Chapter 34: Tenderness

Just after Gongsun Changmu had a brief conversation with Wang Xu, he left with a group of officials from the Sishifu. They left in such a hurry that they didn't even have time to visit Ji Lan. According to the etiquette of the patriotic family, such behavior of the subordinates is a great disrespect to Wang Ji. However, the Mansion of the Lord of the Eup was surprisingly calm.

From the noisy entry of these people into the city, and then the release of Wang Xu from the dungeon, and now they are swaggering away. Ji Lan didn't react at all, and even the officials of the Cousin Baisi Mansion didn't bother to send to deal with it. Big shadow, if you don't dump me, I won't bother to take care of you".

Wang Xu paced towards the door, and as soon as he opened the door, he saw the servants and maids waiting in the courtyard. He turned to the woman not far away and said:

"Lao Fu Zijing first placed these servants and maidservants in Fu Zheng, right... You don't have to bow down to me from now on. This is the rule of the house. ”

Qiu Youzi Jing was about to bow down. Hearing this, Qi Mei's sleeves slowly lowered, and she looked confused.

Afraid of your wife, use honorifics to your subordinates and don't need to worship? Such an official is rare in his life. Qiu Youzi maintained a bent knee posture and stood for a long time before instructing his subordinates to move the goods rewarded by the king into the mansion. The woman casually commanded her subordinates to work, but she kept pondering Wang Xu's words in her heart:

"The rules at home? Adults don't regard me as a slave, am I really afraid of guilt? ”

Wang Xu hurried back to the dungeon and summoned the jailer:

"Quick! Open the door and let them out. ”

"Doctor! Without Ye Zai Yazhang, people will be forgiven for their fate. ”

"You... Am I not a wild slaughter? What do you need? Release them! ”

The jailer bowed and said nothing. Wang Xu was anxious:

"Then why did you release me? Put me in again. ”

"People don't dare! The priest has the right to supervise the hundred officials. He let you go, and men should obey you. However, prisoners in prison must show their nozai yazhang before they can be released. This is the rule, and please forgive your sins, don't embarrass people. ”

Wang Xu's official uniform and seal letter are all in Ji Lan's hands, and he can only go to the Yi Lord's Mansion at this moment to return to Yazhang. He reluctantly said goodbye to his wife:

"Aji! Wait for me. ”

"Hmm!"

He also visited Mo Zhai and a group of villagers.

"Brother Zhai! I tired to take care of Uncle Liang. ”

"They're all brothers, and they don't need to be seen. Go for it! ”

Then, he ran all the way to the mansion of the lord of Yi.

The matter of Wang Xu's knighthood has long been known to Ji Lan. At this time, Ji Lan was leisurely doing female celebrity in the house. A golden needle was held between the slender jade fingers, and the silk thread was embroidered on a dark robe.

Rou, who was accompanying the waiter, pursed her lips, her eyebrows curved into crescents:

"Childe is really like a god. That Wei Xu probably couldn't have dreamed of it, so he was released. ”

Maybe she was too involved, and the maid suddenly made a sound, and Ji Lan didn't pay attention and poked her finger. The bright and smooth embroidery was suddenly stained with a little bright red. Ji Lan was a little annoyed:

"Dead girl! Eventful. ”

"Rou knows wrong. Let the slave come. ”

Ji Lan put her index finger in her mouth and sucked it a few times.

"No, just a few more stitches. Go and fetch Ye Zai's seal letter and Yazhang, and then call the chief guard over. ”

After waiting for Rou to get something, Ji Lan whispered a few words to her and Ning Chang, then moved the lotus step lightly and came to a pavilion near the gate of the mansion alone. She leaned over and picked up a yellow leaf. A leisurely sigh:

"You're going to hate me... Right..."

At this moment, outside the gate of the Yi Lord's Mansion, a noisy voice was heard.

"Get out of the way!"

"Lord Nozai! This is the mansion of the lord of the city, please don't be disrespectful to the son. ”

Wang Xu squeezed past the guards who stopped him and slammed the door with all his might.

"I want to see Lan Gongzi, let me in."

The guards lifted him away. Angry:

"My lord! The status of the lord of the city is noble, please respect yourself. I am also acting on orders, so please leave quickly. Hugh was to make noise in front of the house. ”

"Wei Lan! You come out! ”

"Bold! dared to call the son by his name. ”

The guard immediately removed his sword from his waist and prepared to drive him away. They didn't dare to draw their swords and hurt Wang Xu, so they wanted to drive them with their scabbards to force each other to leave.

Just then, the closed door opened.

"Stop!"

The guards hurriedly put away their blades and clenched their fists at Ning Chang:

"Long two long!"

