I go to the ancient imperial examinations

Chapter 256
Seemingly understanding Yang Shoucheng's teaching, Yang Xu nodded, but he was still not in a good mood, and couldn't help asking, "Father, is she really that good?"

Yang Xu remembered that the women in the village sometimes quarreled and fought over a handful of vegetables and an egg. Those people could beat them to death for a few cents, but Zhan Feiyu was half a head shorter than herself, so she actually made a lot of money. So much money.

Having lived in seclusion for many years, Yang Shoucheng didn't know much about the news from the outside world, but he also knew that Zhan Feiyu didn't need to tell such a lie, "She must have something special in order to accept Xueshi Gu as a disciple."

At noon, a table full of dishes was placed on the table. With the exquisite presentation and the tangy aroma, Yang Xu almost suspected that what he had eaten for the past eight years was all pig food.

Looking at Zhan Feiyu who kept chopsticks, who said he would not eat at noon?Are all the little girls so dishonest?Yang Xu, a real man who promises money, bows his head and eats quickly, a man doesn't care about little girls!
Half an hour later, when he watched the wooden box carried by his father come back from the yard, he looked at He Sheng who was also carrying a large wooden box, and He Nuan, who was cleaning the empty room, quickly took out a thin quilt from the box To make the bed, Yang Xu who was standing at the door was already numb.

Fortunately, father gave birth to a son, if this is a delicate little girl.

But when he thought that Zhan Feiyu was different from those tough and rough girls in Shitou Village, and thought of her white face that looked like a peeled egg, Yang Xu felt that it was normal to be pampered, and only boys had to be rough.

In the main room, the hand stove had been refilled with silver charcoal, Zhan Feiyu drank half a glass of water in one gulp, and ate more braised mutton at noon, feeling so salty.

At first glance, Zhan Feiyu is delicate, no different from those boudoir daughters in the capital, but seeing her drinking water, Old General Yang couldn't help laughing, "You look like a girl from our general's family."

"The teacher is far away in the capital, and no one is watching, so his temper is loose." Zhan Feiyu replied with a guilty conscience.

The servants who serve are all fully equipped, but Zhan Feiyu is the master, and He Nuan takes her as the master, so the red tape is abandoned by Zhan Feiyu, and the daughter of the family is also particular about not leaving the door, so she runs from Jiangnan Road to Long right said.

"Those who achieve great things don't care about small details. Since you have chosen to study the imperial examination, it will not hurt you even if you don't pay attention to these rules in the future." General Yang is an open-minded person, and Zhan Feiyu has the ability to settle down, and he has Gu Xueshi as a teacher Backing up, who dares to pick on her in terms of rules?

On the contrary, women in the back house can only rely on their husbands and their sons in the future, so they dare not go out of line in every word or deed.

"Xu'er, come in." Seeing Yang Xu passing by the door, Old General Yang called out, looked at Zhan Feiyu and said, "Xu'er has a talent for martial arts, but he doesn't like reading."

Old General Yang plans to send Yang Xu to a private school after the next year. This kid is determined to practice martial arts, and he doesn't know how to study, and he can't play with the children in the village. , but will suffer a big loss in the future.

Yang Xu sullenly ignored Zhan Feiyu who was beside him, "Grandpa."

"Xiaoyu, you know how to read, why don't you teach Xu'er for the old man." Old General Yang also ignored Yang Xu who was full of repulsion. He was stroking his beard and smiling, no matter how you look at it, it seems that he has not given up on his family. thought.

Turning his head, he met Shang Zhan Feiyu's black and round eyes, coupled with her white and tender bun face, Yang Xu couldn't say anything harsh even though his face was sullen.

"Before coming to Xiangwu County, I stayed in Huai'an Mansion for half a month..." Zhan Feiyu talked about the customs of Huai'an Mansion.

Yang Xu grew up in Shitou Village, and the farthest place he went was Xiangwu County, but the huge county town is only two streets away, and there are some shops selling firewood, rice, oil and salt, which is not as rich and prosperous as Huai'an Mansion.

Looking at Yang Xu who was fascinated by listening, Zhan Feiyu got to the point, "Because the Jin family used money, I was arrested and imprisoned, and I was imprisoned by the jailer directly without going through the government office."

"Did you do it on purpose?" Yang Xu didn't forget that he was in the courtyard before, and Chong Guang kicked out the guard A who blocked the way. She is Gu Xueshi's disciple. As long as she shows her identity, the jailer will definitely not dare to arrest her.

Zhan Feiyu nodded and drank another half glass of water, "You can guess the reason."

Zhan Feiyu had already talked about Liu Hefeng and the Imperial Merchant Liu's family in general.

