Chapter 359
In the bamboo forest in the backyard, Wang Zhong was holding a four-foot-long green steel long sword, and the little girl next to him, Wang Qian'er, was holding a short sword that Wang Zhong had cut with his own hands from the old bamboo that had been dried in the shade for a year on the small bamboo mountain. , followed Wang Zhong to play sword moves.
It is not an internal training method that stretches muscles and bones, nor is it a sharp and concise method of killing people. It is just some beautiful and beautiful display. However, it has a good effect on exercising the body and strengthening the physique. The most important thing is dancing. It came out very nice.
One day after drinking, Wang Zhong got excited and danced wildly in the garden with his sword. After Wang Qian'er saw it, she immediately pestered Wang Zhong to learn beautiful sword skills. Wang Zhong personally made the bamboo sword in her hand for her.
Old Yu suddenly ran over and said, "Master, Second Master Sheng is here!"
"Please come here, Zecheng, and let someone bring you some tea and snacks!" Wang nodded his head.
"No!" Yu Chuer took the order and left.
Not long after, Changbai, dressed in a moon-white gown, came to the bank of the bamboo forest.
Now the bank of the bamboo grove has long been converted into a martial arts arena by Wang Zhong. The ground is paved with blue bricks within a radius of Zhang Xu, and there are ditches all around. The rest is the ground leveled and compacted with mallets and stone rollers.
"Zihou is good at swordsmanship!" Seeing Wang Zhong dancing his sword in the arena, Changbai stopped on the sidelines, and waited for Wang Zhong to finish his set of swordplay before applauding.
Wang Zhong put away his sword and stood up, let Wang Qian'er practice first by himself, then walked up to Chang Bai, handed the long sword to Yu Chuer, and invited Chang Bai to sit down!
Yu Chuer's second daughter-in-law also brought up freshly brewed tea, a plate of sweet-scented osmanthus cake, and a plate of mung bean cake.
Wang Zhong personally brewed a cup of tea for Changbai, and asked with a smile: "I heard that the Sheng family has set up a large banquet these days to entertain guests, but sincerity is not at home to entertain guests, why come to my place when you have time?"
Hearing what Wang Zhong said, Chang Bai rubbed his nose in embarrassment: "My mother is in charge of family affairs. I came here this time to thank Zihou. If there is no Zihou for guidance, this time I will explain it to you. I’m afraid I’m going to miss it!”
Although the way of imperial examinations and the way of stereotyped writing are not yet prevalent, there is already a trend, and the tricks are not difficult. Even ordinary people can master it after a year or two of study, let alone someone like Changbai. Those who are talented, but are limited by their age and knowledge. Although the articles are well written, they still lack a bit of experience after all.
Originally, according to the progress of Changbai, I didn't plan to participate in this rural examination, but I followed Wang Zhong for more than a year, and learned a lot of knowledge about agriculture, mulberry, water conservancy, and people's livelihood from Wang Zhong, so I thought about it. Give it a try.
I didn't expect to pass it once. Although the ranking is only in the middle, Changbai is only fourteen this year. A 14-year-old Juren is extremely rare even among the scholarly families of many generations of officials.
In the past few days, the Sheng family has been full of guests, and even the threshold is almost broken. The entire Yangzhou government, from the governor of the state capital to the people in the head of Guizhou, no one knows that there is a talented young talent in the Tongpan family. Hit the move.
Some people have even started to contact Wang Ruofu in private, planning to propose a kiss to Changbai.
Even Wang Zhong, the 17-year-old Xie Yuan, was overshadowed by Changbai.
Changbai said: "Originally my father wanted to come to the door in person, but the family is busy these days, and my father will go north to Tokyo to report on his duties in the official department. He has no skills at all, so he can only send Bai over here. I hope Zihou will forgive me!"
Wang Zhong did not greet Changbai, but asked directly: "Uncle is going north to Tokyo? When will you leave?"
Changbai said: "Ten days later! Father knew that Zihou was going north this time, so he specially ordered me to come and invite him, and asked Zihou to stay for a few days, and when his father finished dealing with the matters in hand, we will go north by boat together! I don't know. How about your kindness?"
"It would be my honor to be able to go with my uncle!" Wang Zhong said with a smile, "If I go to Tokyo, if I can have my uncle take care of me, I will definitely save a lot of trouble."
Changbai made a special trip to Xiaozhuzhuang just for this matter, the two agreed on a time, and Wang Zhong stayed with Changbai for lunch.
Wang Zhong is not a pedantic person, although he is not short of money, but being able to go north with Sheng Hong, with Sheng Hong's identity, can save a lot of troubles that cannot be solved by money, Wang Zhong is naturally happy to do it.
Ten-day kung fu is not long, nor is it short.
Within ten days, Wang Zhong was not idle, and now the school in the village had already been set up, but all the villagers of Baishui Village, or the children of the workers who worked in Xiaozhuzhuang, did not need to pay Shuxiu. Go directly to school to study.
Wang Zhong stood outside the school with his hands behind his back, looked at the dolls in the school, who were listening to the gentlemen's lectures, and nodded in satisfaction.
Now in the Shushu, there are three subjects: literature, martial arts, and mathematics. There are more than 15 students, ranging in age from seven to [-] years old. They are divided into three classes according to their age levels, and three time periods are divided every day. The three tutors are staggered to teach separately.
Liberal arts, as the name suggests, is responsible for enlightening children and teaching them how to read and write. Martial arts is similar to physical education, teaching children to strengthen their bodies. As for mathematics, it is the way of mathematical calculation.
