In this era, when entering the school, there is no Sunday rest, and most of them are holidays according to the government's rest time, generally five days of Yuanzheng, ten days of the Lantern Festival, three days of the winter solstice, and three days of monthly leave, with a total of more than 50 days of vacation each year.

The newly enlightened children do not have much schoolwork, and in addition to reading a few paragraphs of the Analects every day, they copy down what they have learned every day and memorize them by heart.

There are a lot of words that Mr. Nian still hasn't explained, because it's too early to know too complex words at this age.

Mr. has to take care of three classes, and the most important thing is those students who are preparing for the children's exam, just like the students who are close to the college entrance examination in the future can always get special preferential treatment from the school and teachers.

Once the county examination, the government examination, and the hospital examination have passed, you can enter the locality, government, state, and county school as a student, commonly known as "Xiucai", which is regarded as having a "meritorious name", entering the scholar class, and having the privilege of being exempted from errands, seeing that the county does not kneel, and cannot be punished casually.

The students are divided into three categories: hyperplasia, hyperplasia, and epiphysis.

The best grades are called "Di Sheng", and they can receive a subsidy from the public family, which is called Liao Bao, also known as Di Shan Sheng. Its quota is very strict, and it has to be ranked third class every year, and only by passing the examination can it maintain the qualification of the restaurant, so it is the first of all beings. They have a certain status in the local area, and when they take the exam, they must be escorted by the county's students to be admitted.

Secondly, it is called "proliferation", and the abbreviation of "enlargement of students" is called "enlargement of students" added in addition to the designated members, so it is called "proliferation" and "enlargement", and there is a certain quota for "proliferation" and "proliferation".

The third is the abbreviation of "attached students", "attached students", and the number of students is increased in addition to the number of students, which is the end of all students, so it is called attached students. All students who have just entered the school and have not yet obtained the qualifications for birth and hyperplasia are called epistudents.

In the blink of an eye, Shen Xi has been in school for five days.

During these five days, the gentleman just taught what he should teach, and then transferred to another class, which had the intention of the master leading him into the door to practice personally.

A group of half-grown children, when Mr. is not there, they always talk to each other, and there are few who study seriously, but Shen Xi is looking at books in a daze, and wandering has become his daily routine.

First, the distraction will not make the husband think that he does not work, and second, the content of the Analects can be understood by him after reading it several times, and there is no need to plunge headlong into the pile of old papers without coming out.

On this day, Shen Xi handed in his homework early and went home.

When he arrived at the mouth of the alley, he saw Zhou standing in front of the door, Shen Xi walked over with some surprise, and Zhou pulled him back to the courtyard with a worried face: "Han Wa'er, your grandmother came from the countryside, and your father has already gone to pick up people." ”

The old lady is coming, and this is not an easy matter.

The Li family was entangled in his little feet, basically staying at home, and this time he actually walked fifty or sixty miles to the county seat, obviously not to visit his son and daughter-in-law, but must have a purpose.

Zhou scolded: "I don't know which god killed you to pass the news back to the village, your grandmother was furious when she found out, it is estimated that this time she came to settle accounts with our mother and son, and wanted to drive us back to the village." ”

As he spoke, Zhou wiped away his tears and looked sad. She went to the city to work, picked up a cheap child daughter-in-law on the way, her son was studying by chance, and her small life was prosperous, but she suddenly suffered a blow, which is equivalent to everything she has now disappearing in an instant, how can she be willing?

Shen Xi persuaded: "Mother, grandmother, she can't be unreasonable, the money I learned is not from the family, not to mention that my father sends his salary back to the countryside every month, we don't owe it to the family, right?" ”

"That being said, your grandmother is an elder after all, and it is not easy for her to run the family...... Either way, though, the old lady has to make sure you stay in the city, it's a big deal...... Alas, forget it, anyway, your father and you won't be looking at us two mothers and sons, how will you live these days next......"

Shen Xi heard some signs, and listening to Zhou's tone, did he want to split up?

But the old lady Li attaches the most importance to the family inheritance, how can she not agree to divide the family, now a small half of the family's income depends on Shen Mingjun's salary, but he pays the most, but he does not get the due return, the money earned is not only sent back to the village for the family's daily expenses, but also for the children in other houses to study, which is unfair in itself.

