That night, Brother Jiu stayed at a side Fujin.

It had been a long time since he had slept outside of the study, since Sjepan had lost his sight, no, even before that, he had slept in the study, sleeping with Sjepan.

Even if Stepan regained his health, he didn't leave, as if he had formed a habit, and he didn't bother to change it, even if he could see it, Stepan would come to him and drink water from his cup.

And Brother Jiu himself didn't even think there was anything wrong with this.

But tonight, he never wanted to see this man again.

He was so angry that he didn't expect that Sjepan would take the initiative to leave.

It's simply ...... It's just ungrateful!

Brother Jiu was so angry that he gritted his teeth, his temples were buzzing and sore, and he couldn't wait to jump up and go to the study to beat Sjepan violently!

He's all right now, his eyes can see and his ears can hear, and then what? And then he just wanted to go?

Why!

Brother Jiu only felt a stuffy pain in his chest, like a small silver awl pounding in his heart, and the pain made him wheez. So he simply sat up.

The side Fu Jin next to him looked at him timidly: "Master, can't you sleep?" ”

"Sleep on you, leave me alone!" He said in a gruff voice.

Fang Fu Jin shrank into the wall, not daring to say anything more.

Ungrateful Sjepan!

Brother Jiu thought so, and vaguely felt that it was wrong, he didn't want to express this meaning, the word "ungrateful" was inaccurate.

Then it's to cross the river and tear down the bridge! Unload the mill and kill the donkey! After chanting the scriptures, hit the monk!

No, no, no! Not like that!

Or is it a different idea?

…… Not right either.

Either that's the chaos and the end of the ...... Exercise! Where is this?

Brother Jiu squatted on the bed, holding his head, meditating. He wondered what was this feeling that made him angry and sad? How should it be described?

Suddenly, he understood.

At the beginning of the chaos and the end of the abandonment of those four words, at least, there is one word that is right, abandonment.

He was abandoned.

He, again, was abandoned.

Brother Jiu slowly let go of his hands.

Over the years, he has given up on himself many times - when he gives up on others, he also gives up the life he desires.

And only this time, he didn't want to give up, he wanted to persevere. He wants to do everything he can to rewrite this cycle of life over and over again.

…… This time, however, it was Sjepan who let go first.

The small silver awl on his chest was finally pulled out at this moment, and when it left the body of the Ninth Elder Brother, a large deep black hole was exposed.

Brother Jiu involuntarily curled up his body, and he suddenly longed for someone to hug him.

However, Fang Fujin was frightened by him just now, and at this moment, as if he was hiding from the plague, he shrank on the side of the wall, and his sleeves didn't dare to touch him.

"This home, there is no place for me."

Sjepan is right, this is not something that can be changed by the efforts of the Ninth Elder Brother. The other party is making a reasonable request, and you can't do it, what else do you have to say?

So I still can't keep anything, Brother Jiu thought desperately, in fact, didn't he know this from the beginning?

Perhaps from the very beginning, it should not have been extravagant.

Yes, don't dream, your wishes are ridiculous like a joke, and your demands are too naïve to be fulfilled. No one can stay the course, he can't, and neither can Sjepan.

In the middle of the night, he listened quietly to the blood flowing like a river in the veins of his body, flowing to unknown places.

So a certain pleasure similar to cutting a vein, a kind of lightness that suddenly loosened his body after extreme pain, and the whole person floated to the clouds, slowly surrounded him.

In the dark night, looking at the same dark tent, Brother Jiu calmly said to himself: "Yinyu, don't dream. ”

Then he spread out his whole body, fell on the bed, and fell asleep like a dead man.

The atmosphere at home suddenly cooled down.

To be exact, it was the atmosphere between Brother Jiu and Sjepan. Brother Jiu began to go to court as usual, busy with various official duties assigned by Kangxi, or went to eat and drink with his former fox friends and dogs, and was not at home every day. When I got home, I didn't go to the study, but went straight to sleep with a side Fujin or Shu Fujin.

His attitude of turning 180 degrees puzzled everyone in the family. Only Sjepan knew what was happening.

He told Wu Seventeen that he wanted to move out.

"Rent a room outside, I'm here, and the ninth master can't use the study." He paused and said, "It's okay for you to go and report to the Ninth Master." ”

So two days later, Brother Jiu came to find Sjepan.

He spread out a few pieces of paper and placed them in front of him.

"This is the job offer I got you." He said lightly, "According to your current ability, you can do it, you can choose one yourself." ”

Sjepan was taken aback, he grabbed the papers and took a closer look, some were errand boys, some were helping other people's accounts keep accounts, some were transcribing official documents for people, and some were helping the master of the yamen.

