happy event? Am I going to have a sister? Fang Zhengzheng leaned his little head against the mud window, pricked up his ears and listened.
Then, he understood clearly that the so-called happy event had something to do with the Taoist Hall. It seemed to mean that the Shenhou Mansion had given an extra gift and gave Nanshan Village one more place in addition to the eight places originally determined. But there is a condition, the age must be six to eight years old.
Six to eight years old? Why are there such strange conditions...
Fang Zhengzheng didn't quite understand.
However, Qin Xuelian didn't seem to pay attention to this, and was very excitedly discussing with her father whether to give the village chief some money.
"During the last election, Sister-in-law of the Li family must have given money to the village chief!"
"How could it be? The village chief is quite fair." Dad persuaded.
"I don't care. This time it's my turn anyway. You can go to the village chief's house with me tonight and talk about it together. Then we'll mention your arm. Do you hear me?"
"This, okay..."
Without any surprise, at night, Fang Zhengzheng was left alone at home, looking at the bright moonlight and counting the twinkling stars in the sky...
…
Fangzheng was drowsily asleep when he was woken up by a low cry.
He carefully opened the door and saw that his mother, Qin Xuelian, was sitting in the inner room, crying, while her father stood carefully beside her, comforting her.
"Why? Why did you give it to the Li family again!"
"The village chief must have his own ideas for doing this..." Father Fang Houde persuaded in a low voice.
"What do you think? Don't you just think that Li Zhuangshi passed the exam and lifted the five hundred kilogram big black cauldron? You think that if Li Zhuangshi gets the first rank in the Taoist examination in the government examination, he will get the divine certificate. The Marquis has been trained! He is clearly trying to curry favor with the Li family!"
"But, Li Zhuangzhen is indeed the best hope of the whole village now..."
"I don't care! Li Zhuangshi is Li Zhuangshi, and Li Hu'er is Li Hu'er. Our Zheng'er is no weaker than Li Hu'er. Li Hu'er lost the election last time!"
"well… "
A sigh, revealing a desolate loneliness, also told Fang Houde's helplessness, while Qin Xuelian became more and more sad the more she thought about it, and her sobbing voice became louder and louder...
Thinking of Qin Xuelian's joyful expression before, and hearing the current conversation, Fang Zhengzheng roughly understood the whole story.
It seems that the village chief gave the extra spot to Li Huer, right
All right…
Presumably he couldn't enter this Taoist hall. Fang Zhengzheng looked up at the sky and thought. If he couldn't enter the Taoist hall, then he would have to think of other ways.
In fact, Fang Zheng didn't care too much about whether he could enter the Taoist hall to study.
What he needs is a way to deceive others. He needs to let everyone in the village know that he has started learning and reading. Then if he can read in the future, even if he is a little surprised, it will not be too unacceptable. .
Let the whole village know that he is reading and literate? Thinking of this, an idea flashed through Fang Zhengzheng's mind.
"Mom, actually you can study by yourself without entering the Taoist hall..."
"Don't enter the Taoist hall? Study by yourself?!" Qin Xuelian, who was sitting in the inner room crying, heard Fang Zhengzhi's words. Her whole body suddenly trembled, and she quickly wiped away the tears on her face with her sleeves.
"Why are Zheng'er awake..." Fang Houde looked a little embarrassed when he saw Fang Zhengzheng at the door of the house.
"Haha, are Zheng'er a little hungry? Mom, please cook something for you!" Qin Xuelian quickly showed a smile, walked to Fang Zhengyi, squatted down, and then hugged Fang Zhengyi In arms.
A warm breath flowed into Fang Zhengzheng's heart. It seemed that his mother and father were not willing to let him see her weak side
"Zheng'er is so good..." Qin Xuelian muttered softly, but her body couldn't help but tremble.
…
The days that followed returned to calm, but what made Fang Zhengzheng a little strange was that his father suddenly disappeared. In his mother's words, he was on a far journey.
At the same time, in a huge house in a certain city in the Northern Desert.
Wearing a pink outfit, with eyes as bright as stars, Chi Guyan, a runaway loli, sat in front of a desk, looking down at a piece of paper in her hand.
"Li Hu'er? Six years old? This little thief's name is really quite rustic!"
