Making money, taking exams, and raising a family in rural imperial examinations

Lin Ze still doesn't know the heroic things Papa Lin did.

After the exchange banquet, after the banquet was over, I took the students back to the inn to pack their luggage, and immediately returned to Nanyang Town.

In the past few days, not only the students have gained a lot, but he has also learned a lot and seen a lot. Sure enough, after reading the book, it is better to travel thousands of miles.

After a trip to the county town, he had a more intuitive understanding of the customs and customs of this ancient time. During the exchange banquet, Lin Ze also had a clear understanding of the Confucian scholars in this place.

What do the Confucian scholars say here? It’s okay to say how bad it is, but it’s just the human nature of seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages, as well as an old-fashioned character.

There is also an old guy like Mrs. Zhong who has no bad intentions, but has an impulsive and rigid temper. In fact, it is not unreasonable as long as he is willing to communicate seriously. .

For all kinds of reasons, Lin Ze naturally had to give some ideological education to a group of children while he was on his way back, without wasting any time.

Fang Shanyuan agrees with this very much. Although the students are still young, they are all about ten years old. It is a critical moment to shape concepts and thoughts. What kind of thoughts create what kind of life, as a teacher in this It is very important to be guided correctly at the time.

Lin Ze's arrangements and actions were well planned, the only bad thing is that Lin Ze is a shameless hooligan at heart, his stomach is full of black ink, so of course he follows his own standards in terms of thinking.

Examples of specific situations are as follows:

"Have you seen Mr. Zhong today? He is actually very knowledgeable, but he is just too stupid. Mr. Jiang singled me out for everyone to criticize, which proves that I am definitely not easy to deal with, sir. It's normal for the old guy to come up rashly without knowing his situation..."

"Although other people have no loyalty, they are indeed smart choices... In a word, don't pretend to be awesome if you don't have absolute strength. If you have, then you can rest assured that you will act boldly and arrogantly. A genius who doesn't like the limelight is not a good genius."

"Of course, Mr. is not asking you to learn those useless sloppy words. There must be a bottom line for seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages. There is no specific standard for this bottom line. You can refer to morality, but this is not necessarily the case. The most important thing is to do anything. One thing, you have to figure out whether you will regret it, if not, well, whatever the hell you say, let me fight, Buddha blocks and kills Buddha gods and gods, it doesn't matter if you are arrogant, as long as you have the ability."

"There is one more thing I want to say, sir, that is your Mr. Fang, you have to thank him and learn from him this time. Earlier, Mr. Zhong used you as a knife to point fingers and scold you. You must bear in mind that Mr. Fang defended you bravely. Heart!"

"People bully the weak and fear the hard. When others provoke you in the future, return it to me immediately if you have the confidence. It doesn't matter if you don't have the confidence. It's not too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years. Come back and think of a way to do whatever you want without shame. Get rid of it That's fine, don't give me a hard time..."

The students carefully kept in mind, "Sir, what if we hit too hard and make people miserable? Wouldn't that be bad?"

"That's what they deserve, who asked him to provoke us. Killing chickens to make an example to monkeys, offending one person and being troubled by thousands of people is your choice."

Lin Ze slapped the table and spoke boldly.

The students thought for a few seconds and decided to choose the former, "Then sir, let's kill the former one."

Fang Shanyuan who was speechless: Is it really good to teach students like this, his integrity is almost lost...

During the ideological education along the way, Lin Ze's teachers and students arrived at Qingshan Town near dusk.

It's a bit late, Lin Ze doesn't plan to go back to the village today, it just so happens that the private school has a staff dormitory to live in temporarily.

Grandma Zhang knew that they would come back today, so the dishes in the kitchen were prepared early, and they waited for them to come back before cooking and frying.

Zheng Xiaoluo, the owner of the dessert shop, saw that the business was in order and nothing went wrong. Seeing Zhang Yu coming back, she ran up quickly and asked about things in the county.

