Mr. Shi said: "Am I the kind of person who can tell lies to comfort others?"
He stared at the teenage girl in front of him and said slowly: "You have a very remarkable, almost unique treasure in this era."
Jiang Liniang looked at him confused: "What is it?"
Mr. Shi told her: "It's resistance. It's the courage and spirit to resist. How dare you resist the saint!"
Jiang Liniang was a little surprised.
Mr. Shi smiled and said, "I haven't accepted a disciple for many years. Madam, are you willing to be my closed disciple?"
Apprenticeship?
Jiang Liniang was a little yearning, but also a little hesitant.
Apprenticeship in this era is not the same thing as modern teachers.
The Lord of Heaven and Earth is the master. Teachers are second only to parents. Disciples must inherit the teacher's teachings. The teacher's enemies are the disciples' enemies. The teacher can even take care of the disciples' life affairs. He is said to be the trumpet's father, but Not too much...
"Why are you still hesitating?"
When Mr. Shi saw this, he pretended to be dissatisfied: "Do you know how many people want to be my disciples, but can't?"
Jiang Liniang smiled awkwardly and politely, but very tactfully: "How can you not tell your parents about such a big matter? Only by asking them to visit you at that time can we show how much we value you, sir."
"I don't have time to ask you to go back and ask your parents. You can make your own decision now. After passing this village, there will be no such store!"
Mr. Shi laughed "haha" twice, raised his chin, and signaled to the old servant holding the donkey: "Tell her who I am, and let's have a taste of bullying!"
The old servant leading the donkey said with a grimace: "You are still a scholar, and bullying others is not the way to do it."
Then he glanced at Jiang Liniang and said to the somewhat impetuous little lady, "I want you to know that my husband is the late Emperor and the king's advisor, Situ Shiyunshi Gong who just resigned."
Jiang Liniang was instantly knocked unconscious by these glittering labels!
Situ, one of the three princes!
The teacher of the late emperor and the kings—ah, what the late emperor and the kings!
Wuhu~
She immediately changed direction and said with extra sincerity: "Teacher, the family backgrounds of our senior brothers are really prominent!!!"
Chapter 48
Jiang Liniang went out to sell tofu nao, but she picked up a master and went back. For her, it was really a great joy.
At that time, Shi Yun had nothing to do, so he went to Xibao Village with her.
Shi Jun was riding the donkey, while Jiang Liniang was still carrying her pole. The master and the apprentice exchanged pleasantries along the way: "Who else is there at home?"
Jiang Liniang told him: "I have both parents, and I have a brother and a sister."
Shi Yun asked again: "How old are my brothers and sisters?"
Jiang Liniang said: "My brother is three years older than me and is 18 years old this year. My sister is only a few months older than me and is 15 years old this year."
A surprised look appeared on Shi Jun's face: "Oh, they are not the same father and mother."
"She's a cousin, but there's no difference between sisters," Jiang Liniang said. "My uncle and aunt passed away long ago."
Shi Yun nodded: "The family tradition is harmonious."
Jiang Liniang was quite proud: "Although they are poorer, they are loyal people!"
Shi Yun smiled and stopped asking.
All the way to the vicinity of Xibao Village, I met more acquaintances. When I saw Shi Yun and the old servant again, they were strangers. It was inevitable to ask Jiang Liniang, who was traveling with me, "Liniang, who is this?"
Jiang Liniang replied: "He is the teacher I just became."
The visitor might show a little surprise, which probably means, "Why do you want me to be a disciple? You should find a tailor or an embroiderer to teach you," or they might smile and say a few vague words, or even more. There were also people with mocking looks on their faces, but Jiang Liniang just pretended not to see them.
The scholar brother came to break off the engagement after he won the imperial examination, which had a more or less impact on Jiang Liniang's reputation in the village.
Everyone knows that after being selected as a scholar, he dislikes the poor, loves the rich, and wants to climb high. Behind his back, it is inevitable that he will say that this is a contemporary Chen Shimei. But when he is really in front of the master, who dares to say it out?
