Teacher of the World (7)

Ji Changze, who was considered a fool by the villagers, welcomed his two students.

The two grandsons of Zhang Daren did not love learning as much as Zhang Daren. They went to the bookstore to buy books in person at an old age and read books every day in their spare time.

These two people were born in the Yuan generation. The elder one was Zhang Yuanwen and the younger one was Zhang Yuanwu. They were the twin sons of Zhang Daren's only son. They were only nine years old this year, but their reputation as playboys had spread all the way to them.

It was not the fault of these two children. Zhang Daren was born in a poor family. If he did not work hard when he was young, he would definitely not have a chance to turn over. When his son was young, Zhang Daren was still a small official. His family had no fortune at all, and he also needed to work hard on his own.

This father and son suffered so much to get their current status, so they knew the benefits of studying and knew that they had to stand up on their own. They had always been able to work hard without being urged. They were used to it and did not think that their grandsons/sons would not like to study.

Zhang Yuanwen and Zhang Yuanwu were different.

When these two children were born, the Zhang family had already established itself in the capital. Their grandfather had a lot of influence in the court, and their father was not bad either. In addition, because the Zhang family had a good family tradition, their father had never taken a concubine, and there was only their mother in the backyard, so naturally there were no illegitimate children to compete with them.

They had been smooth sailing since childhood, because of their father and grandfather's status, they were always friends when they went out, and they were the young master at home, without any pressure at all. It would be strange if a nine-year-old child was willing to study hard.

Lord Zhang was also strict with his son before, but he couldn't bear to be cruel when he saw his grandson who was a generation apart, and he was quite easy to talk to. When he retired and returned to his hometown, he began to make careful plans for the future of the Zhang family, only to find that the third generation of the Zhang family was already half-wasted.

Fortunately, they were still young and could still be saved.

Lord Zhang was also cruel to bring his two grandsons back, and he took them with him when he returned to his hometown, hoping to correct their temperaments.

Unexpectedly, these two grandsons were not good at studying, but they were very good at pleasing and playing nice and fighting wits and courage with him.

As Mr. Zhang walked along, he met scholars who were all passionate about learning and worked hard. He had never met such cunning people as his two grandsons, and he really couldn't handle them.

This time, he happened to meet Ji Changze, a good teacher who was willing to teach even rural villagers, so Mr. Zhang had an idea.

Ji Changze is a great talent.

This can be seen from his essays.

What's rare is that he has great talent and does not seek fame and fortune. From Mr. Zhang's statement that he could directly introduce him to the emperor, which was equivalent to letting the weak Ji Changze skip the imperial examination process and serve as an official in the court, Ji Changze refused without hesitation and said that he just wanted to live a peaceful life in this small mountain village, which shows his character.

With such talents, even if the two rascals didn't learn anything, it would be good for them to get a little bit of Mr. Ji's character.

So, the two brothers Zhang Yuanwen and Zhang Yuanwu were brought here by their grandfather.

They also knew that they would be studying with Ji Changze in this remote mountain village. Both of them were listless, but they did not show any dissatisfaction on their faces. They both obediently offered tea to the teacher and called him teacher.

Ji Changze was still wearing a gray robe today, his face was still fair, he looked at the two students gently, and smiled at Master Zhang; "These two children look well-behaved."

"They just look well-behaved."

Master Zhang sighed, thinking about how he used to compete with his two grandsons, his head hurt. He really didn't know how to describe the two grandsons, so he could only say to Ji Changze: "These two children are naughty. Sir, don't look at their young age, they have a lot of tricks. I, an old man, can't control them. I don't expect them to learn half of your skills from you. I just hope you can make them understand something."

"They are still children. It's normal for them to be young and ignorant. They will be fine when they grow up."

Zhang Yuanwen and Zhang Yuanwu seemed to be standing obediently and bowed their heads to listen to the lecture, but in fact their eyes were rolling happily.

They were relieved to hear Ji Changze's gentle and good-tempered words.

It seems that this gentleman is easy to deal with.

That's right. I heard that he's not in good health, but he's so good-tempered that even the villagers are willing to teach him. I'm afraid he's the type who doesn't even speak loudly.

Realizing that Mr. Future might not be able to control them, the two relaxed, and when they heard Ji Changze above slowly saying that he wanted them to stay here, they didn't react much.

Although living in the village is definitely not as comfortable as at home, this place is backed by mountains and there are streams in front. When grandpa leaves, they can go hunting in the mountains and fishing in the streams.

Not only will they have fun at that time, but they won't have to listen to grandpa's nagging anymore. The more they think about it, the happier they will be.

Ji Changze sat on it, looking coldly at the two students below, who were eyeing each other and making eye contact, and their excitement and joy were about to float out.

