After saying that it was good, Li Yuqing originally wanted Li Congwen to drive the ox cart to take them over, but the shopkeeper Yao stood next to the ox cart and turned around left and right, tilting his head and thinking about it, but he didn't go up.

Li Yuqing looked at the shopkeeper Yao standing in front of the ox cart in a satin shirt, in a dilemma, he wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh, his face was flushed, no matter how he said that people were also for them, Li Yuqing didn't urge him.

After standing for a while, he really couldn't do it, Li Yuqing reminded him, Shopkeeper Yao patted his head, smiled awkwardly, and asked the guy to come to the carriage and pull them over together.

On the carriage, Shopkeeper Yao told Li Yuqing and Li Congwen about some of the rules and courses of the college, and Li Congwen's eyes lit up when he heard it, and his face was fascinated, but if you want to enter the academy, you must first pass the guò exam, and if you don't pass the exam, no matter how rich you are, you will not be admitted.

The master is a pair of brothers, the elder brother is called Xue Zhongxiang, and the younger brother is called Xue Zhonggui, both of whom are very good-looking and unaccustomed to the darkness of officialdom, so they did not continue to take the exam after winning the promotion. In the past, he had been a special teacher for the children of dignitaries in the capital, but later he couldn't stay anymore because he was used to offending the powerful, so he had no choice but to go away and come here to teach.

The elder brother Xue Zhongxiang teaches children below Xiucai, and the younger brother Xue Zhonggui teaches students above Xiucai, and the admission rate here is very high. Because they only value their studies and don't care about their status, there are many people who come to meet and enter the school, but not everyone has the opportunity to enter.

The location of Hongru Academy is relatively remote and quiet, which is very suitable for studying, and it took a horse-drawn carriage to walk around the town for almost a circle. Shopkeeper Yao had already sent a guy to report it, so there was no doorman to stop him when he entered the door, but there were people waiting to meet him, and this trip was very easy.

Following the person who introduced him, he walked through the long corridor, and he could still hear bursts of reading aloud in the distance, and Li Congwen looked around curiously all the way. After walking for half a cup of tea, I arrived at the door of a room similar to a study, and the person who took it came forward and knocked on the door, and said, "Master, someone has brought it here." ”

Li Yuqing roughly knew who the people inside were, and at this moment, a deep voice came from the room, "Noble treasure, but Shopkeeper Yao brought someone over."

"Yes, my lord, Shopkeeper Yao came here with a girl and a little brother. The attendant who called Noble replied with a hunched over.

"Well, push the door in"

Noble pushed open the closed door, Li Yuqing and the others followed and walked in, and when they entered the door, they saw an elegant man in green clothes sitting at the desk with a brush and writing something.

Before the shopkeeper Yao entered the door, he laughed and greeted Xue Zhongxiang: "Zhongxiang, your two brothers haven't come to my building for a long time to drink and paint, so my brother is very worried about coming to visit in person today, I didn't bother you." The tone looked familiar. According to what Shopkeeper Yao said, Li Yuqing was 100% sure that they should have known each other in the capital, and later met here.

In fact, Li Yuqing guessed correctly, they knew each other before, but she guessed a little wrong, the two Xue Zhongxiang brothers are here completely because of the relationship between the shopkeeper Yao.

The reason why Shopkeeper Yao is here is also because of their relationship.

In the past, the two Xue Zhongxiang brothers offended the powerful and were thrown into prison, and the shopkeeper Yao was in Beijing at that time to help the third prince Mo Yuan do things, and rescued them through Mo Yuan's relationship. The capital couldn't stay any longer, so the shopkeeper Yao asked Ying to come to Qianzhou, a place far away from the emperor with high mountains, to help Mo Yuan take care of the industry, and protect him by the way.

Xue Zhongxiang stood up and saluted the shopkeeper Yao, "Brother Yao, don't bother me, you can come to the humble house to shine." ”

Shopkeeper Yao was not polite to him, and pointed to Li Congwen and said, "Bring a kid here for my brother today, you look at it and weigh it." ”

Li Yuqing pushed Li Congwen, who was a little flustered beside him, and motioned for him to come forward to meet his master. Li Congwen was stunned, reacted, bowed his hands and bowed to his master as Li Yuqing signaled, and said, "Master, it's good." ”

The man raised his head and glanced at Li Yuqing, his gaze slowly fixed on Li Congwen's face, and he looked at it for a while, but when he saw that although Li Congwen's face was nervous, he was standing there decently, and he stroked his beard with his hand and nodded with satisfaction.

