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

The Enke exam is over, and amidst everyone's anxious waiting, the time for the release of the results finally arrived.

Although Lin Ze is confident, and the Lin family doesn't care about the outcome, they will still be affected by the surrounding atmosphere when the time comes, resulting in anticipation and nervousness.

Due to the distance between Nanyang Town and the provincial county town, they couldn't go to the place where the list was released to see the rankings in person, so they could only wait for the official messenger to announce the good news at home.

"Hurry up, clean up the house, and boil the water. If the official servants come later and don't eat, they will have to drink a sip of water..."

"Hey, Sangui, where is the red cloth? The red cloth I was going to use to wrap the wedding money yesterday, help me find it quickly."

Early in the morning, when the whole family got up, they heard Jiang Rongniang arranging servants to clean up in the yard, and hurriedly cleaned up here and there, in case the official messenger who announced the good news came and neglected.

Still holding Lin Dongdong in his arms, the little baby waved and babbled along with the grandma, and the milky voice shouted 'Hurry up, Honghong', the posture is old at such a young age, which attracted Jiang Rongniang's liking, and kissed and coaxed her from time to time 'Grandma's grandson...'

Although Lin Dongdong sleeps in Lin Dongdong's room at night, the child wakes up early in the morning, and Lin Ze and Lin Ze are often not awake at this time, so Jiang Rongniang basically comes over every day when Lin Dongdong wakes up, quietly Take the child away and let Lin Ze and his wife continue to rest.

So it is not surprising for the couple to wake up every morning and see that their son is gone.

"Mom, it's almost done, you can rest and don't worry, Lin Fu will arrange these things."

After Zhang Yu came out after washing, he hurriedly picked up his son who was lying in grandma's arms.

Jiang Rongniang was not too reluctant, mainly because her arms were sore after holding this little guy for too long.

Lin Dongdong's child is very clingy, he can be hugged by the adults in the family, he can't cling to it, unless he wants to play with the children himself, otherwise he will feel wronged if he is not allowed to cuddle in your arms Crying, as if he felt that adults don't want him anymore, which made the family very helpless and headache.

"Mother knows, but I'm in a hurry to find something to divert my attention. As the saying goes, the king of Hades loves little ghosts, and these officials who are running around are the most careful. The slightest offence can be a big problem..."

Giving the child to Zhang Yu, Jiang Rongniang looked around the house but was worried, for fear that something would go wrong if it wasn't done properly.

In ancient times, it is not unheard of that a scholar who was elected in the middle school was directly deposed by someone wearing small shoes because of his strict words and negligence in announcing the good news.

Just before their Qingshan County, there was a talented man who was too arrogant. After the exam, he felt that he had a good chance of winning the exam, and then he drifted away to drink and eat with others. He boasted all kinds of things. , When the official came, he didn't say hello so as to offend people.

As a result, the official officer held grudges in his heart, and turned around to chew his tongue and wear small shoes. He didn't know what happened in the middle, anyway, the scholar Lang Gang was dismissed after a few days, leaving a black spot and cutting off his official career. Cry to death.

"Mother, relax, it's up to people to make things happen, let's treat it with a normal heart, be polite and behave, don't need to be too nervous... But what did you eat this morning? This mouth is full of blackness."

Lin Ze also walked over, pinching the little face of his good son, he is the calmest master.

When Dongdong saw him coming, he immediately reached out to grab his fingers, giggled and called 'Dad', then hugged his father's hand and kissed up and down, the black circles all over his mouth were covered in Lin Ze hand.

Lin Ze didn't dislike it either, and proudly kissed the little baby's cheek, and smiled proudly, "As expected of a good son of my father, I won't be at a disadvantage when I was young, isn't it embarrassing to treat my father's hand as a handkerchief?" ?”

What responded to him was Lin Dongdong's happy laughter.

Zhang Yu was really helpless towards his spoiled appearance, and found a handkerchief to wipe him, but couldn't help saying every time, "Master, don't spoil him too much, you're going to be a little overlord now!" .”

