Daming: Wanted to be a small landlord, but was forced to ascend the throne

Chapter 60
Qin Shao already had the intention to retire.

Then Zhu Yunming actually asked him to come here to study.

"Young master Qin, please agree quickly! Our master rarely accepted disciples before, and ordinary people seldom get his teaching."

Guan Lu said happily from the side.

Guanlu is only two or three years older than Xiaoshanzi, and they usually play together.

Although Zhu Yunming did not allow Guan Lu to associate with the Qin family, in private he liked the Qin family next door very much.

When I heard that my master wanted to accept Young Master Qin to study, I was very happy.

That means he can play with the third son clearly!
"I want to come here every day..."

Qin Shao felt a little headache when he thought about how much he still had to do.

"Learning doesn't happen overnight, son..."

Seeing that the old man is going to teach others again.

Qin Shao could only agree repeatedly.

Read it first!If it doesn't work, find another way.

Although the old man is stubborn, what he said is right, you can never give up halfway, if you want to quit before you start, you can't do anything!

I wish the old man made tea very well, but he always babbled and reprimanded others. After drinking a few cups of fragrant tea, Qin Shao left with an excuse.

"Your master usually studies at home?"

Qin Shao has been here for so long, and I feel that the old man Zhu has never been out of the house.

"Our master doesn't have any other hobbies. He likes reading all his life. He usually likes to write and compose at home. Occasionally he will go to Xuanmiao Temple in the suburbs. It's just that he has been restless before and hasn't gone out for a long time."

Guanlu replied.

"Master Qin, let me tell you, our master is really talented and famous in our Suzhou. Many people want to worship our master as a teacher, but the master is not willing to accept him as a disciple. You still accept him all these years. first person."

Guan Lu was very worried that Qin Shao would not want to study with his master.

My master keeps a low profile and basically doesn't interact with people in Anlu Prefecture.

Jiang Yin, their master is well-known in the world.

"Then what kind of fame can your master obtain?"

Qin Shao asked curiously.

"Our master is a Juren, but the exam is not going well, he has participated in the exam 5 times, and... he didn't pass the exam!"

Amount of mother! 5 times is really enough to persist, once every 3 years, this is 15 years of persistence!
"Young Master Qin, don't be discouraged. Our master also passed the talent examination at the age of 19. He took five provincial examinations before he passed the exam! As our master often said: sawing wood with a rope, water dripping through a stone, as long as you persevere, you will succeed!"

Guan Lu followed Zhu's old man's influence, and he was able to say some polite sentences.

He himself was admitted as a scholar at the age of 19, why is he still mocking himself like that?
Qin Shao was speechless!

But I wish the old man was really persistent. He really spent most of his life for the imperial examination, but fortunately he won the exam!

I don't ask for anything, I just need to be a scholar.If you wish, you can also go to the so-called Xuanmiao Temple to worship!
"By the way, Mr. Qin, our master has a taboo, I have to tell you, don't offend him when the time comes, and make him unhappy!"

Qin Shao had a general understanding of the situation, and when he was about to turn towards his door, Guanlu ran up to speak again.

"What taboo?"

Qin Shao asked.

"Our master's right hand..."

Guan Lu was a little hesitant.

"You said six fingers!"

Qin Shao said disapprovingly.

Six fingers was not a big problem at all before.

If you care about the most, simple surgery will do.

"Master Qin, don't talk nonsense, be careful that our master will not be happy when he hears it! Let me tell you, although our master said he didn't care about it, he still called himself Zhishan. In fact, he was just laughing at himself. He was not happy , I really... don't like other people staring at me and talking about it!"

Guanlu warned.

He was about to say something, but the old man Zhu shouted from the yard, and Guan Lu hurried back.

Zhishan?Zhishan?How is it so familiar?
Zhu Zhishan!Zhu Zhishan!
Isn't Zhu Zhishan one of the four talented scholars in Wuzhong?
The four talents in Wuzhong: Tang Yin (that is, Tang Bohu), Zhu Zhishan, Wen Zhengming, Xu Zhenqing, they are quite famous!
I won't be so lucky to meet this master, right?

