Rebirth Farmhouse

Chapter 53

In the early morning of the second day, Old Liutou asked Liu Fei to carry two bolts of red, blue and green strips of catkins woven with catkins. He carried a small bag of eggs and a bag of fine noodles, and went to Ren's house to find them. Mr. Ren is a teacher.

Mrs. Li laughed at him, "Just bring two slings of money, it's such a hassle."

Old Liu said: "It's not easy for our family to make money. Besides, my husband is not short of money. He doesn't farm land, but he likes these things to eat. Let me tell you, keep these rare things."

Xiuyao and Qin Yang also got up and got dressed, "Grandpa, let's go too."

Old Liutou meant to say that he didn't go to play, but seeing Xiuyao and Qin Yang dressed up neatly, it didn't seem like they were going to make trouble, but they looked like elementary school students, so he couldn't help laughing: "Okay, but you guys Wait outside, don't let the gentleman say that there are no rules."

Although Lao Liutou is of high seniority and is quite respected in the village, he has never dealt with scholars, especially the scholars of Ren's family.When he met acquaintances on the road, he was a little surprised by the usual greetings, wondering if they could tell that they were going to study, or if they joked that old uncle Liu, what are you doing so neatly dressed, you don’t want to go to a wedding bar.He also felt that he was a little too particular, so he even put on the robe that he was reluctant to wear.Not only that, but a new belt was tied, and after walking for a while, he wondered if he was being laughed at.Anyway, my heart was up and down, and I was not in shape.

It was even worse for Liu Fei, the long gown from his eldest brother was a bit too big, the sleeves were rolled up to reveal his entire wrist, and rolled down to cover his hands, he felt like he was being chained.

On weekdays, everyone in the old Liu family wears short brown clothes. When will they need long gowns? The family only made one when Liu Qi was in his teens. After wearing it for a long time, he gave it to Liu Sheng, and now he has passed it on to Liu Sheng. Fly, it's pretty new.

Wearing new clothes makes you uncomfortable, not as good as your own clothes.

Xiuyao looked at her grandfather and her third brother, pursing her lips in joy, while Qin Yang was curious, looking at this and that, and said, "Sister, when will I study?"

Xiuyao smiled and said, "Hurry up and grow up, you will be able to read soon."

Although it is better to be enlightened earlier, he is still young after all, and this era is not the previous era. Most people want to study, and enlightenment at the age of seven or eight is enough.The third brother went to study, and it was not impossible for them to follow along.

Although the second elder brother in the family claims to read a few pages of books, in reality, Xiuyao can only smile and count on the little sheep.

The Ren family's private school is not in the main courtyard, but in a small side courtyard, which is packed up and used as a school. The children of the Ren family and other children in the village who want to study can come here to study.

The Ren family didn't care about their extra fees, they just had to pay their husband a job title.Although the conditions are quite loose, there are not many people in the village who come to study except for the children of the Ren family. On the contrary, many people from other villages come to borrow and study with Mr. Ren.

Speaking of which, Lao Liutou's family is considered different, so it's no wonder that he was very uneasy.

In a blink of an eye, I arrived outside the school wall, and the sound of reading in the courtyard came loudly, "It's hard to say..."

Qin Yang couldn't help but read along, startled Lao Liutou, and hurriedly asked him to keep his voice down so that no one could hear him.

Xiuyao couldn't help but find it amused to see the optimistic and cheerful grandfather who dared to speak out and act so nervously, "Grandpa, I'll go and see if the master is here for you."

As he was about to knock on the door, Old Liu hurriedly said, "Grandpa just come." Letting a little girl call the door for this kind of thing, don't tell me it's a joke, if the neighbors know about it, how can he mess around? "Is it okay to call me Grandpa?" He put down the eggs and noodles, let the children watch first, and knocked on the door.

Xiuyao and the others were waiting outside, Liu Fei was very uncomfortable, sometimes tugged at the skirt of his clothes, and sometimes asked Xiuyao if he washed his face.

Qin Yang laughed happily, "Third brother, did you wash your face, you ask my sister?"

Liu Fei was embarrassed and happy, Xiuyao encouraged him: "Third brother, don't be afraid, let's use money to study, as long as you study hard, there is nothing to be afraid of."

Liu Fei said uncomfortably; "But I don't like reading, I'm stupid, and I can't read."

"Third brother, you are not stupid. Don't be too hard when you are grinding." Xiuyao continued to cheer him up, and listed many of Liu Fei's usual cleverness, but he didn't realize it. , "The stone mill and the pedal locker, after you cleaned them up like that, they are much more useful than before."

At that time, Xiuyao suggested that the grandfather and the third grandfather discussed it. Although it has been improved, it still has shortcomings and cannot satisfy everyone. Liu Fei made improvements to make it very suitable for people of his age.The household goods went smoothly, and the efficiency of the mill increased by another [-]%.

