Wu Wenyan smiled and then became serious and said: "Although you say so, you must not relax, this scientific examination must be taken seriously, Shangjia is just a side business, you don't have to put the cart before the horse." ”

Grandpa also looked at Lin Default and said sincerely: "Xiao Mo, although you are making money now, and our life is good, it can be regarded as raising your eyebrows, but you can't just live like this, grandpa has never read a book, and he can't read a few words, but grandpa knows that only reading and literacy is the way out, and he can glorify his ancestors." ”

Liu Xin'er and the others next to her all looked at Lin Mo with expectation, and Lin Mo said helplessly: "Don't look at me like this, I didn't say that I won't participate in the scientific examination, and when this time is arranged, I will study with peace of mind and prepare to take the government examination." Wu Wenyan nodded with satisfaction after hearing this, and Lin Mo said helplessly: "But I didn't participate in the government exam just now, so don't report too much hope." ”

Liu Xin'er on the side hurriedly said: "Brother Mo, you will definitely be able to pass the exam, I believe you." Lin Mo looked at Liu Xin'er helplessly and said, "I'm really not sure about this, if I can't pass the exam this time, then I will take the exam again next time." ”

Wu Wenyan said with a smile: "Don't be presumptuous, there is nothing wrong with learning this school test according to your talents, but you have to work hard to get this case." Lin Mo smiled bitterly when he heard this: "Master's expectations for me are so high, it really makes me feel that my shoulders are heavy." Wu Wenyan smiled: "Haha, don't worry so much, I still have confidence in you, your half of the students are more satisfying than the so many students I have accepted." ”

"Half a student?"

The people next to him looked at Wu Wenyan and Lin Mo suspiciously, and Lin Mo realized that although he had been taught by Wu Wenyan, he was a student of Wu Wenyan in the eyes of outsiders, but he had never performed an apprenticeship ceremony, and he could not be regarded as a real student of Wu Wenyan.

Thinking of this, Lin Mo hurriedly got up and said: "This is my negligence, it just so happens that I am here today, and the students will worship here to make up for all the etiquette that should be there." ”

Everyone also reacted at once, and the grandfather said: "Yes, yes, Xiao Mo, why haven't you given Master Wu an apprenticeship yet, it's just too negligent, hurry up, I'll make up for it here today." The rest of the people hurriedly got up and set up a chair in the middle of the hall, and Wu Wenyan sat on the chair under the guidance of everyone.

At this time, Sister-in-law Zhao said: "This is according to the three rites of apprenticeship, first worship Confucius and Meng, and then worship the teacher, offer a bundle, Mr. will give back the classics, Lin Mo, you have not yet reached the age of the weak crown, and this word is not needed for the time being." Lin Mo nodded, and then said with a wry smile: "I don't seem to have a portrait here, and I haven't prepared this bundle." Wu Wenyan smiled: "The portrait is not simple, bring a pen." ”

Liu Xin'er hurriedly took the pen and ink and spread out a piece of drawing paper, Wu Wenyan immediately drew the portraits of the two sages on the paper, this era of scholars not to say proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, at least have to know, Wu Wenyan is a jinshi has been a scholar, this calligraphy and painting is naturally immersed in many years, after picking up the pen, he started painting on the paper as quickly as flowing water. Grandpa and Sister-in-law Zhao are preparing to bundle the six rites, which is the apprenticeship gift given to Mr. when the student apprentices, which is equivalent to tuition, but it is more of a meaning.

Shushu is the meaning of tuition, six rites

It is six kinds of gifts, namely jerky, celery, longan, lotus seeds, red dates, red beans, although these six kinds are ordinary but have a very profound meaning, such as celery means diligence and studiousness, industry is good at diligence, red dates mean early high school, and jerky is to express the students' gratitude to Mr.

