Since ancient times, the status of master and apprentice is comparable to that of father and son, Shang Xiucai has no son, if he accepts Gu Jin'an as an apprentice, someone will be able to provide for him in his old age.

Shang Xiucai burst into tears when he heard this, it was not that he didn't want to accept Gu Jinan as an apprentice, but he just didn't want Gu Jinan to be delayed by his incapable master.

"Whether you accept it or not, you say something, don't let the child kneel on you in vain." Mr. Ouyang Hu said beside him: "Manly husband, isn't it just to accept an apprentice?" Why are you so grinding and chirping. ”

Shang Xiucai was scolded a lot, and when he saw Gu Jinan looking at him with admiration, he finally let go of the insistence in his heart, nodded and said, "Okay, I will accept you as an apprentice as a teacher." ”

Gu Jinan was very happy, and kowtowed three times to Shang Xiucai: "Apprentice to meet Master." ”

Shang Xiucai heard this master, his eyes turned red again, and he helped Gu Jin'an: "Hurry up." ”

Ouyang Hu didn't bother to look at their master-apprentice relationship, and asked Gu Jin'an: "Did you bring other people here?" ”

When Ah Qi just brought the tea, he said that there were still a few people next to the mule cart parked outside by the Gu family, looking like a farmer who was reading.

Gu Jinan nodded: "Well, it's a few brothers in the village and the clan, they are all scholars, and two of them will also go on a scientific expedition in the future, they want to come to visit Mr. Ouyang, please give me some advice." ”

Ouyang Hu was in a good mood today, waved his hand, and said, "Call them in, I'll take a look." ”

"Eh, students, go and call them in." Gu Jinan didn't dare to delay, and while Ouyang Hu was happy, he hurriedly called the three brothers He Jinsheng and Gu Dexing in.

He Jinsheng and Gu Dexing were very excited, and when they saw Ouyang Hu, they didn't know how to put their hands.

On the contrary, Gu Defa took the lead in saying to Ouyang Hu: "Grandpa is good." ”

Just three words, simply neatly followed, quite stable.

Gu Dewang's hand itched again, and he couldn't help but pat the back of Gu Defa's head: "What grandpa, this is Mr. Ouyang, come again, say more words of praise and beauty." ”

Gu Defa humbly taught: "Hello Mr. Ouyang, I wish Mr. Fu Tai and Tai Quan." ”

"You're interesting." Mr. Ouyang laughed when he heard this, became interested, and asked him, "Do you want to worship me as a teacher?" ”

Gu Defa shook his head: "I don't want to, it's just that my mother wants our brother to come to visit you and have a relationship or something." My mother wants to be a lady of fate, and she thinks that she can make her dream come true by climbing a few more nobles. ”

Mr. Ouyang: "Your mother is Chen?" The old man saw her, his mouth was very sharp, and he scolded that person so much that he was powerless. ”

He looked at Gu Defa, and couldn't believe that a woman like the Chen family could give birth to such a son.

"Your mother wants to be a lady, so do you want to be an official?" Ouyang Hu asked again.

Gu Defa said: "If you can become an official without taking the imperial examination, I will do it." ”

The reply was what Gu Jinli had asked him before.

The corners of Mr. Ouyang's mouth twitched: "Then you were born late, if you were born a hundred years early, you can be recommended to be an official in the previous dynasty." ”

Gu Defa nodded quite seriously: "Well, Sister Xiaoyu said, I was indeed late." ”

Ouyang Hu: "......"

He couldn't laugh, and looked at Gu Dewang and Gu Dexing again: "You and he are brothers?" It looks a little similar. ”

Gu Dewang said: "I am his own brother, Brother Dexing is our cousin, and we are cousins of the same grandmother." ”

Ouyang Hu nodded: "No wonder it looks a bit alike." ”

"Hello Mr. Ouyang." Gu Dexing bowed to Ouyang Hu crampedly, and he was quite nervous.

Ouyang Hu nodded and looked at He Jinsheng: "You two are going to take the merit test next year?" Want me to give me some pointers? ”

He Jinsheng nodded to Gu Dexing: "Yes, sir." ”

Ouyang Hu: "Okay, Brother Cheng will come to class in the future, you can follow him to listen." ”

He pointed at Gu Defa and said, "Your brothers are also here, you are very interesting, come to class together so that you will not be bored." ”

Gu Defa was not shocked, just nodded: "Go back and ask my mother, she will come if she agrees." ”

Gu Dewang asked Shu Yu: "Is Shu Shu expensive?" If it's too expensive, my mother will be reluctant to pay for the money. ”

Ouyang Hu wanted to beat people, he was willing to teach them, but they were afraid that the restraint would be too expensive and didn't want to come!

"Ten taels of silver a year for one person, your family can afford it." After Ouyang Hu finished speaking, he looked at Gu Dexing and He Jinsheng: "You two are talking, why are you stunned?" ”

"Huh? Really, really?! He Jinsheng and Gu Dexing came back to their senses, they couldn't believe that Ouyang Hu would readily agree, but Mr. Xia in the past was disdainful of them.

Ouyang Hu nodded: "Naturally it's true, don't be verbose, give you an hour of work, and write a policy on farming by yourself." ”

added another sentence: "Brother An'er also has to write." ”

Gu Dexing and He Jinsheng were shocked, this, is this going to be examined?

Gu Jinan reminded them: "Brother Dexing, Brother Jin Sheng, hurry up, let's go and write a strategy." ”

"Oh, here it is." After Gu Dexing and He Jinsheng made a gesture to Mr. Ouyang, they followed Gu Jin'an and were taken by Ah Qi to the study to write a strategy.

Mr. Ouyang began to give lectures to Brother Cheng and Brother Qing, while the Gu Dewang brothers and Shang Xiucai listened beside them.

Shang Xiucai was impressed, Mr. Ouyang didn't use books to give lectures, but what he said was all articles that Cheng Ge'er should learn at his age.

After talking for an hour, he stopped and assigned homework to Brother Cheng and Brother Qing: "Your homework today is to write down everything I said. ”

Gu Dewang was stunned, the old man just talked for an hour, and finally asked Brother Cheng to write down everything he said...... What is this homework? I'm going to cry to death!

Gu Dewang looked at Brother Cheng, but Brother Cheng said as if he was used to it: "Yes, the student knows, and he will hand in his homework tomorrow." ”

Zheng Qing's memory is not so good, and he is frowning at the moment, a little worried.

Gu Dewang's expression was sympathetic, the son of the county magistrate was too miserable!

Gu Defa glanced at his brother, and wanted to remind him: The fat old man has promised to teach us, we will have to study with him in the future, and we will also do this kind of homework to torture the dead in the future.

"Master, the strategies of the brothers have been written, please take a look." Ah Qi brought Gu Jin'an's strategy and the argument they wrote, and Ouyang Hu took it and looked at it carefully.

Gu Dexing and He Jinsheng stood aside anxiously and waited, but until the end, Mr. Ouyang did not make any evaluation of their strategy, and only said to them: "Okay, your old man knows." Come back, I won't leave you to eat. ”

Yes?

Gu Dexing and He Jinsheng were stunned again, so let them go? The two were very apprehensive, and asked Gu Jinan with their eyes: Is our strategy too poorly written, and Mr. Ouyang doesn't even bother to evaluate it?

Mr. Ouyang saw that they were really nervous, thinking that they would end in two months, and it was almost the New Year, so he had to let people have a good year, so he said: "Your foundation is not bad." ”

In fact, He Jinsheng is too decent, and he is not very familiar with agricultural affairs, and even if he can pass the exam next year, he will be the last.