Rou followed behind Ning Chang and jumped in front of Wang Xu:

"Childe, she won't see you, please go back. This is your official uniform seal, and my lord will take it. In the future, the affairs of the wild will be taken care of by the adults, and she will not ask about it anymore. ”

"Rou girl! Why doesn't Lan Gongzi want to see me? ”

Rou blinked, her eyes glanced down, and she stuffed the official uniform and seal letter in her hand into Wang Xuhuaizheng, and then ran back to the mansion again.

Wang Xu hurried to follow, but was unexpectedly blocked by a big man. He looked up:

"Brother Ning?"

"Hey, hey! Childe, if you refuse to leave, you will be ordered to break your legs. ”

Then he pretended to stretch out his hand, ready to arrest Wang Xu. Seeing this, Wang Xu was stunned for a second, and immediately took a few steps back:

"You tell Lan Gongzi that Wei Xu will come again. She should have explained what was going on. ”

"Go slowly! I'll relay your words to Childe. ”

Wang Xu took his leave and walked quickly to Zaifu. There was a mess in my head.

Ji Lan did this because she wanted to break off her relationship with him. Don't want him to be implicated? But he already knew the other party's secret, so how could he stay out of it? Again, Ji Lan did fulfill her promise and save her wife. It stands to reason that he should be recruited into the house at this time, and what does it mean to turn him away for no reason? Wang Xu was very puzzled.

Suddenly, he stopped, looked at the dark official uniform in his hand, and seemed to understand.

At this time, the silk silk is monofilament. The warp and weft threads are woven with only one silk thread, which is as thin as a cicada's wings. It is mostly used for writing and painting. If it is a garment, it is generally used for outer garments, covering the outside of the robe. The official uniform in Wang Xu's arms was very different from the one when he first saw him, and it was obviously much thicker.

He stroked it gently, and the clothes were not only smooth, but also thick. Only then did I find out that the fabric of the official uniform was actually a double silk. What does the hint of the maid mean? Wang Xu stood intently for a long time, but still found nothing.

"Forget it. It's still important to save people. ”

He hurriedly continued on his way.

When I returned to Nozaifu, there was a crowd of people outside the door. When people learned that Wang Xurong had been promoted to a lower doctor, they stayed here one after another, and their relatives who had been detained for ten days finally had hope of being released from prison. They were anxious.

Li Cang, Fengjiao's family and the poultry slippery were also waiting outside the house, and Wang Xu saw the tall figure of the owl slippery from afar. He chatted with a few people, and then hurried through the crowd to the prison. After showing the wild jae tooth, the jailer released all the people who had been detained. The crowd couldn't wait to rush out of the palace.

Wang Xu told Li Cang that everyone should go home and rest first, and then discuss the matter together tomorrow. Then he took his wife's hand and returned home all the way to Yezaifu? Staying for a moment longer makes Wang Xu feel uncomfortable, let alone living here. The beauty and servants given by the king were temporarily placed here by him. If you take it all home, I'm afraid you won't be able to live there.

Back upstairs, Aji was busy taking care of it. In ten days, a thin layer of dust had accumulated in the home. Wang Xu followed his wife every step of the way and watched her do things:

"Take a break."

The girl scrubbed the table and raised her hand to wipe the beads of sweat from her forehead.

"Aji is not tired."

"I'm going to boil water. Take a good bath for a while and go to the bad luck. ”

"My lord! Let's take a concubine. ”

Wang Xu grabbed his wife, hugged her gently, and rubbed his head on the girl's shoulder a few times:

"I've wronged you. Let someone do it later. Don't worry about anything today, stay with me, okay? ”

"Your Excellency... The concubine is not aggrieved. ”

Aji's cheeks flushed, and he nodded slightly. Immediately afterwards, Wang Xu snatched the rag from the girl's hand, and dragged her to the restaurant as soon as he threw it on the desk at will.

Since she had the identity of Ye Zaifu, the girl rarely walked around with people. In addition to taking care of the housework and taking care of the husband's food and clothing all day long, he went to the grass house at the foot of the mountain to make some medicinal herbs. In her opinion, her husband is an official, and she can win a lot of fame for her husband by treating diseases and saving people. At the same time, it can satisfy your own interests. She cherishes everyone's respect for her, and the scar on her forehead is gradually dissipating, which also makes the girl happy. I can finally say goodbye to that lowly identity and start over....

After a full meal, Aji was led by Wang Xu and walked down the street. After going through these things, the husband seems to have changed. The girl was ashamed and happy in her heart, and hung her head, not daring to look around. She cares a lot about her eyes.

Although the Central Plains at this time still retains the legacy of the original clan. The so-called male and female defense only gradually emerged in aristocratic circles. However, it has not yet become a culture among the general population. Hold the girl's hand in public, as long as the other party does not resist. I won't run out of an old man for inexplicably accusing you of immorality, teaching some men and women not to kiss and so on.

