The heavy rain on the boundary of Qingzhou Mansion was still falling wantonly, and a bolt of lightning polished the dim world, and after a while, a thunderclap sounded in the distance through the sky.

I don't know if it's because of the rain and the wind blowing a little cold, or the thunder just now, in the private room on the second floor of the Qinghai Hall, Ji Yan, who was lying on his stomach, woke up.

He turned his head to look at the rain outside helplessly, sighed, shook his head with a wry smile, and could only continue to sit in the room and drink tea.

Summer rain often brews for a long time, and it is like a pot in an instant, but after a short time, the wind and clouds sweep away, and they come and go quickly.

The torrential rain lasted for about half an hour.

Ji Yan looked out the window, the wind and rain were much lighter, only a trickle of rain remained, silently falling, the sky was much brighter than before, it seemed that the rain was about to end.

He went downstairs from the private room, borrowed an umbrella from the shopkeeper, and went straight back to the inn before lying down and sleeping.

On the second day, the weather was fine, yesterday's wind and rain were gone, and the clear blue sky was pure and immaculate.

Ji Yan decided to go to Ruan Xiaoyi, settle his affairs, and then set off for Beijing.

He got up early in the morning and went to the kiln factory first, but Ruan Xiaoyi was not there, and the apprentice who received him told Ji Yan that if Young Master Ruan didn't come to the kiln factory, it was estimated that he would have gone to school.

Ji Yan asked the direction of the school and hurried away.

Halfway through, he had to squeeze into a market in order to take a shortcut, which was bustling with pedestrians and very lively.

It was not too far through the market to find the school, and Ji Yan didn't bother to take a detour, so he had to squeeze forward from inside.

However, as he walked, he was not interested in the things in the market, but he was attracted by a stall selling lace sets, which were the best of the bunch dolls in Qingzhou, which have been handed down from the Wei and Jin dynasties to the present.

Seeing these toys, the colors are bright and the image is cute, especially some small tigers, big tigers, small wild asses and the like, which are very suitable for children to play.

Ji Yan was attracted by this brightly colored and cute toy, he picked up in front of the stall for a while, and finally bought a large set of lace bunny cloth toys, and held it in his hand and smirked and played for a long time before leaving.

This is a small gift that Ji Yan bought.

After passing through the bazaar and walking about two miles, Ji Yan arrived at the school, which was built by a river, surrounded by dense bamboo forests, and was still lively and extraordinary bargaining just now, but at this moment only the sound of reading aloud from the direction of the school was left, as if it were two worlds.

Ji Yan followed the sound and walked into the courtyard of the school.

Shandong is the hometown of Confucius and Mencius, since ancient times to attach importance to education, here is the best school in ten miles and eight townships, so the school covers an area is not small, a big yard, the inside is also cleaned clean, there are several halls inside, the decoration is also ancient and elegant.

There was a class in a room, Ji Yan looked up, and in the classroom, he saw a familiar face.

I saw Ruan Xiaoyi looking at the book impatiently, his eyes were empty, his eyes were dull, and he was like two people when he followed the kiln.

As the old saying goes, the moon is dizzy and windy, and the foundation is moist and rainy, and the description is subtle, and a more comprehensive judgment can be made from some small phenomena.

Translate this into the vernacular to describe people, that is, the common people often say, three years old is big, seven years old is old.

Ruan Xiaoyi's upbringing can be said to be a vivid example of these old sayings.

Since he was a child, he has been half a beat slower than others, and he is slow to learn things, although this has also created his delicate and tolerant character traits, but these advantages were not much of an advantage at the time, and no one cared.

Ji Yan can be regarded as Ruan Xiaoyi's Bole, but this Maxima is still chained to the academy and needs the last step to get free.

Ruan Xiaoyi was not in the class, and he saw Ji Yan enter the school from afar, so he couldn't hide his excitement, but Ji Yan still signaled him to finish the class first and then make plans.

Ji Yan wandered around the courtyard for a while, sounding as if he was going to take a break, so he went straight to the gentleman who taught.

