I rewrote family history

Chapter 96
Eating without speaking, sleeping without speaking.

This is the rule of the big family.

After the little-footed woman brought the dumplings, Xu Er didn't speak any more. After eating to his heart's content, he looked up at Mr. and saw that he was still smoking slowly, so he ignored it.After a while, a bowl of dumplings was also placed in front of the husband, but the portion was much smaller than his.

The two ate together and struck the clock.

After dozens of dumplings were finally eaten whole, Xu Er took a sip of the remaining red soup, and then wiped the corners of his mouth with a coarse handkerchief.

"The purpose of his gift is very simple, because you are going to be the deputy chief of the education department of the Rongjin County Office. He is a servant. If he can get along with you, sir, life in the county office will be much easier in the future..."

Xu Er stunned continued the topic.

"He" refers to He Laodan, he has already mentioned it to Mr.

Snakes have ways of snakes, rats have ways of rats, so it is understandable for He Laodan to seek his way.Even though he confiscated He Laodan's gift, if Mr. Huo wanted to be the deputy chief of the education department, he would take this opportunity to help He Laodan once, which would be beneficial and cost-effective.After all, He Laodan is also old.

"Being a good teacher in school will not help many people."

he said.

There was the sound of firecrackers outside the house.

The two stopped talking for a while, waiting for the gunfire to stop.

The winter solstice is also known as the winter solstice festival and the sub-year festival.This is an important festival every year.After eating dumplings, most of the rich families like to set off a string of cannons outside the door.There are also children who invite their friends and companions, walk the streets in groups of three and four, and play firecrackers....

"If you are poor, you will benefit yourself; if you are rich, you will benefit the world." This famous saying in "Mencius" was taught to the old master when he was a teacher of economics.

Xu Er has known this sentence for a long time.

Everyone understands the truth.His coming, as mentioned earlier, was mainly for the festival.As for Section Chief Zheng's request for him to persuade the husband, he didn't think it was necessary.The gentleman knows far more than he does.The person who really makes up his mind and decides whether to be an official or not is the husband himself.

"You're right. Being a gentleman really can't save a few people. I should consider becoming an official."

"After all, it is no longer the Qing Dynasty."

Liu Changda sighed after the gunfire stopped.

According to the "Regulations for Rewarding Study Tour Graduates" promulgated by the Qing court in 1904, it is not difficult for him to enter the government after studying abroad.It's just that he, who has cut off his braids, will inevitably be a little out of place after entering the government, so he was hired by the Xuedong to come to Hongwen Hall to teach Shi Wuzhai.

Now that the county government has become the county office, it seems logical for him to enter.

Hearing this sentence, Xu Er Lengzi nodded secretly.

He knew that after Mr. uttered these words, he had basically made up his mind and prepared to become an official.In fact, according to Section Chief Zheng, since Mr. was elected as a member of the council, it means that he has plans to become an official.If not, how could county magistrate Chen invite Mr.

It's not good to be shut down.

In the "Provincial Consultative Bureau Regulations" of the former Qing Dynasty, it is stipulated that the selection of members of the Provincial Consultative Bureau must meet one of five conditions, one of which is "having graduated from a middle school or a school equivalent to or above a middle school in this country or a foreign country. Diploma holders".The county councils are the subordinate bodies of the Advisory Bureau.

"Mr. helps the world, and students follow him."

Xu Er stood up in a daze and bowed.

There are both internal and external reasons for Mr. Wang to become an official.The students who work in the school are not dirty, they are the clean stream in the clean stream, but once they become an official, they will inevitably be criticized as "collaborating with the dirty stream".

My husband said earlier that he was afraid of seeing students look up "embarrassed".Therefore, the words of his disciple also played a certain role.

"From it?"

When Liu Changda heard these two words, he let out a little surprise, "Xu Cong, who came up with your name?"

He has known "Xu Cong" for two or three years, but he has never asked about Xu Cong's name.One is that this young man is sensitive, and he is afraid that too much attention will make him vigilant, so he avoids it; the other is Xu Cong's name, which is ordinary and ordinary, and there is really no point of attention.

"Young master started."

"Well...he's in Form Five, and his name is Xu Shuwen."

Xu Er's blushing blushed for a moment in embarrassment, but he quickly recovered and replied.

He was too embarrassed to mention everything about the young master Xu Shuwen.Liu Dan's cognition is the norm in this era.He owes the young master "favor" and has turned against the Xu family. It seems that it is not an exaggeration to call him a "white-eyed wolf".The husband's family is similar to the young master's, and he is afraid that the husband also thinks the same way.

It's just that he thought about... the last time he told his husband about the young master's "betrayal", he should be a sensible person, so he told him without any concealment.

