A place called Lang Forest in the southern suburbs of Zhonghe Town, Danzhou.

It's a barren wilderness, mosquitoes and ants, a harsh environment, and there are no houses, and of course no one lives there.

However, at present, there is a lot of people here, and countless people of the Li family are carrying the soil and stones, and are making the final rectification of the three houses that have just been built.

After Su Shi and his son were expelled from the official house, they came to the Lang Forest, and the people of Danzhou could not bear Su Shi's father and son to eat and sleep in the open, so they spontaneously built three simple houses for Su Shi, so that Su Shi and his son had a place to live, and Li Sanjian and his people were also among them.

What is surprising is that there are still some soldiers among the people who build houses, and these soldiers are of course not the most elite forbidden army in the Song army, but some half-peasant and half-soldier box soldiers and township soldiers.

"There are so many mosquitoes and flies, how can I be?" Li Sanjian looked at the swarms of mosquitoes and said distressedly.

Here is close to a pond, mosquitoes and ants breed, and he can almost reach out and hold a large handful of mosquitoes, which makes Li Sanjian distressed, but helpless.

"Brother Jian, there are only a few kinds of lemongrass, basil, catnip and other plants and trees, and it may be much better in the coming year." The sophomore who helped on the side said.

Li Sanjian nodded when he heard this: "My brother knows so much. ”

The second year of high school smiled proudly when he heard this: "Your brother and I know astronomy, geography, divination, etc., I am omniscient and omniscient. ”

"Haha" Li Sanjian couldn't help laughing when he heard this.

Li Sanjian knew in his heart that the second year of high school was cheeky and boasted of himself, and Li Sanjian already knew that the second year of high school was born in a floating wave, and he was originally a scoundrel in Kaifeng Mansion, Tokyo, but because he offended the official eunuchs, he joined Su Shi and became Su Shi's personal servant.

The sophomore in high school has some poetry and singing skills, writes a good hand, and can also make the gun stick, otherwise Su Shi would not have taken in the sophomore.

Although the sophomore came from a humble background, Li Sanjian did not look down on the sophomore in his heart.

Gao Er followed his master all the way to such a wild place, which made Li Sanjian admire Gao Er from the bottom of his heart.

The sophomore in high school was from a humble background, and Li Sanjian was not much better, he was also from a humble background, so the two brothers were sympathetic to each other and became brothers who talked about everything.

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"Daozhi, how is this son?" Su Shi twisted his beard and asked after dropping a chess piece.

Su Shi was too old to help build a house, so he sat in the distance and played against an old friend.

"Mr. Dongpo, do you mean this chess piece or that person?" Zhang Zhongxiao asked.

Zhang Zhongzi Daozhi, more than 40 years old, Tokyo Kaifeng Mansion, originally a person who practiced martial arts, later studied and learned words, and in Xining three years of imperial examination and first.

Zhang Zhong was loyal and outspoken, so he offended the powerful people in the DPRK and China, and was deposed to Danzhou, where he was appointed to the post of Zhichanghua military.

Zhang Zhong admired Su Dongpo's character and talent, sympathized with his suffering, Su Shi was in Danzhou, Zhang Zhong has always taken good care of Su Shi, at this time heard that Su Shi was expelled from the official residence, so regardless of the risk of offending the official, sent troops to assist Li Sanjian and others to build Su Shi's residence.

"What about chess? What about people? Su Shi asked.

"Chess is a good chess, I can't figure out how to crack it." Zhang Zhong looked at the chessboard and replied with a smile: "People are also very good, they dare to argue with the court officials at a young age, and talk about them speechless, I was a little surprised after hearing about it, it's really interesting!" ”

"Hehe, it's kind of interesting." Su Shi smiled.

"The afterlife is terrifying!" Zhang Zhong continued: "The most important thing is that this son is kind to the people and extremely deferential to his teacher. ”

"The fallacy of the Tao is praised." Su Shi said: "At a young age, being so sharp may not be a good thing." The wood is beautiful in the forest, the wind will destroy it, and those who don't know how to converge can achieve great things? ”

"Big deal? What is the big thing that Mr. Dongpo is talking about? Zhang Zhong asked suspiciously.

Su Shi shook his head and smiled without answering.

Zhang Zhong didn't understand what Su Shi meant, but he didn't want to say Su Shi, so it was inconvenient to get to the bottom of it.

"Daozhi, aren't you afraid of being implicated in your actions?" After a moment, Su Shi asked.

Zhang Zhong used soldiers to help Su Shi build a residence, if this matter was known to Shangfeng, he would inevitably be implicated, and both of them understood this very well.

"What's the big deal about dismissal and dismissal, and returning to your hometown to farm?" Zhang Zhong said with a smile: "Besides, this place is already the end of the world, no matter how bad it is, how bad can it be?" ”

When Su Shi heard this, he immediately looked at Zhang Zhong and smiled.

"Master, Master, the house has just been built and is ready to move in." At this moment, Li Sanjian ran over and said excitedly.

"Presumptuous." Seeing this, Su Shi scolded: "Forgot the etiquette again? ”

Li Sanjian opened his mouth wide, and after a half-sound, he saluted and said, "The protégé will meet the master and meet Taiwei Zhang." ”

"What?" Su Shi asked.

