After all, Shen Fuxuan has been a master for many years, and he followed the magistrate all the way to the prefect. After a brief period of confusion, he found that there was no danger to his life, and he quickly calmed down.

Master Shen's eyes rolled wildly, and he said in a flattering tone: "Little brother, I haven't opened meat for some days. Why don't I pick up that old owl and take it back and roast it?" There is a lot of meat in the old eagle, and it can't be wasted. Do you think that's the truth? ”

"Yes." Wang Yuan agreed casually.

Master Shen immediately trotted over, and when he picked up the crow, he quietly turned back to inquire about the situation. But seeing that Wang Yuan didn't know when he came up, he was looking at him with a smile, and he was so frightened that he instantly dispelled the idea of running away, picked up the crow arrow and said, "Little brother, I'll help you pick up the arrow too." ”

"Thank you," Wang Yuan said respectfully, "Sir, please get on your way." ”

Master Shen wanted to use an excuse to urinate, but he felt that this kind of scheme was too low-level, and the other party would definitely not be easily fooled. He began to walk while approaching: "The contemptible person's surname is Shen, his name is Fuxuan, and the word is comforting." I don't know the little brother's surname? ”

"Wang Yuan." Wang Yuan replied.

"Good name," Master Shen praised with his sycophant skills, "Ling Zun has really placed great expectations on you to choose the word 'Yuan' for you." Only the world is sincere, in order to be able to enrich the world's great scriptures, establish the world's foundation, and know the transformation and education of heaven and earth. Do you have something to rely on? The abyss, the abyss, the vastness. ”

Wang Yuan really hadn't heard these ancient words, and asked curiously: "What does this mean?" Please give me some advice. ”

Master Shen was afraid that Xiucai would encounter soldiers, and he couldn't explain it clearly. When he saw that Wang Yuan actually ate this, he hurriedly said happily: "These words are from "The Mean". It means that only a sincere person, with a benevolent heart, wisdom, virtue and good deeds, can formulate laws, establish the foundation, and grasp the truth of the creation of heaven and earth. Little brother, you are obviously a sincere person. At a young age, he was determined to learn, and he was so smart that he would definitely become a talent when he grew up! ”

Wang Yuan followed the other party's sycophants and said happily: "Really? I think so too. ”

Master Shen flickered vigorously, drew a big cake for Wang Yuan and said: "Little brother, with your talent and intelligence, coupled with my careful teaching, taking the imperial examination to become a big official is like picking up something. When you become a big official, what do you want to do? ”

Wang Yuan didn't expose the other party's tricks, and then pretended to be stupid: "When I become a big official, I will build a big house for Abba and Auntie." Buy a few more cows to plow the land, big fish and meat every day, and put a lot of salt in the meat, it is really tasteless without salt! ”

"Hahahaha!"

No matter how talented and intelligent you are, no matter how you are skilled in archery, you are not just a border barbarian child? The eye sockets are too shallow, and this life is just a little bit of pursuit.

Master Shen couldn't stop laughing, and his heart became more and more contemptuous, and he praised: "Little brother, you are so ambitious!" ”

Wang Yuan's face was innocent, tilted his head and asked, "Sir, is it possible to become a big official if you are admitted to Xiucai?" ”

Master Shen shook his head and said, "That's not good. After the exam, you have to take the exam, and you can become an official if you raise someone in the exam. Don't worry, I'm not sure about other places, I will definitely let you win in Guizhou! ”

"Why?" Wang Yuan is like a curious baby.

Master Shen showed a sincere disdainful smile: "In the wild land of Guizhou, how many scholars can there be?" There are no serious school officials, and they don't even set up their own township exams, and they have to go to Yunnan to rub people's examination rooms. As long as you follow me and study hard, you will definitely be able to stand out from the crowd of natives. ”

Wang Yuan exclaimed: "Sir, this is really amazing! ”

Master Shen began to run the train with his mouth full: "In the past, I was a guest of the prefect, and casually instructed a few words of the prefect's son's eight-strand article. Do you know what it's like to get on the exam? The forty-seventh place in the second list! ”

"It's only forty-seven." Wang Yuan seemed a little disappointed.

