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

New Year's Eve always goes by very fast.

In a blink of an eye, it was the tenth day of the lunar new year, and it was finally time for Lin Ze to hold a teacher apprentice banquet for his little apprentice.

In fact, it was his preparations, and most of the things were done with the active and enthusiastic help of Li Guangcai, such as setting the banquet, setting up the venue, arranging staff to entertain the guests, etc. Lin Ze only needed to go to the individual.

Guo Yuanwai also helped a lot, because Lin Ze didn't intend to directly accept Guo Zian as a disciple, but he cherished his talents, and finally took a step back and prepared to accept Guo Zian as a registered disciple. thought up.

But the Guo family didn't mind, it was definitely a happy event for Sansheng to be able to worship a capable and well-connected teacher like Lin Ze in a small place like Qingshan County.

So in the end Lin Ze had three disciples, the eldest Li Sheng, the second Zhang Shidan (Zhang Yirong), and the third Guo Zian.

This ranking made Li Sheng very happy. Normally, he couldn't beat Guo Zian in terms of brain, age, grades, etc., but now he has become a big brother in the ranking of disciples, surpassing Guo Zian, so he is naturally very happy.

Guo Zian has long been speechless about his little temper.

Zhang Shidan didn't have any objections, and was very happy, because after the teacher apprentice banquet, he could call him a senior brother openly, and he was different from other senior brothers in the private school!

The teacher apprentice banquet was very lively that day, and everyone in Qingshan County who heard the news came, because this teacher apprentice banquet was hosted by Mr. Jiang.

Elder Jiang gave Lin Ze face, so there is no reason for them to be absent. Besides, Lin Ze is still the county magistrate's brother-in-law. Maybe the county magistrate will come to join him on the day of the apprentice banquet?

But this time Duan Wensai might not be able to come, brother Jun's due date is just around the corner, and the other party can't leave at all.

When Lin Ze received the letter, he and Zhang Yu were happy for a while, bought a lot of things and sent them to the county seat, and by the way, Lin Ze also wrote down some common sense of modern medicine that he knew, and hoped that Brother Jun would survive safely.

Jiang Rongniang even made a decision directly. Yesterday, she took Father Lin to the county town with the delivery car, and couldn't let go of her little brother.

Lin Ze would have thought about going there if it wasn't because he couldn't leave here, but the family really needed someone, and it was inconvenient for Zhang Yu to come forward because of his stomach, so he could only regret waiting for the news at home.

However, Duan Wensai was not present, but another special guest came, Han Yunzhi and his son.

It has been quite a while since the last test, and there has been no news from Han Yunzhi, and Lin Ze felt a little regretful about losing the election. Unexpectedly, Han Yunzhi went to Qingshan County in person at this moment.

This shows that his apprenticeship is not...

"Lin Lang's official talent is not that Mr. Han can be a teacher. You and I don't mention the matter of apprenticeship, but someone else recommended Mr. Han to you."

To be honest, Han Yunzhi is really satisfied with Lin Ze, but he knows that this is not a disciple he can accept.

Another person?

Not only Lin Ze was dumbfounded when he heard this, but even Elder Jiang was amazed. Han Yunzhi is so talented that few can compare to him so far.

There are also a few, but those who are in the officialdom have too many factional disputes, so they are not suitable for Lin Ze to apprentice.

"It's just a former friend, not well-known, but he is very talented. Above me, it is more appropriate for Lin Lang to worship him."

Han Yunzhi didn't explain too much, just smiled lightly to comfort him.

"Then Lin Ze is waiting."

Since everyone has talked about this, Lin Ze has no choice but Han Yunzhi's words are so full of promises, which means that his "future master" is probably really awesome and knowledgeable.

Leaving aside his own master, it's still too early to meet him. What if he doesn't like him, or he doesn't like him anymore...

Today, when his three apprentices were apprentices, Lin Ze not only had to prepare the master-apprentice ceremony for the apprentices, but also had to take the name of the three children.

