Outsiders of Mianjia Dyeing Workshop

After a long time, Mianli and Yongpei finished their registration and left the county school.The two lifted up their clothes and got into the carriage, and then sat down on both sides of the carriage. After a while, Yongpei finally couldn't hold back and asked Mianli: "Sister Mian, when we were drinking and joking last night, what's wrong with you?" Are you still looking forward to the future and dreaming of studying in the county school together? Why did my sister go back on her word today?"

Mianli listened to Yongpei's slightly depressed and questioning words, she smiled apologetically at Yongpei, then picked up the bamboo tube hanging in the box basket on the carriage and handed it to Yongpei respectfully with both hands: "Sister Yong, sister will apologize to you, I hope If my sister can forgive me, let me explain the detailed reason to you slowly."

Yongpei raised his right hand and swished his sleeves, wanting to pinch Mianli in his heart, deliberately let Mianli hold the bamboo tube for a while, but resisted not to hold the bamboo tube, but adjusted his sitting posture here and there, Mianli did not In a hurry, he just looked at Yong Pei with a half-smile, his eyes also began to show a smile, and after a while, Mianli pretended to take it back with his right hand.

Yongpei looked at it and hurriedly stretched out his right hand to snatch the bamboo tube containing mint water from Mianli's right hand, then uncorked the tube, took a big gulp, then wiped her lower lip with a handkerchief, and said, "Hmph! Don't forgive you just because I took a bamboo tube and drank water. I'm just thirsty, and I'm not afraid that you'll be tired from holding it. Anyway, if you don't have a good reason, I won't forgive your deception here. Hmph!" Saying that, Yong Pei leaned on the carriage with his arms folded, and looked at Mian Li unhappily, to see how Mian Li explained.

Looking at Yongpei's appearance, Mianli was not in a hurry, took another bamboo tube and drank a few sips in a leisurely manner, until seeing Yongpei swaying from side to side impatiently, Mianli said: "Yongpei Sister, it’s not that I lied to you. As a sister, I naturally want to study in school with my sister. But you said it was just a fantasy, shouldn’t it be close to reality? So Sister Yong calmed down. Look at us, one Academic school, a wild school. I am different from you when I was studying at a young age. Since I was in school, I have studied more by myself than when I was in college. Communication itself takes up time, and there are only two months left until the autumn exam. If I go home to study, my time can be fully utilized. In the county school, I would like to ask sister Yong, this time can be guaranteed to be used all-around Are you studying?"

"Um, no." Yong Pei frowned, speaking truthfully.

"That's it, the time must be greatly reduced. Sister, don't say that there is a teacher to teach, I understand these things. You and I also know that two months are not enough time now. If I have half a year for a year, I will definitely study in the county school. As long as I know that there are many activities to be carried out in the county school, there is also a private friendship with classmates in the county school, which is not a waste of time." Mianli said with words in mind.

Yong Pei shook his head: "But fellowship with classmates is of course necessary. In the future, being an official will require support from classmates. In this way..."

Mianli waved her hand: "Sister Yong, the premise in the future is to be able to pass the Juren examination, and then to be a Jinshi, so it's not too late to make friends after the autumn examination, what do you think? Even after the mid-autumn examination, I can enter the school and make friends with you, right? ?”

After listening to Yongpei, he thought about it in his heart and had to nod his head and said: "That's right, sister Mian, considering your time, what you said is also reasonable, but it's a pity that many gentlemen's handouts in the county school are very good. It's a pity that you don't come in, it will make you study more completely."

"Sister Yong, it's no pity." Mianli looked at Yongpei with a smile.

Yongpei looked at Mianli incredulously, did she have a lot of books at home?There are many annotated books?Mianli laughed loudly: "Sister Yong, don't worry about me. I still have a trump card, because I have a good sister who is studying in the county. I don't believe she won't show me the annotations of the manuscript."

Yongpei's eyes widened suddenly, he pointed at Mianli, his mouth trembled: "Okay! You lazy guy, I can see that I was counted in."

Looking at Yongpei's appearance, Mianli bent his mouth, took out a piece of crispy candy from his purse, and handed it to Yongpei respectfully: "Sister, don't talk about that, I'll treat you to some candy."