But so far, although the school has been established for nearly two years, and there are many bright students among the students, there are only two people who can successfully graduate from the school, and they are all math subjects. The Wangjiang Building in the city is an apprentice in the counting room, and one is at the oil workshop, learning from the shopkeeper. After the apprenticeship period, he can become a steward or a counting house. At least two hundred texts per month.
Moreover, there is an opportunity to raise wages every year. If you make meritorious service, in addition to the actual material rewards, the wages will also increase accordingly.
After these two [-]- and [-]-year-old boys finished their studies and entered Xiaozhuzhuang to work, and after receiving wages that were no worse than ordinary workers, the enthusiasm of the villagers and dolls was mobilized.
Those who are not self-motivated and playful, have their own stick education from their parents.
In particular, the teachers of the school regularly call the parents of the students to the school to inform the parents of the students' recent learning and performance in the school.
If you behave well, you will be fine, but if there are those who are naughty, do not think about making progress, and do not cherish opportunities, in addition to the punishment from the school teacher, they will definitely be beaten up when they return home.
For those who refuse to change after repeated admonitions, who always cheat and play tricks and refuse to study, after three times of admonition, they will be expelled from the school.
In addition to the three subjects of literature, martial arts, and mathematics, there are evening classes every night, specially for those adults over the age of 15 who have already participated in the work and want to be literate, and teach them literacy and basic arithmetic. .
Wang Zhong is also planning to add two departments of agriculture and mulberry and water conservancy. It is okay to say that agriculture and mulberry are nothing more than farming, spinning, weaving, clothing, embroidery, etc. Wang Zhong has entrusted Sheng Wei to help find a few outstanding students in this field. Talented people came back to teach the female dolls in the village this knowledge.
It's just that the field of water conservancy is still at the stage of having ideas. It's not because Wang Zhong is unwilling to open it, but it's because he has no skills and no suitable talents.
It is not without people who are proficient in water conservancy, but the south has a well-developed water system, abundant rain, and frequent floods all year round. Most of these talents have already been won over by those officials, gentry and landlords.
Some of them are born in high families and are not short of money.
In Little Bamboo Manor, Mrs. Wang Li was helping Wang Zhong pack his bags, and said with concern: "I heard that it is very cold in Tokyo in winter. Uncle is going here, so please take good care of yourself!"
"Sister-in-law, don't worry, it's not like I haven't been to Tokyo." Wang Zhong next to him said with a smile. A few years ago, the original body followed Wang Erxi, and he traveled south and north to do business. Tokyo Bianliang was the head of the country. Shan, with a population of more than one million, is the most prosperous place in the world today. The goods that the original body brought from Jiangnan were all brought to Bianliang, Tokyo for sale, and earned the difference from it.
"Uncle used to come back before the winter, but this year he will spend the winter in Tokyo, how can it be the same!" Wang Li said.
Wang Zhong said: "Sister-in-law, don't worry, I will take care of myself."
"Although the cooperation between the cotton mill and the cloth workshop is led by Uncle Sheng, we can't ignore it, and we have to trouble our sister-in-law to take care of it."
At the cotton mill and cloth workshop, Wang Zhong originally wanted to sell the improved spinning machine and loom to Sheng Wei for a one-shot deal, but Sheng Wei firmly disagreed and insisted that Wang Zhong also take a share , Sheng Wei expressed his kindness, and Wang Zhong couldn't refuse, so he agreed.
The two agreed that Wang Zhong was a technology investor, accounting for [-]% of the shares. The Sheng family had cloth workshops and spinning mills, but limited by technology, the output was not high. The land is not large.
But as soon as Wang's new spinning machine and loom came out, it was enough for Shengwei's spinning mill and cloth workshop to increase the output of the spinning mill and cloth workshop by several scales in a short period of time.
Sheng Wei is also well aware of his family background, his cousin Sheng Hong is just a small sixth-rank Yangzhou general judge, although he has real power, but in the south of the Yangtze River, it doesn't matter which of the tyrants and rich men is in the court.
Therefore, Sheng Wei and Wang Zhong coincided with each other, and Qi Qi set his sights on the coarse cloth most commonly used by ordinary people.
The Sheng family not only has its own business name, but also has a long-term cooperation with Caobang, so there is no need to worry about sales.
"Uncle, concentrate on preparing for the exam. My concubine will take care of my uncle's affairs at home!" Wang Lishi paused when she was packing up, and looked at the person next to her who was standing behind the desk. Wang Zhong, who was waving a brush on the opened rice paper, had a strange look in his eyes.
In the evening, Wang Zhong, Wang Lishi and his niece Wang Qian'er sat at the dinner table.
The table is full of meals cooked by Mrs. Wang and Li herself.
"In a few days, uncle is going to leave for the north. I don't know when I will be able to return!" Wang Li seemed to be pretending to be something in his heart, and his expression was a bit unnatural.
"Yes!" Speaking of this, Wang Zhong also felt a little emotional, looking at his little niece and daughter beside him, and said: "After the test, we still have to wait for the list to be released. If we are lucky enough to win, there will be another palace test, and after that there will be a palace test." Lin Yan..."
If he is awarded an official position again and wants to return to Yangzhou, I don't know when it will be!
In the Song Dynasty, there was a clear regulation that officials sent abroad must not be officials in their original places, and each term is only two to three years, and even if they are re-elected, they cannot exceed three terms at most.
But in fact, the re-election is at most two terms, and then they will be transferred away, or go to Beijing, or go to other places.
