"Brother Quan, how long have you been studying?"

"It's been almost a month."

"What did you learn?"

"Write your name." Li Quan said hesitantly, as if the teacher asked him to learn how to write his name. Then he affirmed: "I work very hard."

Li Yun felt quite happy. Did Li Quan write his name? This was a big event for Li Quan, but for the education of the Song Dynasty, it was an even more important event. The fool was civilized. Isn't that important?

"Brother Quan, can you write your name now?"

Li Quan was a little unsure and said: "I can write half of it."

Good guy, this month... the teacher didn't vomit blood? Li Quan doesn't care, but how did the teacher who taught Li Quan come here? Maybe the teacher who taught Li Quan is almost autistic, right?

Li Quan asked Li Kui in confusion: "Second brother, is it important whether you can write your name?"

Facing his clan brother's blank gaze, Li Kui wanted to tell him: It doesn't matter. There are many people in this world who can't write names and still live well, so why worry about such a trivial matter?

But Li Yun didn't think so. He felt that if Li Quan gave up now, wouldn't he have learned in vain? He instigated from the side: "Brother Quan, you shouldn't give up. If you give up, wouldn't it be that a month of hard work has been in vain?

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"Don't fool people, just stay here."

Li Kui scolded Li Yun impatiently, and then thought that people like Li Quan would have no problem living in the family forever. Today, the Li family in Baizhang Village is no longer the villagers in the mountains who had no surplus food in every household.

Of course it's not a big problem. Besides, Li Quan is not completely useless.

Li Quan's military power was the one that arrogant to his clansmen in Baizhang Village, which meant that Li Kui could suppress him.

But Li Kui is destined to leave home, so Li Quan's role in Zhuangzi must be much greater than outside. Moreover, leaving home is a completely difficult dilemma for Li Quan. As for whether he can write his name, is it important?

Li Kui wanted to tell Li Quan that it wasn't important, so what if he could write his name? At most, he could just draw a letter. Is there any difference between drawing a circle and writing a name? Anyway, he still didn't know other characters.

But as Li Yun said, it would be a pity to give up half way through learning.

Thinking of this, Li Kui nodded to Li Quan and said: "It's important, it's very important."

Li Quan worried: "As long as I can write my name, does it count as a completion of the course?"

Lying to a fool is definitely an immoral act. Especially if Li Quan trusts Li Kui so much, but he has to lie to him, if Li Quan is really allowed to learn elementary education like "Hundred Family Surnames" and "Thousand Character Classic"

I'm afraid the textbook is a disaster for Li Quan and also a disaster for the teacher. Rather than make everyone feel uncomfortable, it would be better for Li Quan to feel at ease: "If you can write your name, you will naturally be literate and you will be successful in arithmetic."

"Okay, I'll go study." Li Quan made the first important decision in his life, looking serious and quite sad.

Before dinner, Fat Chun came again.

She brought a prepared fat sheep and asked the servants to help carry it in. Then she knelt down in front of Mrs. Zhang and begged Mrs. Zhang to come and live at home with sobs.

Mrs. Zhang is not a hard-hearted person. After a few words of relief, she said to Pang Chun: "Take care of yourself and your children. This is your hope for life. As for me..." Mrs. Zhang looked at Li Kui kindly.

He said slowly: "My son is here, I am not going anywhere."

The 'my son' Zhang mentioned was naturally Li Kui, not even Da Lang Li Da, nor Li Quan.

Especially Li Quan, if others don’t know about it, doesn’t Xu Chunli also know about it?

Li Quan was an orphan of the Li family in Baizhang Village. His parents were gone, so he had enough to eat at Li Kui's house. Originally, Li Quan's son, the Zhang family, didn't take it seriously. It was just for the fun of the family, and Li Quan had nothing to do.

After going there, I recognized my son. Speaking of which, this son cannot be taken seriously.

Xu Chunli was helpless and wanted to pull Li Quan away.