He coughed lightly, looked at the two children with gentle eyes and sighed: "Don't worry, sir, my wish is to open a school. Although I taught people in the village before, I only taught them to recognize words. If I open a school in the future, Yuanwen and Yuanwu will be the school's signboards, and I will definitely teach them well."

He said the four words "teach well" very seriously.

Master Zhang had no choice but to nod his head after listening: "Don't worry, sir, leave these two monkeys to you, you can beat and scold them if they don't obey."

Zhang Yuanwen and Zhang Yuanwu were originally happy, but they frowned when they heard this. Just when they felt something was wrong, they heard Ji Changze above them saying disapprovingly: "The child is still young, it is normal for him to be ignorant. How can he be beaten and scolded? I have always disagreed with teaching children to be beaten and scolded."

Huh!

The two relaxed again, and their hearts were extremely light.

When they heard Ji Changze say that he would let them stay here for three months and could only go home after three months, they did not express any resistance.

Living in the village and being taught by a teacher with a good temper who never beats or scolds people is always better than living in the mansion and being forced to study by grandfather from morning to night.

Ji Changze took his two new students to see Mr. Zhang off.

Because Mr. Zhang was an official before, although the villagers were curious, they did not dare to get close. Now that they saw him leave, they dared to come forward and look at the two children standing behind Ji Changze as if they were looking at something strange.

The two children were born well, delicate and beautiful, and the clothes they wore were also luxurious. From head to toe, they exuded the aura of little nobles, with a sense of arrogance between their eyebrows. Although they looked at the villagers without any malice, they were definitely arrogant.

No one in the village had any opinion on their eyes. Isn't this how nobles should look at them? When they went to the city, even ordinary city people would look at them with this kind of eyes.

"Master Xiucai, are these two young nobles really the grandchildren of Mr. Zhang? Did he really teach you to teach them?"

Ji Changze smiled and replied gently: "That's right, uncle, don't worry. Although I have disciples now, I will still teach everyone to recognize words every morning and afternoon in the future."

He gently touched the head of Zhang Yuanwen, who was closest to him, and smiled warmly: "When these two get used to living here, you can let them teach."

Zhang Yuanwen frowned and avoided Ji Changze's hand: "I don't want to teach them to recognize words. I am the eldest son of the Zhang family. How can I teach these rural villagers."

Ji Changze's hand fell into the air, his smile did not change, and he did not scold. He just said in a lukewarm way: "Yuanwen, don't be rude. When dealing with people, you must treat others with courtesy."

The villagers who were called rural villagers didn't mind.

"It's okay, we are villagers. The young noble is telling the truth."

Although they didn't mind, Ji Changze still apologized to everyone one by one.

Zhang Yuanwen and Zhang Yuanwu stood together, watching their new teacher speak kindly to a group of rural villagers, and they all curled their lips, thinking that this gentleman had too good a temper.

He was obviously a scholar, but he didn't have the arrogance of a scholar at all, which was really despised.

Even if they didn't want to pay attention to the villagers, the villagers didn't mind, but still smiled and talked to them in a flattering way:

"The two young masters live in our village with peace of mind. You two, you are really lucky to have Mr. Ji as your teacher. Mr. Ji is the best teacher here. He not only learns to greet us, but also is a very good person. When we are stupid and can't learn no matter how hard we teach, he never gets angry. He always patiently teaches us word by word. In the past few months, I haven't seen him angry."

"Yes, Mr. Ji will definitely teach the two young nobles as if they were his own children."

Zhang Yuanwen and Zhang Yuanwu listened to the villagers' praise of Ji Changze, and they were full of indifference in their hearts.

However, although they looked down on Ji Changze for not being arrogant, his gentle nature was beneficial to them, so they could accept it.

Ji Changze talked to the villagers for a while, and then brought Zhang Yuanwen and Zhang Yuanwu home.

When Mr. Zhang brought the two children here, he had already planned to let them live here. He brought enough bedding and clothes, and the servants had made the beds before he left. Although it was not as good as the one in the mansion, it was definitely the most comfortable bed in the village.

He not only brought these, but also brought Zhang Yuanwen and Zhang Yuanwu's bundles and food expenses.

It was a lot of money, and Ji Changze, as a gentleman who was not interested in fame and fortune, naturally couldn't accept the money.

So he refused several times before accepting it.

This money was a huge sum of money for anyone in the village, and it also allowed Ji Changze to jump directly from poverty to a well-off life.

Zhao Yueniang saw her husband coming back and greeted him with a smile: "My husband, you are back. Are you hungry? Let me cook?"

"No hurry."

Ji Changze said gently: "Yuanwen and Yuanwu are new here and don't know many things. I will teach them first."

Zhao Yueniang thought that this teaching was to check the homework of the two children.

Zhang Yuanwen and Zhang Yuanwu thought so too, so they followed the new teacher into the house with peace of mind.

As a result, when they got to the house, they saw Ji Changze directly came forward and lifted the bed that the servants of their house had made before. The speed was so fast that before the two of them could react, the originally made bed was already a mess.

