Rebirth of the Poor Girl

Tian Minyan and Tian Minrui went to the grocery store after they came out of Wenxiangju. They used up a lot of sugar flowers at home. They should also make up some, and they also need to buy some fine noodles. After all, their business is not just to set up a stall Yes, there will be more cakes to be made tomorrow.

"Shopkeeper, I'll store the things with you first, and we'll pick them up later in the afternoon." Tian Minyan smiled and gave instructions to the shopkeeper, and the shopkeeper immediately responded readily.

"Brother, let's go, let's go shopping again, brother..." Tian Minyan took two steps, seeing that Tian Minrui didn't respond, she couldn't help but follow his gaze.

At the door of the grocery store, a seven or eight-year-old boy was carrying a book bag and biting a bun in his hand. Beside him, a woman kept urging him: "Don't hurry up, it's time to be late, be careful!" Mister hit you, don't cry to me when you come back."

"Mom, I don't like going to school at all, can I not go?" The child pouted and protested: "School is not fun at all, and my husband beats people, so I won't go."

"No, you must go. In the future, you will have to take the examination of scholar and number one scholar. Hurry up." The woman dragged him away cursing.

Tian Minyan withdrew her gaze, then looked at Tian Minrui again, seeing his lonely face, she couldn't help but move.

Now the family still has about eight taels of silver, and today they sell breakfast and buy another tael, and there will be more and more in the future, and it is time to send Tian Minrui and Xiao Wu to school.

"Brother, let's go." With a firm mind, Tian Minyan pulled Tian Minrui's sleeve and followed the mother and son.

"Where?"

"School."

Tian Minrui's footsteps paused, his eyes flashed, he looked at Tian Minyan in disbelief, and moved the corners of his mouth, but he couldn't help moving his steps in the end.

The town school in Taiping Town is located in Eight Alleys. The house of the school was donated by a widowed old man surnamed Huang many years ago. Because the old man died as a child, he was unwilling to do so. Before he died, he invited the mayor and others to propose Turning the house into a school, hoping that the talented people in their town and the surrounding villages can be admitted to the school as a scholar, can be regarded as his wish.

Therefore, this school is also called Zhuangyuan Academy, and it is also the only town school in the town. Tian Minlin, the head of the house, also studied here.

The Shanzhang of the Zhuangyuan Academy is also a widowed middle-aged man who is also a husband. It is said that he is Xieyuan from the first year of Hongjing, surnamed Shen and named Wu. He resigned because he saw through the intrigue and hypocrisy of the officialdom. long.

There are also two gentlemen in the academy, named Juren and Xiucai, one surnamed Zhang and the other surnamed Chen.

Tian Minyan and Tian Minrui entered the school and came to a classroom window. A gentleman in a robe was walking around with a book in his hand and his hands behind his back, listening to the students below her shaking their heads and reading the Three Character Classic.

Tian Minyan heard that the person was kind at first, and thought this should be the beginner class, right?Turning his head to look again, he saw Tian Minrui's mouth moving slightly, obviously reciting along with him.

Tian Minyan sighed, what a poor child, he didn't even read the Three Character Classic, let alone the Four Books and Five Classics.

Don't say that Tian Minrui is a boy. Tian Minyan's predecessor didn't go to school, let alone illiterate. Coincidentally, the characters in Nanguo are traditional characters. Although Tian Minyan can't read all the characters, she is much better than Tian Minrui and the others. Of course, she doesn't Dare to let Tian Huairen and the others know that she can read.

"What are you doing here?"

The two were sitting under the window listening to the teacher's storytelling, when a stern voice suddenly came from behind.

Tian Minyan froze and was arrested.

The two turned around and stood up. Tian Minyan looked over and saw a middle-aged man about 40 years old in front of him. He had a square face, a goatee on his chin, and his hair was combed into a full horn. He was pinned with a wooden hairpin. He was dressed in gray. robe.

This might be the legendary stern mountain chief, Tian Minyan thought to herself, she hastily pulled the corner of Tian Minrui's clothes, and bent her body to ninety degrees.

"Hello sir."

Tian Minyan guessed right, the person who came was Shen Wu, the head of the Zhuangyuan Academy. He was on a school tour, but he didn't realize that there were two children here, one of them was a girl, and he couldn't help frowning.

"Women are not allowed in the academy, girl, how did you get in?" Shen Wu said in a deep voice, "Hurry up and get out."

It was the feudal society that caused trouble again. Any woman who has no talent is a virtue, and how many women's happiness has been ruined. If they are illiterate, they will be deceived.

Tian Minyan was disdainful in her heart, but her face became more respectful, she lowered her head and said, "Sir, I'm here to send my brother to school, and I'll be out right away."

"Go to school?" Shen Wu glanced at Tian Minrui, sized him up, and said, "I've never seen you before."

"Sir, I want my elder brother and younger brother to come to school." Tian Minyan quickly added, and said with a smile: "As long as Mr. is willing to accept them, they will be Mr.'s students from tomorrow."

Shen Wu snorted, thinking that anyone can be his student?

Tian Minrui was in a fog all the time, feeling his sleeves being pulled, seeing Tian Minyan winking at him, he quickly saluted Shen Wu again: "You are polite, sir."

He is polite, Shen Wu took another look at Tian Minrui, saw that he looked respectful, with a stubborn look on his brows, and saw that although his clothes were old, they were washed clean and tidy, so he couldn't help but nodded secretly. .

"Girls are not supposed to come to the academy. If you come to study with a teacher, go and invite your adults here, and go out." Shen Wu looked at Tian Minyan and said calmly, waving his sleeves to leave.

"Sir." Tian Minyan walked two steps quickly, stood in front of him, and asked urgently: "I will let my father come and bring my brothers and sisters to apprentice, but sir, I would like to ask how much the one-year repair fee will cost. ?”

Shen Wu frowned, but still replied: "It takes five taels of silver a year, and ten strips of dried meat."

Tian Minyan didn't think it was expensive, but Tian Minrui took a deep breath and kept tugging at Tian Minyan's sleeve.

It costs five taels for one person, and if he and Xiao Wu both go to school, it will cost five taels. How can they afford it?This is enough for their family to live for a year.

"Nuan...let's go." Tian Minrui whispered.

Tian Minyan broke free from his hand, glared at him, and said to the head of the mountain with a smile: "Sir, do you want to pay in one lump sum? Can it be paid in installments, I mean can it be paid in two months?" She paused He said again: "My brother really wants to learn."

Shen Wu pondered for a while, then nodded: "Yes."

Tian Minyan was overjoyed immediately, and quickly pulled Tian Minrui to thank him [-] degrees. When the two raised their heads, the mountain chief had long since disappeared.

Seeing that the head of the mountain had left, Tian Minrui immediately looked at Tian Minyan and said, "Ninny, I don't want to go to school anymore."