The Little Officials of the Song Dynasty

Chapter 189: The pursuit of a scholar

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Yun Yanhui felt that he was really frightened, he really never thought that Shen Kuo would like Shuangyi!

No matter how you look at it, I feel that in the few interactions between the two, it is Shuang Yi who is showing force.

In this biological world, it seems that it is usually the males who show their strength, and then the females fall in love, right? Why is it so fresh and refined when it comes to Shen Kuo's place

Or does it mean that Shen Kuo has the same girly heart as their family's primary school

Yun Yanhui suddenly felt that he had discovered the key, thinking that when he told Xiao Chuxin that I treated you as a friend, you actually wanted to fall in love with me.

Now I can tell Shen Kuo that I treat you as a friend and you actually like my sister.

At this time, Shen Kuo also felt a little too "unruly", "Brother Yan, I don't mean to offend... It's just that I took the initiative to ask the officials to participate in the poetry festival..."

"I don't mean to offend, but..." Yun Yan replied with difficulty, "but why do you think like this! You should understand, if you and my sister really become, then you will be subject to many restrictions in the future, I don't see you as a friend anymore!"

Shen Kuo looked at Yun Yan back in shock, expressing incomprehension to his last sentence.

Yun Yan replied seriously: "Look, if we are friends, we go out to drink and if you ask a geisha to accompany the drink, I might tell you who sings well. But if you are my brother-in-law, I will interrupt. Your leg… "

Shen Kuo: "..."

Even geisha is not allowed to accompany the drink, this is really strict.

But looking at Yun Yan's return, he was very serious.

And as long as you think about it, you can know that Yun Yanhui is so strict with herself, and she has always gotten along with the women of Huanchang as elders.

Yun Yan looked back at Shen Kuo and warned: "If you regret it, we will continue to be friends, and I will not tell anyone about this."

Shen Kuo, who was a little stunned, shook his head and said hesitantly, "I think...it's acceptable, Sister Ling is very special..."

Yun Yan looked back at Shen Kuo for a long time, and was amazed in her heart, "Oh, hey, there is still a market for the type of Shuangyi in our family. Thinking about it, Shen Kuo's conditions were quite in line with his imagination.

The official is not particularly high, but there is no pressure in life. He is smart enough, has a taste for life, has a good temper, and is weak in combat. Especially, he has some medical skills. If he is injured by Shuangyi, he can bandage himself...

Bah, that's not right, but you can't go for domestic violence right from the start.

Yun Yan was thinking about it here, but Shen Kuo thought he had doubts, so he said: "Brother Yan, you know me well, I didn't ask for my sister's dowry, you can dowry less..."

"That won't work, I can't wrong Shuangyi." Yun Yan replied, "I'm not doubting your character, but I can't decide this matter. You see, Shuangyi told the officials, but didn't read it. Don't you think that the two of you are very different? But if you still don't give up this heart, then you have to make Shuangyi willing, do you know what I mean?"

Shen Kuo had never seen such a pattern.

There are two parents in the family, isn't it all the life of the parents, the words of the matchmaker? But thinking about the uniqueness of this family, Shen Kuo also understood, he gritted his teeth, "I'm just afraid... If I come to Sister Ling often, it will hinder her..."

Shen Kuo also thought that Yun Yan would give him some ideas and even create a chance for him.

Who knew that Yun Yanhui showed a gloating expression, and closed the door, "That's your own business, you want to go."

Shen Kuo: "..."

Yun Yan returned ruthlessly and said: "You go quickly, I'm going back to eat."

"Brother Yan..." Shen Kuo wanted to cry without tears, but Yun Yanhui turned his face and didn't recognize him.

Yun Yan went back into the house and found that everyone was staring at him with wide eyes.

"… what?"

Zheng Ping said strangely: "What are you looking for in the deposit?"

They were still talking here just now that the official family actually called Shen Cunzhong to the poetry club, but Shuangyi refused all of them, and now Shen Cunzhong came to the door, what's the situation? to explain? "

"He said that he took the initiative to ask to go to the poetry party..." Yun Yan replied slowly, and she saw that everyone was shocked.

