After a simple barbecue, Xu Changting's courtesy and undisguised flattery to the beautiful woman Aunt Yuan not only made Wu Jiangnan, the middle-aged man and Wang Xianghe full of disdain in their hearts, but even his eldest sister Xu Changhong was shocked and unbelievable by Xu Changting's courtesy and flattery in front of the beautiful woman!

Even a little skeptical, is Xu Changting stupid again? Treat the beautiful woman in front of you Aunt Yuan as their mother to be filial!

Looking at the courteous and flattering appearance, Xu Changhong couldn't help but feel a little sour in his heart, his eldest sister ...... Is it an ornament?

In short, Xu Changting's courteous performance was too obvious, so obvious that Xu Changhong couldn't help but pretend to cough several times to remind him, and even Wu Jiangnan secretly pinched his waist on the side, gritted his teeth and whispered in his ear: Can you have a little luck! Don't you want to show the dog's leg side so obviously!

You know ...... Fart!

This is Xu Changting's answer to Wu Jiangnan.

From the beginning of the barbecue, Xu Changting, who had dog legs, completely ignored the middle-aged man who had already had a three-sided relationship with him, and focused his attention on the beautiful woman Aunt Yuan.

And almost sewed the word Aunt Yuan on her mouth, every sentence did not leave Aunt Yuan, the barbecue was squeezed by Aunt Yuan first, the peach juice was also squeezed by Aunt Yuan first, and the drinking was also biased in favor of Aunt Yuan.

Xu Changting's actions, at the moment when the middle-aged man felt "out of favor", were a little suspicious, did this little profiteer have any ulterior motives in being so flattering and courteous to please his wife? Or is this little profiteer lacking maternal love!

But fortunately, after a barbecue, the middle-aged man who "fell out of favor" could still feel that Xu Changting's flattery and courtesy were always respectful, and he didn't think about his wife as he thought at the beginning, this little profiteer had nothing to think about his wife, it was just just to please him.

But middle-aged people don't understand very much, what does it mean for a small profiteer to let himself not come to flatter and please, but to please his wife?

And Aunt Yuan, the person who was flattered, was calm and did not refuse to come, no matter how attentive and flattering Xu Changting was, she accepted it calmly, as if it was a matter of course.

As the small jar of wine was drunk by the middle-aged man and the beautiful woman, and most of it was basically drunk by the middle-aged man, the topic between the few people began to become scattered.

There are only four people who can sit in front of the table in the courtyard and eat barbecue: Xu Changhong, Aunt Yuan, middle-aged people, and Xu Changting.

Wu Jiangnan had to be busy with the barbecue, Wang Xianghe had to help on the side, Wang Yanzhang and Xue Wuxuan didn't even have the qualifications to come in and approach the table.

So as the barbecue was coming to an end, Aunt Yuan, whose cheeks were becoming more and more crimson and gorgeous due to drinking, glanced at Xu Changhong, and then put the topic on Wu Jiangnan, who had just finished being busy.

Women have little resistance to rouge gouache and gold and silver jewelry, so at this time, they finally asked the curiosity that had been held in their hearts for a long time.

When she heard Aunt Yuan ask her what kind of fat powder she used on her body and why the fragrance was so unique and elegant, Wu Jiangnan's big eyes gurgled wildly, and then looked at Xu Changting for help.

"What's so polite? Aunt Yuan is such a noble and beautiful beauty, can she still ask for you? Just tell Aunt Yuan generously. By the way, don't you have two bottles? Just give it to Aunt Yuan. After finishing speaking, Xu Changting immediately turned to Aunt Yuan, and at this time, as if his face had changed, he changed his flattering expression again: "Aunt Yuan, if you are interested, go to the Jiangnan room to have a look, there are two different fragrances, you can see which one you like and take it away." "It's not appropriate, is it? When Aunt Yuan faced the flattering little profiteers, the corners of her mouth always seemed to have a touch of straightforwardness.

"You are my aunt, what is mine is yours, yours is still yours, there is nothing inappropriate." Xu Changting corrected solemnly.

Hearing such shameless words, Xu Changhong's heart began to pantothenic acid again, thinking that when there was no one, I would see how I would clean you up.

And the middle-aged man today has seen what is called real flattery and shamelessness, what is said...... I'm afraid that a woman will be tugged at the heartstrings, right?

After listening to Xu Changting's flattering and sensual words, Aunt Yuan looked at the middle-aged man opposite unmoved, and the middle-aged man picked up the teacup and nodded slightly, and then Aunt Yuan slowly got up and walked to Wu Jiangnan's room with Wu Jiangnan and Xu Changhong, who was also curious.

Even if Wu Jiangnan is reluctant in her heart, she will still listen to Xu Changting's orders, whether it is reasonable or unreasonable.

But this does not affect that she will continue to quarrel with Xu Changting.

Therefore, Wu Jiangnan's character, in Xu Changting's words, is: a typical thankless character, to be specific, it is one word: stupid!

