Tang Shi glanced at Landlord Qian "without trace". Of course, in the eyes of Chen Jiangui and the others, Tang Shi wanted to leave no trace, but after all, he was still young, and they were still able to see it.
"Lord Magistrate," Tang Shi showed a clever smile, "A few days ago, Master Qian has released the lease with Caomin's house, so Caomin doesn't know what the wheat seedlings are in the fields."
When Chen Jiangui heard the words, he couldn't help frowning, "Why was the lease terminated just after the spring seeding ended? What's going on?"
Landlord Qian stood in the back with cold sweat on his forehead. He remembered that he did respond to Li Yuan a few days ago and ordered the housekeeper to accompany him to break the lease with the Tang family. He originally thought that the Tang family could not afford it. It is impossible to go to court in the wind and waves, and the Tang family has indeed been silent these days.
But he never expected that this matter would be known to Master Chen under such circumstances. How could he explain it
"Qian Rong?" Chen Jiangui's expression turned cold, "Why did you terminate the lease with the Tang family?"
Qian Rong bent down and lowered his head, "Big, sir, this, this..." He thought for a long time but couldn't come up with a word, so he gritted his teeth and confessed to Li Yuan.
"Sir, it's Li Xiucai who wants to rent the land of our house. The villain has no land for a while, so he has to..."
"What a bunch of nonsense!" Chen Jian glared at him with anger, "Qian Rong! Are you stupid as an official? Why did Li Yuan want to rent land, so why did he go to Tangjia Village?" There must be a secret behind this!
As soon as Chen Jiangui released his official power, the villagers were frightened and fearful, but Qian Rong was the bearer of this power, so he was naturally more afraid. What people say is true! Li Xiucai really wants to rent this land!"
Chen Jiangui's brows moved, and his voice was deep and angry: "Even if he wants to rent, but now that the spring seed has ended, you want to cancel the lease, what is your motive?"
Chen Jiangui is not stupid, and he can somewhat guess that this matter may have something to do with Li Yuan. However, Li Yuan is a scholar after all. In order to avoid losing the face of their scholars in front of the people, he chose to avoid it.
Yuan Yong was familiar with his apprentice's temperament, and couldn't help but sighed in his heart. He wanted to maintain the reputation of the literati, not to hide his faults. Taking a step back, how could Li Yuan represent all the literati in the world? His second apprentice is not very good at this point. He is too cautious in these matters, but he seems to be a little narrow-minded.
Qian Rong didn't want to offend Li Yuan either. After all, his son would have to be recommended by a Linsheng if he wanted to take the academy exam.
"Sir, it's the villain who doesn't think carefully, please punish him." Qian Rong admitted his mistake very well.
Chen Jiangui didn't even think about what to do with Qian Rong here, and only said: "After the seedlings are resolved, you will naturally not be able to escape punishment." Of course, this punishment is limited to monetary punishment.
As for Li Yuan, Chen Jiangui felt that he should have a good talk with the Xuezheng in the county school. The number of students in this school is limited, and he does not cherish it. Naturally, there are many people who want it.
Chen Jiangui and Yuan Yong went to the fields of Tangjia Village to have a look again, and found that the survival rate of seedlings in each field was high or low, which was strange, after all, everyone's fields were connected together, why Will there be such a difference
He and Yuan Yong thought deeply in this room, and then Chen Hong came to Tang Shi and asked in a low voice, "Tang Shi, your family doesn't really have no land to grow, right?"
Tang Shi smiled softly, "Not at present."
Chen Hong's beautiful Danfeng eyes showed sympathy, and he said solemnly: "Tang Shi, don't worry, if you don't have anything to eat, you can go to my house and eat with me."
Tang Shi burst into laughter in his heart. He didn't have to worry about feeding the whole family alone, he still had this whole family. The young master is the young master, and he is too lazy to tell him so much.
"Chen Hong." Chen Jiangui obviously heard it, and he looked at Chen Hong with a dark face, "It's time to go back." Even if he looked at tomorrow, he couldn't see any tricks.
