother-in-law did not treat her well, the men in her family treated her well. Even the son she gave birth to was considerate and filial since he was a child, so Sun Yi had nothing to regret in her heart.

The two sisters-in-law in my parents' family both know that the eldest sister-in-law is a nicer person than the second sister-in-law, so they have a better relationship with the eldest sister-in-law. After talking to grandma and sisters-in-law for a while inside, Li Sanmei and Li Simei went outside to help with the work. "Grandma, sister-in-law, let's go outside and see what we can do."

"Well, let's go . "Okay." Mrs. Li nodded and said.

There was a lot of purchased meat and vegetables piled outside the yard, as much as half a side of pork. I guess I had some meat to eat today. The women from the tribe who came to help with work were all very diligent. Knowing that the food today was rich, everyone worked hard.

"There are so many dishes today. I have never seen anyone in our village hold such a sumptuous banquet."

"Yes, look at the half pork over there. With so many people in our village, everyone can eat one bite."

" If we work faster, we can eat sooner."

Li Dahua squatted there with everyone washing vegetables. The woman who was washing vegetables with Li Dahua said, "Dahua, if you don't separate from your uncle's family, You all have a share in this house, don't you think so?"

"This uncle's house is built by his uncle, and we will build ours tomorrow." Li Dahua said this, but felt a little confused in his heart. They still have a little money in their hands, and they will use it to build houses. What will they eat later?

Besides, she also thought that she would give birth to a boy next year and send him to school in a few years. This would require money. So thinking about it, Li Dahua felt that their current old house was not suitable for living in. A new house must be built.

When everyone heard Li Dahua's words, they all smiled inwardly. Everyone thought that she was a fool who would make trouble to separate from the uncle's

family. If it were any of them, they would be eager to cling to the uncle's family.

" Old man, where are you going to Li Gugu's house?"

" Oh, go to Gu Gu's house, right? Go straight along this road to the crowded place behind. " A carriage came into the village. After asking for directions, the driver drove the carriage along the road. Sure enough, he saw a new house at the end of the village. Huang Wanli knew that today was the day when Li Shangu's family entered the new house, so he came to the door with his son and gifts. "Boss Huang, please come in quickly." "Congratulations, brother, congratulations." Carriages followed one after another, all heading towards the end of the village. Academician Qu and several gentlemen from Anlu Academy were invited. Shen Zijing and Su Yuan came in the family carriage. It was their first time in Lijiacun. "Students have met Academician Qu and the gentlemen, please come in." Li Wen did not expect that Academician Qu and the gentlemen would give him such honor, and everyone came together. As soon as he heard that the gentlemen were coming, he quickly went out to welcome the academicians and gentlemen in. There were also Shen Zijing and Su Yuan who came from behind and took them for a walk inside the house. When Huang Fukang saw Li Wen and the others, they didn't dare to approach. Huang Wanli pushed his son from behind and said, "Aren't you coming to play with dad? Why don't you say hello to your classmates when they see them? " Oh, yes, Dad." Fatty Huang finally gathered up the courage to go up and talk to Li Wen. "Little Fatty, you look fat again." Shen Zijing stopped bullying Little Fatty a long time ago. Huang Fukang was still a little afraid of Shen Zijing when he saw him. Li Wen reached out and pushed Shen Zijing, and said to Huang Fukang, "Ignore him, that's how he talks." He wants to do business with someone's own father, so he can't bully someone else's own son, right? Do you want to continue this business? When the people of Lijia Village saw so many carriages and big shots coming, they really felt that Li Gugu's family was different from them. When the elders of the clan saw the academicians and gentlemen from Anlu Academy arriving, they were all shocked. Everyone originally knew that Li Sanbao was good at studying, but they didn't expect that even the gentlemen in the academy valued him so much.

The kitchen was busy in full swing, and the aroma of vegetables came out.

"Academician, gentlemen, please come and sit here." The Li family's father and son went to invite the guests to the table. Li Wen invited the academician and several gentlemen to sit at the main table, along with several members of the clan. Elders. In front of the gentlemen, none of these elders dared to speak.

The people in the village were not polite to the host, and one by one found a place to sit down and eat.

On this day, there were ten dishes at the banquet, including five meat and five vegetarian dishes. Several of the meat dishes were hard dishes. Big bowls of meat were full of oil and water. No one in their village had ever served such a sumptuous wedding banquet. , everyone came over to eat and their stomachs were full of oil and water.

After dinner, Academician Qu and the gentlemen were about to leave. The Li family's father and son saw everyone off to the door.

"Sir, please go slowly." Li Wen didn't expect that the gentlemen of the academy would give him such respect. He went to invite the gentlemen two days ago. He thought that the gentlemen would just send someone to send a gift at most, but he didn't expect The gentlemen all came in person, which moved him very much.

Huang Wanli also took his son to say goodbye to his master, got on the carriage and went back.

"Zijing, Su Yuan, I have a lot of things at home today. I'll invite you over to my house to have fun some other time." Li Wen left Shen Zijing and Su Yuan alone and stayed the night, promising to invite them over another day. .

"Okay, it's settled." Shen Zijing pulled Su Yuan onto the carriage, and he followed behind. He waved to Li Wen outside, and the carriage left.

After everyone in the village had eaten, they all went back.

"Auntie, eldest brother, sister-in-law, we are going home too." At this moment, Li Sanmei and Li Simei were also going back, and they all came to say goodbye to auntie and sisters-in-law.

They still had to walk a long way back, and it would be dark if they didn't go back.

"Hey, you might as well go back early while it's still dark, and come back to play when you have free time another day," Sun Yi said.

Several members of Li Sanmei and Li Simei's family came over, and they all went back with full stomachs. Sun Yi, the elder sister-in-law, was not stingy with her

two sisters-in-law when she returned home with a lot of things in her hands. It was hard for them to go back to their parents' home and then go back empty-handed. The relationship between the aunts is not too deep. After all, he has never seen the two aunts several times since he was a child. In the past, the two aunts came with the children, and the two uncles rarely came with him. All of them looked bitter, and they must have been unhappy at home.

When they saw the two aunts returning home, Li Wen and his father went to see them off, and

some women from the family stayed to help . There was still some meat and vegetables left in the kitchen for the workers. It was a hot day and the vegetables would be spoiled by tomorrow. Sun Yi told her mother, and with her permission, she divided the portions among everyone. Everyone took it back to eat,

so when they went back, everyone went back with something in their hands. Many people were saying good things about Sun Yi, "Sun Yi is so generous. Who would be willing to spend such a good thing on a happy event in his family?" Send the food to other people's homes.

"Yes, Sun Yi is a good person. " "

Remembering the last time the village chief's family held a wedding, they went there from early morning to late, and when they came back, they were empty-handed and had nothing. Everyone whispered again about Zhu Jinqiao's wife, Li Xiulin and Li Sanbao, Comparing two people like this, you can tell which one is better at reading at a glance.

"Huh, she went out all day and said that her son had been approved by a fortune teller and was a Wenqu star. I guess who is the Wenqu star. . "

Everyone laughed when they said this.

Li Dahua followed behind and felt very uncomfortable. Thinking that there were so many gentlemen coming to her uncle's house, could it be that Li Sanbao was really Wenquxing who descended to earth? Thinking about this, Li Dahua discovered It was a big loss for her to split up the family.

All the guests at home were gone. After the house became quiet, the family could finally take a breath.

"Auntie, you are inconvenient, go and wash up and go to bed early." "Li Wen saw that his mother-in-law had a big belly and had to work all day, which was the hardest thing. Although his mother-in-law was not asked to do any work, there were people in the family coming and going, and there were a lot of things to do.

" Hey, grandma knows that Sanbao also went to bed earlier, and grandma went back to the house. "Sun Yi stretched out her hand to support her waist, feeling a little unbearable. Li Wen reached out to help his mother, and helped her into the house to rest.

Mrs. Li Wang was old, so she went back to the house to rest early.

It was getting dark slowly, and the day passed so quickly.

Lying on his own big bed at night, Li Wen rolled on the bed and said with a smile, "Haha, that's great. "Finally he has his own room and his own big bed! He no longer has to sleep in the same room as his parents.

Lying on the bed and looking outside, Li Wen remembered that his master had not come over today, but His master had told him beforehand that he would not come here today.

He was just a little curious. Is his master hiding from someone?

But no matter what, his master didn't want to say anything. The day his master is willing to tell him about his affairs, he will listen. No matter whether his master is a criminal or a wanted criminal, he, Li Sanbao, will never deny his master.

"Ah sneeze -"

Zhao Si said . After snorting, he stretched out his hand and rubbed his nose.

The big black dog raised his eyes and looked up, then closed his eyes and fell asleep.

He didn't know if he was too happy in his sleep this night. In the morning, Li Wen got up from the ground with his quilt rolled up. His biological clock woke up at a fixed point. He reached out and grabbed a handful of his head, which was like a chicken coop. He was a little confused and didn't know where he was

. After a while, I remembered that they moved to a new house yesterday. This is their new home

.

"Well, Dad, I'm up. " "

Yawning, Li Wen quickly packed himself up, brushed his teeth and washed his face, and followed his father to the academy to study.

Chapter 77 Buying people

Li Gugu and the others moved to the new house, the cooking was moved to their kitchen.

Every morning before dawn, Li Laoer would go to his eldest brother's house with his wife to do some work.

Only now did Li Dahua belatedly discover what was different after they separated from their uncle's family. In the past, their two families did business together, and no matter how much money they made, it was the public's money, which was equivalent to their two families together. But now that the two families are separated, naturally many things are completely different from before.

The recipes for making food are in the hands of his uncle's family, so this business comes from their uncle's family. Now the most people in their second room are helping with work, and they can only get their share. It is impossible to want more.

It's too late for Li Dahua to regret now.

After the house was built and there was an extra room in the family, the matter of buying someone came up again. After the family discussed the purchase, they decided to buy two people to work with. On this day, after Li Shangu sent his son to the academy to study, he went to the town to find people to buy people. After visiting the people, he bought three people.

It was a middle-aged couple with a half-year-old boy, who was eight or nine years old.

They used to work in a rich family's house, but because the boy was slandered by the young master of the master's family and stole things, he was beaten and the whole family of three was sold out. The child almost died of illness on the way, but fortunately he survived. This boy Life should not be cut off.

Generally, people who come to buy people like to buy people who are young and strong. In their family of three, the oldest and youngest are too young, so no one wants them. What's more, when they hear that they have stolen things and have unclean hands and feet, they are even more interested. No one dared to buy them, so the family of three came to Qingping Town.

"Master, please buy us. We will work hard when we go back." The family of three knelt on the ground and begged the master to take them back.

They have been unable to sell it, and the people now only give them one meal a day. If this continues, they will not even have one meal. The child is still so young and cannot starve to death with them.

"If you want these three people, I'll charge you money for the two elder ones. The younger one won't need your money and will be treated as a gift to you. You can take this younger one back and raise him for a year and a half, and he can do any kind of work." "When Ren Yazi saw that someone finally wanted this family of three, he didn't know if he could feed the little one who looked very sick. If he wanted someone, he could just give it away, so as not to waste food here.

"Okay, just these three." After understanding that they did not steal the owner's things, but were slandered by the owner, Li Shangu actually took a fancy to the fact that they had done things in the homes of wealthy families.

Seeing the child nestling next to his parents, he thought of the boy from his family. The two children were about the same age, and they happened to be bought back to serve as his family's three treasures as book boys, so he decided to have them.

"Okay, okay, let's go to the Yamen to go through the formalities and stamp them, and you can take these three people with you." When Renyazi saw that the deal was completed, he immediately beamed.

They went to the Yamen and signed a deed there, and Li Gugu held the three persons' deed of betrayal in his hands.

"Before I do this, let me make it clear. Our family is just an ordinary farmer's family. All we do is menial work. As long as you work diligently, you will have something to eat. As long as you have no faults, we will not punish you casually. "They are not a wealthy family. Although their lives are better now, they are still living in poverty. Li Shangu made it clear at the beginning.

If they were taken back to work secretly, he would never spare them.

"Yes, master, slaves can do any kind of work. The heavy work and hard work can be done by slaves. As long as the master gives the slaves a mouthful of food, they will not starve to death."

"Slaves who are sold to the master are born into the master's family. , Death belongs to the master's family, even if the master beats the slave to death, the slave will never dare to say anything wrong to the master." The family of three was kneeling on the ground, their clothes were ragged, and they could not see their original appearance.

Li Shangu didn't dislike them, he just frowned slightly and said, "Get up, I won't beat you to death. As long as you work hard and don't do anything wrong, I won't beat you casually." ."

"Yes, yes." The man pulled the old woman to stand up, and the whole family stood up.

As slaves, even if their master beats them to death, they still deserve it. The government will not care whether they live or die. It is their fate to follow the evil master. Originally, they were still worried that they were buying into a bad family. After hearing what the master said, the couple looked at each other and felt at ease.

