The next day, the second elder of the Liu family brought two buckets of high-grade rice over to apologize to Gu Xuezhou, "Auntie, she doesn't know that Erniang ran away with someone, please don't worry about her." Since the two old men eloped with their second daughter, their hair has become whiter than before, and their waists have bent, facing the two pairs of cloudy old eyes, Gu Xuezhou really can't bear it, he knows the current situation of the Liu family, the gold and silver treasures have been taken away by the second girl Liu, except for the rice that can't be taken away in the store, these are already the best things they can come up with.

“…… The eldest lady didn't come back before, I don't know the inside story, we haven't told her, and now she's back, but she's a loose-mouthed ...... We didn't dare to tell her later. The second elder explained, "Sanniang sued us, only to know that I wronged you." Now that the eldest lady knows, she is ashamed and dare not come to see you, and we apologize to you on her behalf. ”

Gu Xuezhou actually didn't take yesterday's incident to heart, and Mrs. Liu liked to take advantage of it, and it was not an exaggeration to ridicule herself for not knowing, and she couldn't be angry. However, the second elder of the Liu family is estimated to have said it in a good way, if he is really guilty, at least send back two boxes of rouge, right? Even if Mrs. Liu knew that she scolded her wrong yesterday, she would probably be a little embarrassed now, and she planned to avoid it and fool around for a few days. Gu Xuezhou smiled kindly and waved his hand: "It's okay, it's okay, it's just a trivial matter." ”

Uncle Liu rubbed his hands, "Our third mother, I really like you, she was angry with her sister yesterday because of your affairs." ”

Speaking of the third lady, Gu Xuezhou suddenly sneered, in his opinion, the third lady is still a child, looking not much older than his brother Mu, they are all little brothers and sisters, and if he wants to marry him back as a daughter-in-law, he can't even imagine it, he just said casually: "The third lady is a kind-hearted person." ”

Uncle Liu couldn't hear the stiffness of Gu Xuezhou's words, and when he saw his little daughter being praised, he thought it was a little interesting, so he couldn't help but continue to say: "Yes, I think about it now, she treated you a little differently earlier, before Erniang mentioned you, she said that you are Miss Wang's filial piety, and she said that you are very capable of managing the shop at a young age......

Gu Xuezhou was afraid that if they let them take the next step, he would even say the words "Erniang doesn't need to give another dowry", interrupted him, and said: "Liu Sanniang is a good one, she is still young, wait for another two years, you will be more comfortable, and you will be able to say a good kiss." If your uncle and aunt are really in trouble, you might as well tell me that I will help you with all my might, and you will get through the difficulties and then slowly return to me. ”

Although it was tactful, the second elder of the Liu family finally understood Gu Xuezhou's words, he was not interested in his sister at all, originally this matter was that their family had done something wrong, and they had done it wrong several times, so how could they have the face to talk to Gu Xuezhou more.

In addition to Liu Sanniang's young age, Gu Xuezhou can't do such a thing as being engaged to the sisters of the family, although they are down now, the market merchants don't care about this, but he still wants to keep some dignity.

There was also a bag of tea on the counter, Gu Xuezhou wrapped it and gave it to the second elder of the Liu family, and only sent the two of them to the door, "I still have something to do, so I won't send it more." ”

The second elder of the Liu family thought that this was also the rejection of Gu Xiaodong's family, when they came before, Xiaodong's family sent them out for a while before going back, maybe they really didn't like their approach.

Gu Xuezhou turned around and went back, there was a half-sewn cloth bag behind the counter, which he made with his own hands, and the word "Mu" was embroidered in the lower right corner. He found a school for Mu Ge'er, so he made a bookbag that could be used for the four treasures of the study.

There is an old talent in the town, who has tried and failed, and then he gave up his career in frustration and returned to his hometown to open a school. Gu Xuezhou used a ham, two taels of tea and one tael of silver as a bundle, and asked for a seat for Mu Ge'er in the school.

