Jiang Tian, who had pretended to be an expert, was very apprehensive in his heart, and he did not relax until their carriage drove into the city gate. Sometimes pseudo-experts always put on a more affirmative posture than anyone else, and even if he says something wrong, he must resolutely tell others that he is the truth, because this kind of person knows very well in his heart, and if he is really punctured in front of people, then the outcome can be imagined. In fact, Jiang Tian has always been worried that the research system of the Academy of Sciences is more formal than he imagined, if he is really established by that predecessor with a rigorous process, then he really has no real talent to fool the other party, and now he can finally sleep with peace of mind. In the next few days, Song Yi didn't bother Jiang Tian, he had to run both in and out of the city alone, coordinating the renovation work on the one hand, and sorting out the things he heard from Jiang Tian during this time into notes. He found that Jiang Tian seemed to be forced to say some shocking remarks every time, these knowledge is by no means something that a normal person can figure out in a short time, every question involves a wide range of theoretical knowledge, he must have conducted a lot of research and demonstration, which shows that Jiang Tian must know more things, and each time he just excerpts the required part for others to hear. Therefore, Song Yi hopes to sort out the existing things first and see if he can sort out Jiang Tian's academic context.

But if he doesn't come, it doesn't mean that Jiang Tian will be idle, that night when the teahouse was about to close, Jiang Tian picked up a door panel and was about to close the door, a boy suddenly came out of the corner of the alley, ran to Jiang Tian and knelt down without saying a word, before Jiang Tian could figure out what was going on, he had already kowtowed three times.

"Sir, the little one has apologized to you." After kowtowing, he knelt on the ground and couldn't get up.

The tea house is indeed going to close, but it does not mean that the people on this street have fallen asleep, as if the red building diagonally opposite is still brightly lit and full of people, so there are many pedestrians passing on the street, most of them also know Jiang Tian, but this scene looks relatively fresh, there are many people who stop and watch for a while, and there are many people who spread the news for fear that the world will not be chaotic, anyway, the habit of Chinese is to look at it twice if it is lively, and there are also people in the windows of the elegant room on the second floor who stick out their heads to look at this side, There are also familiar faces among them.

Jiang Tian felt that his head was a little swollen, seeing that the child kneeling on the ground was just wearing a patched coarse cloth short, and there were many worn places on the hem, due to the hot sweat on the clothes, he couldn't remember how he was offended by this person, but it was not a way to let him kneel here like this, Jiang Tian had to put down the door panel in his hand first.

"Why do you want to make amends to me when you stand up and speak first?" Jiang Tian stretched out his hand to help him up.

Although the other party was pouting face down, as soon as Jiang Tian's hand touched his arm, he hurriedly knelt down and took a few steps back, still didn't dare to raise his head, and said a little panicked: "If you don't forgive me, I don't dare to get up." ”

What's going on? The people who watched the excitement were also puzzled, looking at the appearance of this child in his early tens, what mistake could he make and need to make amends like this? Could it be that he stole Xiucai's silver? Boss Zhao and Xi Yun, who heard the movement, also walked to the front of the store at this time, looking at the scene in front of them a little overwhelmed. However, the old man was still more experienced, and immediately realized that this kid was definitely not here to make amends, otherwise there would be no need to make such a big gift.

Boss Zhao, who is an old man, asked in a serious and calm voice: "Tell me what mistakes you have made." ”

The kneeling man's body trembled for a moment, but he finally raised his head slowly, first looked at the old man and then at Jiang Tian, and finally said timidly: "When Jiang Xianggong was in trouble, I stole his baggage......"

It turned out that Jiang Tian was deceived by a group of liars not long after he arrived in Beijing, not only did he lose all his entanglement and live on the street, but he also fell ill on the street because of his impatience. In the end, our showman fell like a walking corpse and finally fell by the back door of the Red Mansion.

"Later, I learned that you are blessed and are here to make money by telling books. I've always wanted to accompany you, but I'm afraid that you won't spare me, so I've been hiding on the side to listen to you, and then ...... Then ......"

The words in the back are rambling, but Jiang Tian already knows who he is, isn't this the kid he saw imitating himself that day, no wonder he looked familiar just now. Who knows that there is really fate, you have stolen my burden before, and now you have begun to steal the "burden" of cross talk.

I only heard him continue: "That day, I learned from you to tell a story, I didn't want you to pass by, not only did I not blame me for stealing the teacher, but also rewarded a small one or two pieces of silver, after I went home, the more I thought about it, the more I felt panicked, today is to come to you to ask for sin, you can punish me casually!" ”

After saying that, he pouted his ass face down again, and he didn't move. Hearing this story, Jiang Tian has not yet expressed his position, and the passers-by who joined in the excitement shouted one after another, first of all, the thief's behavior is really hateful, so most of them scolded him, and many people praised Jiang Tian's benevolence and righteousness, and many people pouted that they wanted to beat this child as a punishment, and some people built a yì directly tied up and handed over to the official tomorrow.

