Chapter 87
Zhang Zhen'an left the private school step by step, and stood in front of the private school, he sighed, looked back twice, and then walked towards the chief's house.

Although the chief may have already made up his mind, he still wants to tell the chief about this matter.

When he came to the head of the village, the head of the village was very enthusiastic towards him. Compared with the first time he came, his attitude was quite different.

Although he didn't care about the attitude of the head of the village, but seeing the head of the head pouring tea and water for him himself, he still couldn't help feeling a little more emotional in his heart.

After exchanging pleasantries, Zhang Zhenan and the head of the village explained the purpose of coming, "The weather is getting hotter now, and I have already had summer vacation in the school. In addition, I will submit my resignation letter to you, the head of the village."

"Why?" The chief began to nod repeatedly, and frowned when he heard the last sentence.

"The head of the village must know that I don't have the fame of a scholar." Zhang Zhenan said straight to the point: "Without the fame of a scholar, the students below have to find someone else to recommend them if they want to take the imperial examination. They are all children from the village, and I don't know any candidates. In addition, it is really troublesome to find someone. I thought about it. After this year's rural examination, I am afraid that many students will return to their hometown. Taking advantage of this opportunity, they can find a good one when they grow up. There is no need for such a half-way monk .”

"Brother Zhang, don't say that. Thanks to your help during this time, our private school will continue to rely on you."

Hearing Zhang Zhenan's words, the head of the village also became sentimental, and said: "My son said, you seem to be strict, but in fact you are kind, unlike other masters, you are always superior, and you will always explain your homework to them seriously. It means that this is something that other masters cannot do.”

"Explain the handouts, as long as you tell the new masters, the chief, they will be willing." Zhang Zhen'an smiled slightly, and said: "It's just that these orthodox scholars pay attention to two words, maybe my explanation is not enough. method, they still don’t agree with it.”

"Ah..." Li Chang sighed and didn't say much.

Zhang Zhen'an cupped his hands towards the Li Chang, and said: "During this time, I have caused you trouble for the Li Chang."

He made a pun, and the village chief didn't understand. In fact, these days, he also discussed with his wife to see if he wanted to hire a new wife, but he was afraid that Zhang Zhenan would not agree, and he was reluctant to bear this decent job. At that time, his wife gave him a suggestion, saying that he should teach for another two years. Anyway, within two years, there are very few students who can take the college entrance examination. , Measure the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain.

"What is this? You have helped me a lot." Li Chang waved his hand, but he called Li Chang's wife, took a purse from her hand and put it in his hand, saying: "This is your bribe during this time." ,Thanks a lot."

"It's not hard." Zhang Zhen'an shook his head, took the money, rejected the kindness of the village head to keep him for dinner, and then got up to leave after exchanging greetings with the head of the village, and went out to meet the son of the head of the village, listening to him bow Respectfully calling him Master, Zhang Zhenan couldn't help feeling warmer in his heart, he stretched out his hand to touch his head, and said, "Good boy, study hard at home, Master takes good care of you."

"Yes." Zhang Zhen'an seldom praised others, and after receiving Zhang Zhen'an's "good" word, the child's eyes lit up immediately, and after Zhang Zhen'an left, he ran to his room to study in no time.

Zhang Zhenan was strolling in the village. The village is not big. It is already evening, and the roofs of many villagers are already covered with smoke, reflecting the colorful clouds in the sky. A few children are playing and running in the village, laughing and laughing. The Russian woman's scolding, the child's crying came, all these mixed together, but it gave people an indescribable peace and beauty.

When he returned to his home, he just pushed open the dilapidated small courtyard door, and he could smell the fragrance of the courtyard. He walked into the kitchen and saw An Xiuer busy in front of the stove. Hearing the sound of footsteps, An Xiuer turned her head towards him sweetly. With a smile, his eyes were like crescent moons, shining brightly, "Master, you are back, go to rest first, the food will be ready soon."

"Thank you for your hard work." Zhang Zhenan said.

"I don't have to work hard. You are the one who has worked hard." An Xiu'er said, and continued to work. Seeing that he had been staying by her side, she told him about the dishes tonight, "Tonight, apart from loofah soup, In addition, I also made a braised lion head."

"No wonder I smelled so good in the yard." Zhang Zhenan smiled slightly.

"Really, hee hee, then go and sit down, it will be done in no time." An Xiu'er turned over the pot with chopsticks in her hand, her expression concentrated.

Zhang Zhen'an couldn't help being a little stunned. He didn't need those nine-day fairies with a cold temperament, and those ladies who were full of dogma. What he lacked was such a woman with fireworks.

An Xiu'er took out a rough ceramic bowl and put the braised lion's head in braised sauce. She was just about to pick it up, but the bowl was so hot that she withdrew her hand. Seeing her grinning, Zhang Zhenan hurried over , picked up the food from the stove.