Then every time Lin Ze would defend his son, "Where is it, our family is very good at moving, he is just smarter."

Other people's families are loving mothers and strict fathers, but here they become loving fathers and strict fathers.

Sometimes even Jiang Rongniang looked past her, Lin Ze was so fond of Dongdong, it was fine to hug and kiss him on weekdays, and she would let Lin Dongdong sit on his shoulders and take him out for a walk, a little bit what a father should have None of the majesty.

But in fact, it can be understood if you think about it carefully.

Lin Ze had always liked Zhang Yu very much, and Dong Dong was Zhang Yu's child, and he was also smart and smart. It's not surprising that Lin Ze doted on him with Lin Ze's character.

Fortunately, Zhang Shidan, who was comparable to Lin Ze, didn't stay at home all the time because he was studying, otherwise, Lin Dongdong would really have to be distorted when the master and apprentice came together.

But it seems that it is not too different. Zhang Shidan goes back to the village every weekend, and Lin Dongdong goes out to play with 'Brother Rong' behind his ass. He can make a lot of troubles and go home, and Zhang Shidan will take the blame for all of them. ...

With Lin Dongdong attracting attention and adjusting the atmosphere, the tension in the family was much better.

At noon, the hurried sound of horseshoes and the beating of gongs and drums to announce the good news finally came from the entrance of the village.

Two officials dismounted with joyful expressions on their hands,

"Happy news from the government office, may I ask if this is Heba Village? Where does Lin Zelin Xiucai live?"

"Yes yes yes, we are Heba Village, Lin Ze's family lives in the east, the one with a ginkgo tree at the door, please, two officials, we will guide you..."

Everyone in the village knew that today was the announcement day, and guessed that Lin Zezhong had great hopes for the exam, so they had been looking forward to it for a long time.

The official came to beat the gong, and everyone's faces showed joy. Li Laofu hurried forward to greet him, and hurriedly took him to Lin's house.

The village is so big, so the Lin family could vaguely hear the sound of gongs and drums at the entrance of the village. They opened the gate a long time ago and stood up to greet them.

"Congratulations to Lin Juren, I have been ordered to announce the good news. Lin Juren is a talented person, and he is the leader of Jieyuan this year."

Tongsheng scholar No.1 is the leader of the case, but No.1 here in the provincial examination has to be called "Yuan".

Jieyuan in the township examination, Huiyuan in the general examination, and champion in the palace examination; if you get three yuan in a row, it is what everyone often hears.

The Lin family was overjoyed, and Zhang Yu handed over the wedding money prepared by Jiang Rongniang in time.

"Thank you, sir, for the good news to my husband-in-law. You guys have worked hard. It's noon, so let's go in the house, have a few glasses of thin wine and finish the meal..."

The happy money in the two red cloth bags looks inconspicuous, and then it is also light and fluffy, but with the experience of two official messengers, you can tell that the money inside must be silver notes.

The silver is gratifying, but after all, the weight takes up space, and if there are too many holes, it is much more low-key and thoughtful to give the silver ticket.

The two officials are very satisfied with the Lin family. Besides, Lin Ze is Jie Yuan. If the next one plays well, there is great hope for the imperial examination after passing the exam.

"Thank you Lin Jieyuan for your reward. We are still in a hurry to go to the next one, so we won't bother you."

Juren already has the qualifications to be an official, so it's nothing for them to call him an 'adult'.

"Since that's the case, let's not delay the official business, but the stomachs are hungry at noon, and the two officials should bring a few pancakes to pad their stomachs on the road."

Lin Ze nodded, without much persuasion, he only motioned for Zhang Yu to hand over the food box he had prepared earlier.

There is no comparison between ancient times and modern times. There is not even a place to rest and drink water on the way between ten miles and eight towns. At this time, the official will not leave food at their house at noon, and I am afraid that I will starve until night.

