Chapter 43: Hidden Deeply

Li Yanqing used to live in a dilapidated thatched house, and he really didn't have any feeling for his home, but when he rebuilt the house this time, Li Yanqing found that the foundation of his house was actually quite large, not only there was a yard in front, but there was also a yard in the back, but it was overgrown with weeds and no courtyard walls in the past, and he always thought it was a wasteland. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 ļ½‰ļ½Žļ½†ļ½

Now the backyard is re-leveled, the courtyard wall is surrounded, it is actually bigger than the front yard, there is a jujube tree in the yard, but unfortunately this year is a small year, only sparsely more than 100 jujubes, the harvest is not big, I heard my father say, the harvest is a good year, the tree is full of golden jujubes, and every autumn I will climb the tree to eat a full.

This time, the patriarch built a house for them really generously, and built them four rooms, in addition to the main hall and the left and right wings, there is also a bedroom in the back, all of which are brand new blue brick houses, and the ground is also paved with large green bricks, and there is no moisture at all.

Li Daqi also bought a lot of furniture, tables and chairs were replaced with new ones, the former soil pit was also demolished, he bought a bed for himself and his son, and the bedding and hemp mats were also new, and the only furniture left was the big camphor wood box that had lost its paint, which was brought by Li Yanqing's mother to marry, and it was also the sustenance of Li Daqi's missing his deceased wife.

The sunset has fallen, the hustle and bustle has dissipated, Li Yanqing's heart has calmed down, and he is about to start writing the second part of "The Great Sage Monster Hunt".

Li Yanqing lives in the right wing, which is the largest room except for the guest hall, which is slightly larger than the bedroom where Li Daqi lives, and the little donkey temporarily lives in the left wing room tonight, and tomorrow Li Daqi will ask someone to build a livestock shed in the backyard.

Da Hei wanted to go out to play early in the morning and refused to go into the house to sleep, so Uncle Hu made a nest for him in the yard, and slept directly in the yard at night to watch the house.

Under a bright oil lamp, Li Yanqing was writing hard, the storyline had already taken shape in his mind, and he could write it in one breath without slackening, when his father's voice came from outside the door, "Qing'er, Daddy has something to say to you." ā€

"I'm fine, Daddy come in!"

Li Daqi walked into the room, he was holding Li Yanqing's "The Red Child of the Great Sage Monster Hunt", which was a book written by his son, of course he had to read it carefully.

He sat opposite Li Yanqing and said with a smile: "Daddy just read your book, it's really good, it's quite attractive, I can't write it if I want to write it." ā€

"I just can't write a story!"

Li Yanqing put down his pen and said with a smile: "Why don't I think about the storyline, and then my father will write a book, and our father and son will cooperate to make a good amount of money." ā€

Li Daqi shook his head, "If I write, it will never be this taste, it must be extremely dry, and tomorrow I will go to the county, meet with Yao Xuezheng and other colleagues, and the cultivation of the township will officially start tomorrow, and at the same time, I will also have to repair the family tree, it will be very busy, I will not spend too much time at home, I am afraid it will be difficult to take care of you in the future." ā€

Li Yanqing smiled: "I will take care of myself, Daddy don't worry." ā€

Li Daqi is actually not very worried, he used to go to the county to copy books, and he went for several days, and his son was handed over to the neighbors to take care of, didn't he also come over well?

Li Daqi said again: "Daddy thought about it, or leave the donkey at home to you, it is convenient for you to go to school and go home, you can store the donkey in the mule and horse shop, and Daddy will go to buy a donkey again." ā€

"Daddy, I really don't need it, Li Er and Li San don't ride donkeys, if I ride a donkey, I can't go with them, Daddy will ride it! No need to buy it anymore. ā€

Li Daqi saw that his son refused to accept it, so he had to forget it, he got up and was about to leave, but Li Yanqing remembered something, so he said: "Daddy, wait a minute, I have one more thing." ā€

"What else?"

Li Yanqing took a large bag of money from the bedside, which was the twenty yuan that the township rewarded him, and he said to his father: "I have asked Master, if you only study in primary school for two years and learn to read and write, only four yuan is enough, and I want to sponsor five children in the village to go to school for two years in the name of my father." ā€

Li Daqi was surprised, and he asked puzzledly, "How did you come up with the idea of sponsoring your children to go to school?" ā€

"It's because after the New Year, the state government will send someone to check on my father's situation."

