After dusk, Sun Tu returned to his home from the Kaifeng government office.
As soon as he entered the yard, he heard a faint electronic sound coming from the house. This made Sun Tu, who was so majestic in the daytime and seemed to have nothing difficult for him, a look of helplessness on his face. smiled bitterly.
After a few steps in front of Ya'er's house where there was a noise, Sun Tucai sighed and said, "Ya'er, did you forget to cook again?"
"Oops..." A soft cry from Ya'er immediately came from inside, and then the little girl ran out in a hurry, holding a palm-sized rectangular object in her hand, which was a common handheld toy in later generations.
Seeing the little girl's appearance, Sun Tu stroked his forehead with some regret. He shouldn't have given her this handheld device in the newly opened warehouse to pass the time two days ago. This made Ya'er a little bit. I'm so frustrated with my playthings.
That's right, after a series of previous events, Sun Tu's level in the Jiezhongjie warehouse system was once again improved, and two warehouses were also opened again. It's just that the things in the warehouse this time are still not very practical. Warehouse No. 6 stores various toys represented by handheld consoles, while Warehouse No. 7 has some diving equipment stacked up. I don't know which related company hired them. It is consigned by others, and these Sun Tu will not be used for the time being anyway.
Just because he felt that he had to work in the yamen and had less time to accompany Ya'er, and was afraid that she would be too bored at home alone, Sun Tu found such a simple one. He only brought a handheld machine with basic games such as Tetris and handed it over to her. She plays. As a result, the little girl became addicted to it as soon as she played it, and became a standard home girl, even forgetting what she should do.
"Ya'er, is your copybook ready for today?" Sun Tu asked from behind as he watched the little girl go straight into the kitchen. These words made Ya'er's movements obviously stiff. It was obvious that she had been busy playing games all day long, and she actually forgot all the homework assigned by Sun Tu when he left the house in the morning.
This made Sun Tu's face suddenly darken. This couldn't be done. He couldn't harm her, so he followed into the kitchen and spread his hands towards her: "Bring it here."
"Ah..." Ya'er immediately understood what he meant. She hesitated for a while with a look of reluctance on her face, and then hesitantly handed over the handheld device in her sleeve, and then begged pitifully: "Third brother, I was wrong. I will never do this again in the future. Please don't take it away, okay?"
Seeing her pitiful appearance, Sun Tu felt weak in his heart. When facing opponents outside, he could be merciless, but in front of Ya'er, he really couldn't be so hard-hearted. He just pinched the small handheld device and said: "I think it's just your first offense, so I'll punish you." You are not allowed to play with it tonight, and I will return it to you after you have finished writing all the words you need to write tonight. Also, if you forget about business because of fun again tomorrow, I really won’t give it to you again."
"Oh." Ya'er felt relieved and responded in a low voice, her head hanging down.
"Okay, you go practice calligraphy first. I will arrange the meals tonight." Sun Tu said, waving his hand and sending the little girl away. Ya'er didn't insist, she agreed and went back to her room to practice calligraphy.
Sun Tu was in a good mood today, so he cooked carefully. He quickly cooked a few dishes and cooked pot noodles as the staple food. He brought them to the living room in the middle and asked Ya'er to eat with him. With this sumptuous meal, Ya'er finally felt a little happier and started eating in front of Sun Tu.
Just as the two of them were enjoying the rare time together, there was a sudden knock on the door outside the courtyard, and then Tong Mu's voice also rang from outside: "Is Sanlang at home?"
Sun Tu hurriedly stood up to greet Tong Mu and opened the door. After seeing Tong Mu, he smiled and said, "Guan Tong is really a rare visitor today." As far as he knew, Tong Mu did pass the imperial examination last month and passed the imperial examination. He was awarded an official title very quickly, so this title is not bad.
Tong Mu asked his entourage to wait outside, and then walked in with a smile: "Sanlang, please stop being so outspoken. Do you want me to call you Sun Guanren too?"
