Child Bride’s Peaches and Plums Are All Over the World

  It rained for two consecutive days. On the morning of the third day, the rain fell with the ice grains in between. The snow-white ice grains rolled to the ground like coarse salt grains and quickly melted.

It seems that this icy rain has completely drained the water in the sky, and by half the afternoon the sky that had been gray began to brighten. The sun, who had not shown his face for a long time, shyly poked his head out of the clouds, trying his best to emit heat, but unfortunately the ground was on the ground. of people only feel the cold.

   But the sun came out anyway, and the weather became clear.

Li Baolu asked Erlin to explore the road, and learned that the road ahead was fine. The winter rain in the past two days did not affect the journey. In addition, Gu Jingyun and Zhao Ning had both recovered. They decided to leave early tomorrow morning and arrive at Ru in the afternoon. Ningcheng.

Before leaving, Gu Jingyun brought Qufu Qumu and Xiaobao, and gave him a copy of the Three Character Classic, "You are very talented in reading, this age is the best time for enlightenment, don't let your talent down ."

  Xiaobao took a look at his parents before taking the book, and respectfully responded.

   Father Qu and Mother Qu were very excited, and both knelt down and thanked them. A book is very precious, not to mention that their son received advice from a scholar.

  Gu Jingyun looked at them and said, "I actually like Xiaobao very much. He is also very talented. If you are willing, I am willing to accept him as a disciple and take him to the capital to study. If you are not willing, forget it."

   Father Qu was startled, his son was only five years old, of course he was reluctant.

   This is the son he gave birth to after 13 years of hard work.

Zhao Ning saw it and persuaded: "Brother Qu, this is for the good of Xiaobao. Although he is talented, if he is not mentored by a good teacher, I am afraid that he will not be able to go far. Besides," he said after a pause: "Not to mention, how good a learning environment can the Qu family provide him?"

"For reading, you should not only buy four books and five classics, but also a collection of classics and histories, and even miscellaneous essays. The cost of these books is a huge expense. You also need to provide pen, ink, paper, inkstone and bundle repairs. The Qu family can really provide Xiaobao. Reading imperial examinations?"

Father Qu was stunned, and said: "I, I don't want Xiaobao to be an official in the imperial examinations, then, that's what noble people are qualified to do, I just want him to know a few words, and then he can go to the city in the future. It's satisfying to find work that isn't too tiring."

Father Qu is a very ambitious person. After he built the brick house, he wanted to save money for his son to study for two years. Then he would find a relationship in the county and let his son be an accountant or a small steward. He would be very satisfied. .

   He can earn a few hundred wen every month without having to go to the land. This is his biggest ambition. How can he dare to expect his son to be an official?

   Besides, Gu Jingyun is a stranger, how dare he give his son to others?

  Zhao Ning took a peek at Mr. Gu, and saw that the corners of Gu Jingyun's mouth were slightly upturned, and he still looked like a mountain, and his heart was slightly blocked.

   He knew that the husband must accept Xiaobao as his apprentice, not only for his appreciation of Xiaobao, but also for his wife.

  Forget it, the teacher has something to do, so naturally he, a student, should charge forward.

   So when Qufu and Qumu retreated, he also went out.

  Zhao Ning showed his acting skills to face his grandparents and his parents, and looked at Xiaobao with regret: "It's a pity that the road to the sky has been cut off like this."

  Mother Qu couldn't help but ask, "What do you mean by this son?"

   Zhao Ning looked at her with a half-smile and said, "Do you know who my husband is?"

   "I don't know, but it looks like a noble person." Qu Mu said with a flattering smile: "Otherwise, who can afford those good things and use those precious things?"

  Zhao Ning twitched the corners of his mouth, then changed his words: "Then do you know who I am?"

   Father Qu smiled embarrassedly, "Young master lived in my house for three days, I really didn't ask him your surname, I only know the surname of the noble inside."

   "My surname is Zhao, and my family is not an dignitary, just a squire, and only last year I was selected as a Juren."

   Qu's father and Qu's mother opened their mouths, raising people? !

Zhao Ning pointed to the main room again and said, "The man inside is my husband, he is Gu Jingyun, the top scholar in the current department, and the nephew of the Qin family of Ru Ning. This time, he returned to his hometown on behalf of his uncle to collect his ancestral property. You should know that the Qin family of Ru Ning Bar?"

  Father Qu nodded and said excitedly: "I know, I know, it's the emperor's teacher, the Qin family is the biggest family in our Runing, the biggest good person!"

"His uncle is now a cabinet elder. Don't look at his young age, he is still the prince's teacher. Now he only has two students, me and the prince. I don't know how many people want to worship him. If it wasn't for Xiaobao and Mr. , and clever and clever, and the husband would not open his mouth to accept him as a disciple. It's a pity," Zhao Ning couldn't help sighing again looking at Xiaobao, "It's a pity!"

  Father Qu's face flushed red, his eyes brightened, and he almost fainted with excitement. He wanted to grab Zhao Ning and ask more about the situation, but Zhao Ning had already shaken his head and left.

Mother Qu grabbed his arm tightly, lowered her voice and couldn't hide her excitement and asked, "That little boy in there is really the prince's teacher? My mother, if our son became his student, he wouldn't Become the prince's junior brother?"

  Father Qu looked at his son, then at the main room, and finally clenched his teeth and pushed his son into her arms and strode out.

   "Master, what are you doing out so late?"

   "I'll go to the village chief, you take Xiaobao back to sleep first."

