Here Wei is preparing her luggage, while Li Jian goes out to the Cheng Mansion to borrow a carriage. After all, bedding and clothing have been removed this time, and the books that use the Four Books and Five Classics will also be packed and taken with them. It will be much more convenient to borrow a carriage.
When he arrived at the Cheng family, Li Jian first went to the Zhang brothers to explain his purpose. Then Zhang Hu went to the inner house to report, while Zhang Yi stayed in the concierge and chatted with Li Jian.
Zhang Hu went to Cheng Shi, the master of the Cheng family, and explained the situation. Speaking of the Cheng family, it used to be considered a scholarly family, and some people in the family also worked as officials to make a living, but later the children stopped joining, and in the end they became merchants.
After hearing the situation, he said to Zhang Hu: "To be noticed by a third-ranked Jinshi, this kid must have some promise, and he may be able to do something in the future. I will lend them this carriage when it comes. In addition, you Then go to the accountant to pay ten taels of silver and give it to him. It can be regarded as a gift to congratulate his son on entering the college. After all, they are all friends from the same hometown." At this time, Cheng Shi also did not expect that these ten taels of silver would later be earned for himself. Wan Guan furniture.
After hearing this, Zhang Hu saluted and said, "I understand, I'll do it now." Then he went to find the accountant.
On the other side, Zhang Yi and Li Jian were still chatting about Li Hao's affairs in the concierge. Zhang Yi envied and said to Li Jian: "I think that child has been smart since he was a child. This time, a Jinshi husband will accept your son as his disciple. It would be great if he gets a meritorious title in the future."
Li Jian said modestly at this time: "This still depends on Li Hao himself. After all, we, husband and wife, can't help him. We still have to look at his own efforts."
At this time Zhang Hu came back and said: "The master has agreed, and I will pull the carriage directly to your door. In addition, these ten taels of silver are a gift from the master, please accept it." He took out the silver and took it. Come out and hand it to Li Jian.
Li Jian was not willing to accept this, so he quickly gave in and said humbly: "How is this possible? How can I accept Mr. Cheng's money?"
But Zhang Hu said: "Master said, we are friends and neighbors from the same hometown. Even if there is a happy event, we naturally have to congratulate you. The feelings of the same hometown should be taken care of. So you can't help but accept the gift I brought over specially." , This can’t live up to my master’s good intentions.” After saying that, he stuffed it directly into Li Jian’s hand. Then he said: "We brothers still have things to do. You can go back first. I will go find you then." Then he winked at Zhang Yi and entered the house together.
Seeing this, Li Jian had no choice but to take the money and go home. After coming back, he told the story to Mrs. Wei, who then said, "Just accept it. To the Cheng family, ten taels of silver is nothing. Their business is spread all over Huaihe, Jiangsu and Zhejiang. I don't know how much money they make in a year." How much money do you earn? This is just a casual good relationship, they probably don’t even care."
After saying that, Mrs. Wei went to continue sewing new clothes. Then Li Jian thought about it and went to work on his own.
On the day I arrived to go to the academy, early in the morning Zhang Hu led someone to lead a carriage, not the flatbed carriage that originally transported goods. It was a carriage with a carriage. When he saw that Li Jian's family of three were already putting out the things they wanted to take away, Zhang Hu said hello.
After seeing this carriage, the three of them were quite surprised. Zhang Hu then said: "After all, you are going to the academy. It is not good to make a truck after all, so I pulled this truck here and moved things up."
Then he helped put things in the car. After moving, everyone got on the carriage and set off to the academy.
When they arrived at the gate of the academy, they saw carriages passing by outside the gate. There were many wealthy young men wearing silks and satins, coming in and out with their servants. Li Hao and the others didn't know where the accommodation was, so they had to ask Zhang Hu to wait here first, and then the three of them took Shu Xiu to the mountain chief to find Master Qin. This road was as clean as the previous two times, but the students from poor families and the children from rich families who came and went seemed somewhat distinct.
When I arrived at the mountain leader, I saw that Master Qin was already there, so I hurried up to see him. After Master Qin saw him, he said, "Since you are here, let's do the apprenticeship ceremony first."
