After Li Qi and Cai Yong finished their discussion, they came to the front room again. Chen Dong still had a smile on his face and looked at them calmly. On the premise that his brain was not broken, this man's courage was indeed commendable.
After Li Qi sat down, he said: "Hello, my name is Li Qi. I am the chief interviewer of this recruitment meeting. May I ask your surname?"
Although he already knew the other party's name, Li Qi still followed the process.
Chen Dong cupped his hands and said, "My surname is Chen Mingdong, and my courtesy name is Shaoyang."
"I heard that you are a Taipei student?"
"good."
"But as far as I know, the imperial court now generally recruits talents directly from Imperial College. You have such a unique advantage, why do you come here to interview teachers? Don't you want to be an official?" Li Qi asked.
"Of course not. Chen Dong dreams of serving the country and praying for the people."
Chen Dong shook his head and said: "I am here for three reasons. First, I heard that the college you set up this time specializes in recruiting children from poor people. Not only does it not charge them money, but it also provides free food and accommodation. If this is true,
This is really commendable; secondly, Chen was born in a poor family, and he knows that it is difficult for children from poor families to study, so he is willing to contribute to them regardless of his own ability; thirdly, in view of the first point, Chen really can’t believe it
This is the handiwork of Master Cai, who is very curious and wants to find out what kind of medicine is sold in this gourd."
When Cai Yong heard the third point made by Chen Dong, he immediately became furious and said angrily: "Chen Dong, what did you say? My master has dedicated his life to serving the country and the people until his death. If you say something rude again, don't blame me for being rude to you."
polite."
Li Qi blushed when he heard these words, and secretly thought, "I will serve the country and the people with all my heart. I will die." These sixteen words have something to do with Cai Jing. The flattery is so justified and it sounds like it is true. You compare
I'm much stronger.
Chen Dong laughed and said: "Steward Cai is indeed the great steward of the Taishi Mansion. He speaks well and has extraordinary literary talent. His ability to confuse right and wrong is the essence of your master. Chen Dong is ashamed of himself."
Cai Yong's eyes were burning, and he had long forgotten what Li Qi had just said. When Li Qi saw this, fearing that they would fight, he coughed and said: "Chen Dong, you said you wanted to do something for the poor people."
I would like to contribute, but I see that you have no intention of doing so."
"Oh? I wonder why you said this?"
Li Qi smiled and said: "You keep saying that you want to do your best for the people, but you are contradicting Grand Master Cai at every turn. If you sit in my position, do you think I will still want you?"
Chen Dong smiled and said: "Chen Dong is just talking about things and telling the truth. Is it possible that your college recruits some duplicitous villains to be teachers?"
This guy is a college student after all. He is educated, but he is different. He can make people angry to death with just one mouth. Fortunately, Cai Jing is not here, otherwise he would be so angry that his brain would be congested. But my diploma is not fake.
Seeing that Cai Yong was showing signs of getting angry again, Li Qi hurriedly said: "Well, let's discuss matters based on the situation. All the funds and manpower for running the college this time will be handled by the Grand Master alone. You can do anything about this.
Go to Tianshui Lane and take a look. Such a good house has been demolished like this. The cost alone is an astronomical figure for you. Not to mention the result, or what the grand master's intention was.
The matter will be decided later, but the Grand Master did indeed spend a large amount of money to do something for the people. You must have heard that we have recruited many children from poor families, and
You have given them a lot of help. Please tell me what you have done for the people. Don't tell me those nonsense. I want to be more realistic."
Cai Yong's face immediately glowed and he said: "And when the red lady founded the charity foundation, my husband also generously donated 800 guan. How much did you Chen Dong donate? You might as well tell me how much Cai
I’m really curious about this.”
Chen Dong was speechless by the two of them. As a poor student, whether he could support himself was still a problem. How could he have money to donate to others?