Chen Hong hadn't played enough yet, but he was still a little afraid of his father, so he had to leave Tang Shi's side obediently, and turned back to Chen Jiangui in three steps.
Seeing his reluctant appearance, Yuan Yong suddenly moved in his heart, so he stroked his beard and said to Tang Shi: "Tang Xiaoyou, old man Zheng has another peanut disease, why don't you go to the county town with us?"
Chen Hong's eyes lit up and looked at Tang Shi.
Tang Shi said, "I'll ask my parents." He turned to look at Tang Qing and Liu Shi who were dumbfounded, and he rolled his eyes and smiled cutely, "Father, Mother, Master Zheng's flowers are coming out again. I have a problem, I want to see if I can help."
Tang Qing knew in his heart that Yuan Yong was valuable, how could they afford it? Seeing that he smiled so kindly at his own Shishi, he would definitely not harm Shishi, not to mention that the magistrate was still there, so he nodded, "If Shishi wants to go, go, but when you go to Mr. Zheng's house, you must be respectful. Don't be reckless."
Tang Shi nodded obediently.
Liu Shi was a little distressed. She looked at Tang Shi's thin and out of shape face, for fear that he would not be able to live well outside, but after all, this was an invitation from a noble, how could it be done if the stone didn't go? Had to acquiesce.
"Uncle." Tang Song was a little reluctant to bear Tang Shi who had just returned, and his little hand dragged him and looked at him eagerly.
Tang Shi lowered his head to reassure him, "Uncle will be back soon, Xiao Song is at home, remember to get up early every day to run laps and run in the yard with brother Tang Feng, don't go to the back mountain when I'm not here, Did you hear that?"
Tang Song nodded heavily.
Fang Shi watched from the side, feeling a little uncomfortable. Why is the son born by him so close to his uncle? I've never seen Song'er so reluctant to herself. Tang Ji was just the opposite of her. He was naturally happy when he saw that his younger brother and his son got along so well.
As soon as Tang Shi came back from the county seat, he had to go to the county seat again, but this time his treatment was upgraded, and he rode a carriage.
In the carriage, Chen Jianhong and his father sat on the side, and Tang Shi had to sit with Yuan Yong.
"Tang Shi, you can sleep with me tonight." Chen Hong's eyes were shining, "Since you called me brother, why don't we sleep on our feet, just like the book says That way, it's so emotional."
What books are you reading this kid? Tang Shi felt a little helpless.
"Stinky boy, what are you talking about?" Chen Jian reprimanded him, and then said to Tang Shi, "Tang Shi, you are staying at our house tonight, and I will ask your aunt to prepare a room for you."
Just like Yuan Yong knew about Chen Jiangui, Chen Jiangui could naturally see the thoughts of his mentor. He felt that Tang Shi had a very high possibility of becoming his junior junior brother. take care of some. Even if it doesn't work out in the end, that's fine.
Tang Shi was naturally accommodating, "Thank you, Lord Magistrate."
Yuan Yong has been observing Tang Shi. Compared with the last time I saw him, Tang Shi has undergone earth-shaking changes. He was chubby before, but now it has become a thin bamboo pole. After losing weight, he could see his face more clearly. Tang Shi was very handsome, but he was still young, so he couldn't see much. If he was a few years older, he probably wouldn't lose to the guys in Kyoto. Such talents, who have been staying in small mountain villages, are really buried.
"Xiaoyou Tang, this old man said that you haven't been to the school yet, and you only remembered the content after listening to it a few times outside the school?"
Tang Shi's tender white face was immediately flushed, as if eavesdropping was really not glamorous, he nodded, "Master Yuan, it's true."
Yuan Yong smiled kindly, "You don't need to call me Master Yuan anymore, just like Hong'er, call me Grandpa."
Tang Shi shouted obediently, and Yuan Yong was still very anxious in his heart. He is a man with grandsons, but his two grandsons are too naughty. It is very rare for him to be as soft and obedient as Tang Shi.
"Young man, do you want to read and write?" he asked Tang Shi.
Tang Shi firmly replied: "I think."
Yuan Yong nodded in relief, "Then what do you want to do after reading?"