The two little kids looked at Ji Changze in confusion, not understanding what he wanted to do.

Ji Changze pointed at the bed and said in a gentle voice: "Yuanwen and Yuanwu, make the bed."

"Why do you want us to make it?"

Zhang Yuanwen immediately shouted unconvinced: "It was obviously you who messed it up. It was already made."

"Yes."

Ji Changze was not angry at all that his student contradicted his master. He still spoke softly and explained in a gentle voice: "Although it was messed up by the master, this bed is for you to sleep on."

"That was also messed up by you. The servants in our house had made it before!"

Ji Changze shook his head in disapproval: "Yuanwen, speak properly."

You messed up their bed and asked them to make it themselves, and you asked them to talk properly? ?

The faces of the two little ones turned red with anger.

"Don't talk nicely!! It's obviously you!! We are here to study, not to do this kind of work that only servants do!"

"In that case, forget it."

To their surprise, Ji Changze did not continue to argue with them at all. He nodded, as if accepting that they would not make the bed, turned around and walked out.

Now, like two fighting cocks, the two people who decided to fight the new gentleman to the end were stunned.

The qi that had just been accumulated in my stomach couldn't be continued now, nor could I let it go.

Zhang Yuanwu still remembered that they still had to sleep here at night, and called Ji Changze fiercely: "You just left like that?!"

Ji Changze: "It's time for me to read a book for my teacher. If you are willing, you can also read it with me."

Zhang Yuanwu: "You can leave, but make our bed first. You messed this up."

Ji Changze turned around, looked at him gently, and asked with a smile: "So what?"

The two brothers were stunned by his rhetorical question: "How about what? You made a mess, of course you have to clean it up."

"Who said that if I make a mess, I have to clean it up?"

Ji Changze stood there confidently: "This bed is not for the teacher to sleep on. It is not messy and it has nothing to do with me. Why should I clean it up?"

"Moreover."

He smiled softly: "You said it was me who made the mess. Do you have any evidence?"

Zhang Yuanwen and Zhang Yuanwu: "..."

They looked at the gentleman with a warm smile in front of them in shock, as if they had seen a little sheep take off its skin and reveal the wolf fur inside.

Ji Changze didn't notice the shock and disbelief in their eyes at all. He said slowly: "This is the first lesson I teach you. Most people in the world have nothing to do with themselves. Except for their loved ones, there is no one else." People will help you unconditionally, but your loved ones will eventually leave. You must learn to deal with it yourself when something happens, instead of relying on others to help you. Why should people help you if they are not related to you. "

After finishing speaking, he sighed with emotion: "You are so disrespectful to my teacher, and my teacher is so dedicated to solving your doubts. I am really a good teacher."

Zhang Yuanwen and Zhang Yuanwu: "..."

The two newbies were completely stunned by Ji Changze's shamelessness.

Zhang Yuanwen also tried to argue with Ji Changze: "But you clearly messed up the mattress. How can you ask for help when you tidy it up? That's to make up for it!"

Ji Changze: "I will teach you the second truth. It does not mean that whoever dug the hole must make up for it, and whoever failed must do it again. If this hole only harms your own interests, Others won’t waste their time.”

"Moreover."

He raised his eyebrows: "You said it was me who made the mess. Do you have any evidence?"

Zhang Yuanwen and Zhang Yuanwu: "..."

"We saw it!! Two people saw it with all four eyes!!"

Ji Changze: "There are other people who saw it, can they testify for you?"

Zhang Yuanwen and Zhang Yuanwu: "..."

There were only three of them standing in this room, how could they find anyone else.

Zhang Yuanwen was still angry, but Zhang Yuanwu had already begun to look at Ji Changze. After a few seconds, his eyes lit up, he turned to look at the bed, then turned back to shouting excitedly: "Your hands!! The mattress has faded, your hands It’s stained, that’s the proof!”

He was as proud as a little rooster that had just learned to crow, and he raised his head triumphantly: "You have nothing to say this time!! I have found evidence!!"

Ji Changze nodded: "Yes, you have found the evidence."

Seeing the two brothers excited as if they had won a battle, with the corners of their mouths raised to the sky, Ji Changze slowly took out a handkerchief from his arms, stretched out his fingers, and carefully wiped away the color on it.

Then he threw the handkerchief directly into Zhang Wenwu's arms. Under his confused gaze, he smiled and showed his clean white hands in front of their eyes.

"Look, the evidence is gone."

"Lesson 3: Don't expose the evidence you have found to your enemies before you can kill with one blow, otherwise, tsk tsk."

Zhang Yuanwen and Zhang Yuanwu: "..."

They never dreamed that there were such shameless people in the world.

Is this teaching them? ! !

This is clearly bullying them! ! !

