Zhuzi's mother was anxiously waiting. Looking at the naughty children who ran back, she asked anxiously: "Shan Wazi, have Mun Zheng and the others back?"

"I didn't see anyone." Shanwazi shook his head like a rattle. Master Lin also went to Zeng's house today. He took a day off in a private school. Several children ran away happily and went to the village entrance from time to time to see if the people were back.

The old patriarch and the clan elders sitting in the main hall did not speak, and no one moved the tea in their hands. They were anxious, but they could hold on their faces.

Li was absent-minded, and the needle on the sole of the shoe suddenly pricked the fingertips.

"Don't worry, Muramasa and Master Lin have both gone, there will be no trouble." My aunt, who was also doing needlework in the yard, advised her, glanced at Xiao Yao and Ma, not far away, and whispered: "Although you live alone with Xiaoyu now, good days are at the back."

Several aunts and wives on the side nodded in agreement, revealing a little envy on their faces.

Although there is no man around, he has left the old house, no mother-in-law to get along, and no two sisters-in-law who are so strong that they can be picked, Li's life is both peaceful and comfortable.

"It's all for the help of the villagers. Xiaoyu and I both remember this kindness." Li thanked him warmly, which also made the people present feel much more comfortable.

The villagers take care of Li and Xiaoyu in this way, but Xiaoyu is just that he will be successful in the future and can help him.

"I'm back..." Suddenly, Shanwazi's shouting sounded.

Suddenly, not only the people in the yard, but also the old patriarch in the main hall and the others stood up.

Before the village could reach his doorstep, he was shocked by the crowd. Could it be that all the villagers came to his house?

Li looked closely and saw that the village face was relaxed, while Zhuzi and the young young men had blue noses and swollen faces, but they didn't see Zhan Feiyu. Li's heart suddenly picked up, "Little Yu?"

"Don't worry about my niece-in-law. Xiaoyu returned to the private school and said that it was delayed in the morning and he had to hurry up in the afternoon." Mumama laughed loudly. It's not that County Magistrate Chen valued Xiaoyu, in addition to his talent, he also had to work hard.

After glanced at him and saw Shanwazi and others standing not far away, Murmasato asked with a deep face, "Shanwazi, have you memorized the books? Have you written big characters to practice? Why are you studying and learning only knowing how to play!"

Uh... Shanwazi and the others were stunned.

Shanwazi's mother squeezed out of the crowd and grabbed his ears and said, "Didn't you hear Muramasa? She's still having fun. Go home to study!"

The other naughty kids did not escape the twisting of their mother's ears, and they all went back to study in shame. There was a friend who studied hard and studied hard, and he couldn't live this life.

In the main hall, everyone else stood in the yard, and only the old patriarch, the clan elders, the Li family, Xiao Yao family and Ma family entered the house. After all, this matter has something to do with the old house.

...

"If you want to say that the Zeng family is really domineering, the old patriarch and Zhuzi were all arrested as soon as they passed by." Muramaru still felt scared when he thought about it.

Zhuzi and the others blushed in embarrassment. Murmasa asked them to go over just in case, but they were arrested because they didn't even play a role. This was a shame.

"Then Weng San is at least nine feet tall, thick and burly, with his fists bigger than the mouth of a bowl..." As Muramashi described this, everyone inside and outside the house gasped. This is a strong man like a bear, no wonder Zhuzi and the others were defeated.

After a while, the old patriarch looked solemn, "That Weng San is a rash man."

The other tribes were also worried.

Xiao Yao's eyes turned and deliberately raised his voice to instigate him, "If you offend such a ruthless person, who dares to go to the county to do a short-term job in the future! Isn't this asking for a beating?"

Everyone heard the village saying that Weng San was like a teacher in a teahouse talking about books. At this moment, they were worried. If he had targeted the villagers, no one would be able to bear this punch!

Xiao Yao looked at Li in the main hall with jealousy. Why was she not favored by the villagers? Her sister-in-law could have a chair to sit on! She was even praised by others!

"Muangmasa, you have always praised Xiaoyu for being smart. Why didn't she think of a solution? Xiaoyu doesn't have to worry about staying in a private school. We are so hard that we dare not go out in the future!" Xiao Yao said again with added fuel to the fire.

Seeing that the women in the village had changed their faces, Xiao Yao immediately felt relieved, glanced at Ma, who was eating melon seeds, and patted her arm intimately, "Third brother and sister, the third brother is picking up goods at the wharf, this is the most dangerous."