"Then we will not be polite, thank you Lin Juren for your understanding."

Such a caring act moved the two officials very much, and they felt a little more sincere affection for the Lin family.

Although it is a lucrative job to announce the good news after the exam every time, it is also very hard, because most of the poor candidates who pass the exam live in the countryside, or different villages, far away from each other. Every time they couldn't even eat, they took a few dry biscuits with them.

Lin Ze prepared food for them to eat on the road, which was considered to be a good impression.

After the official sent away happily carrying the food box, the villagers who had been waiting for a long time gathered around the door of Lin's house.

Seeing the joyful red silk announcement, the villagers were both joyful and envious.

"Just now the official said that Lin Ze is the leader of Xie Yuan. What is Xie Yuan? Isn't the provincial examination a candidate?"

"Jie Yuan means No.1, No.1 among Juren."

"Ah, it's No.1 again. I remember that Lin Ze was also No.1 when he was a scholar. Oh, the ancestral grave of the Lin family is really full of smoke..."

Several clan elders were also a little bit teary, and kept saying 'good, good'.

After so many years, their Heba Village has finally produced a Juren, who is still the No. 1 Jie Yuan, with a bright future, maybe he will be the No.

Heba Village is going to be pretty in the future.

Lin Jianwen stood in the corner, looking at the scenery without being arrogant or irritable. Lin Ze, who maintained a gentle and humble attitude, felt indescribably ashamed for a moment, and could no longer feel the slightest jealousy. What is worse than the elder brother is not the talent, but the state of mind...

at the same time.

The news that Lin Zezhong was promoted, and he was the leader of Xie Yuan, also spread in Nanyang Town, causing heated discussions one after another.

At this time, Lin Ze's previous affairs will inevitably be brought up again. He was a 12-year-old boy, a fifteen-year-old scholar, and then he has been silent for many years.

Of course, Mr. Wei and others who felt sorry for Lin Ze couldn't avoid being ridiculed. Thinking about it, Mr. Wei was really unlucky.

Originally, as Lin Ze's husband, Lin Ze should have a bright future, but because of the twists and turns and the stupid daughter at home, he and Lin Ze became enemies. Not only is his reputation ruined, but even the private school he is proud of is deserted No one will go.

It's unlucky, and I'm doing it myself. Things are really impermanent.

But the Li family and the Guo family have become the envy of everyone. Young Master Li is Lin Ze's official disciple. Although Young Master Guo is only named, who knows that Lin Ze only registered his name because of the "number one scholar's order". The young master attaches great importance to caring, and even the doctor's stuttering and slow disease has been cured.

The sons of Guo and Li's two families can worship Lin Ze as their teacher. The two families really don't know what kind of luck they have had, and they are envious of the dead.

But I am happy to be happy. When I think that Lin Ze is going to go to the capital to take the imperial examination soon, and if I am lucky, I will have to take the imperial examination at the same time. It will be delayed for at least a year. Guo Yuanwai and Li Guangcai feel a little regretful and uneasy. .

According to Lin Ze's development trend, maybe Lin Ze will stay in the capital as an official in the future. How can he have so much time to teach his disciples?

Therefore, after two days of hesitation, Guo Yuanwai and Li Guangcai went to Lin's house licking their old faces for the sake of their children.

******************

Master Guo and Li Guangcai had nothing else to do when they went to Lin's house except for their son.

Although Li Sheng and Guo Zian are not considered only children, and they have other siblings in the family, they are the only eldest sons in the family, so they are very valued.

For the sake of their son, the two have broken their hearts. In the past two years, they have defended Lin Ze in every possible way. Almost every time Lin Ze has something, they will do their best to help.

When they came to Lin Ze this time, their idea was to ask Lin Ze to take a few children and go to the capital together.

Things in books can be learned at any time, but Lin Ze's skills and market conditions are not easy to learn and see.

