Otherworldly Days

Chapter 237 Famous is not as good as seeing

The sun was setting, and when it was getting late, a carriage entered the village and headed for the house.The people who got out of the car knocked on the door of Lizheng's house, opened the door, Zhao Ama who opened the door excitedly led the returning people in, opened the door and closed it again.

The carriage sent people into the village, and left along the way they came.

The sky outside quickly darkened, and the oil lamp was lit in the house, and the voices coming from inside could still be vaguely heard.

He heard his father talk about the village last night. Cao Wenxuan didn't know that the village had changed so much in the past year since he left home.On the way into the village, Cao Wenxuan didn't even know when the road was repaired so well. When he came back, he also asked his father curiously. He heard his father mentioned that it was the fourth son of the Cao family, Cao Xiangnan, who paid for the people in the village. repaired by people.

From his father's mouth, it is more about Cao Xiangnan. Cao Wenxuan knows that the current changes in Caojiacun are inseparable from Cao Xiangnan.

Cao Jiasilang Cao Xiangnan?Cao Wenxuan didn't have much impression of this person in his mind.

But from his father's words, Cao Wenxuan knew a lot about Cao Xiangnan. He knew that Caojia Village had built roads, changed the village head, built an academy, and many more. He talked with his father until late. go to sleep.

What kind of person is it that not only improves the life of his own family, but also improves the lives of people around him, and brings so many things to Caojia Village?

Cao Wenxuan was full of curiosity about Cao Xiangnan in his heart, and also had some indescribable admiration. He wanted to see this person in his father's mouth with his own eyes. Even his father praised Cao Xiangnan when he mentioned Cao Xiangnan.He knew that his father had a good relationship with Cao Xiangnan, so he dragged his father to Cao Xiangnan early the next morning.

"Qi Ye, why are you here so early?" Cao Xiangnan heard voices from outside, and when he came out, he saw Li Zheng coming, with a young man beside him, looking at him, he couldn't remember who it was for a while , asked, "This is?"

The young man looked at him, this face was a little strange and a little familiar, he thought he had seen it before, and he quickly searched in his mind.

"Wenxuan, my second kid, Cao Wenxuan, don't you remember? No, you don't see each other very often. It just so happens that Wenxuan is back, so bring him to your place. You two will sit down and get to know each other." When the son came back, Li Zheng was very happy. happy.

Ding——"Oh, Wenxuan, oh, you're back, when did you come back?" Cao Xiangnan opened his mouth and suddenly realized that he really remembered Cao Wenxuan, and asked.

In fact, it's not surprising that he couldn't recognize it for a while, not to mention that this body has a new core, even the original body of this body is not familiar with Cao Wenxuan.Although they were not familiar with each other, Cao Xiangnan greeted them as if they were old acquaintances, "Please come inside."

"Wenxuan came back last night. He said he wanted to come to you this morning, so I brought him here." Lizheng still doesn't know why he came to Cao Xiangnan?Bring him here if you want to come, and he is not an outsider.

"Ah, is that right? You are very welcome. This is Wenxuan's first visit to me." Cao Xiangnan looked at Cao Wenxuan. Cao Wenxuan didn't look like Li Zheng, but more like his mother, with straight eyebrows and a full body His bookish spirit makes him look like a scholar at first glance.

He is about the same age as Cao Wenxuan, Cao Wenxuan may be a few years older than him, and his seniority is higher than him, but he really can't open his mouth if he is called Uncle Cao Wenxuan, it is better to call him by his name, or Appear close.

Cao Wenxuan was still a little uneasy when he came here, but when he saw the smile on Cao Xiangnan's face and his enthusiasm for him, the uneasy feeling in his heart disappeared.Seeing Cao Xiangnan looking at him, Cao Wenxuan nodded with a smile.

There are two scholars in the Cao family village, both are the sons of Li Zheng's family, but they don't talk about it every day like his mother, saying that his son is going to be the number one scholar in the examination, and the one who dazzles every day has no ability , People who have the ability are working hard silently.Cao Xiangnan remembered that Cao Lao Wu was not even counted as a child student, so Cao Wenxuan was admitted as a child student.

