continuation [farming]

As soon as Xia He was dragged back, he became dizzy again and walked unsteadily. Li Mu had no choice but to let him go back to his room to rest.

After falling asleep for another hour, Xia He suddenly woke up again, and she was really sober at this moment.

He looked around, didn't he eat a restaurant in the town?When did you lie down on your own bed?Seeing that there was no one in the room, Xia He called out, "Mother? Father?"

Lan Niang pushed open the door and saw that Xia He seemed to be crazy about drinking, she didn't like to talk to her, she lowered her head, and put the hangover soup in her hand heavily on the small table.

Seeing Lan Niang's appearance, Xia He knew that she was angry.Quickly flattering her, she said, "Mother, let me tell you, the restaurants in the town do not make as good a meal as you do!"

"Restaurant, you are not very old, and you still go to the restaurant, did you get drunk?" Lan Niang poked Xia He on the head.

Xia He covered her head and asked in a low voice, "Mother, why did I go home? Where's your husband?"

Lan Niang then said: "Your husband-in-law dislikes you for being drunk and out of shape, so he doesn't want you anymore, he just left you here!"

"Huh?" Xia He was stunned.

Seeing that Xia He seemed to be serious, she was smiling flatteringly at first, but her face darkened all of a sudden, Lan Niang felt that she had been frightened too much, and hurriedly coaxed: "Oh, it's okay, your husband-in-law is outside. I'm not sure how long you can sleep, I'm afraid he will be bored waiting, so I will give him a book to read."

Lan Niang couldn't read a few words, and the book she was holding was just randomly drawn from Zhang Shiyi's desk.This book was sent by Aunt Li Mutuolin last time, but Zhang Shiyi is rare.

Xia He groaned, got up and went to look outside.Li Muguo really stood there, holding the book in his hands, with a look of surprise and joy on his face.

Xia He was a little strange, what happened to him?

"Master?" he called in a low voice.

Li Mu was overwhelmed by this call, and carefully closed the book in his hand. Xia He was surprised by his satisfied face. Is this the Li Mu he knew?

Lan Niang had never seen Li Mu like this before, neither mother nor son dared to speak.

Li Mu then asked Lan Niang: "Mother-in-law, the above comment is made by father-in-law?"

"This... I'm just an illiterate woman, how can I understand this. If you talk about the small characters on the corners over there, these days when you are in charge, you are indeed holding a pen and writing on it..." Lan Niang said yes.

"Father-in-law is talented!" Li Mu sighed.

Lan Niang dragged Xia He, not knowing how to respond.

Xia He said, "Show me."

Li Mu handed over the scroll in his hand. He only knew that Zhang Shiyi could read, but he didn't know how knowledgeable he was. The ones he chose were only the Four Books and Five Classics, which were written by the sages of Confucius and Mengxian. I don't know how many people have tried to interpret them for thousands of years.Originally holding it in my hand, I wanted to review it for a while, but unexpectedly I was fascinated by the notes on the side.Looking at the fresh ink marks, Li Mucai guessed that the annotation was written by Zhang Shixi.

Xia He glanced at it, but nodded and said, "It was written by Dad. That's what Dad said when he was lecturing me."

After confirming that it was Zhang Shiyi's work, Li Mu respected him in awe, and sighed, "It's a pity that my father-in-law is so talented and buried here."

Lan Niang hurriedly said: "He is just a farmer, please don't say that, young master!"

"But this..." Li Mu was about to make a decision when there was a knock on the door. Zhang Shixi said from outside, "Lan Niang? Why are you closing the door in broad daylight!"

"Xia He, open the door for your father!" Lan Niang said yes.

As soon as Zhang Shiyi entered the door, he saw his second son-in-law and third son were there, he was a little strange, and greeted him, "Why are you here at this time?"

"Father-in-law." Li Mu cupped his hands.

Xia He spoke quickly, and said: "Father, my husband just praised you! He said you are very knowledgeable."

When Zhang Shixi heard this, his face turned cold.

"Father-in-law's insights and knowledge are beyond the reach of my younger son-in-law. If father-in-law doesn't dislike it, why not come to our Qingjun Academy and discuss with a few gentlemen." Li Mu said yes.

Without even thinking about it, Zhang Xi said, "Forget it, I'm just a farmer, so I don't deserve to be admitted to the academy."

"But..." Li Mu wanted to say something else.

Zhang Shixi waved his hand violently, and said, "You don't need to talk about it, everyone has his own aspirations."

"Forgive my son-in-law to speak bluntly, seeing words is like a human being. From the scriptures annotated by my father-in-law, my son-in-law can tell that my father-in-law's ambition is not in the field." Li Mu made a big gift, and both Lan Niang and Xia He were taken aback. Zhang Shi But at the moment when he was pointed out, he slumped down.

After a long time, he sighed, and said: "It's too late... In my whole life, it's impossible... It depends on you young people!"

After all, Zhang Shiyi didn't care about Li Mu who was still kneeling on the ground, and staggered back to the house.

Lan Niang seemed to remember something, she didn't say anything, but shed tears.Xia He hurriedly held Lan Niang's arm, comforting her in a low voice.

Li Mu didn't get a response for a while, so he had to get up.Since Zhang Shiyi couldn't be persuaded, he wanted to ask Lan Niang or Xia He, but Lan Niang shook her head and said softly: "Your father-in-law... hey, don't mention it anymore, go back with Xia He and have a good rest You have to remember in the future, don't tell Xia He to drink."

Li Mu wanted to say something, but was held back by Xia He.

