Early the next morning, Li Kou was practicing boxing, and dozens of people were already lining up outside the Shengdou Grain Shop, all carrying objects, some carrying sacks, some carrying burdens, and some pushing carts.

"Why don't you see the people of the Wang family?" What Zhongbo was most worried about was that the Wang family would take the opportunity to buy a large amount of grain back.

He circled outside the door several times, and couldn't help but walk back to ask Li Kou about it.

This cunning guy must know it.

Of course, Li Kou knew that the Wang family would not come for the time being.

Although the Wang family has a lot of grain, it also depends on who they compare with.

Compared with all the grain stocks in Weizhou Cangsi, the Wang family's grain stocks are only a fraction.

Have you ever seen a grain merchant who has stored surplus grain?

Of course, the grain of Weizhou Cangsi may not only be able to supply the Ma family.

So with the help of Qin Feng Lu Cangji.

The former is not only the face of the folding, but also the face of the generals of the Western Army.

The latter, naturally, is a hint of Tong Guan.

After receiving the gift, Tong Guan didn't want to show some.

More importantly, the Shengdou grain line can provide benefits for the cangshi officials.

In terms of money, as soon as the grain of the warehouse is in and out, there is a price difference between old and new grain.

In terms of human feelings, the strength of the Western Army cannot be underestimated, and those officials naturally want to get closer.

This is not only the face of the family, but also the face of the family, the Yao family and even Liu Fa.

If they don't sell the face of the gate, Tong Guan's face will always be sold.

Only then did Shengdou Grain Xing have the confidence to not be afraid of any grain merchant to buy grain, and they did not dare to make trouble at this time.

Because the report of the locust plague in Shaanxi has reached the imperial court.

delayed the disaster relief, and these grain stores were only afraid that they would be eaten by the imperial court, and there would be no bones left.

Li Kou didn't say this to Zhongbo, he only told one thing: "Staring at the Xian Si surnamed Chen, he will definitely go around to intercede for the Wang family, and maybe he will find Cang Si and ask for our food supply to be cut off." ”

Zhongbo said: "Then what can you do?" ”

Yes!

Li Kou said: "When I see Tong Guan tomorrow, I will send corn, the grains are larger and the ears are longer, I am afraid that he can make an auspicious rui, the credit here, even if there is no, Qin Feng Lu Cangji can also make it up." The road cangshi has the heart of meritorious service, how can the state and county cangshi not be moved? In the past few days, those officials are only afraid that they have seen a variety of ways to eat corn, right? It is enough to fill their desires, and since I guarantee that the old grain will come out and the new grain will return, why should they not worry about their future? ”

Uncle Zhong gave a thumbs up angrily: "You are really a treacherous character. ”

Li Kou ignored it, stepped down again, held the end of the handle of the big gun in one hand, slowly breathed and drew a circle with the head of the big gun only within a three-inch circle, and drew three circles, sneering at the three big guns with a sonic boom that broke the air, and nodded in the center of the circle.

Zhongbo was in awe, and hurriedly went out with his hands.

This guy is a murderer!

After a short time, the sun rose, and the grain store opened the door, and regardless of how many people came and how much grain they wanted, they just sold them in one go.

Li Kou went back to the house to rest, cleaned his face and brushed his teeth, and just washed up, Liu Qi broke in, his eyes were red and he only asked, "What about the medicine?" ”

Li Kou handed him the medicine he had distributed last night, and told him a few words that he had said yesterday, and then asked him to hurry back - he also had important things to do today.

After eating, Miss Ma asked someone to make a few gifts, asked Li Kou to change into clean clothes, and asked Gensheng to follow, all the way to Zhang Tai's house.

Zhang Taizheng was reading, sitting by the window, holding a book, reclining and looking happy, seeing Li Kouzhi, he asked by the window: "Li Dalang, can you 'learn and get used to it'?" ”

Although his posture is dashing, his tone is very stern.

Wednesday Lang brought back letters every once in a while, and Zhang Tai knew that Li Kou had something to do in Panyuan.

But he is a gentleman, and he also depends on Li Kou's attitude towards learning.

Li Kou respectfully intervened and bowed and replied, "It's not a last resort to learn." ”

One question and one answer, a little bit of background.

Zhang Tai's question of "learning and learning from time to time" is naturally the wonderful use of "learning and learning from time to time, not also talking" in the "Analects", which is the tone of questioning; Li Kou used "learning is not a last resort" in "Xunzi", which not only expressed his attitude towards learning, but also answered the recent performance of "learning and learning", which can be said to complement each other and have that meaning.