The old house was given to the ox cart by Zhan Lao San. Ma was quite proud. After all, although Zhan Lao San likes to be lazy, he is smart and deducts a little money he earns every day. Sanfang has saved a lot of private houses these days.

"No?" Ma was stunned. After being instigated by Xiao Yao, she wanted to prevent Zhan Lao San from going to the dock to pick up goods, but she was reluctant to give up the ox cart and private money, so she couldn't help but take her anger on Zhan Feiyu.

Ma complained at the throat, "Sister-in-law, Xiaoyu has also gone to the Zeng family, why did he provoke such a cruel person? If this harms my third brother, you and I will never end up!"

The others also muttered in a low voice. Everyone knew that Xiao Yao did it on purpose, but her words were correct.

"Don't you go to work in the short term in the future?" An aunt spoke worriedly.

"How can that be done? After planting next spring, my family will have to get a house for the boss to get married. If you don't have a short-term work, can you dig out money in the field?"

"Isn't it just that the clan takes care of Xiaoyu like this because of her intelligence and will have a promising future in school. I can't do this. Isn't this money spent in vain?"

The jealous woman immediately muttered sarcastically, why could Li live in three big houses and the clan also give silver to Xiaoyu to study!

For a moment, Li became the target of public criticism.

Boss Zhan looked at Li who was being pointed at with concern and wanted to speak, but Li didn't even look at Boss Zhan from the beginning.

"Okay, what's the matter!" Muramachi slapped the table, and immediately stopped the buzzing sound.

Xiao Yao was so happy that she had been jealous of Li's reputation before. But this time after she got into divorce and remarry, her reputation became bad. Not only were she scolded, but she also spitted at her. Xiao Yao was so angry that she was about to vomit blood.

Now it's Li's turn to be scolded. Xiao Yao's family can't let Cun Zheng get in the way. They opened their mouths and said, "We don't know that, Cun Zheng, you protect my sister-in-law and Xiaoyu so much. If you don't know, they think Xiaoyu is your daughter!"

The quiet needle inside and outside the house could be heard when it fell down. Everyone looked at Xiao Yao like a ghost, "Mom, Lao Zhan's wife dared to say anything!"

With a snap! The applause sounded crisply, and everyone was stunned again.

Boss Zhan raised his hand and roared with a blue face, "Shut up!"

Li looked at the angry boss Zhan in surprise, but he was dissatisfied with Xiao Yao who was beaten.

"I..." Xiao Yao covered her face and screamed, but unfortunately, she was caught by several women without waiting for her to make a fuss.

If you dare to say such words, you will be lightly slapped!

The old patriarch and several patriarchs are really glad that she adopted Zhan Feiyu, otherwise she would be too talented in studying and would be dragged down by these people.

"If you dare to talk nonsense, you will move out all of them!" The old patriarch successfully asked Xiao Yao to shut up, unless she also wanted to be expelled from the clan.

Murmasa continued coldly: "You don't have to blame Xiaoyu in your heart. After all, it was Zhan Lao Er who provoked the Zeng family, but it was not Xiaoyu!"

Uh... the people who were taken awkwardly then reacted, and then they poked Xiao Yao's eyes like a knife.

Xiao Yao, who covered her face, was also stunned. Finally, she remembered that the culprit was Zhan Lao Er.

"You still have the face to blame Xiaoyu!" The woman who grabbed Xiaoyao's family cursed with contempt, pushed the person away. She was able to make trouble.

The wife of the village master and the old man Zhan are of the same generation. They are both grandmas. But the old man was slandered by Xiao Yao, and cursed with a cold face: "Boss Zhan, you shouldn't be expelled from the clan instead of Zhan Lao Er. If you don't say you are grateful, the couple are just evil beasts!"

"Okay, let's say less." Village Zheng glanced at his old woman and laughed loudly: "When we left the Zeng family, the yamen's constable arrested Weng San. I asked Constable Ma. I heard that he would be exiled after committing a crime. In the future, neither Weng San nor Zeng's family dared to attack us!"

When he heard that Weng San was taken out of prison, the dull and solemn atmosphere instantly dissipated, and his smile returned to everyone's face. If he really couldn't go to the county to do short-term work, over time, the villagers would inevitably take their anger on Zhan Feiyu.

Xiao Yao's cheeks were swollen. She just offended Muramasa without any restraint. She also accepted her slap.

But at this moment, looking at the villager with a relaxed expression, Xiao Yao couldn't help but shout: "After all, it's because I was in charge. If Constable Ma hadn't had a good relationship with me, would the yamen arrest Weng San?"

