Chapter 816: This time everyone is urging everyone to get married...
"There's still a quarter of an hour until the roll is finished."
Li Qingzhao's cold voice came from the podium, and the young ladies below were all excited. They wrote faster and faster, and continued to frown with frowns.
"Uh...wu...hiss..."
Because she was taller than her peers, Hu Sanniang, who was sitting in the back row, was particularly troubled. Looking at the large blank papers, she felt that she was going to be ranked last in the exam again.
She frowned and thought for a moment, then glanced around with her big black eyes.
Not to mention the others nearby, scratching their heads and scratching their heads, they are not necessarily any better than themselves, and the top one is naturally Li Shishi sitting on the left. He finishes writing in one go every time. The same is true now, early in the morning.
Meditating with eyes closed.
Hu Sanniang glanced over happily, and then found that the ink on the paper for answering the questions had long since dried up, so it was turned over and covered on the table.
"mean!"
Regarding this kind of behavior, Hu Sanniang clenched her little fists tightly, but thinking of the opponent's arm wrestling strength, she could only turn her eyes to the other side, aim at the new target, and made a slight sound in her mouth: "Pfft.
...Pfft..."
Sitting on the right is sister Hua Rong, who also came to study as a relative of the township army.
Hua Xiaomei worked much harder than her and had finished answering all the questions. When she heard Hu Sanniang's movements, she looked over timidly.
"Put your arms down...raise the question paper...yes, yes, this is the best position!"
Seeing that the quietest and most well-behaved Hua Xiaomei could not refuse her, Hu Sanniang was ecstatic and prepared to start copying.
Then her smiling face suddenly froze, because at some point, her instructor Li Qingzhao came in front of her and looked down at her quietly.
After a quarter of an hour, everyone stopped writing, the papers were collected one by one, and Hu Sanniang was also taken out.
Hua Xiaomei was a little worried: "Is Sanniang okay?"
Master Li said nonchalantly: "You don't cherish such a good opportunity to learn. Let her be punished. Don't follow her in the future!"
This is also Sui'an Academy, but unlike the headquarters located in the North District of Daming Prefecture, this is a branch women's school, specially set up for relatives of rural soldiers.
The status of women in the Song Dynasty was not low. What was emphasized was that "not only men must read books, but women must also read them. Reading can tell us about the rise and fall of ancient times, and it can also draw lessons."
There are restrictions, so women can study, and there are women's schools.
But in the past, these women's schools were only for the daughters of powerful officials and noble families. For example, in history, Li Qingzhao and Zeng Bu's wife Wei Wan, two of the most famous talented women in the contemporary era, both served as teachers for the daughters of officials and nobles.
As for why women from ordinary families don't go to school, it's very simple. Men can take the imperial examinations, but women can't. Naturally, the top priority is to support the men, win the gold medal, and change the fate of the whole family.
Even today's family members of Xiangjun can be given priority to study in the academy. Most of them are men. In the class taught by Li Qingzhao, the number of students is less than thirty. For example, Hua Rong's sister and Sanniang of the Hu family are actually still Xiangjun.
The rich girl inside.
There is no way around this. We can only change it slowly. Universal education cannot be achieved overnight, and we cannot allow men and women to study together and cause unnecessary trouble because of the concept of future generations of time travellers.
Therefore, even if she was a former teacher, Li Yan always arranged to study outside the lecture room during class. She was very happy at that time, but she could sit in the classroom openly and openly. Who would want to teach outside? She didn’t know that Hu Sanniang was born in a blessing.
Naturally, I am not happy with Fu's behavior.
Facing the top student in the school whose prestige was only due to his teaching, Hua Xiaomei undoubtedly listened to this person's words even more, said "Oh", and followed step by step.
Master Li was not in a hurry to leave: "I have to go and correct the test papers and get the papers for the next monthly exam by the way. It will probably take two or three hours. Why don't you go find Xiao Hei first?"
Hua Xiaomei lowered her head and timidly said: "I'd better wait for you... I'm a little scared to be alone..."
Master Li said helplessly: "You are very smart. You can learn Meow Language faster than me. It would be great if you were more courageous! With your brother here and us here, no one else will bully you..."
Hua Xiaomei said "oh" again and followed honestly.
Master Li didn't say much. After entering the study room by familiar means, he began to teach.
She did not correct the test papers of the branch girls' school to avoid partiality and injustice, but she marked many of the men's test papers of the main academy.
