"Old patriarch." A voice suddenly sounded outside the door.
Everyone in the room looked up and saw the disgraced Zhan Laoer standing in the yard.
In the past, Zhan Laoer sold vegetables to the village and was highly sought after by the villagers. Although he did not have the ugly face of being superior to others like little Yao, he still had a high attitude of showing kindness.
Even if they are unhappy, the villagers will support Zhan Lao Er for money. However, the vegetable selling business has gone down, and the men are doing better. The aunt and daughter-in-law in the yard are not so polite.
"Second Brother Zhan, what are you doing here? I heard that your wife slandered Xiaoyu and Mrs. Lin in court." My aunt's grandson is studying in the Lin family private school, so naturally he doesn't want to see Mr. Zhan and Mrs. Yao.
The young daughter-in-law next to her squinted and sneered, "Maybe Taifu Restaurant doesn't want our food because of this. Even my niece dares to slander us. Who dares to do business with something worse than a beast!"
"Those dirty words that little Yao said before, she has the nerve to say them and I don't even have the nerve to listen to them!" The echo sounded again.
Today, the court case was being heard. In addition to Uncle Hu who was driving the bullock cart, several villagers were also listening outside the court hall. After returning to the village, they told the village leader and the old patriarch the whole story of the case.
Not everyone in the village knows this.
Zhan Laoer wished he could kill little Yao who was crying in bed, but what was more important now was to save the food delivery business of Taifu Restaurant.
After being fawned over and flattered by the villagers for more than ten days, Zhan Laoer liked the feeling of being flattered so much, how could he return to the position where everyone stared at him and spat behind his back.
"Old Patriarch, Taifu Restaurant rejected me because of little Yao's bad character." Zhan Laoer looked at the old Patriarch and others who came out, with a bitter face, feeling guilty and self-blame, "It's me
It's all my fault for not taking care of her and hurting everyone."
The women who had just mocked him looked at Zhan Laoer who lowered his head and apologized, and were too embarrassed to blame him any more.
The same goes for the men of each family. Zhan Laoer is no longer a thing. He also helped the village sell vegetables to make money. You can't be a heartless person! In the end, it was Xiao Yao's fault. She didn't know what to say and ended up harming the whole village.
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The old patriarch waved his hand, "The matter has come to an end. It's useless to talk more. From now on, just take good care of your wife and farm honestly in the village."
"But selling vegetables can help me earn more money to support my family. Old patriarch, I can't let little Yao hurt the whole village. I plan to ask Mr. Xie to apologize. As long as the village can continue to sell vegetables, I will agree to it even if I kneel down and beg him."
!" Zhan Laoer said with great sincerity.
Now, the people in the village were even more embarrassed to blame Zhan Laoer, and everyone had some expectations in their hearts. If it really works, every household can sell vegetables and make money again!
Zhan Feiyu leaned against the door frame and stared at Zhan's second uncle with round black eyes. Her former second uncle, who was unprofitable and could not afford to be early, was quite good at acting.
Seeing that the sensation was almost over, Zhan Lao Er raised his head and saw Zhan Feiyu's smiling chubby face, and his expression froze.
Grinning, Zhan Feiyu's eyebrows were curved, waiting for Zhan Laoer's next words.
"Old patriarch, in order to express my sincerity in apologising, I want to divorce little Yao first, so that Taifu Restaurant can't use her as an excuse!" Zhan Laoer's face was sullen, with unbearable eyes in his eyes, but for the sake of the villagers,
He could only divorce his wife.
The old patriarch and others felt as if they had swallowed flies for a moment, staring blankly at Zhan Laoer who was "killing relatives for justice".
Even though Zhan Feiyu knew that Zhan Laoer was shameless, she still underestimated the extent of his shamelessness. This was so obvious!
With red eyes, Zhan Laoer knelt on the ground with a plop, and his hoarse voice was sad and decisive, "Old patriarch, whether you agree or not, I must divorce Xiao Yao and give Mr. Xie an explanation. The vegetable selling business in the village cannot
Because I’m yellow!”
Regardless of whether the old patriarch and the others would agree, Zhan Laoer stood up staggeringly, pushed away the crowd and walked out, presumably intending to go home and write a letter of divorce.
"Wait!" Zhan Feiyu stretched out his hand and said loudly to the tragic back of his second uncle: "There is no need to write a letter of divorce, I will tell you at Taifu Restaurant!"
