23. Painstaking reading

Familiar with the road, Gu San is already familiar with the path to Zhu Fuzi's house. Now, Li Zhongming is returning home after the expiration date, Gu San is both happy for him, but also a little sad about the imminent parting. However, he knew that a heroic talent like Li Zhongming could not live under others for a long time, otherwise time would always wear out the majestic ambition in his heart.

As a friend, Gu San knew that if Li Zhongming left the house today, it would be like a dragon in the river and the sea getting out of the lock, and the clouds and cranes in the nine days broke through the cage, and then he would definitely leap into the dragon gate and leap into the nine heavens. It's a pity that we can't be with such a mentor and friend for a long time. With a sad heart, Gu San chatted with Li Zhongming about the future without saying a word.

Li Zhongming was more happy than sad at this time, although he had no worries about food and clothing in the Gu Mansion, he was a servant and had to be careful every day, which still put a lot of pressure on his mind. In addition, it is still disadvantageous to be unable to concentrate on reading every day. After all, the Nine Classics Department attaches great importance to memory, and the best time for a person's memory in his life is in the years when he is young. Therefore, relying on the savings of these years, Li Zhongming was still able to concentrate on studying for a few years.

Stop and stop, the end is still here. Gu San said to Li Zhongming with a melancholy heart: "Zhongming, say goodbye today, I don't know when he will meet again in the future?" I hope you will be able to concentrate on your studies in the future and reach the top as soon as possible. There are still affairs in the house, so I will not stay any longer. ”

"Third brother, at the ends of the earth in the future, we will always meet. Life has been in a hurry for a hundred years, and it is a blessing for Ming to be able to meet and get along with the third brother in the past few years. In the future, I can only wish the third brother peace and joy, happiness and good health. Seeing that I couldn't invite Gu San to enter the house to rest for a while, I had to bow outside the door to thank you.

Without saying more, Gu San bowed and drove away. Li Zhongming knocked on the door with his bookcase and baggage, and as soon as Zhu Fuzi heard the knock, he immediately came to open the door. After all, the day they left the Gu Mansion, Zhu Fuzi's family and Mother Li had already counted on their fingers, and the final day had been long-awaited for a long time.

Helping Li Zhongming hold his things, Zhu Fuzi happily said to Li Zhongming: "Zhongming, you are finally back completely." You can finally concentrate on studying, you have spent six years in Gufu, and you should cherish and work harder in the future. Seeing Zhu Fuzi, who was wholeheartedly thinking about himself, Li Zhongming couldn't help but get nervous in his heart.

When I came to the hall, a table of sumptuous meals had already been prepared and put on the table, and Li Zhongming was arranged to wash away the dust, and everyone gathered around and sat down. First, Zhu Fuzi raised his wine glass and said an opening speech, and then let everyone feel free. Because they are all relatives in the family, there are not so many rules. It's a pity that Zhu Xu was not able to return home because he was not on the rest day.

However, Zhu Fuzi also said that it will be a long time in the future, and we will definitely meet. Everyone gathered together, although it was to celebrate the happy event of Li Zhongming's return home, and it was also to discuss the arrangements for Li Zhongming in the future.

Li Zhongming first proposed that since he had returned home, it would be difficult for his mother to trouble Zhu Fuzi's family to take care of him, and they would still have to return to the village. However, this proposal was rejected by Zhu Fuzi's family, saying that in the past few years, thanks to Li Zhongming to send money back home, but the daily expenses are not exhausted, although when Li's mother was sick, the cost was a little large, but the main pearl that consumed the most money was solved by Li Zhongming. Therefore, there is still a part of the rest. Therefore, they still hope that Li's mother will still stay at the Zhu family to take care of her, and Li Zhongming can go home to study behind closed doors.

Hearing this, Li Zhongming didn't say anything, but Li's mother couldn't help but say loudly: "Although the master's words are for the sake of our mother and son, we can't listen to them. Before, the hermitage was disturbed. Now that Zhongming has returned home, we also have to reopen our doors. Otherwise, the ancestral gods will also scold us unworthy descendants in their dreams. ”

After Mother Li finished speaking, Li Zhongming also said, that's it, and he was already disturbed a lot before, and the remaining money was used as the master's expense.