Grandpa also said that the gentleman they were looking for was a hermit of noble character.

Whose hermit is so noble? ! !

Before the two of them could get angry, the door was pushed open from the outside, and Zhao Yueniang walked in with a plate of peaches: "Husband, eat peaches... What's going on with this quilt?"

She looked at the quilt with some surprise, and then at the two brothers standing in front of the quilt: "Didn't someone from the Zhang family lay it out before?"

Ji Changze looked back innocently and sighed: "Don't worry about it, let them lay it by themselves."

Zhang Yuanwen and Zhang Yuanwu both exploded.

It was obviously Ji Changze who made the mess, but why did he say it like it was the two brothers who made the mess themselves?

Sure enough, Zhao Yueniang's eyes became clear when she looked at the two little beans again, and her eyes turned around on the colored handkerchief in Zhao Yuanwu's hand.

Zhao Yuanwu noticed her gaze: "...No, this handkerchief is not mine, it is..."

Ji Changze interrupted: "It's mine, I gave it to Yuan Wu."

Zhao Yueniang immediately understood that "Zhao Yuanwu's hands were dirty, so my husband gave Zhao Yuanwu a handkerchief to let him intervene."

Zhao Yuanwu looked at her very clear look and began to feel bad in his heart: "You don't think that the color on this is from me, do you?"

Zhao Yueniang: "It's okay. Just put some color on it. It's a little kid. I'll just wash it off and it'll be fine."

Zhao Yuanwu: "..."

He was too familiar with this tone. He had made mistakes before when he was in the mansion, and her mother was the same way. Although she was helpless, she would help him clean up the mess, and then say a few words to him in this loving and helpless tone.

But the problem is, this mistress is willing to help him clean up the mess, but this mess was not caused by him at all! ! !

"It's really not me!! Really!! It's him!! He just messed up our bedding, then wiped his hands and threw the handkerchief to me. If you don't believe it, ask my brother, my brother also saw it!!"

Zhang Yuanwen quickly nodded and testified: "Yes, I saw it too!"

Zhao Yueniang didn't take the words of these two children seriously at all. She smiled in a funny way, stretched out her hand and touched the head of the cute little bean in front of her: "Okay, I don't blame you, Mistress."

After saying that, he turned to Ji Changze and said, "How about I lay the pavement? They are still young. They are new here and it is the young master of the family who has come to our place. It is normal to lose their temper. It will be fine later."

The two little cubs were stunned for a second and then exploded.

"Who lost his temper!! It was obviously him who made the mess!!!"

"That's it!!! We saw him make a mess with our own eyes!!"

Facing the two horny young masters, Zhao Yueniang didn't believe them at all. She glanced at them helplessly, then looked at Ji Changze with pity: "Mr., thank you for your hard work."

Zhang Yuanwen Zhang Yuanwu: "..."

What's the meaning? ? ! !

What's going on with this "you're having a hard time because the students are disobedient" attitude? ! !

Why did he work so hard! ! !

The two of them were going crazy, and they vomited blood even more. They discovered that Ji Changze, who just stood there talking without blushing and out of breath, coughed very weakly, smiled palely at Zhao Yueniang, and shook his head. He was very weak and said in a good-tempered way: "It's not hard at all. It's common for children to be ignorant."

Then, Zhao Yueniang's expression became even more distressed.

Two people: "..."

They looked in a daze as Ji Changze finished speaking to Zhao Yueniang.

As soon as Zhao Yueniang went out, Ji Changze immediately lost his weak expression, lazily leaned against the door frame and yawned.

"Do you know why your teacher's wife doesn't believe that you believe in my teacher? Because my teacher's face project is good, even if I really step on your new shoes in front of your teacher's wife, she will definitely think that I am careless. You are all about to have the word "dandy" written on your face. Ever since your grandfather left, you have always had a nose that is neither a nose nor an eye, and you look down on everyone. If you step on someone else's shoes, even if you step on someone else's shoes, It’s unintentional. Believe it or not, 80% of people will think you did it on purpose?”

The two of them almost ran out of breath and fainted.

This has something to do with the face project!

Ji Changze is obviously very good at pretending! Moreover, they also resorted to insidious ways to frame others.

Seeing that his two students were about to become angry, Ji Changze gave up as soon as he could.

"Okay, my teacher has taught you enough today. You hurry up and make your bed, and then go out to eat. After eating, I will test you, and you can start studying tomorrow."

Zhang Yuanwen and Zhang Yuanwu would rather die than surrender.

They are the young masters of the Zhang family! ! Why should they give in to Ji Changze, a guy who insidiously deceived their grandfather! !

Ji Changze: "It's up to you. It's still very cold at night in the mountains. You have to stay with me for three months. If you can accept being without a bed or bedding for three months, I will naturally not mind."

Two people: "..."

