Time flies, and the next day's sunshine is ushered in. Li Zhongming and the three of them had breakfast, and they took their mother, got into a carriage, and rushed towards Zhu Fuzi's house.

Before coming to Zhu Fuzi's house, he served his mother and got out of the car, and Li Zhongming and his mother walked towards the courtyard gate. knocked on the door, and soon senior brother Zhu Xu came to open the door. Zhu Xu first asked Li's mother and Li Zhongming to go inside, and saluted Li's mother at the same time.

Welcoming Li Zhongming and the others into the courtyard, Zhu Xu finally said, "Senior brother, have you really decided?" ”

"Senior brother, I have decided."

"Okay, junior brother, as long as you think it through. I support you, don't be afraid of gossip from others. ”

"Thank you, brother, thank you for understanding me."

In the midst of your words and my words, the three of them came to the central hall. Zhu Fuzi hurriedly greeted him, asked Li's mother to take a seat quickly, and also invited Li Zhongming to sit down.

Several people in the hall sat down separately, and after a round of talking, Li Zhongming suddenly got up and came to the hall, and saluted Zhu Fuzi: "Master, thank you for running recently." Thank you for your cultivation of the kid over the years. Now that I'm leaving home, only my mother at home can't rest assured. Identifying the old people around me, I can only rest assured if I entrust it to you. Therefore, please forgive the boy for being rude, and please ask for today's please. After speaking, he leaned over and kowtowed, and continued to stop.

Looking at his most proud disciple in decades, I sincerely ask for it. Zhu Fuzi thought of what happened to Li Zhongming, and even more thought of the forbearance and humiliation that he would fall on in the future. Zhu Fuzi did not immediately interrupt Li Zhongming's salute, but waited for Li Zhongming to finish his salute before solemnly helping him up.

"Zhongming, you are a good boy and a filial son. I can understand your concerns, and you can rest assured that our family will take good care of your mother. And I'm most worried about you, how stupid the world is, often only want to see what the Si people have done, but always ignore the reasons for it. So, Zhongming, your future path must be difficult. I don't know if this recommendation will be a blessing or a curse for you? However, I still hope that you will be like a white lotus, and you will not be tainted and stumped by the discussions of the world. ”

Zhu Fuzi's thorough and reasonable words made the worry buried deep in Li Zhongming's heart fade slightly. Although few people have recently given him the price after entering the Gu Mansion. But he could understand and think of the discussion he was going to suffer in the future.

After all, in the current world, people advocate clean name and righteousness, and scholars value fame and honor even more, but as a county student, he wants to enter the house of general judgment and study with others. The world will think that they are greedy for wealth and wealth, cling to the powerful, and despise what they do.

However, Li Zhongming knows that although he is already a county student, he cannot change the situation at home anytime soon. In addition to the opportunity in front of him, relying on other methods or methods, he may pay a greater price.

So after weighing the pros and cons, he still made the choice to agree.

Next, the two families discussed the arrangements after Li Zhongming left home. After some arguing, Li Zhongming finally persuaded Zhu Fuzi's family to accept a monthly allowance of five yuan for Li's mother to live with them, and take care of her daily diet and future medical cultivation. At that moment, Li Zhongming took out five yuan from the salary paid by the Gu Mansion in advance and handed it over to Zhu Fuzi's family.

After arranging his mother, Li Zhongming once again bowed to his mother, "Mother, forgive unfilial sons, you can't do filial piety in front of you." You have to take care of yourself, and your son is leaving today. Don't worry about your son's health, your son will write to you every month from the trustee."

When he saw his son kneeling on the ground, and saw that he had not yet fully grown up, he wanted to leave himself, his hometown, and serve his servants for the sake of his family and for himself. Mother Li's sad heart once again collapsed the psychological defense. I had to hold back my tears and said happily: "Ming'er, go, don't worry about being my mother." The eldest husband was born between heaven and earth, although there is a temporary hardship and dormancy, but as long as you do not give up, you can still stand in the crowd. ”

After the mother and son comforted each other, Zhu Fuzi's family also came to comfort Li Zhongming, asking him not to worry outside, they would deal with the follow-up after Li Zhongming left.

