The ancient life of a master craftsman

After seeing off all the guests, it was already 22:[-], and Yunli was surrounded by husbands and aunts all afternoon. Fortunately, Brother Qing was with him, otherwise he might not even be able to smile. Out.When he thought that brother En would have one more chance after being selected as a scholar, he got dizzy.

With her clothes still on, Yunli lay on the bed with her upper body lying on the bed, with her feet still on the ground, paralyzed from exhaustion.Li Enbai drank a lot of wine that night, if he hadn't mixed a bottle of hangover medicine from the system mall on the way back to the village, he would be very drunk now.

With the smell of alcohol all over his body, Li Enbai closed the door and was about to change into clothes to wash up. Seeing Yunli's appearance, he couldn't help laughing, "Lizi, why don't you go wash up?"

Without raising her head, Yunli closed her eyes and said, "I'm tired...let's go later."

Li Enbai poured some water and drank it, then used the same cup to pour another cup for Yunli. They were surrounded all night, and they couldn't live peacefully while eating, and they didn't even take a sip of water.

Yunli struggled to sit up, took the cup, put it to her mouth and didn't drink it, as if complaining and acting like a baby, "It smells so strong!"

Li Enbai drank too much wine, he couldn't smell it anymore, stood beside the bed and took off his clothes, "Huh? Then I'll pour another glass."

His shirt has been taken off, revealing his muscular upper body, and his abdominal muscles show a perfect posture under the bright light. Even if he sleeps together every day, Yunli can't help but blush when she sees him, "No need, Brother En, you Put your clothes on the boat quickly, don't you want to take a bath?"

Li Enbai stopped pouring water, walked back to the bed and continued to take off the cumbersome clothes on his body, "Well, change into a comfortable one before going."

"You go first, I'll bring you the clothes in a while." Yunli didn't dare to look at him, her cheeks were flushed, and she rushed to Li Enbai, but she didn't know his current tone was coquettish, and his sneaky look was even more provocative pity.

Li Enbai blinked, drank too much alcohol, even with anti-alcohol medicine, it could not completely block the effects of alcohol, the reaction was much slower than usual, but the body honestly took effect.

He smiled slowly, "Actually, there is still time to take a shower after sobering up."

Hearing his laughter, Yunli couldn't help raising her head to take a look, then turned her head quickly, the blush on her face became more conspicuous, and even the tips of her ears were rosy, "Why wait, go wash, wash Go to bed early."

The delicate and soft voice, like a little milk cat just full moon, made people's heart itchy unbearably, Li Enbai slowly unbuttoned his belt, "Well, it's okay to sleep first."

He bit the word sleep very hard, it seemed to have a different meaning.

Li Enbai approached Yunli, "Lizi, do you smell alcohol on me? I can't smell it anymore."

The heat on Yunli's face was still hot, so she approached him and smelled it foolishly, "Heavy."

"Really? Why can't I smell it? You should smell it better." Li Enbai looked at the foolish husband who came to the door, pinched his chin and kissed him.

Shuangzhong left in front of the east house with a red face, went to the kitchen to add some thick wood to the stove that was burning with hot water, and then the fire burned slowly, and it would not go out after a while.

Then I returned to the west room with a basin of hot water. The original bed in the west room was removed and replaced with a wide double simple bed. Although it is a simple bed, it is made of good materials and is very strong. , and several layers of thick mattresses were spread on it, which was very soft.

Zhang Jiu was sitting on the bed waiting for Shuangzhong to come back. Although his face was still pale, it was much better than ten days ago. He half-closed his eyes, his body trembling a little, thinking that if Shuangzhong didn't come back, he would go to sleep first.

"Daughter-in-law, come and soak your feet before going to bed." Shuangzhong put the footwashing water at Zhang Jiu's feet, took off his shoes and socks and put them into the slightly warm but not scalding water.

Zhang Jiu put his hands on both sides to prop up, "Masters, have you washed?"

Shuangzhong blushed, "No, I boiled water in the pot, and it will be hot when the masters need it."

Zhang Jiu raised his eyelids and saw Shuangzhong's blushing face. He understood the situation of the two masters, so he let go of the words, "The little master is young, and he is doted on by the master. I don't care about those who covet the master. People can't even notice it at all, Brother Zhong, do you think I want to mention it to the young master?"

