The next day, Young Master Hong arrived again, delivered a stack of books to Li Xuedong, and passed Mr. Shao’s words:
Learning Gezhi depends on one's understanding. He selected a few introductory books and two notes on his experience in learning Gezhi for the first time, and asked Li Xuedong to read them first. When he was done reading them, he wrote a copy of his experience and gave it to him. After reading it,
Let’s talk about the next step.
Li Xiaonan was overjoyed. This teaching method really satisfied her.
That night, Li Xuedong sat at the table practicing calligraphy, while Li Xiaonan huddled at the corner of the table, using the light of a fuel-saving lamp to see the middle of the night in one breath, and she knew something in her heart.
This style is really too simple for her.
After reading several books and Mr. Shao's academic notes, Li Xiaonan organized her thoughts and began to secretly give Li Xuedong small lessons according to her own ideas.
Li Xuedong can barely be considered smart. The most important thing in learning Gezhi is ideas and methods. With Li Xiaonan, a super expert, to explain one-on-one, in just ten days, Li Xuedong combined several books sent by Master Hong Er and Mr. Shao’s
Two academic notes, I learned about 70% to 80%.
I spent another two days and wrote a serious study experience, and gave it to Mr. Gao to read first.
Mr. Gao read it three or four times very carefully, and he knew all the words, but he couldn't understand them all together.
Mr. Gao solemnly sealed the envelope, stamped it with a lacquer seal, and asked an acquaintance in the city to send it to the Hong family in the city.
Early the next morning, Young Master Hong arrived. As soon as they met, he patted Li Xuedong on the shoulder.
"You still say you are not smart! Are you very powerful? When I got your article yesterday, Mr. Shao was full of praise. He was still talking about it during breakfast, saying that you have profound experience and clear reasoning, and that you have grasped the essence.
Yes. You are a secretive person!"
"No, that, I mean, I am stupid, that..." Li Xuedong was at a loss when he praised him, and his face turned red. If he didn't say a few words of humility, he felt guilty. He should be humble, but he was afraid that being too modest would offend people.
Suspicious.
Alas, it’s really not his ability!
Young Master Hong looked at Li Xuedong, whose face was flushed. He patted Li Xuedong with one hand and put his other hand on his waist, and laughed.
"Weng Weng said that you come from a remote and poor family, and I'm afraid you are not used to socializing. This is really the case. Let me teach you! You should say: Brother Hong, you should be rewarded. A fool will only get something once in a while after all his worries."
"Yes, yes, brother Hong has given me the prize. A fool only thinks a lot and only gets something once in a while." Li Xuedong was embarrassed and immediately learned it word for word.
Young Master Hong was stunned for a moment, then with a pop, he held his belly and stamped his feet and burst out laughing.
"Ahahahahaha! You, yes, yes, I mean, that's it. Ahahahaha! I'm not laughing at you, ahahahaha! I'll teach you later."
After laughing for a while, Young Master Hong looked at the red-headed and blushing Li Xuedong, and for the first time felt that such an honest man was quite interesting.
Young Master Hong put his arms around Li Xuedong and said, "Mr. Shao asked you when you would be free and asked you to come. He asked you face to face. He said he wanted to have a good chat with you so that he could see where to learn next.
When will you be free?"
"I have time, I..." Li Xuedong looked back subconsciously, but he didn't see Li Xiaonan, but Mr. Gao.
"If it's convenient for the Second Young Master, you can go over now." Mr. Gao smiled and waved to Li Xuedong.
"Then let's go now! You don't need to know how to ride. You just need to sit firmly. We won't race, let's walk slowly." Young Master Hong stopped asking Li Xuedong any more questions and simply made the decision directly.
The last time he had a social gathering with Li Xuedong was really embarrassing. After returning home, he told him in detail.
He Weng Weng taught him: Li Xuedong has no father or mother, comes from a very poor family, and is ignored by no one in the clan. He devotes all his energy to studying, so he must know nothing about human relations, worldly affairs, and social interactions. p>
In such a predicament, Gezhi knew nothing about this subject, and he still managed to get 18th place in the government examination. Li Xuedong must be smarter than him. When dealing with people smarter than yourself, you don't have to think too much, just be sincere.<
/p>
If a true sincerity cannot move Li Xuedong, then Li Xuedong either has no connection with their Hong family, or is a person not worthy of being handed over to him.
After receiving such advice from Weng Weng, Young Master Hong felt at ease about dating Li Xuedong.
His greatest strength is his sincerity in treating others - this is what he said.
Young Master Hong looked at Li Xuedong again.
Li Xuedong is quite interesting, but he is too timid. Well, from now on, he must be more careful and pay more attention to him.
Li Xiaonan huddled behind the school door, watching Li Xuedong being carried onto the horse by his chief attendant. She nervously grabbed the saddle and walked away towards the county town with Master Hong. She breathed a long sigh of relief and raised her hand to pat her chest.
, she was so nervous for her brother.
Li Xiaonan went into the kitchen and helped Lao Huang's mother with chores, but she was a little distracted.
She was a little worried. Her brother was an honest man and had never seen the world. This trip to the Hong family would definitely embarrass him. Fortunately, the second young master Hong seemed to be a very good person.
It was almost dark when the Hong family's cart stopped at the gate of the Gao Family School. Li Xuedong got out of the cart and the cart driver unloaded two medium-sized rattan boxes.
The box was moved into the Gao family hall first.
One box was filled with books, and the other box was filled with fine paper and ink, as well as a high-grade She inkstone and a dozen fine Hu pens.
Mr. Gao looked at everything carefully and was very moved.
This box of pens, inks, papers and inkstones are all genuine goodies, worth a lot of money. The Hong family’s generosity is truly incredible!
It is indeed not easy for the Hong family to go from being a middle-class family in Kunshan County to being a high-ranking family in Kunshan County in just one or two decades.
Mr. Gao explained to Li Xuedong in detail: Take as much as you need. Even though there is a lot of paper and ink, you should use it sparingly. The college examination is extremely difficult. If you fail this subject, you will definitely have to take it again or twice in the future. You must make long-term plans.
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Li Xuedong kept nodding. The box given by the Gao family was full of the best rice paper, and he couldn't bear to use any of it.
Li Xuedong carried five or six books and two ink scrolls and returned to the row of seats in the school. He and Li Xiaonan lived in a small room on the west side.
Both are Gezhi ink scrolls, one is among the top three in more than a dozen academy examinations in Liangzhe Road, and the other is among the top in more than a dozen provincial examinations.
Li Xiaonan felt as if she had found a treasure. She read the two ink scrolls carefully and almost laughed a few times after reading them carefully.
This style is so easy for her!
If she only takes the exam on Gezhi, she can pass six poems and three yuan all the way!
Li Xiaonan suppressed the hahaha in her heart and continued to read the letters with a smile.
Under a small oil-saving lamp, Li Xiaonan sat on the ground, leaning on the leg of the table, concentrating on reading. Li Xuedong sat on a chair, frowning and working hard on the elegant test paper Li Xiaonan gave him.
The questions asked by Grandma were too difficult!
