"The case has been investigated clearly. You can let Zhan Feiyu County learn how to study." Master Dou had a straight face, and it was obvious that he was still angry with Zhao Jiaoyu.
Previously, Zhao Jiaoyu refused to accept Zhan Feiyu because of the rumors. Master Dou objected fiercely, firmly believing that "the pure will be pure by itself, and the turbid will be turbid by itself." Unfortunately, Zhao Jiaoyu was the academic official of the county school.
At noon, the trial in the yamen had ended, and the dirty water on Zhan Feiyu's body had been washed away. After receiving the news, Master Dou came to see Zhao Jiaoyu without even eating.
In the past few days, Brother Wenhan had ignored the edict. Although he didn't care about the edict, he kept a straight face all day long. Master Niu was caught in the middle and was in a dilemma.
Zhao Jiaoyu did not speak, his eyes still rested on the book in his hand, and he was silent as if he had not heard Master Dou's words.
"Do you still want to reject Zhan Feiyu?" Master Dou stood up and couldn't bear it anymore and glared at Zhao Jiayu, "As a county academic officer, you should have stood up to defend Zhan Feiyu instead of following what others say.
You were a timid and fearful person hiding in the county school, and now the truth has come to light. For the sake of your own reputation, you even refused to accept Zhan Feiyu. I am ashamed to be associated with you!"
After being sternly reprimanded, Master Dou blushed angrily, turned around with a flick of his sleeves and hurried out the door, as if he didn't bother to be in the same room with a hypocrite like Zhao Jiaoyu who was so wise and self-protective.
Well……
Zhan Feiyu, who was standing at the door but had not yet entered, smiled awkwardly at the astonished Master Dou.
"You..." Master Dou suppressed his anger and looked guiltily at Zhan Feiyu, who had red lips and white teeth. Then he bowed his hands and said, "As a teacher, we cannot protect our students. We are in vain as scholars!"
The frightened Zhan Feiyu hurriedly turned aside to avoid Master Dou's salute, and said in a panic: "Master, your words are serious."
The master of the county school was a man of merit, so even the county magistrate Chen had to treat him with courtesy. He was just a little Mengtong, so how could he be honored by Master Dou.
Master Niu also saw Zhan Feiyu at the door, and quickly grabbed Master Dou. The middle-aged man, who was not good at words, showed a fatherly and kind smile, "Xiaoyu is here to study? Master Dou."
Impatient, it was just a misunderstanding, the instructions are in the house, Xiaoyu, come in quickly."
If the students of the county school were here, they would definitely be surprised. Except in the lecture hall, Mr. Niu, who can't beat him with three sticks, can actually speak such a long speech. It is simply a wonder of the county school!
Seeing Zhan Feiyu entering the house, Master Dou still had a straight face. After being pulled by Master Niu, he turned around and walked back unwillingly. He was not bowing his head, but was worried that Zhao Jiaoyu had bullied the little girl!
Unlike Master Dou who stood firmly in defense, and unlike Master Niu who tried hard to laugh, Zhao Jiaoyu, who was dressed in a green shirt, still had a straight face, with cold and sharp eyes, "Since Mr. Chen has closed the case, tomorrow you will bring
Come with your letter of recommendation and study with Master Dou for the time being."
Before Zhan Feiyu could speak, Master Dou glared at Zhao Jiaoyu with a nose that was not a nose and eyes that were not eyes.
The little girl suffered an unreasonable disaster and was accused by thousands of people. As an evangelist, she could not say a word of comfort, but her attitude was so indifferent!
"Jiaoyu, students are not here to study today..." As soon as Zhan Feiyu said these words, Zhao Jiaoyu's expression suddenly turned cold.
The book in Zhao Jiaoyu's hand fell to the ground with a bang, and he scolded sternly, "The county school is a place where students study. If you don't want to study, then get out!"
Stunned by the scolding, Zhan Feiyu froze on the spot, where was I? What happened?
"Get out, get out! From today on, you study with me, even if we don't come to this county school!" A louder voice of anger rang out, and Master Dou grabbed Zhan Feiyu's arm and walked out.
After being dragged for a few steps, Zhan Feiyu looked at the furious Dou Fuzi and had no choice but to squat on the ground. His fat body was like a weight, so Dou Fuzi had to stop.
Zhan Feiyu raised his head and shook his little arm held by Master Dou. He looked cute and cute, "Master Dou, I haven't finished speaking yet."
Seeing such a well-behaved Zhan Feiyu, Master Dou's heart melted, and he even disliked Zhao Jiaoyu, the instigator, "Okay, let's make it clear before we leave!"
Turning around, Master Dou glared at Zhao Jiaoyu, planning to cut off his robe to judge him!