Tang Shi seemed to be a little tangled. He looked at Chen Jiangui and Yuan Yong, as if it was a little hard to tell.
"Don't be afraid, just say whatever you want." Yuan Yong encouraged him.
"Tang Shi, you must want to be a high official!" Chen Hong's smile was indescribable.
Tang Shi shook his head, "I didn't think about how big of an official I wanted to be, that is, I just wanted to be able to fool my brother-in-law." He said it very seriously, as if this matter was very important.
Chen Jiangui frowned, "Tang Shi, tell me honestly, is your land related to Li Yuan?"
Tang Shi couldn't help lowering his head and fell silent.
"Tang Shi, why don't you speak?" Chen Hong was a little anxious, "Is that what Li Yuan did on purpose?" Even though he was young, his mind turned sober.
"Forget it," Yuan Yong didn't want to say more when he saw Tang, so he stopped Chen Jian from returning and continued to ask Tang Shi, "You really don't want to be a high official?"
Tang Shi smiled shyly, "Grandpa Yuan, I haven't thought about it so much, and I can't think clearly now."
Indeed, Tang Shi has not gone through systematic study, has not reached that level, and he has not been able to think about some things. Yuan Yong also understood, so he stopped asking, but talked about some anecdotes with Tang Shi, and asked Tang Shi's opinion from time to time.
He didn't expect Tang Shi's age and vision to be able to tell how amazing his insights were, but gradually, he was able to discern his unusual talent from Tang Shi's answers. The horns were sharp without knowing it, but he was awakened by the simple words of Tang Shi, and there were many surprises along the way.
Chen Jiangui looked at the happy smile on his teacher's face, and felt relieved. Presumably this teacher should be settled, right? He is also very happy to be able to help his teacher achieve his wish.
The carriage drove all the way to the entrance of the yamen in the county seat. Chen Jiangui got off the carriage and went back to the yamen alone because he still had business to do. Yuan Yong took the two children to Zheng's house.
Zheng Chongqian opened up a large yard by himself in his mansion to put his flowers and plants. When Yuan Yong took Tang Shi and Chen Hong over, he was squatting in the yard, looking at his beloved Fire Waterfall with a dejected expression.
Fire Waterfall is a kind of camellia. The flower body is blood red, the color is dazzling, the shape is similar to that of peony, the petals are wide, the petals are scattered around the edge, and the middle is clustered together.
It's a pity that the fire waterfall in front of Zheng Chongqian has lost its color, and the petals have also lost moisture, which is quite decadent. No wonder Zheng Chongqian is so distressed.
"Old man Zheng," Yuan Yong shouted, awakening Zheng Chongqian, "see who I brought."
Zheng Chongqian looked up, glanced at the three of them, stood up and looked at Tang Shi with a puzzled face, "Who is this little friend?"
Yuan Yong didn't even hold it in front of his old friends, so he just smiled unkindly, "Why don't you take a guess?"
Zheng Chongqian looked at Yuan Yong suspiciously, thinking what the hell the old guy was doing, but he still looked at Tang Shi carefully.
Tang Shi smiled shyly at him, his obedient and docile appearance set off his small face, not to mention how painful it was, since Zheng Chongqian was able to be friends with Yuan Yong for so many years, their eyes were naturally similar. He looks like this, and he likes it very much in his heart, but he still said with a straight face: "Yuan Yong, don't be a fool, tell me which kid this is?"
Chen Hong snickered on the side.
Yuan Yong shook his head and pretended to sigh, "I said old man Zheng, you can't do that. Tang Xiaoyou only raised your eighteen bachelors a few days ago, so you forgot about it so soon?"
Zheng Chong glared at him, "How could I forget? My fire waterfall is also ill, and I'm going to find Tang Shi for help—" He suddenly got stuck, staring at Tang Shi blankly. The more I looked at it, the more I felt something was wrong, "Aren't you the Tang boy?"
Tang Shi smiled and rolled his eyes, bowed and saluted, "Hello, Mr. Zheng."
Yuan Yong laughed, "You're young, let's go and see the Fire Waterfall, and help your Grandpa Zheng."
