Shen Xi's meeting with Zhu Zhishan happened the day before, and it reached Xie Duo's ears the next day, which shows that Xie Duo is not closed to the world, he said that he is living in seclusion, but he knows a lot about things outside.

Shen Xi noticed that although Xie Duo's two-entry courtyard looked simple, it actually covered an area much larger than the three-entry and four-entry courtyard, in addition to a few nursery lands, there was a half-acre lake in the backyard, and there was a small pavilion by the lake full of lotus leaves, and in the middle of the pavilion was a stone platform, and several stools were arranged around it, which looked exquisite and elegant.

There is a saucer on the stone platform, and there are teapots and teacups in the saucer, indicating that Xie Duo often meets guests here. All this is enough to prove that Xie Duo just didn't see the guests, and his students and close friends must have been in frequent contacts, but because of the good work of secrecy, the outside world felt that he didn't see anyone.

Since Xie Duo took the initiative to bring it up, Shen Xi didn't dare to hide it, and saluted: "It was the student who was reckless and offended Mr. Zhu." ”

Xie Duo sighed lightly: "In the past two years, Xi Zhe has been to the house several times. He can't wait to be promoted to the rank of sergeant immediately, but are there still few people who think they have never met in ancient times? Let's just say that Liu Sanchang, no matter how good his talent is, the Son of Heaven is good at what he says, but what in the end? After all, I couldn't calm down and concentrate on the imperial examination...... Yesterday's method was simple and effective, just like Hong Zhong Dalu, which must have made him wake up suddenly. ”

Where did you hear these things?

Shen Xi really wanted to ask such a question, but he also knew that it would be a bit presumptuous to really ask. Xie Duo knew what he had done with Zhu Zhishan, and he also knew very well about Su Tong's acceptance of the benefits of the scholars who came to visit.

Shen Xi thought that Xie Duo asked him to go to the backyard to see the herbs just an excuse, but unexpectedly, the nursery in the backyard was larger and planted more herbs.

Xie Duo was very happy about the fruits of his labor, it was a poisonous medicine, and generally speaking, it was difficult for even vines to grow around the herbs, let alone planting different herbs together. Xie Duo seems to have planted herbs in the nursery, but the soil in the nursery is different from the soil in the yard, and it is clearly transported from elsewhere, and then separated by wooden planks, a nursery. It is like dividing into sections of terraced fields.

Xie Duo spent a lot of thought in order to grow medicinal herbs.

Xie Duo only read the books of sages and sages, isolated from the world, but six years ago when he inspected the disaster situation in Fujian, Zhejiang and Guangzhou. Seeing that the people were sick but there was no cure, he could only use some absurd methods of curing the disease, asking God for divination, and when the money was spent, he would eat Guanyin soil and stomach, which made him feel that the people's livelihood was suffering. After I came back, I planted herbs at home, but I had little experience, and it took me several years to find out what I am today.

"Shen Xi, you are from a medical family, but I don't know if you know how to grow herbs? Some medicines are difficult to survive in the land of Tianfu, so even if I grow them well here, I will change them elsewhere...... But they couldn't survive. ”

The main purpose of Xie Duo's cultivation of herbs was to cultivate seeds and send them to various places for planting. It's like an agronomist.

Shen Xi nodded, the medicinal materials used in traditional Chinese medicine are produced from the north and south of the river, and the temperature, air humidity, and soil salinity required are different, and it is unrealistic to want to grow all the herbs in one place. Although Shen Xi has been immersed in medicinal herbs for many years, he knows the general habits of herbs, but he doesn't know exactly how to grow them.

However, Shen Xi's understanding of traditional Chinese medicine is obviously higher than that of Xie Duo, who became a monk halfway and could not obtain beneficial information because of the blockage of information.

Shen Xi explained to Xie Duo, and Xie Duo couldn't help nodding. Benefit.

There must be my teacher in the threesome, Shen Xi is just a twelve-year-old child, but Xie Duo is also not ashamed to ask, it can be seen that Xie Duo is not as ancient as the outside world rumores. Do not enter the living.

