Here in Lijia Village, Ruiwen went back to his room to sleep after letting off the firecrackers.

Without his father and mother to accompany him to celebrate the New Year, Ruiwen was a little disappointed. Wang looked distressed and wanted to let Ruiwen sleep in the main courtyard, but Ruiwen refused, saying that he could no longer rely on his grandfather and grandmother when he grew up. Wang was amused by the little appearance, so he had to go with him.

Lijia Village is still as lively as ever, but Li Mingli is busier than usual. Because I promised to go to Beijing after the new year, I had to arrange things in advance. Zhao Jiagou also has things that Li Mingli is worried about, and he is still hesitating about how to talk to the Wang family these days.

After the fifth day of the new year, Li Mingli saw that the weather was not bad this year, so he planted peppers early, this time planting more, Li Mingli hired more than a dozen aunts and uncles in the village to help plant, and planted for ten days until the Lantern Festival. Li Mingli was worried that the weather would be cold for a few days, so he laid a layer of straw next to the pepper seedlings.

Next, the matter of the pepper will be handed over to Old Man Li and Deng Yong to help with it, firstly, Old Man Li has something to do, and secondly, Old Man Li has done more meticulous farm work than Li Mingli. Li Mingli handed it over to his father and put a hundred hearts.

On the second day after the Lantern Festival, Li Mingli drove the carriage to Cangshan Town, which was to pick up Mr. He. It is much faster to go from Lijia Village to Cangshan Town than to go to the county, if you go by small road, you can reach it in less than half a day, but the small road is not passable by horse-drawn carriage.

Li Mingli took the main road, and he could arrive before noon. It's just that he had to rush from Cangshan Town to Taoli Village, and Li Mingli simply bought some dry food in the town to eat a few bites.

When he arrived at Taoli Village, He Shanze happened to be looking at the entrance of the village, not knowing who he was waiting for.

"Mr. He, it just so happens that you are here, pack up and I'll take you to Lijia Village!" Li Mingli had come here before, mainly to recognize the way, so the two had already met.

He Shanze smiled, in fact, he was waiting for the Li family to come at the entrance of the village, before Li Mingli said that he would pick up people after the New Year, and did not specify a date, from the beginning of the new year, He Shanze came to see at the entrance of the village, and now he was at ease.

"Is the school built?" He Shanze asked.

Li Mingli: "Not yet, I'm going to the capital, so I'll pick you up in advance." The gentleman's living place is covered, and the mattress and basin are also prepared for the gentleman, and the gentleman only needs to prepare some change of clothes and personal things. ”

The carriage stopped at the entrance of the village and did not enter, and Li Mingli followed He Shanze to He's house with a gift.

"Uncle He, auntie, Happy New Year!" Li Mingli put the gift he brought on the table. Then he took out two small red envelopes and gave them to He Shanze's younger siblings.

This time, I came to see Father He and Mother He's complexion much better than before, and the two younger siblings are no longer waxy faces.

Father He pulled Li Mingli: "I can't do it, I can't help it." Shanyong Shanxiu can't pick it up. ”

Li Mingli pulled the two younger siblings: "Uncle He, don't say such things during the Chinese New Year." Come and catch it, it's just a little interesting, not much. "It's really not much, only twenty yuan is wrapped in a red envelope, but this is still too much for the He family.

He Shanze watched the two adults and two children entangled, and hurriedly pulled Daddy He away.

"Shanyong, Shanxiu, you two will continue with Third Brother Li. Dad, don't shirk when you're old! ”

"You say you, and every time you break the bank!" Daddy He sighed again and again.

Li Mingli: "Uncle He, don't be polite to me. Ay? Why don't Uncle He and his aunt take their younger siblings over. ”

Father He waved his hand: "If you don't go, the land at home can't be wasted."

He Shanze said while cleaning up: "Don't mention this matter again, I have already received the favor of Li Juren." ”

Li Mingli smiled and did not continue the topic.

Mother He went to the kitchen to cook some food and entertained Li Mingli, "I don't think you have eaten anything along the way, although there are no good things at home, but there is a hot soup and rice." ”

Li Mingli was not polite, and ate with the bowl. He Shanze and He Mu were busy packing their luggage and just ate a few bites in a hurry. That's how I went out, thinking that I only needed to bring some change of clothes, but I wanted to take this one and put that one on.

Li Mingli was not impatient, and he just slept at He's house for one night when it was too late.

The next day, He Shanze and Li Mingli had breakfast and set off to return to Lijia Village.

