dressed as a scholar

Fang Yu turned his head and glanced back, and saw a well-dressed young man standing behind the servant, wearing a white brocade suit with red plums embroidered on the hem and sleeves. There was an air of aristocratic family, and he nodded politely to Fang Yu with a slight smile.

"It's okay, I'll leave soon, and I'll just give it to your young master as a favor."

He stood up and instructed Xiaoer to go in and clear the table. As the host, it's okay to make room for the guests, he earns money on both sides.

"Then thank you sir."

Fang Yu waved his hand.

When he went out on this side, the master and servant entered the private room, and he heard the man sigh with emotion: "It's true that time flies, and Yuncheng has changed a lot."

"The young master left Yuncheng when he was [-] or [-] years old, but now how many years have passed, he still remembers the style and appearance of Yuncheng."

"I lived for more than ten years when I was young, how can I forget it so easily."

Hearing the meaning of these words, Fang Yu seemed to be a native of the original Yuncheng. Seeing that this person was extraordinary, he was even more generous than Li Yun, who was the next government official in Beijing. I don't know who it is.

"What are you looking at?"

Qiao Hezhi was about to go upstairs to look for someone, when he saw Fang Yu was in a trance when he passed the stairs, and almost bumped into him.

"Here comes a very handsome gentleman, and I give him the private room."

Qiao Hezhi raised his eyelids and said: "If it's a little lady or a little brother who makes the Lord look back at each step like this, it's all right, but he is a man, and let the Lord look at it for so long."

Fang Yu laughed: "If it wasn't a man, wouldn't it make you unhappy if I took a few more glances. Well, don't look at it, if there is fate in the future, we will definitely meet again. I see that today's business is on the right track. The shopkeeper's hospitality is good, and the waiter is also diligent, so we don't have anything to do."

Qiao Hezhi nodded. Today, the book and tea room business is booming. He is satisfied and his father is also satisfied. He even pulled him to talk in private, and praised Fang Yu for his dedication to the family's business and his ability to make friends with the government. There are many successful people.

He wanted to tell his father that it was not the son-in-law he was looking for, but a newcomer. Naturally, he was not as unpopular as before, but these were secrets that he couldn't even say to death, so naturally he wouldn't open his mouth. talk about.

He just spoke for Fang Yu, saying that he knew he was wrong in the past, but now he is a good man who can take care of the house, and he praised his father for his good eyesight in the past without conscience.

"Father said that if the lord is free, we will go to the house to have a meal together today, and it is time to go to the academy to study tomorrow. I am afraid it will be a rare meeting."

Fang Yu nodded: "I should accompany you back in the second year of junior high school. Unfortunately, I'm recovering from an injury. Today just passed by."

Qiao Hezhi readily agreed, and went to Qiao's house together with Qiao Xinnian in his own big carriage.

"It's rare to be so happy today, and it's New Year's Eve. Your mother-in-law cooked delicious food and served wine. Today, I will dig out the good wine hidden under the plum tree in the yard and have a drink with you. The wine was from the old crane branch. It was buried when I was born, and it will be 16 years in the blink of an eye.”

Qiao Hezhi said with a smile: "If you drink it later, it will be 17 years."

Fang Yu's eyes were full of expectations when he heard the words: "Isn't this the upright Daughter Hong? Then I will be lucky today."

Weng and his son-in-law talked and laughed along the way, but they soon arrived at Hufengjing.

Fang Yu got out of the carriage and led Qiao Hezhi down. This end of Hufengjing can be said to be the gathering place for wealthy households in Yuncheng. During the Chinese New Year, everything was cleaned up and tidy. There were so many red lanterns hanging that they almost decorated the bleak winter day. In the spring scene where hundreds of flowers are in full bloom, the hanging lanterns are also exquisite and different. They are round and rabbit lanterns. If children come here, they can look at the lights for a day.

"Hey, I see that the Yu Mansion next door seems to have been cleaned on purpose, and it's even tidier than in previous years. Has the Yu family come back?"

Qiao Xinnian stopped Fang Yu's hand when he heard the words, and then took a look at the big mansion next door: "Ah... I heard that the Yu family is going to come back to worship the ancestors or why, and I didn't ask carefully. Let's go Come on, it's cold outside, go inside quickly."

Fang Yuyuan didn't pay attention either. Last time he came to Hufengjing, he paid attention to the Yu Mansion next door. There are two mighty stone lions standing at the door. In terms of the size of the house, the Qiao family is not inferior. , but the style of the main entrance alone is obviously incomparable to the Qiao family.