Xia He stood on tiptoe and whispered to Li Mu: "My father doesn't want to see you now, let's go!"

Although he was not reconciled, but seeing Zhang Shiyi and Liu Lanniang looking sad, Li Mu felt that poking here would only make the two elders feel more uncomfortable, so he had no choice but to follow Xia He.Unexpectedly, not long after he returned home, Aunt Lin came back, holding a bookcase, and said: "Master, Madam's house sent back all the things you sent back last time..."

Li Mu held the book filled with small characters, and went to look for Xia He after a while.

Xia He was teasing Jin Bao there.

"Xia He." Li Mu called.

"Huh?" Xia He turned around and asked, "Why?"

"Your family... But what grievances are unresolved?" Li Mu couldn't understand why Zhang Shiyi would be so decisive. He just asked him if he was willing to pick up the books again, but he sent back all the four treasures of the study , as if he would never write again.In terms of age, Zhang Shiyi is a generation older than Li Mu, but younger than many scholars who have not yet achieved fame in the academy, so it should not be said that he is "late".

Xia He was quite at a loss, and said: "Injustice? No, isn't it. Didn't my family escape from a famine?"

Li Mu was dumbfounded, thinking carefully that Xia He was only born at that time, so naturally he didn't know anything.Even his eldest sister, Dongmei, was too young to remember things.

Unable to find out anything, Li Mu could only collect those few volumes and put them into the bookcase that he would bring back to the academy tomorrow, planning to study them carefully.

On the second day, Li Mu got up early, boarded a donkey cart, and headed for Qingjun Academy.

Mr. Ling had wanted to accept Li Mu as a student for a long time, so he specially called his two sons and two students to wait for Li Mu this day.

After paying homage to teachers and worshiping saints, Mr. Ling introduced Li Mu and several senior brothers to get to know each other one by one, and then assigned homework.Ling Rui, the second child of the Ling family, loves to play, but he feels that his father is too strict, so he hugged Li Mu's shoulders squarely and said, "Father, let's have a family dinner tonight. Junior brother congratulate congratulate congratulations on attaining fame!"

Mr. Ling glared at him, and said: "You also know that your junior brother has achieved fame, but what happened to you!"

Ling Rui coughed dryly and said, "Father, that's a young genius!"

Mr. Ling's elder apprentice came out to smooth things over and said, "Teacher, third junior brother's knowledge is considered to be excellent."

"Hmph, this kid is all used to by you guys and your teachers and wives!" Mr. Ling blew his beard, but he couldn't be strict with himself. As soon as he finished his sentence, he waved his hand and answered Ling Rui's request. Request, "It's appropriate to hold a banquet for Mu'er. First, everything is difficult at the beginning. Congratulations to him for taking the first step and earning the name of talent in one fell swoop; What our academy entrusts; Sanlai welcomes him into my school; the last point is to satisfy you lively fellows, is it alright?"

"Very good, very good!" Ling Rui clapped his hands, "I'm going to ask my wife and sister-in-law to get ready. —By the way, isn't the younger brother married too, why don't you bring the female relatives along?"

Before Li Mu could speak, Ling Yao, the boss of the Ling family, turned pale and said in a deep voice, "Junior brother lives quite far away, so it may be inconvenient to travel."

"Then let the siblings stay at home for a day." Ling Rui said without looking at his elder brother's face.

Li Mu was aware of Ling Yao's dissatisfaction. Although he was puzzled, he also felt that it was not a good time for Xia He to come over, and he should wait until he figured out the reason for Ling Yao's black face.So he declined and said: "There is a young child waiting to be fed at home, and the mother is old, I am afraid that it cannot be separated from the care of the clumsy Jing."

Mr. Ling also saw Da'er's expression and frowned secretly.Seeing Li Mu's refusal, he waved his hand and said: "Forget it, there will be opportunities in the future. Let's break up today. Second child, go tell your wife to have a banquet tonight." Then he said to Ling Yao Yes, "Boss, come with me."

The most important thing Li Mu was arranged for now was to study. After returning to his residence, he took out the scriptures annotated by Zhang Shishi to read carefully.The remaining three were busy with their own work, while Ling Yao followed Mr. Ling to the backyard.

Mr. Ling scolded, "What face are you showing today?"

Ling Yao felt that what he was thinking in his heart was quite difficult to express, but he still gritted his teeth after being asked again and again: "Father, it is really my son who met the wife of my junior brother in Raonan Town yesterday...he..."

"how?"

"Father, forgive my son's bluntness. My son thinks it's a pity that the younger brother should be paired with such an impolite village woman." Ling Rui said yes, and then he recounted Xia He's state in the restaurant yesterday, and he heard Mr. Ling also frowned.

After finishing speaking, Ling Rui sighed: "I just feel sorry for the younger brother. With the talent of the younger brother, I think there will be some achievements in the future, but if the wife is unvirtuous, the family will not be safe..."

Mr. Ling quickly interrupted him, and said, "Do you know who Mu'er's mother is?"

Ling Yao was taken aback for a moment, and said honestly, "My child doesn't know."

"Yuzhu is the only daughter of Mr. Ji who passed away. She grew up in our academy. At that time, none of the boys in this house could compare to her." Mr. Ling recalled, smiling Shaking her head, she said, "It's a pity, as a daughter, she can only be married as a wife, a husband and a child. Yuzhu will not be confused. Since she chose this marriage for Mu'er, there must be her reasons. You It’s just a meeting, so it’s better not to jump to conclusions.”