Chapter 2: The Ghost Riding Tax Collector
Sijiu's efficiency is still quite high, and what he asked him to find in the morning was brought at noon. There was only a thin layer of bark left in the whole tree, and there were more than a dozen or so pieces, and a bundle of burlap was brought, and a whole basket of fine charcoal strips were carried. According to him, all the kitchen fires are large pieces of charcoal, which are all charcoal slag that no one wants, and there are few baskets to bring it, so I am afraid that this young master will not use so much.
Lu Jingzhi saw it, but he was not dissatisfied. Do it yourself and wrap two or three layers of burlap around the charcoal, so that it will not break easily. He put the bark on the edge of the fireplace and dried it slowly, leaving it for writing. I want to reward something for four or nine, but I can't get any of them. Suddenly remembered that Sijiu is also a person, and it is better to be more relieved than dealing with those zombie ghosts riding or something, so he said: "Sijiu, young master, can I teach you to read?"
Sijiu knows what reading is, but this strange young master has a bad temper, don't mess with him, thought about it and replied: "This young master, if you think it's better for the little one to learn to read, then the little one will study; ”
Lu Jingzhi originally wanted to take advantage of the excitement to teach him to read and write, but when he heard him say this, he was sentimental. However, the child's heart played a role again, the more you don't want to learn, the more I want you to learn, so I said to Sijiu: "Young master, I think you still learn well." If you learn it, I will reward it, and if you can't learn it, I will punish you. ”
Sijiu heard this strange young master say that it was better to learn, so he had to learn it himself, but when he heard that there were rewards and punishments, he was not calm, and hurriedly said: "This young master, I am very stupid, or don't learn it." ”
Lu Jingyi listened, then how can I become, it's so easy to catch someone who can make me bully, how can I not let you go. Although in this castle, Silver Heart and Sugar Candy didn't dare to fight against themselves, it was a girl, how could a big man bully a little girl - although Silver Heart was much bigger than him - had to find Sijiu to bully.
"No, young master, I have decided, you must learn. Lu Jingzhi didn't talk nonsense with him, seeing that a piece of bark was baked, he picked it up and walked to the stone table, and by the light of the lamp and candle, he used charcoal to neatly write the word "account book" on the top, and then wrote down the three words of Lu Jingzhi.
"Sijiu, do you know this?" Lu Jingzhi asked without raising his head. He knew that Sijiu definitely didn't know him, but at this time he was a teacher, and this shelf had to be set up.
Sure enough, Sijiu replied, "I don't know." However...... "He had a feeling of wanting to say something, and he didn't know if it was right, so he didn't dare to say it."
Lu Jingzhi raised his head and said, "But what?"
Sijiu said: "This young master, I said don't be angry. Seeing Lu Jingzhi looking at him expressionlessly, he had no choice but to continue: "This young master, the small square you painted, the small one doesn't recognize the small one, but the small one has seen some, and it looks better than the one you draw." ”
"Good-looking?!" Lu Jingzhi couldn't cry and laughed, this is not a big beauty, it can be convex and backward, no matter how beautiful the writing is, it can be seen well.
"Yes, this young master, I see that those small squares are dense, and they look better than yours. The little one is honest, don't be annoyed. ”
Sijiu is good at everything, but he is a little cautious, didn't he scare you last time and told you to jump into the soul refining pool? As for the record? Lu Jingyi sneered while saying to Sijiu: "Sijiu, don't blame the young master for annoying you, if you want to say that the square words written by others are better than those written by the young master, then show them to the young master." ”
Sijiu sighed and said, "So this is the word." Didn't the young master say that words can only be written on paper? It turns out that they can also be written on the bark of trees. The little one will bring you those square words. He bowed and took two steps back, then turned and walked away. After a while, I brought a stack of stone slabs, and there were indeed a bunch of Chinese characters on it, such as the Heavenly Stem and Earth Branch, A, B, C, D, Wu Ji, Geng, Xin Ren, Zi Chouyin, Mao Chen, Si Wu, and Wu Wei Shen Youxuhai.
Lu Jingzhi saw that the handwriting on the stone slab was neat and the strokes were flying, which was really a rare calligraphy masterpiece, but this thing was useless to himself, so he rolled his eyes and said, "Throw it over there." ”
Sijiu saw that this strange young master was too lazy to look at it, so he moved aside and said, "This young master, the words you said can also be written on stones." ”
Lu Jingzhi's head suddenly became two big, and he interrupted him: "Come here, the young master will teach you to read." Even if Sijiu was reluctant, he didn't dare to provoke this strange young master, so he had to admit it and learn.
"These two words are pronounced 'ledger'. The gene of being a good teacher in Lu Jingzhi's blood came into play, and he took the trouble to say: "This word is pronounced 'account', and this word is pronounced 'book'." After teaching two words, I looked up at Sijiu and saw him staring blankly at him, looking at a loss. Suddenly, I felt funny, I said that if I said it well, I would call it playing the piano to the cow, but the cow would not hear it, and if I said it badly, I would call myself amorous. People don't want to learn at all.
"Forty-nine. Lu Jingzhi pulled a long cavity.
"This young master, what do you command?" Sijiu didn't dare to be sloppy with this strange young master at all.
"You go and clean the latrine on our floor, don't leave a smell. Lu Jingzhi pointed outside.
"Oh. Sijiu turned around and left, and suddenly understood one thing: he definitely didn't want to learn to read and let this strange young master see it, maybe he would be annoyed with himself. Then he asked anxiously: "Did you annoy me when you saw that I was stupid and couldn't learn to read?"