On the way back, Li Shangu took out his copper coins and bought a few steamed buns for them. "Eat it, we'll go back when we're full

. "Thank you, thank you, sir." "

The family of three grabbed the buns and started eating, all looking very hungry.

Li Shangu looked away, waited until they had finished eating, gave them some water, and then took them back. Seeing the younger one leaving, It wasn't too far, so he lifted the little one onto the donkey cart and asked the woman and child to sit on it. The two men walked below.

After walking a long way back to Lijia Village, Li Gushan asked someone to stand. In the yard, he went in and took out some clean old clothes and said, "Go over there, take a shower, change into clean clothes and then come back."

"Yes, sir, let's go right away. " "

The family of three went to take a shower, changed into clean clothes, washed their faces and showed their original appearance. They looked decent. It was obvious that they were different after working in a wealthy family.

Li Shangu looked at the people and clicked He nodded and said, "Come with me. "

Li Wangshi and Sun Yi were sitting in the room.

"I have seen the old lady, young lady^"

"Well, get up and talk. Mrs. Li lowered her eyebrows and glanced at the three people kneeling on the ground. Her son came in just now and told her about buying someone back. Now that she saw the person, Mrs. Li was quite satisfied and said, "You will be with us from now on." Work hard at home, and as long as you are not lazy or cunning, you will have something to eat.

"Yes, old lady, the slaves understand. " "

The woman who had given birth to a child could tell at a glance that the young lady had a child in her belly. It was at least six or seven months old.

Sun Yi looked at them with a smile on her face and asked, "What are your names? "

In reply to the young madam, the names of the slaves are all given by the master. Please give me the names of the master and the madam," the woman said.

Sun Yi lowered her eyes and looked at her husband. Li Shangu, the head of the family, couldn't even think of it. No matter what name he came up with, he could only say, "Let's wait until Sanbao comes back to discuss this matter. "

My father has never read, can't read, and can't pick a name. Fortunately, his son is good at reading. Even his husband praised him. He will let his son pick it up when he gets back. That's it. It's settled! Li Shangu knows nothing about it. He didn't think there was anything wrong with leaving this trivial matter to his son.

When Li Wen came back from the academy, he saw three extra servants in the family.

As soon as he came back, his father asked him to name these three servants. Li Wen's eyes twitched. Didn't his father know that his son was also a name-breaker? After asking about their original names, Li Wen simply left Liu Tian to change his surname

to Li . Tim, it would be better for the woman to be called Du Lanqiu.

As for the young man who will be his bookboy in the future, the original name is too ugly, so I might as well change his name to Li Tong. "Thank you, Master, for giving me this name. "

Seeing the three people who knelt down for him with a "pop", Li Wen's eyes twitched and he said with a headache, "Get up, our family is prone to kneeling all the time when the mood strikes. You guys should get rid of this kneeling all the time first." The problem has been corrected. ,

He is a child who grew up under a red flag. He has never knelt down to anyone since he was a child, and he has never let anyone kneel down to him. Now, give him a few people who will kneel down to him at every turn. , this picture is really...

After asking, I found out that Li Tong is the same age as him, he looks two or three years younger than him, he is skinny and skinny, only a skeleton is left

. After the life they had lived, Li Wen felt guilty about human trafficking when he thought about buying them to work in his home and feeding their family of three without abusing them. A little lighter.

He told himself in his heart that times are different, so just buy it. From now on, if they have something to eat, they will have something to eat.

So Li Tian and his family settled

right behind them. The two small houses were occupied by their family of three.

Boss Huang's business was good, and they also received dividends. With capital in hand, the Li family and his son discussed opening a bakery shop. After he sent out a cake for Madam Lu's birthday, many people are now asking about the cake. They want to open the shop while it's still hot.

It will be August 15th in a month, and they have to rush it in time for the Mid-Autumn Festival. Li Wen opened the shop so that he could sell this year's mooncakes.

He thought that after the shop opened, he would research more flavors of mooncakes, and he would not worry about not having enough business to make mooncakes in the past few years. It has built a good reputation. Basically, those who bought mooncakes from them last year will buy mooncakes from them next year.

"Dad, if you are looking for a shop, ask Boss Huang. Maybe he has good ones. introduction. "Li Wen asked his father to find Huang Wanli. Huang Wanli had opened a shop in the town for more than ten years. He knew where the shops were better

.

"Okay, dad will handle this matter. Just read your book in peace. "Seeing that his son was so keen on these things, Li Gushan was really worried that it would affect his child's study. He just wanted his child to study hard and let him, his father, take care of these things at home.

"Hey, I understand, father. Thank you for your hard work. "

The relationship between father and son has become more and more intimate in the past few years. Li Gushan will discuss anything with his son.

Knowing that his father can handle the affairs of the shop, Li Wen will not care about these things and should study every day. He just studied, rested when he needed to, and sometimes came back to spend time with his grandma, who was about to give birth in a few months. He still remembers this surprise. When nothing happened, he ran to touch his grandma's belly.

After the family bought someone to work, many things were done. Now, his grandma only needs to worry about raising the baby. This is probably the case. It's one of the benefits of having people come back after buying a home.

Chapter 78 Li's Cake Shop

In mid-July, the fields can harvest grain. At this time every year, every family, old and young, will go to work in the fields.

There was little rain this year, and many grains of millet in the fields were shriveled, so the harvest was not as good as in previous years. Apart from the taxes that had to be paid to the court, the family could barely make ends meet.

Fortunately, their family now has other income, not just relying on the food in the field, so their life will not be too sad. However, most of the families in the village relied on a few acres of land to make a living. A poor harvest in the field meant that the family would not have enough to eat in the next year. Li Wen pondered this matter in his mind.

Their family and the second uncle's family were separated, so each family naturally harvested the grain from the fields.

Mrs. Li Wang is old and has bad legs and feet. In previous years, she did not work in the fields, but stayed at home to cook for everyone. Now that Sun Yi was pregnant with a child and a month old, it was even difficult for her to walk. Li Shangu was reluctant to let his wife go to work in the fields, so he asked her to stay at home and help his mother cook.

"Auntie, you just stay at home, I will take people to the fields to collect grain." After the family bought people, both Li Tian and his wife were able to work in the fields, and there were two more laborers. There are only three adults in Li Valley.

The academy would have a few days of field vacation every year at this time, and Li Wen wanted to work in the fields with his father. "Dad, I'll go with you."

Li Shangu said nothing as he looked at his son, neither nodding nor shaking his head.

"My dear grandson, why do you want to go to the fields? Why don't you just study hard in the middle school? Just let your father do the work in the fields." When Mrs. Li heard that her grandson also wanted to go to the fields, she first None of them agreed.

"Grandma, just let me go. Dad can do everything, but why can't I do it? You used to say I was young, but look at how big I am now." Li Wen spent a lot of effort He didn't even convince Grandma to nod. Unexpectedly, his father helped him and said, "Mom, if Sanbao wants to go, just go. If he gets tired, just let him come back."

Mrs. Li still frowned and did not stop her grandson . .

"Hey, thank you, dad."

"Grandma, grandma, dad and I are going to work." After getting the consent of his family, Li Wenhuan happily followed his dad to work in the fields. He also brought with him a boy named Li who was younger than him.

Li Tong has now become his little follower. This child is a bit timid and introverted. He can't speak a word for a whole day.

But I think this is also related to his growth experience. Maybe he will be fine in two years.

Their family didn't have much land, so a few people worked and harvested it in two days.

After collecting his own grain, Li Shangu led people to help his second son's house collect grain, but this time he was not willing to let his son go to help. When Li Dahua saw her uncle and the others coming to help, she said with a smile, "It's different when my uncle's family hires people to do the work. With the extra hands, the harvest is faster than in our family.

Li Dahua is always lazy. In the past, she worked as a family. She can still be lazy. Now that the family is separated, she has to do all the work. If she does too much, she will become lazy and unwilling to do it. Later, the work will become slower and slower.

Fortunately, there are several older girls in the family who can do it . Li Dahua was helping out, and was beating and scolding the girls when they were slow.

Hearing this, Li Dahua glanced at his mother-in-law with a

look on his face, and he didn't dare to speak

again . Two days later, the grain in the fields of the two families was collected. Taking advantage of the good weather, everyone hurriedly dried the millet and put it in the grain jar. This was the grain that the family needed to eat for a year

. After putting it away, a heavy rain started falling. People who had harvested grain late were still drying their grains. Being soaked by the rain, there was no place to cry.

That's why as soon as we got to the ground. The grain in the house is ripe, and the reason why every household is rushing to harvest it is that the biggest fear is that it will rain at this time. The rain will wet the millet, and all the hard work for a year will be in vain

. After receiving food, their shop in the town was ready to open.

At this time, the people in Lijia Village knew that the Li Valley family had rented a shop in the town and was about to open it. They saw that their family's life was getting more prosperous day by day. First he built a house, then he opened a shop.

On this day, Li Shangu picked up his mother and wife from home and took them to the town together with Li Laoer and Li Dahua. Several little girls went together. Several girls were so big that they had never even been to the town once.

"Crackling!"

A firecracker of ten feet was lit at the door, and Li Gushan pulled down the red cloth hanging on the signboard, which read. On this day, Li 's Cake Shop opened.

" Brother, congratulations. "Boss Huang knew that Li Shangu's cake shop was opening today, so he came over with gifts to congratulate him. "Boss Huang has an invitation. "Li Shangu asked someone to go inside and make the cakes. The shop was not too big. There were shelves on both sides of the shop with various mooncakes on them. This was also Li Wen's idea. His father hired a carpenter to make them. Yes, the furnishings in the shop are simple and easy to see at a glance. The mooncakes are made and delivered from home. In addition to the original bean paste mooncakes, there are also lotus paste mooncakes and five-nut mooncakes. Five-nuts are the common nuts here. . Now we have added several new mooncakes. In addition to the original mooncakes, we have added a lotus paste and egg yolk mooncake, and a new fruit and vegetable series of mooncakes. One is made of fruits, and the other is made of vegetables. The mooncakes are made by twisting the juice out of vegetables and dyeing them with vegetable juice to make mooncakes of six different colors. This year, Li Wen plans to focus on fruit and vegetable mooncakes, mainly because these two kinds of mooncakes are sweet in taste and beautiful in appearance. , the molds of the printed mooncakes are made of twelve kinds of flowers, and the patterns corresponding to each mooncake are different. They look so beautiful that people can't bear to eat them. Then they change to a high-end packaging, and the price goes up a few times. It's mainly recommended to buy. Li Wen comes from a wealthy family. In the past, his mother-in-law took the lead in making mooncakes. This year, his mother-in-law's belly was so big that it was very inconvenient to do the work. Unexpectedly, Du Qiulan was very handy. It turned out that when she worked in a wealthy family, she had worked in the kitchen. So when he said this, and his mother-in-law was guiding him, it took only a few days for Du Qiulan to do it. I figured out these mooncakes. They have been making mooncakes for sale before the Mid-Autumn Festival in the past few years. There are also various high-quality and low-quality imitations out there, but many regular customers still like their previous mooncakes. The mooncakes are relatively cheap and affordable, while the new mooncakes released this year are all high-end. There is a table and a few chairs in the shop. Li Shangu invited Boss Huang to sit inside and sit on the table. Several new mooncakes are available for people to try. As soon as Huang Wanli tasted the new mooncakes, his eyes lit up, "Oh, good, delicious." ,' "I wonder what kind of cake this is?" Huang Wanli asked. Li Shangu sat down and told Boss Huang about the various flavors of mooncakes. He asked someone to pack two boxes and said, "Boss Huang will go back later and bring two boxes back for his wife and children to try." ." Huang Wanli pushed it politely, and finally took it with a smile.

The son said that they must first find a way to let more people taste their mooncakes, and let everyone know about their Li's Cake Shop, so more people will come to buy mooncakes from them.

Li Shanshangu is a man who doesn't know much about business, but he has a good son who knows everything, and he has already told him all the tricks involved. The experience over the past few years tells Li Gushan that as long as he follows his son's words, he is right.

The store opened a new store today, and Li Wen appropriated the modern promotion method.

The store hired a clever clerk to shout outside, "The store is newly opened. Come and take a look. If you buy five moon cakes today, you will get one free moon cake. If you buy ten moon cakes, you will get two free moon cakes. Buy more." Give away more, and while supplies last,

there is also a free trial. The moon cakes are cut into many small pieces, and passers-by can try them.

"Buy only after you eat something delicious. If it doesn't taste good, there is absolutely no charge. "

"Does it really cost nothing?" "Someone asked.

