Zhou Jin 2

Zhou Tongsheng 2

? Unknowingly, the opening day came on the 20th day of the first lunar month. Yesterday, I cleaned up the nunnery and the building with the monk. Zhou Jin came early Getting up and getting ready to welcome the children to the opening of the library, no matter how it is, the first day of the opening feels a bit like a ceremony. Although Zhou Jin has taught for many years, it is not the first time to open the library, so he is somewhat nervous. Everything was ready. Zhou Jin stood at the door and looked around. He saw people from Shen Xiangpu and Xue Jiaji walking quickly with more than a dozen children. Zhou Jin straightened his clothes and walked over to greet the people. After a while, the children ran to the door of the nunnery, and Shen Xiangpu also walked over quickly!

? Zhou Jin stood at the entrance of the nunnery and bowed when he saw everyone coming over. After some narration, Zhou Jin took the children to the pavilion behind the nunnery to prepare for the children's apprenticeship ceremony! Zhou Jin was sitting on the podium, and the children knelt and kowtowed to Zhou Jin three times and called him "Hello, sir!" This apprenticeship ceremony is finally over! Zhou Jin asked the children to get up, and Shen Xiangpu and everyone went back one after another. Zhou Jin also began to teach children how to read, but maybe because the children were young or naughty, they laughed and made a lot of noise. Not long into the class, Mr. Zhou asked the children to take a break. This break was even more special. Some played football, played in the water, lifted tiles from the house, and wrestled and fought. There is no way Jin Ye can be patient this week, thinking that maybe things will get better after a while.

Time passes day by day, and the children are still the same. Zhou Jin is used to it, but some children are indeed as stupid as cows. It has been almost two months, and some children can't even Not being able to fully recognize his name, let alone write it down, Zhou Jin shook his head and sighed: He is really a brat who cannot be taught!

? Time flies so fast. It has been nearly two months since Zhou Jin started classes here. The weather is getting warmer. There are several peach and willow trees by the river, full of red and green flowers. The reflection and both sides of the river are particularly beautiful. It was a holiday in the pavilion today, and the children were resting. After Zhou Jin had lunch, he opened the door and went outside to relax and take a look at the beautiful and picturesque scenery on both sides of the river. He was so absorbed in looking at it that he was awakened by the rain. He raised his head At first glance, I saw drizzle falling from the sky, reflecting the scenery on both sides of the river into a fairy-like realm. When Zhou Jin was about to savor the drizzle and the picturesque scenery again, the rain became heavier and heavier. Zhou Jin was about to return to the house when he saw a boat heading this way in the rain. When the boat got closer, he saw that the boat was very It was small, and had a roof made of reed mats, which was particularly resistant to rain. There were three people sitting on the boat, one master and two servants, and there was a load of food boxes at the stern. Not long after, the boat docked and the three of them got ashore. Zhou Jin saw that the young owner was a young man in his thirties, wearing a square scarf on his head, a long blue satin gown, and a pair of boots on his feet. A pair of foundation soap boots and a long beard. When he arrived at the door, Zhou Jin raised his hand, walked straight into the school, and said: This is a school! Zhou Jin followed him in and bowed to the man. The man bowed in return and said with a smile, "You must be the sir." ’ Zhou Jin replied: Exactly.

?There used to be a monk here, why don’t you see him so much today? Before the man finished speaking, the monk walked out quickly and said: I heard a voice inside, and it felt very familiar to you. It turned out to be Uncle Wang! Come, please sit down and I'll make you some tea! After speaking, he said to Zhou Jin: Mr. Zhou, this is Mr. Wang with a criminal record. You sit with her for a while and chat while I go make a pot of tea. Coming soon. Wang Juren followed him in the nunnery as if he were at home. He was not polite at all. He picked up a chair and sat on it. Zhou Jin also sat down to accompany him. Wang Juren said: What is your surname, sir? Zhou Jin knew that he was a civil servant, and Zhou Jin had never had any fame, so he was a little shy and said: "I am a late student named Zhou Mingjin. I just came here this year to open a restaurant." Wang Juren said: Where did you open a library to teach last year? Zhou Jin replied: Last year I was at the home of the county class leader Gu, and I have been teaching at his house for three years. After his youngest son won the scholarship last year, I resigned from the school. It just so happened that Mr. Xia asked me to come here. I came here to enlighten these children.

