Lian Erye's Road to Imperial Examination

On the way back, Jia Lian was wondering if he wanted to give something to the teacher. There was no reason to ask the teacher empty-handed.I don't know if he has any valuables in his room. If he doesn't have something to sell, he will have to go out and buy it. I don't know how much money he has. When I go back, I will ask Feng'er, all his things are this girl In packing and storage.

Apprenticeship in Yixue seems not very solemn and sincere. Tomorrow morning, I will go to visit Mr. Li's house in person with a gift, and then solemnly appraise as a teacher.

With a decision in his heart, Jia Lian quickened his pace a lot.Before reaching the door, she saw Feng'er standing at the door and looking around, seeing him coming back, a bright smile appeared on her delicate little face, and she ran towards him cheerfully.

"Master, you're back, are you cold? Hungry? Tired? Is there any discomfort?"

Hearing Feng'er's series of questions, Jia Lian smiled warmly, raised her hand and patted her on the head: "I'm fine."

Feng'er grabbed Jia Lian's hand, felt his hand was cold, immediately frowned her delicate eyebrows, and said with a distressed face: "Hands are so cold, it's still not cold, let's go back quickly." After speaking, he pulled Jia Lian's hand ran up.

Jia Lian had no choice but to let Feng Er drag him away.

Back in the house, Feng'er put the Tang Pozi that he had prepared earlier into Jia Lian's hands, and then poured him a cup of hot tea, telling him to drink it quickly to warm his body.

"Master, this servant will ask the kitchen to cook you a cup of ginger soup, and you can drink a bowl before going to bed." To be on the safe side, let the young master drink a bowl of ginger soup, so as not to suffer from the cold.

After drinking a cup of hot tea, Jia Lian felt much warmer, and his hands and feet were no longer cold.

Seeing that Jia Lian's pale face finally turned a little blush, Feng Er breathed a sigh of relief in her heart: "Master, it's getting colder and colder today, you should not go to school tomorrow, if you get sick from the cold, it will be bad .”

Ever since Jia Lian fell off the horse, injured her head and was in a coma for two days and two nights, Feng'er was terribly frightened, causing her to be a little frightened now and treat Jia Lian like a fragile glass doll.

In such a cold day, Jia Lian didn't want to go out and suffer, but he couldn't do without going to school. He still had to prepare for the county exam.

"Your young master, I'm not that delicate, so you don't have to worry."

"Master, you can also study at home." Feng'er said with a puffy face, "The Chinese New Year is coming soon, what if you get sick from the cold, what should you do?" After finishing speaking, she felt that her words were too unlucky, so she raised her hand and hit herself a few times mouth, "Bah, bah, the young master won't get sick!"

"I don't have a teacher to teach me to study at home." Jia Lian hugged Mrs. Tang with both hands, and looked at Feng'er, "Feng'er, I'm going to visit Mr. Li tomorrow, and I want to formally worship him as a teacher. What gift do you think I should give as a teacher? In my room Do you have any valuables? If not, go out and buy them. How much money do I have on me?"

"Master, do you want to formally worship Mr. Li as your teacher?!" Feng'er's eyes widened with shock, and she couldn't believe her ears.

Jia Lian nodded slightly: "That's right, he can only teach me well if he is his teacher." The damn system doesn't help him, and he doesn't understand classical Chinese, so he can only ask a teacher for advice.

"Young master, are you serious?" Although Jia Lian read books every day these days, Feng'er still felt that he was just unconvinced for a while, and would return to his original state after a while, and he didn't like reading anymore.

"Your young master, I have never been so serious as I am now."

Feng'er looked at Jia Lian suspiciously. To be honest, she still didn't believe it.

Seeing Feng'er's suspicious expression, Jia Lian laughed angrily: "Your young master, I'm not joking with you. What do you need to prepare for worshiping Mr. Li as a teacher?" Grand, can not be a little mistake.

Seeing Jia Lian's serious expression, Feng'er's heart trembled, she didn't dare to make fun of her anymore, put away the questioning on her face, and replied: "When Master Zhu was apprenticed to his teacher, I heard that he gave him the Four Treasures of the Study, as well as some calligraphy and paintings."

"The Four Treasures of the Study, Calligraphy and Painting?" Jia Lian rubbed his chin, thinking to himself, literati seem to like good Four Treasures of the Study, and famous calligraphy and painting. "Do I have any of these in my house?"

Feng'er nodded: "Yes, yes, but they are very common and not expensive at all."

"Then I can only buy it outside. How much money do I have?"

"Not much, just the ten taels of silver that were just issued."

Jia Lian was embarrassed, what can you buy with ten taels of silver?

He just remembered that the original owner was a dandy, and after sending the money, he went out to eat and drink with a group of cronies. Sometimes ten taels of silver a month was not enough, and he spent it all before the end of the month.

"I'm afraid ten taels of silver can't even afford a piece of good ink?"

"I heard that the brushes, ink, paper and inkstones that Young Master Zhu gave to my husband are worth hundreds of taels of silver."