Shuang Yi even burst out: "... Is he sick?"

"How did you talk?" Zheng Ping glanced at Shuang Yi disapprovingly. She still had a very good impression of Shen Kuo, but she wondered if she might be a little weak.

"I have always thought that this child in Cunzhong has a very good vision. Didn't you say before that he admired Brother Yan very much before he entered Beijing?"

If Shuang Yi and Shen Cunzhong became successful, it would also be a beautiful thing.

Yun Yanhui admired Zheng Ping's ability to associate, and at the same time showed a gossip expression: "Shuangyi, did you really do anything other than save him?"

"What saved him, I didn't see him in that group of people." Shuang Yi felt inexplicable. In her impression, Shen Kuo was a weak chicken. "What did you tell him?"

"What else can I say, I just made sure that he really wanted to marry him, and then I ignored him." Yun Yan replied sternly, "I will decide before your marriage happens or he has an answer. Don't treat him as a friend, so as to create a fair and just environment, lest you be disturbed by me."

Shuang Yi said expressionlessly, "I'm going to eat."

"This topic is too blunt," Yun Yan took a sip of tea back, "Hey, it seems that we Shuangyi still know how to be shy."

Shuangyi: "… "

.

Yun Yan replied that if she wanted to avoid her own interference, she really avoided Shen Kuo. After all, Shuang Yi had such a good relationship with him from childhood to adulthood. What if he consulted his attitude.

Then again, being friends is one thing, but being in-laws is another.

Shen Kuo had no choice, and after a few days of holding back, he started giving gifts.

The first gift was sent by Tuo Zhengling.

Zheng Ling took a box wrapped in cloth to Yunyan to go home, "Shen Kuo asked me to bring this, what is this, Brother Yan, did you get anything else?"

Shen Kuo said to bring Yun Yan home, and Zheng Ling thought it was for Yun Yan.

Shuang Yi happened to be at home too, where he was sitting and wiping the dagger, but he looked over when he heard it.

Yun Yan looked back at her, stepped forward and untied the cloth. The box inside had a mechanism, and after pressing it, it could be opened. After opening, it turned into a square chessboard with a dome in the middle, with twenty-four pieces attached, half of which were red and half were black.

Zheng Ling asked curiously, "What is this?"

Yun Yanhui couldn't recognize it either. She saw that there was a note pressed under the chess piece. She wanted to open it to see, but suddenly she thought of something, and handed the note to Shuang Yi, "Come and see."

Zheng Ling was even more puzzled, why did he ask Shuang Yi to come and see

Shuang Yi unfolded the note and showed it to Yun Yan, "It's a game."

Yun Yan looked back and said, hey, it's true, there's no nasty words, it's just writing how to play. Only then did he know what this thing was, and he couldn't help but look at the chessboard and pieces again, "It turns out that this is playing chess."

When Zheng Ling heard this, his face was stunned, "Playing chess? What is playing chess?"

"You're really ignorant, can you read more?" Yun Yan explained back, "Xiangye moved the lamp to Yinqing, and clumps of green temples sat playing chess. This is the game I'm talking about. I felt that the emperor should not play Cuju, so someone invented Tangqi and dedicated it to Emperor Chengdi of the Han Dynasty, so you can understand it as Cuju on the chessboard, playing with marbles."

Yun Yan replied that Zheng Ling didn't like to read, and she really did not wrong him. Yun Yanhui didn't know how to play chess early on, but he also learned about it after reading the book after traveling through time. "... However, after the Tang Dynasty, this way of playing has gradually been lost. Therefore, this chessboard, chess pieces and play method should be restored by Shen Kuo based on ancient books. , the only one in the world."

Zheng Ling still didn't understand, "What does he do with this restoration? Is it fun? Can it make money?"

Yun Yan glanced back at Zheng Ling, "Playing chess was once popular in Tang Dynasty. Tang people love playing chess very much, so it should be fun. Whether it can make money or not is not certain. After all, we have a lot more chess games now than at that time. As for why he wants to restore this... Hehe, how do I know?"