Lin Ze smiled and waved to let people go to rest, rolled up his sleeves and went into the dessert shop kitchen to make cakes. This is a reward for the children who performed well this time.

Although he is very strict with the students in teaching, but in life, he is definitely the kind of adult who is 'used to children', making a group of monkeys love and ruthless. Mr. Lin is really a very strange person!

Since the business of the dessert shop is very good every day, the reservations for cakes are always in short supply. No matter how expensive the price is, it can't stop the local tyrants of rich ladies and ladies. Anyway, no matter how expensive a cake is, it can't be expensive. Many employees are still busy.

In order to increase work efficiency, Lin Ze spent a lot of thought and money to improve the tools for making desserts. For example, the tools for beating egg white cream are much more refined than the rough tools when the husband and wife set up a stall.

Most of these tools are not comparable to modern manufacturing, but they are definitely 'precision instruments' here.

Therefore, this is also the reason why Lin Ze is so confident that the dessert shop is unique. No matter how others study and imitate it, the biggest problem is the lack of tools.

Otherwise, why do those who run factories in modern times spend a lot of money to buy various advanced machines? Industry and efficiency are the absolute advantages.

In order to satisfy the vanity of his little apprentice, Lin Ze cooperated and mounted a picture of 'Praise Mr. Li Sheng, the smartest apprentice' on the cake.

As for 'dear', that's for his wife's exclusive use, no matter how cute the little monkeys are!

Li Sheng is a pushy kid, but he is also a generous kid. Otherwise, stingy people are not very popular. After getting a reward cake made by Lin Ze himself, Li Sheng was very generous and invited his classmates to share the food.

The laughter in the courtyard of the private school is full of warmth and joy, adding a bit of vitality to the rigid and serious place of study...

Zhang Shidan'er hid in a corner and watched secretly, feeling extremely envious.

He is not greedy for cakes. Uncle Lin's grandma is very kind to him and grandma. He never underestimates their food, and their grandchildren can eat delicious food.

Uncle Lin also allowed him to follow the lectures to read and read during class. He could even use the ink pens provided by the private school for free. He is not a student of the private school, but he can enjoy the treatment of many classmates. Uncle Lin and Ayufuro is a very good person.

He just envied the private school students playing around together.

Because of his background, the children in the village didn't play with him very much since he was a child. They called him a hooker between his father and the girl in the building. His grandmother was afraid that he would be bullied so he wouldn't let him go out. He never had a partner or friend when he grew up.

The classmates in the private school didn't laugh at him that much, and they were friendly to him on weekdays, but he was just a child working in the private school, so naturally he didn't have a part in everyone's play.

Grandma also told him not to disturb those little young masters studying. They are just servants of private schools. down experience.

Zhang Shidan'er knew that his birth name was unfair and he was born inferior to others, but he still had his own expectations.

He also wanted to joke around with his classmates in the private school and enjoy Uncle Lin's praise together...

So on weekdays, every time there was a sound of playing around in the private school yard, he would sneak over to watch, imagining that he was also playing around with his classmates.

Then after everyone dispersed, he ran over in time to clean up the yard and do his duty of doing chores.

"Shi Dan'er, I'll clean it up with you later, there's still a piece of cake left here, come and taste it, your Uncle Lin is lazy now, it's not easy to eat his handicraft..."

The students followed Lin Ze to the classroom to make up time to make up lessons, while Zhang Yu remained in the yard.

Seeing Zhang Shidan'er actively running over to clean up the 'battlefield', he immediately greeted people with a smile to eat cakes. He likes Zhang Shidaner very much, and he used to take care of this child in the village.

It is said to be leftovers, but judging from the completeness and size of the cake, it is deliberately reserved.

Zhang Shidan'er could tell that he didn't dare to accept it, the cake was so expensive, the dessert shop in the front yard would sell for more than 100 renminbi.

"Ah, Mrs. Fulang, you can eat it. I don't eat sweets. Grandma said that my teeth will be bad..."