Aji knew that her husband was going home to boil water and prepare to bathe. After walking a short distance from the restaurant, she hesitated a little and gently shook the other party's hand:

"My lord! Can I accompany my concubine to the medicine house? ”

Thinking that in the past ten days, the medicine house has been unattended. Some time ago, it was a violent storm, and Ah Ji was worried.

"Let's go!"

Wang Xu smiled. He turned and led the girl into the valley.

The medicine house is built in the valley and near the foot of the mountain, and you will definitely pass by this place when you enter the Yunmeng Mountain. Before Ah Ji was drying herbs at home, Wang Xu would always sneeze again and again. So, the girl built a simple grass hut here. First, it is convenient to go into the mountains to collect medicines, and secondly, there is a place to diagnose diseases. If a sick person comes to the door, he will not bring him home and disturb Wang Xu's work.

After a while, the two of them walked to the medicine house. Ah Ji pushed open the fence, and suddenly his eyebrows tightened, and his face was sad.

I am afraid that all the herbs drying in the courtyard have been drenched by the rain. Many bamboo sieves were dumped, and the herbs were scattered. Perhaps it was before the rainstorm that day that the wind blew so badly to leave such a messy scene.

The two entered the courtyard, and Ah Ji leaned over to clean it, carefully selecting the medicinal materials that could still be used. And Wang Xu accompanied him to pick up the scattered bamboo sieves in order. When the yard was cleaned up, they pushed the door open and entered the grass hut. It's even more miserable here, and the ground is cloudy and muddy. From the light spots sprinkled through the cracks in the roof, it is not difficult to see that it is a rain leak....

Aji pursed his lips and sighed softly in frustration:

"Let's go back. It's not early, and the concubine will come over tomorrow to clean up. ”

She knew that her husband was already very tired from running back and forth today. Wang Xu nodded lovingly, and the two of them strolled towards the valley mouth.

In addition to being intoxicated with martial arts, his wife was so interested in it, and as a husband, he suddenly felt sorry. After getting along together for so long, I didn't know that the girl's medicine house was so simple. He recalled that the cotton robe that his wife had sewn for him and the test of the first pedal spinning wheel were all half a bag of kapok obtained from the girl's treatment. Wang Xu's heart was sour. The hands of the two of them clasped with their fingers tighter.

Back home, after bathing. Wang Xu lazily collapsed on the soft collapse. Aji sat on the edge of the bed with his legs crossed, clutching something in one hand. The girl's eyes drooped, and she secretly glanced at Wang Xu a few times, and stopped talking. As if he was a little hesitant, his fist clenched lightly, and his palms overflowed with sweat.

After experiencing life and death, Aji is no longer as silent as he used to be. She mustered up the courage to express the love in her heart in her own way. The girl muttered softly. The voice was so weak that she couldn't even hear it. The sudden acceleration of the heartbeat made the girl so nervous that she couldn't sit still, and she moved a few times around the bed from time to time. Wang Xu faintly felt his wife's uneasiness, and he straightened up:

"What's wrong? Got something on your mind? ”

The girl gasped a few times, turned her head and looked at Wang Xu. The eyes burned.

"My lord! I..."

Wang Xu swallowed lightly. I saw that his wife's face was full of red and her ears were crimson. The beautiful eyes are flowing and delicate. His heart fluttered, and then his face turned red.

The room was suddenly filled with a youthful atmosphere. After a moment, Ah Ji gently stroked Wang Xu's cheek with his trembling hands. Wang Xu snorted like a cow, and beat the drum in his heart. A few seconds later, however, his filthy thoughts were fleeting. Wang Xu's head connected to his body was pulled by an incredible strange force, and he fell on Ah Ji's round legs.

"The concubine is an adult. Adults should not move. ”

A slender copper rake appeared in the girl's hand, Zheng Wangxu rolled his eyes, and laughed and scolded a few words of self-deprecation in his heart. Enjoy the tickling intimate service, and at the same time feel the fragrance of his wife's exhalation. After a while, he fell asleep comfortably...

The next morning, it was still light. Wang Xu hurriedly went out. He was dressed in coarse linen clothes, with a bamboo basket hanging from his waist, and the long black sword in his hand, and soon came to a courtyard in Dongfang City. He anxiously knocked on the courtyard door:

"Mo Zhai! Get up! ”

There was no one in the room. He continued to bang on the door.

Mo Zhai and Yu Huali have been placed here since they taught at the school. Dongfang City has an elegant environment, a single courtyard, and a rich area where clans live. It's close to the school hall, and the two are quite satisfied.

At this time, the hour has just passed, and many people have not yet gotten up. Wang Xu's movement like tearing down the door caused the neighbors to shout and scold. He hurriedly withdrew his hand and squatted under the courtyard wall in a puff. After a while, he looked around, saw that there was no one around, and jumped into the courtyard wall.

