What a coincidence.

Wang Shouyi's old face was hot, and he was obviously arrested, and he said seriously: "Yan Jiu, don't misunderstand, there are many troubles at home, so I will come to Fengyue Tower for a few drinks, and there is nothing else." ”

Zhao Yanjiu smiled, gave a look and said, "I understand, I understand, uncle is at ease." ”

The three of them entered the house. Yige sent someone to bring a few snacks, and he lifted the curtain and went into the inner room to play the piano.

The sound of the piano is tactful, plucked like a stream, and the whispers are whispered, turning into ten thousand styles.

Wang Shouyi sat down reluctantly, Zhao Yanjiu simply moved the stool closer, handed over the wine glass and said, "Uncle, I have the honor to drink with you today, and we will also complain about family life." ”

"What do you want to ask?" Wang Shouyi looked at him strangely.

Zhao Yanjiu's eyes suddenly deepened, recalling the past, and there was a faint sadness in his tone.

"Back then, my grandfather obviously didn't get along with us, why did he suddenly send someone to Beijing to pick up our brother and sister? Over the years, I have always been reluctant to elaborate on the side of the knock. ”

It is said that back then, the mothers of the Zhao brothers and sisters were born in a large businessman, and they were beautiful and kind, but they looked at a poor talent, that is, their father Zhao Qianshan. Zhao Qianshan has a clear character, a literati style, and righteousness. At that time, it was outrageous in the city, saying that the two did not abide by the etiquette and secretly married the baby, so they were driven out of Yongcheng by their families. In fact, the two left because Zhao Qianshan was lifted and wanted to go to Beijing to take the exam.

Old man Wang felt that when he stepped into the officialdom, everyone was deceitful, so he was very dissatisfied with the marriage between the two. Even if Zhao Qianshan later became a four-rank court official, his mother wrote a letter back in January and January, but she never gave a response.

Zhao Yanjiu's mother was weak and lost money after giving birth to Zhao Qingmiao, lingering on the sickbed, and she couldn't survive a few years and went first. It was also after that that Zhao Qianshan made a big mistake in handling a case, was dismissed by the first emperor as a court, drank depressedly, and died in the river.

At that time, Zhao Yanjiu was sixteen years old, and he had already been admitted to the official academy and was about to work hard for the imperial examination. However, God did not obey people's wishes, first his sweetheart rejected him, and then someone accused him of cheating in the test. A proud son who is arrogant and arrogant, he will never dare to believe in people's hearts again.

The brothers and sisters of the Zhao family were helpless in Beijing, and the road ahead was bumpy, but the old man Wang sent someone to take them back to Yongcheng, Luoyang.

"Yan Jiu, a lifetime, a lifetime of grass and trees. The past, why bother with it—" Wang Shouyi drank a glass of sake and pinched Zhao Yanjiu's shoulder: "I'm afraid that you will ask me in the future." I only know that my father received a letter back then, and after reading it, his whole face changed. Then he sent for you to bring you back. ”

Zhao Yanjiu's eyes froze, and he nodded, but there was no sudden confusion in his heart.

— There must be something in that letter.

At the end of the song, the beauty got up and came out.

"What are you talking about? The brow is furrowed so deeply? Yige came over to pour wine and leaned over to Zhao Yanjiu.

The latter suddenly felt a warmth on his forehead, hurriedly dodged, and opened his mouth to sneer: "Don't don't, don't be, I'm not close to beauty, you know." ”

"You're not a fasting donkey." Yige was slapped with face today, and then got up angrily.

- A good pair of brothers and sisters, one is fierce, and the other is inhumane.

Yige opened the door with anger, but frightened a pair of master servants who were walking by.

"Ouch! Girl, you're going to be scared to death! One touched his chest and shouted.

"Fusan, don't be so surprised." A calm tone.

—How familiar are the voices of these two goods?

Zhao Yanjiu was still thinking about it, and Wang Shouyi on the side suddenly got up and walked quickly to the door.

"Daddy?!" "Old, old, old!"

Zhao Yanjiu knew who it was. Hey, it's a lot of fun.

Yige's anger had not subsided, so he simply drove Zhao Yanjiu out, out of sight and out of mind.

The door slammed shut.

Yige looked at the bronze mirror and saw the appearance of Zhu Yan and jade, and sighed as he touched the comb: Zhao Yanjiu, you are blind and blind!

That's it, who didn't like a heartless eye when they were young?