Shuangzhong thought for a while, "I see the attitude of the master. He doesn't take those people seriously. He only has the young master in his eyes. You haven't seen it. There was a woman who came with her aunt at the banquet. When she passed by the master, she pretended to When she fell, the master took a step back and let her fall to the ground, like a piece of wood that doesn't understand the style."

"What else?" Zhang Jiu was not surprised. Although the husband and wife hadn't spent long time with the lords, they could tell that the lords were definitely not the kind of ordinary scholars who had a good face and were bound by etiquette.Their master is a free and unrestrained person.

"Yes, the master's retreat made those little brothers and girls retreat." Shuangzhong told Zhang Jiu about the indifference of the master when he spoke to that woman, which was quite different from the way he usually treats the young master. Don't.

Zhang Jiu was not in good health, so he went back to his room to rest when the dishes were ready, otherwise he would not have asked Brother Qing to stay with Yunli all the time, Brother Qing reacted quickly and his tongue was sharp, Zhang Jiu just nodded slightly, He then understood that he hadn't left Yunli's side all night, but anyone who inquired about the Li family's affairs would be diverted and fooled by him.

"Young master Qing is more vigilant than the master. Before I went back to the house in the afternoon, I pulled the young master and said a few words. He seemed to be angered, and he went to accompany the young master with his spikes on his back. At that time, he went home He even came over to tell me that those with malicious intentions were fooled by him, which is interesting.” Zhang Jiu also said something interesting.

Seeing that Zhang Jiu's feet were red, Shuangzhong picked up a cloth towel and carried his feet to dry him, "No wonder, the little master can't go away, I want young master Qing to come and see you, young master Qing turned around and called Mr. Snow is here."

They remembered Yunli's friends clearly today, and everyone's temper has a general understanding. Zhang Jiu thought of the cold Mr. Xue, "Mr. Xue is a bit like someone who was raised by a rich family, with arrogance in his bones, if it wasn't for the little master It is said that they played together since they were young, and I still think Mr. Xue is a troubled young master."

"Don't tell me, I think the same way. It can be seen that some people are born different." Shuangzhong put the basin aside, helped Zhang Jiu to lie down, "Daughter-in-law, go to bed first, I'll see Look at the master and them."

Zhang Jiu held him back, "Don't bother me, the young master is thin-skinned, he should be annoyed when he finds you outside the door."

When Shuangzhong thought that this was really the case, he was in trouble, "Then, why don't you not help the gentlemen to wash up? This is too dereliction of duty."

Zhang Jiu raised his chin, "Go and open the door, stay up and stay awake, and wait for the master to open the door before you go over."

"Hey, I got it, then go to sleep first." Shuangzhong covered him with the quilt, watched him fall asleep, and moved a stool to the door to sit, but he didn't dare to open the door. What if the daughter-in-law catches a cold?He is not afraid of his rough skin and thick flesh, just put on a coat and just wait outside the door.

This wait was in the middle of the night, he couldn't bear to lean against the door and squinted for a while, finally there was movement in the east room, Li Enbai, who was completely sober, opened the door weakly and came out.

Shuangzhong immediately regained his energy and walked over, "Master, do you need hot water?"

Li Enbai was not frightened, and heard him ask, "Well, just get a pot of hot water."

"Hey, I see, master, you go back to the house to rest first, and the little one will be sent to you later."

Under Shuangzhong's considerate service, Li Enbai cleaned up Yunli, climbed into bed and fell asleep with Yunli in his arms.

After a lively night, the news about Li Enbai's first birth has been spread in Huaimu Village for a long time. Even the surrounding villages know the news, and Xinglong Town has gradually heard the news.

Especially when they learned that Li Enbai's County Examination and Government Examination were No.1, many people had their own thoughts. Even the masters of Xinglong Academy discussed Li Enbai. , not to mention the fame of a scholar, he is still the first little three yuan here.

In the end, Master Sanyuan had nothing to do with their Xinglong Academy, and the students they taught, there are only two children. Doesn't it mean that their Xinglong Academy can't teach people and has no level?

