Chapter 35 Choosing a Teacher
Zheng Dongyang, who studied at the same time as the old scholar, was brilliant and talented since he was a child. He was a well-known child prodigy when he was young.

Not only is he diligent and studious, he can understand by analogy, but he is also born with righteousness. He can't understand those bullying things, and often helps classmates who are bullied in school.Once when he was passing by an alley on his way home, he saw several people beating a thin young man beating him. , how can people have no luck." The small body was not afraid of the people in front of him, and he spoke harshly and persuasively, and finally rescued the poor boy who was besieged and beaten.

Everyone felt that he would be nominated as a good official who would benefit the village in the future.

At the age of 13, he took the provincial examination for the first time and achieved outstanding results, ranking among the best in the county. Even Xuezheng applauded him after reading his articles, praising him for his promising youth.

It's just that the most indispensable thing in this world is jealous people. Someone delivered an anonymous report letter to the Yamen, suing Zheng Dongyang's elderly grandmother who often matched others for marriage when she was young, and was a matchmaker.

At that time, the imperial court stipulated that prostitutes, You, Zao, Li and special occupations such as matchmakers, bearers, gatekeepers, etc. themselves and their three generations of descendants were not eligible to take the imperial examination.

At that time, Xuezheng was a person who loved talents. After many investigations, he learned that Grandma Zheng Dongyang was only enthusiastic about matchmaking for young men and women nearby.

However, how can a jealous person give up easily, after all, if Zheng Dongyang can be successfully squeezed out, it means one more quota.The report letter was delivered to the governor's office. The governor at that time was not willing to spend more time on inspections like Xuezheng, so he ordered Zheng Dongyang's grades to be invalidated.

After this incident, Zheng Dongyang never had the opportunity to take the scientific examination again, Zheng's parents were distraught, but it was the governor's order, so what can they do if they are angry?Others can only regret and lament that the prodigy has fallen into a mediocre farmer, who can only work on his own Susukida from dawn to dusk.

The old man Cen knew that Zheng Dongyang was not a mediocre person. Even if he could not take the scientific examination to become an official, he would not give up continuing to study and correct himself. After more than 40 years, he gave advice and suggestions to the township yamen many times, regarding land tax, population, and farming time. Everyone has their own opinions.

Over the years, the local parental officials have changed more than a dozen times. Some felt that Zheng Dongyang's opinions were indeed useful, and changed some management measures according to his suggestions. He despised the government and talked nonsense, beat him with a board and threw him out of the Yamen.

Such a knowledgeable and decent person is the one who is qualified to be Xiaozhao's teacher in old man Cen's heart.

Listening to the old man Cen's story about Zheng Dongyang's life, Xiao Ruo also agreed to invite this gentleman to teach Xiao Zhao to broaden his horizons and learn Chinese and calligraphy.

"If we invite this gentleman, how many bundles of repairs should we prepare?" Xiaoruo was a little worried, she had no idea about this, she was afraid that people would feel neglected and would not accept Xiaozhao, so it was too much to say how much.

The old man Cen pushed away Xiaoruo's hand that had been rubbing his waist for him, took a sip of slightly cold tea, thought for a while and said, "I haven't invited Master Kaimeng, otherwise we'll bring some bacon and minced silver to visit tomorrow." Let's talk about it later." He had no children in his life, and he never had the opportunity to ask for an enlightenment teacher, so he couldn't say how many Shuxiu should be given.

"Grandpa, is Zhaozhao going to private school?" Xiaoyou asked with her head tilted, blinking her big eyes.She was a little worried. If her younger brother went to school, she would be alone in the Tzu Chi Hall, and there would be no one to play with her.

Xiao Ruo hugged her soft and warm sister, asked her to lean her little head up against her chest, lowered her head and asked her face to face, "Do you want to study with Zhao Zhao too?"

She knew that almost no one in this world would let the girls at home go to school. The time of these girls was used to ask them to practice female reds and learn the three virtues of obedience and four virtues of obedience and gentleness.They are the flowers in the bird's window in the cage. Their names are not words, but syllables in other people's mouths. When they call them that way, they follow the sound.

Xiaoruo doesn't want the little guy snuggled in her arms to become such a flower and bird. She should be like her twin brother, free and wanton, and grow into what she wants.

Her big black grape-like eyes are moving around. She doesn’t really like to go to school. She used to get sleepy when her father taught them how to read. The words were turning around like black squares in front of her eyes. I'm dizzy.But she didn't want to be separated from Zhao Zhao, she hadn't been separated from Zhao Zhao since she was born.

Hesitantly picking at her fleshy little hand, she hesitated for a long time before answering the elder sister's question: "Niaoyou doesn't want to leave grandpa either...Niaoyou doesn't want to leave Zhaozhao either..."

Xiao Ruo couldn't help laughing when she saw Xiao Niao's delicate and naive appearance unconsciously pursing her lips.

This little girl is greedy, she doesn't want to go to school, and she doesn't want to play alone in the Tzu Chi Hall.

She doesn't force Xiaoyao, she doesn't have to go to school if she doesn't like learning, and the girl around her can't take the imperial examination. She can also teach her literacy and arithmetic at ordinary times, and it's enough if she can learn basic listening, speaking, reading and writing. , The little girl can grow as long as she wants.

Pinching Xiaoyou's little nose, Xiaoruo said: "Then you, let's go see Zhaozhao's future teacher tomorrow, and help Zhaozhao palm his eyes to see if the future teacher is not fierce."

Oops, there may be a vicious teacher!Xiaoyou was taken aback by this possibility, so she had to follow Zhaozhao closely, in case the teacher was so fierce that he wanted to hit her younger brother with the board, she could still help him!Thinking of this, she nodded vigorously, indicating that she would definitely go together tomorrow.

The whole family reached a consensus and decided to visit Zheng Dongyang together the next day.

Three bacon and three fresh small carps were brought as a meeting gift, and Xiaoruo picked the three small carps himself early in the morning.

Zheng Dongyang's home is at the foot of a small hill outside Shangxi Town. The three dorms are helpless, standing alone on the ground, just like their owners.

Zheng Dongyang was the only one left in the Zheng family. His parents had passed away many years ago, and all his relatives had cut off contact with him after he was ordered not to take the scientific examination by the governor. He has lived alone so far.

When Xiaoruo and his party came to visit, the door of Zheng's house was wide open, and the mottled thin wooden boards were left open, and there was no one in the house.

(End of this chapter)

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