"Don't rectify Li Si?"

In Liu's house in Liu Village, Mrs. Liu's face was still resentful.

"No excuses, how can it be done? Three days later, you follow me to Guan's house, as long as Li Si is in the village, arrest him and make him a sword-wielding murder! Those earthen poles in Fengtian Village have nothing to say, and when they enter the class room, whether he is dead or alive is just a matter of my words. ”

Lai Yipin said leisurely.

Mrs. Liu frowned: "That...... What if he wasn't there, or if he didn't have a knife? ”

Lai Yipin looked at her like a fool: "Then Li Si cares so much about Guan Er's girl, how can he not be there?" As for what kind of knife, he didn't think about it, just find a knife and stuff it on him! Yang Dianshi in the county doesn't listen to me, does he still listen to him as a grass-headed people? ”

He looked determined: "I also handed over a message to Mr. Xiao, if you don't want to be here, he has to be there!" ”

Mrs. Liu smiled sneeringly: "It's still Lai Da Shao's deep experience, and everything is not leaking!" ”

Out of Liu's house, Lai Yipin frowned slightly.

Li Si asked what that meant? Could he have known that? No way...... Last year, whether it was the county government or the eldest brother, they were all deliberately hiding it, how could he be a poor man who was in a circle of hundreds of miles? Forget it, you can't figure out the mind of a fool. Guan Er's little face, tsk, just like jade porcelain, raised for a few years, that's not a big beauty......"

Then he shook it off, and a filthy whirlpool began in his mind.

"Fifty years of Kangxi, last year...... Well, that's right, I vaguely remember that there was a notice posted outside the county office, full of what the emperor's grace was, and there were vague small words under the tail. It was posted high, and Master Luo wrote it messily, and no one looked at it carefully, so I only glanced at it. ”

Seventeen or eighteen miles west of Fengtian Village is a ferry, and by the way, it has also become a bazaar within a radius of 100 miles, with frequent people coming and going, and the green camp of Jinshanxun also set up five Tang soldiers in this place called Xiniudu [1].

There is a simple academy near the bazaar, which is the private school where Li Shi once studied, where he met the old Xiucai of Duan Hong, the former school teacher. The old Xiucai in his sixties is not outstanding, thin and short, and the word "obscene" is faintly pasted, but the old man's name is not small. It is said that every county magistrate arrives and visits the local squire and celebrities on the list of celebrities, but Lao Xiucai is indifferent to fame and fortune, and has always avoided it, and has resigned several times as the instructor (teaching assistant) of the county school.

Li Xian's predecessor was reckless and blunt, and he didn't get into the eyes of Duan Lao Xiucai, so he would come to visit and ask about things, Duan Lao Xiucai sipped his tea, lazy and lazy, and the rejection of alienation in his words was no longer obvious.

"May I ask the teacher, what kind of crime will the county lord be guilty of disregarding the orders of the lord and deceiving the grace?"

Li Xi ignored the old man's indifference and asked directly.

"If you only discuss the words of the ministry, you will never be used for public crimes, and you will be sent for private crimes[2]."

Yingde is also the hometown of tea, and Lao Xiucai's mind is still on the tea, and he casually replied to Li Shi's question, just thinking about sending this poor student away quickly.

Li Xian saluted and said goodbye to Lao Xiucai, he came to Lao Xiucai to confirm this, and now the goal has been achieved.

Lao Xiucai bowed his head lightly, rubbed the purple clay pot, and took a small sip of tea into his mouth, and suddenly hummed, the tea almost squirted out of his nostrils, he clicked the teapot on the table, and the person also stood up.

"Stop!"

Don't look at the old people, this roar is full of energy.

"Li Si, what are you going to do?"

Lao Xiucai's eyes were clear, and he seemed to be able to penetrate people's hearts, Li Xian turned around, and was not overwhelmed by his "heroic righteousness", only stared at him lightly.