Turning to look at the disapproving old patriarch and others, Zhan Feiyu said crisply: "Grandpa, as the saying goes, I would rather tear down a temple than a marriage! Master Xie owed me a favor before, so Grandpa, you don't have to
I'm worried, if I say something, it will be like asking Mr. Xie to return the favor, and he will never dare to repay the favor."
It's not a pity that the old patriarch and Muramasa's vegetable selling business has failed, but Zhan Feiyu's future is more important than making money. But when they heard what she said, the old patriarch and the others also had a little more expectations.
"Fourth brother is not helping out in the back kitchen of the restaurant. Let fourth brother take care of it tomorrow. I'll go find Mr. Xie after school in the afternoon." Zhan Feiyu said this to Muramasa.
Muramasa was startled, what did Xiaoyu mean? Did he plan to let the fourth boy take the lead in selling vegetables in the future?
The old patriarch glared at the stunned Muramasa angrily. He usually seemed quite shrewd, but now he seemed stupid.
When Zhan Laoer, who had just arrived at the entrance of the courtyard, heard Zhan Feiyu's words, his expression turned ferocious. Not only did this damn girl prevent him from divorcing his wife, and let the crippled little Yao family drag him down, he also took away the vegetable selling business!
The teeth chattered loudly, and Zhan Laoer wished he could turn around and rush over and cut Zhan Feiyu into pieces with a thousand knives. He couldn't kill anyone as cruelly as she did! But the villagers in the yard were smiling. Compared to Zhan Laoer, they were naturally more cruel.
I believe that Zhan Feiyu is a scholar.
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In the old house, old man Zhan was squatting at the door of the main room smoking a cigarette. Old man Zhan was driving the bullock cart back from the dock and was unloading the cart.
"Second sister-in-law, can you stop howling? It's been all afternoon, and my ears are going deaf!" Madam Ma rushed out of the kitchen angrily, holding a kitchen knife in her hand, and pointed at little Yao Madam
The east wing of the house was full of curses.
Little Yao was lying on the bed, her voice was muted from crying, her knees hurt, and her buttocks hurt from being whipped. In addition, the blood marks on her face scratched by the broom were soaked with tears, which made her cry for father and mother.
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Erlang and Sanlang had just come back from playing in the village with little Niuniu. Before they entered the yard, they heard Ma's scolding and little Yao's crying. The three children looked at each other and squatted in the corner to watch the ants. They didn't want to do this anyway.
Time to go home.
After a while, when he saw Mr. Zhan entering the door, Mr. Zhan stood up with a cigarette and asked eagerly: "Second brother, have you talked to the clan leader?"
"Second brother, Xiaoyu can now go to the county school to study. Mr. Xie doesn't want to offend Xiaoyu so he doesn't dare to let you deliver food! It's useless if you divorce your second sister-in-law!" Zhan Laosan said angrily, becoming more and more distraught.
Go to Zhan's second son.
He forced his eldest brother and sister-in-law to leave and married a silly girl from the Xie family to get the vegetable selling business, but what was the result?
The second sister-in-law not only slandered Xiaoyu and Mrs. Lin in the village, but also dared to speak nonsense in court. Master Chen will stop this, and her vegetable selling business will also be ruined. This is how evil is rewarded!
"Dad, I want to divorce my wife! Third child, I will send little Yao back to the Yao family with you tomorrow!" The second brother Zhan's voice was so sinister that it made people feel scared. He raised his head and looked at Mr. Zhan with a dark and cruel look.
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Zhan Lao San, a thug who was not stingy, was also shocked. Just as he was about to retort, he saw Zhan Lao Er turning around and going back to the house. He was so angry that he had nowhere to vent his anger.
Sigh...Old man Zhan squatted down and smoked a dry cigarette in a depressed manner. His old face, as dark as bark, was filled with anguish. How could a good family become like this?
In the house, old Mrs. Zhan, who was sitting at the door mending her trousers, raised her head, her old wrinkled face showed unprecedented relief. She put this scourge back home and the family was at peace.
The next day, the sky was slightly bright. As soon as Zhan Feiyu left the courtyard, he saw the old house's ox cart passing in front of him. He was so close that he could hear the people in the cart whining and their feet seemed to be kicking.
Hitting the floor of an oxcart.
"What a sin!" Uncle Hu on the side shook his head and sighed, looked at Zhan Feiyu and said, "Zhan Laoer tied up his wife with a hemp rope and sent her back to Yaojia Village."
