Ye Xiaotian took Leyao around for a while, and bought another basket of bamboo shoots for Fuwaer, a big foodie. Just after returning to the inn, a pot of tea was brewed, and Mao Wenzhi came back in a hurry, and shouted loudly as soon as he entered the room : "Oh my god, big brother, you have to be careless. If it's too late, your wife and my sister-in-law will run away with others."
Ye Xiaotian was taken aback, and said: "I ran away with someone, please speak clearly."
Mao Wenzhi reached out his hand to touch the teapot, and with a "squeak", he said, "It's scalding to death!" Turning his head around, he picked up a teacup, ran to the washbasin where Ye Xiaotian had just washed his face, and scooped a tub of water, "Gudong Boom" to drink.
Ye Xiaotian and Shui Wu looked at each other, while Fuwaer gnawed on the bamboo shoots without raising his eyes.
Mao Wenzhi drank three glasses of water in a row before returning to the table, sat down, wiped his mouth, and said, "As soon as I inquired about the letter, I immediately rushed back. Are you anxious? The Xue family Let’s go to Lao Xie’s house today, Lao Xie’s family lives next to them, and told Lao Xie’s family to invite their son, your rival in love, to come back as soon as possible, and finish the marriage.”
"Old Xie made a special trip to their house, and he was very fond of my sister-in-law, saying that the marriage was settled just like that. I heard this with my own ears when the old immortal sent that old Xie out of the village. Look at this matter, if you don't think about it, my sister-in-law will let someone else sleep..."
Ye Xiaotian was furious when he heard this: "Hey! My old man is really not a thing. Why do you look down on me? No way! Even if you have a good name, I will embellish you! The boy surnamed Xie , tell him to go far away, there is no reason to give up the woman I like!"
Mao Wenzhi said happily: "Brother's words sound good, you are overbearing! If you raise the flag and pull the pole, brother will definitely go up the mountain with you!"
Ye Xiaotian said: "Nonsense, they live at the foot of the mountain, they don't live on the mountain at all, have you ever been there, don't fool me."
Mao Wenzhi smiled, and said: "Brother, you don't understand. If you raise the flag and pull the pole, you will go up the mountain to be a bandit or a gangster. Do you know that? Let's snatch my sister-in-law out and make her your wife!"
Ye Xiaotian turned his anger into joy, and said, "Yes! That's a good idea! Let's go to Sanlizhuang early tomorrow morning!"
Mao Wenzhi said: "Brother, what are you in a hurry for? The old Xie's son heard that he is in Shuixi, and it will not take a day and a half to come back. It will rain heavily tomorrow, so let's go another day."
Ye Xiaotian wondered: "It will rain heavily tomorrow, how do you know? You know the weather?"
Mao Wenzhi said: "Look at the weather. I was beaten by Wang Laocai when I was a child. That old bastard stomped on my calf with one foot. It broke when I clicked it. It was raised later, but stayed behind. It hurts internally, it hurts when it rains on a cloudy day, it hurts a lot when it rains heavily, it hurts a little when it rains lightly, it hurts now, it’s sore and sore, it hurts like hell, it will definitely rain tomorrow... "
Ye Xiaotian: "..."
Le Yao clenched her fists tightly and said, "I'll go even if I get stabbed! My mother doesn't want to follow others!"
Ye Xiaotian glanced at her in relief, pinched her little face, and praised: "Yaoyao is right, we have to go even if we get stabbed tomorrow."
Mao Wenzhi said, "Okay, brother, give me some more money, and I'll go buy two sets of coir raincoats."
Le Yao hurriedly said: "Four sets! I and Fu Wa'er will also go."
Mao Wenzhi pointed to the Fuwa who was eating bamboo shoots: "That thing? It's also wearing a coir raincoat? This thing is quite evil."
Ye Xiaotian took out some money and handed it to him, saying: "Okay! Don't worry about whether it is evil or not, go and buy it."
Mao Wenzhi agreed, took the money, and hurried out the door. Mao Wenzhi had just left for a while when he heard someone knock on the door outside, calling out, "Excuse me, is the master here?"
Ye Xiaotian had just poured a cup of tea before raising it to his lips, he put down the teacup and went to open the door. As soon as he opened the door, he saw a handsome middle-aged man in a Confucian shirt and three beards standing outside the door, smiling Looking at him, when the door opened, the man saw Leyao in the room and Fuwaer gnawing bamboo shoots in the corner, his eyes lit up.
Ye Xiaotian saw that this person didn't know him, so he asked suspiciously: "Who is that?"
The man chuckled, stroked his beard and said, "Is this the way of hospitality? Don't you invite Li to sit in?"
Ye Xiaotian hurriedly opened the door and said, "Oh, it's Mr. Li, please come in, please sit down."
Le Yao has been taught by Shui Wu about everyone's rules since she was a child. Although she is cute and innocent when she comes into contact with Ye Xiaotian in private, she fully retains the innocence of a little girl, but when there are outsiders, she is very sensible. He straightened his seat and poured him a cup of tea with difficulty. Li Xundao nodded to her with a smile, thinking that this little girl knew the rules very well.
After Le Yaozhu finished pouring the tea, she retreated to the chair next to Ye Xiaotian and stood still, blinking her big black and white eyes and listening to them. Li Xundao smiled and said: "Li has just asked the counter, the honored guest's surname is Ye, right? Hehe, but I don't know if you are passing through the local area, or are you planning to live in the local area for a long time?"
Ye Xiaotian's heart became more guarded, and he said: "Mr. Li, I don't know what you want to do when you ask this?"
