Du and Xie Xuan rested in Chenjiawu for a night, and went to Lingyin Temple early in the morning of May 21, Zhidu originally said that he did not need Chen Caozhi to accompany him, but Chen's mother Li insisted on ordering Chen Caozhi to serve Du Gong well, how could Chen Caozhi not obey his mother's orders.

The abbot of Lingyin Temple, Zhenru, admired the name of Dugong for a long time, and was very respectful, accompanied Zhidu to climb the Feilai Peak, visited the Ligong Pagoda, and set up meals and hospitality.

In the afternoon, Zhidu and Xie Xuan left Lingyin Temple to return to Huiji, Chen Caozhi sent each other off, Xie Xuan did not know how serious Chen's mother Li's condition was, seeing Chen's mother Li's words and deeds were fine, thinking that it was just a small illness, and there was a degree of public treatment, how could it not be cured.

Xie Xuan said: "Brother Zizhong, your pair of nephews and nieces are so cute, and when you learn that I am the younger brother of the Zhu Langjun who came at the beginning of the month, you are very affectionate to me, and you also asked me why the Zhu Langjun didn't come?" Haha, Brother Zizhong has to continue to help me hide it in front of the two of them, and he is still the Zhu brothers. ”

Chen Caozhi smiled and said: "Living in the dock fort, there are few guests, and children are extremely hospitable. ”

Xie Xuan said: "Let my niece Chen Run'er be very smart, yesterday on 'only women and villains are difficult to raise, close is not inferior, far away is resentful' and I argued, articulate, said that the woman in the master's words refers specifically to the Duchess of Wei Ling Nanzi, and the villain refers to the eunuch Yongqu, not all women in the world are not inferior or resentful, how many women have known books and rites in ancient times - I am willing to bow down, no wonder my sister said that Zizhong has a little niece like when she was young, let me come to see and understand this time, and it is indeed worthy of its name. ”

Chen Caozhi said: "Zong Zhi and Run'er brothers and sisters often argue with each other, and Zong Zhi is always at a loss for words. ”

Xie Xuan said with a smile: "I was also bullied by my sister when I was a child, and my sister's words were too tax-profitable, and I couldn't resist it, by the way, Brother Zizhong didn't know it yet-" Xie Xuan lowered his voice and said: "This time, Duke Du came to Chenjiawu uninvited to treat Lingtang, but it was my sister who argued with Duke Du on "Zhuangzi Yaoyou", and won Duke Du, and Duke Du readily agreed to come, otherwise, Duke Dujiang Zuo, how can the law drive move lightly, and he has to wait for Brother Zizhong to invite him to go in person before he can set off." ”

The willow eyebrows are slanted, the slender eyes are clear and focused, the lips are delicately outlined when he smiles, and the pear vortex looms—

Chen Caozhi said: "There is nothing to repay, wait for Jiaci to be healthy, I will bring Ke Tingdi to Dongshan to meet An Shigong, and thank you with a song." ”

Three ox carts and six servants bypassed Wulin Mountain. Come to the intersection of Shanbei Road. To the north is to go to Chenjiawu Road. To the east is the road to Yuji and Sanin.

Zhidu got out of the car and said to Chen Cao: "Chen Tanyue." You don't have to send it anymore. In the future, I will have time to invite the old monk to visit the old monk in Qiguang Temple. Discuss Prajna and Truth. ”

Chen Caozhi said respectfully: "I should come to thank Dugong." ”

Zhidu saw Chen Caozhi's handsome face, and his face was implicitly melancholy. Naidao: "The suffering of life." There is nothing more than the suffering of old age, sickness, and death. The cycle of life and death. Origin and extinction. Impermanent world. Who can stay long? Chen Tanyue has Su Hui. Presumably, you will not be fascinated by the five desires. Otherwise, it will be useless in life and death. It only increases the suffering of the hall. ”

Chen Caozhi said: "Xie Dugong instructed." Kid understood. ”