Then he took Li Hao to the Sacrament Hall. Wait until we get to the Blessed Sacrament Hall. Then take the first step, correct your clothes. Li Hao stood in front of Master Qin, and Master Qin arranged Li Hao's clothes. The second step is to perform the apprenticeship ceremony. Li Hao was asked to kneel down on his knees and kowtow nine times before the throne of the most holy teacher Confucius; then he knelt down to worship Master Qin and kowtow three times. After paying homage, Li Hao presented six gifts and five taels of silver to his husband. The so-called six rituals are as follows: celery: meaning studiousness and diligence; lotus seeds: lotus seeds are hard-working, meaning painstaking education; red beans: meaning good luck; red dates: meaning early and high school; longan: meaning perfect merit; Dried lean pork strips: to express the disciple’s feelings. The third step is to purify your hands and your mind. Li Hao put his hands in the basin to "clean his hands." Wash the front and back once, then dry. The fourth step is to enlighten your mind with cinnabar. Master Qin held a brush dipped in cinnabar and put a red dot like a "mole" on the student's eyebrows. At this point, the apprenticeship ceremony has been completed.
Then Master Qin said: "Including you, I have three students in the academy. One of them is surnamed Yan, and his last name is a compound name. His family has a house in the city, so he lives outside. Today he is not in the academy, and tomorrow You can see him. The other person's surname is Yan and his given name is Jingwen. He lives in the courtyard. If you want to live in the academy, I will take you to him, and then you can live with him."
Li Hao replied: "Okay, teacher, my home is far away, so I have to be hospitalized."
"Well, then I will take you to see him. In addition, in terms of classes, you will go to Mingxue Hall to recite articles with Tongyi in the morning class. Then you can just follow Jingwen. As for your classwork, I will arrange it with you alone. As for rest, As Mu said, he will take ten days off, just like your two senior brothers." After Master Qin finished speaking, he led the three of them to the backyard to meet Yan Jingwen.
I saw this tall senior brother dressed in simple clothes and showing an elegant temperament in his movements, like a student from a poor family. At this time, Yan Jingwen first saluted Master Qin and said, "Hello, teacher."
Master Qin nodded in return, and then said: "This is your junior brother Li Hao. He has just come to school. These two are your junior brother's parents. If your junior brother wants to live in the courtyard, he should come with you. He is not familiar with this place either. You take care of him on weekdays."
Yan Jingwen replied: "Disciple understands that he will definitely take good care of his junior brother." Then he also saluted Li Jian and the others, who hurriedly returned the salute.
"Okay. Then you can take him with you to class tomorrow." I left first, and Master Qin turned around and left after saying that.
"Disciple sends you my teacher respectfully," Yan Jingwen saluted, and Li Hao also hurriedly saluted when he saw it.
When Master Qin walked away, Yan Jingwen said to Li Jian and Li Hao: "Hello, uncle and aunt."
Then Yan Jingwen looked at Li Hao and said: "Junior brother is not very old this year. To be accepted by the teacher at this age, I guess he must be very talented."
"Where is it?" Li Hao said modestly.
Yan Jingwen looked around at this time without saluting. Then he asked: "Since you are going to be hospitalized, I don't know where your gift is. Do you want to bring it in now?"
"Yes, it's just outside the academy. I didn't know where I wanted to stay when I came in, so I didn't bring him in." Li Hao replied. "Okay, I'll take you there and bring your things in." Yan Jingwen said and led the way out.
When they got to the carriage outside, they spoke to Zhang Hu and helped them move all the things in and put them away. Then Li Jian and Wei were going back to the village with Zhang Hu. Before leaving, Wei gave Li Hao I stuffed him with five taels of silver and asked him to sell it.
On the way back, Mrs. Wei seemed a little sentimental and kept looking in the direction of the academy. So Li Jian comforted him: "Hao'er is smart, and now he has his senior brother to take care of him, so there will be no problem. But we have to sell the soap when we go back, and he can live a better life in the city with more money." And we have one day off every ten days. Didn't we agree to come to the academy to see him then? Just relax." After hearing this, Mrs. Wei didn't reply, but just nodded, seeming to feel more relieved.
On this side, Yan Jingwen helped Li Hao tidy up the bed and put away the gifts. So he took Li Hao around the academy, told Li Hao how to get to the various libraries and dining halls, and then introduced the classmates he met on the way. This gave Li Hao a general understanding of the academy, and also gave Li Hao a general understanding of the academy. Hao began to enjoy his school life.