"Mother, otherwise, if my grandmother comes and doesn't agree with me to study, you will say that I will compete with my sixth brother to learn, and whoever has good grades will continue to study." Shen Xi proposed.

Zhou looked at his son with some suspicion: "Han Wa'er, how many days have you only been studying?" Liulang, he has been studying with Mr. Su in the academy for three months, can you compare to him? ”

Shen Xi straightened his waist and patted his chest: "Mother, do you believe in children?" The child is a Wenqu star, talented and intelligent, and must be stronger than the sixth brother. ”

As if to cheer himself up, Zhou nodded vigorously, "Yes, our Hanwa is born to read, and we must let the old lady see who is smarter and who is more suitable for reading." ”

When the mother and son arrived inside, Zhou dressed up Lin Dai a little, after all, Lin Dai was the first time she had seen the old lady, and she must leave a good impression on the old lady.

Less than half an hour later, Shen Mingjun carried Li to the gate of the courtyard.

Accompanying the old lady was Shen Xi's fourth uncle, Shen Mingxin, probably Shen Mingxin's father who was sent to the city to study, and the old lady felt that this son must have the same heart as her.

Waiting for Shen Mingjun to put the old lady down in the courtyard, the old lady looked at Zhou, who was holding Shen Xi and Lin Dai's little hands in front of her, and her face was dark and ugly.

"Go inside and talk."

Li Shi put down the next sentence, although it was a small foot, but the wind was fast.

Shen Mingjun and Zhou followed into the house like children who had done something wrong, and Shen Mingxin was at the end. As soon as the door closed, the old lady shouted, "Kneel!" ”

This voice was obviously addressed to his son.

According to reason, even if the daughter-in-law is her own family, as a mother-in-law, she can't let her daughter-in-law kneel when she says it, but her son was born to her, and even if she is beaten to death in this era of strict etiquette, she does not have to bear legal responsibility.

"Mother......

Shen Mingjun's voice came.

Li said angrily: "Letting your daughter-in-law take Xiaolang into the city to visit you is because of your hard work in the city, and I originally went home with you for a few days." ”

"It's good, there will be no news as soon as I come, I won't go home and don't talk, and I'm going to close the door here and live a small life! You think you have enough income to afford the rent in the city, and you don't even want to go back to the village, do you? ”

Zhou hurriedly explained: "Mother, this courtyard is lent to the husband and the concubine by the main family, and after a while, the concubine will naturally go back." ”

Li shouted: "It's none of your business, shut up!" ”

This was said very politely, and even Shen Xi was stunned when he heard it.

The old lady's temper is like a crater of magma, and when she sees her son and daughter-in-law, she is just going to erupt, and now she doesn't have anything to say.

At this time, Shen Xi suddenly understood Zhou's helplessness.

Zhou's sentence just now, "Big deal...... Forget it", obviously hating her husband for not being able to stand in her and her son's position and support them.

"Now my mother doesn't care about this, your daughter-in-law and son live in the city, and there is not much work at home, and there is no shortage of their two women and children. But what's the matter with you sending Xiaolang Mengxue? Do you think that our family's situation can afford to study for one old and three young? ”

"If you have money, you don't know how to send it home, but you send it to the school to be used as your son's bondage, and this family can't become a family?"

The old lady said the phrase "a family does not become a family", in Shen Xi's opinion, she wanted to establish her absolute authority. In fact, according to his contribution to the family, Shen Mingjun, who works in the Wang family, is the largest.

The remaining uncles, the eldest uncle is completely a parasite for the imperial examination, and the second uncle's family is lazy and lazy, and they are not successful at all. The third and fourth uncles are diligent, but the output in the fields is limited, and they can only barely support their families by relying on this, but it is a little difficult to support their families to study.

However, fortunately, the fourth uncle, Shen Mingxin, knows some carpentry work, and can earn some extra money by helping people make furniture and repair tools in the village. It is precisely because of Shen Mingxin's hard work that the old lady sees it in her eyes, and she chooses Liulang Shen Yuan to study, and the old lady wants to repay this son who stayed by her side.