Lin Mo first knelt down three heads towards the portrait of Confucius and Mencius, and then Wu Wenyan sat on the chair, Lin Mo knelt down and first came to Wu Wenyan respectfully and respectfully bowed three times, these three heads are big gifts, only the "Heaven and Earth Monarch Teacher" can receive this big gift, Lin Mo has only this time to kowtow or three kowtows in half a year from the time he has traveled to the present. Then Lin Mo respectfully handed the prepared bundle of six salutes to Wu Wenyan, and after Wu Wenyan took it, he handed Lin Mo a copy of "Analects" with a smile, and said, "You will be my student in the future, you can call me sir." Lin Mo said respectfully: "Mr. Xie." ”

Although Master and Mr. are both addressed to Mr. Teaching, there are still some differences, Master is mostly used to address the county schools of the government or even those who have official status in Taixue, while Mr. is more common and more affectionate. Wu Wenyan has taught in the county school, so he can naturally be called a master, and now that he has resigned from the county school, he can naturally not use the title of master.

Zhao Pu on the side smiled when he saw this and said, "Haha, this is also a happy event, why don't we have a few more drinks." A group of people looked at Zhao Pu with strange eyes, and Lin Mo said: "How can there be a reason for apprenticeship to drink." ”

Zhao Pu scratched his head when he heard this, he was a rough man, how could he understand this. Wu Wenyan said with a smile: "Haha, it's okay, today is just the New Year's Day, let's not get drunk and not return." As he spoke, he led everyone back to the wine table and began to staggered again, but it could be seen that Wu Wenyan was very happy today.

Everyone drank a lot, didn't leave at night, and stayed here to rest at Lin Mo. Grandpa hadn't rested at this time, the lights in the house had been on, Lin Mo had to knock on the door when he saw it, and said, "Grandpa is me, haven't you rested yet?" As soon as Grandpa heard Lin Mo's voice, he opened the door and let Lin Mo come in and sit. Lin Mo looked at his grandfather and felt a little panicked, like a child who had done something wrong.

Grandpa saw that Lin Mo didn't speak, and like that, time passed minute by minute, and finally Lin Mo spoke: "Grandpa, I'm sorry." Grandpa waved his hand and said: "I know everything, since it has passed, don't mention it again, but remember not to joke with your life in the future, if you have a grandfather with three long and two short, I won't live." Then asked Lin Mo to go back to the house to rest, Lin Mo saw that his grandfather had been angry, and finally quit the house and went back to the house to rest.

Grandpa shook his head and said to himself: "Why can't you make people worry about it when you're so big, no, this marriage must be done first, find someone to tie him up." "The next day, the morning of the first day of the new year, according to the usual practice, relatives and friends visit each other, this Lin Mo is a lonely family and no one wants to visit, and here in Qiannan, the Ma family is closer, and Lin Mo needs to go to visit.

Zhao Pu returned home, and Wu Wenyan was there

I don't want to leave here, I want to take advantage of this time to help Lin Mo with some tutoring, Lin Mo is a little helpless, he has to study on the first day of the new year, and it is a feeling that he has to make up classes after the holiday in his previous life, but it is not easy to say clearly, he knows that he wants to visit Ma's house and send some gifts. Lin Mo came to the Ma family quickly with the prepared gifts, and at this time the Ma Mansion was already full of guests, especially the local heads and faces in Qiannan basically came, and those who did not come sent their children and nephews to visit, after all, the Ma family is a first-class big family in Chenan and even Yunzhou, and others naturally want to take advantage of the New Year to pull in the relationship.

At this moment, everyone was congratulating each other in the hall, and when they saw that Lin Mo was also coming, they all stepped forward and said, "Lin Gongzi is also coming to visit?" Lin Mo smiled and said: "This horse has taken a lot of care of me, so my junior naturally wants to come to visit." Everyone praised Lin Mo. At this time, Lin Mo found that Lu Guan was also in the crowd, and Lu Guan nodded immediately when he saw Lin Mo coming.