"Auntie, you can try the mooncakes in the store. If they are not delicious, there is absolutely no charge. "Li Sanbao took Siya and Li Tong outside to help attract customers. Daya

and Erya are a little older, and Daya will start talking to others in two years, so it is not easy for them to show up in

this world . A woman would get married and have children when she was fifteen or sixteen years old. In modern times, she is still at the age of junior high school and high school. It is terrible that she starts getting married here! Li Wen was once again glad that he was a son. Let's talk about getting married!

He is rushing to help his family make money. Only by making arrangements at home can he rest assured to study at Dean Fu's place next year.

"I want five..."

"Boss, give me some." "..."

After tasting the mooncakes, many people were still willing to spend money to buy a few and try them back. On

the first day their shop opened, many people in the town knew about their Li's Cake Shop.

He still has the status of being a student of Anlu Academy and a scholar, so if he is not contaminated by these "

worldly things" and "the smell of businessmen," he is afraid that he will be invited to have tea with him . , so after the shop opened, Li Wen only gave his father appropriate advice. As for his father to deal with business matters, he rarely went to the shop.

Li Wen was for the gentleman from the academy . They all sent the new moon cakes from his shop this year for the gentlemen to try. Li Wen also did not forget Dean Fu who was far away in Nanyang. He asked someone to send moon cakes and newly brewed wine to the dean. . So not long after, Dean Fu received moon cakes and wine from the student trustee, as well as a letter from Li

Wen .

On the letter, Li Wen expressed his greetings to his husband, wrote about his current studies, and finally wished him good health.

Fu Yihan glanced at the student's letter and hummed twice

as soon as he opened the wine jar . I know this taste is right, "This kid, I guess he has his heart. "After drinking the sorghum wine given by Li Wen, Dean Fu felt that the taste was too bland to drink when he drank other wines. He was thinking about the good wine from the students, but he was the dean and he couldn't drink it. It's not a good idea to ask the student for it. This guy is a good person and brought the wine over before he asked.

But what is this cake made of? It's so delicious.

After eating a fruit moon cake, Fu Yihan couldn't bear it. I stayed and ate one after another...

Chapter 79 Mid-autumn in August

After the Li Family Cake Shop opened in mid-autumn of August, the business of the shop behind it was getting better and better.

Li Wen knew that Ruyi Restaurant, the largest restaurant in the town, was owned by the Lu family, but he did not establish a relationship with the Lu family through Lu Zhishu's classmate status. He only helped his father with suggestions from behind. Go to the shopkeeper of Ruyi Restaurant to discuss business.

As long as the shopkeepers of Ruyi Restaurant are not stupid, they all know that buying mooncakes from them and selling them is a sure-profit business.

There are also merchants coming and going at the dock constantly. If they get in touch with these merchants, they can make a few big orders, and they won't have to worry about food for the next year.

"Sambo reminded Dad, just let Dad handle this matter." Li Shangu had done business at the dock before and was familiar with the people and things there. As soon as his son reminded him, he knew what to do. .

For a time, the supply of mooncakes in Li's Cake Shop exceeded the demand, and more people needed to work.

Li Shangu brought a gift to the village chief's door and told him about recruiting people to work in the village. "The village chief must know better than me. Please help me with this matter." "

I want ten people here first, and I will continue to recruit people when I need more people later. It is best for people who are usually honest and down-to-earth to work. If you want to come here and come up with the idea of ​​making cakes at my house, If they find out, they will all be kicked out. "

"Okay, I will definitely handle this matter. The person you find must be honest and work hard. Don't say you don't agree with me if you dare to come up with this idea. Deal with him first." When the village chief Li Mao heard this, he immediately knew the benefits. The harvest in the fields this year is not good. Once the grain tax is paid, some people's food may be lost. Not enough for the whole family.

If the families in the village can have more income and have some income, many families in the village will not have to go hungry.

The village chief immediately summoned the people in the village and named ten men who were usually down-to-earth and hard-working people in the village.

Working in the village can earn you thirty coppers a day, and you don't have to walk that far. This is more money than going to the town to do work, and it doesn't have to be so hard, so the village chief chose ten coppers. Everyone was very happy.

"Don't worry if you are not selected. When the Gugu family needs someone later, they should look for it in our village." The village chief reassured everyone.

"Village chief, if you need someone, be sure to notify us."

"Okay, go back and work hard. If you need someone, be sure to notify us."

It took half a day for the village chief to help find everyone.

When their family built a house, they set up a small workshop on the side, and now this workshop comes in handy. The recipes for making cakes are in their own hands. They are responsible for making the main parts at the front, and they can leave the molds for making cakes and baking mooncakes to the people invited to make them.

In the next half month, people in the small workshop were busy from morning to night. The freshly made mooncakes were sent out from the village to various prefectures and shipped to various places for sale.

Fortunately, after August, autumn is gradually approaching. The weather is not as hot as before, and the mooncakes can be kept longer. However, for the sake of insurance, Li Wen spent some time dealing with the issue of anti-corrosion to reduce various factors such as the mooncakes deteriorating during transportation.

In fact, the best thing is to wait until their Yang family bakery business becomes bigger and they can open their shops to various places in Dacheng.

This year, before the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15th, the mooncakes of Yang's Cake Shop were very popular.

As soon as August passes, it's Mid-Autumn Festival in a blink of an eye.

The Li family's workshop was busy until the afternoon of that day, when the fire in the stove gradually went out, and there was still a wisp of white smoke slowly rising in the chimney.

Today, Li Gushan is no longer the farmer who only worked in the fields three years ago. Instead, he has become the owner of the Li family cake shop. He opened a cake shop in the town and opened a workshop in the village when he returned. , many people from the village were invited to do the work.

In addition to the ten men hired at the front of the workshop, more than a dozen people were hired at the back due to lack of manpower. Li Gushan managed so many people in an orderly manner by himself.

As soon as the freshly made mooncakes come out of the oven every day, Li Gushan will arrange for people to send them to the shops in the town. The business at the shops has always been good. Except for the ones sold in the shops, the rest are orders from various stores.

The mooncakes were delivered to the shop, then distributed from the shop to various houses, and delivered to the dock for shipment. These trivial matters had to be arranged by Li Gushan alone. But no matter how busy he is every day, this man has to send his son to the academy in person, and then pick him back up. In Li Gushan's heart, saving money is ranked behind his son.

Until the afternoon of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the last day After the batch of mooncakes was shipped, Li Shangu came over to pay the workers, "Everyone has worked hard for more than half a month. There is no need to ship today. Let's get off work early today and let everyone go home for the festival."

"One day ." Everyone will go to the workshop to collect their wages, and each person will take two loads of mooncakes to go home for the festival. "

Today, I was in a hurry to finish the last batch of goods, and it happened to be after work for everyone to go back to celebrate the festival, but they were only delivered to the town. People can only come back later.

Hearing Li Shangu's words, everyone became happy and said that the boss was a good person.

After the Mid-Autumn Festival, I just didn't know if the mooncakes were still made in the workshop. Someone worriedly asked about the mooncakes, "My boss, I want to ask, will we still make mooncakes tomorrow? We all still need it." Don't you have to work?"

"Yes, everyone will work as usual tomorrow morning. We will change the mold to make the pancakes tomorrow. The workshop may not be closed until next month. I will notify everyone in advance. "Li Shangu just remembered that he forgot to tell everyone this. Before the fifteenth day, they made moon cakes, and after the fifteenth day, they made other cakes.

When the river freezes in October, there will be no ships on the river, and goods cannot be transported. The workshop may have to close by then, and it will not open for business until next year. I will have to talk to my son about this later. Speaking of which, Li Gushan was a little unsure. This man was now accustomed to discussing everything with his son.

"Okay, we will definitely come early tomorrow."

"We will definitely come over."

Everyone is worried that the workshop will stop making cakes after the fifteenth day. Then they will not be able to come to work. If they don't work, they will not get paid. take. Now they come to work with thirty copper coins per day. If they work for a month, they will have almost one tael of silver in one month.

You must know that most people's family income is only two taels of silver a year. If they work here for two months, they can make up for their family's annual income.

So everyone was very happy when they heard that there was still work to do and that they would be able to do one more month of work next month.

The academy had two days off for the holidays, and Li Wen was at home today, just in time to help his father calculate the wages of the workers and help his father pay the wages to the workers. Seeing the young man who came to collect wages, Li Wen smiled and said, "Brother Sanming, are you counting the wages? If you have no problem, put your thumbprint here."

Most of the people in the village had never read a book and even signed their own He didn't know his name, so every time he was paid, he would have his fingerprints stamped directly on him.

"No need to calculate, no need to calculate, it must be right." Li Sanming took the money for half a month's work, put it in his arms, stamped his fingerprint on the paper, and left happily.

The people at the back lined up one by one to get their wages and have their fingerprints stamped.

After receiving half a month's wages, each of them still carried two loads of moon cakes when they went back. One load had five moon cakes, and two loads equaled ten moon cakes. Such a big pancake can be eaten by a whole family.

The boss is generous and righteous, and they can have a bite to eat by following the workers. Therefore, the people who are selected to work in the village know that they are lucky. This is easier than doing hard work at the dock. The money you get is even more.

As for the families who are not selected, you can only envy them. There are still a few families whose popularity in the village is extremely poor. Don't you still know who you are?

Li Laoer works with his eldest brother in his family. He works hard here, but there is a group of people behind him who are holding him back. He is just working in his own family. If it were in another family, he would have been invited away by his employer.

Li Dahua's natal family is in the same village, and the village chief did not choose Li Dahua's natal brothers to work in the workshop. Because of this matter, Li Dahua and her mother came to the workshop to make trouble. She wanted her son to work in the workshop so that he could get paid. Looking at what kind of person Li Dahua was, her mother and brothers were no better than her. They were all lazy and lazy. People who are greedy and insufficient.

In the end, Wang Li came out and drove away with a few words, and everyone in the village laughed in their hearts.

On August 15th, everyone who worked in the workshop received their wages and went home to celebrate the festival with the moon cakes distributed. Li Wen checked the accounts and found that only a few people had not come back to collect their wages. He told his father about this.

"My dad knows this. Just let them come over to collect their wages when they come back." After everyone had left, Li Shangu closed the door of the workshop and took his son back home.

The woman sitting in front of the hall is embroidering small shoes with her head down, and there is a finished small hat in the basket. When Li Wen and his father returned home, they saw his mother-in-law sewing small shoes here. He picked up the hat and compared it to the top of his head, and

said with a smile, "Mom, this is for my brother, right?"

"Well, yes, this belongs to my brother. Sanbao's grandma has made it and it's in grandma's room. You can go get it and try it yourself to see if you can wear it." Sun Yi saw her son holding a small hat. Playing, laughing.

It's going to be cold today, and the children are much longer than last year. The clothes and hats worn by the children last year are now smaller than they were this year. There wasn't much work for her to do at home now, so while she still had some free time, she rushed to make some clothes for her children.

"Don't worry, my mother-in-law made it right." Li Wen put his brother's hat back on the basket and greeted his brother across his mother's belly.

I don't know if the little guy in his aunt's belly has remembered his voice. Every time he hears his voice, he gets very excited. Through his belly, he can feel his brother rolling inside his aunt's belly. Playing around with his older brother.

"Auntie, you see, my brother knows that I am his brother."

"Yes, my brother knows that Sanbao is his brother." Sun Yi put the little shoes back in the basket and put them away. She reached out and touched her belly. The child in her belly was older than her. Sanbao was very active when he was a baby, and she had a feeling that the baby in her belly must also be a kid.

Li Sanbao immediately smiled as if he had found gold. After calling him "brother" twice, he stopped teasing his younger brother. He would wait until his younger brother was born. Fun.

Du Qiulan was cooking in the kitchen. Ever since their family came, Sun Yi had almost no need to do any work at home. Du Qiulan had packed everything inside and out, and he cooked every day's meals.

"Little Tong, you are at home. I will go out for a while and then come back." Taking advantage of the fact that there was still some time, Li Wen went to his master's place and let Li Tong play at home.

After pulling the donkey, Li Wen got on the donkey and went out.

Li Tong stood behind, looking at the little master who left, wondering what he was going to do.

This road has been walked so often that the little donkey knows the way, and the familiar guide leads him to his master. Li Wen brought moon cakes and meat to his master. Knowing that his master didn't like to go to the village, he stayed with his master for a while before going home.

During this year's Mid-Autumn Festival, meat appeared on the tables of many families in Lijia Village. The men who worked in the workshops even brought moon cakes back. The children at home were very happy to eat them, and the adults' faces were full of joy. With laughter.

Today is the festival. Li Laoer took his mother-in-law and several girls to his eldest brother's house for dinner.

The woman who cooked brought the cooked rice to the table. Li Dahua couldn't help but swallow her saliva when she saw the meat on the table, "I told you that the food at uncle's house would be good today, and it was true. This is chicken and chicken." It's made from pork. We don't have such good food at home."

As soon as Li Dahua said this, no one in the room spoke to her. Li Dahua's face was sarcastic, and this person was thick-skinned and didn't care.