Lu Jingzhi ignored him, waved him to leave quickly, and then lay on the table and drew the grid carefully. Although I don't have a ruler, as long as I am careful and slow enough, I can draw steadily. It took almost an afternoon to draw the grid. It wasn't until Sugar Candy came over and called him dinner that he got up from the table.
"Brother Jing, what are you doing?" Tangtang asked curiously when he came over and saw the grid that Lu Jingzhi had drawn on the bark.
"Sister Rong'er, I'm drawing an account book. Do you think the grid on this is good-looking?" Lu Jingzhi said proudly.
"Nice," Sugar Candy nodded, "just not straight enough." ”
Lu Jingzhi was speechless. If Sijiu dared to say this, he would definitely be punished for doing this and that, but Li Boyang's sister said it, but it was different, "Sister Rong'er, have you ever seen a line here that is straighter than the one I draw?"
saw Li Tangtang nodding and said, "Yes." It's in the miscellaneous room over there. ”
Lu Jingzhi is so angry, how can there be people everywhere who oppose him? Write a word at noon, Sijiu takes a pile of stone slabs to prove that his writing is ugly; at night, he draws a grid, and Tangtang says that someone draws a line straighter than his own. Immediately said in disbelief: "You take me to see, I have to see who can draw better than my grid." ”
When he saw it, he believed it. This product must be straighter than what he painted, and this is a print at all. A book of general ledgers for financial purposes lay in the miscellaneous room, and if he didn't see it, it wouldn't be long before it would become something that ignited fire.
"Forty-nine, four-nine!, you will die for me!!" Lu Jingzhi shouted in the miscellaneous room.
"Hey, it's coming!" Sijiu replied from afar, and after a while, a stench came to his face, followed by Sijiu covered in dirt.
"This young master, what do you command?" Sijiu said as he wiped the sweat from his face with his dirty hands.
"......" Lu Jingzhi just wanted to say something, but he was choked back by a burst of stench, he immediately covered his nose and said, "Go change your clothes and take a shower." Also, find someone else to do half of your work. Seeing that Sijiu answered and walked out, he was afraid that he would not move other human ghost slaves, so he hurriedly added: "Just say that I let it." ”
Sijiu answered from a distance while walking quickly, and finally didn't have to wash the toilet, this job was too difficult to do. This strange young master finally showed kindness.
Seeing that Sijiu was far away, Lu Jingzhi reached out and fanned the air again, pointed to the pile of ledgers and said, "Sister Rong'er, these things are treasures, we have to put them away." ”
Tangtang nodded in understanding, if Brother Jing didn't say that these things were treasures, she would happily fold them into airplanes or paper boats. Dad taught her when she was very young.
By the time they moved their things from the miscellaneous room to Lu Jingzhi's own room, they were already tired and sweating. It's also Lu Jing's urgency, otherwise he would let Sijiu do it later, and he wouldn't have to work so hard. Lu Jingzhi looked at the account book carefully by the light, and it was written the taxes and payments in each year. Looking at it, Sijiu took a shower and changed his clothes and came back.
"Forty-nine, have you seen this thing?" asked Lu Jingyi while looking at the account book.
"Yes, I moved to the miscellaneous room. I've heard that this thing is the best thing to ignite. "Sijiu doesn't understand, what is this strange young master looking at with the things that ignite the fire in the kitchen.
When Lu Jingzhi heard this, he looked up at Sijiu, sighed, and said, "Sijiu." Do you think the young master should throw you into the soul refining pool, and then call someone smarter?"
When Sijiuyi heard this, he quickly knelt down again, and said with a sad face: "This young master, if the little one has done something wrong, you just have to beat and scold." The little ones are a little stupid, but they are very loyal. If you change to a smart one, if you eat and drink you like the tax collector before, and then scold you from behind, I am afraid that you will feel even more uncomfortable. ”
Lu Jingzhi was so surprised that his jaw almost fell to the ground, is this kid stupid? Isn't he stupid! Isn't this quite good at talking. He rubbed his eyes and took a closer look, it was really that kid from Sijiu.
"Stop kneeling, get up. "Lu Jingzhi," I have something to tell you. ”
Sijiu hurriedly stood up and said, "This young master, what do you command?"
Lu Jingzhi pointed to the pile of ledgers and said, "I asked you if you had any paper in the morning, and you told me no." Isn't this just paper?!"
Sijiu was stunned for a moment, and slapped his head: "Yes, you said that the words are written on paper." Dare to love, this is paper. I saw you writing on the bark of a tree, and writing on a stone, and I wondered what this paper was like. ”
I don't have the strength to talk nonsense with this thing, and it's not enough to be angry with myself. Lu Jingzhi waved his hand to let him go away, and suddenly shouted again: "Forty-nine!"
Sijiu hurriedly ran back and said, "Here, this young master, what do you command?"
Lu Jingzhi said: "Where did the former tax official go?"
Forty-nine said: "Dead." ”
Lu Jingzhi said: "How did you die?"
Sijiu said: "A few days ago, I went with the knight to collect taxes and died outside." ”
Lu Jingzhi nodded, thinking to himself, Bacheng is the ghost slave who translates. It seems that that guy is not very good, and the translator is also a tax collector and only mixed with the rank of a ghost slave. Just about to wave his hand to let Sijiu go down, he suddenly remembered something again.
If you want to know what happens next, let's see the next breakdown.