After eating the mutton, Xu Shu left, Pang Tong moved two stones back to the room to grind the stones, he was still short of seventy stones, and after the seventy stones were finished, he could leave the village.

After Ma Hong and Yang Yi finished eating the mutton, they lay on the haystack, the stars twinkling in the sky, looking down at the people on the ground like sheep's eyes. Ma Hong looked at the stars in the sky and couldn't help but chant poetry: "The silver candle autumn light is cold on the screen, and the small fan flutters lightly." The night is as cool as water, and you can sit and watch the morning glory Vega. [It is the Tang Dynasty writer Du Mu's "Autumn Evening"]

After listening to Ma Hong's poem, Yang Yi said: "This poem is also smooth, but it is too childish, like a poem made by a deep boudoir woman, but it is not strange that you can make such a poem." ”

Although Ma Hong inadvertently recited Du Mu's poems, he was considered by Yang Yi to be his own poems, and he was also evaluated as a childish family. Du Mu's song was liked by Ma Hong, but he was belittled by Yang Yi. Ma Hong was a little too lazy to pay attention to Yang Yi, he just looked at the starry sky alone, the galaxy above his head was so clear, the stars were twinkling, like sheep's eyes, why did he think of sheep's eyes, it may be because he ate too much mutton! Ma Hong stroked his stomach and thought to himself.

Yang Yi saw that Ma Hong suddenly ignored him, so he smiled hesitantly: "Ma Laosan, you made such a poem, is it Sichun, I heard Pang Tong say that you fell in love with Huang Chengyan's youngest daughter Huang Yueying at first sight!" ”

Ma Hong was looking at the stars, and suddenly Yang Yi said this, and he suddenly saw Huang Yueying's half of her face slowly emerging in the galaxy, so cute. He was about to take a closer look, when suddenly his vision was blocked by Yang Yi's face, Yang Yi straightened up at some point and leaned down to look at Ma Hong's eyes.

"Oops, I thought you were asleep."

Yang Yi said with a smile.

Ma Hong turned around and said, "Yang Xiaofei, why don't you let people have a quiet night, why don't you understand the style so much." ”

Yang Yi laughed and said: "It's not with a woman, you have to know what kind of style." ”

Ma Hong glanced at Yang Yi and said, "Little brat, go cool, don't bother me." ”

Yang Yi really sat on the side after listening to Ma Hong's words, and she really didn't bother Ma Hong, which surprised Ma Hong, but this did not affect Ma Hong's ability to see the stars, and Ma Hong felt more comfortable. Such a starry night sky was rarely seen in previous lives, especially after 2000, when the starry sky was no longer clear at night in the city. Ma Hong searched in this starry sky to see if he could see the face of his lover in his previous life, even if it was enough to look at him at a glance.

"Ma Hong, let me ask you something seriously, do you think I am very incompetent?"

Yang Yi suddenly said this, which surprised Ma Hong.

Ma Hong straightened up and looked at Yang Yi, and asked rhetorically, "Why do you say that?" ”

Yang Yi laughed dryly and said, "You and Pang Tong came to Shuijing Villa to apprentice, Mr. Shuijing didn't take your money!" ”

Ma Hong nodded and said, "No." ”

Yang Yi laughed dryly again and said, "Do you know why the teacher agreed to me to be his student? He told me to hand in four gold cakes a year. ”

Ma Hong was suddenly stunned when he heard Yang Yi say this, and he secretly thought to himself: How could the teacher accept so much money from Yang Yi, why is this?

"I will speak these words to you, and you shall not speak them to others, because I regard you as your best friend."

Yang Yi sighed, he felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, although his family also agreed, it was a good thing to become a disciple of Mr. Shuijing, not only to learn a lot, but also to improve his reputation. It's just that he, the student who paid the money, and Pang Tong Ma Hong seem to be a little different in the eyes of Mr. Shuijing, which makes Yang Yi feel very unhappy in her heart, and she also ignites jealousy.

Ma Hong thought seriously for a while, and said secretly in his heart: Yang Yi said that he regarded me as his best friend, and he didn't hold a grudge against the alcohol poisoning I poured on him a few years ago, which really moved me, and now he is angry, I have to guide him well, no matter what Mr. Shui Jing wants to ask him for money, I have to find a suitable reason to fill the grievances in his heart now.

