Yang Yu and Yang Xiu sat down at this time. Mrs. Kong glanced at Kong Lao with a smile, and then looked at Yang Yu and said, "I have long heard that there is a noble girl in our Liaocheng who treats money like dung, and I finally saw it today." He said to Kong Lao: "It's not every day at home that Yang's Ayu is noble and decisive, why don't you keep silent when people visit today?" "The troublesome Kong Lao has a big red face.

Yang Yu said with a smile: "Mrs. Kong has won the award, if it weren't for Kong Lao's righteous words, where would there be Ah Yu today." As he spoke, he said to Qi Yan and Jingmo, who were holding gifts behind him: "Quickly present the apprenticeship to Kong Lao." ”

The two leaned over and said yes, and stepped forward to present the gift to Kong Lao.

Only then did Kong Lao understand that he had come to apprentice.

Seeing that Kong Lao and Mrs. Kong looked at each other, Yang Xiu pursed her lips, looked solemn and saluted the two of them again: "Ah Xiu has already heard of Kong Lao's name, and the last time the Lu family saw him, he was even more convinced of Kong Lao's character and knowledge. Wangkong Lao accepted the disciples. "I can't help but say kowtow.

Kong Lao stroked his beard and smiled: "Little doll, it's not impossible to accept you, but I have a problem, if you can solve it, how about I accept you?" ”

Yang Yu knew that Kong Lao had a love for Yang Xiu, but he didn't expect that there would be problems, so his heart tightened.

Yang Xiu raised a delicate and gentle smile on her face and said, "Yes." ”

Kong Lao smiled with satisfaction, and instructed his servant, and after a while, someone brought a couch table, a slightly larger cup, a slightly smaller cup, a smaller cup, and a bucket of water.

Kong Lao said with a little pride: "The largest cup on the table can hold six taels of water, the smaller one can hold five taels of water, and the smallest cup can hold three taels of water. ”

Yang Xiu nodded and said, "The student is willing to give it a try." ”

"Ah Yu, I heard that you play the piano very well, I'll leave it to them here, how about you accompany me to the backyard to play the piano?" ”

Yang Yu didn't expect Mrs. Kong's kind invitation, but his expression did not change, and he hooked his lips and smiled: "Okay." ”

As Yang Yu left, Yang Xiu slowly stabilized his mind.

Yang Xiu's expression was natural, staring at the three cups, but after half a cup of tea, Yang Xiu suddenly chuckled.

Kong Lao put down the teacup and asked, "What are you laughing at?" ”

Yang Xiu stood up and saluted: "It's the student who is stupid, this method is too simple, and he just fell in love with each other." As he spoke, Yang Xiu filled six or two cups with water, poured them into five or two cups, and poured one or two cups of water into six or two cups, and poured them into three or two cups, and so on three times, three or two cups of water were just filled.

Kong Lao stroked his beard and smiled: "Very good, very good, how about I come up with another question?" ”

Yang Xiu narrowed her eyes and smiled, "Okay." ”

The old and the young are having fun.

Yang Yujing turned his hand and sat in front of the lyre, concentrating and calming. Mrs. Kong sat on the edge of the couch, looking at her with a smile on her face, the aftertaste of incense lingering, the sound of rain outside the window continued, Yang Yu smiled in her heart, so good.

"Fight--" The fingertips stroked, flowing out of a string of elegant tunes.

Bit by bit, the sound of the piano eased like raindrops touching the ground, and gradually, the sound of the piano swayed, like thousands of horses galloping on the battlefield, dusty, horse leather shrouded. Fighting, blood, screaming, Mrs. Kong only felt as if she had fallen into the battlefield, a hundred times more ambitious to fight bloodily, and in the end, the sound of the piano gradually stabilized, and the melodious sound of the piano tore out a desolate and compassionate.

"Defeated?" Mrs. Kong couldn't help asking. saw that Yang Yu had already burst into tears.

The desolate sound of the piano and the sound of pouring rain outside the window are particularly bleak. The last note slowly fell, and Yang Yu wiped away the tears that flowed from his face involuntarily with his sleeve.

