9th Story 6
After Shi Qing arrived at Mr. Liu’s house, Mu Ling never robbed Shi Qing’s body at will, but she kept teaching Shi Qing all kinds of knowledge.
Of course, Shi Qing didn’t just learn from her. Now Shi Qing would study and read under Mrs. Liu’s guidance every morning, learning all kinds of knowledge.
For an ancient low-level commoner, someone who can read is amazing. If they have the ability to read… No, they don’t think they can read books at all, and most people dare not step into that place in their lifetime The holy school also feels that his children do not have that blessing.
Of course, this is also true. If you don’t have a strong family background, don’t think about it.
Men are like this, let alone women, reading has absolutely nothing to do with them!
Shi Qing is still good, because Dai Ye has been reading, and she did not sanctify reading, but even so, she cherished the opportunity to read very much.
Mrs. Liu wrote the characters and asked her to practice. She first used her fingers on the table, memorized the whole character in her heart, and then practiced one by one with the brush until she had written all the pieces of paper densely, and then switched to another. A piece of paper, writing poetry and painting may depend on talent, but she only needs to see if she is diligent in these most elementary rhythms, and what Shi Qing lacks most is diligence, she naturally learns very well, not long after she learned a lot of words, simple articles can be seen, and after Mu Ling explained it to her, she can understand it.
Mrs. Liu was amazed by Shi Qing’s learning speed, especially when she found out that Shi Qing could recite some articles after reading them several times by herself, she was even more amazed. She couldn’t help but regret that Shi Qing was born in the countryside.
If such a girl grew up in a big family and could read and write like her since she was a child, there would definitely be another talented girl in the world.
Shi Qing couldn’t help blushing when she heard such an evaluation. She herself is not so smart, and the reason for this is mainly because she has an immortal in her body.
The immortals and her have a certain degree of spiritual connection, and she vaguely seems to understand what the immortals understand. Not only that, the immortals will explain the meaning of those poems to her, which will speed up her understanding.
However, she couldn’t say this to anyone casually, she could only hold it back and thank Mu Ling again and again in her heart.
Mrs. Liu was amazed by Shi Qing’s learning ability, and Mr. Liu was also amazed by Dai Chenping.
When he just accepted Dai Chenping as his disciple, Mr. Liu didn’t hold out much hope. After all, Dai Chenping looked a little honest and stupid, like the kind of uninformed.
But Dai Chenping is not stupid. Even if he is not a genius, he is smarter than ordinary people. More importantly, he is willing to work hard.
Mr. Liu had only one son at the beginning, and he had high hopes for his son. He taught his son personally since he was a child. However, his son did not eat this way, and often thought about going out to play and so on.
Among his other disciples, there are also those who cannot study for a long time like his son. He also had such an experience when he was a child, and he has always understood this very well. Generally, after he has taught his disciples for a period of time, he will let them rest.
However, Dai Chenping is different from those people. He almost never sits down.
Seeing his newly recruited disciple working so hard, Mr. Liu couldn’t help but feel great comfort and couldn’t help but ask.
You’re just sitting and reading are you not tired at all, why can you sit still?” Dai Chenping looked at Mr. Liu whoe asked him inexplicably. He used to work in the fields with his mother, and the sun was so hot that he couldn’t stop for a while this was really tiring.!
They rented other people’s fields to plant, and most of the food they harvested must be handed over to the people who rented the fields to them. In order to feed the whole family, they could only grow as much as possible.
After living like that, the current life is like heaven for Dai Chenping. How can he be tired if he just learns characters?
“I heard that you are stupid, so your father sent you and your mother back to the country.” Mr. Liu said, after he accepted Dai Chenping, he paid special attention to Dai Ye, and learned a lot about Dai Ye.
Shi Qing said that she had left the Dai family with her son, but in fact, the Dai family said that the concubine had dirty hands and stole a lot of jewelry from the mistress of the house. The mother and son were sent to the countryside.
Mr. Liu took a deep look, and someone told him that Shi Qing was a village woman, and that the eldest son was very stupid.
Shi Qing and Dai Chenping didn’t look very good, but they were completely different from what those people said.
“Sir…” Dai Chenping was a little embarrassed. He didn’t study carefully before, and he didn’t understand what Mr. said, so he learned in a mess. Mr. Liu explained it to him slowly, from the simple to the deep, and due to that he can learned quickly. .
“Your father, there is indeed something wrong.” Mr. Liu said, although Dai Chenping didn’t say it, he could guess the reason. Dai Ye was the champion in high school, but treating his son like this always made him feel like a father in vain.
If his son is still…
“Okay, you have already recognized a lot of characters, it’s time to learn a good hand.” (Calligraphy) Mr. Liu said suddenly.
