On the second day, Xu He got up early, and the government test was imminent, so he had to quickly confirm the four classmates who had settled the guarantee.

He went out of Dongcheng and went directly to Xujia Village Social Studies, but he didn't expect that the social studies that had been written in the past were very quiet today.

Pushing open the courtyard door, I saw Xie Fuzi sitting in the courtyard reading and drinking tea from a distance.

Seeing Xu He, Xie Fuzi smiled and said: "Your business, Dev has already told me, although scholars also have to serve the country with their bodies, but you have not succeeded, in case something happens, it is a pity, you should be careful in the future!" ”

Xu He knew that this was what Xie Fuzi said, so he hurriedly thanked him.

When Xie Fuzi learned that Xu He came this time because of the matter of settling the guarantee, Xie Fuzi made a difficulty, if in the past, he said this matter in social studies, let Xu He and a few of their classmates protect each other.

But first, the pass rate of social studies in Xujia Village in this year's county test is not high, and there are only three people, including Xu He, and the quota of five people cannot be filled.

The other is because bandits have disturbed the city, which has caused panic, and many parents have not yet let their students come to social school to resume school.

"You go to Chu Yuan and Liu Zhigao first, first determine these two people, and then find your Xu family social science to find two mutual insurance!" Xie Fuzi gave Xu He a tip.

Needless to say, Chu Yuan and Liu Zhigao are another person who passed the county examination in social science.

In fact, as an old student, he can also guarantee his student Xu He, but as a social master, he naturally wants a bowl of water to be flat and guarantee Xu He, what should Chu Yuan and others do?

Therefore, Xu He can only find a way to deal with it by himself.

After Xu He said goodbye to his master, he rushed to the Chu family in the south of Xujia Village.

The Chu family was not affected in this banditry, Chu Yuan was sitting at home reading at this time, and when he saw Xu He coming to the door, Chu Yuan put down the book and went out of the house: "Xiaohe, I heard that your Xujia Village was robbed, and Huang Youcai was cut off a small arm, are you okay?" ”

Xu He smiled: "It's okay, no, I'll come to you to try it out!" ”

Chu Yuan had a really like this expression: "I knew you were looking for me, Liu Zhigao and I have already discussed waiting for you in the past two days!" ”

"Great!" Xu He nodded and asked, "Have you found a good person for the other two?" ”

Chu Yuan shook his head: "We don't know the other people who participated in the government exam, only you Xu family school heard that there are seven people in the house exam, and five people are removed, and there are just two people left to protect each other with us!" ”

"But!" Chu Yuan said: "You are the Xu family, Liu Zhigao and I are waiting for Xiaohe to find two people in the clan study!" ”

As a member of the Xu family, Xu He is naturally obliged to do this: "Okay, I'll go to the clan immediately, find two people, and go to the county together tomorrow to settle the guarantee." ”

Three of the five people were determined, Xu He was a lot relieved, and in order to identify the other two as soon as possible, he hurried back to the county non-stop.

After arriving at Xu's mansion, Xu He asked his subordinates to inform Uncle Song.

But the man said: "The eldest man went to Yangzhou Mansion early in the morning!" ”

Xu He originally thought that through Uncle Song's help, he directly assigned the children of the two clans who participated in the government examination to settle the insurance together.

But at this time, Uncle Song went to Yangzhou.

Xu He didn't want to ask Xu Dai, so he had to fold out of Xu's Mansion again, and went out of the city to go to the ancestral hall of Xujia Village to learn from the old Confucian who was responsible for teaching.

When I arrived in Xujia Village, sure enough, the excitement of the past has not yet recovered, but the situation in ethnology is better than that in sociology.

The old man specially invited by the Xu family is leading more than a dozen schoolchildren to read "University".

Xu He couldn't be disturbed, so he could only wait outside.

"Those who want to be clear and virtuous in the world will rule their country first. Those who want to rule their country must first gather their families. Those who want to gather their families must first cultivate their bodies. Those who want to cultivate their bodies must first correct their hearts. Those who want to correct their hearts must first be sincere. ”

The old man took the lead in reading, and then the social studies students followed behind and repeated.

