Poor Family

  Chapter 62 Gift disturbance

  It was already late at night when we returned to Liwen Village. Li Yanqing had just arrived at the entrance of the village when he saw a thin figure standing by the side of the road with a big dog in his hand.

   Li Yanqing felt hot in his heart, and asked from a distance: "Magpie, is that you?"

   "Little official, it's me!" The magpie ran up, and Dahei beside her also shouted happily and ran towards the master.

  Li Yanqing jumped off the donkey, affectionately touched Dahei, whose long mouth was almost reaching his nose, and asked the magpie with a smile, "Why are you here?"

   "Dahei is coming to pick you up, so I'll lead him here."

   "What a good boy!" Li Yanqing hugged Dahei affectionately, gave it a bun, and Dahei wagged his tail and led them the way.

   "Uncle Zhong said that the junior official will live in the county tonight. I said that the minor official is going to take the imperial examination and will definitely come back to write."

   "Yes! Master only gave me one day off. If I don't go to school tomorrow, I will be whipped."

  Li Yanqing finished his last book today, as if a burden had been lifted from his shoulders, under the breeze of the spring night, he was in a particularly happy mood, and he talked a little more.

   "The Spring Club will be in a few days. I'll give you a day off. You can go home and have fun."

   "I, A Tao and I made an appointment to play together."

A Tao is the little maid of Li Er's family, and she bought it for a few months, but she didn't expect them to play together, so Li Yanqing stopped forcing her and said with a smile: "Anyway, I'll give you a day off, why not?" Play for yourself."

  The magpie was overjoyed, and hurriedly bestowed a blessing, "Thank you, little official!"

   It is a tradition for students in the northern part of the Song Dynasty to give gifts to their masters to express their gratitude. Gifts do not depend on whether they are expensive or not, but on their intentions. Some poor students send a few gourds and pick a basket of beans, and the master likes it just as much.

Two days before the festival, Yao Ding's study was full of gifts from students. Although it was like this every year, Yao Ding was still very happy. From each gift, he could feel the children's love for him. One of his camaraderie.

  Although there are many gifts, Yao Ding also wants to return gifts to the students. He has been so busy these two days that he can't stop for a moment, writing dozens of words every day. For the students, there is nothing more exciting than the encouragement from the master.

In the room, Yao Ding was immersed in writing, and the laughter of the students came from outside, at noon, Yao Ding did not take a nap for the first time, at this time, Li Daguang appeared at the door, and asked with a smile on his face: "Is Master Yao busy? "

  Yao Ding pointed to the presents all over the room with a pen, and said with a smile, "There are so many gifts, and I still have to write back to the students, how can I not be busy?"

   "I also received a lot of gifts, and I didn't know how to return the gifts, and I was very flustered."

Li Daguang was attracted by the big green donkey tied to the door. It was a gift from Wang Gui to the master. It caused a sensation in the whole school. Fifteen pennies!

   While talking, he flipped through the gifts that the students gave Yao Ding, and quickly appraised them in his heart, only feeling that each of them was worth more than his gifts.

  He picked up a piece of fine and soft green cloth, and sighed in his heart, this is the top-grade cotton cloth in Fuzhou, and this one costs at least three bucks, and he happened to be short of a spring shirt, why didn't anyone give it to him?

  At this time, Li Daguang suddenly saw a large exquisite black lacquered wooden box with vermilion painted on the edge. He was stunned for a moment.

  He quickly picked it up, and the imprint on it was indeed the Four Treasures of the Study in Jiuzhitang, the capital city. He had seen it in Anyang County, and the price was ten guan. Looking at the bottom, he was even more shocked, it was actually a gift from Li Yanqing to his master.

  Li Daguang only felt sour water in his stomach. Li Yanqing is his cousin, and he gave such an expensive gift to Master, but he gave nothing to himself. This is simply outrageous.

   "Master Yao, look at this"

  He started thinking about these gifts, he was too embarrassed to ask for the donkey, but he hoped that Yao Ding could give him one of this piece of green cloth or this box of the Four Treasures of the Study.

Unexpectedly, Yao Ding came over and unceremoniously snatched away the Four Treasures of the Study in his hand, "Every gift is my most precious thing, so I will not give it away. If Master Li is interested, I will give you a picture of it." !"

   "Then there is no need, by the way, I want to discuss with Master Yao about the Spring Club's holiday arrangements."

  Yao Ding rolled his eyes, "If there's anything to discuss, it's the same as last year. Except for the twenty-odd county students who are preparing for the county school, I will arrange it. Master Li will take care of the rest!"

   "I see, then I'll make arrangements."

Li Daguang took a hard look at the Four Treasures of the Study and the Green Cloth, wishing that hands would grow out of his eyes and **** them away. The loss brought dissatisfaction, and a trace of anger ignited in his heart. He must go to Li Yanqing to settle the score. Master bought such expensive things, why didn't he buy something for himself?

  Li Yanqing met the aggressive Li Daguang by the school wall, "Qing'er, I have something to ask you!"

Li Yanqing gave him a strange look, then turned his head and winked at Wang Gui and Tang Huai, the two understood, and immediately walked around in a circle, but they did not go far away, standing a dozen steps away, looking at their uncle and nephew .

   "What's the matter with fourth uncle?" Li Yanqing asked with a smile.

  Li Daguang restrained the anger in his heart, and asked Li Yanqing, "Let me ask you, what can fourth uncle do to you?"

   "What does Fourth Uncle mean by this? Did Yanqing do something wrong?"

  Li Yanqing felt strange in his heart, Fourth Uncle looked ashamed and angry, how did he offend him?

   "Hmph! I'm your fourth uncle. I saw the social day, but my desk was empty. Shouldn't I say something as a student?"

