Making money, taking exams, and raising a family in rural imperial examinations

Dou Ying is a very good guide. Since disembarking from the ship, she has been introducing Yangzhou County to Lin Ze and the others.

There is an ancient poem: the old man left the Yellow Crane Tower in the west, and the fireworks went down to Yangzhou in March.

Although this is not the world of dynasties that I am familiar with, Lin Ze is very kind when he hears that there is a place next to him, and he has a wonderful feeling of witnessing history with his own eyes.

Yangzhou County is indeed a bustling city ranked number one in Daji, and perhaps the section of the wharf where they docked is particularly prosperous, so halfway they saw all luxurious and magnificent buildings, and there were no low, dilapidated houses.

The clothes of ordinary people in the county and town are basically cotton cloth, such as linen is rarely seen, which shows the living conditions of the people.

But according to Dou Ying, this is actually a prosperous place on the surface. This is the case in the city in Yangzhou County. There are still many poor people outside the city, and those people are generally not allowed to enter the city. Activities in the west of the city.

To put it bluntly, it is also a kind of prosperity and political achievements deliberately created by officials such as the magistrate of the county and the prefect.

So in the city, you can’t just look at the clothes, but you can tell the grades from the occupation. For example, they keep encountering people who come up to ask them if they need to lead the way, eat and stay. Those who come from other countries or live in poverty in the city.

This kind of person is a "guide" at a good level, or a "rogue" at a bad level.

Because these people are indeed associated with hooligans, ordinary people who have experience in going out know that when you go to these places, even if you don't lack a guide, it's best to hire one, just as a way to save money and avoid disaster.

Otherwise, without these 'kids' leading the way, the lonely family will be clearly the prey to be targeted, because you don't understand the 'rules'.

Of course, it is not necessarily safe to invite, if Lu Fu is too powerful, then you are also a fat sheep of others, and you will definitely not be able to leave here without losing something.

That’s why it’s always said that there are bad people out of poor mountains and bad waters, but the bustling cities are not much better. Those who are fooled are the foolish and bold people who dare to travel far with luggage and have no experience.

Why do you say the government doesn't care?No matter how many officials there are in the yamen, it cannot match the number of poor people at the bottom.

Besides, these people have their own sense of proportion, and generally they don't go too far. Those who cheat are all 'unknown to the rules'. If the government can't control them, they just turn a blind eye.

Even if Dou Ying didn't talk about these truths, Lin Ze knew that he used to travel out of town a lot, and when he first came out of society, he often encountered things that were taken at a disadvantage.

So they had a tacit understanding. After getting off the boat, they still picked a tall and thin young man at the pier to lead the way.

After arriving at the small restaurant that Dou Ying was talking about, and ordering a few ordinary-priced dishes, Dou Ying complained to Lin Ze and the others about the troubles she encountered because she didn’t understand the rules.

"Brother Lin, it seems that you have put in a lot of work when you go out. I was in a hurry last time when I went to Beijing for the exam. I didn't inquire properly when I went out for the first time. I didn't know the rules when I went outside, but it made me miserable. My money was stolen. Half of it, it directly led to me going to the capital city to get a cold and no money to buy medicine, so I went to the exam with a hard load, and then I was carried out halfway through the exam, otherwise I would have won a tribute in the exam last time, hey..."

Dou Ying's expression and tone were extremely regretful and regretful.

The last exam questions were the easiest among all the previous exams. If it wasn't for his health, he wouldn't lose his reputation and take the exam again.

Lin Ze, who met him on the boat, knew a little about his knowledge, and indeed it was enough to be admitted as a Gongshi. It was a pity that he failed last time.

In fact, as long as you can be admitted in the general examination, you will basically not fail the next palace examination. Official effectiveness. (Note)

Because there are already very few people who can pass the examination in all parts of the country, and there are only two or three hundred people left in the tens of thousands. If the imperial court is eliminated, how can there be any talents left to use?

Therefore, basically, if you are admitted as a Gongshi, you can already be regarded as a carp jumping over the dragon's gate.

The three children of Li Sheng were shocked and unbelievable when they heard the dark side of the outside world. Given their age and experience, they had never seen or heard of it.

"Uncle Dou, do these officials ignore it? It's too rampant, this is a county town."