Yong Pei looked at Mian Li who was a little shameless at this moment, and shook his head dumbfoundingly: "Toothache, don't eat! You are inviting you into the urn."

Mianli bent the corner of her mouth again: "Yes! I sincerely invite you, dare to ask you?" Mianli stretched her hand forward again.

Yongpei looked at Mianli with some grief and resentment, waited for a stick of incense, Mianli didn't move his hand, Yongpei finally reached out to take the crispy candy, threw it into his mouth and chewed it, and said in a low voice: "I just feel sorry for you, and you are tired of holding it. Don't think about lying to me next time. Forget it this time, who else will join if I don't join. Hey, careless making friends, making bad friends by mistake!"

Mianli chuckled, nodded apologetically to Yongpei, and then the two looked at each other again, and then both laughed.

Afterwards, the two hurried to the Gongyuan and met with the academic official. The two kowtowed to the academic official Yue Jiqi in front of the worshiping literary arena, and formally entered the gate wall of the academic official Yue Jiqi.Because the academic and political officials were going back to Beijing to report on their duties, they had no time to guide Mianli and the two, so they left books for Mianli and Mianli respectively, which made Mianli very happy to read, all of which he had never read.It's just that the three masters and apprentices had to say goodbye for a while, and the academic and political officials repeatedly told the two of them that they would write to him after the mid-autumn exam, so the three masters and apprentices reluctantly bid farewell.

Two days later, it was the day of the county school exam, and Mianli followed Yongpei into the county school early in the morning.Because Mianli was a day student, he jumped into the No. [-] class of Yongpei's Jiazi. There were about [-] students studying there, all of whom were outstanding figures in the college. When Mianli followed, he saw the Dongmen siblings. After Mianli nodded to them, she was arranged by the teacher in charge to prepare for the exam in the back row.

The county school’s example exam handouts, book of rites and other explanations are to see the students’ learning situation and to prepare for the exam.The sub-examination of the six arts of a gentleman is to see how the students' quality teaching is, mainly to enable them to adjust their learning ability.The two exams take a total of two days.

The first day was mainly used for the scientific examination with pen and paper. Mianli stayed at Yong's house for the past two days and was not idle. When Yongpei went to county school, Mianli was at home reading Yongpei's manuscripts. , with Mianli's memory and comprehension ability blessed by spiritual power, two days are more than enough, and in his spare time, he even browsed the Yong family's collection of books.When Yongpei came back from the county school, he argued with Yongpei on the lecture notes. The more he argued, the deeper the two understood. Orphans and widows are not good either, it is better to avoid leisure.

There are still fewer books in this era than in previous lives, and it is mainly related to the era.In the past hundred years of the Dayue Kingdom, books on bamboo slips were still the mainstay. The so-called wealth of learning is five carts, at best, how small a bamboo slip can be engraved with a thousand characters, so how small is the handwriting, so knowledge is mastered at the upper level, and it is not easy to spread, although Cowhide, sheepskin, juan, etc. are also very valuable. It was not until a talented person in the Confucian Temple made paper that the academy prospered for a hundred years, which can be said to be a big step forward for civilization.It is a big deal for Mianli to have the opportunity to enter the Yongjia Library, and she studies hungrily every day.

Of course, we don’t care about the history of this place and how much we have learned from Mianli. We only look at today’s exam. In front of Mianli’s desk, the old dean came over quietly and stood there for a long time, so that Mianli’s front and left tables were a little trembling. , sweating profusely, for fear of doing something wrong and leaving a bad impression on the old dean, so that there is no hope of further studies.After all, it's not just about being able to stand out in the scientific examination, if the old dean can recommend it, the future will be limitless if he is a student of the Imperial College.

It's a pity that Mianli didn't know about these parties, even if she knew, she probably wouldn't take it to heart.Mianli was immersed in the commentary writing, completely oblivious to foreign affairs, and her posture did not change. She only saw her hand hanging in the air and kept writing. She needed to search for classics in her mind and then translate them into her own language, and then translate them into classical Chinese at this time. , this is a process that cannot be sloppy.