There is no child who does not eat sweets, this child is too sensible to ask for it.

Every time he sees Zhang Shidan'er, Zhang Yu always thinks of the days when he was a child without a father, and he has a little understanding of the child's thoughts.

Moreover, because Grandma Zhang has worked in a rich family and knows some characters and reasoning, she is very strict in teaching her grandson in these areas, fearing that her grandson will be as disappointing as her son if she fails to do so, so Zhang Shidaner, who is only 7 years old More mature than many young people.

You can't be too direct in showing kindness to such a child, otherwise it is very likely that your kindness will be a kind of harm to them.

Zhang Yu smiled, and found an excuse,

"If you tell you to take it, take it. Why are you being polite to Mrs. Ah? Squeezing your grandma's shoulders is like being a doctor in a medical clinic, you can do it for me too, a piece of cake can be exchanged for a little doctor, this can make a lot of money..."

Although it was a gimmick, he didn't lie. He hasn't been feeling well these past few days, and his whole body is sore and tired.

"Well, that's what grandma taught me. Grandma said she learned it from working at Yuanwai's house before. Miss Madam likes to squeeze shoulders like that the most."

Being praised as a little doctor, Zhang Shidan rubbed the back of his head in embarrassment.

Zhang Yu was even more surprised, with a gentle smile,

"It's still for the ladies and wives of the big family to enjoy. Then you can also teach Mr. Fulang later, and I will try it for you Uncle Lin later. You Uncle Lin is a person who likes to enjoy... Hurry up and eat the cake." , let's start learning after eating."

As he spoke, he scooped up a spoonful with a spoon and fed it to the child's mouth.

The sweet aroma and taste radiated in front of him, Zhang Shidan'er couldn't help but opened his mouth to swallow, feeling warm and astringent in his heart.

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The exchange banquet in the county town was easy for Lin Ze to leave, but the impact he left behind was huge.

First of all, it changed the bad reputation that Wei Hongyan gave him indiscriminately before. Confucian scholars who originally rejected him had a new view of him. As long as Lin Ze handles it properly in the future, it will be a matter of time before the Confucian scholars in Qingshan County accept him.

In this way, when he takes part in the imperial examination, he doesn't have to spend money like Lin Jianwen to find people with poor conduct to take the risk of joint insurance.

Then it was his novel educational ideas and methods that awakened the masters present at the private school. After returning, many masters thought deeply about what Lin Ze said, and reflected that they were indeed influenced by traditional ideas in their previous views. prejudiced.

Mr. Jiang even started to think about the feasibility of Lin Ze's proposal of "exchange students". After meeting Lin Ze Benzhen, and recalling what Han Yuanqing told him about Zeyu's private school before, he looked forward to the future described by Lin Ze. and curious.

And Duan Wensai, who originally came to help Jiang Lao to support the scene just because of the face of his fellow apprentices, also gained a huge and pleasant surprise.

The Duan family is the Houmen family in the capital.

With such a lintel, Duan Wensai has quite a status and status among the princes of the capital.

Originally, he didn't need to go to remote places like Qingshan County to gain experience in gold-plating at the bottom.

But the only reason why he gave up the prosperity of the capital city, and even went to Qingshan County when he had a stalemate with his family, was because of the word "feeling".

This is something that everyone who knows Duan Wensai has never expected. Duan Wensai, who has always been unrestrained and unrestrained, has such an infatuated courage.

No matter what people outside think, compared to the prosperity of the imperial city of Kyoto, in Duan Wensai's heart, his servant husband, the little slave brother who took so much effort to raise at first glance, is more important.

Therefore, he must come to Qingshan County.

He had to recognize his ancestry for Xiao Jun'er, so that he could get rid of his slave background, be justified, and hold his head up.

Aunt Rong originally had a husband's family in Heba Village, Qingshan County, who had been farming for generations and had a clean family. Although Aunt Rong was divorced and remarried later, she left a son for the husband's family.

