"Yi Jin, since there are guests, I will leave first." Wu Yuan got up and said after the third uncle and they went out to greet Mr. Tao Fu.

Wu Yijin hurriedly said: "Sister, it's okay, you can sit down with peace of mind, my father agreed, let's take a look at it secretly, and then go to my house to see the new Su embroidery, you can accompany me." ”

Wu Yuan was in a dilemma, "Let's not spoil Cousin Zhou's affairs here, didn't the third uncle say last time that he would take Cousin Zhou to meet Mr. Tao Fu, and they will definitely talk about this matter this time." ”

When Wu Yijin heard this, she was a little hesitant, it would not be good if she disturbed Cousin Zhou's affairs because of her own reasons.

I saw the sound of talking outside the courtyard, Wu Yuan looked up, the second uncle and their group had already entered the weeping flower gate, and saw that the old gentleman who was talking to Wu Shuda in a plain robe and cloth should be Mr. Tao Fu, Wu Yuan thought to himself, it was too late to leave.

"Brother Tao Fu, please take a seat." Wu Shuda said modestly, seeing that Wu Yuan and Wu Yijin were still standing stupidly, he hurriedly asked the two of them to salute Mr. Tao Fu, "Let you laugh, Brother Tao Fu, this is the little girl Yijin, this is my eldest brother's daughter, Wu Yuan." ”

Wu Yuan hurriedly bowed respectfully, and Mr. Tao Fu did not shirk and accepted the salute.

"Sister Yuan." Chen Yi, who was standing behind Mr. Tao Fu, said with a smile.

Wu Yuan heard the sound of his heart pounding, looked up, and saw Chen Yi smiling gently, Wu Yuan was a little ashamed, secretly took a deep breath, and had to say softly: "It turns out that Chen Gongzi is also here." ”

This Chen Yi is really, there are so many people, the elders are still there, and he suddenly called himself, as if he was quite familiar with himself, he thought this was his home!

is still calling himself so invisible, people who don't know will definitely think that they have a very close relationship with Chen Yi! Wu Yuan was a little annoyed.

"Retreat, do you know Miss Wu?" Tao Fu stroked his beard and looked at Chen Yi with a smile.

Chen Yi replied respectfully: "Sister Wu was once taken by Uncle Zhuang to the pharmacy for treatment, and she happened to know her. ”

After speaking, Chen Yi glanced at Wu Yuan, Wu Yuan was a little flustered, pretended not to see it, and turned his head to Yi Jin.

Seeing this, Mr. Tao Fu looked clear and smiled.

Wu Shuda coughed lightly and said, "Since the virtuous nephew already knows my eldest nephew, there is no need for me to introduce him." You're welcome, let's take a seat. ”

When Wu Yuan heard this, he and Wu Yijin sat at the bottom obediently, sitting dignifiedly.

Chen Yi saw Wu Yuan's well-behaved appearance, and the corners of his mouth turned up slightly.

When Zhou Biao saw Chen Yi's appearance, he secretly felt that he was afraid that this Chen Gongzi and Cousin Wu were not so simple as acquaintance, so he couldn't help but peek at Wu Yuan's reaction, but Wu Yuan's face was as usual.

"Brother Tao Fu was invited here today for Zhou Biao's nephew's study, I don't know what Mr. Tao Fu thinks?" Wu Shuda picked up the teacup and asked.

Zhou Biao heard that he was talking about his own affairs, so he hurriedly cheered up, pressed the unhappiness in his heart, took out the article he had made, and respectfully handed it to Mr. Tao Fu, "Please also ask Mr. to give advice, this is a late-born strategy." ”

Mr. Tao Fu took the article in Zhou Biao's hand, looked at it, and saw that what was written on the article was about the salt policy, and couldn't help but look at Zhou Biao a few times, the article was particular about the words but disdained the flowery rhetoric, and the pros and cons of the salt policy were to the point.

Mr. Tao Fu thought about it, handed the article in his hand to Chen Yi, and said, "Retreat, you can take a look." ”

"Brother Zhou, you're welcome." Chen Yi took the article and read it carefully.

Zhou Biao saw that Mr. Tao Fu had read his article and did not evaluate it, so he handed it directly to Chen Yi, and couldn't help but be a little disappointed, could it be that Mr. Tao Fu wanted to let Chen Yi, a fledgling student, comment on his article, Zhou Biao thought of this, and cast his eyes on Chen Yi, as if he wanted to see what Chen Yi had in the end.

