Qiao Junsheng would not let go of this rare opportunity, and discussed it with Zeng Zigu, and asked the questions he usually encountered that he didn't understand, and asked them one by one, seeing that Zeng Zigu did not show any impatience, on the contrary, he patiently explained the questions he raised, afraid that he would not be able to understand for a while, and told him that if he had any problems in the future, he could also come to the door to ask for advice.

Qiao Junsheng was deeply impressed by his Confucian demeanor, in the end, under the pretext of coming to find Goro, it was not good to stay long, and in a blink of an eye, an hour had passed, and he said goodbye with a smile.

Zeng Zigu sent him out of the door of the study, and called Jiulang to come over and find Xu Thirteen to send him back.

Qiao Junsheng excused himself.

Banniang over there heard that Qiao Junsheng was leaving, so she came over to speak: "Brother Qiao, there is one thing I want you to ask Uncle Qiao, because my family wants to make a dowry for my sister in the family, it will probably be in the spring of the year after the year. Please help me ask Uncle Qiao when you go back,"

Counting up, Baniang also has a great kindness to her family, and because of her, she has cooperated with Tai Ruixiang, not only to solve the problem of livelihood, but now she has moved to the old mansion of the Wu family, and with the protection of the Wu family, the Li family has not come to trouble for a while.

Seeing the question, he thought for a while and said: "Grandfather has been in good health recently due to timely medication, and if he wants to come to the end of the year, he will definitely be able to work, and even if my grandfather and his old man need to be raised, I am his descendant, although I may not have my grandfather's craftsmanship, but the lacquerware made is barely able to enter the eye, if Miss Eight does not give up, I will be here first." ”

As soon as Banniang heard that he should go, she was already overjoyed, and only asked someone to be a scholar for herself, and she was a little unhappy, so she said apologetically: "I really want to see what the effect of your lacquer art will be like when you make a large piece, and I am also selfish, and please Brother Qiao don't mind." In addition, although I don't know the way of lacquer, I also know that Uncle Qiao's craftsmanship is very difficult, if I can find a way to make the Qiao family's lacquer art carry forward and pass it on for a long time, I think it is also the wish of Uncle Qiao's life. ”

When Qiao Junsheng heard her say that she wanted to carry forward her own lacquer art, her eyes lit up, and she thought that Banniang would say anything more, but she stopped there, and couldn't help laughing at how she was so brainless, Banniang is just a little girl, although she has been in contact with her several times, although she is young, she is also naïve, but she talks and does things, but there is no ambiguity, but if she wants to carry forward the skills of her family, what her family has not done for three generations, how can she be a little girl?

The initial disappointment disappeared, and he only smiled: "Miss Eight, please rest assured, I will definitely tell my grandfather if I go back." As for lacquering large pieces, it's not difficult, it's just labor-intensive. Miss Eight just waited for those things to be prepared, and then went to my house in advance to say that we could arrange the time. ”

Banniang thanked her, happily sent Qiao Junsheng to the door, and said that she had time to visit Uncle Qiao, and then said goodbye to Qiao Junsheng.

In the next few days, Zeng Zigu secretly inquired about the gentleman Qiao Junsheng said, and accosted him again, as soon as the person heard that it was the famous Mr. Zigu in Nanfeng City, he was naturally overjoyed, and he became enthusiastic and polite from the arrogant and lazy look at the beginning. Zeng Zigu took the opportunity to invite him to the teahouse and found a quiet place to talk.

Zeng Zigu saw that although the person was dressed in shabby, but his temperament was good and extraordinary, he was already convinced by Qiao Junsheng's words, and after chatting for a long time, he found that this gentleman named Chen Lanyu had several real internships, and he had also participated in several examinations, but he was impatient to write that too academic style, so he repeatedly failed to make the list, and he was a fellow believer, and he felt pity for each other in his heart.

But when he said that he needed to hire a gentleman in his own schoolhouse, he also said: "...... Most of the students in this school house are in the clan, so there are not many repairs, if Mr. agrees, the monthly salary is three times, and the school house is my family's east cross courtyard change, so there is also a ready-made place to live, my family will also provide meals to Mr., so Mr. can also save the cost of renting a room to eat, I don't know what Mr. thinks? ”

Chen Lanyu is nearly thirty years old but has not married a wife and had children, so he is a person who eats enough for the whole family to worry, and now the Zeng family not only provides room and board, but also has an income of three times a month, which solves his livelihood problem.

