Prime Minister

Chapter 13 Studying
Just as Zhang Yue was sleeping soundly, thinking about the night when he was in the yannei.

On the South House side.

Zhang Shiyu's husband and wife also had some words of their own.

The house in the Nanwu had already been moved away by Zhao Yasi, and even the makeup that Yu had brought from Jianyang as a dowry was also emptied.Now there was only a small canopy bed left in the house, only for his wife and Zhangqiu to lie down, and Zhang Shi had to make the floor.

Now Zhangqiu had already fallen asleep, Yu was fanning gently beside him, while Zhang Shi and Yu were still discussing in a low voice.

"The house is not worth the money, although I can save [-] yuan a month! But there is not much left over, and I have to donate to my uncle and Qiuer to read the scriptures. This poor family is difficult to be vegetarian, how will they live in the future? "Yu Shi was sullen.

"The official you met in Peng's mansion today is a good opportunity. Why didn't you agree for the third uncle at that time?" Yu asked aloud.

Zhang Shi said: "That old gentleman's arrogance and arrogance always make me a little suspicious."

Yu said, "As far as our family is concerned, what else can people think about?"

Zhang Shi said with a wry smile: "The lady is right, but this book boy is too much for the third brother. If I read it as a companion, I will agree."

Yu said with a sigh of relief: "Shilang. This is the case with high-ranking officials and families like that. The book boy is the companion, and the companion is the teacher. If you really want to talk about the teacher, only the examiners who are in charge of the exam or who can do the test. Only those who are recommended can be called worthy.”

"Is there really a shortage of bookboys in the family who can polish ink and wash pens? The old gentleman personally invited him to express his intention to support him."

Zhang Shi said: "It won't be the case, what if you really go to grind ink and wash pens?"

Zhang Shi was a little confused for a while, pacing and thinking for a while: "My lady is right, I didn't care about it for a while. How can this be, if I miss the third brother's head and blame me for this in the future, so what? ?"

Yu said: "Since I can't talk about it, what about it? Is it still possible to go back and forth?"

"At that time, Wu Dalang said that he was not in a hurry to answer, but the old gentleman was very sincere!" Zhang Shi thought about it for a while, and then he couldn't sit still and said: "Madam, this old gentleman is from Jianyang, the old man Taishan has so many friends in Jianyang, and most of them are familiar with each other. How about we ask Lao Taishan to go down the road, and how about sending the third brother to the door?"

Yu's. . . . . .

Yu put away the broom and said calmly: "Since you have made up your mind to send your third uncle to study, then go ahead and do it. It's not like you don't know the current situation at home, but do you have someone in your heart? Although the county government is still at a loss We have more than 80 pens, but we don’t know when we will get them back, and it’s not a solution to make ends meet in the long run, and you haven’t got your job yet?”

Zhang Shi hesitated for a while and said, "Yesterday, Manager Xu said there was a shortage of people over there, so let me help?"

"Help? Boss Xu runs a tea restaurant, how can he make a living?"

"There will always be someone to take care of the seats at the front."

Zhang Shi answered vaguely, and Yu did not ask in detail.

That night, Zhang Shiyu tossed and turned on the floor, as if he had made a very difficult decision.

For the past two or three days, Zhang Shi has been running out. Zhang Yue knew that his brother was running for his own reading. He was idle at home and had nothing to do except teach Zhangqiu the Three Character Classic every day.

Zhangqiu has a good memory, and the three-character classics are easy to understand and learn quickly, which makes Zhang Yue feel a sense of accomplishment.Zhang Yue thought that he was going to study in a few days, and he was afraid that he would not have as much time to teach Zhangqiu, so he wrote the Three Character Classic on paper and taught Zhangqiu to read it, so that he could learn by himself later.

When Zhangqiu finished reciting 'one to ten, ten to one hundred, one hundred to one thousand, one thousand to ten thousand', when he came home that day, Zhang Shi carried a bag of things and talked to Zhang Yue. They carried the basket together and went to worship the teacher.

Early the next morning, Yu got up and cooked soup.

After Zhang Yue finished his tea and rice, he saw Yu's pulling the sleepy Zhangqiu up to say goodbye to Zhang Yue.

Immediately, Zhang Shi picked up two baskets of apprenticeships and went out together.

