Mr. Li has been lecturing all morning, and he is focusing on the four books, which should be regarded as a compulsory examination for the imperial examination. Jia Zhu listened to it like drinking nectar, while Jia Ke and Jia Lian were sitting on pins and needles.

After class at noon, they ate in the study, and the three of them had four dishes, two meat and two vegetables. Mr. Li, on the other hand, had a separate meal in the wing room, with eight dishes.

After lunch, the husband could rest in the wing, while the three of them could only crawl on the desk for a while.

In the afternoon, Mr. assigns homework, and then self-study, that is, copying, memorizing, and so on. Mr. will check before class in the afternoon.

Jia Ke tried his best to complete the copying of large characters, but as for the endorsement, he couldn't finish it anyway, and he could barely remember more than half of it by the end of class.

When Mr. After class checked his homework, Jia Zhu not only completed the task, but also memorized an extra paragraph. It was Jia Ke's turn to finish copying, and he stumbled and memorized most of the endorsement. Jia Ke was still waiting for Mr. to scold, and then beat the board, but he didn't expect Mr. not only not to punish him, but also praised Jia Ke a few words, thinking that he was still diligent. When he arrived at Jia Lian, Mr. was furious, it turned out that Jia Lian had only completed copying, and there was no endorsement at all.

Mr. loves and hates Jia Lian, and what he loves is that Jia Lian is talented and intelligent, and he is no worse than Jia Zhu. What I hate is that Jia Lian didn't put his heart into reading, and he just came to study every day to cope.

Usually, the comparison with Jia Ke is not obvious, but today even Jia Ke has memorized most of the book, but Jia Lian has none at all. This was repaid, and immediately ordered Jia Zhu to get the ring ruler, but Jia Lian looked at Jia Ke with an aggrieved face, thinking that Jia Ke had betrayed their friendship. In this way, Jia Lian was slapped five times by Mr., and seeing that his handsome face had changed, Jia Ke felt pain for him.

After school, Jia Ke went to comfort Jia Lian, after all, Jia Lian was beaten alone today, and Jia Ke did not accompany the beating as before. But Jia Lian looked at Jia Ke and just didn't speak, his face was full of grief and indignation, as if Jia Ke had done something hurtful to heaven and courtesy.

In the end, Jia Ke agreed to keep the progress with him, and only then did he say with a proud face that he would reluctantly forgive Jia Ke today.

But Jia Ke decided to have a showdown with Mr. tomorrow, otherwise he wouldn't be able to live this day. As for agreeing to Jia Lian's common advance and retreat, he thinks that if Mr. Tomorrow promises him to explain to Jia Zheng, then his reading progress in the future may not even be as good as Jia Lian's, and it will not be considered a dishonesty.

When I returned to my small courtyard, I first went to Aunt Zhou's room to talk to her, and saw that there was a new maid named Xia Mai in her room, and when I heard it, I knew that it was Aunt Zhou's name again.

Jia Ke wondered in his heart, he was supposed to come to the new maid a few days ago, why did he come today. When he returned to his room, Chuncao poured tea for him, and said, "I asked you something, why did the maid who came to our house only arrive now, didn't the master arrange it a few days ago." ”

"My lord, how do you know this, there is a fixed number of maids in our house, and if you enter one, you have to send one. Since the founding of the country, there have been several times more children in the family, and they can all come to the house. Aunt Jin has added one person, and I don't know how many people below please drag and pull the door. You have to stuff your own daughter over. ”

Jia Ke asked again: "How good is it to be in your own home, find a job by yourself, as long as you are willing to work, you will not starve to death." Why do you have to come into the house to serve people? ”

"Can that be the same? The food and clothing in our house is different from that of other families, even my little maid, ordinary ladies can't compare to me, not to mention that the third-class maid has a monthly income of 100 Wen every month. As he spoke, he put the teacup in front of Jia Ke.

Jia Ke grabbed Chuncao's hand casually, smiled and asked her, "Then how are you waiting?" ”

Chuncao twitched his hand a few times and didn't pull it out, so he held it, blushing and a little proud: "Since I followed the master, I have been promoted to the second class, and I have a monthly income of 500 Wen." ”

When Jia Ke heard it, he also felt a lot. He seemed to remember that Liu Laolao said in the Red Chamber that their family was twenty taels of silver a year, but their family was not an ordinary peasant family, it was a small landlord's family, and there were maids at home, and her son-in-law could often eat and drink. It can be seen that Chuncao's monthly money of 500 Wen is a lot.

asked Aunt Zhou what her monthly money was, and Chuncao said that it was two taels of silver.

