Chapter 39: It’s better to go home and farm
School has just ended at the Liao family school.
Li Baisong, who had been chatting with his teacher all day, rubbed his swollen temples.
Liao Silang walked up to Li Baisong and said, "Li Baisong, the master is looking for you."
Li Baisong said politely, "Thank you, Mr. Liao. I'll go right away."
Neither hurried nor slow, neither panicked nor anxious, as if he had grown up a lot overnight.
Liao Silang stared at Li Baisong's back until he turned away and could no longer be seen.
A classmate came up to Liao Silang and whispered, "Liao Si, you also think Li Bosong is weird today, don't you? He used to be so droopy-headed when he saw us, so could this fall have given him courage? Look at the big characters he wrote today. Hey, he's so focused on every stroke. Is he trying hard to get the top spot in the imperial examination and show us?"
"You already said you were the top scholar. How dare you touch his things? Aren't you afraid that he will come back and take care of you if he gains power?"
"Ha ha ha ha……"
Li Bosong was unaware of his classmates' laughter and jokes. He walked calmly to the large study where the teachers rested.
There are windows on both sides of the large study, and there are two desks in front of the windows. Mr. Liao has one desk each, and the other desk is used by Liao Da and Liao Er together.
The door of the study was open, and there were two bookshelves against the wall, full of books.
If you look closely, you will find that children's enlightenment books account for one-third of the books.
Mr. Liao was practicing calligraphy with his hands behind his back, Liao Da was making tea, and Liao Er was reading a book. It seemed that no one noticed Li Baisong's arrival.
Li Bosong knocked gently on the door and said politely, "I greet you, sir. I would like to extend my regards to the three gentlemen."
Liao Da looked over, poured a cup of tea, and then said leisurely, "Come in."
Li Baisong walked in, his steps still calm.
Liao Da and Liao Er exchanged a glance. Liao Er put down the book in his hand and asked coldly, "Li Baisong, how did you get that head injury?"
"Sir, I was picking herbs when I accidentally fell off a cliff and injured my head."
"Nonsense!" Liao Er slammed his hand on the table. The tip of the pen in Liao Juren's hand did not tremble at all. His old voice was stern but kind. "Yongzhi, as a teacher, how can you be so impatient?"
Liao Yongzhi stood up and bowed respectfully to Mr. Liao. "Father, your teaching is correct, and I have learned my lesson."
Mr. Liao put down his brush and said, "It's normal for students to be naughty. If they change after being taught, that's fine. But if they don't change after repeated teaching, there are other ways to deal with them. It's not good to get angry at yourself."
Li Bosong still maintained his polite posture, "Sir, I am not being naughty."
"Not just being naughty? Why? Because your family is poor?" Liao Da handed a cup of hot tea to his brother.
The three of them looked at Li Baisong vaguely.
"Yes, the student's family is poor." Li Baisong was honest and innocent.
Looks of surprise and contempt flashed across the faces of Liao's father and son. They admitted it just like that. Liao Da tasted the tea in his mouth and felt that it was lacking some flavor.
"Since I know your family is poor, I know it's not easy for you to go to school. You should cherish it even more. If you have no interest in studying, you might as well go home early and collect herbs, do business, or work in the fields. You won't let your family down."
Li Baisong raised his head quickly, then lowered it again, as if his pretense of seriousness had been ripped apart. He asked nervously, "I wonder what you mean by that, sir?"
Seeing that Li Baisong finally felt nervous, the Liao family's father and son all raised their lips unconsciously.
"As teachers, how could we possibly discourage someone who is eager to learn? You are dull and unmotivated. We teachers are not ignorant of right and wrong, nor are we diligent in our work. We are the people's hard work..."
He said a lot of high-sounding words, nitpicking and using exaggerated rhetoric, as if he was afraid that Li Baisong wouldn't understand, but also as if he was afraid that he could understand.
To sum up, if Li Baisong has a bad attitude towards study, he might as well go home and farm.
Li Baisong's mind was filled with flashes of his original body's past month of schooling.
The teacher's indifference and the classmates' ridicule and sarcasm.
Watch people through the crack of the concierge door.
This is definitely not a good place to study.
Li Baisong bowed again, pretending to be completely clueless. "Teachers, you are teaching me, but I am a dull student. I wonder what you mean? Do you think my dried meat is delicious and want my mother to make more to sell? Or do you want me to learn more about herbs so I can dig them and sell them for money?"
"Vulgar and ignorant!" Liao Er criticized mercilessly. "You only talk about business and money. People like you should go home and farm!"
Fear spread like a tide, and Li Baisong's hands were shaking as he saluted. "Sir, no, I can't. I can't go home to farm. My mother told me to study hard and make a name for myself. My brothers farm the land at home, so I don't have to worry about it. Sir, you are worrying too much."
The first half was pleasant, but the second half made Liao's father and son choke.
"It's really a rotten tree that can't be carved."
Li Baisong was about to cry. "Teacher, I really don't know where I went wrong. My mother emptied out our family savings to pay for my tuition for a year. If I go back like this, I won't be able to survive as a student, and my mother won't be able to survive either!"
Liao Da and Mr. Liao secretly exchanged glances. Mr. Liao said righteously, "Then return his salary for half a year. We in the Liao family are loyal, trustworthy, and polite. We must not give others any reason to criticize us."
"But I've only been in school for a month." Li Baisong responded immediately, his eyes red, aggrieved and angry, as if he would sit on the ground and cry, slapping his thighs in the next second.
"Sir, I've done something wrong and I need to change it. Please don't chase me away. I will definitely study hard and never make trouble again. My father said I'm smart and good at studying. I will definitely bring honor to you, sir, and I won't make you laugh!"
The three members of the Liao family: "..."
It won't make people laugh at them, it will just make people blame them, right?
The Li family had just been robbed the day before, so today they took some dried meat to send to the Liao family. Li Baisong came to school in a hurry even though his injury hadn't healed yet.
What do you want to do?
Use the Liao family as an excuse to fight against the evildoers?
The Liao family is not afraid of those people, but why should they do that for such a stupid student? What if those people are really so cruel and accidentally hurt the younger generation of the Liao family? How can they regret it?
Li Bosong didn't know what the Liao family was thinking, but he could feel that if he persisted in making a fuss, this year's salary would be refunded.
If I am not welcome here, I will go somewhere else and I will not pay a penny less!
Liao Da followed the previous discussion and pretended to be heartbroken and said, "Dad, why don't you return it all to him? This child has had a hard time."
Li Baisong was expelled from the school, with a bundle of money of one and a half taels in his arms that he had sent.
The news quickly spread throughout Hedong Town.
Everyone praised the Liao family for their noble character, their sympathy for the difficulties faced by ordinary people, and their love for helping people stop losses in time!
The Liao family's reputation was not only preserved, but also improved.
Xu Jiahuai walked out from the darkness and looked at Li Baisong's dusty back as he left, and smiled coldly.
I also want to raise the price with him.
Don’t you even consider whether they have the ability to do so?
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