Lucky husband

Li Chengshi saw that his mother had a plan in mind, and after explaining things clearly, he went out to find Li Mingde, thinking about which friend's house Li Mingde was at right now.

Because Li Mingde didn't have to go to the fields with old man Li and the others today, he went out to find his friends in the village after finishing his homework. At that time, Li Chengshi and the others thought that the child would be free after a rare trip home, so they ignored him.

If they knew in advance that Mr. Zhang was coming and wanted to find him by name, they would definitely keep the child at home and not go out or go out in the afternoon.

The old lady Li who went to the Bai family at the other end didn't think too much. It wasn't because she was biased, and it wasn't because she didn't want to believe in her grandson's ability. Mr. Zhang, who was here to accept apprentices, must have liked Bai Zhiwen more.

Li Mingde and Li Mingli are both scholars. Compared with those half-children in the village, Mrs. Li feels that her two grandsons are very good at it, but compared with Bai Zhiwen who came back from Tongzhou City, she has no education. That kind of feeling is that it feels a little worse, just like her eldest daughter-in-law and third daughter-in-law, it makes people feel different at a glance.

So Mrs. Li reckoned that Mr. Zhang should be planning to take Bai Zhiwen as his apprentice, and that her grandson was lucky enough to be taken by Mr. Zhang, and she wanted to take a test by the way.

Mrs. Li didn't care too much about whether she could become Mr. Zhang's student. Anyway, her grandson could still study in the county school. I heard that the masters in the county school not only have scholars but also old people. In her opinion, the masters in the school are already very powerful.

Walking outside the gate of Bai's courtyard, Mrs. Li let go of her voice and called out, "Bai Yaoshi, are you at home?"

"Ms. Li, I'm here. What's the matter?" Bai Yao put down what she was doing, and hurried out of the room to look at Mrs. Li.

Bai Yao lived with her son and elder brother widowed in her husband's ancestral home, so she rarely went out on weekdays, and others rarely visited their house, just to avoid causing trouble.

Now that Mrs. Li's family has a divorced son, Bai Yao and Mrs. Li pay more attention on weekdays. They are worried that rumors will be spread by others, so they don't have much contact with each other.

"It's like this. Mr. Zhang Lao came to my house and said that he wanted to see how my family's Mingde and your family's chronicles are doing. You can call Zhiwen out and come with me." Mrs. Li didn't talk nonsense. Straightforwardly, he said what she was doing here.

Mr. Zhang?Bai Yaoshi had this name in her mind once, and she remembered it without Granny Li reminding her. The last time her Jia Zhiwen came back with a set of books, she said it was given by Mr. Zhang they met on the road.

Unexpectedly, Mr. Zhang not only sent books but also tested his son's knowledge. Mr. Bai Yao stayed in Zhoucheng with Xiaobai Xiucai for such a long time and learned a lot. Hearing this, he had some guesses. Hurry into the house and call the son who is studying.

Bai Zhiwen understood the meaning of what his mother and old lady Li said, closed the book in his hand, glanced at the books on the table, quickly went through the contents of the recent book in his mind, and followed his mother out up.

Granny Li was waiting outside the yard of Bai's house. When Bai Zhiwen saw her, he quickly raised a smiling face and called out, "Grandma Li."

Everyone likes a polite child. Granny Li smiled kindly at him, and greeted him: "Hey, Zhiwen seems to have grown taller and looks more handsome, and he will soon be a young man."

"I don't seem to feel anything when I look at it every day, but children of this age are like this, and they will change every few days." Bai Yao listened to Mrs. Li's praise of her son, and smiled implicitly.

This was not the time to chat about family affairs. Bai Zhiwen hurriedly followed Mrs. Li when he left the house, because they were close, and Li Chengshi hadn't called Li Mingde back when he passed.

Li Mingjin was lying on the left side of the window, watching his father and grandma coming in and out, and curiously stretched out his head to look at Mr. Zhang who was sitting in the room. If Jiang Zhiyun didn't let him go, he would definitely go to Mr. Zhang. Sir, talk about it. After all, he was there when Mr. Zhang was rescued. He had dreamed of Mr. Zhang more than once, and he felt quite familiar with him.

When Bai Zhiwen entered the courtyard of Li's house, Li Mingjin's gaze collided with him. Without thinking too much, Li Mingjin grinned at Bai Zhiwen: "Brother Zhiwen."

The last time the three of them were kidnapped together, they had a little secret in common, which made Li Mingjin have an unusual friendship with the boy in front of him. He smiled when he looked at each other, he was so cute.

Bai Zhiwen was stunned for a moment, looking at Li Mingjin's smile from a close distance, he felt an unknown emotion spread in his heart, sour and soft, which dispelled his nervousness, and he couldn't help showing it on his face. Smile.

Speaking of which, since they came back from the "rogue bandit" together, he obviously found that Li Mingjin went out less often.In the past, he could always see Li Mingjin passing by the road outside his yard in one or two days, but now he can only see him once every few days, and every time he feels in a hurry, there are adults accompanying him from time to time Together.

Mrs. Li didn't notice the brief exchange between the neighbor's boy and her own grandson. After she led him into the house, she hurried to the stove. She boiled hot water and had to pour some water to go to the main room.

Jiang Zhiyun stared at Li Mingjin, who was restless and wanted to run out, got up and walked into the kitchen from the left to help. The main room was full of men, and it was not good to have a mother-in-law beside her, a young daughter-in-law, but in the kitchen It is okay to help scoop water and make tea.

After finishing all these tasks, Li Chengshi brought Li Mingde back. The two ran a little fast. When they got home, they were panting hard, and there was a thin layer of sweat on their foreheads. Li Mingde took a few deep breaths, and waited for the breath to calm down. Just lift your foot into the house.