And, the most important thing is that the Zeng family's collection of books is abundant, and the Great Song Kingdom is unmatched except for the Heavenly Family, if you can enter the Zeng family's library, don't say that you don't give him the three moons, even if you ask him to work for nothing, thinking about it, he smiled and said: "Since Mr. Zigu is invited, how can Lanyu not obey?" Mr. Zhu is not afraid that Lanyu is shallow, and it is good to miss the studies of those students. ”

Zeng Zigu said with a smile: "Brother Lanyu is older than me, where do I dare to be this gentleman, why don't you just call me Zigu, brother's talent, even Zigu is not as good, how can it delay the studies of a few young sons?" Since Brother Lanyu is willing, it is better to go to my house tomorrow, first see how the school is, after I go back today, I will let people clean up Brother Lanyu's residence, and wait for Brother Lanyu to come tomorrow. ”

Although Chen Lanyu is a scholar, no matter his appearance or personality, he does not have the sour and rotten atmosphere of a scholar, seeing that Zeng Zigu is refreshing, he is voting for his own temperament, and said: "Then I will not be polite to Brother Zigu, and I will definitely come to the door early tomorrow morning." ”

Because of the happy chat, Zeng Zigu also brought some money when he went out, and at this time it was the time when the sun was setting, so he simply pulled Chen Lanyu to find a restaurant, asked for a few small dishes and a pot of good wine to drink.

The next day, Chen Lanyu entered the door of Zeng's house, Zeng Zigu was waiting at home, saw people coming, saluted each other, and led Chen Lanyu to the school building in the East Courtyard.

The school house is not big, but the small courtyard is very clean, planted with a few ancient ginkgo, it is when the green leaves turn yellow, the early morning sun falls on the ground through the leaves, finely broken, not only the gloomy atmosphere of late autumn, but reveals a burst of high vitality, under the corridor of the school building, there are several pots of different varieties of autumn chrysanthemum, the frost is in full bloom, a gust of autumn wind drifts by, there is a faint dark fragrance floating, the elegance is extreme, it is like very.

Inside, the windows are bright and clear, and the sunlight shines through the open windows, and dozens of students, ranging in age from five or six to fourteen or fifteen, sit inside. However, everyone was attentive, although someone entered the room, but they only looked up, and then lowered their heads to know and read, and the sound of a needle drop could be heard.

It can be seen that Zeng Zigu is strict in his studies on weekdays.

This kind of life seems to be too far away from him, and after he survives alone, he is dreaming, thinking that one day, he can sit in the warm sun, drink a good pot of tea, and read a book.

Thinking in a daze, Zeng Zigu invited him to the residence behind the house, although it is a cross-courtyard, but it is also a courtyard of the second entry, the front is a school, the back is a small courtyard, although it was originally uninhabited, but there is no clutter at all, the courtyard is very clean, the main house was cleaned up and left for him to live, the east room is lived, the west room is his study, and the bedding is also readily available.

"Brother Lanyu is still satisfied? If there is anything missing, just say it, because of the haste of preparation, if there is something missing, please take care of Brother Lanyu. ”

"It's not just satisfaction, it's so satisfying." Chen Lanyu laughed, this house was obviously cleaned up with heart, and Zeng Zi treated him politely.

"That's good." Zeng Zigu said with a smile.

"I said that I would take over the class tomorrow, but at this time, you can tell me all the students' situation, and introduce the situation of the schoolwork, and I will take over in the afternoon. I'm idle and idle. ”

Zeng Zigu has no objections. The situation in the school house was handed over to Chen Lanyu one by one, and since then, this school house has been taken over by Chen Lanyu, and every day Li Jiulang and Jue'er have delivered meals to his room on time, and Zeng Zigu will also take the time to come to the East Cross Courtyard to talk to Chen Lanyu in the evening, and the council is a child of current affairs. And Chen Lanyu except for going to the Zeng family's study every other day, the family rarely saw him.

Zeng Zigu has also been preparing for the township test since then.

September's township test day is just around the corner.

Because the two brothers have taken the exam before, so the family does not attach great importance to it, and when the day comes, the two brothers prepare a thing, put the examination room, and come back after three days, although a little tired, the expression is relaxed.

A few days later, the news was obtained, and the two brothers passed smoothly without accident.

Zeng did not doubt that he went to Nanyuan Township, and the weather happened to be getting colder, and he couldn't come back for a while, so he asked Xu Shisan to come back and get some warm clothes.

Zhu's also out of confinement, put some good things for Xu Shisan to take away, and the two brothers also have to put on a line to enter Beijing, although Zhu is a stepmother, but the old man is not there, she is the only elder in the family, it is not a trivial matter to enter Beijing to catch the exam, so I called the two brothers to the front, and formally instructed a few words to be careful along the way, not to be reluctant to spend money, and to take care of their bodies to wait.