This Liu Gongzi is not as young as a weak crown, but he didn't expect to be a lifter, no wonder when the three of them walked together, Chen Xiucai deliberately lagged behind him to show respect, and I don't know how Chen Xiucai lived in the countryside all the year round, and how he got to know this young handsome.

Being complimented by Chen Xiucai, that Liu Gongzi did not show happy emotions, but showed embarrassment, and after a while, he saw Chen Xiucai looking at him with enthusiasm on his face, without the slightest hint of ridicule, and couldn't help laughing: "I don't dare to agree with the words of the talent below." Fang Cai's peach blossom poem was not written in Xia, but by Wu Rong and Wu Zihua in the Tang Dynasty. ”

The little boy behind Liu Gongzi couldn't help but laugh when he heard this, and when he looked at Chen Xiucai again, his face was flushed and ashamed, if he hadn't had other thoughts, he would have already hidden his face at this moment.

Chen Xiucai lost the boss alone, and only after a while did he defend himself: "Living in the countryside in Xiazai, lonely and unheard, it made Liu Gongzi laugh." ”

The reason why Chen Xiucai cheekily befriended this Liu Gongzi was actually the idea of asking him for advice on Bagu Shiwen.

Although Chen Xiucai said that he has participated in the township examination many times and is named Sun Shan, he still does not give up, he is very confident in his literary talents, and feels that the biggest reason why he can't pass the exam is that he can't write eight shares well, but he is shy in his pocket, he can't afford to buy books that explain the literature and art, and he can't pull his face to ask others, so he has been teaching and begging for life in Taocun.

Today's rest, Chen Xiucai was sitting at the door of the house, but heard that a scholar outside the village was wandering in the peach forest, he was curious to go and talk to the scholar a few words, and learned that this Liu Gongzi was born in Xuande for three years, and now he is only eighteen years old but he is already a person, thinking that he has wasted half his life but is not even a young man who is dissatisfied with the weak crown, Chen Xiucai's heart suddenly turned a thousand times, and suddenly he got up to the young man in front of him to ask for advice on Baguwen's mind and courage, but he still can't pull his face, I was afraid that I would refuse to advise others if I dared to ask for advice, so I recommended myself to lead this Liu Gongzi to visit the ten-mile peach blossom forest, and the fight was to get closer to him, and then asked him for the idea of teaching the way of the eight-strand art system, who would have lost such a big person.

Zhao Yan's father and son naturally didn't know what had just happened, and when they got close to Chen Xiucai, they had to say hello to each other, especially Zhao Yan, after all, he had studied with this Chen Xiucai for a few years, and he had to work etiquette.

"I've seen the Master." After Zhao Yan and Chen Xiucai met the ceremony, they saw that his face was not very good-looking, so he asked with concern: "Master doesn't look very good, but is he sick?" ”

Before Chen Xiucai could answer, the little boy behind Liu Gongzi remembered what happened to Fang Cai, and couldn't help but 'pounce' again, covering his mouth and snickering.

Seeing this, Liu Gongzi couldn't help but turn around and glared at the little boy fiercely, and then said to Chen Xiucai: "Please forgive me, the scholar doesn't know anything, and he still looks at Haihan under his feet, don't take it to heart." ”

Chen Xiucai was already ashamed in his heart, but after hearing the little boy sneer again, he realized that he would no longer have a face to stay here, he didn't pay attention to that Liu Gongzi, and only said to Zhao Yan, 'I'm fine', and then didn't say hello, turned around and walked quickly towards the village.

As soon as Chen Xiucai left, Liu Gongzi's face was slightly embarrassed, but he recovered in an instant, he wandered outside the village for a long time, he was already thirsty, so he gave his hand to Zhao Yan and his son: "The two village sages are invited." Liu Ji in Boye County, Baoding Prefecture, the word Youzhi, went to this point with the scholar today, but he was a little thirsty, I don't know if I can go to the house of the two villagers to ask for a bowl of water to drink? ”

Liu Ji? It's a familiar name.

Zhao Yanzheng recalled to himself, and Zhao Xin next to him already smiled enthusiastically: "Make, make, son, please, my family won't be able to walk far into the village." ”

led Liu Ji's master and servant to walk more than a dozen steps away, turned his head and saw that Zhao Yan was still standing in a daze, and Zhao Xin couldn't help shouting: "Xiaolang, keep up." ”

Liu Ji, the word Youzhi, nicknamed Liu Mian, and Wan'an, Liu Jue and known as the three pavilion elders, the first assistant of the cabinet in the early days of the Hongzhi Dynasty.

Zhao Yan walked in front, occasionally glanced back at Liu Ji, the deep meaning in his eyes made Liu Ji a little inexplicable, and in the end, he only thought that Zhao Yan rarely saw people and was curious about himself.

This is the first historical celebrity Zhao Yan has seen since he came to this world, although his reputation is not very good, but he finally saw it alive.

Zhao Yan secretly looked at this 'bullet-resistant' Liu Mian many times, and found that Liu Ji at this time was just an ordinary scholar, humble and polite in his words, and he was well-founded when he sat down, and there was a trace of immaturity and innocence on his face, which was difficult to connect with Liu Mian decades later.

