Chapter 656: Over there at the school

When the hot summer comes, the old locust tree that holds a big shady umbrella is gone, and the iron-locked well is closed by private houses. The sweet well water that the old people miss can no longer drink. The tomb of the gods There are a lot less crickets, and the creaky old porcelain mountain can no longer be climbed up once you step down. Fortunately, in spring, there are still peach trees in Peach Leaf Lane, which are cute in deep red and light red.

In life, there are gatherings and separations. Fortunately, there are separations and gatherings.

Today, there are many people who have returned home gathered at the old school.

Li Huai, Lin Shouyi, Dong Shuijing, and Shi Chunjia, before returning to the academy, made an appointment to return to the school together today. They didn’t say much, they just went there to have a look and sit around. .

Dong Shuijing asked someone to find the subordinate clerk at the county government office and got the key to help him open the door. He usually didn’t know Dong Shuijing’s ability or Dong Bancheng’s name, but Dong Shuijing sold the The glutinous rice wine has been sold as far away as Lijing City. It is said that even the immortal ferry boats that fly like birds in the white clouds will put this wine on it. This is a rolling source of wealth that everyone can see.

Four classmates and friends who once studied here, Li Huai and Dong Shuijing came to carry water together. The shoulder poles, buckets and rags were all brought from Li Huai’s ancestral house. Shi Jiachun held them The basket is all packed inside. Lin Shouyi was a young master from a wealthy family back then. He didn't have to worry about clothes and clothes, so he didn't have much opportunity to do such work. Today he wanted to fetch water, but Dong Shuijing smiled and said that the water fetching place near Li Huai's house is more familiar to me. some.

So Lin Shouyi, who was empty-handed, chatted with Shi Chunjia who was approaching him.

Both families moved to the Great Li capital. Lin Shouyi’s father was promoted to a capital official, but the Shi family was just rich. In the eyes of the natives of the capital, they were considered foreigners. A rich man from a wealthy family, his whole body smelled like mud. The Shi family's business in the early years was not going well, and they could not find any reason to reason when they were cheated. Shi Chunjia had something to say. The store in Qilong Lane was crowded with people the previous time, so it was just a joke and it was not easy to say anything. Now that only Lin Shouyi was there, Shi Chunjia opened up to ridicule and complain about Lin Shouyi, saying that his family members were in the capital. I couldn't find the temple even after picking up the pig's head, so I went to find Lin Shouyi's father. I didn't expect to be rejected, so I just went into the house to drink tea and reminisce about the past. It was considered over. Lin Shouyi's father , made it clear that he was not willing to help.

Shi Chunjia is now a married woman and is no longer the carefree little girl with braids she was in her early years. However, the reason why she is willing to talk straight to the point is that she is still willing to treat Lin Shouyi as a friend. How their parents dealt with each other was their business. After Shi Chunjia left school and academies and became a woman who cared for her husband and raised her children, she cherished those years of elementary education even more.

The words that can be used to complain to people face to face are because there is no resentment in the bottom of the heart.

Lin Shouyi did not hide anything for his father and family, saying: "You still don't know what my father's temperament is like and what my family's situation is like? Who dared to go to my house to play when I was my classmate? Bao How brave was Ping back then? How many times did she visit my house? ”

The Lin family has always been very eccentric in their early years in the small town. They don't like to talk to outsiders. Lin Shouyi's father is even weirder. He works in the supervising Yamen and is refreshing and alone. When he returns home, He is a taciturn person, but when faced with the concubine Lin Shouyi, he is almost harsh, but he is also another person. That man knows how to get along with almost everyone. Because of his ability in doing things, he has a very good reputation in the Supervisory Office. Well, he got along well with several supervisors, so apart from the praise from his colleagues in the Yamen, Lin Shouyi seemed a bit mean and unfeeling as the head of the family or as a father.

When I traveled to the Great Sui Academy, the letters I sent home to Lin Shouyi were always concise and to the point, as if settling accounts.

No matter how famous Lin Shouyi is now in the Sui Dynasty, and even in the officialdom of Dali, that man has never seemed to have such a son, and has never written. Xin and Lin Shou said that they would go home and take a look when they had some free time.

Shi Chunjia remembered something and joked: "Lin Shouyi, even a few of my friends have heard about you. How capable you are! Your deeds have spread to the great Li capital city, saying that you can definitely become a A wise man from the academy, even a gentleman would dare to think about it. He is an immortal on the mountain who has accomplished Taoism and has a good appearance..."