"It's the county that is even more mixed with dragons and snakes. The manpower of the government is limited. How can it be managed? It is not easy to maintain the prosperity and tranquility on the surface..."

"No one can spend money to hire. The prosperous county and city must have money. If the government is not enough, you can hire strong men. Daji lacks everything but labor. Country people are willing to do anything as long as they are paid, let alone the court. Host, how can a town prosper without good law and order? It will definitely become a big hidden danger in the future.”

In the private school, Lin Ze not only taught them the things in the books, in order to cultivate the children's thinking and outlook on life, he often gave the children some examples of current affairs to analyze and explain.

I don't ask everyone to fully understand, but I want everyone to be influenced by what they hear and see, and surpass their peers from the root of their thinking.

So at this time the children were very surprised and did not understand that law and order was not a particularly difficult problem to solve, especially when the imperial court had the absolute right to speak and manage.

"This..." Dou Ying was dumbfounded when asked.

He didn't think about this question, and he didn't expect that a few half-children whose oldest age was no more than 14 years old could say these words straight to the point.

It's just that the actual situation is not so easy to say. How many officials can use all the money impartially and selflessly?

"Brother Dou, I'm sorry, my three younger brothers like to show off a little bit of ink, but they are laughing at me when I am young."

Lin Ze smiled at Dou Ying, who was made dumb for a while by the little guys, and then slapped the three children on the head one by one to teach them a lesson.

"Don't speak nonsense about things you don't understand. Be careful that you will cause trouble. If you have learned a little bit of ink, you will show off. These things are not as simple as you say, and there are twists and turns in it. Eat quickly, let's finish eating Go and rest, after living on the ship for so many days, do you still want to go back to live in the cabin?"

"Old...brother, it's not that if you don't understand, you should ask earlier, lest the problem snowball and hit your head again. If you are stupid, you will be responsible!"

The third boy covered his head and wronged Bala.

Lin Dongdong felt that the expressions of his brothers were very funny, so he clapped his hands, "Silly, brother is silly."

"If you don't understand, you have to ask and choose a place. If you talk nonsense outside to cause trouble, the eldest brother is also doing it for your own good."

Zhang Yu picked up a meatball for each of the three children, and laughed.

Li Sheng was very wronged, "Sister-in-law is eccentric, brother is your husband-in-law, so you are partial to him!"

"That's natural..."

Zhang Yu smiled and nodded to acknowledge the matter, without feeling embarrassed at all.

Lin Dongdong acted as a supporter again, parroting his tongue, clapping his hands happily, "Yes, yes, brother, silly."

Li Sheng's grievances flooded like the Yellow River, "Move, you are so heartless!"

"You don't have a conscience. You are telling the truth. You are stupid. Fortunately, you are still the boss. Every time we take the exam, we are the last one. It's shameful."

Zhang Shibin glanced at him, he firmly supported Junior Brother Dong Dong, and no one was allowed to talk about his Dong Dong.

Li Sheng wanted to cry with his eyes puffed up, but he was speechless to refute, who told him that this senior brother is really the third one every time, he really has no prestige at all...

"It's okay, every time I'm number one, he's number two."

Seeing his pitiful expression, Guo Zian couldn't help comforting him.

Although he still has a paralyzed expression on his face, the words he speaks are much more humane than when he was a child, and his slow language has been trained.

"..."

Li Sheng stared at Guo Zian, feeling even more depressed.

This girl might as well not be comforted, Zhang Shidan is the second child of ten thousand years, and he is the third child of ten thousand years...

"Hahaha, eat, eat, brother Lin, your three younger brothers and Fu Lang's children are really interesting."

In the end, Dou Ying rounded up the situation, laughed and felt that Brother Lin's family is really rare, such a "mutually hurting" family is really rare.

Atmosphere is always the best way to go with a meal.

Although so many people at the table only ordered two meat dishes, and the others were vegetarian, everyone ate very happily. The chefs in this restaurant are very skilled, and the vegetarian dishes are also very delicious.

To put it bluntly, compared with the meals on the ship, it is simply the difference between delicacies and pig food. After eating the meals on the ship for a month, now everyone feels delicious when eating outside.

Besides, it is not difficult to want to eat meat. Anyway, they are planning to rent a residential house, and then go to the vegetable market to buy some and cook it by themselves, which saves money and is affordable.