As soon as the group walked to the big locust tree at the entrance of the village, they suddenly greeted from the side: "Second brother, why did you and Xiaolang come back?" ”

Zhao Yan was a little familiar when he heard this voice, and when he heard it, he found that not far from the roadside at the entrance of the village, three simple grass and wooden houses had been built at some point. The front of this grass and wooden house is surrounded by a fence, surrounded by a small courtyard, there are a few small chickens with yellow fur in the yard, a delicate young man in his twenties is carrying a dustpan to remove the chaff, and the chickens are surrounding the feet of the young man, competing to eat the rice bran raised from the dustpan, and the one who spoke just now is the delicate young man, that is, Zhao Yan's third uncle Zhao Quan.

"Third child, this is something you found someone to build a new one? It looks okay, much better than the thatched hut in the original land. Zhao Xin was very happy to see Zhao Quan, but he didn't forget Liu Ji, and continued to say to Zhao Quan: "You go and get some water first, so that this Liu Gongzi and his scholar can quench their thirst." ”

Zhao Quan agreed, turned around and went into the house to scoop water, while Zhao Xin took on the role of the master, led Liu Ji's master and servant into the courtyard, and then found a few horses and put them in the shade of the courtyard, beckoning a few people to sit down.

Zhao Quan came out of the house with two bowls of water, and while handing the water to Liu Ji and his scholar, he said to Zhao Yan: "Xiaolang, if you are thirsty and go into the house to drink water, don't be polite to the third uncle." ”

Zhao Yan smiled, but he didn't rush into the house to drink water to quench his thirst, and asked, "Third uncle, what about my third aunt and Xiao Nier, why don't you see them?" ”

Zhao Quan smiled when he heard this: "Your third aunt has taken Xiao Nier back to her parents' house, and it is estimated that she will come back in the afternoon." ”

Liu Ji, who was on the side, drank the water in the bowl in one go, and couldn't help but sigh: "As soon as the half-acre square pond is opened, the sky and clouds and shadows wander together." Q: Is that clear? For there is a source of living water. Good water, sweet and clear, long aftertaste, if used to make wine, it must not be inferior to those famous spring water. ”

Chanting poetry at every turn, so sour! Zhao Yan pursed his lips, and he temporarily lost interest in Liu Ji.

Zhao Quan saw that Liu Ji was well-dressed and had an extraordinary appearance, presumably at least he was also a talented man, so he was immediately a little flattered and said: "It's just the well water dug out of the field, but I can't be so praised by Xiucaigong." ”

Liu Ji's little scholar smiled when he heard this: "This uncle, you are wrong, my son-in-law is not a showman, but a man." ”

"Oops, yes......" As soon as the fairy tale sound of the little book fell, not only Zhao Quan was taken aback, but even Zhao Xin stood up in surprise.

"It turned out to be a lifting master, where did the little one dare to sit on an equal footing with the lifting master." Zhao Xin looked at Liu Ji at a loss, he saw that Liu Ji knew Chen Xiucai, and saw that he was young, only when he was at most a showman, where did he think that this Liu Gongzi had already been promoted at a young age.

Shinong industry and commerce, since ancient times, the social status of scholars is very high, although now there is a saying that the poor show is rich, but for the farmers born and raised in the countryside, the poor show is already a great man, not only exempt from forced labor, even if he sees the county master, he does not have to kneel, and in the countryside he has no less authority than the clan elders, but it is only here, Xiucai is equivalent to the chief in the eyes of the villagers.

In addition to having benefits such as not kneeling, no need to pay taxes, and exemption from servitude, he also has the qualifications to be an official, and in a county, he can be on an equal footing with the county official, and his status is almost the same, so when he heard that Liu Ji was a person, Zhao Xin was so alarmed.

The most calm person in the courtyard, in addition to Liu Ji and his scholars, is Zhao Yan, but the reason why Zhao Yan is calm is because he doesn't know much about the social status of the Juren in the Ming Dynasty, and Liu Ji is now just a little genius who likes to write poetry, not a cabinet scholar decades later, so Zhao Yan didn't pay much attention to it, but Zhao Xin was afraid that Zhao Yan would bump into the old man and cause trouble, so he secretly gestured to him and asked him to stand up.

Zhao Yan had no choice but to stand up slowly, and then secretly glared at Liu Ji's little scholar.

Liu Ji stood up and said with a wry smile: "You don't have to be like this, today is just an ordinary scholar who has come to the green." Staying here will only add to the troubles, so let's leave it at that. ”

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This Liu Ji appeared suddenly, and he left very abruptly, and after seeing off Liu Ji's master and servant, Zhao Quan asked Zhao Xin: "Second brother, you and Xiaolang have just been in town for a few days, why did you come back again?" ”

Zhao Xin patted Zhao Quan's shoulder and said with a smile: "Third child, Xiaolang and Wang Yuanwai in the town opened a workshop together, and this time I came back to Taocun to recruit some hired workers." ”

"Xiao Lang and Wang Yuanwai?" Zhao Quan felt a little incredible.

Zhao Yan interjected at this time: "Third uncle, if you want to go, I will give you 500 yuan a month, and you can take care of food and housing." When you are familiar with the affairs in the workshop, you can help my father manage the chores in the workshop, and the salary can rise again, which is much easier than farming at home. ”

Zhao Quan's temperament is quite similar to Zhao Xin, steady and responsible, but he does not lack the vitality of young people, but he has not seen much of the world, and he has been wandering around the acre and three points of Taocun for more than 20 years, and he still needs to exercise more.

"Xiaolang, what you said is true?" After Zhao Quan received Zhao Yan's affirmative reply, he said with a little sadness: "The third uncle wants to go, but when the time comes, only your third aunt and Xiao Nier will be left at home, I am a little relieved, or when your third aunt comes back in the afternoon, I will discuss it with her." ”