At night, the moon in Tianshui Village is white and the wind is clear, the Li family compound is brightly lit, a big table is placed in the main room of the upper room, the Li family is surrounded by this big table, the village elders live in the middle, and the grandfathers and grandmothers are located on both sides, and they sit in order according to the generation. But now only the men in the family are seated, and the women are still busy in the back kitchen.

The men in the family gathered, and the cousins of the eldest uncle and the third uncle's family sat next to the two uncles, both of whom were of school age, so they seemed to be polite, and they did not forget to make a deep bow to the village elder before serving the table to show respect.

On the one hand, today's family banquet invites the village elders to come for the sake of family luck, but on the other hand, it is intended to test the children's qualifications.

In the Tang Dynasty of the Kaiyuan Dynasty, there were not many restrictions on women's enrollment, although women were virtuous if they were not talented, but in the territory of the Tang Dynasty, there were still many talented women who were famous. Therefore, women can practice in private schools, but they are not as good as men, and women first practice "The Legend of the Martyr", "The Female Commandment", etc., and then they can practice poetry, but they can only be vassalage and elegant, and they cannot go to the lobby.

In the Li family's compound, although there are only three men, there are many female dependents. In addition to a cousin, there is another second sister under the uncle's knees. And his second uncle because there is no man, but he added four cousins to the family, so he has not been seen by his grandmother, and when he divides the silver taels at the end of each month, his grandmother has always given a part of the second mother. It is always said that the female doll itself eats less, and this expenditure is not as good as that of the male doll. And his second aunt had to eat coptis dumbly, and his grandfather also turned a deaf ear and turned a blind eye.

The elders were still chatting, and after a while, all the dishes were ready, and Li Zisheng also knew that the main drama had just begun.

At this time, except for the male and grandmother, all the cousins were standing at the dinner table.

The grandfather and the village elder are again worshipping the gods, which is nothing more than looking forward to the words of the family fat house in the coming year. After worshipping the gods, they sat down one after another.

The village elder looked at the juniors in front of him, and had the intention of examining and teaching, which was also an indispensable part of the family banquet.

Li Zisheng looked at the several cousins and cousins who were gearing up and smiled dumbly, isn't it just asking a question or something, they are all excited, they are children.

But I didn't know that this look fell in the eyes of the village elder, and the village old man looked at Li Zisheng with a slight anger in his eyebrows.

"What are you laughing at, little doll?"

Li Zisheng didn't expect that he would be flipped up, and he originally wanted to go to sleep after the family banquet quietly, but he really didn't look for trouble, trouble came to you.

His father is a simple person and never says anything, although his mother is spicy, but at this time she is also nervous looking at herself, and she doesn't dare to make a sound. He is the youngest in the family, and it can be said that he is deeply loved by his grandparents, so his grandfather and grandmother also looked at him nervously, and no one knows the temper of the village elder better than his grandfather.

This village elder is a scholar in the Taizong period, surnamed Cheng, his ancestral home is Huizhou, which is the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions, and he migrated to the boundary of Lingzhou. Even in this rural area, there are many dignitaries who come to ask for advice on etiquette. This time, I can invite the village elder, or it depends on my grandfather's help in the early years of the village elder, it is precisely for this reason that I have also won the envy of the neighbors, and they have praised my grandfather's great ability, and I can invite the village elder.

Therefore, the old man of Huicheng Village looked at Li Zisheng with a sullen face, which made everyone in the family dare not come out.

"Although this time the sacrifice to the gods is an auspicious day of their own choice, the feast and prayer of the gods is a matter of good luck for the family and a year's livelihood, and it should be a serious and upright thing."

The meaning of these words is nothing more than to say that Li Zisheng is an ignorant yellow-mouthed child, and sacrificing to the gods is a decent and important matter, but he was ridiculed by Li Zisheng coldly, which is simply insulting to the gods.

Li Zisheng was like swallowing Coptis chinensis raw, and the bitterness in his heart turned over, this is too wronged, he just looked at these little dolls and laughed a little, but when he arrived at Cheng Cunlao, it was blasphemy.

Although he knew that he was wronged, if Li Zisheng directly cried for his father and shouted at his mother at this time, he would be scolded at most, and he would be able to fool the past. But I hope to make a difference in this Tang Dynasty, if I want to get out of this village, Cheng Cun Lao can be said to be an indispensable part, and the first impression of the village elder must not be destroyed, leaving a disrespectful and rude image.

"Cheng Lao, a junior country baby, I don't know how to count etiquette, Xiaosheng quickly knelt down and admitted his mistake, and quickly compensated for it." It was the grandmother who spoke, and the grandmother loved Li Zisheng very much, so naturally she would not let Li Zisheng leave such a bad impression on Cheng Lao.

Li Zisheng gave his grandmother a smile instead, as if he was signaling that it was okay, and then talked about it eloquently.

"Village elder, the junior heard what you just said about sacrificing to the gods, and he gained something, so he couldn't help but laugh and showed joy on his face. But there is something incomprehensible, so he frowned secretly, if he angered the village elder, please forgive the rude behavior of the juniors. ”

"I can't help laughing, frowning secretly, so good, what a smile, I can't help but laugh, I can't help it, I can't help it, I can't help it, I can't help it, I can't help it, I

This made Li Zisheng a little flustered, and he couldn't help laughing, he used an idiom that only came later, but there is no such idiom yet. Forget it, it will be wrong, and let the village elders think that they are smart and more beneficial to themselves.

"Come, tell me what you've gained, and what do you wonder? The old man is here to answer for you. Cheng Cunlao's gloom was long gone, and the smile in his eyebrows and eyes couldn't be hidden. Parents and others were relieved at this time. At the same time, he was amazed at Zisheng's intelligence, and he was able to get praise from Cheng Cun Lao, who attached great importance to etiquette and religion, even if some officials provoked the village elder, they would not give any good face. But at this moment, I heard the words of my own baby, laughed and praised my own doll.

At this time, the nervous expression relaxed, looking at their dolls and smiling, their parents were also secretly relieved.

"The ignorant boy heard the first sentence of the village elder's grace, the benefit of his heart, and the longevity of the hundred tribes. I understand the saying of all surnames and hundreds of races. That's why they are overjoyed and make rude moves. I hope the village elders will forgive me. After speaking, he stood up and held the student salute in his hand and made a gesture.

"Oh? Let's hear it. Cheng Cun Lao looked at the six or seven-year-old doll in front of him, and wanted to hear the little doll's opinion.

Seeing that he had successfully attracted the attention of Cheng Village Elder, he naturally knew in his heart that if what he said was unsatisfactory, he would lose his qualification to be recommended by the village elder to study. The society of the Tang Dynasty pays attention to an interpersonal relationship, if no one recommends it, some people may not be reused in their lifetime, in short, the civil servants of the Tang Dynasty are a nepotism, of course, this real talent is still an indispensable determining factor.