Tang Shi responded and came to Huo Waterfall. Chen Hong followed him, as if he wanted to see how Tang Shi treated the flower.
"Tang Shi, can you save me?"
Tang Shi pretended to look at Huo Waterfall carefully, and then nodded affirmatively.
Zheng Chongqian and Yuan Yong looked at each other and smiled tacitly. Zheng Chongqian also knew about Yuan Yong's wish. He quietly approached Yuan Yong and asked in a low voice, "Is that Tang boy?"
Yuan Yong stroked his beard and said with a smile, "Look at it again."
How could Zheng Chonggan not understand what his old friend was thinking, no accident, Tang Shi will definitely go to Yuan Yong's door, this is really great luck. Being able to worship under Yuan Yong's door, not to mention being able to soar into the sky, but at least, Tang Shi's level was much higher than most people at the beginning.
"Master Zheng," Tang Shi returned to the two of them, "this flower is not a big problem, it will recover after two days of proper care."
"Really?" Zheng Chongqian was delighted.
Tang Shi nodded seriously.
"It's getting late. Since the Fire Waterfall is safe, I'll take them back to the mansion." Yuan Yong looked up at the sunset and said to Zheng Chongqian.
Zheng Chongqian waved his hand rudely, "Go, go." He knew that his old friend was eager to accept an apprentice, so he didn't insist on staying.
Yuan Yong took the two children back to the magistrate's office, and Chen Jiangui and his wife Meng Shi were already waiting for them.
Meng Shi was only thirty years old and had a bright appearance, and most of Chen Hong's appearance was inherited from her. Meng Shi saw them with a cheerful smile and seemed to be an extroverted person.
"Mother, I want to eat eggplant boxes, have you made them tonight?" When Chen Hong saw his mother, the first sentence was to ask what to eat. sense.
Meng Shi first lovingly told Chen Hong that it was done, and then smiled and asked the thin and thin Tang Shi in front of him, "Are you Tang Shi? I will rest here tonight, don't be restrained, and treat this place as your own home. Enough."
Tang Shi nodded obediently, "Thank you auntie."
Mr. Meng ordered the servants to bring the food, and beckoned them to sit down. First, he filled Tang Shi with a bowl of fragrant bone soup, "This soup has been boiled for an afternoon, Tang Shi, you can try it and see if it tastes good."
The Chen family didn't care much about the tedious table manners. They could eat what they wanted. Yuan Yong sat on the top and started drinking. Chen Jiangui was not to be outdone. I have to say that Meng Shi's cooking skills are indeed outstanding. Tang Shi thanked Meng Shi for a sip, and his tongue was immediately fragrant.
Chen Hong's arms are short, and the soup plate is a little far away from him, so he can only watch his mother serve Tang Shi a bowl, and then said a little aggrieved: "Mother, I want it too."
Mrs Meng took his bowl and filled it for him with a smile, and then Chen Hong showed his face.
Tang Shi sighed in his heart, as expected of being a child, all emotions are shown on his face.
After a few people had a full meal, Chen Hong was carried by his mother and didn't know where to go. Yuan Yong took Tang Shi to Chen Jiangui's study together.
Yuan Yong sat in front of the case with a serious face, and Chen Jiangui stood beside him. Tang Shi looked at the two of them blankly.
"In the Tang Dynasty, although I, Yuan Yong, didn't say that there were peaches and plums all over the world, but my disciples were all over the place, but if I really want to talk about apprentices, there are no more or less, and there are only four at present," Yuan Yong said straight to the point, "It's just that the four apprentices are all I'm not very good at it, and I only learned some fur from the old man."
When he said this, Chen Jiangui twitched the corner of his mouth.
"The old man has lived to this day, and he has always had a regret, that is, I hope that someone can inherit all the old man's mantle. I wonder if you are willing?"
Tang Shi seemed to be stunned. He opened his eyes wide and looked at Yuan Yong with a solemn face, and then asked, "Why do you like me?"
Yuan Yong was expected to have this doubt about him, but it was not easy to explain it now, he only said: "Tang Shi, if you agree, you will see this problem clearly in the future, and the old man believes in his own vision. Answer, willing or not?"