Ji Yan first introduced himself, and then expressed his intentions, proposing that Ruan Xiaoyi might have to suspend school for a while, and said that he had obtained the consent of his father Ruan Xin.

He originally thought that he would just tell the old gentleman and just give a notice, but he didn't think that the old gentleman was very embarrassed, and he didn't agree.

In fact, this matter itself doesn't matter whether he agrees or disagrees, his father has no opinion, Ruan Xiaoyi himself wants to go, and the teacher can't stop it, but Ji Yan has the intention to let this gentleman understand that there is a problem with his teaching method, so he said: "Not to mention Xiaoyi, Mr.'s teaching method, in my opinion, is a big problem, I heard that Mr. also scolded him before "I can't catch up with the heat when I eat shi"? These words made a deep impression on Xiaoyi and hurt him a lot. ”

Ji Yan was a little unforgiving, and continued: "I heard that Mr. is a well-known erudite master for hundreds of miles, how can he put such foul words on his lips. ”

The old gentleman didn't explain much, and said: "Whether it's everyone or a small family, they all eat whole grains, and although some words are vulgar, they are indeed ...... Alas, the old man didn't really mean to insult him. ”

Ji Yan nodded after hearing this, and said: "I believe that what Mr. said is unintentional, but Master Ziyun: ask for it and retreat, so go forward; By also people, so retreat, this is a principle of teaching students according to their aptitude, I think Xiaoyi may indeed not be suitable for the eight strands. ”

The old gentleman shook his head stubbornly and said, "Master Yiyun: there is no class in teaching. Xiaoyi is not doing well in his academic articles now, but the old man believes that as long as he teaches and learns slowly, he still has hope in time. ”

Ji Yanxin said: You are in the ring with me, this old gentleman is worthy of being the best private school in the neighborhood, and he still has two hits.

With such a crepe bickering, Ji Yan was definitely not the opponent of this old gentleman, and as a last resort, he could only use the big killing weapon of the traverser again, quoting famous sayings.

Ji Yan said: "The so-called, the world is full of knowledge, and the practice of human feelings is the article." Sir, you are a product of this sentence, and now you are only taking him to the capital, at most a year or two, he is still young, and when the time comes, he will understand the preciousness of the four books and five classics. ”

The old gentleman was silent for a long time, and finally sighed and said, "What you say is indeed reasonable. Alas, when it comes to scolding him that time, I didn't expect him to remember it for so long, it was this spring when he went to take the children's exam, and the county officials and masters arrived, but he was late again, and he came here last fall, twice in a row. At that time, the old man was really angry, so he scolded him outside the county examination hall. Alas, the old man also hates iron and steel. ”

Ji Yan comforted: "I believe that Xiaoyi will one day understand your cultivation of him, sir, and he will definitely come back to thank you." ”

The old gentleman waved his hand and said, "Teaching and educating people has never been for their gratitude, I'm just worried that he is not mature enough, and the people of the outside world are sinister." Alas, but people have to grow up, whether it is the old man or his father, they can't protect him for a lifetime, you can take him there. ”

After saying that, the old gentleman slowly turned around and returned to the school.

Ji Yan waited until the end of the day's schoolwork, and he asked Ruan Xiaoyi to leave a letter to Mr. before leaving the school, and wrote a short paragraph on it according to Ji Yan's request.

Looking at the line of words, Ruan Xiaoyi hesitated a little and asked, "Is it okay to write like this?"

Ji Yan persuaded him: "A person who can correctly face his own shortcomings and begins to laugh at himself means that he is really mature, I think your husband still understands this truth." ”

The two took advantage of Mr.'s courtesy, tiptoed the letter into Mr.'s book, and then quietly left.

When the old gentleman came back and saw the letter, he was completely stunned in his hand, and after a long time, he let out a long breath, smiled with satisfaction, put the letter away, and put it away.

The note read:

Don't be annoyed anymore, the stubborn students are eating hot this time.