Just when Zhang Yue was asleep, thinking about the night when he was in the yamen.

Over there in the South House.

Zhang Shiyu also has his own words between his husband and wife.

The house in the south house has long been moved away by Zhao Zhisi, and even the makeup that Yu had married from Jianyang has also been emptied. Now there is only a small shelf bed left in the house, which only allows his wife and Zhang Qiu to lie down, and Zhang Shi has to make a bunk on the floor.

Now Zhang Qiu had already fallen asleep, Yu Shi was gently playing the fan beside him, while Zhang Shi and Yu Shi were still discussing in a low voice.

"The house is not worth it, although you can save 200 dollars a month! But there is not much money left, and it is for the uncle, Qiu'er and the two of them to read the scriptures. This poor family is difficult to run a vegetarian diet, how will they live in the future? Yu was sullen.

"The official you met in the Peng Mansion today was a good opportunity, why didn't you agree for the third uncle at that time?" Yu asked out loud.

Zhang Shi said: "That old gentleman hid his head and didn't say the origin, which always made me a little suspicious. ”

Yu said: "As far as our family is concerned, what else can people worry about? ”

Zhang Shi smiled bitterly: "The lady is right, but this scholar is too buried in the third brother, if it is to accompany me, I will agree." ”

Yu Shi said with a sigh: "Shilang." This is true of all high-ranking official families. The scholar is the companion reading, the companion reading is the teacher, if it really comes to the teacher, only the examiner at the time of the system or the master who can recommend the paper can be called. ”

"Is there really a shortage of scholars in people's homes who sharpen ink and wash pens? The old gentleman personally invited him to help. ”

Zhang Shi said: "It won't be like this, what if you really go to polish the ink and wash the pen?" ”

Zhang Shi was a little confused for a while, paced and thought for a while, and said, "The lady is right, I didn't care about it for a while. How can this be good, if you miss the third brother's journey and blame me for this matter in the future, what about it? ”

Yu Shi said: "Since you have already said that you can't go, what are you going to do?" Is it still going back on your word? ”

"At that time, Wu Dalangjun said that he was not in a hurry to reply, but that the old gentleman was very sincere!" Zhang Shi thought for a while, and then he couldn't sit still and said: "Madam, this old gentleman is a person from Jianyang, and Lao Taishan has traveled so widely in Jianyang, and most of them are familiar with each other. Why don't we ask Lao Taishan to go down the door, and then send the third brother to the door? ”

Yu Shi 。。。。。。

Yu put away the broom and said lightly: "Since you have made up your mind to send the third uncle to study, then go ahead and do it." You don't know the current situation at home, do you have a pavilion in your heart? Although the county government still owes us more than 80 times, I don't know when I will get it back, and I can't make ends meet for a long time, and your job has not yet been settled? ”

Zhang Shi hesitated and said, "Yesterday, Shopkeeper Xu said that there was a shortage of people over there, so let me help?" ”

"Helper? Shopkeeper Xu runs a tea restaurant, how much can he make a living? ”

"Someone has to take care of the façade."

Zhang Shi replied vaguely, and Yu Shi didn't ask in detail.

This night, Zhang Shi tossed and turned on the floor, as if he had made a very difficult decision.

In the past two or three days, Zhang Shi has been running out, Zhang Yue knows that his brother is running for his own study, he is idle at home, except for teaching Zhangqiu Sanzijing every day, there is nothing else to do.

Zhang Qiu's memory is very good, and the three-character scripture is catchy, easy to understand and learns very quickly, which makes Zhang Yue particularly fulfilling. Zhang Yue thought that he was going to study in a few days, and he was afraid that he would not have so much effort to teach Zhangqiu, so he wrote down the three-character scripture on paper and taught Zhangqiu to read it again, so that he could learn by himself in the future.

On this day, when Zhang Qiu memorized 'one and ten, ten and hundred, hundred and thousand, thousands and thousands', Zhang Shi went home this day with a bag of things and Zhang Yueyan, and the private school found it for himself, and tomorrow he went to apprenticeship with a basket with himself.

Early the next morning, Yu got up to cook soup.

After Zhang Yue finished eating the tea and dinner, he saw Yu pulling the sleepy-eyed Zhang Qiu up to say goodbye to Zhang Yue.

Immediately, Zhang Shi picked up two baskets of apprenticeship and went out together.