?Wang Juren was a little surprised. Are you the teacher in Brother Gu’s family? Zhou Jin asked: Do you know my old boss, Father Gu? Wang Juren smiled and said: "We don't just know each other, he used to work for me as an errand, and later we became sworn brothers together!" Zhou Jin was surprised and said: "It turns out that the Wang Juren that Dad Gu often talks about is you. When I was teaching at Gu Dad's house, Dad Gu showed me several articles and said they were written by his sworn brothers. The two articles were really wonderful. Wang Juren was a little embarrassed to be praised by Zhou Jin. He pretended to be humble and said, "Actually, I didn't write that article." Zhou Jin was very surprised and said, "Who wrote that?" Wang Juren said, "You can say it's me, too?" You listen to me, you listen; the ninth day of the ninth grade is the first day of the exam. I have been taking the exam for a long time and I haven’t written a little bit. I am also very confused. I usually write articles with thoughts flowing like a spring and writing like the wind. How do I write today? Would you like to come? While I was thinking hard, I took a nap on the chopping board and fell asleep. Suddenly, five green-faced people appeared in front of me and entered my examination room. The man in the middle came forward with a big pen in his hand and nodded a few times on my head. Then, a man wearing a gauze hat and a red robe came up. The man with the gold belt also came forward, patted me on the shoulder a few times, and said: Your Majesty, please answer! I was startled and was so shocked that I was covered in sweat. When I turned around, I saw that I still had a pen in my hand. When I turned around and thought about it, I felt my thoughts welling up and I finished writing in one breath! After I finished writing, I was thinking that there must be ghosts and gods in Gongyuan. Later, after I passed the exam, I said this to the examiner. The examiner smiled and said: You deserve to be the lucky number one scholar.

? Only then did Zhou Jin understand that Wang Juren was showing off himself in a different way? At this time, the monk just came out with steaming tea, and said to Wang Juren: "I've been waiting for a long time. There was no water in the kitchen just now. I'm going to fetch water!" As he spoke, he handed a cup of tea to Wang Juren. His two followers stood behind him. Wang Juren motioned for them to sit down and drink tea. Zhou Jin saw the monk coming and said, Mr. Wang, I suddenly thought of returning some children's homework. I didn’t approve it, so I went to work first. Wang Juren smiled and said: Sir, please do it! Wang Juren saw that it was almost dark outside and the rain had not stopped, so he said to the monk, I will probably trouble you tonight and I will stay in your nunnery for the night. The monk said, it's okay. So Wang Juren ordered his entourage to take down the food boxes on the boat and asked the monks to make a fire to cook. You wonder where Wang Juren came from with a food box. It turned out that Wang Juren had gone out to visit the graves of his relatives today. Unexpectedly, it was raining on the way back, so he happened to paddle near this nunnery, so he thought of taking shelter from the rain, but the rain kept falling and never stopped. .

? The entourage was helping the monk to light the fire and cook. Wang Juren had nothing to do and walked to Zhou Jin’s room unknowingly. Zhou Jin was only looking at the homework written by the students and did not pay attention to Wang Juren. Come in! Zhou Jin was holding some homework named Xun Mei in his hand! Wang Juren was surprised when he saw the name and said: How old is this child? Zhou Jin was jumped by him, it was Mr. Wang! When did you come in? Wang Juren asked again: How old is this child? Zhou Jin said strangely: Only seven years old! Mr. Wang, why do you ask this? Wang Juren ignored it and then asked: Meng was only opened this year. Did you give it this name? Zhou Jin looked confused and had a hundred questions in his mind, but now he had to answer Wang Juren's questions before asking him.

? Meng was born this year. I didn’t give him his name. His father asked Mr. Mei, who passed the college entrance examination in the town, to go there. Because Mr. Mei’s name was ‘Nine’, he also named him Wearing a name next to the word "王" is a good omen, and you will be like him in the future. Wang Juren burst out laughing after hearing this.

? Zhou Jin asked: Why is Mr. Wang laughing? Wang Juren said: Sir, listen to me. In the first month of this year, I had a dream. I dreamed that I was going to take the national examination. After the examination, I went to see the results of the examination. If my name was on the list, don’t tell me. of! But I also saw that the third place in the examination was also from Wen County, and her name was Xun Mei. I was thinking that I knew all the candidates in Wen County, but none of them were named Xun Mei. Who knew that this Xun Mei was actually A seven-year-old child who has just started learning! Is it possible that I will be on the same list as him when I take the test in the future? After he finished speaking, he burst into laughter and continued: "It shows that this dream is not accurate!" There are no ghosts or gods in this world! If you want to gain fame, you still need to rely on your true talents and practical studies.

