In the next few days, everyone in the Li family is busy with various things in life, every day rice, vegetables, vegetables and meat need to be purchased, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea can not be missing, the kitchen firewood must be prepared, and the sanitation of all parts of the yard must also be done. Coal was expensive in those days, and it was not affordable for ordinary people, and they had to walk several streets to get it to the only shop in the city. The master, the Li family, took his three sons and nephews to the county school, met with the teachings, gave gifts, and agreed on the time of official enrollment.

Of course, Changsun Hong also followed, to Li's surprise, the attitude of the teachings towards the eldest grandson Hong was obviously much better than the attitude towards his own children, the eldest grandson Hong was dressed as a small servant, dressed in plain clothes, standing behind without showing the mountains and water, but under the inquiry of the teaching, Shengsheng was called to the front, looking at the look of the teaching, it seems that the eldest grandson Hong has a very high identity, and he was accepted into the county school as a scholar by the teaching.

"When the eldest grandson Hong entered the school, the three members of the Li family also came together, and it was already arranged in the school. However, at that time, the tuition fees of the three of them will be paid in full, and no iron money will be charged, only copper money. As for the tuition fee of the eldest grandson, the adults above spoke and were exempted. ”

As soon as he thought of the words of the teaching, the Li family felt uncomfortable, obviously a poor boy, and the Li family was lucky to be able to come to the county seat as a scholar, although his father was a baozheng, but that was not an official, why did the teachings value him so much? Could it be that what Master Zhou said is true, this young man is talented and talented, and he will definitely have a pillar of talent in the future.

Thinking of this, Li was jealous and worried, looking at his two sons, the sow cubs knew that they were fat and thin, and if they wanted to say that they were reading books, it was a waste of time and the behavior of silver two, although this period of time suddenly opened up to be able to make poems, but other aspects are also a puddle of mud, and every day except for making trouble in the village, bullying children and fighting and digging eggs, there is nothing else to do.

Sighing in his heart, Li felt that it was better not to stop the eldest grandson from entering the county school, after all, if this child could really become a big man in the future, his three children would still be taken care of.

On the way back, she called Changsun Hong and asked coldly, "Erlang, do you know the king's teaching?" ”

Changsun Hong shook his head and replied obediently: "I don't know, it's the first time I've even come to the county seat, how can I know him?" ”

"That'...... Why does he seem to know you? Li Shi was strange: "As soon as we meet, I will first ask who is the eldest grandson." ”

"This ......" Eldest Sun Hong thought for a while, raised his head and said: "It must be Master Zhou who told him, Master Zhou is a scholar, and the teachings are also a scholar, and the scholar is the same as a scholar, and if there is anything, it can be done with a letter." ”

Li Shi frowned, although she didn't quite understand what "done" meant, but she could roughly deduce it, and after thinking about it, she felt that it was very likely.

So she was indignant, thinking that Master Zhou ate and drank from his family, and did not take care of the children of the main family, but turned his elbow outward to help a poor boy, which was unreasonable, and he must blow the wind on the pillow when he went back, so that Li Xian would not hire him as a Xixi again.

sulking for a while, she said to the eldest grandson Hong: "Even so, I won't stop you, you remember your identity and take care of the three young masters in the school, don't slack off, otherwise, I will drive you back to Lijia Village, so that you can't go to school, you know?" ”

"Yes, Changsun Hong knows." The eldest grandson hung his head low, thanked him deeply, but his heart didn't think so, at this time, he was just sending people under the fence, forced by the situation to pretend to be a grandson, people were poor and short-minded, no wonder anyone.

The three brothers Li Wen, Li Wu, and Li Jianjian were squeezing their eyebrows on the side, quite proud, it was a great pleasure for them to see the eldest grandson pretending to be a grandson, and the three brothers couldn't help him, and it was also a good thing to see others take care of this guy.

Unexpectedly, when he turned his head, Changsun Hong looked at the distance where the Li family was already walking far in front and couldn't hear the sound behind him, and said to Li Wen and the others with a straight face: "Your mother just asked me to take good care of you, do you know?" ”

"Yes." Li Wen said happily: "I also heard that if you are lazy, I will drive you back." ”

"In that case, you have to get some money out and buy me new clothes." The eldest grandson Hongdao.

