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He thought that Tan Yaoxian was talking drunkenly.
Tan Yaoxian, who was already supporting his head with one arm, laughed at himself, and with a drunken eye, he slowly muttered: "The dead leaves are just expressing love..."
When he told the truth vaguely, Lu Shengzhong was speechless. He realized that this couple in love was really powerful. They were even more powerful than him, Lu Shengzhong. The governor's mansion, which was difficult to break through, was actually breached by this couple.
The garden of the Governor's Mansion is connected to running water from outside, so no one can enter, but the leaves can float in with the current. The man and woman actually tattooed characters on the leaves and let them float in and out to communicate with each other, so as to alleviate the pain of missing each other.
The two of them made an appointment to banish the leaves. They were afraid that one leaf would be wrong and they would have to banish a few more leaves. How much motivation would it take to do such a patient thing
During the appointed time, Tan Yaoxian will put the prepared leaves into the water upstream, and Shao Liuer will wait for the leaves to float in the garden during the appointed time. Then, Shao Liu'er would release the leaves with the good characters on them within the agreed time, and Tan Yaoxian would go to the lower reaches of Shao Mansion to collect the leaves within the appointed time.
The two have been in contact like this, and Tan Yaoxian also learned from this that the dissolution of the Poetry Club was related to Shao Pingbo, and that Shao Liuer was being guarded by Shao Pingbo and would not let him out.
Tan Yaoxian originally wanted to show off with Shao Pingbo and marry Shao Liuer based on the young man's courage.
Unexpectedly, the realities that followed directly knocked him down. First, the library where he taught fired him.
So he went to other places to find a scholar. He was quite famous in Beizhou City. Otherwise, a poor scholar with no money and no background would not be qualified to join Shao Liuer's poetry club, so it was relatively easy to find a job. However, the problem was that within a day or two of finding a job, his employer immediately found an excuse to fire him.
It would be fine if they were a family, and it happened one after another. Later, he was forced to change his career to something else, which was often the case.
Gradually, unable to find anything to do, his source of livelihood was cut off, and he was forced to live under pressure, so he began to pawn things at home to make a living, and he could barely survive until now.
He was not too stupid and realized that it might be related to the Shao family.
Although the Shao family didn't say it explicitly, it was equivalent to saying that they did not agree to let him and Shao Liu'er be together.
The meaning is obvious, you can't even support yourself, why should you marry Shao Liu'er
The fact is that even basic life is a problem, how can we find a showdown with Shao Pingbo? If someone pokes at your weakness and reminds you, do you still need to go and have them say it to your face? The family backgrounds of the two sides are very different.
The poorer you are, the more you will think about this. What kind of standard is Shao Liuer's daily food? Even if the Shao family doesn't force themselves, can they afford it
I felt sad in my heart, and was finally beaten down by the reality. I gave up the idea, and now I am thinking about how to live.
He also knew that he could not last long in this situation in Beizhou City. He had almost pawned all the things he needed to pawn at home. If he wanted to survive, the day he would leave Beizhou City was not far away.
He was also ready. After he had nothing left to sell, he sold the house left by his parents before his death, scraped together a sum of money for travel expenses, and left for a foreign land full of desolation. That unrealistic scene It’s time to wake up from your sweet dream!
Speaking of this, Tan Yaoxian shed tears and fell asleep on the table, but he would still say one or two words like he was dreaming, "Liu'er...Liu'er..."
"Brother Tan, Brother Tan..." Lu Shengzhong pushed the other party's shoulders and shouted several times, but failed to wake him up, and the other party was indeed asleep.
Sitting back in his seat, Lu Shengzhong finally saw that this guy was forced to this point and still refused to leave. He had to wait until the things at home were useless before leaving. It could be seen that he still couldn't let go of Shao Liu'er and was still holding on to the last glimmer of hope.
Listening to Tan Yaoxian's gibbering calls in his dream, Lu Shengzhong shook his head and felt funny.
I found that this person was indeed pedantic. He hooked up with Shao Liu'er and didn't want to cling to high branches and take advantage of the Shao family's power. Instead, he thought about things that he couldn't afford to support Shao Liu'er, tortured himself and made himself miserable. If you can really marry Shao Liu'er, will your life still be a problem if the Shao family is here? There's no use worrying about it!
However, he did not intend to explain this truth to Tan Yaoxian. It is useless to tell this kind of scholar who has not lost his integrity. Instead, people will think that you are insulting him. This kind of person must be truly surrendered by the real life in the future. Only then will he bend down.
After getting up and wandering around the house, Lu Shengzhong was surprised. He ran over and touched it, but he didn't expect to find such a thing.
He now understood why Wu Tiannan didn't say anything in the first place. It wasn't because he didn't say anything, but because he was afraid of the power of the Shao family and didn't dare to talk nonsense.
Even Wu Tiannan can see it. It can be seen that the ambiguous relationship between Tan Yaoxian and Shao Liuer in the poetry club is not a secret at all. Others have already seen the clues. Only the two fools involved thought that others did not know. It is really the authorities who are obsessed with it and the bystanders know it!
What makes Lu Shengzhong puzzled is that Shao Pingbo is not a good person, and his methods are ruthless and decisive. If he doesn't agree, how can this Tan Yaoxian still be safe in Beizhou City? If Shao Pingbo disdains it, why would he use this method against a small person like Tan Yaoxian...
The next day, Tan Yaoxian, who was lying on the bed in a daze, opened his eyes and slowly got up with support. He remembered that he must have drunk too much last night.
