"How's it going? Dad? I told you yesterday that Your Majesty really wants to punish me? Look, didn't I just give you a sweet date after a slap?"
inside the house.
Li Zexuan leaned against the door frame and showed off to his father, who was sitting beside him and holding the imperial edict happily.
When this guy started bragging, he really had no idea at all. In fact, when Li Er's imperial edict came yesterday, he was a little panicked. The words he said to his father were completely blind and were used to comfort the two of them. As for the old man, it turned out to be a mistake. Li Er had someone send him the imperial edict for his promotion today.
"Haha, Xuan'er, you are right, you are right. My son, you are now a member of the Imperial College. As a father, I am very happy!"
Li Jingmo didn't care whether his son was bragging or not. Anyway, now that his son had been promoted and the results were good, that was enough.
"Haha, I wasn't the one who gave birth to a good child!"
Mrs. Li snatched the imperial edict from her husband and said proudly.
"Ahem, yes, yes, everything the madam said is right!"
Li Jingmo had no choice but to follow his wife's words.
Li Zexuan wiped the cold sweat from his heart and thought to himself, Dad really has no status in the family. I hope that my baby Yu Xi will not follow my mother's "bad example" after she gets married.
"Xuan'er, now that you have become the director of the Imperial College, you will have to be more prudent in your conduct and work in the future. Look at Kong Jijiu, that is the style of a great scholar in this world. You should learn more from Kong Jijiu!"
Li Jingmo came to his senses and began to warn his son again.
Li Zexuan curled his lips. If he were like Old Man Kong, he would not be depressed to death every day. A free man is a serious person. Besides, he is not interested in the Imperial College.
"Dad, aren't you just an Imperial College official? You're not a big official, so what do you think?"
"fart!"
Father Li, who had been so nice just now, immediately became furious when he heard these bastard words. He said seriously:
"The position of Si Ye is of great importance. He is the deputy chief in the prison. He assists in offering wine and is in charge of the supervision. Xuan'er, you must not treat him so casually. As far as I know, in the history of the Imperial College, there has never been anything like this. You are such a young Siye. His Majesty thinks so highly of you, you must not betray His Majesty's trust."
Li Zexuan listened to his father's "popular science" and realized that the position of Si Ye was so high-profile. Isn't this equivalent to being the vice president of a university? It is also the most awesome university in the country. Being the vice-principal at such a young age is indeed impressive. Thinking about it this way, Li Zexuan is quite satisfied with this position.
He touched his nose awkwardly and said quickly: "What dad said is that the child will work hard to make progress and live up to His Majesty's expectations."
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"Tiedan, are you back?"
At noon, Li Zexuan saw Tiedan who had just returned from school in the front yard and said with a smile.
"Well, Master, this is the test paper Mr. Xu asked me to bring to you. He said, please correct it before giving it to him."
As Tie Dan said this, he took out a stack of sealed test papers from the "school bag" behind his back. Yes, it was a school bag. Li Zexuan had someone sew it for him. Tie Dan and Lan'er both had it. It was a backpack.
When Lan'er started crying and wanted to go to school with them, Li Zexuan had someone sew a schoolbag. After all, the test boxes used by ancient scholars were too bulky.
"Why doesn't Mr. Xu correct it himself?"
Looking at the test paper in front of him, Li Zexuan was speechless. He didn't expect that he still had a job even though he was on vacation. It was unreasonable!
"Well… "
Tiedan scratched his head in embarrassment. He knew his master was lazy, but he didn't expect him to be so lazy. He thought for a while and said:
"Mr. Xu said that there are some questions here, and he doesn't know what the standard answers are, so he can only let you review them yourself."
Damn it, Li Zexuan really wants to chop off his hands! Did you trick yourself by asking you to give such difficult test questions
"Okay, take your test papers to the west courtyard and come to the front courtyard for dinner later!"
Li Zexuan waved his hand helplessly and said depressedly.
"Yes, Master!"
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"Hao'er, come here quickly!"
Guiyifang, Meng Wenhao's home.
Mother Meng waved to her son and said with a smile on her face.
"Mom, what's the matter?"
Meng Wenhao ran over and asked curiously.
Mother Meng carefully took out a brand new book, handed it to her son, and then said happily:
"Hao'er, look, this is what Wei Niang was lining up in front of this morning, a store called Qiqi Culture. It took a lot of effort to get in line. When it was Wei Niang's turn, this book was the only one left. My mother saw that the book was so cheap, so she bought it.
Haoer, mother and your father are not very capable and cannot afford to buy you new books. In the past, your books were either borrowed from others or bought from others. This is the first new book your mother has bought for you. Take it quickly! "
Meng Wenhao looked at the brand new "The Analects of Confucius" in front of him, and then saw his mother's calloused right hand. His nose felt sour and he almost cried.
He took "The Analects of Confucius" with both hands, sniffed, and forced a smile: "Thank you, mother!"
"Haha, Hao'er, why are you so polite to my mother? In fact, speaking of this, I have to thank the owner of this interesting culture for setting the price of the book so low, otherwise my mother wouldn't be able to afford it. This guy really belongs to our poor family. Living Bodhisattva!"
Mother Meng sighed with emotion.
"Mom, actually, the owner of this interesting culture is our husband!"
"Ah~! He's actually a man from Li County?"
"Well, I heard that there were a lot of people fighting over books in front of Qiqi Culture yesterday. It seems that our husband was also hurt. He didn't come to the school today."
Meng Wenhao frowned and said worriedly.
"Ah~? Will Mr. Li be okay? He is a great benefactor to many of us, so nothing can happen to him!"
Meng's mother opened her mouth in surprise.
Meng Wenhao comforted him: "Mom, don't worry. Assistant Professor Xu told us that Mr. Li is fine. There should be news in the next few days."
Mother Meng looked at her son, thought for a while and said:
"How about, Hao'er, why don't you go to Mr. Li's house to visit? As his student, you should pay a visit. It just so happens that there are about ten eggs at home. You can bring them to Mr. Li."
"Mom~, sir, our family is not short of these. You can leave these eggs for Yaya to replenish her body!"
Meng Wenhao looked at the thin girl who was playing with grasshoppers outside and felt distressed.
"What do you know? As a student, how can you go empty-handed when visiting your husband's house? I heard you are right. Didn't you just say you have a day off in the afternoon? Then go in the afternoon! You can't be ungrateful. Otherwise, my mother will not recognize you as my son."
Mother Meng patted her son's hand and said sincerely.
Meng Wenhao had no choice but to agree. After a while, he suddenly remembered the newspaper he read today, so he said: "Mom, don't go to Qiqi Culture in the future to queue up to buy books. There are too many people there, and the children are afraid of crowding you..."
Meng's mother interrupted: "Hey, it's okay. Why is my mother so delicate?"
Meng Wenhao explained: "No, mother, our husband said that within three years, the price of books will be as cheap as the books on Fantastic Culture now. You don't need to grab them at all. Also, children have no shortage of books to read now. We The teaching materials used were all printed for us by the teacher himself.”
Mother Meng exclaimed: "Huh? Is there such a thing? Then Hao'er, you should go see your husband in the afternoon. Otherwise, you can catch the chicken in the backyard for your mother, and you can take it to him as well." To Mr. Li?"
Meng Wenhao waved his hand quickly and said: "No, no, mother, just bring some eggs. Go and get busy!"
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(End of chapter)