Chapter Thirty-Eight: The Tip of the Needle to the Mai Mang

Xue Dashao was so angry that his nose smoked, and he didn't know where to start when he opened his mouth to scold. No, the strong man who was driving the car on the side took a few careful glances at Dong Ping, and finally squeezed to his master and muttered a few words.

Xue Dashao waved his hand after hearing this, and scolded, "You idiot, how can such an important matter be reported?" ”

The coachman covered his face aggrievedly, and pitifully retorted, "This man has changed his clothes, and the little one doesn't recognize him for a while." ”

Xue Dashao kicked him and rolled aside, then regained his smug appearance, looked at Dong Ping with disdain and said, "I also said how can you be a poor man who can afford to be a shackle, it turns out that you are a businessman who is covered in copper smell." Hmph, the academy is a place of scholars, how can a dirty thing like you enter, if you know each other, get out quickly, if you take a slow step, I will clean the door for the academy. ”

Dong Ping heard that he was scolded so badly that his lips trembled with anger. But although he often listens to Niu's swearing and swearing, and when it is his turn to take action, his lips seem to be smeared with gum, and he can't open them at all.

Dong Rong originally planned to watch the battle to the end, after all, this was a contradiction between her younger brother and her classmates, if she came forward, she would attract criticism to her younger brother. But at this moment, seeing that her brother's combat effectiveness was so low, she really hated that iron could not be made of steel. Everyone is already grinning and gritting their teeth, he doesn't even know how to raise a wooden stick, is he still delusional to reason with the vicious dog?

She frowned, grabbed the thin scholar a few steps forward, and asked in a low voice, "What is the origin of this surname Xue?" ”

The thin scholar was jumping to his feet in a hurry, and suddenly he was annoyed when a woman grabbed his arm, and scolded, "Let go, who are you?" ”

"I'm Dong Ping's sister."

"Oh, it turned out to be the sister of the Dong family, and the younger brother was rude." The thin scholar hurriedly saluted, and said without delaying his efforts at the end, "This Xue Dashao's family lives in Fucheng, and there is a business house at home, which is very rich. It is said that he is a distant relative of many generations from the county magistrate of this Qingxian County, and he does not study hard in the academy on weekdays, but often bullies others. Juncheng is good at schoolwork, and he is often praised by Mr., he is jealous in his heart, and he has always wanted to find Juncheng's stubble. I don't want to, it's really hateful to block the gate of the academy today. ”

Dong Rong rolled her eyes, she thought that the Xue family was some kind of royal relative, but she didn't expect that she was also from a businessman, so what kind of big cloves of garlic were there.

"Brother Ping, stand aside! Arguing with such pickles will only dirty your tongue! Dong Rong strode to the front, stretched out her hand and pulled her younger brother behind her, then pointed at Xue Dashao's nose and scolded loudly, "It's really a crow standing on the back of a pig, I only know that jokes are black, but I don't know that I am even blacker!" Although our Dong family is poor, it is also a scholarly family that has been passed down for three generations. In order to enter the academy to learn the words of the sage, my younger brother Dong Ping worked hard every day, bought and sold fairly, and earned a lot of money. Why do you want to drive him out? Are you a gentleman of the academy?

If anyone who is contaminated with copper stench can't enter the academy to study, then the first person who should get out of the house is you Xue Dashao. Your Xue family is not only from a businessman's background, but you are also a moth who only knows how to waste your parents' hard-earned money, which is thousands of miles worse than my younger brother. If a moth like you can stay and study, why can't my brother? ”

For the first time in his life, Xue Dashao was scolded like this, and he was stunned for a long time before he reacted. His eyes widened, and he wanted to beckon the coachman to come forward and beat the Dong family brothers and sisters first. Everyone next to him looked down on him for being arrogant, and he heard Dong Rong scolding happily, so they all said at this time, "That's it, this is too bullying." Could it be that the academy was opened by the Xue family? ”

Dong Pingsheng was afraid that his sister would be beaten, so he stretched out his hand to pull his sister behind him, and Xizi also hurriedly squeezed over to protect the two masters. While the three of them were pulling like this, Dong Rong inadvertently saw a few more pairs of shoes under the side door of the academy, and her heart was fierce, and the annoyance in her eyes was even worse.

She raised her voice more and more and continued to scold, "The little girl usually hears people talk about how fair the Bailu Academy is, how the husband is highly respected, and the students are also gentle and polite. It's really a big disappointment to see it today, if the talents cultivated by the academy are so domineering, then we don't want to read it. Brother Ping, go home with my sister! Twenty taels a year is enough to hire a good gentleman to teach you your homework alone. ”

Dong Ping didn't know that his sister was acting, and thought she was really angry. He felt extremely guilty and let his sister quarrel with others for him, but if he turned around and left and was reluctant to go to the academy and a few classmates and friends, it was rare for a while to not know what to do.