"Everyone, please sit down and eat." Mrs. Li now dislikes seeing the second wife's wife even more, and she feels bad when she sees her. Now that the two sons live and eat separately, she lives with the elder's family and has no control over the second's family.

Today is a holiday and the two sons' families are having dinner together. Mrs. Li doesn't want to make everyone unhappy, so she doesn't care about this mother-in-law.

Two families sit together to eat, and a large table of people sits down.

Li Wen still followed and sat between his grandma and grandma, opposite his second uncle's family. As soon as Li Dahua sat down, he grabbed the chopsticks, went to the plate of chicken, picked up a large piece and put it in his mouth, then picked up the second piece with his hands, as if he was starving to death.

"Sister, I want to eat meat." Li Wuya's hands were too short to hold the meat, so he pulled the eldest sister to let him hold the meat.

"Well, eat, slowly." Li Wuya felt ashamed when she saw her mother-in-law's appearance. The older girls were all sensible, and the sisters lowered their heads and ate their food quietly. meal. Except for Li Wuya, the youngest at the dinner table, who asked her sister to pick up food from time to time, the sisters were silent.

There is a lot of food on the table today, there is enough for everyone even if we don't grab it.

Sun Yi frowned inwardly when she saw her second aunt eating. Her mother didn't say anything, and she, the sister-in-law, couldn't say anything. She put a piece of meat into her son's bowl. Li Wen asked her grandma to eat his food without having to pick up food for him. "Whatever Sanbao wants to eat, Sanbao can just pick it up himself. Mommy, you can eat yours."

He is already so old, and he is not a child. One meal requires someone to pick up the food.

No matter how old the child is, he will always be a child in my mother's heart. Sun Yi saw that the child could pick up the vegetables and eat them by himself, so he ate them by himself.

Li Shangu took out a jar of wine and had a drink with the two Li brothers.

After a few glasses of wine, Li Laoer was a little drunk and was talking drunkenly, "Brother, you will always be my eldest brother.

" Yes, I know. "Li Shangu knew in his heart that he would personally take Li Laoer home after he finished eating.

After Li Dahua finished eating, he wanted to take things back from his uncle's house, but when he saw the look in his mother-in-law's eyes, he did not dare to do so. His face was not so big. She happily followed the man home with a few girls.

When she saw the people leaving, Mrs. Li sighed.

It is a custom in Dacheng to worship the moon god in mid-autumn. When the moon comes out in the evening, many people will put out fruits. Kneel down and worship the moon outside.

This year's Mid-Autumn Festival has passed...

Chapter 80: His mother-in-law gave birth

On August 15th, the night dew gradually became colder, and frost began to fall.

At this time of year, there are fewer and fewer cargo ships traveling between the north and the south, and the bakery has fewer and fewer goods. Li Shangu fired some people in the workshop, leaving only a few with good skills and talents. Come down and do things diligently. The rest of the people paid their wages and let everyone go home first.

The people who were fired must have complaints in their hearts, but Li Gugu had already said this in advance. After September, the workshop would not need so many people to work, and the workshop would be closed even later.

Li Shangu explained patiently to everyone, only saying that he would ask everyone to come back to work after the spring of next year when the shop's order volume is large.

Not all people in the village are stupid. After all, they understand in their hearts. They know that the boss doesn't need so many people to do things, and they can't stay shamelessly. The few men who were left to work laughed inwardly. It seemed that they were right to be more diligent.

"Dad, let's just do what we can. Don't put too much burden on your heart. We have the ability to bear as much burden as we can." Li Wen saw that his father was in a low mood and comforted his father.

"My father understands what you said." After half a year of experience, Li Shangu changed his whole person

.

If this man used to only care about this small family, his wife and son, now he also begins to I will think of his family and the entire villagers in Lijia Village.

Li Wen was actually thinking about this in his mind. Their small shop could at most help their family live a better life. It was impossible to feed a whole village just by relying on their bakery shop. The biggest reason for this is that transportation in this world is inconvenient. It takes too long for goods to travel from one place to another. In addition, the food may not be stored properly during transportation and may be on the way. Deterioration has occurred.

This place is different from modern society. In modern society, transportation and food preservation are already very complete. Those who run food companies can easily feed hundreds of people under them.

But here they have more problems to consider. Only when the temperature drops now can the cakes from their shop be transported to other places. If the food spoils in a few days in summer, it will definitely not be transported out. .

Therefore, we really need to think carefully about this issue. What is the best thing that is easy to transport, has low cost and high profit? It can make a lot of money. If you want to drive the industry of a village or even the entire Qingping Town, It's possible. In fact, Li Wen had a few ideas in his mind. He might give it a try next year.

The two of them sat in the living room for a long time without anyone speaking.

Sun Yi looked at the two men and couldn't help but smile.

Seeing his mother-in-law smiling, Li Wen turned to glance at his father and said, "Dad, let's not be in a hurry. Let's take our time and wait until next spring."

As soon as he heard his son's words, Li Shangu knew that his son There must be something in mind.

Father and son looked at each other, and Li Wen looked at his father without saying he had any ideas.

The weather is getting colder day by day, and people's clothes are getting thicker and thicker. Fortunately, the new house built at home can't let the cold wind blow in.

The days of studying in winter are the hardest. You have to get out of the warm bed early every morning, which is an extreme test of one's willpower. He has obviously graduated, why does he still have to live such a hard life of studying? Sometimes Li Wen also wants to stop reading.

But there was no way, he still had to get up early every morning to go out and go to the academy to study.

On a cold night, it started to snow quietly outside. When people got up and opened the door the next day and saw the silvery white outside, they realized that it had snowed last night. Similar to previous years, it starts to snow as soon as October comes.

At this time, the fireplace at home came in handy. The family didn't know what the stove was for. When the stove started to light up and the whole room became warm, everyone realized that the stove had such a use. Everyone felt very happy. Surprise.

The only one who was not surprised was Li Wen.

Seeing that his wife was not feeling well in the past few days, Li Gushan listened to his mother-in-law saying that her daughter-in-law might be giving birth. This careful man went to the town and invited the midwife Wen Po to come and live at home. He was afraid that he would not know what was happening in his wife's belly. When the baby will be born, there is no need to run out to find Mrs. Wen.

"Hey..." The pain in her stomach was a little different today. Sun Yi hurriedly stretched out her hand to support the wall. She was afraid she was going to give birth.

"Madam, are you about to give birth?" Fortunately, there was someone at home. As soon as Du Qiulan walked in from the outside and saw the look on the young lady's face, she knew she might be giving birth. She hurriedly shouted, and the two women joined in. Start helping the person into the house.

"Quick, go to the town and call the master back." Du Qiulan went out and asked the man to call the master back.

Li Tian groaned and ran outside. It was still snowing outside. The man didn't realize it was cold, so he lowered his head and ran towards the town.

On the way back, Li Gugu met Li Tian who was rushing to town. After asking, he found out that his wife was about to give birth, and the two of them were busy rushing back home.

''Wow...,''

a baby cried loudly.

"Is this... giving birth?" Li Gushan asked innocently when he heard the baby's cry as he stepped into the house

.

"Yes, yes, sir, Madam has given birth."

Li Wang came out of the house, and Li Gugu stepped forward and asked, "Mom, Xiaoyi, has she given birth

?

" "Yes." Yes, yes, I gave birth to a big fat grandson. Mrs. Li Wang had a smile on her face. When she saw her son, she was about to rush in. She stopped him in a hurry and said, "You just came back from outside. You are covered in cold air. Come to the stove and warm yourself up." There are still dirty things in the room that have not been cleaned up. You can go in again later.

"Oh, mom, I know. " "The tall man suddenly smiled like a fool. Li Shangu walked around in front of the door of the house and ran to the stove to warm up the fire. Seeing that the fire was not strong enough, he threw several pieces of firewood inside. , the house suddenly became warmer.

At this time, Li Wen was still studying in the academy, and he didn't know that his mother-in-law had given birth.

In winter, the academy came to school early at the end of Shenshi, and his father came to pick him up after school. His father told him that his mother-in-law had given birth, and Li Wen found out that his mother-in-law had given birth to a little brother. "Hehehehe..."

The father and son looked similar in their silly smiles.

When they got home, Li Wen still knew . He ran to the fireplace to warm up before going to his mother-in-law's room. Sun Yi was waking up at this moment. The child was full and fell asleep on the bed. The birth of the child went smoothly and there was no stomachache. How long did it take for

her to be born? "Li Wen went into his grandma's room and saw his grandma and his little brother beside her.

"Sambo is back from school." Sun Yi saw her son coming in and waved to the child. He said, "Come and see my brother. Sanbao is right. There is a little brother in my belly. Aniang gave birth to a little brother for Sanbao."

"Aniang." Li Wen felt a little scared and a little expectant at this time. This was the first time he had seen his brother. He giggled and walked towards his grandma's bed, and saw the little baby wrapped in a quilt sleeping next to his grandma. He had thick black hair and red skin, just like a little monkey.

My brother doesn't seem to be very good-looking?

"What's so bad about my brother? Didn't you look like this when you were a kid?" Sun Yi said a little dumbfounded when she heard her son's words.

Oops, he accidentally said what was on his mind and his mother-in-law heard him.

Li Wen covered his mouth, chuckled, and said, "Mom, I was obviously prettier than him when I was a child."

In fact, if you look closely, his brother is not very ugly. From the facial features, he looks a bit like his father?

"When you were born as a child, you were so skinny that you didn't look good. 3" Sun Yi couldn't help but tease her son. It was indeed when she gave birth to her eldest son. Life at home was hard at that time and there was nothing to eat. On weekdays, she still It's hard work and tiring. I still remember that she was about to give birth and she went to work in the fields.

When she gave birth to her eldest son, she had a stomachache from the evening of the previous day. The pain lasted until the next morning when the baby was delivered. She almost died. Fortunately, her son was born successfully and he raised her so well. Thinking of those things in the past, Sun Yi felt a little emotional.

Seeing that her son wanted to reach out and touch his younger brother but didn't dare, Sun Yi took his son's hand and touched the younger son, saying, "Come on, Sanbao, touch your younger brother."

"Hey..." Li Wen touched his younger brother's penis. face, and then holding the little hand, "Auntie, my brother is so small

, really small. This is the first time he has seen such a small child, like a kitten.

"You were like this when you were a child, you will grow up when you raise it. Yes, look how big you are now. "This silly son, Sun Yi didn't stop caring about the older son just because she gave birth to the younger one. The older son will always be different in her heart.

When he came back, Li Wen stayed with his mother-in-law in the house for a while, and also After looking at his brother, Aunt Du came into the room with soup and rice for his mother to eat. Sun Yi sat on the bedside to eat. Li Wenzai squatted beside the bed and looked at his brother for a while. The little guy's mouth wriggled twice. He started to hum.

"Auntie, Auntie..." Li Wen immediately panicked when he saw the little guy woke up. He looked at his Auntie eagerly

and asked what he should do.

"Young master, you are hungry ." . When Du Qiulan saw this, she laughed and picked up the young master. Sun Yi took the younger son and said to the eldest son, "My brother is hungry and needs milk." "It seems that he is about to open his clothes and prepare to breastfeed his youngest son.

"Oh, mom, please breastfeed your brother. I'm going out first. "Seeing this, Li Wen quickly ran away from his mother-in-law's house.

Even his own mother, Li Wen, was embarrassed to see his own mother suckling his younger brother in front of him. He was very embarrassed. Knowing that his sister-in-law was also After giving birth to a big fat boy for his brother, Li Lao Er asked his mother-in-law to catch two old hens from home. Li Dahua murmured in her heart that she would just give birth to a baby. Why should she catch two chickens for their family? Huh? Even though she was reluctant, Li Dahua was a little afraid of her men, so she carried two chickens to her uncle's house and gave them to her daughter-in-law

. For Mrs. Li, this is the happiest thing. She has been waiting for so many years for her daughter-in-law to give birth to a fat grandson.

Their family has welcomed a new little life, which is very important to everyone in their family. It is a happy thing for everyone. For his father and mother, they had an extra son, and his grandma had an extra grandson. For Li Wen, from then on, he had an extra little brother. .

Chapter 81 - Chapter Year

It has been snowing heavily for several days. The sky and the earth outside are all silver-white, covered with snow, and the branches are covered with snow.

After the twelfth lunar month, the academy also begins to have a long holiday at this time of year.

There is no need to go out early in the morning to study in the academy. For Li Wen, it is a very happy thing to stay in bed for a while on this cold day! Now his daily tasks include reading and entertaining his children.

The little baby who landed on the ground is always changing, and he looks different every day. From a little bit, he has grown into the fat baby he is today. He is like the Fuwa doll in the New Year pictures. He is so cute that everyone wants to hug him when he sees it.

After giving birth to her youngest son, Sun Yi stayed in the house for a month to raise her body.

