"Patriarch, you said you want me to send Dalang to study in the school early?"
Meng Yunniang was a little surprised and didn't understand why the patriarch came to say this in person.
"That's right."
Jiang Chong nodded. His son told him about Jiang Liu's outstanding performance last night. Jiang Chong felt that such a good seed should not be wasted.
If you think about it, you can memorize the Disciple Rules and the Three Character Classic just a few times outside the school. If you study it seriously, you won't be able to master these enlightenment textbooks well.
Regardless of the difficulty of the imperial examination, those who have taken the imperial examination know that the examinations for Tongsheng and Xiucai are the easiest. As long as you can memorize the Four Books and Five Classics and other teachings thoroughly, and know their profound meanings, you can basically pass.
However, the exams for Juren and above are not so easy, and they cannot be passed by studying hard.
Jiang Liu has the ability to never forget his ears. First of all, it is not a problem to pass the exam for a scholar. Moreover, Jiang Chong feels that if Jiang Liu really has such a brain, he will definitely not be a person who can only study hard. His future may be far away. He came farther and higher than their expectations of him.
He briefly explained the reason why he came to the door today, and then he did not forget to add: "If the family is really in trouble, I can take the initiative to reduce half of the repairs."
Although he is the patriarch, Jiang Chong has no way to waive Jiang Liu's tuition directly. After all, Jiang's clan is so big and there are so many school-age children.
You must know that there is also a poor scholar who needs to rely on training to make a living as a teacher in the Shushu. Even the patriarch can't engage in such a one-word hall.
But it's different to reduce half of Shuxiu's tuition fees. He can decide to reduce half of his son's tuition fees, and no one can say anything about him.
"Patriarch, what kind of genius do you think my son is?"
Meng Yunniang was both surprised and delighted, she had never thought about what kind of genius her son would be.
To be honest, Meng Yunniang has always felt that her son is a bit of an idiot, clumsy and silly. Although she always talks about sending him to study, hoping that he can pass the exam and become a scholar, but in fact, in her heart I don't have much hope for my son's brain.
Meng Yunniang's greatest desire is for her son to be able to read more, be more sensible, and inherit some tofu craftsmanship in the future. The two mothers can work together to create a stable life.
"Patriarch, don't worry, I only have one son, Dalang, and I have to send him to school if I bite the bullet."
Meng Yunniang also didn't think it was necessary for the patriarch to lie to her. Since the patriarch had said that her son had a talent for studying and was willing to reduce his son's tuition by half, she had the cheek to go back to her natal family to borrow money and send her son to a school to study. .
However, it is not that exaggerated.
Meng Yunniang thought about it for a while. At the time when her husband was seriously ill, she spent a lot of money just to find a doctor and take medicine. The little money was spent, and some debts were owed.
Later, she gave the family's six acres of land to the clan in exchange for the mother's rations, and because they were still in the three-year filial piety period, the mother could not eat meat, and the daily dishes only depended on the tofu made by herself and the tofu grown in the yard. Vegetables are enough, and there is almost nothing to spend on food and clothing.
In the past two years, she earned some money by buying tofu, and finally paid off the last bit of money owed to her relatives and friends a few months ago. The old hen caught it, and then pawned the silver hairpin in her dressing box, maybe it could cover the cost of repairs and prepare a set of four treasures for her son.
Thinking of the silver hairpin, Meng Yunniang was a little dazed, but she still woke up from the memories of the past after the patriarch spoke.
"Um."
The patriarch heaved a sigh of relief, and did not stay too long in Jiang's house. After all, Meng Yunniang is a widow. Although he is already a grandfather, it is unlikely that there will be those gossiping women who tell stories behind their backs and talk nonsense.
After the patriarch left, Meng Yunniang didn't bother to tidy up her things, and rushed into her son Jiangliu's room with a full of joy, and woke up her son who had been practicing calligraphy all night and had fallen asleep.
"My mother, be good, you have earned your mother a big face, my heart and soul, baby, why are you so promising and capable?"
