Poor Family

  Chapter 24 First Arrival in the County

The carriage slowly entered the county town. Just like the fields outside, the county town is also a snow-covered world. However, compared to the deserted countryside, the county town is a bit more lively. Every household is preparing for the New Year, posting door charms, hanging rabbit heads, Making noodle snakes, brewing Tusu wine, pounding rice cakes, it’s noon, and the white cooking smoke is curling up from the roofs of every house, and the atmosphere of the New Year has gradually arrived.

On the street, groups of children were playing, making snowmen and playing snowball fights. There was a lot of laughter. A group of strong city soldiers wearing fan sun hats and holding ash guns ran past in formation, and many pedestrians stepped on the ground carefully. Walking on the muddy road, for fear of mud and water splashing dirty clothes.

   "Hey! I really want to go down and build a snowman." Wang Gui looked at the children who were making snowmen and said enviously.

  Tang Huai closed his eyes and rested his mind, like a Taoist priest in meditation, but when he heard Wang Gui's words, he couldn't help but glanced at the big snowman outside the car window.

   "Fifth brother, that snowman looks a bit like you!" Wang Gui pointed to a snowman wearing the same hat as Yue Fei in the distance and said with a smile.

  Yue Fei was just ‘hmm! ’ He let out a sound, but didn’t look up, he was still reading more than a dozen excellent works of this dynasty, especially the famous works of Wang Anshi, he had to memorize them backwards, and his grandfather told them repeatedly that their county magistrate was once a student of Wang Anshi.

  Seeing that Yue Fei ignored him, Wang Gui could only mutter in a low voice, "What a little master!"

Li Yanqing was lying on the other side of the window, looking at Tangyin County with ecstasy. This was the first time he saw a city in the Song Dynasty. Everything made him feel novel, but it was so familiar. The long-standing historical and cultural ties will be People who have lived on this land for thousands of years have merged together.

   "Did you see the carriage in front of the inn on the left?"

  Master Yao Ding, who had been silent all the way, suddenly spoke, several people crowded towards Li Yanqing's window, even Yue Fei put down his homework, and looked out the window.

   "Master, is that the carriage with black wheels?" Wang Gui asked.

   "That's the one. The boys who came out are from Weinan Town School, just like you."

  Everyone saw it, and saw four teenagers coming out of the carriage, an old man with a goatee, and a middle-aged man running in and out, arranging accommodation for the students.

  At this time, the old man with the goatee saw Yao Ding sitting in the carriage, he quickly waved and walked towards this side.

  Tang Huai whispered: "They were fifth last year and third last year. They're a bunch of annoying guys."

Li Yanqing looked at the four teenagers. They were all twelve or thirteen years old, and their height was close to adulthood, but they were a little immature. It could be seen that they were all from rich families. They were wearing white hoodies cut from high-quality lake silk, and wearing They wore gauze hats, black tight-fitting fur furs, and horn belts around their waists. They were very gorgeously dressed. They stood at the door of the inn and looked sideways at the opposite carriage, all with contempt in their eyes.

  The old man with the goatee stepped forward and cupped his hands with a smile, "Master Yao, I haven't seen you for a year, so I thought you didn't plan to come this year!"

  Yao Ding did not lie to him, and said coldly: "I only saw you last month, why haven't you seen each other for a year?"

   "Hehe! Maybe I didn't notice Master Yao at the time."

   "I think Master He's eyes have grown to the top of his head."

  Li Yanqing knows his master very well, and he has never known hypocrisy and politeness. He will show it unabashedly on people he doesn't like, such as this Master He.

  The goatee old man narrowed his eyes and smiled: "We are all looking forward to the arrival of Lushan Academy! It depends on who has such good luck, haha!"

  He looked up to the sky and laughed, turned around and walked towards the inn. Yao Ding snorted heavily and told the coachman to continue driving. The carriage turned around and drove to another road.

   "Ah Tang, what does that Teacher He mean?" Yue Fei asked puzzled.

Not only Yue Fei was puzzled, Li Yanqing and Wang Gui didn't understand, Tang Huai sighed, "The rule of the first round of the group arena is that last year's top four draw lots to determine the opponents, and the four draws are the last four. They hoped to draw us, and named the first round of draws 'Zhilu', which refers to us in Lushan Town, because we are always eliminated in the first round."

   "Hmph, I don't know who will win this year!" Wang Gui rolled up his sleeves and said angrily.

  Li Yanqing and Yue Fei glanced at each other. Both of them knew that the situation was serious. The other party was a boy of twelve or thirteen years old, but they were children of seven or eight years old. Reading depends on accumulation. What they lack is the process of accumulation.

  Yao Ding heard Wang Gui's words, his face became darker.

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  The carriage finally stopped in front of an inn. This is an inn opened by Tang Huai's family in the county, called Tang Kee Inn, where they live every year.