At this moment, the sky is not yet bright, and there is only a little light in the east.

Huanghua Temple sounded the sound of the monk's morning class, and there were gradually pedestrians on the Nanpu Bridge in the distance, as the only way for Fujian to communicate with the outside world, Pucheng is a place of convergence. But in the eyes of Zhang Yue, who grew up in a second-tier city since childhood, the pace of life is still slow.

Zhang Yue looked at the apprenticeship in the basket, which contained about twenty catties of rice, cured meat on the edge, and two pots of wine.

Zhang Shi traveled west along the stream, looking for a crossing.

Zhang Yue saw that there were many ferries on the stream, and couldn't help but ask his brother why he didn't take it. Zhang Shi repeatedly told him that no matter whether they are familiar with each other or not, they must not take a private trip, and the same will be true in the future.

After the two brothers crossed the river, they walked a long way, and the more they walked, the more they saw that the stream was turbulent, and the stream reached a narrow place, and the water was cut off by several dams.

Several ditch carts next to the dam carry water again and again, and farmers on both sides of the river go back and forth to irrigate Qianmo.

When the sun rose, Zhang Yue couldn't help but sweat profusely, and Zhang Shi was even more so. The more Zhang walked, the more strange it became, this early morning Moyo walked nearly ten miles, why did the teacher's family live so far away, could it be a secluded and aspiring outsider?

Will he have to go back and forth between home and school in the future?

After another walk, the river was landed, and a trail led to the mountains.

Walking along the trail for half a mile, passing by a few big trees surrounded by several people, Zhang Yue looked at the three thatched huts and said, this is clearly the village school?

Beyond a few cottages, there is a pine forest.

Under the scorching summer heat, the mountain wind blew, but when he heard the pine waves, Zhang Shi stood in the shade of the pine and was a little puzzled. At this time, a boy ran to the edge of the forest with his crotch to pee. After Zhang Shi stepped forward to ask, he realized that this was exactly where Zhang Yue would teach.

Immediately, the sound of the boy's laughter and slapstick came from far away from the three huts.

The two brothers strode towards the cottage.

Before the fence door was opened, I saw a few sounds, but I saw a Chinese pastoral dog baring its teeth at the two.

But seeing Zhang Shi's scolding, the earth dog immediately went away and looked back at the two from afar.

The two brothers walked in, and there were exactly three grass houses, one facing south and one on the left and right. The noise of the boy was coming from the middle cottage.

The two brothers happened to walk to the window of the grass house, but saw a woman in a thorn hairpin cloth skirt in the grass house pointing to an old gentleman in his fifties and scolding: "Why did I have so no eyesight in the first place, I married you who are so poor that I can't even support my wife and son." ”

The old gentleman smiled and said, "Don't worry about the lady, someone will definitely send the apprentice today." ”

"Make your dream of a thousand years, if you can't pass the exam yourself, and you can't even teach your disciples, how can there be good people who send their children to you to study? Now I'm hungry from last night to noon, I don't eat, Lin Er always has to eat. ”

Speaking of this, the boy below burst into laughter, and Zhang Yue felt that his brother's expression was a little wrong. He glanced at it, but looked ashamed.

And the old gentleman in the hall still had a good time to say: "Madame, don't blame it, don't blame it, bear with it a little longer, and the meal will be delivered later." I think I'm going to eat rice for lunch, hehe."

Zhang Yue glanced at his brother carrying rice in the basket.

The woman scolded, "There has been no grain of rice for more than ten days, and you say that you have rice to eat?" Still laughing? ”

After saying this, the woman took the ruler from the table and beat the old gentleman. But listening to this old gentleman's ouch, he laughed while running and hiding.

The boys below also dodged left and right, and laughed.

The woman was angry and annoyed, and grabbed the old gentleman's robe. After the old gentleman was caught in the long shirt, he hurriedly said: "Madam, I don't hide, don't tear this shirt, otherwise there will be no clothes, how can I be a teacher?" ”

As he spoke, the old gentleman was full of smiles.

Zhang Yue almost hid his face and retreated, but Zhang Shi pulled Zhang Yue's shirt into the hall and said: "Guo Xuexue, I am Chengnan Zhang Shi came today with his younger brother to apprentice. ”

Zhang Yue, who was about to exit the door, met the gentleman who was 'half-exposed'.