For candidates from poor families, this is almost always the arrangement when they go out, and it is not uncommon for the poorer ones to gnaw dry pancakes all the way, they are already considered "luxury".

Dou Ying's family background is average, and he wanted to save money, but with the experience of rushing for the exam last time, he still gritted his teeth and felt that he should eat better and live better. Big loss.

"Hey, Cousin Dou is here too? What a coincidence, I said why I didn't meet Cousin Dou to rush for the exam this year. I thought you didn't have enough travel expenses, and I was still regretful. We are cousins, how can we delay the big event of rushing for the exam? , Cousin is short of money, why don’t you come to us to borrow it.”

"That's right, what Xianggong said is true. Although my cousin borrowed it last time and hasn't paid it back, our family is not short of that few silver coins. But cousin Dou has come to catch the exam, and he can go to the restaurant to eat. I think it's a fortune... ..."

Lin Ze and the others were eating happily when a man and a woman came up the stairs suddenly.

Judging from their behavior and their hair buns, they should be a couple. The two of them went upstairs to see them showing surprise, and then walked over with mocking expressions full of contempt.

The words that come out of her mouth are also extremely harsh and not very pleasant to hear. It is clearly implying that Dou Ying has money to enjoy, but she borrows money and refuses to repay it. The voice is so loud that everyone around can hear it.

"Cousin, cousin."

Dou Ying heard the sound and saw people, and was surrounded by people eating around, with a trace of embarrassment on her face.

Lin Ze doesn't know whether Dou Ying is an old man who owes people money and refuses to pay back, because they have only known each other for a month, and they exchange knowledge on weekdays.

But for now, Dou Ying is pretty good.

When he was on the boat, he saw that the other party was poor in food and clothing. Most of them would just buy a few hot corn bread pancakes from the boat kitchen, and eat with the pickles and peppers he brought. Gnaw the fish bones.

Several times he invited the other party to have dinner together, but the other party refused, and he never bothered Ceng Shi when they were eating and eating snacks. He also had a backbone and sense of proportion in his conversation, and he was not ashamed of being poor, nor used poverty as an excuse to suffer. Favor from others.

So there are so many people on board, it is not without reason that Lin Ze chose to accompany Dou Ying on the journey.

But at this moment, facing the mocking words of the couple who came, Dou Ying looked embarrassed, but she did not refute the debt, and endured her temper,

"Cousin, I will definitely repay the borrowed money when I am in high school. The fee for this exam was collected by my father from selling his property. It is not intentional to default. You and I are of the same family, and our Dou family will not do that." Shameless..."

"Then who knows, what if you don't pass the exam when you're in high school? Cousin Dou, didn't we say that if you don't have money, you don't want to take the exam? Look at how many times you have taken the exam. It's hard to get into Juren. Marry your daughter to you with a generous dowry, and you will agree to the marriage, and you will have to make a fool of yourself."

"Hey, the clan used to say that you are the most promising cousin, but the world is unpredictable. Cousin, you see that you are still in your thirties and still studying for exams. It is enough to have a reputation to protect yourself. Brother, I am not as good as my cousin." My brother is talented, but he has earned a reputation as a scholar, and his life as a teacher is much lighter. Now he still has time to go out with his wife to see the world and play for a while. Cousin, I went to see my aunt earlier, and her hair was all gray, which made me sad... ..."

Cousin Dou Ying and his wife didn't take it seriously, they spoke directly and tactfully without giving any face, and blatantly laughed at them.

Telling a man to let him marry a lady with a rich dowry to eat soft food based on his fame, he didn't save any face. Moreover, telling someone who was going to catch up for the exam that he can't go to high school is even more cursed.

The few words were full of sarcasm.

Although I don't know the specific situation, but based on Lin Ze's experience of living in the village for so long, it may be another grievance brewed due to jealousy and comparison. This is really normal among relatives and cousins.

Being ridiculed in front of everyone, although Dou Ying was angry, she had to endure the humiliation because of the loan.

Originally, people's family affairs don't care about Lin Ze and the others, but cousin Dou Ying and his wife are too noisy and toothache, which greatly affects their eating.

And the distance is close, the voice is loud, and the saliva is sprayed out.