Now the life at home is good, the food is good, and she drinks good soup and water every day. After giving birth to the child, Sun Yi has gained weight, her face is rosy, and her complexion looks better than before. After giving birth to this baby, she had enough milk, and the baby she fed was white and fat, and her little arms and thighs were all cut into pieces.

The child was too young to be exposed to the wind. After the child was one month old, Sun Yi took the child out of the house to play in the hall outside. It was too cold outside the house to take the children out, so they stayed at home.

As soon as the firewood is lit in the fireplace at home, the whole house becomes warm. They don't need to wear too many clothes in the house and are not afraid of the cold.

Now at home during the holidays, Li Wen helps his mother-in-law take care of his younger brother every day.

"Li Haopeng, give me a smile." Smelling the milky scent of the baby, Li asked whether he liked holding his brother's little hand or nibbling on his little feet. He held the baby's foot and brought it to his face, rubbed it with his cheek, and then nibbled on it twice, making the baby giggle.

The name Li Haopeng was given by his biological brother. His biological father even left the matter of naming to him, so the little boy was named Li Haopeng.

Seeing her eldest son and her younger son being together every day after reading, Sun Yi had a happy smile on her face, and she was sewing small clothes with needle and thread in her hand. The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and she wants to make new clothes for her two children and the man in the family every day.

"Aniang, why don't you take a rest? Aniang, look how cute your brother is when he smiles." Li Wen saw that his mother-in-law didn't even put down the needle and thread, so he asked his mother-in-law to take a rest.

How can you not bear to take a look at your brother who is so cute?

"Aniang is almost finished now, just wait a moment to finish sewing this point. Aniang saw that Xiaopeng has a brother like you to play with, so there is no need for Aniang." Sun Yi still stretched her head to look over. She glanced at her younger son and saw that he liked to play with his elder brother. His little body was trembling with laughter, and she found it funny again.

Thinking of what her eldest son was thinking, Sun Yi smiled and said, "Sanbao, you were very good when you were little. You would only tell my mother-in-law when you were hungry or when you had to pee. Our life back then was not as good as it is now." "Okay, my mother's health is not very good, and I don't have much milk for you. You frowned and didn't cry when you were hungry. I still remember the aggrieved look."

Comparing the two sons, When my eldest son was little, he was so easy to take care of. He only had to eat enough all day long and he wouldn't cry or fuss in his crib.

Not like the little son who is very pampered. He cries when no one holds him, cries when he is hungry, and cries when he pees. His voice is so loud that when he howls, the whole roof will fall down.

Now that the youngest son is born, the whole family is surrounding him.

Li Wen lowered his head and touched his nose. Thinking of the days when he was a baby, he just didn't want to recall it anymore...

The snow that entered the winter this year seemed to be heavier than in previous years. Although it is said that "auspicious snow heralds a good harvest", this winter It's too cold. For some poor families, they don't even have clothes to keep out the cold. This winter will be very difficult.

After the weather gets cold, everyone stays indoors and no one goes out.

It had been snowing for several days and it finally stopped today. Taking advantage of the lull in the snow, Li Gugu led a man pulling a donkey cart to the town to deliver goods.

During this period of time two years ago, there were many people coming to Shanmen from the cake shop. It turned out that some people wanted to order cakes for the Chinese New Year, so they went to Li's Cake Shop to order cakes.

Their bean sprouts are also very good. There are not many fresh fruits and vegetables to eat at this time of year. Their bean sprouts are very popular as soon as they come out. All the restaurants in town, large and small, have placed orders with them. The batch of bean sprouts planted earlier is ready to be harvested. Li Gugu also wants to deliver the bean sprouts to various restaurants. The extra bean sprouts will be sold in the town, and he can sell as many as he has.

There was a lot of work in the club this year, so Li Shangu hired a few more guys to do the work. Those who are not afraid of hard work and are willing to do the work, and if they work with him, they can also make more money before the new year.

Although life is hard, there is hope, so no matter how hard it is, it is worth it.

It had snowed so much in the past few days that the road to the town was uneven and snowy, making it difficult to walk. Li Gugu pulled the donkey in front, and several men pushed the cart behind. They walked for a long time before delivering the goods to the town.

When the goods arrived in the town, there were still clerks in the store looking after the goods. They first went to the shop and ordered the goods, and then delivered the goods to restaurants and various houses one by one.

Everyone was busy all day, and when it was getting dark in the afternoon, the group walked back to the village through the snow.

"It's cold outside. You're back now. Come here to warm yourself by the fire and drink a bowl of hot water to warm yourself up." When Sun Yi saw the man at home coming back, she hurriedly poured hot water for him to drink. Li Shangu took off his outer coat, stood in front of the fire to warm his hands, took the bowl from his wife's hand, blew on it, and drank slowly.

After drinking a bowl of hot water, my whole body warmed up.

"Dad, are today's goods finished?" Li Wen held his brother in his arms. The boy was warm and soft, better than any other hand warmer. He hugged his brother so much that he couldn't put it down.

"It's over. I still owe some money. I have to send it over again tomorrow.

" "Does Xiaobao miss his father?" "After not seeing his youngest son for a whole day, Li Shangu reached out to pick him up. He held his neck with one hand and lifted his butt with the other. He was held in his father's hands and stared at his calf. Son, he's still pedaling very energetically.

"You two are here for dinner.

"Just come. " "

At this time, the dinner at home was ready. Sun Yi went to the kitchen to help bring the dishes, and the family sat down to eat together.

Li Tian's family could not eat at the same table as the host's family. The three of them sat at the low table in the kitchen. When eating, they can eat whatever the host eats, and they can eat three meals a day to fill their stomachs.

They see that their son is getting better, and his little face is getting fat day by day, and now he is older. The young master works as a book boy, and he can learn and read with the eldest young master. This is something they never dared to think about before. The couple both know that they are following a good master, so they are more attentive to their work. From time to time, I remind my son to work diligently at the eldest young master's place.

After dinner, it's dark outside.

Mumumu

is worshiping the Kitchen God during the Little New Year, sweeping the dust, and cleaning the yard.

After the Little New Year, it's the New Year. , a year has passed so quickly, and another year has passed in the blink of an eye.

New Year is a major festival here. Every year on New Year's Day, every household will take out the best dishes at home, cook them, and cook them for the whole family to eat together around the pot, so that the whole family can eat them. A full meal. For children, celebrating the New Year means having food, and they have happy smiles on their faces.

The old year is gone and the new year is coming. Adults are all looking forward to good weather and good harvests in the new year, so that their lives will be good.

This year, the pig butcher in the village killed a pig and sold it in the village. Many people in the village went to buy a knife of meat with copper coins. During the Chinese New Year this year, many families in Lijia Village have meat on their dinner tables. Those who worked in the workshops received wages a year ago, so they can also have a good year this year.

During the Chinese New Year, Li Lao'er's family went to his uncle's house to cook. Early in the morning, Li Lao'er took his mother-in-law and a few girls over to help.

Now that without the supervision of her mother-in-law, Li Dahua became more and more lazy, leaving everything to a few girls to do at home. But now when she came to her uncle's place, she didn't dare to do anything in front of her mother-in-law. She just worked honestly.

Girls in the village start dating when they are fifteen or sixteen years old. After the Chinese New Year, Li Daya will be one year older. In two years, Li Daya will also marry her. Mrs. Li knew in her heart that Li Dahua was an unreliable mother. After all, she was also the eldest granddaughter of their Li family. There were several girls in the second family's house, and they were queuing up to propose marriage.

The first one was agreed upon, and it was a good start, so that the next few girls could find a good husband. Mrs. Li Wang brought up the matter of marrying her eldest granddaughter and said, "After the New Year, Da Ya is not young anymore. In two years, we will marry someone else. Let's see if there are any good families first, and then wait. I won't be in a hurry until I tell Da Ya about it in two years.

"That's what my mother said. "Sun Yi nodded, agreeing with her mother-in-law, but after all, Da Ya is the daughter of the second uncle's family, and it is not her sister-in-law's turn to intervene. Just let her mother-in-law handle these matters, otherwise there will be second uncle, this It's better for her sister-in-law to just watch. When she

heard her grandma mention her marriage, Li Daya lowered her head shyly and didn't dare to say anything.

"Mom, my uncle has opened a shop in the town and knows a lot of people. The boss and the people in the town, why don't we ask the uncle to help find a big family for Da Ya, and marry into it and she will become the eldest mistress. "As soon as Li Dahua heard her mother-in-law mentioning Daya's marriage, she rolled her eyes and said to her mother-in-law.

"You mother-in-law thinks about these nonsense all day long. If you want to teach a few girls to be bad, be careful and I will deal with you. . "Li Wang's face immediately dropped, and she reprimanded Li Dahua.

Li Dahua shrank her shoulders, but she still didn't feel that she was wrong. She muttered in a low voice, "If you can't be a young mistress, you can be a concubine. . If Da Ya marries well, she can also help her mother's family, and we, as parents, will also live a good life in the future. "

Li Wang was so angry that she almost hit Li Dahua with something. Sun Yi quickly stopped her mother-in-law and frowned at the second aunt.

In the past, Sun Yi thought that the second aunt was unreliable, so she still did this I don't know that she still had this idea.

"Li Dahua, I am here to tell you that although you gave birth to these girls, my mother-in-law is still alive. It won't be up to you, the mother-in-law, to decide on the marriages of these girls in the future, so I'll put all your thoughts away. "It was originally a happy day, and Mrs. Li lost her temper.

Li Laoer heard a noise outside, and came inside to find out what was going on. When he looked back at his mother-in-law, his eyes were not very well. He growled, "What are you talking about all day long? Why are you standing here? Why don't you go to the kitchen to work?" "

Seeing that her husband was angry, Li Dahua hurried to the kitchen to work.

Li Wen, who also found out about this, was speechless. Seeing his grandmother angry, Li Wen coaxed the old lady. "With grandma here to look after me, the eldest sister will definitely tell me that this is a good family.

"How about grandma, let's not be in a hurry about this now. Let's make a decision on my eldest sister's marriage later. " This is the day that the eldest sister wants to spend with others. When the time comes, let's ask the eldest sister what she wants. "

Li Wen thinks they don't have to be so anxious to marry Da Ya. How old is Da Ya? In modern times, is she still at the age of junior high school? Isn't she too young? And what about marrying the person involved? Don't you have to ask the person involved first about his intentions? Maybe Da Ya already has someone he likes.

He did a lot of ideological work for his grandma before letting the old lady take a break to meet his eldest sister. It depends on what others think. He should ask his eldest sister what he means later. At least he should know what his eldest sister thinks.

After working for a long time, the food in the kitchen is ready. This year's New Year's meal is cooked by Sun Yi. .

When the dinner was ready and served, there were several meat dishes on the table, big bowls of meat, and the two families sat down to have New Year's Eve dinner together. It's the best New Year's Eve our family has had in so many years, and we have the most sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner.

"Mom, you eat. "Li Wen gave his mother a piece of meat. Li Xiaoliu was asleep at the moment and was sleeping on the bed in the room. There was no need for adults to take care of them. They were eating their food outside.

Sun Yi saw that there was a lot of food in the bowl . The meat came out with a smile on his face, and he also put meat in his son's bowl.

Naturally, Li Wen didn't forget about his grandma, and he also put vegetables in his grandma's bowl

. "With her grandson by her side, Mrs. Li finally had a smile on her face, and she became a good grandson.

The relationship between the two grandsons was as good as ever, which was enviable.

Li Siya raised her head and stared at Her third brother saw that after moving here from her uncle's house, she and her third brother had seen each other less often. Li Siya felt that her relationship with her third brother was not as good as before, which made her a little sad

. ? Hurry up and eat. Li Wen noticed Si Ya staring at him and asked with his eyes.

This New Year's Eve dinner was finished in harmony.

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Chapter 82: The Imperial Court Increases Taxes

Once the Lantern Festival is over, the year will be over.

After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Li Wen will go back to the academy to study and start preparing for this year's college examination.

Years later, he received a return gift and a letter from Dean Fu. The return gift to him was a few books, and the letter contained only a few sentences. It probably meant that if he couldn't even pass a small college examination, don't call him. Teacher.

Can he understand that if he passes the college examination, he can officially become Dean Fu as his teacher?

Li Wen was a little surprised to receive a letter from Dean Fu. He didn't expect that Dean Fu would write to him. You can imagine Dean Fu's expression when he wrote the letter. He was still in a good mood, and he treasured the first letter written by Dean Fu to him and put it away.

Of course he has to pass the college examination. How can he pass the examination if he doesn't get the qualifications of a student member?

Now Lu Zhishu went to Nanyang to study, and Shen Zijing and Su Yuan were preparing for the college examination with him. Now that Lu Zhishu is gone, Li Wen will think of him occasionally.

He will probably go to Nanyang after finishing the college entrance examination this year. Maybe they will meet again?

