On the tenth day of the lunar new year, Jiang Kangchen hugged his son for a long time, then handed him over to Shao Yun'an and Wang Shijing with peace of mind, bid farewell to relatives and friends, took a carriage to the ferry, and returned to the capital. Wang Shijing and Jiang Kangning sent him away, accompanied by gifts from three major carriages, 3,500 taels of gold and 35,000 taels of silver donated by Shao Yunan to the acting general, and the "treasure" he got from Shao Yunan.
When Jiang Kangchen left, Jiang Moxi, who was in Shao Yunan's arms, was holding the Rubik's Cube in his hands, but his eyes were staring blankly at the carriage going away. He didn't lower his head to continue studying the eighth-order Rubik's Cube until the carriage disappeared without a trace. Shao Yun'an noticed this scene, and was secretly shocked: Could it be that Lingrui and Lingquan are really effective for Jiang Moxi's autism
In order to treat Jiang Moxi, Shao Yunan secretly added more spiritual milk and spiritual spring water to Jiang Moxi every day by taking the opportunity of pouring water or serving food for him. Jiang Moxi is autistic, so don't worry about him noticing anything abnormal.
If Lingrui and Lingquan can really cure Jiang Moxi, Shao Yun'an can't wait to see Brother Jiang's reaction (ecstatic).
After Jiang Kangchen left, Shao Yun'an still felt that the house was deserted. However, Kang Rui has been living there, and every day he finds time to teach Wang Qing, Wang Yan and Zhao Congbo to read. To say that Wang Shuping and Zhao Yuande are grateful to Shao Yun'an and Wang Shijing. If it weren't for their relationship, how could their son have been instructed by Elder Cen and Vice President Kang.
Kang Rui changed his initial indifference towards Shao Yun'an and Wang Shijing. Although he was still a very reserved and self-disciplined teacher, he was not pedantic. After discovering how extraordinary Shao Yun'an is, he especially likes to debate with Shao Yun'an and listen to Shao Yun'an's views on current state affairs, which can often bring him different cognitions and new inspirations. Every day when he gets along with Shao Yun'an, he thinks that Shao Yun'an should be a teacher, and he should go to the capital's Gongyuan to be a teacher.
Jiang Kangchen left, Wang Ni took Jiang Moxi to find the master to practice piano, and Wang Qing went to Wang Yan and Zhao Congbo to do their homework—the art homework assigned by Shao Yunan. The literati of this era, especially people like Cen Lao and Kang Rui, are definitely proficient in everything from piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. At this point, Shao Yun'an sighed to himself. Kangrui took the initiative to take up the duties of the three children's art teachers, and Shao Yun'an asked the three children to paint instead of studying culture today.
Elder Cen and Kang Rui studied the articles and poems recorded by Shao Yunan in the study specially arranged by Shao Yunan for Elder Cen. Every time they read them, they couldn't help but sigh again. Both of them have recently become obsessed with writing lyrics, and Shao Yunan told them about the lyrics. This new door opened for them is full of seductive charm.
"Kang Rui, I have something to ask for my teacher."
Kang Rui recovered from his thoughts and looked up.
Elder Cen looked at him with a serious expression: "Kang Rui, as a teacher, I want to devote myself to studying this 'ci', the dean of Baiyue Academy, I will officially entrust it to you."
Kang Rui said: "You are always the foundation of the academy, the students are afraid that they will not be able to convince the public."
Mr. Cen shook his head: "Don't be modest. Your title of 'Master of the Academy' is not in vain. As a teacher, I am full of these poems and articles now. For a teacher, these are the big things. Don't worry, for the The teacher won't leave the academy alone, but I need you to sit in the academy in the future."
Kang Rui was not hypocritical, and stood up to salute: "Students obey the teacher's wishes."
Elder Cen stroked his beard, and immediately felt much more relaxed. Kang Rui sat down, hesitant to speak, Cen Lao said: "You can say whatever you want."
Kang Rui said: "Students always feel that Yun'an still has a lot of private possessions."
"Hehe," Mr. Cen touched his beard again, and said with a smile: "The little fox must have it. Don't worry, he will definitely bring it out in the future. You and I will wait for a while. You and I will understand these things first. Yes. As a teacher, I plan to go to Beijing next year to meet my senior brother. Putting nothing else aside, this 'word' alone can cause an uproar."
Kang Rui agreed: "It should be given to the uncle. If the teacher needs the student, the student is duty-bound."