On the way, "Mr. He, take a look at this letter!" The letter said that Li Mingli should inform Mr. He that Li Mingli was troublesome, and after thinking about it, there was nothing else on the letter and let He Shanze see it himself.

The letter was written by Zhao Yunlan, and He Shanze thought it was sent by Li Mingren. A quarter of an hour later, He Shanze fell into deep thought.

"Mr. He, this letter said that our school mainly teaches children to read and write first, and does not say that we want to train everyone to be talented masters. After the children have a certain understanding, we are picking some suitable children to take this reading path. So, sir, don't stress too much about going to teach. ”

He Shanze nodded understandingly.

In fact, Zhao Yunlan also imagined a lot, such as arranging the class schedule according to the modern era, opening some other classes according to the situation of this dynasty, riding and archery, farming, carpentry, etc., or opening women's classes. It's just that the teacher in this class can't find a good teacher for a while, and the pressure on girls to go to school will be greater.

In the evening, the two arrived at Lijia Village, and Li Mingli took He Shanze back to Li's house to pick up the wind and wash the dust for his husband. Everyone in the village knew that Mr. Xuetang was coming, and they were all curious.

"Mr. He, you eat more and raise your body well to shock those naughty babies." Old man Li looked at He Shanze's thin figure and kept serving vegetables to He Shanze.

He Shanze: "Uncle Li, just call me Shanze." Thank you Uncle Li for your kindness. ”

In the evening, Li Mingli drank a lot of wine, and went to the main courtyard to find Wang.

"Mother, I am happy with the Zhao family's little six!" A sudden sentence stunned Wang.

Wang set for three seconds and asked, "Which Zhao family is Xiaoliu?" ”

Only then did Li Mingli react: "It's the sixth sister of Village Chief Zhao's family." "Zhao Jiagou shouted the sixth child, but Li Mingli's affectionate name for other girls' sisters called the little sixth.

Only then did Wang think of the dark-skinned girl, who laughed and had two dimples.

Wang nodded: "I'll talk about it when you come back from the capital." ”

I don't know if this is a promise or not, he doesn't know how Li Mingli finally returned to the room, he only knows that he woke up in his bed the next day.

The follow-up enrollment of the school was handed over to He Shanze and Li Zhongyou. This can't even catch up with the days when the school is on the beam, Li Mingli introduced He Shanze to the villagers, and also recruited an aunt to cook for the school, which is the previous Dahua aunt, whose maiden family is Zhaojiagou. The school has to take care of a meal at noon, so it is necessary to have a person who cooks.

Waiting for everything to be arranged, Li Mingli was about to set off for the capital with Li Dashan and a few others.

"You send them the clothes of Wise and Ruiwen, and Wise will also try it in the county, and send him the silver, and tell him to buy whatever he needs, don't be afraid of spending money. Also, don't be too nervous about this exam, just follow the fate. Wang confessed to Li Mingli.

Li Mingzhi took Ruiwen to Xihe County a few days earlier, and the uncle and nephew lived in that small courtyard and also had companions, and there were people watching Ruiwen there, and the Wang family was also relieved. This year, Li Mingming is going to take the county exam and try his level.

"Mother, I see." Li Mingli still wanted to say something, but he didn't dare to speak when he saw that Wang was a little serious. Turning his head, he took He Wu into the carriage, which was rented back, and the carriage was stuffed with all kinds of things.

Wang knew what Li Mingli was going to say, so he said: "Your mother will take it to heart, you are careful on the road, take care of your body, don't save money when you should spend money, going out is not as good as being at home, they all say that the poor are rich." ”

Li Mingli: "Well, thank you. This Xie can only be understood by the Wang family.

At the entrance of the village, Li Dashan was waiting for Li Mingli with Da Zhuang and Li Xiaoman. These three people were responsible for a trip to the capital, and the big head took the other young men to stay behind to take care of the transportation matters at home.

Li Mingli's carriage was rented big, and the five men were crammed together and barely sat down.

"Brother Dashan, let's go!"

Everyone is a little excited, they are going to the capital, and they are going to see the world.

Wang looked at the cars and horses in the distance, his heart was empty, the child always had to go out for a run when he was older, turned his head to look at Li Mingyi next to him, and the second child would take Wu Yi and the child to Fucheng in a few days.

In addition to Li Mingyi's wife and children when he goes to Fucheng, Zhang Xia in the county will also be transferred back, which can ensure that there is a cook in Lijia Village, the county and Fucheng.

(End of chapter)