"a ha ha ha… "
Discipline Li laughed out loud, and said: "You don't have to be on guard, then Li will cut straight to the point and tell you straight to the point. Li is the teacher of Tongren Prefecture School. Today Li saw a man at the gate of the school. Vice couplet, that word should be written by you, right?"
Ye Xiaotian thought to himself: "It's too bad! I was chased by the master."
Ye Xiaotian immediately replied: "That's right. However, I have no money, and I owe the store money for three days. If you want to claim the loss, then I..."
Li Xun waved his hands and smiled: "No, no, I didn't come here to claim compensation. That's it, I see your inscriptions and calligraphy are excellent choices, and I think you must be outstanding in writing, so I fell in love with you." The heart of talent. The official came all the way to find out whether you are passing through this place or plan to settle here, and now you have a reputation?"
Ye Xiaotian thought it over and said: "I'm going to stay here for a long time. As for whether to settle here, I haven't decided yet. When it comes to fame, my lord made fun of it. How can I be qualified to get fame if I only learn this, don't talk about fame. In fact, I didn’t go to school seriously, and I didn’t even have a student status.”
Instructor Li stroked his beard and laughed, and said: "Since that's the case, it's easy to handle. If you want, I will be in charge of the registration. After you become a local, I will protect you as a scholar before the end of the year. You If your family is in another place, or you want to return your citizenship, it's not difficult, anyway, if you have fame, you can go anywhere in the world, what do you think?"
Ye Xiaotian was shocked: "There is such a good thing in the world? Could it be that there is a pie in the sky!"
Ye Xiaotian hesitated and said: "Your Excellency, do you really mean this?"
Li Xun said: "That's natural, can I still deceive you? For the fame of a scholar, I and the magistrate can choose, and the magistrate's side is just a word from me. As long as I nod, you, a scholar, will be famous." I can't run away!"
It is true that the prefect or county magistrate is the only thing needed to obtain the fame of a scholar, and of course the instructors and instructors also play a big role, so why did Li Xundao not take one of them in the past two years, and insisted on being reprimanded by the academic officer? Woolen cloth? It is because there is no one to choose!
If someone who can't read all the words well and writes the articles smoothly is called a scholar, the school officer will have to inspect and take the exam regularly. At that time, it will be found that you are pretending to be a crime, and the inspector may think that it is a crime. If you accept bribes, they have the "right to hear about it". If you think so in your heart, they can use this crime to sue you, so it's better not to take it alone.
Ye Xiaotian hesitated and said: "Scholars all over the world don't want to seek fame and fame. Some people still can't get it by studying hard all their lives. My lord, why..."
Li Xundao knew that if he didn't tell the truth, the young man's wariness would be hard to dispel, so he sighed and said truthfully: "The situation you mentioned is in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and even the north, but not in the southwest of me, especially in Guizhou..."
Li Xundao explained the situation with a sigh, and said: "Actually, there may not be foreigners who understand the situation here and want to settle in this province to become an official. It's just that it is easy to become a scholar, but it is difficult to become a scholar. To become an official through the imperial examination, you have to take the Nanbang scientific examination, and it is even more out of our control.
Who didn't think they could stand out when they were teenagers? So I don't have this idea, wait until I have obtained student status in this province, and then want to change my status after repeated trials, the review will be extremely strict, I don't know how many joints I have to get through, and those who have the right can always get mixed up if they don't transfer their status Scholars, if you don't have the right to move, you can't move. You are blessed, don't miss this good opportunity. "
Ye Xiaotian's eyes lit up when he heard this: "This scientific examination is really exhausting, starving to death, when I was in the capital, I never thought that there would be such a good thing here. If I have a reputation, I must have it from Father Xue." Will you pay attention to me
Even if it wasn't for this matter, I returned to Beijing as a scholar, and I would be extremely glorious in front of my parents! Scholar! I, Ye Xiaotian, am about to become a scholar, how hard it must be for the raindrops to fall on my head, it must be the smoke from my Ye family's ancestral grave! "
Ye Xiaotian's face was flushed with excitement, and he wanted to agree without saying anything, but with a twitch in his heart, he suddenly thought that the reason why Li Xundao was like this, just like the preferential treatment given to Xu Boyi by Gu Qingge, the instructor of Hu County, was all for the sake of his political achievements. Xu Boyi was paid six buckets of rice every month back then, shouldn't he also...
Ye Xiaotian hurriedly picked up the teacup pretending to be calm, he was nervously thirsty, wanted to moisten his throat, and then thought about how to speak. Leyao stood by the side like a little adult and acted as a little maid. When she saw Ye Xiaotian raised the teacup, she remembered the etiquette of "serving tea for guests" taught by Shuiwu, and immediately sternly shouted: : "See off..."
Ye Xiaotian was just thinking about his words, with a smile on his face, he turned his face to Li Xundao, Le Yao said "see off", Ye Xiaotian's smile immediately froze on his face.
What is Li Xun's identity? Although he is eager to find a good talent to guarantee his "advanced rate" this year, this is also for the benefit of others, and it's not about asking others to kill and set fire. The solution is that, although it is more difficult to move people here from other places, it may not be impossible, so can you still beg him hard
Director Li smiled wryly, stood up and said, "Hey! Everyone has their own aspirations, and Li is not easy to force. In this case, Li is leaving!"
Ye Xiaotian said blankly: "Ah... Master Li..."
Director Li waved his hands and said, "No need to give it away!"
"I... Actually, I want to agree! I don't want lin rice, but I can find lin rice!"
Ye Xiaotian shouted from the bottom of his heart, watching Li Xundao walk out of the room with tears in his eyes, the opportunity is not to be missed, and it will never come again! What restraint and demeanor, can it be eaten? Ye Xiaotian yelled: "Don't go!" Then he rushed out like a vicious dog snatching food...