“Sir?” Dai Chenping looked at Mr. Liu curiously.
At the same time, Shi Qing was also told by Mrs. Liu that she could choose some copybooks, and then slowly began to copy.
Shi Qing and Dai Chen’an entered Mr. Liu’s study together, and then saw the bookshelves full of books, as well as various calligraphy and paintings.
Mr. Liu smiled and told Shi Qing and Dai Chenping the most popular fonts at the moment, and added: “Although this font is popular right now, there are many things you can learn. There are several fonts that I have never heard of.”
Mr. Liu As he spoke, he took out the copybook that Mu Ling had given him before, and opened it.
“Mr. Liu, this copybook…” Shi Qing suddenly remembered that Mu Ling had mentioned that this copybook was an immortal thing, and she couldn’t help but feel a little worried.
“Don’t worry, I will never let others know about the existence of this copybook.” Mr. Liu suddenly said, and sighed again: “Emperor Taizu entered the capital and burned down the library of the former dynasty, a pity, a pity… …”
The last emperor of the previous dynasty was obsessed with painting and calligraphy. Ordinary people may not know it or maybe no one knows it. When the emperor was on the throne, he not only wrote a good handwriting, but also collected countless treasures, even at the expense of the people and money… This is nothing, but the people below know that he likes these things, so they will try their best to collect them for him, and for this reason, they don’t hesitate to seek money and kill other lives, or simply continue to seek other people’s property.
The current Emperor Taizu was originally from a wealthy family, and there was still a famous calligraphy and painting handed down in the family, which was remembered by people. In the end, the Taizu Emperor’s family was destroyed. Taizu Emperor gritted his teeth, he contacted him in the year of the catastrophe. Some other big families, and then back…
When Emperor Taizu invaded the capital, because he was full of anger, and he didn’t like calligraphy and painting, he simply set the library on fire.
This ancestor of Shi Qing, in Mr. Liu’s opinion, may be a strange person who specializes in copying collected by the last emperor of the previous dynasty. At present, these copybooks are so special that almost no ink marks can be seen. Maybe he copied some special methods like those who come down – those who specialize in copying calligraphy and painting to make old antiques, always have some special skills.
Both Mr. Liu and Mrs. Liu guessed like this, so in order not to cause trouble for Shi Qing, they had already made up their minds to only enjoy this copybook at home and never let outsiders know about it.
Shi Qing was still a little unclear, but Mu Ling reminded: “Say Thank you quickly!”
After listening to Mu Ling’s words, Shi Qing quickly bowed and thanked: “Thank you Mr. Liu!”
Mr. Liu smiled kindly: “No need to thank me, you can choose a few fonts you like, you can copy a few more at the beginning, and finally choose the one you like.”
Shi Qing had a simple mind, and quickly chose the most popular font today – Mu Ling said, she’s reading only for gaining insight and for understanding, and it doesn’t matter if the words are good or not.
Dai Chenping is different. He chose several kinds of copybooks, and also promised Mr. Liu to come to this study where Mr. Liu did not allow others to come in to practice the writing on the copybook – Mr. Liu was a little reluctant to write on that copybook because several fonts are lost.
Dai Chenping didn’t know what Mr. Liu thought, but he studied very seriously. He consciously wanted to become a teacher, he must learn more things.
If he becomes a teacher and is respected, he and his mother will be able to live a good life in the future!
Dai Chenping’s idea was very simple. After Mr. Liu accidentally found out, he couldn’t help laughing. When talking to Mrs. Liu at noon, he also shared the matter with Mrs. Liu.
When Mrs. Liu heard the words, she couldn’t stop laughing. The name of Mr. Liu’s disciple was put outside. Even if Dai Chenping had no fame at all, some people invited him, and those princes who were red-eyed must all be willing to let him be the guest of honor. As a result, he actually wanted to go to the countryside to be a teacher…
Dai Chenping had no idea what he had done wrong, and his face was puzzled.
Shi Qing knew more. Unlike Dai Chenping, she would not and could not go to the imperial examinations, so she did not go to read the Four Books and Five Classics after literacy, but read a lot of travel notes and other miscellaneous books with Mrs. Liu to understand the situation outside.
Mr. Liu was well-known in the court, and it was difficult to be his disciple.
Mu Ling knew more than Shi Qing.
This is ancient times. As long as Dai Chenping is still surnamed Dai, he is Dai Ye’s son. If he wants to be free from Dai Ye’s control, he must be stronger than Dai Ye, or he must find a stronger backer than Dai Ye.
Mr. Liu is the backer she was looking for, but that’s not enough… If Dai Chenping’s identity can be changed, and he is no longer Dai, then this is the real insurance!
