When it was time for lunch, the teahouse was restored to its original quiet state, Liu Baokai was so bored with a big pu fan and Jiang Tian waiting for people, he didn't speak not because he had nothing to say, but he finally remembered the weird atmosphere when he walked in here just now, as if the people in the room felt relieved when they saw themselves, especially the fake prince and the kid he brought, the affection in his eyes when he looked at himself made people goosebumps.

The pervert is still fooling around here, and Xinyue over there sent someone to send a note, Jiang Tian opened it and looked at it, and there was only one sentence on it: "If you talk too much, you will lose your head!" ”

Jiang Tian broke out in a cold sweat for a moment, and then he remembered that it is very dangerous to comment on Confucianism so openly in this era, it has always been too smooth, and he almost forgot that he is also a showman, and he is also the kind of typical person who has no hope of scientific research in his life, so it is difficult to guarantee that no one will attack him as a sour grapes, and if you think about it carefully, there must be a lot of Confucian students who will talk about what she said just now, after all, they no longer have the courage to openly argue with the emperor, even if they will not be killed, it is enough for the whole family to have a forced immigration. The impeachment of oneself is the best choice, but unfortunately we are not high-ranking officials and dignitaries, at most one charge of slandering a saint, and it is considered a matter to cancel Xiucai's fame to death, but in this process, I will inevitably be caught between the reformers and the conservatives, and no matter how they want to attack the other party, they will pick me up as a shield until one of them falls......

Thinking of this, Jiang Tian couldn't wait to slap his mouth, why didn't there be a doorkeeper for this mouth, as long as the interest was high, he would say anything outside, which really caused unnecessary trouble to himself. He was regretting his work, a small head looked outside the door, the dog saw that Jiang Tian didn't seem to be in a good mood, and saw an official carriage parked at the door, he knew that this must be here to pick up Jiang Tian, thinking that today will be so bad that you can't afford to wait to go first, and a day is counted as a day.

Boss Zhao, who seemed to be sitting at the counter and napping, shook his head in his heart, these young people are fun no matter how they look at it, since they took Jiang Tian in, the business of the teahouse is getting better and better, every day just these tutoring sons can spend dozens of taels of silver here, and now the money saved is enough for the elderly, so the biggest fun left every day is to watch Jiang Tian stumble and roll in Vanity Fair, don't look at this kid wants to run, according to their own guesses, those in power will not let go lightly, Unless one day this kid has no use value, but judging from the current situation, his value has not only not shrunk but is getting higher and higher, I really don't know how far such a scheming stupid boy can go. Squinted his eyes and looked at the half-small head poking out of the door, you Jiang Tian is not as smooth as this wild boy, how can you eat in the officialdom.

The old man had already spotted the dog, and after waiting for a long time, he didn't see him come in, so he had to summon: "Since you are here, don't bask in the sun." ”

The dog is a spirit, and he knows that this old man is not easy to mess with. Besides, Jiang Tian and Liu Baokai also saw him, and they couldn't hide it anymore, so they forced out a little smile and leaned over and whispered: "Master!" ”

Jiang Tian looked at it, this kid still knows how to change his clothes, although it is not the one he gave him, but at least there are no patches and no smell of sweat, but because of the hot weather, the little face has become a flower cat again. He had no choice but to beckon the dog to come closer, then took out a handkerchief and dipped some tea and wiped it on the child's face: "Don't call me master, I didn't say that I won't accept you as an apprentice, just call me Mr. to the outside world in the future." ”

The dog stood there a little at a loss, and let Jiang Tian wipe his face a few times, who in the world has ever seen a master wipe his apprentice's face? Rao is that he has been in the society for many years, and he is a little confused: "Teacher...... Sir, I wouldn't dare you do it! ”

Jiang Tian smiled bitterly, and said that the children of the poor are in charge of the house early, and in those cities in the 21st century, which of the children of twelve or thirteen did not grow up under the doting of their parents and grandparents, let alone wipe their faces, there are many children who have never washed a pair of socks after graduating from college!

"Originally, I wanted to leave you after lunch, but this boy has an urgent matter for me, so let's go on the way to buy some snacks." As he spoke, Jiang Tian stuffed the handkerchief to the dog, and then got up and walked out: "Let's also take advantage of the imperial court and take a carriage over." ”

As soon as he finished saying this, the dog not only did not follow him into the car, but knelt there with a puff. Liu Pervert was relieved, how much time can you delay by accepting a miscellaneous apprentice to meet the parents of the family, and when the time comes, let the carriage run faster and catch up with the time, but when he saw the dog kneeling on the ground, his heart was tight, could it be that there is a fork here?

