Naturally, since there is already an "acquaintance" in Banlong Village, then after Xu Changting and the others come to Banlong Village, the place they want to go to is naturally the home of Brother Bangmao.

The whole house is very simple, there is an eye-catching jujube tree in the center of the courtyard, and there is a mulberry tree in the courtyard wall at the back, which is full of green mulberries at this time, but it is not yet ripe.

When the brother of the mallet talks about the mulberry tree in front of him, he will also seem more talkative, for example, after a while, when the mulberry is fully ripe, it will be called beautiful, black and red translucent and very gluttonous, and it can also be used to soak in wine, and the taste is also good.

The children in the village will also secretly ride on the wall to pick the mulberries when he is not paying attention when they are ripe, and they all end up eating a "bloody mouth", and He Chengtian will not care even if he finds it, let alone blame.

When He Chengtian talked about this, the mallet squatted in the corner with Huo Nuer, and the only two chairs were naturally sat by Xu Changting and He Chengtian, a thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl, combing two pigtails and bringing hot water to them.

Whether it is He Chengtian or the thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl, although the clothes on her body also have some patches, they don't feel ugly or indecent, and they are all clean, so that people can't find flaws.

He Chengtian's hands also look quite clean and slender, his beard is cleanly shaved, and his hair is neatly and clean.

Even now, he is still surrounded by walls, but He Chengtian does not look cramped and uneasy when facing Xu Changting, giving people a feeling of gentlemen and frankness.

When Xu Changting and the others came in, He Chengtian was helping the neighbors repair farm tools, a straight plough that had been pulled off by an ox while plowing the land.

In the corner, there were other farm tools, such as hoes and sickles, most of which were broken and were brought to him by the farmer for repair.

"Is this a straight plow?" Xu Changting's heart moved, and he asked with a smile.

He Chengtian glanced at Xu Changting with some surprise: "Son-in-law knows?" ”

Xu Changting smiled and said, "Naturally, although the four bodies are not diligent, the five grains are still divided. ”

He Chengtian nodded with a smile, glanced back at the mallet and Huo Nuer who were squatting in the corner, and then said: "Chenghuan is honest but also very diligent, but it is precisely because of his honest duty that he covers up his diligence and intelligence. I also hope that Gongzi will not think that he is stupid and stupid. ”

"I used to be so stupid." Xu Changting said with a smile.

He Ye'er, the daughter of He Chengtian next to her, sat on the steps of the courtyard, picked up the sewing basket with a robe next to her, and was about to start sewing the robe.

He Chengtian's expression was stunned, and he didn't know how to answer Xu Changting's words for a while.

Xu Changting smiled, and then said: "Honest people, no matter when, in the eyes of some people, they seem to be unsmart and a little stupid. In fact, these people don't know that in the eyes of honest people, they are the biggest fools in the world. ”

Hearing Xu Changting say this, He Chengtian's face showed a smile again, and he nodded: "That's right, there are too many people who regard honest duty as stupid, but they don't know that honest duty is character and virtue, and it has nothing to do with stupidity, or even bullying. ”

When the two of them said this, the mallet and Huo Nuer, who were squatting in the corner, showed a smile like a fool, as if they wanted to deliberately slap Xu Changting and He Chengtian in the face with practical actions.

As Xu Changting lowered his face and snorted, "Get out", Huo Nuer and the mallet moved a few steps into the distance against the corner of the wall, and then showed Xu Changting and He Chengtian a smirk.

"On the way here, I listened to the mallet and said, now the family doesn't have their own private land?" Xu Changting didn't bother to pay attention to the giggle that the mallet and Huo Nuer deliberately gave him, and turned to He Chengtian and asked.

He Chengtian sighed slightly, and then unconsciously glanced at his daughter who was busy with needlework not far away.

"Ye'er and her mother fell into the root of the disease when she gave birth to Ye'er, and doctors from near and far searched for it, but in the end there was still no way to cure her disease, and the fields at home were ......." Speaking of this, He Chengtian turned his head and glanced at the mallet in the corner of the wall again: "The family's savings are spent, and they can only sell the land, thinking that as long as the field of the mallet is still there, it is good not to delay marrying him." But in the end, the mallet also sold his field, so the two brothers ended up in the situation in front of us. He did odd jobs for other farmers in the village to help, and I naturally helped them repair shovels and hoes. ”

"Big brother, there will definitely be Bole to recommend you in the future. When I can find Maxima, then I can be your Bole. The two mallets were put in his sleeves, and he squatted in the corner of the wall and said with a smile.

Xu Changting was stunned for a long time, looked back at He Chengtian, who had a twitch at the corner of his mouth, and asked blankly, "Is this...... What does this mean? ”

"It seems that being honest is really a kind of stupidity." He Chengtian shook his head helplessly, with a look of despair.

The mallet explained to Xu Changting in the corner: "When my eldest brother is in a bad mood, he often says that Maxima often has Bole and does not often have Bole. Because only Bole knows Maxima, so after I find Maxima, isn't it Bole? Wouldn't that be able to recommend my eldest brother? ”

"That's what that means?" Xu Changting asked in shock.