Since ancient times, the eldest son is the most important thing, and the mother is more expensive than the son. I heard Aunt Rong said that she had a deep relationship with the husband. It should not be difficult to go back.At that time, Xiao Jun'er is not from the Lin family, but she can follow her mother into the Lin family's genealogy.

Even if there is any problem, he will bully others at worst, and he will finally solve Xiao Jun'er's identity.

What Duan Wensai didn't expect was that he was so lucky to meet Lin Ze so soon. Looking carefully at the age and appearance of the other party, Lin Ze is Aunt Rong's son in all likelihood.

Even if he was half-brother, he was indeed his little Jun'er's elder brother, which did not disappoint.

With such an excellent elder brother who is a scholar, his little Jun'er will no longer be ridiculed and despised because of his birth in the future, and he can be regarded as innocent.

But how to identify this relative, we have to find out.

But after the news went back, Duan Wensai told his lover immediately, so that people could prepare themselves.

Brother Jun was naturally happy when he heard that his brother, whom he had never met, was so outstanding. Apart from being able to finally get rid of his slave status, he was also happy for his mother.

"Master, can I tell my mother about this earlier? She is looking forward to coming back day and night to see her brother and reunite with Uncle Lin..."

"Of course, this relative must be recognized, but I have to wait for me to check the current situation of Lin's family. Tell Aunt Rong not to worry."

Brother Jun nodded happily, "Master, Jun'er knows what to do. But is my brother really that good?"

"It's more than excellent? It's not an exaggeration to say that you are a genius. If you give your brother a chance, he will definitely do something in the future. The only drawback is that your brother's temper is really weird and sharp, and he is even more arrogant than my young master... ..."

"People with skills are all weird. My brother's arrogance must be because he has real skills, otherwise the young master would praise him as a genius?"

"Drink, it's time to compete, young master, I'm going to be sore."

"That's it, my brother must be very powerful. My mother always said that Uncle Lin is a responsible man, and my mother is virtuous and smart, so their children must be promising. It's just that I am a bit stupid, and my father... At that time, will my brother dislike me, and will Uncle Lin dislike me?"

"No, the young master is here, no problem."

Duan Wensai is also a little worried, but on the surface he still wants to give his lover a sense of security.

Brother Jun really believed in his words the most, felt more at ease, and turned to worry about other things,

"By the way, young master, that... do we really have to move to another courtyard? If the old lady finds out about neglecting Mrs. Yueshu so much..."

"If you know it, you will know that Qingshan County is far away, and my mother can still come over to control me."

Before Brother Jun finished speaking, Duan Wensai interrupted, and he became irritable when he mentioned those people.

"Jun'er, I was willing to marry her at the beginning because she promised me that I would treat you well and would not do anything foolish. Otherwise, I wouldn't choose so many married ladies, why would I choose her? She is Miss Shangshu, but the concubine Girl, based on this, there is no chance of being the mistress of my Duan family."

"The things I promised her, don't blame me for being ruthless if she doesn't keep the promise. Recently, she has gone too far and tried to take advantage of me. You have a child again, so I don't worry. Let her cool down for a while before talking..."

"Where there is gain, there will be loss. If she keeps her own place, I will not be stingy with the rights she wants and the status of mistress, and I should treat her well and respect her as a guest for the rest of her life. But if she doesn't keep the agreement, I can't indulge her. It's not suitable to be the mistress of the Duan family."

Having said this, Duan Wensai sighed.

If it wasn't for Xiaojun'er's lack of status back then, where did so many things come from, royal power and wealth, both glory and shackles.

*******

The moon is in the middle of the sky, and every house is worried.

Seeing that Duan Wensai was really determined to move to another garden, Hua Yueshu finally started to panic.

She really underestimated Duan Wensai's feelings for that little servant. Who would have thought that the dignified son of Duan Hou's mansion would really want a lowly slave, riches and royal power.