After walking back in a few steps, Zhan Feiyu picked up the book on the ground and expressed his attitude first, "Jiaoyu, I will come to study tomorrow."
Seeing that Zhao Jiaoyu's cold expression relaxed a little, Zhan Feiyu continued: "I came here today because of my wife's affairs. I want to ask Jiaoyu for help."
Although the case of Mrs. Lin being poisoned has been investigated clearly, it will eventually have an impact on Mrs. Lin's reputation. As soon as Zhan Feiyu opened her mouth, Zhao Jiaoyu understood what she meant.
"Master Lin was just harmed by a villain, you don't have to worry." Master Dou couldn't be more satisfied with Zhan Feiyu. The little girl is not only talented in reading, but also values love and justice, unlike some people!
Thinking of this, Master Dou glared at Zhao Jiaoyu again.
On the side, Master Niu also showed some appreciation in his eyes. Respecting teachers is easy to say, but how many people would be so dedicated to an enlightened master?
Thinking of this, Master Niu suddenly understood. No wonder Jiaoyu's mood was so fluctuating just now. He was probably thinking of Wan Yunhao.
Zhao Jiaoyu said seriously: "No matter what others say, it will not be as useful as your future success. Facts speak louder than words. If you are successful in your studies, Mrs. Lin's private school will definitely be popular."
As an eunuch, I can naturally rectify Master Lin's name, but I cannot force students to study in Lin's private schools. It will not cure the root cause.
"Student understands, but if the student comes up with a method, he still needs help from the teacher." Zhan Feiyu raised the book in his hand.
“Students used to go to Wenxing Study Hall and saw many poor people copying books in the study hall in exchange for money. Most of the books in the small bookstore were copied, while in the large bookstores, the bookstores used woodblock printing. However, woodblock printing was time-consuming, laborious and consumable, so the books
expensive."
The sages' books such as the Classics and Histories are basically printed by bookshops for students all over the world to study. The price is not expensive because the engravings can be used thousands of times.
However, the "Model Essays on Craftsmanship" that Yin Wuyan gave to Zhan Feiyu before, with more than 500 articles in total, were copied and can be said to be a priceless treasure.
It is said that the printing of Buddhist scriptures in the previous dynasties took 22 years, totaling 1,076 volumes, 5,048 volumes, and 130,000 blocks of engravings, which could not fit in even ten large houses.
That's why it is said that it is difficult for a poor family to produce a noble son, and precious classics are only owned by those scholarly families, and they are passed down from generation to generation, neither borrowed nor passed on to others.
If children from poor families can study in county schools or academies, they can also go to libraries. If they just study hard at home behind closed doors, they will probably have difficulty achieving anything in their lives.
Looking at Zhan Feiyu with a confident look on his face, Zhao Jiaoyu asked: "How do you plan to help Mrs. Lin?"
Should Master Lin be allowed to come to the county to study and copy books for readers to borrow during his mourning period?
The library of the county school does have some rare books that cannot be borrowed, especially many related to the imperial examination. If Master Lin does this, he can indeed restore his reputation.
"The student was in the market before and occasionally heard passers-by mention a new printing technology that can solve this problem." Zhan Feiyu said this. Seeing Zhao Jiaoyu, Master Dou was puzzled, so he said directly: "This method is
Movable type printing.”
"The engraver uses small wooden blocks to carve text. One wooden board only has one word carved on it. Several blocks are connected to form a sentence, and several sentences are combined into a page. They are then printed into a book. The next time it is used, the blocks can be rearranged to print a new book.
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A deathly silence spread in the room. Zhan Feiyu's words were simple and easy to understand. Zhao Jiaoyu and the other three were all born in Juren, and their brains were definitely better than ordinary people. These few words made them understand the importance of movable type printing.
This is a kind deed that will last forever, and it will make countless scholars grateful and remember it for a lifetime. Not to mention clearing Mrs. Lin's name, after reporting it to the court, it is not a problem to be promoted to an official position.
After a moment of silence, Zhao Jiaoyu finally found his voice and looked at Zhan Feiyu with complex eyes, "What are your plans?"
"I originally wanted Master to participate in it, but I know the kind of person Master is, he would never agree." Zhan Feiyu touched his nose, hiding a hint of guilt in his heart.
When she had an idea, she wanted to put the name on Mrs. Lin, which was equivalent to a gold medal to avoid death and ensure her health for the rest of her life. However, thinking of Mrs. Lin's upright character, Zhan Feiyu gave up this idea.
Zhan Feiyu took a step back and thought, the master's only enemy was Zhang Xiucai. As long as he had some achievements in movable type printing, the master could protect himself.
Unless Zhang Xiucai dares to offend the scholars in the world, he will never dare to plot against Master Lin again. That is enough.