"Hey, Uncle and Auntie, have you two talked enough? As the saying goes, family ugliness should not be exposed, and you will talk about your own affairs behind closed doors. You are so noisy that we have dinner! There is also saliva, it's all over!"

Li Sheng couldn't hold back his temper and threw his chopsticks, so he interrupted impatiently.

Don't look at him as a little coward in front of Lin Ze and others, but he is still very domineering in front of outsiders. After all, he was also a young master who showed his might when he was at home. He was really not afraid of anyone when he was young.

"Little brat, who do you think is the aunt!"

Cousin Dou didn't have time to speak, but the wife of the other party responded quickly. Women are so sensitive to age, so they immediately turned their attention to it.

Li Sheng didn't show weakness, he immediately climbed onto the stool and stood up to build up his momentum, in order to overwhelm the opponent with his body, condescending,

"Just talk about you, aunt! Your saliva is all over our food, why don't people say it?"

"You little bastard, what's wrong with your food? Isn't it just a few plates of vegetarian dishes? What's the big deal? I'll pay you ten times the compensation to send you a little beggar! Poor ghosts who can't even afford meat dare to eat it!" Restaurant, bah, you dare to call me auntie, you eyeless brat!"

Cousin Dou's wife seems to be very taboo about the title 'Auntie', completely ignoring the gazes of the people around her, and directly compares herself with the child Li Sheng in front of her, her words are very arrogant and contemptuous.

But it's not surprising, the other party's dress is fine, it's okay to wear gold and silver, but Lin Ze doesn't have a piece of jewelry on his body, and the clothes are half-old. At first glance, he looks like a poor person, and it's normal to be looked down upon .

And from the beginning, the attitude of the other party can also be seen as a person with long eyes and the top of his head.

"You mother-in-law actually called the young master a poor ghost and a beggar?!"

Li Sheng was so annoyed by the other party's attitude of "throwing you with money" that he directly changed the title of "auntie" to "mother-in-law".

In Nanyang Town, the Li family's family business is not that big, but because the ancestors have accumulated for several generations, the family property is very rich. He, Young Master Li, has never been looked down upon by anyone in terms of money, let alone called a poor ghost.

Originally, Li Sheng didn't care about these things, but what he was upset about was the woman's arrogant expression and tone, the way she squinted at people through the door.

It's fine if the other party is really great, but he didn't see how awesome the other party is, that is, he is better than ordinary people. If he is really rich, why would he come to this small restaurant with such a flirtatious look.

"Okay, young master, I'm a poor beggar. I haven't eaten anything good. Don't you want to pay me ten times the food? Well, sister Tianxian, auntie, I thank you. Xiao Er is here, I want to order food! "

Li Sheng was laughed out of anger, and he didn't bother to argue with this kind of person, so he just followed the other party's words and called Xiaoer over.

Cousin Dou’s wife’s words are actually just passing by, because when they were in their hometown, they had a little money, and they were used to doing this. Common people would not dare to mess with rich and powerful people, and they would consciously admit it every time. leave.

It was the first time she met Li Sheng who was so serious, and she didn't react for a while.

On the other hand, Xiao Er had been paying attention to the movement here, and when he heard the shout, he immediately greeted him with a smile, "What does this young man want?"

"Come one of each of your signature dishes, pack it up and take it away, and ask her to collect the money!"

Li Sheng patted the table with pride, ordered a mouthful of signature dishes and set off.

After such a yell, the other party finally came back to his senses, and hurriedly said, "Wait a minute, why should I treat you to dinner, just order..."

"Then didn't you say that you paid us ten times the compensation? Why, go back on your word, don't slap your face and pretend to be fat if you don't have money."

"Bah, did I say I regretted it? I meant that I would pay you ten times the price, but did I tell you to order the signature dishes? Don't be an idiot, there is no way to burn my money! You are so poor and shameless. "

Cousin Dou's wife loves to show off and play tricks, but she is not really a fool. She was cheated for money for no reason.

Li Sheng sneered,

"Okay, I'll just order a few vegetarian dishes casually, so I don't need to say that I'm cheating on you. Xiaoer, sweet potatoes, mushrooms, cucumbers, black vegetables, garlic and bracken are all available in your restaurant, right?"

Xiaoer kept smiling, "Yes, although our Piaoxianglou is not a big restaurant, but there are branch buildings in all major counties and cities. Yangzhou is a big county, and our restaurant has specially added a few cooks. The guest officer can tell, we can do it.”

