The ancient life of a master craftsman

When Li Enbai and Yunli arrived in Shicheng, it was noon on the 24th. After riding in a carriage for a day and a half, even though the bumpy feeling had weakened a lot, they were still very tired, so the three of them went directly to the rented place to rest.

Therefore, they didn't know that about Li Enbai, rumors of arrogance and incomprehension of the world had spread in Shicheng's student circle.

As for where this rumor came from, at first it came from a few students who sent posts to Li Enbai's poetry meeting, saying that Li Enbai confiscated any posts.

Gradually, it was said that Li Enbai won the first place twice in a row, which made him proud of his talents and did not take Shicheng's students seriously.

It was also rumored that Li Enbai claimed to be Xiao Sanyuan, and he was very arrogant and arrogant.

As a result, many students had a bad impression of Li Enbai in private. This time when the ranking was released, many people hoped that Li Enbai would fail the ranking and kill his vigor.

There were also people who brought up Li Enbai's conceited remarks in front of some well-known candidates who were number one in the college examination, and wanted them to give Li Enbai a blow.

Sun Mingzhi was the one who was provoked. He thought he came from a scholarly family, and their ancestors were disciples of the Kong family.

He has always believed that there is no one in the small stone city who is better educated than him. He also got the first place in the county examination back then. , Also missed the opportunity of the small three yuan.

But Li Enbai, a farmer who came out of a small village, dared to claim that he could get a small three yuan, wouldn't it be a prick in his heart?

If Shi Wenbai, who was known as a child prodigy in the Shi family, said so, at most he would be envious of Shi Wenbai's good luck, but a little-known farmer dared to be so ignorant, it would make people laugh out loud!

Although Sun Mingzhi was conceited about his talent, he also knew how to cover up one or two things, suppressed his unhappiness, and waited for the teacher appreciation banquet after the announcement to humiliate Li Enbai properly.

Shi Wenbai, another popular figure who ranked first in the college examination, sent a post to Li Enbai on the third day after the examination, and wanted to make friends with Li Enbai.

Unexpectedly, his book boy took the invitation back intact, saying that he didn't even knock on the courtyard door, and only after asking next door did he find out that the two had left the day before.

He also heard a little bit of the rumors spreading in the city, but it was a pity that Shi Wenbai always believed in seeing is believing, and he didn't pay any attention to the news that was specially sent to his ears, let alone make any comments.

Disappointed for those looking for a good show.

These people said that Mr. Shi was good-tempered to his face, but when they recited it, they blamed Shi Wenbai for being timid and fearful, even a farmer would not dare to compare him.

Of course Shi Wenbai could see the true thoughts of these people, but he didn't care. He was destined not to be a person who was destined to become a big climate person, so he didn't deserve his attention.

On the contrary, it was Li Enbai who really wanted to make friends.

In the new year, the difficulty of the imperial examination questions will be doubled compared with the small year, and the small three yuan in the new year can live, and there are more real materials than the small three yuan in the small year.

And Li Enbai has won two small yuan in a row, which is enough to prove that this person does have two brushes and has real talents.

He is willing to make friends with such people. Confucius said: When you see a virtuous person, you will think like him, make friends with talented people, and then learn from their own advantages that you don’t have, make up for your own shortcomings, and at the same time strive to develop your own advantages. This is Shi Wenbo’s consistent The way.

He has done well enough before, and he has never been proud of his small achievements, so he can win two small dollars in a row, but the proud and conceited Sun Mingzhi can't.

Therefore, he is also looking forward to the teacher appreciation banquet after the announcement.

Unlike Sun Mingzhi who wanted to use rankings to suppress Li Enbai, he believed that whoever won the No.1 among the three deserved the name and deserved it.

And those students who spread rumors are also looking forward to the release of the list, but they are more worried that they will not be named on the list.

It is precisely because they are not sure that they will pass the exam that they are jealous of Li Enbai. Everyone knows in their hearts that as long as the exam is not too bad, they will definitely be on the list.

