At the same moment when Li Yanqing and Shopkeeper Luo were bargaining, four squires from Xiaohe Township were invited to the school by Yao Ding. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

These four big squires are all the leading figures in Xiaohe Township, including Li Wenyou, the patriarch of the Li clan, Wang Gui's grandfather Wang Wanhao, Tang Huai's grandfather Tang Lian, and a squire named Zhang Baojun, who is also the patriarch of a large clan.

These four squires are also the funders of the school, although the school has been changed to an official office, but there are important matters, Yao Ding still has to discuss with the four of them.

"I guess you have also guessed what it is to invite everyone to come, I went to the county this morning, and Xuezheng set the time for this year's children's meeting, which is set on the ninth day of the lunar month, four days earlier than last year."

The Song Dynasty was extremely prosperous, and every imperial examination from the imperial court to the local area was extremely important, and the high school jinshi was not only a great honor for the scholar personally, but also the glory of his hometown.

Therefore, all local governments attach great importance to the selection of young talents in their counties, and some discerning magistrates even began to grasp them from childhood, and Liu Zhen of Tangyin Magistrate County is such an official.

Four years ago, after he took office as the magistrate of the county, he personally formulated a set of youth elite selection programs, in which the eight primary schools under the jurisdiction of the county have to hold a winter examination every December, called the Boys' Association, and each of the eight primary schools selects four students to participate, and this year is already the fifth year.

How to choose the four places is determined by the townships, Yao Ding wants to use the method of examination to select, but the four squires who run the school resolutely disagree, they collectively went to the county, and as a result, Liu Zhixian compromised and promised that the students of Xiaohe Township would be recommended by the four of them, and Yao Ding nominated Xuezheng.

Therefore, every year on behalf of Xiaohe Township to participate in the children's meeting of the students are the children of their four families, the results can be imagined, ranking eighth every year, last year rose a little, ranked seventh, also because of the Tangbei Township School had an accident, halfway out of the competition.

Yao Ding was also cold-hearted, every year the four of them were nominated, and he just had to report it, but today he had an idea.

Wang Wanhao was the most refreshing, and he immediately smiled: "Then follow last year's list!" Anyway, nothing has changed, what do you think? ”

Tang Lian is more shrewd, in the past, Master Yao sent them posts and asked him to recommend them by himself, and he never discussed them together, but today he gathered everyone, and there must have been a change.

He smiled and asked, "Master Yao, will there be any changes in the boy this year?" ”

Yao Ding shook his head, "There is no change, but I want to recommend one person in terms of quota, so I will discuss it with everyone." ”

Everyone laughed, "Master Yao wants to recommend Grandson Ling!" ”

Last year, the four of them promised that this year's boy would give a place to Yao Ding's grandson Yue Fei, which could be regarded as thanking him for his hard work in the past few years.

Yao Ding pondered and said, "Although my grandson Yue Fei is really good, I want to give this place to another person, this person's name is Li Yanqing, and he is a new student. ”

Li Wenyou was stunned for a moment, 'Qing'er? ’

Li Wenyou really didn't expect Qing'er to be so valued by Yao Ding, and actually invited four squires to discuss this matter, maybe Qing'er also has the literary talent of the Great Ancestor, it must be the case.

"Master Yao, whose child is this Li Yanqing?" Wang Wanhao asked.

Although the other three didn't know that Li Yanqing was Li Wenyou's grandson, Li Wenyou's face couldn't hold it, he laughed dryly and said: "I understand Master Yao's intentions, but the rules can't be broken, the two children of the Li family go to participate in the children's exam, which will also make the villagers criticize, Master Yao doesn't need to give up the quota, I will recommend Yanqing." ”

Only then did everyone understand that this Li Yanqing was from the Li clan, but Yao Ding was a little embarrassed: "But two days ago, Du Baozheng also told me that the Li family will recommend Li Feng this year." ”

Du Baozheng is Li Wengui, the younger brother of Li Wenyou, and Li Feng is his eldest grandson, and he has to occupy a place every year.

Li Wenyou smiled, "This is a matter in my clan, I will go back and tell him, but the Li family recommends Yanqing." ”

Even if Li Yanqing is decided, he occupies the quota of the Li family, but the following problem is that the other three families have to give up a quota to Yao Ding's grandson.

Wang Wanhao's face suddenly darkened, last year the four of them drew lots, Wang Wanhao drew lots, originally he wanted to fool the past, but he didn't expect Yao Ding to be confused, and brought up this matter again, helplessly, he had to say: "Okay!" This year, the Wang family did not participate in the children's test. ”

Yao Ding was very relieved in his heart, his grandson was the best in the school, but he did not have the opportunity to participate in the children's examination, which really made him feel unfair, and today finally let him get his wish.

