Chapter 919: Window Dressing
Zhu Ying, who was full of displeasure, finished this dinner. The reason was not the same as simply being hungry at noon, because she only tasted one bite and felt that the food with the taste of the countryside was quite delicious. Of course, Zhang Shou's excellent craftsmanship must not be wasted!
And when she washed her face and feet before going to bed at night, Miss Zhu was embarrassed to ask Wu to help again, but she was careful and careful, but the placket was still wet, but fortunately, she had to change it at night, so she could only change a set of Wu's temporary clothes.
The next night, when she occasionally went out, she had a sweet dream!
In the dream, Zhang Shou no longer treated her like a detached person, but smiled gently, and in the end, she almost woke up laughing!
When she opened her eyes again, she even heard her own laughter. When she was a little more sober, she immediately coughed, habitually called Zhan Jin, and found that she didn't hear a reaction, she couldn't help but open her eyes and look around blankly, and it took a while to realize that she was not at home, and the Wu family, who had been sleeping outside, was long gone.
Zhu Ying hurriedly sat up, and saw that there was a hanger next to the bed, with a set of men's clothes on it, and her eyes couldn't help but light up, so she hurriedly got out of bed and pulled her shoes to try them on.
After all, Zhang Shou's outfit is also simple, she just put it on, and looked at the simple and gorgeous little Langjun in the bronze mirror, and there was a knock on Wu's door outside, but it turned out that someone heard the movement outside and came to deliver hot water and breakfast.
After freshening up with the help of the Wu family, after taking a look at the simple but clean porridge side dishes and two small and delicate white-flour steamed buns, Zhu Ying caught a glimpse of the bright sky, and asked without eating, "Aunt Wu, what time is it?"
"It's almost nine o'clock. Wu Shi saw that this eldest lady gasped, and she had already learned a little about people because of this day and night, so she smiled and said, "This is the countryside, not the Zhao Guogong Mansion, it's okay to get up a little late." Ah Shou got up early and went out and specially instructed you, saying that it was to let you sleep a little longer. ”
Zhu Ying didn't pay attention to anything else, only heard two words, go out!
Thinking that she was "disliked" by Zhang Shou in the kitchen and dinner yesterday, and now that he had left her alone, she couldn't help but feel even more aggrieved. She Miss Zhu hooked her hand, and countless noble children in the capital flocked to her, and he even ran away! She hasn't done anything with him yet!
Snorted angrily, she forced out a smile: "I shouldn't have gotten up so late...... By the way, where did he go?"
After so many years, the Wu family has long lost much hope for this marriage, especially after being humiliated by Zhu Gongquan yesterday. But after Zhu Ying hijacked Zhang Shou and left for so long and came back, she suddenly changed her temperament, decided to stay, and was clearly very curious about Zhang Shou, she felt happy in her heart, but also had an indescribable pride.
Even if I grew up in the countryside, it can't hide the light of my family's Ashou!
She immediately smiled and said, "Ah Shou can't stay idle at home, and he is probably lecturing to those young men in the village at this time." ”
Zhu Ying couldn't help but be secretly surprised. She suppressed the urge to get to the bottom of the matter, nodded and quickly finished the breakfast that was already late, and then asked where Zhang Shou of the Wu family was lecturing, and in the end, she still brought the Zhang family's servant Ah Liu, who didn't know the way.
The Zhang family's mansion is located at the entrance of the village, yesterday Zhu Ying only arrived here, and she already felt simple to simple, today deep into the village, she can be regarded as really appreciating, the poetry and songs depict the infinitely beautiful pastoral life, what is the situation in reality.
Most of the houses along the road are in disrepair, with broken roof tiles and even simple shacks made of bamboo hedges and thatch, which emit a foul smell.
Little did she know, of course, that the shacks were pigsty in the end.
On the way, she finally took out a few words from Ah Liu's mouth, it turned out that the village where the Zhang family was located, because the Zhang family used to collect rent very lightly, and they had never exploited the township, it was already one of the "rich villages" on the ground in Gyeonggi where food and clothing could be relatively guaranteed.
