It was noon and the sun was scorching. People were coming and going around, and boats were going back and forth.
Li Jun calmly looked at the person in front of him who was looking at him against the light, as if a heavy hammer had been driven into his chest, and unknown emotions gradually spread.
It’s just that this emotion is so unfamiliar that he doesn’t know what to do. So much so that he stood there helplessly, not knowing how to respond.
The shadow cast by Jiang Nuanzhi just covered Li Junping's small figure.
Under such dazzling eyes, she could not see clearly the child's expression. But after saying these words, she held his hand again and said: "So, let's go and settle the wages first. Then go home. ”
This time, Li Junping did not refuse and let her lead him. He just stared at Jiang Nuanzhi holding his hand and said absently:
"Let's go back directly. The foreman said that if you don't work for a day, you won't be paid."
Jiang Nuanzhi: "How can half a day's labor not be counted as labor? You always have to try, right?"
Li Junping looked up and saw Jiang Nuanzhi winking at him slyly. Eye.
A quarter of an hour later, the two people took ten cents and rode Xiaoli away slowly.
Li Junping held the ten cents in his hand and looked at Jiang Nuanzhi with suspicion: "What method did you use to get the money back just now?"
Jiang Nuanzhi said: "It's just some money. How adults get along."
Li Junping looked at her without a doubt and said, "Did you hit him?"
Jiang Nuanzhi immediately frowned and shook his head: "No."
"Then why I went to ask him for money and was still very angry. When you went there, he changed his attitude and didn't say anything, and even gave me these ten copper coins."
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Jiang Nuanzhi: "I just talked some truth with him."
Li Junping: ".I seem to have seen you shaking your fist at him from a distance."
Jiang Nuanzhi : "Well, speaking with fists is also a kind of truth."
Li Junping: "."
"I said, do you have to cover yourself with a layer of black cloth to talk to me?"
The expression on Li Junping's face was a bit hard to describe.
Jiang Nuanzhi, who was sitting in front of him, had a black cloth on his head, covering it from head to tail, even the hand holding the reins was half covered.
People on the street looked sideways.
Jiang Nuanzhi: "What does a little kid know? I call this physical sun protection to prevent myself from getting tanned."
Li Junping: "."
All right.
"Ping'er, please sit behind me. I'll protect you so that you don't get tanned too."
As she said that, she directly picked him up and backhanded him. Throw it behind you.
"I'm actually not afraid of the sun." Halfway through his words, he suddenly realized: "You are covered with a black cloth, can you see the road?"
Jiang Nunzhi: "Oh, don't worry. Well, I will never fall to you.”
Li Junping frowned and was about to say something when he suddenly smelled a strong smell of blood. He looked up slightly and found that the long black cloth was soaked.
He reached out and touched it, and saw clearly that it was blood. His eyes suddenly became cold: "A Nuan, you are injured."
As he said that, he opened Jiang Nuan's arms. The black cloth draped over the body.
"Ah, it's okay, it's just a minor injury. I'll just apply some gold sore medicine when I get back. All the gold sore medicine has been sold out today."
Jiang Nuanzhi said indifferently.
"Did your ointment sales go smoothly today? Who hurt you?"
"It went very smoothly. I made more than thirty taels today. I'll show you when I get back." "Then how can you pay back the ointment?" Are you injured?”
“It’s just that I met a crazy girl when I was selling ointment. She thought I was a gangster and gave me a whip, but everything was resolved. , you don’t need to take it to heart.”
Li Junping groped subconsciously and asked casually: “What’s your name, crazy girl?”
"I heard that the owner of the store called her Miss Liu. I heard that her brother is working as an errand at the residence of the Sixth Prince in Beijing? He is also a wealthy family in our Liujiang County, and he is very rich. It is said that she even compensated me two taels of silver today. It’s a profit.”
“Miss Liu,” Li Junping murmured as he repeated Jiang Nuanzhi’s words, his eyes brightening.
"A Nuan, stop first. I'll help you take care of your wound. I have medicine with me."
Jiang Nuanzhi didn't refuse and let him handle it.
When the two got on their horses again, Li Junping felt something was wrong: "Aren't we going home? Where are you going?"
Jiang Nuanzhi: "Didn't you notice that there are a lot of things in the basket I left? They are all prepared for your wife. Let's go and replenish your money for repairing. You can continue to go to school tomorrow."
Li Junping pursed his lips and listened. This time, he didn't say anything about not going to school.
Jiang Nuanzhi breathed a sigh of relief and felt that today's education was quite effective.
Li Junping in the book seems to have been criticized by Qingliu officials even after he later became an official.
The most important point is that he did not take the right path to become a scholar, but donated money to prison.
This incident is mentioned repeatedly in the book.
At this time, the imperial examination was combined with the school. Candidates must first obtain admission qualifications, that is, they must become student members before they can take the scientific examination.
The so-called "right path" means that students step by step pass the examinations at all levels of the Kaotong Examination, the government examination, and the college examination, and then participate in the scientific examination.
In addition to this approach, there are also a group of people who entered the Imperial College to become supervisory students and take the scientific examination.
Among the eunuchs there are the eunuchs who have been approved by the emperor, and the eunuchs who have been granted special permission because their elders have made meritorious service to the country. There are also prison donations made through donations of money and property.
Supervisory students can also take the provincial examination and the general examination, but they are generally considered to be miscellaneous. He was looked down upon by the officials who were becoming sergeants. It just so happened that Li Junping was the most shameless donor to the prison.
Being able to win the imperial examination in one fell swoop shows that he is capable.
Now that you have the opportunity to let your children follow an orthodox official career and avoid future troubles, why not do it?
The main thing is that Jiang Nuanzhi didn't have the money to donate a prisoner to him.
Jiang Nuanzhi had already inquired about the location of the academy.
But when he reached the door, Li Junping took him to a small courtyard next to him.
Jiang Nuanzhi didn't know why, so Li Junping explained: "Master Du's home is over here. He should be having lunch at home at this time."
While the two were talking, something happened next I heard a roar coming from inside the house!
"You're a loser, where are my eggs! Where are my eggs! The eggs I saved through frugality are going to replenish my children's health! Where did they go? And my new eggs yesterday Can you tell me where the pancakes went?
If I catch this man, I will chop off his hands! Then take out his intestines and see what twists and turns are inside his intestines. Are they containing his wife, children, and children?”
"Madam. Madam, please calm down. Let me eat those eggs. Haha, I'm full. When I get the money next month, I'll buy some more eggs for you and your child."
" Did you eat it? "Bah!"
"Open your mouth and let me see if you burp."
After that, there was a cry: "Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu: The student brought something to honor him. Look at you again, your house is almost empty!
The child has been crying for several days, asking for money. I couldn't borrow it, but I borrowed the last half of the pancake. Let me ask you, will we live by drinking the northwest wind in the next few days?" (End of Chapter)