Li Jinzhong and Li Ermei got married. After the marriage, Li Jinzhong worked harder to study and vowed to be named on the next provincial examination gold list.
Every day, he used wooden sticks to write the cross mantra "You must endure hardships to become a great person" on the ground of the yard thousands of times to motivate himself.
On winter nights, it was late and cold, and Li Jinzhong was hungry and cold, so he fried a handful of beans with a shovel over a charcoal fire, put them in a cloth, and carried them in his arms to satisfy his hunger and keep warm.
Time flies like water, and time flies by. In the blink of an eye, it is the year of the rural examination again, and Li Jinzhong once again embarks on the journey of the rural examination.
As before, Li Jinzhong still failed to break the curse of failing the provincial examination, and he still lost his reputation. This failure hit him harder than the previous times, because he was no longer fighting alone. Not only did he have a wife,
And he has a daughter.
Li Jinzhong felt sorry for Li Ermei and was filled with sorrow and anger. He had no choice but to drink. He came to the tavern and wanted to use wine to anesthetize himself and temporarily forget his sorrow.
While he was drinking alone in the tavern, a man named Diao came over to strike up a conversation. He was a well-known gangster in the surrounding areas, a gangster who did not do his job properly. Because of his bad deeds, everyone called him Diao Er.
"Hey, isn't this Li Xiucai? I've never seen you come to drink. What's going on today? Did you fail the exam again? I'm so happy that I want to drink two drinks to celebrate." Diao Er squinted his bitch eyes and smiled.
, said maliciously.
There is something in this statement. What do you mean, the center is happy to celebrate that he failed the exam? When you hear it, it is not what he said. He is sincerely looking for trouble and a fight.
Diao Er had no grudges against Li Jinzhong, but when he heard that Li Ermei was married to Li Jinzhong, he was very jealous, and he wanted to find an opportunity to beat Li Jinzhong to express his bad temper.
Li Jinzhong raised his eyes and saw that it was Diao Er. He was so angry that he slammed the wine bowl on the table and said angrily: "Get the hell out of here, stop talking nonsense here."
When Diao Er saw that he was in trouble, he couldn't let it go, so he unexpectedly slapped Li Jinzhong with a big mouth, which knocked Li Jinzhong to his side.
Li Jinzhong stood up and covered his burning cheeks, stared at Diao Er, and said angrily: "You dare to hit someone?"
Diao Er said fiercely and wildly: "Why don't I beat you? I'm going to beat the one you raised by your maid today." After that, he came up and hit Li Jinzhong's big mouth again.
Li Jinzhong is not a coward, and he is also a bloody man. He just has fame and honor and does not dare to cause trouble. If this matter was normal, Li Jinzhong would have tolerated it, but it was not the case today. He was holding back his anger and had nowhere to vent, and he happened to fall.
On Diao Er.
So the two of them fought together. Diao Er thought that Li Jinzhong was a scholar and did not dare to fight back. Unexpectedly, Li Jinzhong, a scholar, was not easy to mess with. He was very strong and his fists were hard and black. In a short time, Diao Er was riding on his crotch.
Dun Lao punched him until his dog's head turned into a pig's head.
Diao Er suffered a loss, but quit, and sent Li Jin to the Yamen. The fight did not amount to minor injury, and it was not enough to be sentenced. At most, it was administrative detention, usually seven days, a slightly heavier one of ten days, and then a little and a half.
Months, twenty days at most.
Li Jinzhong was detained for twenty days in administrative detention. If he were a commoner, it wouldn't matter. He would have been punished for twenty days and he would be a good man again. But Li Jinzhong was different. He was a scholar, a man of merit and honor, and there could be no stain. A scholar
Fighting is an insult to politeness, and I feel sorry for our founder Confucius.
Therefore, the consequences of this fight were very serious. The Xuezheng Yamen revoked Li Jinzhong’s title of scholar and also disqualified him from participating in the imperial examination. In other words, Li Jinzhong would never be able to participate in the imperial examination again in his life.
The dream of a high official was shattered.
After getting out of the cell, Li Jinzhong was so disillusioned that he walked around the streets looking for Diao Er with a kitchen knife and insisted on hacking him to death.
Diao Er seemed to be afraid, and he disappeared from the streets of Suning from then on. Some people speculated that Diao Er might have become Li Jinzhong's victim. The people did not prosecute the officials, and no one reported Diao Er's missing persons, so the government also
Too lazy to care.
Since then, Li Jinzhong stayed at home every day and stopped studying. It was useless to study. He studied hard to get a title on the gold medal list and become a high official. Now he is not allowed to take the exam, so why study hard?
Li Jinzhong murmured to himself in a daze all day long: "It's over, there's no hope." He kept saying this sentence over and over again all day long.
They talked about eating, sleeping, and even talking about not eating or sleeping. Li Ermei saw it and secretly wiped her tears. Li Shuan was angry. Originally, Li Jinzhong would become famous in the future, but he didn't expect it to be like this. He was infatuated all day long.
Talking to himself is no different than a lunatic.
Li Shuan hated Liang Tiezui with all his heart. If he hadn't listened to Liang Tiezui's lies, he would not have been obsessed with marrying such a good sister to Li Jinzhong.
If Li Shuan wanted to meet Liang Tiezui again, he would have to tear up his foul mouth, but since that time, Liang Tiezui never appeared again.
Li Jinzhong's letter stall was no longer open, but life had to go on. Li Ermei made some small money by helping others work in poverty, and Li Shuan supplemented a few more, so he could barely make ends meet.
Xiao Li Yuan liked this uncle very much. He was very sad when he saw that he was crazy about him, so he often ran over to accompany him.
Li Jinzhong stayed at home all day and did not go out. Li Ermei asked Xiao Li Yuan to take his uncle out for a walk, in order to let him relax and maybe get better. He was always bored at home and got sick even if he was not sick.
