Poor Family

  Chapter 43 Hidden secrets

Li Yanqing used to live in a dilapidated thatched cottage, and he really didn't feel much about his own home. When the house was rebuilt this time, Li Yanqing realized that the foundation of his house is actually quite large. There is not only a yard in the front, but also a yard in the back. It's just that in the past it was overgrown with weeds and there was no courtyard wall. He always thought it was a wasteland.

Now the backyard has been re-leveled, and the courtyard wall is even bigger than the front yard. There is still a jujube tree in the yard. Unfortunately, this year is a small year, and only a few hundred jujubes are sparsely grown. The harvest is not big. Listen to my father. He said that in a good harvest year, the tree is full of golden jujubes, and he will climb up the tree every autumn to eat his fill.

This time the patriarch built a house for them. He was really generous. He built four houses for them. In addition to the main hall and the left and right wing rooms, there is also a bedroom at the back. They are all brand new green brick houses, and the ground is also paved with large green bricks. , completely without the moisture of the past.

Li Daqi also bought a lot of furniture. The tables and chairs were replaced with new ones. The old pits were also dismantled. He bought a bed for himself and his son. The quilts and hemp mats were also new, the only one left. The furniture is the big camphor wood box with peeling paint, which was brought by Li Yanqing's mother as a dowry, and it is also Li Daqi's sustenance for missing his dead wife.

  Sunset has fallen, the hustle and bustle has dissipated, Li Yanqing's heart has also calmed down, and he is about to start writing the second part of "The Great Sage Hunting Monsters".

Li Yanqing lives in the right wing room, which is the largest room except the living room, slightly larger than the bedroom where Li Daqi lives. The little donkey lives in the left wing room temporarily tonight, and tomorrow Li Daqi will ask someone to build a barn in the backyard .

  Dahei wanted to go out to play early in the morning, and refused to go into the house to sleep, so Uncle Hu made a nest for it in the yard, and slept directly in the yard to look after the house at night.

Under a bright oil lamp, Li Yanqing was writing furiously. The plot of the story had already been formed in his mind, and he could write it without any delay. At this time, his father's voice came from outside the door, "Qing'er, Daddy!" I have something to tell you."

   "I'm fine, come in, Daddy!"

  Li Daqi walked into the room, holding in his hand "The Great Sage Hunting Monsters: The Red Boy" written by Li Yanqing. This is a book written by his son, of course he must read it carefully.

  He sat across from Li Yanqing and said with a smile: "Daddy just read your book, it's really good, it's quite attractive, even if I write it, I still can't write it."

   "It's just that I can't write a story!"

  Li Yanqing put down his pen and said with a smile: "Why don't I come up with the plot of the story, and then Dad writes the book, and we father and son cooperate to make a good fortune."

Li Daqi shook his head, "If I write it, it will definitely not be like this. It must be extremely boring, and I will go to the county tomorrow to meet with Yao Xuezheng and other colleagues. Genealogy, will be very busy, I won't spend much time at home, I'm afraid it will be difficult to take care of you in the future."

  Li Yanqing said with a smile: "I will take care of myself, Daddy doesn't have to worry."

   Li Daqi was not really worried. He used to go to the county to copy books, and he would go there for several days. His son was taken care of by his neighbors. Didn’t he also come here well?

  Li Daqi said again: "Daddy thought about it, and I'd better leave the family donkey to you. It's convenient for you to go home from school. You can leave the donkey at the mule and horse store, and Daddy will go buy another donkey."

   "Daddy, I really don't need it. Li Er and Li San don't ride donkeys. If I ride a donkey, I can't go with them. Daddy can ride! No need to buy any more."

  Seeing that his son refused to accept it, Li Daqi had to forget it. He got up and was about to leave when Li Yanqing remembered something and said, "Wait a minute, Dad, I have one more thing."

   "Anything else?"

Li Yanqing took a large bag of money from the bedside, which was the twenty pennies rewarded to him by the village. He said to his father: "I asked the master, if you only study in elementary school for two years and learn how to read and write, as long as you Four pennies is enough, and I want to use the twenty pennies to support five children in the village to go to school for two years in the name of my father."

