Grandpa is not vegetarian

Gao Yiqing giggled: "Brother Yuanbao, don't tease me, my brother and I can't even read the three-character scripture, how can we go to the exam?"

Mu Yunyi said: "Who asked you to take the exam for talent? It's just to let you feel a little bit about what kind of regulations the exam is. After all, you have some experience. You won't be afraid if you take the exam in the future. Even if you can't get the government exam, it's good to take the county exam." .Besides, you are not allowed to take the test now, and there is still a year to go. If you can't read the Three Character Classic now, you won't be able to read it by then? If that's the case, I'll spank your ass!"

Gao Yichun said: "How can the exam be a trifling matter? Since you will definitely fail the exam, why do you still have to take the exam? Scholars... how can it be so easy to take the exam? Not to mention the elder brother and the second brother, the grandfather and the uncle passed the exam. I haven't been able to pass the exam for decades. My grandfather passed the government examination and became a boy student. My uncle didn't even pass the exam. Our Gao family has been in the exam for so many years. Only the second uncle became a scholar, which is considered rare in our village. Now, how many people are called Wenquxing? He went to Beijing twice and failed to pass the exam. Besides, this study is also a money-burning business, not to mention the usual pen, ink and paper. Pen expenses, except for the county examination at the door of the house, the rest of the government examinations and academicians are far away. Last year, the second uncle went to Beijing and took 50 taels of silver, which is not enough. Although Yuanbao can earn some money, after all... anyway I'm not material for studying, and I'm getting old. I just need to learn to recognize a few words. Xiao Wu is better than me, but he won't be able to do it in the next year. Let him study for a few more years. If he can really work hard, he can learn well. , just take the annual examination in the year of Boshin."

Gao Yiqing hurriedly said: "I am not as good at learning as my brother. I forget many words after reading it. I will have to teach me later. Let my brother go. I will farm at home." They clapped their hands, "Don't worry, I'll take good care of the [-] acres of land for my brother to study, and brother Yuanbao, you are so good at learning, you have to take the exam."

Mu Yunyi pondered for a moment: "No matter what, you all have to study, there is still a year left, and you will see it at the end of next year. If you have studied well and are so sure, then try it out, if not If so, it’s not too late to take the exam in the next year, anyway, we are all young, and it’s not too late for people in their [-]s and [-]s to take the exam.” Then he said to the outhouse, “Xiaoyi, you should study hard, if you study well in the future , and let you take the exam."

Shang Yi had heard them talking about their future in the back room, and felt aggrieved and helpless in his heart. He thought that he was a young master who had no worries about food and clothing, and now he sold himself as a slave. Although Mu Yunyi was good to him, he became a slave after all. It can't anymore, and all the books I read since I was a child are all in vain.

He was feeling sorry for himself, when he heard Mu Yunyi say that he would be asked to take the exam in the future, he couldn't help shaking his hands, and the firewood fell to the ground. He hurried into the back room and said in disbelief: "Master, what did you just say? Let me Going to take the exam too?" Seeing Mu Yunyi nodding, his eyes turned red, "Master, don't you know? You can't take the imperial examination if you have a low status."

"Who said you are a lowly citizen?" Mu Yunyi said solemnly, "What was established at the beginning was only a private contract. Although there were middlemen and guarantors, they did not go to the government to become naturalized. In the final analysis, it is up to me. If I don't If you take out this contract and pursue it, you will still be a good citizen. If you betray me, betray me, or even harm me, I will take out this contract so that it will be useful." He said to Shang Yi earnestly, "I have seen it these days, You are also a good boy, you know how to repay your kindness, and I have made plans for you. From now on, you will study with us. If you really study well, you will also pass the exam in the future. I will return the deed to you. It's ruined, that's it, you don't have to worry about other things, even though you have removed your name from the Shang family tree, when the time comes, you will be brought into our family to see if you can be adopted under the name of Brother Yichun, hehe, Don't be dissatisfied, who made you younger, and you don't need to worry about other things, I will ask Fan Juren to help find a few talents as guarantees, and I will definitely let you all pass the exam smoothly."

After Shang Yi heard it, he couldn't hold it anymore, tears streaming down his face, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Mu Yunyi, but Mu Yunyi pulled him and he refused to get up: "Since my mother passed away, my stepmother When I first started, I thought I was soaked in yellow lotus water. There was no more misery. I didn’t expect that she would sell me into a kiln later. Knowing that you are unparalleled in righteousness, I begged my father to send me to you as an apprentice. When you refused that day, I had already made up my mind to seek death when I went out. Later, I sold you as a slave. Because this is the way it is for the rest of my life, how can I know that you are so kind to me, I really... really..." He choked up and said, "Even if I am broken into pieces, I can't repay your kindness!" , knocking loudly.

Mu Yunyi hurriedly dragged him up: "Don't kowtow, don't kowtow." Seeing that the skin on his forehead was about to be torn, he rubbed it with him quickly, "I'm not a good person, just like your father beat you back that day. When I brought you here, I didn't intend to take you in at first, and asked your father to sell you to me as a slave. It's just that there is one thing that is my purpose, I will treat whoever is good to me, and others will give me ten A good one, I have to give others a hundred good ones, I’ve been watching you serve me with tea and water these days, especially tonight, if it weren’t for you, I would have been bitten to death by that dog in all likelihood, This is a life-saving grace, how can I really treat you as a slave? From now on, you will be my official disciple, so don't cry, and serve the dumplings later, let's have a teacher apprenticeship ceremony, catch me tomorrow I will officially teach you storytelling!" After listening to Shang Yi, he was even more surprised and grateful, and wanted to kneel down again, but was stopped by Mu Yunyi, "Let's kowtow together later."

