Chapter 387: The eldest sister-in-law supports the family (13)

After all, because of the fate between master and servant, the servants of the Wei family helped to bury Wei Yang before leaving the Wei Mansion. The Wei Mansion had long been the property of the government. They were able to live there these days only because of the grace of Emperor Chunde.

When Yang Yonghua and the three daughters of the Gu Mansion knew that the Wei family had ended up like this, they were very proud. Especially the second daughter who was the most hostile to Shi Yi, if her mother Yang Yonghua had not stopped her, she would have run to the Wei family to add insult to injury. Yang Yonghua thought more than the three daughters. She wondered whether Shi Yi would come back to ask the master for help, or live directly in the Gu family. Obviously, she thought too much.

Because Shi Yi took Wei Yin and Yue'er and settled down in a remote and dilapidated house outside the city.

This eldest daughter of the Yushi Mansion, who was once not favored by her father, was obviously someone who could endure hardships. She spent a lot of money to make a batch of rouge, and sold it with her maids in the streets of Dongdu. In a short time, she actually made some money to support the second son of the Wei family to continue to go to school.

Wei Yin knew that the opportunity to study was earned by the money earned by her eldest sister-in-law and Yue'er who worked hard to make rouge every night and sell rouge every day, so she naturally cherished it. The young man, who was not very smart, forced himself to learn more and more every day, and quantitative changes led to qualitative changes. One day, he actually got the hang of learning. He was even more dissatisfied with what he had learned now. He wanted to learn more talents from the side of capable people.

Shi Yi obviously noticed this. She discussed with Yue'er and invested all the silver that was saved to open a small shop in his study.

The most famous scholar in the dynasty was the Nanling Confucian Chen Jishi. It was rumored that he was the prince's tutor of the previous dynasty, but in fact no one knew how old he was. It is said that he once vowed to accept only two disciples in his life. If the crown prince of the previous dynasty is counted as one, then he only has one disciple quota left. But many self-proclaimed talented scholars in Darong have visited him, but he has rejected them all. He didn't even like any of them! Over time, his reputation for being harsh in accepting disciples spread.

But no matter what, for the sake of Wei Yin's studies, he had to give it a try. Shi Yi brought the rice exchanged for silver money, and Wei Yin carried the bacon on his back, and went to Nanling.

On the way, Wei Yin wanted to ask, can we succeed like this? But he also knew that this was the best gift they could give. So, he didn't ask his eldest sister-in-law this question in the end. He thought that it didn't matter if Mr. Chen Jishi rejected them when he went there. He could study at home, and if he was given time, he believed that he might not be worse than other scholars of the time.

Shi Yi and Wei Yin carried rice and bacon over mountains and ridges to the door of Chen Jishi's house in Nanling. They did not see any ferocious old man, nor did they see the old slave of Chen Jishi who relied on his power to bully others. They only saw an old man with white hair and beard and a gentle appearance.

"What are you two kids doing here?" Chen Jishi, who had just finished watering the flowers, was in a good mood and took the initiative to talk to them.

"Looking for the great scholar Mr. Chen Jishi." Wei Yin stepped forward, bowed his hands and saluted, and asked, "Are you this gentleman?

" Chen Jishi looked him up and down, stroked his white beard with a smile, and said kindly, "You little kid has a good eye."

"It is the gentleman's awe-inspiring temperament that makes the younger generation fascinated."

Wei Yin's words obviously hit his point. Chen Jishi immediately welcomed him in for tea, and even waved away the gifts he and Shi Yi brought.

All the difficulties that Shi Yi imagined did not appear. After the tea, this legendary great scholar, with a smile, accepted Wei Yin as his last disciple.

She was not able to get a word in during the whole process. Many of the things she had thought of could not be used in these scenes. The reason why she spent all her money on rice and bacon was because she remembered the legend that Confucius only charged dried meat as tuition for his students. She thought that such a great scholar should have a similar personality to Confucius. Who knew that he would be more arbitrary than Confucius.

Chen Jishi originally did not want to accept any more students. One reason was that his first student, the prince of the previous dynasty, was really a useless thing. Not only did he bury the great country to others, but he was also extremely cowardly and committed suicide after Emperor Chunde ascended the throne. He had no backbone that a scholar could bend and stretch. Therefore, he basically would not admit that he had been the prince's tutor. Most of his old friends were dead, and he did not admit it, and no one would dig into the details and force him to agree.

Second, he didn't want to get involved in the affairs of the dynasty. Even if Emperor Chunde got the throne illegitimately and it had nothing to do with him, he didn't want to care. So before, he was particularly harsh on those scholars who came. However, this man is old, and he is particularly afraid of loneliness. Even if he has the talent to govern the country and save the world, he can't do anything about the loneliness of old age.

The most important reason is that Wei Yin, this kid, is too good for him. He has a clean appearance, a clean temperament, and more importantly, a clean heart. It's best for him to polish a child like this who is like a blank sheet of paper. To a certain extent, the prince of the previous dynasty disgraced his reputation, but in time, he believed that Wei Yin, this kid, would definitely earn back his lost reputation.

However, this kid seems to be very worried.

It is estimated that it is related to the girl he calls "sister-in-law". However, he is not an ordinary old man who has seen all kinds of storms and waves, so he doesn't care about these things.

"From today on, you are my last disciple. I have to make a rule clear to you first: the time of leaving the school is determined by me. As long as I don't allow it, you can't leave Nanling. Your family can't come to see you. If you are stupid, you may have to stay with me for half your life." Chen Jishi deliberately made himself serious.

Wei Yin lowered his eyes and looked at the mud on the ground, and said softly: "Okay."

"If you have anything to tell your family, say it now. It's hard to say whether you will have the chance to meet again in the future." Chen Jishi coughed twice and took the initiative to walk out to leave the space for the two of them to be alone.

When Wei Yin was hesitating about how to start, Shi Yi spoke first.

"Wei Yin is awesome. You are the only one who has done what so many people are trying so hard to do."

The boy, who was originally a little depressed because of the long separation, suddenly had a light in his eyes because of her words.

"Really? Sister-in-law, do you really think so?"

"Yes. Wei Yin is so amazing. Given time, he will definitely become a brilliant young talent in the world." Shi Yi looked at the young man tenderly, looking forward to his true growth.

"Wei Yin will definitely not let sister-in-law down." He patted his chest heavily, and the ambition to stand out was clearly engraved in his eyes.

(End of this chapter)