He looked at the two little cubs with satisfaction, who wanted to get angry but didn't dare to, wanted to get angry but didn't know how to get angry, and couldn't do anything about it. He felt quite comfortable.

As expected, teaching children is the most enjoyable.

The naughtier the child, the more interesting it is to teach.

He hummed a song and went out in a good mood, leaving only two little cubs, you look at me and I look at you.

"Brother, what should we do? How about we escape back? If grandpa knows that he dares to do this to us, he will definitely fall out with him."

Zhang Yuanwen had a stern look on his face; "Do you think I don't want to? We came in a carriage and didn't even see the road clearly. Even if we want to escape, do you know the way back? And we are surrounded by mountains on all sides. If we accidentally get lost, What should we do if a wild animal eats us?"

The two of them frowned for a while, and Zhang Yuanwu suddenly had an idea. He sat up straight and asked Zhang Yuanwen, "Brother, do you have any money on you?"

"We use the money to bribe the villagers, can't we just find someone to send us back?"

Zhang Yuanwen's eyes lit up: "Yes!!"

The two brothers hurriedly took out the money they had and pooled it together. Neither of them was short of money, and they even managed to come up with a good sum.

They were contentedly holding the money that they had never valued before, and they were thinking happily: "This money will definitely be enough to make those rural villagers excited. Let's go out to find someone right now."

The two carefully hid the money and ran out quietly on tiptoe. They found Ji Changze reading in the yard, but at least he had his back to them. They held their breath and walked out of the yard carefully hand in hand.

As soon as they left the yard, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

Just as they were about to look for someone, an uncle passed by with a donkey cart. The two of them were delighted and ran over to give him money to send them back to the mansion.

The uncle showed his excitement. Looking at the money they held in front of him, he hesitated and said, "It's okay to give it to the two little nobles, but can you give more money?"

Both of them were a little angry.

Although they were raised in luxury, they were not fools. The fare from here to the city was so little, and the money they gave was more than enough. This country bumpkin actually had the nerve to ask for more.

But now the situation is pressing, they can only put away their contempt and arrogance, and beg in a soft voice; "Uncle, this is all the money we have, just give it to us, and my grandfather will give you more money when we return home."

The countryman half-believed and half-doubted: "Really gone?"

The two nodded patiently: "Really gone."

"Not a penny left?"

"Not a penny left, if you don't believe it, look, our pockets are empty."

The uncle listened and nodded, and before the two brothers were happy that he agreed, they saw him raise his eyes and shout behind them: "Mr. Ji, this is all their money."

The two: "..."

Their expressions were stiff, and they slowly, slowly turned their heads, and sure enough, they saw Ji Changze standing at the door and looking at them with a smile.

Seeing them looking over, the gentleman with a gentle appearance and a warm smile raised his hand and greeted them: "Yuanwen Yuanwu, what a coincidence."

Zhang Yuanwen Zhang Yuanwu: "..."

They were dumbfounded as the country bumpkin who just wanted money walked up to Ji Changze and gave all their money to Ji Changze, smiling honestly: "As expected of you, you are the grandson of Mr. Zhang. You are so young, but you have a lot of money on you. If you meet someone else, you might be willing to take them to see Mr. Zhang."

Ji Changze shook the money in his hand: "Thank you, Brother Hu, for your help today. If it weren't for you, the two children might have really run back home, and their grandfather would have had to come and send them off. Now it's good, saving a lot of trouble."

After saying that, he introduced the two students with stiff expressions: "Come and meet, this is your Uncle Hu, who lives next door."

Zhang Yuanwen and Zhang Yuanwu: "..."

Before they could recover from the fact that the outside world was so dangerous, Ji Changze had already said goodbye to Hu's son and carried one of them back to the house.

Then, a book was stuffed into each of their hands.

"You read the book first, I'll check it randomly, if you can't recite it... hehe."

Zhang Yuanwen and Zhang Yuanwu gritted their teeth.

"We won't recite it, let's see what you can do to us, if you dare to do anything to us... don't forget what you said to our grandfather! You said you wouldn't beat or scold us! If you dare to do anything to us, Grandpa will definitely not let you go!"

Ji Changze found that his two students were indeed the kind of talented people.

Not only is he smart, but he also has a flexible mind.

For example, when he found that the situation was not right, he immediately gave up the tough fight and wanted to retreat. Now that he knew that he had no money and could not escape, he began to use the trick of cutting off the firewood from under the cauldron.

But after all, he was still a child, and his ideas were still too simple.

Ji Changze: "Who said that you must be beaten and scolded to punish you?"

The two were stunned, and then they looked at him vigilantly.

Ji Changze pointed to the book he gave them: "You should read this book carefully. If you do something wrong, this book will be used as a tool to punish you."

How can a book be used as a tool for punishment?

Zhang Yuanwen and Zhang Yuanwu were quite disdainful.

After waiting for Ji Changze to leave, they opened the book with a little curiosity, wanting to see what was so strange about this book.