Previously, Zhou Laroujiang's three children, eight catties and nine catties, were given to the generation of Han characters, but Li Sheng and the other three could not use them, and his direct disciples had to be replaced.

Lin Ze is actually a waste of names, and it was a headache to take out three characters at once. In the end, he simply skinned it and followed the example of the great time-traveling predecessors and took three very commemorative characters.

"From today onwards, Sheng'er's watch character is Nian Si, Yi Rong's watch character is Nian Zhong, and Zi'an's watch character is Nian Hua. So it means Si and China."

"Teacher, what is China? Why do you think about China?"

Li Sheng is the most courageous and has the most uninhibited personality. He asks questions immediately when he doesn't understand.

Mr. Jiang and the others were also very curious. The name Lin Ze chose had an obvious meaning. He missed China and felt homesick, but where is this China?I haven't heard of it, and isn't it a bit inappropriate to give a disciple such a name?

However, there is nothing inappropriate here in Lin Ze, and the reason is made up at will.

"China is the country in the teacher's ideal. 'Zhong' means the world, and 'Hua' means our Chinese ethnic group. The teacher hopes and expects that our country will be as prosperous and powerful as the ideal, and no one can be bullied; in this country, there is no Hunger, no war, no discrimination, everyone can go to school, everyone can be supported when they grow old."

"The imperial examination is just a process in your life, not the end and the only goal. If you can serve the country one day in the future, the teacher hopes that you will use what you have learned to benefit, and the teacher also looks forward to seeing an old man in your lifetime. And the old man; the young and the young and the young man's country."

Although the modern world I used to be is still so bad, and there is still a lot of privacy hidden under the world, but at least on the surface, the people's life is rich and beautiful, and it is an age and world that people yearn for.

"Teacher, we will work hard! One day the teacher and Mr. Fang will see such a beautiful river and mountain!"

The three-and-a-half-year-old children already know a lot. They are also very yearning for the world Lin Ze talked about, and they are full of expectations and motivation.

The seeds of faith are buried in the heart at this moment, just waiting for the day when they are slowly watered and germinated and grow into towering trees.

"Mr. Lin, we will try our best to help..."

The other students of Zeyu Private School who came to watch the fun also nodded in agreement, yearning for such a beautiful country.

Seeing this, everyone present at the teacher apprentice banquet had thoughtful expressions and admiration. They really don't understand how Lin Ze taught students who listened to him so much, and he was ambitious at a young age.

Lin Ze was more satisfied and happy with the child in front of him.

As the saying goes, as high as the mind is, the stage will be as big. It doesn’t matter if you are whimsical, and you have a goal if you dare to think. These children are very motivated. Maybe they will be able to experiment with such ambitions in the future?

But now it is too far to say that those are too far away, the big pie in the distance is well drawn, and now we have to keep our feet on the ground.

"Sir, I believe that everyone will be able to achieve their goals. Since everyone is working so hard, I decided to start school early and report to the private school in three days. Have you finished your homework for the holidays?"

Lin Ze, who is very good at attracting hatred, poured cold water on everyone with a smirk.

All the students paused for a while, their faces gradually stiffened, and finally they burst out in the same scream, "Mr. Lin, we will never love you again!"

"It's okay, as long as I love you..."

Lin Ze picked up the teacup with a mean smile.

The crowd couldn't help laughing.

In the corner, Han Xiyuan couldn't help laughing. It was the first time he saw such a teacher-student relationship. He quietly tugged on his father's sleeve and asked,

"Daddy, I want to study in Zeyu Private School, is that okay? These students are so interesting."

"kindness."

Facing his son's request, Han Yunzhi showed a smile on his indifferent face.

……

In fact, there are not many holiday homework assigned by Lin Ze.

As a child who was tortured by various summer and winter homework, Lin Ze actually didn’t like to assign too many after-school homework when he was teaching. They were basically preview and review tasks, and then he added calligraphy practice. OK.

