The Yan Ji Pavilion where the Yu family lives is located in the northeast of the Shiling Pavilion where the children of the Xiang family live, and the distance from the Shiling Pavilion is about the same as the distance between the Shiling Pavilion and the county seat of Xiaxiang, but the administrative division of Yan Jiting in this era belongs to Ling County, Dongjun, and the Shiling Pavilion where the children of the Xiang family live belongs to Xiaxiang County, Surabaya County. Therefore, among the surrounding pavilions, the children of the Xiang family in Yanji Pavilion have the least number of visits, and Xiang Kang, who has just crossed over, has never been to Yanji Pavilion in person.

This situation is destined to change, after carefully understanding the specific situation of the famous rich Yu family in Yan Jiting, Xiang Kang made up his mind on the way home, and decided to visit the Yu family in Yan Jiting the next day, and repaired the relationship between the Xiang family and the Yu family with his incorruptible tongue, so that the Yu family, who had tried to tie up with the Xiang family and was rejected, respected the children of the Xiang family as guests again, and got a good place for himself to eat and drink often - the ranger atmosphere of this era prevails, It's not too humiliating to go to a big house to eat and drink.

It's a pity that Xiang Kang made up his mind, but the children of the Xiang family changed their minds one after another, including Xiang It, who first instigated his uncles to make friends with the Yu family, shook his head, and instead persuaded Xiang Kang, the clan uncle, not to be whimsical, and not to go to Yanji Pavilion to ask for his own bored-it was just a trivial matter to run for nothing, and the loss of face made the Yu family laugh, and no one in the Xiang family could bear it.

In the end, Xiang Kang had no choice but to say: "Then let's do it, brother, you go to Yanji Pavilion with me, and when you get there, you can find a place to play by yourself, and I will visit the Yu family alone, if it is done, you will go in to see Yu Gong again, if it doesn't work, I will go home with you, and I will not lose your face, this is always okay, right?" ”

Xiang Kang said it to this point, of course, the children of the Xiang family did not insist on refusing, and agreed with the same intention of hanging out there anyway, and the next morning after eating a simple breakfast, he went out with Xiang Kang, all the way east to the north, and successfully came to the Yanji Pavilion located on the bank of the Diqiu River, and soon found the residence of the Yu family.

The closer they got to the Yu family's house, the more anxious the Xiang family's children became, but Xiang Kang was calm, and when he arrived at the place where he could see the gate of the Yu family, he said to the Xiang family's children: "Brothers, okay, you go and play with you, I will visit Yu Gong, and after a while, let the people of the Yu family invite you in as guests." ”

The children of the Xiang family nodded one after another, but Xiang Zhuang asked very worriedly: "Xiang Kang, do you really want to go alone?" What if the people of the Yu family don't see you? ”

"Don't worry, I'm sure." Xiang Kang said confidently: "You just have to go and play, just wait for a while to drink wine and eat meat as a guest." ”

There is no head, no brain, no reason, Xiang Zhuang dares to rest assured, after glancing around at the children of the Xiang family, Xiang Zhuang suddenly pointed at Xiang It, who is a generation younger than himself, and ordered: "Xiang It, you go with Xiang Kang, if there is any situation, come out to us immediately." ”

"Why do you want me to go?" Xiang It was not happy and said, "What if the Yu family doesn't see us?" You're hiding far away, where is my face going? ”

"Less nonsense, this idea was the first one you came up with, who are you going to go if you don't go?" Xiang Zhuang persecuted: "Go quickly, if the Xiang family dares to bully you, you will come to us immediately to report the news, and we will come to them immediately to settle accounts." ”

Xiang It was still very reluctant, but Xiang Kang had already strode towards the gate of the Yu family, and Xiang Zhuang and Xiang Han and other uncles pushed and pushed Xiang it to go with him, Xiang It had nothing to do, so he had to swallow his anger and catch up with Xiang Kang side by side, and his mouth was full of chattering to vent his dissatisfaction. Xiang Kang didn't pay attention to it, just strode forward under the gaze of the children of the Xiang family, walked straight to the door of the Yu family, bowed his hand to the old servant of the Yu family who was guarding the door, and said loudly: "I am tired of reporting to the master of the house, Yu Gong, and I said that Xiang Kang and Xiang It, the descendants of Xiang Yan and Xiang Gong, the generals of Chu, came to pay a visit." ”