Fang Yu and Qiao Hezhi asked casually when they were walking by the lake. They heard that the Yu Mansion next door was a family of officials. Later, when they went to the capital, their old house had always been taken care of, but there was no owner living there. I only felt that I had asked one or two questions about style, but I didn't take it to heart.

Seeing people today seemed to be back. Father Qiao didn't seem to want the two of them to see the members of the Yu family. It seemed like there was a holiday. Fang Yu didn't want to ask too many questions. If there was something he should know, the elders would naturally talk to him. .

Fang Yu took Raqiao Hezhi's hand: "What's the matter? But with my old playmate, if he really comes back, he will definitely come to you."

Qiao Hezhi paused when he heard the words, then smiled lightly and said, "It's better not to look for it."

He wrapped around Fang Yu's arm: "I can smell the fragrance in the room from a distance, and today I seem to be cheating sheep. Didn't the lord tell me about it before, just go in and have a look."

Qiao Hezhi has a good nose, and he really did a trick when he entered the house. Mother Qiao was busy in the big kitchen.

"Today I brought someone back to you, you are not allowed to talk about drinking at night!"

Seeing Qiao's mother, Qiao Xinnian said cheerfully.

"I was just thinking about eating your two sips of wine." Mother Qiao laughed and cursed, and Fang Yu said, "Xian Xu, sit down quickly."

Qiao Hezhi said: "He doesn't know how to sit. He has been thinking about pit sheep for a long time. It's a pity that there is no stove at home, otherwise I would also make it at home. He must be surprised to see his mother making pit sheep today."

Fang Yu smiled and stepped forward to watch: "That's not true."

This so-called pit sheep is actually roasted whole sheep.

However, the method of roasting is different. You have to dig a three-foot-deep hole in the ground first, then build a high platform with bricks and stones to make a straight stove, put an iron pan and an iron frame, and hang the whole marinated sheep Put it into the furnace, burn it on the outside, and smoke it on the inside. It takes one night to make it.

These pots and utensils are all made of iron. It is difficult for ordinary people to buy iron with money, let alone such a toss.

Mother Qiao lifted the stove lid, and the smell of roasted mutton was overwhelming. It looked like it had been prepared last night, and today's meal was probably planned long ago, it can be said to be intentional.

The lamb is supported flat by an iron frame, its body has been marinated in sauce, and it has been roasted for several hours at this time, and the whole body has turned into the color of smoked lean meat. .

Fang Yu professionally took out the small book and named it: The cheating sheep of the mother-in-law's family.

Qiao's mother smiled and explained: "After the lamb is slaughtered and cleaned, it is first rubbed with salt to taste, and a series of ingredients such as ginger, onion, garlic, pepper, ground pepper, fennel, and star anise are smeared and marinated for an hour. It is easier to taste the lamb with sticks, and put it in the oven at the end."

The aroma is dry and strong enough to make people wake up in the middle of the night after smelling it. The taste is juicy and delicious, but the meat roasted in this way is somewhat greasy. It can be said to be enjoyable when paired with drinks and refreshments.

It was sunny today, so everyone simply ate the pit mutton in the yard. An open fire was set up in the surrounding brazier, and the mutton was eaten with small blades, but it didn't feel cold.

After this meal, the academy was available for classes, and Fang Yu resumed his days of getting up early and rushing to the academy.

At the beginning of the new year, Mr. Zhang asked everyone in the classroom to adjust their positions according to the results of the quiz. It was not the first time that they moved their positions, and everyone was familiar with it.

Fang Yu crossed his legs in his seat but he didn't want to move. If he was based on the results of the quiz, he would have to sit under the nose of the kind Master Zhang. In later generations, such an excellent seat is usually reserved for students who are not easy to discipline Exclusive, but now he is asked to do there, he is really not happy.

In addition, the current position is very convenient for fishing, and he doesn't want to move away at all.

"Fang Yu, why are you so slow?"

Zhang Fuzi stood at the door with his hands behind his back and watched the scholars change positions. Seeing Fang Yu who was standing still in the chaos, he couldn't help asking.

In order to continue fishing, Fang Yu put down his things and went to Master Zhang: "Master, I don't think it's appropriate to change positions like this."

"Oh?"

"If it is based on the results, it is really clear at a glance, and it can also motivate the students to forge ahead, but there are also big drawbacks."

Mrs. Zhang gave Fang Yu a sideways look: "Then tell me."