Li Qi sighed: "Brother Chen, I appreciate your saying of judging things by facts, but saying it is one thing and doing it is another thing. At least you haven't done it yet. You said you came to interview the teacher,
But from beginning to end, you never asked me any questions in this regard. Is this your sincerity? Also, you have been saying this and that about Taishi Cai from the beginning, with a gun on your shoulder.
Great, do you think you are a hero for doing this? As for the construction of the college and its future prospects, you have not mentioned a word, and you have not taken it to heart. How can you judge things based on facts?
, it is clear that we are judging things based on people.”
Chen Dong frowned, thoughtfully. After a while, he just opened his mouth, but unfortunately Li Qi didn't give him this chance and said, "Okay, our conversation ends here."
Chen Dong was stunned and blurted out: "Then do you want me?"
"We have to consider this carefully. After the results come out, we will send another person to inform you. You can leave now."
Chen Dong opened his mouth, with a hint of regret in his eyes, but finally he cupped his hands and said, "Farewell." Then he turned around and went out.
As soon as Chen Dong left, Cai Yong said excitedly: "Deputy Commander, you are really amazing. You silenced this guy with only a few words. You may not know that this guy is notoriously difficult to deal with, let alone us."
, now even his friends are walking around him, for fear of staying with him."
This Chen Dong has such an upright temperament and can say whatever he wants. He is more likely to offend people than your master. How can he not make people scared?
Li Qi also felt a little headache about this, and sighed secretly, saying: "Steward Cai, many people are prejudiced against the Grand Master. You and I both know this, and the Grand Master also knows it, but I think we should discuss things based on their circumstances.
, no matter how they view the Grand Master, as long as they really want to come to the college to teach and meet our standards, we should give them a chance. If we can be fair and equitable, then they will not find the opportunity to go.
To discredit the Grand Master, don’t you think so?”
Cai Yong nodded and said, "Does the deputy commander still want to give that kid another chance?"
Li Qi was also hesitant about this and said: "Let's take a look." Then he said to the servant: "The next one."
This time a talented man in white robes came in. Li Qi glanced at this man and felt that he looked familiar. He glanced at the bamboo slices that had just been brought in, frowned and said to himself, Zhu Quan? This---yes, this.
He was with Song Yuchen. No wonder he felt familiar, and it seemed that he was here to cause trouble again. He looked up at Zhu Quan, who happened to be looking over, with a hint of imperceptible resentment flashing in his eyes.
"you---!"
Zhu Quan raised his hand and pointed towards Li Qi, and just after he said a word, he was interrupted by Li Qi. He smiled and said: "Are you trying to say why I, a cook, am sitting here?"
Zhu Quan was stunned for a moment, sneered, and just opened his mouth, but was overtaken by Li Qi: "You want to say it again. You are self-aware."
Not to mention, Zhu Quan really wanted to say something just now. Before he opened his mouth, Li Qi said: "Then you want to say, the grand master asked me to be a cook for the interview. It really breaks your heart, liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys
.”
"I do not---."
"Finally, you will say that you don't bother to be in the same room as a cook like me."
Li Qi interrupted Zhu Quan again, and then said with a smile: "If I am not wrong, after you say these words, you will turn around and leave the room with cat steps. Okay, you say
I know everything, you can leave."
Cai Yong's face turned red when he heard this, and he tried his best to hold back his smile. He raised his hand and said, "Send Mr. Zhu out."
Zhu Quan was completely stunned. When the servant came to him and said "please", he realized what he was doing and glared at Li Qi angrily. He fluttered his sleeves and robes, turned around and walked out angrily.
Li Qi shook his head helplessly. In his mind, these talents were really silly, cute, and naive. How could just a few of them destroy such a big project? It was really stupid. But at the same time, he felt helpless.
, after all, the status of scholars in the Northern Song Dynasty was too high. Although he was a fourth-rank official, his status was not as good as these scholars. This official position was really shabby. He turned to Cai Yong and asked: "Steward Cai, these scholars
Don’t talented people usually have to make money to support their families?”