After more than an hour, Xie Duo suddenly remembered: "I forgot about the guests in the study." ”

Shen Xi knew that this was the subtext of sending off guests, and hurriedly said, "It's time for the student to leave." ”

Xie Duo laughed: "Don't be old and decrepit, in fact, you are also old and frail, and you feel that your legs and feet can't support it after coming out for a while, and when you return home from Beijing." Be sure to come back and sit back. Or maybe by then, you were already a high school jinshi......"

This is Xie Duo's best wishes.

When Shen Xi and Xie Duo returned to the study, Su Tong and the three of them stood in front of the bookshelf, looking at the pages intently, acting as if they were eager to learn, but in fact, after an hour, they were already impatient after reading a few books, but in order not to leave a bad impression on Xie Duo, they could only continue to "act".

Of course, they were also a little unhappy in their hearts, since they came to visit together, Xie Duo put on a face for them and called Shen Xi out to talk alone, which was really a bit contemptuous. Fortunately, all they asked for was a "name" to visit Xie Duo, and they didn't care much about the substance.

Seeing the master come back, Su Tong and the three of them carefully put the book back on the shelf and stepped forward to salute Xie Duo.

Xie Duo said: "The cold house is shabby, and I haven't had time to entertain, so I hope you will forgive me." ”

Su Tong said respectfully: "The old sacrificial wine is polite, and it is a blessing for the students to come to visit." ”

Xie Duo waved his hand: "What is the honor of coming to such a shabby place?" It's getting late, so I'll have someone take you out. ”

Su Tong, Yu Bucheng and Ling Zhongjie hurriedly saluted and said goodbye.

In any case, whether he is a courtier of Zhishi or a Confucian who is famous all over the world, even if he didn't even drink a cup of tea when he came, how honored is it just for people to let you see the collection of books he has managed to collect?

Xie Duo did not send each other off in person, and asked the four of them to go out.

When he arrived at the door, Su Tong glanced back at the small lintel, and said with emotion: "Xie Lao's sacrificial wine house is frugal and simple, but it is vast." ”

The place is small, there are many books, Xie Duo itself is a mobile library, this small corner of Nanjing City, is already one of the best libraries in Nanjing City, and can hide half of the knowledge of Nanjing City.

Yu Bucheng sighed: "If you can come to visit us often, you will be able to enhance your knowledge." If you can worship the old sacrificial wine as a teacher...... Famous teachers produce high apprentices, don't dare to think about it! ”

Shen Xi thought to himself: "When I went out of the door, I sighed here for a long time, just to show that I had entered Xie Duo's mansion once, why shouldn't these words be said in front of Mr. Xie?" ”

Shen Xi didn't say anything, and Su Tong and the others didn't ask Shen Xi and Xie Duo what they had communicated with Xie Duo alone in the backyard.

A group of four people walked out of the street, the sedan chair was already waiting, and Yu Bucheng was in good spirits: "Brother Su, I got together with you yesterday, and I haven't had a good time." Invite a few friends to meet again today, I don't know if you ...... And can Shen Gongzi and Ling Gongzi appreciate their faces? ”

Su Tong's eyes lit up: "I'm afraid of harassing." ”

Yu Bucheng said: "It's okay, then go back and prepare first, prepare a sedan chair in the afternoon to invite you, Shen Gongzi and Ling Gongzi must also come." ”

Now that I've seen Xie Duo. Today, I want to take advantage of Shen Xi and Su Tong's absence to call my relatives, friends and classmates over, and show off in front of these people, and secondly, it can be regarded as repaying Shen Xi and Su Tong's favor.

Yu Bucheng is not the son of a wealthy family in Nanjing. At most, there are a few people in the family who have been small officials in the court, and Su Tong is a foreigner, and it is still very difficult to get to know the children of those real official eunuch families.

Bidding farewell to Lingzhong's masterpiece, the sun was hanging in the middle of the sky, and Su Tong took Shen Xi back to the inn. As soon as they entered the inn door, the scholars from the north and south surrounded them and asked about the two of them seeing Xie Duo.

Su Channel: "Naturally, I saw it, Xie Lao still left us to borrow ancient books......"

"Wow."

The person next to him sighed.

Everyone knows that Xie Duo is a famous bibliophile, such a person usually regards books as the root of his life, and now he can generously show them the collection of books, which can be regarded as a courtesy. It's just that they don't know that in fact, most of Xie Duo's collection of books is in Taoxi's hometown, and they are not in Xie Duo's residence in Nanjing City at all.