Compared with knowledge of poetry and ink, Li Guangcai and Li Guangcai hoped that their son would follow Lin Ze to learn more principles of life and life experience, which are truly inexhaustible things.

"Mr. Lin, we know that this proposal is a bit inappropriate, but if we don't follow you, we don't know if we can see our children go to the foot of the imperial city to meet a market in our lifetime. You see, let these two children accompany you on the road How do you relieve boredom?"

For the sake of his son, Li Guangcai had no choice but to plead with his old cheeks again.

The two of them were considered figures in Nanyang Town, but when they went out, they were nothing. They didn't know people outside, and the transportation was inconvenient in ancient times. It was very dangerous and rare to go out.

They also didn't have the opportunity to take their children out to meet the world. This time, Lin Ze will go to the foot of the imperial city. Such an opportunity is really rare. If his son can follow him, he will definitely learn a lot.

In fact, Lin Ze also thought about taking all the students out to see the world, but after all, going to the high mountains and long roads is tiring, and maybe you may encounter bandits, so it is impossible to take a group of children.

However, it is okay to choose a few of them, but there are still concerns.

"Even if you don't encounter bandits on the way to the capital, it's still a journey through mountains and rivers, and the water and soil are not acclimatized. You two may think about it."

Lin Ze didn't directly refuse. It's not impossible to take someone along, but the parents have to consider the risks themselves. Guo and Li are the eldest sons of the family, and they can be called delicate and fleshy.

"The only way to become a master is to endure hardships. Mr. Lin, you can handle these two children as you see fit..."

The two nodded and made up their minds.

The fledglings always want to fly high, and there are only a few opportunities in life. If you can't grasp it well, how can you talk about success?It's rare that Mr. Son is willing to support me. If I don't work hard, it's a waste of such a good life.

"In this case, tell the two little guys to get ready and set off in three days."

The parents nodded and were willing to let their children go out and take risks. Lin Ze nodded, no problem.

To be honest, he really wanted to bring all three apprentices with him. It doesn't matter whether you learn something or not, it's really just to open your eyes. Only when the world you see is bigger, will your thoughts have a bigger stage to play.

He is not partial to the other students, it is really impossible to take care of them all, and the three of Li Sheng are the most qualified, so naturally they should be given priority.

Nanyang Town is very far away from the capital, and going there is against the current.

It takes a month for ordinary boats to come from the capital, but it takes twice as long to go from Nanyang Town, unless the best boats and sailors speed up, the time can be shortened.

However, good ship crews are in the hands of the court officials, and it is impossible for ordinary people to get them.

Therefore, in order to rush to the capital to participate in the examination within the specified time, Lin Ze really did not have much time to delay, and had to get on the road as soon as possible.

Fortunately, the exam results were expected a long time ago, and the family started preparations earlier, so there was no need to be in a hurry. Zhang Shidan had already told Grandma Zhang here that there was no problem.

Lin Xiaolian and Wang Maozi's marriage was also rushed to finish before the announcement of the announcement. The wedding day was full of excitement, and the Lin family's dowry for their daughter was astonishing.

There are ten burdens for the visible makeup alone, one for the farm ox and one for the donkey, and who knows if there are invisible things that are given privately?

You must know that the Lin family now has more than [-] dessert shops and river fresh restaurants, and countless fertile fields. It is enough for ordinary villagers to eat and drink for a lifetime.

Which villager met on the road did not say that the Wang family was lucky, but the Lin family treated their daughter with care.

Of course, Chen Shuju also came on the day of the wedding banquet. After all, she is Lin Xiaolian's biological mother, so it would be unreasonable not to let her come.

After going through so many things and suffering for so long, this woman is much more honest now, sitting in the corner of the wedding banquet and eating, not daring to cause trouble, just watching Jiang Rongniang take her place and send her daughter to marry Don't be too sad.

But at the same time, Chen Shuju was very relieved and regretted, regretting why she had been deceived by lard in the first place.