After Wang Li was silent for a moment, he said: "Tokyo Bianliang is no better than Yangzhou. After uncle goes, be careful in everything."
Wang Zhong knew what Wang Li meant, and said softly with a smile: "Don't worry, sister-in-law, no matter what happens, my first consideration must be to protect myself."
He said with a smile and raised his hand to rub Wang Qian'er's little head and said, "I'm coming back to see my sister-in-law and sister Qian!"
"Third Uncle, can I go to Tokyo with you?" Wang Qian'er looked at Wang Zhong and asked innocently, her black and white eyes were full of anticipation.
Wang Zhong smiled and said: "Then we have to wait for Third Uncle to settle down first, so we can pick up Sister Qian and Sister-in-law! Otherwise, we didn't even have a place to live in the past, so we could only live in an inn, which is very inconvenient of!"
Wang Qianer asked: "When will the third uncle settle down and pick me up to go to Tokyo with Auntie?"
"That depends on when Sister Qian masters the Flying Flower swordsmanship and memorizes the Three Character Classic, Hundred Surnames and Poems of a Thousand Families!"
"Ah?" Wang Qian'er's expectant little face immediately wrinkled into a little bitter gourd.
The flying flower sword technique is easy to say, the little girl is very talented, she has already memorized all the moves, and the rest is only proficiency, "Three Character Classics" and "Hundred Surnames" are also easy to say, although the little girl has a lot of forgetfulness, But memorizing it a few more times is enough, but the difficulty of "Poems of a Thousand Families" suddenly increased a lot, and the little girl has only memorized a few poems until now.
"My sister Qian is so smart, as long as she is willing to work hard, she will be able to recite it by heart sooner or later!" Wang Zhong comforted the little girl by rubbing her head.
"Okay!" Although she was a bit reluctant, the little girl was not the kind of character who would roll around and swear that she would never give up if she didn't get what she wanted.
It was night, Wang Zhong was reading in the study when there was a knock on the door suddenly.
"Come in!"
As soon as Wang Zhong finished speaking, Shi Shiran, who was dressed in a pink tulle dress, walked in with a wine bottle.
"Sister-in-law, who is this?" Wang Zhong looked at the jug on the tray and the strong smell of alcohol on Wang Lishi's body, and had a vague guess in his heart.
Mrs. Wang and Li didn't speak, she rolled up her sleeves and lifted the pot to pour wine, holding the glass with both hands, and brought it to Wang Zhong: "Please, uncle!"
Wang Zhong took the wine glass, without raising his sleeves to cover his face, he directly raised his head and drank the wine in the glass in one gulp.
Mrs. Wang Li poured another glass for Wang Zhong, and poured another glass for herself, raised the glass, and said, "If my uncle hadn't tried his best to protect each other in the past, the concubine and the second mother would have been taken away by thieves, how could we be like this now?" Good day!"
"My concubine offers a cup to my uncle."
Wang Zhong didn't speak, clinked glasses with Wang Lishi, and drank it down again.
Mrs. Wang Li then poured wine and continued to toast Wang Zhong.
After three cups, Wang Zhong grabbed Wang Lishi's wrist and stopped Wang Lishi from continuing to pour the wine.
"Uncle!" Wang Lishi, whose pretty face was already flushed from alcohol, looked at Wang Zhong with drunken eyes. It was obvious that he had drunk a lot of wine before coming here.
"Sister-in-law!" Wang Zhong called softly.
"Uncle!" Wang Li yelled again, her voice was soft and pleasant, and she didn't know if she was really drunk, or if she was not drunk, everyone was drunk, and there was undisguised deep affection in the hazy drunk eyes.
Facing Wang Lishi's unabashedly affectionate gaze, Wang Zhong stood up abruptly, let go of Wang Lishi's wrist, but stepped forward, leaned over and hugged Wang Lishi by the waist, Wang Lishi felt his body With a light touch, he subconsciously grabbed Wang Zhong's neck.
But Wang Zhong didn't care about it, he hugged Wang Lishi and went to the soft bed next to him. Wang Lishi's pretty face was red, his eyes were blurred, and the noodles were like peach blossoms in full bloom.
The moon hid behind the clouds, and the stars in the night sky also shyly closed their eyes.
After the cloud and rain passed, Mrs. Wang and Li lay on Wang Zhong's chest, looked up at Wang Zhong, and said, "The biggest regret in my life is that I didn't give birth to a son for Xianggong. Uncle is leaving now. I don't know when he will come back. Before leaving, leave a child for this concubine! Let this concubine think about it!"
There were tears in Wang Lishi's eyes, and there was pleading in his eyes.
Wang Zhong raised his hand and twisted Wang Lishi's chin. Looking at Wang Lishi whose hair was a little messy, with fine sweat on his forehead and red cheeks, he looked at those eyes that seemed to be full of water and said softly: " Not yet!"
"Why?" The tears in Wang Lishi's eyes immediately overflowed, and he asked with crescent eyebrows.
Wang Zhong raised his hand to wipe away the tears that slid down his cheeks, and said softly: "After I'm in high school, I will take my sister-in-law away from Yangzhou. At that time, it will not be too late for my sister-in-law to continue the incense for my Wang family."
Wang Lishi was taken aback by Wang Zhong's words, and looked at Wang Zhong in confusion.
Wang Zhong explained: "In Xiaozhuzhuang, everyone from top to bottom knows the identity of the sister-in-law. If the sister-in-law hastily conceived and gave birth, it will inevitably attract rumors. At that time, there will be a lot of discussions. How will the sister-in-law deal with herself? People's words are scary, but I know that sister-in-law My heart, my heart for my sister-in-law, can also be shown to the sun and the moon, but now is not the time."