At this point, Shi Chunjia turned sideways and looked at the green shirt. Lin Shouyi said, "Hey, he is really handsome. I couldn't tell him at all before. He keeps a straight face all day long, like a young master, which is not pleasant."

Lin Shouyi said: "This kind of If you have the guts, say it in front of Bian Wenmao."

Shi Chunjia smiled and said, "I didn't say you were prettier than my husband."

Lin Shouyi shook his head. , said nothing.

Shi Chunjia said with emotion, "At that time, the school only had the latest books written by you and Li Huai, and they were the same after reading them for a year. Li Huai didn't like to read books, and he felt sleepy when he read them. You are the most careful when reading books."

Lin Shouyi smiled and said: "Do you remember such a small thing?"

Shi Chunjia asked: "If you don't remember these, what will you remember? "

Lin Shou nodded and said: "It's a good habit."

Lin Shouyi hesitated and said, "If anything happens in the capital in the future, I will ask Bian Wenmao for help. ."

Shi Chunjia was stunned, then laughed and pointed at Lin Shouyi, "You have been the least talkative and the most thoughtful since you were a child."

Where is Lin Shouyi? Need help from Bian Wenmao?

This kind of thing of helping others with steps and ladders is probably Lin Shouyi’s unique gentleness and kindness.

At the school, while cleaning, Li Huai loudly recited the beginning of a family motto article, "Rise at dawn, sweep the court!"

Thinking back to those days, every day In the early morning, Mr. Qi would start cleaning the school early. He always did these things himself and did not need to be done by the book boy Zhao Yao.

Dong Shuijing smiled and answered: "Be clean inside and outside."

Shi Chunjia wiped the table and raised the rag in his hand after hearing this.Then he said: "As soon as you faint, take a rest and close the door."

Not far away, Lin Shouyi smiled and said: "I must check it myself."

Lin Shouyi wiped the window carefully Lan, studying at the foot of the mountain, cultivating the Tao on the mountain, cultivating the body and cultivating the mind, isn't it like this?

Shi Chunjia’s husband, Bian Wenmao, also returned to this Huaihuang County town. The town belongs to the county and county governments. Bian Wenmao has applied for a famous post and needs to pay a visit to Baoxi County Governor Fu Yu. .

Fu Yu is also a son of a well-established family in the capital. The Bian family and the Fu family have some romantic relationships, and they both belong to Dali Qingliu. However, the Bian family is still much inferior to the Fu family. However, the Fu family is not as famous as the Cao and Yuan surnames. After all, it does not belong to the surname of Shangzhu State. Fu Yu was once the secretary general of Wu Yuan, the first county magistrate of Longquan, and he kept it secret.

After Longquan County was promoted to Longzhou, it administered the four counties of Celadon, Baoxi, Sanjiang and Xianghuo. The governor of Yuan County was the chief official of Celadon County who was promoted on the spot. The other three prefectures were all from Beijing officials and had aristocratic families. Both Han tribes had it, and Baoxi County was captured by Fu Yu.

Bian Wenmao was willing to submit to the Baoxi County Sheriff's Office, but he did not dare to visit the Celadon County Yamen. This was due to the high prestige of the Shangzhuguo surname.

In fact, although Fu Yu is now the same rank as the direct grandson of the Yuan family, and they are both prefects of the same county, but every time he goes to the governor's residence in the city to discuss matters, not to mention Fu Yu, it is Wei Li, the governor. Facing that Governor Yuan was not easy.

Not only is Commander Yuan's background, but Commander Yuan's own ethics and political methods are also

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The key.

Yu Lu and Xie Xie first went to the Yuan family’s ancestral home, then rushed to the school and picked two unoccupied seats.

Both of them were foreign students at the old cliff academy in Dali, but they were not as close to Mr. Qi as Li Huai and the others. They migrated here as remnants of the Lu family, and they only saw Cui Dongshan, but not Mr. Qi, who founded Shanya Academy and the school in this town.

Coincidentally, Song Jixin and his maid Zhigui also returned to their old places today. They did not go to the school class to sit down. Song Jixin and Lin Shouyi had almost no contact with him at the school except Zhao Yao. After talking, Song Jixin took Zhigui to the backyard. He sat at the stone table where Mr. Qi had instructed him to play chess with Zhao Yao. Zhigui stood outside Chaimen in the north as usual.