"Wish." Tang Shi's voice was firm. Although he still didn't know Yuan Yong's identity, he was still not low, and having a good teacher was a great thing for him and the few little radishes in the family. Very happy thing.
"Silly boy, you still haven't apprenticed?" Seeing that he was still there, Chen Jiangui couldn't help urging.
"Wait," Yuan Yong suddenly stopped, "Tang Shi, what I want is a person who can meditate on learning, so I don't want him to enter an official career." He understood that many scholars study for the sake of earning money. Get fame, enter the court, and shine the lintel. For Tang Shi, if he has the opportunity to enter the court, it must be an extremely rare thing. It would be a bit inappropriate for him to give up this opportunity abruptly.
"However, I don't force it. Even if you enter an official career later, you are still my Yuan Yong's disciple."
But the weight of this disciple is probably going to be discounted. Tang Shi's heart is clear. Anyway, he didn't want to be an official. Yuan Yong's move was exactly what he wanted.
He knelt down simply and gave Yuan Yong the salute of master and apprentice, then raised his head, his face full of determination, "The disciple is willing."
Yuan Yong was very relieved. He got up from the seat with a hearty smile and came to Tang Shi. He bent down and stretched out his hand to hold Tang Shi up, "Get up, you will be the teacher's closed disciple in the future." Chen Jiangui, Chen Jiangui nodded, took a square carved wooden box from the bookshelf, and handed it to Yuan Yong with both hands.
Yuan Yong took it and put it in front of Tang Shi, "Hours, this is a Duan inkstone that I have collected for my teacher for many years. Now I give it to you. You must study hard in the future, and don't let your teacher down."
Tang Shi's eyes suddenly turned red, he choked and said, "Thank you, teacher. The disciple will definitely live up to the teacher's expectations!"
Tang Shi's appearance of wanting to cry but not crying was obviously moved, but Yuan Yong's heart was more than ironing, but he was more than ironing. It was like those boys who were so proud at first, but now this closed disciple is not only talented Extraordinary, with such a pure and kind heart, if the day after tomorrow is cultivated better, it will be extraordinary.
"Teacher, this matter is very important, and the disciple must go home and inform his parents." Although he can make up his own mind, he definitely needs to talk to his parents about such a big thing as a teacher.
Yuan Yong nodded, "Wait for tomorrow, I will go back with you for the master."
Now that the apprenticeship is completed, Chen Jiangui will no longer regard Tang Shi as an outsider. He intends to prepare a separate room for Tang Shi, but Chen Hong wants to sleep with Tang Shi because he is worried that Tang Shi is alone. I am afraid of sleeping, so of course I have to take care of myself.
When Chen Jiangui and Mrs Meng saw him like this, they had no choice but to give up, "Junior brother, then I will aggravate you and rest with this stinky boy."
Tang Shi smiled slyly: "Brother and sister-in-law, don't worry, I also want to sleep with my nephew." He deliberately bit the word nephew a little harder.
When Chen Hong quit, he was suddenly one generation lower than Tang Shi, and naturally he didn't want to, but he didn't dare to express such dissatisfaction in front of his parents and Grandpa Yuan.
"Okay, you two will wash up later. I'll go and tell the people to boil some water." Mrs. Meng said and left.
"Hours, the morning class will start tomorrow, do you understand?" Yuan Yong asked Tang Shi before he left.
Tang Shi nodded seriously, "Teacher rest assured, disciple understands."
Yuan Yong left with satisfaction and went to rest.
Tang Shi took a beautiful bath, wearing the brand-new underwear and pants that Meng Shi prepared for him, and tucked his fragrant self into the soft and comfortable quilt.
Chen Hong had already washed the bed long ago. He had already covered the quilt, but as soon as Tang Shi got in, a cold wind was brought in. He glared at Tang Shi dissatisfiedly, "Hurry up and cover the quilt!" The temperature in early spring is still a bit low.
Tang Shi looked at him innocently and aggrieved, "Nephew, you insisted on sharing the bed with me."
