After taking care of the affairs of the yamen, it is almost time to disperse.

Fan Ming explained to Lao Zhang, packed up his things and went out of the yamen, now he is busy with farming, and he doesn't need to interfere in specific matters, so it is better to take advantage of this time to go home to accompany his family.

When passing by the county school, Fan Ming paused for a while, and when he saw that it was still early, he turned around and walked in, these days have fallen so much homework, it is not a matter of talking to make up for it, after all, the teachers in the county school are the best in Chuqiu, and then the marriage will continue to delay the schoolwork, and it is good to go and say hello to the old master Xu who teaches the schoolwork in advance.

The scenery is still the same, the county school afternoon is the time for self-study, only three or three students in two and three in the heart to read, or read aloud, this early summer sky is also a good time to read, sprinkled between the branches and leaves of the little golden sunlight at this moment seems extraordinarily brilliant.

As soon as he entered the courtyard where the master was, Fan Ming met Lin Xuelu, who was in charge of the affairs of the school, and saw that he was very affectionate, after greetings, Fan Mingyin said that he would continue to ask for leave to marry in a few days, Lin Xuelu was naturally full of promises, and then listened to Fan Ming ashamedly say that these days because he was busy with miscellaneous things and delayed his studies, then Lin Xuelu actually thought of a way, saying that after his marriage was completed, he would no longer need to go to the county school every day to listen to the lectures, and the county school would send a direct school for him to teach.

Fan Ming was thrilled after listening to Lin Xuelu's suggestion, but he rejected the proposal, it is impossible for anyone to enjoy such a good treatment, needless to say that it is also Lin Jiaoyu who knows his 'great achievements' in the yamen, and specially came to open the back door for him. But he didn't want to really use the county school to learn directly, a person may not be willing in his heart, and he himself just 'gained power' to do such an "arrogant" thing, which is too easy to be criticized. This is really not in line with Fan Ming's own style of acting.

After smiling and refusing, he chatted with Lin Xuelu for a few more words, and then walked into the room of Mr. Xu, who taught him the scriptures on weekdays, Mr. Xu was the oldest teacher in the county school, and he was also the most profound and solid teacher, and he was an old scholar he respected very much.

Old Master Xu is in the study, he has not changed much, although he is reading a book in the study alone, his waist is still straight, and the cloth buttons on the shirt are still neat and tidy in this early summer weather.

"Master!" , Fan Ming took the student's salute at the door according to the number of etiquette, and waited for Old Master Xu's answer.

"It's Fan Ming!" Old Master Xu put down the scroll in his hand and pointed to the stool opposite the bookcase, "Come in, sit down and talk." Looking at Old Master Xu's straight waist, Fan Ming, who sat down on the stool opposite him, could only straighten his waist.

This is the Chinese scribe with a pine body and bones like a bamboo!

"How's your schoolwork going?"

The content and even the tone of Old Master Xu's questioning remained unchanged from before, which made Fan Ming suddenly seem to return to the days before he went to the county school, and immediately accepted the smile on his face, and answered the homework of these days honestly.

After listening quietly, Old Master Xu came up with a few exam questions according to what he said, and Fan Ming answered the content of the four books well. But when he arrived at the "Shangshu" being taught in the county school, Fan Ming couldn't help but get stuck a few times.

Since he started going to county school last year, Fan Ming has been performing well in front of Old Master Xu's school examination, and the situation like this stuck in front of him is really unprecedented, not to mention that the day of the big exam is getting closer and closer.

I haven't seen the teacher for a long time, and there is such a situation when I meet, Fan Ming is really embarrassed, hey! It's just that these days are too busy, and the question of Old Master Xu is really too cold.

"The day before yesterday, I saw that your family was poor, so I let you ask for leave to join the county government and take up a bad job." After a moment of silence, Old Master Xu's upright voice sounded: "Now it seems that it has harmed you!" ”。

Fan Ming looked at Old Master Xu with some surprise, what did Old Master mean by this......?

"Although you entered school late, you are talented, intelligent, and diligent and hardworking, if you can concentrate on your studies, you will achieve something in a few years, and you will be able to cultivate talents." Speaking of this, the old master Xu, who has always been indifferent, actually sighed, "Who know that as soon as you enter the county yamen, you will be entangled in all things, this yamen is a turbid land, it takes time not to say, and it makes your heart turbid, like this busy and busy What books do you learn, I also taught you and other Mr. Linchuan's "Hurt Zhongyong" before, you want to know the deep meaning, you should take it as a warning!" ”。 (Mr. Linchuan: Wang Anshi, Linchuan)

When Old Master Xu said the last two sentences. There was a deep sense of anger in his words.

At that moment, Fan Ming felt ashamed, but he was also grateful to Old Master Xu's fist. Because he was preparing to participate in the imperial examination in the future. So Fan Ming has no opinion on studying books, but when it comes to learning, whether it is scripture or poetry, he has to work hard in the pile of books, he really has no interest in it, but he can't say this to the old master, otherwise he really doesn't doubt whether the old master will look at him with his eyes in the future.

But after a thousand years, this kind of collision of culture and thought is really not something that can be solved in a few words, and it can't be said that that kind of attitude is correct in the end, what Fan Ming can do is only to rely on his own heart, this is a summary of himself some time ago.

After a while, Old Master Xu's voice sounded again: "Although the "Five Classics" I talked about earlier also have various interpretations, but the main thing is to focus on the basics. ”。

Fan Ming didn't expect Old Master Xu to say such a thing for a while! After resigning from the yamen's errand and coming back, wouldn't it be back to its original shape? This...... How can it be?

But in the face of Old Master Xu's dedication to his own heart, he couldn't directly refuse, and was hesitating in Fan Ming's heart at the moment, and when he didn't know how to speak, Old Master Xu had already seen the answer through his expression, "That's it, if you don't want to, you don't want to!" After the old master finished speaking, this long sigh was only indescribable disappointment and desolation!

"Teacher, I ......", Fan Ming almost blurted out in his heart, but he finally tried his best to hold back when the words came to his mouth.

"No need to say more", Old Master Xu stood up and walked towards the collection of books in the back room, and said as he walked: "There is nothing to think about wanting to get ahead at your age, but you don't go through the road of the imperial examination, you don't have a famous background, and you are destined to only sink to the subordinates on the way to this eunuch, even if you are exquisite, you are not inferior, how difficult is the road to the scientific examination, some people are extremely poor and cannot reach the first place in their lives, not to mention that there are so many talents in the world, how can there be a fluke?" ”。