Li Mingde didn't wear a robe at home, he just wore bunts that were convenient for doing things. He didn't feel embarrassed or didn't pay attention to etiquette because he didn't wear a robe. Bai Zhiwen, who was already in the room, greeted him.

The Bai family should keep their filial piety and go out less. It doesn't mean that they don't go out or make friends at all. Li Mingde is one of Bai Zhiwen's two friends in Shanghe Village.

The first time the two met was when Bai Zhiwen and the others had just moved back to Shanghe Village, when Bai Zhiwen went out to carry water, he ran into Li Mingde who was returning home, and the two exchanged a few words. I made an appointment with them to talk again the next morning.

After chatting for the first time, both of them had a good impression of each other, so every time Liming De Xiumu went home, he would find time to go out to Bai Zhiwen at Bai's house, and the two of them talked and chatted Talk about the confusion of reading and discuss with each other.

After discussing the book sent by Mr. Zhang, the two of them chose to read the same book. When Li Mingde came home last time, they discussed their doubts together. They didn’t expect that they would accept Mr. Zhang together at Li’s house in a short time. test and teach.

Zhang Anhao has been paying attention to the expressions of these two people, and found that they know each other and look quite familiar, so he felt a little interesting and asked: "I sent you a lot of books last time, what do you think of them?" How is it?"

Li Mingde glanced at Bai Zhiwen and motioned him to speak first.

Bai Zhiwen was neither pretentious nor stage-frightened, he cupped his hands and said, "Mr. Zhang, the students have read a total of two books so far."

Then, Li Mingde also cupped his hands: "Mr. Zhang, the students only read one book."

Zhang Anhao raised his eyebrows with a half-smile, one read two books and the other one, the quantity was different, but both of them looked calm, they were obviously telling the truth, neither exaggerated nor understated on purpose explain.

To be honest, in Zhang Anhao’s opinion, he only read one or two books in a few months, which is really slow. With this kind of progress, he doesn’t know how long it will take to finish reading the Four Books and Five Classics, and then expand his horizons to read other books. If you want to make achievements in the imperial examination, you don't know when you will have to wait.

After thinking about it, Zhang Anhao asked them what they thought of their reading speed and achievements.

Bai Zhiwen talked about his situation, summed up what he had learned, and raised some questions. These were all things he had been thinking about, so there was no lag in what he said, and there was something to be said.

Li Mingde's side is a little worse. He started later than Bai Zhiwen, and his background is not as strong as Bai Zhiwen's. He still has schoolwork during the day, but fortunately, he is studying in school at the moment and is guided by his master, and the opinions he expresses are not bad. It's okay.

After hearing their completely different answers, Mr. Zhang Lao saw that both of them were thoughtful because of each other's words, so he had an idea in his mind. He asked Wenzhu to take out two large sheets of rice paper from the carriage, grind the ink himself, and then bring it up. The pen wrote two different topics on the rice paper.

These two different topics are from the book that both of them have read. When Mr. Zhang finished writing the topic and waited for the ink to dry, he said to them: "To tell you the truth, this time I came to Shanghe Village to find You two just want to see if you two are qualified to be my disciples."

"Although your reading speed is a bit slow, considering your situation, this test is considered to have passed. If you are worshiped under my name in the future, you must work harder and improve efficiency."

"I came up with these two questions myself. I will give you half a month to work out this question. When doing the questions, don't think of asking anyone for advice. Just write your own ideas. After half a month, you Send the article to the No. 19 yard on Changda Street."

"You can read these books when you have time. It may or may not be helpful for you to answer this question. It depends on your own judgment."

After Mr. Zhang finished speaking, he waved to Asparagus who was waiting outside the house, and asked him to hand the bundles he was carrying to Li Mingde and Bai Zhiwen respectively.

Although Bai Zhiwen had some psychological preparations, when he heard Mr. Zhang Lao said that he planned to accept himself as a disciple, his heart beat a lot faster.

Bai Zhiwen talked with Mr. Zhang for a while in the bullock cart, and he knew Mr. Zhang was very knowledgeable at that time. He thought that if there was such a gentleman who would guide him to study and learn, even if he was still in the filial age He can't go to school, can't take the imperial examination, and he is confident that after the filial piety period, his level will not be worse than his peers in Zhoucheng.

Li Mingde's understanding of Mr. Zhang was not as deep as that of Bai Zhiwen, but he felt that Mr. Zhang's answer to his confusion just now was better than the scholar's teacher in the school. He was also very happy that he was lucky enough to have such a Mr. Guidance.

Given the topic and sent the book, Zhang Anhao's trip to Shanghe Village was over. He bid farewell to everyone in Li's family, and left Shanghe Village with his servant Wenzhu.

After Bai Zhiwen had left, old man Li and old lady Li took Li Chengshi to ask who Zhang Anhao was.

Li Chengshi was shocked at this moment. He just heard Mr. Zhang mentioned that his address was No. 19 yard on Changda Street, and he was stunned.

As the competent subordinate of Zhao Chengze, the magistrate, Li Chengshi knew that his magistrate had been running to Changda Street from time to time a few months ago. At the beginning, no one knew which courtyard the magistrate went to, so someone in the county government whispered The county magistrate bought a house there to hide the beauty.

Later, I heard that the magistrate went to the No. 19 yard on Changda Street, but the magistrate always went there during the day, and the rumors about Zangjiao have gradually disappeared.

Unexpectedly, Mr. Zhang lived in No. 19 Changda Street. Counting the time, it seemed that the magistrate ran there just after he accidentally rescued Mr. Zhang.

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