Elder Cen sighed: "The little fox is still beyond my expectations. Kang Rui, the past is over, and we still need to look forward. I have lost my heart as a teacher, but now you have also seen it." Brother Ang is willing to hand over these things because he believes in you and me. You and I have to keep them in mind. If he wants to hide these things wholeheartedly, these things will not appear until many years or a hundred years later. It is fundamental for you and me to live Impossible to see.
An Ge'er may not realize the danger he will encounter in the future. Since the teacher wants to recognize him as his son, he must make more plans for him. As a teacher, I came to Beijing this time because I also wanted to meet my old friends and your fellow teachers. "
Kang Rui took a deep breath and nodded heavily: "The students understand what the teacher means. What Yun An did is indeed beyond the students' expectations. If others had these things, they might have used them to enter the court and seek power and gain. He But it was handed over selflessly, and based on this alone, the students can't sit idly by. The teacher can rest assured that the students know what to do."
"It's best if you understand."
"Knock knock", someone knocked on the door. Elder Cen said, "Come in."
The door opened, and Shao Yun'an came in with a smile holding a wooden box. Seeing him, Elder Cen and Kang Rui both had smiles on their faces.
Elder Cen asked, "Brother An, what are you busy with? I haven't seen you since early in the morning."
"I'm busy with you and Dean Kang."
"Give us?"
Elder Cen and Kang Rui looked at each other curiously.
"What's the matter?" Elder Cen stared at the box in Shao Yun'an's hand.
Shao Yun'an walked to the desk, put down the box, and said mysteriously: "It's something you and Dean Kang will like very, very much. Do you want to guess what it is?"
He pointed to the box.
Mr. Cen stroked his beard: "Well, is it something fresh?" The little fox said that the new tea will not be available until the next year, so it should not be tea.
Shao Yun'an shook his head, looked at Kang Rui, Kang Rui thought about it seriously, and guessed: "Yes, a novel thing?" Like a Rubik's Cube
Shao Yunan still shook his head.
Old Cen smiled and shook his head: "The old man can't figure it out. You little fox, don't be fooled, just tell me what it is."
Shao Yun'an put his hands on the box and said solemnly: "Before I reveal the answer, you have to promise me one thing."
"Tell me." Elder Cen was the first to agree.
Kang Rui nodded: "It's easy to say."
Shao Yun'an grinned: "You can't forget to eat and sleep."
When the two of them heard this, their eyes lit up. Mr. Cen was about to reach for the box, but Shao Yunan held it down: "Promise me first."
"I agree." Elder Cen guessed what it might be. At a time like this, he has to agree to any conditions!
Shao Yunan looked at Kang Rui, and Kang Rui nodded immediately: "Yes!"
"Okay, you agreed, and if I can't do it, I will take it back."
"Yes, yes, yes!"
At this time, Mr. Cen was like an old father coaxing his children in front of Shao Yun'an, without principles.
Shao Yun'an let go, and Mr. Cen immediately hugged (snatched) it like a baby, and immediately opened the lid of the box. There are books in the box. The cover of the top book has the word [Book of Songs] written on it. Elder Cen's breath was suffocated, and Kang Rui reached out to pick up the thread-bound book, and then revealed the book underneath, which read "Book of Changes".
These two books alone were never seen by Mr. Cen and Kang Rui, let alone several books below. Elder Cen raised his head, his eyes were shining, and his hands were shaking.
"Ange, these, these are!"
Shao Yun'an held Elder Cen's trembling hand: "Old man, this is my treasure, but it is not mine. When I was ten years old, I met an injured old monk outside the village. He gave me this box, which contained These are the books he wrote. He asked me to hide these books, and said that if he didn’t come to pick them up after a month, he would let me dispose of them. I was able to read when I was a child. Although I couldn’t read these books, I also I know the value of these books. But the strange thing is that I forgot about it after I hid these books. I didn't remember it until after I committed suicide. This may be my adventure. Father, these books I I didn't dare to take it out before, but now, with you here, I dare to take it out. I can only rest assured if I leave it to you."
Old Cen's lips trembled. If it is true what Yun An said, then these books must have a lot of background!
Shao Yunan said: "I have read these books, and many of the articles and poems I recited to you are from these books. Because someone else was present at the time, I have the cheek to say that I thought of it myself."
Elder Cen's breathing was heavy, and he clenched Shao Yun'an's hand tightly with his backhand. This was not just what the word "trust" could do. These books, Shao Yun'an can get supreme glory and wealth if he gives them to any powerful person, but he gave these books to him, an old man who has no power and no wealth.