Anyway, as long as the students memorize what they should learn, he doesn't care how everyone plays in private if they pass the test.

So during the holidays a year ago, Lin Ze gave everyone homework for the holidays. Apart from asking everyone to consolidate what they had learned at home, they also asked everyone to practice calligraphy and write a diary.

Fang Shanyuan was more tolerant when he thought about Chinese New Year, seeing that Lin Ze had assigned homework, he stopped doing it.

So to be honest, everyone is really enjoying this private school holiday. You can have fun for half a month, and you only need to spend less than an hour a day practicing calligraphy and writing diaries.

But modern people who have missed summer and winter vacations know that once this person relaxes, he will have a very difficult problem to treat, procrastination.

Although the students of Zeyu Private School are indeed very hardworking and smart, they are still a group of half-grown children, how can there be anyone who is not playful?Chinese New Year is the best time to eat, drink and have fun. Once you relax, you can't help but let yourself go.

Lin Ze is a man of his word. He said that school will start in three days and it will start in three days.

So after the tenth day of the Lunar New Year, Li Sheng and others all fell into the classic pain of reading and making up homework at night, and they didn't even write a single word!

Zhang Shidan'er is no exception. This little guy circles around Zhang Jue's stomach every day during the holidays. During the day, he plays with the unborn Lin Dongdong. When he returns home at night, he makes various gadgets for Dongdong, just waiting. Lin Dongdong came out to offer treasures...

And Lin Ze was not idle, and hurriedly seized the time to live with his daughter-in-law, and by the way, do some river crab exercises for the smooth birth of the baby.

Because the baby has been abstinent for several months, Lin Ze couldn't hold back eating Zhang Yu over and over again in the past few days, kissing the cinnabar mole between Zhang Yu's eyebrows and the lotus pattern on his arm caused by himself, lingering.

Zhang Yu, who was so sensitive during pregnancy, was tossed to the point of tears. She couldn't resist at all, so she could only let herself eat cleanly a few kilometers away.

The husband and wife have a strong friendship and are not greasy.

So much so that when the private school started, the students found that Mr. Lin looked very refreshed for some reason, while Shi Lang looked weak and weak, but his complexion was very rosy...

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Three days later, the private school started, and the students who had been studying at night to catch up with their holiday homework for a few days came to report with their luggage on their backs.

Compared with last year's 13 students, this year we have two more temporary classmates, one is Wang Maozi, a classmate and primary teacher, and the other is Han Yunzhi's son, Han Xiyuan.

To be precise, Wang Maozi could only be an observer, mainly to learn some accounting and word recognition. Han Xiyuan is a transfer student of 'Further Learning', who came to Lin Ze's class.

When he first heard that Han Yunzhi was going to send his son to a private school, Lin Ze thought it was a joke, but when Han Xiyuan bowed down to him in a serious manner and called him sir, Lin Ze couldn't help but cry.

He wanted to ask Han Yunzhi to be his husband, but he failed, but his son asked him to be his husband first. What is this?

"There is no priority in learning, and there is specialization in skills, and those who have mastered it will be the first. Mr. Lin, Xiyuan has admired Zeyu's private school for a long time, and said that you are willing, Mr. Lin, and please don't despise me for my stupid qualifications."

Compared with the children who were only eleven or twelve in the private school, Han Xiyuan was already fifteen, and he was considered an adult who could marry in ancient times, so he was naturally much more mature in speaking and doing things.

Han Yunzhi also fought for his son very much, and treated each other politely, "Officer Lin Lang, I will trouble you, my son."

"OK then……"

Lin Ze was helpless, he was still waiting for his father to find him a master, and he couldn't refuse.

But no matter what kind of students, as long as they entered his private school, they had to abide by the rules of the private school. Wang Maozi and Han Xiyuan honestly packed their bags and came to live in the private school without accident.

Wang Maozi is a slippery person at the bottom of the society. He doesn't feel any embarrassment in going to school with a group of young people. He cherishes such a rare learning opportunity.