Cao Xiangnan didn't know that Li Zheng and his son had praised him, so people came to him today.

"That's right, Wenxuan went to the academy at the beginning of the year and didn't come back until yesterday." Li Zheng said.

"I heard from Grandpa Qi that Wenxuan is studying in Nanyang. How is everything going there?" Cao Xiangnan led the people in and invited them to sit down.It wasn't the first time Lizheng came to Cao Xiangnan's place, so he was naturally not polite, so he sat down.Cao Wenxuan who followed also sat down, and upon hearing Cao Xiangnan's words, he responded, "Thank you for Xiangnan's concern. Everything is fine with Wenxuan over there."

Cao Wenxuan glanced at the strange bench, and sat down with his father.Taking a look at the room, it is very spacious, but this is the first time he has seen this layout, it is very strange, but it makes people feel very comfortable.

"Come on, have some tea."

"Thank you."

Cao Xiangnan made tea, poured it for them, and sat down by himself, concerned about Cao Wenxuan's study in Nanyang.He mentioned that he had been to Nanyang twice, but he didn't know how to contact Cao Wenxuan, so naturally he didn't go to him.

"Wanfeng, Seventh Grandpa and Wenxuan are here." Seeing Wanfeng coming in from the outside, with Ah Ning and a few children by his side, Cao Xiangnan got up naturally, went to hold Wanfeng's hand, and said.

"Grandpa Seven." Qi Wanfeng called Lizheng, nodded to Cao Wenxuan who was looking at him, and then sat down with Fu Lang's support.

Cao Xiangnan did not forget to introduce Aning to Cao Wenxuan. When he introduced Aning to Cao Wenxuan, he said that this was his friend, which also showed his identity.Let the boys who followed in shout for someone, and all the children shouted obediently.

Cao Wenxuan knew from his father that Cao Xiangnan had adopted two orphans from the village. These two children had thick eyebrows and big eyes. He had seen them when he came back last year and had fed them.He remembered that the last time he saw these two children, they were thin, small, and dirty. At that time, he was determined to take them back to his home. The older child grabbed the food in his hand and killed Went away with the little one.

Seeing these two children now, knowing that they are raised well in Cao Xiangnan's place, I have a little more praise for Cao Xiangnan in my heart.

In the past, Cao Wenxuan heard about some things in the village from his father. The elders in the village did things unfairly.But now he heard that the head of the village has changed, and two deputy heads and ten representatives have been appointed, and the ten representatives are representatives of the villagers.As for the clan elders in the clan who have been emptied of power, the Caojia Village today is completely different from the Caojia Village in the past.

He had heard too many things, but it was worse than what he had seen with his own eyes today. Cao Xiangnan gave him a very strange feeling. Famous is not as good as seeing him. His father never praised this person too much. Cao Xiangnan did As his father said, he is a very good boy.

Sitting here, he noticed that Cao Xiangnan immediately stood up and greeted his daughter-in-law as soon as she entered the door, carefully helped her over and sat down, not caring what others thought of him at all.Not to mention in Caojia Village, even if he is outside, it is rare to see a husband who treats his wife so well.

Cao Wenxuan couldn't help but reflect on himself in his heart, whether he didn't treat his wife well enough.

Just at this moment, Kangkang and Jing Bao came to their house, and Jing Bao yelled outside before entering the door.Cao Xiangnan asked the younger ones to go outside to play, "Playing in the yard, you are not allowed to go outside, you know?"

"Yes." Xiangzi nodded, which meant that he would be optimistic about his two younger brothers.

A group of children ran out to play outside. It was cold outside that day. Fortunately, the children were all dressed thickly, so they were not afraid that they would get cold when they played outside.

Liu Baishu sent two boys over, and he also followed.Seeing Liu Baishu coming, Cao Xiangnan also introduced Liu Baishu to Cao Wenxuan. The two met for the first time and greeted politely.Liu Baishu also took a seat here, and Cao Xiangnan poured tea for him.