He is very small, and now half of his face is buried in the quilt, with only two big round eyes left. He has just taken a shower and is still full of water vapor, which makes Chen Hong suddenly think of the time when he was in Kyoto. The deer he saw in the hunting ground softened his heart immediately, "Okay, okay, I don't blame you, and I can't talk about it? Also, don't call me nephew, do you hear me?"
Tang Shi's eyes curved into two crescent moons, "But it's not right to call you brother."
Chen Hong thought about it carefully, and it seemed that something was not quite right, so he said, "Then you can just call me by my name."
"Well, Chen Hong." Tang Shi not only looks soft, but also has a soft voice. When calling his name, Chen Hong only felt that a string in his heart seemed to be plucked, and suddenly he felt a little uncomfortable. . But he was young and couldn't figure out what was wrong with him.
"Go to sleep, go to sleep, there will be morning class tomorrow morning." He turned over and turned his back to Tang Shi.
Tang Shi didn't speak again. He fell asleep quickly, without wasting a single bit of time. After a while, Chen Hong opened his eyes and lay down lightly.
Sometimes, when people can't sleep, there are other people beside them who are sleeping soundly, and they will be very unwilling. Chen Hong is in such a mood now. snort! Why can't he fall asleep all the time, but Tang Shi is sleeping so soundly, it's unfair!
Although he knew that his behavior was not kind, he still couldn't help but want to wake up Tang Shi and accompany him.
Chen Hong stretched out a hand and slowly approached Tang Shi's thin shoulder. Before he could touch it, Tang Shi suddenly rolled over and forced him under him, and wrapped his hands around his neck tightly. Chen Hong's soul was almost hit by him. Frightened Fei, and he was pinched so hard that he almost passed out.
He wanted to struggle, but he found that Tang Shi seemed to be very experienced, and he controlled all his limbs, and he couldn't move at all. The most terrifying thing is that Tang Shi still closed his eyes!
"Tang... Shi..." His face flushed red, and he struggled to spit out two words from his throat.
Tang Shi closed his eyes, his expression seemed to be looser, and the strength in his hands was lighter.
Seeing that it was useful, Chen Hong continued to call Tang Shi's name. Tang Shi seemed to sense his harmlessness, so he gradually released him and went back to sleep.
Chen Hong looked at Tang Shi's thin and delicate profile in the dark with lingering fears. Hearing the sound of his heart pounding in his ears, he reached out to wipe the cold sweat on his forehead and swallowed. I really can't see that Tang Shi's strength is so great! What happened just now? I heard that some people have sleepwalking, but this kind of sleepwalking in Tang Dynasty is too scary!
After being frightened, Chen Hong's drowsiness disappeared, and his spirit became even more nervous, but he didn't dare to provoke Tang Shi any more, so he could only stare blankly at the top of the bed, and finally fell asleep unconsciously.
In the early morning of the next day, Chen Hong was picked up from the bed by his mother with two dark circles under his eyes, and he threw his clothes on him and nagged: "Look at people when they were young, they got up early to exercise, why are you still here? Asleep!"
Chen Hong is helpless, his mother is like this, he has always been two people in front of outsiders and in front of himself, he is used to it.
"Mother, I didn't sleep well last night." Chen Hong explained, "Last night Tang Shi..."
"Sister-in-law," Tang Shi happened to walk in from the outside, with a well-behaved smile on his ruddy face due to exercise, "Morning."
Meng Zhen immediately showed a warm smile like a spring breeze, "Hours, are you hungry? Hurry up and go to breakfast."
Chen Hong sighed deeply, but was slapped on the head by his mother, "What are you sighing at such a young age? Hurry up and wash up and have dinner."
Chen Hong was even deprived of his right to sigh. He glanced at Tang Shi quietly, Tang Shi showed a blank and innocent look, and Chen Hong choked again, obviously he was hurt, why is Tang Shi more innocent than him
After Tang Shi finished breakfast at Chen's house, he came to a place specially set up for him to study by Yuan Yong.