Jia Ke smiled and said, "In the future, I will also send you two taels of silver a month." ”

Chuncao was embarrassed, so he pulled out his hand and walked out of the house. As he walked, he said, "I'll go to the big kitchen for you." As soon as he walked to the threshold, he bowed his head and said, "I'll wait for you to give you two taels of monthly money." So saying, he ran out.

In the evening, Jia Zheng came to Aunt Zhou's room to spend the night. After Jia Ke went over to say goodbye, he left the main room and returned to his room. Seeing that there was nothing to do, he asked Chuncao to go back to rest first. In the room, he carried his qi and blood according to Lu Bu's method and practiced the guiding technique.

Jia Ke's cultivation is much happier than others, and others practice martial arts first to boil their muscles and bones, and then practice qi and strength. And Jia Ke has Lu Bu's courage to constantly transform his body, even if he doesn't do anything for three years, he can reach Lu Bu's peak combat power. If you practice qi guidance every day, I am afraid that after three years, you will surpass Lu Bu.

The next day, in the morning, Jia Ke first went to Aunt Zhou's room to greet Jia Zheng, and then went to class as usual after breakfast. When I arrived at the study to see Jia Zhu, Jia Lian had not yet arrived, so he walked to Mr. Li's room.

Since I decided to explain to my husband today, it is better to finish the matter as soon as possible, and die early and support myself as soon as possible.

Mr. Li does not have a house in Beijing, because it is not easy to live in the capital, so Mr. Li teaches in Jiafu, which not only solves the problem of food and housing, but also has money, so Jia Kecai thinks that Mr. Li is not pedantic, unlike other scholars who look down on Xungui. And Jia Fu also found a good teacher for his children. It can be said that it is a win-win situation for both sides.

When Jia Ke arrived, Master Li (the honorific title given to Li Wenbin by the three students) had just eaten and was reading at his desk. I was very surprised to see Jia Ke come in, Jia Ke didn't come to ask for advice as often as Jia Zhu, he usually only met in the study, and rarely intersected at other times. Seeing Jia Ke coming alone today, I don't know what to say.

Jia Ke came to the door and said loudly, "Student Jia Ke, please meet." ”

Mr. Li said in the room, "Come in and talk." ”

Jia Ke came to the door and saluted Mr. Li again, and stood at the bottom of the salute waiting for Mr. Li to ask.

When Li Wenbin saw him, he asked, "You don't study in the study, what are you doing here?" ”

Jia Ke bowed down and said, "Master Li, the students have something to ask for, but they don't know how to speak. ”

Li Wenbin said: "Although you have something to say, but I am just a small act, and it is not certain whether I can do it or not." ”

Jia Ke hurriedly said: "It's not about him, it's about the student's studies." ”

Li Wenbin said: "So, I'll listen to it." ”

Jia Ke bowed down and said: "Sir, the student's reading talent is not high, and he has studied hard over the years, mostly just because his father loves to read, so he studies hard and hopes to succeed in his career." However, these days, students have thought a lot about their illness, and they feel that it may be difficult for students to succeed in their careers. I don't know if that, sir? ”

Li Wenbin nodded: "You are usually very hard-working, but you have talent. In the future, when you are older and have more experience, it is still possible to go to school. ”

Jia Ke sneered in his heart, don't you need to be straightforward, doesn't this mean that I am dozens of years old, and it is possible to be admitted to Xiucai when I am a lot older?

Jia Ke continued: "Actually, students, there is a secret, students are born with infinite strength, and all kinds of weapons are twisted at their fingertips, all of which are unsatisfactory. In his spare time, he also watched the family and practiced martial arts in the nursing home, and his intuition was that he was vulnerable to fists and embroidered legs. Therefore, I would like to ask my husband to talk to my father that let students learn martial arts, and joining the army in the future is also a way out. ”

Li Wenbin thought for a while and said: "It's just that you say it yourself, I don't believe it, if you want me to share it with Master Jia and you, let me believe you when you practice it." ”

Jia Ke said: "Please come out of the house, and I will let him watch my martial arts." ”