Song Jixin looked lonely and reached out to brush the table.

I wonder if Zhao Yao, who finally lost to me in chess, is still safe now that he is traveling in a foreign land.

Song Jixin turned his head and looked at Zhigui, who was bending a wicker in his spare time.

She stood on tiptoes and gently swayed the branches.

Song Jixin looked at her side face that he never got tired of and liked more than anything else. He couldn't hate it, was unwilling to let it go, and couldn't bear it.

She turned her head, as if she had completely forgotten the frankness that day, and turned into a maid who depended on Song Jixin again. She let go of her hand and said with a sweet smile: "Master, do you want to play chess?"

Song Jixin shook his head slightly.

In addition to Li Huai and Song Jixin, there were also two unexpected official figures who came to visit.

The diligent and pragmatic Governor Yuan, and the unruly Governor Cao.

Neither of them carried any retinue, one deliberately did not bring any, and the other did not have any at all.

In fact, these two people of the same age, who were both born in the Shangzhu Kingdom, were students of the old Shanya Academy in Dali Capital City.

However, similar to Yu Lu, the subjugated prince, he has never seen Mr. Qi with his own eyes, let alone listened to Mr. Qi's teachings in person.

Cao Duzao was leaning against the window, with a vermilion wine gourd hanging around his waist. It was made of an ordinary material. He had been with the small wine gourd for as many years as he had been in the town. It was polished by rubbing. The patties are so delicious that they are a favorite made by Governor Cao and cannot be exchanged for a thousand pieces of money.

Seeing the county magistrate who had taken off his official robe and put on a green shirt, Governor Cao was surprised and said: "Marine Magistrate Yuan is a very busy man. He spins the top every day, his feet never leave the ground, and his buttocks don't stick to each other. Chair and stool, Mr. Yuan is not dizzy, but everyone else seems to be drunk. This trip to Huaihuang County will delay so much business."

Governor Yuan looked indifferent, "It's better to talk to you. "Delaying things."

The two surnames of Da Li and Yuan Cao are now the most famous surnames of Shangzhu Kingdom in the entire Aquarius Continent. The reason is very simple. Half of the door gods posted on the territory of this continent are two. Our ancestors, Laocishan Confucian Temple and Shenxianfenwu Temple in Huaihuang County, were also sculpted into golden bodies and enjoyed incense as companions to the gods.

Cao Duzao took off the wine bottle from his waist, took a sip, and squinted his eyes, as if every time he drank, his life was complete.

Standing straight and straight, Governor Yuan was on the same level as the lazy Governor Cao. This Yuan family son, who had an excellent reputation in Dali officialdom, said: "I don't know that Governor Yuan is always like this." I went out drunk for the first time and wandered home. When I saw the portrait of my ancestor on the door, I would like to sober up."

Cao Duzao is famous for his lack of airs and his heavy drinking. I like to drink heavily, and drink slowly in small sips, so I seem to be drinking all day long. The road of life is the way to buy wine. I stop halfway and chat with anyone.

Fortunately, the Kiln Supervision and Construction Office located in the small town is a clean yamen, with no regard for heaven or earth. It is nominally under the direct jurisdiction of the Ministry of Rites, and the Ministry of Officials in the capital has no right to interfere. In fact, whether the Ministry of Rites can control the construction of Longquan kilns, everyone in the officialdom of Dali capital is as if they are in the clear mirror.

Director Cao specifically told his assistant officers that the performance evaluations of all officials and subordinates in the yamen should be written well or extremely well.

It would be great if you get some good wine as a gift.

It was excellent last year, but if we don’t send some wine, it will no longer be excellent this year.

The official rules of the Kiln Supervisory Office are so simple. It saves worry and effort and makes officials big and small, regardless of whether they are clear or muddy, be dumbfounded and then beam with joy. Such an easy-to-deal-with chief official , it’s hard to find even with a lantern.

Supervisor Cao did not make his own decisionsThe official hat was taken seriously, and over time, the people of the town began to see that this young official was not pretending to be approachable, so they started to take it seriously.

Huang Erniang dared to laugh and scold him. Liu Dayanzhuzi and his like who had moved to the state capital also dared to call themselves brothers at the wine table with Cao Duzao. When they returned to the state capital, they talked about being with that Cao Duzao when they met everyone. Superintendents are good friends. Even those big boys who wear crotchless pants like to play and fight with the idle Supervisor Cao. If they complain to their father, it will be useless. If they cry to their mother, they will do it if the woman is more aggressive. Take off the clothes made by Governor Cao.