  Father Qu didn’t believe Zhao Ning and Gu Jingyun in his heart, but he hoped that they would not tell lies. He felt that this matter was too important, and he couldn’t make up his mind alone, so he could only go to the village chief.

  The village chief is also the patriarch of their Qu clan. Although he only manages the forty or fifty households in his village, he has dealt with the li chief and the yamen in the county town, and he must have more knowledge than him.

   Patriarch Qu was called up as soon as he lay in bed. He was in a very uncomfortable mood. In such a cold day, he was reluctant to burn wood, and even more reluctant to light a lamp. They had nothing to do except climb on the bed.

   Clan Chief Qu, who climbed out of the bed, didn't look very good, but he jumped up in surprise and almost knocked over the oil lamp that had just been lit on the table.

   "Are you serious? Runing Qin wants to accept Xiaobao as a student?"

   "No, it's not, it's not Ru Ning's Qin family. The son's surname is Gu, and he is said to be Qin's nephew. He is also the teacher of the prince."

   Patriarch Qu interrupted him with a wave: "If he is really the nephew of the Qin family, what is the difference between him and the Qin family?"

   He said excitedly: "Running Qin's direct descendant has no son, isn't a nephew equivalent to half a son?"

  The capital is too far away, and the name of the prince's teacher is too loud to be true. What really makes the patriarch's eyes shine is the name of the Runing Qin family.

Their village belongs to Runing City. Everyone knows that the largest family in Runing is the Qin family, and the Qin family’s direct branch is a lot of talents, including the first assistant, the emperor, the patriarch, and the side branches are outstanding figures in various fields. .

   In Runing, even providing a basket of vegetables to the Qin family's ancestral home is something worth showing off, let alone being a student of Qin's nephew.

   Patriarch Qu was so excited that he couldn't sit still, "Then did you agree to come down? When did he say that he would take Xiaobao to the capital?"

   Father Qu said with a bitter face: "I don't know if what he said is true or not, Patriarch, I only have such a son, he is only five years old, how can I be willing?"

"Idiot," Patriarch Qu patted his head and said, "Why are you hesitating at such a rare opportunity? Do you think that Xiaobao will eat in the fields all his life like us, and eat such a full meal all year round? Can you follow you? Ning Qin, even if he can't be an official, it will not be a problem to have enough food and clothing. Besides, he doesn't want Xiaobao to be a slave, but to be a student. That Zhao Gongzi is right, this is what many people ask for. It's a good thing not to come."

Patriarch Qu wanted to rush to the Qu family now and beg Gu Jingyun to take Xiaobao, but after looking at the sky, he was still restrained, he said: "Tomorrow I will get up early, you will prepare something for Xiaobao tonight, I will personally If he is willing to accept Xiaobao again, not only Xiaobao will be able to flourish in the future, but also our entire family and the entire village will benefit."

  Father Qu could only go home with his head down, he still couldn't bear his son, why did that son Gu go to the capital?

   It would be nice to live in Runing.

As soon as Father Qu left, Patriarch Qu couldn’t sleep anymore, so he called his old wife and sons to discuss, took out half of the family’s savings, and then asked his son to find other people in the Qu family, saying: “This is the whole family. It's a big event, everyone has money to give money, but no money to give things, anyway, Xiaobao can't let Xiaobao follow people too shabby. In the future, if he is really successful, he will naturally remember our affection. "

   Father Qu was tossing and turning all night, unable to make up his mind. Not only did he want his son to stand out, but he was also afraid that if his son would not return, he would no longer have a son.

   But before he could decide, it was dawn. The servants of the nobles outside had already gone to the kitchen to boil water to make breakfast. Father Qu knew that they would leave after breakfast.

   It was just that he was still hesitating, but Clan Chief Qu had already brought several elders from the clan, and as soon as he came, he took Xiaobao to the main room to ask for a meeting with the nobles.

   Father Qu opened his mouth, but in the end he followed silently.

  Gu Jingyun just got up and put on his clothes, when he heard someone came to meet him, he wiped his face and hands casually, took a hair band and tied his hair before going out.

Everyone in the Qu clan was shocked when they saw Gu Jingyun's image, and the patriarch Qu's eyes were even brighter. He led Xiaobao into the house, and even if he asked him to kneel and kowtow, he respectfully said, "Young Master Gu, listen to my nephew that you are interested. It is his blessing to accept Xiaobao as a disciple, so today I specially brought him to apprentice..."

Gu Jingyun reached out his hand and interrupted him: "I intend to accept him as a disciple. He is not only smart, but also of good character, but I am not taking him away now. I am going back to my hometown to deal with some things, and I will pass by here on the way back. , if you want him to worship me as a teacher, then I will stop when I pass here, and then take him away, if you don't want it, forget it."

   Father Qu breathed a sigh of relief, not taking his son away now.

Gu Jingyun looked at him and said, "I know that your family is poor, and I have never stopped cultivating for direct disciples, so you can rest assured that he will follow me, and you will not have to worry about food and clothing. He can go back to his hometown to visit you."

   Father Qu was so grateful, he knelt down and kowtowed: "Thank you sir, thank you sir!"

"You don't need to thank me," Gu Jingyun looked at him and said, "I didn't want to accept such a young disciple. Even if he is smart and good-looking, he may not be able to take care of himself in life. But unfortunately, my wife also likes it. I have your daughter and want to accept her as a disciple, I think one is to accept, and two are also to accept, if they can be together, they can take care of each other."

  The Qu clan was stunned, and Father Qu was even more stunned. After a while, he asked, "Which daughter of mine is your wife interested in?"