But Li Quan shouted: "It's almost time to eat. If we leave, we won't be able to eat."

Angry, Fat Chun could only leave in tears.

"Actually, Li Quan's wife is not bad, she is just too strong. She used to live in Zhuangzi, Yishui County, where she was a clan member, and no one laughed at Li Quan. But it was different when she came to the capital. Li Quan was the head of the family.

If he cannot support his family, the family's life will become increasingly difficult. Perhaps Li Quan's wife is stronger in the face of this difficulty."

"Even if you want to be strong, you can't force people to do things they can't do!" Li Yun stood by to support Li Quan.

Li Quan listened and nodded excitedly. But he refused to put the job in his hands without saying anything.

During the meal, Mrs. Zhang kept picking up dishes for Ruan Xiaoer. The Li family was not a big family in the first place and did not have so many rules. This made Ruan Xiaoer feel warm in his heart and he felt like he regarded the Li family as his own.

thoughts.

At night, Ruan Xiaoer slowly brought Li Kui foot-washing water, squatting aside and wondering what to say.

Li Kui finished washing his feet, glanced at Ruan Xiaoer and said, "Pour out the water, I don't need to sleep here."

Waiting for bed?

Ruan Xiaoer would only sleep with Li Kui if he was crazy. Besides, even if Ruan Xiaoer was willing, Li Kui would not be willing. Li Kui deliberately used words to irritate Ruan Xiaoer. He could see that Ruan Xiaoer had something in mind, but he just

If I could hold it back, I would have more thoughts to provoke him deliberately.

Ruan Xiaoer was so excited that he no longer panicked. He stood up and looked directly at Li Kui and asked: "Master, our two brothers are still young and can't do anything yet. I wonder what kind of work the fifth master will ask my brothers to do? Now the villain is in deep trouble."

I have been greatly favored by the young master, but I am worried that my younger brother at home cannot be used. I am thinking of changing jobs with my younger brother."

Worried that Li Kui would be angry, Ruan Xiaoer hurriedly said: "My second brother is more energetic than XX. If he stays with the young master, he will be a book boy. Although XX is younger, he is very strong. Even if he learns the craft of farming, he will not be able to do it."

Worse than others." After saying that, Ruan Xiaoer looked at Li Kui quietly, waiting for Li Kui's answer.

Ruan Xiaoer really thought so. The two younger brothers were young, and although Li Kui was a bit fierce, he was not bad to the people around him. It was just that the aggressive attitude when they first met was a bit unbearable for him, but he thought about it

, Li Kui wouldn’t play a trick with a child under ten years old to use his power to overwhelm others, would he?

"Working?"

As for the two brothers of Ruan Xiaoer's family, Ruan Xiaowu and Xiaoqi, one is eight years old and the other is younger. What can they do? The reason why such young children are bought is mainly for the cultivation of talents in the family. After all,

The reason is that the background of the Li family in Baizhang Village is really poor. The number of family members is very small. Even if the Yishui Li family is included, it is not considered a big family.

As a last resort, he could only use the death contract to buy a young boy and bring him back to the family to train him.

Exercises will also be arranged on weekdays to prepare for Li's future. Whether it is as Zhuangzi's guard chief confidant or as a manager of a trading company in the future, it can be useful.

Ruan Xiaoer didn't know about these trade-offs, mainly because it was too short to stay with Li Lin. Besides, Li Lin had strong opinions on this kind of training, but this was the third uncle's decision, and he had nothing to do about it.

Li Kui said: "The arrangements for young children are based on the newly established rules of the clan and depend on the situation. Most of them are to study first and then make a decision after two or three years. They will not be able to study after three years, but at least they have completed their elementary education.

When practicing martial arts, prepare to practice."

"read?"

