Zheng Dongyang studied at the same time as the old scholar. He was very smart and talented since childhood. He was a famous child prodigy at a young age. He became a poem at the age of six and could be discussed at the age of eight. He was the youngest child in the village at the age of ten.
Not only is he diligent and studious, he can learn from other things, but he is also born with righteousness. He can't stand those bullying things and often helps his classmates in the school. Once he walked home by the alley and saw a few people surrounding a thin boy.
He immediately stepped forward and stopped, saying, "Good and evil will be rewarded in the end, so we can only fight for it early or late; there is still a day to clarify the Yellow River, so how can people not be lucky?" The small body was not afraid of the few people on the other side.
He spoke harshly and harshly and tempted him in a manner that finally rescued the poor young man who was beaten up.
Everyone thinks that he will definitely be able to become a good official who will benefit the countryside in the future.
He had excellent results when he participated in the provincial examination for the first time at the age of thirteen and ranked among the top in the county. Even the academic government applauded his articles and praised him for his promising future.
But what is most lacking in the world is jealous people. Someone handed an anonymous report letter to the yamen, suing Zheng Dongyang's elderly grandmother when she was young, and she was a matchmaker.
At that time, the court had regulations that prostitutes, good, soap, and special professions such as matchmakers, sedan chairmen, janitors, etc. themselves and three generations of descendants were not qualified to take the imperial examination.
At that time, academicians were a talent-loving person. After verification from multiple sources, he learned that Grandma Zheng Dongyang was just enthusiastic about making connections with young men and women nearby. Although it led to many marriages, it was not a matchmaker for making a living and should not be recognized as a matchmaker.
However, how could a jealous person give up easily? After all, if Zheng Dongyang can be successfully squeezed away, it means an extra quota. The letter of complaint was handed over to the Governor's office, and the Governor at that time was not as willing to spend more time checking like the academic government.
At that time, he ordered Zheng Dongyang to be invalidated. His background violated the court's regulations and he would never be allowed to participate in the imperial examination again.
After this incident, Zheng Dongyang never got the exam again. Zheng's parents were heartbroken. But what if it was the governor's order? What if they were angry? Others can only regret it. It's a pity that the child prodigy fell into a mediocre peasant, and they can only be at home.
The thin field is busy from dawn to dark.
Old Man Cen knew that Zheng Dongyang was not a person who was willing to be ordinary. Even if he could not participate in the scientific examination and entered the officialdom, he would not give up on continuing to study and correct himself. In the past for more than 40 years, he offered advice to the township yamen, targeting land taxes and people,
When farming, everyone has put forward their own opinions.
Over the years, local parents and officials have changed more than a dozen. Some people think that Zheng Dongyang's opinions are indeed useful. Some of them have changed some governance measures based on his suggestions. Some officials who served were furious when they received the policy from him.
He despised the government and said nonsense, knocked him out of the yamen.
Such a knowledgeable and upright person is the gentleman who is qualified to become a teacher Xiao Zhaomeng in his heart.
After hearing that Old Man Cen talked about Zheng Dongyang's life, Xiao Ruo also agreed to ask this gentleman to teach Xiao Zhao to broaden his horizons and learn literature and calligraphy.
"If we invite this gentleman, how many tuitions should we prepare?" Xiao Ruo was a little worried. She had no idea about this. She was afraid that she would feel negligent and refused to accept Xiao Zhao. How could she not say much?
Old man Cen pushed away Xiao Ruo's hand that had been rubbing his waist, drank a sip of slightly cool tea, and thought about it and said, "I have never invited Master Kai Meng, otherwise we will bring some bacon and silver to visit first tomorrow. Let’s talk about it later.” He had no children in his life and had no chance to hire a teacher, so he couldn’t say how many training he should give.
"Grandpa, is Zhaozhao going to go to a private school?" Xiao Niu asked with her big eyes blinking and tilting her head. She was a little worried. If her younger brother went to school, she would be alone in Tzu Chi Hall and no one could play with her. It's right.
Xiao Ruo hugged her soft and warm sister in her arms, asked her to raise her little head and lean against her chest, lowered her head and asked her face to face: "Does Niao Niao also want to study with Zhaozhao?"
She knew that almost no one in this world would let girls in school. The time for these girls was used to practice the girl's red and learn to be respectful and gentle. They were flowers in the bird window in the cage, and their names were not words , it is just a syllable in the mouth of others. When they call them like this, they will follow the sound.
Xiao Ruo doesn't want the little guy snuggling in her arms to become such a flower and bird. She should be like her twin brothers, free and wanton, and grow into what she wants.
Xiao Niao's big eyes like black grapes are turning around. She actually doesn't fall in love with school. When her father taught them to read, she was always sleepy. The words were like black squares and turned around in front of her. She fainted for a while. She was so dizzy. But she didn't want to be separated from Zhaozhao. She hadn't been separated from Zhaozhao since she was born.
She clenched her fleshy little hands, and she hesitated for a long time before she answered her elder sister's question: "Niao Niao doesn't want to leave grandpa...Niao Niao doesn't want to leave Zhaozhao..."
Xiao Ruo couldn't help laughing when she saw Xiao Niao's cute and innocent look unconsciously pouting.
This little girl is greedy, doesn't want to go to school, and doesn't want to play with her alone in Tzu Chi Hall.
She didn't force Xiaoniao. If she didn't like to study, she didn't have to go to school. She couldn't take the imperial examinations. She could teach her how to read, speak, read and write in general. She could just learn basic listening, speaking, reading and writing. With her elder sister , the little girl grows as she wants.
Pinching Xiao Niao's little nose, Xiao Ruo said: "Niao Niao will go with us tomorrow to see Zhaozhao's future teacher, help Zhaozhao's palms and see if the future teacher is fierce."
Oh, there may be a fierce teacher! Xiao Niu was shocked by this possibility, so she must follow Zhaozhao immediately. If the teacher is very fierce and wants to hit her younger brother's board, she can help her younger brother! Thinking of this, she He nodded vigorously, indicating that she would go together tomorrow.
The whole family reached a consensus and decided to visit Zheng Dongyang together the next day.
I brought up three pieces of bacon and three fresh little carp as a meeting gift. Xiao Ruo personally picked the three little carp early in the morning.
Zheng Dongyang's family is located under a small hillside outside Shangxi Town. Three houses are helpless and stand alone on the ground, like their owners.
Zheng Dongyang is the only one left in the Zheng family. His parents had already passed away many years ago. Their original relatives also cut off contact after he was ordered by the governor not to undergo a scientific examination. His future is slim and his family is meager. No one is willing to marry him. He has lived alone to this day.
When Xiao Ruo and his group visited the door of Zheng's house, the door of the mottled thin wooden boards were so open that there were no people in the house.