"Tang Shi," Yuan Yong put the "Thousand Characters" and other basic teaching books in front of him, "Since you don't know how to read, then we will start with the most basic teaching. In addition, you currently have to practice every day. It's a hundred words, can you hear it clearly?"
Tang Shi nodded, "Disciple heard clearly."
In fact, these are extremely simple for Tang Shi. He doesn't want to waste too much time on it. He intends to gradually reveal his "talent" without a trace, and prepares to participate in the Tongsheng test in September.
After the morning class, Yuan Yong was extremely satisfied, and based on Tang Shi's qualifications, he made another class for him. But this is another story. Now they are going back to Tangjia Village and explain the situation to Tang Shi's parents.
The two returned to Tangjia Village. The villagers of Tangjia Village are now idle at home. After all, the seedlings in the field are like that. How can they still have the heart to work in the field? One by one, they wandered around the village at a loss.
They came by a horse-drawn carriage in Tang Dynasty. People in the village knew when they saw a horse-drawn carriage that they were either rich or expensive, so they got together and whispered.
Tang Shi first jumped off the carriage, and then greeted Yuan Yong respectfully. After Yuan Yong got off the carriage, he walked directly to Tang Shi's house with Tang Shi's hand.
The villagers all looked at the two of them in surprise. They recognized Yuan Yong, the old man who accompanied the magistrate yesterday, and he must be familiar with the magistrate. Now Tang Shi is so close to this person, this is really a great blessing, this Tang Shi seems to be a blessing!
Some were envious, others were sour, but due to Yuan Yong's identity, they did not dare to approach.
The door of the Tang family's courtyard was open, and Mrs. Liu was cleaning with her two daughters-in-law. Tang Feng and Tang Song didn't know where they went.
"Auntie, sister-in-law, sister-in-law." Tang Shi called as he entered the yard.
When the three of Liu Shi saw Tang Shi and Yuan Yong, they immediately stopped their movements. When Liu Shi saw Tang Shi, she was very happy, but because Yuan Yong was present, she was still a little uncomfortable, so she had to show a wrinkled figure. With a smile, "Stone is back? This is it?" She asked Yuan Yong cautiously.
Yuan Yong replied, "Are you Tang Shi's mother?"
"Ah, yes, yes." Liu shi replied bewildered, she had never spoken to such a noble person before.
"Auntie, is Dad at home?" Tang Shi thought it would be better to tell his parents at the same time.
"Ah, he's gone to the old Wu's house in the back, eldest daughter-in-law, go and call your father." After Liu's instructing Gao's, he said to Yuan Yong, "Well, my lord, please sit in the house, even though the house is broken down. It's all clean, don't dislike it..." She was almost incoherent.
"Teacher, you go to the room and sit first." Tang Shi led Yuan Yong to the main room and sat down, and poured him tea himself.
Liu Shi was a little uneasy, "Master, did something happen to my stone?"
Yuan Yong smiled and said, "Don't be so restrained, my surname is Yuan, I'm just a few years older than you, just call you Big Brother Yuan." He didn't care much about his status. Since he had accepted Tang Shi as a disciple, he naturally wouldn't. Look down on his origin. With Tang Shi's parents, of course, they want to meet with the same generation.
At this time, Tang Qing came back in a hurry. Seeing Tang Shi and Yuan Yong, he was about to salute Yuan Yong, but was blocked by Yuan Yong.
"Brother Tang, don't be so polite," Yuan Yong asked him to sit down, "I'm here today mainly because of the stone." He just heard Liu's call Tang Shi so, so he called along with them.
"I'll get straight to the point," Yuan Yong said sternly, "My name is Yuan Yong, and I want to accept Shishi as a disciple and teach Shishi to read. What are the opinions of the two of you?"
Tang Qing and Liu Shi were startled, they never thought it was such a great thing, Tang Qing came back to his senses and couldn't help but said in distress: "Mr. Yuan, but you also saw that our family doesn't have a lot of money, We're afraid of the cost of repairing this bundle..."
Yuan Yong smiled heartily, his broad sleeves fluttering in his hands, which seemed to be a little freehand and freehand, "Don't worry, you two, since I have accepted Shishi as my disciple, I will naturally be responsible for his future studies, such as pen, ink, paper and inkstone. , don't worry."