  It turned out that because of this, Li Yanqing laughed, "Fourth Uncle is too exaggerated, I think there are a lot of things in Fourth Uncle's room! There are at least dozens of things for food and use, how can it be empty?"

  Li Daguang stretched his face, and said coldly: "But there is no donkey tied to my door, and there is no green cloth on my table, and there is no Jiuzhitang's four treasures of the study, Qinger, fourth uncle is in a panic!"

Li Yanqing smiled calmly and said, "I can understand fourth uncle's mood, but fourth uncle needs to be more relaxed. Master Yao told us that when he first entered the school as a master, he only accepted students on social day. When half a bag of beans arrived, he was very happy, and there were students who remembered him. In comparison, Fourth Uncle was much better than Master Yao. My nephew believed that in another twenty years, the one tied to Fourth Uncle's door would never be It's a donkey, but a horse, fourth uncle has to believe in himself, but don't be discouraged!"

"you-"

  Li Daguang was so choked by Li Yanqing that he couldn't say a word, Li Yanqing saluted him, "Fourth Uncle is busy with things, nephew will not bother you!"

  Li Yanqing turned around and walked away. Li Daguang looked at Li Yanqing's back and gritted his teeth, "Little bastard, I'll go to your father to settle the score!"

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  The Spring Club is approaching, and the students are no longer in the mood to go to school. The eyes of the students are attracted by the festive atmosphere that is getting lively every day.

  Although the Spring Society is on February 2nd, preparations started a few days ago. More than a dozen large sheds were set up in the open space in front of the temple.

They are like fighting in a ring, holding back their energy and competing in secret. You bring ten jars of old wine, and I bring three fat pigs. You sprinkle flower petals on the roof, and I tie willow branches on the pillars. There are hundreds of competitions.

The drums were beating loudly, the trumpets were blowing loudly, the land gods were dressed in official uniforms of the seventh rank, and baskets of paper candles and incense were moved to the front of the temple. Like the large and small mushrooms growing in the grass after a spring rain, they occupy every open space in Lushan Town.

  On the second day of February, Lushan Academy was closed for one day, but the twenty or so scholars who were preparing for the exam were not so lucky. "The county exam will be in three days. No one should think about the spring society today!"

  Master Yao Ding's bamboo whip slapped the table and table, and the Baihu hall was shrouded in gloom.

   "This year's Spring Society, we are finished!"

At noon, when the master went out to go to the toilet, Li Er yelled out a wail, which immediately resonated with everyone. Even Li Yanqing felt that the master didn't need to be so strict. Anyway, everyone was not in the school and couldn't learn anything. Why not let everyone go out and have fun?

  There was the sound of rumbling drums in the distance, and the gongs and drums burst out. This is the beginning of the social drama, and everyone panicked. At this moment, Wang Gui couldn't help shouting: "Let's go and negotiate with Master!"

   As soon as the words fell, Yao Ding walked in with a gloomy face, holding a bamboo whip, "What do you want to talk to me about?"

  The students fell silent for a moment, everyone lowered their heads, not daring to say anything, but Li Yanqing raised his hand and said, "Master, we are willing to stay to make up lessons tomorrow night. I beg Master to give us half a day off today."

  With Li Yanqing taking the lead, everyone begged one after another: "Master, give us half a day off! We are willing to make up lessons tomorrow night."

  Yao Ding looked at the pleading eyes, and his heart softened a little, "Okay! Make up lessons tomorrow night, and school is over now."

  Student ‘Aw! ’ With a cheer, he rushed out of the classroom at an unprecedented speed.

  Yao Ding pointed at Li Yanqing with a bamboo whip, "Wait a minute!"

  The students all looked at Li Yanqing sympathetically, it really didn't end well for taking the lead, brother Qing was about to be beaten.

   "Master, what else can I order?" Li Yanqing stood in front of the master with his hands down.

  Yao Ding said with a straight face: "Your father asked someone to bring you a message. If your grandfather wants you to go on a blind date, he asks you not to think about it for now."

  The students hiding outside the door laughed coaxingly, and ran away like flying. They heard them shouting at the top of their voices from a distance, "Great news, Brother Qing is going on a blind date!"

  Li Yanqing's face was burning hot, and he was a little bit blaming Master in his heart. Why didn't he talk about this kind of thing in private, so that everyone in the school would know about it. Master Yao Ding finally couldn't help but looked up and laughed and left.

  As soon as the master left, Wang Gui and Tang Huai rushed in, and they winked and smiled, "Old Li, congratulations, when will the cakes be distributed?"

  Li Yanqing was so angry that he slapped the two of them **** the head, "Congratulations on the size, I don't understand it myself, what's the point of dating?"

  Wang Gui covered his head with a smile and said, "Don't be shy! You can ask Lao Tang about blind dates. He has rich experience and has been on blind dates more than once."

  Tang Huai blushed and was so angry that he strangled Wang Gui's neck from behind, "You promised me not to say anything, strangle you brat to death!"

   "Hey! It turns out that Lao Tang had a blind date, when did it happen?"

  Li Yanqing immediately shifted the battlefield, and asked Tang Huai with a playful smile: "Tell me quickly, which family's young lady is she, and has there been a marriage discussion?"

  Tang Huai tapped Li Yanqing on the head with a folding fan, "Everyone is talking about you! Don't mention me."

  At this time, the drum beat again, only to hear Yue Fei anxiously urging outside, "Let's go!"

  Wang Gui's expression changed, "Oops! The drama is coming to an end."

  They didn't care about talking about the blind date, and rushed out of the school in a panic.

   Get up early and ask everyone for tickets!

  (end of this chapter)