"Do you want to find a tutor for Tianxiu?"
At noon on the Laba Festival, Master Zhu walked into Kang's house and asked the second brother and second sister-in-law who were discussing things in the living room. "Yes." The second sister-in-law nodded and said, "The tutor we are looking for must be educated and focused on studying. He must be a role model for my boy and he must be able to control him."
In less than half a year, Tianxiu will be promoted to junior high school. However, Tianxiu’s grades this semester have become increasingly unstable. On the first day of school after New Year’s Day, he got the results of the December monthly exam. Tianxiu even set a record New low. After discussing with everyone for several days, the second brother and the second sister-in-law decided to hire a tutor for Tianxiu to come back and help him study.
"Then you and him are a match made in heaven." Master Zhu said with joy after hearing what the second sister-in-law said.
"My dear, do you know this kind of person?" Mom asked. Zhu Shinai nodded and said: "Not only do I know him, we are also relatives."
Zhu Wanling and Kang Qirui looked at each other, and then looked at Master Zhu with puzzled faces, who is it? How come they don't know? Mrs. Zhu smiled when she saw the look in her daughter's and son-in-law's eyes, waved her hands and said, "Awei, my cousin's uncle's son, and Wanling, your cousin." Then she turned to the second brother and second sister-in-law and said: " He has been very good at studying since he was a child, and he has won the first place every year. By the way, he, like A Rui, is a university professor."
"Everyone in our countryside says that he is smart and obedient. They say that he doesn't listen to anything outside the window and only reads the books of sages. There are also some elderly people in the countryside who say that he is the second best in Wenquxing Tuoshi and Lunwenxu!"
Lun Wenxu was a celebrity in Guangdong Province and the number one scholar in the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, everyone was a little surprised when they heard Master Zhu's praise for Ah Wei. Lao Dou asked: "It's really amazing. Is he already working now or is he a college student?"
"Isn't it as simple as a college student? What he wants to take here now is a graduate student in the history of ancient literature." Zhu Shinai praised her highly.
"Graduate student in ancient literary history? Isn't that the same major as Ari?" The second brother thought for a while and agreed: "He dares to take such a difficult major. It seems that he is really full of ink."
"Isn't it appropriate for him to teach you Tiantu?" Master Zhu said proudly.
The second brother and second sister-in-law have basically no problem. Because of Kang Qirui, they naturally think that those who read ancient literary history are very powerful. But Lao Dou still asked calmly: "When we hire this tutor, we not only hope that he will help Tianxiu study, but the most important thing is that he will help Tianxiu develop the habit of serious study. Does he have any bad habits?"
Master Zhu shook her head violently and said, "Don't worry about this. He is an honest person. He doesn't smoke or drink, and he can't even play mahjong. And he doesn't watch TV or play on the computer. I only know how to read from morning to night.”
"In this day and age, you don't watch TV or play with computers? Is he a college student or an out-of-print dinosaur?" Azu said with a smile. He felt that this was a bit exaggerated.
"Azu, you are really smart. He really has a nickname in the countryside called Out-of-print Dinosaur. I also asked people to call him something like the old saying." Master Zhu's categorical expression made everyone have no choice but to believe such an outrageous thing. Now that it's over, she added: "No matter what, he will be your tutor and role model. Don't talk about using a lantern to look for him. Even if you turn on a searchlight and scan everywhere, you won't be able to find the second one."
The second brother and the second sister-in-law both nodded and said happily: "It's suitable, this is suitable."
"It's suitable, right?" Zhu Shimai looked like she had got her wish, and she emphasized: "We won't charge any money for the wedding. He is a very simple person, as long as he has a bed to sleep on and a bowl You’ll be satisfied with the food, and everything else is free.”
Zhu Wanling and Kang Qirui looked at each other again. Based on their understanding of their mother/mother-in-law, it was impossible for them to be so easy to talk to, right?
In fact, Master Zhu just received a call from her hometown this morning, and Ah Wei came to her door. She was originally quite polite because Awei brought a lot of local specialties, but when she saw that Awei was fat, she curiously asked him how much he usually ate. Awei said, "Two or three bowls in the morning." , The sun sets five or six bowls." She was immediately stunned.
This time Awei is going to take the postgraduate examination from January 14th to 16th, so he won’t go back until at least the 17th or 18th. There are still more than ten days left, how can she bear to eat like this every day? She remembered that yesterday she heard that Tianxiu was looking for a tutor, so she had an idea and introduced Awei to Tianxiu.
