Tuocun is also a relatively wealthy village in Shili and Eight Townships, and the village is also because of He Zhihao's talent, and some families also want their children to study and have a good life, so they jointly built this humble academy and hired He Zhihao to come over as a gentleman. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

The so-called academy is just a farmhouse that no one wants, and after a little reinforcement, a few tables, chairs and benches are placed in it, and there is nothing else, and it looks empty.

It was noon, and the children were picked up by their parents. There was a faint sound of talking from inside.

Gu Jiayi was about to open her mouth to call someone, but after thinking about it, she walked over with a light step and put her ear on the closed door.

"Zhihao, the harvest in the village has not been good in recent years, and the opinion of those few people is that they will not let their children come to the academy to study, and since there are no children coming, then our academy will be disbanded. Zhihao, don't worry, I know what you have to say, a few of our old people discussed it and decided that the villagers would fund you to go to the province to take the exam. ”

"Village Chief, Zhihao thank you for your kindness, but if I leave, I'm afraid that Xiaoyi will have no one to take care of me."

Hearing this, Gu Jiayi's heart couldn't help but tighten. Yes, my uncle was only sixteen when he was a talent, but now he is twenty, he should have gone to the province to take the exam, but it was because of her that he was delayed every year.

"Xiao Yi, this is not simple, Yi Yatou is already ten years old, it is better for her to live in the Chu family after you leave, anyway, we are in the countryside, who has more etiquette."

The Chu family? Which Chu family? In the past three years, there has been no contact between the Chu family and them, and I haven't heard my uncle mention anything about the Chu family.

"It's... I'm afraid this is not good, I haven't talked to Xiaoyi about it yet, and the Chu family hasn't expressed a position so far. ”

"Zhihao, don't worry, with me here, the Chu family won't want to quit this family business, you can go to the provincial capital in peace, I will watch it for you, I promise that she will never lose a hair."

"Village Chief, I... Can I still trust you? I'm just afraid that Xiaoyi is unwilling, you don't know, this kid has a lot of ideas. ”

Gu Jiayi understood a little, the Chu family didn't know when she was engaged, and now the village chief asked He Zhihao to go to the provincial capital to take the exam, so he had to entrust her to the Chu family! She couldn't help but feel a sour sadness in her heart, why was her life so bitter, her father and mother were missing, and even her only relative had to travel far away, who knew whether the Chu family was round or flat, she had been back for three years, and those people in the Chu family didn't even bubble up, and they weren't good people.

Just thinking about it, the door was suddenly opened, and He Zhihao saw Gu Jiayi outside the door, his lips pursed for a while, and he looked surprised, not knowing what to say.

"Uncle, give you food." Gu Jia handed the food box in his hand to He Zhihao, lowered his head, didn't look at him, turned around and left.

"Xiaoyi," He Zhihao clenched his fists, "Did you hear it all?" ”

"Hmm." Gu Jiayi didn't look back, and responded lightly.

"Yi girl, you come in, Grandpa Hao has something to say to you." Hearing this, the village chief also walked out and said to Gu Jiayi.

Gu Jiayi walked in. Without waiting for Village Chief Hao to speak, she said: "I know that because of my arrival, my uncle has been delayed, but I will never go to the Chu family, and that family business ......."

"That family business was ordered for you by your mother," He Zhihao walked in, "You were still young at the time, so you probably didn't know." Chu Jinwen is the richest man in our ten miles and eight townships, and they also came to find your mother by themselves, but it is also because your mother is the wife of the Gu family, so she climbed this family, and your mother is also afraid that you will be discriminated against because of her identity when you marry those rich and noble families in the county in the future, so she agreed to the Chu family's proposal. And now, your mother has been missing for three years, and your father has passed away, and their Chu family probably wants to regret their marriage. ”

"I guessed what my uncle said, so I just want to tell the village chief, if the Chu family wants to withdraw from the marriage, let's quit."

"Yi girl, you ...... Don't you know what will happen if you get married? If you want to find a good family in the future, it will be difficult. ”

Yes, in ancient times, it was so feudal and conservative, and there were so many dogmas, why should a woman be inferior when she is divorced? But she Gu Jiayi just doesn't believe in this evil, if she can find her beloved in the future, how can he care if he has ever been divorced?

"Village chief, what you said is also reasonable, I also know that you will definitely help me, but if I am able to marry into the Chu family because of you, then it is difficult to guarantee that I will not be bullied after marrying, if I want to endure such bullying in the future, it is better to withdraw from the marriage as soon as possible."

Village Chief Hao sighed, shook his head, and said, "Child, don't worry, as long as I am for a day, the Chu family will not bully you." ”

Gu Jiayi smiled faintly and did not answer. Village Chief Hao is also old, and if he can protect her for a while, he can't protect her for a lifetime, and the most important thing is that she has no intention of putting her whole life on the man she has never met! However, the more he explained to Village Chief Hao, the more worried he became, so it was better to keep his mouth shut.

"Grandpa." A dark-skinned boy ran over, born with a tiger's head, he threw himself into the arms of Village Chief Hao, and then glanced at Gu Jiayi again.

"Ertou, you're done eating so quickly?" Village Chief Hao touched the child's head dotingly.

Ertou nodded obediently, with a little sadness in his expression, "Grandpa, sir, my mother said that this academy is going to be disbanded, right?" So where do we go to school in the future? The second head likes to study. ”

Village Chief Hao glanced at He Zhihao in embarrassment, hugged Ertou, and said, "Ertou is good, if Ertou wants to study in the future, grandpa will find other gentlemen to teach you." ”

"No, the two heads want Mr. He to teach, and the teachers in other villages are all old and ugly, and their brains are also pedantic, so I don't want them to teach."

Hearing this, Gu Jiayi laughed out loud, this kid is quite funny.

"Ertou, Mr. He is going to the provincial capital to take the exam."

"Sir, will you come back after passing the exam?" The eyes of the two heads were big and bright, and the eyes that looked at He Zhihao were full of expectation.

"Silly boy, Mr. passed the exam, but he wants to be an official." Village Chief Hao let go of the two heads as he spoke, and stood up by himself.

"Sir?" The two heads looked at He Zhihao without blinking.

He Zhihao coughed dryly twice and diverted the topic: "Take a rest at the second end, Mr. will go to dinner, and we will start class after eating." ”