At first, she thought that Duan Wensai was just fascinated by others for a while, but she secretly liked that Duan Wensai is an emotional person, and it will be easier to handle in the future, and she will not take a lowly slave seriously.

But she was wrong, if Duan Wensai was really that easy to handle, he wouldn't be Duan Wensai.

What should we do now?She moved that lowly slave in a moment of confusion and broke the original agreement. How long can she keep the position of Mrs. Duan?

With Duan Wensai's temper, he touched the other party's bottom line, even the old lady couldn't help it.

If she knew this earlier, she would not be so greedy.

In fact, if you think about it carefully, it doesn't matter if you keep that lowly slave named Brother Jun. The other party is just a lowly slave, no matter how much Duan Wensai loves her, she will not be able to threaten her status.

And with this brother Jun here, Duan Wensai would not look at the flowers and plants outside. The backyard of this section of the mansion is just the two of them, which is far better than other backyards full of spring scenery. This is extremely rare in your family. .

Hua Yueshu was almost dying of worry these days.

The old lady who served her hated her very much.

"Miss, please allow this old slave to say something more. You should stop staring at that slave brother. Instead of making the master angry, it is better to get along well..."

"At the beginning, the master didn't even want the young lady of the prime minister's family, but why did you choose the young lady? Isn't it because of that slave brother? Otherwise, how can the position of the wife of this family be taken by a concubine like the young lady?"

"Besides, after getting married, the master of this section of the mansion will be handed over to you, Miss. Every time Miss Yan from the direct line comes to see you, isn't there envy and jealousy in her eyes, and she is flattering you in every possible way. Now Miss is Duan's mansion Madam, she will be the mistress of the Duan Mansion in the future, with a first-rank order... Isn't this what the young lady wanted when she married the master?"

"The master said that as long as the young lady treats the nuge well, even if the nuge has a child, the position of Duan Houye is still the son of your knee, the young lady will not get anything except the master's favor, miss Why bother... What Miss should think is to get pregnant with the young master as soon as possible."

The old lady who served tried to persuade him.

Hua Yueshu also regretted thinking about it like this, feeling that she was too impulsive,

"I was also confused for a while before. I was worried because my grandfather doted on Brother Nu too much. So what should I do now? I made the master angry."

"For the current plan, the master's anger is hard to dissipate. Miss, why don't you put in more effort to reconcile with that slave brother. My wife, I think that slave brother is easy to get along with..."

"That's all there is to it, but a nuge is a nuge, a man's love is not as good as a mistress's right. When the master falls in love with other people in the future, I'll see how that nuge will cry."

Hua Yueshu nodded, rested her tossing thoughts, and muttered something in disdain.

There is nothing wrong with this saying, most men are indeed not as reliable as having power and money in their hands.

But there are no absolutes in everything, there are always some people who are predestined, it depends on whether the individual is lucky, whether you can meet it, catch it...

*******

And in a room in the corner of the county magistrate's mansion.

A woman who is old but can vaguely see her beautiful appearance when she was young is sitting by the bed, stroking the simple wooden hairpin in her hand, her face is full of longing and reminiscence.

……

at the same time.

At Lin's house in Heba Village, the candles were still flickering in Father Lin's house in the middle of the night, and there was a crackling movement. I don't know what I was doing.

Lin Xiaolian who was woken up felt that something was wrong with her father these two days.

During the day, he worked hard like a bull to clean up the fields, as if he had to finish several days of work in one day. The problem is that he has not been busy with farming recently and hastily tended to the fields; Stop, I don't know what I'm doing.

Lin Xiaolian was very surprised, "Father, what are you doing without sleeping in the middle of the night?"

"Nothing, the cabinet is broken, and Dad is fixing it."

Father Lin, who had just packed his luggage and was shaving himself, was blushing and lying.

By the way, I looked at the bronze mirror I got from the old lady, and looked at the black and white hair on the temples, feeling a little worried.

The beard can be shaved, how is the hair done? I haven't looked in the mirror for a long time, why is he not handsome anymore...