  Li Daqi was very surprised, he asked in puzzlement: "How do you think of subsidizing children to go to school?"

   "Because the state government will send people to check on Daddy's situation after the new year."

  Li Yanqing didn't hide anything, so he told his father that he met Li Guanren, the governor of the state, and asked him to help delete the bad records.

  Li Daqi was completely stunned, Li Yanqing saw that his father's expression was not right, so he stretched out his hand and waved in front of his eyes, "Daddy, are you okay?"

  Li Daqi grinned, his eyes immediately became moist, he could no longer restrain his inner emotions, his legs softened and he sat down, lying on the table and crying.

  Li Yanqing didn't speak anymore, but just quietly looked at his father to vent his inner grievances.

   After a long while, Li Daqi sat up slowly, wiped away his tears embarrassingly, "Daddy is so happy, Qinger, how did you do it, I mean, how did you know Zhizhou?"

   "It's also a coincidence. We met when we were admiring the snow scenery. He was traveling in micro clothes at that time. No one knew that he was a senior official of Zhizhou."

  Li Yanqing originally wanted to suggest that after deleting the bad records, he could move to another place to prepare for the imperial examination, but he was afraid that his father would tell him about the imperial examination, so he did not mention it for the time being.

  It was only then that Li Daqi realized that his son's painstaking efforts to subsidize the schooling of the village children were all aimed at establishing a good reputation for himself in a short period of time.

He counted with his fingers for a long time, and then he said to his son: "There are thirteen children in the village who are suitable for studying. Second Brother Li and you have already gone to school, and there are ten more. Since you have already sponsored five people, why don't I take more?" With twenty pennies, the other five children are also supported, so that the boss will not praise the West family for being uncomfortable."

   "It's absolutely fine, take twenty taels of silver from my touch-up fee! Don't touch Daddy's hard-earned money."

  Li Daqi shook his head, "Keep the money you earn, maybe you will need it urgently in the future, this is Dad's business, let me do it!"

  Li Yanqing didn't argue anymore, he understood his father's intentions, Li Daqi got up and patted his son's head, and smiled lovingly: "Go to bed early, don't stay up too late, you have to get up early to go to school tomorrow!"

   “I’ll fall asleep after writing a few more lines.”

Li Daqi nodded, closed the door and went out. He walked into the courtyard, looked at the sky full of stars, his mind was full of thoughts, and his heart was ups and downs. He let out a long breath of white air. From a fool to a gifted prodigy.

  At four o'clock the next day, Li Daqi left a note and led the donkey away. He would not be able to return for at least four or five days.

Not long after, Li Yanqing got up too. His personality is not like Yue Fei's. Joined the army, but when the golden soldiers came, he could also draw his sword to protect himself.

Li Yanqing looked at the note on the table. His father said that he had given Baozheng the matter of going to school for the children in the village, and told him not to worry. He could go to Mrs. Hu's house for dinner, and his father left two coins in the box. Let him get hungry and buy some food in town.

Li Yanqing went to the yard to wash his face, and then came to the backyard. When it comes to practicing martial arts, he is still at a loss, and he doesn't know where to start. That mastiff can't hit every shot, even if it is talented, it still needs someone to lead it.

  Li Yanqing thought about it for a while, and he decided to start with squatting. At least if the horse stance is well practiced, it will not be a problem for him to ride a donkey.

  Li Yanqing just squatted down, but heard a low voice shouting from a distance, he froze for a moment, followed the sound, and found that the voice came from the woods outside the backyard.

  Li Yanqing's home is located in the southwest corner of the village, outside is a forest covering an area of ​​several thousand acres, and on the other side of the forest is the famous Yongji Canal.

  He leaned over the wall and looked at it for a while. It was so dark that he couldn't see anything. He simply picked up a hatchet and pinned it to his waist, gently climbed over the wall, and walked into the woods.

It was the first time for Li Yanqing to walk into this forest, but he believed that the former Li Yanqing must have come here often. He was very familiar with passing through several bushes and came directly to a clearing in the forest. Li Yanqing was stunned for a moment. In the clearing in the woods, Uncle Hu was practicing with a gun. A big gun was flying up and down, surrounded by silver lights, like a pear tree in full bloom, and there were several weapons beside it.