This is a law book.

It not only describes in detail what should not be done, but also clearly writes how to punish after committing it.

At first, the two did not care, but as they read, their faces turned pale.

Zhang Yuanwu sat next to his brother in fear: "Brother, he will not use the methods in this book to punish us, I am afraid..."

Zhang Yuanwen was also afraid.

But he still managed to hold on and comfort his brother: "Don't be afraid, these punishments are used to punish prisoners. We were sent by grandpa to study, not prisoners. If he really dares to punish us like this, grandpa will definitely not let him off when he finds out that we have injuries on our bodies."

"But there are so many ways written here that can't be seen after the punishment. What if he uses this to punish us... Grandpa can't see the injuries and will definitely not believe it."

Zhang Yuanwen swallowed his saliva: "It shouldn't be, we are grandpa's grandsons, a grandson and an outsider, how could he not believe us."

That's what he said, but the more he said it, the more guilty he felt.

What Ji Changze said before kept circling in their minds.

They were arrogant before, and their reputation was not good. They had deceived grandpa so many times in order to go out and play, and lying was commonplace. Looking at Ji Changze again, his heart was black, but his face was pure white.

If both sides insisted on their own words, the two of them really didn't believe that grandpa would believe them.

"Either, or we just have to endure it for a while, and when the three months are up and Grandpa comes to pick us up, we won't come back again."

"Yes, be patient. A good man won't suffer the consequences now. We will take revenge in the future."

Ji Changze stood by the door and listened to the two children in the room getting scared. The corners of his lips raised slightly, revealing a smile.

He went out to the yard. Zhao Yueniang was setting dishes. When she saw him coming out, she asked, "How is it? Has Yuan Wen and Yuan Wu figured it out?"

"Figured out."

Ji Changze nodded, looking very pleased.

"They are just children after all. I just threatened them with copying books and they gave in."

Zhao Yueniang breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this; "As long as they are willing to cooperate."

"Don't worry, these two kids seem quite convinced by me."

Even though he said this, the whole village knew that these two young noblemen were not convinced by Ji Changze.

Mr. Ming Mingji taught them every day with a kind voice, good temper, and gentleness, without even saying a harsh word. His attitude could be said to be that he treated them as his own children, but in the end, they still didn't feel satisfied.

They kept shouting that Mr. Ji was not good to them, or that Mr. Ji was intimidating them.

That was Mr. Ji. He was famous for his good temper. No matter what they said, no one in the village believed what these two little nobles said.

Oh no, some people still believe it.

Zhao Meiniang believed what the two said, and even felt that she and them had a lot in common.

She had planned to get close to the two of them and expose Ji Changze's true face together.

It's a pity that this idea was discovered by the second room before it could be implemented. The people in the second room dared to bully Zhao Yueniang, but they didn't dare to provoke Mr. Zhang's grandson. They quickly and slowly restrained the person and repeatedly reiterated that they would not let Zhao Meiniang go. Find those two kids.

Everyone in her family knows who she is, and her reputation as a thief has not yet been cleared up. If she offends the young nobleman again, she will not be married off.

Zhao Meiniang could only resent being locked up at home and working hard, trying hard to find opportunities to come out and meet the young nobles.

The villagers didn't believe what she said, but they should believe what these two young masters said.

Ji Changze didn't know what Zhao Meiniang was planning. It was not good to always threaten. It was not good for the children's physical and mental health, and it also affected the relationship between master and apprentice. He planned to change his approach today.

Bring two younger ones hunting.

The reason is that they have memorized the entire law very well and are very fluent, so as a reward they can go out and play for a day.

There is a measure of reward and punishment.

This word is a new word for the two children. Ever since they followed their grandfather to this poor county, they have been rewarded everywhere. Every day they are either trained or forced to read and write. Sometimes they have to be taken out when guests come to the mansion. When meeting guests, not only do people go, but they also bring articles they have written, and then they are severely criticized by grandpa in front of the guests.

It's no wonder that the two of them are getting tired of studying. When it comes to being smart, they are smarter than anyone else. It's just that they didn't lay a good foundation when they were young. After that, their elders expect them to encourage their talents, and they will be scolded if they don't grow up well. Over time, the negative cycle will naturally I no longer like reading and studying.

This is the first time that they will be rewarded for studying well.

And it’s a reward that both of them like.

Especially when I went out, because I was carrying bows and arrows, I met the villagers. The villagers were curious: "Mr. Ji, are you going hunting with two young nobles?"

Ji Changze nodded and said with a smile: "The two of them are very talented and studious. I asked them to memorize, and they were able to memorize a whole book in just a few days. Even I have never seen such geniuses. Afterwards, I thought of taking them out for a day of hunting and relaxation, as a reward."

The villagers were shocked: "How many days can you memorize a book?!!"