"If my sister-in-law doesn't want to leave Xiaozhuzhuang, I will settle down in Tokyo and take my sister-in-law to live there for a few years. When I give birth to a child, I will say that the child was born by my mate, and I will adopt it to my brother and sister-in-law. Brother continues the incense."
"If sister-in-law is willing, she will follow me in the future, but if she wants to wrong sister-in-law, she will follow me without a name!"
The Song Dynasty was different from the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Although women valued chastity equally, the remarriage of widows was not unacceptable to the world, but the identities of Wang Zhong and Wang Li were different. Although Wang Zhong had a good impression of Wang Li, he never thought about it. Wang Lishi never thought of marrying Wang Lishi, and Wang Lishi also never thought of marrying Wang Zhong as his legal wife.
"This... can this work?" Wang Lishi looked at Wang Zhong with some uncertainty.
Wang Zhongdao: "Why not? Now the whole Baishui Village relies on Xiaozhuzhuang to live. If there is no shadow, whoever dares to gossip and damage my sister-in-law's reputation, I will let him go, and he will never be hired."
Hearing Wang Zhong's domineering words, Mrs. Wang Li felt warm in her heart, and secretly thought: We are both like this now, how can I have a good reputation to speak of.
But listening to Wang Zhong defending himself, he couldn't help being happy.
"I still want to stay in Yangzhou, Xiaozhu Village!" Mrs. Wang Li thought for a while, looked at Wang Zhong, and said very seriously.
Wang Zhong met Wang Li's eyes: "Sister-in-law wants to help me guard the foundation of Xiaozhuzhuang?"
Mrs. Wang Li nodded and said: "I heard people say that although the salary of an official is high, the cost is also high. Look at the Sheng Tong Judgment, which is dignified and state-wide. Don't you still have to rely on Mr. Sheng to help you?"
Wang Zhongdao: "As long as my sister-in-law is willing, I will support her wherever she is!"
Wang Lishi looked into Wang Zhong's eyes, couldn't restrain the surging affection any longer, leaned over and kissed him proactively.
Wang Zhong raised his hands accordingly, stroking Wang Lishi's black and smooth hair with one hand, watching Wang Lishi who was forgetful, and gradually entered the state.
The current Wang Zhong hadn't touched a woman for more than two years, and he usually meditated to practice Qi and meditate, and he didn't think about those things, but now Wang Li was so proactive, how could Wang Zhong hold back.
In the final analysis, Wang Zhong is a vulgar person who loves wine and lust.
All night long, until the sky was about to dawn, Wang Zhong got up and took a shower of cold water, changed into his training clothes, continued his daily morning exercises, and instructed his little niece to continue practicing the flying flower sword technique.
When eating breakfast, the little girl saw that Mrs. Wang and Li were not there, and asked Wang Zhong curiously: "Third Uncle, where is Aunt? Why doesn't Aunt come to eat?"
Wang Zhong coaxed: "Sister-in-law is not feeling well, she is resting in her room now, sister Qian, please don't bother her! Once sister-in-law has rested, she will get up naturally."
Wang Lishi slept until noon. Wang Lishi, who had been a widow for several years, slept for a whole morning after a night of yin and yang reconciliation. Now she is refreshed, her face is rosy, and she is very energetic.
As soon as the little girl heard that Mrs. Wang and Li had gotten up, she couldn't wait to find her.
"Auntie, are you cured?"
"Ah?" Wang Lishi was taken aback by the little girl's question, and was a little at a loss. Seeing Wang Zhong who was covering his mouth and chuckling next to him, he reacted belatedly, took a look at Wang Zhong, and leaned over. Pulling her daughter to the side to sit down: "Auntie is fine!"
If it was normal, how could Wang Lishi make such a small move towards Wang Zhong? Last night, the cloud and rain broke the last barrier between the two. Wang Lishi already regarded herself as Wang Zhong's woman. Although she was just a woman who couldn't see the light, but now there was no outsider present, and Wang Lishi hadn't woken up from Wang Zhong's gentleness, so naturally she was a little less cautious and a little more presumptuous.
Wang Qian'er said suspiciously: "But the third uncle said that Auntie was not feeling well, and told me not to disturb Auntie's rest."
Explained: "Er Niang is so good! A Niang is in good health! It's just that I read the accounts last night too late and forgot the time, so I overslept. The third uncle felt sorry for A Niang, so he told Er Niang not to disturb A Niang .”
"So that's how it is!" Wang Qian'er suddenly realized, "Aniang, I have to study hard, and I will help Aniang with her accounts in the future, so that Aniang doesn't have to be so busy!"
Wang Li's heart was filled with rippling by Wang Qian'er's innocent words, she hugged her daughter in her arms, and said, "Then Er Niang should study hard and grow up quickly!"
As he spoke, tears filled his eyes.
Women are so emotional.
In the blink of an eye, it was evening again, and there was only one day left before Wang Zhong left. After eating, Wang Zhong said to Wang Li: "Just now I looked through the accounts, and there are some things I don't understand. I have to trouble my sister-in-law later. Point and point!"
"After the second mother is settled, I will go look for my uncle in my own body!"
For three nights in a row, Mrs. Wang and Li stayed in Wang Chong's room. The two of them were like newlyweds. I was still a little worried, but Wang Zhong's level five medical skills were not for display. With Wang Zhong's guarantee, Wang Lishi completely let go.