Master Shen was unhappy: "What's wrong with forty-seven?" That's the second rank of Jinshi! ”

Wang Yuan patted his chest and said, "If I go to the test, I will definitely enter the top list." ”

Hehe, you are a mountain and wild people, I'm afraid you don't even have the qualifications for the county exam, and you still want to be the top Jinshi.

Master Shen was full of sarcasm, but continued to fool: "Don't worry, if you have a chance, you will definitely be on the top list." After being admitted to become a big official, you can eat meat every day, and you can buy a few cows if you want to. ”

Wang Yuan said beautifully: "Sir, wait for me to become a big official." Buy three cows, and I'll give you one; Buy ten cows and give you three. ”

Master Shen pinched his fingers and counted: "Why is it still less?" ”

Wang Yuan scratched his head and said, "It's not less." I usually go down the mountain to buy big meatloaf, all of them are three cents a piece, ten cents three, but it is affordable. ”

Isn't that?

Lao Tzu will too!

In the following journey, the old and the young, talked and laughed happily, and the friendship between teachers and students touched the world.

Master Shen did not make any attempt to escape, lest he fail and be killed by Wang Yuan's arrow. If you come, you will be safe, first make the little doll happy, and then have a good relationship with her parents, and there will be a chance to get out calmly in the future.

After traveling for most of the day, the two finally returned to the cottage.

Shen Fuxuan observed the situation along the way to determine the future escape route. He found that the area was densely forested, and only near the cottage did there be a lot of cultivated farmland, and most of it was planted with drought-resistant and poverty-tolerant sorghum.

There are no fences and high walls in the cottage, and the houses are all built along the mountain, which are scattered and uneven, and are not regular.

Entering the cottage, Wang Yuan suddenly stopped clasping his fists and said, "Sir, we have already told jokes all the way, so we should be regarded as contacting the feelings of teachers and students." I hope that Mr. will treat me with sincerity in the future and teach me without hesitation, and the disciples will definitely repay the teacher's kindness in the future! ”

Was it a joke just now?

Master Shen's smile froze instantly, feeling that his IQ was insulted, and he said angrily: "From Zazuoyi to here, you have teased me all the way?" ”

Wang Yuan asked rhetorically: "Isn't the same for sir?" ”

Master Shen was speechless for a moment.

Wang Yuan said again: "Sir, don't run away in a hurry, the mountains are full of wild beasts. Maybe you will walk halfway, and some jackals, tigers and leopards will appear, and it is a common thing that there are no dead corpses! ”

Master Shen didn't seem to hear the threat in his words, and quickly turned from anger to laughter, and said with a haha: "Little brother, you are really too careful. I see that the people here are simple and simple, like a paradise. If you can wander the mountains and forests all day long and sing to the moon, wouldn't it be beautiful, how could you think of running away? ”

As soon as the words fell, there was a sudden cheer behind him.

But I saw a few people wearing green villages, carrying a young girl, and happily returned to the village. The girl struggled, apparently unwillingly, and was most likely taken captive up the mountain.

Master Shen was shocked: "You still kidnap women and children? ”

"It's not kidnapping, it's robbing relatives, looking at her clothes, it should be a bureaucratic (Gelao) woman." Wang Yuan also felt very helpless, because his aunt was robbed up the mountain.

The green ethnic group is generally relatively closed, and marriage between close relatives is extremely common.

But there are some differences in this village, mainly because the proportion of Han Chinese is very high, and at most cousins are allowed to marry. Whenever a single person can't find a wife, he will call his friends to lead his companion down the mountain to rob, and when he encounters a lonely girl, he will carry it back directly.

Not only the people who wear green do this, but the Yi tribe in the west and the Dong tribe in the east are also popular to go down the mountain to grab relatives. People not only rob women, but sometimes they also rob men - so boys must learn to protect themselves when they go out.

With such a bad custom, Wang Yuan was powerless to change it for the time being.

Master Shen was frightened enough, and he let out two dry laughs for a long time, and said in a strange manner: "Hehe, sure enough, the people are simple and simple, which is an eye-opener for the contemptible people." ”

Wang Yuan shook his head: "Sir, please come with me, and I will take you to see the owner of the village." ”

The owner of the village is named Fang Ayuan, and his ancestor is one of the founders of the cottage.