It was at this moment that the side door of the academy creaked open from the inside. The three gray-bearded old gentlemen walked out one after another, and the first one glanced at Dong Ping, his face was a little unhappy, and he coughed twice before asking, "Who is making noise here?" ”

Dong Ping's face turned pale, and he hurriedly stepped forward to salute respectfully, and said, "Mr. Wu is fine, disciple Dong Juncheng has given you a salute." ”

Seeing that he was so polite, Mr. Wu's face was much better, and he said softly, "Excuse me, didn't you go home to farm, why did you come back now?" ”

Dong Ping still half-bent over and answered, "If you return to Mr., the disciple wants to return to the academy and study with Mr. ”

Mr. Wu's eyes flashed with joy, and he raised his hand to stroke his beard and put it on the shelf again. It's a pity that the two old gentlemen standing behind him dismantled the stage with a smile, "Brother Wu usually regrets that the proud disciple has stopped his studies, and now that the disciple is back, why is it so difficult?" If Brother Wu is unwilling to continue teaching, then we are willing to do it for him. ”

Mr. Wu didn't expect that under the blue sky and white sun, someone would dare to pry the corner of the wall in front of him, and in a panic, he almost tore off the baby's beard, and hurriedly refused, "No need, although the old man is old, he can still teach his disciples." ”

After speaking, he waved his hand to signal Dong Ping to stand behind him, and when he raised his eyes to look at Xue Dashao, his face sank, and he said coldly, "How come the old man doesn't know, when was Bailu Academy bought by the Xue family?" Shouldn't we old guys also bend down to salute the young owner? ”

As soon as Xue Dashao saw the three old gentlemen coming out, he began to wonder how to sneak away without a trace, but unfortunately, the quarrel caused everyone to surround the front of the academy like an iron bucket, and he really couldn't find a gap to get out. Hearing Mr. say this at this time, he could only bow with a bitter face and beg for mercy, "Mr. Wu is well, disciple... The disciple Fang Cai was playing with Dong Juncheng, and what he said couldn't be taken seriously. ”

"Humph!" Mr. Wu snorted coldly and didn't argue with him more, after all, the Xue family still had some status in this Qingxian County, so he said directly, "Copy the Analects a hundred times before the class starts tomorrow and hand it in, if the old man hears that you are doing nonsense, don't blame the old man for not being affectionate and kicking you out of the academy." ”

"Yes, sir." Xue Dashao endured his anger, reluctantly whispered, and secretly scolded the old master thousands of times in his heart, wishing that he would be able to beat him immediately. It's a pity that this old master is one of the best Confucians in the academy, and there are many disciples among the officials of the six departments of the imperial court, so it is really not a role he can afford to provoke.

With these few words, the three old gentlemen easily resolved the dispute, causing the little teenagers who were waiting to enter the academy with reverence in their eyes and bowed down one after another. The three old gentlemen smiled and nodded, all of them straightened their waists, and their fingers holding their beards almost turned into orchids.

Seeing this, the little steward of the college hurriedly stepped forward and loudly announced the examination matters and the rules of the college, and of course, the most important thing was where the admitted students would go to hand over the restraints and arrange the house.

Dong Ping naturally didn't have to crowd with those teenagers, and the three gentlemen called them together when they turned around and went back. The thin scholar and the others were very happy to be valued by Mr., and pulled Dong Ping to follow quickly. Dong Ping turned his head to look at his sister, his face full of apologies.

Dong Rong didn't know what her brother thought, she patted Xizi and motioned him to follow up quickly, and at the end she waved goodbye to her brother vigorously. Dong Ping's eyes were red, and he was inevitably teased by several classmates, and everyone entered the side gate of the academy together while talking and laughing.

When they came, the three of them walked together, and when they returned, they were alone, and Dong Rong walked on the way out of the city, and her heart was a little sour. The rules of the academy are strict, and they will only rest for two days in half a month, and the next time they see their younger brother will be a long time later.

Although she had tried her best to prepare her brother's luggage, she was still worried that she would leave something small and make her brother feel wronged inside. I can't say, I will ask Sister-in-law Liu and others to inquire in a few days, presumably the academy also has a hidden place such as a back door, even if you can send some food inside or deliver a message every few days.

Dong Rong went out of the city while thinking about it, and on the way, she bought some snacks for the stupid pillar who stayed in the small courtyard to watch the house, and she didn't notice that there was a young man in Tsing Yi who was looking out of her brain far behind her.

But standing at the door of the small courtyard, the stupid pillar found the sneaky figure for the first time, his eyes flashed, and when he looked at his daughter-in-law again, he smiled again, and complained loudly, "Daughter-in-law, it will be dark if you don't come back." ”

Dong Rong's parents died early in her previous life, and every time she returned from hard work, she was faced with a cold room, and what she hoped for most at that time was that someone was waiting. And now when he saw Silly Zhu looking forward to her coming back, he was in a good mood immediately, and he smiled and raised a string of oiled paper bags in his hand and said angrily, "It's not noon yet, why is it dark?" Let's go, go home! I just bought a few new dim sum, which one do you like to eat? ”

"I love osmanthus cake!" Silly Zhu said this, but he took the oil paper bag in his hand and hugged it tightly in his arms, looking like he was afraid that others would snatch it. Dong Rong slapped him with a smile and scolded, "Don't be so stingy, these are all yours, no one robs them." ”

The little couple entered the door hand in hand, and happened to be looked at by the cuckoo who came out of the stove with a meal, so he quipped, "Oh, look at your intimacy, people who are not familiar with you think how many years you have been apart when they see it!" ”

If another woman is teased like this, I'm afraid that my face will be red and dripping blood. But Dong Rong has been living in an open modern life for many years, and her nerves have long been exercised to be extremely strong, after all, compared to those couples who hug and kiss together on the street, it is really justifiable for them to hold hands with each other.

"My sister-in-law will laugh at us, aren't you and your cousin more affectionate. Your black eggs and ugly girls are not small, shouldn't you add another brother or sister to them? ”ZM