"Now that the academy is recruiting more and more teachers, I have fewer and fewer things to do, but that's all. I can't give up the power to issue test papers. My results are better than theirs!"
Li Shishi entered working mode. Compared with his calm face before, he seemed to be a little more focused and excited. As his pen turned, questions appeared one after another that were not beyond the outline but also extremely test of knowledge. It was about to set off a bloody storm, and there was a faint hint of it.
Countless candidates wailed silently after racking their brains.
It seemed like half an hour passed in the blink of an eye. Li Shishi put down his pen and admired his increasingly beautiful handwriting. Then he turned his head and found Hua Xiaomei sitting on the edge, just accompanying her blankly, and then stood.
He stood up, took out a beautifully printed book from the bookshelf, and handed it over: "Take it and read it to pass the time."
Hua Xiaomei took it and looked at it, and said in surprise: "The Secret History of the Former Tang Dynasty"?
Li Shishi said: "Sui'an bookstores will be opened in various places. This "Secret History of the Former Tang Dynasty" is a story novel prepared for sale. It tells the story of Li Yuanfang, the Zhenwu Sage, who came to earth and solved crimes in the former Tang Dynasty. I don't know who wrote it.
, it’s quite interesting. This is the first volume. If you don’t understand something, you can ask me..."
Hua Xiaomei groaned, opened the page, and started reading quietly.
The first story was called "The Bleeding Eagle". The writing was beautiful and her talent was evident in every word. She found that it was really difficult to understand the above content, but she didn't want to really disturb Master Li, so she started half-guessing, and then
Immerse yourself in it quickly.
On a stormy night with thunder and lightning, facing the headless horseman transformed by Yu Wen Chengdu, the other guards were so frightened that they could not even pull out their weapons. Only Li Yuanfang was not afraid and pulled out his chain knife and stepped forward.
, while fighting the Headless Horseman for three hundred rounds, a small white hand waved in front of his eyes.
She was startled and raised her head suddenly in fright, and saw Master Li looking at her: "You are quite engaged. With a quiet personality like yours, you really should read more books. If you like it, bring it with you. Let's go find Xiao Hei!"
Hua Xiaomei quickly stood up, looked at the sky outside, and said with admiration: "Senior Sister, you finished it so quickly?"
"Yes, next month's exam papers have been released. This time, not only the candidates from Hebei, but also those from Yanyun will use my papers. I guarantee that they will never forget them after taking them, hehe!"
Master Li smiled and nodded, watching Hua Xiaomei hug the book of words tightly, and said with care: "There is nothing else to say in this book of words. As for the method of worshiping the Zhenwu Saint, don't be curious and try it..."
Hua Xiaomei was puzzled: "Why?"
Master Li paused for a rare moment, organized his words and said: "I don't know how to describe it, but after reading it, I always feel that the sacrificial method is real. I am afraid it is the secret technique of the previous dynasty. I don't know why.
I wrote it in, but I can’t trust it easily!”
She looked at Hua Xiaomei and said sternly: "You will listen to the advice, so I told you. If it were Hu Sanniang, after I told her, she would definitely give it a try... Just as I said, here she comes!"
The two walked out of the study room while talking, and saw Hu Sanniang walking out of the teaching room in the distance dejectedly. After seeing them, she suddenly became happy, ran over in a hurry, and said with a bright smile: "Are you waiting for me?
"
Li Shishi was noncommittal, while Hua Xiaomei nodded slightly. Hu Sanniang was even more happy. She looked at the book in her arms and exclaimed: "What is this?"
Hua Xiaomei handed the book to her. Hu Sanniang looked at the words on the cover and said with difficulty: "Qian Tang... what is Qian Tang? What is the third word?"
Li Shishi glanced at him: "If you don't study hard, you won't even be able to read a novel..."
Hu Sanniang was angry, but in terms of culture, none of the ten of her combined could be a match for the one in front of her, so she could only say: "Master Li, don't think you are awesome just because you beat me. I just made a mistake last time!"
Master Li didn't say much. He came to the side of the water tank next to him, held the side of the tank with one hand, and lifted the entire water tank with a slight lift. There was even the sound of rippling water inside.
"Wow!"
Hua Xiaomei's mouth opened wide when she saw it, Hu Sanniang's face changed slightly, not to be outdone: "What's so great, when I grow to your age, I can also lift the water tank!"
Li Shishi turned her wrist and put down the water tank with a clever move. The water in the tank only swayed a few times without spilling anything. She looked at the willow tree in the courtyard and said softly: "Here we go.