Han Xiyuan never showed the slightest bit of dissatisfaction. He was taught by Han Yunzhi, a talented father with a profound family background, since he was a child.

Although the two are considered adults in this era, in Lin Ze's eyes they are just teenagers, only four or five years older than the children in the private school.

So with these two older brothers and new classmates, we get along very well.

I heard that one of the two has been running around with his father as a shopkeeper since he was a child to support the family; the other has no worries about food and drink but has few relatives.

In addition, both Wang Maozi and Han Xiyuan have brains, unlike the old-fashioned and dull guys they met before, Li Sheng and the others changed their usual temper when they met people, and they actively and enthusiastically guided the new students to get familiar with it. Private school environment.

"Brother Xiyuan, it's okay. Our father is also very busy on weekdays. The husband said that people should learn to entertain themselves. Let's go, let's take you to have fun. Did you see the waste recycling center next to it? The teacher said that it belongs to us." 'Toys' Oh!"

"Brother Maozi, let's help you with arithmetic tutoring, can you tell us the story of when you were a peddler when you were a child? It's so fun..."

In a few days, the two of them integrated into the small group of Zeyu Private School.

Zeyu's students learn social experience and poetry from the two, and the two learn from Zeyu's students... jumping up and down to make trouble.

Han Xiyuan, who has never experienced such a carefree and joyful experience, is very novel. The more he gets along with everyone, the more he feels the extraordinaryness of Zeyu's private school.

Although the alternative education model is somewhat unreasonable, the effect achieved is astonishing. Compared with ordinary children, Zeyu's students always have more ways and methods to look at and deal with problems, which is surprising.

Every afternoon, Mr. Lin's lectures are very systematic and perfect, and many of them can be passed on to future generations and widely used to benefit the people.

Especially the "hands-on class" that is regarded as a relaxing game by Zeyu's students. It seems that the game is "all right", but it is actually a shocking thing, such as the magical "pumping tribute" in the private school yard that can pump water up by itself. ', is the best practice product of Mr. Lin's 'game'.

At this moment, Han Xiyuan understood why his father said that he could not teach Mr. Lin anymore, Mr. Lin is indeed a strange person in the world.

The life in the private school made Han Xiyuan experience the joy of childhood that he had never experienced before, and all kinds of novel and interesting knowledge made people want to stop, and gradually he became very happy from the curiosity at the beginning...

As a matter of course, Zhang Goutou, Lin Dakun and others fell into the hellish training and reforming life again, and the private school returned to the normal course.

Until the eighteenth day of the first lunar month, a piece of good news finally came from the county seat.

Brother Jun gave birth to twins, father and son are safe!

"Sister-in-law, go and have a look. I'm fine if I stay at home for two days. It doesn't matter if Luo Ge'er and my mother are here. Go and see what the baby looks like, and draw two pictures for me to enjoy my eyes." ..."

When the news from the county came back, Zhang Yu was the most excited, and hurriedly urged Lin Ze to go and see people.

Brother Jun said in the correspondence with him before that the doctor guessed that it was twins, but he didn't expect it to be true. Twins are rare. Brother Jun's twins are still two boys, which is really gratifying.

Of course Lin Ze was also happy, he hadn't seen the little brother around him give birth to a baby, and this was two at a time, which is rare!

"Okay, you stay at home, I'll be back that day."

The next morning after receiving the news, Lin Ze rushed to the county seat with a car full of things, but he was still worried that Zhang Yu would be alone at home, so he decided to go back and forth that day.

Duan Wensai and Brother Jun are both good-looking, so the child of the combination of the two is naturally not much different.

Although a pair of twin boys were just born and did not grow up, they looked good-looking and smart. When they saw Lin Ze, a strange uncle, they didn't cry or make trouble, and let them be hugged. That's great Jun.

Lin Ze saw that the two nephews liked it very much, and he didn't have anything good to give, and the Duan family's lintel family was not rare for jewelry.