During the period of Yuan Chengzong, there was a "800 daughters-in-law uprising" in Yunnan, and the Mongolian court wantonly levied money and grain and forced labor in Guizhou in order to quell the rebellion. For a time, the toasts from all over the country rose up and turned the whole province of Guizhou into a pot of porridge, and it was at that time that the ancestors of the Fang family fled to settle in the Black Mountain Ridge.

Fang Ayuan, the owner of the village, has the blood of the Han people, Miao people, bureaucrats, Tujia, Zhong family and other ethnic groups flowing in his body, and he is a green man with complex genes. (Note: The Zhong family is the Zhuang family and the Gu family, which is the predecessor of the Zhuang and Buyi people.) ）

Since the people who wore green were not accepted by the Han and Tu people, they were very united internally. Moreover, they are willing to absorb fresh blood, after all, only when there is strength in numbers can they avoid being bullied by surrounding forces. As for the land, it is everywhere in the mountains, and the newcomers can come and open up the land by themselves.

Master Shen was quickly recognized by the owner of the village and officially became a member of the village.

After asking about the situation, Fang Ayuan, the owner of the village, also warned Shen Fuxuan: "Mr. Shen, you are a little exile, even if you escape down the mountain to report to the official, it is useless. It is very likely that Master Tusi still captured you as a slave, so it is better to stay in the village and be happy for Wang Er to be a teacher! Don't do anything to destroy the cottage, I will chop it and feed it to the dogs! ”

"That's, that's." Master Shen laughed again and again, without any literati backbone.

Wang Yuanfu led Master Shen home again, Abba and eldest brother went out and did not return, only Grandma was working with her sister behind her back.

Wang Yuan shouted at the door: "Grandma, I invited the teacher back!" ”

Wang Jiang hurriedly put down the work in his hand and came out to greet him: "Sir, please come in, I'll pour you a bowl of water to drink." ”

The daily language of wearing Qingzhai is Guizhou official dialect, and Master Shen can fully understand it. When he saw that Wang Jiang was warm and polite, he immediately had a heart to curry favor, hoping to escape from the bandit den with the help of this woman in the future.

"Thank you, big sister!" Master Shen said politely.

Wang Jiang said with a smile: "This is boiling cold water, Brother Yuan said that he would not get sick if he drank it." ”

Master Shen wanted to continue to say some flattering words, but when he caught a glimpse of Wang Jiang's waist, he actually had a short knife stuck in his side. Suddenly, I secretly shouted "bitter" in my heart, in this barbarian land, women are not easy to provoke!

Wang Jiang returned to the back room and took out a colorful feather fan: "Sir, I heard that the scholars of the Han family like fans, so I made one out of peacock feathers." There is really nothing valuable at home, this fan is used as Brother Yuan's apprenticeship, I hope you don't feel too shabby. ”

"This fan is extremely beautiful, great goodness!"

Master Shen didn't lie this time, he really liked this peacock feather fan.

Wang Jiang's craftsmanship is exquisite, and it is Wang Yuanding's shape, not only has colorful feathers, but also falls a wolf tooth to make tassels, which can definitely be sold at a good price in the Central Plains or Jiangnan.

Wang Jiang greeted warmly for a while, then took Master Shen to the next door, pointed to the two thatched huts and said, "This is a house prepared for Mr. Sir must be tired after a long journey, you go into the room to rest, and I will call you again when it is time to eat. ”

"There's Sister Lao!" Master Shen hugged his fists.

Wang Jiang went to do housework, but Wang Yuan stood in front of the thatched hut, happily practicing archery. If anyone dares to sneak away, he can't help but shoot the arrow away, and it is not accurate to say that the arrow will be killed.

Master Shen listened to the sound of bowstrings outside, and then looked at the simple furnishings in the house, recalling what happened to him in the first half of his life, and thinking about the second half of his life. I felt that my heart was like ashes, and I couldn't help but feel sad from it, beating my hands and feet, and sighing with tears:

"Woohoo, the sky has no eyes, why should I be here!"