Fortunately, Jiang Rongniang didn't spread her grievances on Xiao Lian because of her, otherwise she would really feel sorry for her daughter. She has never cared about Xiao Lian since she was a child, hey...

Everything in the Lin family is in order.

Only Li Sheng and Guo Zian, who were notified temporarily, packed their luggage in a panic at home, excited and worried.

The excitement is that I can go to the capital to play, and the worry is that I have to accept all kinds of difficulties from Mr. Lin when I am with Mr. Lin, which is painful and happy.

But generally speaking, being able to go out with Lin Ze was more joyful than the pain of being taught to be tricky. Mrs. Li and Mrs. Guo also hurriedly prepared luggage for their son.

Originally, according to the idea of ​​Li Guangcai and Guo Yuanwai, they wanted to get Lin Ze a separate boat, and then equip a team of bodyguards to escort them to ensure their safety.

But Lin Ze didn't agree, as long as four strong men who can punch and kick are guaranteed to be safe, the others are not too ostentatious.

Out of the luggage, there were two clothes that made the scene a little bit, and all the other clothes were half-worn clothes and shoes. The boat was also prepared to take the big caravan passenger ship on the way to the capital like other candidates. The overall is ordinary and nothing particularly eye-catching.

Including Lin Dongdong, Lin Ze could only bear the pain and change his son's satin clothes into ordinary half-worn cotton cloth, temporarily aggrieved.

Fortunately, he and Ah Yu's little baby is naughty, but not squeamish, and can wear both good and bad, and it also fits well with his father and father, who has changed from a delicate young doll to a country boy.

It's not a good thing to be too high-profile when you go out, it's better to be low-key, pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger is the kingly way.

everything's ready.

Three days later, Lin Ze took Zhang Yu and others to the pier to take a boat, while the four strong bodyguards pretended to be people going to the capital for business, pretending to know each other and traveling together.

Otherwise, no matter how ordinary your dress is, with a few bodyguards behind you, wouldn't that tell others that you are a clumsy fat sheep?

There are not many people like Lin Ze who bring their families to Beijing for the exam, so Lin Ze, who is clearly dressed as a scholar, has attracted everyone's attention when he boarded the boat.

In this era, apart from going to relatives, few families usually take their children far away.

"Officer Lin Lang, our ship goes directly to the capital, and we only stop for two days in the middle for supplies and food. Can you children survive?"

The people in charge of the merchant ship were a little worried when they saw Lin Ze competing with the old, weak, sick and disabled.

Especially there is a little doll inside, the journey is very hard, if you are not used to seasickness, adults can bear it, but the child will have to make a fuss, what should I do when the time comes, I can’t just watch the child cry, but I can’t do it for the sake of The family delayed everyone's trip.

"Thank you, the boat owner, for reminding me, it's okay, my son doesn't get seasick, and he's in good health; if the three of them make trouble, I'll put them on a plank and throw them in the river and swim with the boat for two days before they get used to it. You stop the boat and I will arrange for them, so it won't delay everyone's trip..."

Lin Ze said very straightforwardly that his own people would be responsible.

He had considered these problems long ago, and at home he asked Father Lin to take Lin Dongdong to take a boat to get used to it every day, and he also brought a lot of medicine to treat acclimatization. I can't bear to let his good son have an accident.

Li Sheng is a half-old child of the three little guys. He has been training in a private school for two years and is very rough, so he can do whatever he wants.

But listening to his husband's words, the three of Li Sheng still felt a tragedy in their hearts: ...

"Well, well, anyway, you take care of your children yourself. I'm not responsible for any problems. Come and write a contract with me and put your fingerprints on it before boarding the boat."

Hearing such a tough answer, the captain looked Lin Ze up and down,

But in the end, he was still worried, and he had to write a contract of exemption from liability before letting them take the boat.

In fact, if it wasn't for Lin Ze's identification plate on his waist representing Juren, and knowing that he was an examinee who was going to the capital to rush for the exam, the ship owner would never let their combination on board, it was too troublesome.