It's just that he hasn't mentioned his plan to go to Nanyang to his family yet. He will have to tell his family about it when the time comes. Li Wen could almost imagine the reaction of his family members when he proposed to study so far away, which made him feel a little headache.

I won't care about it for now, let's wait until after the college exam.

In the six months after the new year, Li Wen devoted himself to studying. Dean Fu would send him a letter every once in a while, and he would also write to Dean Fu. The teacher and the student communicated through this way to communicate. In the letters, Li Wen would ask Dean Fu about the problems he encountered while studying. Dean Fu would give him answers when he wrote back to him, and sometimes he would scold him for being stupid even for such small problems. Ask him.

Dean Fu's last words and sentences were very advanced, and there was absolutely no curse word in them.

Thinking of Dean Fu losing his appetite to eat when the weather was hot, he had never seen such a squeamish person. I don't know if Dean Fu has eaten the kimchi he sent last year. This year, Li Wen asked his mother-in-law to prepare it in advance, and asked someone to send the things to Nanyang to Dean Fu when he sent the letter.

He hasn't found chili peppers yet, and he doesn't know if chili peppers have been introduced to their country from overseas.

If he can find chili peppers, he can also make hot and sour cabbage for Dean Fu, and stir-fry various meats and vegetables with chili peppers. Chili peppers are also an indispensable seasoning for cooking pots. Li Wen couldn't help but swallow when he thought of that taste. He found that he was thinking a little too far, so he quickly pulled his thoughts back and devoted himself to reading wholeheartedly.

Spring comes in March, the spring snow melts, and just waiting for a spring rain, the ground can be planted.

It's only March this year, and people from the yamen have come to the village to collect taxes. This is just adding insult to injury for many families. This is the lean time of the year. The crops have not even been planted in the fields, and the officials come to collect taxes.

The village chief and Li Zheng took the officials who came to Lijia Village to the village to inform every household to prepare food. If any family has silver coins, they can use the silver coins to pay for it.

As for those who don't have food or money, they don't want to go to the prison, so they should find a way to prepare food...

"Master, didn't we just collect the food tax the year before last? Why did we come to collect the food tax so early this year?" Li Shangu invited the official to drink tea in the house, and asked the servants to bring tea and snacks to ask for news from the official.

"You guys need something to fill your stomach. We are tired after walking for a long time."

"This is an order from above, and we just follow it." The leading official drank tea, ate snacks, and talked about some things in the court. "You don't know, the snow is heavy this year, and several provinces in the north have been hit by disasters..."

"Didn't the imperial court issue an order to increase family taxes?" the official said in a low voice.

Oh, it turns out that's what happened, Li Gushan understood in his heart.

Their family still had some food in stock, but it was not easy to buy food outside at the moment, so they took some silver to pay for it, and also gave two more copper coins to let the servants buy wine and food. .

After walking such a long way, going to collect grain from every household is not an easy job. If you encounter someone who is desperate for your life, you will conflict with the government. But there was nothing they could do. When there was an order from above, they, the errand boys, could only obey it.

Now that the officials were full and had money, their faces looked better.

The official took a trip to the village and took away a lot of food.

When the official left, many families looked mournful. The food in the fields would not be harvested until autumn. If they handed over the remaining food at this time, what would their family have to live on? Go down.

Fortunately, there were many people who worked in the workshops and got a few wages a year ago, but now they are all on official payroll.

"Hey...how are you all living your life these days..." The village chief and Li Zheng sent away the official who came to collect the grain, both

sighing.

They all knew that once the food was provided, life would be difficult for the people in their village.

Later, the village chief and Li Zheng went to Li Gushan's place. Li Gugu was silent for a while and said, "I don't have an idea about this right now. I'll think of something later and we can discuss it again."

Nian The business in the back shop is not good, so the workshop definitely doesn't need to hire so many people to do the work. We have to discuss this matter with my son later. He mentioned this matter to his son years ago, and he knew that his son must have an idea.

He just knew that his son would be preparing for an exam later in the year. As a father, he couldn't disturb his son's studies. It was better to go back and talk to his son about how to deal with this matter.

"Okay, if you think of any solution, just tell us, and we can all think of a solution together." The village chief, Li Mao, had no other options, so he came to Li Gugu. As the head of a village, he really couldn't help but watch the people in a village go hungry and find it difficult to survive.

He still had to think of a way to make everyone's life bearable, and he would discuss it with his eldest son later.

Li Gugu sent the village chief and Li Zheng away and went home to talk about the matter with his wife.

When Sun Yi heard what her husband said, she was a woman and didn't have any good ideas. She and her son had the same idea, so she said, "We can do as much work as we have strength. It's not our responsibility." "Don't worry, I know what you said." Li Shangu knew in his heart that he was not alone

. He had a wife, children, and mother at home. The younger son was only a few months old, and the eldest son was here. If you study in an academy, you will be a promising person in the future.

As a father, he hopes that his two sons will be successful in the future, and he will have nothing to worry about in this life.

The official went to Lijia Village to collect grain, and the journey was peaceful. Some people in other villages really couldn't get food from their families, so they didn't fight the official. It's impossible to live this life anymore, God has forced people to have no way to survive...

When the academy got out of school in the afternoon, Li Gugu drove the donkey cart to pick up his son and go home.

On the way, the man told his son about the official mission that came to the village today to collect grain taxes, and also mentioned what the official mission had said to him in private.

There was a snowstorm in the north, and the court had no money to provide relief, so it decided to focus on the common people.

"..." Li Wen was speechless after hearing what his father said. The emperor must have gone crazy for money! What exactly were you thinking? "Crazy!" Li Wen reached out and pinched his eyebrows, thinking that the emperor was crazy.

Li Wen began to have some doubts. Is he really going to study hard to take the imperial examination and then work for such an emperor

?

#On the importance of having a smart boss! #The

imperial court has no money for disaster relief. Shouldn't the first thing that comes to mind be scraping money out of those corrupt officials? Where did the imperial court's money go? If the emperor has no money, it must be in the pockets of the ministers. No matter which dynasty we live in, there will definitely be corrupt officials, and these people are the worms of the country.

It seems that the emperor is a bully and shy of the strong. If he can't influence his ministers, he will influence the ideas of the people. I'm afraid there are many ministers' ideas involved. For the first time, Li Wen faced the emperor and official system of this era.

The imperial court had no money for disaster relief, so it focused on the people. It increased grain taxes for no reason and left countless people without food. It is never a wise idea to move the east wall to make up for the west wall.

However, Li Wen couldn't comment on whether an emperor's actions were right in front of his father, a man from ancient times, so as not to scare his father. For their small Lijia Village, once this grain is harvested, many people may not be able to eat the food until this year's grain harvest.

This year, the fields have not been sown yet, and the crops have not been planted. Isn't it a bit far to harvest grain? Moreover, no one is sure what the weather will be like this year. People must live a good life in a year with good weather. If it is a year of drought, then they really don't dare to think about it!

"Dad, I have an idea here, but I don't know if it can work." On the way back, Li Wen told his father about his idea. If they can do it, it will not be a problem to feed the entire Qingping Town, let alone their village.

After listening to what his son said, no wonder the son said that their family alone could not accomplish such a big thing, but what if the entire Li family did it together, and the entire village? Li Shangu thought about what his son said in his heart, "Okay, I'll talk to the village chief and Li Zheng when I get back."

"Dad, I can't guarantee that this will be successful, let's try it first? You Don't talk too much. You first talk to the village chief and Li Zheng, and find a few people who are willing to work together. Let's work together first. If it succeeds, we will bring other people to do it together." Li Wen There is no guarantee that it will be successful, but you have to try to know whether you can succeed, right?

"Even if you don't tell me, my father will understand. My father knows this." Li Shangu drove the donkey and carried his son back home.

After sending his son home, Li Shangu went to the village chief's house to find him.

The village chief sent someone to find Li Zheng and the elders Zhang from the clan. Everyone had been discussing things in the house for a long time.

After the New Year, Li Xiaoliu was already more than five months old and could already sit up with support. , can also recognize people, a pair of big round eyes are spinning, besides liking his mother-in-law the most, he also likes his brother the most.

When he saw his brother coming back, he danced and screamed. Li Wen quickly reached out to catch the kid and asked, "I haven't seen my brother for a day. Do you miss me?"

When he went out early in the morning, the kid hadn't even woken up yet. After not seeing this kid outside for a day, he was still thinking,

"Ahh...oh..." Li Xiaoliu grabbed his brother's collar with both hands, fearing that he would run away and not play with him.

"Li Haopeng, you are a little overweight, do you know? If you keep getting so fat, my brother won't be able to hold you." At this time, when Little Fatty was five or six months old, Li Wen already felt that it was a bit reluctant to hold this kid in his hands. , In addition, this brat was not held by him honestly in his arms. He was twisting around and might fall off accidentally, so he had to hold him steady.

"You kid, have you ever said that about your younger brother?" Sun Yi smiled helplessly after hearing her son's words, and asked, "Didn't your father send you back? Where are the others?" "

Go to the village chief's grandpa's house . Yes." Li Wen touched his nose, he was telling the truth. Li Wen quickly gave Li Xiaoliu to his mother-in-law and said, "My father asked us to eat first. We don't have to wait for him. He doesn't know when he will come back yet."

Sun Yi shook her head and knew that her man had run to the village. What's the point of going there?

The family started eating first, not waiting for the man who didn't come back.

Chapter 83 College Examination (Part 1)

As soon as May is over, they will be preparing to leave for Qu'an Mansion.

Before going, Li Wen was discussing with his father who would send him to take the exam. Now that his family was busy and his father couldn't leave, he wanted his father not to accompany him. But the family must be worried that he will only take Li Tong, a little book boy, out with him, even if this time he goes there with Shen Zijing, Su Yuan and others.

In the past, he would send his son to study and take exams. This time, his son was going to Fucheng to take the exam. Li Shangu wanted to accompany his son. He said, "I will accompany Sanbao to Fucheng to take the exam first, and the business at the shop will be settled." I will leave it to my second brother to take care of it, and leave the affairs of the village to the village chief. If there is anything I can handle when I come back ,

nothing is as important to Li Gugu as his son's affairs.

When he heard that his eldest brother had entrusted him with the family affairs, he was not happy. Instead, he looked worried and said, "Brother, please leave the shop to me. I'm not familiar with these things. I'm afraid I can't manage them well." .

"Brother, why don't I accompany Sanbao to Fucheng for the exam? You can stay at home. " Don't worry, I will definitely take good care of Sanbao. "

Li Dahua was secretly anxious in her heart. If I leave it to you, just take care of it! If something that others can't ask for comes to you, you still shirk it.

"Yes, Dad, why don't you let your second uncle accompany me? Just go, who can take care of things at home if you leave? We won't be able to come back in three or five days. It will take us a month to come back. Once you leave, who will they call to deal with something that happens at home? "Li Wen felt that there was no need to ask his father to accompany him. Things in the village cannot be separated from his father. Besides, their family also has a bakery that needs someone to take care of it.

Their new workshop in the village has just been opened. In the initial stage, his father is now equivalent to a leader. His father has left before this has even begun. Who will take charge of this? The village chief must not understand these things as well as his father did before

. The suggestion to his father was that they could try making daily chemical products. He spent a few days explaining to his father what daily chemical products were. Simply put, daily chemical products are daily products, as small as soap. , that is, body wash and shampoo. Later, they can also produce various skin care products, rouge and gouache.

Compared with making food, these things are easier to transport and have high profit margins, whether they make them themselves. , merchants are more willing to purchase goods from them, so they don't have to worry about not being able to sell them. One of their first steps now is to try to make soaps, from ordinary laundry soaps to facial soaps and bath soaps. Various spices can be used to make various soaps.

Modern people are no strangers to handmade soaps. Li Wen also made handmade soaps with his classmates before. Making a piece of soap is actually very complicated. Simply, the first step in making soap is the ingredients, which are not difficult to make.

A piece of handmade soap is made by boiling the ingredients, pouring them into a mold, and then removing them from the mold after they solidify. Then they are cut into pieces, dried, and packaged. The handmade soap has come out.

He has given his grandma the instructions and methods for making soap. His grandma is now able to make handmade soap, so his grandma is leading the people below to make it in the workshop. Handmade soap.

The soap they use now is actually very similar to modern soap, but the raw materials are still a little different, and the appearance and color of the soap are not good-looking.

They used to make moon cakes at Boss Huang's place. There is also a group of carpenters. As long as they draw the molds here, the craftsmen there can make them for them. Now that they have experience in making moon cake molds, it is very simple for them to make a batch of molds for soap. . These things in the village are just in their infancy, and Li Shangu is the person in charge. At this time, he has to leave and there are a lot of things that no one can take care of.

"Dad, I will take the exam and come back. What can I do? . "It took Li Wen a while to convince his father to stay and let his second uncle accompany him. Also going with him was his little book boy Li Tong.

