The late Ming Dynasty in the living room

Chapter 53: Add some burden to the scholar

He had never seen the style of this house before. Who would build such a pointed house and paint it all white?

The red tiles are also very strange, neither brick nor glazed.

The other thing is the window, which is actually a large piece of glass!This glass is neither green nor turbid, it is clear and translucent.

This house is not affordable for ordinary people.

Secretary Yang also heard that this house appeared together with the Iron City Wall, so he confirmed it immediately:
The people living there are either related to Pan Shenxian, or... Pan Shenxian lives here!
Yesterday, he had visited here twice with the help of Urinary Escape.

Today he wanted to get closer, and even sneak in for a look if he had the chance.

"Stop! Who!"

Unexpectedly, as soon as Yang Book Office took two steps, two blue dogs came out from behind the tree.

They pointed something at Secretary Yang, who knew it was a blunderbuss.

Secretary Yang knew that there would be blue dogs patrolling here, but he never expected that there were hidden stakes buried there.

The tighter the security, the more important this place was. Secretary Yang's heart was pounding, but he had no choice but to take a step closer.

Seeing a group of blue dogs running in the distance, Secretary Yang quickly covered his stomach and said in a hurry: "I want to find a place to go out, but the latrine is full."

As he spoke, he also made gestures to untie his pants, showing his impatience.

"Get out! This is not the place for you to go out of your way."

A blue dog shouted and took out a stick as he spoke, obviously intending to hit someone.

It was obvious that the Yang Secretary was afraid of Lan Gouzi's power, and he was immediately "scared" so much that he turned around and ran away while holding up his belt.

The team of blue dogs had already run over, and the platoon leader who led the team asked carefully about the situation and then ordered:
"Remember his number, mark him as a target of alert, and then send someone to check with his team leader."

Yang Shuban ran back to the construction site, and was complained by the team leader He Zhuwa, saying that he had been there for too long.

Secretary Yang knocked on the bricks absentmindedly, thinking about how he could sneak into that house.

I must see Pan Shenxian, and I must learn the immortal Taoism!

Yang Shuban became more and more determined.

Fang Yu didn't know that there was an immortal cultivator on the road construction site. If he had known about it, he would still be willing to talk to Yang Shuban about fantasy novels from later generations.

He was drawing a statistical table on paper with a charcoal pencil.

There were many people in the camp and there was a lot to eat. He had to know an exact number and report it to Teacher Pan.

Teacher Pan can also know what to eat when he is "feeding". For example, if you give too much vegetables and meat, you can't keep it, right?

This kind of statistical form has to be done every two days. To be honest, Fang is getting more and more upset when he sees the numbers.

Furthermore, Sun Chuanting is coming soon, and in the future this statistical table will only become more frequent and more complicated.

Thinking of being buried under a pile of reports every day from now on, Fang Yu only felt that the sun and the moon were dim.

But if Fang Yu doesn’t do it, who else in the camp can do it?
At this time, scholar Yan Jingsheng came in.

Fang Yu suddenly felt his eyes light up: Can you put more burdens on the scholar?

Yan Xiucai took a roster and reported to Fang Yuhui: "My boss, all the people who came to work in the new city today have been checked, and a total of 1137 people have come.

Only 17 people on the roster did not come, and 12 of them asked the team leader to take leave. "

As temporary workers who are paid on a daily basis, the attendance rate of these people is ridiculously high.

Fang Yu nodded to express satisfaction, and then asked Yan Xiucai: "Xiucai, how have you been here recently? Have you ever taken the time to go back and see your wife?"

It stands to reason that since Yan Xiucai is working here and there is a dormitory (shack) for single teachers, he should have taken his wife over long ago.People in ancient times paid great attention to a husband singing and a wife accompanying her.

But now the camp is full of bachelors, and these people's eyes flashed green when they saw a few elderly women (helpers) in the tailor shop.

What's more, it's a weak and talented lady?

Considering this, Fang Yu never mentioned asking Xiucai to take his wife over. It was too unsafe here!

Yan Xiucai looked troubled and hesitated: "It's too far to go back and forth from Shiting Village. I'm afraid it will delay my employer's affairs."

Fang Yu was speechless. Is Shiting Village considered far away?Old Man Fan can run twice a day without delaying the kiln firing.

He also knew that Xiucai was afraid of seeing his father-in-law and was too embarrassed to face the villagers he knew.

In fact, Laishui County is very close, but Yan Xiucai has never been there.

There were teachings there, his teachers, and his classmates... Yan Xiucai had been staying in the camp, as if he had no intention of going out.

Fang Yu sighed and said: "Xiucai, you can't do this. People can't live for face. There is also a lady, you can't stop seeing her in the future, right?"

Yan Xiucai's face turned red when he saw that his boss had seen through his thoughts.

Fang Yu asked him to sit down, and then asked: "Do you know why your father-in-law did that to you?"

Yan Xiucai was silent for a while and said with a wry smile: "Taishan has a violent temper and always looks down on weak scholars like us."

Fang Yu shook his head and said, "That's not the case."

"Let me tell you a story," Fang Yu said, "There was a scholar named Fan Jin in Hejian Prefecture. He had an old husband who was known as Butcher Hu. Butcher Hu treated Fan Xiucai the same way your father-in-law treated you. of……"

Fang Yu was talking about the story of Fan Jin who passed the imperial examination in "The Scholars".

Speaking of when Butcher Hu came to Fan Jin's house for dinner and reprimanded Fan Jin in front of his old mother and wife.

Yan Xiucai looked back on the past and his face turned extremely gloomy.

When Fang Yu mentioned that Fan Jin went to Butcher Hu to borrow money because of the provincial examination, but was insulted by Butcher Hu, Yan Xiucai's eyes were already red.

"... all the gentlemen in Zhang's house in the city are big-faced and have sharp mouths and monkey cheeks like you. They should urinate and take a picture of themselves! They are so stupid that they just want to eat the swan's shit!"

After Fang Yu finished cursing like Butcher Hu, he saw that Yan Xiucai had already burst into tears.

It was obvious that he had been subjected to the exact same insult, and the content of the insult might even have been similar.

Then Fang Yu talked about Fan Jin's success, and the villagers all tried their best to fawn over him. He also talked about the great change in Butcher Hu's attitude.

"...Butcher Hu said proudly, this virtuous son-in-law of mine is well-educated and good-looking. Even the masters from the Zhang Mansion in the city don't have such a decent appearance as my son-in-law."

Fang Yu stopped talking at this point and asked Yan Xiucai, "Do you understand?"

Yan Xiucai's eyes brightened when he heard that Fan Jin had won the prize, and then became depressed again as he listened.

Why pinch?Because he couldn't win the prize.

Yan Xiucai said with red eyes: "The late student has already understood what my boss said. I only regret that my talent is lacking and my knowledge is shallow, so I can't stand out in the examination room."

Fang Yu shook his head again and said, "The reason why Butcher Hu changed his attitude towards Fan Jin was not because of the passing examination itself, but because of the status and power that passing the passing examination brought to Fan Jin."

Yan Xiucai felt a little confused and said blankly: "Isn't that because he won the exam?"

Fang Yu first looked at the unfinished statistical table, and then said seriously:
"The Ming Dynasty is in troubled times now! There are bandits inside and slaves outside, and there are natural disasters every year. What will happen if you win the election?

Maybe one day the Ming Dynasty will no longer exist. Are you willing to serve as a minister to Jiannu? "

(End of this chapter)