Volume 1 In Search of a Thousand Years Chapter 18 Literary Squire

Qu Yuan thought about it for a while, and he didn't have the heart to read, and Xiao Yue was not there.

I took out a few rolls of bamboo slips, which were notes made by Satsuki.

The rows of characters are square and beautiful, and they are different from the publicity and freedom of the Chu script, also known as the bird book.

The two glyphs correspond one to one, and the entire book of poetry is here, it seems that Xiaoyue has put some effort into collecting and sorting out, so that the corresponding memory Qu Yuan also figured out the writing of simplified Chinese characters. Looking at Zhuyin again, these strange symbols are really inconvenient to remember.

Qu Yuan stayed alone in the study for more than an hour, and Ah Xing knocked on the door.

Qu Yuan: "Come in"

Ah Xing: "Childe, Miss Zhaoyue is here"

Qu Yuan suddenly looked up, and Zhao Yue was standing at the door of the study.

Qu Yuan: "Xiaoyue, you're back!" How about going out with the eldest sister and the younger sister? ”

Qu Yuan told Zhaoyue about his plan to study in northern Hanbei and then visit Zhao's house, and wanted her to go with him, but it was ten days ahead of Zhaoyue's plan.

Zhaoyue herself considered that she would set off in ten days to familiarize herself with the cultural exchanges, clothing, food, housing, transportation, etc., but since she was accompanied by Qu Yuan, she didn't have to worry about this problem, so she agreed.

Qu Yuan: "I was going to take you to the small stone pond where we played the poem last time, I see that you are tired of accompanying the eldest sister and the younger sister out today, you have also finished reading these two volumes of the Book of Songs, and will explain the rest for you later." I have the full volume of "The Classic of Mountains and Seas" here, you can take it back and read it first."

Zhaoyue: "Great, I'll take a look at the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" before we set off yet, I can already master the text of Chu State."

Qu Yuan: "I think you used it very well today, you think of the idea of holding activities and a point system in the jade shop?" Or is it from your hometown again? ”

Zhaoyue smiled brightly: "I was seen through by Lingjun, the point system is a means of attracting customers, we commonly use coupons or vouchers, etc., which are equivalent to a certain denomination of currency when purchasing goods, and the Flying Flower Order activity is to first beat the reputation of the small store, the Flying Flower Order is indeed very fun, it is a game that is often played by people who love poetry and elegance in my hometown, because I saw the jade workmanship of that store, and the design was partial to the style that literati loved, so I thought of this game."

Qu Yuan was attracted when he heard this, and Zhaoyue looked at Qu Yuan's clothes, which were not the ones he wore when he entered the palace in the morning, but he did not wear the piece of bluegrass jade pendant he gave him.

Zhaoyue: "Huh? Lingjun, where is the jade pendant I gave you? Why didn't you bring it, I think it matches your gorgeous dress this morning. ”

Qu Yuan: "Of course, the jade pendant given by Xiaoyue should be kept well, and if I hang it at the head of the bed, I don't have to go out with me to get dirty stains." ”

Zhaoyue: "Lingjun is too polite, just a piece of jade." ”

Zhaoyue traveled with her daughter-in-law and Qu Yugu in the afternoon, and came back in a hurry, her face was ruddy, and the sweat stains were all over her hairline, Qu Yuan took out a sweat towel and prepared to wipe it off for Zhaoyue, and Zhaoyue hurriedly took the sweat towel and wiped it herself.

Qu Yuan: "Actually, it's not in a hurry, you rest for a while, and Ah Xing will prepare some tea." ”

Every second counts, and after resting for a while, Zhaoyue found the second half of the Book of Songs and continued to interpret and recite.

Zhaoyue: "Lingjun, you are about to take office at the end of the month, don't you want to prepare for your homework, what are the things that the sons are learning now, do you want to find out about Dr. Shen first?" ”

Qu Yuan: "It's okay, what the sons are currently learning is also poetry, books, etiquette and music, and they are also learning the poetry you are reading now."