The three of them were stunned, and then angry: "Why do we take money to buy you clothes?" ”

"Because if I go out in this outfit and follow you, it's shabby, and it will easily hurt my self-esteem." The eldest grandson Hong said slowly: "If it hurts my self-esteem, I won't take you to go shopping to watch the tricksters buy candy to eat." ”

"What?" The three of them were stunned, and then laughed out loud, although the Li family is rich, but they are nested in the ravine and ravine of Lijia Village, poor and remote, and they deal with a group of township farmers carrying hoes all day long, where is there a place to spend money? When you come to the county seat, you will see all the colorful novelties, the shops on the street are dazzling, the ice candy is mouth-watering, and the windmill toys are of different styles, which is eye-opening. However, it is too late for Changsun Hong to say this now.

"Haha, Erlang, you miscalculated this time, our three brothers have been shopping inside and outside the county in the past two days, and haven't you been to that street? What new gadgets haven't you played? Besides, if we want to go out and play tricks, we don't know how to go by ourselves, and we still need you? Li Wen said suddenly: "You have miscalculated!" ”

Li Wu and Li Chongjin also laughed, and the ridicule continued.

Changsun Hong grinned calmly, showed a mysterious smile, approached the three of them and whispered: "There is a place, you must not have been there, and you dare not go." ”

"Huh? Whence? Li Wen and the others disagreed, but the young man's curious nature made them still ask.

Changsun Hong continued to lower his voice and said, "Wharf." ”

Li Wen's eyes suddenly lit up, dock! They have heard that they have heard it more than once in the past few days that no matter inside or outside the city of Shizhao County, there are many tricks, and it is the wharf. Merchants from the south to the north but all who want to stop the ship here, will go ashore to have a glass of wine and have a meal, and will rest overnight when the hour is late, because the county town is too troublesome to enter and exit the city gate, and many people do not want to deal with the gate soldiers who protect the city, and they are defrauded of a few pennies for no reason, so they like to stay near the wharf, which has created the rise of the boiling wharf culture. Businessmen from all over the world have built houses and shantytowns here, operating all kinds of trading, and there are more people doing business, and more services are provided, so that more people choose to go ashore here, and they complement each other, and the wharf of Shizhao County in Hezhou has become the prosperous wharf on Tongchuanfu Road.

Outside the city, the county officials don't come very much, a large number of ruffians gather here, and then divide the territory to fight for the entrance of the hall, the capital is large, do some gambling stalls and secret kilns, or open pawnshops, the capital is small, do some evil things that deceive and oppress the good. Therefore, the Li family did not allow the housekeeper to take the three children out of the city, for fear that something would happen, but the young people rebelled, and the more you didn't let them go, the more they thought about it, and they were imagining some rare things on the dock all day long, and their curiosity became stronger and stronger.

Therefore, when Changsun Hong mentioned it at this time, it was like a mosquito on his back that he couldn't scratch and saw an itch.

Li Wen is the eldest brother, and the first question to ask: "Wharf...... We wanted to go, but we heard that it was very chaotic there, and we didn't dare to go, so you dare to go? ”

"Of course I dare, otherwise why would I mention this stubble?"

Li Wen looked at the eldest grandson Hong's not very strong body, and shook his head: "Brag, it's better for us to go by ourselves with you." ”

"That's different, the three of you are dressed in silk and satin, at first glance, you are the son of a rich family, the scum on the dock will come around like blood-sucking leeches, and things like kidnapping tickets and blackmailing can easily happen when there is no one." Eldest Sun Hong shrugged his shoulders: "The police....... no, when the messengers in the yamen find you soon, most of them are dead." ”

Li Wu rolled his eyes and said disdainfully: "The sun is blue, the sky is bright, how can it be so unbearable as you say?" ”

"Don't believe me?" Eldest Sun Hong raised his head: "Whatever you want." ”

He turned around and gestured to leave.

"Wait." As soon as he took two steps, Li Wen behind him shouted, and Changsun Hong turned around and smiled: "What?" ”

Li Wen scratched his head and muttered a few words to the two brothers, Li Wu obviously disagreed with him, tilted his head and was unhappy, Li Wen whispered a few more words to him, Li Wu's face turned pale, probably said the legend that he heard from nowhere, and then Li Wen said to the eldest grandson: "Can you really take us to the dock to play?" ”

"Of course."

"But don't be afraid of where we're going." Li Wen licked his lips and said, "We want to go to the gambling house." ”

(End of chapter)