"It's him?"

Liu Changda was surprised when he heard this.

He only knew that Xu Erlianzi was the son of a long-time worker, but he didn't know anything more.As for Xu Shuwen, he didn't have much contact with him.The reason why I know Xu Shuwen is because there are not many students in the middle school, and there are only more than one hundred students in the four grades.Not many people, easy to remember, basically, he knows [-]% of the students.

Middle school tuition is too expensive.According to the regulations in the "Regulations on the Fees of Schools Outside Beijing" stipulated in the former Qing Dynasty: "The monthly tuition fee is one to two yuan." Secondary schools are not affordable for ordinary people.Even for free normal students, they have to pay ten yuan as a deposit, which will be paid after graduation.

"From the word..."

"The young master said it. It is taken from "The Analects of Confucius". For the son, he said: 'If the way is not good, you can float in the sea on a bridge, and you will follow me'."

Xu Er paused and said.

He couldn't pronounce this sentence fluently before, but later, with the help of the old master's lecture notes, his grades in economics were considered good, and this sentence was related to his name, so he gradually became familiar with it.

"It's a good name for him."

Liu Changda praised it.

However, after finishing speaking, he suddenly thought about this "young master", and he suddenly felt that this name was not very good.The son of a long-time worker, how can he name a follower?Although the origin of this word is good, if others don't understand it, it will cause misunderstanding.

"Forget it, let's not talk about it, it's getting late."

He shook his head, driving people away.He originally planned to give Xu Er Lengzi a word called "Tuizhi", which was taken from Han Yu's Han Tuizhi, in order to show that he is upright.However, these words were brewed for a long time, but they still did not come out after all.

How could it be possible to simply take a single word to retreat bravely from the rapids and not to be in cahoots with it.

He is the gentleman of "Xu Cong", so he can set an example.

If possible, disciples can follow suit.

Now that he is familiar with Xu Er Lengzi, there is no need to be too far away.People who should be chased away should be chased away.It's really late now.It is not a good thing for too many students to disturb the teacher's rest.

"Yes, the student will leave."

Xu Er nodded in bewilderment, and he packed up the leftover bowls and chopsticks, together with Mr.'s bowls and chopsticks, folded them up, held them in his hands, and walked towards the stove outside the apartment.

"Hey, wait a minute, your wife can do this, why are you so involved?"

Liu Changda stopped Xu Er's fool.

In his view, cooking and washing dishes are women's jobs.Furthermore, although Xu Erlian was close to him, he was still considered a guest after all, so there was no reason for him to ask guests to wash the dishes.It's not good manners.

"After a while, the dishes will be washed. I will do a little more work. In the future, my wife will also like to let me eat."

"I'm cheating on my wife's meal, and I'm seeking my wife's favor."

"Sir, please sit down."

Xu Er Lengzi spoke out to stop the husband from chasing.

The last time my wife helped him is still vivid in my memory.The teacher's wife's words also entered his heart.Walking back and forth, my wife's little feet will also hurt.He knew how Master's foot hurts.It's just that later, he came to the husband's apartment a lot less often, and the Cengfan gradually disappeared...After he was able to eat meat outside, he didn't have much desire to eat.

Today's Cengfan is probably his first time in half a year.

"you……"

Liu Changda couldn't help laughing.He didn't expect Xu Er's fool to do such a trick to him.After getting along for so many years, he is not a stupid and ignorant person.The discord between him and Xijun may have caught the attention of this young man, and he has been trying to repair the relationship between their husband and wife.

"Forget it, you and I will go together. Give her a hand."

He snatched some of the bowls and chopsticks from Xu Erlian's hand, then led the way as a teacher, and walked towards the kitchen in the east corner.It's just that he has never been here before, and after walking for a while, he got a little lost. It was only after Xu Er pointed a few times that he suddenly found his way.

The little-footed woman was a little shocked when she saw this pair of teachers and students, "Sir, Xu Cong, why are you here? Sir, you too, why did you lead Xu Cong to the kitchen, you are a man's house, it is unlucky to enter the kitchen."

Kitchen?Ominous?

Another feudal superstition.

Liu Changda's face tensed up. He didn't want to lose face in front of the woman, so he deliberately turned around and quickly walked to the washing place.Then he used the cut gourd ladle to fetch water twice, poured it into the dirty bowl, pretended to be washing the bowl, and said solemnly: "Ms. Lu, washing dishes is certainly a woman's right, but not It means that men are not qualified to step into the kitchen, as the ancients said, a husband is a guide to a woman, and I should also set an example for you...so it is reasonable for me to enter the kitchen."

The gray-white fox was just playing in the courtyard, and as soon as it stepped into the door, it was a little stunned when it heard the gentleman's unscrupulous remarks.