Liu Fei was flattered by her praise, "It's a very simple thing, I just messed around with it, it's nothing special."

Xiuyao smiled and said: "Third brother, after you study for a while, you will also find that it is not a big deal, anyone can read it."

After being encouraged by her, Liu Fei finally gained a little confidence. At this time, Lao Liutou also came out, with a happy face, and strode over, saying: "Let's go, take the things in." Then he picked up the flour bag and eggs , Liu Fei also hurriedly hugged Bu and followed.

Xiuyao dragged Qin Yang and followed them in. After passing a small gate with two black oiled wooden doors, there was a school inside.

Inside the door is a plain screen wall with an inverted blessing in the middle, and it still has the bright red aftertaste left over from the Chinese New Year.Turning around the screen wall is the courtyard of the school. The five houses in the middle have been opened up to form a study hall. There is a grape trellis on the left, a stone table below, and a circle of stone benches. There are some seasonal flowers and plants growing beside it.

The students in the study hall were reading, shaking their heads, and they all looked out when they saw someone coming, but their voices did not decrease, maybe they were afraid that the teacher would scold him if he knew it.

Old Liutou took his things to the east chamber on the right, which is Mr. Ren's study.

Liu Fei subconsciously tugged at the front of his shirt again, and Xiuyao hurriedly tugged at his sleeve, "Third brother, it's already fine."

Although the third brother is not a very outstanding person, he is good-looking, gentle and honest, but not dull and clumsy, he is a pleasing person.

The children followed Lao Liutou into the study, and Xiuyao saw a portrait of Confucius hanging in the middle, with two rows of bookshelves on the left and right, and Mr. was sitting behind a large desk on the right against the wall.

Seeing them coming, the gentleman kindly invited Old Liu to sit down: "Uncle Liu is a rare visitor." He said and asked the little book boy to serve tea.

Old Liu hurriedly put down his things, waved his hands and said: "Master, ah, sir, don't... Biao, you are welcome, I am here to send the children to study, no tea is needed."

When Mr. Ren was selected as a scholar, he never went to school and became a teacher. He wanted to study while taking the exam. Lao Liutou and other villagers always called him a scholar in private. When they met, they called him because they were nervous. Out.

Mr. Ren looks to be in his 30s, wearing an indigo blue straight gown, with three strands of beard.He smiled very kindly, invited Old Liu to sit down, and personally offered him the tea handed over by the little boy, "Uncle Liu, why be so polite."

Old Liu didn't dare to sit upright, put his butt on the side, thanked him with a smile, explained the purpose of coming, and pointed to the things on the ground, "I don't know how much the tuition fee is for sir, our farmer's family is poor, there are few I was afraid it would not be enough, so I brought my own food and eggs, and two bolts of cloth to make mattresses."

Mr. Ren continued to be polite, looked at Liu Fei, then at the two, and said, "Although this one is smaller, it's just that it's not convenient for the school to accept girls."

Old Liu hurriedly waved his hands, "No, no, it's the big one." He quickly got up and dragged Liu Fei to the front, and asked him to salute his husband.

Liu Fei is a villager, how can he know the rules and salute postures of scholars, but he just performed the usual salutes for juniors meeting elders, and he was trembling.

Mr. Ren smiled slightly and comforted him: "This is the place where the children play and read together. Don't be nervous. How old are you this year?"

Liu Fei didn't know what he was thinking, so he said casually, "Eighteen."

The heads of Old Liu were in a cold sweat, and hurriedly explained, "This brat is twelve."

Mr. Ren nodded, stroked his beard and said, "It's a little bit old. It's best to study when you are six or seven years old. He is so old, he may be slower, and he has to suffer a little bit."

Liu Fei heard people say that he was spanked by his husband because he couldn't read well.Old Liutou had already said: "Sir, don't worry too much, don't worry too much, we don't want the child to be the champion, just know how to read, don't open your eyes and be blind, just read a notice, write a pair, write a letter, etc. .”

Mr. Ren chuckled, "This is naturally simple, since it is so, so many Shuxiu can't be used." He pointed to the things on the ground, and said: "Uncle Liu's mill is famous far and wide, and the surface is thinner than other houses. I want it, and I will keep this piece of cloth when it looks bright in color. The eggs, uncle, take it back to nourish the children and aunts.”

Old Liutou naturally refused and insisted on staying. The villagers are so sincere and enthusiastic, but Mr. Ren is a scholar, but he doesn't like such gossip.

Xiuyao saw it, and said crisply: "Grandpa, Mister is an elegant scholar who doesn't like money, so he must have his own rules. Since Mister doesn't want it, let's take it back, so as not to embarrass Mister."