Shao Yun'an laughed: "You are my father, this is a gift from my son, please accept it."
Elder Cen's eyes suddenly turned red, and he pinched Shao Yun'an's face with a smile: "You kid just knows how to flatter your father!"
"Hey. You still remember what you promised me just now, you can't forget food and sleep."
"Little Fox!"
Knocking on Shao Yun'an's forehead, Mr. Cen couldn't care about anything else anymore, and Kang Rui had already turned a deaf ear to what was going on around him.
"Brother An, what about your eldest brother?"
During lunch, Mr. Cen, Kang Rui and Jiang Kangning were not seen at the dinner table, Mrs. Cen asked puzzledly. Shao Yun'an shook his head in his heart, and said: "The old man has something to do, the eldest brother and Dean Kang are discussing with the old man. I will deliver food to them later, it must be something important."
After Madam Cen heard this, she said, "Then don't bother them. I'm going back in the afternoon. Zhang Yuanwai's wife handed over the card. Her son-in-law is an official in Beijing, so I can't see you."
Shao Yun'an immediately said: "Then let her come here, lest you run away."
Mrs. Cen shook her head and said, "How can everyone come here. She is a woman who came to you and others want to gossip. I just want to go back to the mansion to get some things, and I will be back in the evening."
"Then I will go with you."
"No need. Mrs. Zhang has a bad mouth. If you go, you won't be asked by her."
Wang Shijing immediately said, "I'll take you back. It just so happens that we're going to do some shopping at home. I'll pick you up after you see the customers."
Shao Yun'an continued: "Let Brother Jing take you back. I also want Brother Jing to see how Aunt Four's business is doing. Shopkeeper Xu has not been here, and I'm worried that someone will take the opportunity to make trouble for them."
Mrs. Cen agreed as soon as she heard it: "That's fine. I ordered Zhang Qin for Nizi, and Ishii also stopped by to see if she was there."
"good."
Although Elder Cen hadn't officially held a banquet to recognize relatives, it was a certainty that Shao Yun'an and Wang Shijing would be Elder Cen's sons, and he only had to wait for Shao Yunan to think that the troubles on their side were resolved or that those troubles would not come to them again. In this way, Mrs. Cen is their mother. So Mrs. Cen's attitude towards Shao Yun'an and Wang Shijing is also different now, and they are much closer.
After lunch, Wang Shijing took Zheng Da and Ding Yilin to send Mrs. Cen back to the county to do some shopping. On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, Shao Yunan and Wang Shijing went to visit the two wives Guan and Chen. They were going to pay New Year greetings to Shopkeeper Xu and Shopkeeper Zeng, but the two shopkeepers were not there. go again. The Hengyuan Hou Mansion must have known about the tea and wine. With the keenness of shopkeepers Xu and Zeng, they must have guessed that this matter was related to Shao Yun'an. After all, he and shopkeeper Zeng were both there when Eunuch An and Jiang Kangchen came. Shao Yun'an waited for shopkeeper Xu to come to him, and the other party would definitely come to him.
Carrying the heavy food box, Shao Yun'an pushed open the door which no one answered after knocking for a long time. Walking in and taking a look, sure enough, Mr. Cen, Kang Rui, and Jiang Kangning were each immersed in a book. Elder Cen and Kang Rui completely forgot that they would not forget food and sleep as they promised before.
Shao Yunan took out twenty-six books. The Four Books and Five Classics are a must. There are also fine works of Tang poetry, Song Ci, Yuan opera, and Qing novels. In addition, there are anthologies of ancient masters such as Ouyang Xiu and Fan Zhongyan. These twenty-six books are undoubtedly blockbusters for today's cultural and educational circles, and they opened new doors for the three people present.
Shao Yun'an put down the food box and said, "Old man, elder brother, Dean Kang, it's time to eat."
The three did not respond.
Shao Yun'an stepped forward a few steps, and shot very bluntly.
"Ange!"
"Yunan!"
Elder Cen, Jiang Kangning and Kang Rui, who were robbed of the books in their hands, were furious.
"It's time to eat. It's already past lunch time. Old man, Dean Kang, you promised me that you would not forget to eat and sleep. This book is here, and I can't run away. Take your time."
"You child, what do you know, you can't be slow, you can't be slow!" Elder Cen anxiously snatched the "Book of Songs" from Shao Yun'an's hand, and touched his baby, "I'm afraid I don't have enough time! Don't bother me to read, I'll eat myself when I'm hungry!" Mr. Cen was not as calm as usual.
