Cub Nursery

The Tofu Festival is about to start, and the cubs have won the title of scholar, Yan Xun has to set up a water table and give away some products produced by the workshop, so he has been very busy for several days.

Jing Fengye took the initiative to help Yan Xun share the burden. These days he has been staying up all night to sew clothes for Yan Xun. It is a bit cold, and he wants to buy some autumn clothes for Yan Xun.Last year's cotton cloth was not as good as this year's, so of course the clothes had to be changed.

"My lord, Tieniu wants to ask for leave." Jing Fengye ran over and said.

"I've been busy these few days, why did he suddenly ask for leave?" Yan Xun was a little surprised.

Although Tie Niu recovered, he lost an arm and could not go back to be a Taoist soldier. Yan Xun asked him to be responsible for the security of the shopping mall. Tieniu has almost never asked for leave. Know how many thieves.

"A family came to the village. I saw that Tieniu was interested in his brother, so he invited him to his home." Jing Fengye said, "The regulations have been arranged in the past few days, and there are Zhang Mao and General Wei. The Taoist soldiers sent to help should not be in the way."

"Why? Do you want to help others?" Yan Xun asked with a smile.

Jing Fengye nodded, "I think Tie Niu is a good character, and that brother Mu is also capable. They are a good couple."

"Okay, you can make arrangements later." Yan Xun laughed again after finishing speaking, "Master Jing, why are you like those older women who only want to marry you?"

Jing Fengye leaned over and said in a low voice: "I just want to match with the adults."

Yan Xun raised his foot and kicked him, "Go to work, don't think about what you have."

Tieniu successfully asked for leave, so he accompanied Mu Geer to pack up the rented wooden shed with peace of mind.

Mu Geer makes tofu, including tofu curd, tofu juice, and tofu, as well as fried tofu balls on site, all of which have to be prepared in advance.There are so many merchants preparing for it now, and this is the tofu festival again, and beans and the like have long been hard to find.

"It's all gone in the shop. I knew I would bring some from the village. The beans in the village are cheap." Brother Mu said anxiously.

Beans are not cheap in other places, and Mu Geer is not willing to buy them, and besides, it is too late now.

"I have a solution." Tieniu said calmly, "I know Sun Yuanbao from Sunjia Village, he should be able to sell us some beans, come with me..."

Sun Yuanbao's net worth is different from before. At the beginning, Yan Xun went to Sunjia Village to collect beans, and asked Sun Yuanbao to find a chance to get to know Yan Xun. In the past two years, the village has grown beans and made tofu, and Sun Yuanbao dragged his family along. When he came to the capital, he led the villagers to work for Yan Xun, such as building cement buildings, building the Great Wall, building railways, etc., but none of these jobs were left behind.

With a lot of money in his pockets, the Tofu Festival is of course not to be missed. Sun Yuanbao rented a huge wooden shed early on, and brought a strong man from the village to help Yan Xun set up the concrete platform. My family prepares beans together.

Seeing Tieniu coming to ask, Sun Yuanbao didn't say a word, "Just come and get as many beans as you need. I have prepared a lot this year, and it may not be all used up."

"Thank you." Tieniu cupped his hands at Sun Yuanbao.

Sun Yuanbao waved his hands and said, "Where, where."

Carrying the beans back to his wooden shed, Brother Mu looked excited, "Brother Tieniu is really good, there really is a bean seller."

Tieniu pursed his lips and said nothing.

Although Sun Yuanbao prepared a lot of beans, many merchants asked him, but he would not be able to sell them. The reason why Tie Niu could buy beans was because Tie Niu was in charge of the mall, and he was the leader. Talk to Yan Xun.

Don't look at Sun Yuanbao looking simple and honest, in fact he is smarter than anyone else in his heart.

The Honglu Temple, which had been closed for a long time, reopened, and Yan Xun led the cubs to live in it.

But now there are no more Taoist soldiers spying around Honglu Temple. They have either gone to the seaside or to the border towns, and they all have the opportunity to make serious contributions. For example, Cao Xianfeng is already a serious centurion at this time .