After solving a major issue, Zhan Feiyu left the county school with a relaxed expression, and his bouncing little figure looked full of vitality.
"Jiaoyu, do you think she knows the importance of this matter?" Master Dou asked, completely forgetting that he planned to cut off his relationship with Zhao Jiaoyu.
"As long as she is handed over to the imperial court, given the importance that the Holy Emperor attaches to scholars, she will at least be made the county head." Zhao Jiaoyu looked at Master Dou with a tangled look on his face and sighed: "I can find out Mrs. Lin on my own.
Do you think she can’t imagine the truth about being poisoned?”
As for what Zhan Feiyu said he heard from passers-by, Zhao Jiaoyu didn't believe a word of it. The little girl probably didn't want to take credit for such a huge achievement, so she found an excuse.
After pondering for a long time, Zhao Jiaoyu couldn't help but sigh: "If she was born into a hairpin family or a scholarly family, this would be the icing on the cake. But Zhan Feiyu is just a farm girl, and it is hard to tell whether this will be a blessing or a blessing for her."
Zhao Jiaoyu was so cautious that he never mentioned the four words "movable type printing".
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When Zhan Feiyu returned to Leshan Residence, he happened to meet Chen Fei and his men saying goodbye to Doctor Ji, and they were about to return to the guardhouse.
After watching the horses leave, Doctor Ji looked at Zhan Feiyu, who had a relaxed look on his face, and asked, "Have you taken care of your own business?"
"Let's talk about it when we go back to the house." Zhan Feiyu smiled extremely mysteriously and looked around cautiously, fearing that someone would eavesdrop.
Doctor Ji was amused by her exaggerated behavior. He entered the backyard of Leshan Residence and opened the door and windows. He didn't have to worry about anyone eavesdropping outside. "Okay, you can talk, I'm all ears."
Zhan Feiyu came close to Doctor Ji, like this, like this...
Doctor Ji originally just thought of it as a joke, but after listening to it, he felt as if he had been struck by lightning. He stared blankly at Zhan Feiyu, who was grinning silly and making as much noise as he wanted.
"You...you...you are so happy that you went directly to the county school to talk about such a big thing! Where is your brain?" The roar sounded, which could make the aloof and venomous Doctor Ji so furious, Zhan Feiyu
Definitely the first person.
His ears hurt from being yelled at. Zhan Feiyu took a few steps back, carefully looked at the furious Doctor Ji, and weakly defended himself, "This is a matter for scholars. Naturally, I have to go to the county school."
"Zhan Feiyu!" The roof-shattering roar sounded again, and even the tea guests at Leshan Residence in front heard it.
Doctor Ji glared at the innocent-looking Zhan Feiyu, and after a while he squeezed out words through his teeth, "Go out and turn right, otherwise I'm really worried that I won't be able to hold back and poison you to death!"
"Doctor Ji, I'm so angry that I'm going to go home first." Zhan Feiyu rushed out before he could get angry, and ran out with a thud on his short legs.
"This stupid girl is so stupid!" Dr. Ji walked around the room several times angrily, then walked to the desk, wrote a secret letter with a brush and hurried out.
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As the sun sets, Jinlin Village is shrouded in golden light, but the village is full of uproar and noise, and from time to time there are cries and howls coming from the Zhan family's old house.
"Xiaoyu, you are finally back." The pillar guarding the entrance of the village hurriedly stepped forward. Before Zhan Feiyu could jump off the oxcart, he hurriedly said: "The village leader and the old patriarch are waiting for you, come with me!"
To be precise, Zhan Feiyu hasn't come back since noon, so Muramasa and the others sent Zhuzhu to guard here.
The courtyard of Muramasa's house was crowded with people, even outside the fence. People were talking to each other, and the noise seemed to be chaotic.
"Move over, aunties, Xiaoyu is back." Zhu Zhu shouted at the top of his lungs, and then the women who gathered around the entrance of the courtyard made way.
In the main room, in addition to the old clan leader, Muramasa and the clan elders who were sitting on chairs and stools, there were seven or eight men standing on both sides. When they saw Zhan Feiyu entering, everyone's eyes glanced over with expectation.
and hope.
"Grandpa..." After Zhan Feiyu said hello one by one, he sat down on the square stool with great hospitality, "I wonder what business you have with me, Grandpa?"
It can't be the matter of the former second aunt being flogged, right? I've already been beaten, and it's too late to say anything now.
Furthermore, the former second aunt at most made a false confession in court, and the charge of false accusation was not a big crime and would not affect the entire village.
"Xiaoyu, the case has been cleared up. Where is the county school?" The old patriarch is most concerned about Zhan Feiyu's study. As for the ruin of the old house, if it didn't involve the villagers, the old patriarch wouldn't bother to care.
