Shen Mingwen was locked in the attic to study behind closed doors, during which he could only come out of the two annual exams, and he would not be in contact with the outside world for the rest of the time, Zhou's abacus failed, and Shen Xi's heart began to become anxious.

Witnessing Shen Mingwen's experience, Shen Xi deeply realized the importance of knowledge in this world, or the importance of reading, although his knowledge may not be able to be admitted to the top of the class in the era of the Eight Stocks, but it can be regarded as a study through the past and the present, and it can still be done with a little effort to test a talent and raise people!

But what about that? Without enlightenment and teaching, even if the knowledge is comparable to that of contemporary Confucianism, it is a demon and no one recognizes it.

Leaving the attic in despair, he didn't take a few steps before he felt a tap on the shoulder, Shen Xi glanced back, and saw a little chubby dun behind him, he couldn't help but be a little impatient, and said, "Why are you here?" ”

"Little cousin, you can come, I can come too, right?" Xiao Chubby Dun is also six or seven years old, with his fleshy little head on his back, blinking his eyes and looking a little weak.

Shen Xi couldn't stand such a mentally retarded conversation, shook his head, turned around and continued walking, ignoring the little fat man.

The little fat man is called Yang Wenzhao, and he is the son of Shen Xi's second aunt Shen Yang.

Shen Yang's real name is Shen Yueping, and he married the son of the Yang family, a big pharmaceutical merchant in Fucheng. This time it was said that it was a provincial relative, but in fact, it was a quarrel between husband and wife, Shen Yueping was stubborn, and she took her son back to her hometown in a fit of anger.

This kid is a kid who is jumpy, but he is very timid, and he is a child with ADHD. After coming to the Shen family, firstly, Shen Xi was about the same age as him, and secondly, the little fat man was very curious about Shen Xi, who was acting maverick, so he stuck to Shen Xi's little cousin.

It took a lot of effort to get rid of Yang Wenzhao, but he couldn't get rid of this follower, Shen Xi could only smile bitterly and let him follow.

"Shuangxi Town in Peach Blossom Mountain, Taohua Village after Shuangxi Town."

"The scenery of April is only solved today, and we will look at the month next year."

This poem is Shen Mingwen's high-spirited work after he won the show, presumably he was full of confidence in the autumn of the following year, but unfortunately he returned in the end. Shen Xi is not interested in this kind of limerick poem with no connotation and no depth, but has a personal experience of the April scenery mentioned in the poem.

Although the April scenery of Peach Blossom Village is not as good as the peach blossom season, and even the originally enchanting peach blossoms begin to wither one after another, the landscape on Peach Blossom Mountain is beautiful, and the weather in April is the most pleasant, which makes people feel refreshed and happy, especially the unique breeze in the mountains gently pats on the face, and it is indescribably pleasant.

As he was walking, he heard the fart behind him ask expectantly, "Little cousin, where are we going, do you want to catch crickets?" ”

Shen Xi didn't have time to talk to him, his mental age was different, and the two had no common topic at all.

Yang Wenzhao didn't give up, and said enthusiastically: "Little cousin, why are you angry, are you being bullied?" ”

Shen Xi shook his head and sat down by the stream outside the village. He held his chin and looked at the babbling stream in a daze, his face gloomy.

Yang Wenzhao also sat on a stone like him, looking at the stream in a daze.

Within a moment, Yang Wenzhao couldn't sit still, and asked curiously, "Little cousin, do you want to catch the little fish in the stream?" I'll help you. ”

Shen Xi ignored him, Yang Wenzhao didn't care at all, rolled up his trousers and was about to go into the water to fish.

Shen Xi hurriedly grabbed him and said, "Okay, you can stop for a while." ”

Yang Wenzhao looked back at Shen Xi very strangely, sat down again sullenly, and asked, "Little cousin, do you want to study?" ”

Shen Xi was stunned when he heard this, then looked at Yang Wenzhao, sighed, and nodded with a bored expression: "Well, I originally planned to ask my uncle to teach me to read and write, but it's a pity that ......"

Suddenly felt that this had not come to an end, although he and Yang Wenzhao were the same age, but with his mind, he could talk to a six- or seven-year-old child?

Yang Wenzhao smiled slightly and said, "Little cousin, I heard from my eldest aunt and second aunt that you have been behaving abnormally recently, and you are not as playful as before, and you also said that you saw your eldest cousin studying and wanted to go to school. ”

Shen Xi was stunned, turned his head to look at Yang Wenzhao, and asked with a serious face, "What else did they say?" ”

Yang Wenzhao truthfully explained: "Uh...... I don't know, but my eldest and second aunts don't seem to like you. ”

Shen Xi held his little face again, full of doubts: "Why don't the eldest aunt and the second aunt dislike me?" I haven't done anything to offend them. ”

Yang Wen saw Shen Xi pondering, lowered his voice a lot, looked around, and whispered to Shen Xi: "Little cousin, my mother said that they were afraid that you would also go to private school, and the burden on the family was too great, so they spoke ill of you behind your back." ”

Shen Xixin said that this Yang Wen recruited people with a big ghost, and he could actually say some words, so he asked, "What did your mother tell you?" ”

Yang Wenzhao grinned, shook his head and explained: "No, it was my mother and grandmother who said it, and I was next to me." ”

Shen Xi looked at Yang Wenzhao's nervous appearance, and immediately stepped forward and pinched his chubby little face, and asked, "Then you repeat the words." ”

"I heard some, but my mother told me not to chew the root of my tongue."