Cai Yong shook his head and said: "The deputy commander doesn't know something. Most people who can go to school usually have a little money at home. They only care about getting fame and fame and don't have to worry about their livelihood."
"I see."
Li Qi nodded. In his impression, people who knew how to read in ancient times were generally the children of poor people. He never thought that most of the people who read today were the disciples of wealthy families. But when he thought about it carefully, he understood that it was not far away.
Having said that, the educational environment alone is not on the same level. People like Song Yuchen and others are taught by famous teachers. Children of poor people do not have this treatment. Although talent and hard work are very important, the educational environment cannot be ignored, otherwise the next generation will
Why should those parents go to great lengths to send their children to prestigious schools?
While he was talking, the next candidate had already entered. He was a frail scholar with a book in his hand. As soon as he came in, he bowed and said, "Mr. Xu, I have met you two."
"puff!"
Li Qi squirted out the tea he had just drank. He quickly grabbed the piece of bamboo and saw that it said "Xu Xian --- Zi, Zhisheng" written on it. He is an absolute love rival. Xu Zhisheng? You?
Why don't you call me Lu Zhishen? You know clearly that my wife is called Bai Niangzi, but you chose this name instead of choosing it. It's obvious that you can't get along with me!
Cai Yong was stunned for a moment when he saw Li Qi losing his composure. Then he saw Xu Xian looking a little embarrassed, so he hurriedly said: "Master Xu, please sit down."
"Thank you, thank you very much."
Xu Xian saluted again, and then sat down cautiously. It was obvious that he was quite nervous.
Li Qi was slightly startled, wiped his mouth roughly, coughed slightly, and said with a smile: "Xu Caizi never leaves his hand with books. I think he must be a book lover."
"Wherever, wherever, wisdom is dull, only diligence can make up for it."
"Yes, yes, I wonder where Xu Caizi is from?"
"Oh, Chisheng is from Tokyo and lives in the western suburbs."
"Who's at home?"
"My parents are both alive and well, and I have a younger brother who is under three years old."
"Excuse me, what do your parents do?"
Xu Xian looked a little embarrassed, hesitated for a moment, and then said: "I---I was born in a peasant family."
The implication is that his parents are both farmers. Li Qi smiled and said: "You don't need to be nervous, we don't judge people by birth. Why did you choose to come here to take the test for this job?"
Xu Xian raised his head and said loudly: "Confucius said Chengren, Mencius said Qiyi---."
"Stop it. I understand."
Li Qi shook his head, looking like a nerd again, and asked, "I wonder what Caizi Xu thinks about education?"
"You should teach them the three things in your hometown."
Li Qicuo asked in astonishment: "What are the three things in the country?"
Xu Xian shook his head and said: "The first is the six virtues: knowledge, benevolence, saintliness, righteousness, loyalty, and harmony. The second is the six lines: filial piety, friendship, harmony, courtesy, responsibility, and compassion. The third is the six arts: etiquette, music, shooting,
Yu, Shu, Shu."
Cai Yong started to yawn when he heard this.
"Okay, okay." Li Qi nodded and said, "What is the thing you are most proud of that you have done?"
Xu Xian was stunned and said in embarrassment: "I have accomplished nothing so far."
"Then why did we choose you among many others?"
"I don't know."
Li Qi nodded and smiled: "Okay. I've finished asking my questions. Do you have anything else to ask?"
Xu Xian said hurriedly: "Will you accept me?"
"We still have to consider this. We will send out a unified notice in a few days. If you have no other questions, you can leave."
Xu Xian looked disappointed. He seemed quite dissatisfied with his performance. He stood up, bowed and walked out.
As soon as he went out, Cai Yong asked curiously: "Deputy Commander, what do you think of this man?"
Li Qi smiled and said: "It's just so so. I'm honest enough. I shouldn't be too inferior."