But according to Shen Mingjun's contribution to the family, the Li family's choice of Shen Yuan over Shen Xi is itself suspected of favoring one over the other.

"Mother, don't be angry."

After a long while, Shen Mingxin, the fourth uncle who went in with him, spoke, but Li's anger was hard to dissipate, and his sentence was not a problem at all.

Shen Mingjun was silent at this time, but it was Zhou's who grabbed the white: "Mother, when you always sent Liulang to study and used Xiaolang as a foil, did you ask us how we felt as a couple?" Xianggong is tired and tired outside, busy from morning to night every day, what is it for, not for our family? ”

Li Shi said angrily: "I teach my son, why do you have the right to speak? ”

"I also want to say that Xiaolang entered the city, and met an old gentleman by chance, and Mr. saw that he was talented and intelligent, so he left him two taels of money to study, and Xiaolang didn't spend a penny on his studies. You don't ask for a reason to get angry with Xianggong, do you know how hard he works? ”

"The concubine has been doing needlework every day to help supplement the family, and so far, every copper plate we have spent in the city has not used the salary of the princess!"

Although Li was angry at this time, she didn't speak again, in the end, she was also a reasonable person, and although her daughter-in-law offended her, she was reasonable.

Shen Mingxin asked on behalf of his mother: "Brother and sister, what did you say that Xiaolang met an old gentleman?" ”

Zhou roughly described the situation after arriving in the city, saying that an old Taoist priest who traveled around saw Shen Xi's intelligence, not only taught him to write, but also sent a play book to the yamen to receive a reward.

"Mother, it seems that you misunderstood your eldest brother and sister."

Although Shen Mingxin is Shen Yuan's father, he is not as lazy as the second child, and takes the initiative to help his younger brother and younger daughter-in-law talk.

"No matter what, Xiaolang can't study, and we can't afford so many people in our family...... There is no need to get back the bundle for Mr., and the rest of the money is left for Dalang and Rokuro to study. Li finally compromised and no longer pursued his son and daughter-in-law for hiding her affairs.

Zhou suddenly shouted: "Mother, how partial are you?" ”

As soon as Li Shi heard the anger, he came up: "Boss, how did you discipline your daughter-in-law and dare to speak like this to your mother?" ”

Zhou also let go at this time, gritted his teeth and said: "On weekdays, the prime minister is tired and tired to earn monthly money for the children in other houses to study, and now Xiaolang is appreciated by the old gentleman, and he has two taels of Mengxue silver, and he has to be used to support others, and his mother's heart is biased, and he can't come in this life, right?" ”

Li was furious, and when he took off his shoes, he was about to beat his daughter-in-law...... She didn't care about any face, because her daughter-in-law exposed her shortcomings.

Shen Mingxin hurriedly went to stop him, and Li Shi waved the shoes in his hand and said, "Is it easy to run this house for your mother?" When can a bowl of water be flat? ”

"That means that even my mother herself knows that this bowl of water is uneven?" The Zhou family doesn't care about anything else at all, and is determined to carry it to the end with his mother-in-law.

"Enough!"

Just when it was a mess, suddenly a loud shout came, but it was Shen Mingjun, who has always been honest, who roared out.

The sound was so powerful that the other three people in the room were shaken, and suddenly fell silent.

Shen Mingjun shed tears and knelt down to kowtow to his mother: "Mother, the child thanks you for your nurturing grace, but this time the child wants Xiaolang to study no matter what, so I beg you as a child, and in the future, the child will work tirelessly every day to send all the money home, and you will let our husband and wife have a hope in the future!" ”

Li deeply hated his son for disobeying him: "How can you be spoiled by your mother-in-law, so ignorant!" ”

"The child is not ignorant, but the child is bitter when he sees that the sixth lang of the fourth brother's family can read...... Xiaolang is not without talent, if he can't even read, he will only be able to work like a child in the future and be a coolie for the rest of his life. ”

"I beg my mother to let Xiaolang continue to study for the sake of the child's diligence and earning money for the family, and the child will repay your old man's kindness."

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