At noon, Lin Jue and Lin Hu took out their own sugar cakes to deal with it, and Fang Huanqiu didn't invite the two into the house for dinner. Lin Jue also understood that he should not enter the Fang family's house without permission, after all, there was only one woman at home, so he was not allowed to enter. However, Fang Huanqiu sent a bowl of vegetable soup out for the two of them to drink, which can be regarded as a reward for half a day's hard work.

After eating, Lin Jue continued to work. He Linhu first renovated the drainage ditch in the courtyard to drain the stagnant water in the low-lying areas. Lin Hu also used a basket to carry more than a dozen baskets of gravel to repair the path in the courtyard. The next step is to chop wood. Fang Huanqiu really didn't want to go, so she wrapped her hair in a green cloth and helped on the side. They also began to talk and laugh with each other, and the strangeness and estrangement seemed to have been eliminated a lot.

When the three of them were talking and laughing, they pushed the door one after the other. The husband and wife stood there stunned when they saw the situation in the courtyard, and Lin Jue and Fang Huanqiu were also stunned.

"It's ...... Do what? Qiu'er, who are they? Fang Dunru was dressed in a blue cloth robe, his hair was slightly gray, and his face was thin. Two strange young men broke into the courtyard of the house, and their daughters talked and laughed with them, which made Fang Dunru a little angry.

Lin Jue saw Fang Dunru at a glance, hurriedly put down the axe, bowed down and saluted: "In Xia Lin Jue, I have seen Fang Shanchang." ”

Fang Dunru's appearance is younger than what he remembers, and his hair is not as gray as he remembered. But the same kind of calm and calm demeanor on that body. Seeing his mentor in his previous life, Lin Jue couldn't help but be a little excited, and his eyes were a little moist.

The woman stepped forward quickly, grabbed Fang Huanqiu's arm and walked into the house, and said, "Qiu'er, how can you let someone you don't know into the courtyard?" Still...... I also laughed with them. Is this to anger your father? ”

Fang Huanqiu said coquettishly: "Mother, what are you talking about." Lin Gongzi he ......"

"Don't say it, don't go into the house yet." Fang's mother interrupted her and pulled her into the house.

Fang Dunru frowned and looked at the young man in front of him who was only wearing a middle coat, rolling up his sleeves, and his shoes and pants were full of muddy water. said in a deep voice: "You are Lin Jue?" You were the one who came two days ago? ”

Lin Jue hurriedly said: "It's exactly below." ”

Fang Dunru frowned and said, "How come you don't know the rules as a young man, can you break into other people's houses when the master's family is not at home?" Don't young people know etiquette? Don't know how to shy away from it? ”

Lin Jue hurriedly bowed down and said, "I'm sorry, it's abrupt." I sincerely apologize. ”

Fang Dunru saw that Lin Jue's words and deeds were also humble, and his tone slowed down: "Young people should think more and act carefully. If you break into my yard like this, it is not an exaggeration for me to order someone to send you to the court. And you are disheveled, and your body is covered with dirt, is this a decent man and a gentleman? ”

Lin Jue hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, I will go to clean it now, and then come to see Mr. and listen to Mr.'s teachings." ”

Fang Dunru snorted and walked into the house. Lin Jue hurriedly took Lin Hu out of the courtyard, took his robe and went to the waterhole under the cliff in the afternoon, cleaned it carefully, and then put on a long robe, and then returned to the front of the Fang family's small courtyard.

Standing at the door, the Fang family's mother and daughter were arguing in the Fang family's house.

"Huanqiu, you are a girl's family, and you close the door when you are at home alone, why did you let them into the house? If this is a bad person, how can it be good? ”

"Mother, what do you say? This is the academy, where are the bad guys? Besides, my daughter didn't let them into the house, but it was in the yard. Lin Gongzi rested the fence for us, dug a drainage ditch for the vegetable furrow, rested the path, and chopped a lot of firewood. After doing so much under the sun, couldn't it be that I didn't even let people drink tea? Besides, didn't you see this Lin Gongzi last time? I also received two jars of wine from others. So what? ”

"You Nizi, you talked about me? You mentioned these two jars of wine again, and you still think that your father didn't say enough? You're going to ramble again when you mention him. ”

Fang Dunru's voice really sounded: "Of course I want to talk about you, you don't have merit, you dare to accept gifts from others, are you embarrassed to say it?" Are we the kind of people who are greedy for small gains? With short hands and soft mouths, our Dunru does not want to receive favors in vain for the rest of his life, don't you know? ”

"Yes, yes, you are high, and the slave family can't say anything about you. It's the slave's fault, right? Now the man came, and returned the two jars of wine to him. I didn't catch up with them that day, otherwise I would have returned it at that time, and it would have saved you three days of verbosity. You father and daughter have teamed up to bully me. ”

"Hee-hee, mother, don't be angry. You're my best mother, Huanqiu will bully you, it's too late to kiss you. ”

The family seems to be quarrelling, but this quarrel is full of warmth. Lin Jue listened to these conversations in front of the door, and he was quite envious in his heart. Looking at others, and then thinking about their own origins and family situation, I can't help but sigh secretly.

Dressed neatly, Lin Jue stepped into the courtyard. The three members of the Fang family in the hall also saw Lin Jue's arrival, so they all stopped talking. Fang Dunru retracted the smile on his face and stood facing Lin Jue with his hands in his hands.

"In Xia Lin Jue, I have seen Mr." Lin Jue bowed respectfully.

Fang Dunru glanced at his wife and daughter, Fang Huanqiu understood, took Mrs. Fang's hand and said, "Mother, I'll take you to see the newly repaired bamboo fence." ”

Mrs. Fang nodded in response, and the mother and daughter went out and passed by Lin Jue. Out of the corner of Lin Jue's eyes, he saw Fang Huanqiu's bright eyes and glanced at him, but he could only squint.