After a meal, Li Qi interviewed seven or eight candidates, but none of them made Li Qi very satisfied. He asked a few random questions and left them speechless, and a little bit.
Li Qi was very confused. No one mentioned remuneration from beginning to end. This was the most critical issue in interviews in later generations, but no one mentioned it here. It really made Li Qi confused. I dare not think that these guys didn't even have to eat.
Yes.
Cai Yong beside him was almost asleep. He leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes to rest. The tea in front of him was already cold.
Li Qi also yawned profusely. This HR job was really boring. Except for Chen Dong, the rest could not be put on the table. At this time, the servant handed over another piece of bamboo, and Li Qi took a look at it as usual.
He said: "Ouyang Che, I finally met someone with a double surname. Let him come in." Now looking at these names has become his greatest pleasure.
After a while, a young man in blue cloth, about in his early twenties, walked in. He was thin and handsome. He had sharp eyebrows and starry eyes, and a confident smile on his thin lips. Although he was dressed relatively well.
It's shabby, and there's a hole in the left sleeve, but the overall look is clean and tidy, which makes people look comfortable.
Eight points for appearance and nine points for temperament.
Li Qi had a good impression of this young man at first sight and smiled and said: "Please sit down."
"Thank you."
Li Qi first announced his name. He was about to introduce Cai Yong, but seeing that he was already asleep, he did not disturb him and said, "Please briefly introduce yourself."
"My surname is Ouyang, my single name is Che, and my courtesy name is Deming. I am twenty-five this year, and my surname is Chongren in Fuzhou."
"What did you do before?"
"Yijie commoner."
"That means nothing has been done."
"You can say that." Ouyang Che smiled, without any embarrassment on his face.
"Where are you living right now?"
"I don't have a fixed place to live." Ouyang Che said with a smile.
You can still laugh at this, which is awesome. Li Qi smiled and said: "Your Excellency is quite free and easy. So what do you like to do most in your daily life?"
"Read books, talk to people, and occasionally write some poems to entertain myself."
"What's your favorite book to read?"
"Zizhi Tongjian by Sima Xianxiang."
It’s not easy. I finally stopped talking about the Confucius photo album.
Li Qi smiled and said: "Can you read a piece of work that you are satisfied with?"
"Please give me more advice." Ouyang Che didn't show any pretense, and chanted: "My personal charm is natural and pretty. The eyes on my temples are always like a smile. The eyebrows are as low as a crescent moon, and the four-inch shoes are small in lotus steps. The exquisite tassel tastes like a feast for women. Lou Jie. The soft words and clear songs are infinitely wonderful. When I return, the cassia shadows shine on the curtains, and the water and smoke disappear in the deep courtyard."
What a talent! Much better than Song Yuchen.
Li Qi felt happy and said: "Why do you want to be a teacher?"
"I just want a full meal."
It's real enough, I like it. Li Qi said with great interest: "Is it possible that you can't even have a full meal now?"
Ouyang Che shook his head and said: "It's embarrassing to say that Ouyang still relies on the help of a few friends."
"Your Excellency is so young and inexperienced. What reason do you have for us to choose you among so many talents?"
Ouyang Che said calmly: "Your mansion's notice states that talented people between the ages of twenty and forty who are literate can come for interviews. There is nothing wrong with this. I also heard that students recruited by your mansion They are all children of poor families, and I was born in a poor family. My experience is experience for those children, and I think I am better able to know what they need than others."
Finally, there was someone who could get away from the topic. Li Qi nodded and said, "If we don't hire you, what are you going to do next?"
"Keep looking for work."
"What do you most want to do in your life?"
"Exit and enter the phase."
"Do you know who I am?"
"I used to be the chef of Zuixianju, and now I am serving as the bodyguard of Ma Fudu."
"Then what's your deepest impression on me?"
Ouyang Che said without thinking: "The hair is very short."