Su Tong was in high spirits: "Brother Shen, it's noon." Don't go back to this chamber of commerce, how about staying for a homely meal? ”

Shen Xi estimated that he would go back at this time, and it was estimated that Lin Dai and the others had already had lunch, so in order to avoid tossing, they followed Su Tong to the second floor and entered the room.

The store has prepared it early, the dishes are simple, three dishes and one soup, with a pot of wine and two wine glasses.

Su informed Shen Xi that he didn't drink and removed Shen Xi's wine glass, but someone opened the door at this time. It is Su Tong's maid Zhen'er.

Zhen Er's small appearance is also pretty, and the most important thing is that she has a pair of big eyes that seem to be able to speak, and she looks at Su Tong with affection when she comes in.

"Sir, the young lady said. I have prepared wine and food for you, please come over and ......" Zhen'er's voice was very coquettish.

Su Tong's face was not very good-looking: "Didn't you see that the master is going to entertain guests today?" A woman and a child, who did not know the etiquette, hid in the room when they arrived in Nanjing, and they were not interested at all...... Let her come over to entertain Shen Gongzi! ”

Zhen Er saw that Su Tong was angry, and her face was discolored. Hurry up and call Su Tong Xinna's concubine Chu Xiu. Before anyone went out, Su Tong looked at Shen Xi and said, "The women of small families just don't understand the rules. ”

Shen Xi said: "I'm just here to have a meal, so don't bother my sister-in-law." ”

"Sister-in-law? Hmph, I can't bear any hardship along the way, and I will have to mess with me and want to go back to my hometown in Fujian...... Since she can't go with me far, what shall I do with her? Brother Shen, you eat more vegetables, don't let women sweep our Yaxing. ”

Shen Xi knew that Su Tong's view of love was very distorted and perverted, in the minds of machismo like Su Tong, women were at most just vassals of men, I will provide you with food and drink, in addition to giving birth to children for me, you are also responsible for pleasing me, and even pleasing my friends.

It is undeniable that this relatively impetuous scholarly atmosphere will exist in any dynasty and generation, and the peaceful years are even worse.

Although Chu Xiu was reluctant in her heart, she was only a concubine Teng after all, her husband was not a husband but a "master", and she was just an extra name compared to the maid.

Chu embroidered it, Su Tong asked her to give Shen Xi tea, and Shen Xi hurriedly picked up the teapot and poured it himself.

Su Tong said with a smile: "Brother Shen is not young now, and he still brought his beautiful family to Beijing, is it ...... Need to get used to it? ”

Shen Xi said: "Brother Su may not know, what I bring is only a maid to take care of daily life, not a beautiful family." ”

Shen Xi was afraid that Su Tong would worry about the three women around him...... In fact, along the way, Ning Er was asking about Su Tong intentionally or unintentionally, she seemed to want to be Su Tong's fourth aunt's wife, but unfortunately Shen Xi didn't give her too many opportunities to get close to Su Tong.

As for Zhu Shan, Shen Xi doesn't want to harm people, but Lin Dai has to be careful to protect it, this is his Snow White, the little wife in the future.

Su Tong saw that Shen Xi refused to accept the kindness, and he was not reluctant, he only let Chu Xiu pour tea and wine on the side, and between Shen Xi's words and laughter, he was wild and unscrupulous, and even taught Chu Xiu to play the trick of "leather cup", asking her to give Shen Xi tea in her mouth, there was a feeling that the concubine was a Fengyue woman who could be used to entertain friends at any time, which made Shen Xi feel unbearable.

Shen Xi was about to leave after lunch, and Su Daodao: "It's better to take a nap here before leaving, it's in the next room." It has been empty, so I thought that Brother Shen would come over occasionally and have a place to stay. ”

Su Tong really didn't care much about the money, even if the room was empty, he would deliberately rent one or two more rooms to be prepared.

Shen Xi was about to refuse the kindness, Su Tong made a look, Zhen Er just hurriedly went over to help Shen Xi, and said coquettishly: "Is Shen Gongzi not strong enough to drink?" Slaves and maidservants serve you to go in and rest. ”

Shen Xi's face was embarrassed: "Miss Zhen'er misunderstood, she didn't drink alcohol in the future, how can she say that she can't drink too much?" (To be continued.) )