At the beginning, the walls around Honglu Temple were widened, and secret rooms were set up in the middle, specially for Cao Xianfeng and others to rest. Now Yan Xun is in charge, and each secret room has a small door, and it has suddenly become a temporary shop that is better than a wooden shed. A small number of merchants have spent a lot of money on leasing.

The little cubs are changing clothes in the house.

The war rabbit cub looked enviously at the snake body cub, "A Zhu, you look so good in this suit."

"En." The snake cub nodded reservedly, and carefully adjusted the neckline with the tip of its tail.

This time, the ten cubs who passed the exam were wearing new clothes of similar styles, all gowns, matching scarves and boots, but the snake cub had no boots, and he had no feet.

Although the Zhantu cubs, Shaking Mountain cubs, Messi and Baobao also have new clothes, they are not long gowns.

This is the first time the cubs get new clothes, but the cub Zhantu is just envious. He has already made up his mind that he will definitely try it on the next county test, maybe the next batch of scholars He was among them.

"I'll comb your hair for you." Seeing that the snake body cub curled the comb with the tip of its tail, the war rabbit cub hurriedly said.

"Okay." The snake cub moved closer to the mirror so that the rabbit cub could help him.

After combing his hair, wiping his face carefully, and applying rouge, the snake cub was ready.

Yan Xun also changed into new clothes, also dressed as a scholar; Jing Fengye changed into a neat bunt, now that it's autumn, he still bares his arms, but he doesn't feel cold at all.

"You don't look like a scholar at all, you look like a reckless man." Yan Xun stared at Jing Fengye for a while, then suddenly said.

Jing Fengye looked down at himself and felt pretty good, "I used to hide myself no matter what, and I didn't even dare to show my face, but now I can still wear bunts, which is pretty good." Jing Fengye paused After a pause, he whispered to Yan Xun, "These are all given by the adults, and I will remember them forever."

"It's your own efforts, otherwise, if you are mud, you won't be able to support the wall." Yan Xun stretched out his hand to push Jing Fengye, "Don't get so close."

Jing Fengye took a step back and looked over eagerly with a pair of eyes.

Compared to before, he was much more courageous, and dared to play tricks on Yan Xun.

After tidying up his clothes, Yan Xun looked around in the mirror before going out to join the cubs.

The outside of Honglu Temple was already full of voices.

Today is the Tofu Festival, and there were merchants preparing for it in the middle of the night yesterday, and they were busy until dawn.

Some people came just after dawn. These people came to see something new and have breakfast by the way.

Last year was the first year of the Tofu Festival, and many people were inexperienced. After discovering that the tofu festival shops sold delicious and affordable products, they could no longer buy them because there were too many people around.

Learning from last year's lessons this year, people came early in the morning.

The students in the school had a day off, so Xu Liangmei also got a vacation, and Mrs. He took another day off, so the couple took Brother Dan to the Tofu Festival early, first went to the shops one by one, and finally stopped at the gate of Honglu Temple .

"I'm better prepared this year." Xu Liangmei said with emotion.

"Yes." Sister-in-law He felt even more emotional.

A red carpet was spread on the huge concrete platform, and a tall wooden sign was erected behind it, with the three characters of "Tofu Festival" on it. Besides, there were some Song Feiliang, Cao San, and even Zhou Guang and others. The inscription looks respectable and brilliant.

"They are all young masters." Brother Dan sighed, "I'm still in school, and I don't know when I can take the exam."

Brother Dan was young, and originally he only learned to read characters with Xu Liang's aesthetics, and never thought about the imperial examination.

Even Xu Liangmei just studied at home, waiting for the exam, and the family couldn't afford Dan to study. Fortunately, this year Xu Liangmei entered the school to teach, and Mrs. He also entered the workshop, so Dan also had to go to the school to study. Chance.

Reading can open up your mind and you can understand many truths. Although Brother Dan is only a child now, his academic knowledge is no worse than that of the young master from a wealthy family.

Xu Liangmei and Mrs. He looked at each other, and they both saw firmness in each other's eyes: they must support Brother Dan to study, maybe their family will make Brother Dan better in the future.