His expression of "Oh my god, there are actually such smart people in the world" made the two little cubs almost float.

Most people with status are relatively reserved. Excellent sons are called naughty sons and dogs, not to mention that they are not outstanding. No one has ever praised them like this since they were young.

It's different for people in the village. It's good if they can read by themselves. It's very difficult to learn. They can only barely recognize a few words by rote memorization.

So when I heard that these two children could memorize a whole book in just a few days, I almost wanted to blow them up to the sky.

Zhang Yuanwen and Zhang Yuanwu were so flattered that they felt so happy.

Although the so-called memorization of a book in a few days was because they were afraid that Ji Changze would really punish them, they did not dare to stop for a moment from the time they opened their eyes until they fell asleep.

But it feels so good to be praised so much! !

The little cubs straightened their backs and looked like "I don't care, I'm very calm" on their faces. In fact, they wanted to have their ears on the two of them and listen to them praise themselves.

Ji Changze, who was always strict with them and always cheated them with a casual attitude, was very generous with his praise to outsiders: "I thought these two children were not talented enough before, but after teaching them, I discovered that their talents are far beyond ordinary people. They With such a talent, I am afraid that even Mr. Zhang is not as good as him. But the more talented he is, the more he must be taught well to avoid going astray, and the more strict he must be.”

The two children stood upright, with normal faces, but happy hearts.

Really? !

Are they smarter than grandpa! !

Sir, he teaches them to be strict just because they are much smarter than others! !

It turns out we are geniuses! ! !

The villagers gave another rainbow fart, and Ji Changze also cooperated and praised a few more words. When they parted, he returned to being strict with the two of them: "Although you are relaxing today, you must not slack off. I will teach you how to bow and arrow." "You are very talented. If you study hard, you will definitely not miss the prey. The one who comes back empty-handed will go back and copy the book."

Although tasks were still assigned and there was still punishment for failure to complete them, the hearts of the two little beans were filled with joy and excitement.

Zhang Yuanwen straightened his spine with pride and said proudly: "Teacher, don't worry, I will definitely be able to bring the prey back. I will hunt a pheasant and make soup for the teacher and my wife."

Zhang Yuanwu also hurriedly followed: "I will kill a rabbit and let the teacher and wife eat the rabbit meat."

"Okay, I'm just waiting for your pheasant soup and rabbit meat, but more than that, I want to see your title on the gold list."

Ji Changze patted their small shoulders: "As a teacher, I have always had good vision. As long as you two study hard, you will both be the top talents, but literary talent alone is not enough. Literati are most afraid of being weak. You think that as a teacher, you are in poor health." , so you can't go anywhere. You are not only good at studying, but also good at practicing martial arts. You are better than me. From now on, you can use your resting evenings to practice martial arts. "

"Etiquette, music, shooting,

Yu, calligraphy, and mathematics can be learned best according to your talents. After a few days, you will teach them one by one as your teacher. "

If they had heard before that they still had to learn so much, the two of them would have collapsed on the spot and burst into tears.

But after being praised for their talents and having their teacher who had always looked down upon them look forward to the future with such confidence, Zhang Yuanwen and Zhang Yuanwu were extremely excited.

"Teacher, don't worry, we will definitely study hard!!"

They are the top talents! ! !

What’s the point of learning such a small thing!

Seeing the two men holding bows and arrows and marching forward majesticly, Ji Changze felt that the day was not far away when he would watch students diligently study on their own and become impatient with anyone who didn't let them learn.

During this hunting trip, the teacher-student relationship has been greatly improved.

How about Ji Changze Dog?

If he had praised him at the beginning, they would definitely think that he was flattering them. Not only would they not listen, but they would also look down on the teacher.

But he crushed the two of them first, and then praised them after they achieved results. Zhang Yuanwen and Zhang Yuanwu suddenly felt that this was a success achieved through their own personal efforts.

After all, he is a child. How can he be unhappy when he is praised for his own abilities?

Coupled with the reward of a day of "playing", they felt a lot closer to Ji Changze, especially after learning that he actually wrote a letter to grandpa to brag about them.

happy! ! !

hapiness! ! !

Grandpa will definitely be impressed by them! !

When the two children floated to the sky, Zhao Meiniang finally ran out after hard work and sneaked to the door of Zhao Yueniang's house. She squatted there for a long time, her legs were numb from squatting, and waited until the two little nobles came out.

They actually came out to clean the bows. At such a young age, they were still the young masters of an official family, and they actually had to clean the bows themselves. This shows how badly Ji Changze treats them. I can't blame them for seeing through Ji Changze's true face.

Zhao Meiniang felt happy and thought this was a good opportunity.

She quickly arranged her clothes and stepped forward. When she came closer, she exclaimed: "Ah!! How can you two young masters do such rough work!!"