(End of this chapter)
In the bamboo forest in the backyard, Wang Zhong was holding a four-foot-long green steel long sword, and the little girl next to him, Wang Qian'er, was holding a short sword that Wang Zhong had cut with his own hands from the old bamboo that had been dried in the shade for a year on the small bamboo mountain. , followed Wang Zhong to play sword moves.
It is not an internal training method that stretches muscles and bones, nor is it a sharp and concise method of killing people. It is just some beautiful and beautiful display. However, it has a good effect on exercising the body and strengthening the physique. The most important thing is dancing. It came out very nice.
One day after drinking, Wang Zhong got excited and danced wildly in the garden with his sword. After Wang Qian'er saw it, she immediately pestered Wang Zhong to learn beautiful sword skills. Wang Zhong personally made the bamboo sword in her hand for her.
Old Yu suddenly ran over and said, "Master, Second Master Sheng is here!"
"Please come here, Zecheng, and let someone bring you some tea and snacks!" Wang nodded his head.
"No!" Yu Chuer took the order and left.
Not long after, Changbai, dressed in a moon-white gown, came to the bank of the bamboo forest.
Now the bank of the bamboo grove has long been converted into a martial arts arena by Wang Zhong. The ground is paved with blue bricks within a radius of Zhang Xu, and there are ditches all around. The rest is the ground leveled and compacted with mallets and stone rollers.
"Zihou is good at swordsmanship!" Seeing Wang Zhong dancing his sword in the arena, Changbai stopped on the sidelines, and waited for Wang Zhong to finish his set of swordplay before applauding.
Wang Zhong put away his sword and stood up, let Wang Qian'er practice first by himself, then walked up to Chang Bai, handed the long sword to Yu Chuer, and invited Chang Bai to sit down!
Yu Chuer's second daughter-in-law also brought up freshly brewed tea, a plate of sweet-scented osmanthus cake, and a plate of mung bean cake.
Wang Zhong personally brewed a cup of tea for Changbai, and asked with a smile: "I heard that the Sheng family has set up a large banquet these days to entertain guests, but sincerity is not at home to entertain guests, why come to my place when you have time?"
Hearing what Wang Zhong said, Chang Bai rubbed his nose in embarrassment: "My mother is in charge of family affairs. I came here this time to thank Zihou. If there is no Zihou for guidance, this time I will explain it to you. I’m afraid I’m going to miss it!”
Although the way of imperial examinations and the way of stereotyped writing are not yet prevalent, there is already a trend, and the tricks are not difficult. Even ordinary people can master it after a year or two of study, let alone someone like Changbai. Those who are talented, but are limited by their age and knowledge. Although the articles are well written, they still lack a bit of experience after all.
Originally, according to the progress of Changbai, I didn't plan to participate in this rural examination, but I followed Wang Zhong for more than a year, and learned a lot of knowledge about agriculture, mulberry, water conservancy, and people's livelihood from Wang Zhong, so I thought about it. Give it a try.
I didn't expect to pass it once. Although the ranking is only in the middle, Changbai is only fourteen this year. A 14-year-old Juren is extremely rare even among the scholarly families of many generations of officials.
In the past few days, the Sheng family has been full of guests, and even the threshold is almost broken. The entire Yangzhou government, from the governor of the state capital to the people in the head of Guizhou, no one knows that there is a talented young talent in the Tongpan family. Hit the move.
Some people have even started to contact Wang Ruofu in private, planning to propose a kiss to Changbai.
Even Wang Zhong, the 17-year-old Xie Yuan, was overshadowed by Changbai.
Changbai said: "Originally my father wanted to come to the door in person, but the family is busy these days, and my father will go north to Tokyo to report on his duties in the official department. He has no skills at all, so he can only send Bai over here. I hope Zihou will forgive me!"
Wang Zhong did not greet Changbai, but asked directly: "Uncle is going north to Tokyo? When will you leave?"
Changbai said: "Ten days later! Father knew that Zihou was going north this time, so he specially ordered me to come and invite him, and asked Zihou to stay for a few days, and when his father finished dealing with the matters in hand, we will go north by boat together! I don't know. How about your kindness?"
"It would be my honor to be able to go with my uncle!" Wang Zhong said with a smile, "If I go to Tokyo, if I can have my uncle take care of me, I will definitely save a lot of trouble."
Changbai made a special trip to Xiaozhuzhuang just for this matter, the two agreed on a time, and Wang Zhong stayed with Changbai for lunch.
Wang Zhong is not a pedantic person, although he is not short of money, but being able to go north with Sheng Hong, with Sheng Hong's identity, can save a lot of troubles that cannot be solved by money, Wang Zhong is naturally happy to do it.
Ten-day kung fu is not long, nor is it short.
Within ten days, Wang Zhong was not idle, and now the school in the village had already been set up, but all the villagers of Baishui Village, or the children of the workers who worked in Xiaozhuzhuang, did not need to pay Shuxiu. Go directly to school to study.
Wang Zhong stood outside the school with his hands behind his back, looked at the dolls in the school, who were listening to the gentlemen's lectures, and nodded in satisfaction.
Now in the Shushu, there are three subjects: literature, martial arts, and mathematics. There are more than 15 students, ranging in age from seven to [-] years old. They are divided into three classes according to their age levels, and three time periods are divided every day. The three tutors are staggered to teach separately.
Liberal arts, as the name suggests, is responsible for enlightening children and teaching them how to read and write. Martial arts is similar to physical education, teaching children to strengthen their bodies. As for mathematics, it is the way of mathematical calculation.
