After Wei Xuezheng took office, he changed the lectures from twice on the first and fifteenth day of each month to once every ten days. Most of the time, he gave lectures in person.
Today is the day of the Xun lectures again. There is a thick futon on the steps in front of Dacheng Hall. After a few sounds of the copper chime, Wei Xuezheng calmly walked up the steps, sat on the futon, and began to lecture.
Wei Xuezheng was obviously not in good condition today and was restless. He got stuck after just a few sentences. The boy next to him quickly handed over a stack of paper. Wei Xuezheng glanced at it and continued to speak about ten sentences, but he made a mistake again. The students in front of Dacheng Hall suddenly became energetic.
Wei Xuezheng's knowledge is famous all over the world, and Wei Xuezheng's lectures are naturally not to be missed. But Wei Xuezheng's lectures have a flat tone with no ups and downs. They are really boring and hypnotic. However, no matter how boring and hypnotic Wei Xuezheng's lectures are, they are always very smooth, like today.
It's stuck and it's wrong again, but this is the first time!
What's going on with Wei Xuezheng?
The students who filled the courtyard became excited, stretched out their heads and pricked up their ears.
Wei Xuezheng made a mistake again!
The students began to whisper among themselves.
Wei Xuezheng had a sullen face, calmed down, and continued speaking. After a few words, he made a mistake again!
Wei Xuezheng stood up in a loud voice, beckoned to Si Ye who was standing next to him, stuffed the stack of paper into Si Ye's hand, and turned around to go into Dacheng Hall.
Si Ye walked a few steps, sat on the futon, coughed hard, and read loudly.
How could the students who were sitting all over the courtyard still have the attention to listen to the lecture? They stretched their necks and heads one by one, looking into the Dacheng Hall while cooing to the left and right from time to time.
The entire academy is filled with a strong atmosphere of gossip.
After Si Ye finished reading his lecture notes and the sound of a bronze chime announced the end of class, the students stood up excitedly. You asked me and I asked you for gossip.
There are different opinions about Wei Xuezheng’s anger, which can be summarized as follows:
The first one is that the grape rack of Wei Xuezhengjia fell down.
Most students think this statement is unheard of, because the grape trellis of Wei Xuezheng's family has never been raised. They have long heard that Wei Xuezheng was not only taught a lesson by his wife, but also his two daughters.
I can teach him a few words.
Second, it is said that because Jiang Caosi deducted the money for the renovation of the academy, Wei Xuezheng had a quarrel with Jiang Caosi, but did not win.
This statement is a bit reliable, but only a little bit reliable. Wei Xuezheng and Jiang Caosi quarreled not once or twice. When it comes to quarrels, Wei Xuezheng is well-spoken, which is much more powerful than Jiang Caosi. As for deducting Xuegong's money
, not once or twice, but not every time.
The third type is that Wei Xuezheng is angry with his nephew, the prince. He said that he heard that Wei Xuezheng said that his nephew was doing random things and that his nephew was as much of a nuisance as the old Prince Rui. What else was wrong?
He hit the wall and didn't look back. He also said that he, the eldest son and nephew, didn't even listen to his father's words, which was unfilial. He had to wait for the will to come to his head to avoid tormenting and so on.
Students look at me and I look at you, but they don’t dare to talk about this statement.
The prince's nonsense, the students looked at me and I looked at each other, they knew each other very well, this must be talking about the prince's business of tossing silk.
I remember that at the beginning, the old Prince Rui asked the Jiangnan Silk Shop to pay taxes as a whole, which wiped out all the prosperous small weaving shops in Jiangnan. As a result, the people's livelihood in Jiangnan was in decline. When the prince suddenly attacked the silk shop,
They all thought of the old Prince Rui.
No one dares to discuss this third theory, but everyone feels that this theory is the most reliable.
The students left the academy with their thoughts in mind and went back their separate ways.
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Pingjiang City.
Yu Chengfu was sitting in the teahouse diagonally opposite Cailian Lane. From time to time he would glance at the door. When he saw Li Wenliang coming in, he hurriedly stood up to greet him.
"Make another pot of tea and put out a few plates of fruit." Yu Chengfu ordered the waiter.