The whole merchant ship is very large, four or five feet high and more than ten feet long; it has three floors, the upper two floors are for passengers, and the lower floor and cabins are for crew and cargo.

When choosing a room, Lin Ze did not pretend to be poor.

In front of everyone, pretending to spend "most of the money" on his body for the safety of the child and husband, he rented two wing rooms with good lighting and spacious space on the upper floor.The poorer boat passengers can only live in crowded and narrow second-floor rooms.

If you spend more money, the quality of the rooms on the upper floor will naturally be much better, and generally only rich lords can afford to live in the upper floor.

There is not only an inner room in the wing room, but also an annexe where the maids and servants live, just for their "family". Lin Ze and his wife live in it with their children, and Li Sheng's three children live in an annexe.

After packing up the luggage and setting off with the merchant ship, Lin Ze thought about it and assigned a homework for the three young apprentices.

"Okay, the teacher won't teach you anything these few months, you take time out every day to review what you have learned before, and let me go to the deck to play and make friends in the rest of the time. and the boatman..."

"The things recorded in the book are limited, long-term, and not comprehensive. But these people have traveled outside all year round, and they have a lot of knowledge, customs, customs, human geography, and knowing them for a day is better than you can learn a book. many."

"So before you arrive in the capital, your homework is: make friends with these merchants and sailors. If you can record the human geography and customs and customs on ten sheets of rice paper before disembarking, the teacher will take you shopping when you arrive in the capital. You can blackmail them. how do I?"

In order to motivate the three students, Lin Ze spent a lot of money.

It was a rare opportunity to blackmail him again. There was no reason for the three of Li Sheng to give up. They immediately nodded and grinned.

"Teacher, this is what you said!"

*****************

Once the merchant ship sets sail, it will take at least a month for the next stop to replenish what it needs halfway, and then go straight to the capital wharf.

Only when he really left Nanyang Town did Lin Ze have a deeper understanding of the world he traveled through. The world outside was as beautiful as the mountains and rivers described in various ancient poems, and the mountains and forests on the way were so beautiful.

But in contrast, this primitive world is synonymous with beauty and also a representative of backwardness.Anyway, both ancient and modern times have their own advantages and disadvantages.

As soon as the merchant ship started, various reactions followed, and the reactions of the people on board were different.

Being used to running outside on the merchant ship has already adapted, and there is no trouble, but the passengers who have never been out and are weak are very annoyed.

Most of the people had symptoms of seasickness, and they began to vomit in the dark from the next day, lying in the side room and falling asleep like frosted eggplants. After three or four days, you will definitely not be able to adapt to life on the boat.

On the other hand, Lin Ze's team is regarded by everyone as the "old, weak, sick and disabled" combination. It is strange that no one gets seasick, and everyone is very energetic.

In addition to the luck that their physique is just right to not get seasick, it is also related to the non-slack exercise in the private school. That is, Zhang Yu, except for the time when he was pregnant and giving birth, also took time to exercise every day at other times, and his quality is very good.

As for Lin Dongdong, he had trained on the boat in advance, so he didn't experience seasickness. The owner of the boat was secretly amazed and relieved a lot.

Anyway, no matter how dizzy the other passengers were, Lin Ze and the others were full of energy.

On the second day of sailing, apart from reading in the room, Lin Ze took his son and Zhang Yu to the deck to watch the scenery, and then took three apprentices to chat with the merchants and sailors on the ship, chatting and laughing to pass the time.

For the convenience of traveling, Lin Ze wore the official jade badge of Juren's identity, so his identity is clear.

The small merchants and sailors on the ship had dealt with famous scholars for several times, and Lin Ze's attitude was very gentle and polite, so everyone was flattered at first.

But it would be nice to talk a few more times, and every time he comes out, he will bring his son and husband with him, with the baby babbling to adjust the atmosphere, everyone will not be so disturbed, and the familiarity will become much more natural.

