Liu Rushi was a little panicked when Xu Que saw her. She didn't know why, but she always felt that the boy opposite could see through her thoughts.
"Sister, I don't know why you want to enter my Xu Mansion, but I'm going to say something ugly. If you do anything to disgrace my Xu family, I won't let you go!" Xu Que's eyes were fixed on Liu Rushi.
"Please rest assured, young master, I was so greedy for wealth before, but after what happened last night, I have understood." Liu Rushi lowered his head and answered.
"Okay!" Xu Que nodded slowly: "In a few days, we will leave the capital and go to Zheyang County. If you are really willing, then you can follow."
Seeing Liu Rushi nodding silently, Xu Que stopped paying attention to the other party. After all, he had told the other party that if Liu Rushi was still the same as before, Xu Que would not recommend being such a bad person.
Returning to the main hall of the west courtyard, Xu's mother looked at Xu Que: "Que'er, tell the truth to mother, are you hiding something from me?"
Xu Que looked stunned. He was hiding a lot of things. What should he say? Could it be that you tell Mother Xu that your son was struck to death by lightning in Xuan Dao Sect, and that my soul traveled here...
Seeing that Xu Que didn't speak, Xu's mother continued: "I have known about the matter between your eldest brother and Liu Rushi for a long time. Before, because we were the Duke's mansion, I was opposed to it, but it is different now... ...Since she can still choose to enter the house at this time, it means that she has let go of some things. As a woman, I can see some things."
Xu Que nodded silently. He knew the etiquette of feudal society very well. Rich families often only marry rich families, so officials and their children rarely accept brothel girls. As for red-blood girls, it is okay to have fun, but give them A title is a stain.
"As for the status, I am still a little worried about my mother. After all, a brothel girl cannot be the first wife." Xu's mother said.
"Mom, actually you understand, but you just can't let go of this face. A person's quality comes first. If Liu Rushi is really good to the second brother, why should we turn her away? Besides, you and I I saw it when I was standing at the door of the small courtyard. Since Sister Rushi came in, my eldest brother's condition has improved by more than half. To put it bluntly, eldest brother is suffering from a heart disease. As long as the knot in his heart is untied, within three days, he will be full of energy and vitality."
Xu's mother was stunned, not believing that Xu Que could say these words...
Xu Que continued: "Don't worry about the things that you and your father are concerned about. Liu Rushi just wants to stay with the eldest brother forever. As for the status... let's wait until the eldest brother reaches high school."
Xu's mother nodded in agreement: "As long as it doesn't affect your eldest brother, I won't be a cool person! You go over there again, I want to talk to her."
Xu Que entered the eldest brother's room, and Liu Rushi watched him come in with a bit of fear in his eyes.
"Here comes my little brother, let's sit down and talk." At this moment, Xu Fan had a thousand words to say to Xu Que. He always thought it was a dream before, but after hearing it, he realized that it was really not a dream.
"Sister, my mother wants to talk to you." Xu Que smiled, and the smile was extremely genuine, not as sharp as before.
Liu Rushi trembled slightly: "Okay, I'll go right away!"
Liu Rushi took a deep look at Xu Fan, put down the soup bowl in his hand, lowered his head and left the room.
"Little brother, where is my mother..."
Before Xu Fan could finish his speech, Xu Que interrupted with a smile: "Brother, please don't worry, mother has already agreed."
After saying this, Xu Fanteng sat up suddenly, and all the worries in his heart disappeared.
"Little brother, I heard that last night you wrote a colorful poem that lasted for thousands of years, and a colorful poem that lasted forever. Can you show me those two poems?"
Xu Fan nodded and wrote down the two poems. Xu Fan took the rice paper and read it word by word countless times, sighing at the exquisiteness of these colorful poems.
"Little brother, big brother, I deserve it." Xu Fan sighed while holding the colorful thousand-year-old poem.
"I wrote this for my future sister-in-law on behalf of my eldest brother. It doesn't count, but don't let it slip!" Xu Que joked with a smile.