Shan Chang of the academy thought about it, but he still had to let Li Enbai come to study in their academy, so that even if Li Enbai couldn't get the little three yuan, all the scholars in the town came from their academy, so as to guarantee the authority of their academy.

Mr. Huang, who already had a student who was a scholar, was the most supportive of Shanzhang's decision. He felt that he had already taught a scholar, and the mud-legged people in the country would definitely choose him as his teacher. By then, his reputation of turning stones into gold would surely spread.

Not to mention how Master Huang has such a big face to compare the boy who is the first in the county test and the government test to a stone, but he can tell that this person doesn't have much ink in his belly, let alone use a green to blue As for Yu Lan, even using a good teaching method is better than turning stone into gold.

Of course, Master Huang can only think about it for himself. The pride on his face disgusted the other masters of Xinglong Academy. That's all.This man surnamed Huang didn't say he was good at teaching students, but instead helped him regret his marriage and remarry. He was greedy for wealth and honor. No wonder he was driven from the capital to this small county.

Not only the masters think so, even the head of the mountain thinks the same way. Originally, he hired Master Huang because he thought that he had studied at the Flying Bird Academy in the capital, so he must be rich in knowledge.As a result, after he actually joined the job and started teaching, his level disappointed the head of the mountain. It can't be said that it is not good, but it is too ordinary.

The students he teaches can be admitted to the scholar, and they will be the top.At that time, the disappointment in the head of the mountain was self-evident. From the beginning of paying attention to the current indifference, the other masters in the academy saw it clearly, and became more casual towards Master Huang. This is also the reason for Master Huang's unhappiness.

Obviously his student is the only scholar in the academy, which is enough to show that he is the best teacher in the academy, but the head of the mountain refuses to raise his monthly salary, but if Li Enbai is taught by him, he will definitely pass the scholar exam in September. At that time, if the head of the mountain still refused to raise his monthly salary, he would leave the academy and start a private school by himself!

Master Huang thought of beauty in his heart, but on his face he had an expression of approval for the head of the mountain.The head of the mountain stroked his beard and remembered something, "Master Huang, did Chen Yingcai also live in Huaimu Village? He should be familiar with Li Enbai, right?"

"Yingcai originally lived in Huaimu Village temporarily, but I haven't heard him talk about Li Enbai's matter, so he should be unfamiliar." Master Huang thought, if they were both from Huaimu Village, why didn't Old Man Yun let the two of them worship together? He is a teacher?

Thinking this way, he missed a double first student, and Master Huang hated Old Man Yun.

"Well, talk to Chen Yingcai and ask him to go back to Huaimu Village and find out about Li Enbai's situation." The head of the mountain made a decision, Master Huang couldn't hide the joy on his face, and the other masters were full of dissatisfaction. First of all, wouldn't it be a case of handing over a talented young man to Master Huang?

They think their level is not bad, so why don't they even have the chance to compete?

It's a pity that the head of the mountain was very busy, so he left after saying this, and it was too late for everyone to say anything.Seeing Master Huang's proud face, he could only leave after a few sour words.

Master Huang didn't care if he didn't get the reaction he wanted. He knew that even if they didn't say anything, they still envied him in their hearts. Who would let him, a teacher who knows how to teach, make the students feel up to it!

Master Huang happily called Chen Yingcai, who was copying the article, and asked him to go back to Huaimu Village to accept Li Enbai as his junior. Only then did Chen Yingcai know that Li Enbai had passed the Tongsheng examination, and he was the first in both the county examination and the government examination. Good ranking!

He didn't dare to say anything in front of Master Huang, and when he returned home, he dropped several tea sets, and even Bai Xiaocha, who came to be a good boy when he learned that he came home, was scolded by him.

Bai Xiaocha is not a fool, so naturally she wouldn't provoke Chen Yingcai when he was angry. After crying a few times, she ran back to her small yard. She was just a concubine, although she could usually make Chen Yingcai I came to her a few more times, but my life was not very good.

Mrs. Zhang is not forgiving, she often tortures her in different ways, and treats her like a little maid.Bai Xiaocha learned it after suffering a few losses. During the day when Chen Yingcai was not around, she pretended to be timid and out of shape, and she didn't dress up. Seeing her ugly appearance, Mrs. Zhang felt dirty, so she stopped calling her Bai Xiaocha. Cha went to work in her yard.

