Li Dalang and Li Erlang are not at home today, and the men in the family are only Li Ming and his father. Guan Wen couldn't intervene in the affairs of Li Xin's mother's family, and he couldn't say anything.

Li Ming was very worried, for fear that his father would really be bluffed by his uncle, so he took the idea to build a golden silk nanmu coffin for his grandmother.

The uncle's family will be comfortable, but I am afraid that there will be another turmoil in my family.

The lesson of the previous father's purchase of the iron plough in the third uncle's shop is still on the shelf, according to the mother's temper, it is impossible not to make trouble.

Li Ming thought about it in his heart, but he only heard Li Houbo's words in his ear to teach his father, and his father didn't dare to refute it. There is also the meaning of complaining about his mother in and out of the words, and he is angry when he hears it, but he can't rush forward regardless of his seniority.

When he looked around, he saw his brother-in-law sitting in the place at the door, as if he had not heard what was being said in the room.

Li Houbo said excitedly, Li Ming took the opportunity to shrink out, sat next to Guan Wen, and whispered, "Brother-in-law." ”

"Whoa."

Guan Wen hurriedly responded, "What's wrong?" ”

"I didn't listen to it well, and I couldn't hold back my father's anger and wanted to yell at my uncle." Li Ming said with a smile: "I'm afraid I won't be able to control it, so I came out." ”

"Well, if you're a scholar, it's better not to have a verbal argument with others, and that's still an elder."

"Brother-in-law, did you hear what the uncle said?"

"Of course I can hear you." Guan Wen quickly glanced inside, "Uncle is quite loud. ”

Li Ming circled his legs and sighed, "Dad has been pressed by the uncle all his life, and he can't turn over, and he listens to the third uncle in everything." Grandma too, as much as she favors the uncle and the third uncle, she is not good to her father at all. As my mother said, sometimes I feel that my father is definitely not my grandma's own son. ”

"It's common for the elderly to be eccentric."

"Isn't it?" Li Ming pouted, "Uncle is the eldest son, he is prosperous, and his family background is thicker than his father, so Grandma is naturally biased." The third aunt is the daughter of the town's family, and she also helped the third uncle open a blacksmith shop, and grandma thinks that the third uncle is amazing, and always feels that the people in the town have a much higher status than the people in the village. My father is not enough than the top and the bottom, so he is naturally suspicious. ”

It's not easy to answer, Guan Wen just smiled.

"I just thought, when I take the Tongsheng exam in the future, and then take the Xiucai exam, my father and my mother will be able to straighten their waists, and even my uncle will be polite to my father at that time."

In the end, it is still a child's heart, and Li Ming's sworn words are quite angry. Guan Wen nodded, "Mingzi has studied well, and he will definitely have a future in the future." ”

Li Ming smiled happily, and after laughing for a while, he looked lonely again, "If it weren't for my sister's business, I wouldn't have been sent to study by my mother......"

After muttering a few words, Li Ming immediately felt that it seemed unfortunate to say this in front of his brother-in-law, and changed the subject: "Brother-in-law, don't you have a younger brother who is also studying?" Yesterday, my mother asked, as if you were not happy to say. ”

Yesterday, I saw Guan Wen's embarrassment because Li Ming came out to solve the siege, although he is small, but because of Li Xin's relationship, he has seen the faces of the people in the village since he was a child, and naturally he also understands some human feelings.

Guan Wen might as well ask Li Ming this, and said with some embarrassment: "Ah, it's my sixth brother, who is sixteen this year." ”

Guan Zhicheng is sixteen years old, he is indeed very smart, and he does well in private school with his husband, but the older he gets, the more pedantic he looks. However, I have taken the children's test twice, but I haven't passed, and after the shutdown, I only scolded the questioner in front of my family for the bad questions, and scolded the marker for not Bole, anyway, I never found the reason in myself.

Guan Wen also faintly felt that Guan Zhicheng's temperament was a little dull and pedantic, but there were many things at home, and Guan Zhicheng had big ideas, and the sixteen-year-old half-year-old man had self-esteem, and he couldn't say anything.

Hearing that Li Ming was going to take the children's exam at the age of twelve, Guan Wen couldn't help but compare him with his younger brother, and invisibly felt inferiority. If Li Ming is really admitted to Tongsheng this autumn, Guan Wen will probably feel even more ashamed of his younger brother.

Li Ming clapped his hands and said, "Brother-in-law, can you introduce that brother to me?" Mr. said that a scholar should make friends all over the world, be open-minded, and broad-minded. I don't know which gentleman's private school he studied in? Maybe I know that too. ”

"It's Mr. Zhang Zishan's disciple." This Guan Wen knows that he has been there a few times when he sent him off, and he has seen this gentleman with a serious face who does not quite match his name.

"Oh...... Mr. Zhang Zishan......"