"If you tell me, I won't tell anyone else." Shen Xi said demagogically in an almost coaxing tone.

When Yang Wenzhao heard this, he nodded humbly: "My grandmother said that there are too few people who read in the family, and in our generation, only the eldest cousin reads, saying that the Shen family is a scholarly heirloom, and you should choose one of your generation to send it to the private school in the county." ”

"Ah...... Is there such a thing? Did the grandmother say who to let go? Shen Xi's tone was full of anticipation.

Yang Wenzhao lowered his voice again and leaned over to Shen Xi's ear: "Grandmother wants Shen Yuan, the sixth cousin of the fourth uncle's family, to go, little cousin, you have no hope, but what's the good thing about studying......"

Before Yang Wenzhao's words were finished, Shen Xi had already stood up, patted his buttocks, and said, "Go back." ”

"Oh."

Yang Wenzhao stood up and followed closely behind Shen Xi, a heel worm alive.

Entering the gate of the Shen family, Shen Xi saw that Yang Wenzhao was still following behind, and shook his head helplessly: "Okay, you go back to your own room, I have to go back too, otherwise my mother will have to whip me again." ”

Yang Wen saw Shen Xi carry Zhou out, his body trembled, and he ran away.

Shen Xi breathed a long sigh of relief, then frowned and lowered his head in contemplation.

The grandmother wanted to choose one of the children of her generation to send to a private school, and this news made Shen Xi, who was originally depressed, cheer up again, and secretly calculated his chances of enrollment.

The old grandmother was not too impressed with Shen Xi, besides, the Shen family used to be a prestigious family, but now it has suffered, but the people are still prosperous.

Shen Xi knows that the Shen family is very poor now, and the old lady will not let anyone buy meat for two months in a row, but at this time, the old lady wants to use the money saved to cultivate a scholar, although I don't know how long it can last, but at least this child will grow up to be a pen, it is better than not knowing a big word.

People in this world have deep-rooted thoughts, everything is inferior, only reading is high, even if you eat chaff vegetables, you must let your children study, get ahead, and be able to enter the imperial examination and become an official in the future.

But there is no doubt about one thing, that is, Shen Xi's heart is hot at this time, he will be seven years old next year, and in three years, it will be a little difficult to study, after all, in people's concepts, reading needs to be cultivated from an early age.

"You must let the old lady choose me." Shen Xi thought silently in his heart.

Shen Xi thought about it for a long time, and felt that he still had a chance, and it was impossible to have any insider or internal candidates for this selection, otherwise the other four rooms would not be willing to pay.

Since it was fair competition, Shen Xi felt that he had a huge advantage.

Patting the dust on his clothes, Shen Xi opened his calves and walked towards the main house where the old lady lived.

At this moment, Shen Xi already had an idea in his heart, he had to take the initiative to find the old lady, no matter what means he used, he had to please her old man, and it was best to show a little cleverness, so that the old lady would be surprised by his intelligence, and he would not suspect anything else.

Just came to the door of the main house, but saw the fourth aunt Feng Shi come out with her son Liulang, Liulang is one year older than Shen Xi, with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, and his eyes are full of energy, smart and lovely.

Liulang is Shen Yuan, who his grandmother Li likes to cultivate and study, and he is also Shen Xi's biggest opponent in reading, he suppressed many distractions in his heart, stepped forward, and made a decent salute: "My nephew has seen the fourth aunt......"

The fourth aunt Feng is a twenty-five or six-year-old woman, with a thick and sturdy figure, her mother's family has been farming for generations, and she is diligent, and she always feels that she is a little high when she marries the Shen family, which is a scholarly heirloom, so she usually treats people very kindly.

At this time, she saw Shen Xi saluting as if she had something to do, and was stunned for a long time before she smiled and said, "Xiaolang, what are you doing here, are you looking for grandmother?" ”

Looking at the slightly cramped fourth aunt, Shen Xi felt that the situation was a little bad, and said very obediently at the moment: "That's right, we are together during dinner on weekdays, I haven't come to see my grandmother alone for a long time, so I came to see it today." ”

Feng Shi smiled and nodded: "What a good boy, I heard your mother say that you are always naughty, remember not to be naughty in the future." ”

Shen Xi innocently defended: "Fourth aunt, I'm not naughty, I've always listened to my father and mother. "A six-year-old child is going to say six-year-olds, and Shen Xi tries to pretend to be innocent.

Feng really didn't doubt it, smiled and nodded: "That's good, grandmother is inside." ”

Shen Xi smiled and agreed: "Fourth aunt, next time I'll play with my brother." ”

"Okay, let's go."