How can they not be jealous?

They have studied hard for so many years, and no one can guarantee that they will pass the exam.

There are even many people who came to take the college test for the second or third time, and they are still full of apprehension, but a farmer who suddenly appeared and surpassed them in one fell swoop, who can be convinced?

In the anticipation of many people, the release date finally arrived.

After a good night's sleep, Li Enbai and Yunli also got up early, and still reserved the same private room in the same restaurant. This was reserved before Li Enbai's exam, otherwise there would be no private room by now.

It is also because he is not short of money now, otherwise he would not have spent ten days in vain.

This time, Shuangzhong sent them to the private room on the second floor, but they didn't go in. They turned around and ran to wait in front of the bulletin board.

The number of people gradually increased, and the front of the bulletin board gradually became crowded and crowded, with students, servants, and book boys all mixed in.

Shuangzhong is already very experienced. The position he found is not too central, but a little bit off, but with his height, it is enough for him to see the words on the bulletin board clearly.

When the time came, firecrackers were set off, and sheets of red paper filled with names were pasted on the bulletin board by the petty official. This time, the double loyalty is known. The petty official posted from one hundred to the front, without moving his eyelids. of.

His master is extremely intelligent, at least he must be in the top [-]!

Well, maybe everyone who has been in contact with Li Enbai for a long time will have blind confidence in him.

Like him, there are three or five people waiting for the top [-] list. These people are servants of students who have been famous for a few years, such as Sun Mingzhi's book boy, Shi Wenbai's servant, etc.

Only the tall and burly Shuangzhong was particularly conspicuous. Both the book boy and the servant were secretly guessing whose servant it was, but they had no clue. Only Shi Wenbai's servant looked surprised at Shuangzhong.

Isn't this the second butler of Shuangzhong?

The boy hadn't seen the Shuangzhong couple in Shicheng for several months, so he thought that the two had been sold far away, but he didn't expect to see them again now.

But he wanted to say hello, but Shuangzhong didn't even look at him, so he had to stop, he could only go back and talk to the young master before making plans.

The little official moved very quickly, and the last list was posted. Without waiting for other people to react, Shuangzhong took a step forward. His tall and burly body directly blocked the others. Lean out to the side to see the list.

Shuangzhong took a deep breath, ready to look at the past ten lines from top to bottom, and find the master's name as quickly as possible, but when he opened his eyes, the breath almost suffocated him to death!

Because he never had a chance to spit it out!

On the red list, No. 1 is the name of his master!

After staring at it for a while, Shuangzhong ran away, turned around and pushed aside the crowd, and jumped out among the swaying and swaying crowd, "Master! Great joy! Master!"

He ran wildly to the teahouse, the joy on his face could be clearly seen from two meters away, and he ran up the stairs three steps away, only the aftertaste of great joy remained.

The students downstairs who don't know their own grades are not only envious, but it seems that they have passed the exam, and their rankings are not bad.

No matter how envied others were, Shuangzhong went upstairs, barely stopped in front of the private room, and knocked on the door loudly, "Master, great joy!"

"Come in." Li Enbai's voice came from the room.

Shuangzhong immediately pushed the door open, forgetting to turn around and close the door, "My lord, I'm overjoyed! You've won the first place!"

Yunli widened her eyes and jumped up, "No.1!"

His voice was loud and high, and because Shuangzhong forgot to close the door, all the private rooms on the left and right heard the sound.

Shuangzhong blushed with joy and smiled, "Yes, little master! Master won No.1!"

"Ahhh——" Yunli was so surprised that she was about to dance, dancing around Li Enbai, "Brother Enbai, did you hear that? No.1! No.1! It's No.1 again!"

Li Enbai was also very pleasantly surprised, "I heard that, I finally lived up to the careful guidance of my husband."

Someone was poking around outside the door. Li Enbai quickly put away the flamboyant smile on his face when he saw it, and tried to remain calm, "Shuangzhong, go drive, let's go back."