"Then what do you think of me?"
"It's just like your hair, strange."
Li Qi chuckled, nodded and said, "That's really a good comment. Okay, I'm done with my questions. Do you have anything to ask?"
Ouyang Che asked: "How much salary do you give me every month?"
Yes. Yes, I finally met a mortal. Li Qi was very pleased and said, "What are your hopes?"
"consistent."
"Why?"
"I won't be hungry again."
Li Qi smiled and said, "Do you have any more questions?"
"No more." Ouyang Che said.
Li Qi stood up. He picked up the pen on the desk and wrote a few words on the piece of bamboo with that piece written on it. Then he handed it over and said, "Take it now and go to Zuixianju to find Shopkeeper Wu. He will give you a piece of bamboo." A full meal.”
Ouyang Che said in astonishment: "But now I have no money on me."
"free of charge."
No money? Ouyang Che couldn't figure out why Li Qi did this for a while. He took the piece of bamboo and looked at it. He saw three crooked words written on it - "take him in". He was surprised and said: "Are you willing to take him in?" I?"
"What? Do you still think about the days when you have no fixed place to live?"
Ouyang Che bowed and said, "Deputy Commander-in-Chief is so kind and kind, I will always remember it in my heart."
"There's no need for these polite words. Let's go quickly."
"Farewell." Ouyang Che saluted again, and then walked out quickly. It could be seen that he was really hungry.
Li Qi smiled, this guy is really interesting. After Ouyang Che left, Li Qi interviewed more than a dozen candidates and waited until sunset before calling it a day. Then he went to the backyard to report today's work to Cai Jing.
Li Qi came to Cai Jing's yard. As soon as he entered the door, he smelled the aroma of roasted quail, and immediately frowned and glanced at Cai Jing.
Cai Jing was terribly afraid of Li Qi when it came to food. He himself couldn't figure out why. Seeing Li Qi's expression. He knew that the matter was exposed, so he immediately took a preemptive strike and said with trembling lips: "I haven't been able to do this for a month.
I’ve seen quail, and I want to eat it this time. You won’t and won’t allow it.”
Li Qi glanced at the old guy and ignored him. He asked Cai Yong, "Steward Cai, who is in charge of the Grand Master's food today?"
Cai Jing slapped the table and said angrily: "Li Qi, don't go too far to bully others."
Cai Yong was used to this kind of scene. He lowered his head and remained silent.
Li Qi refused to give in and argued with reason: "Grand Master, I won't say more about what I said before. I'm tired of saying it. Now that you are in better health, you have started to eat like this again. Do you know?
Even if you just eat a roasted quail, I will have to work hard to make up for it. If you insist on doing this, please be kind to me so that I don't make you angry."
Although he rarely cooks for Cai Jing himself now, Cai Jing's daily meals are all based on his menu.
Cai Jing's hair stood up in anger. He pointed at Li Qi and couldn't even make a sound. Even Cai Yong, who was standing by him, couldn't stand it anymore and said: "Deputy Commander, just this time, nothing should happen. You can
Say less."
"This is not negotiable. Since the Grand Master has asked me to be responsible for his food, those cooks must follow the menu I set. The problem now is that someone secretly cooks dishes other than my menu without informing me.
I will never allow it to be given to the Grand Master, and that person will be severely punished. We will resolutely prevent such a thing from happening again." Li Qi said firmly. He has always been so stubborn when it comes to food.
Cai Yong saw that this didn't make sense, so he turned to Cai Jing and said, "Sir, the deputy commander is doing this for the sake of your health ---."
Cai Jing raised his hand to tell him not to say more. He snorted angrily and said angrily: "I still want to eat, what can you do?"
"Then please ask the Grand Master to hire another Gao Ming."
"Is it possible that I still have to eat the food you cooked?" Cai Jing was so excited that he started to spit.