Because of this idea, Mu Ling never stopped Shi Qing from doing certain things, such as Shi Qing looking for work everywhere to do.
Shi Qing felt that it was inappropriate for her and her son to eat and drink at Liu’s house and let Mrs. Liu teach them to read and read.
Mr. Liu and Mrs. Liu do not like to have too many outsiders. Although there are quite a few servants and nurses, these people basically live in the front yard. Except for the two maids who are close by, there are almost no other people in the back yard, and some work is done by Mrs. Liu herself, such as tidying up the study.
Mr. and Mrs. Liu used to have only two people together, and they had nothing to do. There was indeed enough time to clean up, but now there is not enough time since they started to teach Shi Qing and Dai Chenping.
Shi Qing has always been a lively person. After noticing this, she began to help with her work. Later, after hearing Mu Ling talk about some medicated recipes for the elderly, she also started to borrow the kitchen, and then every day stew some soup and cook some porridge.
Shi Qing used common medicinal herbs, and the kitchen quickly found them for her, and she secretly added some medicinal herbs prepared by Mu Ling to these medicinal meals while others were not paying attention.
For Mrs. Liu’s soup, Shi Qing often gave a copy to Mrs. Liu’s close servant. For Mr. Liu’s soup, the extras were given to the housekeeper of Liu’s house. But after drinking it for a long time, you can still feel its goodness, especially for the aunt and uncle housekeeper who had no one to prescribe it before.
Of course, Shi Qing didn’t forget herself either. According to Mu Ling, her son is still young, and she only needs to pay attention to nutrition in the future, but for her she needs to be nursed back to health, so she will use the medicinal materials given by Mu Ling to make soup for herself from time to time, and even find some materials, according to Mu Ling. Mu Ling also advice to make something for the face, and of course, she also prepared a copy for Mrs. Liu.
Shi Qing is indeed not pretty, but her dark skin is due to too much sun exposure.
This point, Mu Ling always remembered to remind Shi Qing had to go for shelter when the sun was shining, and this was not an ineffective – she was getting whiter and whiter.
Not only has she become more and more white, but her demeanor has also undergone tremendous changes. In the past, she was always unable to straighten her back, and even when she saw the maid next to Wen Qianyu, she would subconsciously lower her head and raise her chest, but now she has read a lot of books , know a lot of things, it will never be like that again.
She gained confidence, even though she didn’t quite understand it herself.
After Shi Qing stayed at Mr. Liu’s residence for more than half a year, it was Mr. Liu’s birthday.
Mr. Liu’s house was rarely visited, and Mr. Liu rarely went out except occasionally in the palace, but this day was different.
A few days in advance, Mrs. Liu contacted a well-known restaurant in the capital, and then drew up the recipe, asked the servants to teach them, and cleaned up the front yard…
In the early morning of the birthday banquet, someone came to visit Mr. Liu Now, Mr. Liu went to the front yard, and of course Mrs. Liu did the same.
Shi Qing and Dai Chenping stayed in the backyard. For the sake of safety, they did not dare to go to the front, so they studied in the room together.
Dai Chenping’s studies are heavier than Shi Qing, and his handwriting is better than Shi Qing’s. After writing in a piece of rice paper, he looked at Shi Qing and said, “Mother, I wrote some words for Mr., will he like it? “
“Yes he will .” Shi Qing said, she and Dai Chenping didn’t dare to go outside, and they didn’t have much money on them, so there was really nothing to give to Mr. Liu… But Mu Ling said that a person like Mr. Liu care more about the intention of the gift rather than the value.
Dai Chen calmed down a little, and then said, “Mother, you’ve become more beautiful.”
“Really?” Shi Qing smiled, but didn’t take it seriously. Isn’t she still the same face? But it seems to be a lot more white and tender…
Shi Qing quickly brought two sheets of paper and started to practice calligraphy with her son.
In order not to cause trouble for Mr. Liu and Mrs. Liu, Shi Qing didn’t go out all day until it was dark and after Mr. Liu sent all the guests away, and she took Dai Chenping out to kowtow to Mr. Liu.
Dai Chenping sent a piece of paper with the words “shou” written on it. The font on each word was different. Although it was copied, it could be seen that he spent a lot of time, and Mu Ling sent four pairs of shoes made for Mr. Liu.
“Sir, I made some shoes for you…” Shi Qing took those shoes and was a little embarrassed: “I can’t do anything else, just this one…” In fact, she can also do clothes and other things. , but the clothes she made are not at all comparable to what Mr. Liu is wearing now, so there is some shame in it.
Mr. Liu laughed: “This is one of the most desirable birthday gifts I have received.”
After Mr. Liu’s birthday banquet, life returned to normal. After a few months, Mr. Liu and Mrs. Liu He also took Shi Qing and Dai Chenping to the outskirts for an outing.
