After eating, Liu Hong took several elderly nephews and grandchildren, as well as the three Yang brothers to chat with Tian Fan in the lobby.

Tian Fan suddenly remembered Liu Hong's annotation of "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic", and under curiosity, he asked: "By the way, father-in-law, has your old annotated "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic" been completed?" ”

Liu Hong was stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile on his face: "It's almost, just tidy up a little more." ”

Tian Fan smiled and hugged his fists and said, "Then congratulations to my father-in-law!" Hehe, father-in-law, I am very curious about your annotated "Nine Chapters", can you look up and pay tribute? ”

Liu Hong smiled and said, "Why not?" Come, follow me to the study! ”

Tian Fan nodded, nodded to everyone in the hall, and then followed Liu Hong to the study.

As soon as they left, Yang Tan muttered with a little dissatisfaction: "Uncle Liu is really biased, I have always wanted to see the "Nine Chapters" annotated by him, and I have asked several times, but he has not agreed. General White Tiger just mentioned it, but he agreed so happily! ”

Yang Mi couldn't help but be a little unhappy, Liu Hong must have a deep meaning in doing this, how many years of friendship between the Liu family and the Yang family, if he could, how could Liu Hong not show Yang Tan? Moreover, the Yang family has gradually declined since the death of the Yang family, and the three brothers of the Yang family have the responsibility of revitalizing the Yang family. He scolded angrily: "Third brother, don't talk nonsense! ”

After that, he hugged his fists and said: "Several brothers, my father died early, and the third brother lacks discipline and has no mouth, please don't be surprised." ”

Liu Hong's eldest son, Liu Yan, smiled and said, "Yuanren, it's okay at this time. Yuanyi, don't say it's you, it's just a few of our brothers, and my father in the "Nine Chapters" annotated that my father easily didn't let us see it. Hehe, however, it is understandable that Boguang wanted to see his father but agreed. Your brother doesn't know that when my father was annotating the "Nine Chapters", he encountered many problems, and he couldn't solve them for a long time, so he gave these problems to Boguang to solve. Boguang ...... Hehe, at that time, Boguang and Zhao Ji had not yet made a family relationship, and often came to see Zhao Ji. You can imagine that Boguang is very busy, and he only comes for a morning at a time, sometimes only for an hour or two, but he can always easily solve the problems that make his father embarrassed, and then calmly meet with Zhaohime. My father once sighed that if there was no Boguang, the annotation of "Nine Chapters" would not have been completed in at least ten years! ”

As soon as these words were finished, the three Yang brothers were taken aback, and Yang Mi exclaimed: "What? Boguang's arithmetic attainments are so good? ”

Liu Yan nodded and said, "Not bad!" And...... According to his father, Boguang's arithmetic level has not yet been fully revealed, and what he has come into contact with is only the tip of the iceberg. Well, you may not know that the main reason why Boguang entered the eyes of Mr. Shuijing and was accepted as a disciple by them is that he has a high level of arithmetic. Father also mentioned that Boguang once came up with a question, and Mr. Shuijing and the three of them spent three years, but they still didn't know the right answer! It took my father half a year, and he didn't figure it out. And Boguang ...... He has seven answers! ”

The three sheep brothers were completely dumbfounded, and their eyes were full of little stars.

In the study, Liu Hong took out a volume from a large pile of bamboo slips and said, "Boguang, this is the first volume." ”

Tian Fan took it and opened it and looked at it for a while, and then looked at the large pile of bamboo slips, and couldn't help but feel a little dizzy. Shaking his head, he said, "Father-in-law, when do you plan to publish this book?" ”

Liu Hong said: "Three more months, right?" Three months, well, pretty much done. ”

Tian Fan nodded, and calculated silently in his heart, in three months, he didn't know if the printing technology could complete the final debugging. It's a headache when he thinks about it, he thought that papermaking was solved, and printing should be a very simple thing, but in fact, it was not like that. Until now, several key points in printing have not been perfected, and the printed things are simply unsightly. Forget it, let's wait a few days, wait for the printing technology to complete the final debugging, and then tell Liu Hong the good news, so that he won't have to rush himself.

He had already thought that after the success of printing, the first book printed was Zheng Xuan's "Commentary on the Six Classics" to repay the old man's love for him. In the second book, the printing of this "Commentary on Nine Chapters" is a gift to the old man Liu Hong.

You can't stay at your wife's house until dark when you return to the door, so after reading the book, Tian Fan asked to leave. Old man Liu Hong didn't embarrass him, and the family sent him and Cai Yan out.

When the two rushed back to the manor, it was not too late, and the sun had not yet set.

The doorman at the door saw that the son was coming back, and hurriedly greeted him.

