Be a master through ancient times

After walking through several long corridors and passing through several hanging flower arches, we arrived at Qiushuang Courtyard.

In the courtyard of Qiushuang, the first thing that catches the eye is a grape trellis with many grapes on it, which looks colorful under the sunlight.

A woman wearing a plain shirt with a bun on her head was facing away from Chu Ci and the others, holding scissors in one hand and a bunch of grapes in the other, about to cut them off.

"Sister Huaiqiu, I brought Mr. Chu to find Madam."

Sister Huaiqiu turned her head, smiled at the two of them, and then said: "I have seen Mr. Chu, please wait a moment, I will go in and report to Madam immediately."

"Thank you, sister." Chu Ci cupped his hands slightly.This woman should be about 25-[-], and judging by her dress, she should be a newly widowed person.

"Master Chu, please come in."

When Chu Ci entered the room, he saw an old lady sitting upright, an old nanny standing on the left, and Huai Qiu on the right.There are eight servant girls on both sides of the lower head.Fortunately, the room is large, even with so many people, it is not crowded.When she saw Chu Ci come in, a trace of surprise flashed in her eyes, which was then covered up by a smile.

"Disciple Chuci, I'm paying my respects to my teacher's wife. I'm not very polite when we meet for the first time, so please forgive me." Chu Ci came to her, and a maid next to her handed over a futon. He lifted his robe and knelt down to meet Mrs. Xu.Another maid handed over a cup of tea, and Chu Ci held the tea, inviting Mrs. Xu to drink tea.

Mrs. Xu took the teacup with a smile, put it to her lips, took a sip, and said, "Get up, your little one, why are you so impolite? These are all outsiders' words, so don't talk about them in the future. "

The old nanny beside her came over to give her a little support, and Chu Ci followed her and stood up.

"Come and sit down." Mrs. Xu beckoned to Chu Ci, motioning him to sit closer. "What a beautiful and beautiful child, the master often told me that his hometown has beautiful mountains and rivers, and I laughed at him for being shameless. How can anyone always boast? When I saw you today, I realized that he was not lying."

The old lady smiled, and everyone in the room laughed too, praising Chu Ci's good looks one after another, making Chu Ci a little shy.

"Ms. Ma'am won the award, how can I be called a beauty? It's your old man, I don't know which old god helped you to take care of your body. If you don't sit at the top, I think it's the elder sister of Mr.'s family who came out to entertain you." It's over!"

Chu Ci's mouth is so sweet, the old lady has never seen such a talking junior since she came to Yangxin Mansion, she was instantly amused by him, and the maids in the room said a few more pleasant words, All of a sudden, the atmosphere became heated.

"Your boy has a good temper. I thought it was hard for him to accept an apprentice because he must have a weird personality like him."

The old lady complained, and Chu Ci naturally couldn't answer, so he had to smirk twice to avoid the topic.

"From today onwards, you will live here. Treat your husband's house as your own. None of your senior brothers and sisters are by my side, leaving only a little demon king to accompany us. He is with the mansion today. Some friends went out to hunt in the city, if he gets into trouble with you in the future, don't be soft-hearted, just treat him like your own nephew!" The old lady said while holding Chu Ci's hand.

Chuci listened, suddenly a little embarrassed, why did he sound like a kid like Brother Bao?

"Thank you, Mrs. and Mrs. for your kind hospitality. Naturally, Chu Ci will not be polite to Mr. and Mrs.'s wife."

"Ma'am, the master is back and said he wants to see Master Chu."

"Okay, you can go. He has been talking about it these days." The old lady smiled.

Chu Ci got up to say goodbye, and walked out with Xu Mu.

Xu Zheng just came out of the yamen, and an official of his rank decides when he will be released from the yamen.When you are free, you can even go to the Yamen to order a Mao and come back.

He hadn't taken off his official uniform yet, and the official uniform of the white pheasant bun, compared with the mandarin duck's uniform of the county magistrate, added an extra level of majesty.

He was drinking tea when Chu Ci arrived. Chu Ci stepped forward and called out Mr., then bowed his hands in salute.

"Excuse me, come and sit." Xu Zheng told him to sit down, but before Chuci's butt touched the stool, he asked again, "A gentleman should know the big and the far away, and a villain should know the small and the near. You Let's solve it."