"The protégé asks Master to move into a new house." Li Sanjian said in a low voice.

It's really the emperor who is not in a hurry to die as a eunuch, Li Sanjian muttered secretly in his heart, It's not a place where I don't live.

Li Sanjian doesn't understand why etiquette is so important in this world, and would rather starve, poor, and die of exhaustion than forget etiquette...

Is it a good way to eat it as a meal?

"Thank you for your hard work." Su Shi finally showed a smile on his face.

"What did Master say? This is what the protégé should be divided into. Li Sanjian said.

Su Shi nodded when he heard this: "What are Jian'er's plans in the future?" ”

Intend? Su Shi suddenly opened his mouth to ask about this, and Li Sanjian didn't know how to answer for a while?

Li Sanjian's plan is to take the imperial examination, get rid of the poverty situation at home, and even if possible, get rid of the status of a pariah, but for a while, Li Sanjian didn't know how to express his thoughts to Su Shi.

"Students are willing to serve their teachers in this life." Li Sanjian said after thinking about it.

Li Sanjian knew that Su Shi had been worried that he was not stable enough and jumped out, so Li Sanjian couldn't help it at this time...

"Tell the truth." Su Shi said.

Su Shi couldn't help but smile after speaking, but because Li Sanjian was bowing his head to answer, he didn't see Su Shi's smile.

"This... The protégé wants to leave this place... Li Sanjian then replied hesitantly.

"How do I leave?" Su Shi then asked.

Su Shi and Li Sanjian have been apprentices for a long time, how can they not understand Li Sanjian's intentions? Li Sanjian studied diligently, just to have a chance to be named on the gold list in the future.

Hearing this, Li Sanjian looked up at Su Shi and replied: "The protégé has no power to restrain the chicken, only... There is only one way to pay tribute. ”

"Imperial examinations?" Su Shi twisted his beard when he heard this: "Do you think that tribute is an easy thing? Is it just a little bit of literary brilliance that you don't deserve? Do you know how many scholars in the world want carp to jump the dragon gate? Do you know how many people in the world can't step on this threshold in their entire lives? ”

"Although the protégé is dull, he also understands the truth that no one asks under the window for ten years, and understands the truth of suffering in the hardships of the people, but in any case, the protégé has to give it a try, even if he hits the head and bleeds, the protégé is willing to give it a try." Li Sanjian replied calmly.

"Cai" Su Shi has not yet answered, Zhang Zhong praised: "People should have some ambition, so that they may be able to achieve success in the future." ”

Su Shi glared at Zhang Zhong and whispered to Li Sanjian: "Jian'er, the road to the imperial examination is a bumpy and thorny road, even if you can be named on the gold list, the same is true for the career path, how many heroes and heroes in this world have fallen on this road, are you still willing to give it a try?" ”

"The protégé willing." Li Sanjian replied without hesitation.

In addition to studying, Li Sanjian couldn't think of any other path.

For the sake of his mother, Li Sanjian also wants to embark on this road, Li Sanjian said secretly in his heart.

Su Shi looked at Li Sanjian for a moment and said, "Let's go... ”

Li Sanjian immediately froze when he heard this, and hurriedly asked, "Teacher, what do you mean by this?" Where do you send your protégés? ”

"Where else can I go when I go to study?" Su Shi replied.

"Going to school?" Li Sanjian said in surprise: "Sage Yun, my parents are here, I don't travel far, my teacher, my protégé's mother is alive, I really can't go out." ”

Li Sanjian doesn't know anything else, but he knows that Su Shi's literary talent is rarely matched by anyone in this world, so do you still need to go out to study?

"Hehe" Su Shi smiled when he heard this: "The sage is also a cloud, there must be a way to travel, if you don't go out to study, how can you learn from the strengths of hundreds of schools?" How can I succeed in my studies? As for your mother-in-law, I will let Guo'er take care of it, so you can rest assured. ”

"This..." Li Sanjian was still hesitant when he heard this, his small body was not yet fifteen years old when he went out to study, and he might die on the way...

The most important thing is that your family is poor, how can you have extra money for study trips? Maybe I starved to death not long after I went out...

At the same time, for a poor family like Li Sanjian, there are no carriages, donkey carts and the like, and they walk on two legs, and the roads in Qiongtai and Lingnan are so difficult to travel, and the miasma is pervasive, how can they go out to study?

No, you can't get out if you are killed, Li Sanjian secretly said in his heart, is Su Shi such a ruthless person? Li Sanjian had a lot of complaints about Su Shi in his heart at this time.

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"This kid is still young, why are you doing this?" After Li Sanjian left, Zhang Zhong asked.

Su Shi replied when he heard this: "The reason is that the old man has already said that he is sharp, this is not a long-term way, let him go out and suffer some setbacks, and understand the difficulties of this world, which is also a good thing for him." ”

"That being said, he is still a kid after all, and I have heard that he is a demented child, and has never been far away, if he is halfway through... Wouldn't it be a pity? Zhang Zhong shook his head and asked.

"If you don't cut jade, you can't make a weapon." Su Shi said: "And if you don't go out to study, how can you take the imperial examination?" ”