After the county magistrate finished counting, he returned home with Yun Zheng. While picking, he said: "No wonder your teacher punished you. You really have no intention of being upright. You only seek victory or defeat. The beauty of talking with your hands has been destroyed by you."
It’s over.”
Before Yun Zheng could speak, he heard a crisp voice coming from behind the pavilion: "Dad, if you lose, you lose. Why are you still making excuses? I have already thrown you three fallen leaves and you still don't know how to wake up. Kill the big dragon and kill the dragon."
You are so interested, Brother Yun has discovered you a long time ago but knows nothing about it."
The county magistrate stroked his beard and said to Yun Zheng: "This is my little girl Lan Lan. She is spoiled by me. Young brother, please don't take offense."
Yun Zheng smiled and said nothing. Talking to him at this time would only lead to massive slander from this girl. A thousand words are worse than a word of silence.
A small white hand poked out from the thin green bamboo bush and quickly took three bamboo leaves from the chessboard. Yun Zheng only had time to see a section of a bright wrist and half of a goose-yellow sleeve.
"Naughty!" The county magistrate's eyes were full of doting love, and he did not reprimand his daughter for her rude behavior at all. Yun Zheng smiled and said to the magistrate: "It is said that officials have a young master with ten thousand gold, and a daughter with a thousand gold."
Miss, just now the earth was shaking, the mountains were shaking, there was lightning and thunder, could it be that the daughter of the emperor was sent out? "
The county magistrate immediately burst into laughter, pointed at Yun Zheng and said, "You kid, you just open your mouth and make fun of the little girl. Be careful of playing with fire."
Yun Zheng pointed to the remaining bamboo leaves on the table and said: "Filial piety comes first among all good deeds. The ancients used colorful clothes to entertain their relatives. It is also a good story to ask a daughter to throw bamboo leaves to save her old father in the chess game when he is in danger. So Wan Sheng helped
Throw in a few more pieces, so that it looks like the gust of wind blew off the bamboo leaves just now, and it looks much more natural. It is understandable that the boss did not notice it. "
The county magistrate laughed even more happily when he heard this, clapped his hands and said, "What a cunning boy. I don't know what kind of moral teacher can control a monkey like you."
Yun Zheng poured tea for the county magistrate and asked him to drink it. Seeing that the magistrate was still curious, Yun Zheng smiled bitterly and said, "My master never talks much to the late students. He usually talks about his principles with a stick."
"
Just one sentence made the tea in the county magistrate's mouth spurt out. At this time, Yun Zheng had already hid far away. He left all the tea in the magistrate's mouth to Qiban and beat his chest, laughing so hard that he couldn't stand up straight.
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Yun Zheng heard a string of laughter like silver bells ringing from behind the bamboo bushes, and then he slowly breathed a sigh of relief. Even if today's incident is over, he should stay as far away from these people as possible if he has nothing to do in the future.
The tail-burning banquet was not as sumptuous as the legend says, with just one fish, a plate of mutton, and a few vegetables. But the wine was good. I heard it was the famous Shi Pozi sifting wine. The wine was green in color and the aroma of oranges was fragrant. Maybe there was something wrong with it.
Added orange peel.
The time spent talking was longer than the time spent eating. Young people are not always hungry. At this time, Yun Zheng was so hungry that his chest pressed against his back, but he could not chew as much as he wanted. He picked up two bites of each dish and immediately praised it.
Yun Zheng kept talking, especially that carp, which didn't even remove the tendons on its belly. The red gills were still growing on it. Yun Zheng couldn't even taste it in his mouth, and he told lies without conscience.
, the mutton in Sichuan has a strong smell of mutton, how delicious can it be if it is boiled in plain water. However, a few vegetables are salty and delicious, so Yun Zheng couldn't help but eat more.
After a short meal time, the county magistrate and Yun Zheng rinsed their mouths together and sat back in the pavilion to talk.
"There is only one student in the county school in this county. It is already considered deserted. However, the books in it are still rich. I am also a scholar, but I am busy with official duties and cannot teach you. If you want to make progress in learning, you need to
Study hard by yourself. I think you have a solid foundation and good knowledge. I think you can slowly figure out the taste of the book.
The only thing I can help you with is my reading experience over the years. After all, there are two big boxes. They should be passed down to the family. Unfortunately, I only have one daughter and no one to inherit. You might as well take them and read them through, and then return them after reading them.
That’s what I am.”
This was considered a great kindness. Yun Zheng stood up to express his thanks. When he saw that the county magistrate had already had two large boxes carried out, he knew it was time to leave. It was rare for the county magistrate to spend half a day on him.
When the county magistrate saw Yun Zheng's figure disappearing on the flower path, he turned around and asked behind him: "Lan Lan, what do you think of this young man?"
"Dad, it's easy for him to become a scholar, but I'm afraid it's not easy to get a roll call at Donghuamen. He doesn't have the character of a scholar!" As he spoke, a girl wearing a goose-yellow cross-collar skirt jumped out from behind her father and said affectionately.
Holding his father's arm.
"Oh, tell me, why doesn't he have the character of a scholar? Dad is very optimistic about this young man."
"Dad was deceived by him. He was telling the truth. He clearly didn't like the fish or the plate of mutton, but he kept complimenting him. This shows that he can't stand his ground, and it also shows that this person can never be a person.
A poor man's origins will never be as simple as what he appears to be now."
The county magistrate nodded, agreeing with his daughter's view. He looked at his daughter with regret and said, "Lanlan, it would be great if you were born as a boy. My Lin family will definitely prosper because of you."
The girl pouted dissatisfied and said: "What's wrong with my daughter? The Queen Mother has been in charge of the world for five years. Isn't she a daughter? Isn't Wu Fu a daughter?"
Magistrate Lin sighed and walked into the back house with his hands behind his back, leaving a sad girl alone biting her lips and tearing off countless bamboo leaves.
When Yun Zheng left the county office, he accepted the congratulations from the old bookkeeper, Liu Dutou and others. The red wedding announcement was posted on the notice wall at the entrance of the county office. There was only one child born in Dosha County this year, and that was Yun Zheng.
He took the key to the library from the old master clerk. From now on, the library next to the county government office would belong to him alone. The only child in the county moved to Chengdu, preparing to take the government and college examinations nearby to make a career for himself.
He is making a last-ditch effort to improve his future. He is already in his forties this year.
Yun Zheng did not intend to live in this library. He chose Huidousha Village. The old patriarch burst into tears of joy and went on a shopping spree in Douchuan Village. Tonight, the village will stay up all night.
I originally thought that I could take the county examination, the government examination, and the college examination in one go. After listening to the introduction from the chief clerk, I realized that this was impossible. If you are under the age of fifteen, you need to be an official to take the government examination or the college examination, or to be recommended by a great scholar.
Doucha County could not provide these two conditions, so I had to wait until two years later to take the exam in Chengdu.
Yun Er was very dissatisfied, insisting that the boy's exam should be taken by boys. He could actually take the exam this year, and maybe he could be better than his brother, because after hearing Yun Zheng's introduction to the exam content, he thought he didn't have it either.