The laughter in the hall stopped abruptly!

After a while, the boys all stopped laughing and sat down in the hall.

The old gentleman, who had already been dressed, said to the woman with great majesty: "I said that someone will bring rice today, but you don't believe it, and now I am hungry, so I will take this rice and cook it quickly." ”

When the woman saw the apprenticeship given by Zhang Shi, she immediately took the grain and rice and walked to the left room with a smile.

Then the old gentleman looked at Zhang Yue and smiled gently: "Are you Zhang Yue?" ”

Under Zhang Shi's gaze, Zhang Yue bowed to the teacher and then said: "Later Xuezhang Yue has seen pedants. ”

The other party tried his best to pose as a division commander, but unfortunately a few nail marks on his face were still there.

"Very good, I heard that you have already been enlightened, so I will test you a little bit tomorrow, and then I will teach you according to your studies, what do you think?"

Zhang Yue thought to himself, from ancient times to the present, what the teacher says, the students will listen to what they say, how can there be a reason for the teacher to discuss with the students.

Zhang Yue didn't think about it but said: "Everything is in accordance with Mr.'s wishes." ”

Zhang Shi saw that Zhang Yue was not different at all, and said with confidence at the moment: "Brother will ask Mr. to teach." ”

The old gentleman stroked his beard and nodded.

Speaking of this, Zhang Shi got up and said, "Third brother, you stay here all night, and I will bring bedding and food and clothing in a few days?" ”

What? Why do I want to 'live on campus'?

After speaking, Zhang Shi was about to leave,

Zhang Yue hurriedly got up and said, "Brother, this place is not far from home, I can go back and forth to my home every day." ”

Zhang Yue is not a lover, but the environment is too simple.

Zhang Shi said: "Yue'er has to walk two hours away from home here, how can you come and go?" Even if I can put my mind at ease, I'm afraid that you will waste your studies. ”

Zhang Yue has the feeling of being tricked and abducted by his brother: "Then I will go home once every ten years." ”

Zhang Shi shook his head.

"Then the monthly New Year's Hope will also come true."

Zhang Shi sighed: "Third brother, I can't hide it, in order to make up for your cultivation, I have rented the north wing room where you live to Aunt Xu, who sells fish, and it can be worth 100 yuan a month, except for the New Year's holidays, you are afraid that you will not be able to go back, but I will come to ......see you from time to time in the future."

Zhang Yue was stunned when he heard this...... I don't even have a place to live at home.

"Then why didn't you let me know sooner? Do you have to tell me today? ”

Zhang Shi was speechless, and Zhang Yue understood that his brother was afraid that he would not be able to endure hardship, so he deliberately did not tell himself in advance. When he came to the place, he would tell the truth when he was already in the boat.

This is too much to look down on yourself, can't you bear this bit of hardship? Are you such a hard-working person?

When Zhang Yue turned his head angrily and said, "Brother, go ahead, I am enough to take care of myself alone." ”

Zhang Yue thought that his brother would apologize to him in a good voice or something. But he heard the elder brother behind him be silent for a while, and then said, "The third brother is good to take care of himself", and left.

After hearing his brother's footsteps go away, Zhang Yue remembered that his brother must have said a lot to his sister-in-law in order to let him study, and the husband and wife must have had a lot of estrangement. Moreover, the elder brother wants to provide Zhang Qiu with education here, and he has to study for himself there, and the future life of the family will definitely be even more difficult. I blamed him for not arranging myself, which was really inconsiderate.

Thinking of this, Zhang Yue couldn't help but stomp his feet heavily, and suddenly regretted it in his heart.

On the side, Guo Xuezhi said gently to Zhang Yue: "Your brother is leaving, what do you have to say?" Not to mention that there will be fewer meetings in the future. ”

Zhang Yue was stunned, and quickly rushed to the door and watched Zhang Shi go away. Looking at his brother's back and walking farther and farther, Zhang Yue said loudly: "Brother, remember to bring my mosquito net when you go home, otherwise you won't be able to sleep!" ”

There are many mosquitoes in the mountains, and how can you stand it without mosquito nets.

Zhang Shi turned his head to look at Zhang Yue and nodded: "Third brother, you have to study with peace of mind, don't think about your family, and study hard to make a name for yourself!" ”

After speaking, Zhang Shi turned his back and wiped his tears with his sleeve.