When Chen Yingcai came home, Bai Xiaocha dressed up and went to the study to be a good boy, complimenting Chen Yingcai all the time, boasting him so beautifully, and dragging her to the cloud and rain together, she wondered how soon she would be able to Pregnant, when she gave birth to a son, Mrs. Zhang had to be polite to her.

It was the same today, she originally wanted to take Chen Yingcai to come here before Chen Yingcai went to Zhang's room, but when he lost his temper, out of curiosity, she listened quietly at the door.

I could only hear a few words from Li Enbai, and the rest was the sound of crackling and throwing things.Bai Xiaocha guessed that Chen Yingcai's outburst of temper should have something to do with Li Enbai and Yunli, but what was the reason?

After a few days, the news spread throughout Xinglong Town, and Bai Xiaocha finally found out that Li Enbai had passed the No. 1 government examination!The official has already said that Li Enbai will definitely be admitted as a scholar and win glory for their Xinglong Town.

Bai Xiaocha sat in her room for the whole afternoon, the more she thought about it, the more uncomfortable she became.Yunli, a little brother whom his own mother hates, will soon become a talented husband, how is it possible?Obviously he is only worthy of digging food in the ground, and he will be a poor mud leg all his life!

Not to mention the disbelief and jealousy of Bai Xiaocha and Chen Yingcai, when Mrs. Zhang heard the news, she couldn't believe it.

It is obvious that her husband is the only scholar, and the county magistrate only complimented him a few times. Why is Li Enbai a child, and the magistrate deliberately said something to win the honor of the whole town?

It's just a child!

Mrs. Zhang almost tore her handkerchief, and her hatred for Yunli intensified. Yunli is a little brother, an uneducated little brother from the countryside, who first stole her husband's heart, and now let his husband steal her husband's heart The limelight was born to conquer her!

Otherwise, Chen, Zhang, and Bai are a family. It's not like a family can't enter a family, but if something goes wrong, it's someone else's fault.

Chen Yingcai didn't say that he retired after passing the examination as a scholar, married a rich wife and asked Yunli to be him as a concubine. Well done.

Mrs. Zhang didn't say that she wanted to be an official's wife, but took Yunli's fiancé away. Instead, she blamed others for stealing her husband's heart. In the end, she even blamed him for marrying an excellent husband-in-law, who suppressed her husband-in-law's limelight.

Not to mention Bai Xiaocha, who is not enough to take advantage of the typical situation, and is still self-righteous.

Li Enbai and his wife didn't know about the resentment between the three of them, and they would only feel speechless if they knew about it.After two days of quiet life, the husband and wife began to get down to business.

On the first day Li Enbai came back, he ordered some iron parts in the blacksmith shop in the town. The better he went to pick them up today, he asked Shuang Zhong to help him get them back, and polished the new carriage base in the yard.

It was originally made of wood, so it wears out very quickly. The carriage they used before has only been used for less than a month, and it can already be seen that there are signs of wear and tear. The key parts can be replaced by iron. Period of use.

In fact, the best way is to replace the entire carriage base with iron, so that the carriage will not only be firm, but also because of the increased weight of the base, the sense of bumps will be lower.But Li Enbai didn't think this was necessary. An all-iron carriage base would make it difficult for a horse to pull, and the speed would also be greatly reduced.

And he has a new idea about the means of transportation for travel, so the carriage only needs to replace the key parts with iron ones.

Shuangzhong brought back the parts, but he couldn't understand at all, what are these strangely shaped things for? reached its peak.

"Master, can I help?" Shuangzhong stood aside and demanded strongly.

Because Yunli couldn't adapt to their self-proclaimed vocabulary of small, slave, slave, etc., Li Enbai asked Shuangzhong and the others to change their self-proclaimed me.Shuangzhong and the others took a few days to get used to it, but the change they claimed gave them a special feeling, as if they had dignity.

"No need, you don't know carpentry, so you can't help me. If you have nothing to do, go to the field and see if the Yun family needs help."