"Haha, it's just to congratulate my second brother that you have finally become a court official. And compared to me, a ninth-grade military attache, you, a civil servant with a Jinshi background, are much more valuable." Sun Tu invited people into the living room. After letting him sit down, he smiled and said, "By the way, how come you have the chance to come out today?"
Because of the dispute at Fan Tower, not only did Sun Tu lose the job he could have received, but it also greatly affected Tong Mu and several other Imperial College students. If these few of them had not been supported by senior family officials, they might have been deprived of the opportunity to take the imperial examination.
Because of this, Tong Guan severely punished his grandnephew this time and directly ordered him to be banned. For two months, except for the days of the imperial examination, he was imprisoned in the palace gate, so It was said that this was the first time the two of them had seen each other since that day.
Hearing this, Tong Mu also showed a wry smile: "It's all thanks to you. If you hadn't made such a big deal, Sanlang, how could I have been punished so heavily." After saying that, he sighed again: " But things were really exciting at that time. You didn’t see the faces of those self-righteous scholars later on, how ugly it was.” After saying this, he sighed again, as if he was still recalling that day. .
Sun Tu just smiled and did not answer the question. Because he didn't think that ridiculing those rotten scholars in Fanlou that day was a very successful thing. At most, he just vented his anger at that time.
After laughing a few times, Tong Mu finally recovered and said, "As for me coming to see you today, there are two things - first, I'm actually here to say goodbye to you."
"You want to leave Tokyo?" Sun Tu asked in surprise.
"Yes, I am already a court official, and I have been assigned to a job. In a few days, I will leave Bianjing and go to Huzhou, Zhejiang Province to serve as an official." Tong Mu then said with a serious expression: "I don't know when we can get to know each other after we say goodbye. See you."
He was telling the truth. Generally speaking, those who are sent abroad to serve as officials will only return to Bianjing once every few years. Sun Tu may also have been sent to other places during this period, and it will be more difficult for the two of them to meet each other. .
Sun Tu was filled with emotion when he heard this, but then he comforted him: "We are both still young. Maybe we will both be able to reach high positions in the court in a few years. Then won't we be able to work together to serve the court?"
"That's right, Sanlang, you see far better. Let the two of us work together to stand on the side of the ministers of the dynasty as soon as possible." Tong Mu's spirit was lifted when he heard this. Then he added: "The second thing is to invite you, Sanlang, to my uncle's birthday banquet in three days."
"What? Will Tong Shuai's birthday be in three days?"
"Yes, that's why I will stay here more, otherwise I would have left in the next two days."
"But my identity..." Sun Tu couldn't help but feel worried. Tong Guan is the Privy Councilor and one of the few important people in the court. But now he is only a ninth-rank official. Is he really qualified to attend his birthday banquet
"Sanlang, you are someone that my uncle has always valued, and you are my friend, Tong Mu, so you naturally want to participate. You don't have to worry about not being able to bring out any decent gifts, I will arrange this for you." Tong Mu added I said this thoughtfully.
This made Sun Tu feel a little touched. As a friend, Tong Mu really had nothing to say, but he even considered this detail for himself. However, he did not accept the other party's kindness: "Second brother, you don't have to worry so much. Since I am going to celebrate my birthday, I naturally have to do my best. I will figure out the birthday gift myself."
Tong Mu didn't insist and nodded with a smile: "I know, by the way, although my uncle is over sixty, he still likes new things the most. You can think of more ways to do this. If you are short of money , just go to Liufangju’s account and withdraw it.”
Sun Tu nodded in agreement. The two then chatted some more, and Tong Mu also asked him about the situation of his new arrival in Kaifeng Mansion. Sun Tu briefly explained his situation, and heard the other party sigh again: "Sanlang is really smart, look at it. The young people who come to Tokyo this time will soon suffer. Yuan'er was almost harmed by those people before, you can't let them go easily."
Sun Tu solemnly nodded in agreement, and then his heart moved - Could it be that Tong Guan arranged for him to go to Kaifeng Mansion just to find out the inside story of this matter