Helping Tian Fan get out of the car, the man said: "Childe, the five craftsmen in your craftsman camp, as well as Xie Qi Xie Yigong, Fei Wo Fei Zaicheng, and Li Liang and Li Zhengxin on the kiln have all arrived. ”

Tian Fan nodded and said, "Okay, I know." How long have they been here? Where is it now? ”

As he spoke, he helped Cai Yan out of the car. The man saluted Cai Yan and said, "I've seen Mrs. Cai!" ”

Then, he said: "Childe, they have just been here for less than a quarter of an hour, and now they are all at Ma Jun Ma Deheng!" ”

Tian Fan smiled and said, "Hehe, it seems that they still care about Deheng very much!" ”

After entering the mansion, Tian Fan settled Cai Yan first, and then went to Xiaoqing to get the things that Wang Zi brought back from Cao Cao, and then rushed to Ma Jun's small courtyard. Ma Jun's injury has stabilized, although he will not get better in the short term, and he will not have mood swings, but after all, he has passed the dangerous period. Now he was placed by Tian Fan in a three-entry courtyard in the manor, and dozens of servants of the Ma family were also there.

When she went out, Xiaoqing said: "Childe, Sister Hui'er doesn't seem to be in a good mood since last night, and she doesn't say anything when I ask her." If you have time tonight, go and persuade her. ”

Tian Fan was stunned for a moment and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Xiaoqing shook her head and frowned, "I don't know!" Yesterday afternoon, Sister Hui'er met someone, and then she began to lose her mind, I wanted to tell you, but you never had time. ”

Tian Fan frowned and said, "Saw someone?" Who? ”

Xiaoqing shook his head and said, "I don't know, but it's ...... It looks familiar. ”

Tian Fan nodded blankly and said, "Okay, I'll talk to her after dinner." ”

Thinking about Hui'er, he walked out of the courtyard absentmindedly. When he was about to go out, he woke up, handed the burden in his hand to Zhu Yuan, and said, "Take it for me...... Forget it, you go and hand it over to Madame, and tell her that Master Pu and Liu Lao and I are going to eat in the main hall of our West Courtyard tonight, and let her find someone to send it to me when the time comes. ”

Zhu Yuan agreed, and went to handle it without mentioning it.

As soon as he entered the second courtyard of Ma Jun's courtyard, he was still far away from Ma Jun's bedroom, when he heard Zhao Sheng's faint sound of broken gongs and screams.

"Hahaha, Deheng, you live in General Tian's house, and you don't know the rumors in the city these days. Now, old man, I can finally straighten my waist and walk in Xiapi, there are people who stand in the way, I just need to shout, I am a craftsman who builds the camp! Haha, no matter who's in the way, you'll have to give way to me! Haha, the general is really a righteous man, this incident can be regarded as supporting us! ”

A group of people echoed loudly, and they exclaimed happily.

Liu Zheng smiled: "Yes, what Lao Zhao said is so right!" Deheng, the general dealt with Chen Fu's affairs, and let the artisan battalion increase its face in the entire Xiapi! In the past, when others saw us, their eyes were full of contempt, but now, haha, they are all avoiding us! ”

Zhang Xiang said: "That's it!" How many years have passed, and I have finally recovered all the grievances I suffered before. Haha, General Tian is really ...... It's so relieving! You don't know, today we just started work, and the craftsmen under our command are all talking about this matter, and they all say that the general is a good person, and with the general supporting us, we can walk sideways in Xiapi! ”

The heartless craftsmen burst into laughter again.

Tian Fan was originally smiling when he heard these words, but he couldn't laugh when he laughed. I don't care enough about these craftsmen, maybe if I had strongly defended their interests earlier, there would have been no Ma Jun's incident.

When the housekeeper of Mafu saw Tian Fan, he hurriedly greeted him, and after saluting, he said, "General Tian, you are here!" ”

Tian Fan nodded and said, "Uncle Ma, how is Deheng's injury?" ”

The old butler smiled: "General, although the master's injuries have not improved much, at least they have not deteriorated. Hey, it's been a hundred days, not to mention that the master has been so seriously injured. ”

Tian Fan smiled and said, "Okay, it's good news that there is no deterioration." Well, Uncle Ma, go get busy, I'll go to Deheng to have a look. ”

When I entered Ma Jun's bedroom, I saw a large group of people standing or sitting, surrounding Ma Jun's bed, chirping and talking crookedly. As soon as they saw Tian Fan coming, they hurriedly stood up and saluted, calling them "sir", "lord", and "general".

Seeing their faces full of joy, Tian Fan smiled and said, "What is so happy, is it a New Year?" ”

Several people burst into laughter, but no one answered. There are some words that everyone can know in their hearts, and there is no need to hang them on their lips. Tian Fan's kindness to them is not something that can be repaid in a few words.