After the last word was written in Mianli, he hurriedly put away the brush so as not to stain the paper.Then she rubbed her wrists, and smoothed the last piece of paper carefully with her hands, and then pressed the vibration paper well, and then Mianli stood up and stretched, but when she looked up, she saw a piece of paper full of wrinkles. The old face looked a bit like a witch in cartoons because it was too close, so Mianri, who was unprepared, fell backward in fright, and then sat on the chair.Mianli muttered: "You, old man, what are you doing?"

Seeing Mianli's terrified look, the dean shrugged off his beard in embarrassment, stood up, waved his hands at Mianli, and then walked towards the other students as if nothing had happened, and threw at Mianli again if he thought it was inappropriate. The next sentence: "Well, your handwriting looks pretty good." After finishing speaking, he continued to walk.Mianli looked at his walking back, calmed down her frightened heart, and then rolled her eyes, your face is so close, you just read the words?Uh huh, are you a ghost?

After the teacher in charge sent the dean to leave, when he came back, Mianli handed in the exam papers. Seeing that the time was two hours earlier than the others, the teacher in charge looked through Mianli's exam papers and couldn't stop Nodding, he really deserves to be the student who made the old dean look good.Mianli handed in the test paper and walked out of the lecture room.Unexpectedly, the old dean was not far from the lecture room. Watching Mianli come out, the old dean waved at Mianli: "I think you have finished answering, and you must leave the examination room. Come, come, try it with me." Taste something good, but my baby!"

Mianli looked at the old yard who talked about her baby's mysterious appearance and old urchin appearance, gritted her teeth, nodded and followed without saying anything.The old dean walked in front, and Mianli followed behind. After passing through the exquisite small buildings, the two of them came to a unique thatched cottage. Mianli looked at the strangely shaped thatched grass In front of the hut, it can even be said that there are some rickety thatched huts, and some toothaches.

The old dean obviously knew that Mianli was shocked by the thatched cottage, and everyone who came to him was shocked before, so he stroked his beard and said without waiting for Mianli to say: "Isn't it a surprise? Isn't it?" It feels like a wild crane in the clouds? I have loved the life of the wild cranes in the clouds all my life, but I have no choice but to build one by myself in this way, to find peace in the middle of the noise."

The toothache in Mianli got worse, and he frowned: "Old gentleman, you have suffered a lot for the sake of the students, but you can find a fairy house in this quiet place, which is very human, and you should be an old fairy That’s right. The students really admire it.” Yes, most people can’t live in a good house, so they have to find a life of suffering, Mianli slandered inwardly.

But Mianli's words seemed to speak to the old dean's heart: "Yes, yes, I like this kind of life, living alone in the mountains, with birds and birds as companions, a fairy life! But I can only live like this Let’s not talk about that, come here, let me give you a taste of the wild tea I picked. They are all wild tea trees that I transplanted. They have grown very well recently. There are no spicy things added to the tea, only the leaves themselves are left. It has a unique flavor that ordinary people can't bear, let's see if you can bear it."

Talking about it, the old dean called the children at home, served tea, looked at the tea soup that the old dean poured out of the flat mouth pot, sniffed his nose in the cotton, the tea was rich and fragrant, and it was different from the tea he drank in his previous life. Like, but it seems slightly different.

"Mian girl, try it and see how my old man's tea soup compares with those spicy and vulgar things." The old director said to Mianli with some pride.

Mianli carefully looked at the dark green tea soup in the black porcelain teacup, nodded, then gently picked up the teacup, put it to his mouth and sipped it lightly, the bitter taste spread from the tip of his tongue to his mouth, and then smashed it down In his mouth, the taste slowly returned from the root of his tongue. After twenty counts, his articulate mouth still had a lingering fragrance. Mianli instantly opened his eyes that were narrowed from tasting the tea, nodded repeatedly, and clapped his hands, saying: "Okay, okay Tea."

Hearing Mianli's approval, the old dean laughed instantly: "Haha, you are still knowledgeable, and you are not a little bit better than those who flatter you. I can see that you are different from the world just by looking at your handwriting." The old courtyard Chang Shun's words made Mianli feel a lump in his heart.