Jia Lian suddenly felt that he was so poor. Although he didn't have to worry about food and drink, he didn't feel safe if he didn't have any money.What if I have no money to do business in the future?

"Young Master, Master should have good brushes, ink, paper and inkstone. You can ask Master." Feng'er also wanted to help Jia Lian, but she had no money with her, so she could only help him with ideas. "Apprenticeship is a very important thing." You have to discuss it with the master."

Jia Lian thought about it, and felt that he could only go to his cheap father: "You ask someone to ask if my father is free now?" It's not good if the maid does exercise.

"The servant girl asked Xing'er to go to the front and ask."

"kindness."

Before, Jia Lian thought that he was rich and didn't need to worry about money, but now it seems that he was too naive.He is a ten-year-old child, no matter how rich he is, how much money can he have.When I ran out of money, I asked my family for it, but they couldn't give much money.

He doesn't have to worry about the money for studying and exams, but it takes money to manage relationships, give gifts, and treat people to dinner and drinks.If you blindly study hard, don't make connections, and don't make friends, you're just a nerd, and you won't have much future even if you get the first prize in the exam.Whether it is in modern times or in ancient times, it is a society of human feelings and relationships.

Feng'er went to find Xing'er to go to the front yard, and she also went to the kitchen by herself to fetch the dim sum that she had made long ago and kept warm.

"Young master, this servant has made some snacks for you, you should eat a little bit first."

When Jia Lian came back from school, he was a little hungry. Now his body is growing, and his digestion is fast.

Feng'er made a plate of yam cake stuffed with jujube paste, and a plate of sweet-scented osmanthus cake.

Jia Lian didn't like desserts in her previous life, but she fell in love with these delicate and delicious pastries when she came to the Red Mansion, they were so delicious.

Xing'er came back: "Master, master is not busy now, let you go over."

"Okay." After eating the cake in his hand and taking a few sips of hot tea, Jia Lian took Xing'er to the front yard.

This time, Jia Lian finally met Jia Amnesty.

He looks 40 years old, good-looking, fair-skinned, he is a handsome man, but unfortunately the bruises under the corners of his eyes, and the blush at the end of the eyes, his spirit is listless, and his appearance of excessive indulgence destroys his appearance, making him It looks very romantic, even a little wretched.

"I saw my father."

Jia Amnesty burped indecently, and the smell of alcohol dissipated immediately.Jia Lian frowned when she smelled the wine.

"What's the matter with me?"

"I came to my father to discuss with you about apprenticeship." He didn't ask a word of concern, what a scumbag father.

"Apprentice? What kind of teacher?"

"I want to formally worship Mr. Li from Yixue as my teacher."

When Jia She heard this, he was surprised: "You want to worship Li Daoqing as your teacher?"

Jia Lian nodded slightly: "Yes!"

Jia Amnesty's expression suddenly became serious, and he was no longer as casual as before: "Why, seeing that Jia Zhu is going to take the Qingshan Academy, you are not convinced, so you want to study hard?" Although he didn't ask his son much, but He is still clear about his son's temperament, and he doesn't like reading as much as he does.

"Yes, I don't want to be trampled on the ground by those people." Of course Jia Lian was lying, he studied because he was forced by the system to take the imperial examination, but by the way, he slapped those who mocked him in the face.

"Ambition!" Jia She praised, although he felt that people like them didn't need to study to earn a future, but if his son wanted to study hard, he would still support him.If the son doesn't want to study, he won't say anything.

Jia Lian didn't expect Jia She to say that, and he couldn't help being a little surprised. He thought Jia She would object to his apprenticeship. After all, Jia She didn't seem to like reading very much.

"Li Daoqing is a juren. He was a county magistrate before. Although he is a small official, he still has some talents. You can worship him as a teacher." Things in the family are still very well understood.

"My son thinks so too."

"I'll get someone to prepare a gift for you later, and it will be delivered to your yard. You will take the gift to go to apprentice tomorrow."

"Thank you father."

Jia She waved his hand at Jia Lian: "Go away if you have nothing to do." He would continue to drink and play with his concubines and maids.

"Son, leave first."

Walking out of Jia Amnesty's courtyard, Jia Lian was still in a daze. He didn't expect the matter of apprenticeship to go so smoothly, and the words he had prepared were completely useless.

"Master, did the master agree?"

"I promise, I will send over the gifts for tomorrow's apprenticeship later."

Feng'er opened her mouth wide in surprise, as if she didn't believe that Jia She would agree: "The master actually agreed?!" She thought the master would object to the young master's apprenticeship.

Jia Lian tapped Feng'er on the head: "The mouth is too big."

Feng'er quickly closed her mouth, covered her mouth and said, "Master really agreed?"

"kindness."

"It's really great." Feng'er danced happily, even more excited than Jia Lian.

Jia Lian guessed that Jia Amnesty was actually annoyed by Jia Zhu's affairs, so he supported him to go to apprentice.As for whether he can make a name for himself, he probably doesn't care at all.