After settling down Mrs. Gu, Qin Dewei is fine for the time being. The county government's guidelines, routes, and policies have been set, and the county magistrate and his uncle can implement them, and there is no need for him to do everything himself.
So Qin Dewei went back to the Xu family to learn reading. On a warm spring morning, while Mr. Zeng had his back to the door, Qin Dewei, who had come directly from Jiangning County, sneaked in quietly and floated to sit next to Xu Shi'an.
"Your ability to sneak into the wind is 70% as good as mine." Xu Shi'an couldn't help but praise.
"Why don't you see Liu Yue?" Qin Dewei looked around, but there was no sign of the maid.
Xu Shi'an replied: "She is your maid, not mine, and she didn't know that you would go directly to the school today."
It seems that the principle is that if the master is not available, the maid will naturally not come.
Xu Shi'an didn't know what he thought of, and he laughed a few times, "It will be lively when you get back, and you will have a headache."
"What's wrong?" When Qin Dewei is full of confidence, what else can't be solved?
Xu Shian gloated and said: "Your mother felt that Liu Yue was a restless person and was not suitable to stay with you. She wanted to make the decision for you and sell Liu Yue, but Liu Yue refused to obey and was on a hunger strike."
Qin Dewei: "..."
At this time, Mr. Zeng stood in front and announced the matter: "Two invitations to the spring gathering that Xu Jinyi is going to hold have finally been sent to the clan school. This time it is much later than in previous years. It is almost late spring."
The first invitation was undoubtedly given to top student Xu Miaojing, but everyone was focused on the second invitation, which was the opportunity that everyone might have.
Even Xu Shi'an has the extravagant hope that a big pie will fall from the sky. Maybe Mr. Zeng's lard has deceived him. And even if Mr. Zeng is partial to Qin Dewei, Xu Laosan can still do the same trick and pretend to be Qin Dewei's book boy to sneak in and watch.
lively.
Mr. Zeng pondered for a moment, and then announced: "I got the second invitation myself!"
The school was filled with howls and murmurs. Mr. Zeng had fooled everyone for a long time, but in the end he went alone!
Mr. Zeng lectured without any pretense: "The invitation was sent to the clan school, and I didn't say that I was not allowed to go! If you think about your own knowledge, it would be embarrassing to go there. If it weren't for Xu Jinyi's respect in the eyes of his fellow clan members.
Come on, the ethnic studies don’t even have invitations!”
Qin Dewei was stunned. Wasn't the second invitation reserved for him? Has the halo of the protagonist disappeared? Does Mr. Zeng no longer love his mother?
Xu Shian was a little disappointed at first, but when he saw Qin Dewei's surprised expression, he suddenly felt more balanced.
He patted Qin Dewei's hand and comforted him, saying, "You are my reading companion. Don't be too ambitious. Hey, I originally thought that if I got the invitation, I would take you there. But now I don't even have to go.
, don’t think too much about it.
After school, Qin Dewei and Xu Shian, who felt a little disappointed, walked out, but were blocked by Mr. Zeng.
Xu Laosan was startled, subconsciously thinking that he was going to learn a lesson. Unexpectedly, Mr. Zeng actually let him go today and unleashed a barrage of firepower on his companion.
"Where have you been fooling around these past few days? You should strive to improve your studies every day. How can you spend three days fishing and two days drying nets? With such a wasteful look, why are you taking the county examination?"
Xu Shi'an breathed a sigh of relief, as long as it was not directed at him. He stood aside and watched with a smile. It was rare to see him reading and being taught a lesson, so he tsk tsk.
After Mr. Zeng finished his lecture, he read to Qin Ban: "This time Xu Jinyi's spring gathering, I heard that all the sages have arrived. You can be a scholar and follow me, and learn carefully from the sages of the past!"
Qin Dewei agreed with a low eyebrow: "Yes, what you taught me is sir. After you go to Yaji, you should study hard from your predecessors."
Xu Shi'an was immediately angry. Partiality is partiality, no matter how pretending it is, it will still show off! He couldn't help but shouted: "Mr. Zeng! You need two book boys!"
