Chapter 173 The third son of the Li family
Under the supervision of his mother, Mrs. Chen, Zhu Pingan read books all morning. In the afternoon, his mother, Mrs. Chen, asked Zhu Pingan to go out and return the books to the Li family in Shanghe Village.
Zhu Ping'an had just stepped out and hadn't gone very far when he turned around and saw his mother, Mrs. Chen, holding a shoe sole and carrying needle and thread as she went out excitedly. Looking at the direction her mother was walking, she knew that her mother, Mrs. Chen, had gone out again. I went to find a crowded place in the village to show off.
Uh, my mother...
Looking at his mother's cheerful back, Zhu Ping'an silently made up his mind that this time Enke would win the title of Toad Palace.
After watching his mother's back disappear around the corner, Zhu Pingan walked towards Shanghe Village with his schoolbag slung across his body.
"Haha, I guessed that Mr. Zhu was coming, and I guessed it right. Please come in, Mr. Zhu." Uncle Li, the concierge of the Li family, asked Zhu Ping'an before he knocked on the door. The door opened with enthusiasm on his face.
Although he has been called Mr. Zhu by the concierge Uncle Li several times, Zhu Pingan is still not used to it. He expressed his gratitude to the concierge Uncle Li with a wry smile.
From the attitude of Uncle Li, the concierge, we can also see that "everything is of low quality, only reading is high" is really not a lie. Scholars, especially those with fame and status, still have a very high status in the Ming Dynasty. Perhaps, the middle and late Ming Dynasty should be the time when the status of scholars in China was the highest since ancient times. According to historical records, in the first year of Longqing, the magistrate of Wuxi handled an incident unpopularly. As a result, the students made a noise and were spat on by the students! Also in this year, the magistrate of Changzhou, a neighbor of the Wuxi magistrate, was beaten up by a group of magistrates from five counties because he offended the magistrates of the province, and almost died. From these two incidents, we can fully see how high the status of scholars in the Ming Dynasty was. Even the magistrates and magistrates would do it if they offended our scholars.
In such a dynasty, how can we not study hard?
After saying goodbye to Uncle Li, the concierge, Zhu Pingan went straight to the study. It was not clear whether the accounting offices had finished checking the accounts. When he walked into the study, it was very quiet. It seemed that the accounts had been checked.
When I walked into the study, it was spacious and bright. The door was gone and there was no room for the caretaker or the king’s accountant. There was only a young boy there.
"Master Zhu is here to return the book."
Zhu Pingan has never seen this boy before. But this boy immediately recognized Zhu Pingan, probably because Zhu Pingan was the only one who could come to the study room of Rich Man Li's house, apart from the Li family.
"Well, thank you." Zhu Pingan nodded and took out the book he borrowed last time from his bag. Put it on the table.
"I have to ask Zhu Ping'an to register. I can't read, so I'm just filling in for Uncle Wang for a while." The boy stood up with an apology on his face.
"It's me who is causing you trouble." Zhu Ping'an smiled slightly, leaned over and registered the books he returned one by one in the book with a brush.
"Master Zhu is really a kind man." The young man looked grateful. He stretched out his hand and asked Zhu Pingan to borrow books from the study, "Master, please help yourself. I will go find Uncle Wang now."
"Thank you." Zhu Pingan bowed his hand and went to the bookshelf to borrow books. Went.
Zhu Pingan walked to the bookshelf to look for books. After three days of absence, it seemed that the Li family had more books. There was a whole new bookshelf, and coincidentally they were all books related to the imperial examination. . It is probably that the rich man Li specially asked someone to buy it to express his gratitude. The wealthy businessman is really well-rounded and well-rounded. This made Zhu Ping'an admire Rich Man Li a little.
While Zhu Pingan was carefully browsing the books, he heard footsteps and noisy sounds coming from outside the study. Soon the noise came to the study.
"Who is Zhu Pingan?"
