"Brother, I'll go to the bookstore to buy books for my grandfather, you go to the front street to get a drink for your father first, and we'll meet in the Sifang Teahouse in an hour."

Ah Shu put the snack in his hand into his brother's arms, patted the dust on his hands and said with a smile.

Liu Rui hurriedly held a bunch of boxes in his arms, and looked at his sister uncomfortably when he heard this: "It's not safe for you to go to a girl's house by yourself, so let's go with me to get wine for my father first, and then buy books for my grandfather together." ”

Ah Shu grabbed Liu Rui's sleeve aggrievedly, and said coquettishly: "The tavern is far away, I'm too lazy to go." ”

Liu Rui nodded his sister's forehead helplessly: "Okay, you go to the bookstore first, my brother is here to watch you, and I will leave when you enter the door." ”

Ah Shu smiled and nodded, turned around and trotted to the door of the bookstore, turned around and waved his hand to his brother who was still looking at him from afar, and walked in with his skirt.

Linzhou is a remote small city in the south of the Ming Kingdom, the scenery in the city is not as prosperous as the capital, but there is a sense of simplicity and tranquility, the Zhiyuan Hall bookstore in the city has a hundred cities, so it is famous throughout the Ming Kingdom, many people who love books in Beijing come to this place to look for books from thousands of miles away, and it has become a beautiful talk.

Ah Shu's grandfather loved books like life, and every few days he sent Liu Rui brothers and sisters to the bookstore to find books for him, and the number of times he came, the shopkeeper here gradually became familiar with the two brothers and sisters, and when he saw Ah Shu coming, he immediately stepped forward, and picked up a book on the case next to him: "The old gentleman has no books to read?" ”

Ah Shu pursed his lips and smiled, then turned over and turned two pages, "The old man has this idea to love, and the shopkeeper is bothered." ”

"The lone book, I took it from the little vendor, don't see through it, but it's really the only one, the old gentleman must be happy to see it." The shopkeeper pointed to the book in her hand and said confidently.

Ah Shu curled his lips and compared a number with him.

The shopkeeper nodded happily: "Well, you should run an errand for the old man, and our old man will be happy." ”

Ah Shu paid the money, and was waiting for the guy to wrap up the books, when there was a sudden loud cheer from the teahouse next door.

The shopkeeper followed her gaze, "Sifang Teahouse has found a storyteller out of nowhere, and the business has been very good in the past two days, and even my bookstore has been wiped out, and there are many more customers than before." ”

Ah Shu thanked the shopkeeper, took the box handed by the guy and walked out of the door of the bookstore, the moment she stepped out of the threshold, a pair of master and servant passed by her, she walked to the door, and heard the shopkeeper's apologetic voice: "Sorry son, the book you want has just been bought by another girl......

She glanced behind her and followed the applause into the Sifang Teahouse.

The shopkeeper of the bookstore said well, the business of the Sifang teahouse today is indeed very prosperous, A Shu just entered the teahouse, was shocked by the tea customers in the lobby, she wanted to turn around, but was squeezed into the crowd by the guests who came later, the crowd pushed her to the storyteller's table, she raised her head, only to see a square table on the small platform, a piece of waking wood on the table placed next to a book, the storyteller in front of the table held a folding fan, and described exaggeratedly: "But it said that the daughter of the Liu family returned home, Before the evening meal was prepared, I heard the sound of a man calling the door in front of the door, and the little girl of the Liu family went to open the door, and saw two strange men standing in front of the door, led by a young man in a brocade suit, who was born with a star in his eyes, and looked like Pan An! ”

The spectators in the audience applauded at the right time.

Ah Shu didn't understand what they were doing so excitedly, and looked at the stage with a wooden face, and saw the old storyteller gasping for breath, and then said: "This man is the third son of the emperor, Chu Wangyun. At the behest of his father, the current emperor, he came to invite the old prime minister Liu Min, who lived in seclusion, to come out of the mountain. Seeing the girl who opened the door, he only felt that the women in the Liu clan were really good-looking, but he couldn't give birth to half of his selfish thoughts. But after he took great pains to invite Liu Min back to Kyoto and got the news that the emperor had married him and Liu's daughter, he realized the deep meaning of the emperor asking him to invite the old prime minister back to Beijing. This is a big deal for His Royal Highness the King of Chu, who doesn't know that the prince of Chu has a rock-like heart, and he has long fallen in love with the young daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo, Wu Yunuan Wu? ”

The visitors' minds were all on the storyteller's mouth, but Ah Shu frowned slightly.

Her surname is Liu, coincidentally, her grandfather is also called Liu Min, is the prime minister of the first emperor, the first emperor was deaf and not admonished, and her grandfather resigned angrily after repeated admonitions to no avail, and became a teacher in this remote Linzhou village.

Although people have the same name, even the identity is important, which is a bit too much of a coincidence.

Her mind wandered, and she heard the storyteller on the stage continue: "However, the emperor's attitude is resolute and refuses to withdraw his will. The king of Chu had no intention of being the daughter of the Liu family, but although he was given a marriage, he was extremely cold, and the two became a couple after the marriage, and after the wedding, the king of Chu accepted Miss Wu into the mansion under pressure and became the most favored concubine Wu in the palace of the king of Chu! ”

"Good!"