Chu Ci had no choice but to stand up again, and said: "Those who achieve great things need to have a long-term vision, and those who do small things need to be careful." That is to say, those who do big things are responsible for deciding the future direction, and those who execute them need to understand the details. Implement it in detail.

"Hmph! Things that even a fledgling kid like you know, those idiots will come to ask me about all kinds of bullshit, making this old man look like a handyman!" Xu Zheng was furious.

Chu Ci laughed secretly, the old man was still the same as before, he didn't put on airs at all.Chu Ci guessed that the people below him should not be so useless, but seeing that the old man kept a straight face all day long, he was afraid that his new official would find fault when he took office, so he asked for advice on everything so as not to make mistakes.

"Sir, don't be angry, they are also showing their respect, you just need to tell them that it's business as usual, and that everyone is doing their job."

"Oh, that's all, let's not mention them. I took the school test just now, and saw you answering the questions fluently. I think I have not slackened in my studies in the past few months. I am very relieved."

"The disciple respectfully obeys the teacher's instruction, so he dares to be a little bit slack. He often lights up and reads until late at night before resting. What he fears is that he won't do well in the local examination, and it will be bad if he loses face at that time."

"Even if you still have self-knowledge. There are more than ten days left before leaving the country, so you should not go anywhere during this time, and stay in the mansion to study hard."

"Uh, sir, I came here in a hurry today, and I still have some things with my classmates. I'm afraid I have to go over and get them." Chu Ci said hastily.

"Let Xu Mu accompany you to pick it up, and then go back home. By the way, I would like to advise your classmates, so that they don't talk in groups in restaurants when they have nothing to do, and don't stay in Qinlou Chu Pavilion. It's the right way to study hard. .” Xu Zheng reminded.

"Yes, sir." Chu Ci also knows that when there are too many scholars, disputes will easily arise. When the time comes, if you rush to talk, say two taboo words, and be reported by someone with a heart, then it will be miserable.

"Well. There is still some time before dinner. You go to the study and wait for me. There is a problem on it. Do it first. I will come back when I go back to my room and change my clothes."

Xu Zheng got up, grabbed the stool with his hand, and walked outside.His hands were covered by wide sleeves, and Chu Ci couldn't see what they were.

Seeing that he was curious, Xu Mu clasped his palms together and made a few twisting movements.

Chu Ci immediately understood, so it was Rubik's Cube?Mr. put it on the stool earlier, doesn't it mean that he also took it with him when he went to the Yamen to order?

Thinking of this, he couldn't help laughing.This kind of behavior reminded him of his former colleague in high school. The children in her family were very fond of dinosaurs. Every time they had a banquet, as long as they saw the back of holding a big dinosaur, it must be him.

Are you still considering making him a Tier [-] one?

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"Brother Chu, can you really not live with us?" Zhang Wenhai watched Chu Ci and Xu Mu go out with their things.

"Mister kept me, but he was disrespectful. How dare I refuse? I can only express my apologies to Brother Kuo for his kindness."

"What did you say, are you sorry or not?" Zhang Wenhai pretended to be angry.

Chu Ci smiled lightly, and then mentioned to Zhang Wenhai and others what Mr. Xu asked him to do.Everyone said that they would not go out to make troubles, but would stay in the yard and concentrate on studying.

Chu Ci bid farewell to everyone, then boarded the carriage and went back to Xu Mansion.

"Brother Chu is so lucky that he was able to find a fifth-rank official as a teacher. How come we don't have such a blessing? I'm afraid he could pass the provincial examination this time." A student said bitterly.

Others didn't like to say anything about him, but no one echoed his words.This person was a student in Class B. Seeing that Zhang Wenhai was a kind-hearted person, he repeatedly begged to come in. Everyone was not familiar with him.

Zhang Wenhai, who had been acting like an idiot to the outside world, suddenly turned cold and said: "Brother Chu, knowledge and character are all valuable. How can you say that he is a person who does not want to make progress because he relies on a fifth-rank official. I am afraid that my humble house can accommodate you." Brother Qian, please go outside and find a place to rest on your own."

