Zhou Li expected that he was not wrong, early the next morning, his door was already crowded, which was roughly divided into two groups, one was that most of the visitors were dignitaries, dressed gorgeously and gracefully, and the other was a scholar, most of them were famous sons in the neighborhood, not only with a prominent family background, but also with a well-dressed and extraordinary bearing, no matter how you look at Lin Xuan's existence, it is so inconspicuous, compared to those exquisite gifts in their hands, the food box in Lin Xuan's hand is extremely shabby.

Li Zi originally wanted to accompany Lin Xuan over, but during this time, Lin Yi was so happy and tossed that he had no choice but to let him come alone, Lin Xuan didn't feel anything wrong with this, he had grown up and had to face some things alone.

"Please pass it on your behalf," several squires waited too long, and said to Zhou Tong in a little impatience.

"My lord is ill and it is inconvenient to see guests" Zhou Tong didn't know how many times he repeated this sentence in the morning, but the guests were always in waves, and even more people like Lin Xuan, who were studying in order to show their sincerity, stayed directly outside the door and didn't come forward to ask, and they didn't mean to leave.

Finally at this time, Lord Qi in the county came to Zhou Li's door in an official sedan chair.

"Please spread the word on your behalf and say that Lord Qi is coming to visit," a servant beside Lord Qi handed over a letter of worship to Zhou Tong and said.

Zhou Tong was a little hesitant for a while, originally he didn't pay attention to officials like Qi Yi, but now that he has returned to his hometown, they must give enough face to other people's one-third of an acre, and Qi Yi has already given them enough face, it is really difficult to refuse.

Seeing Zhou Tong's embarrassed face, Qi Yi glanced at him, Zhou Tong immediately reacted and said: "Lord Qi, I'm very sorry that my master is unwell and is really not suitable to see guests, and when he gets better, he will definitely come to the door to apologize."

"Since Lord Zhou is unwell, then the lower officials will not bother, and will visit him when he gets better in the coming day" Qi Yi said with a regretful look on his face, but still smiled.

"The grass people send off the adults" Zhou Tong sent Qi Yi to the sedan chair.

When those squires saw that even Lord Qi hadn't been able to see Zhou Li, they knew that they were even more hopeless, and after wandering for a while, they slowly dispersed and left Zhou Li's door.

"Why do you want to help Master Zhou like this?" The servants around Qi Yi were a little puzzled, they had no plan to visit Zhou Li today, but their master heard that the Zhou Mansion was surrounded by a flood and came to perform such a play.

"The emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, Zhou Li still has quite a powerful energy that can affect the court situation, if I still want to be my parents with peace of mind, it is inevitable to have a good relationship with him" Qi Yi knew that even the current Zhou Li was not something he could despise.

"By the way, go back and let the kitchen prepare a few good dishes, running back and forth really consumes physical strength," Qi Yi is also known for his gluttony, "After this period of time, I will look for Zhou Li and ask for advice on the food in the capital."

At this time, even the servants around Qi Yi were quite helpless, and he even suspected that his master helped Zhou Li not for his black yarn hat at all, but for the pleasure of his stomach.

Lin Xuan felt funny in his heart when he saw those squires disperse, he had already guessed that everything just now was just a play performed by Qi Yi for the Zhou Mansion, but Zhou Li didn't want to see them as true. Lin Xuan looked at the dozens of school-seeking sons around him, and he was also a little apprehensive, but he believed that after a while, there would definitely be people leaving one after another.

"Let's go, what's the point of staying here?" Sure enough, a son really couldn't stand such a snub and left first, and after he left, a few people left in discouragement, and slowly only a dozen people were left to sit in front of the Zhou Mansion.

"How's it going outside the door now?" In the thatched hut, Zhou Li was looking through the ancient books he brought back, sipping tea, very leisurely.

"There are more than a dozen determined young men outside," Zhou Tong replied truthfully.

"Don't pay attention to them, they will naturally disperse after a long time," Zhou Li still didn't mean to let go.

In this regard, Zhou Tong could only express helplessness.

Although Ning County is a small town in the south of Daqi, but it is already winter, the biting cold wind is difficult to stop even if you wear more clothes, the cold air is pervasive, crawling along the exposed skin of people to the bones, the sons around Lin Xuan are all pampered people, where did they suffer like this, and gradually the sound of complaining began to appear in their ears, Lin Xuan didn't care about them, just sat quietly and let the sun shine on themselves as much as possible, so as to keep warm.

"Don't do it, he's obviously rectifying people" Another son stood up, his mink coat was also difficult to stop the invasion of the cold air, and left angrily after speaking.

There was more or less hesitation in the eyes of the others, but Lin Xuan was still as firm as ever.

The sky gradually darkened, and Lin Xuan and the others knew that if they stayed outside the house in such a season, it would be either sincere and stupid, so they decided to go home and come back tomorrow.

Lin Xuan walked at the door and was the last to leave the Zhou Mansion after putting down the food box.

"What are you holding?" Zhou Li was very curious when he saw that Zhou Tong had an extra food box in his hand.

"It was brought by a child" To be honest, Zhou Li didn't pay much attention to Lin Xuan at first, but as time went by, he felt that the most special among these people was Lin Xuan, so he also became curious.

"Bring it" Zhou Li stepped forward to open it and found that it was a special snack, although he wanted to taste it, he still held back his appetite.

"Give him back tomorrow," Zhou Li commanded.

"Yes," Zhou Tong looked at Lin Xuan's clothes, and knew his conditions, so naturally he would not covet one of his food boxes.

Early the next morning, Lin Xuan came to the door of the Zhou Mansion with a food box, and sure enough, this time there were very few people standing in front of the door to study, but there were still some squires who did not give up to visit but were still turned away.

It was another day of fruitless and rather hard meditation, and when Lin Xuan was about to put down the food box in his hand again after dark, Zhou Tong walked out.

"Child, don't do these useless things, my master will not accept apprentices" Although it was only two days, Zhou Tong really liked the child in front of him, but thinking about his master's stubborn temper, he really had no choice but to comfort Lin Xuan.

"It's okay, he will definitely accept me" Lin Xuan was also stubborn, and the hardship of two days did not make him retreat in the slightest.

"Hey" Zhou Tong could only sigh, he handed back yesterday's food box to Lin Xuan.

Lin Xuan smiled and handed him today, Zhou Tong hesitated a little but still took it.

When he was going home, Lin Xuan suddenly felt that the amount of the food box was wrong, and when he opened it, he saw that there was another kind of dim sum inside, and he smiled at the moment.

On the other side, Zhou Tong looked at today's dim sum and his heart was also very warm, he didn't care about those expensive gifts like the master, but these things made with heart were more attractive to them. So secretly making another kind of snack is considered a return gift.