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The four of them stood in the aisle, looking at each other in embarrassment.

After Wang Shouyi paid for the wine, the four of them walked out of Fengyue Tower.

At that time, the toad moon hung on the tree, and the stone path was shining.

"What are you doing in the Qinglou? Do you often run here? Wang Shouyi suppressed the fire in his belly, and when he looked at Wang Jue, he was already angry.

The father and son of the Wang family traveled to Fengyue Tower together, if such a good story spreads, I am afraid that it will alarm the Hedong lion at home. It's not good, tomorrow the Wang family will become everyone's laughing stock after dinner.

Wang Jue's eyebrows were clear, but he pursed his lips and didn't answer. He has grown against the scales at this age, and he doesn't want to explain when he encounters something, the more anxious you are, the more you just stalk your head and look away. It's really infuriating.

This time it was like lighting fire oil, and seeing that Wang Shouyi was about to slap down—

"Uncle, don't fight! If you have something to say, don't you come to Fengyue Tower? It's not worth it! Zhao Yanjiu hurriedly came out to help. Although it's not his own brother, it's the same lineage, isn't it?

However, he drank a little too much wine today, and his head hurt faintly. finally searched the intestines and scraped the stomach, and planned to round the field: "Good Fusan, why don't you hurry up and explain?" Do you want to see your son-in-law killed? ”

Fu San's dog leg had already been frightened, and he only returned to his soul after listening to Zhao Yanjiu's reminder. "Master, listen to me, actually, in fact, the second son is just here to spend money to listen to the story, and nothing else has been done!"

Wang Jue interrupted him loudly, sank his gaze and said firmly: "Don't say it Fusan, I'll say it myself." Father, I'm here to write a notebook. ”

"Ridiculous! What are you not doing, what are you writing in a notebook? Is that what you're supposed to do?! "Being a gentleman at a young age, who did you learn from?" Wang Shouyi completely respected the pedantry of the old man Wang, and was very sad that his son had gone astray.

Zhao Yanjiu never expected that the Wang family had a genius. This kid is unique in size, and he is never easily understood.

He looked approvingly, then quietly stretched out his finger and gave Wang Jue a thumbs up in front of his chest.

didn't think about it, Wang Shouyi just turned around and took a look. Immediately, he turned angry and affected the pond fish.

"And you Yan Jiu, in vain I sent Wang Jue to your academy, how do you discipline you on weekdays? Is the upper beam crooked and the lower beam crooked? ”

I...... Who is messing with someone by opening an academy?

Zhao Yanjiu lived like swallowing a fly, and forced out a trace of an awkward smile and said: "Uncle taught me that I will go to the academy tomorrow to take care of them." ”

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Just after the gong was struck, there were fewer pedestrians on the street, and a few stall vendors were packing up their things and going home.

Zhao Yanjiu said goodbye to the Wang family father and son, and was also walking home. The moonlight elongated his figure, his steps were vain, and his eyes were blurred. The smell of food suddenly sounded in his nose, and he immediately felt a sense of emptiness in his stomach.

He chose a nearby stall that had not yet been confiscated, and sat down without seeing it clearly. Knock on the table:

"Let's have a bowl of noodles and pad my stomach."

The person with his back was wearing a coarse linen coat, too loose to look ill-fitting, wearing an apron, wiping his hands from time to time, a so-so bun on the top of his head, and chopsticks were inserted obliquely as hairpins.

"Guest officer...... I closed the stall......"

Suddenly hearing the female voice, Zhao Yanjiu raised his eyes in surprise: a goose egg face, a pair of almond eyes, a cherry mouth, and crescent eyebrows. With some apologetic smiles, it was really the delicate and soft beauty of the daughter's family.

Zhao Yanjiu's throat was dry for a while, and he held back and said, "Don't worry, I'll give you money." ”

"No, guest officer, I really closed the stall......" The lower the girl's voice became, and her expression was aggrieved as if she was being held against a knife by a big man.

"When Ben Gongzi wants you to eat...... Say, is three taels enough? Give me a whole bowl of sobering wine~ uh! Zhao Yanjiu had a fire in his abdomen, and he burped after he finished it.

He already looks like a dust, and his drunken eyes are even more lonely.

The girl stared at it for a while, and although she hesitated, she slowly opened the red clay stove and lit the fire again......

After a while, a bowl of fragrant gnocchi rested on the table.