  Li Yanqing's eyes widened. This is clearly an extremely strong martial arts. Unexpectedly, Li Wencun hides a hero with high martial arts skills.

  At this time, Hu Sheng retracted his big gun, and suddenly stopped like a rainstorm, and the murderous aura in the air suddenly disappeared.

   "Is it Qing'er?" Hu Sheng asked with a smile while his back was turned to him.

   "How did uncle know it was me?" Li Yanqing came out from behind the tree.

   "I've been familiar with the sound of your footsteps for a long time."

Li Yanqing realized in his heart that the moves he knew must have been taught by Uncle Hu, but he still wanted to make sure, so he walked up to him with a smile and asked, "I've been a little confused for the past two months, and I don't remember things clearly. Yes, I have learned martial arts from Uncle Hu before, right?"

Hu Sheng tilted his head and looked at him for a long time, then shook his head puzzledly and said: "If I hadn't watched you grow up, I would definitely think that you are not the original Qing'er, and you have forgotten what happened only two months ago ?”

Li Yanqing scratched his head, "After I fell into the well, I remembered some things, such as the various books my father taught me to read, but I couldn't remember some things, like a few plugs were pulled out of my head, and then other things were plugged in. Several brain holes are the same."

   "This metaphor is quite vivid!"

  Hu Sheng smiled and said: "Actually, it's best for you to be like this now, even if you can't remember those **** things before."

  Li Yanqing made a fist movement, "So, I really learned martial arts from Uncle Hu before!"

"I haven't taught you any martial arts, but when I practice martial arts every day, you watch by me and occasionally follow me. The only thing I have ever taught you is how to hit stones. You really have a special talent. You can practice more than a dozen times in one afternoon. People who have been around for a long time are strong, but I never dare to teach you again later."

"Why?"

Hu Sheng hesitated for a while before he sighed and said, "Two months ago I was practicing strength in the yard. I pulled the bucket out of the well with one arm. You saw it from the side, but you fell into the well the next day. , although I saved you, I really dare not tell your father about this."

   "Uncle, teach me how to practice martial arts again!" Li Yanqing begged.

Hu Sheng shook his head, "If you can learn literature in this world, no one is willing to practice martial arts. I was forced to take the road of learning martial arts. Brother Qing, you listen to uncle, study hard, and you will be admitted to Jinshi in the future. We martial artists It's all up to you."

   "Uncle, I didn't do it on a whim. You have seen it with your own eyes. If I hadn't learned a few tricks from Uncle, I would have been bitten to death by that vicious dog. I learn martial arts just to protect myself."

   "But being bitten by a dog rarely happens. If you are admitted to Juren, ten Liu Hongchengs will not dare to touch a hair of your hair. What are you afraid of?"

   After a moment of silence, Li Yanqing said in a low voice: "When we came back from the county, the Khitan people shot our cart horse to death with an arrow. Uncle, I don't want to become another horse to be slaughtered by the Khitan people."

Hu Sheng was speechless for a while. The reason why he didn't want to teach Li Yanqing to practice martial arts was because Li Daqi would never allow his son to learn martial arts from him. Dacaogu, these feeble scholars who have no power to restrain themselves can't even protect themselves, so how can they protect their families?

  After thinking for a long time, Hu Sheng said slowly: "You have expertise in art, and your task is to study. In your spare time, you can also practice basic skills with me to strengthen your body."

  Li Yanqing was a little disappointed, it was only for physical fitness, but since Uncle Hu agreed, he will find a way to torture him in the future, Li Yanqing immediately eagerly said: "I have time now, Uncle Hu can teach me something!"

  Hu Sheng laughed, "If the Liao soldiers come, the first priority is to escape, so let's practice running today, let's go!"

Hu Sheng turned around and ran towards the depths of the woods. Li Yanqing was stunned for a while. He thought he was practicing knives and sticks, but he didn't expect to be running. He had no choice but to follow Uncle Hu towards Yongji Canal in the west. go.

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  (end of this chapter)