Chapter 55 Fu Ciyi washed his hands, dried them slowly with a cotton towel, and then left the kitchen.
Li stood at the door of the kitchen for a long time, watching him go to the main room, and quickly walked to him: "Fu family nephew, this is a big deal for the village, so I have the nerve to come to the door."
Arriving at the threshold, Fu Ciyi raised his hand to invite him, then lifted up his robe and entered the main room.
This is a humble house, but it does not detract from his temperament as a famous student.
Li Zheng nodded approvingly.
He came to discuss important matters today and wore a long gown.
When crossing the threshold, he followed Fu Ciyi's example and lifted his hem.
The two of them sat down at the square table.
Li Zheng was sitting in his original position, fearing that Fu Ciyi would reject today's discussion. He held the tea cup he had just drank with his hands, hesitating on how to speak more appropriately.
Fu Ciyi picked up the teapot and poured some hot water into the bamboo teacup in front of Zheng Zheng: "There is no tea in the house, which makes Li Zheng laugh."
Li Zheng smiled and waved his hands: "Where is it?"
Wan Niang fumbled for an empty tea cup from the center of the table and moved it towards her son: "Ci Yi, you can pour some water yourself."
"Okay." Fu Ciyi responded and poured himself out.
Fu Beimo pulled Yan Funing's sleeve, entered the main room, and whispered: "Sister-in-law, let's go sit on the small table."
Just now, he was sitting on the couch watching his brother and sister-in-law come back.
If his sister-in-law wanted to sit down at this moment, he would bring a handful in from the courtyard and place them side by side with his little one.
Yan Funing thought that if someone wanted to talk to Li Zheng, it would be better for her not to join in the Bei Mo invited him and it wouldn't hurt to sit with him.
Just as she gathered her skirt and prepared to sit down...
Fu Ciyi looked at her calmly: "Sit down at the table."
"Oh." Yan Funing walked over slowly.
Fu Beimo shouted: "What about me?"
Wan Niang said with a smile: "You kid, wouldn't it be nice to sit on the stool? Be obedient!"
"Bei Mo is obedient." Fu Beimo sat back down on the small stool.
Since his sister-in-law had just quietly told him that she had bought sugar-roasted chestnuts, he didn't care about anything else.
Holding her chin, she recalled what it tasted like to roast chestnuts with sugar. The last time I ate them was during New Year's Eve at Fu Mansion.
More than half a month has passed and he is a little greedy.
But there are outsiders at home, so it's not convenient to take it out, just in case this person eats too fast.
He couldn't eat much, so he had to wait patiently.
After Yan Funing sat down, Fu Ciyi looked at Li Zheng and asked quietly: "I don't know what happened?"
Li Zheng smiled: "It's like this. We have a village school here, which was jointly established by several surrounding villages. School is about to start, and we encountered a difficult matter. The old master of the village school asked someone to send a letter, saying that he would be there during the New Year. I broke my leg in my hometown and couldn't come back to teach. I remembered that my nephew, the Fu family, has excellent handwriting and must be knowledgeable, so I asked you to teach the students for the time being. "
While talking, he observed Fu Ciyi's expression from time to time and saw that his expression was difficult to distinguish, and he felt very unsure.
It is extremely difficult to find a knowledgeable person in the countryside.
The hall suddenly fell silent.
Li Zheng had no choice but to plead with Fu Wanniang: "Sister Wanniang, please say a few words for me."
Wan Niang was puzzled: "I just said this, it depends on Ciyi himself."
Li Zheng then looked at Yan Funing: "Miss Fu family, please tell me a few words. Your husband-in-law will temporarily take over the position of wife. You can receive monthly training money, the student union will hand over the training, and there will be respect during holidays."
Before Yan Funing could speak, Fu Nanyao's voice came from the yard: "How much is the repair money?"
Li Zheng turned around and said, "Fixing gold is five taels of silver a month."
Fu Nanyao limped into the main room and stood beside Fu Ciyi: "Brother, I think it's feasible."
Yan Funing said: "I don't know what I know. My husband has to prepare for the imperial examination. Time is tight. He will take part in Qiuwei this fall."
Li Zheng thought about it and realized that those who could attend Qiuwei were already scholars, so it was more than enough to teach the students of the village school.
He immediately smiled and said: "The nephew of the Fu family will definitely achieve great results in the autumn, and he will be the master of Juren. By then, our village will have a Juren, which will be so glorious!"
The whole village followed Ciyi was silent for a long time, then Fang asked quietly: "What books are there in the village school?"
Li Zheng said quickly: "Yes, for example, the Three-Character Classic, Hundred Family Surnames, Thousand-Character Essay..." He counted them one by one with his fingers, "There are so many books."
"They are all children's enlightenment books." Yan Funing looked at Fu Ciyi.
Ever since he was kicked out of the Fu Mansion, he had not been able to bring any of the books he originally prepared for the books in the village school are all for children.
It is useless for him to take the imperial examination.
Fu Ciyi thought for a moment: "I agree."
Li Zheng was delighted when he heard this: "Great!"
Immediately he stood up and bowed to Fu Ciyi like a scholar, "Then I have a master!"
Fu Ciyi also stood up and raised his hand to support him.
Yan Funing helped Wan Niang stand up, pursed her lips and said softly: "Mom, I want to say a few words to my husband."
Wan Niang patted the back of her hand: "Go ahead."
Yan Funing raised her eyes to look at him, and Fu Ciyi nodded.
The two went outside the fence and talked while walking.
Yan Funing: "Why did you agree? There is not much time before the Qiuwei Township Examination, and I have to teach in the village school for at least several months. Doesn't this delay preparations for the exam?"
Fu Ciyi: "The family needs money for various aspects, and the role of the village schoolmaster is to supplement the family income."
Yan Funing: "Then how do you prepare for the exam?"
Fu Ciyi: "Don't worry, I can review while copying books while teaching students."
Yan Funing sighed.
Anyway, this is his own decision.
If his grades are poor in the autumn period, he will not be able to participate in the spring period, and he will probably not be able to become a powerful official quickly.
Anyway, when the two-year period is up, she will leave.
What happens to him from now on has nothing to do with her.
Fu Ciyi raised his eyes and looked at the sky.
The imperial examination costs the most money, and just buying books will keep many people out.
The cost of taking the exam is a huge expense.
There is also the issue of accommodation. When it comes time for the exam, the cost of accommodation in hotels around the exam venue will rise sharply.
Although the imperial court had a free guild hall for students to live in, there was no place to recommend it and they couldn't live in it at all.
Fu Zhengqing is determined not to recommend him.
Therefore, he also has to consider the cost of accommodation.
This journey cost a lot of money. How could he, a man, leave the job of supporting his family and making money to a delicate woman? Because she broke off the engagement, he lost face.
He had the intention of torturing her...
However, he didn't want to think deeply about such thoughts.
The two of them discussed it and returned to the main room.
Li Zheng was afraid that Fu Ciyi would regret it, so he raised his hand and said: "I will take my wife to the village school to see if I can choose a suitable day in the next few days and start teaching."
"That's fine." Fu Ciyi took a deep look at Yan Funing and then left.
Yan Funing stood stunned. If he couldn't be a powerful minister, he probably couldn't be tortured for his own benefit.
Even if he becomes a powerful minister, the reality now is that she has broken away from the Yan happens to the Yan family in the future has nothing to do with her, so naturally she won't help the Yan family beg him.
But she knew that he was a student and didn't want to delay his future because of money.
The most important thing is——
(End of this chapter)