Seeing An Huzi giggling on the horse, Ma Du grinned, "This stupid boy, I don't know if it's a blessing or a curse when I enter the Jinyi Guard." ”

Zhang Wuliu answered on the side: "Naturally, it is a blessing, the real shortage of Jinyi Wei hundred households is six products, and many people will not get it for a lifetime when they enter the officialdom, if you don't show merit for his father, this blessing comes from there." ”

"I'm just doing things according to my conscience, let's go quickly, I have to be busy in the past two days."

The two of them re-entered the official road, and went all the way to the academy, and they ran into Ye Dui, who was patrolling nearby with his hands behind his back, and said angrily when he saw Ma Du: "You finally showed your face, and the old man thought that you would not care about the affairs of the academy after you were promoted to the title." ”

"How come, this year is the first time that arithmetic has been officially included in the entrance examination, and I am still the examiner for the questions I came up with, how can I stand idly by!"

Although Ma Du has been promoting mathematics in the college, but the students in the world still focus on the four books and the five classics, except for those who graduated from primary school, most of the students who come to the college to take the examination have no foundation in mathematics, and they have to make up for the addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of most students even though they are in higher education.

This time he was ruthless, and forced Ye Dui to add the arithmetic test to the entrance exam, not daring to expect any effect this time, but as long as the math test can be passed out, it will naturally make more people pay attention to it.

"The imperial court will always open the subject again, cross the horse to parade in front of the street hall roll call is the dream of all scholars, if you really have the ability, please ask Your Majesty to add the subject of arithmetic during the scientific examination, even if it is just an additional question, it can also allow you to promote mathematics to get twice the result with half the effort!"

"I have mentioned this to Your Majesty a long time ago, and Your Majesty has no opinion, but many famous Confucian teachers like you in the Guozi Prison have opinions!"

"Don't list them with the old man, this is the biggest insult to me, the old man is not so old-fashioned, in my opinion, as long as it is beneficial to the country and the people, it is a good thing, and everyone should follow suit."

"It is the luck of the academy that Mr. Zhu is so open-minded, no wonder Mr. Zhu wants you to be the head of this mountain!"

"Haha......" Ye Dui laughed, "It's not an old man's luck to be a mountain chief here!" ”

“…… The so-called Qi family is cultivating their bodies, people are loved by their dear, degraded and evil, feared and refuted, mourned and refuted, and lazy and refuted......"

As soon as I walked to the edge of the archway, I heard the sound of Lang Lang reading, and saw twenty or thirty teenagers standing in a row in front of me, ranging in age from thirteen or fourteen to eighteen or nineteen years old, dressed in the same clothes, and reciting aloud a passage in the "University" under the leadership of a middle-aged man.

Ma Du asked curiously: "There is even a group to take the exam, which academy is this?" ”

Ye Dui said with a smile: "Xuanzhong misunderstood, this is not from any academy, they are disciples of the Pujiang Zheng family. ”

"Pujiang Zheng? What's the matter? ”

"It's a shame that you are one of the nobles in the imperial court, the prince's uncle." Ye Dui's face showed a bit of admiration, "The Pujiang Zheng family has not been separated since the Song Jianyan period, and the three thousand people live in harmony with wealth and food, and they are the world's best heirlooms with poetry, books, filial piety, and righteousness. ”

"Oh, it turned out to be them, Mr. said it was the first one in Jiangnan, so I don't know."

"How? Listening to your tone, it seems that you don't look down on the Pujiang Zheng family. ”

Ma Du waved his hand again and again, "Where is it, how can there be, I admire the first one in Jiangnan very much, because of the Zheng family, my grandfather also took me to Pujiang for a tour." Ma Du silently added in his heart, "Six hundred years later!" ”

A family like the Pujiang Zheng family is definitely the favorite of feudal rulers. Men and women weave the same wealth and food, the old have support and the young have something to rely on, the young are not allowed to wear silk, those who are over forty years old and have no children can take concubines, and the children are supported by the whole family, but those who are greedy for ink are not allowed to enter the ancestral hall after their death......

The strict family rules have created the prestige and reputation of the family, they are a small benchmark in the hearts of the rulers, even the Mengyuan court is not immune, and the old Zhu who is full of family members is even more poisoned, I heard that he found several Zheng children and sent them to the East Palace as subordinate officials.

There is also admiration for Zheng's Ma Du, and it is rumored in later generations that after Zhu Di broke the sky, Zheng's children took great risks to escort Zhu Yunwen to Zheng's house for temporary refuge, and later followed Zhu Yunwen to flee overseas, which can be described as loyalty!

It's just that Ma Du always feels that the Zheng family's set is like the epitome of the people's commune in later generations, and Ma Du, who is ready to plant a capitalist tree in the Ming Dynasty, is afraid that he will not be able to pee in the same pot with them.

"Daddy! Daddy! A person suddenly ran out of the crowd, and when he came to Ma Du, he said with an aggrieved face: "Daddy, they bullied me and didn't let me sign up!" ”

"You're an eleven-year-old girl, what are you doing, I didn't see my father talking to Mr. Ye, there are no rules!"