Looking around, he was in his bedroom, and he didn't know how he got back to sleep.
I patted my aching head and realized that I had indeed drank too much last night. I had never drunk so much wine before.
I smelled the aroma of porridge outside, put on my shoes, put on my coat, opened the door and went out. When I walked out of the house, the sun was dazzling, and I realized that I slept until noon.
"Brother Tan is awake?"
Tan Yaoxian turned his head when he heard the sound and saw someone standing under the eaves. Who else could it be if he wasn't Brother Li from last night
He was a little embarrassed and didn't want to meet the guests in an awkward manner, so he quickly pulled the coat on him and put it on.
After studying Ming Li, I rarely appear disheveled in front of outsiders.
Then he quickly walked over and cupped his hands and said, "Brother Li, it's me, Meng Lang."
Lu Shengzhong chuckled: "It doesn't hurt to indulge occasionally."
Thinking of what happened last night, Tan Yaoxian asked: "Where is Brother Tang?"
Lu Shengzhong smiled: "He woke up early and saw you sleeping soundly. He left early in the morning and said he would come see you another day."
Tan Yaoxian slapped his forehead and sighed, blaming yourself is not the way to treat guests.
Lu Shengzhong pointed in the direction of the kitchen, "I've made a pot of porridge and will use it when Brother Tan wakes up. Brother Tan, go and wash up first."
Tan Yaoxian handed over his hands in shame and left quickly to clean up and wash up.
After he finished cleaning up, Lu Shengzhong also brought a large can of porridge to the hall, and the two of them sat down to chat and enjoy it.
There was nothing on the table to go with the porridge, and there were only some pickles in the kitchen. Knowing that his family was not well off, Lu Shengzhong also made do with it.
Tan Yaoxian eats very elegantly, which goes well with his fair and bookish look.
There were some things that I wanted to say after he finished eating. Seeing that he was eating slowly and carefully, not knowing when he would finish eating, Lu Shengzhong had no choice but to be rude and said: "Withered leaves convey feelings, Brother Tan is very elegant." . ”
Tan Yaoxian raised his head and stared at him nervously, asking, "What does Brother Li mean by this?"
Lu Shengzhong smiled and said, "Brother Tan, you drank too much last night and said some heartfelt words. I already know about you and Shao Liu'er."
Tan Yaoxian's face changed drastically, and he stood up suddenly, his eyes were a little flustered, and he was extremely upset in his heart, blaming himself for being drunk and causing trouble!
Lu Shengzhong pressed his hand and motioned for him to sit down, "Brother Tan confides in me, and I won't go out and talk nonsense, so there is no need to be nervous."
Tan Yaoxian pursed his lips tightly, clenched the chopsticks in his hands, and sat down slowly with his head lowered.
Unexpectedly, just as his butt touched the bench, he heard Lu Shengzhong say calmly: "Excuse me for saying something inappropriate, I really look down on people like Brother Tan. He is not a scholar, he is a villain!"
"Uh..." Tan Yaoxian looked up in shock.
Lu Shengzhong added, "This woman dares to confess her love to you, but what about you? Just because of you, Brother Tan, I have harmed her like this. Losing her freedom and being unable to go out are all trivial matters. She is a lady of our family, and you and I She had a secret meeting with another man, how would her future husband's family view her? It's easy to imagine how her family would punish her. I'm afraid she wouldn't I know how much I have suffered, and people are afraid of worrying you, but have they ever complained to you?"
Tan Yaoxian suddenly stood up again, his chest heaving, his mood obviously a little excited, and his face looked painful and self-blame.
Lu Shengzhong also stood up, "And what about you, Brother Tan? You know that Miss Shao is suffering for you, but you don't know how to solve the problem, you don't know how to fight for it, you just shrink back, look forward and backward, for the sake of your own pity. This woman suffered in silence with her little self-esteem, and even wanted to walk away, leaving all the bitter consequences to be borne by Miss Shao! Brother Tan, are you still a man? What are you if you are not a villain? You are ruthless and selfish. Self-interested villain, the book has been read into the dog's belly!" He pointed at the other person's nose and scolded him.
Tan Yaoxian was so ashamed that he couldn't bear the scolding. He lowered his head in pain and said, "I am not worthy of her!"
Lu Shengzhong immediately pressed him: "You know you are not worthy of someone, so why do you provoke them? What kind of evil intentions do you have? If you were upright and selfless, you should have sternly refused and cut it off early, so you wouldn't have to ruin someone's reputation." There is no need to let people suffer this. Do you dare to say that you didn't have any wrong thoughts about Miss Shao at that time? If you provoke me and then say you are not worthy, what is the difference between you and those despicable people who always give up? "
Tan Yaoxian closed his eyes, with two lines of hot tears streaming down his face. He raised his head and sighed: "Brother Li, please stop talking. It was me who harmed her. It's all my fault. I will bear all the blame for her death!"
"Alas!" Lu Shengzhong sighed, walked around the table, and reached out to pat him on the shoulder, "Brother Tan, your words may have been a bit harsh. Logically speaking, it's not my turn as an outsider to say such harsh things, but Tan Since brother was able to confide in me last night, how could I let Brother Tan continue to be confused! Brother Tan, you might as well think about it, what virtues and abilities are you? Are you powerful or rich? Since Miss Shao can fall in love with you , how can he be the kind of vulgar person who cares about things outside of himself?",.