Li Yanqing didn't hide it, so he told his father that he had met Li Guanren in Zhizhou and asked him to help delete bad records.

Li Daqi was completely stunned, and Li Yanqing saw that his father's expression was wrong, so he stretched out his hand and shook it in front of his eyes, "Daddy, are you okay?" ā€

Li Daqi grinned, his eyes suddenly moistened, he could no longer suppress the emotions in his heart, sat down with weak legs, and lay on the table and cried.

Li Yanqing didn't speak anymore, just quietly looked at his father to vent his inner grievances.

After a long while, Li Daqi slowly sat up and wiped away his tears embarrassedly, "Daddy is so happy, Qing'er, how did you do it, I mean, how did you know Zhizhou?" ā€

"It's also a coincidence that when we were enjoying the snow scene, we met him when he was traveling in micro-clothes, and no one knew that he was a big official in Zhizhou."

Li Yanqing originally wanted to suggest that after deleting the bad records, he could move to another place to prepare for the imperial examination, but he was afraid that his father would tell him about the imperial examination, so he did not mention it for the time being.

Li Daqi realized that his son's painstaking efforts to sponsor the children in the village to go to school were all to establish a good reputation for himself in the short term.

He crossed his fingers and counted for a long time, and then said to his son: "There are a total of thirteen children in the village who are suitable for studying, and the second brother Li and you have already gone to school, and there are ten more. ā€

"Exactly, take twenty taels of silver from my pencil fee! Daddy's hard-earned money is left untouched. ā€

Li Daqi shook his head, "Keep the money you earn, maybe it will be used urgently in the future, this is Daddy's business, just let me come!" ā€

Li Yanqing didn't argue anymore, he understood his father's intentions, Li Daqi got up and touched his son's head, and smiled lovingly: "Go to bed early, don't stay up too late, you have to get up early to go to school tomorrow!" ā€

"I'll write a few more lines and go to sleep."

Li Daqi nodded, closed the door and went out, he walked into the courtyard, looked at the sky with stars, his mind was full of thoughts, his heart fluctuated, he exhaled a long breath of white air, how did he get the favor of God, his son turned from a fool to a prodigy with extraordinary talents.

.........

At the fourth watch of the next day, Li Daqi left a note and led the donkey away, and he could not come back for at least four or five days.

It didn't take long for Li Yanqing to get up, his personality is not like Yue Fei's words and actions, he thinks twice, but once he makes a decision, he will do it without hesitation, he is also determined to practice a little martial arts, although he doesn't want to join the army, but when the Jin soldiers kill, he can also draw his sword to protect himself.

Li Yanqing looked at the note on the table, his father said that he had explained the matter of the children in the village going to school to Baozheng, and asked him not to worry about it, and he could go to Mrs. Hu's house to partner for dinner.

Li Yanqing went to the yard to wash his face, and then came to the backyard, when it came to practicing martial arts, he was still confused, and he didn't know where to start, but Li Yanqing was sure that he had practiced martial arts, otherwise he would not have killed the mastiff so cleanly, and it would be impossible to hit the stone with a hundred shots, even if he has talent, he needs someone to lead him.

Li Yanqing thought for a while, and he decided to start with squatting horse steps, at least if the horse steps were practiced well, it would not be a problem for him to ride a donkey.

Li Yanqing had just squatted down, but he heard a low shout in the distance, he was stunned for a moment, and following the voice, the sound actually came from the woods outside the backyard.

Li Yanqing's home is located in the southwest corner of the village, outside of which is a forest covering thousands of acres, and at the other end of the forest is the famous Yongji Canal.

He leaned on the wall and watched for a moment, but he couldn't see anything in the dark, so he simply picked up a firewood knife and pinned it to his waist, gently climbed over the wall, and walked into the woods.

Li Yanqing walked into this forest for the first time, but he believed that Li Yanqing must have come often in the past, he was very familiar with passing through a few bushes, and came directly to a clearing in the woods, Li Yanqing was a little stunned, only to see that in the open space in the woods, Uncle Hu was practicing guns, a big gun flew up and down, surrounded by silver light, like a tree full of pear blossoms, and there were several weapons next to it.