But so far, although the school has been established for nearly two years, and there are many bright students among the students, there are only two people who can successfully graduate from the school, and they are all math subjects. The Wangjiang Building in the city is an apprentice in the counting room, and one is at the oil workshop, learning from the shopkeeper. After the apprenticeship period, he can become a steward or a counting house. At least two hundred texts per month.
Moreover, there is an opportunity to raise wages every year. If you make meritorious service, in addition to the actual material rewards, the wages will also increase accordingly.
After these two [-]- and [-]-year-old boys finished their studies and entered Xiaozhuzhuang to work, and after receiving wages that were no worse than ordinary workers, the enthusiasm of the villagers and dolls was mobilized.
Those who are not self-motivated and playful, have their own stick education from their parents.
In particular, the teachers of the school regularly call the parents of the students to the school to inform the parents of the students' recent learning and performance in the school.
If you behave well, you will be fine, but if there are those who are naughty, do not think about making progress, and do not cherish opportunities, in addition to the punishment from the school teacher, they will definitely be beaten up when they return home.
For those who refuse to change after repeated admonitions, who always cheat and play tricks and refuse to study, after three times of admonition, they will be expelled from the school.
In addition to the three subjects of literature, martial arts, and mathematics, there are evening classes every night, specially for those adults over the age of 15 who have already participated in the work and want to be literate, and teach them literacy and basic arithmetic. .
Wang Zhong is also planning to add two departments of agriculture and mulberry and water conservancy. It is okay to say that agriculture and mulberry are nothing more than farming, spinning, weaving, clothing, embroidery, etc. Wang Zhong has entrusted Sheng Wei to help find a few outstanding students in this field. Talented people came back to teach the female dolls in the village this knowledge.
It's just that the field of water conservancy is still at the stage of having ideas. It's not because Wang Zhong is unwilling to open it, but it's because he has no skills and no suitable talents.
It is not without people who are proficient in water conservancy, but the south has a well-developed water system, abundant rain, and frequent floods all year round. Most of these talents have already been won over by those officials, gentry and landlords.
Some of them are born in high families and are not short of money.
In Little Bamboo Manor, Mrs. Wang Li was helping Wang Zhong pack his bags, and said with concern: "I heard that it is very cold in Tokyo in winter. Uncle is going here, so please take good care of yourself!"
"Sister-in-law, don't worry, it's not like I haven't been to Tokyo." Wang Zhong next to him said with a smile. A few years ago, the original body followed Wang Erxi, and he traveled south and north to do business. Tokyo Bianliang was the head of the country. Shan, with a population of more than one million, is the most prosperous place in the world today. The goods that the original body brought from Jiangnan were all brought to Bianliang, Tokyo for sale, and earned the difference from it.
"Uncle used to come back before the winter, but this year he will spend the winter in Tokyo, how can it be the same!" Wang Li said.
Wang Zhong said: "Sister-in-law, don't worry, I will take care of myself."
"Although the cooperation between the cotton mill and the cloth workshop is led by Uncle Sheng, we can't ignore it, and we have to trouble our sister-in-law to take care of it."
At the cotton mill and cloth workshop, Wang Zhong originally wanted to sell the improved spinning machine and loom to Sheng Wei for a one-shot deal, but Sheng Wei firmly disagreed and insisted that Wang Zhong also take a share , Sheng Wei expressed his kindness, and Wang Zhong couldn't refuse, so he agreed.
The two agreed that Wang Zhong was a technology investor, accounting for [-]% of the shares. The Sheng family had cloth workshops and spinning mills, but limited by technology, the output was not high. The land is not large.
But as soon as Wang's new spinning machine and loom came out, it was enough for Shengwei's spinning mill and cloth workshop to increase the output of the spinning mill and cloth workshop by several scales in a short period of time.
Sheng Wei is also well aware of his family background, his cousin Sheng Hong is just a small sixth-rank Yangzhou general judge, although he has real power, but in the south of the Yangtze River, it doesn't matter which of the tyrants and rich men is in the court.
Therefore, Sheng Wei and Wang Zhong coincided with each other, and Qi Qi set his sights on the coarse cloth most commonly used by ordinary people.
The Sheng family not only has its own business name, but also has a long-term cooperation with Caobang, so there is no need to worry about sales.
"Uncle, concentrate on preparing for the exam. My concubine will take care of my uncle's affairs at home!" Wang Lishi paused when she was packing up, and looked at the person next to her who was standing behind the desk. Wang Zhong, who was waving a brush on the opened rice paper, had a strange look in his eyes.
In the evening, Wang Zhong, Wang Lishi and his niece Wang Qian'er sat at the dinner table.
The table is full of meals cooked by Mrs. Wang and Li herself.
"In a few days, uncle is going to leave for the north. I don't know when I will be able to return!" Wang Li seemed to be pretending to be something in his heart, and his expression was a bit unnatural.
"Yes!" Speaking of this, Wang Zhong also felt a little emotional, looking at his little niece and daughter beside him, and said: "After the test, we still have to wait for the list to be released. If we are lucky enough to win, there will be another palace test, and after that there will be a palace test." Lin Yan..."
If he is awarded an official position again and wants to return to Yangzhou, I don't know when it will be!
In the Song Dynasty, there was a clear regulation that officials sent abroad must not be officials in their original places, and each term is only two to three years, and even if they are re-elected, they cannot exceed three terms at most.
But in fact, the re-election is at most two terms, and then they will be transferred away, or go to Beijing, or go to other places.
