Unlimited: I, the self-selection system, check in the heavens

Shopkeeper Tong served tea and water with a helpless face, and said: "However, don't worry, we will definitely not default on the debt. I will pay you as much as the book is worth."

"pay?"

"Bah! You pay?"

After hearing this, Mr. Zhu said in a disdainful tone: "Opening a small inn, you dare to talk nonsense. Do you know how precious that book is? It has Wang Anshi's inscription on it! It's an antique cultural relic! You pay for it? I can make you lose everything!"

Shopkeeper Tong's complexion changed after hearing this, although she didn't understand the value of this book, and she had no intention of researching the prices of antique relics.

But for Mr. Zhu to say such a thing, it is enough to show that the price of the book cannot be measured by gold and silver treasures at all.

I can't afford to pay, and people don't listen to my apologies.

It seems that we can only start with Xiaobei.

"Bear boy, it's not easy to worry about."

Shopkeeper Tong poked Mo Xiaobei's forehead angrily.

Mo Xiaobei pursed her lips and did not respond, but took a few steps behind Qin Chu.

Shopkeeper Tong heaved a sigh of relief when he saw that she was so obedient.

Turning around, he began to sincerely apologize to Mr. Zhu again: "Don't worry, sir, after you leave, I will definitely beat her hard."

On the other hand, although Mo Xiaobei was angry in her heart, Mr. Zhu came to visit her home and complained to her sister-in-law.

But after Tong's persuasion and education all afternoon, he didn't dare to refute at this time.

"Forget it."

"You can have the education you deserve, but beating and scolding children is the worst choice."

"After all, this book is dead, but people are alive, and it is destined to be destroyed."

Mr. Zhu waved his hand and said: "Besides, I have already read the contents of the book, and I will write down a copy in the future, so it can be considered that the classics have not been lost."

Shopkeeper Tong hurriedly bowed his body to thank: "Xiao Bei, why don't you hurry up and thank Mr. for your generosity!"

Xiaobei bowed feebly and said, "Thank you sir."

Seeing how sincere the two of them are, Mr. Zhu's anger has already dissipated. What's more, his purpose of coming here is not to ask for money.

Don't you see that Lu Qinghou's eyes have become contemptuous?

Mr. Zhu felt extremely distressed when he saw its current appearance. How could such a child prodigy be so mediocre.

At this point in his thoughts, Mr. Zhu said with a smile: "But having said that, at a young age, Xiaobei dares to break the rules. This kind of courage and courage are really rare!"

After speaking, he tilted his head and glanced at Lu Xiucai, and he couldn't help feeling a little disappointed when he saw the other party smiling and nodding at him.

Lu Qinghou, where is your literati pride?

How did he become like this after failing just a few times?

Shopkeeper Tong looked at Mr. Zhu and said hesitantly: "Are you always confused by her anger?"

Although she also knows that it is impolite to speak like this, isn't the purpose of Mr. Zhu's home visit to criticize education?

Why do you suddenly praise Xiaobei's courage and courage while talking?

Shopkeeper Tong can only think of one reason, and that is that Mr.'s little head is out of breath.

"Come, come, Mr. Zhu to eat."

Bai Zhantang quickly stood up to smooth things over, even if you want to call Mr. Zhu an idiot, we can't call him face to face.

"This kind of education that follows the rules is not necessarily a good thing."

Mr. Zhu glanced at the crowd, and said with a smile: "By the way, everyone knows the prefect of the previous court, right?"

Hearing this, everyone smiled and glanced at the scholar, nodded and said: "I know, I know, the former governor of Guangyang Mansion, Lu Zhifu, is a famous person."

As for why Prefect Lu is so famous, it is thanks to Lu Xiucai's usual publicity.

When he was happy, he also showed off the prefect's grandpa, and when he was sad, he also mentioned the prefect's grandpa.

Over time, the inn's clerks and shopkeepers all knew about this former prefect Lu.

Mr. Zhu shook his head and was about to continue talking.

Qin Chu, who was in deep thought, muttered twice when he heard this sentence: "Prefect...that's right!"

"yamen!"

Thinking of this, Qin Chu frowned suddenly, didn't care to greet everyone, got up and rushed out of the inn.

"This child..."

This move shocked everyone present, including Mr. Zhu.

Mr. Zhu pointed to his head, wondering: "Is there something wrong with this child?"

Everyone looked at each other, not knowing how to answer this question.

"It's okay, it's okay, he may suddenly have something to do."

Shopkeeper Tong quickly picked up a chopstick dish for Mr. Zhu, and said with a smile: "Mr. Zhu, please continue, we are all waiting to hear."

Lu Xiucai was fully dressed and sat in danger, smiling all over his face, waiting for the other party to mention the glorious past of his grandfather, the magistrate.

Unexpectedly, the other party suddenly changed the subject, bypassing his grandpa, the magistrate, and talking about him directly to everyone.

"This magistrate has a grandson."

Mr. Zhu said with a smile: "That is a child prodigy who can read a thousand characters at the age of three, memorize Tang poems at the age of five, and read the Four Books and Five Classics by heart at the age of eight."

Lu Qinghou heard the other party praise him for being smart when he was a child, his face was full of smiles, and he corrected him: "Seven years old, it's seven years old."

Hearing that Lu Xiucai corrected Mr. Zhu, everyone smiled awkwardly but politely.

Mr. Zhu ignored him, and continued to praise everyone: "This kid, he behaved well when he was young, kept his own place, and was known as a good boy."

Lu Xiucai was a little embarrassed by his praise, but she really enjoyed this feeling in her heart.