After winning the title of Juren, you can already be appointed as an official. However, the Jiang family only has a father and son who copy documents in the Yamen, and a pair of sisters who sell tofu bread in Liushi.
In this case, it is inevitable that some people will say that Jiang Liniang is not blessed enough to be the wife of the Juren Master. What's more, they will step on Jiang Liniang's bad feet and praise the Juren Master: "The Juren Master is a literary star who has descended to earth, how can he marry a tofu seller? You stupid lady, anyone who knows about it will say they don’t deserve it!”
There were also people who were trying to persuade Jiang Liniang to marry her and become a concubine, but the candidate's mother refused.
The reason for canceling the engagement earlier was to ask his son to find a girl from a high family, and then to have a concubine who had been engaged before the marriage. Wasn't this meant to hurt people's hearts?
If someone is interested in his son, I'm afraid they won't allow it.
The mother of the Juren Master came to the Jiang family with a marriage certificate and twenty taels of silver. She said that she wanted to settle it with the master. The two children did not have such a marriage. I was sorry for the girls of the Jiang family. Twenty taels of silver. All made amends.
Fei is short of money and greedy for silver, but she doesn't want it at the moment. This is money - it's her daughter's face that has been exposed!
The Jiang family is a popular surname in the village. When the orphan and widowed mother came to the village, they were afraid of being ostracized, so they arranged a marriage with Jiang Liniang. From building houses to doing farm labor, the Jiang family helped so much, and now they have become powerful. , they came to cancel the engagement!
If we follow Fei's original intention, we should drive this unlucky woman out and cause a scene in the place where the unlucky scholar is studying, so that people will know who this person who seems to be reading sage articles is!
In the end, Jiang Liniang came forward herself, accepted the money generously, said a few polite words to the judge's mother, and sent the person away.
"Why bother? Their family is disgusting, but the money is not disgusting."
Jiang Liniang accepted the money, but advised Fei: "It's good if we can talk it out early. If their family is more cruel and marries me to death, and then marries another one, what will happen to our family?" ? How can it be so easy for people to sue officials?"
After saying that, he rolled up his sleeves and went to cook.
Fei was left alone in the room crying.
I feel aggrieved, aggrieved, and feel sorry for my daughter. I also hate that I have no future and am being bullied like this.
At night, Jiang Mandun remained silent, and Fei told her son through gritted teeth: "Study hard, give your parents a voice, and support your two girls!"
Jiang Ning nodded vigorously: "I can do it, Auntie!"
Jiang Liniang silently glanced over her brother's head and drooped her eyelids dejectedly.
Alas~
On the other hand, the unlucky mother who had been elected felt a little regretful after returning home, and said to her son: "That little lady from the Jiang family is really a bit generous. It's a pity that she comes from a lowly background and can't help you in your career."
Jiang Liniang was so angry that she was so angry. Now that someone was looking at her with a meaningful look, she could automatically ignore it. In this unlucky second life of hers, if she was really angry, she would have died of anger long ago. .
However, Shi Jun saw some clues and admired her character of not being surprised by humiliation. He took the initiative to ask: "Is there any reason here? I think the way they look at you is not right."
Jiang Liniang brought the matter of the unlucky judge and the unlucky judge to the forefront.
This time, even the old servant holding the donkey who looked at her with eyes that were not eyes and a nose that was not a nose was angry: "What the hell is ungrateful!"
Shi Jun has always been protective of his shortcomings. When he heard that his newly accepted disciple was being bullied like this, he immediately asked the old servant holding the donkey: "Have I taken my seal and ribbon with me?"
The old servant leading the donkey hurriedly said: "I'm afraid that Mr. will be too arrogant when he goes out and will be beaten outside. Whenever he leaves home, he always takes it with him!"
Shi Yun rolled his eyes at him: "There's no need to say the first sentence!"
