At the end of August, the weather in the capital has slowly cooled. Recently, Shuyun has to go to Dongtang every day to give acupuncture to John Tang, who was paralyzed by a stroke. This is an important figure in the history of Chinese Christianity and the history of Chinese science and technology. He has been in China for more than 40 years, and he is very knowledgeable, modest and peaceful. Although he is paralyzed in bed, he is still optimistic and open-minded. He also often points out Shuyun and Tom in their studies. This made Shuyun very much admired the German missionary. With Shuyun's efforts, after two months of treatment, John Tang has recovered soon, but after all, he is old and his body functions have aged. If you want to stay healthy in the future, you need to rest more and no longer take on heavy work. Fortunately, he was succeeded by the young and strong Nan Huairen, and Tom is now starting to take on some simple jobs.

In the third year of Kangxi (A.D. 1664), on September 1, Shuyun just returned from Dongtang. Before entering the house, he ran into Xu Dongxue who was waiting at the door. Dongxue saw Shuyun and ran over with a roar, "Oh, why did you come back, I've been waiting for you for a long time, grandpa is looking for you, let you go quickly" said Shuyun and ran towards his house. Alas! This girl has always been in a hurry, and she hasn't stopped. Not calm at all! Otherwise, she was always cleaned up by her mother, Xu Chen, and Shuyun often followed to eat melons.

When I entered the Xu family's study, I saw Old Man Xu sitting on a chair alone and closing his eyes to recuperate. Hearing the two children come in, the old man opened his eyes. Wave your hand to let the winter snow out. Dong Xue glanced at Shuyun, and was reluctant to rub against the door under Grandpa Xu's slightly stern gaze. When he went out of the door, he didn't move, he leaned on the side of the door, and his little head went straight into the door.

"Stinky girl, close the door" Grandpa Xu yelled.

Dongxue grimaced, snorted, and reluctantly closed the door.

It seems that the old man has something important to explain. It's so serious. Shuyun also straightened her attitude and looked at the old man seriously.

"Shuyun, you have to listen carefully to what grandpa is going to say next, if you have any questions, you will be asking when I finish speaking." The old man looked at Shuyun and nodded, with a straight face.

Then he continued, "Although the capital is at the foot of the Son of Heaven, it is extremely prosperous and capable of multiplying people, but it is also a real place of right and wrong. Grandpa is old, I don't know when I went, we Han people pay attention to the fallen leaves and return to the roots. Besides, your two uncles are also scheming people, I have been detaining them all these years, once I am gone, with their honest character, they will definitely not be able to please Lu under the root of this imperial city. For the sake of the stability of future generations, grandpa must also take the family back to his hometown. There are still some ancestral properties there, and you don't have to worry about living a life. ”

Shuyun was a little moved when she heard this, but she still listened seriously.

"You're a good learner now, and you've even made it to the blue. I am very pleased to have a disciple like you. For your intelligence, grandpa also appreciates it. But you must know that the road is beautiful in the forest, and the wind will blow it. You are still young, and you don't know that the world is difficult and people's hearts are sinister. You are a concubine, and your own mother has passed away, I don't think your Amma and your grandmother will be kind to you in the future. Grandpa's hometown is in Yibin, Sichuan, where it is "the first city of the Yangtze River", the climate is pleasant, the four seasons are like spring, if you want, you can go with us, as for your Ama and grandmother, then you don't have to worry, I will ask the elders of the Niu Colu clan to make peace from it, this face grandpa still has. ”

Speaking of this, the old man looked at Shuyun quietly, waiting for her decision. Shuyun was very surprised by the old man's proposal and was a little caught off guard, but to be honest, Shuyun was really tempted. But this is very different from Shuyun's original plan, Shuyun is also carefully weighing the pros and cons, if she agrees to the old man's proposal, it will inevitably disrupt Shuyun's original plan. But the benefits are clear. That is, I will be able to live a free, stable, and comfortable life in the future.

But if the old man is not there in the future, it is said that the tea will be cold as soon as people leave, and at that time, will anyone sell the face of his old man's descendants again? After all, the Niu Co Lu clan is a big family, what if Anwar and Fucha think that Shuyun still has use value in the future, and regret their current decision? With the old man's resourcefulness, Shuyun believes that he will handle the follow-up matters properly. But after all, people really exist, will they really get rid of them completely? With Shuyun's mind, knowledge, and space, it is impossible to be obscure in the future. Then it is likely that there will be a permanent handle. If someone wants to make a fuss, then Shuyun will be at the mercy of others. Of course, the most likely to find trouble are the Anwar couple. You must know that in this era, as a child, you have to obey your parents, let alone a concubine who is comparable to a family slave. Su Yun didn't want to trade his marriage, so he married himself early in exchange for autonomy.

If you can't completely get rid of Niu Colu's family, then it is conceivable that Shuyun will be burdened with a very annoying burden in the future, although Shuyun is not afraid, I believe that I can handle it properly, but just like a toad, I don't bite people, and I should answer people. Alas, so let's follow the original plan, the shortcut is not so easy to follow after all.

Thinking of this, Shuyun shook her head with an indifferent smile at Old Man Xu.