Thinking in this way, Mrs. He was worried that Brother Dan was too ambitious, so she comforted: "Although they are also children, they are monsters after all. I heard that they can still study without sleeping at night, which is different from you."

The cubs of Honglu Temple are monsters, everyone knows that.

Talking about monsters in the past turned pale, and even these cubs were not given good looks. Now that Sister-in-law He said this, the people around who also came earlier heard it, and instead of fear in their eyes, there was a little envy in their eyes.

Yeah, those cubs are monsters, so it's not surprising that they passed the exam?

But is that all?

I'm afraid not. I don't know how many people have thought that even if they can stay up at night and study all the time, it's just a day for two days, but can they really pass the exam for a scholar?

not necessarily.

Not everyone is that smart.

Brother Dan understood what he was capable of, and said to Sister-in-law He, "Mother, I'm afraid I'll have to study for a few more years. The cubs in Honglu Temple are too smart, and I can't compare to them."

Did the cubs just pass the exam for scholarly status because of their identities as monsters?

No one understands better than Brother Dan who is studying in the school. Although he is young, he already knows clearly in his heart that the cubs are not because of their status, but because of their intelligence.

It's not that Daqin didn't have nine-year-old children who passed the examination as scholar, they were all called child prodigies, and these cubs passed the examination as scholar after only studying for more than a year. This is beyond the description of child prodigy.

"There will be exams in the school in a few days, and then you will be able to see your true abilities." Xu Liangmei said, "I have read the exam papers, and if you get a high score, you are almost sure to pass the county exam."

"Exam." Hearing this, Brother Dan's swollen face immediately shrunk.

He does not mean that.

Immediately, someone came over and asked, "Going to school for a few years can be admitted as a scholar? Is it that simple?"

For so many years, the literary style of the Great Qin Dynasty has been strong, and there are countless literati. The imperial examination has become more and more difficult. Although the number of people selected each year is still small, the number of scholars is more. There is no guarantee that after a few years of study, you will be able to pass the exam.

Seeing someone questioning him, he was dressed decently, and Brother Dan didn't have stage fright, so he said crisply: "Children like me go to school and finish the basics in five years. After the government examination, you will be able to take the hospital examination in another three years."

How old is Brother Dan? Even if he has completed the 11 years of study step by step, he is only a teenager.

"However, many people in the school skipped a grade this year. I'm afraid that next year or the year after that, many people will finish their courses and take the imperial examination." Brother Dan counted with his fingers, "I will learn the basics this year, and I don't plan to skip a grade. I will wait until next year. Try skipping a level."

Calculated in this way, wouldn't it mean that there will be many more children in their teens, or even younger children, who will take part in the county examination next year or the year after?

In previous years, it was not that there were no teenage children in the county exams, but they usually took part in the exams to gain knowledge, and they would not be in a hurry when they were really ready, and they didn't plan to pass the exam the first time.

"How many students are there in the first and second schools?" the man asked abruptly.

Just as Brother Dan was about to speak, Xu Liangmei suddenly said vigilantly, "It's inconvenient to disclose the number of students in the school, please forgive me."

The man didn't ask, he could naturally guess how many students there were in the school.

The first school is on the other side of the river. When it was first built last year, there were indeed not many students. Most of them were the sons of criminals who lived on the other side of the river. But as workshops sprang up, many people in the capital took their families with them Those who go to work there will naturally have the opportunity for their children to go to the school. It is conservatively estimated that there are at least 300 people in the first school.

And the second school is so big, there are countless carriages on that road every day when going to school and after school, and the number of people is only a lot more than that of the first school.

If this continues for a few years, how many scholars can be cultivated?I'm afraid that other family studies, ethnology, and private schools are completely inferior.

Not to mention that the school not only trains scholars, but also trains cooks and people from all walks of life. When these children come out to work in the future, they will be classmates, and they must help each other.

So many people are enough to form a network, enough to shake the advantages of the family in officialdom and shopping malls for many years.

"Hey, the general trend has come, it's too late." The man said, walking away slowly with his back bent.

Brother Dan's family had already selected a shop and were waiting for breakfast.

