Nowadays, those who are studying are probably for the sake of literacy and reasoning, and to glorify their ancestors.

Xiao Yu nodded: "Everyone who goes to school has such thoughts, but how difficult it is for today's poor students to go through the imperial examination, not to mention that it is extremely difficult to be admitted, that is, it is difficult to be an official without a background." And if you join the army, you can also read the whole book in your spare time, and you won't be bullied under General Ling! ”

Hearing the last sentence, Xiao Pei couldn't help but be surprised, looked at Xiao Yucheng and asked, "Someone bullied you in school?" ”

Xiao Yucheng's mouth seemed to move, and he didn't say anything after all. Qin Guangyu lowered his head slightly and was silent. Or Hao Jun immediately told him about the whip marks he saw last time.

Seeing Xiao Pei's complex emotions such as distress, self-blame, anger and disbelief on his face, Xiao Yu sighed and explained in detail the imperial examination system of each other.

"Most of the people selected in today's scientific examinations are the children of high-ranking officials and nobles, and there are only one in a thousand who come from poor families, and some of them are also amazing and famous. For this slim opportunity, it is really not worth it for Yucheng to be humiliated and sinned in school. Even if he doesn't join the army, I don't want him to continue to go to the academy. It's just that General Ling has opened his mouth now, and Yucheng also has this heart, so it is better to let him go through it. ”

Qin Guangyu was stunned and said, "How does Second Miss Xiao know so clearly? ”

Xiao Yu did not answer.

Xiao Pei thought of what she had seen and heard when she was in Chen's Mansion, she had seen a lot of things about those noble ladies who were arrogant and domineering, and she regarded human life as a mustard, and her heart was sour and worried, and she regretted it. If it is said that the current family is strict and respectful and the powerful people of the high-ranking family regard the civilians like ants, she understands it more deeply than Xiao Yu, and there is no justice at all for the ordinary people in the times, even if they are beaten to death by the powerful, at most they will lose a few dollars, and the victims may have to confess and be grateful.

"I can't go to school anymore." Xiao Pei didn't dare to think about it anymore, and said directly.

Xiao Yu saw that Xiao Pei's face turned pale, so he had to comfort him again: "This kind of distinction between the noble and the low is far less serious than in Kyoto. What's more, Yucheng has Qin Gongzi to take care of him in school, and he is limited in being bullied. ”

Xiao Yucheng nodded hurriedly yes.

"Thank you." Xiao Pei was sincerely grateful and bowed deeply to Qin Guangyu.

Qin Guangyu hurriedly got up to avoid it, and didn't dare to say anything.

Xiao Yu continued: "If you go to the army, and you go to the city guards, but you don't go to the battlefield to guard the county city, Yucheng has Brother Hao Jun to take care of it, and he also has a relationship with General Ling, and he will definitely not be bullied; And Yucheng can also show his strengths if he learns martial arts, maybe he can save some military merits, but he can't point to the Wen Champion, isn't there still a martial arts champion? ”

Xiao Pei smiled slightly: "I don't have any extravagant hopes for this, just let Yucheng be safe and sound." ”

Qin Guangyu had already heard that the Xiao family and General Ling seemed to have some relationship, so although there was a unique secret recipe for cold powder and sour bamboo shoots, no one dared to snatch it blatantly, at first he only thought it was because of Hao Jun, but now it seems that it is not so simple.

"Sister, did you agree?" Xiao Yucheng said happily. Xiao Pei glanced at him, shook his head and said, "I'll think about it again." Xiao Yucheng was not disappointed, and went briskly to find Uncle Zhou Qi next door to make sour bamboo shoots.

Qin Guangyu drove the carriage this time and brought some sour bamboo shoots back by the way. Nowadays, no one else has figured out Xiao Yu's method of making sour bamboo shoots, but the dishes related to Drunken Xianju are famous, so a large number of sour bamboo shoots are needed every day, so when the bamboo shoots are almost out of season, the Xiao family and Uncle Zhou Qi's family invited someone to dig up a lot of soaks and fill the house to the brim.

This naturally attracted many people in the village to want to steal the teacher.

Especially those who have some relatives with Uncle Zhou Qi's family, they do everything possible to find out. Fortunately, Uncle Zhou Qi was able to carry it clearly, and he never leaked this method, and the process of soaking bamboo shoots was even more cautious, and even most of the mountain spring water was transported back by Hao Jun from outside.

Now that the poison gate bandits have been cleared, Xiao Pei has not entered the city for a long time, and he has never been to the Drunken Immortal Residence, there is nothing major recently, Xiao Yu took a hat for her to put on, and took Qin Guangyu's carriage to Yong'an County to have a look.