At this moment, the sky is not yet bright, and there is only a little light in the east.

The sound of the monks playing the board in the morning class sounded from the Huanghua Temple, and there were gradually pedestrians on the Nanpu Bridge in the distance. As the only way for Fujian to communicate with the outside world, Pucheng is a place of convergence.But in the eyes of Zhang Yue, who grew up in second-tier cities since childhood, the pace of life is still slow.

Zhang Yue looked at the apprenticeship ceremony in the basket, which contained about twenty catties of rice, marinated meat on the side, and two pots of wine.

Zhang Shi walked westward along the stream, looking for crossing the stream.

Zhang Yue saw that there were many ferries on the creek, and couldn't help but ask his brother why he didn't take it.Zhang Shi repeatedly told him that no matter if they were familiar with each other or not, they should never take the opportunity to travel privately, and the same will be true in the future.

After the two brothers crossed the river, they walked a long way.

Several ditch trucks beside the dam carry water again and again, and farmers on both sides of the strait go back and forth to water the paddy fields.

When the sun rose, Zhang Yue couldn't help sweating profusely, especially Zhang Shi.The more Zhang Yue walked, the more strange it became. He set off this early in the morning and walked nearly ten miles. Why does the teacher's house live so far away? Could it be that he is a worldly master who lives in seclusion and seeks aspirations?
Will he go back and forth between home and school like this in the future?
After walking for a while, Shexi came to the land and walked along a path to the mountains.

Walking along the path for half a mile, passing a few big trees surrounded by several people, Zhang Yue looked at the three thatched huts and said, is this clearly a village school?
There is a pine forest outside a few cottages.

In the scorching summer, the mountain wind was blowing, but Zhang Shi was also a little puzzled when he heard the pine waves, and Zhang Shi was standing in the shade of the pine trees.At this time, a boy ran to the forest with his crotch to urinate.After Zhang Shi came forward and asked, he realized that this is where Zhang Yue will teach.

Immediately, the boy's laughter and slapstick came from far away from the three thatched huts.

The two brothers strode towards the thatched cottage.

The fence gate has not been opened yet, but I saw a few barks, but I saw a Chinese pastoral dog baring its teeth at the two of them.

But seeing Zhang Shi scolding, the dog immediately went away, looking back at the two from a distance.

The two brothers stepped in, just like three cottages, one on the south and one on the left and one on the left.The boy's noise was coming from the middle of the grass hut.

The two brothers just walked to the window of the thatched cottage, but they saw a woman in a thorn hairpin cloth skirt pointing at a 50-year-old gentleman in the thatched cottage and scolded: "Why did I have such no eyesight back then, and married you?" This poverty is so great that I can’t even support my wife and son.”

The old gentleman smiled apologetically and said, "You don't need to be upset, madam, someone will definitely bring a gift from the teacher today."

"As your dream of the future, you can't pass the exam even if you are poor, you can't even teach a disciple, how can a good family send their children to you to study? Now I've been hungry from last night until it's past noon. , I don't want to eat, Lin'er always has to eat."

Speaking of this, the boy below laughed for a while, and Zhang Yue felt that his brother's expression was a bit wrong.He glanced at it but was ashamed.

But the old gentleman in the hall was still calm and said: "Madam, don't blame it, just bear with it for a while, and then the food will be delivered. I guess I will eat rice and rice for lunch, hehe."

Zhang Yue glanced at his brother who was carrying rice in the basket.

The woman scolded: "You haven't had a grain of rice for more than ten days, and you said you have rice to eat? Are you still laughing?"

After speaking, the woman took the ruler from the table and beat the old gentleman directly.But listening to the old gentleman screaming, he laughed while running and hiding.

The boys below followed, dodging, dodging, and laughing.

Angrily and annoyed, the woman grabbed the old gentleman's gown.After the old gentleman was caught in the gown, he quickly said, "Madam, I don't want to hide, don't tear this shirt, otherwise there is no clothing, how can you be a teacher?"

Said the old man with a smile on his face.

Zhang Yue was about to hide his face and retreat, but Zhang Shi pulled Zhang Yue's shirt into the hall and said, "Guo Xuejia, I'm Chengnan Zhangshi and brought my younger brother to apprentice today."