In front of the shop, there are small low tables, low benches, bowls and chopsticks, etc., which are all placed in clean wooden basins, which can be taken by oneself, which is very convenient.

"Three bowls of bean curd are ready." In the shop, Brother Mu neatly brought out three large bowls and put them on the counter, yelling.

Xu Liangmei quickly stood up and took the bowl back.

Sister-in-law He scooped up the bean curd with a spoon, tasted it, and said, "The beans used in this bean curd are unusual. I'm afraid there are other tricks. The taste is very good. You should try it."

In the past, Sister-in-law He made tofu and sold it, and the family also ate tofu curds, and now she knew it was unusual.

"Brine is also very good." Xu Liangmei also praised.

Nowadays, almost every household can make tofu. The tofu they make seem to be the same, but there are still very subtle differences in taste. It takes hard work to make it delicious to sell.

"I'm afraid the prescription has been improved." Mrs. He said.

"Only in this way can they be sold." Xu Liangmei said, "Although today is the tofu festival, there are still few shops selling tofu curd. We all know that if the taste is generally made, it will never be sold."

It happened that just after eating the bean curd, Yan Xun came out from Honglu Temple with the cubs.

Now the cubs are not what they used to be. They are all genuine little talents. I don’t know how many people are curious and awed by them.

"Hold your head up." The long-haired cub whispered, "Don't lose face."

"En." The snake-bodied cub immediately raised its chin, and followed Yan Xun onto the concrete platform.

From the cement platform, there is a wide and huge concrete road space, and then there are countless wooden sheds and shops, and there are already countless people coming and going in the cement road.Seeing Yan Xun bringing the cubs to the stage, everyone gathered subconsciously.

Yan Xun cleared his throat and said, "Today is the Tofu Festival, so I took this opportunity to set up a flowing water mat at the gate of Honglu Temple for everyone to enjoy. There are also some literacy books, as long as you have children at home, you can bring your children." I can get a copy for free. There is a lottery this year, and the prizes are shopping mall vouchers, which can be exchanged for things at the mall and used as money.”

"Finally, thank you for your continued care."

Yan Xun cupped his hands towards the audience.

The little cubs behind him clasped their hands together, their gratitude beyond words.

"Hey, how can we help..." A man under the stage said embarrassedly, but he couldn't help laughing on his face.

"It's almost as if we thank Master Yan." An old lady murmured.

Is it because of the common people that the cubs have achieved the fame of scholars?Or is it because of the common people that Honglu Temple now holds the Tofu Festival?Or is the nursery school growing bigger and bigger, and the more and more workshops under Yan Xun's name are because of the common people?

neither.

But Yan Xun still wants to take the cubs to thank the people, thank them for not rejecting the cubs now, and even the cubs have won the title of scholar, and the first step to enter the officialdom in the future is not rejected, thank the people for their deep understanding of righteousness .

Yan Xun led the cubs off the stage, and at the same time the running water mat was also set up.

The cook called from the canteen of the workshop has been busy for a few days, and now a plate of dishes is served, almost half of which are meat, and there is a plate full of chicken legs and wings, with no vegetables at all.

Put the chopsticks in bamboo tubes in the middle of the table for people to use.

Many people had been waiting for a long time, and they were the first to sit down at the table, picking up chopsticks and tasting each dish.

There are more people coming from behind, but it is not crowded. Those who are willing to wait can wait nearby, and those who are not willing to wait can get a wooden sign with a number. First, go to other shops and wait for an estimate. It's about time again.

Xu Liangmei came with Brother Dan, and quickly lined up for the table.

"Father, I'm not hungry." Brother Dan swallowed while looking at the chicken wings on the table.

"Eat as much as you want." Xu Liangmei picked up a chicken leg for Brother Dan, "We are very happy. When you go to the exam in the future, it will be smooth sailing."

The cub of Honglu Temple passed the high school exam for the first time, and the journey went smoothly, so the running water mat put out this time has a special meaning.

Many people, like Xu Liangmei, didn't come here for the food, but for the smooth sailing of the cubs.

Yan Xun was also happy that there were many people eating the water table, which meant that more people accepted the cubs, and things would go smoothly in the future.

