prosperous age

Chapter 7 7 Worry
Jiujiangwei's fleet sailed down the river in a mighty way, and there was a lot of flying around along the way.

The merchant ships on the river gave way one after another. With such a large formation, even merchant ships with deep backgrounds would not dare to provoke them. Didn't you see the flag that was displayed on the big ship in the lead?
On the Yangtze River, there is nothing new about boats coming and going.

But such a huge fleet is rare. It should not have appeared in decades. Maybe only the older ones have seen it. When King Ning rebelled, there were also fleets larger than this one. It requires a huge navy to operate in Poyang Lake and the Yangtze River.

Well, because I heard my old lady talk about the past last night, Wei Guangde at this time accidentally thought of the fleet that covered the sky and the sun in his old lady's mouth.

Such a big momentum naturally alarmed the people on both sides of the Yangtze River. When they saw the fleet along the way, the people on the riverside consciously put down their work and rushed to the riverside to watch.

Many people also ran out from the military fort, and they all stood by the river watching from a distance.

When the fleet was over and could no longer be seen, they continued to walk back. At this moment, many people, old and young, who ran out of the military castle had dispersed, and only a dozen or so people were still standing there, watching Fleet of less than shadow.

Those ten or so people are also the young and strong left in the military fort. Dad took away most of the young and strong in the fort this time, leaving these ten or so people to guard the military fort. The leader of the crowd is Wei Wencai.

After Wei Wencai looked away, he turned around and saw Wei Guangde and others walking from a distance.

As they approached, the two brothers looked at each other without speaking, and then the two groups joined together and returned to the military fort.

After dinner, Wei Guangde still had no intention of practicing calligraphy, and ran to his elder brother's room.

"Brother, turn around and call someone, and go to the guards every now and then to inquire about the news. I think they are leaving in such a hurry, I am afraid that the north side is really fighting hard."

Sitting on the chair, Wei Guangde scratched his head and said.

"I know, don't talk about those things at home in the future, because Bai Yaniang is worried."

Wei Wencai was obviously also greatly affected by the scene he saw in the afternoon, so he was not in a high mood.

In fact, since last night, Wei Wencai has also been frightened. He didn't want to send someone to inquire about any news, he was afraid of hearing bad news.

But he also knows that fear is useless, and now the family needs him to support him. Although the younger brother Wei Guangde is smart, he is only 11 years old after all.

"You should put your heart into studying. Your brother and I are not suitable for studying. If we want to get ahead in the future, we can only count on you."

Regarding the elder brother's words, Wei Guangde just nodded slightly, and then the two brothers said something more.

Wei Guangde's performance in the past few days, especially his words and deeds in the past two days, made Wei Wencai very satisfied, and felt that his brother had grown up.

Maybe the Wei family is the same, with a good memory.

Wei Wencai has been in school for a few years, and he knows a lot of characters, but he just can't learn beautiful brush characters. He is always crooked, and he is often beaten by private school masters. After a long time, he will get tired of learning, no Willing to go again.

As for the later Four Books and Five Classics, it is even more messy. Maybe it's not because I can't learn well, but because I don't want to learn.

Anyway, in the end, Father Wei also gave up, as the eldest son who was destined to take over his official position in a hundred households.

As for Wei Guangde, his handwriting was a little better in the past, but he couldn't say it was beautiful, it could only be passable. It was better than Wei Wencai's ghost-painting talisman, but only a little bit.

But now Wei Guangde has naturally regressed to his brother's level.

Because the two brothers have their own business tomorrow, Wei Guangde just sat for a while, talked for a while, then left, and went back to his room to rest.

Before leaving, Wei Wencai wanted Wei Guangde to practice calligraphy well. He knew what was wrong with him back then, and he was afraid that his younger brother would make mistakes like him. There was only such an official position in the family that he could attack.

Well, it was actually because of this that he gave up studying at the beginning, so he dropped out of school early and returned home to manage the Baihu Office with his father.

But his younger brother Wei Guangde didn't have such a good thing. Although he could hang around in the fort, he certainly wouldn't have a good time.

As an older brother, he naturally hopes that his younger brother will have a future, even if he is a scholar.

Dad has saved a lot of money over the years, and Wei Wencai also knows about it. In fact, he is planning to buy some land for Wei Guangde if he comes back with a successful examination in the future, so that he can at least live on.

If luck is good, it will be even better if you pass the exam as a master of juren, at least in Ma Dang, you can walk sideways, and when the time comes to find a job for him, you will become a master of civil servants.

When Wei Guangde returned to the house, he naturally didn't want to practice calligraphy. To be honest, he was a little worried about his father who was going on an expedition.

Lying on the bed, Wei Guangde thought wildly for a while, and fell asleep unconsciously.

On the second day, Wei Guangde still lived the life of the first day. He got up early in the morning, went to private school after breakfast, gave lectures in the morning, practiced calligraphy and was beaten in the afternoon.

A few more days passed like this, maybe the master was also tired from beating up, looking at Wei Guangde, he didn't seem like a student.

The private school teacher who taught them was surnamed Sun, called Sun Zikang. He was over 50 years old, and his fame was only a scholar. Wei Wencai was taught by him at the beginning.

I saw that Wei Guangde was very smart before, and he could quickly remember the textbooks he taught. Master Sun still likes Wei Guangde very much.

And after starting to practice calligraphy, Sun Fuzi also taught him very attentively at the beginning, and Wei Guangde worked hard. Although the handwriting he wrote was not too outstanding, it was still passable.

But in the past few days, Wei Guangde's handwriting has deteriorated so much that Mrs. Sun thought it was written by his brother, if it wasn't for looking at Wei Guangde's own handwriting.

Although he had also heard about what happened a few days ago, after all, Wei Guangde had been lying at home for two days and asked for leave from Mrs. Sun, but
In the first few days, Master Sun was quite patient. He wondered if he had been frightened, and his heart had not calmed down. After all, you still need to be calm when writing.

But after a few days, patience will be exhausted, so I can only pick up the deterrent weapon in the private school-the ruler to teach me a good lesson.

The ruler seems to be a super weapon used by ancient teachers to deal with students. Mrs. Sun was beaten by his teacher when he thought about it, so he seemed so handy when using this weapon, and it can be regarded as passed down from generation to generation.

As for Mr. Sun, in fact, after more than ten years, he has already stopped thinking about other things, and he just counts on a few talents from among the students under his command. The blow of failing the six rural examinations has completely destroyed his motivation to make progress.

Having settled down to teach, he naturally cared about the dozens of schoolchildren under him, and was also carefully looking for seedlings who could make him famous.

Wei Guangde was one of the seedlings he had his eyes on, but unfortunately, it seemed to be abandoned again.

He was the one who taught Wei Wencai back then, but after Wei Wencai said that he would go home and attack his post, he completely gave up on Wei Wencai.

Fortunately, the Wei family sent Wei Guangde again. After studying for a period of time, Mrs. Sun discovered that this child's talent was not inferior to that of Wei Wencai.

such a pity!
Although Mrs. Sun also knows that good handwriting can only be outstanding in the palace examination, but who wants to teach a talent who can crawl like a dog with one hand, and he can't afford to lose that person!

(End of this chapter)