This was the first time Shi Qing had a good look at the city. When she saw so many people coming and going outside, she was rarely afraid, only curious.
Shi Qing followed Mrs. Liu, and she still didn’t go out much after that, but Mr. Liu started to take Dai Chenping out from time to time, introducing to people that this was the little disciple he had accepted, but he didn’t say Dai Chenping’s name.
In the blink of an eye, three full years had passed since Shi Qing left the Dai family, and Dai Chenping was also twelve years old.
“Mother, I saw my brother at the restaurant outside today.” Dai Chenping said suddenly after returning from outside that day.
Shi Qing hadn’t heard any news about her younger son for a long time. She was stunned when she heard it, and then asked, “He didn’t recognize you, did he?” She thought she would be fine as long as she left, but until now, she didn’t know that things were not that simple.
If Dai Ye insisted that she was a runaway concubine, although she could argue against it and bring up the matter of Dai Ye demoting his wife as a concubine, she would also make a mess, and then make her son have to be held hostage by Dai Ye, so now Shi Qing didn’t want to have anything to do with the Dai family at all, and didn’t even think much about her second son.
She gave birth to Dai Chen’an and raised him. She has never done anything wrong to him. If nothing else, at least she doesn’t owe Dai Chen’an.
“No.” Dai Chenping shook his head. He saw his younger brother as soon as he went in with Mr. Liu that day, and was so startled that he didn’t even dare to speak.
He was very afraid that his younger brother would find him, but even if his younger brother saw him, or even followed another teenager to salute Mr. Liu, he did not recognize him.
At that time, Dai Chenping couldn’t clear his mood. He didn’t know whether he should be happy or sad-his younger brother didn’t even recognize him.
Dai Chenping also admitted that he had changed a bit and became a lot whiter. Because of this, it is normal for the servants of the Dai family, even his father, to not recognize him. After all, he only got along with these people for a few months. During this period, he did not have much contact with people, but Dai Chen’an is his younger brother.
They were in the same bed and he has been taking his younger brother to play with.
In the past three years, Dai Chen’an has changed a lot, but he did not fail to recognize Dai Chen’an.
“It’s good that he didn’t recognize you.” Shi Qing breathed a sigh of relief, and after a while, she said, “How is he… how is it?”
“He looks pretty good, and is with a gentleman named Wen.” Dai Chen with a flat voice.
“That’s good.” Shi Qing has completely let go. She knows that her parents-in-law likes her youngest son the most, and her youngest son will never be wronged, although she was worried before, but now she is relieved.
Dai Chenping stopped talking about Dai Chen’an and that gentleman surnamed Wen were obviously a sidekick before. What his brother did at the time really made him feel too cold.
Dai Chenping stood in front of Shi Qing and said, “Mother, I want to take the Tongsheng test.”
“Are you ready to take the Tongsheng test?” Shi Qing asked.
“Yes.” Dai Chenping said, after taking the Tongsheng test, he is a Tongsheng, and he will be tested for talents in the future…
In fact, if he is Dai Ye’s direct son, with Dai Ye’s current official position, he can enter the Imperial College. Many steps can be omitted, but he is not.
Dai Chenping was going to take the Tongsheng test, so he started to study harder, and one night, Mr. Liu and Mrs. Liu suddenly found them and said that there was something they wanted to discuss with them.
“We want to be the master of our son and adopt Ping’er as his son, and let him be our grandson, are you willing?” Mr. Liu said with a smile.
After their son passed away, there were many people who wanted to adopt their son and grandson to him, so that he could retire and die, but he did not agree, and he did not like those people.
Later, there were many people who wanted to be his disciples, but he felt that those people had bad intentions, and there were other forces behind them, so he did not agree.
They had already made up their minds before, but after they got along very well with Dai Chenping in the past few years, they started thinking again, of course this also can consider as helping Dai Chenping.
As long as Dai Chenping is still surnamed Dai, he will definitely be discovered by Dai Ye when he appears in the court in the future, but if Dai Chenping passed it on to his son, the two of them would be fine. In the future, there will be no Dai Chenping in this world.
When Shi Qing heard Mr. Liu’s words, she was both surprised and delighted. Mr. Liu and Mrs. Liu are good people. It is a great thing for her son to be the grandson of these two people!
Mu Ling in Shi Qing’s body was also very happy. She chose Mr. Liu with this idea in mind. She originally thought that if Mr. Liu didn’t have such a will, she would let Dai Chenping go for a follower’s work. Now it’s finally Don’t worry too much…
“Yes! I will!” Shi Qing said hurriedly.
Dai Chenping glanced at his mother, and knelt down and kowtowed: “Sir, the disciple is willing!”