Li Enbai bought land at the request of old man Yun, not much, and he didn't know how to plant it himself. Old man Yun and Yunhe helped him get it all the time. Now that the family has the labor force of Shuangzhong, naturally he can't bother his father-in-law any more. And uncle.

"I don't know how to farm, so I won't make trouble. You can figure it out. If you don't have enough manpower, you can hire two people to help." Li Enbai polished the wood while talking, picking out the parts that Shuangzhong couldn't understand. Assemble it.

Shuangzhong looked at his master's proficient posture, and then thought that he really didn't know how to do carpentry, but he still remembered a little bit of farming, "Hey, master, I'll go to the old man's house to ask."

"Well, let's go. It's noon and I'll go to the butcher at the end of the village to buy two catties of meat. It's about the same fat and thin." Li Enbai said, he really can't stand eating big fat meat, but fat meat is expensive here. Lean meat is cheap, and everyone is willing to buy fatty meat.

At first, Yunli also thought it was strange that he liked to eat lean meat. It was only after cooking several dishes with fat meat and lean meat under his guidance that Yunli finally understood Li Enbai's thoughts, nothing else, Eating too much fat is really super greasy.

In fact, everyone is poor and eats little meat. Naturally, it is fatty meat that can be refined. However, the Li family lives affluently. But very willing.

But for building a house, Li Enbai also planned it in his heart. Their current house is a bit too much to live in. It turns out that Yunli likes to play with looms, but because Liu Mingxi came to live in Westinghouse for a while, now Zhang Jiufu The husband and wife also lived in the Westinghouse, and Yunli hadn't been to the storage room in the Westinghouse for a long time.

If there are two more people in the family, they have to go to the main room to make a floor shop.

It happened that Yunhe renovated his home this month, and when Yunhe's renovation is completed, he and Yunli can go back to live for a while, and just knock down the current house and rebuild it.

It's just that workers are not easy to find. Most of the young people in the village who are good-natured and hard-working are in the pencil factory. He is not familiar with the others, but Brother Dahe can help with this problem.

Li Enbai thought about it in his heart, and calculated the money in his hand. It was enough to build a house, but he didn't like the state of only getting out but not getting in, so he had to sell the improved carriage.

Since the morning, Li Enbai has been working on the chassis of the carriage. He didn't have time to finish the bodywork, so he asked Yunhe to do it, and it probably took two days to finish it.

He only needs to handle the carriage base well, and then assemble it with the body. As for the horses that pull the carriage, Liu Chuncheng bought him two during his visit to Shicheng. There was a half-sized pony.

The pony is for Yunli to ride and play, and he chose a docile filly. Now the two horses are staying in the backyard of his house. Because there is no stable, the two horses can only be tied to the tree in the backyard. Also rest under the tree at night.

However, the two horses didn't seem to be uncomfortable. They grazing slowly and leisurely every day, and they didn't bark often, but they were quite quiet.

Li Enbai was busy, and Yunli was not idle either. He went to visit Mu Xiaozhu. After being picked up by Yunhe, Mu Xiaozhu only lived in Yun's house for three days. The doctor said that he could move, so he was taken home by his parents to raise the baby. went.

What Mu Xiaozhu painstakingly kept hidden was also known by his parents. His precious son was bullied by his in-laws, and the two elders were so angry that they were half dead. If Mu Xiaolian hadn't helped to speak good words, Old Mu would have to take his cock to find Hu. The old lady settles accounts.

Dad Mu has a strong personality, but he is definitely not a person who can't control his temper. Only when it comes to his eldest son and daughter, he doesn't rub the sand in his eyes.Originally, he was not happy when the eldest son married far away, and his in-law's family dared to bully his son. Father Mu's first thought was to call the door and let the Hu family know how powerful he was!

Persuaded by Yunhe and his wife, Father Mu held back his anger and bought good things to support his elder son. He was a fierce shopper, and the villagers didn't know the situation, so they thought that Mu Xiaozhu was going to die soon. So need so many good things to make up.

Yunli didn't dare to delay after hearing this, and immediately ran over to see Mu Xiaozhu, but luckily it was an oolong incident.But he still went to see Mu Xiaozhu every morning.