Sent away Du Gong and Xie Xuan, Chen Caozhi returned to Chenjiawu, Chen's mother Li had already taken a dose of the medicinal soup released by Du Public, and said that her shortness of heart beat had eased a lot, Chen Caozhi was slightly relieved, her mother should be the slightest congenital heart disease, since she has been safe for so many years, as long as she recuperates carefully in the future, she must be able to keep her safe for a few more years, he can't look worried, otherwise her mother will be worried, at this time, peace of mind is more effective than medicine-

At night, after Chen's mother Li fell asleep, Chen Caozhi was reading and practicing calligraphy in the study, and Xiaochan accompanied each other, holding a pu kui fan, and gently cooling Chen Caozhi's fan.

Chen Caozhi said: "Sister Xiaochan, you will be the master of family affairs in the future, don't report to my mother anymore, and discuss with me if you have any difficult things." ”

Xiaochan responded: "Okay." He also said: "If there is something to accumulate virtue and do good, such as the last time the tenants were exempted from the wheat rent, it is better to know the old master's mother, the old master's mother is willing to accumulate virtue and do good." ”

Chen Caozhi nodded and said, "Well, Sister Xiaochan is empathetic, and Sister Xiaochan will have to work hard in the future." ”

Xiaochan stared at Chen Caozhi and said, "I'm not afraid of hard work, it's just that I don't plan well, and Uncle Laifu can't plan either, so it's hard to collect rent and food." ”

Chen Caozhiqu flicked the corner of his forehead, smiled, and said, "Sister Xiaochan, I know a kind of arithmetic, simple and easy to learn, I'll teach you." ”

Although Xiaochan didn't understand how Cao Zhi Xiao Langjun knew how to plan arithmetic again, she was very happy when she heard that Xiao Langjun was going to teach her, so that she could get along with Cao Zhi Xiao Langjun for a while.

Xiaochan is literate, Ding Youwei taught her, can recite Mao's poems and Analects, but the words are written very badly, after all, there are few opportunities to practice words, and the pen is written "One 23", crooked and upside down, uneven thickness, very ugly.

Xiaochan blushed shyly: "Xiao Langjun, I can't do it, I'm too stupid." ”

Chen Caozhi encouraged: "Sister Xiaochan is very smart, don't worry, I'll make another pen for you to try tomorrow." ”

The next day, Chen Caozhi asked to pluck the big wing feathers of three white geese, remove the grease in the feather tube, dry it, and make the feather tube tough

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Xiao~, Qingzhi, Zongzhi and Run'er are all watching on the side, but they see that the words written by this quill pen are slender and even, although there is no Teton Tibetan Feng beauty, but fortunately, it is convenient and easy to learn.

Chen Caozhi moved to the side and said to Xiao~: "Sister Xiaochan, you come and give it a try, and you will use this to keep accounts in the future, which is fast and convenient." He taught Xiaochan how to hold the pen and let her learn to write.

Xiaochan was nervous and happy, the hand holding the quill shook slightly, the quill tube was pinched too tightly, and the ink dripped on the hemp paper, Qingzhi and Run'er both laughed, Xiaochan glared at the two of them, and when she faced Chen Cao, her face turned red and said: "I'm really stupid, don't laugh at me." ”

Chen Caozhi patiently taught Xiaochan, hand-in-hand teaching, poor Xiaochan's face was flushed, her head was dizzy, although she said to herself in her heart that she wanted to study seriously and study seriously, but she couldn't gather her mind, she could hear Xiaolangjun's words clearly, but she was flustered and couldn't comprehend-

Run'er looked at it in a hurry and said, "Little ~ sister, let Run'er write a few words and give it a try." He took the quill pen and wrote eight words smoothly - "Yo Lu Ming Eats Wild Apple", and said: "It's easy to write, Sister Xiaochan." ”

Xiaochan was embarrassed and said: "Run'er's little lady is smart, I'm stupid." ”

Chen Caozhi also felt that he was not suitable for teaching Xiaochan, so he said: "Run'er, you tell Sister Xiaochan about the tricks you have mastered." ”

Run'er said to Xiaochan again about Uncle Fangcai's ugly uncle, strange, this time Xiaochan quickly mastered the posture of holding the pen and the weight of pinching the pen, and the writing was also square, Run'er, the little elf, winked at Chen Caozhi, indicating that she understood why?

