The plum garden is not large, consisting of a main courtyard and two side courtyards, and there are two rows of side houses in the compound, one row for people to live in, and one row for daily labor. There is also a garden and a small bamboo forest. Outside the courtyard is a large plum grove, and fertile land.

Xue Qing arranged for someone to clean up a room for Long Yuheng before the meal, and arranged for him to live in the same side courtyard as Huangfu Zongyi, so that he could take care of him. She lived alone in the main courtyard and didn't want anyone to disturb her.

Together with Long Yuheng, he helped Huangfu Zong back to the room, and after comforting him to sleep, Xue Qing took Long Yuheng into his room and sat down. After briefly telling him about the situation in the plum garden, Xue Qing said lightly: "If you have anything to say, just ask." ”

"Sister......" Long Yuheng hesitated for a moment, but still tentatively spoke, "That...... Ice Flame ...... Who is it? ”

"He ......" Xue Qing calmed down her thoughts, thought about it and said slowly, "It's my eldest brother's son." ”

"That ......"

Before Long Yuheng could speak, Xue Qing interrupted him: "My eldest brother has passed away, and I am many years younger than him. My father is old, and his memory is a little blurry, so he mistakes you for Ice Flame. I want you to think of yourself as an ice flame in front of him. "It's better to pick and choose your own points than to be asked some sad questions.

"Okay, I got it." Long Yuheng was reluctant in his heart, so he and his sister were different, but he didn't want to go against Xueqing's wishes, he promised when he was in Hidden Lake, and he would be obedient.

"Also, if my father calls me Qing'er, you call me my aunt; If he calls me a favorite, you call me grandmother. In short, he will do whatever he says, don't try to stimulate him. ”

"Oh. That ......"

"When it's just the two of us, you can call me sister, and you can call your aunt." Xue Qing saw his thoughts.

"Sister......" Long Yuheng called out aggrievedly.

"Alright, you can rest first. I'll come back tomorrow to see what you're up to. Xue Qing said and got up to leave.

"Sister......

"Huh?"

"What's your name?"

"Xue Qing." She didn't say her last name, she didn't know what her last name was.

Back in the room, Xue Qing couldn't sleep, she kept thinking about whether it was right to bring Long Yuheng back. Not to mention that she didn't know anything about him, looking at such a face every day pierced her heart even more.

But no matter how painful it was, she couldn't be indifferent. She can be ruthless to anyone, but she can't do it to him, and she is gentle for only one person. Seeing such a face, she couldn't bear to let him live on the streets.

must teach him well, if he is not taught well, get rid of him as soon as possible, otherwise after a long time, if he is really rebellious, she may not be able to do it.

Before she knew it, she had broken a lot of spindles, took them outside the house and melted them one by one, while muttering to herself, "Bingyan, did you say I was right to do this?" ”

Fortunately, everyone in the plum garden has seen Bingyan, and everyone knows that Miss and Uncle have a deep relationship, and when Uncle is gone, Miss reads it every day. Otherwise, she would be scared to burn paper money like this every night.

If she slept late, she woke up late, and it wasn't until noon the next day that Xue Qing got up. Hearing that the meal had been prepared, and the little master who came yesterday had been accompanying the master, Xue Qing was slightly apologetic and hurriedly ran out.

After the meal, Huangfu Zongyi explained to the next person, Xue Qing checked Long Yuheng's foundation, and she was surprised to find that although Long Yuheng did not have any martial arts foundation, he was literate, and he had read poetry and books, and there was still a lot of ink in his stomach, but he was not very proficient in using it.

No wonder, Xue Qing thought about it, when she saw Long Yuheng in Hidden Lake, she felt that something was wrong, so it was. Although Long Yuheng showed a down-and-out appearance, his conversation was not like that of ordinary people from poor backgrounds, and his conversation was different from that of Xiaolong and Xiaoshuo before, and he had also read books.

Without waiting for Xue Qing to ask more, Long Yuheng revealed the past and the plate.

Although his family was not wealthy, he did not have to worry about eating and drinking, and there was a small shop. His father was a showman, and he would help people write letters and couplets in the store, and occasionally show people feng shui, and he had a good life.

But slowly, his father became addicted to drinking, and he got drunk all day long, and stopped running the shop, which was barely maintained by his mother. Later, his mother became pregnant with him, and his father was able to restrain himself a little, and until he was born, life was peaceful.

For as long as he can remember, his father had high expectations of him, teaching him to read and write, and to teach him poetry. His father was very strict, and in order to make his father happy, he got up before dawn every day, and worked hard until late at night, just to get a compliment. Peerless Tang Gate fo

It's just that his wish has not been fulfilled, and his father is eager for him to take the exam immediately, no matter how hard he tries, his father is always dissatisfied. Once he finished memorizing a book, his father would give him a more difficult one, and if he couldn't memorize it, he would be beaten and scolded.

When he was ten years old, his father didn't know what to think, and suddenly proposed to let him practice martial arts, but he didn't like those martial arts gyms in the city, and he couldn't afford to hire famous teachers, so he planned to send him to some gangs. The mother stopped again and again, on the grounds that there was no great progress in ten years and eight years of miscellaneous disciples.