At that time, I can pull that tree down!"
Hu Sanniang puffed up her face and wanted to brag, but she felt that this terrible woman could really be like this, so she muttered: "What's so great about being strong? If we have the ability, we can fight on horseback..."
Master Li ignored her and walked forward. Hua Xiaomei waved secretly, and she could only follow him angrily.
The girls' school of the Sui'an branch was opened deep inside the Lin family's mansion and was divided into separate areas. At the same time that the three girls left, Lin Yuanjing happened to return to the inner house in front. As soon as he entered the door, he saw Mrs. Li talking with her.
The matchmaker talks.
When she saw her husband coming back, Mrs. Li closed her mouth and signaled with her eyes, and the matchmaker immediately withdrew respectfully.
Lin Yuanjing was very happy to see him: "We have officially arranged matchmaking. It seems that Erlang's marriage has been settled. Recently, more than one person in the township army has mentioned this matter to me..."
Seeing Lin Yuanjing's appearance, Mrs. Li became very angry: "Your son is in his twenties, not yet married, and has no heirs. Even his subordinates are very anxious. Why are you so leisurely?
Can’t Mr. Li stay?”
Lin Yuanjing explained helplessly: "I am not leisurely. Mr. Li wants to go back to his hometown in Shandong. I have also advised him, but he can't stop him by force, right?"
Mrs. Li snorted: "This clan brother is avoiding us. If it weren't for the clever girl Qingzhao, who compiled textbooks that even Erlang praised, and was a good housekeeper, I wouldn't want to be related to him...
…”
Lin Yuanjing asked curiously: "What are you talking about? I am a scholar from the Su clan and very famous among the scholars. We are a family of warriors. Why do you look down on your brother?
"
Li opened her mouth and couldn't explain it easily, so she could only ask: "What did those people who persuaded Erlang to get married as soon as possible say to you?"
Lin Yuanjing thought for a while and said: "Huo Qiaoqi once said, 'The Huns are not exterminated, so why should we take care of the family?' But now that Yanyun has been recovered, Erlang is not young anymore. It's time to start a family and have a son soon... In short
Come on, that’s what it means!”
Li said: "Who are they specifically?"
Lin Yuanjing said: "That is, Commander Lu, Commander Hua, Counselor Zhu, Counselor Wu, General Suo, Shi Mi... When I went north to Yanyun to teach marksmanship to the township army, they all seemed to have asked... and Cai
Wait, just now, you just told me about this."
Mrs. Li thought to herself that this was just "just". The top brass of the Xiangjun army just had to dispatch all their troops. They probably didn't dare to directly persuade Erlang, so they came to persuade you, the old father. But after hearing the last word, his eyes narrowed sharply.
: "What did Cai Daizhi say? Did he introduce his relatives?"
Lin Yuanjing shook his head: "It's still the same old saying, start a family and have a son early, I wonder if they have specially negotiated this... Cai Daizhi didn't introduce any of his family members, I was joking at the time, if there was any suitable lady he could introduce
, he just smiled and seemed to have no intention..."
Li Shi breathed a sigh of relief: "This Cai Daizhi is indeed a virtuous minister. The Han family in Xiangzhou wanted to marry him before, but he couldn't figure out his identity. Erlang definitely didn't want to get involved with such local wealthy people. Even if
It’s the Li family in Zhangqiu, please ask Shi Mi to investigate..."
Lin Yuanjing couldn't hear her vague words, but he had his own opinion: "In my opinion, Erlang still likes this matter. He is such a person with ideas. We have taken care of it for him. If he doesn't
Hopefully, something will happen in the future!"
Li said solemnly: "It's the matchmaker's words and the parents' orders. If he has a beloved woman and asks us to arrange marriage, then that's fine. The key is that his thoughts are not at all about this!"
"We can't delay it any longer. How can childlessness be such a big deal? Now I have to choose, and Qingzhao is the best girl... Call Erlang here, I will tell him about his marriage!"
Lin Yuanjing nodded at first, but then frowned and said: "I'm afraid it won't work today. I heard from Cai Daizhi that the envoys from Xixia and Liao had been waiting in Daming Mansion for too long, and Yan Yun finally let them know.
See, the envoy has just left, and now Erlang is probably receiving him..."
At this point, he was suddenly startled: "It's strange, why are the envoys from the two countries so eager to see Erlang?"
Mrs. Li looked at the husband, who had never been politically sensitive, and shook his head helplessly.