Chapter 10: Apprenticeship
Luo Ning's methods also have to be admired, sure enough, those land deeds have all returned to Fan Gao's hands, and the next day, the shopkeeper of the shop and the zero steward of the farm came to send silver and rice, grain, pork and other things to Fan's house.
The shopkeeper of these shops and the chief steward of the farm are actually the old men of Fanfu, and I don't understand why the eldest son, that is, Fan Gao, handed over the title deeds of his family to General Xu for a few years, because General Xu has these land deeds, so the old people of Fan Mansion did not act rashly, and handed over a part of the silver to General Xu every month according to the custom, and the rest of the silver was secretly deposited in the bank, and today I listened to General Xu's message, saying that the title deeds of these shops have been returned to Fan Gao, These old people came to the door one after another, whether it was firewood, rice, oil, salt, cloth, or furnishings, they all moved to the Fan Mansion, but in less than a day's effort, the entire Fan Mansion has completely changed up and down, and the Fan Mansion used to dismiss the servants because of poverty, and now I heard that the Fan family is rich again, and those servants have found it back, and there are even those who take the initiative to take refuge with the deed of sale, which makes Mrs. Fan can't help but be happy.
"Uncle, I think you should also learn to read, if you are literate at home, how can you let others be deceived?" Luo Ning chatted with Mrs. Fan in the garden, the sun was shining, the flowers were in full bloom, and now the dilapidated Fan Mansion had disappeared without a trace in two days, the original open space was full of colorful flowers, and the weeds had been completely removed, but there was still a vacant land left for the four fathers and sons of the Fan family as a martial arts training ground, and the three brothers had a courtyard, but each courtyard was next to each other, and the most beautiful Debaihuayuan was left to Luo Ning by Mrs. Fan.
"You girl, how old is your aunt, and you still go to study like you children, isn't it a joke?" Mrs. Fan's face turned red, and in her hands she made clothes for the four of them.
"Uncle's words are bad, don't you hear that you live to learn all the time, uncle, you are still in your prime, you don't need more every day, just three or five words a day, a month is nearly a hundred words, a year down, wouldn't you be able to read the account book? The old people in our family are all good now, and I don't think there will be any deception, if I meet some slaves with ulterior motives, I'm afraid that my aunt will be sold and help me make money! Luo Ning said on the side.
"Ah, that's the reason, Ning'er is like this, you call me three words every day, and your uncle and I will teach him, you can't be sold and help you count the money." Madame Fan was shocked.
This Mrs. Fan is not an ordinary woman who has never seen the world, and she has followed her husband in and out of the battlefield a few times, and she naturally understands the importance of knowledge in her heart, so when she heard Luo Ning say this, she also had some activity in her heart.
"You said you want to disguise yourself as a man to go to the academy?" Luo Ning's second uncle Fan Xue looked at his niece who had just met in surprise, he listened to his eldest brother and sister-in-law boast about this niece like a flower, but no matter what the girl said when she entered the school, it was surprising.
"Yes, second uncle, I'm going to the academy to learn things!" Luo Ning said firmly.
"Second child, I promised Ning'er!" Mrs. Fan said slowly on the side.
Fan Xue stopped talking all of a sudden, the eldest sister-in-law is like a mother, and her eldest sister-in-law, who is like a mother, has come to help her family, especially now that the conditions of the Fan family are better, Mrs. Fan simply let Fan Xue and his family move back with their children. Otherwise, he would hand over half of the property that Luo Ning wanted to return to himself to take care of it, but Fan Xue and his wife were not housekeepers, and they couldn't resist their eldest brother and sister-in-law, and now they are also preparing to move back to Fan's house to live with their eldest brother.
"Xianggong, what my sister-in-law said is right, I asked my father to take care of Ning'er a lot, and my cousins helped me, I don't think Ning'er will be wronged!" Fan Xue's wife, Li, gently tugged her husband on the side and said slowly, Li's only son is studying in Chengtian College, and his father is also a teacher in Chengtian College.
"Good! It's just that Ning'er Chengtian Academy has a question school and a Jingwu hall, one is to learn literature and the other is to practice martial arts, which school are you going to go to? Fan Xue finally made up his mind to ask Luo Ning.
"Xiwutang!" Luo Ning replied without hesitation.
"You're going to practice martial arts?" Fan Gao and Fan Xue brothers were surprised.
"Yes, a man should kill people, and he won't stay for a thousand miles. How heroic? Luo Ning said with a smile.
Fan Gao and Fan Xue looked at each other, why did a nine-year-old girl say such a thing to make people's hearts flutter.
The sun is shining, there seems to be no wind at all, Luo Ning is dressed as a boy, and her personal maid Qian'er is also dead or alive, she must follow Luo Ning, and she should also be named, and a group of five people walked to Wang Chengtian Academy under the leadership of Fan Xue.
"Little boy, can we go in?" Qian'er's heart was worried.