"What are you ......" Jiang Tian looked at him inexplicably.

"The villain is bold, beg Mr. not to go to my house!"

"Why?"

"Because...... Because ......" the dog slowly lowered his head, but he didn't know what to say.

Old man Zhao really couldn't stand it, and scolded loudly: "Tell the truth! ”

The dog was so frightened that he couldn't see that he was afraid of Boss Zhao, and it was thanks to this that he twisted and whispered: "My mother, she...... I'm sick and can't see people very much. ”

It turned out that the dog's father was killed when the Tartars broke the city a few years ago, and his mother has been crazy since then, sometimes good and sometimes bad without an accurate score, so the little dog not only has no big name, but also occasionally relies on neighbors to help him when he eats and dresses, and then when he is older, he mixes with some idle people in society, and his hands and feet are inevitably not very clean, and then he thinks of his own broken house and stupid old lady, how dare he let Jiang Tian go, in case people think that there is a burden in their own family, Even this unnamed apprentice is not allowed to be a person, then there is really no way to live.

Listening to his self-report, Liu Baokai was the first to stand up and express his doubts: "This dynasty is the most important to help the orphans and disabled, if your family is really so poor, it is completely to eat relief food, how can you let you steal chickens and dogs?" I think that the house must be full of thieves, you are afraid that we will report you to the official if we see it! ”

The dog was so frightened that he shook his head into a rattle: "No, no, no, I won't do that a long time ago, but I'm afraid that the master won't accept me anymore when he sees it." ”

In this era, if the children of poor families can't study and take scientific examinations, then there is only the option of inheriting their father's business, but for a half-orphan like a dog, selling himself as a slave seems to be a good choice, but sometimes he can't choose his master. Even if Jiang Tian does not admit the master-apprentice relationship, the most important thing is to learn some real skills, this kind of open rice almost does not require capital, and as long as he can mix three meals to feed and wear, he will be content, of course, children of this age can't think of marrying a wife and having children. But who has ever heard that apprentices are allowed to bring their families? It's not that he hasn't found another livelihood, it's not that no one wants it because he has to take care of his wife, if the master really dislikes himself, wouldn't he have to return to the original helpless life.

The pervert wanted to say something more, but Jiang Tian reached out and pressed it lightly on his shoulder, and then he walked in front of the dog: "It's true or false, don't we know if we go?" ”

The dog sat in the car, not at all as clever as the little boy, but he hung his head and didn't know what he was thinking, Liu Baokai rode a horse and followed the car thinking about Jiang Tian's purpose, he didn't see anything special about this kid that made Jiang Tian value it so much, so he didn't say anything all the way until the car stopped at the mouth of a small alley.

The pervert and Jiang Tian took a look at the environment, low houses and narrow alleys, potholes on the ground and a lot of garbage scattered around, and weeds even grew on some eaves. Many old people and children who have nothing to do are also looking at them curiously, especially after seeing the dog also get out of the car, they are even more curious, this is a standard slum, even if the dignitaries and dignitaries who ride horses and sit in sedan chairs pass by here occasionally, they also leave without stopping, why did these people come here today? Besides, how can a dog catch such a nobleman?

Don't look at the curiosity of the people around you, but no one dared to come forward to ask because of Liu Baokai's style, so he watched them from a distance and muttered quietly, and the dog also knew that they had already arrived at the door of the house, and it was useless to dodge, so he had to resign himself to leading the way in front of him, until he walked to a gray and mottled wooden door, and then pushed open the door and respectfully made a gesture of inviting in. Jiang Tian was not polite, strode into the courtyard, and looked at this small courtyard, the main house facing north and south had collapsed, and only half of the black wall remained, which seemed to have been burned by fire. The east-facing side room still has complete doors and windows, but it is also tattered and lifeless, there are some rags piled up on the ground that have not been cleaned up, a lame bench leans against the wall and is cushioned with bricks, and on it sits a disheveled woman, who is looking at a rattle in her hand with dull eyes, and smirks twice from time to time. After a closer look, I found that the woman still had a rope tied around her waist, and the other end of the rope was dragged into the house and I don't know where it was tethered.