Cao Duzao has already spoken the small town dialect very authentically. It would be uncomfortable to talk to others in Dali Mandarin.

Cao Duzao squinted at the very familiar peer and replied, "I wonder if Commander Yuan, who is the most abiding by etiquette, would kneel down and kowtow every time he sees the portrait of the door god."

If the two of them had not come to this small town for experience, as a starter in officialdom, the county governor Yuan Zhengding would never say a word to the other party, while the supervisor Cao Gengxin would probably take the initiative to talk to Yuan Zhengding. But there is absolutely no way to say it so "gentlely".

Yuan Zhengding was silent for a moment, "If you are not doing your job properly, will you have the nerve to go to Chi'er Street in the future?"

Cao Gengxin shook the wine bottle in his hand and said with a smile: "You walk with your face. , Mr. Yuan’s words are very funny. Next time, who in the capital will dare to say that the only flaw in Mr. Yuan is that he is not funny enough. I met him on the road and he was a big talker. ”

Yuan Zhengding continued to ask: "Do you remember Guan Yiran and Liu Xunmei? If I remember correctly, these two generals liked to hang out behind you when you were young."

That is the transformation of civil and military identities.

Cao Gengxin smiled and said: "Master Yuan, since you don't know who I am, don't say that you think you know me."

Yuan Zhengding pretended to be surprised, "Oh? Dare I ask who you are?”

Cao Gengxin took a sip of wine and said, “When I’m not drinking, I’m Cao the Drunkard, but when I’m drinking, I’m Cao the Great Drunkard.”

Yuan Zhengding smiled and said, "It really delayed things."

Cao Gengxin shook his head and said: "I came to see Mr. Qi's direct students, especially to ask for some help from Brother Dong. The glutinous rice wine that does not need to be paid for on credit, Mr. Yuan is different. He comes to the prince to establish friendship and make judgments. I am the mud of the back alley that has soiled my boots. Mr. Yuan is the bronze mirror on the high hanging door. He is high-spirited and honest. , open and aboveboard."

Yuan Zhengding frowned and said: "All these years, have you learned to talk?"

Cao Gengxin asked: "Then you have learned it?"

Yuan Zhengding said solemnly: "It's not a child's play!"

Cao Geng held the small wine pot in his heart, cupped his fists with both hands and begged for mercy: "Master Yuan, just rely on your own ability

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If you are on your way to success, don’t worry about me being a lazy guy who can’t make progress. ”

Yuan Zhengding sighed in his heart.

If he doesn’t like this person’s style, he is very unhappy, but deep down in his heart, Yuan Zhengding still hopes that this descendant of the Cao family can When it comes to career advancement, Yuan Zhengding focuses on himself.

Whether it is the officialdom, the literary world, or the worldly affairs. It's so strange. Everyone who is watching the excitement likes the battle between rivals and is willing to pay more attention to it. It would not be a good thing if someone goes alone and wins.

Yuan Zhengding is very envious.

First, he can prevent thieves.

It's just that Cao Duzao, who was appointed by the late emperor, seems to not care about anything he chooses.

Yuan Zhengding was both happy and worried. He was happy that his neighbors, his peers who would have been the mortal enemies of the Great Li Temple in the future, were so unlucky, but he was worried about the enterprising young emperor. Seeing how unhappy this Cao Geng was. It's pleasant to the eye, but one day I can't bear it anymore, and even the Cao family will not give up, and simply replace it with someone. In the future, after Yuan Zhengding is promoted to the governor of Longzhou, he will become a truly powerful official in the border area, but after all, he will become helpless. Now, the new superintendent is definitely not very talkative.

Not far from the school, there is Ma Kuxuan and his maid Shudian. >My eyes met with Cao Gengxin and Yuan Zhengding, but neither of them meant to say hello.

They were never from the same place.

Ma Kuxuan said: "My grandma is still alive. When I was young, I liked to scold people very much, just in front of their faces. Those who dared not scold in front of them would scold them behind their backs. Among the people I know, there are only three people who don't scold me. Mr. Qi from the school is one of them. My grandma said that Mr. Qi is a truly good person. "

Ma Kuxuan tugged at the corner of his mouth, crossed his arms across his chest, leaned back, and leaned against a yellow mud wall, "In my hometown, people like to speak freely without holding back the door. "

Ma Kuxuan laughed, and then said a strange thing: "You deserve this. ”

Shu Dian can’t understand it at all, it’s probably a local proverb.