Immediately afterwards, Zhu Pingan heard this angry shout.
By the way, I am the only one in the study, okay? Why do you use the word "which"? It sounds like there are many people in the study.
"May I ask who you are?" Zhu Ping'an walked out from behind a few rows of bookshelves, raised his hands and looked at the visitor and asked.
The person who walked into the study was a young man in the second grade of middle school, about seventeen or eighteen years old. He had thick eyebrows, big eyes, a round face, a big waist and round arms, and was as strong as a calf. The middle-aged young man was wearing a dark brocade robe, with the sleeves rolled up halfway, revealing arms as thick as calves, and a pair of brown leather boots on his feet.
This young man has a middle-class air, and you can tell he is a fool at first glance, but he is just like the study room of the rich man Li's house. He took a folding fan in an arty manner and pinned it to his belt, which is nondescript.
This man was followed by two maids and three boys.
After seeing Zhu Pingan come out, this man stretched out his fat hands like bear claws towards Zhu Pingan with his nostrils turned upward. He shouted in defiance: "Who am I? Hahaha, come to my house to borrow books and return them. Ask me who you are? Others say you are very smart.”
Nima
This bear-like boy is actually a brother of the sinister girl?
No wonder the sinister girl is so arrogant, it turns out to be a family inheritance? ! Well, when I was little, the sinister girl once said that she wanted her brother to beat her up. Is she talking about this Brother Bear?
"Third brother, what are you doing? Who asked you to come to the study? You tore up the book last time you read. Daddy has banned you from entering the study."
At this time, the voice of the dark girl pouting and complaining came from outside. Soon the dark girl appeared in the study wearing a brand new and beautiful dress.
The scheming girl must have come running at a trot, her little face turned red.
Behind the sinister girl was the panting little maid Hua'er.
After entering the room, Baozi's maid Hua'er looked at the third young master, and then at Zhu Ping'an who was standing in front of the bookshelf intact, before sighing and feeling relieved.
For some reason, Hua'er, Baozi's maid, seemed to let out a sigh of relief after hearing this.
“Sister, why are you here?” The scheming girl’s third brother was as aggressive as a bear just now. Now that he met the scheming girl, his demeanor immediately changed to as gentle as a man basking in the sun. Like a fat cat.
“I’m afraid you’ll ruin the study again!” The sinister girl pouted.
"Don't worry. After you told daddy that you beat me last time, I don't dare to mess around in the study again." The third brother of the scheming girl had an expression on his face that was trying to please the scheming girl.
"Who told you not to read books carefully!" The sinister girl snorted.
“Yes, yes, I am doing this for my own good.” The third brother of the sinister girl had a smile on his face.
"It's good to know." The sinister girl looked up at the sky at 45 degrees and said arrogantly.
Zhu Pingan stood in front of the bookshelf, watching the interaction between their brothers and sisters with boredom. It turned out that this man was the third brother of the sinister girl. Now it seems that the thick eyebrows, big eyes and round face look like Rich Man Li Somewhat similar. However, she is far different from the appearance of a scheming girl. Although the scheming girl is willful, sinister, venomous, and viper... her appearance is the most stunning among the girls he has seen in his two lifetimes. If you didn't see it with your own eyes or hear it with your own ears, it would be difficult to associate them with the word brother and sister.
"In the past two days when I went home, I often heard my father and my sister say that you are smart, but I don't believe how smart you are." After the third child of the Li family interacted with his sister, he turned around and challenged Zhu Ping'an with his nostrils turned upward. Come on.
Before Zhu Pingan could speak, someone spoke.
"Have you ever heard me say that he is smart!"
The black-bellied girl stomped the little man's feet in disapproval, stood on tiptoes, stretched out her slender hands, and caught them all at once It hit my third brother's ear, and the little tiger teeth were exposed.
I was busy with something yesterday and could not update. I will try my best to make up for it today.
(End of this chapter)