Any small restaurant or shop should not be underestimated if it can gain a foothold in a large county like Yangzhou.

Li Sheng nodded, looked at Lin Ze next to him, and found that his teacher didn't respond. If he didn't speak, it meant that he acquiesced to his behavior. He became more courageous, and he was not afraid of the arrogant and pretentious woman in front of him.

"In that case, listen up, Xiaoer, she said that she would pay me ten times as much as ten dishes, and then I would like a honey-spiced cucumber, black vegetables in sauce, garlic in sauce, pickled fern, and fried mushrooms. , yam wishful rolls, fried peanuts, Arhat steamed bread, sweet-scented osmanthus kohlrabi, and emerald cabbage soup at the end... Do you have any of these?"

"There are all of them. The guest officer is an expert and really knows how to order..."

Xiaoer's eyes lit up when he heard the words, and he smiled flatteringly.

It sounds like a fancy name, but they are all ordinary ingredients for ordinary dishes.

Cousin Dou's wife felt that something was wrong, but because she hadn't read the book and couldn't find the problem, she could only poke at her man and asked in a low voice, "Sister, is he talking about vegetarians? Don't let this little devil trick us. "

Food is not something that people who specialize in studying food can tell from the names of a few dishes.

What's more, Cousin Dou Ying's knowledge is half-baked, and being admitted as a scholar is purely unlucky, and I don't know how to admit it in front of everyone, so I can only nod indiscriminately, "Yeah, it's all vegetarian. "

Besides, his wife is fierce, and the Yue family can't afford to offend her. If he doesn't nod his head and let his wife lose face, he will be rested when he turns around.

And this is just a small restaurant, no matter how expensive it is, it won't be too expensive, don't be afraid.

In this way, Cousin Dou's wife is relieved and doesn't mind waving at Xiaoer,

"Go ahead and serve them. You have to worry about how many dishes you have. I don't know where they came from. If you pay, you can pay. What's the big deal..."

After saying this, the people around who knew a little bit couldn't help but look sympathetically at the ignorant couple.

But no one came up to meddle in other people's affairs and talk about it. They had nothing to do to watch a good show. It was rare to see such a big person in Yangzhou County.

"Second Brother, pack it up and we'll take it away."

Li Sheng listened without rebuttal, gave Xiaoer an order, and sat down without saying a word, with a cold face, waiting for the food to be served.

Lin Ze and the others put down their chopsticks a long time ago, packed up their things in silence, and left after preparing the dishes. Half of the dishes on the table remained untouched.

Only Lin Dongdong, who was not full, was aggrieved, and began to cry, and took the opportunity to ask for his favorite chocolate candy, "Qiaoqiao, baby eat Qiaoqiao..."

Zhang Yu felt sorry for his son's hunger, and didn't care about how many pieces of candy the baby ate today, so he took one from the package and fed it to the child.

The chocolates they bring out are all taken directly from the factory, without exquisite wrapping paper, just ordinary oiled paper outside, which is not eye-catching.

Moreover, because the chocolates produced by their family are scarce, they are almost only circulated among high-ranking officials and nobles, and ordinary people have never heard of them.

Seeing Lin Dongdong's mouth full of black food, Dou Ying's cousin and his wife felt disgusted even more, thinking they were feeding their children some dirty candy from the countryside...

When the dishes were ready and packaged up, the three little guys quickly picked them up, and quickly flashed happily.

"A group of people who have never seen the market..."

Cousin Dou's wife pouted, even more disdainful.

Seeing her expression, Xiao Er shook her head in her heart, but she still kept a smile on her face and stepped forward enthusiastically.

"Madam, according to the restaurant's rules, we need to pay separately for takeout and sitting down. Please also ask Madam to pay the young one for the food first, is that okay?"

In fact, it is not necessary, the main reason is that Xiao Er is worried that the two will not be able to pay after the meal.

But cousin Dou and his wife, who came to Yangzhou County for the first time, didn’t understand, “OK, how much is it?”

"Ten dishes plus a lunch box, a total of 180 six taels."

"What? So many? Aren't they just cucumbers, cabbage, peanuts, wild vegetables or something?!"

Hearing this, the couple's eyes widened.