Xiaochan also felt that she would become clumsy when she was alone with Cao Zhi Xiaolangjun, so she asked Run'er to learn calculations with her, Run'er was very happy and looked at Uncle Ugly.

Chen Caozhi said: "Then let's learn together, Run'er can teach Sister Xiaochan if she understands quickly." ”

Chen Caozhi said this, Xiaochan did not feel the slightest feeling of being despised, because Run'er's little lady was famous for her cleverness, and she could be a teacher.

Zongzhi Zhidao: "Uncle Ugly, I also want to learn." ”

Chen Caozhi said: "Zong Zhi and Run'er don't learn to write with a quill pen, or use a quill pen, the quill is used for bookkeeping, and I will teach you three to calculate." "I will first teach them the Arabic numerals corresponding to one to ten, and then teach them the simple four operations, mainly to teach them the vertical form of arithmetic, Run'er and Zongzhi have strong leadership ability, Xiaochan is also good, five days to basically master the basic rules of the four operations, multiplication and division formulas are also familiar.

Chen Caozhi came up with a question: "Today, there is a pound of gold, 100,000 straight money, ask how much is one or two straight money?" ”

Xiao~, Zongzhi, and Run'er are all vertical, and all three of them answered correctly: one tael of gold is worth six thousand two hundred and fifty dollars.

Although Zongzhi and Run'er have learned, they don't know what use this calculation can come in, small ~ the fastest, it will be easy to follow Laifu to collect wheat rent next month, and they will go to take the previous account books one by one and use the new method to calculate, and it is really fast and accurate.

Chen's mother, Li, also came to see her two grandchildren and Xiaochan learn calculations, shook her head and smiled: "Where did you learn this arithmetic, my mother never knew that you had learned this?" ”

Chen Caozhi deduced that he had learned an ancient arithmetic scripture that he had seen in the Chutai Taoist Academy.

On the evening of May 26, Ran Sheng came back in the dust, Ran Sheng and Laide went to Wu County on the 11th of this month, and it was only half a month before and after, why did he come back alone?

Ran Sheng's face was tanned and red, he returned from a long journey, without any sense of exhaustion, still in good spirits, took the tea brought by Jing Nu and drank it, and then said to Chen Caozhi: "Xiao Langjun, I and Brother Lai De got up early and hurried in the dark, walked a hundred miles every day, and rushed to Wu County on the seventh day, and went to Taishou Mansion to see 6 Taishou, and presented Xiao Langjun's letter, 6 Taishou said that the famous doctor Yang Quan had returned to Yangzhou half a month ago, and immediately wrote a post, and sent 6 government stewards to go to Yangzhou with Brother Lai De to invite the famous doctor Yang Quan, Because it will take some time to go back and forth in Yangzhou, 6 Taishou asked me to come back first and inform Xiao Langjun - Xiao Langjun, this is 6 Taishou's reply. ”

Chen Caozhi read 6 Na's reply, he was very grateful, thinking of 6 Weirui, he was a little uneasy, and asked Ran Sheng if he had ever seen the little lady of the 6 family? Ran Sheng said: "I haven't seen it, maybe it's in Huating, it's a pity that I didn't take the road of Huating this time, otherwise I should go and tell the little lady of the 6th family, or I will go to Huating again tomorrow?" ”

Chen Caozhi hurriedly said: "No need, Xiao Sheng has worked hard, so let's rest." ”

Chen Caozhi saw that his mother was in good health these days, although she still slept lightly and was prone to heart palpitations, but there were no signs of getting worse, so he was not in a hurry, and waited for Yang Quan to arrive.

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I stayed up until two o'clock in the morning last night, and I can't stay up all night today, there is only one chapter, I'm sorry, I don't have to go to work tomorrow, and tomorrow it's 7,000 words.