As she said that, she snatched the bow from Zhang Yuanwen's hand and said with a distressed look on her face: "How on earth did Ji Changze take care of you? Stop wiping it and let me do it."

Zhang Yuanwen was carefully and gently wiping his bow and arrows. The teacher said that after they completed the task, he would take them hunting. Then he and his brother would compete to see who could kill the most prey.

For this reason, the two of them specially ran out to find a sunny place to clean their bows and arrows. They refused to let the master's wife help them because they were afraid that the master's wife would not wipe them properly. He regarded the bow in his hand as some kind of peerless treasure.

As a result, while he was wiping it like a treasure, a man suddenly appeared and snatched his bow and arrow away so violently. While talking, he rubbed his treasured bow and arrow with rough hands and feet. Zhang Yuanwen was immediately shocked.

"What are you doing! Do I know you?! What are you doing to steal my bow and arrows!!"

Zhao Meiniang, who was waiting for the little nobleman to gain sympathy and cry to her for her grievances, was stunned.

No, this is the wrong reaction.

What about resonance? What about crying? What about grievances?

While she was stunned, Zhang Yuanwen had already snatched her bow and arrow, touched it distressedly, and stared at Zhao Meiniang warily and angrily.

When Zhao Meiniang saw that he was angry, she didn't have time to think too much and hurriedly squeezed out a smile: "Little noble man, don't worry. I'm not trying to steal your things. I just saw you working on your own and it made me feel bad."

If you don't just wipe the bow and arrow, there's nothing to worry about.

These bows and arrows are their personal belongings, so of course they have to clean them themselves. This is just like in the playbook, the heroes clean their swords themselves and don't let others get their hands on them.

They don't understand yet they still insist on being courteous. The calculation in their eyes is about to come out. They treat them as blind and can't see. This woman is really annoying.

Zhang Yuanwen and Zhang Yuanwu didn't like Zhao Meiniang's way of treating them as fools, but after Ji Changze's personal teachings, they also learned not to show anything no matter what they thought in their hearts.

"Thank you, auntie. We just want to clean our bows ourselves, so I don't want you to worry about it."

Big, aunty...

Zhao Meiniang's expression froze, and she almost suffered internal injuries from being suppressed.

She is obviously a young girl, these two kids are blind.

But she didn't dare to offend the two of them, so she could only smile awkwardly and get to the point: "Young nobleman, I heard that Ji Changze is not good to you, right?"

The two children looked at each other and looked at Zhao Meiniang suspiciously, but neither said anything.

Zhao Meiniang continued: "You all know who Ji Changze is, right? He appears to be a good person, but in fact he is a sinister and sinister man. Moreover, he has bad eyesight. He regards a waste as a treasure, and he actually falls in love with Zhao... …”

The two brothers who had been patiently listening to her just now couldn't hold it in anymore and exploded again.

If this had happened one day earlier, they might still think that Zhao Meiniang was right, but now...

"You have bad taste! Your whole family has bad taste!!"

"That's right!!! Our teacher is very discerning!!! Who are you calling a waste! How dare you scold us!"

Zhao Meiniang: "???"

"I didn't scold you?? Who scolded you?!!"

Neither brother listened.

The teacher just praised the two of them to the villagers, saying that they were talented and smart, and that they would be the top scorers in the exam. This woman came over and said that the teacher had bad taste.

It was also said that teachers regard trash as treasure. The two little cubs who had been criticized countless times by their grandfather and father perfectly filled the role of "trash". Others thought that they were not very talented and could not make progress. Only the teacher regarded them as treasure and said that they were better than others. Grandpa is still smart. It would be strange if they weren't angry when Zhao Meiniang said this.

Zhang Yuanwen thought of Ji Changze's teachings and reluctantly suppressed the urge to curse directly. He chose to retaliate in a more elegant way: "You still call us trash, but you don't even look at what kind of virtue you are. Do you know all the words? Write it out. Are you talented? Can you memorize the law? You don’t even know how to clean your own bow. You must have never learned archery. You still say that you can’t even compare to us!”

Zhang Yuanwu: "That's right! My brother is right!"

Zhang Yuanwen: "We brothers are strangers to you. What do you want to do when you suddenly come over and say such things! Do you think we children are easy to bully! Do you think we will believe what you say! Don't think that I don't know, you Just jealous of our talent!”

Zhang Yuanwu: "Yes, you are jealous of our talent!!"

Zhao Meiniang: "...I, I'm jealous of your talent??"

Seeing that she still refused to admit it, Zhang Yuanwen glared at her fiercely, took his brother's hand, turned around and ran towards the yard:

"Teacher!! Teacher!! Master!! Come out quickly! There is an old, ugly, hunchbacked woman bullying us!!"

Old and ugly...

Hunched over...

Zhao Meiniang almost spit out a mouthful of blood.

Why did it become like this! ! !

It was agreed that these two little nobles also hate Ji Changze! ! !