The oral narration of the mountains and rivers, and the sister-in-law sorted out.

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"I'm going to listen to this story now!"

Qi Yanran's wonderful eyes flashed lightly, and suddenly said in a low voice. The girl reached out and grabbed Li Yun's arm, and said in a quiet tone: "This should be a good story. I want you to tell me now."

"Now?" Li Yun looked back at her.

Qi Yanran's pretty face was solemn, and nodded and said, "Yes, now."

Li Yun slowly turned his head, looked at the couple not far away, and whispered: "Actually, there is no need to tell you, the couple is just supporting each other..."

As he said that, he suddenly raised his foot and pulled Qi Yanran over.

They slowly approached and their steps were slow. The couple noticed that someone was coming. The woman struggled to leave her head off the man's shoulder. Unfortunately, she was too weak and raised her head and then struggled to put it back. She was unable to raise her head and could only lean on her husband's shoulder. Therefore, she felt a little shy and hung her head down.

This is really a traditional Chinese woman. Although she has become troubled, she knows the truth and is gentle in character, and knows how to fight for her husband in front of outsiders.

She was already sick and weak, but when she saw Li Yun leaning on the branch, she felt sympathy. But when she saw the woman's eyes were gentle and pity, she spoke to her husband: "Husband, don't help me, go and help this guy. I'll see him walking and leaning on the branch, staggering under the ground. You hurry up and help me and let the guy sit on the side of the road to rest."

As he said that, he looked at Li Yun again, and suddenly his eyes fell on Qi Yanran behind Li Yun. The woman's eyes hesitated for a moment, and soon burst into strong sympathy and pity, and she said in surprise: "Can this girl's eyes not see anything?"

Seeing that she was so kind, Qi Yanran was a little reluctant to deceive the other party. Fortunately, Li Yun quietly reached out and grabbed her wrist and replied on his behalf: "My wife has a fast eye, and it is really difficult to see things."

The woman showed even more sympathy and struggled to sit up. Unfortunately, she suddenly coughed violently again, and she hurriedly covered her mouth with her hands in a panic.

After a severe cough for a long time, after taking off her palm, there was a pool of bloody phlegm. She looked pale and bloodless. She waved her hands at Li Yun and Qi Yanran quickly. Unfortunately, because she had just finished her severe cough, she could not speak for a while. Her husband knew his wife very well and hurriedly looked at Li Yun and Qi Yanran and said, "My wife, please don't get close, so as not to get infected with her tuberculosis..."

As he said that, he stopped and pointed to the other side of the road and said, "You little couple, sit there, we can ensure that nothing can happen..."

After saying these two sentences, he heard it again, and said with a hint of guilt on his face: "It's a pity that there is no shade on the other side of the road, which will make you and your wife suffer from the sun. It's a guilty thing to say, but I can't bear to let the wife move."

Li Yun and Qi Yanran looked at each other and saw the shock in each other's eyes. They had experienced the scene in front of them personally. They were reluctant to believe that there were such kind people in the world. They were obviously poor, but they always thought about others.

Why can't such a couple enjoy happiness? They have to endure the sufferings of the world. Could God be blind?

Li Yun leaned on the branch and Qi Yanran supported Li Yun. The two of them really walked to the other side of the road, and then sat down and rested like the couple.

It was said to be resting, but it was actually disguise. It seemed to be exhausted all over, but it was actually observing the couple.

But the middle-aged man had picked up the tubers again and was carefully feeding them to his sick wife. The woman had happiness on her face and refused to eat them again after only taking a small bite. She said softly: "Husband, you can take a bite, leave the rest to Hong'er."

As she said that, she seemed to suddenly remember something, and suddenly raised her head with difficulty, but when she saw her looking at the forest not far from the road, she said with concern: "Why haven't Hong'er come back yet?"

The middle-aged man was afraid that she would be too worried, so he quickly comforted him: "Madam, don't worry, Hong'er knows how to protect herself. She has climbed trees and rivers since she was five years old. She is more likely to find food in the forest than her husband. I guess she will come back soon. Madam, just calm down and wait."

The woman still frowned, obviously worried about her daughter.

The middle-aged man could only continue to comfort him and whispered in a gentle voice: "Although this is a forest, there is no danger. There are people looking for food everywhere in the forest. We will definitely be able to take care of each other..."

As he said that, he reached out to put his hand around the woman's neck and gently helped his wife to lie in a comfortable position. Then he continued: "Madam, don't look at the deep forest. In fact, there are no beasts in the forest, because we are following the court carriage, and the emperor's imperial driving must be safe. There are thousands of troops in front of him, thousands of imperial guards in the middle, and there are carriages and horses of civil servants and generals behind him. Each family has a brave army. When the soldiers opened the road, they swept through the mountains and forests, and they had already killed all the beasts. There are no dangers in the forest. Although there are no beasts in our family, there is no need to worry about something going on. This little girl has been sensible since she was a child. She will not go too far. She is thinking about your body, and she will definitely come back if you find food..."