Turning his head to the shopkeeper Yao who was standing aside, he said, "Brother Yao, please take a seat, I still have something to ask this little brother." ”

Shopkeeper Yao knew that he was going to ask about reading, so he didn't care about it, so he found a stool and sat down, beckoned to Li Yuqing, and motioned for her to sit down too.

Li Yuqing's eyebrows jumped twice, seeing that he looked leisurely as if he had gone home, it could be seen that he was really very familiar with the master and brothers, and he did not sit down on the stool next to him. Li Congwen was left alone in the center, nervously holding his hands to relieve his pressure.

"What's your name, but there is enlightenment" Xue Zhongxiang touched his beard and asked Li Congwen with an unfathomable expression.

Li Congwen took a deep breath, relieved his nervousness, straightened his clothes, bowed his head and said: "Back to the master, the student's name is Li Congwen, I used to study with Mr. for two years, and then I didn't study anymore because something happened. When he said this, he secretly glanced at Li Yuqing twice, and continued, "But I have been learning by myself at home, and I have also consulted Sister Yuqing for things that I don't know, so I should not be worse than others."

Xue Zhongxiang kept looking at Li Congwen, and when he heard him talk about asking Li Yuqing who couldn't learn by himself, his eyes lit up, he was full of confidence and couldn't help but be a little stunned, and turned his head to look at Li Yuqing, who was sitting next to Yao's shopkeeper, full of curiosity.

Li Yuqing is no stranger to Xue Zhongxiang, because with their relationship with Shopkeeper Yao, Shopkeeper Yao will tell the two brothers about everything. said how different Li Yuqing is, how amazing and decisive.

Coming over today to watch xiàn mediocre except for being beautiful, there is nothing special to speak of, after listening to Li Congwen's words, Xue Zhongxiang reacted, it turned out that today's Li Yuqing was acting as a green leaf for fear of taking Li Congwen's color.

Xue Zhongxiang was quite satisfied with Li Congwen's answer, but he was satisfied, and he also wanted to know how Li Congwen defined reading and literacy. If he just wanted to gain fame and become an official in the court, then he would be a little disappointed in Li Congwen.

After that, even if they worship under their brother's door, his two brothers will not teach them with their hearts. If it's just because you want to read and write, it's another way to say that to serve the court.

"Cong Wen has his own views on how to define reading and literacy," Xue Zhongxiang asked tentatively.

Li Congwen thought about Xue Zhongxiang's question, his family hoped that he would become a big official in the future, but after meeting Li Yuqing, his thoughts changed, and now he just wants to use what he has learned in the future to help Li Yuqing, be her right and left wing, and help her solve problems.

Thinking about his future path Li Congwen was much easier, took a deep breath and replied, "Back to Master, I used to study to be a big official in order to test my fame, but now I just want to study and read well, and I can help Sister Yuqing in the future. ”

As soon as Li Congwen finished speaking, Xue Zhongxiang laughed and applauded, "Okay, what a wanton order, I like this kid, it's like our brothers back then." After saying that, he laughed again

"But Cong Wen, don't worry, even if you don't do it for fame, we will teach you with the greatest ability. After listening to Xue Zhongxiang's words, Li Yuqing also knew with his toenails that this division was decided.

The rest of the time, Xue Zhongxiang asked Li Congwen some questions about the books he usually reads, and the time passed quickly, and the lunch time was approaching, and the shopkeeper Yao was very busy and got up and took Li Yuqing to say goodbye.

When Xue Zhongxiang was leaving, he reminded Li Congwen to come to school in two days, the tuition fee for one year is eight taels, the uniform accommodation fee of the college is 2 taels, and he will have two days off every half a month. Li Congwen nodded happily and replied, his mouth didn't close all the way from coming out to returning to Fumanlou.