Seeing that the mother and son of the Li family were so resolute, everyone in the Zhu family stopped persuading, and then everyone talked about it, and after returning home in the future, they should continue to maintain close contact and not be rusty. At a meal, everyone ate with a smile and a smile.

After eating, the mother and son of the Li family began to pack up the things to return home, fortunately, the distance was not far, and there were not many items, and soon the two families carried the goods and walked towards the Li family together.

Open the door of your home that has been closed for a long time and sweep away the dust that has fallen. Because Mother Li or Master Zhu always cleans the house regularly, the house and courtyard are not messy, and there is not much dust. helped to settle the house properly, and the Zhu family also left.

And the mother and son of the Li family looked at the familiar objects and courtyards, and felt comfortable and comfortable at home. Li Zhongming saw that he had been busy for so long, so he still wanted Li's mother to rest quickly, and he would prepare dinner, so she didn't have to worry about it.

In this way, the Li family's kitchen gradually smoked, and the Li family's courtyard gradually became more of the owner's breath. Although Li's mother's body has recovered, Li Zhongming still does not allow her to spin and weave for a long time, let alone let her lack of food and drink every day. And he either studied at home every day, or served and supervised his mother.

Of course, Li Zhongming did not forget to practice his swordsmanship and bow and arrow. And in order to train, Li Zhongming also set up an arrow target in the courtyard to relax his mind every morning or when he was sedentary after reading for a long time. As for swordsmanship, Li Zhongming is fixed in the early morning and evening, practicing non-stop.

In addition, when Li Zhongming was studying, he did not forget to practice calligraphy. It is also to write in reading, to read in writing, and in this way reading and writing are combined, reading day after day, writing year after year.

At this time, Li Zhongming completely put his heart in this small courtyard, and even more on reading and learning art. Perhaps, in order to make up for the wasted time in the past six years, Li Zhongming cherishes the rare good times at the moment. Therefore, Li Zhongming does not feel that there is anything wrong with the current lifestyle, but enjoys it every day. However, sometimes when Zhu Xu visited Xiu Mu, he admired him very much. said yes, Li Zhongming's study and rest routine is especially inferior to even the hardest people in the county who study hard. And let him live in this way, he estimates that it won't be long before he can't bear it. Perhaps due to the infection and influence of Li Zhongming, even Zhu Xu's motivation to read has not only improved a lot, but the fatigue on weekdays has quickly disappeared.

Of course, Li Zhongming is not like this every day, and he will also relax his spirit. Every seven days, he would take a day off and come to Mingxi to fish. At this time, he didn't want to do anything, just fished with confidence, watching the swim bladder, up and down. He liked it very much, because he felt that the surface of the stream, like his heart, was rising and falling all the time. Looking at the stream, it is like watching his own heart, and in watching, he lets go of his troubles and sorrows, but feels as if he has been baptized, and his spirit has been refined.

Of course, thanks to the passage of time, Li Zhongming's fishing skills have also grown to the fullest. From the small catch in the front, to the full catch in the end. Therefore, these big fish were sold by Li Zhongming, and what was left was either to strengthen the nutrition of his mother, or to give Zhu Fuzi to try it.

In addition, in these years, Li Zhongming also ushered in his own coming-of-age ceremony. Mother Li also specially invited Zhu Fuzi's family to come to the house to set up a small banquet to celebrate, and Zhu Fuzi was crowned. Moreover, Zhu Fuzi also gave Li Zhongming a letter, and he saw it clearly. Since then, Li Zhongming has also been called Li Jianqing.

In his hometown, Li Zhongming reads every day. However, the state has not cut off the news. Although Gu was promoted to the capital due to his excellent evaluation of the officials, everyone in the Gu Mansion went to the capital with him. However, Li Zhongming did not break the news with Zhang Jialangjun, who was promoted to Zhizhou. They exchanged letters every few days. And many of the things behind the Gu Mansion were told to Li Zhongming by Zhang Langjun.

Therefore, although Li Zhongming is in the countryside, he is not closed, and he is very concerned about many things in the Gu Mansion. After all, Gu Lingqing and Gu Xue in the Gu Mansion were very good to him, even if he couldn't repay them now, but if he could repay them, he would not be grateful to him.

Moreover, Gu Fu is also an introduction that Li Zhongming and Zhang Langjun are becoming more and more familiar with, although they will talk about other things later, but the situation of Gu Fu will always be indispensable.