Zhang Yue, who was about to exit the door, had a face-to-face with the 'half bare shoulders' gentleman.

The roar of laughter stopped abruptly!

After a while, the boys stopped laughing and sat down in the hall.

The old gentleman, who was already dressed, said to the woman very solemnly: "I said that someone will bring rice today, but you don't believe it. I'm also hungry right now, so I'll take the rice quickly and cook it."

When the woman saw the apprentice ceremony presented by Zhang Shi, she immediately walked to the Zuowu with the grain and rice with a smile on her face.

Then the old man looked at Zhang Yue and smiled gently: "Are you Zhang Yue?"

Under Zhang Shi's watchful eyes, Zhang Yue did the apprenticeship ceremony and said, "After studying Zhang Yue, I have seen pedants."

The other party tried his best to look like a teacher, but unfortunately a few nail prints remained on his face.

"Very good, I heard that you have been blinded, so I will test you a little bit tomorrow, and then I will teach you the classics according to your studies, what do you think?"

Zhang Yue thought to himself, from ancient times to the present, students listen to what teachers say, and there is no reason for teachers to discuss with students.

Zhang Yue didn't think about it, but said, "Everything is strictly according to Mr.

Zhang Shi saw that Zhang Yue was not at all strange, and immediately said with confidence: "My younger brother, I will ask Mr. to teach me."

The old man stroked his beard and nodded.

Speaking of this, Zhang Shi got up and said, "Third brother, you are here all night, and I will bring bedding and clothing and food in a few days?"

What?I actually want to 'live on campus'?
After saying that, Zhang Shi was about to leave,

Zhang Yue got up and said, "Brother, it's not too far from home, I can go to and from home every day."

Zhang Yue is not a lover of family, but the environment is too simple.

Zhang Shi said: "Yue'er is two hours away from home, how can you come and go? Even if I can relax, I'm afraid you will waste your studies."

Zhang Yue had the feeling that he was tricked by his brother into selling him here: "Then I'll go home once every ten days."

Zhang Shi shook his head.

"Then the monthly syzygy will do."

Zhang Shi sighed: "Third brother, to be honest, in order to make up for your repairs, I have rented the north wing room you live in to Aunt Xu, who sells fish, and you can get a hundred cents a month, except for the holidays. I'm afraid you won't be able to go back, but I will come to see you from time to time..."

Zhang Yue was stunned when he heard it... The family didn't even have a place to live.

"Then why didn't you tell me earlier? Do you have to tell me today?"

Zhang Shi was speechless, but Zhang Yue understood that his brother was afraid that he would not be able to endure the hardship, so he deliberately didn't tell himself beforehand.When he arrives at the place, it is done, and then he will tell the truth.

This is too despising yourself, can't you bear this bitterness?Are you such a hardworking person?

Zhang Yue turned his head angrily and said, "Brother, go ahead, I am enough to take care of myself by myself."

Zhang Yue originally thought that his brother would apologize to himself in a good voice or something.But after listening to the brother's silence for a while, he said, "Third brother, take care of yourself" and leave.

After listening to his elder brother's footsteps, Zhang Yue remembered that his elder brother must have talked a lot with his sister-in-law in order to let him study, and the husband and wife must have created a lot of estrangement.Moreover, the elder brother has to study for Zhangqiu here, and there is to study for himself, and the future life at home will definitely be even more difficult.I just blamed him just now, and it was really inconsiderate that I didn't arrange myself well.

Thinking of this, Zhang Yue couldn't help stamping his feet, feeling regretful in his heart.

Guo Xueyan said to Zhang Yue gently: "Your brother is leaving, what do you have to say? If you don't say it, there will be less meeting in the future."

Zhang Yue paused and rushed to the door to watch Zhang Shi go away.Looking at his brother's back, Zhang Yue said, "Brother, remember to bring my mosquito net when you get home, otherwise you won't be able to sleep well!"

There are many mosquitoes in the mountains, how can we stand without mosquito nets.

Zhang Shi turned his head to look at Zhang Yue and nodded and said, "Third brother, you have to study with peace of mind, don't worry about your family, and learn to make a name for yourself!"

After speaking, Zhang Shi turned his back and wiped his tears with his sleeves.

(End of this chapter)