Bi Lin stuck out her tongue and saluted: "Mr. Ye, Bi Lin is rude to let you see the joke." ”

"Haha...... No, the old man hopes that the granddaughter of the family can be as lively and lovely as you. Do you also want to apply for the college entrance examination? Although there are many students in the academy, there are no girls, so isn't it good to study in a girls' school? ”

Little Master Bi Lin seemed to sigh, "Sir doesn't know what mess is taught in that girls' school, Bi Lin doesn't like it, and there are no sailing classes in the girls' school." ”

"Nautical lessons? As far as the old man knows, the academy doesn't have this course! ”

"Sir doesn't know, when school starts, I see my dad preparing for class! Isn't it Daddy! ”

Ma Du smiled and nodded, "That's right, I'm planning to open a new course in the academy at the beginning of school, but that also requires a certain foundation, you usually go to class for three days to fish and two days to dry nets, and you can't understand it." Hurry home, you just made your favorite sweet potato balls at home, crispy on the outside and glutinous on the inside. ”

If she heard that there were sweet potato balls at home, Bi Lin would have spread her feet and run home, but today she continued to plead uncharacteristically, "Daddy, let me go to the academy, the child must study hard and promise not to make trouble!" ”

Ma Du saw that her expression was eager, not on a whim, so he said: "You are still young, in two years, when you are older, change into men's clothes, and it is not too late to come to the academy to study again." ”

"The child is not young, he is eleven years old, you see that there is another one here who is younger than me, why don't you also come to the academy to sign up!" Bi Lin said as she pulled a child out of the group.

This little boy is two fingers shorter than Bi Lin, with a comb on his head, wearing a small scholar's robe, with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, with a little pride in his eyes, he impatiently shook off Bi Lin's hand, "You woman is so rude, what kind of body do you pull and pull!" ”

Bi Lin chuckled, "Daddy, look at this person, he talks like an old master at a young age!" Tell me Daddy, how old you are! ”

Xiao Tong rolled his eyes, "How old am I and what does it matter to your father!" Could he still recruit me as a son-in-law? ”

"Phew!" Bi Lin spat hard, and kicked the little boy to his stomach as soon as he raised his foot.

"Bi Lin is too much!" Ma Du bowed down and helped the boy up, "Are you hurt?" I'm asking you about your age just to find out if you're in the wrong place, the elementary school is in front, and this is the Royal Academy, not the place you should be. ”

The little boy didn't cry when he was kicked by Bi Lin, he pointed to the words on the archway with his neck and said proudly: "I recognize that word, it is the Royal Academy!" ”

At this time, a young man came out of the team and said angrily to the child: "You don't line up well, why did you come here!" He arched his hand to Ma Du and said: "The child is ignorant, if there is anything offensive with words, please do a lot of Haihan!" ”

"Is this your son? How do you have to bring your child to take the exam, if you can't pass the exam, then how to settle if you get in. ”

The young man smiled bitterly and said: "How can I have such a big son, this is our prodigy from Jishui County, and it was recommended by the county master to come to the academy, let me and other fellow villagers take care of it all the way along the way." ”

"Oh, the prodigy from Ji Shui?" Ma Du immediately became interested, and asked the little boy with a smile, "Aren't you called Xie Jin?" ”

The little boy was stunned for a moment, and then arched his hand and said: "Your Excellency, the kid is Xie Jin!" ”

An Huzi got Ma Du's guidance, and his heart felt like a big stone had fallen, and he only felt that he was light and comfortable. The autumn was high and the horses were in a hurry, and he rode his horse all the way to gallop, carrying a puff of smoke and dust from Fangshan to the city gate.

Near the Mid-Autumn Festival city gate is also very lively, he looked up at the long cloth strip hanging down on the hot air balloon, thinking in his heart, Cao Ji's osmanthus duck Mid-Autumn Festival discount, his mother-in-law from the countryside to Yingtian also eaten, just buy one for her to taste.

He led the horse into the city gate, along the street all the way to Cao Ji's shop, which was already overcrowded, so it can be seen that the advertisement outside the city was not in vain, but An Huzi immediately scattered as soon as he came in.

Because he often buys ducks here, the shopkeeper and An Huzi are also old acquaintances, and complained with a bitter face, "Captain An, you can't change your clothes before you come, you know how much money it costs to rent that hot air balloon for an hour." ”

"I remember it next time, don't talk nonsense and get a duck for me quickly, if I stay for a while, it will delay your business more!"

The shopkeeper wrapped a big one with lotus leaves and handed it to An Huzi, and when he saw An Huzi taking out the money, he held it down, "Today is already a loss, not bad for this duck money, just give you a gift for the holidays." ”

An Huzi took out a small piece of broken silver from the money bag and slapped it on the table, "Who should I be, I am a brocade guard, but I am also a flesh-and-blood man raised by my father's mother, and I should compensate you for more rights!" ”

He put the duck directly under his armpit and went out of the store, and when he saw that the customers who came out of the store just now were still waiting by the door of the store, he shouted: "What are you doing here, why don't you go in and buy ducks when I leave!"

He didn't say that it was okay, this voice directly frightened those who were still watching and ran away, An Huzi smiled bitterly and hurriedly led the horse away.

Fang Shan's house was given by his grandfather, An Huzi was reluctant to sell it, but he was uncomfortable living in it and making the neighbors unhappy, Aunt Wang next door was famous for her big voice, since she knew that he was a brocade guard, her voice became the same as a newborn kitten, and this kind of thing is too numerous to mention.

After the mother and son summed it up, they rented the house to a merchant who was doing business in Fangshan, and rented a small courtyard in the city. The yard is not big and a little remote, fortunately, the brick house is quite clean, although it is not as convenient as the house of Fangshan, but it is much better than living in the hometown, and the new daughter-in-law also likes it, and it is spotless every day from the inside to the outside.

An Huzi thought about waiting for himself to officially take the official position in the future, so he would buy this house when he had more money, and Fang Shan's house would live when his son was older and went to Fang Shan to study......

"Damn, what do I want to do so far, my mother-in-law's belly hasn't grown yet, I have to work harder for these two days off! Hey hey ......"

He smiled and walked briskly towards his home, and just after passing through the mouth of a narrow alley, a figure suddenly appeared and grabbed his arm from behind!

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