Chapter 369 Frolicking

"I need to read these books for the exam?" Bai Yitang flipped through the books on Li Baolu's desk, and said with some headache: "There are so many books, when will I finish them? Can I make it in a month?"

"I've read all these books, but it's just that I can learn new things after reviewing them." Li Baolu put the books away, looked at him and asked, "Master, don't you want to see the five Baoding brothers? Why are you here?" Come to my study room?"

"Oh, I've already met them as a teacher." Bai Yitang was still flipping through her book, and said indifferently: "You are right, although they are robbers, they are not bad people. They deserve what they deserve, and they are similar to our masters and apprentices. They don’t want to do this business anymore after they live in Baoding, and now they are living on a few acres of land.”

Bai Yitang put down the book in his hand, took note of the title, and then flipped through other books, "I read it for my teacher, their life was..."

Bai Yitang shook his head, tsk tut and said, "It's really too difficult to describe."

After helping Li Baolu to search for a house and some money, the five brothers bought some fields and a shop in Baoding. They planned to live a stable life. After the five brothers got married and lived together, they could take care of each other. Even if there is no foundation in Baoding, no one dares to bully the five brothers together.

Who knew that they had neither the ability to farm nor the experience of running a store, and their life became more and more miserable this year.

Although there are fields, land and shops and houses, apart from being more stable, food and clothing are not as good as when they had no permanent property.

But the five brothers didn't want to do that kind of thing again, so they got out easily. How could they be willing to do the kind of work that carried their heads and went to prison at any time?

Bai Yitang went to see it, and shook his head in his heart, his life is really much worse than his. Back then in Qiongzhou, he had nothing, and he didn't steal any more, but he lived a happy life just by hunting. , I didn't think it was anything before, but now seeing these five brothers living like that, Bai Yitang couldn't help but admire himself.

I feel that I am a person who is really good at living, well, if Qin Wenyin is willing to marry him, life should not be hard.

Bai Yitang thought happily, and after writing down the titles of the books on Baolu's desk, he said: "I have already negotiated with them as a teacher. We will pay them monthly wages. They will go south to buy cotton and linen fabrics for us, and then recruit them." They are very familiar with the mountain roads. They have been robbers themselves. They are very familiar with this line of work. They even have favors on some hills in the south. The most important thing is that their monthly salary is not high, which is comparable to that of hired bodyguards. Much cheaper."

"Now we have no capital, so we can only wrong them for the time being," Li Baolu said, "We should give them some bonuses to make up for our business. Of course, if we can't do it, we'll break up."

"Crow's mouth, how can you lose money in business for the teacher?"

"Yes, yes, you won't lose money with a wise and powerful master. But master, I only know that you are interested in doing business recently. Why are you also interested in books now?" Li Baolu looked at the flipped pages on the table. Asked the book I read.

Bai Yitang coughed lightly, lowered his voice and asked, "What do you think about asking your mother-in-law to take the exam for the master?"

Li Baolu's eyes widened slightly.

Bai Yitang sighed and said: "I saw her at home every day besides taking Niu Niu to play, reading books and playing the piano by herself. Her former friends asked her out and she refused, with a smile on her face every day, but I don't think she is really serious. How happy you are. Didn't you say that she was once a talented woman in Qingxi Academy, and she was once the champion of the capital? I think if she can return to the academy, she might be happier."

"That's right!" Li Baolu slapped the table fiercely, "I didn't expect this. My mother's talent is highly praised by my aunt. She is in much better health now, and she can definitely go to the academy to teach."

"When Brother Jing Yun comes back in the evening, I will tell him that he is the teacher of the academy, and I will know best whether my mother can take the exam." Li Baolu's eyes brightened, "If my mother-in-law also goes to teach in the academy, I can also pass the exam." , then our family of three will be husbands."

Li Baolu tilted her head to look at Bai Yitang, and said thoughtfully: "Master, do you want to try it too?"

Bai Yitang rolled his eyes and said, "Shall I teach them how to steal?"

"No, you are so good at martial arts, you can teach them martial arts."

Bai Yitang shook his head, "The martial arts in the academy are all about archery, horseback riding and archery, which are mainly adapted to war. Naturally, one-on-one kung fu in the rivers and lakes is much better than them, but it is not suitable for the army. If you don’t understand the military stuff, the academy won’t admit you. Besides, I don’t like teaching students.”

Bai Yitang looked at his apprentice and sighed, "It took all my heart and soul to teach you one, and then teach a group of limp and delicate officials, I'm afraid I will die early."

Li Baolu also remembered her painful teaching experience when she was young, and pouted: "Master, obviously you don't know how to teach others. I think Brother Jing Yun is more like the person who taught me martial arts than you."

Li Baolu practiced martial arts when she was young, but Bai Yitang didn't have that much patience, and he became irritable when she couldn't learn it.

No matter how he explained the moves of the martial arts mind method, she still half understood and half understood, and even if she understood, she couldn't practice it, so she was so worried about him.

In the end, it was Gu Jingyun who first understood and then slowly taught her. It took half a year to develop a bit of vigor, and after a rapid progress, it was the latecomers who took the lead, showing extraordinary martial arts talent.

But in fact, Bai Yitang still doesn't understand what is going on with his apprentice. Although it was difficult at the beginning of martial arts, she can develop vigor after three months of talent. It is obvious that she has a strong understanding ability and is diligent. , also has martial arts talent, but just can't practice life and death.