Li Yanqing's eyes widened, this was obviously an extremely strong martial art, and he didn't expect that Li Wencun would hide a strong martial artist.

At this time, as soon as Hu Sheng's big gun was retracted, it stopped like a torrential rain in an instant, and the murderous aura in the air suddenly disappeared.

"Is it Qing'er?" Hu Sheng asked with a smile with his back to him.

"How does Uncle know it's me?" Li Yanqing walked out from behind the tree.

"I'm familiar with your footsteps."

Li Yanqing had an epiphany in his heart that the one and a half moves he knew must have been taught by Uncle Hu, but he still wanted to confirm it, so he stepped forward with a smile and asked: "I've been a little confused in the past two months, I can't remember the previous things clearly, I have learned martial arts from Uncle Hu before, right?" ā€

Hu Sheng tilted his head and looked at him for a long time, shook his head puzzled, and said: "If I hadn't watched you grow up since I was a child, I would definitely think that you are not the original Qing'er, and you forgot what happened only two months ago?" ā€

Li Yanqing scratched his head, "After falling into the well, I remembered some things, such as the various books that my father taught me to read, but some things really can't be remembered, just like pulling a few plugs in my head and plugging a few other brain holes." ā€

"This metaphor is also vivid!"

Hu Sheng smiled: "Actually, you are the best now, and you can't remember those bastard things before." ā€

Li Yanqing made a boxing move, "So, I really learned martial arts from Uncle Hu before!" ā€

"I haven't taught you any martial arts, it's just that when I practice martial arts every day, you just watch from the side, and occasionally follow the comparison, the only thing I've ever taught you to fight stones, you really have a special talent, and you are better than those who have practiced for more than ten years in one afternoon, but then I don't dare to teach you anymore."

"Why?"

Hu Sheng was a little hesitant, and only sighed after a while: "Two months ago, I practiced strength in the yard, that is, I pulled the bucket up from the well with one arm, you saw it on the side, but you fell into the well the next day, although I rescued you, but I really dare not tell your father about it." ā€

"Uncle teach me to practice martial arts again!" Li Yanqing begged.

Hu Sheng shook his head, "If you can learn literature in this world, no one wants to practice martial arts, and I was forced to have no choice but to embark on the road of learning martial arts, Brother Qing'er, you listen to your uncle, study hard, and be admitted to Jinshi in the future, we martial artists have to be under your control." ā€

"Uncle, I'm not on a whim, you have seen it with your own eyes, if it weren't for the fact that I had learned one and a half moves from my uncle, I had been bitten to death by that vicious dog, I just wanted to protect myself when I learned martial arts."

"But being bitten by a dog rarely happens after all, if you are admitted to the lifting of people, ten Liu Hongcheng will not dare to touch a single hair of you, what are you afraid of?"

After a moment of silence, Li Yanqing said in a low voice: "When we came back from the county, the Khitan people shot the horse of our cart to death with an arrow, uncle, I don't want to become another horse that is slaughtered by the Khitans." ā€

Hu Sheng was speechless for a while, the reason why he was unwilling to teach Li Yanqing to practice martial arts was because Li Daqi would never agree to his son to learn martial arts with him, but Li Yanqing was right, Hebei West Road was close to the Liao State, once the Liao soldiers came down to fight the grass valley, these weak scholars who were powerless could not even protect themselves, how could they protect their families?

After thinking for a while, Hu Sheng said slowly: "You have expertise in art, your task is still to study, and in your spare time, you can also practice basic skills with me to strengthen your body." ā€

Li Yanqing was a little disappointed in his heart, he was actually just strengthening his body, but since Uncle Hu agreed, he would find a way to grind him in the future, Li Yanqing immediately jumped and said: "I have time now, Uncle Hu will teach me something!" ā€

Hu Sheng laughed, "If the Liao soldiers come, the first priority is to escape, so let's practice running today, let's go!" ā€

Hu Sheng turned around and ran towards the depths of the woods, Li Yanqing was stunned for a long time, he thought he was practicing knife and stick skills or something, but he didn't expect it to be running, helpless, he had to follow Uncle Hu to the west in the direction of Yongji Canal.