Li Ming frowned slightly, and said with a smile: "I know this gentleman!" My husband mentioned him and said that his explanation of "The Mean" was the most incisive, but he was a bit stereotypical, and his husband said that his students were a little wooden. ”

"Really?" It was the first time Guan Wen heard a negative evaluation of Mr. Zhang Zishan, and hurriedly asked, "Your husband and Mr. Zhang are familiar with each other?" ”

"I don't know each other very well...... Li Ming said: "But they are all private school gentlemen in Hui County, and they should know each other, not to mention that the place where the private school is opened is still two villages next to each other." Although my husband does not recognize Mr. Zhang very much, but my husband also said that every year Mr. Zhang's disciples are admitted to the Tongsheng and Xiucai are a lot, a few years ago Mr. Zhang also had a Jinshi and the first, at that time Mr. Zhang was very beautiful. ”

Guan Wen nodded, it was precisely because of such a proud protégé under Mr. Zhang's door that Guan Wen did not take Guan Zhi to the private school in the town at that time.

"Mingzi said so much, I don't know who your husband is?"

"My husband's name is Gu Changsheng." Li Ming scratched his head embarrassedly, "Mr. Gu is much younger than Mr. Zhang, Mr. Zhang is already the age of knowing the destiny of heaven, and my husband has just passed ......."

"Sir is young, and you should be more able to talk."

"Yes, that's what my sister said." Li Ming smiled and bent his eyes, "My sister said that Mr. Gu's method of educating students is very good, and he will not be too restrictive, but he will not be indulgent and indulgent, let me follow Mr. to study hard, knowledge is secondary, the main thing is to learn to be a man." Li Ming said a little excitedly: "That's right, my sister also read the opening sentence of "University" to me!" ”

As he spoke, he recited, "...... The way of the university is in Mingmingde, in being close to the people, and in stopping at perfection......"

Li Ming said, Guan Wen listened, and Li Houbo's lesson behind him and Li Houzhong's promise response were all ignored by them, but suddenly there was a loud noise in the hall, and the two of them hurriedly looked back, it turned out that Li Houbo slapped the table, and the four corners of the table were crumbling, and the aftersound shook Li Ming's ears.

I only heard Li Houbo scolding angrily: "Second brother, are you going to be a king or something?" I'm still fighting with your big brother haha! Why do you have to listen to your mother-in-law? You can't be the Lord! Mother is sighing and waiting for you to make her a coffin! You are still not a mother's filial son! ”

The word "filial piety" was pressed down, and Li Houzhong didn't dare to say anything.

Li Houbo talked to him in front of him, saying that he was just playing haha, and he was forced to be in a hurry, so he could only say that he would wait for his family to come, and that made Li Houbo angry.

Li Ming hurriedly stepped forward to call his father and said to Li Houbo: "Uncle, you are ......"

"Mingzi, get out of the way! Adults don't talk too much, and little babies don't talk too much. ”

Li Houbo waved his fat palm and almost hit Li Ming. Li Ming was protected by Guan Wen, and there was an extra layer of fire in his eyes, and he said angrily: "Don't be mistaken, uncle, this is my family, I can't let you decide what you say!" Could it be that what you said as a big brother, my father has to accept it as a younger brother? The clay figurines are also three points earthy! Isn't Uncle filial? Grandma wants a golden silk nanmu coffin, and the uncle doesn't know how to make it for grandma? What is the reason for relying on my father! ”

"You...... It's the other way around! Read the book for a few days, you are in the wild! How dare you talk to your elders like this! I must teach you a lesson on your father's behalf. ”

Li Houbo stood up "rubbing", glared at Li Ming angrily, raised his big palm and was about to slap it, but Guan Wen intercepted his wrist at once.

"Uncle, if you have something to say, Mingzi is only twelve years old, not much older than your eldest grandson."

Li Houbo was a little stunned when he saw Guan Wen come forward, after all, he also knew that Guan Wen had fought with the mountain bandits, so he had to force it and said: "It is natural for the elders to teach the younger generations!" ”

"That's right, but Mingzi's serious father is still here, and it's a little ...... for you to do this."

"Something overstepping, uncle."

But it was Li Xin who stood outside the door with the corner of her skirt, and took Guan Wen's words coldly, "We don't build a golden silk nanmu coffin, grandma wants that kind of coffin, and the four strong laborers of the uncle's family are enough to build it." My eldest brother and second brother have been busy lately and have no time to make coffins. ”

Li Houbo choked, as if he disdained to worry about his niece, and turned to Li Houzhong: "Look at your two babies, what are they like?" You don't teach well! ”

Li Houzhong's face turned red and he was about to speak, when a roar with anger suddenly came from outside the door, "I will teach my baby myself, just take care of your own family's affairs, big brother of our family, you don't interfere so much!" It's really idle! ”