Li Xi was weighing the pros and cons, recalling Lao Xiucai's words and deeds in the past, Li Xi felt that his teacher should not be on the same path as Master Zhong and others, maybe there was value in using it, and the surname Suo gambled. took out a piece of paper from his arms and unfolded it in front of Lao Xiucai's eyes, Lao Xiucai's eyes widened and widened, and finally took a hard breath.

"Li Si, since you quit school, you have been staying in Fengtian Village, how can you know about this? I remember that there were only some scholars in the county, as well as the squires and old men, but everyone only knew it in their hearts and did not spread it to the outside world. ”

Even if he was a former teacher, Li Xi couldn't help but wipe a trace of disdain on the corners of his mouth.

"Teacher, the gentry don't pass it on, and the scholars don't pass it on, it doesn't mean that the spring breeze doesn't pass on, even if I am in the mine field, such a vast and benevolent imperial grace can also be felt."

Lao Xiucai coughed, very embarrassed, and the sarcasm in Li Xian's words couldn't be more obvious.

"This matter is complicated, and even if it is passed on to you, you may not be able to benefit from it."

He pointed to the piece of paper, his expression solemn.

"That's it...... The back row and the bookstore they handled were too bold, and if they really wanted to cause a storm, they couldn't hold it on their own. ”

Li Xian snorted coldly: "Teacher, if they didn't force me, I wouldn't have taken this risky move." ”

As soon as Lai Yipin was forced to accumulate debts, Lao Xiucai narrowed his eyes and nodded again and again: "This is indeed a suicide ......."

Then he asked softly, "If you just want to get rid of the imperial grain, I can agree on this matter." ”

Li Xian shook his head: "Teacher, this time I only let go of the hand that was pinching my neck, and then it will be pinched back, I don't have the slightest strength to resist, and I don't expect to cut off the whole hand......"

Li Xi pointed to a name on the piece of paper and looked at Lao Xiucai solemnly.

"But cutting off a finger is a must."

Lao Xiucai stayed for a while, and sighed: "Li Si, you can't read, but you are very disciplined in doing things, you have already used this mind in reading, why is it so difficult?" ”

Although Lao Xiucai was on his side, Li Xian didn't like to hear this: "There are people all over the world who read books, and they open their mouths to make a big sense, but they still have to wait for grass people to face such an aggressive thing, what kind of book is this reading?" What's the use of reading!? ”

Lao Xiucai's expression was weird, as if he was emotional, and as if he was reminiscing about something, after holding it for a long time, he suddenly raised his neck and laughed out loud.

"That's right, that's right! What kind of book are you reading? What's the use of reading!? ”

He laughed for a while before he gasped for breath.

"Li Si, I was five years old, and after reading the book for thirty years, I realized that I had wasted my time.

He took a deep breath and nodded: "You can go directly to the county seat to find Li Zhixian, with your heart and surname in this matter, I have nothing to advise, Li Zhushou is not good enough, but he is still sober." ”

Lao Xiucai's words came out, and a big stone fell in Li Xian's heart, he didn't know much about the people in the county, and what he was worried about was that the guy was confused and couldn't recognize the serious surname of this matter.

Seeing Li Si leave, Lao Xiucai's eyebrows were deeply locked: "This Li Si used to be silent and couldn't see anything, but now why has he become so ...... Brave decision? Where did he know about this? ”

Then his eyes rolled a few times: "No, it's just his words, Li Zhushou may jump off the wall in a hurry, I have to help him." ”

With a plan in his heart, Lao Xiucai touched the purple clay pot again: "This level can be passed, this student, it seems that he has to pick it up, I don't know what his ambition is, whether it is worth entrusting." ”

It was a starry night again, and Li Xi gently hugged Second Sister Guan and asked, "Will you admit it?" ”

The little girl answered, and said crisply: "Recognize the stars from Beidou first, and then expand from north to west......"

The little finger pointed to the night, Second Sister Guan already recognized the Big Dipper, and Jia Gouzi was barely qualified, but Wu Shishi's progress was very slow.

"That north, that west...... It's still not a good idea. ”

"The fourth brother doesn't listen carefully, up the north, down the south, left west, right east."