At the end of the position, the salary and the place of work are indicated.

"Relationship-wise, you can rest assured. It's all my connections, you do things honestly, and people won't say anything. ”

Sjepan looked down at the jobs and didn't say a word.

"The kind of work that works in the laboratory to study embryos, Daqing doesn't have it. Anyway, you don't care about the work itself, you just want to live independently, right? Then don't pick and choose, just find someone who can do it yourself. ”

Seeing that he was still silent, Brother Jiu said again: "About renting a house, you ask Lao Wu, if you don't have money at the moment, the account office will help you out, if you don't want to take my money, then make an IOU, and if you want to give interest, it's up to you." ”

Sjepan looked up at him and suddenly asked, "Yinyu, is it because I came that your life has become a mess?" ”

Brother Jiu was stunned for a moment, and immediately, he sneered: "A mess? It's up to you? Do you have what it takes? ”

Sjepan's face turned pale at what he said.

"Don't think too highly of yourself, Mr. Sjepan." Brother Jiu glanced at him coldly, "You can't have much impact on my life." ”

Then he pushed the application request on the table: "Think about it these days, and give me an answer when you think about it." ”

Brother Jiu turned around and was about to leave, but he heard Si Jiepan ask timidly, "Yinyu, are you angry?" ”

Brother Jiu stopped, he didn't turn back.

"Why should I be angry?" His voice sounded rigid, without ups and downs.

"Because I ......"

Sjepan didn't go any further.

"As I said, you're too arrogant. Mr. Sjepan. I advise you to put your mind to good use of the right path. Over the years, I have cultivated so many people, and my protégés are all over the world, and I have supported them to become officials and make fortunes, not to do charity, they all want to give back, and you are the same. Don't let me waste my efforts with you. ”

Coming out of the study, Brother Jiu only felt a dull pain in his chest and weakness in his limbs, and he had something to do to go to Chang Fujin's side, but when he walked near the Flower Pavilion, he couldn't walk. Wu Qiqi saw that his face was frighteningly pale, and hurriedly beckoned someone to bring him a bowl of tea.

"Master, what's wrong?"

Brother Jiu stared down at the yellow tea soup and said in a low voice, "It's nothing." By the way, Lao Wu, Sjepan went out to rent a house, you can help more. ”

"Yes, don't worry!"

"Don't look for something too bad, his man slammed the door, and even the air conditioner at home was ...... No, I mean, he loves to live poorly, and the house he is looking for will definitely be very dilapidated when the time comes. Brother Jiu raised his head, "Don't really rent him a leaky house." ”

Wu Qiqi laughed: "How can it." If you go out of this house, can you still give him a broken house? ”

Brother Jiu nodded, and thought about it again, "Also, don't save on buying things, even if he says he doesn't need it, buy it for him." Otherwise, they all depend on him, and there will be only one stool left in the room. ”

"Yes, this minion understands."

"In addition, if you call a girl or something, you can also find it for him, and don't tell him the monthly money for others, just say it's not expensive. If he doesn't believe, show him the accounts. When he doesn't pay attention, he will make up the money for his subordinates. ”

Wu Qiqi sighed silently, with such a worry, it is better to let that guy stay at home, and save some effort.

After explaining a lot of things before and after, Brother Jiu thought about it, and it was almost the same.

That's all I can help with.

…… No more, it can't help anymore.

He raised his head, and at noon, the sun shone brightly, and the light was blindly white. It hasn't rained for a long time, the lotus pond is very dry, the lotus leaves are weakly low, there is no wind, the thick dry leaves that are so green and blackened are stacked and pressed one by one, like a frozen painting, not moving at all.

This year's spring and summer were particularly dry, and there has been no rain since March. Kangxi went to the Temple of Heaven to pray for rain today, although Yinzhen didn't think it was a good idea - the old man was not a rain silver bullet, so it was useless to launch it anywhere.

"It's yours and it's always yours, it's not yours, and it's useless to kneel and beg. God refuses to give, even if you are the Son of Heaven? ”

When Wu Qiqi heard this, he was frightened and shouted: "Master! ”

Brother Jiu came back to his senses and smiled: "If it were me, I would rather die of drought." ”

That night, Brother Jiu stayed at Chang Fujin's place.

Both of them have been talking very little lately, as if they can't find a common topic, and once one of them speaks first, it's as funny as talking to themselves.

After lying down for a long time, Brother Jiu didn't fall asleep.