To be honest, Mu Yunyi is really grateful to Shang Yi. Even when he was the second youngest of the Mu family, no one surrounded him serving tea and water, making the bed and making the quilt, washing his underwear and socks. And he worked hard, always with care on his face, for fear that if he didn't take care of it, he would get angry, not to mention that the other party was a 14-year-old child, it was impossible for Mu Yunyi not to be grateful, that's why he made this decision tonight , although it is also in the established plan to let Shang Yi study and not become a low-ranking citizen, but he didn't plan to do it so soon. Originally, he wanted to inspect the student for a year or two, to see his character, and then make a decision.

The dumplings were cooked, served on the kang table, mixed with soy sauce and mature vinegar, it was so fragrant that people drool, Gao Yichun was on the east side, Gao Yiqing was on the kang, Mu Yunyi was on the west side, Shang Yi was on the edge of the kang, sitting around the table sit.

Mu Yunyi took the tea brought back from the city, asked Shang Yi to make a pot, and then knelt down and worshiped the tea.

Mu Yunyi said: "I know a lot of things. Apart from calligraphy, painting, embroidery and music, I also have a few oral skills." After thinking about it, he decided to group stand-up comic talk and storytelling together, "Are you If you learn storytelling with me, I will only teach you storytelling, but this thing is both a craft and a knowledge. If you want to tell a story, you must first read and endorse the book, figure out all the plot characters in the book, and then find out the main and branch lines. , Break it apart, crush it, and tell it in the words that everyone likes to hear. Pingshu and Pingshu not only have books, but also have reviews. Your reviews can be recognized by the audience, which is even more difficult. I will I will teach you slowly. As for our profession, the patriarch..." Mu Yunyi really didn't know who the patriarch of Pingshu was. "Well, there are three patriarchs, two men and one woman, each with its own style. The first The name is Shan Tianfang, who specializes in long stories, which are full of ups and downs, and fascinating. The second one is Liu Baorui, who specializes in short stories, which are humorous and popular. The third one is Liu Lanfang, a woman with a clear and clear voice. These three learned..."

Shang Yi carefully wrote down one by one: "Where are the three masters from? When I see you in the future, kowtow to them and say hello to Anfang."

"Uh... don't think about it, they are not in this world anymore." Mu Yunyi briefly said what he could think of, then took Shang Yi's tea and drank it down, "Our school As a rule, when an apprentice enters the door, the master will give you a brand name and a token, a piece of wood, a folding fan, and a handkerchief. I can't prepare them now. I will buy them for you when I return to the city after the New Year. Everyone in this school must have a stage name. I am from the generation of Yunzi, and you are..." Mu Yunyi hesitated, "It is... the generation of Hezi, so I am called Heye, Shang Heye , I hope you can be like a wild crane in the clouds in the future, unrestrained and free."

"Thank you, Master! Thank you, Master!" Shang Yi kowtowed nine times excitedly, and Mu Yunyi asked him to get up and serve dinner at the table, and the apprenticeship ceremony was successfully concluded.

The dumplings are stuffed with sauerkraut and pork. Gao Yichun knew that Mu Yunyi didn't like to eat greasy ones, so he added beef in them. Each dumpling was filled with a firm meatball. When you bite into it, your mouth will be full of fragrance. This kind of dumpling, Even if it is taken to the county seat, it is considered rare.

Gao Yichun asked Mu Yunyi: "Yuanbao, you teach brother Xiaoyi storytelling, how long will it take for him to start making money like you?"

Shang Yi hurriedly said: "Uncle Third, we are so short of seniority, you can just call me Xiaoyi, I dare not take on this call."

Mu Yunyi nodded: "It depends on his qualifications. If he learns one book a year, he can start teaching next year if he is fast, but it's hard to say whether he can earn money like me."

Gao Yichun said with some expectation: "Then what do you think of my qualifications? You can also teach me storytelling."

Mu Yunyi frowned: "Brother Yichun, all you have to do now is to study well, and you don't have to worry about money."

Gao Yichun's eyes dimmed, and he lowered his head to eat the dumplings.

Gao Yiqing said: "Brother Yuanbao, teach me, let my brother study hard, I am very talented, I can memorize the stories you told me in the past, and tell them to Qiu Xiaobao, they are all lovely to listen to. No, I will also kowtow to you as a teacher like Xiaoyi."

As he said that, he really wanted to kneel on the kang, Mu Yunyi quickly stopped him, and then leaned over and grabbed Gao Yichun's hand across the table: "You two, the most important thing now is to go to study, if you can Study, read well, then read it well for me, you don’t have to worry about money, I earn eight or nine taels of silver a month, enough for our family of four, not only you, but I will also go to the end of the game in the future If you really can't pass the exam, if you can't study, then you will find another way to make a living, have you heard? Brother Yichun, you must not have any psychological burden. Seeing you sad makes me feel uncomfortable. In the future, the four of us We depend on each other for life, but we can't have a grudge, in the future, if you really can't go to school, and you want to earn money, I will not stop you, but I will help you find a way to earn a lot of money, okay?"

Gao Yichun nodded, and grabbed his hand in turn: "I blamed you, Yuan Bao, I'm sorry."

Mu Yunyi breathed a sigh of relief, and grabbed Gao Yiqing's and Shang Yi's hands again. In the dim light of the oil lamp, the four immature hands were tightly clenched together.