Compared to the first time Zhao Yue came here to read the Chu language, now her reading speed is much faster, and it is not dinner time to finish reading the second half of the poems, and Zhao Yue also made some notes. Qu Yuan only explained part of it, and Zhaoyue could already draw inferences.

In the evening, Zhaoyue returned to the room early with the "Classic of Mountains and Seas", usually the study was occupied by Qu Yuan, and Qu Yi handled official affairs in most of the offices set up by the imperial court, and Qu Yi could not see Qu Yi during most dinner times.

The strange thing is that the relationship between Qu Yuan and Qu Yi is still very close, and now that Qu Yuan has entered the office, he is in the same dynasty with Qu Yi, and Qu Yi has more opportunities to mention Qu Yuan.

Qu Yi and Qu Yuan were left in the study, and Qu Yuan told Qu Yi about Zhaoyue's recruitment of customers for the jade shop during the day, which further confirmed the bold and necessary thinking of the two: Zhaoyue was not from this era, and what Zhaoyue's arrival could bring them was unknown.

Qu Yi: "Then what are your plans next?" ”

Qu Yuan: "The king's will, ordered the child to enter the palace at the end of the month, and now there is more than half a month to the end of the month, the child wants to go to the northern part of the Han region to study, and Xiaoyue went there to find relatives, maybe she can find clues, she has promised to go with me to visit the Zhaofu and consult some classics, maybe it will be beneficial to the subsequent trip to the north of Han."

Qu Yi: "It's okay, now is the time to visit Uncle Zhaofu, the father was interested in Zhaofu to give you his daughter, and now the king has named you a literary squire, and it is the right time to visit again."

Qu Yuan hesitated slightly, and it was not good to disobey his father's order, and the meaning of Zhaofu was not clear, maybe it was our wishful thinking, he was just inexplicably uneasy in his heart.

Qu Yuan: "Child, I know, this trip will stay in Zhaofu for a few days, but why does my father intend to marry the Zhao family?"

Qu Yi: "Now Qu, Jing, Zhao, and Zhuang families are intertwined in the court, and the two families of Qu and Zhuang are not as powerful as before in our generation, and there are signs of decline.

Qu Yuan smiled bitterly in his heart, after all, he still couldn't hide, for the glory of the family, he married someone he had never met, and he might not be able to determine what the future would be after getting along for a short time, alas.

Qu Yi sensed that Qu Yuan was unhappy. can only sigh, born in such a family and can't help himself, how can he obey his own will in everything.

Qu Yi: "Lingjun, you have to understand the high expectations that your father has placed on you, in such a family, many people can't help themselves, do you know what about civilians?" It's the same because of the marriage."

Qu Yuan: "I understand what my father means, follow the teachings"

Qu Yuan could only hope that the Zhao family was dissatisfied with him, so he refused to marry the Qu family, but from the perspective of the family, he hoped that the Qu family would be strong, but he would never rely on marriage to strengthen the family. However, his ideas were nipped in the bud before they were proposed.

Moreover, the eldest sister had also asked the relevant relatives of Zhaoyue's family about their age, so the relationship between Xiaoyue and the Zhao family could be directly ruled out.

After a long time, Qu Yuan replied: "The child has retired, and the father has always worked hard to rest early"

After Qu Yuan left, Qu Wei came to see Qu Yi.

Qu Wei: "Master"

Qu Yi: "No courtesy, how to inquire"

Qu Wei: "Previously, the lord asked me to inquire whether there was a missing woman surnamed Zhao in the whole territory of Chu State, and now it is determined that there is a daughter in Zhao Mansion who left home a few days ago and has not returned yet, and she is indeed in the direction of Yingdu, but this woman's name is Zhao Bixia, not Zhaoyue girl"

Hearing this, Qu Yi fell into thought, no wonder there was no gain from the previous investigation under the name of Zhaoyue, and the time and place were all the same, I could think that Lingjun would inevitably inquire about it, and who to inquire about it must be Qu Wei.