Zhan Feiyu looked at the oxcart gradually moving away in the dim light. When it came to cruelty, no one could compare to his second uncle.
"Sit tight, little fish." Uncle Hu shouted, driving the ox cart slowly towards the entrance of the village.
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There are more than 20 students in the county school, and they are divided into two classes, A and B, according to their progress. Class A consists of eight talents who have already taken the provincial examination but failed.
There are more than ten students in Class B who have never passed the provincial examination. Some plan to study in the county for a few more years, and some plan to take the provincial examination with the people in Class A in August the next year.
In the lecture hall, Master Dou was lecturing on poems for examination.
"The rural examination tests five characters and eight rhymes, while the Tongsheng test tests five characters and six rhymes. The official rhyme is limited to one rhyme. The structure of the writing is like that of an art piece. The first joint breaks the title, the second joint carries the title, the three joints are like a strand, and so on.
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"Writing poetry is about feelings, how can it be classified in the same category as writing art." Wen Min, a round-faced boy, protested, which immediately aroused the agreement of his classmates.
When it comes to art writing, one of them is better than the other. As for the test poems, they only need to be smooth and make no metrical mistakes. The former is a cold and heartless old master, while the latter is a little maid with red sleeves that add fragrance.
Zhan Feiyu, who was sitting in the front row, couldn't help but laugh when he heard each other's undulating wails.
"Master, it's the first day of school for junior sister, you can't scare her like this!" Wen Min's sense of justice burst out.
"Master equates poetry with art and literature, how can we live like this!" The classmate who was ranked last in art and literature cried sadly, looking at Master Dou with a cold and accusatory look.
Master Dou smiled coldly, "Since you are all masters of poetry, then..."
After pondering for a long time, Master Dou spoke again: "A gentleman knows nothing about ease and foresight of the difficulties of farming. I wrote a poem in five characters and eight rhymes with this title."
Suddenly there was a lot of wailing. They just wanted to write about spring flowers, autumn moon, summer lotus and winter snow. They didn't want to write poems with topics selected from the Four Books and Five Classics!
After Zhan Feiyu was called up, Master Dou wiped away his previous harshness and asked softly: "Do you know where this question comes from?"
"Hui Master is from "Shang Shu·Zhou Shu"." Zhan Feiyu also lowered his voice, not to disturb the senior brothers who were thinking hard below, "It was when King Zhou Cheng was young, his uncle Zhou Gongdan, who was assisting the government, warned King Cheng not to be greedy for ease.
An article written for pleasure.”
Master Dou asked again, "What is the meaning of this sentence?"
"A monarch should not be greedy for comfort. First understand the difficulties of farming and harvesting, and then you can understand the sufferings of ordinary people." Zhan Feiyu memorized the Four Books and Five Classics by heart, which was the basis of the imperial examination.
Master Dou nodded with satisfaction and continued to explain the test poems to Zhan Feiyu. After all, she was the only child in the county school. "The most difficult part of the test poems is the use of allusions. The words used must have sources."
, either historical allusions, or words and phrases used by predecessors..."
After Master Dou finished speaking, Zhan Feiyu understood how to write a poem for Tongsheng's examination. No matter how the poem was written, the format should not be wrong first.
For example, the poem "fish plays with lotus leaves in the west" has five characters and six rhymes for the word "fish". If the title is an ancient poem or idiom, it needs to be preceded by the second word "Fude". The word "fish" is the rhyme of this poem.
When get out of class was over, Wen Min was just about to take Zhan Feiyu, who was unfamiliar with the county school, to the dining hall. Unexpectedly, a busboy walked over quickly and said, "Zhan Xiaomengtong, the teacher said that guests are visiting, and they are already at Sanshenglou. It’s been a long wait.”
Someone came to the county school to look for him? Zhan Feiyu’s first reaction was Mr. Xie from Taifu Restaurant.
Even though Mr. Xie was not involved in the case of the poisoning of his wife, the rumors that followed were definitely related to him. The fourth brother of the Muramasa family should have brought the news to him in the morning, and Mr. Xie might want to come over and reconcile.
When Zhan Feiyu walked through a bamboo forest and arrived at Sansheng Tower, he saw a sullen Chongguang standing under the verandah with an angry look on his face.