After all, Yang Xu was taught by Old General Yang and Yang Shoucheng. Even though the grandparents and grandchildren had lived a difficult and rough life, they have taught everything that should be taught, and Yang Xu himself is also smart.

After thinking for a while, Yang Xu frowned and stared at Zhan Feiyu, feeling a little disgusted, "You deliberately set the Liu family up, trying to blackmail the Liu family into handing over 50 taels of silver!"

Zhan Feiyu did not deny his treachery, "Take advantage of the opportunity to step in, strangle the host, and advance gradually."

"Thirty-six strategies are based on countering the enemy." Yang Xu was familiar with the art of war, and he knew it as soon as Zhan Feiyu opened his mouth.

"Those who are driven by others are slaves, those who are respected by others are guests, those who cannot gain a foothold are temporary guests, those who can gain a foothold are long-term guests, those who have been guests for a long time but cannot be in charge are low-level guests, and those who can be in charge can gradually grasp the secrets and become the master. carry on."

Zhan Feiyu looked at the pensive Yang Xu and continued: "The money is in the Liu family, and they are the masters. If I ask for the money, the Liu family will definitely delay in every possible way, and I will go to jail to catch the Liu family. "

Yang Xu suddenly realized that he glanced at the smiling Zhan Feiyu, are all scholars so cunning?But after thinking about it, she was imprisoned because the seventh house of the Liu family bullied others, and she was just playing tricks.

"You are worried that the prefect of Huai'an will help the Liu family, so this method can blackmail the prefect of Chu." Yang Xu remembered that her grandfather used to shoot two birds with one arrow when he was young, so she did the same.

Zhan Feiyu raised her left wrist and pulled up her sleeves, revealing her lotus root-like arms, and her skin was fair, so the scars on her wrists were clearly visible.

"I thought I had done my best, but who knew it was just Yelang's arrogance, and he became a victim of others." Zhan Feiyu didn't hide anything, and told about the night when a group of dead men in black surrounded the prison.

After a while.

Yang Xu looked at Zhan Feiyu in shock, and even the old general Yang's face changed. Although Zhan Feiyu didn't describe it in detail, the people around her were all masters, so she could be injured under such protection. It is enough to know the danger of the day.

"Ah Nuan and the others covered me and broke out of the siege. I took advantage of the darkness and escaped first. I thought I would be safe if I just found someone to hide for an hour or two, and it would be safe when the sun came up. Spaniel."

Ordinary watchdogs are extremely ferocious, let alone specially domesticated dogs, which can fight wolves.

Seeing Zhan Feiyu's delicate appearance, Yang Xu couldn't help asking how she escaped from such a dangerous situation.

After Zhan Feiyu finished talking about how Deng Zhiwu helped each other out of righteousness, and finally Yin Wuyan got out of danger, Yang Xu opened his mouth slightly as if he was listening to a book.

Old General Yang put down his teacup, "Little girl, you don't have to hide it. Since the fine dog can bite you, it means that the enemy who assassinates you is not far away."

If Deng Zhiwu had appeared in time, the little girl would not have been bitten by a fine dog, and if she couldn't avoid the fine dog, it was even more impossible to avoid the enemy who raised the fine dog. A dead man wants to kill, it is only an instant thing.

Older gingers are more spicy!
Zhan Feiyu didn't expect General Yang to deduce the matter based on his own narration. He glanced at Yang Xu and saw that General Yang didn't stop him, so he could only say: "The other side sees that I am a little girl so they underestimate the enemy. While he was examining the body of the Spaniel, I sneaked up on him with the dagger I had with me."

"You killed someone?" Yang Xu's eyes widened in shock. He practiced martial arts with his father, and he also shot rabbits and pheasants on the mountain.No matter how many times I have heard grandfather and father talk about fighting, they are not as shocked by Zhan Feiyu's words.

Isn't she a scholar?Hearing some dung water, he was so hypocritical that he couldn't eat. Although she ate no less than himself at noon, Yang Xu still couldn't believe that Zhan Feiyu had killed someone.

"The yard is big, Xiaoyu, you and Xu'er have two tricks." Old General Yang brought up the topic of killing before, and laughed loudly, "Xu'er, remember to restrain your strength."

Compared with Yang Xu's talent in martial arts, Zhan Feiyu can only be regarded as an airs, to keep fit, but she has practiced military boxing and Sanda in her previous life, so Zhan Feiyu's tricky moves are hard to guard against.

A quarter of an hour later, Yang Xu was beaten out of his anger, and Yang Xu also forgot Old General Yang's advice, and punched Zhan Feiyu in the face.

Unable to dodge in time, Zhan Feiyu stopped defending instead, blinking his eyes innocently at Yang Xu.

The fist landed dangerously on the bridge of Zhan Feiyu's nose, and Yang Xu subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief. Last year, he punched the most annoying big cow in the village with a nosebleed. Looking at Zhan Feiyu's white and tender buns face, if this punch is hit, she will definitely cry...