The second brother and the second sister-in-law were also looking at each other. After they looked at each other, they said in unison: "You said this, it's settled, thank you very much, hahaha. When will he come? It's best to hurry up."
"You are so anxious and I am even more anxious. Bring him here immediately." Master Zhu stood up immediately and said, then turned around and went home to bring Ah Wei to Kang's house. "This is me. Mr. Awei, who I introduced to you just now. "I saw Awei, who was fat, with short hair, wearing a shirt buttoned to the top, with a pen in his shirt pocket and a book in his hand. The second sister-in-law joked: "He doesn't look like a graduate student, but more like a fortune teller on the roadside."
"I've been disturbing you a lot, but I don't dare to make any calculations. I know a thing or two." Ah Wei whispered. Old Dou quickly asked Ah Wei to sit down first, and his mother poured him tea. Old Dou said in greeting: "Weizai, I heard that you came to Guangfu to take the postgraduate entrance examination in the history of ancient literature. Your father is still a professor at the university."
Ah Wei stood up and half-bowed and said, "I don't dare, I don't dare. My father has a little reputation in our hometown, and I don't dare to inherit his origins."
Everyone was immediately amused by him, but they were too embarrassed to laugh directly, so they could only hold it in. Lao Dou said quickly: "Please sit down, please sit down, you're welcome. By the way, you come to take the postgraduate examination for the history of ancient literature, which means you are very knowledgeable about the history of ancient literature."
Ah Wei stood up again and half-bowed and said: "I'm sorry, I've dabbled a little, but I don't dare to say anything about research. As the old saying goes: full of losses, modesty of benefits, this is what it means." Now everyone understood why he was called "Mr. As the old saying goes.
"Weizai, I have something to ask you. A few days ago, I went to Nan'an to drink tea and read the book in the teahouse: The one who lives here is the one who lives. I am not very talented and have little knowledge, so I hope Weizai can give me some advice." Lao Dou said half-asking and half-exquisitely.
Ah Wei thought briefly and then said: "It should be from the Analects of Confucius: Confucius said: Those who are near are pleased, and those who are far away are attracted."
Lao Dou nodded and praised: "Weizai is really knowledgeable and talented. He knows everything about astronomy and geography from hundreds of schools of thought. You can understand it with just a few clicks. It's amazing!"
"Do you need to say this? Is what I introduced wrong?" Zhu Shimai was proud, and then asked: "After talking for so long, are you satisfied or dissatisfied?" Seeing the second brother, second sister-in-law and Lao Dou They all nodded, and she took out the contract she had prepared earlier, "Then Azong, you sign an employment contract with him."
"Sign a contract?" The second guy asked doubtfully: "Didn't you say you don't have to pay? What kind of contract are you signing?"
"Who wants money from you? As we just agreed, you can provide food and accommodation." Zhu Shinai had no intention of changing her mind and asking for money.
The second guy was even more confused, "Then there's no need to sign it."
"Sign! You must sign! The food and accommodation package must be clearly written in black and white. Don't start any disputes later." Master Zhu was very determined, as if she would not accept it unless she signed. The second brother had no choice but to borrow the pen attached to Ah Wei's shirt to sign his name on the contract.
After Zhu Shinai got the contract, her face was full of joy. She finally got rid of a "student", and she went home excitedly.
Lao Dou was very satisfied with Ah Wei as his tutor. He asked, "Wei Zai, which school are you going to take the postgraduate entrance examination this time?"
"This time I am here to take the postgraduate entrance examination for Professor Kang, Professor of Ancient Literature and History at CUHK. Professor Kang only recruits a few students each time, so I came here in advance to take the exam." Ah Wei still stood up and half-bowed to answer the question.
When everyone heard this, they all looked at Professor Kang Qirui from the Chinese University of Chinese Medicine, Ancient Literature and History. This information was too direct. Kang Qirui coughed twice and said, "Hello, Awei. Let me introduce you formally. I am Kang Qirui."
Ah Wei became excited all of a sudden. He was usually busy studying, but he didn't come before Zhu Wanling got married. This time, he didn't introduce Master Zhu when he came. Only now did he realize that his cousin-in-law was actually the professor he wanted to take the exam for. He stood up and bowed 90 degrees and said: "Hello, Master Kang. I have read your book "The Words and Words of the World"."
Kang Qirui waved his hand, "Don't call me that, I'm not your teacher yet. Just call me cousin-in-law at home." (End of Chapter)