"Brother Qing, from now on, you'd better call me Brother Ning, otherwise you'll be exposed before you enter the academy." Luo Ning said with a smile, a schoolchild's clothes made Luo Ning even more cute, how do you look at it, how can she be a beautiful child.
"Okay, Ning'er, you must be obedient when you enter the school, otherwise, the four of us brothers will be miserable." Fan Xiang, Fan Lei, Fan He, and Fan Xue's son Fan Shuchen all had solemn faces, afraid that something would happen to their cousin at school, and their father and mother could say very clearly that if their cousin broke a little skin, the four of them would have to break their legs. Fan Xiang couldn't help but ask this little cousin of his own.
"I'm not going to be naughty!" Luo Ning looked at the four brothers contemptuously, and quietly grimaced at Qian'er with a burst of amusement in her heart, and Qian'er couldn't help laughing, Qian'er's current name is Fan Qing, and she is Luo Ning's brother of the same clan.
Along the way, these four people kept instructing Luo Ning, and Fan Shuchen told Luo Ning that he knew the rules of the academy, for fear that if there was a slight omission, his cousin would not be able to enter the school.
"This is what you said about the three brothers of the Fan family?" Because Fan Shuchen was a student of the Academy, he went to the Academy as soon as he entered the academy, and Fan Xue led these five people to meet the dean of the academy.
This Chengtian College is worthy of being the first school in Yunguo, just enter the courtyard gate of the college to see four golden big characters Chengtian College, these four big characters are written magnificently, the pen walks the dragon, faintly has the potential to fly, and the word seems to have the meaning of killing, it can be seen that the writing of these four big characters is not a simple scholar, into the gate of Chengtian, the left and right are divided into two courtyard gates, one courtyard door is written to ask the school, and the other courtyard door is written Jingwu Hall. On one side, there was the sound of books, and on the other side, there was the sound of a war horse galloping, and the three brothers of the Fan family immediately lit up their eyes when they heard the sound of the war horse, because they wanted to follow Fan Xue to see the dean, so they were reluctant to leave, on the other hand, Luo Ning just glanced left and right and didn't say anything anymore.
Straight through the middle, the upper room of the five rooms, the black lacquer floor column, the door is wide open, the snow-white brocade curtain, the stone blue passion splint curtain, the parrot thrush and other birds on both sides, the courtyard is paved with a cross bluestone road, the northwest corner of the two thick towering trees, the branches and leaves are like umbrellas covering the roof. A tall tree in the northeast corner, with no leaves and no flowers, and brown branches and knots. A flower stand in the southeast corner, crawling with green vines, there are stone tables and stone piers at the bottom, there is an elegant and simple atmosphere blowing in the face, and there is a person sitting on the stone table and slowly fiddling with the tea.
"Yes, Dean!" Fan Xuebi said respectfully.
"Go back, girl, if she wants to learn, let your wife teach her." But this is a small point? The dean put his eyes on Luo Ning's body, and from these five people walked in together, the dean's eyes were on Luo Ning's body, what a strange boy, neither humble nor arrogant, although he looked around at the environment, but there was no surprise on his face, even when he faced his gaze, he was not afraid at all, compared to the girl who was hiding behind this little girl.
"What's your name!" The dean smiled and looked at Luo Ning and asked.
"Boy Luo Ning!" Luo Ning replied respectfully.
"I'm asking you for your real name!" The dean's face sank, and his face, which was not very white, was even darker and scary.
"It's Luo Ning!" Luo Ning said lightly, as if he didn't think about the dean's face at all.
"This is my niece!" Fan Xue couldn't see it or reply quickly.
"Huh?" The dean sighed lightly, and a huge pressure instantly hit Luo Ning's body, and Qian'er sat on the ground with two steps, sweating profusely on her face. On the other hand, Luo Ning just hummed softly, her front legs arched and her back legs tightened, as if she was under some pressure.
"Cousin!" The three brothers of the Fan family were shocked, and hurriedly rushed forward together, suddenly feeling as if they were in a stormy sea. The three brothers hurriedly held hands and surrounded Luo Ning in the middle, hoping that the three of them could give each other some support.
"Miss!" Qian'er crawled towards Luo Ning's legs with difficulty, Luo Ning gritted her teeth tightly and didn't say a word, but her body was slowly compressed, but she still carried it hard.
Suddenly, Luo Ning felt that the pressure seemed to be reduced a little, Luo Ning did not retreat but advanced, and her legs slowly stood up straight, until the pressure disappeared without a trace, and Qian'er climbed from the beginning, to the last to stand up, until finally blocking Luo Ning behind her.
"Hahaha, these five dolls are very good!" The dean suddenly laughed.
"Luo Ning, are you willing to worship me as a teacher?" The dean looked at Luo Ning seriously.
"Ning'er, hurry up and thank you!" Fan Xue was finally able to let out a breath, and he was immediately overjoyed when he heard that the dean was going to accept apprentices.
"What can you teach me?" Luo Ning raised her head and looked at the dean, with an indescribable solemnity on her face.