After Wang Li was silent for a moment, he said: "Tokyo Bianliang is no better than Yangzhou. After uncle goes, be careful in everything."
Wang Zhong knew what Wang Li meant, and said softly with a smile: "Don't worry, sister-in-law, no matter what happens, my first consideration must be to protect myself."
He said with a smile and raised his hand to rub Wang Qian'er's little head and said, "I'm coming back to see my sister-in-law and sister Qian!"
"Third Uncle, can I go to Tokyo with you?" Wang Qian'er looked at Wang Zhong and asked innocently, her black and white eyes were full of anticipation.
Wang Zhong smiled and said: "Then we have to wait for Third Uncle to settle down first, so we can pick up Sister Qian and Sister-in-law! Otherwise, we didn't even have a place to live in the past, so we could only live in an inn, which is very inconvenient of!"
Wang Qianer asked: "When will the third uncle settle down and pick me up to go to Tokyo with Auntie?"
"That depends on when Sister Qian masters the Flying Flower swordsmanship and memorizes the Three Character Classic, Hundred Surnames and Poems of a Thousand Families!"
"Ah?" Wang Qian'er's expectant little face immediately wrinkled into a little bitter gourd.
The flying flower sword technique is easy to say, the little girl is very talented, she has already memorized all the moves, and the rest is only proficiency, "Three Character Classics" and "Hundred Surnames" are also easy to say, although the little girl has a lot of forgetfulness, But memorizing it a few more times is enough, but the difficulty of "Poems of a Thousand Families" suddenly increased a lot, and the little girl has only memorized a few poems until now.
"My sister Qian is so smart, as long as she is willing to work hard, she will be able to recite it by heart sooner or later!" Wang Zhong comforted the little girl by rubbing her head.
"Okay!" Although she was a bit reluctant, the little girl was not the kind of character who would roll around and swear that she would never give up if she didn't get what she wanted.
It was night, Wang Zhong was reading in the study when there was a knock on the door suddenly.
"Come in!"
As soon as Wang Zhong finished speaking, Shi Shiran, who was dressed in a pink tulle dress, walked in with a wine bottle.
"Sister-in-law, who is this?" Wang Zhong looked at the jug on the tray and the strong smell of alcohol on Wang Lishi's body, and had a vague guess in his heart.
Mrs. Wang and Li didn't speak, she rolled up her sleeves and lifted the pot to pour wine, holding the glass with both hands, and brought it to Wang Zhong: "Please, uncle!"
Wang Zhong took the wine glass, without raising his sleeves to cover his face, he directly raised his head and drank the wine in the glass in one gulp.
Mrs. Wang Li poured another glass for Wang Zhong, and poured another glass for herself, raised the glass, and said, "If my uncle hadn't tried his best to protect each other in the past, the concubine and the second mother would have been taken away by thieves, how could we be like this now?" Good day!"
"My concubine offers a cup to my uncle."
Wang Zhong didn't speak, clinked glasses with Wang Lishi, and drank it down again.
Mrs. Wang Li then poured wine and continued to toast Wang Zhong.
After three cups, Wang Zhong grabbed Wang Lishi's wrist and stopped Wang Lishi from continuing to pour the wine.
"Uncle!" Wang Lishi, whose pretty face was already flushed from alcohol, looked at Wang Zhong with drunken eyes. It was obvious that he had drunk a lot of wine before coming here.
"Sister-in-law!" Wang Zhong called softly.
"Uncle!" Wang Li yelled again, her voice was soft and pleasant, and she didn't know if she was really drunk, or if she was not drunk, everyone was drunk, and there was undisguised deep affection in the hazy drunk eyes.
Facing Wang Lishi's unabashedly affectionate gaze, Wang Zhong stood up abruptly, let go of Wang Lishi's wrist, but stepped forward, leaned over and hugged Wang Lishi by the waist, Wang Lishi felt his body With a light touch, he subconsciously grabbed Wang Zhong's neck.
But Wang Zhong didn't care about it, he hugged Wang Lishi and went to the soft bed next to him. Wang Lishi's pretty face was red, his eyes were blurred, and the noodles were like peach blossoms in full bloom.
The moon hid behind the clouds, and the stars in the night sky also shyly closed their eyes.
After the cloud and rain passed, Mrs. Wang and Li lay on Wang Zhong's chest, looked up at Wang Zhong, and said, "The biggest regret in my life is that I didn't give birth to a son for Xianggong. Uncle is leaving now. I don't know when he will come back. Before leaving, leave a child for this concubine! Let this concubine think about it!"
There were tears in Wang Lishi's eyes, and there was pleading in his eyes.
Wang Zhong raised his hand and twisted Wang Lishi's chin. Looking at Wang Lishi whose hair was a little messy, with fine sweat on his forehead and red cheeks, he looked at those eyes that seemed to be full of water and said softly: " Not yet!"
"Why?" The tears in Wang Lishi's eyes immediately overflowed, and he asked with crescent eyebrows.
Wang Zhong raised his hand to wipe away the tears that slid down his cheeks, and said softly: "After I'm in high school, I will take my sister-in-law away from Yangzhou. At that time, it will not be too late for my sister-in-law to continue the incense for my Wang family."
Wang Lishi was taken aback by Wang Zhong's words, and looked at Wang Zhong in confusion.
Wang Zhong explained: "In Xiaozhuzhuang, everyone from top to bottom knows the identity of the sister-in-law. If the sister-in-law hastily conceived and gave birth, it will inevitably attract rumors. At that time, there will be a lot of discussions. How will the sister-in-law deal with herself? People's words are scary, but I know that sister-in-law My heart, my heart for my sister-in-law, can also be shown to the sun and the moon, but now is not the time."