.
Xiao Li Yuan took Li Jinzhong's hand and went out for a stroll. Before leaving, Li Ermei repeatedly warned Xiao Li Yuan to keep an eye on his uncle and not let his uncle get lost.
Walking on the street, Xiao Liyuan was attracted by a stall. It was a betting stall. Several people gathered around it. Xiao Liyuan took Li Jinzhong and stood aside to watch the excitement.
There is a piece of dirty white cloth spread on the ground, with two words written on it, one red and one black. A small box is placed in the middle of the cloth. Gamblers put money on the red and black words, some put three cents, and some
After placing five cents, the stall owner waited for a while and saw that no one was placing any more bets. He shouted "buy it" and left, then squatted down and opened the lid of the box.
Xiao Liyuan saw that the box contained an egg dyed red, and then heard the stall owner shout "red". Then some people sighed, and some were very happy.
The stall owner finished the calculation, took the box and left. Xiao Liyuan thought that the trick was over and was about to leave, but found that the other people watching did not leave. He thought there might be another trick to watch, so he stood and waited.
Sure enough, the stall owner came back with the box not long after, and everyone continued to place bets. This was repeated several times, and Xiao Liyuan understood that they were guessing red and black. If they guessed correctly, they would win, and if they guessed not, they would lose.
He was holding a copper plate in his arms, which his father gave him as pocket money. He only gave him one coin a month. Xiao Li Yuan cherished it very much. He thought this trick was very interesting and wanted to guess, so he took out the copper plate from his arms.
I looked at red, then at black, and finally decided to bet on red.
As soon as the copper plate was put down, Li Jinzhong suddenly said: "Black!" Xiao Li Yuan quickly took back the copper plate, looked at his uncle in surprise and said: "Uncle, what did you say?"
Li Jinzhong said again: "Black!"
For several months, Xiao Liyuan could only hear one sentence from his uncle, and that was "It's over, there is no hope." Today, there was an unexpected gain, and his uncle actually changed his words. Xiao Liyuan was very happy.
Although he wanted to bet on red, his uncle said black. In order to make his uncle happy, he followed his uncle's wishes and bet on black.
The stall owner shouted again, "Bet it and leave it." He opened it and saw that it was indeed black. The stall on the street did not pump water, so he paid one for one. Xiao Liyuan won a penny and was very happy. When the stall owner finished loading the treasure,
, when he placed his bet again, he raised his face and asked his uncle: "Uncle, what about this time? Is it red or black?"
Li Jinzhong said: "Black!"
Xiao Liyuan won again, more than a dozen times. What surprised Xiao Liyuan was that Li Jinzhong could guess correctly in every game. The stall owner also looked at Li Jinzhong in surprise and asked, "What do you call me?"
Li Jinzhong said: "It's over, there's no hope." He fell ill again.
The stall owner said: "Everyone, please leave. That's it for today."
When Xiao Liyuan saw that the trick was over and the stall was closed, he took his uncle and walked back happily with the ten cents he had won.
As they walked, Xiao Liyuan noticed that the stall owner had been following us, so he stopped walking and turned around and asked, "Why are you following us all the time? What do you want to do?"
The stall owner spoke very kindly and said, "Child, I want to treat you to a meal."
Facing this man in his thirties, Xiao Liyuan was not afraid and readily agreed. They came to a small restaurant and the man ordered four dishes, all of which were meat dishes.
To be polite, I opened my cheeks, picked up my molars, and ate happily.
Except for his abnormal speech, Li Jinzhong was just like ordinary people in other respects. He would not let go of delicious food when he saw it. The man talked to Li Jinzhong again and said: "Brother, I have Qian Wanguan, what do you call me?"
Li Jinzhong said: "It's over, there's no hope." He said the same thing. Qian Waguan's nose almost turned crooked with anger, and he thought: "Is this man mentally ill?" He asked Xiao Li Yuan: "What's wrong with your uncle?"
, why do you always say this?"
Xiao Liyuan said while eating: "I don't know, maybe I'm stupid because of being in jail."
Qian Wanguan asked again: "Why are you in jail?"
Xiao Li Yuan said: "Fight with someone."
Qian Waguan asked: "How long have you been locked up?"
Xiao Liyuan said: "Twenty days."
Qian Wanguan smiled and said, "Is it just a few days?"
Xiao Li Yuan said: "What do you know? My uncle is a scholar, but now the grand master won't let him take the exam again. That's why he is like this."
Qian Waguan said: "I see. How long has he been like this?"
Xiao Liyuan said: "It's been several months."
Qian Waguan said: "Have you seen the doctor?"
Xiao Liyuan said: "I've seen it."
Qian Waguan said: "What did the doctor say?"
Xiao Liyuan said: "The doctor said he is not sick."
Qian Waguan said: "Then how could this happen?"
Xiao Li Yuan said: "How do I know?" He touched his bulging belly and felt full, so he asked Li Jinzhong: "Uncle, have you eaten?"
Li Jinzhong said: "It's over, there's no hope."
Xiao Liyuan said to Qian Waguan: "Uncle, thank you for the meal." Then he said to Li Jinzhong: "Uncle, let's go home."
They got up and walked out when they suddenly heard Qian Wagguan shouting: "Brother, do you want to make a fortune? Make a fortune!"
Li Jinzhong suddenly stopped. Seeing that he was not leaving, Xiao Li Yuan took his hand and said, "Uncle, let's go."
Li Jinzhong did not turn around and asked, "How can I make a fortune?"
Qian Waguan thought to himself: "Finally, I can speak human language." He stood up and said with a smile: "I can't explain a sentence or two. Brother, please come back. Let's sit down and talk slowly."
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