"I remembered my dead father, unconsciously. It's rude. Yang Yu half-hid his face and said apologetically.

Mrs. Kong shook her head and sighed: "Don't cry, child, your piano is really good, just now I seemed to be on the battlefield, from the beginning to the end, I saw it." ”

Yang Yu got up and bowed solemnly: "Mrs. Kong is a bosom friend. ”

Mrs. Kong took Yang Yu's hand and said slowly: "Good boy, although some fingering is not perfect, it is full of emotion and plays casually, which is very good." Mrs. Kong was critical of Yang Yu's fingering in her words, but she was impressed by Yang Yu in her heart, such piano skills can be said to be talented for Yang Yu's age.

Yang Yu hadn't heard anyone point out the defects of her piano for a long time, and said a little nervously: "But the end of the second section?" Yang Yu played this verse again, and really felt bad.

Mrs. Kong smiled: "You are very good now, you are casual, and you bring people into the situation." Having said that, Mrs. Kong got up and sat down beside Yang Yu and replayed that section, which was really better than Yang Yu's. Mrs. Kong looked at Yang Yu carefully, and intuitively felt that although she was demure and elegant, although her appearance was vulgar, she was really good, and she loved Yang Yu even more.

"Yes, that's how it should be, that's how it should be. Yang Yu smiled in surprise. "The transposition in the fourth verse doesn't seem to be very natural. ”

Mrs. Kong looked at her with a smile and said, "Child, you are only fourteen years old, and your piano skills are so good, but you must also know that the year is cold, and then you know that the pine and cypress will wither." ”

Mrs. Kong actually saw that Yang Yu had not practiced the piano often recently.

Yang Yu nodded and said sincerely: "It was my negligence, Mrs. Xie Kong pointed out." ”

Mrs. Kong smiled with satisfaction, and continued: "In the future, when you are free, you can often come and sit." ”

Yang Yu was shocked. Kong Lao, the first famous man in Liaocheng, the great Hongru known to everyone in the entire Jin Dynasty, his wife actually favored him.

After only being stunned for a moment, Yang Yu pursed his lips, lowered his head, and said gently: "Yes." ”

"Let's go, let's see how Ah Xiu is." Mrs. Kong smiled and took Yang Yu's boneless little hand and walked out of the door.

"Hahaha" As soon as he walked to the door, he heard the sound of Kong Lao laughing.

Mrs. Kong sneered and raised her voice: "How is Ah Xiu?" ”

Kong Lao stroked his beard and smiled: "Both of their sisters and brothers are good, not bad, if such a wisdom root is not carefully crafted, wouldn't it be tyrannical." ”

Yang Yu was also pleasantly surprised, looking at Yang Xiu, who was still as gentle as jade.

Yang Xiu pulled the corners of her lips and gave a bright smile.

"Don't hurry up and apprentice! Yang Yu made a fake anger.

Yang Xiu lifted the corners of his gown, knelt on his knees, clasped his hands into fists and said, "Disciple to meet Master." He kowtowed three times in a row.

Kong Lao stroked his beard: "Okay! As he spoke, he picked up Yang Xiu with both hands.

When they went in, there were two people, and when they came out, there was only Yang Yu. The rain gradually stopped, and the night in Liaocheng became extremely cold.

"Girl, why don't you go back and prepare to go to Kong's hometown again?" Qi Yan asked in a muffled voice.

Yang Yu was a little annoyed in his heart, and replied: "Kong Lao likes Ah Xiu very much, and forced him to stay, saying that he will take Ah Xiu out for training in the near future, and tomorrow he will bring Ah Xiu's change of clothes and a pack of gold leaves to Ah Xiu." ”

A trace of loneliness floated in Qi Yan's eyes, and he continued: "Xiaolang is still so young, and he went out to practice earlier. ”

Yang Yu looked out of the busy window, noisy, noisy, and secretly reluctant in his heart.

The next day, Jingmo followed Yang Yu's instructions and sent the goods and money to Kong Lao's mansion.