"The descendants of the late Chu general Xiang Yan Xiang Gong?" The old servant guarding the door was a little stunned when he heard this, and asked rhetorically, "That Xiang Yan Xiang Gong?" ”

"Vertical son, even my tall father (great-grandfather) doesn't know? Are you still not ......? ”

Xiang Qi, who was extremely proud of his family background, was not happy when he heard it, and he was about to have a seizure when he opened his mouth, Xiang Kang hurriedly stopped him and said: "Fifteen years ago, the Xiang Yangong who defeated Li Xin, the general of the Qin State, in the city father, is also from Chu and is not young, so I haven't heard of his name, right?" ”

It was Xiang Kang who mentioned the last big victory before the fall of the Chu State, and the old servant of the Yu family, who was over half a hundred years old, came back to his senses, and remembered Xiang Yan, a famous general of the Chu State who was once deeply loved by the people of the Chu State. ”

After that, the old servant really walked into the door quickly to report to Duke Yu, and Xiang Kang also said to Xiang It: "Xiang It, calm down, we are guests, we can't forget the etiquette of the host and guest, let others laugh at our Xiang family's children are famous, but they don't know the etiquette of the door." ”

Xiang Kang really didn't dare not listen to Xiang Kang's reprimand, so he quickly agreed honestly, and lowered his voice and said, "But Uncle Ji, will the Yu Guild see us?" ”

"Absolutely." Xiang Kang was still confident, and said: "But after all, we came too suddenly, if I guess correctly, we will have to wait a while before we can meet people." ”

Xiang Kang expected that after waiting in front of Yu's house for about 20 minutes, when Xiang Kang grabbed Xiang Qi, who wanted to leave, for the third time, the old servant who had gone to Tongyu before led a young man in a fine and dark coat out and introduced Xiang Kang and Xiang It: "Two sons, this is Yu Zhi, the young master of my family. ”

Xiang Kang looked at the young man called Yu Zhi carefully, and saw that he was in his early twenties, his appearance was quite handsome, but his expression was full of pride that was difficult to hide, and he deliberately did not rush to speak and salute, waiting for himself to make a move first. However, Xiang Kang can't be too careful, so he can only take the initiative Yu Zhi to bow and say: "In Xia Xiang Kang, I have seen Yu Gongzi, this is my nephew Xiang Qi." ”

Glancing at the patches on the cuffs of Xiang Kang's deep coat, Yu Zhi returned the salute very casually, and said with a smile: "Xiang Gongzi, may I ask the two sons who came to visit their father, what is the matter?" ”

"Something important." Xiang Kang replied politely and said: "But the matter is very important, I can only discuss with Ling Zun in person, and ask Gongzi to report to Duke Yu on his behalf, and ask Duke Yu to meet in person." ”

"The son forgives the sins, and the father is entangled in mundane things and can't see guests." Yu Zhi smiled even more hypocritically, and said: "If it is convenient for the childe, please speak up to the subordinates, and if the son is inconvenient, please ......." ”

Yu Zhi deliberately didn't finish the words of the indirect expulsion, and deliberately dragged out the tail note very long, and the smile on his face was full of mockery and contempt, Xiang It was furious, and subconsciously clenched his fists, but Xiang Kang grabbed him, and then said with a smile: "The villagers all say that Yu Gong has a good family education, and now it seems that it is really better to meet than to be famous, which is a big disappointment." ”

"What do you mean by that?" Yu Zhi's face changed.

"What do you mean?" Xiang Kang smiled and said, "Brother Yu, you should have read some books, right?" Presumably, you should know that the title of Gongzi was extremely noble during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and only the children of princes and nobles could be worthy of the word Gongzi. Although this honorific title has been somewhat widely used now, it is not something that ordinary people can bear. Brother Yu, although you have a small family wealth, but you are just a commoner, I call you a son, but just polite, but you accept it calmly, and you don't even want to say a word of modesty, you are arrogant and arrogant to this point, how is Yu Gong's family education, isn't it not asked? ”

"It's ......."