The man was mercilessly expelled by Zhang Wenhai, and seeing that everyone was just watching from the sidelines and had no intention of speaking for him at all, he angrily went inside to pack his package, and left a sentence: "A group of people stepping on the low and holding the high It's a thing, I won the Juren in the future, don't regret it!"

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, really knowing people, knowing faces but not knowing people's hearts. Why didn't they see such a strange thing when they were in the county school?

Chu Ci didn't know that someone was angry because of him, he just looked at the taller and stronger nephew in front of him who was squinting at him and sighed.

At first he thought he was a beautiful young man like Jia Baoyu, but he turned out to be so tall, even comparable to that boy Qin Zhao.

Speaking of Qin Zhao, I haven't seen him for a long time.Last time, he went to Qin Zhao's house to invite someone for a housewarming. Unfortunately, the door of his house was locked. It is said that he and his uncle went out to do business.

Qin Zhao sneezed, and immediately attracted the attention of the man with the scar on his face not far away.He immediately stood up straight again and was exposed to the scorching sun.

"Hey, you have been looking at me for a long time, what are you looking at?" the boy with thick eyebrows and big eyes asked.

"It's nothing, I just remembered a friend."

"Friend? Like me? Then next time I will have a competition with him to see who is stronger."

Xu Qiaonan, the youngest son of the second son of the Xu family, was born different from the previous brothers and sisters, he was much bigger.He has been strong since he was a child, and his favorite thing is to wield knives and sticks, and he is not interested in articles and poems at all.

Fortunately, his older brother had made achievements in all aspects, so he didn't need to contribute any more to the family, so he was let go.

"Hehe, nephew, you still haven't said what you want from me?" As soon as he came back, he saw this kid sitting in the courtyard with a bold face.

"Oh, I heard from my grandmother that the old man took in an apprentice and thought he had the same eccentricities as him, but I didn't expect you to be quite normal." Xu Qiaonan looked at Chuci and laughed.

"...that really disappoints you."

"It's okay, I'm not particularly disappointed. I heard that old man, you are a very good scholar, and you can also play Wuqinxi. What is Wuqinxi, can you call me?" Xu Qiaonan came here for this, and when he heard Wuqinxi The name seems quite interesting.

He looked at Chu Ci expectantly, but suddenly he hugged his head and let out an "ouch". Looking back, it was his grandfather standing behind.

"Grandfather, why did you hit me?"

"It's not big or small, what is this scholar called, you should call him Uncle Shi!" Xu Zheng raised his eyebrows and looked a little like this boy with thick eyebrows and big eyes.

"Uncle Shi—" He stretched his voice, and called out reluctantly, and then said, "Uncle Shi, can you type a paragraph for me?"

Chu Ci nodded and said, "Yes, yes, but the weather is too hot now, and it will be [-] o'clock tomorrow morning, so you can wait for me here."

"Hey, okay, then I'll go." The kid clasped his fists at Xu Zheng, and then flew away.

"This rascal!" Xu Zheng scolded.When he was at home in the past, this kid was scolded the most by him for no other reason, because this kid always ran around the house with messy clothes, completely different from the other grandchildren, and it made his eyes hurt when he looked at it.

"Sir, why did you leave office so early today?"

"Hmph, if I don't leave the office, I will be pissed off by them." Xu Zheng scolded, and then said: "You have almost mastered learning. What I want to talk about today is the chief examiner of this provincial examination in Xijiang Province." .”

"Has the candidate for the chief examiner been announced?" Isn't it announced three days before the exam?

"Heh, do you think that the old man has been an official for so many years, so there will be no contacts in the court? It means that ordinary students don't know, and others have already spread the word. I'm afraid I have written a few articles at this time."

Xu Zheng can't understand this phenomenon of flattering you with articles, but he also has to admit that the examiner's preferences have a lot to do with your grades.

"Sir, do you mean?"

"The old man has worked with the little old man for a while, and he has some understanding of his preferences. He will be your tutor, and it's no big deal to tell you."

This is obviously the back door.Chu Ci is a little strange, isn't his husband jealous?How can I succumb to this unspoken rule.

Xu Zheng seemed to see what he was thinking, and snorted again: "You kid, do you think Chunqiu is that simple?"