The ancient farming life of liberal arts scum

In the evening, Manzi really came with enough red paper.

After having dinner with him, Shen Ge sat at the desk, first taught the barbarian the articles and characters to learn today, and then took the red paper and wrote the couplets in one go.

Shen Ge has been practicing calligraphy for the past few months, and his handwriting is getting better and better. He has a strong character. He also writes festive couplets smoothly. After thinking about it for a while, he cleverly embedded the surnames of the two families.The three couplets are full of flowers and are very prosperous.

Shen Ge turned to Manzi, and asked a little proudly, "How is it?"

"it is good."

Manzi raised his head and looked in the eyes, then he bowed his head silently after boasting casually.

Seeing that he was not in high spirits, Shen Ge moved the chair and sat beside him, teasing slightly: "Why, don't you like the new sister-in-law?"

"No." Manzi paused and said, "Second sister should get married after sister-in-law comes in."

Manzi said this and didn't speak again.

Shen Ge didn't expect that he was reluctant to part with his second sister, and was stunned for a moment, not knowing how to comfort him.

People here are only in their teens, and most of them have already had children.Shen Ge looked at the resolute lines on his face, and sighed in his heart, even he is not easy to persuade such things, and he can't explain the harm of child marriage to Aunt Niu.

The Niu family's wedding was very lively. On the day of the wedding, half of the people in the village were in motion, and all of them came to help beamingly.

Shen Ge went to welcome the bride on behalf of the man in the afternoon, and it didn't stop all day. Only in the evening did he find that Manzi was even more silent than before.

Shen Ge asked several times worriedly, but Manzi blindly replied that it was nothing, Shen Ge couldn't force him, he could only pay more attention to him.

Shen Ge didn't know that Manzi was being questioned about his marriage at his elder brother's wedding, nor did he know that Aunt Niu already had someone in mind.

The Manzi remained abnormally silent for several days, Shen Ge felt a little worried in his heart, and it also appeared on his face.Going to Xunjiazhuang to return books during the break, Xun Feiguang saw it at a glance.

After asking the reason, Xun Feiguang said: "I can't tell you everything about the young man's heart, why should you worry?"

Shen Ge sighed softly: "No, something must have happened in his family, otherwise he wouldn't be in such a mood."

Shen Ge at least has memories of his previous life, so of course he knows that many people will be extraordinarily rebellious when they are teenagers.However, those people belong to those people, and a steady and down-to-earth young man like Manzi will definitely not rebel for no reason.

After Shen Ge became a wife, he was very worried. Xun Feiguang saw that he was frowning, so he casually suggested, "How about I ask Shaoxin to help you find out a thing or two?"

Shen Ge's eyes lit up, "Is this true?" He said that he would not give Xun Feiguang a chance to refuse, "So entrust the matter to brother Shaoxin."

Shao Xin came to Xun Feiguang's side for nearly three months, and Shen Ge came to Xun's Village every few days. They met many times and naturally became acquainted.Among other things, Shaoxin's first-hand ability made him admire very much.

"You just tell him."

Shaoxin is too powerful, Shen Ge always has a sense of awe towards him in his heart, and this is Xun Feiguang's servant, he is familiar with him, he is not good at laboring people.Thinking of this, Shen Ge raised his hand to pour a cup of tea for the person opposite, and said with a smile: "Master Xun, I don't want to bother the two masters, why don't you just talk to brother Shao by the way?"

Shen Ge has been in contact with Xun Feiguang a lot during this period, and he knows in his heart that he is only a bit dignified on the outside, but in fact he has a good temper, and he can just talk to him about ordinary things.

Xun Feiguang raised his eyes and saw Shen Ge smiling brightly, hummed undeniably, and took the cup of tea in his hand.

"Is the book you borrowed last time satisfactory?"

"Well, I like travel notes very much. You have so many travel notes here, my lord. Although I have never been out of Daoning Mansion, I seem to have traveled in the Great Yan Dynasty once."

Shen Ge didn't know many travel notes, but because he knew how to read them, Xun Feiguang added them later.Seeing him smiling contentedly, Xun Feiguang nodded, "It's best to get something."

Shen Ge suggested, "There are a few books in the travel notes that are particularly well written. If Mr. Xun has nothing to do, it's not bad to find some entertainment."

The books Shen Ge got when he borrowed them were brand new, and he guessed that Xun Feiguang probably hadn't read them.

Xun Feiguang said: "I've already swam halfway through the world, and it would be boring to read again."

Shen Ge sighed, "I don't know when I will be able to travel through half of the Great Yan Dynasty like Master Xun. Master Xun, can you go to places other than the Great Yan Dynasty?"

"Where does the outside refer? Beiyi or Nanman?"

Shen Ge shook his head, "The world is so big, these two places are just small places."

"Ok?"

"Look, Mr. Xun, don't the peppers and peanuts coming from outside come from far away? The world is so big, there are so many strange things that we don't know about."

Shen Ge was speaking with great interest, when he saw Xun Feiguang raising his eyebrows, he suddenly reacted and forcibly turned the conversation around, "These travel notes are really interesting, should I borrow them?"

"It's up to you. How is your schoolwork recently? Have you fallen behind?"

"It should be okay. I won't leave the court next year, so my schoolwork will not be too tight."

Xun Feiguang knew that his body hadn't fully recuperated, and he was afraid that he would catch a cold in the end, so he didn't urge him, but only told him: "Don't forget your homework, and take care of your body. See Old Master Xu for pulse when you have time."