The old man looked at Shuyun in a little surprise,

"Well, since this is your decision after serious consideration, then Grandpa respects. I will ask my friends in the capital to take care of you, and I will also say hello to Niu Co Lu Mansion. In addition, I will leave you thirty taels of silver and my address in Yibin in Juana, and if there is anything to solve, go to grandpa's, grandpa will help you, thirty taels is enough for the journey. ”

This is an old man who really cares about and loves himself, without any selfishness, and completely preaches, teaches, and solves doubts for himself. At this moment, in Shuyun's heart, the old man is his eternal teacher.

Shuyun knelt down solemnly and seriously kowtowed to the old man three times.

"Get up, child. Grandpa has a last sentence to give you, and you have to keep it in your heart. ”

That is, "God rewards diligence and virtue." ”

"Alright, there you go." The old man said to Shuyun with a smile.

Shuyun looked at her teacher reluctantly, and said the first sentence in eight years in a childish voice, "Master, take care."

Old Man Xu stiffened for a moment, and his eyes were slightly moist. "Good, good, good!" Three good words in a row. After that, he smiled and waved his hand at Shuyun and didn't say anything superfluous.

So-yun went home and locked the door in her room. Then dodge into space. Shuyun wants to prepare a gift for Grandpa Xu's family.

First of all, it was for Grandpa Xu, Shuyun emptied the two large boxes of medicines, took a pair of thousand-year-old ginseng, Shou Wu, and Ganoderma lucidum produced in space, and picked some good snow lotus, cordyceps sinensis and other precious medicinal materials to fill the two medicine boxes. ran to the study room of the villa again and copied a copy of Hua Tuo's green bag book.

Dongxue's father Xu Ziqing and uncle Xu Ziming each have a piece of jade ornaments, and Xu Chen and his aunt Xu Zhao each have a good Suzhou silk. These are all collected by Shuyun when she traveled around the world in her previous life. It's a treasure.

In the box of jewels in the space, he picked out an unusually gorgeous ruby necklace and prepared to give it to Dongxue's little fat girl. Then in the storage space, I chose a bunch of miscellaneous things to give to the juniors of the Xu family.

It's September 3rd. Shuyun hurriedly arrived at Xu's house, and waved the big bag of gifts in the place where no one was at the door. Struggled to hold it into Xu's house, and the little maid in the porter hurriedly took it over and helped Shuyun carry it to Grandpa Xu.

Grandpa was sorting out his books in the study, and when he saw that it was me, I stopped, and I asked the little servant to hand the burden to the old man. After the old man took it, he sent the little servant out of the house and asked him to keep watch outside, so that no one else would disturb him.

Shuyun opened the burden and introduced who the gift was to be given one by one, and asked Grandpa to hand it over. And told Grandpa Xu that he wouldn't see him off on the day they left, Shuyun had experienced too many partings of life and death, so the most annoying thing was the parting scene. Hehe, it's so convenient to be able to speak in front of the old man now.

When Grandpa Xu saw the medicinal herbs and green bag books I gave him, he was very surprised and excited, and gently stroked it with his slightly trembling hands like a rare treasure.

After a long while, he said slowly: "As for how you got these things, grandpa doesn't want to ask, grandpa has always believed that you are a good boy." ”

The old man is such a person, deep and wise, and can always see through people's hearts.

"I wrote you a letter, I was supposed to let Cher bring it to you, and it just so happened that you came, so I'll give it to you now. Let's see if you like it or not," Grandpa Xu said as he picked up a framed handwriting from the bookcase and handed it to Shuyun.

Shuyun spread it out and saw that it was written in willow script with eight big characters, "Heaven rewards diligence and virtue". The font is majestic, and the power penetrates the back of the paper, revealing an atmosphere and arrogance.

Shuyun thought about it again and again, and told Old Man Xu why she didn't follow the old man and her future plans. After listening to this, the old man was silent for a moment, and then asked Shuyun some details in detail. Then with a relieved face, he told Shuyun that everything should be careful in the future. Then let Shuyun say goodbye to everyone.

When Dongxue's little fat girl saw Shuyun, she ran over and hugged Shuyun and cried, and Xu Chen and Xu Zhao next to her also wiped their tears. The rest of the Xu family was beside them, coaxing and talking about the words they were told. It made Shuyun's heart sour. After the end, everyone had to let Shuyun go back to Yibin with them, and after the end, it was Old Man Xu who came forward to calm the family, and repeatedly promised that there was a better arrangement for Shuyun. This allowed Shuyun to escape in the reluctant tears of the little chubby girl in Dongxue.

In the third year of Kangxi, 1664 AD, on September 15, the weather was fine and the weather was good. Shuyun's mentor Xu Yu, the best friend of childhood in this life, the cheerful, naughty and open-minded Xu Dongxue, and the Xu family who gave him countless care and warmth left Beijing and returned home.

In the days that followed, Shuyun resumed her life from home to Dongtang, two points and one line. During the period, I occasionally went to Osmanthus Sister-in-law to have a look.

Anwar and Fucha, as well as Hetai and Yuxiang, continue to ignore Shuyun.

It wasn't until eleven days later that Shuyun's peaceful life was shattered.