Mr. Zeng asked without turning his eyelids: "Did King Hui of Liang carry it all? You can't even carry King Hui of Liang, how dare you..."
"I've memorized it!" Xu Laosan said loudly: "If you don't believe me, take the test now!"
Qin Dewei and Mr. Zeng were immediately shocked and looked sideways. The sky was about to fall. This Xu Laosan actually carried King Liang Hui on his back?
Xu Shi'an gritted his teeth: "You guys make fun of me every day, even Buddha is angry! Can he be a book boy now?"
Mr. Zeng was stunned for a moment, then came to his senses and asked again: "Can you make a seven-rhythm poem? The format must be correct!"
Xu Shi'an was unconvinced: "To be a book boy, do you still need to be able to write seven-line poems? How many twelve-year-old boys can do seven-line poems?"
Mr. Zeng nodded matter-of-factly: "This is my standard. If you want to be a book boy for me, in addition to being able to recite King Hui of Liang, you must also be able to do the seven rhymes."
Xu Shian: "..."
Qin Dewei patted Xu Shi'an on the shoulder and comforted him: "You, the future official of hundreds of households, should not get involved in the matter of scholars. After all, your future does not lie in this."
Xu Laosan couldn't help but have a desolate expression, as if he had seen through the world, and sighed dejectedly: "Seeing Mr. Zeng and you colluding with each other, I finally understand why people say that scholars have become corrupt in recent years."
Damn, you really dare to say that! Qin Dewei was afraid that Mr. Zeng would go crazy while sitting in the hall, so he quickly jumped in and said, "What do you know about scholars? Don't talk nonsense!"
Xu Laosan argued: "Why don't I understand? Look at these young talents and celebrities hanging around in Nanjing. Zhu Yuefan is one of the four Jinling families. The son of the late Zhu Yingdeng, who participated in politics in Yunnan, now follows Gu Lin, the leader of the Jinling literary circle.
mix!
Jin Dache is the son of Mr. Dongyuan Jin Xian, a great scholar of the Spring and Autumn Confucian classics. Jin Xian and the alliance leader Gu Lin were close friends in their early years!
Xu Gu is the son of Xu Long, a famous hermit in Jinling, and Xu Long and Wen Zhengming had a close relationship!
And Wang Fengyuan, who was defeated by you, is known as the youngest rising star. He is the son of Wang Wei, one of the three heroes of Jinling and one of the four families of Jinling! Now he is following the leader Gu as his disciple! "
Damn it! Qin Dewei and Mr. Zeng were shocked together again. Xu Laosan simply refreshed their three views today!
To be honest, Qin Dewei himself didn't know much about this Shilin information. After all, he didn't officially hang out in the circle. His mentality was to fight one against one or two against one, no matter who was blocking his way.
It's just that Wang Fengyuan was lucky, being met by Qin Dewei both times...
Xu Laosan looked at Mr. Zeng, who was shocked by him, and then at Qin Dewei, who was shocked by him, and continued to utter nonsense: "After the incident at Guogong Tower, I became interested in the affairs of scholars.
After asking about this situation, the result is nothing more than this!
Come on, all celebrities in the scholarly world are father and son. Master and apprentice are passed down from generation to generation, just like other professions! If a son has a celebrity father, his son can also gain a reputation as a talented person in the circle, that's all!"
Celebrity father and son of a talented man? For some reason, Mr. Zeng suddenly became very fond of Xu Laosan, and said kindly: "You can't be so extreme, and you can't say things like this. They can be famous, and they are indeed talented people.
.”
"There are so many talented people in the world! For example, Mr. Zeng, don't you have any talent? Why are you so unknown?"
"..." Mr. Zeng was speechless.
Xu Laosan, who has seen through life, continues to express his opinions: "Furthermore, I also found that those talented people can easily take the examination for candidates. Everyone is a scholar, but why do they often fail when it comes to taking examinations for candidates?
I thought about it carefully, could it be that the candidates for the examination did not conceal their names and answered with their names, while the candidates for the examinations needed to conceal their names? So I admire Tang Bohu!"
"..." Qin Dewei, who tried to spend eighty taels to pass the county examination, had nothing to say.
