Chapter 57 Put away your iron rod
The teacher in the private school in the town is an old scholar. He is over 60 years old this year. Although he is not the highest in Yanggong Town, he has also trained many students who were admitted to the county school, and even had high disciples who passed the imperial examination. Therefore, he has a very high status in Yanggong Town and is very respected and is called Master Yang.
A quiet courtyard with a pavilion and a classroom.
Mr. Yang was in class, with a large number of books placed on the desk. There were about a dozen young men below, wearing long robes and servant towels, sitting in a regular manner, listening carefully and carefully.
The three of them stood in the corridor outside the classroom and watched through the window for a few minutes, which attracted the attention of the students in the classroom. Some of them began to lose their concentration, especially one of the gentle and gentle boys, who was both surprised and uncomfortable after seeing Zhao Qi.
This guy who grew up with him and even had milk with him should have been brotherly harmonious, but every time he saw Zhao Qi, he felt a sense of embarrassment.
I have never said it since I was a child, but I still peeked at the woman taking a bath in the village. My father treated him like a son. I don’t know how much rice and flour should be given every year. Although I heard that he has already recovered, I would be afraid that others would laugh at me when I came to school like this.
"Why are you here for my school?" Mr. Yang put down his book and came out of the classroom.
"Zhao Qi in Maowan Village has met Master Yang. These two are the candidates who have just returned from the capital to the provincial examination. This is Chen Ji and Yao Ran. When passing by Yanggong Town, let's take a look at Master Yang and his younger brother Yang Zhishui!" Zhao Qi introduced respectfully.
"Zhishui's brother..." The old master pondered for a moment and suddenly realized, "Can you be the stupid man who was smashed by the statue of the mountain god?"
"That's right!" Zhao Qi nodded with a wry smile.
"This incident has been rumored and I have heard a little. Today, two juren have to come together. Lao I'm a primary school museum, so Dalang went to talk to Zhishui. Lao I accompanied the two high schools to have tea in the backyard. Please invite them!"
"I dare not, I dare not, I come here without suing you, and I will forgive you. Master Yang, please!"
After the three scholars saluted each other, they left Zhao Qi and went to the backyard.
Zhao Qi looked speechlessly as the three of them disappeared, then turned around and walked to the door of the classroom to wave. Although Yang Zhishui was reluctant, his face turned a little dark and threw down the book, and walked out of the laughter of a group of students.
"Why did you come to school? It's so embarrassing me!" Yang Zhishui looked at Zhao Qi with red face and said angrily.
Zhao Qi did not respond to Yang Zhishui's anger, but smiled and said, "Brother Shui, I just met two candidates who passed by Yanggong Town after returning from the provincial examination in the town. I know you are determined to be admitted to the county school, because I asked them to come over and give some advice. Maybe it will be of some help to you!"
"You... do you still know Juren?" Yang Zhishui's face turned red and dissatisfied instantly into dementia.
"I just met on the road just now. It's a bit inconvenient to say it here, and it may make Mr. Yang unhappy. You can go to my house earlier after school. You can ask you in person. In short, it will be beneficial or harmless!" Zhao Qi nodded and said.
"They...really...really willing to teach me?" Yang Zhishui was still a little confused.
"They have agreed that you should be respectful and humbly asking questions, and you will definitely benefit a lot. Uncle Dayuan has always wanted to go to the county town to meet the county school officials, but he has never found a way out. These two are well-educated people and have also gone to Beijing to take the provincial examination. They must be familiar with the county school examination. As long as you ask questions humbly, you will be almost 100% admitted to the county school!"
"Okay, I'll try to go back as early as possible!" Yang Zhishui's excited face turned red, and his anger towards Zhao Qi, who embarrassed him, almost disappeared.
"Who is Zhao Dalang?"
Just as Zhao Qi was talking to Yang Zhishui, a beautiful girl with a light green narrow-sleeved long skirt and a light blue robe came out of the backyard.
"I am!" Zhao Qi answered quickly.
The girl looked at Zhao Qi's appearance and was stunned for a long time. Then she covered her mouth and said with a smile: "The great master asked me to invite you in for tea, but you should put away your iron rod first..."
Zhao Qi quickly stuffed the iron pipe in his hand into Yang Zhishui's hand and said, "Brother Shui helps me keep it, don't throw it away, I'll come when I go!"
The girl led the way, and Zhao Qi followed through a small aisle and then entered the backyard.
The backyard is not big, but it also has rockery flowers and trees, and a pavilion made of thatch. At this time, Mr. Yang, Chen Ji and Yao Ran were drinking tea and chatting in the pavilion.
"Grandmaster, Zhao Dalang is here!" the girl walked to the front of the pavilion and said.
"Oh, come in, sit down and talk!" Mr. Yang waved.
After Zhao Qi thanked him, he walked in and sat down. Mr. Yang personally brewed a cup of tea for Zhao Qi and said with a smile: "Just just heard the two juren talk about what happened in the town. Dalang took action in a critical moment. It is really a good deed of justice. I have also heard some rumors about you recently. A few days ago, I not only saved the second child of Manager Liu's house in the pharmacy shop, but also heard the apprentice of the pharmacy shop that you also saved a neighbor bitten by a snake. You have such a lot of kindness and kindness in such a young age. I should be commended. I also heard that your family is poor and has never studied. Now I have received recommendation from two high schools. Are you willing to study with me? Maybe you can be admitted to the county school in two or three years. It is not impossible to be a gold list in the future..."
Mr. Yang's words caught Zhao Qi off guard. He quickly swallowed a mouthful of bitter tea soup and bowed and smiled bitterly: "Thank you, Mr. Yang, for your kindness, thank you for your recommendation. I have no intention of studying and getting fame at the moment!"
"Why? Everything is inferior, but only high school education. If you want to make a name for yourself, you can only study. I heard that your family lives in a broken kiln. When Mr. Fan Wenzheng was young, he also lived in a cold kiln to study hard. Later, the high school gold list, two famous scholars said that you are smart. If you study hard, you will definitely have a great future in the future. Why should you refuse? If it is because of the tuition fee, I can be exempted..."
"No, it's not because of the tuition fee, it's because the boy is not here. Although the future of studying is promising, it is not my ideal, let alone..." Zhao Qi stopped hesitantly.
"What's more?" Mr. Yang couldn't help but frown.
"Although the boy has not studied, he has some shallow opinions. Maybe it is not a good thing. If you say it, please don't want to spread the place, and don't be angry!" Zhao Qi bowed his hands and said seriously.
"The only four of us here are reasonable people, not lingering women. Just say, can you, a young man who is not a good man, still tell the earth-shaking truth? I and the two high-level students listen carefully, and will never blame you!" Old Master Yang put down the teacup with a little displeasure.
"That kid is taking the liberty!" Zhao Qi turned his head to look at Chen Ji and Yao Ran, "When I was having dinner with the two, they said that they hurriedly left the capital after the spring examination was released, and they were still short of money to return home. According to my usual practice of favoring scholars in the Song Dynasty, this matter is not the case. Moreover, the two also said that the court was corrupt and the treacherous ministers were in power. I speculate that something big happened in the capital recently that made the two fall to the point of being in a different place now?"
Chapter completed!