"Everyone knows that classrooms are arranged according to grades. First of all, it hurts the self-esteem of the students sitting in the back row." Fang Yu said: "Furthermore..."

Nowadays, I still don’t know what the Matthew Effect is, so Fang Yu can only explain it bluntly: “The so-called those who are close to vermilion are those who are red and those who are close to ink are black. Isn’t it the same reason for the row, laziness and poor grades, and now they are together again, it’s not like the same smell, it’s even more detrimental to the style of learning in the classroom.”

Master Zhang frowned upon hearing this, and stroked his beard. He had never thought of this level before. I have to say that the back row is the most noisy during lectures on weekdays, and those who doze off and gossip are all in the back row : "What you said is quite reasonable."

Seeing the drama, Fang Yu said again: "Furthermore, there are some weaker students with poor eyesight in the classroom. If they sit in the back row, they will not be able to see the teacher on the podium clearly. If they can't see clearly, it will also greatly affect their hearing. If things go on like this, wouldn't it be delaying such a classmate."

This is also what Fang Yu discovered in the classroom. Don’t think that there are no electronic products now. Many of the current scholars study hard until late at night, and there is only one dim candlelight. This is a candle with good conditions and poor conditions at home All have to be used sparingly, and eye damage is also great.

For example, Qiu Yanqi, who was sitting in front of him, had to narrow his eyes slightly when listening to his master's lecture.

Zhang Fuzi looked at Fang Yu: "I didn't expect you to observe very meticulously. Then according to what you said, how do you think you should arrange the position?"

"Master's praise." Fang Yuzheng was frightened, and quickly said humbly: "The students are just talking too much, how do you know how to arrange it, and the master has to be the master."

Mrs. Zhang gave him a slight look: "You have said so much, and you still want to trick the old man, but you don't know how to do it. Let's listen to it."

"Students are afraid of speaking badly."

The master said: "If it is not good, I will treat it as gossip."

Fang Yu was waiting for this, and then said: "You may as well let the students with bad eyesight and short stature sit in the front, and then choose the position in the row. It is best to have one excellent and one average, so as to help study."

The master stroked his beard and said, "That's right, that's right. If such a mediocre person can make progress, then our classroom will also make great progress."

Fang Yu cupped his hands: "As tall as a student, he voluntarily sits in the back."

"You are quite capable of grievances, and you are willing to put yourself in the classroom's shoes, so let's do what you say."

Fang Yu secretly laughed, and put on a self-sacrificing look on his face, and saluted Master Zhang before returning to his seat.

Qiu Yanqi looked at the person who came back, and said: "Brother Fang, why don't you move your seat? What did Master just say to Brother Fang? But you were asking about the quiz earlier?"

"It's not a big deal, a new shop opened in the city, I brought some snacks to honor my master."

Qiu Yanqi responded, this is a common thing.

Every time the school starts, many students will bring some things to their master. If the students live in the countryside and have livestock at home, they will bring a chicken, a duck, local eggs, two skewers of bacon sausages, etc.~ He also brings I bought two bacon to honor my wife.

As for the scholars in the city, there are many tricks, Qiu Yanqi asked curiously: "Brother Fang, what do you eat as a filial piety to your master?"

"Watermelon seeds from Shuchazhai." Fang Yu took out a handful from the bookcase, which smelled like sauce: "Try it."

Qiu Yanqi quickly picked it up with both hands: "You two are still here, it's time to move."

As soon as the coming scholar finished speaking, the master stopped everyone and gave the advice Fang Yu gave just now. The scholars looked at each other in shock, and then there was another round of cheers, and hurriedly went to find their own deskmate.

Some people are happy, but others are worried. For example, a good student like Liang Minxu can't help but mutter. He is used to the hierarchical superiority system. He wants to restore equality for a while, and he has to work next to poor students. Naturally, he is 1 I was not happy, but after thinking about it, I was not the best, and I could move to sit with someone with better grades, so I immediately got busy again.

Fang Yu then took a leisurely break, he didn't go anywhere, just stayed at his original position.

"Brother Fang, if you don't mind, I'll move down and sit with you."

But Fang Yu stopped him and said: "Your eyes are not very clear. If you move it down, it will make you look worse at the podium. You are sitting in front of me and you are so close."

"That's great too."

The two smiled.

Master Zhang's voice rang out in the classroom again: "Fang Yu, after you're done with your work here, you send all the students' homework during the holidays to the Master's room."

Then he turned to the people and said, "You'd better be honest. I'll record who assigned which essay assignments. If there is less, good fruit will be eaten."