"This, how does this work?" Tang Qing didn't want to take advantage of others, "How can this trouble Mr. Yuan!"
Yuan Yong was very firm, "Brother Tang, don't feel troublesome. Stone is very talented. I really can't bear to let him bury him. You can fulfill my wish."
Tang Qing and Liu Shi were immediately flattered, and they were naturally happy when they heard that their stone was praised so much, but, no matter what, it was not suitable.
"Stone, you go out first, and then carefully discuss with your parents for the teacher." Yuan Yong said to Tang Shi.
Tang Shi knew that he wanted to convince his parents, so he nodded obediently, exited the house, and closed the door by the way, um, he was still a child, so he would not interfere with the adults' decisions.
He walked out of the yard leisurely, and seeing a lot of curious villagers surrounded his house, Tang Aniu's family was naturally not to be outdone. Tang Aniu directly asked Xiang Tang Shi, "Aren't you going to do anything wrong again?"
Tang Shi was really too lazy to pay attention to him, so he pretended he didn't hear it.
"Tang Shi! Tang Shi!" Tang Shi saw Zhao Xu waving at him next door. He thought of Zhao Jin's maintenance of himself that day, so he couldn't help showing her a smile and walked over.
"Miss Zhao, what are you calling me?"
Zhao Xu lost a look in his yard, "I didn't look for you, it was my brother looking for you."
Tang Shi thought that the teacher might have something to say to his parents, so he entered Zhao's yard, and Zhao Xu followed him in and closed the door by the way, ignoring other people's instructions.
When Tang Shi walked in, Zhao Jin looked at him with a gentle smile, "Please sit down."
Tang Shi also sat down opposite him rudely, smiled and asked, "Brother Zhao, what are you looking for from me?"
Zhao Jin personally poured him a cup of tea, "Brother Shitou is a straightforward person, so I'll get straight to the point." He put down the teapot, his eyes with a gentle smile met Tang Shi's round eyes, "Are you in the back mountain? Found a ruby?"
When Tang Shi heard the words, he took out the red jade from his arms and put it in his palm, "Is this what you're talking about?"
Zhao Jin seemed a little surprised by his actions. The hands in front of him were very white and slender, and he couldn't tell who was more captivating than the blood-red jade.
"It's this one." He nodded.
Tang Shi put the red jade on the stone table, "Since you said it was yours, then I will return it to Zhao now." Anyway, this thing is useless to him now, and it seems to be a big trouble now, he might as well borrow it This resignation can be regarded as repaying Zhao Jin's favor.
Zhao Jin was even more surprised now. He had imagined many possibilities, but he had never thought about this one. This Tang Dynasty was very different.
"You don't have anything else to say?" Zhao Jin asked Tang when he saw that he was leaving, "For example, those two people who were killed by branches."
Tang Shi stopped and looked back with a blank and innocent expression, "What is Brother Zhao talking about? What was killed by a branch?"
Zhao Jin held the jade in the palm of his hand, looked at him with a handsome smile, and said leisurely: "For example, the old tree at the entrance of the village, and for example, those withered wheat..."
Tang Shi smiled and raised his eyebrows, very cute, "Brother Zhao, I have already returned to Zhao." He bit the last four words a little harder.
Zhao Jin got up and walked in front of him, bent down and looked at him with a smile, "Tang Shi, I heard that Yuan Yong wants to accept you as a disciple?"
Tang Shi nodded, his eyes widened, and the end of his eyes showed innocence, "Yeah."
Zhao Jin asked again, "Are you going to take the imperial examinations to become an official?"
"Exam for the imperial examinations but not an official." Tang Shi gave him a dissatisfied look, "Why are you asking so much?"
Zhao Jin straightened up, still smiling softly, "Tang Shi, have you ever thought about what you will face in the future from the moment you became his disciple?" He still pretended to be at a loss when he saw Tang Shi, He said, "A lot of things are out of your own hands. I know you are very smart, and I know you can understand."
Tang Shi looked at him for a while, and the expression on his face gradually changed.