"it is good."

Xun Feiguang did what he said, and he asked Shaoxin to inquire about Manzi.

Shao Xin also acted very quickly, within two days he told Shen Ge that the Niu family planned to make an engagement to Man Zi, but Man Zi did not agree.

Shen Ge didn't expect this to be the case, Manzi is only fifteen years old this year, so how can there be such a rush?

When Manzi came to study at night, Shen Ge asked insincerely, "You've been frowning recently, are you really not used to having one more person in your family?"

"Sister-in-law is virtuous, I am not displeased."

Shen Ge was a little worried, "Then tell me why you seem to be preoccupied recently."

Manzi was silent for a while, and said: "It's nothing serious, but it's just a disagreement with the family."

Shen Ge almost wanted to shake his shoulders, boy, what do you mean!

Suppressing the anxiety in his heart, Shen Ge stared at him, "Why do you disagree with the family?" After a pause, he continued: "How can a man be so hesitant to talk?"

Seeing that Shen Ge was urging, Manzi finally opened his mouth and said in a low voice: "My family wants to arrange a marriage for me. The woman is from the village next door. She is twelve years old and plans to marry in three years."

Manzi felt a little helpless when he said this, his parents' order, matchmaker's words, no matter how capable Manzi was, he didn't have the right to speak about this matter.He is usually taciturn and rarely expresses his opinions at home. His mother didn't even tell him at first, and he himself noticed the matter.

Manzi strongly opposed this marriage, his mother thought he didn't like the woman, so she didn't mention it again, but judging from her point of view, sooner or later she would have to find another marriage with him.

Shen Ge also thought that he just didn't like the woman, so he smiled and said: "If you don't want to, just reject it, and want to intercede with you for the teacher?"

Manzi sat in the candlelight, "If you reject this time, there will be another time. I don't want to get married so early."

Shen Ge didn't expect that he was depressed because he didn't want to get married so early. He asked seriously: "Why? You will be eighteen after three years of engagement. Strictly speaking, it's not too early."

"Of course it's not too late, two more years will do."

"Just because you don't want to get married?"

Manzi pursed his lips, "The man's family business has not yet been established, what about his wife and children?"

Shen Ge heard the ambition in it, sighed secretly in his heart, and said: "There are also people who want to start a family and start a career. If you really don't want to get married—"

Manzi looked at Shen Ge seriously, "Master, I really don't want to get married early."

Shen Ge looked at him seriously, seeing that he looked resolute, he definitely didn't just talk casually, so he had no choice but to stop persuading him.

"In that case, I'll help you persuade Aunt Niu." Shen Ge took over the task and asked, "What do you plan to do in the future?"

Manzi paused for a moment and did not answer, Shen Ge said: "How about following what I said, you go to study with your teacher for a while, so that you can pass the examination as a scholar as soon as possible?"

Manzi is very talented in learning. Shen Gefang taught him for more than three months, and he jumped from only knowing a few big characters to being able to compose poems and essays.Shen Ge was secretly startled, the barbarian seemed to have a kind of intelligence that originated from the bottom of his bones, if he hadn't enlightened it, once he enlightened it, he would really look like shallow water can't trap a potential dragon.

Although there are not many scholars in Kunjiu County, it is not difficult to take the exam, just memorize a few more books.Shen Ge has great confidence in Manzi, if he really wants to take the exam, it will only take a year or two.

Manzi is still young, and it is not too late to start taking the road of imperial examinations.

The barbarian didn't answer.

Shen Ge did not urge him, "If you really want to learn, I will pay you the money first, and you will pay me back later."

Shen Ge never dared to say this in the past, but recently his scripts are selling very well in He Ji's study, almost every one of them is robbed by others, so Shen Ge has also accumulated a lot of money in Singer Shen, and he dare not say anything else , It should be enough to provide for a scholar with austerity.

Manzi said, "Let me think about it again, my mother's engagement to me is something I should worry about."

Shen Ge agreed, and went to lobby Aunt Niu the next day.

Aunt Niu also knew that her son didn't want to get married, but in her opinion, the son was just too young to be enlightened.

At first hearing that Shen Ge persuaded herself not to marry her son, Aunt Niu was a little confused, "If you're not getting married, you should make an appointment first, isn't that okay?"

"Manzi doesn't want it in his heart, so why do you force him? Besides, with Manzi's character and ability, when will he not be able to get a wife?"

"That's true."

Speaking of Manzi, Aunt Niu is also proud. Her three sons follow his father. The youngest son is still too young to tell. The eldest son and the second son are both tall and handsome. Diligence, nothing wrong with it except talking less.

Seeing Aunt Niu's hesitation, Shen Ge persuaded, "I think Manzi has great ambitions. He is already smart. If he studies for two more years, he will have the ability to be a scholar. Now make an early engagement with him, and I'm afraid it will be a low marriage. "

Aunt Niu was shocked, "My Niu Manzi is actually a scholar?"

Shen Ge nodded solemnly, "Yes, he is one of the most talented among the students I teach."

Surprised and delighted, Aunt Niu wiped her hands in the apron around her waist, and finally said: "I'll go talk to his father."

"Okay, you and Uncle Niu think carefully about it. If you want to get married now, it won't be so easy to leave in the future. If the barbarian is really promising, marrying an unsuitable wife may be a drag."

Aunt Niu nodded heavily, "Hey, I know, I know, I'll go tell his father right away."