By the window on the second floor, Li Hao suddenly caught a glimpse of a familiar figure and shouted loudly: "Elder brother!" On the street below, a man in dark brocade clothes was riding a horse, followed by a boy. Just when he heard someone calling him, he looked up to see who it was.
When he saw Li Hao in the window, his eyes lit up. He immediately jumped off the horse, handed the horse to the boy and headed to the restaurant. When Yan Fu reached the second floor, Li Hao stood up and greeted him.
When he returned to the table, he introduced to his parents: "This is my senior brother Yan Fu, who has always taken good care of me in the academy." Then he introduced to Yan Fu: "These are my parents. Today, my parents are here. Look at me, come here to eat.”
Yan Fu first saluted and said hello to Li Jian and Wei. Then Wei and Li Jian stood up and asked Yan Fu to sit down. The four of them sat down again. Li Hao asked, "Brother, where are you going? Have you ever eaten? How about we eat some together."
Yan Fu said: "We have already had dinner. There is a polo match in the north of the city today. I made an appointment with someone to go there. I originally planned to take you and Jingwen there to see it."
Li Hao was still somewhat interested in the sport of polo, so he said: "Then next time, if there is another polo club in Xiu Mu, I will go with you, okay. But I can't ride a horse."
Yan Fu said: "Then go and learn. Originally, Jingwen didn't know how to ride a horse. Later, after I took him to a few polo matches, he became able to ride a horse. However, Jingwen's temperament is calm and careful, so it won't be too difficult then. I love going there. But every time there is a polo match, a lot of people from our academy will go there, as well as a lot of scholars and officials from other cities. It’s not just polo, there’s also pot throwing and ball-thumping. Sometimes There is also a poetry meeting, you should go and see it if you have time. Just like the teacher, it turns out that these things are all good."
"Yeah, I really don't know about this." Li Hao said curiously.
"Even if you are studying in the academy, it is not bad to study hard behind closed doors, but I have seen your temperament, and you are not like your second senior brother who is dull and can study hard. And if you become an official, then It is inevitable that you will have to deal with officials from aristocratic families, and these things will not be of much use at that time, but it will be a benefit after all."
After hearing this, Li Hao felt very satisfied and said, "Thank you, senior brother, for your teaching." After chatting for a few words, Yan Fu stood up and left.
After Yan Fu left, Mrs. Wei said to Li Hao: "Looking at your senior brother's behavior, we are relieved that you are in the academy. Even if someone takes care of you, nothing will happen to you."
Li Hao replied: "Yes, although the teacher is quite strict in the course, in private the teacher and the two senior brothers take good care of me. You don't have to worry." Next, Li Hao chatted with his parents. On the 10th, I encountered something interesting while studying in the academy, and then I mentioned that soap was quite popular in the academy, so I could give Li Hao a few more pieces next time I came.
The reason for his popularity is still because of himself. When Li Hao was using soap to wash clothes that day, when he was seen and asked about it, he happened to lend it to others. As a result, everyone who borrowed it said it was very useful. Then it spread among the hospitalized students. I guess my parents had a share of the credit for their good sales. It's a pity that Xiu Mu's parents are also off today. It seems that many people today can't buy it even if they want to.
After dinner, the three of them strolled around the market for a while. Li Jian and Mrs. Wei were going back to the village, but they were still a little reluctant to leave. Li Jian comforted him: "When our soap sales are good in the future, we can save some money and buy a house in this city. Then we can let Haoer go home and live there, and you can see her every day."
After hearing this, Mrs. Wei smiled and said, "You have to think about it. The houses in Yangzhou are so expensive. You can buy them if you want."
Li Jian said: "It all depends on people. We never thought that our family could earn so much money now, and Hao'er is studying well now, so our family will naturally get better and better in the future."
After hearing this, Mrs. Wei said, "Yes, our family will get better and better. It's a pity for my sister. I don't know how that girl Minglan is doing now."
Li Jian knew that Mrs. Wei was thinking of her late aunt, so he comforted her: "Didn't Minglan take over the old lady's place to live? Naturally, she can live well. You don't have to worry. The worst is to wait until later." It's time, you can go to Bianjing and see Minglan."
After hearing this, Mrs. Wei seemed to have changed her mood and said nothing more.
Of course, Li Hao didn't know what happened here, otherwise Li Hao would probably know where he was.