A smile reappeared on Zhang Tai's face, and he nodded: "Those who are born to know, Shangye; Those who learn and know, the second also; Sleepy and learned, and secondary; Sleepy and not learning, the people are the next step. ”

Li Kou said: "If you don't accumulate steps, you can't reach thousands of miles; There is no accumulation of small streams, and there are no rivers and seas. Qi Ji jumps, can't take ten steps; Ten horses, the merit is relentless. After thinking about it, he said, "I don't know and I don't know it, I learn it, I don't think about it, I don't think about it, I don't know if I don't learn, I can do it!" ”

This is another period of investigation, Zhang Tai investigated the four realms of "learning" by a sage, and also asked Li Kou, after this period of time, do you think you belong to the kind of person who learns?

Li Kou first compared himself to the Xiaoliu horse in "Xunzi Persuasion of Learning", but with "Jianghai" as his goal, he replied "reluctantly", and said that he "does not know (the essence of the matter) and does not get angry, but looks back and learns, thinks while learning, and achieves a wise goal by reviewing the remarks of the sages of the previous generation", this is his way of learning and self-awareness.

Zhang Tai smiled heartily and beckoned: "Yes, yes—you can be a disciple." Okay, Li Dalang, the old man asked you to read the Analects, and you actually taught yourself Xunzi, which is very good. ”

Li Kou said: "Master Zhang didn't dare to teach or forget, and I didn't dare to say that I couldn't release the scroll, after all, I was a small horse, so I used more effort, so I didn't live up to Master Zhang's teaching, and I was ashamed." ”

As soon as the door jumped, Zhang Niangzi threw the curtain and walked out, pointed at Li Kou and said with a smile: "Li Dalang is young, and he is old-fashioned and old-fashioned, let me ask you, 'Hu Weihu in the mud' knows what you know, this poetry and songs, Q&A entertainment, have you ever studied with some pedants of Pan Yuan?" Young people are not so gloomy. ”

"Hu is in the mud", the "literature" allusion of Liu Qingyi's "New Words of the World" in the Southern Dynasty tells the story of the two maids of the Eastern Han Dynasty Confucian Zheng Xuan's family, one maid angered Zheng Xuan, so she knelt in the mud, and the other maid asked: "Hu is in the mud?" Then he replied: "Bo Yan is angry, and he is angry." The "Book of Songs" was quoted before and after, and later there was an allusion to the "pair in the mud" that dropped the book bag.

Mrs. Zhang used this to make fun of Li Kou dropping her bookbag, which is also very appropriate.

It's just a little naughty, and it's a little mean to ask about the correspondence.

If others heard it, they were afraid that they would be ashamed, and Li Kou pretended to be a scholar and became a friend of the literati.

Of course, there is also the meaning of asking Li Kou when he plans to learn the standing skills of literati such as "poetry, songs, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting".

Zhang Tai didn't reprimand, he smiled and put down the book, he knew that there was something delicious again today.

Li Kou said gently: "Missing one in a hundred shots is not enough to be good at shooting; Thousands of miles can not be reached, it is not enough to be good; Ethics are not comprehensible, benevolence and righteousness are different, and it is not enough to be good at learning. ”

"Okay, okay, I know you're going to say again, 'I'm a small stream, a horse, shooting, royal, and learning have not mastered and comprehended, what kind of wind and snow, poetry and spring and autumn'," Zhang Niangzi rolled her eyes and said stupidly, "It's all your reason, okay?" Turning around, he said coquettishly to Zhang Tai, "Daddy, don't you teach him what Confucius, Master Xun, you teach him Liezi, next time we meet, I think he can 'flutter and walk against the wind'?" ”

Li Kou shook his head and said: "Liezi, I don't know, since this month, I have read some of the "Analects", and "Xunzi" has only read "Persuasion", if Zhang Shi asks again, I am afraid that I will not know." ”

He didn't plan to spend time learning that many skills.

Not to mention whether he has talent, what he wants is to level the world, studying is not only for reason, but also to be among the Northern Song Dynasty scholars, and he doesn't want to do anything Li Houzhu, why do you learn so much literature?

Li Kou defines himself as a utilitarian reader, and he reads for a purpose.

As for what piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry and songs, you can understand a little.

If you want him to go to further education, it will never be.

People are noble and self-aware, Li Kou thinks to himself, he doesn't have so much effort, and he doesn't have such a high talent, so he wants to be a peaceful world, and what immortal works to pass on to future generations.

He is a very utilitarian and realistic person.

It is enough to be able to cope with the imperial examination.