New Year, new atmosphere.
Liu Zhaoxing was busy making purses this year. One person hurried back to his parents' home, and the other came back and hid in the house. On the eighth day of the first lunar month, he finally finished repairing the purses.
Wang Shengze has copied the "Three Character Classic" twice more in recent days.
Copying books was a bit stumbling at first, but it became easier in the later stage. Wang Sheng copied the last "Three Character Classic" in just over two days and an hour, which was much faster than the first four or five days.
However, when I think about it, it is less than a week before the start of school.
He has been busy copying books recently. He has not bought new books and has not reviewed old books. Wang Sheng decided to give these copied books to the shop owner of Qingqing Book Store and then buy a copy of "Mencius".
In the following days, I will preview the book "Mencius" and copy the book when I have more than enough time to learn.
Liu Zhaoxing and Wang Sheng both had to deliver the goods, so together they got the job done on the ninth day of the first lunar month.
When Liu Zhaoxing came back, he had a newly acquired one tael of silver in his hand. He couldn't keep it right no matter how he collected it. Finally, he moved the chairs and stools and hid the money on the beam.
As soon as she finished hiding the money, the door was opened by Wang Wenqiu.
Liu Zhaoxing was puzzled, and suspicion appeared on his face unconsciously.
"What have you been doing these past few days?"
During these days, Wang Wenqiu goes out early before dawn, and waits until the moon rises before returning home at night.
After five days in a row, Liu Zhaoxing finally couldn't help but ask.
"There's something going on in the field, I'll take care of it."
Wang Wenqiu looked around, not daring to look at Liu Zhaoxing, and said dully while taking off his clothes.
"Please help me mend these clothes."
After Wang Wenqiu changed his clothes, he threw the dirty clothes on the bed and walked out.
Liu Zhaoxing quickly stopped him and opened his mouth to speak, leaving Wang Wenqiu speechless.
"Then let me ask you, in the past few days, if you haven't eaten or drank, just sit in the field, will a pie fall from the sky for you to eat?"
"You'd better tell me honestly, where have you been in the past few days."
Liu Zhaoxing pressed forward step by step, staring at Wang Wenqiu with big eyes like Wang Sheng's. As long as he didn't explain, There is no way out of this door.
"I..."
Wang Wenqiu, a six-foot-long man, looked slightly bleak under the pressure of Liu Zhaoxing.
"I passed by the dock a while ago and saw it recruiting temporary workers. After asking carefully, it turned out that it was the Chinese New Year period and some permanent workers were going back to their hometowns to celebrate the New Year."
"Then you go ?"
"I think of my elder brother, who still owes a couple of dollars to the gambling house. During the Chinese New Year, I have nothing to do..."
"There are so many chores at home, isn't it? Something?"
It's okay that Liu Zhaoxing didn't listen. When he heard this, his eyebrows burned and he opened his mouth: "Don't talk about anything else, Yue Yue Sheng'er is seriously ill. Has he ever given you a penny? "
"My eldest brother...didn't he fall? "
"I think I went to gamble. It was easy to gamble in the town, but he returned to the village in despair with no money. His family really has no money, but they still hire long-term workers in the fields? "
"I think it's better for you to take out the money and keep it at home, rather than throwing it in the gold-selling cave. "
Wang Wenqiu's words made him feel uncomfortable, so he waved Liu Zhaoxing away.
"No matter what, he is still my eldest brother. ”
“Okay, okay, go ahead!” "
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Liu Zhaoxing stopped persuading him and fell on the bed and cried.
"I'm sitting at home. , living the life of a landlord, you go there to make tea, bring water and rice to make money for the master's family, doing slave things. If he is happy, he will reward you with a meal. If he is unhappy, he will send you to his home, and our whole family will have to serve you. ”
“This man is getting sick like a mountain. You are sick from overwork, and Sheng’er is not in good health. If you two go there together one day, they will have the right time, and they are eager to come and have a bite of us.” This room is the ultimate meal. "
"Stop saying such unlucky words, don't cry, I won't go. "
Wang Wenqiu curled up in front of the bed, took out the money from his shoes and put it in the storage area under the bed.
"I'm not stopping you. You can help your brother pay it back this time. That money. Next time, and the next time, if your brother has other urgent needs or someone in the family is seriously ill, and he comes to you and me to borrow money, how can we still have money to give him. "
Only then did Wang Wenqiu calm down.
Time flies by.
Wang Sheng and Xu Fuzi learned about the spring again, and Wang Xian waited until March I just returned when the camellias bloomed.
"Yes, the county exam not only tests the four books, but also tests some other questions. "
"I'm sorry, I forgot. "
Wang Xian was sitting in his seat, greeting his classmates, and talking about his experiences in the county examination. When his classmates asked about the content of the examination, he replied that he didn't know anything about it.
" All I know is that when we enter the courtyard gate, we have to go through the inspection of the guards. This inspection is very strict. If you are not a truly talented person, it is better not to suffer outside the gate in the middle of the winter and suffer the cold in vain. "
Under questioning from his classmates, Wang Xian still revealed some information.
After he finished speaking, he didn't know, but the other end came to look for Wang Sheng.
"Brother Sheng, do you know what the questions were in the county exam? ”
“I don’t know. However, at a certain date, the top answer sheets will be posted at the entrance of the examination hall. If the eldest brother wants to review them, the two of us can choose a day off and go outside the hospital to watch them together. ”
This matter was copied by Wang Sheng., I heard it at the Qingqing Bookstore.
After the New Year, the bookshop was overcrowded.
Students who took the county examination or the government examination all wanted to look for old questions in the bookstore to read, but the shopkeeper refused. However, the bookkeeper still gave them a way out.
This way out is that on the second day after the rankings are released, the government will write down a copy of the top ten answers for others to review.
If these students have any mistakes or omissions that have not been marked out, they can also report them to the government and re-rank them.
"That's all. After I took this test for my brother, I found that my own learning was insufficient, so there is no need to go there."
Wang Xian waved his right hand, indicating that there was no need to do anything more, and the conversation changed. , and then talk about another thing.
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He looked apologetic and sat upright in Wang Ye's seat. What he meant in his conversation was that he wanted to pay back the money overdue.
"Brother is familiar with the books of sages, and I hope he will bear in mind that 'those who practice unbelief will lose their reputation.'"
Once this matter is withdrawn, if there is any looseness in the tone, next time it is brought up I don’t know what year, month or day it is. Wang Sheng thought of his mother who sat in the hall every day embroidering things at home, and his father who secretly went to the dock to carry goods alone, and his words inevitably revealed a bit of coldness.
"I have a book-copying clerk here, what do you think, brother? If he is interested, on the next holiday, we two brothers will go to Qingqing Book Store to find the shopkeeper and copy a copy of the Three Character Classic "Just fifty coins."
However, since he was his brother, after much thought, Wang Sheng came up with an opinion.
This proposal was rejected by Wang Xian as soon as it was mentioned.
"Thank you, Brother Sheng, for your kindness, but it's a little inconvenient for me."
Wang Xian's expression did not change, and he did not hesitate to speak. After that, he left directly.
Wang Sheng did not force him. Everyone had their own ideas about making money by copying books, and there was nothing to persuade.