Ruan Xiaoer stared at Li Kui in surprise. He thought about the miserable life of his two younger brothers as child laborers, fighting for food with the vicious dogs at home. But he never thought that his younger brothers were so lucky that they could still read. This is a blessing that has been cultivated in several lifetimes.

Share it!

He felt that he must have heard wrongly.

Li Kui thought to himself and said: "Your two younger brothers are too young and illiterate. They cannot learn the business at home. If you want to farm the land, they haven't plowed it yet. They should be sent to the school to learn how to read for a few years." Li Kui said

The idea of ​​buying so many young children is to train some children who will be able to do things in the future. At least they will have a sense of identity with the family and will not have evil intentions. Besides, reading may not necessarily lead to an official position, but it is better than being illiterate.

It’s better.”

Ruan Xiaoer's nose turned red with excitement, and he asked softly: "Is there a sir?"

"A joke." Li Kui said with a smile: "How can you study like this without a teacher? The person in charge of elementary education in the Li family is the former private school teacher Yan Fuzi. Many children in Yishui County were educated by him. According to him, Linyi Yan

Clan members. Speaking of which, they have a great background. Among the seventy-two sages of Confucius, Yan Hui was Confucius’ favorite disciple, and he is a descendant of Yan Hui.”

Li Kui was not trying to flatter Master Yan, but the main reason was that Master Yan was really a member of the Yan clan. He was just a side branch. He suddenly remembered: "By the way, Li Yun was also influenced by Master Yan, and his level is not the same."

"One Hundred Surnames" and "The Thousand-Character Classic" can always be taught, and "The Analects of Confucius" is also completed. Don't worry about the poor level. You can't even understand a notice after studying for several years."

"What if my brother can study and become famous in the future?"

Ruan Xiaoer looked at Li Kui expectantly.

How to say this?

Master Yan's disciple, Li Yun, is more promising, but in terms of talent for reading, Li Yun is probably not very good. As for Master Yan, Li Kui has no confidence in him. This old scholar eats and drinks.

He has a lot of skills, but the level of teaching and educating people is really worrying.

Ruan Xiaoer still had something to say, but felt a little disrespectful and hesitated.

"If you have anything to say, just say it. If you ask again tomorrow, maybe I won't be as interested." Li Kui couldn't see the person's hesitation and was unhappy, so he urged.

Ruan Xiaoer asked: "What if, if my brother is going to become a child, can he take part in the imperial examination?"

Theoretically, slaves cannot participate in the imperial examination because they have a contract. But if someone really has the talent for the imperial examination, not only will they not be suppressed in the Song Dynasty, but even the master's family will be exposed to the slave's contract. However, Li Kui does not think that the Ruan brothers

If you can really win the exam, take part in the interpretation test. This is obviously because Yan Fuzi does not have enough understanding of his level.

This old scholar has never passed the interpretation test himself, let alone his disciples. As for Li Yun, without Fan Chunren's operation, Li Yun would probably have failed beyond the threshold of the interpretation test.

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Mr. Li Kui wouldn't tell Ruan Xiaoer, "Stop dreaming. You two brothers are under Yan Fuzi's sect and have no hope of taking the imperial examination in this life. Is this too shocking?"

He thought for a while and said: "As long as you can pass the interpretation test and cancel the contract, the travel expenses for the subsequent scientific examination will be sufficient for your two brothers."

Ruan Xiaoer had tears in his eyes. He felt that his family was so miserable and his two younger brothers were very sensible. Whenever there was an opportunity to change his destiny, he would never give up. In the future, he might be able to become a Jinshi, become a civil servant, or even become a civil servant. The No. 1 Scholar...you can also look forward to it.

In order to give Ruan Xiaoer enough confidence, Li Kui said to Ruan Xiaoer: "In addition, you can also select useful books from my collection and lend them to your brothers. But this is after elementary school. Besides, you can't read either. , asking you to copy... is not easy. Forget it, you will go to school with my brother tomorrow, and I will prepare a copy for you to send you to school."
To be continued...