Rampant Loli Chi Guyan raised her hand and the note flew into the stove not far away. Then, after thinking about it, she picked up the pen on the desk and started writing on the white paper in front of her.
"Come here!" After finishing writing, Chi Guyan, a runaway loli, called out softly.
"Miss, please give me your orders!" A sergeant guarding the door immediately came in and knelt on one knee.
"Bring this question to Nanshan Village, and you will personally examine a six-year-old child named Li Hu'er in the Nanshan Village Taoist Hall!" Chi Guyan, the runaway lolita, pointed to the white paper in front of her.
The sergeant immediately stood up and stepped forward, taking the white paper on the desk into his hands.
Then, when he looked down, the sergeant's expression became a little weird again...
"A six-year-old child?" The sergeant didn't dare to ask more, but he couldn't help but confirm whether he heard correctly.
"Well, if Li Hu'er can answer the question, throw him into the river at the entrance of the village and kick him down. Of course, don't hurt his life. But if he can't answer... then strike him with a military stick ten times on the spot! "
"Yes!" The sergeant immediately retreated.
After walking out of the door, the sergeant picked up the topic on the note again and took a look at it. He suddenly felt some sympathy for the child named Li Huer, because even he found this topic a bit difficult, let alone a child in Nanshan Village. Six-year-old child.
The most important thing is that whether Li Huer can answer it or not, it will be miserable.
After the sergeant left, Chi Guyan, the violent lolita, took out a book recording the art of war in her hand, flipped through it casually, stood up again, and walked towards the door.
"If the map of all things is really solved by this little thief, then this question is not difficult! But... what if this little thief can answer it? Are we going to recruit him into the God's House? Watch him every day ? Hmm... He should be tortured every day, haha... "
…
Today's Nanshan Village is very lively, because the Taoist Hall has finally been built with the joint efforts of the villagers. It faces north and south, is spacious and bright, and is entirely made of fine bluestones.
There is a flat mahogany sign at the door with two powerful words "Taotang" written on it. It was given to the Shenhou Mansion and transported by carriage. It is also stamped with the bright red square seal of the Shenhou Mansion.
Within the Taoist Hall, there are four small courtyards, two lecture halls, a martial arts training ground, and a lounge.
Fang Zhengzheng was not qualified to enter. He had seen it a few times during the initial construction of the Taoist Hall, and heard it when two gentlemen in robes were holding small black sticks used for lectures.
In addition, there are several large characters written on paper and ink outside the Taoist Hall.
Today’s lecture: "The Three-Character Classic of the Enlightenment Chapter of the Dao Canon"
Fang Zhengyi was stunned for a moment, and suddenly a scene appeared in Fang Zhengzheng's mind. Everyone was shaking their heads and reciting "In the beginning, human beings are inherently good by nature, similar in nature, and distant in habits..."
All right…
Fang Zhengzheng felt that it was not necessarily a mistake for him not to enter the Taoist Hall. If he continued to recite the "Three Character Sutra" with these people there, he would really feel "too tired".
The first batch of people to enter the Taoist Hall naturally attracted much attention.
All the villagers gathered around the entrance of the Taoist Hall, loudly congratulating those who entered the Taoist Hall.
Village chief Meng Bai personally sent his grandson Meng Jiangshan across the threshold of the Taoist hall with a smile, while Li Zhuangshi held Li Huer's hand and returned the favor one by one amid the congratulations of a group of villagers.
When Fang Zhengzheng noticed Li Hu'er at the door of the Taoist hall, Li Hu'er also noticed him.
However, their expressions were different.
Fang Zhengzheng's eyes were calm, and there was no emotion or joy on his face.
But Li Huer was different, with a bright and proud smile on his lips, he raised his thick arms towards Fang Zheng, and his little head was raised high.
It seems to be saying: Look, I am the one who enters the Taoist Hall to study!
When the two people were looking at each other, Fang Zhengzheng felt someone tap him on the shoulder.
As soon as he turned around, a familiar figure appeared in his sight. It was his father Fang Houde who had disappeared for several days. Fang Houde, who was wearing a worn-out animal skin, looked a bit rustic, his eyes were bloodshot, and his face was pale. He was pale and seemed a little tired, but he couldn't hide the smile on his lips.
"Zheng'er, what do you think this is?"
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