"Make a pot of tea and forget about the fruit." Li Wenliang hurriedly smiled and said.
The waiter looked at Yu Chengfu and saw that he nodded, so he just made a pot of tea and brought it over.
"What happened when you came here in such a hurry?" Li Wenliang asked directly.
"It's a small thing." Yu Chengfu smiled and looked a little embarrassed, "It's a very small thing."
"Yu Xinglao just talks." Li Wenliang has dealt with Yu Chengfu several times and knows that he thinks a lot about everything and doesn't talk much. He only smiles and gestures.
"It's really a small matter. I'm just afraid of misunderstanding. After much deliberation, it's best if we talk to each other in person to avoid misunderstanding. I really don't have any other intentions." Yu Chengfu explained again.
"I know, just talk." Li Wenliang signaled again.
"It's just a matter of collecting cocoons. It's a small matter. Yesterday, my brother-in-law went to Zuojiaji to collect cocoons. When he arrived at Zhujia Village, he said that the cocoons had been collected. It was just a small matter, and I was thinking...
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"I didn't collect it from here." Li Wenliang immediately answered.
He and Yu Chengfu discussed how to collect autumn silkworm cocoons, and the two families divided the areas. The cocoons from eleven villages in the Zuojiaji area belonged to Chengfu.
Yu Chengfu let out a long sigh of relief, and his breathing suddenly became smoother, "Let me tell you, we agreed, we have only been here for a few days, how could such a thing happen!"
"What kind of person is the cocoon collector? Have you asked?" Li Wenliang asked.
"I asked, and they said they had never seen it before. One pound cost two big bucks. They said they couldn't sell it unless they sold it to them. They also said that the weaving mills had stopped working and no one was collecting the cocoons. He really knew the basics." Li Wenliang frowned, "Can you think of which one?"
"I just couldn't think of anything, so I asked you to come out to discuss this matter. Is there anyone else?" Yu Chengfu also frowned.
"They are all rushing ahead of us. It's obvious that there are other families. There are many smart people in Pingjiang City." Li Wenliang was very puzzled.
"Then we have to hurry." Yu Chengfu picked up the cup and drank the tea.
"Well. If we meet again, send someone to tell me. If we meet here, I will tell you too." Li Wenliang said while standing up.
"Okay." Yu Chengfu agreed, and he and Li Wenliang came out one behind the other. As they walked home, they were thinking about who else could be sent out to collect the cocoons. He had to increase his manpower.
Li Wenliang left the tea house and went straight to Li's house to find Li Xiaonan.
Li Xiaonan went out early in the morning. I heard from Sister Mei that Li Xiaonan had told her to have dinner before coming back. Li Wenliang told Sister Mei that he was coming over for dinner. After leaving Li's house, he rushed to Li's house for dinner after a busy day.<
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Li Jinzhu and Li Yuzhu were both out, looking at the opening of the weavers' school, the collection of fine cloth on credit looms, etc. Li Wenliang, Li Xuedong, Sister Mei, and Wang Yuting had dinner together, drank tea, and talked to Li Xuedong for a long time.
A Wu's shout came from the door of the courtyard, Li Xiaonan was back.
Ah Wu followed Li Xiaonan and handed one of the suitcases in his hand to Yuting, and then handed another to Sister Mei, "They are all snacks, including goose fat puff pastry. They are freshly baked. Sister Mei, hurry up and try one."
Sister Mei likes to eat Wangfu Bieye’s goose fat cake the most.
Li Xiaonan looked at Li Wenliang who came out behind Li Xuedong. Li Wenliang smiled and said: "There is a little thing."
Li Xiaonan paused. Li Wenliang crossed Li Xuedong and watched Sister Mei and others enter the house. He lowered his voice and said that Yu Chengfu was looking for him. Li Xiaonan hummed and said with a smile: "I understand. If anything happens,
I’ll have someone send a message to the lobby uncle.”
"Then I'm leaving." Li Wenliang breathed a sigh of relief, raised his voice and said to Sister Mei before going back.
Li Xiaonan went into the house, took a pen and paper, sharpened the ink, wrote a few lines, sealed it, and asked Ah Wu to mount the horse and take it to Wan Qing.
