Lu Ning finally got his wish and got on the ox cart, and Xiao Rong chattered beside him, asking him about the knowledge of the Three Character Classic.

Lu Ning is from modern times, and there is not much discrimination in identity.

Although this little girl is not beautiful, she has a natural rustic and simple atmosphere, which makes him feel even more kind.

Of course, this kind of cordiality does not mean what he wants to do with the other party.

It just feels like a sister next door, and he is also very patient to answer some questions to the other party.

After a while, they arrived at the city gate, and according to the regulations of the Ming Dynasty, there was a tax to pay when entering and exiting the city gate.

But this old man didn't have much money on him, and there was no way, a basket of eggs was taken away by more than a dozen people for no reason.

Looking at the old man, he was very distressed and said.

"Little girl, I'm afraid I won't have the money to buy you "Zhuang Nong Miscellaneous Words" this time."

It turns out that in ancient times, in addition to the enlightenment book of the three-character classic and the thousand-character text of the hundred family names, there was also a commonly used enlightenment reading in the countryside, "Zhuangnong Miscellaneous Words".

The words on it are all easy to understand, and they are all commonly used words, which are enough for the daily bookkeeping of croppers, Lu Ning smiled and said.

"I'll memorize this stuff too, Xiao Rong, do you want to learn it from me?"

The little girl's eyes widened and she immediately asked.

"If you can memorize it, you will be a university questioner."

After Lu Ning memorized the first few sentences, he specially memorized the paragraph that was easiest for croppers to understand.

"The dung is first frozen, the shovel and shovel are made, the locust wood is unraveled, the ox basket is tied with a straw rope, and it is carried in the south field, and it is smashed to make the car move ......"

Sure enough, not only Xiao Rong, but even the old man Wang was full of admiration when he heard it.

"This little brother, you're a reader, aren't you? But how did you get down to such an extent, we really underestimated you just now. ”

Lu Ning smiled and said.

"I read a few books in my early years, but I didn't get into the show, and I didn't have the money to go home, so I really had no choice, which was also helpless."

Old man Wang was also very talkative and said.

"There is a shortage of literate gentlemen in our village, otherwise you can go to us to teach Ergouzi and them to read, and everyone can make five buckets of rice for you."

The so-called five buckets of rice were a year's worth of money for Mr. Private School at that time.

At that time, the teacher's life was quite hard, otherwise some people would say: "The family has five buckets of grain, and he is not the king of children." ”

For those scholars in Daming who did not pass the exam, this is almost the only way out.

This time, Lu Ning didn't even bring a penny when he went out, and being a private school teacher was almost his only choice, so he agreed very happily.

The old man said.

"Our Wang family is also a big family in Dawangzhuang, Shenhe County, and each household in the ancestral hall surnamed Wang has a little grain enough for five buckets of rice, so naturally I can't starve you."

Lu Ning called him Uncle Wang and agreed very happily.

"Daddy, with the money from selling eggs, I want to buy a book of Zhuangnong Miscellaneous Characters and some paper, and I also want to learn to read from Mr."

Seeing the little girl's full desire for knowledge, Lu Ning sighed in his heart, if I am still the identity of the king, this requirement is nothing.

But now, if you want to ask the little girl to study, you can't just rely on these eggs, you need to think of other ways to make money.

So he rolled his eyes and said.

"Xiao Rong, otherwise, let's stop selling these eggs, take them back and make cakes with noodles, and take the cakes to sell in the city, and make more money than this."

Xiao Rong's eyes widened and asked him what a cake was, and Lu Ning told him how to make cakes in the future.

Her eyes widened when she heard that there was not only white flour, cream, honey, and fruit on the cake.

"Mr. Lu, if you can make it, can you give me a piece to eat?"

Lu Ning smiled and replied.

"Of course, I taught you to do this so that you can make a fortune, and with money, you can read as much as you want, and you can read as many words as you want."

Xiao Rong took his hand very excitedly, and the old Wang couldn't stand it anymore and coughed.

"Little girl, you are sixteen years old, and you are still so crazy, you call Mr. Lu a joke!"

For the girls at that time, this was also quite a serious reproach.

The girl was about to cry as soon as she pouted, Lu Ning quickly explained.

"Uncle Wang, she is so innocent and lively and likes to learn, just like my sister, I also want her to read and write."

He doesn't have a sister in this world, but in his previous life, he had a younger sister who had just entered junior high school, and she was as lively as Xiao Rong.

When I saw her, I remembered my sister from another world.

After so many partings, I naturally graduated from college, I don't know what job I found, what the object looks like, but unfortunately I can't go back now.

Lu Ning's tone was sincere when he spoke, and there was no such evil thought in his eyes.

Lao Wang nodded and said.

"I don't think Mr. is a bad person, it's me who is too careful, don't blame Mr."

There is no shortage of beautiful wives and concubines in Lu Ning's family, and she has long been aesthetically tired of beauties, although she is in the people, she has no intention of developing a confidant.

The object of his greatest admiration is Tao Zhugong Fan Li, a person who has done great things and enjoyed wealth, but also suffered poverty.

After Yue Guo resigned, he made a fortune three times, but he also distributed all his family wealth to those poor people three times, and started from scratch again.

Being able to earn money but not greedy for money is the highest state of a talented person.

Just like he is now, in terms of status, he is already a prince, and he is honored except for the crown prince. In terms of money, it can be described as a rich country.

But so what? If you don't know how to advance or retreat and still wander around the court, sooner or later it will cause the suspicion of the emperor and nobles, and you will not have a good end when the time comes.

Due to his sensitive identity, if he clearly says that he resigned and went home, he will definitely be slandered and say that he wants to go home and pull the flag to rebel, maybe this semi-hidden state is the best choice.