"Sir, the student has finished reading." Chen Yi offered it with both hands and said respectfully.

Mr. Tao Fu smiled and said, "Retreat, what do you say about this policy?" ”

"This article written by Brother Zhou about the salt politics is not unsharp, pointing directly to the pros and cons of the salt politics, it can be seen that Brother Zhou knows the salt politics very well, and Brother Zhou is talented, and he admires it." Chen Yi said respectfully, "It's just... ”

Zhou Biao saw Chen Yi stumbling, stopped talking halfway through, and hurriedly asked: "Brother Chen just speaks, and the foolish brother listens." ”

"In this case, I have the courage to ask Brother Zhou, what Brother Zhou said in the article, the distribution of salt is distributed according to the state capitals, but how to distribute it, Brother Zhou did not explain, this is the first question, and furthermore, after the distribution, how can Brother Zhou know that the distribution of salt is reasonable, whether the big merchants should share more, and the hawker pawns should be less, or the state capitals should distribute according to the required amount?"

When Zhou Biao heard this, he was speechless for a while, "This... Brother Fool didn't expect so much. ”

"Salt policy is related to the national tax, easy change will affect the livelihood of hundreds of millions of people, retreat to think, no matter how to change, must adapt measures to local conditions, think twice, the most important thing is that the above decree down, the officials below earnestly implement, otherwise the decree will become a piece of waste paper, but become a tool for illegal officials to collect money." Chen Yi said neither humbly nor arrogantly.

"The foolish brother has been taught." Zhou Biao said to Chen Yi.

"Don't dare to be serious, I am commenting on it, and please don't be surprised by Brother Zhou." Chen Yi hurriedly replied.

After Zhou Biao sat down, he saw that Mr. Tao Fu was still silent, and his heart was uneasy.

Seeing this, Wu Shuda hurriedly interrupted and asked, "Brother Tao Fu, what do you see?" ”

Tao Fu smiled, stroked his beard, and said: "If you want to talk about learning, Zhou Xian's nephew's strategy is indeed rare and wonderful. If you want to talk about courage, this policy is submitted to the court, I am afraid that it will cause a sensation, and I am afraid that the ministers of the court and the central government will include Zhou Xian's nephew in their own camp. ”

Zhou Biao heard this, his heart was already overjoyed, it seems that Mr. Tao Fu is very appreciative of himself, with Mr. Tao Fu's recommendation, it will be much easier for him to study as an official, although Mr. Tao Fu's protégés are few, but they are all in the middle of the court to hold positions.

When Zhou Biao heard this, he was about to get up and apprentice.

Mr. Tao Fu paused, glanced at Zhou Biao, and said, "It's just that I have already accepted him as a student, and I'm afraid I don't have the energy to give lectures to Zhou Xian's nephew." ”

Zhou Biao was stunned when he heard this.

Wu Yuan was also shocked when he heard this, thinking that Mr. Tao Fu had just praised Zhou Biao's article because he had taken a fancy to Zhou Biao and had the intention to include Zhou Biao under his door, but he didn't want him to use Chen Yi as a shield and politely refused.

"This... How good is that? I boasted in front of my second brother and said that Mr. Tao Fu, you will definitely take Zhou Xian's nephew into the door... Wu Shuda was a little embarrassed, how did he explain to his second brother and sister-in-law.

"Brother Wu, don't worry, I can recommend someone to Zhou Xian's nephew, this person is also a well-educated person, Brother Wu, you also know him, I believe he will be very interested in Zhou Xian's nephew." Mr. Tao Fu hurriedly said.

"Who?"

"The mountain chief of Guangling Academy, Sun Boyan, Sun Shanchang." Mr. Tao Fu stroked his beard and said with a smile, "Zhou Xian's nephew wants to study in Guangling Academy, I believe that Sun Shanchang will be happy to accept him, and I usually teach in Guangling Academy when I have spare time, so wouldn't it be the best of both worlds." ”

Wu Shuda laughed when he heard this, and said that this is indeed a good idea, Sun Boyan's protégés are all over the world, and Zhou Biao is under his door, no worse than under Mr. Tao Fu's door.

Although Zhou Biao was unhappy when he heard this, he still bowed down to Mr. Tao Fu, "Thank you Mr. Tao for your introduction, Mr. Tao's great kindness, Zhou Biao is unforgettable." ”