An angry voice sounded in the Feng family's residence.
"Old Master Zhang, why are you here?"
Feng Qing'an in the room heard Yin's surprised voice, followed by his elder brother Feng Qingping's courteous voice,
"Teacher!"
"Chengwen! Where is your brother Feng Qing'an?"
The old voice softened a bit, but it was still full of anger, but he just held it back.
"He's still in the bedroom!"
"How long has it been and you are still snoozing? Let me ask you, this kid threatened to become a government official yesterday. Is this serious?"
"It is true, but this is just a joke made by my brother An. Please don't take it seriously."
Feng Qingping glanced at the old man with shaggy beard and hair in front of him. This was the teacher in the village school, his enlightenment and mentor, and also his second brother's current enlightenment teacher.
"Lead me forward, I want to question this boy face to face!"
"yes!"
However, Feng Qingping glanced worriedly at the shiny bamboo whip held by his mentor. He glanced at Yin, with a hint of helplessness in his eyes, and could only turn around and lead the way.
Bang~
The bedroom door was pushed open, and an old man carrying a bamboo whip walked in followed by a half-year-old boy. In the room, there was a child riding on the window sill. He sensed something was wrong and wanted to turn over.
Feng Qing'an escaped through the window, but unfortunately because he was beaten up yesterday, his movements were a little slow and he was a step slower.
"Good morning, sir!"
Their eyes met, Feng Qingan was riding on the window sill, with a cute smile on his face, saying hello to this old master from the village school.
"What are you doing?"
Old Master Zhang looked expressionlessly at the naughty boy who threatened to become a government official.
"Sir, I always like to climb through windows!"
Feng Qing'an opened his mouth and started talking. It can't be said that he was planning to run away when the situation was bad. Although his plan could be seen by anyone with a discerning eye, he felt a little embarrassed to say it out.
"Are you telling me that you don't like to take the right path?"
Old Master Zhang's hand gripped the bamboo whip a little tight.
"No, no, sir, you misunderstood. I only open the window occasionally. Normally, I still like to walk through the front door and follow the right path."
Feng Qing'an quickly jumped down from the window. He couldn't run away, so he had to face it honestly.
"Really? But I heard that you want to be a yanei?"
"Sir, if I say that this is just a kid's joke, would you believe it?"
Feng Qingan looked at the majestic old face and asked cautiously.
Old Master Zhang is one of the few households with a different surname in Fengjiagang in Shili. Even so, Old Master Zhang is still highly respected in Fengjiagang because his existence has raised the cultural level of the village to a higher level.
As a scholar, and a scholar of such an age, he cherishes reputation and honor more than anything else.
Feng Qing'an knew that since his eldest brother was admitted to the Juren Examination, the old man had an additional hobby. He liked to go out to visit friends and show off his pride inadvertently.
disciple.
"Joking? I heard about your famous name in Fengyamen yesterday in Chengjiagou!"
Old Master Zhang stared at the naughty boy in front of him and sneered.
"Chengjiagou? This is twenty miles long!"
Feng Qing'an was a little stunned. On the one hand, he was amazed that this old master could run so far just to show off his disciples. On the other hand,
"Sir, did you come here early in the morning because you heard this rumor?"
"I thought about it for a long time last night, tossing and turning, unable to sleep. Feng Qing'an, I have taught you for three years, why do you have the idea of becoming a yamen? Are all the sage books you have memorized just to fool me?
"
Old Master Zhang asked. At this moment, the cold and stern look on the old man's face disappeared, and he became a little tired and puzzled. He really couldn't understand why the students he taught had such thoughts.
"Of course not, sir, I shouldn't have said such things. I was wrong. I just..."
Seeing the appearance of the old gentleman in front of her, Feng Qing'an couldn't help but feel a little guilty.
"That's all, you don't have to apologize to me. I should apologize to your parents. I didn't teach you well!"
After saying that, Old Master Zhang shook his head and sighed, turned around and left Feng Qing'an's bedroom, but the bamboo whip in his hand did not work as it should from beginning to end.
"gentlemen!"
Feng Qing'an was very worried. If this old master really asked his parents for forgiveness, wouldn't his parents beat him to death?
"Okay, just stay here and don't get involved. I'll explain it to you!"
Seeing this little brother's anxious look, Feng Qingping couldn't help but laugh.
The master's hand was so beautiful that his younger brother would probably never dare to make such a joke again from now on. This is much more useful than a few red marks drawn out by a bamboo whip.
"Brother, it all depends on you!"
Feng Qing'an looked at his eldest brother, his eyes full of expectation. The hand that Old Master Zhang gave him really caught him off guard and beyond his expectation. If he really asked for forgiveness, even if he didn't care about his reputation, he wouldn't be able to get away with it.
"Teacher!"
Feng Qingping ignored Feng Qingan and hurriedly caught up with Old Master Zhang.
"Please stay and listen to what the students have to say!"
"Chengwen, what do you have to say?"
Seeing the disciple in front of him who would become his lifelong pride, Old Master Zhang called out his cousin, his attitude softened a lot, but he also felt more sorry for his younger brother.
"My mentor misunderstood my brother. Yesterday he said in front of everyone that he would be a yamen, which was just a joke..."
Feng Qingping told Feng Qingan the reason, but as soon as he finished speaking, Old Master Zhang became even more angry.
"A real man, if you have the ambition to reach the top, how can you be so coquettish and willing to give up! Juren? This boy is precociously intelligent. Although he is not as good as you, he can also be called a prodigy. He only has such a goal. If this spreads out, the scholars of the Jin Dynasty will
How should you look at me? I turned a good piece of jade into a stubborn stone!"
"Teacher!"
Feng Qingping shouldn't have responded like this at this time. He respected his brother's choice, but that didn't mean it was the same in the eyes of others.
"Brother is a true gentleman!"
Feng Qing'an followed secretly, and when he heard the conversation between his eldest brother and Old Master Zhang, he couldn't help but sigh.
"Let's go, I'm going to have a good talk with your parents!"
"Is this a matter of asking for forgiveness?"
Feng Qingping showed some hesitation on his face.
"Just try that little boy's reaction. It's not bad. At least he knows how to respect his teachers. If I apologize to your parents, how will this little boy be able to hold his head up in the future? I can't just care about my own reputation!"
Old Master Zhang said slowly, with a kind of wisdom in his eyes after reading all the vicissitudes of life.
"Chengwen thanks my mentor on behalf of my foolish brother!"
"There is no need to thank me, this is the duty of a teacher. I will definitely make this boy follow the right path and not waste his time."