Now that it is rice harvest season, there are very few men and women in the village, and most of the farmers, even the older children, are busy working in the fields. If you don't have a rice field at home, you will naturally go to help other families harvest rice, and when you harvest your own wheat field or cotton field in the future, those who have been helped will return their working hours, which is also one of the systems advocated by Zhang Shou in the past three years.
Of course, Zhu Ying didn't know this, but felt that most of what she could see on the road were young children running around the ground at the age of three or four.
Thinking of yesterday's Zhang Shou, who knew that the Chinese food on the plate was hard, Zhu Ying couldn't help but have a deeper understanding of this poem at this time.
But at this moment, a few children ran past her, and in addition to laughter, there were a few lines of poetry scattered in the wind.
"Between the white emperor and the clouds, thousands of miles of Jiangling will be ...... in one day"
"Two yellow orioles singing green willows, a line of egrets on the blue sky......"
If Zhu Gongquan is here, thinking of the sworn yesterday that the peasant family doesn't understand poetry and songs, I'm afraid he will die of embarrassment!
Miss Zhu suddenly had such an irrelevant thought, and then asked Ah Liu behind her, "This is taught by Ah Shou?"
"Hmm. Ah Liu's answer was as easy as ever. But this does not prevent Miss Zhu's eyebrows from dancing and being honored.
Zhang Shou is really capable!
Along the way, she had already learned the mute personality of the male servant of the Zhang family, and Zhu Ying, who was choked half to death, didn't bother to ask again, but after a few steps, she heard someone in a courtyard recites "one as one, two two as four".
She didn't think that anyone in this rural peasant family would know how to teach the children Jiujiu Song, so she simply stood outside the low fence and looked into the courtyard, only to see that a milky boy was actually using a small stick to spur another younger child to recite Jiujiu Song.
"Why are you so stupid! The little gentleman said that if you can recite it completely, if you have a good sentence, you will have caramel to eat!
Although people are talking about Mr. Xiao, Zhu Ying still instinctively feels that it is Zhang Shou who teaches Jiujiu songs, and it is Zhang Shou who teaches memorizing poems.
In a better mood, the corners of her mouth couldn't help but hook, and then quietly left. Soon, she followed the silent Ah Liu to a seemingly neat house in the village. She was thinking about what kind of lesson Zhang Shou was teaching people, but she didn't want to hear a joyful shout.
"Thanks to Mr. Xiao, my uncle just found a chance for me to get through, I never thought I could really get in!"
What did you get into? Could it be that Zhang Shou could still teach students who were admitted to the show? That is really amazing!
Zhu Ying was extremely curious, but when she took a step closer, she heard Zhang Shou laugh.
"You have been reading and writing for three years, writing about how many branches you have, and then how much money you have spent on paper and pencils, so that you have practiced a good hand in reading and writing? Besides, you have learned arithmetic for three years, played abacus for three years, and can calculate 100 questions out of 100 breaths of mental arithmetic, and it is rare to make a mistake. This level of writing and arithmetic is rare among peers, not to mention that it is also rare among people older than you. ”
"Moreover, the last time you came back and said that the Shuntian Mansion Ya examined the history of the order this time, it was the new deal after the new Fu Yin came up, and the volume was his most important Song Tuiguan, although there was a possibility of being cheated by those officials, there must always be a few who acted as a façade. In this case, you have a way, if you can't pass the exam again, your father should take you to the ancestral hall!"
What the hell is this? Zhu Ying was completely stunned, racking her brains and couldn't figure out what kind of official Ling Shi was.
At this moment, she only heard another congratulations from inside.
"Deng Xiaodu, thanks to Mr. Xiao, you put on the robe, shouldn't you set a table of wine and invite Mr. Xiao?"
Hearing the words of the robe, Zhu Ying pondered carefully, and the curious eyes at the beginning suddenly dimmed, and turned away sullenly.
What exactly was she expecting? Zhang Shou's bad hand could be seen that his knowledge must be limited. Therefore, if you can teach a small official in this rural farmhouse, you will naturally burn high incense!
It's really not good, as long as the Zhao Guogong Mansion can help him, as long as his qualifications are not bad, he will definitely be outstanding...... Of course, in order to do this, the first thing is for Dad and Big Brother to return victorious!