Who knows, Mr. Zhu suddenly changed the subject and asked everyone: "But do you know what he looks like now?"

Before everyone could answer, he went straight to the point and said: "This prodigal son not only sold off his ancestor's property, but now he is so poor that he can't even afford to eat."

Everyone turned their heads and looked at Lu Xiucai with piercing eyes until his cheeks were burning hot.

Lu Xiucai's smug smile disappeared, and she said angrily: "Sooner or later, I will redeem it."

"redemption?"

"He redeemed it with a fart!"

After hearing this, Mr. Zhu laughed out loud, and said sarcastically, "I'm so poor and idiot, maybe I'm hiding in some corner now, eating with wild dogs?"

As soon as these words came out, Bai Zhantang silently put down the chicken leg in his hand.

After Lu Xiucai heard this, his teeth itched with hatred, but he was unable to refute.

He only has two renminbi a month, and the ransom can easily be hundreds of taels, how can he earn it now.

The others also didn't speak. According to Tong's character, it's not so easy for Lu Xiucai to redeem the inn.

Think about it, the shopkeeper Tong has sold the altar of daughter red in the inn for four years, let alone the inn that was charged for 300 taels.

"Actually, what I said so much is to warn you. For children, proper discipline is enough."

"If the discipline is too strict and completely obliterates the child's nature, won't he become the magistrate's prodigal grandson?"

Hearing what he said, everyone present felt that it was very reasonable, but seeing the resentment of the scholar, they dared not open their mouths to agree.

Mr. Zhu glanced at Lu Xiucai, seeing that he could bear it, he curled his lips and said, "Do you think this prefect's prodigal grandson has a future?"

Bai Zhantang subconsciously said: "No..."

Lu Xiucai turned his head and looked at him with hatred in his eyes. Before he could explain, he heard Mr. Zhu ask:

"Is there any hope for the magistrate's prodigal grandson after repeated attempts?"

Shopkeeper Tong glanced at Mr. Zhu suspiciously.

It feels like he is provoking Lu Xiucai with words. Could it be that he had some conflicts with the prefect Lu in the past?

Or is it that one of the two regrettably failed the provincial examination in the same year, while the other won the Juren?

As a result, Mr. Zhu was envious, jealous, and came to the Tongfu Inn to insult the scholar?

But when I think about it carefully, Mr. Zhu was open-minded when his book was destroyed, and he was open-minded when he was mischievous towards Xiaobei.

Shopkeeper Tong felt that Mr. Zhu should not be the kind of narrow-minded person.

Excluding all the impossibilities, Mr. Zhu wants to use words to stimulate the scholar, so that he will work hard and continue to participate in the provincial examination!

Wanting to understand this, Shopkeeper Tong waved his hand and said, "No..."

"Is he human?"

Everyone replied directly and decisively: "No!"

"Ok?"

Lu Xiucai glanced at everyone with a murderous look.

Only then did everyone react, and quickly said: "Yes, of course he has humanity."

"No, no, no!"

Mr. Zhu shook his head and laughed loudly: "This is human nature! It's the first manifestation of the aura in the world, and it's a warning to the mundane world. If he can have such a mysterious thing, wouldn't he have pigs and dogs? "

After the scholar heard this, his teeth were almost crushed, and he wished to eat his flesh raw and drink his blood.

"cough…"

Shopkeeper Tong was worried that Lu Xiucai would do something stupid on impulse.

He coughed quickly, suppressing Lu Xiucai's desire to get up and desperately.

Mr. Zhu stared at Lu Xiucai with a smile on his face, as if seeing that the fire was almost over, he didn't continue to praise Mo Xiaobei, but got up to leave and was about to leave.

"Mr. Zhu, go slowly!"

Shopkeeper Tong sent him all the way to the entrance of Tongfu Inn, and when he turned around, he said happily to everyone:

"Mr. Zhu is really a good teacher for a generation!"

"Xiao Bei can study with him, so I feel relieved."

Hearing this, Bai Zhantang also sighed: "Speaking of which, Xiaobei was able to enter the White Horse Academy, thanks to Qin Chu's help."

"If you don't mention it, I still want to ask."

Shopkeeper Tong stood at the door, looked around, and asked doubtfully, "Where did this kid go without even eating?"

"Um--"

While gnawing on the chicken thigh, Bai Zhantang said vaguely: "He seemed to say that he was going to the Yamen just now."

He was not surprised by Qin Chu's sudden departure.

After all, Qin Chu has always been a busy man, the big deal is to save some food for him to eat when he comes back.

"The point is, Xiao Guo didn't come back tonight..."

Shopkeeper Tong felt that something was wrong, and said worriedly: "Tell me, could they have encountered some trouble?"

"I don't see anything wrong."

Bai Zhantang clicked his mouth twice, his eyes were fixed on the chicken thigh in Xiaobei's bowl.

He said indifferently: "Maybe the two of you went on a secret date?"

In the end, Bai Zhantang still couldn't hold back his greed, and snatched Mo Xiaobei's chicken thigh with his chopsticks.

Mo Xiaobei was taken aback for a moment, and turned around to grab the food.

In the end, Bai Zhantang was one step ahead of him and ate up the chicken thighs in two bites.

"sister in law!"

Mo Xiaobei kicked her legs angrily and complained: "Look at him! He grabbed my chicken thigh again!"

"Zhantang! Can't you let Xiaobei!"

Bai Zhantang laughed and said, "Next time I'll eat roast chicken, I promise I won't take a bite. I'll keep it for Xiao Bei at the head office, right?"