Qin Si was indeed going to visit a master, but he had never been free, and if Tang Juan hadn't mentioned it at this time, he wouldn't have thought about it.

"There is a Master Dong in the city, I used to study with him, and then I failed the exam several times, so I didn't go again, but if I want to take the exam again, I have to let the master guide me." Qin Si explained.

Tang Juan also attached importance to it in his heart, "Then tomorrow the prime minister will go to the city to pay a visit, right?" ”

"It's okay, I'm not in a hurry at this time, I'll go back next time I go to sell lo-mei, it just so happens that Mr. Dong is a little particular about eating, and our family's lo-mei may be able to get him to like it." Qin Si thought about it, stopped practicing calligraphy, and spread out the paper to write a poem and a strategy.

When the time comes, bring it to Master Dong and ask him for advice.

Qin Si didn't have the idea of going to the school anymore, he mainly wanted to ask Master Dong to batch homework and explain.

Qin Si had to concentrate here, Tang Juan went to buy the pig's head by herself, and now she is very proficient in making lo-mei, and when it is done, she will go to the county seat with Qin Si.

"Shall we go to see the master first or sell lo-mei first?" Tang Juan asked.

Qin Si calculated the time, he didn't know how long it would take to read the article to the master, so it was better to separate the lines, "The master may want to teach me a lesson, anyway, the share for the master is prepared separately, I'll go to the master first, Wanwan, can you go and sell lo-mei?" ”

Tang Juan nodded, "Okay, then where will I wait for you when I sell out?" ”

"You go to the master's house to find me, I will tell the doorman, be careful." Qin Si instructed a few words, separated from the people at the intersection, and went to Dong Fuzi's residence.

This Master Dong is an old talent, because he is not in good health and in good spirits, he did not take the exam again after being admitted to the show, and became a teacher in the county.

Usually enlighten young children and teach a few children, and it is more than enough in terms of knowledge.

When he arrived, Qin Si knocked on the door, and there was an answer from inside the door, "Who?" ”

"Here is a student of Master Dong, is Master available today?"

The doorman opened the door and looked at him, "Oh! It's you, you haven't been here in a long time. ”

"Something happened in the family, coupled with the lack of academic success, I am really ashamed and shameless." Qin Si said in a low voice.

"Now that I have settled down, I dare to come and see the Master."

Qin Si said this weakly, in the memory of the original owner, Master Dong was an extremely strict and unsmiling person, that is, he was very macho, if he knew that he was a son-in-law, it was possible to drive him out directly and scold Sven.

So you have to show weakness first and pretend to be pitiful.

There is more than one master in the county, but the scholars are very taboo to change teachers like this, especially Master Dong is not at fault, if he is shaken out after the exam, many people scold him for not paying attention to the teacher.

The doorman also knew some of the Qin family's bad things, and nodded when he heard this, "Then you wait, I'll go and talk to the master to see if he wants to see you." ”

Qin Si waited outside for a while, and only then did he take off his robe and go in with permission.

Although Dong Fuzi's family is not rich, at least it is not poor, and only in the examination can he be exempted from the field tax of dozens of acres of land, and he does not have to pay taxes, which is equivalent to saving a lot of money.

Nowadays, there are many taxes, just Qin Si knows that there are land tax, grain tax, poll tax, military tax, commercial tax, etc., more detailed, even if you have a child, you have to pay taxes, and you have to pay taxes if you don't give birth.

Late marriage and late childbearing are not possible in this era.

Master Dong's wife is diligent and thrifty, the courtyard of the two entrances is cleaned up, a bush of wildflowers grows warmly at the root of the wall, Qin Si walked into the hall and respectfully saluted his disciples, "Master." ”

The man put down the scroll in his hand and looked at him, "I heard that you have a family?" ”

Qin Si complained bitterly in his heart, how could he come up and say this, but his face was not obvious, "Yes." ”

"Humph!" Master Dong snorted heavily, "The big man walks in all directions, and he comes to the door to be a son-in-law for a little money, it's not a shame!" ”

"Thank you for all these years of reading the books of the sages! Do you know how to write etiquette, righteousness and shame! ”

Qin Si let the old master scold, and while listening, he slapped the draft, and when the old master finished scolding, he raised his face and spoke slowly with a sad expression, "The student knows, but the student is helpless." ”

"Coming to the door to be a son-in-law, one is to survive, and the other is to repay the kindness, the master doesn't know anything, and my life is hanging by a thread at that time......"

Qin Si told the story of the before and after, focusing on praising the benevolence and righteousness of the Tang family, as well as the evil deeds of the Qin family, "The student knows that the reputation of the son-in-law is not good, but the student is unwilling to be a person who does not repay his kindness." ”

"The eldest husband stands between heaven and earth, but he asks for a frank and unrestrained person, a clear conscience, a student who does not steal or rob, works hard to get rich, and spends time hand in hand with his wife, and whether he is a son-in-law or not, what is the difference?"

Master Dong's face looked a little better, but he still didn't approve of it, "If you have difficulties, you can come to me, why bother to seek death, you don't know that if a person dies, there will be nothing." ”

Qin Si smiled bitterly, "At that time, the student was really stupid and useless, weak and bulliable, but after walking through the ghost gate, he became clear in his heart, and his mind was firm and he was no longer the same. ”

"Since I have the heart to repay my kindness, I have to work harder, and the student has long wanted to come, but my health has not been well and I am busy with farming, so I have dragged it out until now, and I have brought a little home-made food to make amends to my master."

In the memory of the original owner, Master Dong did take care of him a lot, and now there is nothing wrong with him being respectful.

"You send it to the kitchen, come back and show me what you made." Master Dong waved his hand.

Qin Si responded, sent the lo-mei over, and then showed the master the words he had practiced these days, the poems he had written, and the articles he had rewritten.

On the other side, Tang Juan went to the dock first and told the workers that he was going to set up a stall, "I brought a lot of them this time, and I will go directly to the stall to eat at noon." ”

Today is busy, Tang Juan said a few words and went to the designated street to sell food, and first rented a stall for two pennies.

The stalls in the market seem to be uniformly made, they all look the same, if you need tables, chairs and benches, you have to bring your own, Tang Juan looked left and right, first went to get some water, scrubbed the wooden stalls clean, and then put the lo-mei.

This will bring a pig's head, two pig's trotters, two braised chicken, and many other vegetarian dishes, Tang Juan saw that he got a little out and put them in a clean small plate, and the rest were also put in a clay pot, and the lid was closed so as not to get dirty.

There are all food sellers around, it is past the time of breakfast, it is not yet noon, there are not many customers, Tang Juan is not in a hurry, he carefully looked at the street, saw the other stalls clearly, and secretly pondered in his heart.

How to sell it later, do you have to bring some tables, chairs and benches when you come back?

But in this way, you have to buy an ox cart or donkey cart for your family, in fact, you can buy it, after all, it will be much more convenient to go back and forth after the father-in-law.

Just as he was thinking, someone came up to me and said, "Hey, can you eat this?" ”