As soon as Gu Xuezhou went back, he saw that Brother Mu was sullen, and climbed up the beam again, speaking of which, thanks to Brother Mu climbing up the beam, now his house wipes the beam every day, and there is not a single spider silk, and it is spotless.

Gu Xuezhou didn't understand who made him angry, so he stood at the bottom and coaxed him as usual, "Come down, I'm back." ”

Brother Mu uncharacteristically didn't listen to him, and said angrily: "I won't go down." ”

Gu Xuezhou thought about it, is the pickles for breakfast today too salty? I guess not, and thought about it again, "...... I didn't take you to the store today because I was bad. ”

Mu Ge'er squirmed and said, "Why don't you take me there?" Is it because that ugly girl is coming, and the ugly monster thinks he is in the way? Otherwise, why didn't you take him this time?

Hey, it's really this! This little thing, either refuses to even let people touch it, and bites people when it touches it, or it sticks tightly, more delicate than the most clingy kitten he has ever raised, and when he can't see people, he meows angrily, it's really hard to serve. Gu Xuezhou took out the cloth bag that was folded in his sleeve, "Because I don't want you to see the gift I gave you in advance." ”

Brother Mu was stunned, and looked over, "What?"

"Didn't I take you to the school a few days ago? You're going to study, I bought you pen and ink, and sewed a book bag. Gu Xuezhou said.

Mu Ge'er saw him take out a cloth bag made of dark blue coarse cloth, blinked, crawled down, took the bookbag from Gu Xuezhou's hand and unfolded it, and saw that his name was still embroidered on the corner with light-colored threads, his cheeks were slightly red, and his small mouth was still pouting, "It's ugly." This color is so ugly. ”

Gu Xuezhou explained: "The color is deep and easy to wash, even if it is stained with ink, it can't be seen at once." ”

Mu Ge'er nodded, his eyes were shining, and he directly carried the bookbag to his body, with the most "I reluctantly accept" tone in his mouth.

Prepare the books and brushes again, and after two days, Gu Xuezhou reluctantly sent him to the school.

When he went, he was fine, but when he came back, Brother Mu didn't look very happy, Gu Xuezhou asked him what was wrong, worried that he would be bullied, but Brother Mu disliked Lao Xiucai's teaching was not good, it was all things he had learned, and he was bored listening to it.

"Don't take your cleverness lightly. Gu Xuezhou raised his face and taught him, "Do you really know it?" casually asked Brother Mu to memorize a few words, but he didn't expect Brother Mu to memorize it like a stream.

"I'm not a three-year-old doll, I can read and write, where do I need to start teaching from the Three Character Classic?" Mu Ge'er explained.

Gu Xuezhou thought, Brother Mu was abducted at the age of four, and he has been in the drama troupe, could it be that he learned the words from the drama book? "You learned from watching the play?"

"My mother taught me. Brother Mu frowned, in confusion, he vaguely had this impression, he learned to walk and speak very early, his mother taught him to write and teach him to memorize books and poems, if he memorized well, his mother would be very happy, he was born smart, he could recite it once or twice, only at this time his mother was very happy, and then a little sad, saying what he was pitiful to be affected, "I learned the Analects." ”

Gu Xuezhou was stunned, the child who could be enlightened at home so early would definitely not be from a poor family, although Brother Mu didn't look like a child raised by a poor family. And it is more difficult for women to learn than men, and Mu Ge'er's mother has at least studied, that is, the family has invited Xixi to teach, and it will never be an ordinary family, "Then you don't know your name?"

Mu Ge'er's eyes darkened, and he shook his head, "I don't know." He had the impression that everyone only called him "Brother Mu" and "Brother Mu", and there was no big name.

This is a little strange, if it is a better family, a boy like him should come out with a good name, even if he is afraid that the child will die and wait for a while before taking the name, he should generally take the name on the family tree when he is one year old. I couldn't figure it out all of a sudden, so I simply put it down for the time being.

After Gu Xuezhou took Brother Mu to discuss with Lao Xiucai, Lao Xiucai adjusted the progress for him.