A few people had lunch in Zuixianju and were ready to go shopping in the market. It's still a little early, and there are a lot of diners.

As soon as I went downstairs, a cousin brought in a few well-dressed young men. But seeing the servants hugging back and forth, the diners in the lobby automatically gave way to both sides.

"The eldest son." Xiao Pei saw Chen Huaiying, the son of the head of the Chen Mansion, at a glance, and subconsciously lowered his eyebrows and saluted, only to remember that time had passed, and he was no longer a maid, but it was too late.

Chen Huaiying has already looked at it. He has a square face and fine eyes, and his appearance is ordinary, but his clothes are bright and his posture is good, and he shows a bit of nobility, frowning slightly: "Who are you?" ”

Next to him, a man with a tall figure and a delicate face, a noble and compelling jade crown and brocade robe, also stopped.

Xiao Yucheng stepped forward and arched his hand: "Chen Gongzi." ”

"It's you." Chen Huaiying looked at Xiao Yucheng carefully, and finally recognized this former scholar, which was quite surprising. Suddenly remembering something, he turned to Xiao Pei, who was wearing a hat, and exclaimed, "Could this be your sister?" ”

Xiao Yucheng nodded, and said again the excuse of finding his ancestral elixir.

Chen Huaiying was amazed.

The young man in Chinese clothes next to him showed impatience, Chen Huaiying stopped talking to Xiao Yucheng, smiled and said no to the young man, and walked upstairs.

Xiao Yu and the others stepped aside.

As soon as Chen Huaiying and the young man in Chinese clothes stepped on the stairs, a man who looked like a waiter hurriedly came in and respectfully came to the two of them.

The young man in Chinese clothes kept at his feet and asked lazily, "How?" ”

"Back to the little boy, then Lu Shugui has already done it, but it is not easy to call Duan Chengzong, he has an eldest brother who is a general in the garrison, and General Ling is the most protective ......"

The gloomy color on the face of the young man in Chinese clothes flashed, and he coldly swept over the people in the hall, and when he saw that those eyes were immediately turned away, he shouted: "This little thing can't be done, get out!" ”

When Xiao Yu and the others came out of the Drunken Immortal Residence, they saw a crowd of people not far away, and the crying was shocking.

Qin Guangyu frowned, and called an entourage to go over and inquire.

In a moment, the man came over and whispered back. It turned out that two scholars from the official school of the county town were beaten on the street, because they had just met Li Zhen, the younger brother of the county king, who had some friction in school. The expensive one was beaten to death, and the other was punched and kicked several times.

Several people suddenly thought of what they had seen and heard in the Drunken Immortal Residence, and guessed the identity of the young man in Chinese clothes.

The two women who walked over on the side of the street whispered: "Then the Lu family is rich in the city, and everyone in the ordinary small family dares to send their children to the official school." ”

"It's better to be in the army. I don't know if General Ling still wants people, I want to send that kid from my family to have something to eat, and now there is no war in the south. ”

"Tsk, you think the barracks are so easy to get into?"

Xiao Yu and Xiao Yucheng glanced at each other. It's too coincidental, seeing and hearing about this, Xiao Pei is even easier to be persuaded.

In fact, Xiao Pei didn't hear what the two women said, and the words of Qin Guangyu's entourage alone shocked her.

"What a bully!" Hao Jun said indignantly.

"Be quiet." Qin Guangyu said busily. Hao Jun stopped.

Someone in front of him snatched Lu Shugui's body away, and the onlookers also dispersed one after another, leaving only dark red blood stains on the ground.

A few people had no intention of going to the market again, and they took their own leave.

On the mule cart on the return trip, Xiao Pei pondered for a long time, and finally said: "Yucheng will go back and clean up, and I will go to the General's Mansion tomorrow to take a look." ”

Xiao Yucheng suppressed his joy and solemnly responded: "Yes, sister." ”

When he got home, Xiao Pei thought carefully about the things that Xiao Yucheng was going to use, sorted out several large bags of clothes, bedding and other things, and sighed: "The army is not as hard as the school, I'm afraid it's a lot harder, and it takes a few days to go back, if something happens, it will take longer, it's really reassuring." ”

"Yucheng is not a child anymore, and there is Brother Hao Jun to take care of him, Sister Don't worry." Xiao Yu said. It's just that there will be two sisters left in the family in the future, I'm afraid it's not very good.

The next day, Xiao Yucheng entered the city early, and the two were choosing vegetables a little absent-mindedly, but they saw that he and Hao Jun brought back a short-haired snow-white and black-eyed puppy, saying that it was sent by the general and left, leaving Xiao Yu and Xiao Pei looking at each other.

After the two left, Xiao Yu happily picked up the little milk dog.