He knew that the two goods inside were the most lazy, and he would definitely not close the window. So, after going around the building and testing the windows one by one, sure enough, a window was hidden. After climbing the window into the house, a pungent sour smell hit me. The smoke was so strong that he almost vomited and passed out. The smell of sweat mixed with the smell of food decay is terrible.

He had been here before, and had a conversation with Professor Mo Zhai after he finished his studies. I have the impression that the other party is very clean, and there is a bit of obsessive-compulsive disorder. When he heard the thunderous snoring, he knew that the pungent smell must have been dry. That fight is as powerful as an ox, and he loves to practice martial arts but doesn't like to take a bath.

Wang Xu shook his head, covered his mouth and nose and quickly rushed up to the second floor. If the speculation is true, the air here is much fresher. Touched into Mo Zhai's room, pinched his face and beat his chest, and the other party finally woke up in a daze:

"What are you doing? Let me sleep a little longer. There's food downstairs, so you can do it yourself. No matter how old a person is, he can eat so much that he can't even cook. ”

Wang Xu's face was full of black lines. It seems that Mo Zhai is treating him as a fowl. It's really embarrassing for this, and I have to take care of that meaty man at my age.

"Moment! Moment! ”

He called lightly twice, and Mo Zhai straightened up suddenly. Wang Xu knows this guy best, and in order to establish the sect, the whole person is stunned. After coming to Yunmeng, Mo Zhai sent books everywhere in the field to promote the spirit of craftsmen, but so far no one is willing to join Momen. It's really sad.

"Oh! Brother! What's the matter with looking for a brother? ”

Mo Zhai rubbed his eyes and was startled:

"How did you get in?"

"Don't ask so much, come with me. Event! ”

Without waiting for Mo Zhai to ask more, Wang Xu pulled him out of bed. Mo Zhai yawned again and again and began to get dressed.

"You obsessive-compulsive disorder, when will you be able to change it?"

I saw that Mo Zhai first cleaned his face with water, then put salt in his mouth, slowly brushed his teeth, and then continued to clean his face with water. So repeatedly, Wang Xu shook his head again and again. The two are already familiar with each other, and Mo Zhai is used to seeing Wang Xu's strange words.

"Isn't that good? That's right! You just called me a moment. Are you planning to join me? ”

"Cut! Momen? There are only two people in total, don't be funny! If a student calls you 'Mozi', can't you learn from Confucius and develop the organization well? ”

Mo Zhai got dressed and walked downstairs quickly with Wang Xu. The two covered their mouths and noses, and came to the bedside of the bird and shouted together:

"It's time to eat!"

Fowl Slippery reacted the same as Mo Zhai, and got up like a corpse.

"Where's the rice?"

"Fatty! Give you a quarter of an hour, wash up, and be full of wine and meat. ”

The two of them felt a gust of wind blow in front of them, and the bird slippery disappeared. Mo Zhai and Wang Xu couldn't stand the smell of the house, and they immediately ran out of the door.

By this time, it was already dark, and the woman next door was washing rice in the courtyard. The two ran out laughing, but they startled each other. Mo Zhai smiled apologetically and bowed to the woman. The woman did not put down the work in her hand, and simply smiled in return. Then he looked at Wang Xu excitedly:

"Brother Xu! What are your thoughts? ”

"What high opinion?"

"Just. How to develop Momen? ”

"Oh! Oh! ”

Wang Xu smiled mysteriously and patted the other party's shoulder:

"You, do I have any money?"

Mo Zhai nodded suspiciously.

"You can follow the example of Confucius, go around lecturing, and encourage your disciples to become officials. Then, let them preach the Mohist learning. In this way, the development of Momen will be much faster. ”

"There are three thousand disciples of Confucius. How can my brother compare? I am not good at writing books and compiling history, who will come to my door? ”

Wang Xu laughed:

"Brother Zhai, don't be arrogant, although Confucius has 3,000 disciples, there are only 72 sages. What I mean by this is that those who enter the ink door invest in the short term and benefit in the long term. You teach your disciples the arts, and when they become talents and become officials, you hand over all the money and food you earn. As long as you have money, you can do a lot of great things. ”

"Will this work?"

"Absolutely! You are a technical talent, and it is only natural to charge some tuition. Engage in some inventions and create, and don't worry about no one joining. ”

Mo Zhai was dumbfounded when he heard this. When Confucius accepted his disciples, the disciples only needed to carry two catties of cured meat to pay for the tuition. The other party really dares to think and dare. Scholars are officials who want nothing more than wealth and glory. How can they give up their hard-won wealth in the future?

He was a little confused. At this moment, the bird slippery unconsciously came to the two of them. Wang Xu hurriedly pulled the stunned Mo Zhai towards the door.

"Let's go! Let's go! We are on our way slowly. ”