After knowing that Lin Ze is an easy-going person, sometimes people dare to chat with them without Lin Ze.

Lin Dongdong is also an outgoing baby. He is not afraid of strangers at all. He is very happy to be amused by the people on the boat. He is almost two years old and can talk a lot intermittently. If he doesn't understand what the adults say, it doesn't hinder him from talking to everyone. Chatting', "Uncle" and "Eating Tangtang" are so cute and cute.

When the seasickness of the other passengers in the side room on the ship got better and they came out to walk around, Lin Dongdong became the only pastime for the women and the younger passengers to have fun.

Helpless, there is no entertainment on the boat, the men can still punch on the deck or something, the female brothers basically have no entertainment to pass the time except gathering and chatting, and the embroidering on the boat hurts the eyes.

So, when I found a soft and waxy child, everyone came out with all kinds of sweethearts to play with.

Although Lin Dongdong was young, he couldn't resist growing up with Lin Ze, so he naturally learned a lot. Zhang Yu also put a lot of effort into teaching his son. Apart from Lin Dongdong's mischievousness, he was also very polite and well-behaved.

After accepting the candy and snacks from uncles and aunts, I would thank you like a little adult every time, and then utter golden sentences.

To give a specific example, this little guy once accepted a white-haired old man's dim sum, and even bowed to thank him, saying, "Thank you grandpa, I wish grandpa a baby soon..."

At that time, the people around were almost dying of laughter, and the white-haired old man couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Lin Dongdong didn't know why everyone was laughing, so he answered solemnly, "Daddy said the baby is polite, thank you, aunt gave Tangtang, the baby wants to talk about it."

If it is simple, everyone can still hear what is being expressed. Although the words are useless and correct, children under the age of two can say and behave like this, which is already taught very well.

Zhang Yu squeezed his son's face, it seems that his son knew where he learned the phrase "give birth to a precious son". It must have learned from the happy words when Wang Maozi gave candy to the children in the village before Lin Xiaolian got married.

However, although Lin Dongdong is not afraid of life and is willing to play with the people on the boat, but only when his father and father are around, he will not go with others just for some delicious food and fun, the little baby is very smart.

If Lin Dongdong was the entertainment of the women and boys on the boat, then the three Li Sheng were the entertainment of the men on the boat.

Under Lin Ze's instructions, in order to complete the homework assigned by the teacher, the three children worked very hard to chat with the merchants and uncles on the ship.

At the beginning, everyone naturally ignored them. Although children around 13 years old are considered half adults in this world, and they will be able to get married and have children in two years, but how old are the ship merchants and sailors?How could it be possible to chat with a few green-headed children.

But the first class of the unstoppable Zeyu private school is to get rid of the instinct and exercise the face.

Under the entanglement of the three of them, they couldn't be fierce against the half-grown teenagers. Anyway, they were bored, and saw a few people with adoring expressions thinking about their "heroic deeds" outside.

So, men, they talked a little bit about their vanity back then, so they reluctantly started chatting with them.

Among the three children, Guo Zian and Zhang Shidan were relatively quiet and composed, but Li Sheng was outgoing and lively, and he chatted in a different way. Relying on the insights Lin Ze gave them on a daily basis, he stunned a group of strangers. The well-informed businessmen and sailors were taken aback for a while, and soon became familiar with each other.

However, since these businessmen and sailors are all rough men, it is natural for everyone to speak some vulgar words in the process of speaking, and because men are interested in that kind of thing, a few words are indispensable.

And everyone also wanted to tease these three boys. From the perspective of the people here, 13 years old can already have sex, and they don't think it's inappropriate to say these things in front of children of Li Sheng and others' age.

Guo Zian and Zhang Shidan were thin-skinned and blushed when they heard it, but Li Sheng was much more shameless, let alone shy. Although he was inexperienced, he listened with great enthusiasm. He was more bold than a group of old men, and often attracted everyone haha laughing out loud……

Lin Ze was also shaking his head with a headache. This big apprentice, I am afraid that he will do a lot of things when he grows up.