They don't have enough money to spend nearly 200 taels for a casual meal. If they had the confidence, what would they do in this small restaurant.

Xiao Er continued to explain with a smile,

"It is indeed vegetarian, but they are all famous vegetables. For example, the honey-spiced cucumber, black vegetables with sauce, and garlic with sauce are the court dishes from the imperial dining room... Fried mushrooms are matsutake mushrooms, and mushrooms are matsutake mushrooms." Ma'am should know the other name, right?"

"Others are also famous banquet dishes. The ingredients are simple, but the taste is excellent and rare. In the end, the emerald cabbage soup is ordinary, but the broth is made of several kinds of chicken. There is a scientific name called Qingshan Hanging Baiyue. Great Confucianism wrote poems and praised it at the palace banquet."

"My friend, madam, is very knowledgeable, and he orders rare ingredients that are not on the menu. Fortunately, the newly hired chef in our restaurant has learned a lot, so the price is relatively expensive."

"..."

Cousin Dou Ying and husband and wife looked at each other, holding their chests and gasping for breath.

Damn it, brats are playing with them with ink!

Lin Ze and his party carried the dishes, and followed Dou Ying to the home of the common people they knew to settle down, put the things away, and then resumed eating.

The address is in an alley on the west side of the county town. The environment is not bad, but it is not bad. The main reason is that the price is cheap. Many scholars who are rushing to take the exam are staying at the homes of these ordinary people to save money.

Because the common people's house is cleaned very cleanly, even though the house is old, everyone doesn't dislike it.

Moreover, the family of the common people is very kind. They have not studied, but they are very well-educated, and the money they charge is not too much. According to the general price, hot water and firewood are not counted as money. bitter.

After settling everyone down, Dou Ying had time to say sorry and thank Lin Ze and the others, because Lin Ze and the others, who were involved in his personal affairs, were despised and bullied together with him, and felt really sorry.

Naturally, it is inevitable to mention family matters in the words.

As Lin Ze guessed, Dou Ying and the man in the couple were originally cousins ​​in the same village. Since they both studied, they were inevitably compared since they were young.

That cousin could not study better than Dou Ying, but his family background was better than Dou Ying's. After being admitted as a scholar, he relied on family support to open a small private school, made friends with a few merchants, was greedy for some money, and lived a prosperous life.

And Dou Ying is talented and ambitious, so she has been studying and taking the imperial examination. The last time she finally passed the provincial examination, she naturally had to go to Beijing with all her might.

But the money in the family has already been spent almost, and finally had to ask the cousin's house to borrow money, but who knows that the test failed due to illness and abnormal performance.

Dou Ying was not reconciled to meeting Enke this year, and of course she wanted to come again. Since she couldn't borrow the travel expenses, her old parents sold all their land to support their son.

It can be said that if Dou Ying fails again this time, she will never have a chance to go up in this life. She can only go back to her hometown and honestly bear the fame of raising people, follow the public and abandon her dreams and ambitions, and make friends with various merchants for a living. lifetime.

Juren is indeed an official, but the premise is that you have to be rich, and you can buy an insignificant and remote county magistrate to enjoy yourself. If you want to wait for the imperial court to arrange it, you almost have to be lucky.

"30 years in Hedong and 30 years in Hexi, Brother Dou will do his best, there will always be a bright future."

There are too many candidates like Dou Ying in the world. It can be said that all students from poor families study like this, and support them with the strength of the whole family.

Lin Ze could only say a few words of consolation, give some pointers on cultural exchanges, and couldn't help with anything else.

The world is so realistic, it is not that you can shine if you are talented, and you will be depressed.

But if you want to shine brightly, the premise is that you must be talented and work hard. God will only randomly select the prepared group of people, which is very cruel.

However, Dou Ying's talent and learning are really good, and her character is also very good. The most important thing is that her thinking is not pedantic. Lin Ze hopes that the other party will be admitted. With blood, the country can be better, and the life of these ordinary people can be more comfortable.

"This time Enke opened strangely. Didn't His Majesty kill many ministers because of the affairs of the princes? Lin boldly guessed that Enke might make an exception to admit many people this time. Brother Dou, relax and take the usual It’s good to treat the scientific examination with a good mentality.”