"But what's going on left and right?"

"Left is ...... The hand holding the bowl, the right is the hand holding the chopsticks, what, and I am the opposite? How could this be ......"

Listening to the conversation between the two partners, Li Xi finally couldn't help but laugh and reminded him.

"Stone, you're left-handed, just recognize it the other way around."

After a lot of effort, Wu Shi finally found the Big Dipper, and Li Shi looked at the starry sky, his eyes lit up.

"The Big Dipper is accurate, look at the two stars at the mouth of the bucket, and then extend outward, about five times as far as the mouth of the bucket, that star is the North Star. It's always due north, and if you look for it, you won't get lost. ”

Second Sister Guan and the two teenagers looked up and watched quietly, looking at the mysterious night sky, they suddenly became directional, and they were suddenly lost and in a trance in the starlight.

"Yes...... Why do you know the way? This is a hundred miles in circumference, and we will not go wrong with our eyes closed. ”

Wu Shishi came to his senses and threw out this sentence, which made Li Shi feel a lot of emotion.

Yes, these grass people basically only stay within a radius of 100 miles, birth, old age, sickness and death, and do not move their nests, which is also the dream of countless sages in the imperial courts of all dynasties. Finding the way? Do you need it?

"Stone, why are you alive?"

Li Shi suddenly asked.

"Why...... Isn't it just for ...... Alive? ”

The stone rubbed his head blankly.

"Inheritance?

The dog replied, and secretly glanced at Second Sister Guan.

"You are so ambitious, you are comparable to pigs, dogs, cows and sheep."

Li Xian laughed, no matter how ignorant the stone and the dog were, they could hear that this was ridicule, and they all lowered their heads in shame.

"To live, just like recognizing the stars in the sky, people must have a direction, if there is no such direction, then the brain is a chaos, and it is no different from animals."

Li Shi said lightly, Second Sister Guan blinked her big eyes, and she also fell into deep thought.

Late at night, Li Xi sent Second Sister Guan back to Guan's house and found that the Guan couple had not slept yet.

"Fourth brother, I'm not worried about my own family, I'm just worried about what you do out of the ordinary, you let the whole village collect last year's list, what is the charter?"

Guan Fengsheng should have been waiting for him for a long time, and he forced him to ask.

"Uncle Guan, Aunt Guan, I have to go out to do these things, and before I come back, I must not let Lai Yipin take the second sister away!"

Li Shi couldn't explain it carefully to Guan Fengsheng, so he just explained it like this. This strong tone, which had become familiar, suppressed Guan Fengsheng's doubts, and he had to nod heavily.

"Fourth brother, it's become too much, and he used to be just a boring person who studied hard, but now it's ...... Now I feel stronger than the official. ”

Guan Tian said timidly, the previous scene at Mrs. Liu's house is still bumping into her heart, she is always afraid of these two things, what she is afraid of is not the guilt and regret of selling her daughter, but what these four brothers will do to her. Fortunately, he snatched the second sister back, and snatched it back from the hand of Mrs. Liu, who roared and could be heard for hundreds of miles! Even the deed was signed, and she had never seen such unscrupulous behavior in her life.

"The fourth brother must have a great future! I'm just afraid that my own affairs will drag him down. ”

What Guan Fengsheng's mind was floating in his mind was Li Shi's transformation of the iron-smelting furnace, steelmaking, and the fourth brother actually knew how to make steel! Maybe he'll ...... If you can have your own mine, you can go back to your old business.

"Just listen to the fourth brother, this pass, we have to follow him through it!"

Waving away his vain reverie, Guan Fengsheng gritted his teeth and said.

[1: One-third of the green battalion in the Qing Dynasty was a flood pond soldier, and there was a pond under the flood, and there were generally a few people guarding it, responsible for inspecting and watching. 】

[2: Qing Dynasty officials were divided into public crimes and private crimes, and the responsibility for public crimes was light and private crimes were heavy. The distinction between public and private is subjective or unintentional, and has nothing to do with public and private affairs. 】