Ma Hong thought about it seriously and said, "Yang Yi, I tell you seriously, the teacher may have seen your character flaws or the flaws in your heart when he took you money. The teacher's eyes are very accurate, what is your personality and what you like, he can guess it with a little observation. Obviously, the teacher knows that you love money, and you love money, so he will take your money. Maybe the teacher wants your heart to weigh whether it is the gold cake that is important, or whether it is important to be his student. The teacher can also provoke your jealousy, and once the jealousy is ignited, you will be ruined, so you must be cautious in what you do. How difficult it is to become a teacher's student, how many wealthy children in Jingzhou line up to become a teacher's student, but they don't succeed, and you do, it means that you are special. ”

Yang Yi nodded and said, "Ma Hong, listening to your words, I feel suddenly enlightened." ”

Ma Hong smiled slightly and said, "Do you know why Pang Tong has been grinding stones for so long?" In fact, it was not because he did anything wrong, but because Pang Tong had an arrogant personality, and the teacher wanted to sharpen his temperament. ”

Yang Yi nodded and said, "Ma Hong, what you said is very right, why did the teacher let me go to herd sheep." ”

Ma Hong said with a smile: "You are from a wealthy family, and the teacher asked you to herd sheep, just to tell you to restrain your wealthy family." Don't always look like a gentleman, learn to treat people. ”

Yang Yi nodded and said, "When you say that, I remembered that when I came to the villa, I asked the cowherd to carry my luggage in, maybe the teacher saw it." ”

Ma Hong nodded and said: "That's right, in fact, the teacher doesn't want you to herd sheep, but to learn to treat people in the process of herding sheep." ”

Yang Yi asked puzzledly: "What is the connection between this sheep herding and treating people?" ”

Ma Hong smiled and said, "You herd the sheep, let the sheep listen to you, do you think it is better to use a whip to herd the sheep or be friendly to the sheep?" ”

Yang Yi snorted and said, "Ma Hong, I understand what you mean, the teacher let me know how to tame sheep in the process of herding sheep, and then slowly understand how to treat people." ”

Ma Hong said in his heart: Although it is to fool Yang Yi, it is also a good thing to cheer him up, if he thinks about it all day long, he may cause some trouble.

After listening to Ma Hong's words, Yang Yi's heart suddenly became steady, and she said to Ma Hong: "Ma Hong, I also know why the teacher asked you to carve a stone tablet." ”

Ma Hong smiled: "The teacher wants me to learn the art of war." ”

Yang Yi laughed and said: "Fei Ye, Fei Ye, the teacher wants to sharpen your temperament, and also wants you to practice your handwriting well, your handwriting is too stinky." ”

Ma Hong smiled slightly and didn't speak, just continued to look at the stars, looking at the stars Ma Hong remembered the person who had the deepest connection with the stars in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Zhuge Liang. According to time, it is now the second year of Jian'an, that is, 197 AD, which is the time when Zhuge Liang came to Jingzhou in history. Ma Hong was very excited in his heart, was he about to meet Zhisheng Zhuge Kongming? What kind of person is the real Zhuge Liang in history? Ma Hong couldn't wait to know.

Suddenly, a huge meteor pierced the night sky, creating an incomparably strange light. This light is not like other meteors that streak across the night sky for a fleeting moment, but stays in the sky for a long time before it blends into the night sky little by little.

Ma Hong watched the meteor flash, his pupils instantly widened, and after the surprise, the smile gradually rolled up the corners of his mouth. Ma Hong smiled to himself: "Are you coming?" ”

Yang Yi raised his head and looked at the night sky, and sighed: "What a beautiful glowing star, such a dazzling light." ”

Mr. Shui Jing raised his head and looked in the direction where the meteor fell, his eyes suddenly lit up, and with a shake of his hand holding the tray, the tray fell to the ground. Mr. Shui Jing continued to stare at the night sky for a long time before he bent down and pinched a fried mantis from the tray on the ground and chewed it in his mouth.

Wancheng, Jiafu, Jia Xu, who was sitting on the stone steps drinking tea, saw the meteor falling in the direction of Xiangyang, stretched out his hand and pulled out a head from his head and put it into the tea bowl, then took a sip of tea from the tea bowl, frowned and said to himself: "The fire falls on Xiangyang, interesting, the gas of the Han is about to burn out." ”

On the avenue outside Xiangyang City, a gray-shirted young man walked with a thin old horse, using a bamboo pole as a crutch in one hand and walking slowly, the old horse dragging luggage and a teenage boy. Suddenly, a meteorite with a flash of fire fell from the sky and smashed less than ten meters away from the gate of Xiangyang. In an instant, the earth trembled, and the dust raised obscured the figure of the gray-shirted boy.

[The ancients called meteors as heavenly fire, meteors, glowing stars, broom stars, thief stars, etc., which were considered bad omens in ancient times. 】