Li Qi was still unmoved and said: "Of course not, the body is yours, of course you make the decision, but I still say the same old saying, if you don't cherish your body, no matter how hard others try,
That’s useless.”
"you---!"
Cai Jing glared at Li Qi, trying to make Li Qi surrender with his fierce eyes, but Li Qi didn't even look at him.
Cai Yong knew that as soon as these words came out, Cai Jing would have to give in again, because the plot was like this every time.
Sure enough, Cai Jing took two deep breaths, softened his tone, and said, "Just this once, can't you give me some thin noodles?"
"May I ask Grand Master, which is more important, your face or your body?"
Cai Jing was stunned for a moment, sat down on the chair, waved his hand and said: "No matter what, no matter what, even if I'm afraid of you, it's all up to you, it's all up to you, that's alright."
"Thank you, Grand Master, for your forgiveness." Li Qi said, cupping his hands towards Cai Jing and saying, "Steward Cai, I'm sorry to bother you."
Cai Yong smiled bitterly and said, "Don't worry, this matter will be taken care of by me."
Cai Jing snorted angrily and refused to let Li Qi sit down. He turned his head and asked, "I heard that guy Chen Dong is here this afternoon?"
It's a pity that Li Qi is not a rule-abiding person at all. He sat down by himself, poured a cup of tea, took a sip, and smashed it a few times as if he were at home, and then said: "That's right. I was just going to ask the Grand Master for advice."
, do you want to hire him?"
Cai Jing said angrily: "I dare not take it seriously. Do you still take me seriously?"
Are you playing this trick with me? Li Qi smiled and said nothing, and drank tea by himself.
Cai Jing secretly glanced at Li Qi and saw that he was drinking happily. He immediately pulled his face down. After a while, he saw that Li Qi had begun to close his eyes to rest. He was so angry that he went crazy, but he was helpless and couldn't help but smile bitterly.
With a sound, he turned his head and cursed with a smile: "You are really my nemesis."
Li Qi opened his eyes and said with a smile: "Oh? I always thought that I was the Grand Master's lucky star!"
Cai Jing laughed, and then said seriously: "Li Qi, Yongzi has told me how Chen Dong came to take the exam just now. What you want coincides with me. Not only do I want that boy Chen Dong to come to my academy, but I also want him to come to my college."
I am treating him with such kindness, and you must know the reason why, so I won’t go into details, as I am now afraid that the boy will not come.”
Cai Yong admired Li Qi for this. When he reported the matter to Cai Jing, he was worried that Cai Jing would be angry. He never thought that when Cai Jing heard that Chen Dong had come to take the exam, he said "Okay" without even thinking about it.
"If he dares to come, I will just take it." This is exactly what Li Qi said, which makes him, a housekeeper who has been following Cai Jing for decades, really feel ashamed.
Li Qi smiled and said: "Master, don't worry. According to my understanding of this person, as long as we agree, he will definitely come back."
"Well, you have to keep an eye on this matter."
"yes."
Cai Jing stroked his beard, and suddenly a strange light flashed in his eyes, and he said with a smile: "Li Qi, I heard that some people came to make trouble just now?"
"They are all clowns, nothing to worry about." Li Qi said with a faint smile.
A flash of admiration flashed in Cai Jing's eyes. This boy is indeed different. He smiled and said: "Yes, you don't need to take these clowns to heart at all. I will give up after just two days of jumping around. They want you now."
Fight them."
"I know this, Grand Master, please rest assured, I won't pay attention to them."
Cai Jing nodded, as if he suddenly remembered something, and then smiled at Li Qi and said: "By the way, I have also recruited a very special teacher today. I will keep it to your satisfaction."
Li Qi said in surprise: "Who?"
Cai Jing said with a smile: "She just went out for a while, she should be here soon."
As soon as he finished speaking, a woman's voice suddenly sounded outside the door, "Master."
When Li Qi heard this voice, his expression changed drastically and he blurted out: "It's her."