After waiting for the holiday here, Li Hao began to study again, but this time in addition to reading and understanding, he also had another important task of practicing calligraphy. Because the words he wrote, which Master Qin described as empty and superficial, without any vitality, were really hard to discern, so he specifically posted them so that he had to practice 200 words every day and submit them. This makes Li Hao's reading life more fulfilling.
But this also made this elite teaching in a small class system mean that Li Hao had very few people to deal with in the academy. And I am young, but I have an adult mind after all. As a result, I can't play with my peers in the academy, and the older ones are not willing to take Li Hao with them. So apart from studying hard every day, I just spent the whole day with my two senior brothers, Yan Fu and Yan Jingwen.
This also made Yan Fu and Yan Jingwen a little worried about Li Hao's unsociability, and they wanted Li Hao to go out more and play more. So when they were taking a bath later, there happened to be a polo club, so Yan Fu and Yan Jingwen went ahead of time Tell Li Hao to go together when the time is arranged.
For this reason, Li Hao specially dragged Yan Fu's young boy Chengdong to the market to inform his parents.
On the day of the polo match, Yan Fu came to pick up Li Hao and Yan Jingwen in a carriage and went to the polo ground. They walked for more than half an hour before arriving at the polo ground. After parking the carriage, Yan Fu took the two of them in.
Along the way, they were introduced to the two of them: "This polo field alone is a thousand paces long. There is also a field next to it for making Chuiwan and throwing pots. When the crowd is the most popular, most of the officials and scholars in Yangzhou City come. Crowded."
When Li Hao saw it, it was indeed the case. It was just as Han Yu said. The corner of the Bian-Si interchange county and city was built as flat as a chip after a thousand steps. The short wall is surrounded by winding trees on three sides, and red flags are rising from trees while beating drums. This flat and flat polo field is about a thousand paces long, surrounded by low walls on three sides, and the remaining side is a pavilion for watching the ball. Red flags were hung around the stadium and drums were played to cheer during the game.
When Li Hao was fascinated, Yan Fu thought that Li Hao liked it and wanted to participate. He looked at Yan Jingwen and said to Li Hao: "Didn't you say you don't know how to ride a horse? Today I will teach you first." Once you learn how to ride a horse, you can compete on the field. And when you have time in the future, I will also teach you how to beat balls and throw pots. They are always a lot of things to relieve your boredom. "
Li Hao smiled at this time and said: "I don't dare. You are going to take the exam this year. It's good to take a bath occasionally to relax. How can you really take the time to teach me. If this is the case, the teacher is probably the first You can't spare me, so don't try to harm me, senior brother."
After hearing this, Yan Jingwen said: "That doesn't matter. Your senior brother is not free, so I can come and teach you. I'm not good at horsemanship, but I'm good at ball-thumping and pot-throwing."
At this time, the three of them had already reached the stable. Yan Fu first picked a gentle pony for Li Hao, and then let Li Hao ride on it. First, they held the horse to let Li Hao get used to the bumps. After Li Hao got familiar with it, Yan Fu and Yan Jingwen each took a horse and rode on it. Then Yan Fu held Li Hao's horse beside him and trotted.
The feeling of riding a horse roaring and galloping was so good, Li Hao thought to himself, this is much more majestic than driving a car.
He started to speed up as he ran, and Yan Fu held his hand to keep the same speed, and then gave Li Hao various key points and details. Li Hao gradually became able to get started on his own, so he asked Yan Fu to let go and asked him to try riding a horse by himself. After Yan Fu let go, he and Yan Jingwen followed behind on horseback.
As a result, after Li Hao had finished two laps, he felt that his butt had lost all feeling and the sides of his thighs were very painful. He hurriedly wanted the horse to stop, but at this time it was not so obedient. Li Hao had to ask for help from Yan Fu who was following him before he stopped.
After Li Hao dismounted from his horse, he walked with a straight figure, which looked a bit funny. Yan Fu and Yan Jingwen laughed secretly, and Li Hao felt ashamed and angry. Seeing this, Yan Fu said: "It's like this when you first ride a horse. When you get better at riding later, it will be fine if you know how to use your strength."
But even so, Yan Fu still looked at him with a smile, which made Li Hao extremely angry.
Seeing this, Yan Jingwen said: "Since this is the case, then I will take Li Hao to the poetry club over there to have a look, just for him to sit and rest. You can go play polo over there, isn't there someone waiting for you? . We will come find you when the poetry meeting is over." After saying that, he glanced at Yan Fu and pulled Li Hao away slowly.