There is no need for Gu Xuezhou to urge, Brother Mu does his homework every day when he comes back, and he practices twenty chapters of big characters every day, and he doesn't need a copybook, he seems to have practiced words a long time ago, and he wrote according to what his mother taught him in his memory.

When Master Gu came back, he saw the two of them writing intimately under the window.

Uncle Gu pulled Master Gu to speak in despair, "He has already sent that little ancestor to study in the academy, not to mention being more attentive." ”

Master Gu looked at Brother Mu'er's serious face, without the usual-for-tat anger, and then looked at Gu Xuezhou on the side, "An Zhi is young and out of school, seeing Brother Mu reading is like reading himself." ”

Gu Bo was sad, but he still hardened his heart, "No, I can't drag it out any longer, I'm afraid that if it drags it down again, it will be even more difficult to separate, is there such a suitable person?"

Master Gu raised his hand and signaled him to be calm, "I came this time to have good news for you." Do you know that there is a new old couple in the west of the city......"

"I've vaguely heard of it......," Gu Bo looked at Master Gu expectantly, "What's the matter? ”

"Wait, don't worry, not necessarily. Slowly heard that I am Mr. Lu is a lifter, I have had a few times before, is a good person, but unfortunately the relationship is very thin, there has been a son and a daughter, the son died young, the daughter married to the capital, this is the hometown of Mrs. Lu, now old, he returned to his roots to prepare for the retirement here, because he has been away for decades, so no one recognizes. ”

Gu Bo was immediately eager, and he couldn't wait to pack Mu Ge'er and send it immediately.

Master Gu said: "Even if I have a life-saving grace with Mr. Lu, I can't force him to adopt/adopt/have a child, Brother Mu'er's temperament is not good, it will hurt people." And they don't want children of all qualifications. ”

Gu Bo: "That little ancestor's face still needs to be said, I have never seen a more beautiful child than him, and my eldest young master was not as beautiful as him when he was a child." ”

Master Gu smiled, "What does it have to do with his face? ”

Gu Bo: "I haven't inquired carefully about his school these days, and I heard that he is a smart ......."

Brother Mu raised his head and saw that the particularly annoying doctor came again, and he had to greet him sweetly: "Hello Master Gu." "If it weren't for the fact that he still needs this old guy to treat the ugly monster, he would have dealt with him a long time ago! But it's not too late for the gentleman to take revenge for ten years, he is still young, he can wait, and after a few years, when the ugly monster recovers, this old guy is also older and weaker, and he is by no means his opponent, when the time comes, hum......

Master Gu was uncomfortable when he looked at him and smirked, but he still pretended to be an amiable adult, and was taken aback when he saw the homework he wrote, he originally thought that Gu Bo was exaggerating in order to get rid of this burden, he saw it with his own eyes, it turned out that this child was really a little talented, and it was said that he could write such a handwriting in a few days of school, which was good. Master Gu smiled at him affectionately: "For your age, you have done your homework well." ”

Mu Ge'er felt that this old guy was sarcastic about him, his knowledge was one of the best among the children in the school, right? Before, it was to make Gu Xuezhou happy, but now he wanted to be angry with Master Gu, Mu Ge'er became more and more attentive, and focused on writing every word well.

Master Gu stared at him and finished writing, and took one out, "It's really well written, can you give it to me?"

"I'm going to take it to my sir tomorrow. ”

"It's nothing less than one less. ”

This guy is really annoying. Brother Mu scolded in his heart, but Gu Xuezhou respected Master Gu, and he didn't dare to fight against Master Gu on the surface, but it was just a piece of paper, so let him take it.

Master Gu turned his head and took this homework to Lu Juren's mansion. As the saying goes, ginger is still old and spicy.

The world is unpredictable, Lu Juren did not expect that he would stop at the examination when he was twenty years old, and he did not expect that his son would have an accident when he was forty years old, and now he is trapped in the year of knowing the destiny of heaven, but he wants to open a lot, if there is fate, he will adopt a child to inherit the Lu family, if there is no fate, forget it, go back to his hometown to build bridges and pave roads to build ancestral halls, maybe he can repair the next life so that his children can be safe, and he will not send black-haired people to white-haired people again.