It was too hot, not to mention pulling the tent. He wanted to tear the tent open to allow some air circulation, but he was afraid that his wife would not agree—how could there be any reason to sleep and open the tent? Even if the gauze tent is thin, it has to be pulled tightly.

The hot and humid air made it difficult for Brother Jiu to breathe.

It's been a long time since he's had experienced such a hot night, and he suddenly thought that the last time was at the house where he wanted nothing.

…… Now when I recall everything at the beginning, it is like a lifetime away.

There were fingers touching him gently, and when he turned around, it was his wife.

"Master, it's raining!"

Brother Jiu turned over and sat up all of a sudden!

Yes, it did rain, and he could hear the crackling sound of the bean-sized raindrops hitting the ground, and the air was filled with a wet earthy smell.

Soon after, a heavy rain swept through the universe.

"I heard that today, a long live lord personally went to the Temple of Heaven to pray for rain." Yan Fujin said happily, "Look, sure enough, the rain is coming." ”

Brother Jiu looked at the rain curtain outside the tent, and suddenly thought, his father has gone dog/luck this time.

A few days later, Sjepan found Brother Nine and said that he had decided.

Brother Jiu nodded, pulled out a chair and sat down: "Say, which one did you pick for those jobs last time?" ”

Unexpectedly, Sjepan shook his head: "I didn't pick any of the jobs you gave me last time. ”

The blue veins on Brother Jiu's forehead were faintly visible: "Then what are you calling me over for!" ”

"I didn't like those jobs, but I found a job on my own." Sjepan said, smiling and taking out a piece of paper from his arms and handing it to Brother Jiu.

Brother Jiu unfolded, and a few words were written crookedly at the head of the row: contract.

He recognized at a glance that this childish handwriting was the handwriting of his son Honghui.

Take a closer look, Brother Jiu is angry!

It turned out to be the employment contract signed by Honghui and Sjepan!

According to the contract, Honghui hired Sjepan as his tutor to teach him math courses, and as Party A, Honghui would provide Sjepan with accommodation and three meals a day as payment. Three meals a day are also marked below, and there are three afternoon teas per week.

At the bottom of the contract, Hongxi's small, formal name (both Chinese and Manchu) was signed, as well as Sjepan's name, followed by an annex in Russian and English.

"What the hell are you guys doing!" Brother Jiu slapped the table and was furious, "You signed a contract with a seven-year-old child?!" How can this work? ”

"Why not?" Si Jiepan said confidently, "He is your eldest son, you said it yourself, and Honghui also has a lot of power in this family." ”

"He's only seven years old! He knows what a! ”

"He understands it! He knows what he wants to learn, he chooses his interests very firmly, he can even choose his own courses and set learning goals, Yinyu, this kid is amazing! ”

Brother Jiu looked at Sjepan, he sat down and crossed his arms: "What do you want to do?" ”

His voice was very cold.

Sjepan lowered his head, and after a while, he whispered, "Yinyu, this is the place I have found for myself in this home." ”

Brother Jiu suddenly couldn't move!

"I was wrong, I felt that I had no place in this family, that I was a superfluous person. But it's not. Sjepan raised his head and looked at Brother Jiu firmly, "I can stay, you see, I have found a suitable place for myself in this family." ”

Brother Jiu's eyes were hot, but immediately, he yelled again: "You sign a contract with a seven-year-old child!" This is not in accordance with the legal charter! He's underage, and I'm his guardian! ”

Sjepan was stunned: "Oh, that...... Let's sign a new contract? ”

"Okay, re-sign." Brother Jiu nodded, "But the content needs to be changed." ”

Sjepan looked down at the contract and suddenly realized, "Oh! I also think that teaching only mathematics is too little, and that physics, chemistry, English, biology, geography, history, astronomy should be added - Yinyu, I will memorize all of Pushkin's poems! ”

Brother Jiu only felt that the green tendons were about to burst out: "He is only seven years old!" You want to exhaust him! ”

"It's okay, take your time, by the way, I also studied Hegel's "Little Logic", and I will teach him philosophy courses in the future! Yinyu, a person has philosophical thinking, he will be thoughtful and calm when he thinks about things, which is of great benefit to Hongyang's life! ”

Sjepan's eyebrows fluttered when he spoke, and Brother Jiu straightened his forehead, he thought to himself, I have never seen the four words of thoughtfulness and calmness in you.

But he immediately interrupted Sjepan.

"Wait, I'm not trying to revise the teaching. I'm going to revise the number of students. ”

Sjepan was stunned: "The number of people? ”

Brother Jiu finally laughed: "It's too easy to teach only Hongxi this child." In the future, you have to teach other children together. (To be continued.) )