The dog stood aside and said only one word: "This...... It's my mother! ”

Jiang Tian didn't speak, he couldn't speak, from the scene in front of him, he could judge that the dog was not lying, and he could understand why such a young child would do those things like stealing chickens and touching dogs. However, the pervert was stunned for a few seconds and then asked, "Didn't the imperial court order the place to take in the orphans and the disabled last year?" Why don't you pay attention here? ”

The dog just drooped his head and didn't say a word.

Liu Baokai's heart was bright, and he turned around and walked out of the courtyard with great strides, and there were already many people outside the door who were watching the excitement, seeing that he seemed to be unkind and instinctively took a few steps back, he stood in front of the door and glanced at it and shouted: "Where is the Lijia of this workshop!" ”

shouted three times in a row and no one answered, this time his anger was even greater, and he stretched out his hand and pointed to an entourage waiting on the side: "You go and investigate, if this person is still there, drag me to the house to wait for the fate!" ”

His entourage was all in the former army, but later the new emperor reorganized the army, the private soldier system was abolished, and some loyal people stayed with the master to be a thorough family, but he still acted in a strong military style, and this man who seemed to have reached middle age did not answer, but clasped his hands into fists and saluted and turned away. Besides, Jiang Tian was here, he reached out to the dog and gently stroked his head, although he could only touch the back of his head due to the influence of the bun, but this loving action still scared the child, and he didn't dare to move when he stood there.

"Do you have any other relatives?"

The child shook his head, not knowing if there was none, or if there was but he didn't come to the door, but there was no difference between the two possibilities.

"Do you have anything to pack up at home?"

The child still shook his head.

Jiang Tian didn't ask, he walked in front of the woman and solemnly saluted her: "This sister-in-law, Jiang Tian wants to accept your son as an apprentice and learn some skills to settle down, I don't know what the sister-in-law wants?" ”

In fact, this question is asked in vain, even if this woman is even normal, she will only nod her head and agree, not to mention that this person can't speak at all now.

Jiang Tian saw that she didn't reply, so he beckoned the dog over: "What's your last name?" ”

"Zhao."

"Well, although I'm not your master, I should give you a big name." Jiang Tian thought for a moment and said: "Your surname is Zhao, then you will be called Zhao Zhi, take the meaning of unyielding." ”

How can this kid not understand the meaning, don't look at Jiang Tian who has always refused to admit that he is his master, but the meaning of the name is no different from admitting this apprentice. So he hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed to Jiang Tianlian: "Mr. Xie gives the name!" ”

The next thing is simple, Jiang Tian took out twenty taels of silver and handed it to one of Liu Baokai's family, asking him to buy some daily necessities, and then hire a servant woman to take care of the sick and sweep the courtyard, and the balance of the money should be counted as a tip for him, and then let the dog who had changed his name to Zhao Zhi kowtow to his mother, and then packed up and followed Jiang Tian. Because nominally Zhao Zhi is not his apprentice, the child can come to visit his mother at any time, and Jiang Tian not only has to be responsible for his food and lodging, but also promises him to pay two taels of silver every month. This kid was stunned by the pie that fell from the sky, and even those who watched the excitement showed envious expressions, who had ever heard that the owner took care of his subordinates so much? Even the pervert secretly admired this, and he now understood that it was not Zhao Zhi who attracted Jiang Tian with any outstanding features, but it was purely this stupid show that adopted this orphan and widow with love. Since this is the case, I will declare by the way that this woman with abnormal sanity is under the protection of him Liu Baokai, and whoever doesn't open his eyes will try it! After listening to this declaration, I knew that this was a favor Jiang Tian or a favor from him, after all, the name of the Duke's Mansion could indeed deter many people.

When Zhao Zhi followed Jiang Tian again and got into the carriage and walked out of the city, he no longer had the restraint and panic at the beginning, but more of a great joy after turning over and liberating, he didn't expect that he only wanted to ask the other party for food, but his master was so generous, and then thought of the things he had passed through others, and there was an indescribable sense of guilt.

Jiang Tian felt very funny when he looked at him scratching his ears and cheeks on the side, which looked like a child, but then he remembered that he didn't have much spare money in his hands, and this open source problem was put on the table: "I can only help them finish it quickly." ”