Tian Fan came to the couch, looked at Ma Jun, and found that his face was a little better than the previous two days, with a hint of ruddy, but I don't know, is he because of excitement, or because his injury has improved?

Nodding with satisfaction, Tian Fan said: "Deheng, I'll take a few of them to dinner, as for you, hehe, during the period of recuperation, it is not appropriate to drink, so forget it." ”

Ma Jun nodded slightly and said with a smile: "Sir, just go, but ...... Leave me some leftovers! ”

The crowd laughed again. Tian Fan really didn't realize that Ma Jun still had a humorous side.

After chatting for a quarter of an hour, Tian Fan saw that it was not early, and led everyone to say goodbye to Ma Jun. A group of nine people, Tian Fan, Fei Wo, Xie Qi, Li Liang, Pu Yuan, Liu Zheng, Zhao Shan, Zhang Sheng, Zhang Xiang, talked and laughed and walked to the living room of Tian Fan's small courtyard.

Mi Zhen's work efficiency is still very high, and after everyone entered the house, they found that the nine low tables were covered with food. Tian Fan nodded with satisfaction, and after driving away the maid, he beckoned and said, "Come on, come on, everyone sit down, there are no outsiders today, and it's not the first time to drink together, so let's be casual." ”

Everyone smiled and thanked Tian Fan, and then sat down.

Tian Fan raised his glass and said, "Come, let's have a drink together, everyone has worked hard all year long!" ”

The eight people raised their glasses, and Pu Yuan said: "General, there have been many things and changes in the craftsman camp last year, and many of them are worth celebrating. Ladies and gentlemen, I propose this first cup, and we will pay homage to General Tian together. Without the generals, we would not have had so many changes in the artisan battalion. ”

The crowd responded, and the nine drank the first drink together.

At this time, a well-dressed and delicate-looking woman came in with a package and went straight to Tian Fan.

Everyone hurriedly stood up, but they didn't know what to call the woman, so they didn't squeak. In their impression, the lady or lady in the general big family is dressed like this.

Tian Fan took the package from Xiaohe's hand, and after nodding his head in thanks, he found that everyone was standing stupidly. He wondered, "What are you standing up for?" Oh, this is my wife's dowry maid named Xiaohe. ”

The eight of them saluted and said in unison: "I've seen the little lotus girl!" ”

Xiaohe rarely had such an experience, and a large number of men, old and young, saluted her, which in her opinion was indeed terrifying. The little girl exclaimed, blushed, and ran away like a rabbit that had been shot.

Tian Fan smiled: "Look at you, you scared the little girl away!" Alright, sit down. ”

After a slight pause, Tian Fan shook his head and said, "No, you still stand!" ”

Everyone was stunned and looked at Tian Fan in confusion, but they still stood obediently.

Tian Fan stood up and unwrapped the package. In the package, there are pieces of silk, neatly folded.

Tian Fan picked up the package, opened the top piece of silk cloth, looked at the name on it, walked to Pu Yuan, handed him the silk cloth, and said, "Pu Yuan, this is yours!" ”

Then, when he opened the next one, he saw that it said Fevaux, so he came to Fevo, handed it to him, and said, "It's yours!" ”

At this time, Pu Yuan took the silk, just opened it, and after a glance, his face suddenly changed, his eyes widened, his breathing instantly became much shorter, and his face turned red. As if in disbelief, he closed his eyes hard, opened them again, and after taking a closer look, he began to tremble when he was sure that he was not mistaken.

Fei Wo was diagonally opposite him, and when he saw Pu Yuan's reaction, he couldn't help but be a little puzzled, after opening the piece of silk cloth that belonged to him, his reaction was the same as Pu Yuan. He muttered, "This...... This...... That's impossible! ”

At this time, Tian Fan had already sent four points, and the person who received the silk cloth reacted basically the same.

Xie Qi and the others, who didn't send it, couldn't help but be very curious, Xie Qi happened to be Liu Zheng opposite, the old man was reading the words on the silk cloth at a glance and ten lines, and he couldn't help but have a red face, panting like a cow, trembling all over, and there was a danger of fainting at any time. Xie Qi naturally couldn't see the content on Liu Zheng's silk cloth, so he could only stare at the back of the silk cloth with his eyes, only to see two big words written on it, and after recognizing those two words, Xie Qi exclaimed as if he had been stung by a bee and jumped up.

I saw that on the back of the silk cloth with black flowers on a yellow background, there were two big characters written upright-Holy Decree!

At this time, Tian Fan had already finished distributing the silk cloth, and there was only one copy left, which belonged to Ma Jun. Ma Jun should not be emotionally disturbed now, so he plans to hand it over to him in three months.

He walked to the throne and said loudly: "From now on, I want you to straighten your backs and be a man!" ”