  Just as the carriage stopped, the innkeeper who was as fat as a big wax gourd came out with two assistants, and said with a smile on his face: "After waiting for a day, Master Yao finally came."

  The shopkeeper's enthusiasm is like a cup of hot tea in winter, warming their hearts. Yao Ding also showed a smile on his face covered with iron filings, "It's time to trouble the shopkeeper Wang again."

   "Where! Where! It's an honor for this small shop to entertain the four prodigies from the local area. Go in and warm yourself up. Let the luggage be picked up by the guys."

  Yao Ding glared at the four disciples again, meaning to ask if they deserve the title of 'child prodigy'?

The shopkeeper led everyone to the backyard. This is Tang's inn. Not only did they waive their room fees, but they also prepared the best rooms for them. Yao Ding lived in the upper room alone, and the four students lived in the largest room. Another room was set aside for them to review and prepare for the exam.

   "The four child prodigies pack up and go down to eat! Your master has already gone first." The shopkeeper greeted enthusiastically at the door.

   Tang Huai was a little displeased and said, "Shopkeeper Wang, don't call us prodigy in the future, it sounds harsh."

   "Hehe! The young proprietor is right, I'm going to prepare the bowls and chopsticks, and the little officials come down quickly!"

  The shopkeeper went down, and Tang Huai said to the three of them again: "This shopkeeper Wang will take care of our daily life. In addition, my uncle will be responsible for the chores of the Boys' Club. He lives in the county."

   "When will the lottery be drawn?" Yue Fei asked.

   "It should be tomorrow! It is estimated that there are still schools not coming today, and Xuezheng will preside over the lottery tomorrow morning."

The four of them walked while talking, and they came to the dining hall in the front yard in a short while. The dining hall is located on the left side of the inn lobby. It looks rather crude.

In addition, the window is surrounded by a screen, and the furnishings inside are not bad. There is a couch that can accommodate three people. Yao Ding is sitting alone on the couch, drinking a small wine slowly. Plate of side dishes.

  The food for the four of them was placed on the big table. A pot of stewed old hen was steaming in the middle, and beside it were four or five good dishes such as braised fish, scrambled eggs with minced meat, roasted winter bamboo shoots, and cold-cut lamb in sauce.

  There were four large porcelain bowls all around, filled with colorful thick porridge, Wang Gui yelled after sitting down, "Why do you drink porridge?"

  Li Yanqing's heart moved, and he asked with a smile: "Shopkeeper Wang, is this Laba porridge?"

   Shopkeeper Wang stepped forward with a smile, and explained: "Although tomorrow is Laba, according to the customs of Tangyin County, you have to drink Laba porridge for three days. Of course, you don't have to drink it today, but this is arranged by your master."

  The four of them looked at the master together. The master was blocked by the screen, but his cold voice came through the cracks in the screen, "Yue Fei, memorize the poet's "La Ri" once. If you can't memorize it, don't eat."

  This poem was a bit remote, Yue Fei really couldn't remember it, so he had to bow his head and say, "Students don't know!" Yao Ding said angrily, "Take out the poem and read it once, then go back and write it ten times."

  Yue Fei took out the book and looked at it, then read aloud:

  December is still warm every year, and this year, the frost in Lari has completely disappeared.

  Invading the snow is the color of the day lily, and the spring is leaking the willow.

  Indulging in wine for a good night of drunkenness, returning to the family for the first time to disperse Zichen Dynasty.

   Mouth fat face medicine with grace, emerald tube silver baby down to heaven.

  Li Yanqing also memorized it silently. He has a very strong learning ability, and he can never forget ordinary poems.

  Yao Ding nodded, "Let's eat! After eating, go to write, write 3,000 characters, and then write a poem, with today's snow scene as the topic, you should be conscious, go to bed after finishing, I won't check."

   "Master is going out at night?" Wang Gui asked quickly.

   "Too much bullshit!" Yao Ding snorted.

  Wang Gui didn't dare to say anything, Li Yanqing bent him with an elbow, blinked and said in a low voice, "Maybe Master will go to spy on the enemy's situation at night, if you know yourself and the enemy, you will win every battle!"

  Wang Gui suddenly smiled, imagining how his master would fly over the walls in night clothes, and he added: "He also has a sword on his back!"

  Yue Fei sighed, "Please stop thinking about it, Master is going home."

"go home!"

  The three of them froze for a moment, you looked at me, I looked at you, and then realized that Master should have a home!

   "Fifth brother, is your grandmother still there?" Li Yanqing asked.

  Yue Fei shook his head, "Grandmother has been away for many years, master and uncle live together, and uncle is studying at Bianliang Guozi School."

   After a pause, Yue Fei said again: "Uncle is Xuezheng in the county."

   Everyone was completely stunned. There is a son who is an upright student, and Lushan Town School takes the last place every year. How upright and upright this son must be!

   Starting from Monday, I will ask for recommendation tickets from all book friends! Seek strong support!

  (end of this chapter)