Performances also started on the cement stage, and the first performance was the students of the Second Academy.

"Returning to the scene of the worm bud monster attacking the city." Yan Xun was also in the audience.

The students acted in the scene of Guiyuan's insect bud demon attacking the city last year. At that time, the frontier city soldiers had no battle robes, sprayers, and corresponding medicines, and even the knives they used were easy to curl.

Facing the overwhelming Guiyuan worm bud demon, the Taoist soldiers could only slash with knives and stop them with flesh and blood. Even the military households in the border towns came out to help, just because they didn't want the Taoist soldiers to suffer more damage.

This group of students is extremely intelligent, and they made Guiyuan insect bud demons out of paper, decorated with thin threads, which really looked overwhelming.

The Daoist soldier held a knife made of paper and slashed desperately.

As long as the students of the Yanjun household are touched by the Guiyuan worm bud demon made of paper, it means that they are 'dead', and they have to lie on the concrete platform and stare at other students.

More and more students fell, and almost [-]% of them were gone. The concrete platform was almost full of 'dead' students.

Finally, Guiyuan Chongya demon attacked the city for the last time.

All the firewood was piled up outside the border town, and the flames shot up into the sky, killing the Guiyuan bug bud demon flying in the sky.

The people in the audience watched with gusto, knowing that in the end all Guiyuan insect bud demons were burned to death, and when the surviving students carried away the 'dead' students with their backs on their backs, someone finally reacted.

"Isn't that Guiyuan insect bud demon? It can be killed easily? Why do you have to 'die' so many people?"

Some people also reacted and said, "The Guiyuan worm bud demon sucks blood very badly. Ordinary people are dying after being sucked three or four times. If no one rescues in time, I'm afraid they will be sucked dry by the Guiyuan worm bud demon."

"Is the Guiyuan insect bud demon so powerful?" The speaker obviously didn't believe it.

Just as he was saying this, the group of students appeared on the concrete platform again.

"We have seen the Guiyuan insect bud demon, which is the kind of monster used in the anatomy class in the school. The Guiyuan insect bud demon on the stage is exactly the same as the real one, and the size is the same."

"We saw with our own eyes that a Guiyuan worm bud demon can suck a rabbit to death."

"If there are three or four Guiyuan worm bud monsters rushing over at the same time, even Taoist soldiers can't avoid it."

"If an ordinary person is sucked blood by three or more Guiyuan worm bud demons, they will have no energy to run and can only wait for someone to save them. If they are not rescued in time, the Guiyuan worm bud demons will all pounce on them."

"The frontier town Guiyuan worm bud demon attacking the city, there must be tens of thousands of them, as big as the clouds in the sky."

"Please face up to the fact that Guiyuan's worm bud demon attacked the city. It's not a joke at all, but a victory won by the border city soldiers and military households with their lives."

In the end, all the students cupped their hands at the same time and said, "Please face this matter squarely."

As long as you are not a fool, you can understand it after a little thought.

The Guiyuan worm bud demon is so big and sucks blood so powerfully, when it comes overwhelming, who can completely avoid it?

Just like the annoying mosquitoes in summer, it is impossible to guard against them. Who hasn't been bitten by a few bites in summer?

Thinking like this, cold sweat broke out immediately.

The Guiyuan worm bud monster is a monster after all, and it is not something ordinary people can deal with, so what do they say every year when the Guiyuan worm bud monster attacks the city?

"The border towns are going to take the opportunity to ask for credit again, asking for food and money."

"Even if you let me go, you can kill a lot of Guiyuan insect bud demons. There is a lot of fuss and fuss in the border town."

"It's rare to be a monster that ordinary people can kill. The border town should be the most relaxing time right now?"

Even ordinary people can say a few words in their spare time, and the words are all contempt for Guiyuan insect bud demon and ridicule for border city soldiers.

Looking back now, I really wish I could hide my face and leave, wish I had never said those words.

And who actually lied in the first place?It has been impossible to talk about it for so many years, but now that everyone knows the truth, it is natural that they can no longer say the absurd things before, and naturally they have to change.