Seeing Zhan Fei coming over, Chong Guang rushed over like a firecracker, spitting and roaring, "You stupid girl, you dare to make the decision on such a big matter without permission! It's still a scholar's matter. Are Master Qi and I illiterate?"
butcher?"
His ears were deafened by the yelling. Zhan Feiyu took several steps back and looked into the room beyond the heavy light. His eyes were shining, "Big brother is here?"
"Chongguang!" A cold voice came from the room, successfully stopping Chongguang from roaring angrily.
Entering the house in twos and twos, Zhan Feiyu looked at Yin Wuyan, who was dressed in black. He may have come in a hurry, and there were some wrinkles on his clothes, but it did not reduce the coldness and nobility around him at all.
"Master Qi, I'm going to be so mad at this stupid girl! She doesn't regard us as her own at all!" Chongguang complained angrily, who came in the last step, pulled up a chair and sat down. He wanted to see how the fat girl would explain.
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Zhan Feiyu did not inform Yin Wuyan about such a major issue as movable type printing through Dr. Ji. Instead, he came to the county school to find Zhao Jiaoyu. Dr. Ji was so angry that he yelled at people before, not to mention the grumpy Chongguang.
Yin Wuyan looked at the little girl in front of him carefully. She had grown taller, but she still had chubby cheeks. She had just been yelled at by Chong Guang, but there was no trace of guilt or guilt in her eyes, and she was as clear and clear as ever.
"Brother, thank you for your help with my wife's matter." Zhan Feiyu said sincerely, bowing to Yin Wuyan and bowing to the end to thank him. Without the help of people from the Wei Institute to investigate, this case would not be so easy to solve.
Zhang Xiucai sent people to keep an eye on the yamen. Seeing that the yamen officials did not do anything substantial, he underestimated the enemy. He never thought that Zhan Feiyu would openly build a plank road and secretly visit Chencang. When Chen Fei led his men to arrest all those who spread rumors, this
Only by catching the other party off guard can the case come to light.
"If you really want to thank us, why don't you show some sincerity? That movable type printing technology is just the right gift!" Chongguang added angrily, and the more he looked at the fat girl, the angrier he became!
Zhan Feiyu's expression froze, and Yin Wuyan looked towards Zhongguang with a cold look.
The furious Chongguang suddenly withered. Although he was still unconvinced, he did not dare to speak again and could only sit on the chair and sulk.
"Eat first." Yin Wuyan walked to the table, and Zhan Feiyu followed obediently. After seeing the dishes on the table, he suddenly felt hungry.
I have to say that watching Yin Wuyan eat is a kind of enjoyment. That innate elegance made Zhan Feiyu slow down his eating speed. The two sat opposite each other, giving people an indescribable sense of harmony.
Chongguang suppressed his resentment and had no intention of going to eat.
But now they looked at Zhan Feiyu and Yin Wuyan as if nothing had happened. They were so suffocated that they almost spat out a mouthful of old blood. What the hell was going on!
After a while, I was so hungry...
Chongguang felt his hungry belly. After receiving the message from Doctor Ji, he and Qi Ye rode on horseback for a day and a night to reach Shangsi County, taking two bites of thick pancakes along the way.
"Uncle Chongguang, there are a lot of dishes, and my eldest brother and I can't finish them all." Zhan Feiyu turned to Zhongguang and smiled. There were seven dishes and one soup on the table, and it was indeed too much to finish.
He originally planned to take a few bites, but when he saw Zhan Feiyu’s innocent smile, Chongguang suddenly darkened his face and said, “I’m not hungry!”
Even if she's hungry, she won't eat. Why does this fat girl want to bribe her with a meal? The key is to bring the meal herself!
Yin Wuyan said solemnly: "Don't worry about him."
"Okay." Zhan Feiyu nodded and picked up a piece of sweet and sour pork ribs. The sweet and sour texture made Zhan Feiyu's eyes light up, "Brother, is this made by the baker at the county school?"
If that's the case, you'll be in for a treat in the future.
Yin Wuyan raised his eyes and looked at Zhan Feiyu, who was full of expectation, but said nothing.
"Well, I shouldn't have expectations for the county school's canteen." Zhan Feiyu said with a bitter face. In this case, he must eat more this time. He won't be able to eat such a delicious meal next time.
After a while, Yin Wuyan stopped using his chopsticks and looked at Zhan Feiyu, whose cheeks were bulging while eating, and finally understood why she had gained weight. Her appetite was really good.