Chapter 144: Guests
After talking to Zhou Shize here, Su Yulong was worried and asked the women in the palace dress waiting beside him. The question was whether they could come to the ghost town to attend classes during non-teaching hours.
After asking the peach blossom demon for instructions, the woman in the palace dress gave him a satisfactory reply.
"Of course it's OK. If you want to come here in the future, just write a request on a piece of paper and burn it out on the jade talisman, and we will send someone to pick you up."
“So great!”
The last big stone in his heart had fallen, and Su Yulong was very excited and became more and more attentive to his usual studies.
He did not rush back tonight, but stayed in the ghost town to listen carefully to Zhou Shize's lectures. It was indeed some basic content, and it was also what he needed, whether intentionally or not. In this way, he listened more carefully, constantly combining the knowledge he had learned in his mind to repeatedly combine it, learn from one example and constantly improving his originally tragic knowledge foundation...
A night passed, and at dawn the next day, Su Yulong trembled his eyelids and woke up from his cow pen again. It was still a little brighter at this time, and it was just the time for him to get up to work at home. If it was too late, I'm afraid that my sister-in-law's cursing would be poured into her ears again.
Maybe I think that passing the exam for a scholar is no longer a dream thing. Su Yulong was also very energetic when working today. When he went out to see the old man and aunt next door, the smile on his face was also particularly bright, which made everyone else a little curious.
Although Su Yulong is very polite on weekdays, he smiled so happily today. Could it be that he encountered something good?
Even the sister-in-law saw his appearance and muttered in confusion, wondering if this kid had found money outside. But looking at his thin body, he didn't smell a bit fleshy on his body, and he didn't look like the person who found money.
I wanted to ask him to come and interrogate, but seeing that he had already led the cow away, her husband was staggering and about to have dinner behind him, so he could only let go of his doubts for the time being and hurried to deal with her husband who was constantly complaining about her procrastination.
Su Yulong returned to the river bank to herd cattle, recalling the knowledge he learned from Zhou Shize's class last night, while writing casually with branches on the mud. After some reminiscing, he felt that he benefited a lot and was even more grateful to Zhou Shize. He thought in his heart that if he had the chance in the future, he would definitely repay him well!
Only after he really went to class and listened to the teacher's explanation, he could instantly integrate a lot of knowledge that he had only a few understandings by self-study and became much clearer.
And as far as he knows, since Lord Zhou is an official of the court, his knowledge must be very high, at least he should be higher than the juren in the village, and the teachers in the school who are just scholars should not be as good as those in the school.
Thinking of this, he felt very glad that with such a good teacher, he should not let down his good intentions and should study harder.
After a long time, he basically finished reviewing what he learned last night and understood it. He thought that maybe he could go to the class tonight, but when he looked up, he found that it was getting late. If he went back late, he might not be able to catch up with supper.
But when he was about to set off, he felt empty and always felt that something was missing.
"Didn't you come today..."
He turned his head and looked at the distance, without the familiar figure of a girl, and his original good mood was a little lower.
Including today, she has not seen her for six consecutive days, and I can't help but miss her. I don't know why she didn't come here. Could it be that she had something to do at home or was sick?
He was thinking about it, but he couldn't come to find out the news, otherwise he would probably cause some trouble again. He also knew his identity in his heart. Perhaps only the scholar who passed the county examination in the junior high school entrance examination would have some confidence to stand by her.
At that time, there is no need to wait every day...
He subconsciously clenched the rope of the cow, and his eyes showed a little firmness.
"We need to work harder!"
But when he returned home, he encountered another unexpected thing.
At this time, my sister-in-law at home rarely made a banquet, with meat and fish, and the fragrance was everywhere. On weekdays, she only had such a sumptuous dish during the Chinese New Year or on her brother's birthday. This really made Su Yulong, who hadn't reacted yet, stunned for a while.
Could it be that I am confused about what major festival is today?
Then he came to his senses when he saw the guests dressed by scholars who were sitting in the room and chatting with his brother. It turned out that several guests of his brother were coming.
My brother has always been very proud, especially in front of these literati and scholars he made friends with. Although his family is weak, he still has to pretend to be bold and never let people look down on him.
According to him, all the scholars he made friends with were talented men and had great talent. In the future, not only scholars, but also a few juren may be produced! Be kind and have a good friend at this time. If they become rich in the future, they will be able to enjoy any reward!
After hearing this, although my sister-in-law still complained, she didn't dare to say more. She just persuaded her less often, but her brother casually "knows" her and passed by.
Now, not only did my brother not restrain himself, but he was a little more generous. This time he invited three scholars to visit his home at one time, and the dishes on the table became more and more abundant.
Seeing this, Su Yulong subconsciously frowned. He knew that his brother had taken all the thank-you gifts from the Xie family. Although he didn't know the specific amount, he thought that the Xie family's family's background should not be short.
Although my brother said that he used the money for his studies and imperial examinations, judging by his almost luxurious expenses in recent days, even if the Xie family gave him a hundred taels of silver, it would not be enough.
He was worried in his heart. His sister-in-law, who was still serving the food, turned her head and cursed in a low voice when she saw him, "I'm here to help me, why don't you come back so late! Your brother is busy with big things, don't bother them!"
For her, what is related to the exam is a crucial matter.
Although in the eyes of others, these scholars are just chatting, and the topics they talk about have nothing to do with academics. You can vaguely hear them just like opera poetry.
But these things are naturally not his turn to say. My brother can always make excuses for these seemingly fun behaviors.
Chapter completed!