Li Shangu also understood in his heart that after listening to When it came to his son, he finally nodded reluctantly and said, "Okay, you and your second uncle can go together. Dad will stay at home and wait for you to come back." "

Li Tong was very happy to know that he could accompany the eldest young master to Fucheng.

His mother-in-law packed his luggage for him, and by mid-May, they set off for Fucheng to take the exam.

Last time, four of them arrived together . Fucheng is going to take the exam. This time only the three of them are here. I don't know if Lu Zhishu will take the exam in Nanyang this time or if he will come to Fucheng to take the exam. Lu Zhishu has a long way to go from Nanyang to Qu'an. Maybe he will take the exam in Nanyang. The exam might also be possible.

The three of them were sitting in a carriage on the way, and they mentioned this matter.

Last time, there were four of them playing poker together. This time, there were only three of them, and Li asked. Shen Zijing and Su Yuan were taught how to fight landlords. When they were bored on the road, the three of them would fight landlords together to relax and entertain themselves.

After the carriage drove for four or five days, they arrived at Fucheng.

"My bones are almost shaken. Dispersed. After getting off the carriage, Shen Zijing felt that his legs were still floating. Li Wen reached out to help the man and said helplessly, "Stand still." "

The Shen family rented a small courtyard here in Fucheng in advance, and Li Wen lived with Shen Zijing and Su Yuan, so that when it came time for the exam, they would go to the exam together.

When they arrived in Fucheng, there were already many candidates here. Come, the restaurants and inns in the city have been filled with people a month in advance. Fortunately, the Shen family has already rented a courtyard here, otherwise they would definitely not be able to rent such a good courtyard if they came here at this time. Yes.

The three of them can learn from each other and supervise each other when they live together, which is the same as when they were studying in the academy.

None of them are particularly nervous before exams. Li Wen and Shen Zijing still like to joke around. , Su Yuan would giggle on the sidelines.

Su Yuan and Shen Zijing have been inseparable for so many years.

"We will definitely pass the exam if we perform as usual this time. "They usually study together, and they probably know each other's level. Shen Zijing has worked hard to study this year, so Li Wen can also see that he has made great progress.

Su Yuan He is usually not very impressive, but when it comes to exams, he always ranks at the top, and sometimes his scores are better than Shen Zijing's. Very good, when you miss it, you will lose a lot.

"That's necessary. "Master Shen has such confidence.

After May, June 7th will be the time for the college examination. Only

those who have passed the county examination and prefectural examination will be eligible to take part in the college examination." The college exam

was hosted by the academic administration.

On June 7th, they got up early and prepared to go out. After checking each other's contents in the exam basket, they went to the exam room together

. There were no shortage of people taking the college entrance examination at all. There were already many people queuing up in front of them, and they lined up behind the line. The candidates taking the college entrance examination were all over 18 years old. Standing

in front of them was a scholar who looked to be at least in his thirties. When he saw the three of them standing here, he took another look at them.

Li Wen is the youngest among the three of them. Su Yuan is two years older than him, but Su Yuan is smaller than him. Shen Zijing was three or four years older than him, and was under the age of fifteen, so as soon as they stood in the team, someone's eyes fell on them.

With the experience of the previous two exams, this is the third exam, and they are already familiar with this process.

"Junorun——",

when I heard the sound of gongs in front, the official shouted "Line up, line up..."

"Start checking the entrance, line up..."

As soon as I heard this sound Second Uncle Li became nervous first, "Sambo, the examination has begun."

"Yes, I know, Second Uncle, I will go in for the exam later, and you will go back with Uncle Yuan and the others. We won't be able to come out until the afternoon." Li Wen told him The second uncle said.

"Oh." Li Laoer found out that he was really here to accompany his nephew for the exam. He found that he couldn't help his nephew with anything. His nephew had done everything well, so there was no need for him as his second uncle. help.

After a while, Li Lao Er couldn't hold back a sentence, "Take the Sanbao test well, don't be nervous."

"Second uncle, I know, I'm not nervous." Li Wen saw that his second uncle was more nervous than him, so he couldn't help it. I just laughed that

the rules of the exam room were stricter than those of the previous two exams. The candidates entering the exam room all carried a test basket with pens, ink and food in it. The inspection officials checked very carefully. In order to prevent candidates from bringing things with them, it was necessary. Strict searches and inspections are required. Candidates must take off their hair, clothes, and even their shoes and socks for inspection. They are not allowed to bring any paper into the venue.

After the previous round of inspections, every candidate has disheveled hair and is busy again. Tie your hair back and tidy up your clothes.

Before the candidates enter, they must be called and confirmed by the academic administrator. The academic administrator confirms that there is no difference in age, place of origin, height and appearance of the candidates, and issues a sign to the candidates saying that they are allowed. Candidates enter the examination room to take the exam.

Once someone is found to be cheating or substituting, they will be dealt with strictly. In addition, even the candidates who are sponsoring and mutually guaranteeing will be punished

one by one before going to the academic administration . The people

in front passed by one by one, and after waiting for about half an hour, it was their turn to step forward. Shen Zijing and Su Yuan were in front of him, and Li Wen was behind them.

"Li Wen, Qingping County . The man is nine years old, with a good appearance and no white beard on his face. "The academic administration has no problem with the candidates who passed the test. Seeing such young candidates this year, the academic administration was a little surprised.

"It's just the students. "Li Wen said.

After confirming that the candidates' information was correct, the Xuezheng issued a sign for people to go inside. Li Wen took the sign, saluted the Xuezheng, and went in.

They had already passed the exam before. After two exams, this was the third time he had entered the exam room. Li Wen was already familiar with the inside. He calmly found the exam room by looking at the sign. When he came in, he cleaned up the room and sat down on the stool to prepare. Examination.

Candidates are not allowed to turn their heads around once they enter, otherwise they will be punished for cheating.

After the exam is completed, the door will be closed and no one

will be allowed to enter or leave until the end of the exam . Open.

Chapter 84: College Examination (Part 2)

"Dong-dong-dong-"

the drumming sounded, and the examiner shouted, "The exam begins!"

The yamen officials distributed the papers one by one, and the candidates all got theirs. Li Wen also got his own paper. The government official holding a sign stood in the middle of the corridor. He quickly copied the questions onto paper.

Like the previous county examinations and government examinations, the college examination also requires five tests, but before the main test, there is an additional test on ancient classics. The next five tests also test the content of the Four Books and Five Classics, and test interpretation and history. Theory, poetry, etc.

In order to prevent examiners from favoritism, the papers they took this time were anonymous, so before the results came out, the candidates who marked the papers did not know who the examinee of each paper was.

As soon as the papers were handed out and the test questions were given, Li Wen began to seize the time to answer the questions.

The questions in the college examination are more difficult than those in the previous county and government examinations, and the amount of questions will also be larger. In order to prevent himself from not being able to finish the exam questions later, Li Wen planned to do it as quickly as possible in the first step. It didn't matter if he had a little time left in the later part. It was better than not being able to finish the exam questions.

During his usual training, he consciously trained his answering speed in order to cope with situations like this in the examination room later.

Every exam in the college begins before dawn and is handed in at sunset.

The first exam was not too difficult for Li Wen, but there were still many candidates who did not finish the paper when it was time to hand in the paper. If you haven't even finished the paper, the first exam is basically a failure.

"Sambo, here." Uncle Li, who was waiting outside the door, shouted when he saw his nephew coming out.

Li Wen walked over to his second uncle and Yuan Uncle, and waited until Shen Zijing and Su Yuan came out together before everyone went back together. They didn't ask each other how they answered today's questions on the way, but the lack of anyone talking meant that they had finished all today's questions, and basically the problems weren't too big.

In the evening, they went back to eat and take a shower before going back to their respective houses.

Like the previous two exams, the list of candidates for the next exam will be announced after each exam. Candidates can find their numbers on the list. Those with numbers above mean they have passed the first exam.

If you are not here, it means that this exam is over and you are ready to take it again next year.

"I've passed it..."

Every time the results are announced, some people cry and some laugh. Everyone has long been accustomed to this.

This time without his father coming with him, Li Wen found that it was not easy for him to go in and look at the list. His second uncle and his father are obviously brothers, but why are they so different in stature? Taking him in with his second uncle's size would only result in him being trampled to death.

They are not in a hurry anyway, they can just wait until the people in front have finished reading, then they can go over and take a look.

"It's passed.,'

"It's passed. "

The results of the first exam came out and all three of them passed.

Next came the second and third exams. After each exam, the list of shortlisted candidates was announced. Li Wen compared his answers to the questions He was sure that he was not nervous, but before the results of each game came out, his second uncle was more nervous than him.

Basically, in the previous tests, Li Wen saw that his ranking was not outside the top three. By the time they reached the fifth exam ,

there were not many candidates left. Li Wen, Shen Zijing, and Su Yuan all successfully passed the final exam. Can get the qualifications of student members.

Like the previous four exams, they must be checked frequently and strictly before the exam, and only after being confirmed by the academic administration can they enter the examination room.

Here are a few pictures of the academic administration . With an impressive face, Li nodded with satisfaction and let people in.

After thanking him, Li took the exam number and walked into the exam room to find his exam room.

The fifth exam was also about article writing. The four exams are the entrance tickets that determine whether they can enter the final exam. The final exam determines whether they can qualify as students and determine their ranking.

The questions in the exam are not too biased. However, writing such an article well requires a little ink.

Under the guidance of Dean Fu this year, Li Wen's article writing became more standardized and rigorous than before. He already had an idea of ​​how to write this article. After he had the idea in his mind, he started to write the draft.

After finishing the draft, and then revising it, Li Wen wrote the words one by one on the paper. on.

He treats every exam as a vital exam, and treats each one with an extremely serious attitude, because he wants to ensure that he passes every exam. After he passed, he could continue the game.

After writing the last word, Li Wen showed a smile and stopped writing.

He took advantage of the fact that there was still some time before the end of the exam. In the remaining time, he checked the paper from beginning to end twice. After checking, he found no paper leaks. Then he put the paper into the envelope. When the exam was over, the guard came to collect the paper.

"nf—d$—nt— "

Hearing the familiar sound of drumming, the last examination of the college examination was over. The candidates were allowed to go out after handing in their papers.

After leaving the examination room, Li Wen, Shen Zijing and Su Yuan gathered together. Go back to where you live.

After taking exams for so many days, everyone came back very tired.

After dinner, they all went back to their rooms and fell into bed to take a deep sleep. The next day, when Li Wen was sitting in the lobby having breakfast, Su Yuan came first, and Shen Zijing came last.

It was obvious that the exams in the past few days had squeezed out the last bit of energy from them, and they had slept hard. He still didn't make up for it completely after that.

"Pfft..." Seeing Shen Zijing's sleepy look, Li Wen couldn't help but smile and asked, "Are you okay?

"It's okay... I think this test is very tiring. " "Shen Zijing sat down on the chair, and Su Yuan helped him serve the porridge. He thanked him. He was really hungry now, and Shen Zijing took a sip of the porridge.

Su Yuan looked at Shen Zijing and smiled. His eyes were crooked.

"This is the college examination. Think about it, we still have the provincial examination and the joint examination to take..." After the provincial examination, they will have to live in the examination room for several days and nights. Think about that. Regarding the taste, Li Wen thought he should eat two more buns. He grabbed a bun and gave it to Shen Zijing and said, "Eat buns, eat buns, let's eat two more buns to replenish the energy

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Qi."

"What's the point of eating steamed buns to replenish your strength? I want to drink wine and eat meat!" Shen Zijing glared at Li Wen and said fiercely.

"Okay, let's find a restaurant and have a good meal in the evening." Li Wen also wanted to reward himself with a good meal. This exam is really tiring! I think the college entrance examination was not so tiring back then. However, when I think that now is not the most tiring part, and the more tiring part is still waiting for them later, my heart...

The boat will naturally straighten out when it reaches the bridge, let's talk about it then.

After breakfast, Shen Zijing couldn't help but run back into the room to sleep, leaving Li Wen and Su Yuan staring at each other.

None of the three of them went out to the yard on this day. They were all resting in the yard.

After the college exam is over, they still have to wait for the results of the exam here in Fucheng.

During this period, many candidates and students gathered outside to make friends and talk about the imperial examination and national affairs. Li Wen and Su Yuan were not very interested in such gatherings outside, but Shen Zijing was a lively person and insisted on dragging them out together.

But after going there a few times, Shen Zijing lost interest in those gatherings, so he stopped dragging them out to those places.

They have to wait here until the results of the government examination come out before going back to Qingping Town.

Walking on the street, Li Wen noticed that there were more beggars on the road than when they came the year before last.

Seeing children begging on the road beside adults, passers-by saw the beggars approaching and disliked their unpleasant smell, so they stayed away from them. Li Wen stood there and watched for a while, then asked Li Tong to buy some buns and steamed buns.