But everything is so coincidental:
I wish the old man was from Suzhou. He took five provincial examinations before he passed the examination, and he never passed the Jinshi examination in his whole life.

Now this old man is also Pentecost!

And the most important point is that the old man Zhu has six fingers and named himself Zhishan.

The name of Zhuzhishan comes from this!
A person cannot be judged by his appearance, and sea water cannot be measured!

This little old man turned out to be one of the famous Wuzhong Four Talents!

Being able to learn from him, I really made a lot of money.

Back home, Qin Shao told Han Jinrong and the others that he was going to study with Old Man Zhu.

"Master, that's great! I'm going to prepare some Shuxiu tomorrow, and you and Mr. Zhu will take it there."

Han Jinrong was even more excited than Qin Shao when she knew that the old man Zhu opposite was actually a Juren.

You must know that in Ming Dynasty, there were not many enlightenment private schools before being admitted as a scholar.

Most of them are family-run private schools, which are very exclusive.

In addition, those private school gentlemen are at best scholars, and it is really rare for a master Juren to be a gentleman.

Many people who are admitted to Juren will find a way to find an errand, and basically anyone with connections can become an official.

There are very few people like Zhu Zhishan who have been insisting on taking the exam and are unwilling to become an official.

In the final analysis, the family is well-off and can be willful.

According to the historical information that Qin Shao knew, Zhu Zhishan still failed to pass the exam after the sixth exam, and finally went to a county in Guangdong and Guangxi to become a county magistrate on the recommendation of a friend.

According to Guanlu, this is his fifth time, which means that he will not give up completely until one more time.

The reason why Zhu Zhishan traveled to Anlu Prefecture is probably to study while traveling, and then go north to Shangjing to take the final exam.

Thinking about it, Qin Shao really admired the spirit of this stubborn old man.

Appreciating a teacher is of course a ceremony of worshiping a teacher, and there are also those who teach Shuxiu. This is etiquette and respect for the teacher.

Qin Shao didn't quite understand, so after asking Han Jinrong, he finally understood how to operate it.

……

On the other side of the field, Qin Shao heard that there is a place not far from Anlu Prefecture that grows rice three seasons a year, that is, morning, middle and evening.

It's just that the planting is too frequent, the land has no rest time, is not fertile enough, and the yield is low.

Qin Shao decided to plant two seasons first, and plant late rice in mid-July.

This will be June, and there is still one month left. First, hire someone to turn over the fields.

At present, it mainly takes care of dry land.

Many crops such as vegetables, corn or sweet potatoes are grown on the dry land of Jingshan.

Qin Shao inquired about the situation of Tudou, but the locals had never heard of it, and it is estimated that it has not been heard from abroad.

Then plant corn and sweet potatoes first, 15 acres of dry land, 9 acres of sweet potatoes, and 6 acres of corn.

The yield of sweet potatoes is high, and the disaster year has just passed, and the common people have no money in their hands, so they need more, so they can be sold well.

Although corn is a miscellaneous grain, it is considered a good staple food in comparison.

Qin Shao specifically asked Wang Yin to inquire about the way local farmers grow these crops, and found that it was still very primitive and backward.

Sweet potatoes are cut into small pieces and buried directly in the ground.

It is true that the seeds are buried in the corn. Pay attention to the spacing. In order to improve the survival rate, put two seeds in one pit.

But those corn seedlings have grown too much, and they are not willing to pick the seedlings. The corn cobs are so small and exquisite.

Qin Shao used paper to write down the sweet potato seedling raising methods and specific planting steps he learned in his previous life, and handed them over to Han Jinrong and the others.

Let them hire a field steward, and they'll teach the hirelings how to do it.

After everything was arranged, Qin Shao was relieved.

Early the next morning, I got up early to wash up, and after dinner, I went to the home of my new teacher, Zhu Zhishan.

(End of this chapter)