It walked up to Xu Er's fool.

One person and one fox looked at each other, their eyes widened with surprise.Apparently none of them expected Mr. to have such a side.But they figured it out after a little thought.The husband has always maintained the posture of an elder in front of them, and he is unwilling to let go of his airs easily, so the husband they see is mostly serious and unsmiling.But in fact, the husband is not very old, he looks like 24 or [-], and it has only been a few years since he returned from studying abroad in Japan. He was also a student before.

road?Teacher's wife's surname is Lu?

Suddenly, they realized another thing.This is the first time that the husband called his wife by another name, other than "Xi Jun".

It seems that after he exposed the disguise of Mr. "saint", Mr. became united.

The little-footed woman didn't talk, but she picked up the pots and pans a little louder, as if announcing her dissatisfaction.

Xu Er stunned a bit regretted coming here.

The quarrel between the master and his wife made him, an outsider, feel extremely uncomfortable.

He made up his mind that as soon as the dishes were washed, he would leave immediately.

"Xu Cong, wait a minute. I made another pot of dumplings just now. You and your father are outside, and no one will make dumplings for you. You will bring the dumplings back to your father while they are hot..."

Ms. Lu lifted the bamboo cover of the iron pot on the stove and said something softly.

"Thank you, Mistress..."

Xu Er, who was about to leave, had no choice but to put his feet back, and started to wash the dishes in an orderly manner, waiting for the end of the suffering.The dumplings were already served, and it was obvious that he couldn't refuse.

It's just the bowls and chopsticks for two people, there's nothing to wash.

The teacher and the student, together with the gray-white fox, walked out of the kitchen and waited on the stone steps outside the door.

Hongwen Hall had a holiday five days ago.So the students of the school also left the school early, the snow outside the corridor has not been swept away, there is a thick pile, except for a few tall green plants, the rest are covered under the snow.

With the help of the light from the kerosene lamp in the kitchen, Liu Changda walked out of the verandah. He stepped on the snow, picked up a handful of snow, and wiped his face. He said: "Kyoto belongs to Kansai. In the East, it is snowing in Kyoto, but the snow in Kyoto is very small. I remember that when I was in the University of Mining and Technology, one of the things I wanted most was to go back to Yu Province. Take a look at real snow..."

Shimada's hair was sprinkled with snow like shredded paper...

He was stunned for a moment, as if he saw the scene a few years ago again.The paper partition of the private room of the tea house was pulled open, and Yureiko, who was wearing a simple and elegant kimono, was blowing a shakuhachi that looked like Xiao. The whitening powder on her face was as white as snow, and only her eyebrows were black on her whole face.With the blowing of her cheeks, the tassels on the hairpin swayed slightly, hanging down on her thin shoulders.The poems and poems read are also very commensurate with the winter scenery.

"After returning to China, did you forget to take a good look at the snow?"

Liu Changda laughed at himself.

Since Ms. Lu came, the husband has seldom mentioned his affairs in Kyoto.

One person and one fox became the audience.

Xu Er stunned and sat on the railing of the corridor with the gray fox in his arms, without interjecting.

In fact, when he heard his husband talk about Xue, he also wanted to talk about his own thoughts - his views on Xue.He undoubtedly hates snow, and there is no poor person who does not hate snow.Every winter, he shivered in thin clothes.The only last year that was not cold was because of the relief of his wife, who sewed two winter clothes for him.

But after thinking about it, he didn't say anything, and kept the matter in his heart.

"Xu Cong, the dumplings are ready. I put them in a food box. They should keep them warm for a while. You should go back quickly."

Ms. Lu walked out on her little feet, and handed a lacquered wooden food box to Xu Er.

"By the way, eat it while it's hot, don't let it cool down. After the meat stuffing is cooled down, it's easy to spoil your stomach if you eat it."

She exhorted again.

The food box was placed on the ground, and Xu Er stunned walked in, picked up the food box, and thanked Ms. Lu, "I'm going back, Master, you and your husband should rest early."

After finishing speaking, he bowed in the direction where the gentleman was, and then left.

After walking a few steps, he reached the deserted place in Chaoshou verandah.

One person and one fox couldn't help raising their heads, and looked outside the high wall of the school.

Outside the school, handfuls of fireworks exploded.

"Let's go, Master Hu..."

Xu Er looked back in a daze, and after the gray-white fox jumped on his shoulder, he quickened his pace and left.

On the way, he ran into He Laodan again.

The county seat is not big, and there are only a few streets where the lights are lit, so it is easy to meet them.

"Master Xu."

He Laodan made a bow.

　Don't raise it, the books are almost being raised to death.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)