Chapter Twenty-Six: The Cottage
"Heaven and earth are yellow, the universe is desolate, the sun and the moon are shining, Su Lie Zhang, read!"
"Heaven and Earth, Xuanhuang Universe, Flood Desolation, Sun and Moon, Dawn and Chen"
"The clouds cause rain, the dew becomes frost, the gold gives birth to beautiful water, and the jade comes out of Kungang, read!"
"The clouds cause rain and dew to become frost, and gold gives birth to beautiful water and jade out of Kungang"
In the small private school, one by one Meng Tong shook his head, in front of the stage, there was an old gentleman who also shook his head, Shi Dang outside the window did not use the morning food, and he was dizzy when he changed his head, and if he was not careful, his head door knocked on the windowsill, and he couldn't stand the oops.
The sound of reading in the private school was immediately replaced by laughter.
"Smack!"
The old gentleman's ring ruler patted the book case, and the Meng Tong below immediately fell silent, and glared majestically at the most jumping out of the Meng Tong, the old gentleman twisted his beard and walked out of the desk, squeaked and pushed open the door of the private school, and saw Shi Kang, who was far away, coughed.
Shi dared to be cowardly, as if he had made some big mistake.
"You, come here!"
Shi Dang walked over with his head down.
"Since you want to learn, why don't you let the adults send you to study?
Shi Dang pinched the whip and replied with a whisper: "Mr. Hui, the kid is not a naturalized citizen yet. ”
The old gentleman was a little surprised, "Your house is from the stockade?"
"Hmm. ”
The old gentleman was a little embarrassed, and pondered for a moment, "You go back and tell your parents that if you are dedicated to learning, I can accept you here and make an exception!"
Shi Dang looked up in surprise, "Sir, really?"
The old gentleman snorted angrily, "I still lied to you as an ignorant boy?"
"The boy lost his words, sir, forgive sins, forgive sins. ”
The old gentleman ignored him anymore, put his hands behind his back, and walked into the private school.
After a while, the sound of reading sounded again, and Shi Dang listened to the corner for a while before reluctantly leaving.
The private school was located on a small hill, surrounded by farmland that had been carved out, and Shi Dang took a dozen sheep tethered to a tree in his hands, and with a whistle, a large earthy yellow dog rushed out of the bushes.
"Rhubarb, go!"
A boy, with a dog, leading a dozen sheep, walked cautiously on the ridge, the peasants in the field were accustomed to seeing this scene, only a few people were busy laughing a few times, all just against the bigger and bigger sun, buried in the work.
Only a few long-term workers who came down from the cottage saw it and pointed at it in surprise.
Shi Dare knew them, and one of them was a copycat with him, but he belonged to a different head.
"Heaven and earth, Xuanhuang universe, flood desolation, sun and moon, sun, Chen, Su Zhang, clouds and clouds, rain and dew, frost, gold, beauty, water, jade, Kungang ......"
When he came to the grazing meadow, Shi Dang let go of the sheep and sat on a large stone by himself, writing and drawing on the wetland with a branch while memorizing.
At about two o'clock in the afternoon, Shi Dang drove the sheep and walked towards the cottage opposite.
By this time his stomach was already hungry, and the sun was poisonous, and even the big yellow dog seemed weak.
When he came to the gate of the wall, the militia on the wall saw him and teased with a smile: "Heiwa, did you eavesdrop today?"
Shi Dang lowered his head and ignored it.
After a while, the gate opened.
An old militiaman took advantage of people's inattention to pull Shi Kang to a corner and whispered: "The leaders are coming back soon, tell your father and mother, be careful." ”
"Uncle Xiong, why don't the leaders want to be naturalized people!?" Shi Dang asked the question that had been in his mind for a long time.
"You're too young to understand. ”
"I know, it's the leaders who are afraid of losing their power, they don't farm, they only want taxes, rent, and servitude, and they just want to lie on our heads and do their power!"
"You son, who taught you all this? Don't you have to pay rent and serve as a naturalized citizen? There is also a master on the head of the naturalized people......
"The naturalized people live well, eat well, can read and write, and can be a leader in the future, and have the qualifications to ascend to immortals. ”
"You ......"
Shi Dare stubbornly stiffened his neck, "The villagers, the naturalized people, and the leading people all look the same, they should be of the same language, but now even the barbarians have put down the hoes that they picked up when they went down the mountain with their hunting bows, and the leaders are still ......."
"Don't tell me about this, go back......" The old militia actually felt the same way, hesitated for a moment, and said to Shi Kang's back: "The triennial inspection is coming soon......
Shi Dang's eyes lit up when he heard this, he turned around and gave the old militiaman a bright smile, and then drove the sheep away in good spirits.
Bamboo buildings are built along the mountain, the narrow sheep intestine path is bent and bent, the mulberry trees, cotton trees, and fruit trees are scattered and growing, and the green shade is verdant, and there is a spring flowing from the top of the mountain in the two-foot-wide waterway.
The wind blows the leaves, the birds sing and the insects chirp, such a beautiful scenery, such a cottage with a strong folk flavor, if it is in reality, it can make countless literati, tourists and donkeys flock to it.
However, in Shi Kang's eyes, it was surprisingly bored and boring, day after day, year after year, there was no change in more than a dozen such cottages, large and small, and the villages and towns under the mountain were like two worlds.
When he got home, Shi Kang drove the sheep into the sheepfold on the first floor and stepped on the creaking bamboo ladder upstairs.
Cautiously walked to the door of the main house, and sure enough, all the windows were covered with curtains.
With his ears pressed against the window, listening to the whispering sounds coming from inside, Shi Dare smiled.
My father and mother are not idle, and it seems that there is great hope for this school inspection.
The stove was cold, and he didn't fill his stomach with corn, but Shi Kang didn't feel disappointed, he consciously went down to the first floor and acted as a sentry for the adults above.
Two hours later, Shi Dang fell asleep leaning on the bamboo ladder, and it was a series of squeaks that woke him up.
I saw the villagers coming down from the upper floors mysteriously, as if they were afraid of being seen, and no one looked at Shi Dare more.
When everyone left, Shi Dang asked his father: "What if the leaders still get in the way during this school inspection?"
Daddy was silent and didn't answer, but this time Shi Dang saw determination in their eyes.
In the evening, the leaders returned, along with the high Dong lord.
More than a dozen cottages were in an uproar, and Shi Dang was uneasy.
In the evening, the rapid sound of drums sounded, and all the villagers went out of their houses and gathered at the barn at the gate of the village.
“…… I heard that this time it was successful, and took out the secret treasure of the clan. ”
"What secret treasure?"
"Shhhh......h
"And this inspection?"
"There are secret treasures, who will go down the mountain to work as a long-term worker, and they are subject to so many constraints. ”
“……”
Shi Dang listened to the surrounding discussions, gritted his teeth, and was ruthless in his heart.
More than 1,000 villagers gathered, and the owner of the village was surrounded by the leaders and solemnly reprimanded a few words.
Then the gate of the village opened, torches were lit one by one, and more than 1,000 people walked along the ridge to the main village.