Yu Zhi was a little speechless, but Xiang It next to him was very happy, and immediately said: "Uncle Ji is right, a little commoner, even dares to consider himself a prince and a grandson, he just doesn't know that the sky is high and the earth is thick. ”

"And." Xiang Kang said in a big way: "Although our Xiang family is poor now, but after being a famous general of the old Chu State, I deigned to visit your Yu family, even if Yu Gong is entangled in affairs and can't see each other, Brother Yu, you should politely invite us into the house to sit down and explain the reason in person." But Brother Yu, you didn't invite us into the door, and you refused to treat each other politely, you just opened your mouth to ask us for our intention, is this kind of hospitality the style of your Yu family? ”

"When my uncle went to see your uncle, this is how your uncle did to our uncle!" Yu Zhi was annoyed and ashamed, and directly mentioned the past of the year, and said angrily: "If you want to say rudeness, it is also your Xiang family's rudeness first!" ”

"I've heard about it back then." Xiang Kang didn't blink his eyelids, and said directly: "But Brother Yu, don't forget, I was only three or four years old at that time, Brother Yu, you were only about seven or eight years old, and the old things of the elders more than ten years ago, do we still have to remember the old things of the younger generations?" ”

"Besides, you and I all learned through word of mouth that when Brother Yu, your eldest father, Lao Yu, came to visit our Xiang family and was refused, who can know if my two uncles were really entangled in something and couldn't take time to meet Lao Yugong, causing Lao Yu Gong to misunderstand and think that our Xiang family was a slow guest? Brother Yu, can you be sure of this? ”

Yu Zhi was speechless, Xiang Kang smiled and arched his hand again, and said: "Brother Yu, one thing is one thing, when Lian Po and Lin Xiangru still misunderstand each other, we still don't talk about those unhappy old things." In the next and the nephew to visit today, there is indeed an important matter I want to discuss with Ling Zun Yu Gong face to face, and I hope that Brother Yu will report to Yu Gong quickly, do not lose the courtesy of hospitality, insult Yu Gong's reputation, and violate filial piety. ”

If you don't invite your father to come forward to meet the two poor sour people of the Xiang family, is it a violation of filial piety? This logic is too complicated, and Yu Zhi, a native of the Qin and Han dynasties, really didn't know how to refute it for a while, so he could only stand on the spot, not knowing how to deal with it. But fortunately, there was a cough from behind the door in time, and then a middle-aged man who was also wearing a white silk shirt and a scarf walked out with a smile and reprimanded Yu Zhi: "Zhi'er, Xiang Gongzi is right, you are a little rude, quickly make amends to the two Xiang Gongzi." ”

Reprimanded Xiang Zhi, the middle-aged man turned to Xiang Kang and Xiang It, bowed respectfully, and said with a smile: "In Xiayu, I have seen two Xiang Gongzi, the two sons forgive their sins, and they have something to do in the next place, and they failed to go out in time to greet them, so they can only let the dog do it for them, I never thought that the dog was rude, and I was more neglectful to the two sons, and I hope that the two will forgive." ”

"Yu Gong's words have passed, we are presumptuous." Xiang Kang returned the salute and said with a smile: "I came to visit rashly, and Lao Yugong personally greeted him, and he was abrupt with his nephew." ”

"If it weren't for your ancestors' sake, do you think the old man would come out to greet you in person?" Yu Jian was full of slander, but the smile on his face was still kind, and he hurriedly invited: "Xiang Gongzi is really good at talking, please come inside, please ask someone to arrange thin wine in the next place, please let the two sons sit down first, and then listen to the son's teachings." ”

"Do you really have a drink? This trip is not in vain! ”

As soon as Xiang Qi heard the music, he hurriedly saluted and thanked Xiang Kang in a decent manner, and swaggered into Yu's house with Xiang Kang at the personal invitation of Yu Jian, and although Yu Zhi's face was extremely ugly, he didn't dare to disobey his father's decision, so he could only swallow his anger and follow the door at the end, and quietly spit on Xiang Kang and Xiang It's back, and scolded in a slight voice: "Phew! Broken children! ”

Xiang Kang and Xiang It entered the door, but as soon as their front feet entered the door, behind a room in the distance, a string of human heads appeared on their back feet, and they exclaimed softly: "Entered, really entered?" Or were you invited in? If I knew that we could really go in, we should also go with Xiang Kang! ”

"Ah, why didn't I make up my mind just now? After entering, not only will there be good food and drink, but maybe you can also see the two ...... of the Yu family. ”