These people, you say a word, all kinds of punishment methods are terrifying in the ears of the kneeling child, at this time, even if he regrets such an impulsive surrender, it is too late, it is impossible to run, the surrounding area has been surrounded by a lively three layers inside and three layers outside, at this time can only kneel there and keep shaking.

Jiang Tian couldn't make up his mind for a while, he couldn't say that he had any resentment against this child, and besides, without you indirectly forcing Jiang Tian to death, he might not be able to possess this Xiucai. According to the legal principles of later generations, there is a limit to the punishment of minors like you. If you have the heart to let you go, you can't simply say forgive you and forget it, this is not to punish, but to let the child understand that if he makes a mistake, he will be punished accordingly, even if it is only a slight punishment, so he should be punished. But how should I punish you?

After pondering for a while, Jiang Tian, who had some ideas in his heart, turned his head to look at Boss Zhao, and the old man immediately understood his thoughts, so he smiled and turned back to the backyard, which was tantamount to acquiescing to him.

Jiang Tian, who had a bottom in his heart, said with a stern face: "You get up first, as for how to punish you, I haven't figured it out for a while, so I'll install this door panel first, and then wait for it to fall." ”

Although I am very curious to see the excitement around, but people close the door on the board is equivalent to closing the door to thank customers, unless it is a good friend, otherwise it can't be in the store and not come out, so the three or three have to regret to disperse. Let's not care about these people, just say that this child followed Jiang Tian to the backyard, and when I saw that there were only three of them in this yard, Boss Zhao was sitting in the courtyard and there was a little girl standing next to him, he didn't dare to look at it and knelt to the side very consciously. Jiang Tian was really a little crying and laughing when he looked like that, sometimes the idea of the ancients was very simple, not to mention that when he saw Jiang Tian's talent, he was naturally three points shorter, and now he didn't dare to wait for the final outcome honestly.

Jiang Tian also sat down next to Old Man Zhao, and then whispered a few words to Xi Yun, and then began to ask: "What's your name?" ”

"The villain doesn't have a big name, and he usually calls me a dog."

"How old are you this year?"

"Fourteen."

It seems that it is also calculated according to the imaginary age, it should be thirteen years old, so it is older than Xi Yun: "Then why do you come to ask for sin, if you don't say that I won't recognize you." ”

"The villain didn't dare to show up, but that day you actually rewarded me with so much money, I knew that I had met a great good person, and I remembered that I almost killed you before, so I felt sorry for it, if I didn't come to make amends to you, I wouldn't be safe in my life." Without the pressure of the onlookers, the kid gradually became fluent.

Jiang Tian nodded, he also heard that this kid's answer was a little untrue, but the general meaning should be true, so he continued to ask: "Then have you ever thought about what you can do if I really hand you over to the official?" ”

The child lowered his head again: "The villain is at his disposal." ”

Old man Zhao finally couldn't help but shake his head: "Until now, you haven't even spoken out what is in your heart?" ”

He also seemed to know that it was impossible for him to hide his true intentions, anyway, he did come for some purpose, so he took a few steps on his knees and kowtowed to Jiang Tian again: "Villain courage, if you are willing to let go of the villain, then I want to worship you as a teacher and follow you to learn to tell books." Don't look at me as small, but I can do the work of carrying water and sprinkling and sweeping, and I can't eat much at every meal, and I can bring you tea and water......"

"Stop!" Jiang Tian hurriedly interrupted his self-promotion: "How can you be sure that I will accept you as an apprentice?" Instead of handing you over to the government or punishing you privately? ”

The corners of Old Man Zhao's mouth turned up slightly, and an expression that seemed to be smiling but not smiling appeared on his face, thinking to himself who doesn't know who you are on this street, in order to keep your promises, can such a person be a ruthless and vicious person? This kid just has your temper, and I can guess what you want to do.

The dog wanted to smirk twice to cover it up, but then he thought that since he wanted to apprentice, he had to show some sincerity: "From the fact that you don't care about me stealing the teacher, but giving back the money, I guess you must be a character who can run a boat in your belly." ”

This sycophant, Jiang Tian only had a wry smile, in fact, he has been inspecting this child, from just now he not only thinks clearly but also answers fluently, and more importantly, he does not choose those fleshy words, since entering the courtyard, he has tried to only tell the truth as much as possible, and this ability to observe words and colors is in line with the requirements that a person who struggles in society should have. Judging from these characteristics, he is really suitable for learning traditional cross talk jokes. If you accept this apprentice, not only will cross talk be likely to flourish, but even if you run away in a few days, you can leave someone to take care of Old Man Zhao, so even if the dog doesn't say it, he has the heart to train him to be a successor.

"You get a bucket of water from the well first, and I want to see how strong you are."

Hearing this, the child hurriedly pressed the excitement in his heart, Jiang Tianken said this to prove that the other party also felt that he was okay, so how could there be a reason not to work hard, so he divided a bucket of water by two. Then he looked at Jiang Tian expectantly with a bucket.

"Now you pour this bucket of water on top of your head in one go!"

"Huh?" The dog was a little stunned, could it be that he still had to punish himself?

Jiang Tian couldn't help but smile and said, "Hurry up?" Does the apprentice dare not listen to the master's words? ”