After saying goodbye to his mother and the Zhu family, Li Zhongming resolutely left and got into the carriage that had been waiting outside the door for a long time.

Looking at the departing carriage, Mother Li couldn't hold back her tears, like rain. However, she still endured a sad cry, so as not to let her children hear it and disturb the parting mood.

Li Zhongming sat in the carriage, and the tears in his eyes were falling again and again. Really, not thousands of miles away from home, the mother and son burst into tears.

In the rotation of the wheels, Li Zhongming also quickly packed up his mind. Thinking that he is about to officially enter the house to read, he can't let others laugh at his cowardice and softness.

The performance of the Gu family's carriage is very good, and Gu San's driving skills are also quite good, perhaps because he understands that Li Zhongming is away from home for a long time for the first time and is not in a good mood, so Gu San's speed is not very fast, but he is driving smoothly.

Leisurely times are always short. Unconsciously, the state city arrived, and the Gu Mansion also arrived. Entering from the side door of the mansion, Li Zhongming was led by Gu San, first found Steward Gu, ordered sales, and asked Steward Gu to arrange himself.

Steward Gu led Li Zhongming in front of him, and introduced him: "Li Sheng, the rules in the house are strict, although you are not signing a slave contract, but I still have to explain to you, as long as you accompany Lingqing Shaojun in the future, it is better to just walk in the study, the school room and your own courtyard, don't wander around, don't bump into the ladies in the house." Otherwise, the punishment in the government is not just for people to see. I don't want you to lose the decency of a reader. ”

"Thank you for the teachings of the chief steward, Zhongming has taken it to heart."

"Okay, don't be nervous, Zhongming has been looking at me for many years, Zhongming must be a benevolent gentleman. I'm just following the rules and explaining it to you, so I don't need to think about it. Also, you're welcome, if you don't like it, call me Uncle Gu."

"Okay, thank you Gu Bo for your concern."

"Zhongming, you are blessed. Lingqing Shaojun is the most upright person in our Gu Mansion and the most diligent in learning. Never oppress subordinates or abuse their servants. Even in our Gu family clan, it is also a rare seed of reading, especially the old lady, the lord, and the eldest lady in the house. So as long as you accompany Shaojun to study, you don't need to care about the rest, let alone interfere......"

Listening to Steward Gu's chatter, Li Zhongming did not regard it as a deaf ear, but as a code of conduct in the house, and silently remembered it in his heart. He understands that it is very difficult to have a person in the world who can tell you the truth. If you come across it, be sure to cherish it.

As he spoke, he came to a courtyard, where two men and three women were playing, the man was archery, the woman was throwing pots, and there were small servants and female envoys standing next to them.

"Young gentlemen and ladies, please stop, the new attendants in the house are here to meet you today", Steward Gu greeted Li Zhongming and saluted.

When Li Zhongming saluted respectfully, the little masters gradually surrounded him, looking him up and down. After Li Zhongming finished saluting, he also looked at the men and women in front of him.

"These two are Lingqing and Lingze Shaojun, and these three are Ronghua, Ruixin, and Xuejian Niangzi......", Steward Gu introduced the little masters in front of him.

"This is the companion Li Zhongming specially selected for Lingqing Shaojun, and Lang Jun can arrange him in his future academic arrangements, but he must also be courteous. Although Zhongming did not have a reputation, he was also admitted to the county school ......", Manager Gu also introduced to Li Zhongming in detail.

"Okay, I've met with all the little guys, I still have to arrange accommodation, food and clothes for Zhongming, and he will officially start reading with him tomorrow", after Steward Gu introduced him, he bowed with Li Zhongming, and then withdrew.

"Brother Qing, my father really values you, and specially found a county student for you to study with......"

Ignoring it anymore, the twitter behind him, Li Zhongming followed Steward Gu again, determined the residence, received clothes, shoes and hats, and knew the places he usually wanted to go. Steward Gu asked him to go back to his room, rest seriously, and recuperate his spirits, so that he could start tomorrow's day of studying.