But he did not stop these things. The times are different. He can't ask for a few children with modern vision and standards. Some aspects still need to be educated in line with the times.

So even though he explained to the parents of the private school students, and used academic excuses to make those parents not get married before their children were 18 years old, he still taught everyone the relevant knowledge about health.

It is necessary to have a correct understanding of gender knowledge, so as to prevent children from getting married too late and making troubles in this aspect in the future.

Under Lin Ze's long-term nurturing and influence, Li Sheng's three children play around for a while, but they never forget the business, and they have learned how to filter the nonsense and important points in other people's mouths.

So don't look at them listening to those sailors and merchants bragging, but after returning to the cabin, they are all writing with serious expressions, and they are all sorted out and recorded what they have learned about the customs and customs of the outside world, as well as their experience.

The three children do not do their own thing, but divide the work and cooperate. Each of them focuses on different records.

The merchants on board came from all over the world, and their experiences were different. In the end, the knowledge of humanities, geography, folk myths and legends they recorded was very impressive.

After the inspection, Lin Ze explained and corrected some incorrect concepts, as well as feudal folklore, myths and legends to the three disciples.

For example, a businessman said that he saw a group of women with small feet in a certain village. They were very distinctive and beautiful. Expect to wrap your feet small.

Even if there are daughters in the local family, if the conditions are enough and the girl does not need to go to the fields, they will bind the daughter's feet from an early age to make them grow into beautiful little feet...

Lin Ze was really surprised when he heard this, and immediately realized that this was the beginning of a very bad habit of foot-binding in the history of Hua Kingdom.

He remembered that his mother once gave a lecture on ancient foot-binding in modern times. When preparing materials, the horror and deformed aesthetics of foot-binding almost made him feel unacceptable and resentful.

There is no custom of footbinding in this world yet, and he does not want this world to appear.

Naturally, on this issue, another lesson was taught to the three disciples, the influence of this bad habit and the deformed and abnormal aesthetics.

Without exception, the three children were so frightened that their faces turned pale from the perversion of foot binding. They couldn't imagine what it would be like to break their own feet.

"Although the status of women and brothers has been low throughout the ages, and they are inferior to men in many ways, you must know that there are some things that women can do that men cannot do. Teacher, no matter what others think, but remember, teacher I hope you can look at things more comprehensively, don't discriminate against anyone, and remember not to underestimate the enemy..."

"I know the teacher."

The three of them nodded seriously, regardless of whether they really understood it or not, they remembered it anyway.

There was no need for Lin Ze to mention it later. In addition to running merchants and sailors, their chatting partners also added a group of married girls who went out with their husbands.

In a cheerful atmosphere.

After a month of stable operation, the merchant fleet finally stopped at a place called Yangzhou County to replenish supplies. Fortunately, there were no accidents during the period.

The merchant ship will be docked for two days in total. During this time, everyone can disembark to get some fresh air and move around freely.

But you must come back on time, otherwise the merchant ship will not wait for anyone if you miss the time to start again. If you are left behind, you will have to cry yourself.

The people on the ship were very happy when they got the news. The one-month life on the ship was really not ordinary. Everyone was already bored, and they were fed up with the meals on the ship, and they wanted to eat a fresh meal for a long time.

……

"Brother Lin, I have been to this Yangzhou County. I know a restaurant that is delicious and affordable, and I know the yard of the accommodation. I will take you there. After staying on the boat for a month, I almost suffocate to death."

Everyone packed up their things and disembarked, and there was a Confucian shirt young man in Lin Ze's team.

This young man is called Dou Ying, they met on the boat, and the other party is also a candidate who is going to Beijing to take the exam, but he is not from Qingshan County, and his age is about the same as Lin Ze.

Because of their good knowledge and good personality, everyone had a good time chatting on the boat, and naturally became companions on the road.

Dou Ying is the last Juren and has come to the capital