"Hey! Let's go!" Shuangzhong realized that he was negligent and forgot to close the door, so he hurried out to close the door.

Only Yunli and Li Enbai were left in the private room, Yunli couldn't help but threw herself into Li Enbai's arms, and sat on his lap, "Brother En, you are No.1! Little Sanyuan!"

The over-excited Yunli hugged Li Enbai's head thoughtlessly, and gnawed on his face twice. It was really gnawed, and Li Enbai felt his face hurt.

He hurriedly stopped Yunli's actions, grabbed his chin, and pressed down against him.

The two of them were very excited, and the kiss inevitably became more intense, and the sound of tut and tut sounded from time to time, making people blush and heartbeat.

It wasn't until Yunli was exhausted that the two parted, their eyes met, and they all laughed out loud, "Hahahahaha."

"Brother En, congratulations, from today on, you will become a scholar!" Yunli's breathing was still a little short, and she looked at Li Enbai intently.

Li Enbai was also slightly breathing heavily, with the corners of his mouth turned up, pinching the bridge of Yunli's nose, "Lizi, congratulations, from today onwards, you will become a talented husband."

The two couldn't help laughing together, "Hahaha, Master Xiucai, how does it feel to take the No.1 exam?"

"Hmm... It's a very good feeling, because I can make my husband the No.1 husband and be envied by others."

"Hahaha, yes, yes, this time, I will really be envied and envied by all the brothers and girls in the village." He raised his head and kissed Li Enbai's face twice, "Brother En is awesome!"

The two of them were very close, but they couldn't get out of the joy, and they seemed to have nothing else in their eyes and hearts, and they only cared about complimenting each other.

Shuangzhong drove the carriage to the door of the teahouse, and the shopkeeper was already waiting at the door, "The steward, please stay a while, let the little old man say a few words."

"Tell me, the shopkeeper." Shuangzhong probably knew the shopkeeper's intentions.

Sure enough, the shopkeeper wanted to set off two firecrackers at the entrance of the teahouse before Li Enbai left, firstly to celebrate Li Enbai's winning the first place, and secondly to publicize that their teahouse is a teahouse that everyone loves to come to.

Shuangzhong did not make a decision privately, but said that he went upstairs to report to the master, and how to make a decision depends on the master's opinion.

The shopkeeper was very polite, "Naturally, thank you for your help, please accept it." The shopkeeper stuffed a bulging purse to Shuangzhong.

Shuangzhong is not short-sighted, he will not do such things that fall into the hands of others, and returned the purse to the shopkeeper, "The shopkeeper doesn't need to do this, I will go up and report to the master."

As he said that, he bypassed the shopkeeper and went upstairs. Shuangzhong was a tall man, his strength was proportional to his size, and his reaction was quick. The shopkeeper couldn't stop him at all, so he could only take back his purse.

Shuangzhong explained the shopkeeper's thoughts, and said, "Master, this is a happy event, so it's okay to agree to it."

Anyway, they left the teahouse immediately, and the shopkeeper was not afraid to spread the news. By the time everyone heard the news, they would have already arrived in the rented yard.

Seeing Yunli eager to try, Li Enbai thought for a while, "Yes, but let's go now."

"Oh, I see, master." Shuangzhong opened the door and stepped aside.

Li Enbai took Yunli's hand down the stairs, got into the carriage under the gaze of the students, Shuangzhong followed them, and said to the shopkeeper, "Master agreed, shopkeeper, you only need to set off two firecrackers." , our master doesn't like to make public."

"Hey, thank you! Thank you, Mr. Sanyuan, and thank you for the steward!" The shopkeeper was full of joy, and immediately ordered Xiaoer to go out and set off firecrackers.

Shuangzhong had just started driving the carriage, and the nimble Xiaoer had already come out with firecrackers, and then the firecrackers sounded, "Congratulations to Mr. Li in the No. [-] private room of our teahouse!"