Shu Dian only knows one thing: the dialect of a small town is mostly flat, so there are no ups and downs.

It was rare for Ma Kuxuan to have more innocuous words with her. Instead, it was like an unprecedented family affair. He explained with a smile: "It means that after listening to other people's words, it's like carrying a burden." "Can't you bear the weight?"

A young man walking out of the ancestral home in Muping Lane stopped for a long time when passing by Chen Ping'an's ancestral home.

Gu Can originally planned to go directly to Zhoucheng, but after thinking about it, he decided to go to the school.

At Niujiaoshan Ferry, on a cross-continental ferry from the north of Laolongcheng to Beiju Luzhou, a tall man stepped off the ferry and returned home after leaving his hometown.

Ruan Xiu greeted with a smile: "Hello, Liu Xianyang."

Liu Xianyang walked quickly with a bright smile, "Miss Ruan!"

Ruan Xiu nodded and threw over a sword token. If you get this thing, you can travel far and wide in the Longzhou realm.

In fact, Liu Xianyang will be the direct descendant of the Longquan Sword Sect’s ancestor hall in a few years.

Liu Xianyang just lent it to the Chen family in Nanbosu Island for twenty years.

Liu Xianyang took the sword tablet, said goodbye, and went directly to Yufeng's ancestral home, then to a tomb near Longyao, and finally returned to the town.

He blocked the entrance to the Mud Bottle Alley and beat Gu Can.

Gu Can did not fight back.

A woman in red who was dancing on the sea of ​​clouds also changed her mind. After calculating the time, she did not go to Lijing City and took a detour back to her hometown town.

Looking down, she landed on the side of the school.

Ruan Xiu went to the New Year's Eve shop in Qilong Lane, eating pastries along the way, and also headed to the school.

As a result, the already bustling school became more and more crowded.

Bian Wenmao left the Sheriff's Mansion and took a carriage to the street near the school. He raised the curtain and looked over there. He was surprised to find that Cao Duzao and Sheriff Yuan were standing together.

Bian Wenmao weighed the pros and cons. Since the two Shangzhu Kingdom disciples were there, he stopped politely greetings. He lowered the curtain of the carriage and reminded the coachman to move the carriage to another place.

As for the other people near the school, Bian Wenmao either knew them and had already dealt with them, or he just met them and ignored them.

Bian Wenmao just waited for Shi Chunjia to leave the elementary school, and then set off together to return to Dali Capital.

A guy who looked like a weak scholar actually regretted his decision and took Brother Long Bo to stroll around the town carefully.

In the end, he was attracted by the "movements" at the school. Liu Chicheng gritted his teeth and silently told himself to just take a look and don't cause trouble. It was a kid with a yellow mouth on the roadside in this palm-sized place. , jumped up and slapped himself inexplicably, but he had to smile in response!

So Liu Chicheng and Brother Long Bo saw a scene.

The students at the school started to disperse at about the same time, so at a certain moment, everyone fell into the sight of pedestrians on the other side of the street.

The woman in Tsing Yi with ponytail, Ruan Xiu.

Li Baoping wearing a red cotton jacket,

Li Huai, Lin Shouyi, Dong Shuijing.

Thank you, Yu Lu.

Ma Kuxuan.

Song collected salary and Zhigui.

Liu Xianyang, Gu Can.

Those people glanced at Liu Chicheng who was standing on the roadside.

Gu Can, in particular, smiled playfully.

Liu Chicheng’s scalp was numb and his intestines were green with regret. This shouldn’t have happened, it definitely shouldn’t have happened.

If there was no one around, I would have slapped Brother Long Bo in the face. If you are stupid and you don’t even know how to persuade me, how can you be a close friend or critic?

Chai Bofu's realm is gone, but his vision is still there, but he is more stubborn than Liu Chicheng. I am now on the verge of death, so take it as you go.

Liu Chicheng humbly asked for advice: "Brother Long Bo, if you make a living here, how many days can you live?"

Chai Bofu was speechless.

It’s just that those people are getting farther and farther away from the school and getting closer and closer to the street.

Chai Bofu felt more and more suffocated.

Liu Chicheng stopped talking and smiled with Brother Long Bo: "Don't you know, Chen Pingan and I are close friends?!"

Chai Bofu thought for a while, He nodded and said: "Me too."

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