So when he made a stroller for his precious son, he also made two for the two babies, and then he drew some cartoon patterns, and Zhang Yu sewed some dolls that children like.

"Old Duan, you don't care about other things I give you. You put away the stroller and dolls first. When these two children grow up, I will take them as disciples. I will teach them some things from my old self. They will definitely benefit them forever. I Guaranteed for you..."

"Yeah, you're so quick to accept disciples, why are you planning to set up a sect? You only accepted three of them a while ago!"

Duan Wensai was amused and joking.

Ordinary gentlemen generally accept up to three apprentices, but Lin Ze always said that he accepts apprentices, which is really amazing.

But Brother Jun didn't allow him to tease his brother, so he thanked the child immediately, and taught him a man who dared to "disrespect his elders" by the way,

"Being able to worship my brother as a teacher is a lucky fate for three lives. What's the matter with my brother's ability to establish a sect? My brother is not inferior to those sixty-year-old Confucian scholars in Beijing."

Brother Jun is very respectful to his elder brother. After whitening his manly eyes, he immediately changed his face and smiled at Lin Ze.

"Brother, since you want to accept the baby as a disciple, then you can give them a name..."

Lin Ze made a bitter face when he heard the words, "Do you want to name it again?"

"What's the matter? Even my father didn't get the chance to give you, you still despise it?"

Duan Wensai is envious and jealous.

"Ahhhhhhhhhh", the two little guys also had mouths and laughed, as if they were calling 'uncle, uncle'.

Lin Ze couldn't stand such cute things, but in the end he only gave the two children nicknames.

'Tuantuan and Yuanyuan', because the two little guys are white and fat, let Duan Wensai take the name, it's the joy of being a father, so don't make it difficult for him to use the name.

"Even if you have a conscience, if this is the case, then I will reluctantly make an appointment with your in-laws. If your boy is a brother in the future, my two sons can be chosen by him. How about it? Interesting enough?"

Duan Wensai was delighted to have regained the right to name his son, and waved his hands on a whim to prepare for a baby kiss.

This made Lin Ze almost kick him to death.

"Fuck off! After kissing and kissing, giving birth to a child will be deformed, I have no experience!"

Not to mention that close relatives are not allowed to marry, even if his precious son was spied on before he was born, it was enough to make him go crazy.

He wanted to abduct his son, but there was no way!Neither did Mao!

Duan Wensai, who doesn't understand this kind of modern common sense at all, is wronged. He doesn't understand why his brother-in-law scolded him again. Isn't it normal to kiss and add kiss?Why did he become ignorant again when he came to his brother-in-law...

"Brother, will kissing and kissing really give birth to a deformed baby?"

Brother Jun continues to worship his brother unconditionally.

"Yes, direct blood relatives and collateral blood relatives considered by the third generation cannot be combined, otherwise it is easy to give birth to unhealthy and low-IQ babies. The current doctor can't diagnose and treat this. You can investigate the family of relatives in our county. How many children have problems can be seen from the statistics, which is a bad habit.”

"Brother is amazing! Young master, hurry up and ask someone to investigate tomorrow. If it is true, you must play it! Young master, thank you brother for teaching you again!"

"..."

Duan Wensai was so jealous that he wanted to vomit blood.

However, if kissing and kissing are really a bad habit, which will lead to a large number of deformed and mentally handicapped children, it is indeed a very serious matter. Looking back, we need to investigate and verify it carefully. Going to the capital is a great achievement.

Although he is very jealous, Duan Wensai really has to admit that every time he is with his brother-in-law, he can always learn a lot. Sometimes a word from the other party is a kind word that is worth a thousand dollars.

"Father's obedient son, from now on, I will show filial piety to your old uncle, and ask him to give you some more money, don't you know..."

In general, Duan Wensai is very satisfied with the appointment of a teacher for his son as soon as he was born.

He figured it out, his brother-in-law was hiding something deep.

"..."

Lin Ze silently shut up, counting with his fingers in his heart how many cards he still had to pretend to be aggressive.