ask sword 2

Chapter 26 Gifts
"Has everyone gone?"

"They're all gone, and the last one is gone too."

"Huh, that's fine."

In the hall of the Security Hall, Li Ang let out a long sigh of relief, and lay down in a chair tiredly. Chai Cuiqiao, who was looking out through the crack of the front door, walked quickly, and tapped Li Ang on the shoulder.

During the day, Li Ang almost escaped and left the Wuzhou Prefectural School after going through the withdrawal procedures. As a result, as soon as he returned to the gate of the Baoantang, he found that dozens of carriages blocked the whole street, and everyone came to give gifts, Hershey's neighbors, acquaintances, wealthy businessmen, and gentry.

Some came with eggs, some with white wine, some with a bucket of rice on their backs, and some with two chickens tied with red ropes.

Ceramic utensils, rouge bracelets, books and inks, famous calligraphy and paintings, horse saddles, land deeds and house deeds.
All kinds of people, full of boxes, crowded the west bank of Kuangshui like a festival market.

As soon as Li Ang appeared, he was recognized by the neighbors and was almost surrounded by a group. Fortunately, Aunt Song came forward in time and stopped the business of Lansheng Building. those who give gifts and congratulations,

Make a list while singing out loud about all the gifts that were sent, noting everyone's names, identities, and the gifts they gave.

Too expensive, such as land deeds, expensive horses, coral sea beads, etc. are clearly rejected,

It's too outrageous, such as the euphemistic refusal of coming to the house to ask for a kiss or sending a servant,

Too nonsense, such as begging Li Ang's calligraphy and calligraphy, and begging Li Ang's family to bring pots and pans home to enjoy the blessings, but also politely refuse - if they all agree, there will be nothing left in the security hall.

After two hours of tossing, I finally let the neighbors and the gentry and merchants dispersed.

"It's more tiring than uprooting guinea worms."

Li Ang lay in the chair with a collapsed expression, "Fight with Fan Jinzhong."

Chai Cuiqiao tapped lightly on his shoulder and asked curiously, "Fan Jin? Who is that?"

Li Ang said casually: "An old poor student, after participating in the township examination, he became crazy with joy."

"Crazy with joy?"

Chai Cuiqiao pouted and said, "In all of Langzhou, there hasn't been a serious school student for several years, and he still got the recommendation letter in advance.

Don't you still hear people say that during the day, the Lu family in the city of Wuzhou was an ordinary cloth merchant more than ten years ago, but just because there was an academy disciple in the clan, they became a wealthy family within a few years. "

"Oh, I guess the teacher and Senior Brother Cheng must be secretly having fun right now, watching my embarrassment."

Li Ang shook his head with a wry smile and said: "This prefect's mansion is also true. Didn't I post the list so early to target me in public?"

"Ordinary people are not qualified to knock on the door of the prefect's mansion, so of course they can only come to us."

Chai Cuiqiao rolled her eyes and said, "It's okay to come to the house with a portrait and a birthday horoscope to ask for relatives, and to say, 'Look at the doctor's side, there is no one around', and to send dozens of servants here, I don't even think about the security guards. Can Tang squeeze so many people?"

"Ha, what's the matter? Jealous?"

Li Ang raised his head with a grin and lightly poked Chai Cuiqiao's chin.

"no!"

Chai Cuiqiao snorted, lowered her head, and snorted, trying to bite Li Ang's finger.

"Can't bite, hey."

Li Ang retracted his fingers, glanced at the pile of gift boxes and boxes stacked in the corner, and his head hurt again.

Not only the main hall, but also the second floor and backyard of the Bao'an Hall were filled with these sundries, and even the backyard of the next-door Lansheng Building was full.

And it can be expected that there will be gifts delivered to the door in the next few days - the local folks have come again, and there are also river merchants and sea merchants from other places.

"Ah, ah, it's annoying."

Li Ang hugged his head and sighed, no wonder Pu Liuxuan and Cheng Juxiu wanted to hide their identities, otherwise they would be exposed, just receiving messy relatives and deceased visitors was enough to bother them.

"I can only leave these matters to Aunt Song. Alas, it is indeed the most difficult thing to calculate."

Li Ang rubbed his eyebrows and listened to the movement of the Lansheng Building next door. The reception held by Song Shaoyuan seemed to have stopped. Li Ang was also very honored to receive a letter of recommendation.

If they can be admitted to the academy together, and two neighbors on the same street are disciples of the academy, it will definitely be a good story.

"That's right, sir."

Chai Cuiqiao picked up the visitor list from the table and said, "The daughter of the prefect's mansion also has letters of recommendation, but today I didn't see anyone from their family sending their greetings."

"After all, he is the head of a state, he has to take into account his identity."

Li Ang said casually: "Anyway, Zhai Yiming has already given me the acquaintance banquet invitation from their family."

"Then are you going?"

"Maybe."

Li Ang said in distress: "In the future, Lanshenglou will have to do business in Kuangzhou City, even if it is for Aunt Song, the prefect's family banquet has to go.

Okay, let's pour a pot of tea, I have to read a book. "

All the congratulations from the villagers have been received. Wouldn't it be embarrassing if I went to Chang'an and failed the entrance exam for the academy.

"okay."

Chai Cuiqiao took out the volume of "Inspiration Chapter of the Qing Dynasty", poured out a pot of tea, and lit a copper oil lamp - this new oil lamp was also given by the villagers today. The old one is much better.

"Go to Lai Nazhen, forget about disputes, follow the root of the cave, and be alone in a secluded room. Go to the valley and go to the acrid, and go to the sky with a light taste."

Li Ang proficiently recites the obscure words. After this period of hard work, he has memorized the entire "Shang Qing Inspiration Chapter", but he still doesn't understand the meaning of the words in it.

"Can't you write it clearly? Which organ is the aura extracted from, and which blood vessel and fascia are the aura passed through? It's concise and clear, so as to avoid guessing and comprehension."

Li Ang looked at it for a while, sighed, put down the "Supreme Qing Inspiration Chapter", and picked up another booklet.

This book was given to him by Pu Liuxuan from memory last time. It contains some basic science about the Academy, so as not to be smeared in Chang'an when the time comes.

"It's still interesting."

Li Ang opened the book and read it with relish.

Xue Gong is the largest and highest-level comprehensive school in the world, located at the foot of Xia Mountain, west of Chang'an.

The principal of the Academy, also known as the Mountain Chief, is responsible for managing the entire Academy.

The Academy has opened dozens of courses, including but not limited to Talismans, Techniques, Swords, Mindfulness, Bodywork, Law of the Kingdom of Yu, History of the Kingdom, Agronomy, Kingdom Studies, Military Studies, Arithmetic Studies, Engineering, Astronomy, Herbology, Divination , zoology
Among them, Yu law, national history, national education, agriculture, arithmetic, animal science, engineering, etc. are compulsory subjects, and all students must study.

Zoology will not only teach the biological knowledge of common species, such as insects, poultry, livestock, beasts, birds, river and sea fish, but also search for rare and dangerous creatures and even monsters from all over the world.

Xue Gong is a strong city wall between ordinary people and strange things. The disciples of Xue Gong shoulder the responsibility of protecting ordinary people. They must know those monsters that may cause great harm to the people of Yu country, and know their habits and weaknesses.

Engineering, on the other hand, is an applied discipline, covering mineral mining, civil engineering, weapon manufacturing, process improvement, urban drainage, bridge building, and more.

In this era, Chang'an Xiongcheng, with a permanent population of 200 million and a floating population of more than 100 million, is a miracle created by Xuegong Engineering.

(End of this chapter)