Do you know the long song of laughter?

Chapter 353 Goodbye Pan Shan
"Hey, I knew brother Ziqian was the best to me."

Seeing Li An agree, Liu Waner immediately laughed, with no tears in her eyes.

Li An was not surprised at all, he knew that Liu Waner was not crying.

After knowing her for so many years, he already knew Liu Waner's temperament.

"Let me say it first. I can only plead for you. If not, please stop bothering me." Li An said.

"Yeah, yeah, yeah." Liu Waner nodded repeatedly and said, "Brother Ziqian, let's go now."

"Wait, it definitely won't work now. It won't be the teacher's sixtieth birthday in a few days. When I go to celebrate his birthday, I will find an opportunity to say it. When the teacher is happy, he may agree." Li An said.

Liu Xuewen is fifty-nine years old this year. There is a saying in ancient times that people in ancient times lived nine times but not ten.

The ancients believed that "ten means fullness, and fullness will lead to loss." On the contrary, "ten" means reaching the end or reaching the top.

If you celebrate your birthday by ten years, it means that you have completed your birthday, which is very unlucky.

Therefore, people who celebrate their birthdays will advance their tenth birthday to the ninth birthday, to show that their lifespan is far from over.

In addition, "nine" is an auspicious number in the minds of the ancients. Nine is in harmony with longevity, which means long life and lasting time.

However, Liu Xuewen did not intend to celebrate in a big way, but just closed the door to celebrate as a family.

As a student, Li An naturally wanted to celebrate his birthday.

However, his offer to intercede for Liu Wan'er on the day of Liu Xuewen's birthday was just an excuse.

He knew that Zhang's side would never agree, so he was just trying to deal with Liu Waner.

Liu Waner didn't think much about it, but felt that what Li An said made sense.

He praised Li An a few words and left happily.

After seeing Liu Waner off, Li An shook his head and returned to his study to write and draw and get busy.

……

During recess the next day, Li An called Qi Heng out.

"Yuan Ruo, do you still remember the bet we made last time?" Li An asked.

Qi Heng was startled and quickly remembered that bet.

At that time, the two agreed to play a game of polo, and he would do something for Ang Lee if he lost.

"I remember, why, do you need my help with anything?" Qi Heng asked.

"I would like to ask your help to arrange for my cousin to serve as a sergeant in the Five Cities Military and Horse Division." Li An said.

He promised Liu He to arrange him into the Five Cities Military and Horse Division, and only Gu Tingye and Qi Heng could do this.

There has been something wrong with Gu Tingye during this period, and Li An guessed that he might have discovered something by testing Xiao Qin's family.

Li An didn't want to trouble him at this time, so he had no choice but to find Qi Heng.

When he made a bet with Qi Heng, he didn't really think about asking Qi Heng to do anything for him.

But if not, Qi Heng kept remembering it, and now he could find a reason to let Qi Heng cash in his bet, so that he could settle the matter without having to owe Qi Heng any favors.

Qi Heng frowned slightly when he heard this. It was not difficult to arrange people into the Five Cities Military and Horse Division, but such a thing would require his father or mother to take action.

As soon as Li An saw Qi Heng's expression, he knew that he had misunderstood, and explained: "It's not that I want to assign him an official position, just an ordinary soldier."

Qi Heng breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. It was just an ordinary soldier. To him, it was just a matter of words.

"It's a bit difficult for me to arrange an official position. It's very simple to be a corps commander or something." Qi Heng said.

A corps commander is not even an officer, nothing at all.

"No, just ordinary soldiers will do." Li An shook his head.

With Qi Heng's help, even an ordinary soldier would not be bullied if he entered the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division.

He asked Liu He to enter the Wucheng Army and Horses Division. Firstly, he was worried that Liu He would join the army on his own, and secondly, he wanted to temper his temper.

"Okay, you wait for my news." Qi Heng nodded.

"Thank you." Li An smiled and said, "When the matter is settled, I will treat you to dinner."

"This is what I promised you, so there's no need to thank you." Qi Heng shook his head. …

This kind of thing was a trivial matter to Qi Heng, and the result came within two days.

Many of Lord Bianjing's children are serving in the Five Cities Military and Horse Division. He can just ask someone to appoint an ordinary soldier, and no one will give him some face.

Sending Liu He to the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division also made Li An breathe a sigh of relief.

A few days passed in the blink of an eye, and it was time for Liu Xuewen to pass his birthday.

That day, Li An returned home from school, changed his clothes, and brought the painting that Su Shi had given him before to Liu's house.

Arriving at the main hall, Li An heard a burst of laughter coming from the hall.

When he walked in and saw a person sitting on the left, Li An was stunned.

"Why, I haven't seen you for several years, and my junior brother doesn't recognize me anymore?" Pan Shan said with a smile.

"When did senior brother arrive in Bianjing?" Li An asked in surprise.

When he was in Yangzhou, Pan Shan took great care of him.

Pan Shan's father was the county magistrate of one of the counties under the jurisdiction of Yangzhou. Before Liu Xuewen received the transfer order, Pan Shan's father's term had expired and he was transferred to another county magistrate, so Pan Shan followed his father and left Yangzhou.

After all, the two of them haven't seen each other for several years.

"Haha, I just arrived in Bianjing the day before yesterday." Pan Shan said with a smile.

"Senior brother, wait a moment. I will salute the teacher first and wish him a happy birthday, and then I will catch up with senior brother later." Li An said with a smile.

"Okay." Pan Shan smiled and nodded.

Li An came to Liu Xuewen, holding the box containing the calligraphy and paintings in both hands, and bowed: "I wish the teacher a long and prosperous life."

"Okay, get up."

Liu Xuewen nodded slightly and let Liu Waner take the gift.

Liu Waner stepped forward to take the box from Li An and gave Li An a look.

Li An blinked to reassure her.

"Ziqian, sit down, you and Boping haven't seen each other for many years, let's catch up on old times." Liu Xuewen said with a smile.

"Yes."

Li An responded, came to Pan Shan, sat down, and said with a smile: "Senior Wife said before that Senior Brother was coming to Bianjing, why did it take so long?"

"I failed to pass the provincial examination several times before, so I didn't have the courage to come to see the teacher. I passed the provincial examination by luck this time. I had long wanted to come and listen to the teacher's teachings. But when I was preparing to leave, my mother fell ill and had to perform filial piety in front of the bed, so I was delayed. Pan Shan said.

"Is your daughter okay?" Li An asked.

"It's okay, it's already fine." Pan Shan said with a smile.

"That's good, I haven't congratulated my senior brother for passing the exam." Li An smiled.

"Don't make fun of me. I took the county exam twice and passed the township exam twice. It's really embarrassing. You passed it all in one go and passed the county exam. You will be on the gold list in the next year's exam. "Pan Shan shook his head.

"Bo Ping, the imperial examination is already difficult. You were only in your twenties when you became a teacher. You two must correct your mentality." Liu Xuewen said.

It is normal to fail the imperial examination several times. How many people can pass all the county and township examinations in one go?

"Yes, students understand." Pan Shan and Li An said seriously.

"Ah."

Liu Xuewen nodded with satisfaction, stood up and said, "Come, follow me to the study. I haven't seen you for many years. Let's see if you have slacked off in your studies these years."

"Yes!"

Li An and Pan Shan stood up and followed Liu Xuewen.

When he came to the study, Liu Xuewen saw Liu Waner following him and said, "What are you doing here? If you have nothing to do, go to the kitchen and help your grandmother."

"Grandpa, my granddaughter hasn't seen Brother Boping for many years, so let her see him." Liu Waner begged.

(End of this chapter)