The moment Yang Xu was distracted, Zhan Feiyu grabbed Yang Xu's wrist, stepped forward and then turned around to exert force.

Bang!Not only old man Yang who was standing at the entrance of the main room, but also Yang Shoucheng who was watching the battle under the verandah were also stunned for a moment, and then looked sympathetically at Yang Xu who was lying on the ground and was stunned.

The deceitful Zhan Feiyu looked at the sad and angry Yang Xu, "Soldiers never tire of deceit."

"You!" Yang Xu looked angrily at the sarcastic Zhan Feiyu, he deserved to hit him with that punch!

After brushing the loose hair around his ears, Zhan Feiyu still had that stubborn smile on his face, "The last person who underestimated my enemy is already decapitated."

Yang Xu suddenly remembered Zhan Feiyu's distress in Huai'an Mansion. The owner of the fine dog was killed because he underestimated the enemy. The original anger disappeared in an instant.

After a while, Zhan Feiyu returned to his room and began to read, while Yang Xu also walked into Old General Yang's bedroom with his head bowed.

"There are beauty tricks in 36 tricks." When Old General Yang said this, he gave Yang Shoucheng a meaningful look at the window.

The Yang family is upright, but they can't stand that there are scum and shameless villains in the army, and they were negligent in the past, otherwise, how could the Yang family be charged with collaborating with the enemy and treason.

"Grandpa, I..." Yang Xu could memorize 36 tricks at the age of five, and lowered his head in shame. He shouldn't let his guard down just because the other party is a little girl.

"With copper as a mirror, you can straighten your clothes; with history as a mirror, you can know the ups and downs; with people as a mirror, you can see gains and losses." General Yang's voice was low, and his eyes full of years and wisdom contained expectations and expectations for his grandson. Advise, "You don't like reading, so you want to be a reckless man in the future? In this way, even if you go to the battlefield, you can kill a few more enemies."

"Planning strategies for the generals, decisively winning thousands of miles away. Xu'er, if you want to lead the army in battle, you must not only win the battle, but also let your comrades leave the battlefield alive, so that the white-haired parents will not lose their sons." , not to let the woman lose her husband, and not let the child who is waiting to be fed lose her father, Xu'er, this is the responsibility on your shoulders, and there is a long way to go!"

Yang Xu looked at the old General Yang who was teaching him so earnestly. He was in a daze. He thought that to restore the glory of the General's Mansion, he only needed to practice martial arts well, and he was not afraid of hardship or tiredness. Yang Xu even thought that he would go to the border in ten years, even if Start with a soldier.

But he never thought that he would bear the wealth and lives of so many people on his shoulders. Even if he was superb in martial arts, he would not be able to protect so many comrades on the battlefield.

Yang Shoucheng patted Yang Xu's head, his serious and upright face rarely showed a bit of gentleness, "You are still young, you can learn slowly."

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In the early morning, when he got up from the warm bed, Zhan Feiyu suddenly wanted to build the same kang in the small courtyard in Shangsi County. Once the firewood was burned at night, it would be warm all night.

"Miss." He Nuan got up two quarters of an hour ago, and after hearing the movement, he pushed the door and walked in, put down the hot water in the bucket, "It's freezing outside, or I won't practice boxing today gone."

"It's so cold?" Zhan Feiyu glanced outside the dark window, "Alright then, I'll just exercise in the room."

Old General Yang was getting old, and his senses were shallow. He noticed it when He Nuan woke up. Similarly, Yang Shoucheng was also alert as a warrior, but what the father and son didn't expect was that Yang Xu woke up too.

After hearing the movement, Yang Xu got up suddenly, "Father, I heard her voice."

"Third watch lights and five watch chickens are just when men are studying, and the little fish is worthy of the name." Old General Yang couldn't help but sighed, the value of scholars is not just because of the word "study", the hard work involved It is also unknown to outsiders.

So early?Yang Xu also got up early every day to practice martial arts, but no matter how early it was, it would not be dark, especially considering that Zhan Feiyu was so afraid of the cold that he held the stove all day long.

"Did she only sleep at midnight last night?" Yang Xu's mood fluctuated a lot this day, and he went to bed late at night after thinking about it. He was in a daze as if he heard the movement next door. Just got up, are all scholars so hard?

"Father, I'm up too." Yang Xu was stimulated to throw off the quilt and was about to get up and practice martial arts.

Yang Shoucheng raised his hand and pushed the man back again. Looking at Yang Xu who was struggling in the bed, he patted his butt angrily, "Don't toss about the cold wind in the bed. Martial arts requires perseverance, and it can't be done overnight. When were you in the past? When will it start today?"

(End of this chapter)