Lin Mo stepped forward, and Lu Guan smiled: "I don't know how you are in Yunzhou during this time?" Lin Mo looked at Lu Guan in surprise, the news of going to Yunzhou to open a restaurant spread to Qiannan so quickly? Or was someone else telling him?

Seeing Lin Mo's confusion, Lu Guan smiled and said, "Did you rent a house in Yunzhou?" Lin Mo nodded in surprise and said, "How did you know about this?" Could it be that the house is the property of the Lu family? ”

Lu Guan smiled: "That house belongs to my uncle, and he specially wrote a letter to inform me after renting it to you." When Lin Mo heard this, he suddenly realized: "No wonder the shopkeeper Lu knows about me, it turned out that you told me, then I have to thank you here, this shopkeeper Lu is also very careful, he will feast the shopkeeper Lu and you in the future, thank you in person." ”

Lu Guan smiled: "It's just a gesture, what is there to thank for." By the way, what did you do in Yunzhou? Open a shop? Lin Mo nodded, and then briefly said the recent time, and Lu Guan was surprised when he heard it.

At this time, Ma Zhiyuan also came out, and when he saw everyone, he also smiled apologetically: "I'm sorry, I drank some strong wine last night, and I woke up this time, and now I still have some pain in my head." At this time, a man smiled and said: "Haha, it is a well-known good amount of wine outside the horse, and this wine can drink the horseman outside, it seems to be quite strong." ”

Ma Zhiyuan smiled: "Haha, this is nature, I still have half an altar of this wine, so stay here if you are all here today, how about we have a drink together?" Everyone nodded and said, "Haha, then we might as well be respectful." Then everyone chatted, and Lin Mo saw that these were his elders, and he didn't have the part of his junior to intervene, so he went out to find Ma Ruoyan and gave her the gift he prepared for her.

Lin Mo was walking in this corridor, who didn't know Lin Mo from this Ma Mansion, and they all said behind their backs that Lin Mo was Ma Zhiyuan's "righteous son" Now that Ma Ruowen is gone, this Lin Mo naturally became the son of Ma Mansion, and when the subordinates saw Lin Mo, they all bowed down respectfully and called Lin Mo "Son", which made Lin Mo a little embarrassed to arrive, but it was not easy to say anything.

Lin Mo was not too familiar with the Ma Mansion, and unconsciously came to a courtyard, Lin Mo saw that this was the Buddhist hall that Mrs. Ma cultivated.

Naturally, no one dared to disturb him, and Lin Mo had never been in. There were two guards in front of the courtyard, Lin Mo was a little strange, he hadn't seen anyone guarding here before, and now he didn't know why there were more people guarding. When the subordinate saw Lin Mo coming, he said respectfully: "Yes, Lin Gongzi." ”

Lin Mo nodded and asked, "In the past, no one was guarding here, why are there more of you guarding here now." After making eye contact, the two said: "Hui Gongzi, since the last time the young master disappeared, the master has asked us to guard here, no one is allowed to enter, no one is allowed to talk to Madame, and we don't know why." ”

As soon as Lin Mo heard this, he immediately understood that Ma Zhiyuan should be afraid that others would go in and reveal the news of Ma Ruowen's disappearance to Mrs. Ma, so as to hide it from Mrs. Ma to prevent her from being stimulated.

Thinking of this, Lin Mo felt a little guilty in his heart, a large part of the responsibility for Ma Ruowen's disappearance lay with himself, if it weren't for himself, Mrs. Ma would not have this outright pain of losing her son, and she really didn't have the face to see Mrs. Ma.

Lin Mo nodded and then turned around to leave, and the two subordinates were also relieved. At this time, a voice suddenly came from the courtyard: "Slow, are you Lin Mo?" Lin Mo turned around and saw that a plainly dressed lady was looking at him in the courtyard, it was Mrs. Ma, Mrs. Ma's eyes were full of tiredness at the moment, and it seemed that she hadn't rested well last night.

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