Everyone in the village knew that Zhan Lao Er had a personal relationship with Constable Ma, but they just asked them to accept the favors of Zhan Lao Er and Xiao Yao, and they felt uncomfortable as if they had swallowed a fly.

Xiao Yao straightened his back proudly and glanced at the people present with contempt. "My boss is going to open a shop in the county in the future. Although it is a small business, fortunately, there is a horse cadre to take a snapshot."

Murama really looked down on Xiao Yao, who was showing off, picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, and spoke leisurely: "It was not because of the arrest of Weng San, but because of the command of Ma Ma, the captain Fei was ordered by the Magistrate Chen."

Xiao Yao curled his lips in disbelief and hummed sarcastically, "Mura Masahisa can say whatever he says."

"Old patriarch, you don't know that girl Xiaoyu can stand it." Murakama ignored Xiao Yao's family and was excited when he said this. "This girl was actually appreciated by an adult and gave her a letter of recommendation to go to the county school and the government school."

"What?" The old patriarch stood up in shock. He was too excited and his body shook, but fortunately he was supported by the person next to him.

The same is true for the other tribe elders, their eyes were excited and green.

The old patriarch pointed at Muramasa and cursed in anger: "You little brat, why don't you talk about such an important thing first!"

The villagers looked at each other in confusion, and they really didn't understand why the old patriarch and the others were so excited. It seemed like silver was lost in the sky.

"Muramasa, what kind of recommendation book, we don't understand?" asked quickly.

Muramasa no longer kept it in a silence, "It's fine if you don't know the children at home. You must let your children study more. This book recommendation is extraordinary! Only by passing the scholar's examination can you go to the county school, and only students in the scholar's academic qualifications are qualified to go to the prefecture."

"Oh my God!" The villagers who understood the eyes widened.

A scholar! There has not been a scholar in Jinlin Village for many years. Xiaoyu can go to the county school where scholars studied now.

"Today we went to Zeng's family. The adult was worried about Xiaoyu's safety and actually sent a hundred and sixth-ranked adults to accompany him. The rank was even higher than that of our County Magistrate Chen." As soon as Cun Zheng said this, the people present no longer knew what to say. The county Magistrate was the biggest official to them.

"Okay, okay, okay! With the little fish here, why don't we worry about not being prosperous!" The old clan leader said three good words, his face flushed as if he had taken the elixir of immortality.

The villagers were also excited and happy. Xiaoyu could actually meet an adult who was even more powerful than the county magistrate. Who in the future dares to underestimate their Jinlin Village?

Mummaru looked at Xiao Yao, who had a blue and white expression, and said coldly: "The arrest of Weng San was the order of this hundred-household master. Constable Ma followed the order and had nothing to do with Zhan Laoer!"

Xiao Yao, who was beaten and ridiculed, left Muramasa's family in disgrace.

...

study.

After checking the words handed over by Zhan Feiyu, Master Lin looked relieved. Xiaoyu can be said to be the most worry-free student. Although a gentleman is cautious in his own right, how many people can achieve Xiaoyu's self-discipline.

After a while, Master Lin, who had a smile, suddenly said, "Xiaoyu, you have read the four books through, and how do you evaluate the book "The Great Learning"?"

Ah? Zhan Feiyu was stunned and almost thought that his master was joking. How could a sage book be commented on by a small scholar?

But when he looked at Master Lin who was waiting for his answer seriously, he knew that this was an exam.

"Whenever a scholar reads the Great Learning, first read the Great Learning to establish its scale; then read the Analects of Confucius to establish its foundation; then read the Mencius to stimulate its excitement; finally read the Doctrine of the Mean to fulfill its subtleties." Zhan Feiyu knew that this answer did not satisfy Master Lin, this was just a cliché and a truth that any scholar knew.

Zhan Feiyu said again loudly: "A chapter of "The Great Learning" clearly shows that the people are close to the highest good, which is the size of its size. However, it is all outside, and only seeks to be able to protect itself. Then the debate between the root and the end of the body and the inside and the outside is one after another."

Seeing Master Lin’s expression calm, Zhan Feiyu finally concluded, “From the 'character of sincerity and integrity' to the 'cultural cultivation and peace', as the saying goes, first be a human being when reading the "Great Learning" and study the mind and nature to cultivate oneself.”

To put it simply, reading "The Great Learning" is for the purpose of improving personal cultivation and improving personality. In the final analysis, it is to cultivate oneself, manage the family, govern the country and pacify the world.
To be continued...