Jiang Kangning also took back the "Mencius" he was watching just now, and glared at Shao Yun'an: "Don't make trouble!"
Shao Yun'an almost didn't come up in one breath.
Kang Rui snatched "his" "The Analects of Confucius" back and waved away impatiently. Shao Yunan took a deep breath: "Eat first! Otherwise, I will burn all these books!"
"How dare you!" The lion roared three times.
"Then eat first! The promise-breaker is fat!"
Elder Cen's face flushed red.
"People who don't speak well will have longer noses!"
Kang Rui almost touched his nose.
"I didn't promise you anything." Jiang Kangning lowered his head and went to read.
"Okay. I wanted to give you a few more books, but in that case, forget it."
Jiang Kangning raised his head, the eyes of Mr. Cen and Kang Rui lit up, and then Mr. Cen became angry: "You kid still has secrets?!"
"I guessed that you would be like this. I don't call it hiding, it's called preemptive strike."
Well, the baby is in someone else's hands, even if you don't obey. The three of them were unwilling, gobbled it up, and completely abandoned the elegance of the literati. Under Shao Yunan's supervision, they ate all the food in the food box, and asked Shao Yunan to hand in the letter without even wiping their mouths.
"Drink some tea and rest for a while."
"..."
Helpless, the three suppressed the torment in their hearts and sat down to drink chrysanthemum tea. Shao Yun'an said: "No one will grab these books from you. If you read them without eating or drinking, isn't it worth the loss if you are physically exhausted? The best way to study is to combine work and rest."
The old baby Cen stroked the book, and said anxiously: "If I were your age, I would not be in a hurry. Brother An, as a father, he is already in his fifties. I don't know how many years he will live. As a father, he is afraid that he will return it to death. I haven’t comprehended these books.” Speaking of this, Cen Lao’s eyes turned red.
Shao Yun'an felt sore, squatted down in front of Cen Lao, and held his skinny hand covered with age spots. In modern times, people in their fifties are still in their prime and have not yet retired. But in the country of Yan, where the average age is only over fifty, Old Cen is already an octogenarian.
"You are old, just relax. You will live a long life. You still have at least fifty years to read these books."
Elder Cen smiled with relief.
"I promise you, I will let you read all these books thoroughly in your lifetime. So you have to be obedient, eat and sleep well."
Elder Cen was amused and laughed.
Jiang Kangning picked up the tea bowl: "Yun An, you are right. If you are exhausted, you will waste time. Brother, let's eat well and drink tea well."
After all, he took a sip of tea. Kang Rui didn't insist anymore, and temporarily suppressed his anxiety and drank tea.
"That's right."
Shao Yun'an stood up: "I still have a few books there, but they are just things I wrote in my head. I guess you won't have time to read them in a short time."
"You take it first."
Elder Cen didn't insist anymore.
Shao Yunan said: "I want a few better copybooks for Brother Qing and Nizi to practice calligraphy."
Kang Rui immediately said: "I have it there. I'll write a letter, and you take the letter to my mansion to pick it up, and tell my housekeeper by the way that I'll be staying here for a long time, so don't bother me if you have nothing important to do. "
"good."
Jiang Kangning: "I will also write a letter, you ask Ishii to send it to the county government to the county magistrate."
"good."
After talking with the three of them for a while, it was almost time to rest, Shao Yunan packed up the dishes and left. Jiang Kangning followed him out, and Shao Yunan asked, "Is something wrong, big brother?"
Jiang Kangning pulled Shao Yun'an aside, and said seriously and in a low voice: "Yun'an, as a brother, you must give these books to your adoptive father. These books are too important to my Great Yan Kingdom!"
Shao Yunan said: "I thought about it when I took it out. But brother, let's talk about it first. You and the old man can decide who to give it to, but you can't disturb my life with Brother Jing. You know, I'm not that old. Brother Jing doesn’t have any ambitions. We just want to live our own lives.”
"Brother promises you."
"Then how to do it, brother, you can figure it out yourself. By the way, I forgot to tell the old man and the old lady that they are going home. They said they were seeing Mrs. Yuanwai. When they come back at night, brother Jing will send them off and pick them up again."
"I'll tell Elder Cen."
"Brother He Zi and I made an appointment to go to his house to get sheep bones and make sheep scorpions at night."
"Go."
Shao Yunan left, Jiang Kangning watched him walk away, but there was no one there, he let out a long breath, and hurried back to the study.