As soon as she opened her mouth, Mr. Ren looked at her again. She was just a skinny little girl before, but she didn't expect to find it interesting when she opened her mouth. She wasn't shy or frightened, and dared to speak so crisply in front of others.

"Little girl, how old are you?"

Xiuyao smiled and said, "Seven years old." People don't believe it when they say 27.

Mr. Ren nodded slightly, and said: "You come with me, do you also like reading?"

Xiuyao hesitated for a moment, and couldn't help but said: "Yes, but my family is too poor to read it. My brother read it, so it's the same for me to read it with him."

Mr. Ren laughed loudly, "Not bad."

Old Liu's forehead was sweating, this girl is really brave, she can even say that to her husband.

Mr. Ren has already looked at Qin Yang again, "How about you? Do you want to come to study?"

Qin Yang raised his head and said with a smile: "I don't want to come, people say that Mr. is easy to beat people, I just read it to my sister, let my third brother come and get beaten."

Mr. Ren even laughed loudly, and now even Liu Fei was sweating coldly.

"These two children are rare, and they are not shy at all." Mr. Ren said, looking at them with a smile, different from those peasant children in the village, who saw him like a mouse seeing a cat, He ran faster than seeing the bandits, and sometimes he couldn't find anything.

At this moment, a man came in from the outside and said, "Mr. Ren, Master Ning asked me to borrow cinnabar." While talking, a half-sized man came in, dressed in clean short brown, and looked innocent. He saw Old Liutou and Liu Fei hurriedly said hello, "Fourth Grandpa, Liu Fei, do you have something to do with Mr.?"

Old Liu nodded. Liu Qing was helping Ren's family. It is said that he could read a few words. His grandfather was very proud before he was born. It was right for him to let Liu Fei study.

Mr. Ren took the cinnabar, and asked Liu Qing why he wanted the cinnabar. Liu Qing said, "Master Ning is painting those rivers. He needs some cinnabar to mark it. He also said that if the master is free, he will go to help."

As soon as Mr. Ren heard that Gu Ning was willing to ask him for help, he immediately wanted to go with great interest. He also thought that there were guests here, so he said: "Tell Master Ning, I will go in a while."

Old Liutou was not blind, he immediately smiled and said: "Sir, then I will leave my boy to you. You can beat him or scold him as you like, as long as you urge him to learn a few words."

Mr. Ren smiled, telling him to just rest assured, but Liu Fei was extremely anxious.

Old Liutou said goodbye and asked his grandson Minger to come to school, and Mr. Ren told the little book boy that he wanted to send Lao Liutou out, and went to the Ren family mansion to find Gu Ning.As a result, when the few people just walked to the screen wall, they happened to meet Gu Ning who came in. He was holding a scroll in his hand. When he saw Mr. Ren, he smiled and said, "Sir, I have a problem. Maps of past dynasties, I am here to ask for help."

Mr. Ren seemed a little flattered, he cupped his hands and said, "Master Ning, why is he so modest, please sit down for a while, and I'll be there in a while."

Gu Ning had already seen Lao Liutou and the others, turned his eyes to Xiuyao's face, and said with a smile: "Mr. Ren has guests."

Mr. Ren hurriedly said: "It's not a guest, it's a fellow villager. The old shopkeeper of Liu's Mill sent his grandson to study."

Gu Ning smiled at Lao Liutou, and asked Grandpa Liu how he was. Lao Liutou had already met him in the sweet potato field that day, but at that time, Ren Lizheng did not introduce him, but said that he was a scholar, so he stood up a little for a while. uneasy.

However, Liu Fei glanced at him secretly. Everyone respects scholars very much, especially Mr. Xiucai. Is this kid a scholar?It looks really good-looking, that white and tender face is a bit tenderer than a woman's, and it doesn't look like a master.

Gu Ning didn't care about other people's scrutiny at all, he glanced at them with a smile, and said: "Grandpa Liu, since I let my brother come to study, why don't you let him play here first, get familiar with it, and don't be nervous when you come again .”

Liu Fei tore the front of his clothes to pieces, and he saw it at a glance.

Liu Fei hurriedly took off his hands and pulled his sleeves, then he felt bad, and he carried his back to the back, feeling sad again... In short, the two hands were as if they were not his own, there were too many redundant hands, and he didn't know where to put them, so he wanted to cut them off is.

When Mr. Ren saw that Gu Ning said this, he thought it might be to give Liu Qing some face. After all, they all have the same surname, so he said to Old Liu: "Uncle Liu, I think it's like this, let the children get familiar with it, come tomorrow There is no need to be nervous when reading."

Old Liutou naturally agreed, but Liu Fei's face was flushed, and his hands were about to grab Grandpa's clothes.

(End of this chapter)