?Zhou Jin quickly said: In fact, dreams are still accurate. A few days ago, it was Mr. Mei who named the child. He also had a dream in the first month, saying that a sun set on him. head, and he was really hit. Wang Juren retorted: This is even more unbelievable. Just like the sun fell on his head when he passed the exam to be a scholar, wouldn't the sky fall on me when I passed the exam? Zhou Jin stopped talking! Suddenly, I heard the monk calling Wang Juren to eat. Unconsciously, we have been chatting for a long time!

? Wang Juren entered the nunnery together from the back door, and saw the monk and his entourage bringing out a table full of chicken, duck, and fish. Wang Juren did not ask Zhou Jin to eat with him. After eating with his entourage, the monk put away the bowls and chopsticks. The monk came out with the food again, and Zhou Jin came out to eat with him instead! The two of them had a plate of green vegetables and a plate of soybeans, and they hurriedly finished eating and put away the bowls and chopsticks. Everyone had a good meal and it was getting late, so they all went to rest early.

The next morning, after raining all night, the weather finally cleared up. Wang Ju and his entourage got up early and washed up. Zhou Jin had not gotten up yet and said hello to the monk. Then he got on the boat and left. After Zhou Jin washed up and got off the boat, he looked at the chicken and duck bones, fish bones, and melon seed shells lying on the ground. He sighed immediately, picked up the broom, and scanned it all morning! So angry! Then he spread the news about what he said yesterday about being in the same class as the students.

Zhou Jin arranged these words and spread them all over the Xue family. People took this matter as a joke and stopped calling Xun Mei by her name. They all called him Xun Jinshi, his After hearing this, all the relatives went to flatter Father Xun! He said that you should be called Mr. Xun now. On the surface, Mr. Xun was polite, but in his heart he was so angry that he scolded Zhou Jin for making up his jokes like this. Later, Shen Xiangpu secretly told everyone behind his back: I met Wang Juren some time ago, and he said how could he say such a thing? This was because Zhou Jin saw that Father Xun's family was rich and wanted to curry favor with him! The money he had was not, I also heard that in the past few days, Father Xun had fried a lot of vegetables and delivered some steamed buns to the nunnery! And not just once! Everyone felt that Zhou Jin had a bad character. People in Xuejiaji didn't like him very much. Zhou Jin didn't feel comfortable staying here in Xuejiaji. However, because of Mr. Xia's kindness, he was allowed to leave. After teaching on the spot for a year, Mr. Xia also felt that Zhou Jin was a bit dull and ignorant of the world, so he asked the people in Xuejiaji to fire him and find another teacher.

? Zhou Jin lost his job and his source of livelihood was cut off. His life was very difficult. Jin Youyu, Tianta’s brother-in-law, came to see him. Seeing him like this, he said to him: His uncle, Don’t blame me for talking about you. Look at your current life and you are still thinking about taking the exam for fame. You should support yourself first and then talk about it! Don't stay at home all the time. If you don't have a book to teach you, you can do something else to make a living. First, take care of your food and clothing! Zhou Jin said with some disdain: I don’t know how to do anything, I can only teach!

?Jin Youyu was also angry with Zhou Jin and was speechless for a long time. He was about to leave. Suddenly he said, I will go to the provincial capital in a few days to buy some goods, and I need a bookkeeper. Sir, do you want to do it or not? After hearing this, Zhou Jin thought to himself, there is nothing to do at home anyway, you can go anywhere, you can always have something to eat when you go out with him, then he said: I will go, when will we leave! Jin Youyu said: I'll call you when I go! Then left!

A few days later, Jin Youyu picked a good day and called his companions to take Zhou Jin to the provincial capital and stayed in a grocery store! On the first day, Zhou Jin had nothing to do, so he just wandered on the street. Zhou Jin came to the entrance of a tribute courtyard. Many craftsmen were building the tribute courtyard. Zhou Jin walked to the door and wanted to go in and see what the inside of the tribute courtyard was like. Just as he was about to go in, the guard at the door whipped him out! He stood blankly at the gate of Gongyuan. I didn't want to leave for a long time.