Ah Shu's brain hurt from the shouts of the people around her, and she couldn't bear to listen to the storyteller finish half-time, she followed with a frown.

After the storyteller stepped down, he went straight to the backyard, and Ashton walked behind him without pause, which naturally caught his attention.

He stopped, looked back at the pretty woman's face, and seemed to be stunned: "Little girl, what are you doing with the old man?" ”

Ah Shu looked directly at the old man in front of him: "You just said that the king of Chu will invite the old prime minister to come out of the mountain, let Liu Min return to Beijing to be the prime minister, and will marry the daughter of the Liu family?" ”

The storyteller bowed slightly: "That's true." ”

Ah Shu: "Then do you know that my surname is Liu, and my grandfather is also called Liu Min, he has been away from Beijing for many years, and he once swore with his life that he would never return to Beijing?" ”

The storyteller's eyes that seemed to know everything fell lightly on Ah Shu's face, and he smiled and said, "Miss Liu, do you know that the old man just talked about the book of prophecy, and it is the future of Miss Liu and the entire Liu family that is predicted?" ”

Ah Shu seemed to have heard some big joke: "This gentleman is so powerful, even the non-human who married my woman surnamed Liu can know, then you might as well prophecy again, see how much grain production my Ming country will have this autumn, whether the land will be plagued by natural disasters and locusts, how to prevent and control the flood season in the Danjiang River, and whether the subject country has the heart of disobedience?" She said solemnly: "Now that you can pinch and calculate, thinking about such a trivial matter, it will definitely not be difficult for you." ”

The storyteller was sneered at by her, threw off his sleeves and said: "You little girl has sharp teeth, the old man can't say anything about you, whether what I just said is true or not, can you go home and see?"

Ah Shu bent her lips and smiled, her eyes showed a little insight into everything sarcasm, her clear eyes squatted on the storyteller's face, and said with deep meaning: "The little woman is not talented, and she has also practiced the art of face-to-face, I Guan Mr. Yintang's eyes are black and distracted, I think there will be a bloody disaster in the near future, you must be careful when you go back to restore your life with the master, don't hurt your life." ”

The storyteller was so angry with him that he couldn't speak, and his fingers trembled and pointed at her for a long time, and finally walked away.

Ah Shu watched the storyteller walk away in a hurry, and turned around and walked out of the teahouse.

Liu Rui was waiting for her at the door, and the brother and sister walked back along the road they came, Liu Rui said as he walked forward: "I heard my father say that there are only two classes in the village school today, you go back and send the books to your grandfather first, and ask your grandfather to come back for dinner earlier." ”

Ah Shu said "um" absentmindedly.

Liu Rui looked at her curiously: "Why are you depressed?" Wasn't it okay when you came? He suddenly looked abrupt: "Someone bullied you just now?" ”

Ah Shu shook his head and touched his brother's arm: "Oh, it's not normal for girls to be in a bad mood, ask so much what to do." She strode forward: "Let's go, grandfather is still waiting to read." ”

The village school is a little far away from Liu's house, and the brother and sister are separated at the entrance of the village, and Ah Shu goes straight to the village school.

At this time, Liu Min was still teaching the children, and when he first learned today, Ah Shuyuan heard the neat and immature children's voice: "Clever words, fresh and benevolent." ”

Ah Shu smiled, sat down at the wooden table in the courtyard with the book, and waited aloud to read aloud.

After about half an hour, before the class was finished, several well-dressed strange men suddenly appeared outside the small courtyard of the village school.

The man walked outside the courtyard under her gaze and bowed politely: "Girl, may I ask if Mr. Liu Minliu is there?" ”

Ah Shu opened his mouth and looked at the young man outside the door steadily.

The other party was dressed in a light blue brocade robe, with a long body and a plump posture like jade.

"You ......"

The young man replied with a smile: "Under the surname Fu, the single name is a Yun character." ”

Ah Shu lowered his head, pinched the corner of the book with his fingertips, and suppressed the unrest in his heart.

After a pause, she slowly got up and walked over to open the door, took a step sideways, lowered her eyes and said, "Grandfather is teaching students, please wait a while." ”

In the Ming Kingdom, preaching and receiving employment was a profession worthy of respect, and it was not easy to interrupt the Master's teaching.

Fu Yun bowed his head and walked in with a few people behind him.

They were all tall men, and as soon as they walked in the door, the small courtyard, which was not spacious, seemed even more cramped.

Ah Shu asked them to sit down, but everyone refused to sit down, only Fu Yun, who was the leader, nodded and sat down.

She turned to the bamboo shed next to her and fetched a pot of tea, walked to the wooden table and poured a cup of tea for the man.

Fu Yun thanked politely, "Dare to ask the girl?" ”

"My surname is Liu, and my father is Liu Jinpu."

"It turned out to be Lord Liu's daughter."

Ah Shu shook his head: "My father has resigned with my grandfather for many years, how can I say that my son should not torture me." ”。

A woman from a scholarly family, even if she was born in the people, has an elegant and calm noble bearing.