"Besides, the imperial examination is not the only way out of life, nor is it the only way to display your ideals and ambitions. Opportunities are for those who are prepared. As long as Brother Dou works hard, it is not difficult to display your ambitions."

"Brother Lin is right, the world is so big, and the roads are all connected. If Dou does his best, he will be worthy of years of hard study."

Dou Ying was in a difficult situation, but her mentality was still open, and she didn't go into a dead end.

At the same time, he was very moved by Lin Ze's stability. He was used to seeing various forces since he was a child. Even poor students themselves would inevitably despise each other.

He and Brother Lin just met by chance, but they were comforted many times, and they were rare friends.

"Brother Lin, I hope that Enke, we can go to high school together, so that we can hold our ideals and feel proud."

"Okay, I hope Brother Dou has a good word."

That night, they stayed at the common people's house.

After a full meal, everyone can finally sleep soundly without shaking. The life on the boat is really not something ordinary people can hold on to.

But before going to bed, Lin Ze called the three apprentices to teach him what happened today, especially Li Sheng. This kid is too high-profile and confident.

"Teacher, I, I just can't hold my breath, what should I do..."

In fact, Li Sheng also knew his character, and his father didn't say much about him at home, but every time he couldn't help his temper, his self-control was too poor.

"You are not restless, you are relying too much on the confidence of your father and teacher. In fact, this is true. If you have capital, you should have confidence, but you are too confident. You must know that there are heaven and man outside the sky, and there are people outside the sky. With your little ink You are a bird, if you want to fly before you learn how to master it, be careful that you will be smashed to pieces in the future.”

Lin Ze tapped his big apprentice on the head, earnestly,

"The teacher won't stop you from doing what you did today, because the teacher doesn't want you to become a worthless coward, but you can't do this again in the future. You can't even control your emotions. What else are you talking about? Before you grow up, give me Low-point."

"If you keep a low profile and don't speak, won't you be bullied?"

"Who told you to wait to be bullied without talking? It's easy to hide a sharp spear and hard to defend against a hidden arrow. Learn more from An and Yirong, and make a fortune in silence. Do you see how much the two of them have talked on weekdays? Why do other students in the private school So afraid to respect the two of them? Because they are all black-bellied, and you are always the first bird, if you don't change, you will suffer sooner or later..."

"I know the teacher, then I will work hard."

Li Sheng poked his finger and nodded aggrievedly.

Lin Ze didn't know his apprentice's character, so he didn't ask for the little guy's self-control at all, and directly arranged for two other apprentices to supervise,

"Zi An Yirong, in the future when the teacher doesn't see him, just you two will teach him for me."

"is teacher."

Guo Zian and Zhang Shidan looked at Li Sheng and smiled, gearing up.

Facing the two juniors who were staring at him fiercely, Li Sheng shuddered, feeling very sad...

at the same time.

Cousin Dou and his wife, who were cheated by the little guy, were not in the mood to eat after paying more than 100 taels.

They are just stupid, and it's not that they have IQ problems. It's clear that they were played by half-grown children, and the people around them looked at them as if they were fools. How could they have the face to continue eating in that restaurant.

So I had to leave quickly and change places.

But what they didn't know was that because of the 'bold' performance in the scene just now, showing their wealth, they had already been noticed by the punks in the county, and a group of local hooligans followed.

This kind of person is a standard "big fat sheep" who comes from other places with a lot of money and money.If you don't kill the ones you bring to your door, you won't kill them.

Fortunately, their husband and wife knew how to hire bodyguards when they went far away, otherwise they might be blocked in an alley and robbed.

But these local hooligans would give up easily, and if they couldn't steal it, they would secretly chant it, and wave after wave of 'accidentally bumped into' patronize.

And the few bodyguards who were hired were full of resentment from the couple's temper. Anyway, they were just guarantors, not the money. It would be better to steal these two idiots and go back earlier.

Therefore, even if the bodyguards had seen that there was something wrong with the people who bumped into them, they didn't bother to remind them. They just waited to go home early and check out early, and they would never take on these two jobs again, making a lot of noise.

In this way, when the two of them found a new place to eat and were ready to pay, they found that their wallets had disappeared long ago...

"Whoa, what the hell is this place, it's too dark, we'll never come here again!"

It was the first time to travel far away, and the couple was left with a strong psychological shadow by the evil world outside.