Mianli calmed down, put down the teacup slowly, and looked at the old dean suspiciously: "Sir, I don't know what you said?"

The old dean also put down his teacup, and then made a tick in the air with his hand: "When you write, when you start and end your strokes, you always show your sharpness, which is completely different from the students you teach today. The softness of your handwriting shows your strength. , It can be said to be unique. I think there must be a gap in your heart, and you are naturally different from the world."

Mianli wanted to cough when he heard what he said, what was the reason for this, and he was startled, thinking he could see something.Mianli thought that this word really cannot be said to be unique to me, it would be the same if you write with a hard pen for a long time, it can only be said to be the result of the fusion of the original body and the later soul.Well, thinking about it this way is unique.

Thinking about it, Mianli hastily bowed to the old dean: "Old man, you praised me absurdly. It's all the result of my little girl's scribbling and dishonest handwriting. I'm a little embarrassed by the old man's praise."

"I made it clear whether it's absurd or not. Tell me, how is my tea?" The old dean ignored Mianli's seemingly modest truth.

Mianli had to think about it, nodded his head, and then opened his mouth and said: "The color of the tea soup is green, and the taste is not bitter. I think the tea leaves are freshly picked, and there is no other process. They are directly boiled with mountain spring water. I don’t know if what the student said is right?”

After hearing this, the old dean looked at Mianli with admiration: "That's right, I have a keen sense of observation and a keen sense of taste. My tea and mountain spring water are all picked and irrigated when the sun rises, so they are naturally new. It seems You also have some research on tea."

Mianli shook his head: "I don't dare to study, but I'm not used to those spicy, salty and sweet tea soup students, and a lot of the tea I bought is made into tea powder for easy boiling, and it doesn't taste good after soaking, so I can only drink it The water is made from mint, so it is natural to be aware of tea leaves and so on.”

The old dean nodded: "So that's the case, I'm still surprised, the world's tea soup has already overwhelmed the sense of taste, and it's not easy to taste my tea. Come on, it seems that you also like to drink strange things , when you go back, I will ask Xiaotong to give you a catty." Hearing what the old director said, Mianli's eyes lit up, which means that there should be more than just a tea tree here.

Thinking of this, Mianli stood up and bowed to the old dean: "The student thanked the old man. I don't know if the student has an unkind request, and the old man can accept me."

The old dean looked at Mianli suspiciously, this kid doesn't even want to come to the county school, what can he ask for?

"Let's talk about it first, can I be satisfied?" The old director didn't respond immediately, but asked clearly first.

"Yes, the old man can do it. That is, can the students ask the old man to give up a tea tree." Mianli said with some hesitation.

"What?" The old dean widened his eyes and shook his head hastily.The tea trees in those gardens were his treasures, and he would not exchange them for anything.

"I'll just give you a catty, don't worry about tea trees." Originally, the old director wanted to show Mianli his small tea garden, but now he heard that Mianli had ideas about his own tea trees, so he hurriedly called Xiaotong over to make a meal. Hurry up and get rid of this guy who misses his baby.

Looking at the lamb placed in front of her, Mianli sighed again.Nowadays, better families entertain guests with all kinds of barbecue. Chinese food has eaten two meals of barbecue at Yong’s family. Now she looks at the roasted lamb, and she has no appetite at all. Afterwards, boiled cabbage, a few cold dishes, a Stewed beef, Mianli ate hastily with food and clothing, the old dean looked at Mianli listless, and thought it was because the tea tree didn't get it, he was a little depressed, but your depression is better than mine, and I want him to spend a few years in vain The old dean was very reluctant to send out the tea tree, and he left after dinner to see the scenery in the college.

After passing the lecture room, Mianli walked a few steps to the sacrificial hall where Wen Sheng was sacrificed. Before he stepped in, he heard a guy with an awkward accent utter nonsense: "This is just the same in the central Dayue Kingdom. Returning the gift of Wen Sheng Land of blessings, this scribe is also blind, bah!"

Mianli was furious immediately, but before she arrived, a female voice shouted: "Shut up!"