．．．．．．

At night, in the west room of Mrs. Hu's house, the lights are bright and soft, Li Yanqing is sitting on the kang and concentrating on doing homework, tonight's homework is to silently read the "Thousand Character Text" and "Hundred Family Names" three times each, and then copy twenty Tang poems, "Thousand Character Text" and "Hundred Family Names" are things that were taught two years ago, Master Yao is afraid that the students will forget, so let them review the old and know the new.

Most of the students have stayed in the school for two years, and now they not only have to learn the Analects, but also memorize ancient Tang poems, and some older students even have to try to write poems and lyrics.

Although Yao Ding has a strange temper, he is a Master, and Li Yanqing also calmed down and seriously followed the master to study and study.

The room was very quiet, and Da Hei was lying behind Li Yanqing and trying his best to deal with a big barrel bone, which was specially bought by Li Daqi for his reward for protecting the little master.

Li Daqi sat at the big table in a daze, this afternoon he found his cousin Li Daguang, and knew the truth from his mouth, and before he could recover from the shock, the patriarch Li Wenyou sent someone to send fifty yuan of money, which was the return of his four years' salary, and his son's thirty yuan of moisturizing money, which was converted into thirty taels of silver.

At this time, in addition to the silver of three ingots of white flowers in front of Li Daqi's eyes, there was also a title deed and ten guan money, ten guan money was his hard-earned money for four years of copying books, which was robbed by Liu Chenghong, and the big housekeeper returned it to them, but the three acres of land deed was the ancestral land left by his grandfather, which was forcibly bought by Baozheng Li Zhen at a very low price a few years ago.

Li Daqi's nose was sour, everything he lost was back, if Qing'er Niang was still there, it would be great.

I don't know how long it took, Li Daqi wiped away his tears, got up and came to the kang, he sat cross-legged opposite his son, and asked with a forced smile: "Qing'er, have you gained anything from studying?" ”

Li Yanqing replied while writing: "How can there be no gain?" Although today is only the second day, but yesterday the homework in the school was sent down, Master Yao criticized me for writing with the official book of Zangfeng, but there is no change in the regular script, no Kai is not subordinate, nondescript, suggest that I write a year of official script, then write two years of regular script, and finally write another two years of calligraphy. ”

Li Daqi because his son used to write like a ghost drawing symbols, and then suddenly wrote very beautifully, so he has been very excited, but he did not pay attention to the details of his son's writing.

"Your master sees it very accurately, and the method is right, so you should listen to the master's teachings."

"Hmmm! If he says he is right, I will listen. ”

Li Daqi was preoccupied, but he didn't hear what his son said, he muttered and said, "Qing'er, Daddy and you discuss something." ”

"What is Daddy going to say?"

"Daddy told Shopkeeper Luo today that you can write three more novels at most."

"Why?" Li Yanqing stopped his pen and looked at his father in confusion.

"Actually, you are right today, you have to study, you are very busy with your studies, you have no time to write novels, if you want to be admitted to the imperial examination, you must go all out, study hard for ten years, and you must not be half-hearted."

Li Yanqing's heart suddenly became disgusted, how could it be the imperial examination again, and he went to study by himself, but not to take the imperial examination.

Li Daqi saw that his son's face was wrong, and hurriedly changed his tactics and said: "You like to write novels, it's not that Daddy disagrees, it's just that you are still young, and you also know Fang Zhongyong's story, when you read well for ten years, when you are sixteen years old, and then you devote yourself to writing novels, Daddy will never stop you again." ”

His father's words made Li Yanqing feel a little more comfortable, and he also knew that it was too early for him to write a novel, and it was only in order to change the poverty of his family that he had to put pen to paper, but if he didn't write a novel, what would his family live on in the future?

Li Daqi understood his son's worries, and hurriedly said: "Today, your fourth uncle told me that the county is going to jointly cultivate the township chronicles with the major squires at the beginning of next year, and the patriarch recommended me and the other two to major in filial piety and township chronicles, with a monthly income of five yuan, this repair will take at least a few years, plus three acres of ancestral land, I plan to rent it out, and there is also a little grain and rice income every year, although it is not rich, but at least it is worry-free." ”

Li Yanqing thought about it and said, "Let's plant three acres of land for Uncle Hu!" I don't want any land rent, Uncle Hu has helped us enough. ”

"It's up to you! Depend on you! ”

Li Daqi promised again and again, as long as his son is willing to study hard, these little things are not a problem, he was happy in his heart, and said with a smile: "Tomorrow I will buy some clothes, food and rice, and buy some furniture, and when the house is repaired, we will move back to start a new life." ”

Li Yanqing grinned, "Marry another lady for my father." ”