"If my sister-in-law doesn't want to leave Xiaozhuzhuang, I will settle down in Tokyo and take my sister-in-law to live there for a few years. When I give birth to a child, I will say that the child was born by my mate, and I will adopt it to my brother and sister-in-law. Brother continues the incense."
"If sister-in-law is willing, she will follow me in the future, but if she wants to wrong sister-in-law, she will follow me without a name!"
The Song Dynasty was different from the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Although women valued chastity equally, the remarriage of widows was not unacceptable to the world, but the identities of Wang Zhong and Wang Li were different. Although Wang Zhong had a good impression of Wang Li, he never thought about it. Wang Lishi never thought of marrying Wang Lishi, and Wang Lishi also never thought of marrying Wang Zhong as his legal wife.
"This... can this work?" Wang Lishi looked at Wang Zhong with some uncertainty.
Wang Zhongdao: "Why not? Now the whole Baishui Village relies on Xiaozhuzhuang to live. If there is no shadow, whoever dares to gossip and damage my sister-in-law's reputation, I will let him go, and he will never be hired."
Hearing Wang Zhong's domineering words, Mrs. Wang Li felt warm in her heart, and secretly thought: We are both like this now, how can I have a good reputation to speak of.
But listening to Wang Zhong defending himself, he couldn't help being happy.
"I still want to stay in Yangzhou, Xiaozhu Village!" Mrs. Wang Li thought for a while, looked at Wang Zhong, and said very seriously.
Wang Zhong met Wang Li's eyes: "Sister-in-law wants to help me guard the foundation of Xiaozhuzhuang?"
Mrs. Wang Li nodded and said: "I heard people say that although the salary of an official is high, the cost is also high. Look at the Sheng Tong Judgment, which is dignified and state-wide. Don't you still have to rely on Mr. Sheng to help you?"
Wang Zhongdao: "As long as my sister-in-law is willing, I will support her wherever she is!"
Wang Lishi looked into Wang Zhong's eyes, couldn't restrain the surging affection any longer, leaned over and kissed him proactively.
Wang Zhong raised his hands accordingly, stroking Wang Lishi's black and smooth hair with one hand, watching Wang Lishi who was forgetful, and gradually entered the state.
The current Wang Zhong hadn't touched a woman for more than two years, and he usually meditated to practice Qi and meditate, and he didn't think about those things, but now Wang Li was so proactive, how could Wang Zhong hold back.
In the final analysis, Wang Zhong is a vulgar person who loves wine and lust.
All night long, until the sky was about to dawn, Wang Zhong got up and took a shower of cold water, changed into his training clothes, continued his daily morning exercises, and instructed his little niece to continue practicing the flying flower sword technique.
When eating breakfast, the little girl saw that Mrs. Wang and Li were not there, and asked Wang Zhong curiously: "Third Uncle, where is Aunt? Why doesn't Aunt come to eat?"
Wang Zhong coaxed: "Sister-in-law is not feeling well, she is resting in her room now, sister Qian, please don't bother her! Once sister-in-law has rested, she will get up naturally."
Wang Lishi slept until noon. Wang Lishi, who had been a widow for several years, slept for a whole morning after a night of yin and yang reconciliation. Now she is refreshed, her face is rosy, and she is very energetic.
As soon as the little girl heard that Mrs. Wang and Li had gotten up, she couldn't wait to find her.
"Auntie, are you cured?"
"Ah?" Wang Lishi was taken aback by the little girl's question, and was a little at a loss. Seeing Wang Zhong who was covering his mouth and chuckling next to him, he reacted belatedly, took a look at Wang Zhong, and leaned over. Pulling her daughter to the side to sit down: "Auntie is fine!"
If it was normal, how could Wang Lishi make such a small move towards Wang Zhong? Last night, the cloud and rain broke the last barrier between the two. Wang Lishi already regarded herself as Wang Zhong's woman. Although she was just a woman who couldn't see the light, but now there was no outsider present, and Wang Lishi hadn't woken up from Wang Zhong's gentleness, so naturally she was a little less cautious and a little more presumptuous.
Wang Qian'er said suspiciously: "But the third uncle said that Auntie was not feeling well, and told me not to disturb Auntie's rest."
Explained: "Er Niang is so good! A Niang is in good health! It's just that I read the accounts last night too late and forgot the time, so I overslept. The third uncle felt sorry for A Niang, so he told Er Niang not to disturb A Niang .”
"So that's how it is!" Wang Qian'er suddenly realized, "Aniang, I have to study hard, and I will help Aniang with her accounts in the future, so that Aniang doesn't have to be so busy!"
Wang Li's heart was filled with rippling by Wang Qian'er's innocent words, she hugged her daughter in her arms, and said, "Then Er Niang should study hard and grow up quickly!"
As he spoke, tears filled his eyes.
Women are so emotional.
In the blink of an eye, it was evening again, and there was only one day left before Wang Zhong left. After eating, Wang Zhong said to Wang Li: "Just now I looked through the accounts, and there are some things I don't understand. I have to trouble my sister-in-law later. Point and point!"
"After the second mother is settled, I will go look for my uncle in my own body!"
For three nights in a row, Mrs. Wang and Li stayed in Wang Chong's room. The two of them were like newlyweds. I was still a little worried, but Wang Zhong's level five medical skills were not for display. With Wang Zhong's guarantee, Wang Lishi completely let go.
(End of this chapter)
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