In fact, Yun Yanhui knew it! Xueba's love affair is really different. He studied ancient books and recovered only one chess game in the world, just to chase girls wow! At this level, I ask you whether you are satisfied

Looking at Shuang Yi again, there is nothing special on his expression, he is playing with the pieces and watching curiously.

"Oh..." Zheng Ling flipped through it, "No matter, let's play."

Zheng Ling immediately started playing chess with Shuang Yi. From time to time, he compared the gameplay. After a few games, he became proficient, which was quite addictive.

This playing chess became popular in Yunyan's hometown.

Although Shen Kuo didn't say who it was for, everyone knew that it was given to Shuangyi, so he usually kept it in her room and took it out when he wanted to play.

After a few days like this, Shen Kuo asked Zhao Yunchu to send something.

"You take this... to Brother Yan's house."

"Why don't you go by yourself?" Zhao Yunchu looked at the box and asked.

Shen Kuo blushed, "No, it's inconvenient..."

Zhao Yunchu suddenly became suspicious, "What's in here? What are you sending Brother Yan for? What's your purpose?"

Shen Kuo was very embarrassed by him, "You don't need to send it away, I'll find someone else."

Zhao Yunchu refused to return the box to him, "Tell me, why do you want to give something to Brother Yan?"

Shen Kuo: "..."

Shen Kuo knelt down, "...not for Brother Yan."

He was really convinced, Zhao Yunchu and Zheng Ling's reactions were completely different. After Zheng Ling heard it, he had no doubts at all. He even thought it was going to be sent to Yun Yan, and he didn't even think about it.

"It wasn't for Brother Yan, who was it for?" After Zhao Yunchu finished speaking, he understood and looked at Shen Kuo meaningfully.

Shen Kuo: "..."

"I delivered it for you. I'm going to Yan Ge'er's house for dinner today." Zhao Yunchu didn't return the box to him, and went home to Yunyan with meal time.

"This is what Shen Kuo asked me to bring." Zhao Yunchu said.

As soon as he said it, everyone understood what was going on.

When I took it apart, this time it was a beautiful bronze mirror with an embossed lotus pattern and Liu Yong's words on the back - which is equivalent to a pop song. Other than that, nothing special.

Shuang Yi picked it up and looked at it, it was quite clear, but he didn't know what it meant.

Yun Yanhui knew that Shen Kuo would not give it casually, at least it was on the same level as the last time he played chess. After watching it for a long time, he found that patterns and poems could be vaguely seen on the mirror. He moved in his heart and took it over. Take a look at the light.

In an instant, the same pattern and verse as the back of the mirror appeared on the wall, which turned out to be a light-transmitting mirror.

Like the chess game, this is also a restored work that has long lost its production method. Today's craftsmen have no idea how to make such a light-transmitting mirror. Yun Yanhui was still wearing it, so he guessed one or two.

Shuang Yi looked surprised and tried for a while with the mirror, "How did you do this?"

Zheng Ping only felt that Shen Kuo was very attentive, and exchanged glances with Yun Yanhui.

Yun Yan returned to her heart and understood, "I'll take Xiaochu to play chess."

Shuang Yi answered absentmindedly.

Yun Yanhui and Zhao Yunchu went out into the yard with playing chess and put the chessboard aside.

Zhao Yunchu understood at first glance, "This is also sent by Shen Kuo?"

"You are smarter than Feibo, he hasn't thought about it yet." Yun Yanhui also understood that Zhao Yunchu must have noticed it.

Zhao Yunchu was quite emotional, "I didn't expect Shen Cunzhong to treat Shuangyi...the two of them are really irrelevant. Shuangyi really doesn't think he can't be martial?"

"I don't know, but Shen Kuo is probably worried about this, so he sent so many things." Yun Yanhui wanted to laugh, "He thought about it."

Zhao Yunchu also laughed, "What would you do if you were in such a situation as Brother Yan?"

Yun Yan smiled back and said, "Haha, send money, I'm tacky."

"No way..." Zhao Yunchu touched the scarf that he had used for several years, and whispered, "You are not tacky, Brother Yan."

Because I have experienced it, I am more thirsty.