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A smile appeared on his chubby face, and Zhan Feiyu said in a cheerful voice, "I went to the county school before I came back. Zhao Jiaoyu asked me to go to school tomorrow."
"Okay!" The old patriarch laughed happily.
Several clan elders also smiled and nodded. As long as he could enter the county school, with Xiaoyu's talent and hard work, it would only be a matter of time before he could gain fame.
The black-faced man standing at the door couldn't help but said, "Xiaoyu, you can study in the county school, and you are valued by County Magistrate Chen. Why don't you go to Taifu Restaurant and tell Mr. Xie that we can continue selling vegetables?"
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Several other men in charge also spoke one after another, "Xiaoyu, you must help my uncle, I can't write two characters of "Zhan" in this stroke!"
"Yes, Xiaoyu, you are a scholar and have a lot of face. Boss Xie is just a businessman. I will not dare to offend you!"
"The family is still waiting for money to buy medicine for my mother, Xiaoyu, uncle, please."
Uh... Only then did Zhan Feiyu find out that after the Taifu Restaurant closed the case at noon, the shopkeeper told Zhan Laoer, the food delivery person, that he would not be allowed to come to deliver food again in the future, which meant that less than half of the vegetable selling business in the village was
It will turn yellow after a month.
The money they had received was just gone. No wonder the villagers were so anxious. They surrounded the Muramasa family from three levels inside and three outside.
"That's enough, why are you embarrassing Xiaoyu about the Taifu Restaurant?" The old patriarch slapped the table and glared at the men, "Xiaoyu will study for the imperial examination in the future, how can he lose his reputation because of money?"
"Old patriarch, there is a grudge between Mr. Zhan and Xiaoyu. Taifu Restaurant must be afraid of offending Xiaoyu, so it doesn't let Mr. Zhan deliver food. Xiaoyu can just go and say hello." The black-faced man muttered.
He said that when it comes to money, even if the old patriarch speaks, they will fight for it.
The food was delivered well, why did it suddenly stop being delivered? There must be a reason. They learned about the news at noon and stayed at Muramasa's house for more than two hours. After thinking about it carefully, they finally figured it out.
Zhan Feiyu knew the reason. Mr. Xie was trying to apologize. As for the rumors, Mr. Xie also had a hand in the rumors. He couldn't apologize openly, so he had to take this step.
Zhan Laoer has now become the enemy of the whole village, so Zhan Feiyu is naturally happy to see this happen.
As long as Zhan Feiyu goes to tell him, Master Xie will definitely let the villagers continue to deliver food. This kind of kindness will be transferred from Zhan Laoer to Zhan Feiyu. Not to mention increasing her prestige in the village, at least no one will do it again in the future.
Dare to offend Mr. Li.
"What do you know? Is this just a matter of saying something?" Muramasa said angrily. Looking at a few men with red eyes, he softened his attitude and broke it into pieces to explain to them.
"If Xiaoyu goes and talks, he will owe Master Xie a big favor. What if Master Xie tries to repay the favor in the future? What will you do to Xiaoyu?" After all, Muramasa often deals with the yamen and is much more knowledgeable than the villagers.
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"Then repay the favor." The black-faced man took the words confidently. This is not a normal thing. Everyone in the village is like this. You help me today and I will help you tomorrow.
Muramasa almost spit out a mouthful of blood. Muramasa pointed at the black-faced man and wanted to hit him in anger.
The old clan leader and several clan elders also shook their heads helplessly. This is the stupid thing that can only be said by people who have not read books.
Zhan Feiyu held his chin with both hands and looked happily. Muramasa was a scholar meeting a soldier, so he couldn't explain why! But thinking about the protection of the village clan, Zhan Feiyu would definitely help.
"Okay, I won't starve you to death if I don't sell vegetables. Just as it was in the past, it will be in the future!" The old patriarch said decisively. No matter what, he would not let Zhan Feiyu owe the master a favor for a few taels of silver.
Mr. Xie is a businessman. If he does something illegal in the future, what will happen to Xiaoyu? If he refuses to help, he will probably be ungrateful. The old patriarch is now frightened by the rumors.
Besides, Xiaoyu helped this time, but what about next time?
When something happens to the villagers, will Xiaoyu come forward again? Time after time, Xiaoyu, a good scholar, is dragged down by the village, so this precedent must not be set!
The old clan leader, Muramasa and the clan elders have discussed it before. They will be the villain, and Xiaoyu only needs to go to the county school and study hard!
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As a moral little fish, even though it was an imaginary Daqing Dynasty, Xiaoyu would not take it as her own, including the ancient poems. Even if no one knew, it would be plagiarism, so she found an excuse to say