Hornuer's goods leaned against the wall: "Isn't it? If there is Bole, there will be Maxima, and if there is Maxima, there will be Bole, is there a contradiction? ”

Xu Changting rolled his eyes and said with a look of disgust: "Are you playing with me here?" Then you tell me, chickens lay eggs, eggs lay chickens, so is it the chicken that comes first or the egg that comes first? ”

He Chengtian was a little embarrassed at first, and then looked at Xu Changting not only talking casually to Na Huo Nuer, but also talking to the mallet...... It seems that the mallet is not very afraid of him, and in front of Xu Gongzi, he even said more than in front of other villagers in the village.

This made He Chengtian a little curious in his heart, the mallet had only been to Xu's Mansion for two days, why was he very familiar with Xu Gongzi? Or is Xu Gongzi so approachable on weekdays?

If you are really so approachable on weekdays, then for the mallet, you have really found a good family, and your guilt for the mallet may be slightly reduced.

He Chengtian didn't think about the problem of Xu Changting's chickens laying eggs and eggs laying chickens, but when Huo Nuer and Bangmao began to talk about chickens and eggs, and then argued, He Chengtian suddenly had a puzzled face: Is it a chicken laying eggs, or an egg laying chickens, so which one is in front and which one is in the back?

He Ye'er, who lowered her head to do the needlework in her hand, also unconsciously stopped the work in her hand, lowered her head and thought for a while, and then she didn't know what to mumble in her mouth, and began to do her own needlework again.

After thinking for a while and having no answer, He Chengtian stopped thinking about it, followed Xu Changting's smug gaze and glanced at Huo Nuer and the mallet who were still arguing, and then asked with a smile: "Childe came to Banlong Village today, but is there anything wrong?" Oh, if you need to help, you must be there. ”

Xu Changting turned his head, looked at He Chengtian for a while, and then looked at the half-repaired Zhiyuan plow next to him, and said with a smile: "It's really okay to say that it's not good, but I don't have a clue yet." Let's put it bluntly, when I came, I didn't know that Banlong Village was actually Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, but now that I know, I naturally won't be reluctant to go far. Oh, by the way, if you're not busy, why don't you go to the fields with me? ”

He Chengtian bit his lip, Xu Gongzi's words seemed to be heart-wrenching, but when he thought about it, he still didn't say anything.

However, He Chengtian still nodded, said hello to He Ye'er, the little girl next to him, and let her be at home by herself, so she followed Xu Changting and led Huo Nuer and the mallet out of the house.

Let the mallet go to find the Willowbark couple and their son Liu Da'an, while Xu Changting walked to the field in the direction he had come to Banlong Village the day before.

Xu Changting was not a few years older than He Chengtian's daughter He Ye'er, and when he walked all the way to the field, Xu Changting began to call He Chengtian Uncle He in his mouth.

At first, He Chengtian was a little difficult to accept, but with Xu Changting's insistence, He Chengtian no longer insisted.

"What are Uncle He's plans for the future? You don't really plan to spend the rest of your life in Banlong Village, right? Xu Changting looked at the green wheat field, the breeze blowing, and the fragrance of the soil was refreshing.

"It's very difficult for a poor scholar to get ahead, isn't this true for most of the poor scholars? Doing nothing insists on most of your life and a lifetime, not just to be able to enter the company one day and leap into the dragon gate. He Chengtian's tone was a little lonely: "As for doing other ...... That is to be ruthless to interrupt the backbone, ideals, and ambitions of those who are reading. I don't think I'm that ruthless. ”

"Is that straightforward talking to me? Don't you need to hide it? Xu Changting asked He Chengtian with a smile.

He Chengtian was stunned for a moment, then reacted, suddenly laughed with realization, and waved his hand again and again: "Xu Gongzi misunderstood, I just said this, and I didn't mean to hint at Xu Gongzi anything." ”

"Actually, even if Uncle He hinted at it, it would be useless, because although my father is now a waiter of the Ministry of Rites and the priest of the country, the identity of Zhongzheng is still in Xining. As for the recommendation, unless Uncle He moved to Xining to live for three or five years, or could go to Guozijian. Xu Changting said with a smile.

"In this way, He is going to get nothing today?" He Chengtian was open-minded, and he didn't see the slightest difference in his expression, let alone look a little lost because of Xu Changting's words.

"Why doesn't Uncle He set up a school in Banlong Village anymore? In this way, it will not delay Uncle He's daily work such as repairing farm tools for other farmers, right? Xu Changting began to test He Chengtian.

He Chengtian didn't think much about it, and walked with Xu Changting towards the sorghum field not far ahead.

"Xu Gongzi is afraid that he doesn't know, whether it is Banlong Village or the people of other villages, few people are willing to let their children read and write, and they may be willing to do so when they are three or five years old, but when they grow up, no one is willing. Dou Da knows a basket of characters but can't be eaten, so it is better to add a labor force to the family, so as to reduce some of their burden on farm work. To tell you the truth, Xu Gongzi, I haven't thought about it like this. After the family land was sold, I also thought about earning some money by teaching, so that I could study and live at the same time, wouldn't it be the best of both worlds? But....... He Chengtian's face flashed a trace of loneliness and said.

"Can't do it?" Xu Changting asked against the wind.

"It's not just that it can't be done, but it will also attract criticism and ridicule." He Chengtian was playing with the sorghum ears in his hand, and his expression was a little lonely.