The father still did not give up, and took him to visit various famous teachers, hoping to take him as an apprentice, and he wanted his son Wen Taowuluo.

It's just that famous teachers and masters are so easy to accept apprentices, papers, although his poems and books are good, they are not to the point of geniuses, and famous teachers can't look down on them; In terms of martial arts, he has no foundation, and he can't look down on the masters.

spent a lot of family savings, but in exchange for repeated failures, my father was disappointed and began to drink again, which became even worse. As soon as my father drank alcohol, his temper would become very bad, and every time he came back from drinking, he would beat him severely, and if my mother came forward to stop him, she would beat him together. In order not to be beaten again, he studied harder, but after all, he could not meet his father's expectations.

Not only that, but a year ago, my father also got involved in gambling, and not only did he stop running the shop, but he also lost the shop. The family has no source of livelihood, and life has become difficult.

But his father was still addicted to alcohol and gambling, and lost his already modest family property, and the family only relied on selling his belongings and his mother to make ends meet.

It's just that he blindly endured it, and he didn't let his father relent. Half a year ago, his father owed a lot of debts because he lost money, and he wanted to sell him to Hu Yuanwai in the town.

If it is sold to other big families to be a subordinate, even if it is bitter, at least there is something to eat, but what kind of person is Hu Yuanwai, who likes men and loves boys the most, it is a fire pit when he enters. But my father said, "When you go in, you can eat and drink spicy food."

His mother couldn't bear it anymore and fled with him. When he arrived near Jiashao Town, his mother gave him the last few copper plates: "Tianze, my mother can't support you, only if I leave you temporarily, I can find another home." You hold on, find a way to survive, and come to you when your mother is stable. ”

He began to beg for a living, waited for three months, and finally waited for his mother, but his mother pretended not to know him, and just gave him a steamed bun.

After another half a day, the mother turned back and gave him dozens of copper coins and a bag of dry food: "Tianze, this is all of my mother's savings, you take it and leave." ”

"Mother......" Long Tianze looked at her in shock, not understanding what she meant.

"Tianze, don't blame me for being ruthless. I've found someone now, and that man can support me. But I can't let him know you're there, so you'd better get out of here sooner. ”

This time he understood, and his mother didn't want him anymore, for the sake of his own stable life, his mother told him to leave quickly. With tears in his eyes, Long Tianze grabbed the money and baggage his mother gave him, and ran away quickly.

What a father, what a mother, these people who should be the closest to him, but they treat him like this one by one. The mother's filial piety mentioned in the book, the training of the court and the kindness of the parents mentioned in the book, why is it different when he comes here?

Long Tianze, who was in a daze, ran all the way to the Hidden Lake, and when he saw that no one was inhabited, he lived there. Soon he ate up the dry food he had left behind and used up the dozens of copper plates. He never spoke, couldn't find a job, and lived a semi-begging life. He was so hungry that day, so he stole a steamed bun, and then met Xue Qing.

After listening to his story, Xue Qing couldn't help sighing, compared to him, how lucky she was, she had a father who was not her own but held her in the palm of her hand, and this father who didn't like her but also regarded her as a baby.

"What are your plans for the future? If you want to gain fame, I can't teach you, I'm not familiar with this, but I can help you get a master. If you don't want to be an official, your knowledge is enough, and you need to understand it thoroughly. ”

"Sister, I'...... I don't like to read, I want to practice martial arts! He said this, firstly, because he had been forced by his father to read books before, which made him more disgusted with reading. Second, he thought that if he could learn martial arts well, no one would dare to bully him in the future. Three, this fairy-like sister is good at martial arts, if he chooses to practice martial arts, will she teach it herself?

Sure enough, Xue Qing nodded and said, "If you want to learn martial arts, I can teach you, but ......"

"But what!" Long Yuheng asked hurriedly.

"But practicing martial arts is not easier than studying, you have to be prepared."

"Sister, I'm not afraid of hardship! As long as you don't leave me behind. ”

"Okay, I'll teach you martial arts from tomorrow, but you still have to read. Studying is not only to gain fame, but also to learn the way of life. ”

"Okay."

Xue Qing thought about his qin, chess, calligraphy and painting again and said, "You go and accompany your grandfather first, I want to think about how to teach you, and we will start tomorrow." ”

Xue Qing secretly thought that if Long Yuheng did not disappoint herself in the future, then when she returned to Wanjian Villa, leaving the plum garden to him would be enough for him to have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of his life, as long as he didn't be like his father in the future.

Whether it is to teach him martial arts, it can be regarded as a skill, and if there is really difficulty in the future, even if he goes to the dart game, it is also a way to make a living. If it goes well, he will be trained to be a useful talent in both civil and military affairs, and he will be able to share the worries of Red Sakura in the future, just like Xiaolong and Xiaoshuo. Xue Qing analyzed all aspects and wrote a training plan for Long Yuheng.