There was hot tea in the living room, and several people drank tea and chatted for a while in the living room.

Cao Xiangnan has a general impression of the scientific examinations in this era. Although he is not very familiar with it, he also knows that in the feudal era, it is very difficult to take the examination of a scholar. Not a scholar.

He mentioned the Zheng Shubo he had invited. Zheng Shubo had already obtained the honor of being a scholar. Cao Wenxuan was only a boy, and he still had to pass the final exam to obtain the status of a scholar. So he was naturally one step behind Zheng Shubo. When I went to the academy, I introduced you to Shubo, and the three of them are now living in the academy."

Do you think scholars like to be with scholars?He can discuss knowledge with Cao Wenxuan or Zheng Shubo.

"Okay, so thank you Xiangnan." Cao Wenxuan did not expect Cao Xiangnan to invite a scholar to the academy to be a teacher for everyone. When he heard that the other party was a scholar, it was good for him to ask for advice.

The academy is on vacation now, and Cao Wenxuan will stay in Caojia Village this winter. After finally catching a scholar, Cao Xiangnan naturally wants to abduct him to the academy to teach him as a teacher. Cao Wenxuan gave a lecture and asked, "I don't know if Wenxuan is willing to go to the academy to be a teacher for everyone for a few months. He only takes an hour and a half to go there every day, as long as he teaches everyone how to read and write."

Because he knew that Cao Wenxuan was preparing for next year's exam at this time, so he didn't want to take up too much of other people's time.As long as you set aside an hour and a half every day, it will be considered as a part-time job, and he will pay him.

"What wages are not wages? It's just a matter of teaching people to read and know a few words. It's a matter of little effort for Wenxuan." Hearing that Nan boy still asked for wages, Li Zheng stared at him, and he didn't care whether his boy agreed or not. Said, "Wenxuan, you just take some time to go there every day and teach everyone how to read and write. It's not a big deal."

Cao Wenxuan almost sold him when he saw his father, but he still nodded with a smile and said, "It's Wenxuan's honor."

He heard his father talk a lot last night, so naturally he also heard his father mention this academy.He never thought that one day all the children in Caojia Village would be able to study and go to school, but now that Caojia Village has really built an academy, and in the future all the children in Caojia Village will be able to read and write, which is completely unthinkable to him thing.

Cao Xiangnan was surprised that he was invited to be a teacher, but it was okay, even though he had been studying for so many years, he was not a pedantic person.If everyone in Caojia Village can read, what will Caojia Village look like in the future?He is also very curious in his heart, and he is willing to contribute to this.

Yesterday everyone moved to live there, and today they are going to go there to see how everyone is living there. We drank two pots of tea at his place and chatted for a while. Cao Xiangnan mentioned that we should go there together. Take a look at the academy.

"Okay, I just want to go there and have a look." Li Zheng said.

When going out, Cao Xiangnan called Cao Gang by the way, the village chief must not be left behind, and a group of people went there together.

It was almost dark when I came back yesterday, and Cao Wenxuan sat in the carriage on the way back and didn't look at it carefully. Today, walking with my father, Cao Wenxuan clearly saw the changes in Caojia Village.There is a spacious road under his feet, and when he came out along the road, he saw the academy built here. He didn't expect that Caojia Village would also build an academy.

While chatting along the way, they also came to the academy.

Let Li Zheng and the village chief go over there to see everyone, Cao Xiangnan brought Cao Wenxuan to Zheng Shubo's place, and introduced the two of them to each other.Seeing two scholars talking in a polite manner, you said something, I said something, he just found an excuse and ran away, it really hurt him to death.

These two are his husbands, but they won't bring him a group of gentle little old men, will they?Cao Xiangnan's eyes were full of suspicion.Thinking of the people in Caojia Village who will meet each other in the future, they will all talk to each other, and cold sweat runs down behind him.

The two people who met for the first time hit it off right away. Both of them are readers, so there are many things they can talk about, and they chat happily when they sit together.