On the day that Huang Yixiao went to school, Jiujiu sent him far away. In fact, Jiujiu wanted to send Huang Yixiao to the county, but Huang Yixiao felt that it would not be safe for Jiujiu to go home alone, so he refused. He only asked Jiujiu to send him to the village entrance and urged her to go home.
Huang Yixiao did not know that his wife was more powerful than him, but he was worried that his wife would be at a disadvantage.
Jiujiu was helpless and could only walk home under Huang Yixiao's gaze. Huang Yixiao stood there and stared blankly at Jiujiu's back until she could no longer be seen. Only then did he turn and leave.
Although he was reluctant to leave, this separation was for the sake of a better future together.
Huang Yixiao wanted to go to school, so Li Fugui naturally wanted to go as well. However, the difference was that Li Fugui's family was rich and had prepared a carriage early on. The carriage carried all kinds of things prepared for Li Fugui, and Li Fugui's pocket was stuffed with a hundred taels of silver so that he could buy whatever he wanted.
The two of them left the village almost at the same time, but the difference was that Huang Yixiao stood at the village entrance waiting for the ox-cart, while Li Fugui sat in his own carriage.
When he passed by the village entrance and saw Huang Yixiao, Li Fugui repeatedly told the coachman to speed up.
The coachman did not know, so he followed Li Fugui's instructions and sped up.
Li Fugui's carriage kicked up a cloud of dust and hit Huang Yixiao's body. When it passed by Huang Yixiao, Li Fugui poked his head out of the carriage and said without any guilt, "Oh, Brother Huang, I didn't see you just now. Why are you standing here? I made you eat a mouthful of dust just now, so I really feel bad. How about this, I'll be merciful and let you sit with my coachman on the way to the county? "
After Li Fugui finished speaking, he raised his head and let out a sharp and ear-piercing laugh. His proud appearance was simply ugly, fully explaining what it meant to be a villain intoxicated by success, causing the coachman to frown.
Back then, when Li Fugui had passed the Elementary Scholar examination, Xiao Chunhua had praised Li Fugui for being a good person. But now, it seemed that although Li Fugui looked good, he was actually not a good person.
The coachman was not a servant of the Li Family. He had only taken the Li Family's money to drive the carriage for the Li Family. Seeing Li Fugui like this, although he did not say it out loud, he secretly remembered it in his heart.
Huang Yixiao raised his eyes and coldly glanced at Li Fugui. His eyes were full of ridicule. Huang Yixiao looked at him as if he was looking at a clown, causing Li Fugui's original pride to freeze in an instant.
Li Fugui snorted coldly, but he did not dare to lose his temper at Huang Yixiao.
After all, everyone in the village knew that he and Xiao Chunhua had bullied Jiujiu before Huang Yixiao got married. Although he wasn't sure if Huang Yixiao knew about it, if Huang Yixiao really knew, he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to bear the consequences.
One had to know that Huang Yixiao was not a simple scholar.
Although he didn't want to admit it, Huang Yixiao had always taken an unusual path. When others were studying hard, he was busy with his father's illness. When his father passed away, his mother fell ill again, and he began a life of farming and hunting in the mountains. He was so busy every day that he didn't have time to study, but he still passed the Elementary Scholar examination.
In school, he was the poorest existence. The ink was mixed with water again and again until the ink was almost indistinguishable. Only then would he be willing to use new ink. Even so, his handwriting was still the best in the school, and he was still the teacher's proud disciple.
The most important thing was that no matter how one looked at it, he was clearly the most suitable for Jiujiu, but Jiujiu took a fancy to Huang Yixiao. Now that the two were married, there was no one he liked more than himself, but she didn't like him and even found someone who was inferior to him.
Li Fugui gritted his teeth as he went to school. After putting everything in the house, he took the banknotes and went to buy the things he liked.
Huang Yixiao waited for more than half an hour before the oxcart arrived. The person pulling the oxcart was Huang Dashan. He was a farmer in the village who relied on the oxcart to transport goods and pick up passersby to earn some pocket money. When he saw Huang Yixiao, he hurriedly asked him to sit down.
Huang Yixiao took out two copper coins from his pocket and was about to hand it to Huang Dashan, but was rejected by Huang Dashan. "You keep it. You have to go to school, and you will need to spend money in the future."
Huang Dashan's nephew was also a student of the school. When he heard that Huang Yixiao was from their village, he praised him even more. He even said that Huang Yixiao would definitely pass the High Scholar examination, and that he would have a bright future.
Huang Dashan's nephew was famous in the family for being smart. When he was young, he was praised by the teacher for his ability to read and write. Now that he had gone to school, he actually praised Huang Yixiao. Huang Dashan instantly felt that Huang Yixiao was a good person. Furthermore, he was able to pass the Elementary Scholar examination without studying much. Now that he had studied hard, he would definitely pass the High Scholar examination.
Therefore, Huang Dashan refused to accept Huang Yixiao's money even if he was beaten to death.
If Huang Yixiao passed the High Scholar examination, he would be able to participate in the Imperial Examinations. If he were to become a high-ranking official, he would be the pride of their village. Huang Dashan absolutely could not accept this money.
Huang Yixiao saw that Huang Dashan stubbornly refused to accept the money and could only give up. He thought about how Huang Dashan still had children at home. He thought for a while and took out a Three Character Classic from his bag and handed it to Huang Dashan. "Since Brother Huang doesn't want to accept the money, then this Three Character Classic is my gift to you."
Huang Dashan would not have accepted the money, but since Huang Yixiao gave him the book, Huang Dashan quickly accepted it.
It was not that Huang Dashan was greedy for the book, but he thought about what his nephew had said. If Huang Yixiao really passed the High Scholar examination, and even passed the Imperial Examinations, then this book would be used by the Top Scholar. It was worth it to share some of the good news.
Huang Dashan beamed with joy as he put the book into his pocket and continued driving the cart.
Soon, they arrived at the county town. Huang Dashan insisted on sending Huang Yixiao to the school entrance because the ox cart could not enter. Otherwise, he would have sent Huang Yixiao to his accommodation.
Huang Yixiao thanked him and then said goodbye to Huang Dashan and went to his own dormitory.
Huang Yixiao's teacher doted on him. Unlike Li Fugui, who shared a room with two people, Huang Yixiao shared a room with one person. Although it was a bit simple, it was a shelter.
After putting down the things, Huang Yixiao opened the bag and did not expect to see a box. He opened it and found some small silver coins and banknotes of small denominations. Adding them all together, there was at least twenty taels. When Huang Yixiao came, he only brought two taels of silver. Without thinking, he guessed that these silver coins were probably given to him by Jiujiu when she was helping him pack.
Thinking about Jiujiu's caring face, Huang Yixiao's heart warmed. He had only just left, but he already missed Jiujiu.
Unfortunately, he came to study. Even the only person he cared about, Li Qiuyue, was at Jiujiu's home. He thought that without any worries, he would study even harder. However, he forgot that although he did not have any worries, he had a weakness in his heart.
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