And once it is cultivated, the internal force will converge into a river like a trickle, and the speed is more than twice as fast as he was back then.

Back then, he was terrified. He was afraid that she would go crazy if she entered the country too quickly, so he often watched over her when she was practicing, and even reduced the number and time of going out.

Because of getting along day and night, his feelings for these two children gradually deepened, and he almost regarded them as his own children.

Li Baolu didn't know that Master was distracted, she was happily shuttled among the bookshelves, and said happily: "Master, my mother-in-law is not like me, she is all-rounder, she knows all kinds of poems, songs, Fu, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, classics and history collections, she can repay her." There are many subjects, I will prepare all the books you need, and you will carry them to the Qin Mansion in a while, and ask her to choose the two subjects she is most interested in and like most."

Li Baolu came out with a stack of books and piled them on the table. Seeing her cheerful appearance, Bai Yitang couldn't help laughing, "I just thought about it, I haven't asked her what she means, how can I bring so many books to the door?" , and you also said that she has read all these books, and she may not need to read them again. Also, the Qin Mansion should have all these books, so why take them from here?"

He wrote down the titles of the books in order to find some for himself to read later, so that he could have something to talk to Qin Wenyin when he went to find her, and help her choose two more books by the way.

Li Baolu came out with a bunch of books in his arms and stuffed them into his arms, "Master, don't care if my mother-in-law wants to read these books, you send them over to show that you always take her into consideration, whether she needs it or not, anyway, you can coax her Just be happy."

Bai Yitang thought for a while, nodded and said: "That's right, then you prepare more for me, since there is still music, then you might as well prepare me the qin, I remember there was a qin hanging in Jingyun's study , It was quite good to hear him playing the tone earlier.”

Li Baolu looked at him speechlessly, "Master, that piano was given to Brother Jing Yun by the Crown Prince."

"When you see the color and forget the teacher, tell me, do you choose me or him?"

Li Baolu said with a troubled face: "Since Master insists that I choose one, even if my heart aches, then I can only choose Brother Jing Yun."

Bai Yitang swept over one leg, Li Baolu jumped away, couldn't help laughing and said: "Master, I am kidding you, I must choose you, just wait, I will go and hold the piano for you."

"Hold what?" came a faint voice with a smile, Gu Jingyun was holding hands, leaning against the door in a wide-sleeved cloud robe and looking at the master and apprentice with a smile.

Li Baolu jumped to his side and said, "Master has taken a fancy to the guqin in your study, and is asking me to steal it for him."

"Dare to plant me in front of me, believe it or not, I will drive you out of the teacher?" Bai Yitang put the book in his arms on the table, rolled up his sleeves and was about to beat her up.

Li Baolu hid behind Gu Jingyun and laughed, "I am the head of the sect now, who dares to chase me?"

Gu Jingyun watched their master and apprentice making a fuss amusedly, stood in front of Li Baolu and asked with a smile, "Didn't Master always only like Xiaodi, and want to learn Guqin recently?"

Li Baolu poked his head out from behind him and said, "Master wants to borrow flowers to offer Buddha."

"So I wanted to give it to my mother," Gu Jingyun pulled her out from behind, took her hand into the room, and said, "Mother really likes music, especially Aiqin. Master's gift of flowers is not bad. But what kind of flower is Master planning to give?" Why send it?"

"Master wants to persuade my mother to take the college exam with me," Li Baolu looked at him with piercing eyes and said, "Is it possible?"

Gu Jingyun smiled slightly, thought for a while and said: "It's not impossible. The academy selects talent first, and then morality. Needless to say, mother's talent is not flawed in morality. It is not difficult to say."

"In theory? What about in practice?"

Gu Jingyun sighed, "There are a lot of slanderous words in the world, even if my mother is right, because she is a woman, and because she returned to Beijing, Gu Huaijin was forced to change her divorce letter to a divorce letter, and some people think she is unkind and too hostile. , the masters of the academy put morality first, and it is a bit difficult to be a mother."

Bai Yitang frowned, and said slightly angrily: "Are those people blind? Back then, your mother was treated like that by the Zhongyonghoufu. Could it be that she has to be grateful to them in order to be considered generous?"

Gu Jingyun smiled and said: "Master, don't be angry. We don't need to pay attention to such people. Don't you care if you don't look at my mother? But we don't care, but the academy does. After all, they are teaching and educating people, and the girls' school is reopened." There are already some obstacles, if you recruit students who have criticisms, it will be even more difficult for this women's school to continue."

"But it's not impossible," Gu Jingyun stroked Li Baolu's hand and said, "The most important thing the Qin family lacks is connections. It's easy to overthrow the public opinion and prevent the academy from being influenced by rumors outside, but it takes a lot of effort from my aunt That's all. But I still have to ask my mother about this matter first, if she really wants to, my son will naturally take action to clear the way for her."

Bai Yitang immediately said: "I'll ask her."

Gu Jingyun nodded.

"Then what about me, what about me?" Li Baolu looked at him with piercing eyes and said, "I quarreled with Mr. Huang and everyone knows about it. Will it affect my character?"

"Hahaha..." Gu Jingyun laughed loudly scratching her nose: "Remember this now? I thought you were not afraid of anything, don't worry, you are still young, it's okay to quarrel with a peer because of your husband What's the big deal?"