Then he said: "Give it to me."
The old servant who led the donkey took out a gold seal with a purple ribbon from his luggage and hung it on Shi Yun.
Shi Yun straightened his clothes, sat on the old donkey with his head held high, and motioned to Jiang Liniang: "Lead the way ahead, let me support you -"
Jiang Liniang ran forward two steps with a pole, feeling like a female Sha Monk. She was speechless and choked for a few moments, and quickly led people to her home.
An old man with a majestic appearance came to the village where few outsiders came. There was an old servant beside him to help lead the donkey. Even if the donkey was not in good condition, it was still somewhat capable of bluffing people.
There were also people with sharp eyes who saw the golden seal and purple ribbon hanging around the old man's waist - if it were in the local countryside, no one might be able to recognize this thing, but when it comes to the surrounding areas of Gyeonggi, there are really a few knowledgeable people around it. .
"This is the seal and ribbon that only high-ranking officials have..."
"What grade of official seal is that?"
"I've never been an official, how can I recognize it?!"
Shi Yun's magnanimity has been tested by a supreme fool like Emperor Huang, let alone a few country folk.
No one dared to talk to him, so they had to go to Jiang Liniang who dared to talk to him.
"Liniang, who is that master?"
Jiang Liniang carried the burden and told them: "This is the former Situ Shijunshi Gong who has taught the late emperor and other kings not long ago."
These glittering golden labels could knock Jiang Liniang unconscious not long ago, and they can still knock these villagers unconscious now.
The emperor’s teacher was once ranked among the three nobles——
The entire Xibao Village was shocked.
Jiang Liniang withdrew some more money and gave it to the villagers: "Excuse me, please run an errand and go to the county government office to call my father back. Mr. Shi wants to accept me as his disciple, and he must get my father's consent."
The other party, Fang Mu, blankly accepted the money and said, "Why would he object to this good thing about the smoke coming out of the ancestral graves?"
Jiang Liniang: "..."
Fortunately, the other party responded quickly. After coming to his senses, he hurried home, rode on his donkey, and went to the county government office to deliver a message to the Jiang family and his son.
Fei was soaking beans at home, and Yuanniang still had a fever and was lying on the couch to rest. Suddenly she heard a noise outside, and they all felt a little strange.
Fei wiped the handle and opened the door to her house. Good guy, there was a crowd of people blocking the door. It was almost impossible to get through.
She was startled, and her first reaction was that something had happened. Then she saw that everyone around her was beaming with joy, and their expressions did not look like something bad had happened. Then she breathed a sigh of relief. Just when she was about to ask what was wrong, she saw herself. The girl came back with a load, followed by an old man riding a donkey.
At this time, Fei was confused.
What's going on?
Hearing Jiang Liniang talk about the old man's glittering identity, Fei was dumbfounded. When she came to her senses, she slapped her daughter on the back twice: "You girl, you are really promising! Our entire West The boundaries of Bao Village have never been stepped on by anyone ranked third!"
Jiang Liniang was almost distracted by her mother-in-law's photo, but she was still thinking about Yuan Niang: "Where's sister, how are you doing now?"
Fei quickly said: "Oh, let me go and tell Yuanniang first that there are so many people here today, so don't be surprised. It will not be easy for you to recover from your illness."
Shi Jun is the former Situ, and he is not a monkey. Even if the people in Xibao Village are curious, they don't dare to go to the Jiang family's yard to watch. However, the Jiang family is not big in the first place, even if they stand outside the wall. , once there are too many voices of discussion, it is enough to spread into the room.
Yuanniang heard her aunt tell her the whole story, and because she could still get up, she went to the main room to see the distinguished guest.
Shi Jun saw the bamboo curtain of the farmhouse lifted, and a teenage girl came out. She had slightly plump cheeks and a dignified appearance. She was probably sick and looked a little haggard. She saluted him solemnly and then went to her cousin. Congratulations.
