Chapter 10. The Road of the Literati (Part II).

After making up his mind, Xiao Mo no longer had any doubts, his steps became brisk, and he walked briskly towards his courtyard. (Full-text novel reading, all in.1. (1. Learning Network) [Bubble!] Book!! Surpass! Speed! Head! ]

Looking at Xiao Mo, whose footsteps suddenly became brisk, Xiao Yi couldn't help but be stunned, he didn't know why, shook his head, continued to indulge in his world of practicing Yan Body, and followed Xiao Mo forward.

But then again, compared with Xiao Mo, the steady and down-to-earth Xiao Yi, his temperament is undoubtedly more suitable for a handsome and strict face, and with hard work, maybe he will achieve something in the future.

In a moment, Xiao Mo had already taken Xiao Yi back to the courtyard where he lived, or rather, the courtyard where his grandfather Xiao Shenxing and grandmother Liu lived.

As usual, the Liu family, supported by a maidservant, stood in front of the courtyard door and waited for Xiao Mo to return, although it was already Xiaoyangchun, but the Xiao family was in the north, and there was still a cold air from time to time, but Liu was unconscious.

In fact, standing here every day waiting for Xiao Mo to return from Xiao Shenyan's study, Liu has been persisting in this behavior for half a year, and it seems that he will continue to persist until Xiao Mo's reading career is over. It was the same even on a cold day.

Xiao Mo didn't know when the Liu family had been standing here waiting for him every day, but in the past six months, Xiao Mo could see this familiar scene whether he returned late or early, as if the Liu family had not left at all after sending Xiao Mo away.

If you put aside Liu's stubbornness and control, in Xiao Mo's opinion, she is almost the best grandmother in the world.

Seeing Liu waiting in front of the courtyard gate, Xiao Mo took two quick steps, waved his hand to let the maid leave, and slowly walked towards the courtyard by holding Liu's arm.

"Grandmother, didn't I say that many times? You don't have to wait here every day, but just walk from the middle yard to the backyard, and what can happen to your grandson. Besides, the grandson is much better now, and after the last incident, the fourth grandfather has never felt sorry for his grandson in the past six months. ”

Having said that, Xiao Mo knew that he couldn't change this stubborn old lady at all, and even Xiao Mo could already guess Liu's reply to him.

Seeing that Xiao Mo, who was supporting him, was so sensible and calm, Liu's face was full of relief, but he still said: "I'm waiting for my grandson, this is a big deal, and if I don't wait for you to come back here every day, I feel uncomfortable." By the way, is your fourth grandfather embarrassed for you today? ”

The same question Liu has been asking for half a year, and it has never changed.

"No, the fourth grandfather is dedicated to my good, how can you embarrass me, grandmother, you think too much."

The same answer, but this time it was against his will. Thinking of the painful time of practicing calligraphy in the morning, Xiao Mo felt unbearable, thinking that this kind of day would last for at least ten years......

There is always helplessness in life. Xiao Mo comforted himself like this.

"That's good, that's good." Liu Shi said repeatedly, not showing Xiao Mo's careful thoughts, still smiling on his face. "Lunch is ready, with your favorite tenderloin and sour eggplant, hungry? Let's go eat. ”

As he spoke, Liu grabbed Xiao Mo's wrist and wanted to walk towards the inner room.

Xiao Mo couldn't help frowning, as Liu grabbed his wrist, he appeared, after two consecutive hours of continuous practice in the morning, his wrist was actually a little swollen.

I have to say that this is no wonder Xiao Shenyan, it is really Xiao Mo's body that is too weak to help but be windy.

And Xiao Mo's frowning action at this moment was seen by Liu, who was observing Xiao Mo all the time, only to see Liu's face change, grabbed Xiao Mo's wrist, lifted his sleeves, and saw the slight swelling on Xiao Mo's wrist, the anger in his eyes was already obvious.

Seeing Liu's expression, Xiao Mo couldn't help but be startled, the internal war of the Xiao family half a year ago was still vivid, if the Liu family was allowed to explode at this moment, I am afraid that the Xiao family would not be at peace for a long time.

So Xiao Mo hurriedly grabbed Liu, who was about to turn back to find Xiao Shenyan's theory, and explained the whole story to Liu, and once again went against his will, highlighting that the reason why his wrist was swollen was not because of Xiao Shenyan's persecution, but because he took the initiative to practice calligraphy.

After Xiao Mo comforted him for a long time, although the Liu family still had anger in his eyes, it had calmed down a lot, and this turmoil was finally suppressed temporarily.

Even so, when eating, the Liu family, who has always strictly required the children of the Xiao family to "eat silently", still kept chattering to Xiao Shenxing and complained to Xiao Shenxing that "I don't care for Mo'er's body" and "I shouldn't have taught Mo'er to him in the first place" Yunyun.

And Xiao Mo could only smile bitterly at this, silently eating the food that Liu kept sandwiching into his bowl, and his wrist was full of the smell of medicinal wine, which was rubbed by Liu himself before eating.

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Although the Xiao family is quite wealthy, in Liu's view, there are two fly in the ointment, one is that no one in the Xiao family serves in the officialdom, and the other is that the Xiao family is not prosperous.

