"The gangsters come to Chichi to trade silk, and the bandits come to trade silk. When they come, they come to my aid and send their son to Sheqi..."
In the early morning, the sound of reading echoed in the quiet little village, just like the warm sun in winter, warming everyone's hearts.
At that moment, many busy villagers would stop their work and listen quietly.
They don't understand why, every time they hear the sound of children reading, they feel particularly calm and peaceful.
Moreover, they also noticed that whenever they worked listening to the sound of children reading, they felt particularly energetic, as if they were ten years younger.
time flies.
In a blink of an eye, it was time for school to end, and the children said goodbye to Bu Fan one by one and left.
But Bu Fan rode a little white donkey, with the fire unicorn sitting in front of him, and slowly and leisurely went home.
"I have a little donkey. I never ride one. One day I rode it to the market on a whim. I had a little leather whip in my hand. I was very proud..."
Huo Qilin hummed a tune with his small mouth, his little head swayed left and right, and there were two small dumplings tied on his head, making him look particularly lively and cute.
Listening to Huo Qilin's childish and cheerful voice, Bu Fan couldn't help but feel a lot more relaxed.
"Hey, brother, look, that's the old village chief!"
Huo Qilin pointed forward with his little finger, Bu Fan raised his eyes and saw Wang Changgui standing in front of the door of his house from a distance.
The little white donkey was very discerning and immediately sped up and ran towards it.
After a while, it arrived.
"Old village chief, if you want to find me, just go to the private school directly. There is no need to wait in front of my house!"
Bu Fan turned over, got off the back of the little white donkey, and greeted Wang Changgui.
"It's not convenient to go to a private school!" Wang Changgui waved his hand.
Seeing this posture, Bu Fan knew without asking that Wang Changgui must have something to discuss with him, and hurriedly welcomed Wang Changgui into the house.
"I didn't expect the peach tree you planted to grow so big. Next time it bears fruit, remember to bring some to me!"
Crossing the yard, Wang Changgui glanced at the big peach tree in the yard and sighed.
"Old village chief, it's not that I don't want to keep it for you, but I've never eaten the fruit from this peach tree!" Bu Fan smiled bitterly and shook his head.
"No way, such a big peach tree still doesn't bear fruit?" Wang Changgui looked at the peach tree again, "Is it not fertilizing enough?"
"not sure!"
Bu Fan shook his head.
Fertilize?
I remember that the little white donkey fertilized the peach tree every day, but there was no change in the peach tree.
Wang Changgui didn't ask any more questions about this issue and followed Bu Fan into the house.
Huo Qilin served them tea and water very skillfully.
Wang Changgui couldn't help but sigh, "He is a good and sensible boy!"
Huo Qilin showed a cute and sweet smile, and gave a slight salute with his small body, "Thank you, the old village chief, for the compliment!"
Bu Fan: "..."
It's shameful to be cute!
"Xiaofan, you are lucky!"
Wang Changchun smiled very heartily, maybe because he is older and particularly likes cute and lovable girls.
"Okay!"
Bu Fan scratched his head and said, "By the way, old village chief, what do you want to see me for this time?"
"Oh, it's like this, Tiedan, at Ergou's age, it's time for him to go to the town and try his hand at it!" Wang Changgui said, holding the tea cup.
Try your hand next time?
Bu Fan couldn't react.
But then, I understood what the old village chief meant.
"What does the old village chief mean by the imperial examination? Is it suitable for Tie Dan and their knowledge?"
Bu Fan hesitated. He had never taken the imperial examination and was not sure how difficult it was.
"It's definitely no problem. Yesterday, I and several clan leaders in the village asked some questions about the children in the school exam. They all answered them easily. There will definitely be no problem in passing the town's children's examination. Maybe I can come back as a scholar."
Wang Changgui's old eyes suddenly sparkled with light. Their village had not produced a scholar for many years. How could this make him not excited?
"If you say yes, then it must be no problem. But what are the requirements for participating in this examination? I heard that to participate in this examination, you need to be recommended by a scholar. I remember that there are no scholars in our village!"
Although Bu Fan had never passed the imperial examination, he still heard some things about the imperial examination.
"You don't have to worry about this. It's up to me and a few clan leaders to figure out how to recommend this. It's not easy for a few good seedlings to emerge in the village, but we old guys can't bury them!" Wang Changgui said with a smile.
Seeing Wang Changgui say this, Bu Fan didn't know what to say.
In fact, he could make a rough guess. Either Wang Changgui and the others knew someone and could get a quota from them, or they could buy it directly with money.
However, this is not what he should care about.
"However, Xiaofan, the imperial examination requires students to write with a brush. The chalk you came up with is good, but it's just not useful." Wang Changgui thought of something and said.
"Old village chief, I understand what you mean. I will teach them to write with a brush during this period!" Bu Fan could not understand what the old village chief meant, so he nodded and agreed.
"That's good. Leave the pen, ink, paper and inkstone to us old guys!" Wang Changgui smiled heartily. He was quite relieved about Bu Fan's handwriting.
Afterwards, after talking to Wang Changgui about the imperial examination, Wang Changgui said goodbye happily and left.
Imperial examination!
Bu Fan touched his chin.
As a teacher, he is also willing to see if his disciples can make a difference.
What should I do if I encounter danger when I just go outside?
It seems that we need to teach them some self-defense skills.
…
The next morning, Bu Fan called over five children who could go to the town to take the imperial examination and told them about the imperial examination.
"Sir, can we do this?"
Tiedan looked quite nervous, with a little lack of confidence on his face.
The other four children also looked timid. In the past, they had never dared to think about studying and literacy, let alone taking part in the imperial examination like scholars.
"What's there to be afraid of? Have you forgotten what I usually teach you? Don't panic whenever something happens." Bu Fan said with his hands behind his back.
The five Tiedan people looked at each other and lowered their heads.
"Don't put too much pressure on yourself. Just try your best. Even if it doesn't work, just accumulate experience. Besides, there are still some days before the imperial examination, so there is plenty of time to prepare."
Bu Fan understood the mood of the children facing the exam and comforted them: "During this period, I will teach you to write with a brush."
"we know!"
Tiedan's five children nodded heavily.
Wait until the child leaves the house.
"Tiedan, do you think we can do it?" Ergou whispered.
"No, it has to be done. Sir believes in us so much, we must not let him down!" Tiedan said with firm eyes.
"That's right, we can't let you down sir!"
The eyes of Ergou and the other three children also became firm.
The whispers of a few children could not hide from Bu Fan's consciousness. He shook his head. In fact, he was not worried at all about whether Tiedan's children could pass the exam.
Although he has never passed the imperial examination, the disciples he taught will definitely be good.