Xu Fan looked at the poem and meditated for a long time. He knew the weight of the poem, and he also knew that what his younger brother did must relieve his worries about his literary career...
Xu Fan patted Xu Que's shoulder heavily: "Xu's happiness should be communicated to the uncle's family. I will write a letter to the uncle now."
Xu Que didn't quite understand what his elder brother meant. Shouldn't it be his father who wrote this? Why did eldest brother do it for me?
Xu Que asked in confusion: "Brother, should I ask my father about this matter?"
Xu Fan explained: "Ordinary people have to pass through more than thirty inns to send letters home. It only takes half a day for scholars to send letters home. My father is a martial artist and cannot use literary skills, so this kind of thing is done for my brother and me. made."
After hearing his elder brother's explanation, Xu Que thought of the "Spiritual Pigeon Delivery Method" recorded in the book.
Xu Fan picked up the precious pen in his hand and wrote a letter home on the gold paper. He wrote hundreds of words eloquently. At the end of the stroke, the word "Dove" fell on the end of the gold paper.
Put away the pen, pick up the gold paper, put it in the envelope, and say "Get up!" The letter turned into a gray dove and flew to the north.
The spirit pigeon delivery method is a method exclusively used by scribes. As long as you have a literary foundation, you can use this method of sending messages. Compared with "Shu Xin Wen", the consumption of literary skills is very small. Even when the scribe is dying, you can use this method of sending messages.
Seeing the spirit pigeon disappearing, Xu Fan said: "Brother, you have stepped into the door of literature. You should take another step forward. Starting from today, study with peace of mind. There are only two months left for this year's Juren Examination. If you and I can get on this list, This year we will also be lucky enough to see what the palace examination looks like.”
The road to literature is extremely difficult.
Xu Que's literary foundation did not follow a formal process. He was given it by a saint in exchange for a poem.
Although this is a great opportunity, such a good thing will never happen again.
The road to literature is so far... If you want to obtain literary bones and literary hearts, you must follow the formal process. You must participate in the general examination and the imperial examination, otherwise you will have to stay where you are for the rest of your life.
For the Xu family, Xu Fan now has to play the role of father. After all, this is about his brother's life. Although Xu Maocai is still alive, he is just a martial artist. As for literature...he can't write a limerick for a long time.
Xu Que raised his head: "Two months? We won't be in the capital at that time. Where can we take the exam?"
"After returning to Zheyang County, I will take you to register. Then we will go to Nanfeng Prefecture to take the exam." Xu Fan explained.
Xu Que nodded to express his understanding. Xu Que was very clear about the division of imperial power into li, township, county, county, state and road. The counties here can also be called prefectures, but the names are different in the north and south.
According to the book, the provincial examination is held every two years, and the general examination and palace examination are held every three years, with a difference of only about four months.
As for the content of the general examination, it is really all-encompassing. Almost all the historical collections of various scholars will be involved, and it is really difficult to thoroughly study these classics for ten years... However, people with a liberal arts foundation will have a much easier time, but it also requires I studied hard in the cold window for four or five years.
For half an hour, Xu Fan placed the book he was reading in front of Xu Que, and also told him about his valuable experiences.
Xu Que scratched his head. He wanted to tell his elder brother that he had read all the classics you had here and had them all copied in his mind.
Xu Que didn't say such hurtful words, but he did want to take away these classics, not because he needed his elder brother's precious annotations, but because he needed to modify some annotations for his elder brother.
The annotations translated by the eldest brother can only be said to be superficial, but Xu Que is different. Even without the help of the sacred tree in his mind, with the wisdom of modern people, he can understand the annotations better than the eldest brother.
Xu Que left his eldest brother's room with the book in his arms, just in time to see Liu Rushi coming back.
Liu Rushi talked with Xu's mother for a long time in the main room, and then came out. When she came out, her face had a red glow, but when she saw Xu Que, the red glow disappeared immediately.
"Thank you for your hard work, sister-in-law." Xu Que smiled while holding the classics.
"Young master, please don't be polite. It's my business to take care of you." Liu Rushi bowed.