Xiao Shenxing and Xiao Shenyan have a total of four brothers in this generation, of which the second died early, the third died early, and the descendants of the two branches did not want to be disciplined by the Liu family, and most of them had separated families, each went to the countryside to live the life of a small landlord, plus the fourth Xiao Shenyan had no queen, so the Xiao family compound basically only lived in the three branches born by the Liu family, Xiao Jiasheng, Xiao Jia'an, and Xiao Mo's father, Xiao Jiaju. There are also some distant and down-and-out relatives who have taken refuge.

It's just that after each room is a family, the Liu family will let all parties eat independently, except for festivals, no longer eat together, so in the huge inner hall, there are only Xiao Shenxing, Liu, Xiao Mo, and two other subordinates waiting on the side, so although Liu complains constantly during the meal, Xiao Mo still feels a little lonely.

When the meal was over, Liu went to personally prepare the bitter medicine for Xiao Mo's body, saying that it was the medicine that nourished the body, but in fact it destroyed the sense of taste, making Xiao Mo miserable every time, but after half a year of training, Xiao Mo now seems to have become numb to this.

After Liu left, Xiao Shenxing and Xiao Mo stayed in the inner hall, and after Xiao Shenxing asked a few words about Xiao Mo's recent achievements, the two were speechless to each other, silently drinking the tea served by the next person. Originally, Xiao Mo still wanted to chat with Xiao Shenxing about some gossip as usual, but seeing that Xiao Shenxing was not interested, he kept silent.

"Hey~~"

For the fourteenth time since eating, Xiao Shenxing sighed again, his eyebrows tangled, and he seemed to be quite distressed.

Xiao Mo looked at Xiao Shenxing strangely, in Xiao Mo's opinion, Xiao Shenxing is different from Xiao Shenyan and Liu, he is at peace with what he encounters, he has a peaceful temperament, he never competes, and he rarely worries about anything, he raises flowers and plays chess all day long, and enjoys himself, once Xiao Mo once saw Liu taught Xiao Shenxing a lesson for nearly half an hour because of one thing, but he has never seen Xiao Shenxing so painful.

Speaking of which, because of the similarity of his personality in some aspects, Xiao Mo still has a good impression of his somewhat weak grandfather, and seeing Xiao Shenxing's expression so painful at this moment, he couldn't help asking, "Grandpa, what's wrong with you?" ”

Xiao Shenxing glanced up at Xiao Mo, lowered his head again, and said, "Liu Laosan is sick." ”

Although these words had no beginning or end, Xiao Mo already understood the meaning.

Xiao Shenxing has no other pursuits and hobbies in his life, only likes to play chess and raise flowers. If you don't play two games of chess every day and don't look at the flowers and plants you raise, you will feel uncomfortable. And the Liu Laosan in Xiao Shenxing's mouth is the head of the Liu family, a big family in Changzhi City, and his status in the Liu family is similar to Xiao Shenxing's status in the Xiao family, the difference is that Xiao Shenxing has a very shrewd wife, while Liu Laosan has a very shrewd son.

After getting old, Liu Laosan handed over all the affairs of the Liu family to his son, and fought with Xiao Shenxing on the chessboard all day long, either in the Liu family or in the Xiao family. And this time Liu Laosan was sick, and no one played chess with Xiao Shenxing, so Xiao Shenxing was naturally uncomfortable.

In this regard, Xiao Mo couldn't help anything, so he could only comfort him, and then under Liu's surveillance, he pinched his nose and drank the bowl of bitter medicine that destroyed his sense of taste, and returned to his room.

When Xiao Mo walked into his room, he saw that Xiao Yi had already returned to the room after dinner, and at this moment he was holding the "Book of Songs" on Xiao Mo's desk and looking at it, his lips opened and closed quickly, and he silently recited the contents inside. Seeing Xiao Mo coming back, Xiao Yi was so frightened that he hurriedly put the "Book of Songs" back on the desk, lowering his head and not daring to look at Xiao Mo.

Xiao Mo smiled bitterly and shook his head, although this Xiao Yi is ordinary, he really works hard and does not spare any time to study. It's a pity that Xiao Mo himself doesn't have much pursuit in this regard, otherwise he really needs to be ashamed.

"Don't be nervous, keep reading, I can already recite this Book of Songs, and the reason why I borrowed it from the fourth grandfather is to show you."

Xiao Mo waved his hand at Xiao Yi and said.

In view of this, Xiao Mo often borrowed the poetry books he had learned before from Xiao Shenyan's study and put them on his desk, originally wanting to let Xiao Yi review them by himself, but when Xiao Mo saw that the books on the table had been secretly turned over the next day, they simply pretended not to know and tacitly understood each other. Unexpectedly, after half a year, Xiao Yi was still accidentally bumped into by Xiao Mo.

After hearing Xiao Mo's words, Xiao Yi's eyes were slightly red, he had long wondered that Xiao Mo had no interest in these poetry books, and he was already proficient in them, why did he take them back to the room afterwards, and then throw them on the desk without looking at them, it turned out that it was for himself. For a while, Xiao Yi was moved and almost wanted to cry.

But Xiao Mo ignored Xiao Yi's expression, just walked to the bed by himself, lay down without taking off his clothes, closed his eyes and recalled the scene of practicing calligraphy in the morning, and silently groped for a font suitable for his own writing.

After a while, Xiao Mo seemed to think of something, his eyes opened, and a trace of excitement flashed in his heart.