"Yes, Master, I'll go right away." After hearing what the Master said, Li Tong hurriedly ran to buy it, bought it and handed it over to the Master. Li Wen took the bun he bought, handed it to the begging adult, and said, "Give it to the child."

"Thank you, sir. Thank you, sir. You are such a good person." The beggar took the still warm bun and quickly took out one. Give it to the children and thank the young man who bought them something to eat.

The little beggar with a dirty face had big bright eyes and held a hot bun in her hand. She raised her head and looked at the big brother who bought her food.

"Eat." Li Wen wanted to reach out and touch the little girl, but he didn't do so and left with Li Tong.

On the way back, Li Wen was thinking about the snow disaster two years ago and the fact that the imperial court had increased the grain tax this year. It was unknown how many people had taken away the little grain they had in their homes, and those who had no grain at home.

How will spend the rest of their days?

There are already so many beggars in Fucheng, but I don't know what other places are like.

In this era, a small natural or man-made disaster can kill many people. The small amount of relief provided by the court is a drop in the bucket and cannot solve the problem at all. Often, the money provided for disaster relief is deprived at all levels by the higher-ups, and there is not much left in the hands of the people.

He can buy a few buns for two beggars, but he cannot give two buns to each beggar in the world. Li Wen realized that his power was small. He was in an era with the helplessness and sorrow of this era, and what could he do for this era? Li Wen felt a little confused. The road was clearly in front of him, but he didn't know where it was going.

He just stood on the roadside and didn't move.

"Master, why don't you leave?" Li Tong, who was following behind, didn't know why their master stopped while walking. He stood here and asked aloud.

"It's nothing, let's go back." Li Wen smiled in his heart, feeling that he was thinking a little too much. During the period before the results were released, Li Wen had been reading in his room. Many times he would stop and think about problems.

When Shen Zijing came over and saw Li Wen, he didn't know what he was thinking. He thought he was worried about his grades. Instead, he comforted Li Wen and said, "Don't worry, Ah Wen, you will definitely be able to pass. If you can't even pass, It's even more impossible for us to pass."

This made Li Wen feel dumbfounded. He was not worried about whether he could pass.

Chapter 85: The Scholar Who Passed the Examination

"The list is out, the list is out..."

"Everyone, come and see..."

Waiting until the day when the list was released, the yamen came out with the red list, and a group of candidates gathered around. As soon as the yamen servant posted the list and walked away, everyone swarmed up and squeezed to the front to see the list.

"Hahaha, my name is on it, I passed it, I passed the exam..." Someone saw their name on it and laughed.

"Let me go in and take a look."

The people at the back wanted to get in, so they pushed forward and pushed the people in front down.

Every time when I look at the list, some people are happy and some are sad, some are laughing, and some are crying. Those who see their name on the list are happy, while those who can't see their name are devastated.

Li Wen and Shen Zijing were also outside, but there were too many people in front, so they didn't squeeze in.

The slaves of the Shen family and the Su family squeezed to the front to look at the list.

"Oh, it's a pity that Brother Tang failed to get the first place this time. Who is the first place here?"

"The first place is Qingping Town candidate Li Wen."

"Who is Li Wen?"

"The one from the year before last Isn't it Li Wen who is the leader of the government examination case? This time he is the leader of the court examination case again..." Everyone talked about who Li Wen was, but so far they have only heard of this person's name. I don't know what I look like.

At this moment, the mysterious Li Wen himself was sitting in a teahouse not far away. He and Shen Zijing and Su Yuan found a place to sit here to drink tea and wait for news. When the Shen family and the Su family squeezed in to look at the rankings, the slaves came out one after another, bringing back the news that they had all passed.

"Master, I passed it, and you are ranked eighteenth..."

"Young Master Li won the first place, and Young Master Shen won the thirty-eighth place."

Shen Zijing heard that Li Wen won the first place, He said, "Congratulations, this time you won the first place again

." We all passed. "Li Wen was not surprised that he won the first place. He predicted that he would be in the top three if nothing unexpected happened. Su Yuan's ranking this time was in the upper middle, but Shen Zijing's ranking was lower. , but after all, the three of them passed together.

After the list was posted, they were truly relieved to know that everyone had passed.

The day after the results were posted, the person who took the exam this time was in front of the hall. All the candidates were summoned for a meeting. All the students who had passed the examination had to go to see the Master of Academic Affairs. Li Wen changed into neat new clothes and went to see the Master of Academic Affairs together with Shen Zijing and Su Yuan before they arrived. , the candidates have arrived earlier than them.

"Student Li Wen/Student Shen Zijing/Student Su Yuan met the academic master. "

The Master of Academic Affairs is sitting in the first place. The three of them came to meet the Master of Academic Affairs together.

Everyone also saw Li Wen, who won the first place in the government examination this time. At a young age, he even won the county examination, government examination and college examination. The head of the exam is Xiao Sanyuan, who is less than ten years old. What is he if he is not a child prodigy?

"Well, get up. "Master Xuezheng's eyes fell on Li Wen, he nodded with satisfaction and said. "Thank you, Master Xuezheng. "The three people said in unison.

The candidates who passed the college examination this time have all obtained the qualifications of student members, and are qualified to participate in the provincial examination three years later. They have also obtained the status of scholar, which can be said to have entered the imperial examination. The first gate on the road.

As a fourth-rank minister of the imperial court, Master Xuezheng is busy with official duties. To him, these are just a few students who have passed the college examination. Today he just came to see these candidates on a routine basis. . I don't know how many people here will pass the provincial examination or the general examination in the future, so it's not worth spending too much time here.

However, Li Wen, who got the small three yuan, made Master Xuezheng look at it a little more. Two eyes.

The Master of Academic Affairs gave some words of encouragement to the many students who have passed. The general idea is that students must continue to study diligently when they go back. "You are all the pillars of the country, and you must study diligently in the future." If you can enter the court and become an official, you should serve the court. "

"Students should remember your teachings and live up to your expectations."

The words of the academic master made the students below excited. They all wanted to take the provincial examination immediately after finishing the government examination, so as to win the opportunity to enter the court. Official, serve the imperial court.

After performing the hairpin ceremony for the freshmen, he left in a hurry. Some of the remaining candidates were already acquainted with each other. , there were some people he didn't know, so they all took this opportunity to get to know each other.

Li Wen felt a gaze falling on him, and subconsciously raised his eyes to look at the other person, only to see a young man looking at him with an unfriendly look. Looking at him, Li Wen had a relationship with him. He remembered that this person was named Tang Fu Bo.

They met each other in the two exams.

This time, he was ranked first and Tang Fu Bo was ranked second.

Li Wen somewhat knew why. Tang Fu Bo stared at him with an unkind look. He just thought it was funny and gave Tang Fu Bo a nice

smile. Seeing the other party smiling at him, Tang Fu Bo's face froze and he didn't know how to react. " He politely declined the invitations of some candidates. Li Wen didn't want to attend these candidates' gatherings, so he whispered to Shen Zijing.

Shen Zijing met a lot of people when he took the exam this time, and when he saw others, he wanted to know Li He also helped introduce a few people.

After Master Xuezheng left, they could leave.

Seeing that Li Wen wanted to go back and Su Yuan didn't like this place very much, Shen Zijing said goodbye to his friends and went back with them. After getting the documents that they had passed the college examination, which was a certificate stamped by the government to prove their

status as scholars, they got on the carriage and headed back to Qingping Town

at home . Li Gushan calculated his son's return date and knew that it was almost time for his son to return after taking the exam. The whole family was waiting for his son to come back at home.

During the period when his son left, their workshop had successfully produced the first batch of soap. And they were all sold out. In the early days, he followed his son's instructions to promote the sales. Later, they didn't need to find anyone to buy the goods. Businessmen came to buy the goods one by one, and everyone

in the town rushed to buy them. I rented another shop, briefly decorated it, and put soaps for sale. The soaps they sold were unique in appearance and fragrant, and the rich ladies in the town liked their shop very much. House slaves were sent to buy the soaps, and some women and ladies also liked to come to the store to choose for themselves.

All the soaps in the front were sold out, and the merchants who came from behind couldn't get the goods. The order was placed.

Now the workshop has been expanded. In addition to the few families selected at the beginning, some people have been selected to work. The workers in the workshop are rushing to work every day and can't make it

to Fucheng . It took them a month to get back from the exam, and

it took them another five or six days before they returned to Qingping Town.

The three of them passed the college exam and were selected as scholars. First go to the county government office to meet their parents.

"Student Li Wen/student Shen Zijing/student Su Yuan have met Mr. Zhu. "

"Haha, our Qingping Town is producing young talents." The county master has long received the news that three candidates in Qingping Town passed the college examination this time. Among the three candidates who passed this time, one of them got This is the first case of the college examination, which is of great benefit to his performance evaluation this year.

So when the people returned to the town, the county magistrate personally received them.

Seeing the three young students who had won the scholarship this time, the smile on the county master's face became even bigger.

The county magistrate personally met with several returning candidates, gave some words of encouragement, and sent several government officials to beat gongs and drums all the way to send the people back. He also told the villagers that a scholar was born here.

"哐——哐——哐——"

"Li Wen from Lijia Village has won the title of scholar."

The villagers in Lijia Village heard the sound of gongs and ran out one after another. They saw the official sent Li Sanbao back, and heard the official said: When he shouted, everyone was stunned, and someone reacted and shouted, "We have a scholar in Lijia Village!

" Three treasures have won a scholar! "

Li Lao Er followed his nephew all the way back, feeling a sense of pride in his heart. This is his nephew, and his nephew has won the scholarship!

The sound of gongs went all the way to the courtyard at the end of the village. In the courtyard Li Tian inside heard the sound and opened the door. Du Qiulan ran into the room and shouted, "Old madam, young madam, the eldest young master is back..."

"The eldest young master has passed the examination to become a scholar!

"Go quickly, let's get to the gate. " " Mrs. Li hurriedly led her out. Sun Yi held her youngest son in her hands and walked out to the door.

At this time, Li Wen just returned to the door and saw his grandma, aunt and his second brother. He came out and shouted, "Grandma, Grandma, I'm back.

"Sambo, Grandma's sweet grandson, is finally back. " When Mrs. Li saw her grandson coming back, she shed tears of excitement

. Li Wen hurriedly stepped forward, hugged the old lady, and asked, "Aren't you happy to see me back?" Why are you still crying?

"Grandma is not crying. Grandma is happy. She is finally back. Our Sanbao has passed the exam to become a scholar. " Mrs. Li Wang wiped the tears from her eyes and cried with joy when her grandson came back and won the scholarship.

"Auntie." "Li Wen looked at his mother-in-law and the little chubby boy she was holding in her hands. He clapped his hands and said, "Li Haopeng, my brother has only been away for a month and came back. You don't remember your brother, do you?

"Come into my brother's arms and give him a hug. " "

Go on, it's my brother9" Sun Yi said to the youngest son in his arms.

Xiao Pangdun stared at his brother for several times, probably recognizing that he was his biological brother, and looked towards him from his mother's arms. Li Wen climbed into his brother's arms and caught Little Fatty with one hand. He found that he had only been away for a month and that Little Fatty had gained several pounds when he came

back

. The Three Treasures are back..."

"The scholar who won the Three Treasures is back, you go home quickly. "

Li Shangu was at the workshop. When he heard someone said that his son had been sent back by an official and had been selected as a scholar, he hurriedly put down what he was doing, turned around and hurried back home. The elders of the clan heard that Li The grandsons of the Wang family came back after being selected as scholars, and they all rushed to Wang Li's house. For a while, the yard of the Li family was full of people.

"Dad, I'm back from the exam. "Li Wen saw his father coming back and hurriedly stepped forward and called him.

"You're back, just come back." "Li Shangu laughed loudly, stepped forward, hugged his son, and patted his son several times on the shoulder.

"Ahem..." Dad, could you please stop patting so hard? Li Wen was almost beaten by him. Dad patted it down with his big hand.

"Thank you for your hard work, sir. Why don't you stay at our house for a meal before leaving? "Li Shanguyue gave a wedding gift to each of the officials who sent his son back. The officials who had received the wedding money had to go back to the Yamen to resume their duties. He politely refused, "No, no, we have to go back to the Yamen to resume our duties.

This is For the first time in a hundred years, their Lijia Village had a scholar, which was a big event for their entire Li family and even the entire Lijia Village.

"Open the ancestral hall--"

The head of the Li family opened the ancestral hall, led his descendants to burn incense for their ancestors, knelt down to worship their ancestors, and told their ancestors the good news. Li Wen and his father entered the ancestral hall, offered incense to his grandfather and his ancestors, and told them the good news.

This time, without anyone having to say anything, Li Gushangu waved his hand, and the family slaughtered pigs and sheep, and held a flowing banquet for three days to celebrate his son's success as a scholar.

---End of Volume 1-