The rough pottery bowl is not as exquisite as the bone dish, but it can't hide the aroma of the food. She insists on cooking an ordinary dish with good color and fragrance, even if it is a big pottery bowl specially used by farmers, but she It is sprinkled with bright red peppers and green onions. The bright colors make people more appetizing for no reason.

When the food was served, An Xiu'er took out the wine and poured it for him. She knew that he liked to drink, so she would pour him a small glass every time.

"Drink some with me." Zhang Zhenan said suddenly.

"Okay." An Xiu'er nodded, although she still had lingering fears about the spiciness of this wine, but it was rare for him to invite her, so she poured some for herself.

Not much, a little wine, she sipped it with him, and for a moment, she felt that the wine didn't seem so bad.

"I have already given the children a holiday today." At the dinner table, Zhang Zhenan said to An Xiu'er. He had long thrown aside the rule of not talking when eating or sleeping, and now he thinks it is good to talk about things at the dinner table of.

"It's good that you're on vacation. You've worked so hard during this time, so you can take a good rest in the future." An Xiu'er replied with a smile.

"En." Seeing her smiling like a flower, Zhang Zhenan also smiled, but he swallowed what he wanted to say later, and decided to find another opportunity to say it.

"It's rare to have a holiday. You can rest at home tomorrow. My second brother and sister-in-law and I have business to go to town." An Xiuer put down the chopsticks in her hand. Originally, she thought that Zhang Zhen'an would go to teach tomorrow, so she went to the town Selling crickets without anyone noticing, but he didn't expect that he would be on vacation.

"You don't need me to go with you?" Zhang Zhenan raised his head, a little surprised.

"No need, I'll go to town with my sister-in-law." Seeing Zhang Zhenan's suspicious look, An Xiu'er rolled her eyes, and quickly thought of a reason, and said, "You know, my sister-in-law has been married to my house for so long. There is no son, my mother is in a hurry, let me accompany her to the town to see a doctor."

"So that's how it is." Zhang Zhen'an nodded, but looked An Xiu'er up and down, and said, "Xiu'er, you don't plan to see it too, do you?"

"I..." An Xiu'er didn't expect him to think of this, but seeing that he was quite old, she must be very anxious, so she said: "If you want me to go and see, I can take a look at it along the way. "

"Silly girl." Zhang Zhenan shook his head and said, "You must not do anything stupid. You are young and it is normal for you not to be pregnant. Why do you need to see a doctor? Besides, many doctors are Fake, some folk remedies, you must be sure to identify them clearly, don’t trust them.”

"Well, don't worry, we went to a doctor we know well this time, and he won't lie to us." An Xiu'er didn't expect that this reason would really deceive him, and seeing his worried look, she couldn't bear it. , I always feel that I have cheated him, and I feel guilty.

After thinking about it, she still told him the truth, and said, "I'm so happy that Xianggong didn't blame me for his son's affairs, but I went to the town this time to get rid of the crickets we caught a while ago. "

After finishing speaking, she was afraid that Zhang Zhen'an would accuse her of lying, so she quickly lowered her head, not daring to look at him.

"Yesterday you said you were catching crickets for fun, but you actually sold them?" Zhang Zhenan frowned slightly.

"Half for fun, half for sale." An Xiu'er said hastily: "At first I just wanted to catch a few, but I accidentally caught too many and hung them under the eaves every day. My mother thought it was noisy, so I had to sell them. .”

Looking up at him timidly, she explained bluntly: "I was afraid that you would misunderstand, so I found such a reason."

"If mother-in-law thinks it's noisy, let us go. I don't think it's noisy." Zhang Zhenan replied meaningfully.

"Oh, you didn't tell me earlier, I've already discussed it with my second brother." An Xiu'er changed her face in a flash, and said with a smile: "Why don't you say it next time, if you catch him next time, let him go to our house. "

"Do you want to go next time?" Zhang Zhenan shifted his position, grabbed her hand, and lifted up her sleeves, only to see that her fair arms were already covered with many red and purple bumps and scratches, " Last time I asked you what was going on, you said it was bitten by a mosquito, I wondered what kind of mosquito could bite your hand like this, so you lied to me again."

"These are minor injuries, they're not a problem." An Xiu'er hastily put down her sleeves, not wanting him to see the hideousness and ugliness on her arms. The leaf was scratched, you know the poisonous gas in the wild, so these pimples will appear, but it’s not a problem, just raise it for a few days and it will be fine.”

"Is it okay?" Zhang Zhenan frowned when he saw that she didn't care, and said, "I'm really worried that after I leave, you will mess around and won't take good care of yourself."

(End of this chapter)

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