After finishing speaking, Lao Ju said: "The sage said, the rule of peace and cultivation, self-cultivation is the first step, self-cultivation is not good at this step, it is difficult to reach the status of governing the country and leveling the world, even if you rely on deception and intrigue to obtain interests and status, villains are ambitious, this kind of person is also dangerous to the country!" ”

Xu He nodded in his heart when he heard this, although he didn't know how the old man had done.

But he still expounded on the understanding of this passage very profoundly.

"Next, I'm going to talk about the [Qi family]." Lao Juren continued: "The family clan is the root of each of us, and the rise and fall of the family has a great impression on each of us, and it can even be said that there is both prosperity and loss. There are people in a family who are in a high position, such as your Xu family's uncle Xiao Shigong......"

Speaking of this, he took a sip of water and continued: "Xiao Shigong is a squire with the title of a squire, and the Xu family is a father and son and two jinshi, and Shilin is a good story. ”

"It is because of the two generations of your Xu family that you have been successful in studying, so your Xu family can become a prominent family in Hailing County."

"On the other hand, if someone in that family has a scum, then even if someone in that family is a big official in the imperial court, the person who is an official will be implicated, and he will not be able to [Qi family] if he is impeached by the imperial history!"

"Therefore, to govern the country, we must first unite the family, and the Qi family must first cultivate ourselves. That's what I'm talking about. ”

Lao Juren's words do make sense, to put it bluntly, Xiuping Zhiqi is a process of self-realization of a scholar's self-worth.

But Xu He was a little unimpressed.

Theoretically, it is indeed no problem to cultivate peace and rule Qi, step by step, but theoretically everything is a good scripture, and it depends on whether the mouth of the chanting is crooked.

How many people have been able to cultivate peace throughout the ages?

At this moment, Lao Juren let the schoolchildren study on their own.

Xu He hurriedly took the time to salute and ask to see him.

Lao Juren saw Xu He for the second time, and the first time he was in Huibin Building, he was also invited by Xu Dai to greet Fengfang's escort.

"Master Yan!" After the old man came out, Xu He saluted again.

Yan Fuzi laughed and said: "Case Chief Xu, you don't study in social studies, why do you come to my clan to study?" ”

Xu He hurriedly said that he had asked someone to settle the guarantee.

Originally, in Xu He's view, this matter can be said to be mutually beneficial and reciprocal.

Who would have thought that a trace of embarrassment flashed in Master Yan's eyes, and he smiled dryly: "It's too unfortunate, seven of our clan students have participated in the government examination this year, five of them have already insured each other, and two of them are in the clan...... Ahem, the clan asked them for a life guarantee! ”

"What?" Xu He was taken aback: "Master Yan, it costs money to invite a student, and there are just three people in our social studies who are also participating in the government examination this year, and the other two can protect each other with us!" ”

Seeing this, Master Yan wanted to stop talking, but finally shook his head: "The students in the clan school choose to ask the students to take a guarantee, or find five people to guarantee each other, this is their own volition, and I can't interfere." ”

Speaking of this, Xu He faintly had a guess in his heart.

At this moment, a person came from outside, this person had a face like a crown of jade, shaking a folding fan, and followed by a person.

"Xu Luan!" Xu He's eyes froze.

Seeing that Xu Luan hadn't arrived yet, Xu Que's guy took the lead and pushed Xu He aside.

Seeing this, Xu Luan stepped forward and saluted Master Yan in a dashing manner: "Master Yan! My father has already helped two classmates find a guaranteed child! I'm here to tell you. ”

Master Yan immediately smiled and said, "Second son, it's still thoughtful!" ”

Xu Luan shook the folding fan and said proudly: "It's just a matter of spending some money, and the Xu family is not short of that bit of silver, so that the two classmates don't have to go around begging for insurance!" ”

Speaking of this, he looked at Xu He intentionally or unintentionally.