Meng Yunniang pinched her son's small round face, kissed left and right, but it couldn't be enough.
It was under such harassment that Jiang Liu woke up.
"Da Lang, recite for mother the article you memorized in front of your Fangzheng uncle, so that mother can also listen to what scholars have learned."
Seeing is believing, hearing is believing. Although the patriarch praised her son just now, Meng Yunniang still feels a little uneasy after all. She is afraid that Jiang Fangzheng has misunderstood someone else and mistook someone else's son for her The river at home.
Hearing what the beautiful woman said, Jiang Liu suddenly became sober. He understood the reason why his mother woke him up in the morning. It seemed that the result of his performance yesterday came out.
"The article memorized in front of Uncle Fangzheng?"
Jiang Liu imitated the child's behavior, rubbed his eyes with his fists, then tilted his head to pretend to be thinking.
"At the beginning of human beings, the nature is good. The nature is similar, but the habits are far awayOne becomes ten, ten becomes hundreds. Hundreds become thousands, thousands become thousands"
"Well, there are also rules for disciples, teachings of saints Parents teach, you must listen carefully Although things are small, don't keep them privately, I don't remember the others."
Just waking up, talking so much before drinking, Jiang Liu's mouth was a little dry, he licked his lips, and stopped reciting.
Meng Yunniang didn't understand the meaning of these words, but she felt that the article was elegant and pleasant to the ear, especially when her precious son recited it, it was even more pleasant than singing.
"Mother's eldest son is promising, and mother will count on you from now on."
She held her son's chubby face and kissed him twice, then hugged him tightly, weeping with joy.
In the two years since her husband passed away, Meng Yunniang had suffered far more hardships than outsiders had seen, but as a widow, she had to support her family just like a man, even more powerful than ordinary men, and even more powerful than the most violent men. The shrew is even more domineering.
Because only by doing so, can she drive away those wolves who covet their property and keep her little home.
Others pointed at her from behind, saying that she had a coquettish appearance, so she must be unbearable, and some people said behind her that she was so mean, that she had such an embarrassing quarrel with her brother-in-law's family, who was supposed to be closest, that she did not have the style of a sister-in-law
All kinds of rumors and rumors, Meng Yunniang laughed generously in front of everyone.
But no one thought that she married into the Jiang family when she was sixteen, and gave birth to her son Jiang Liu the next year. When she was twenty, her husband was seriously ill. She supported the family by herself, and now she is just a Just a twenty-two-year-old lady.
At the right age of a woman's life, she wears a skirt and cloth, and dare not wear any clothes. She uses her thin shoulders to carry the entire family's income. She has to raise children and drive away those wolves, tigers and leopards. However, there is no one around to complain, so I have to swallow all the bitterness in my stomach alone.
She has never been sorry to anyone, but how has anyone ever treated her kindly.
Meng Yunniang's heart was too bitter, at this moment, through joy, she was finally able to cry out heartily.
"Mother, be good."
"Mother's heart and soul."
"Mother's baby egg."
Even though she was crying, Meng Yunniang kept repeating these words over and over again. For her, Jiang Liu was everything to her and her only hope. All her joys, anger, sorrows and joys were concentrated on Jiang Liu.
Hearing the crying of the beautiful woman, Jiang Liu felt a little astringent in his heart.
He didn't know whether it was caused by the few sympathies he felt in his heart, or the residual emotional interference from the original body.
Subconsciously, Jiang Liu couldn't help but raised his hand and hugged the beauty's waist, wanting to pat her on the back to help her feel better.
"etc!"
The crying stopped abruptly.
"The patriarch said that you can't forget by ear, and you can recite the article after listening to it several times. Doesn't this mean that you have learned all the nonsense that your mother said when she quarreled with others?"
Meng Yunniang held her son's face in her hands, stared straight at her prodigy son, and asked with a very serious expression.
Jiang Liu, who was about to comfort the beauty, thought of the machete she was holding high that day, couldn't help shivering, and then smiled flatteringly at the beauty.
Well, he is her obedient baby boy! (Remember the site URL: www.hlnovel.com