Lu Juren was saved by Master Gu when he was young, and every time he celebrated the New Year, he had to ask someone to give some gifts to Master Gu. When he came back this time, even if Master Gu didn't come to the door, he was ready to visit Master Gu. As soon as the two recounted, Master Gu talked about the recent events in the town and mentioned the abducted children, "Pity these children but they have suffered so much, fortunately, God has eyes and justice, and several children have found their parents and can send them back." ”

"Poor thing. Lu Juren was sad about the issue of children and grandchildren, and he was particularly touched when he heard about this separation of parents and children.

"There is only one child who can't find his parents, maybe his parents are no longer there, and he has been abducted for more than four years...... It's a boy with Zhong Lingyuxiu, and it just so happened that my nephew picked it up. This child is still literate, he should be a child of a good family, he was enlightened before he was abducted, we pity him, send him to the school to study, and Mr. also praised his intelligence. My nephew himself has not yet reached the crown, and I want to help him find his biological parents, we are all from a small place, and we are not well-informed, I listened to the accent of the child, and asked for some details, I suspect that he is from the capital, Mr. Lu, are you not coming back from the capital? ”

Lu Juren was moved by compassion when he heard that there was still a child who couldn't find his biological parents, thinking that Master Gu had come to ask him to □□, and then he heard that Master Gu's nephew seemed to have adopted the child, and then he knew that Master Gu's nephew had not yet reached the crown, or he was not married, and even if he did, he might not have children or his biological children were still very young...... Not only did they move again.

Master Gu seemed to be very honest and added: "I'm really not boasting, this kid is really talented." As he spoke, he took out the best homework written by Brother Mu, "Look." ”

Lu Juren looked at it, although he was still a little immature, but he had a faint edge, and he couldn't help but nod.

Master Gu then said distressedly: "He is only eight years old, and it has only been six or seven days since he went back to school. Wouldn't it be a pity for such a child to be separated from his parents?...... And, to be honest, my nephew is a notoriously good-natured person, and he wants the child to study now, but his family background is not very good, and now he is not married, and our elders do not agree much, even if this child is a good one, but he is not capable. If we can find the child's biological parents one day sooner, or send the child back, we will be so relaxed. ”

Lu Juren can be regarded as hearing the taste, no wonder Master Gu took out a child's homework with a flick of his hand, and he dared to come prepared...... Even if you don't adopt/adopt/have children, you can help inquire about the whereabouts of your biological parents, but the words are vague, leaving room for both parties to advance and retreat, "just a gesture...... I don't know where the kid is studying now, maybe I can see it with my own eyes, so I can help. ”

Master Gu left the address of Brother Mu'er's school, and the two sides exchanged a few words, and when he left, Lu Juren personally sent Master Gu to the door, and only turned around and went back after seeing Master Gu leave.

Back in the lobby, Lu Juren found that the homework brought by Master Gu had fallen on the table, I don't know if it was intentional or unintentional, he picked it up and looked at it twice, and the more he looked at it, the more familiar he felt...... Mrs. Lu walked over and asked her husband curiously, "What are you looking at?" ”

Lu Juren: "This kid's words are a bit like Lord Wang." ”

Mrs. Lu: "Which Wang?"

Lu Juren: "It's Lord Wang Zheng." ”

Mrs. Lu: "The one who died unjustly?"

Recalling this, Lu Juren's eyes couldn't help but be slightly hot, and he sighed and said: "If it is a few years later, maybe it will be recovered, but Lord Wang died on the road." There is only one son left, and he also gave up his pen and followed Rong, but now he has become a military general, alas, at least he still has some blood. …… Lord Wang's handwriting is good, back then, a thousand words, and someone extended the tablet he wrote to make a book to practice calligraphy, didn't we also ask for a book for Dalang to practice calligraphy? It seems that this child should indeed be from the capital. ”