The words were very logical, and the principles of persuading others were linked one by one. First, they analyzed the matter for the wife, and then talked about the child's sensibility. Such good intentions finally sootheed the wife's emotions.

Li Yun listened on the side, feeling amazed in his heart. The man spoke clearly and was vaguely a person who had read books. Ordinary people could not say such words. Ordinary people would just pat their chests and say, "Don't worry, you girl, our child is guaranteed to be fine."

Li Yun became curious about the man and couldn't help but speak out and said, "I'm acquainted on the roadside, and I'm not asking the name of the teacher yet. I don't know if I know one or two..."

He deliberately used literary language to see the reaction of the middle-aged man.

Sure enough, the man suddenly looked up and looked at Li Yun with a little surprise. Even his wife was struggling to look up. The couple had obvious differences.

This situation made Li Yun feel moved. He vaguely guessed that the man's wife was actually a scholar, a poor couple, but both had scholars. This kind of thing was rarely heard in ancient times, and when did scholars do so poorly?

But after seeing him tentatively, the couple on the other side became obviously restrained, with a trace of strangeness in their restraint. Suddenly, the man asked in a hesitant manner and said, "Young man is a scholar, can you be a scholar?"

Li Yun did not respond positively, but instead sighed as if he was sad. As a result, the sigh seemed to arouse the middle-aged man's feelings, and he actually sighed with Li Yun.

But his wife looked up at Li Yun, and suddenly asked with mercy, "Has my brother had offended someone, so he couldn't find an errand after studying?"

Li Yun felt aroused in his heart and asked the woman, "Can you be the same as me?"

The woman's face turned pale, and her eyes showed pity. She looked around with a little fear, then she sighed carefully: "My husband is a talented man. He was quite famous when he was young. Unfortunately, he didn't know the hearts of the people, so he got into trouble when he was throwing the paper..."

“Put the bill?”

Li Yun's heart moved.

The word "submission" was mentioned in the Tang Dynasty. The so-called "submission" means that scholars submit their articles to a certain aristocratic family. By gaining the appreciation of the aristocratic family, they were elected as officials. Although they also conducted the imperial examinations in the Tang Dynasty, they were cancelled after only two trials. Therefore, if scholars want to seek an advance, submitting papers to the aristocratic family is the only way.

Submissions were popular in the Tang Dynasty, and almost all scholars had done such things. They should not offend people, so why did middle-aged men be suppressed?

The woman was very smart. She saw Li Yun’s confusion through observing her words and expressions. But when she saw her, she smiled weakly and said softly: “When my husband submitted the paper, he submitted two companies at once…”

"What's wrong with this?"

Li Yun became even more confused and couldn't help but speak, "As far as I know, some scholars even submitted more than a dozen papers in a row."

The implication of this is self-evident, and the middle-aged man is not seriously injured in the two schools of papers.

But the woman smiled bitterly again and sighed softly: "Brother, you didn't hear it clearly just now. What I said is that he voted for two at once."

Li Yun vaguely felt that he understood.

Sure enough, the woman said again: "Two companies submitted papers at the same time, rather than two companies submitted papers in sequence. As a result, both companies appreciate their husband's talent, but they also found that their husband had won one volume and two votes at the same time."

Li Yun nodded slowly.

No wonder a woman would say that her husband didn’t understand the hearts of others when he was young.

People from aristocratic families are the most domineering. Scholars submit papers to aristocratic families, and the aristocratic families recommend them to scholars. This implies a sense of loyalty and resignation. The ancients care very much that they are loyal and do not serve the second master...

Therefore, scholars have always been applying for papers one by one. Only when the first company clearly answers and refuses to recommend the book will they submit the book to the next aristocratic family. However, the middle-aged man voted for two at one time, and the two companies appreciated his talent at the same time.

Since you appreciate your talents, you must take them to your own use. As a result, you found that a middle-aged man would submit more books to you. How could the two aristocratic families give up?

Aristocratic families will not fight each other over this trivial matter, but suppressing middle-aged men will inevitably be merciless, because this is the rule they set and the basis for them to take charge of scholars in the world. They cannot tolerate anyone breaking this rule, because destroying this rule is equivalent to destroying the foundation of aristocratic families.

It sounds a bit exaggerated, but it is indeed the case.

After hearing all this, Li Yun felt a little confused in his heart. The middle-aged man made a big mistake. It is said that it is difficult to survive under the revenge of the aristocratic family. He could struggle until today. I believe there are other secrets in this.

Sure enough, the woman said sadly, and Youyou said again: "Fortunately, my mother's family is a little bit handsome, and finally helped Zhou Xuan suppress this matter. His husband barely saved his life, but he was never allowed to be an official. My mother's family was also cleaned up by my mother's family, so that we and my wife would die for themselves from now on..."

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