? While having dinner, Zhou Jin said to Jin Youyu: Brother-in-law, I passed by Gongyuan today when I was free. It was really impressive. I’m afraid I will never have the chance to take an exam there. If I could go It might be better to take a look inside, then that's my wish. Jin Youyu smiled and said: This is very simple. I will go with you tomorrow. At dawn, Jin Youyu called his companions and went to the gate of Gongyuan with Zhou Jin. Jin Youyu took out a sling of money and stuffed it into the hand that opened the door and said, "Master, we are all people who have never passed the examination, but we also want to go." Take a look inside and see what it looks like inside. Will it fulfill our wish to study? The official took the money and asked another janitor to take him inside. When they arrived at the dragon gate, the gatekeeper said: "Jin guests, the gate you are entering now is the gate where the scholar and husband left!" Going further inside were the examination rooms on both sides. They followed the gatekeeper and walked in. They walked to an examination room and said, this is the Tianzihao examination room! When Zhou Jin heard that it was the Tianzihao examination room, he let out a long sigh and felt a pain in his eyes when he saw the two neat number boards. He sighed and bumped into the number board, and he was already unconscious.

? When everyone saw Zhou Jin like this, they thought he was possessed. Jin Youyu quickly stepped forward to help Zhou Jin up, and kept shouting, "His uncle, his uncle, everyone." He said: Could it be that the yin energy here is too strong, and the demon is stunned? You can pour water on him. Captain Jin Youyu's guard said: Can you help get some water? The gatekeeper hurriedly brought water from the door. Several companions helped Zhou Jin. Jin Youyu poured the water directly into Zhou Jin's mouth. There was a gurgling sound in Zhou Jin's throat, and he spit out a mouthful of thick phlegm. Everyone saw Zhou Jin woke up and said: Okay, it's okay. Everyone helped Zhou Jin up. When Zhou Jin got up, he wanted to hit the signal board again. They grabbed him, but Zhou Jin didn't hit him, so he sat on the ground and cried like a child. .

No one knew what was going on. They all tried to persuade him not to cry, but they couldn't stop it. Jin Youyu said: Are you crazy? Come to Gongyuan and have fun. Why are you crying? There are no dead people in your family. , Zhou Jin ignored them, and kept sitting and crying. Later, he cried more and more vigorously, and even rolled on the floor crying, crying so that everyone felt miserable in their hearts. Seeing this scene, Jin Youyu had no choice but to ask his companions to carry him out of the Gongyuan and sat down in a tea shed at the entrance of the Gongyuan.

After he came out, Zhou Jin slowly stopped crying so sadly, but he still sat there wiping his nose and tears, humming non-stop. Everyone who came out was surprised and asked: 'Is there something wrong with Mr. Zhou? Why are you crying so sadly?" Jin Youyu said: "You don't know something. My uncle was not a businessman originally, but he has been studying for decades and in the end he didn't even pass the exam. I have been teaching in Kaimeng to maintain my food and clothing. I was fired by my master this year and my life is difficult. Why don't you follow me to do business? When I came to this Gongyuan today, I may have been moved by the scene. Thinking of my situation, I don't feel sad!

? After hearing this, everyone understood why Zhou Jin cried, and then said: I think Mr. Zhou is also a knowledgeable person, but no one appreciates his talent. Jin Youyu said: So what if he has talent? He is not even a scholar, but he still wants to take the exam. One of the companions said: "Boss Jin only knows business, so you don't know what's going on here! In fact, you can take the exam even if you are not a scholar. You can donate money to him." "Supervisor", you can take the exam as a supervisor. You can donate it for your uncle, that's it! Zhou Jin stopped crying immediately when he heard this, and Jin Youyu continued: "You can do it." It's possible, but I don't have enough money, and my brother-in-law is so poor that he can't even eat. What do you think I should donate to him? Several companions, Jin Youyu, hesitated for a moment, and one of them said: Everyone said, I think Mr. Zhou has some talent. We might as well lend a few dozen taels to Mr. Zhou. If Mr. Zhou doesn't win, then I don't have the money and I don't want Mr. Zhou to pay it back. We are business people who run around in the world. It’s not like we’re short of a few dozen taels of silver, so let’s just teach it to a friend. If we win, we’ll all benefit from it! What do you think of such a good thing? After hearing this, everyone said in unison, why don’t you agree? That’s it. Do it! I don’t know if Mr. Zhou is willing to do it.

When Zhou Jin heard what they said, he immediately turned from crying to laughing, and quickly came over and said: If this is really possible, I will Even if Zhou Jin wants to be a cow or a horse in the next life, he still wants to repay everyone's kindness. He knelt down and kowtowed to several people. Everyone quickly helped Zhou Jin up. If he had enough, he quickly thanked you. After chatting for a while, he had a few drinks. Tea, we all returned to the grocery store