Jia Huan often went to the bookstore where he had bought two books for free. He bought fewer books and freeloaded more.
They were also very familiar with the owner, but Jia Huan was still known as Qian Yuben, and was generally referred to as "Mr. Qian".
On this day, Jia Huan went to freeload books again. Seeing this, Mr. Qian smiled and asked,"Third Young Master, have you memorized the Four Books?”
"I've already memorized it!" Jia Huan said proudly.”
Qian Yuben was very surprised. Then choose this scripture?"
Jia Huan replied,"I chose the Spring and Autumn Annals."”
"Did you learn craftsmanship?" Qian Yuben asked curiously.”
"I never learned." Jia Huan wilted.
"Why? Are the elders in the family afraid that you won't be able to endure hardship?”
Jia Huan replied,"No one taught me, so I read some books randomly."”
Qian Yuben thought for a moment and said," Third Young Master, we can be considered fated. If you don't mind, I can teach you a thing or two on your behalf. How about it?"”
Jia Huan was overjoyed and immediately said,"That's great!" I just don't know if Mister…"
"Our boss is a two-ranking scholar!”
"Shut up!" Qian Yuben shouted.
Jia Huan no longer had any doubts and said,"Since Mister is willing to take me in, that brat naturally doesn't need to hesitate anymore.”
Qian Yu was very curious,"Why do I have to let you off for a day?"”
Jia Huan said,"Go home and take a bath before coming back."”
"Go!" Qian Yuben laughed loudly.
Jia Huan returned home excitedly and immediately rummaged through the cabinets and took out the silver he had saved. He had to think of a way to acknowledge a master.
However, there was another commotion outside. Aunt Zhao's voice sounded again,"You're eating vegetables again! You black-hearted slaves! I'm going to report this to Old Master!"
Needless to say, the servant had angered Lady Zhao again.
Over the years, Jia Huan had also seen it clearly. Fortunately, Concubine Zhao was a shrew. She would make a scene sooner or later. Otherwise, she would have been kneaded into dough long ago.
At that moment, he did not bother about her. If he wanted to harden his waist, he had to take the official rank himself.
Outside, Little Que and Little Ji Xiang were trying to persuade her, but Mrs. Liu, who was in the kitchen, did not care at all. She sent someone to report to Sister Feng. After a while, Ping Er came over to suppress Lady Zhao.
With Ping 'er stepping in, Lady Zhao naturally stopped. When she returned to the courtyard, she was still angry and could only curse softly.
On the other side, Jia Huan took out the silver. Seeing this, Concubine Zhao shouted,"What are you going to do with the silver?"
Jia Huan smiled apologetically."I was just about to tell Mother that my son is going to take me as his master."”
"Which master did you take?" Aunt Zhao asked in surprise. Don't be cheated of your money."
"In the past few years, my son has often gone to the bookstore to read books," said Jia Huan. The owner of that shop is very familiar with me. Seeing that I still don't have a teacher, he started to love me and wanted to take me in as a disciple.”
"Who do you think you are? How dare you take my son as your disciple?" Aunt Zhao said.”
Jia Huan sternly said,"YiNiang, be careful with your words!" Mr. Qian was a two-roll Jinshi!”
Aunt Zhao looked embarrassed and whispered,""Then Huan 'er must do her best."
"My son knows," Jia Huan said. It's just that mother can't spread the news of our son's apprenticeship, lest Madam…"
"Don't worry, I know the severity of the matter," Aunt Zhao said without a word.”
At that moment, it was as if there was hope, and his mood became high.
The next morning, Jia Huan got up and went to buy a goose, a jar of wine, and 24 taels of silver as a gift for his uncle Zhao Guoji to choose and go with him.
Mr. Qian's house was very easy to find. After Jia Huan returned, he went to the outer study to inquire about Qian Yuben.
This was easy to find out.
Qian Yuben, who was born in the second grade, was an official to the household division. A few years ago, he resigned angrily because he did not like the court competition. Some said that he was forced to resign. After all, the authority of a censor was very heavy.
Jia Huan also thought of the Jia family's future ending. They had stood on the wrong side in the battle for the throne, resulting in two raids. This time, with him around, he had to avoid repeating the same mistake.
When they arrived at the door of Mr. Qian's house, Jia Huan went to knock on the door. A person who looked like a butler came out to welcome them."Are you Young Master Jia? My master has already instructed me to wait.”