After his wife and daughter left, Fang Dunru bowed his hand slightly, and said indifferently: "Lin Gongzi doesn't need to be polite. If you are a guest, please sit in the room. ”

Lin Jue thanked him and slowly walked into the hall. The room was very simple, with a wooden table and a few chairs, and the first incense table for the Buddha statue, and nothing else.

"You may be seated with tea." Fang Dunru sat on a chair and pointed to the tea on the table.

Lin Jue thanked him again, but stood respectfully in place.

Fang Dunru was a little satisfied with Lin Jue's humble attitude, he was polite to hospitality. But he didn't have to. If the junior sits in front of him with a big thorn, he will frown.

"Young Master Lin, the old man doesn't seem to know you. All the 137 students in my academy are familiar with each other, and I don't think I've seen you among them yet. ”

"Mr. Hui, I am indeed not a student of the academy. I came here to meet Mr. Lin Jue replied honestly.

"But I don't know what you have to say when you come to see the old man?" Fang Dunru picked up the teacup and took a sip gently.

"I want to enter the academy to study, and I studied under Mr. So ......"

"Hehehe, the old man said, it's a wine delivery, and it's for my family. If you are courteous, you will ask for something. Lin Gongzi, I'm really sorry, the academy no longer accepts students. The old man is only the head of the academy, and he doesn't have any disciples. If you like my Songshan Academy. After the autumn of next year, our college will re-admit students to study, and you can come and sign up. However, it is subject to the assessment prescribed by the College. This kind of gift-giving is not a way to please you. Although Fang Dunru's voice was not loud, it was a stabbing needle hidden in the cotton, and there was a faint intention to reprimand Lin Jue.

Lin Jue hurriedly said: "Sir, I want to enroll in school before next year's autumn, so that Mr. can be taught, and I will win the middle school in the autumn next year, and the title of the annuity list will be posted." Otherwise, one subject in three years, and if you are wrong this time, you will have to wait for another three years, which is a waste of time. ”

Fang Dunru laughed, shook his head and said, "A young man like you has seen a lot, and he is eager for quick success and quick profit, so ambitious. Do you think that the old man can guarantee the imperial examination with a few words? The old man is just a place to study, not a place for the imperial examination. Songshan Academy is not for the imperial examination, but to promote the learning of the sages and teach people to live in the world. If you think like this, you can't help but look down on my Songshan Academy. Let's go, the old man didn't move the two bottles of good wine, there are one or two lines of silver here, you can take it to the wages you paid for building a fence and chopping wood for my house today. We don't want to owe favors to everyone and be tongued. ”

Fang Dunru pointed to the door, two jars of superb gold carved wine were placed on the ground, and a small piece of silver was placed on one wine jar. Lin Jue couldn't smile bitterly. It seems that Fang Dunru has long been ready to refuse to accept him, the wine and silver are ready, this is to evict the customer.

Lin Jue was unwilling to leave, and said in a deep voice: "Sir, please allow me to say a few words." ”

Fang Dunru was noncommittal.

Lin Jue said softly: "What Mr. taught me just now is that I know that my way of giving wine and offering hospitality makes Mr. think of me badly. Sir may have thought I was a speculator. But I'm not like that kind of person, I just do it to be able to meet my husband. Otherwise, I wouldn't even have the chance to meet my husband. In addition, I admit that I did have snobbish motives when I wanted to worship him. But I believe that all students in the world actually have this idea, but I said it more bluntly. None of the students in Songshan Academy came to be able to pass the imperial examination to high school, but they didn't say anything. Songshan Academy has always been proud of being able to raise talents to the imperial court, otherwise why would all the people in the imperial examination high school have the honor of carving the name of the cliff on the stone wall of the back mountain? ”

Fang Dunru frowned and said, "You mean, what the old man said just now is hypocritical?" ”

Lin Jue shook his head and said, "How dare you, I just know that what Mr. said just now is the original intention of Mr. to open Songshan Academy, and it is the true thought in your heart." Otherwise, how could Mr. put aside his good official career back then, resigned and returned to his hometown to open a college? Isn't it because Mr. is a sincere person, and his own ideas and revenge are incomprehensible and intolerable to others, so Mr. does not want to go along with it? ”

Fang Dunru looked Lin Jue up and down in surprise and said, "Who are you?" How do you know the reason for the old man's resignation? ”

Lin Juexin said: In the last life, we talked for many days, and you told me all about your experience, how could I not know.

"In Xia Lin Jue, a member of the Lin family in Hangzhou. In the next long time to look up to Mr. Daming, so I inquired about some of Mr. Mira's previous experiences. When I learned about those experiences, I admired him even more. ”

Fang Dunru frowned and said, "You are the Lin family?" The head of the family is Lin Boyong's Lin family? ”

"Exactly."

"Are you the son of the Lin family's direct or collateral line?"

"A direct three-room concubine."

"Concubine?"

"Yes. My mother is a maidservant of the Lin family. Lin Jue said in a deep voice.

Fang Dunru looked at Lin Jue in a daze, and said for a while: "The old man understands why you said so bluntly that you were going to be admitted to the imperial examination. The concubine's life is not easy, right? If you can't be admitted to the imperial examination, I'm afraid you won't even be able to speak in the Lin family, right? ”

Lin Jue nodded lightly and said, "It's good that Mr. knows, the status of the Lin family is indeed not in a good situation." But that's not entirely the case. I want to be admitted to the imperial examination not only for the improvement of my status, but also to learn from my husband's mantle and practice my husband's ambition. Ideas that cannot be completed by Mr. Zai can be completed by Mr. Zai. ”