"Thank you," said Jia Huan.
Then, the butler said,"This way please, Master Jia."”
He invited Jia Huan in.
The Qian Mansion was very grand. It was a four-door house with a rockery and a pond, as well as a long path.
The butler only led the way, and Jia Huan followed. Soon, they arrived at the main hall.
Looking at Jia Huan, who was wearing a new outfit, Qian Yuben smiled and said,""Third Young Master is really thoughtful."
Jia Huan was just about to kneel down and kowtow to acknowledge him as his master when Qian Yuben raised his hand to stop him."Allow me to test you first."
Jia Huan was full of confidence.”
"Have you read the Four Books?"
"Already read."
At that moment, Qian Yuben tested Jia Huan's scriptures and annotations. Jia Huan naturally answered fluently, and Qian Yuben was very satisfied.
"You chose the Spring and Autumn Annals as your scripture. It's just a coincidence, and so did I. That's why I thought of taking you in as my disciple.”
When Jia Huan heard Qian Yuben say this, he no longer hesitated and knelt down to kowtow three times.
Qian Yu accepted it with a smile. It could be considered that he had accepted Jia Huan.
"Eight-part essay art, breaking the topic is the best. If you can't solve the problem well, the article will be blocked. I have some of the previous articles here. Take them back and study them carefully. In half a month, I'll test you first and then teach you how to solve the problems.”
Jia Huan respectfully accepted it.
Zhao Guoji didn't dare to breathe too loudly. This was a scholar. Although he had resigned, he wasn't someone he could look up to. Now that Jia Huan was his disciple, could he also benefit from it?
After the uncle and niece came out of the Qian Manor, they could not hide their joy. Jia Huan had finally received guidance from a famous teacher and felt that a broad road was right in front of him. Zhao Guoji, on the other hand, felt that his sharp-eyed nephew had the potential to start a career and felt that he could fly like a chicken or a dog.
Taking Jia Zheng as his master was such a big matter, Jia Huan knew that he could not hide it from Jia Zheng. After Jia Zheng returned home from the yamen, Jia Huan went to the study to pay his respects and talk about the matter of becoming his disciple.
"My son has been going to the bookstore to read books in recent years. He didn't want to go to Mr. Qian's eyes. Mr. Qian didn't mind his son's stubbornness and started to teach him. My son also yearned for his elegance, so he took Mr. Qian as his teacher..."
Jia Zheng was proud in his heart. Qian Yu was originally a scholar with two rolls, it was naturally Jia Huan's good fortune to be able to take a fancy to him. He immediately encouraged,"Since you want to be my disciple, you must study hard and not slack off. Otherwise, I will be careful!”
Although his tone was strict, Jia Huan knew that his father had allowed it.
Jia Zheng saw that his youngest son still knew how to make progress, so Baoyu naturally had to ask about it. He immediately sent a servant to call Baoyu over.
Someone had already reported the news. Baoyu was still hanging out with the maids in the inner courtyard. When he heard Father Zheng call him, his soul almost flew out. However, he did not dare not go. He only dawdled and finally came to the study.
"Vile beast!" Jia Zheng did not ask about his homework and shouted angrily.
Someone had already passed the letter to the inner courtyard, and Grandmother Jia was also rushing over with trembling hands.
"What books have you been reading lately?" Jia Zheng asked.
"I'm reading the Four Books," said Baoyu, trembling with fear.”
"King Hui of Liang, recite it for me!"
Baoyu was tongue-tied. How could he recite it?
Jia Zheng was furious and immediately wanted to use the expert method: "Men, tie him up and beat him up!"
"Who are you going to hit?" Grandmother Jia came in.
Jia Zheng immediately lowered his head and said,"Baoyu hasn't been thinking of improving himself recently. He hasn't read the Four Books yet. I'm really angry."”
Grandmother Jia hugged Baoyu and said,"He's still young, and you're forcing him to study!" My pearl is gone like this. You're so mighty. You've lost the big one, and now you want to hit the small one.”
Jia Zheng was about to come out sweating,"I wouldn't dare.”
Grandmother Jia snorted coldly." You, Baoyu, are still young. You should take your studies step by step. I know what you are thinking, but you can't rush it."”
"Mother is right."”
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