As the three daughters left, the middle-aged man, Xu Changting, and Wang Xianghe, who had been standing next to him, were left in the courtyard.

"Don't you drink tea either?" The middle-aged man looked at the water cup in front of Xu Changting and asked.

"I've been sick since I was a child, and I don't get involved in wine or tea, so maybe I'll try it when I'm sick in the future." The flattery and courtesy on Xu Changting's face completely disappeared, and he finally had a somewhat familiar appearance at this moment.

The middle-aged man nodded, thought for a while, and said, "I know a few doctors with excellent medical skills, why don't you let them come over and take a look at you one day?" ”

"Hehe, no merit is not lost, my own body actually knows that it is not a matter of medicine." Xu Changting said with a smile.

The middle-aged man took a slight breath and accepted Xu Changting's reason for refusal with a smile. Then he said: "I just asked you why you want to build a academy in Banlong Village, and you haven't told me why, now that your aunt has gone to see what kind of fat powder, are you willing to tell me about it?" ”

After a barbecue, the sun has set in the west, and the whole village seems to be quiet, only the occasional breeze sweeping over the treetops overhead, bringing a slight coolness.

"Uncle, let me tell you a story?" Xu Changting thought for a moment and said with a smile.

"Okay, I'll hear what story you can tell." The middle-aged man also seemed quite interested.

Xu Changting sorted out his thoughts, and then said lightly: "The story is very simple, one day a city man came to a village, and he saw a teenage boy herding sheep, so he stepped forward and asked: Why herding sheep?" The boy said: Make money. He asked again: What do you do to make money? The boy replied: Make money and marry a daughter-in-law. So the man laughed, and then asked, "What do you do with your daughter-in-law?" The young man thought about it and said: marry a daughter-in-law and have a son. Then the man asked, "What did he do that fathered son?" The young man frowned, thought for a long time, and said: Give birth to a son and herd sheep. What do you do to herd sheep? Make hay. What to do with money? Marry a son's daughter-in-law. What do you do with a daughter-in-law? Give me grandchildren. What do you do to have grandchildren? Then the boy was even more dazed, he looked at the endless farmland, at the white flock of sheep, and did not know what to say. Then the people in the city sighed and said: This is fate, no matter how reincarnation, you can't get rid of the established trajectory. Do you think that's right? ”

The smile on the corner of Xu Changting's mouth carried a trace of disdain, a trace of cynicism, and a trace of unwillingness and stubbornness.

The middle-aged man was silent, his brows furrowed slightly, he looked very majestic at this moment, and even Xu Changting unconsciously rose a little awe.

"So you think this world is unfair to the people of the world?" The eyes of middle-aged people are deep and sharp.

"Is it fair?" Xu Changting asked rhetorically with a smile on the corner of his mouth.

The middle-aged man took a long breath, subconsciously patted his knee with one hand, looked at Xu Changting, and asked with a smile: "So you built the academy to let them govern my Great Wei Kingdom?" ”

Xu Changting shook his head and said, "I just want to fight for a fair chance, why only the children of the gate valve family can be regarded as the dragon and phoenix among people since birth, but all living beings can only take over the cattle and sheep herding from one generation to another, and the infinite cycle?" ”

"Not enough." The middle-aged man shook his head with a smile and said, "It's too far-fetched, even if you want to get ahead, you shouldn't be hostile to the family of the gate lord." Even if there are thousands of different family members, they are the mainstay of governing the country and the country after all. The sheep herding baby only knows how many sheep there are, but she doesn't know how big the world is. What is the ideal and what is the ambition? You can't let everyone in the world herd sheep, and you can't let everyone in the world study. There are not a few people in the world who have entered the officialdom, got ahead, and glorified their ancestors. Similarly, it is not surprising that there will be some gentlemen and black sheep in the gate valve family. So...... If the original intention is not enough and the purpose is wrong, it is naturally difficult for the academy to have a chance to break out of the cocoon and turn into a butterfly. In short, not enough. ”

Xu Changting calmly looked at the middle-aged man in front of him, and for a moment, he was a little hesitant in his heart, not knowing whether to expand on this topic in depth.

Initially, he thought that the identity of the middle-aged man in front of him might be the prince of the royal clan, the king of the county or something.

But since he asked himself to call the beautiful woman Aunt Yuan, Xu Changting hadn't realized anything at first, but when he walked back with two jars of wine, he was suddenly stunned in place.

Aunt Yuan? Isn't that the surname Yuan? Isn't the surname Yuan a royal surname?

And if Aunt Yuan is a royal child, such as a princess, a county lord, or something like that, then the identity of the middle-aged person in front of her is about to come out: just a colt?

Even if the horse is not simply a soft rice eater, he still has a certain influence in the court and even in the royal family, but if he does not have any great prestige and influence, he is just a glamorous nobleman.

Talking to him about the ban on the nine-rank Zhongzheng system in the imperial examination, but it is a big risk, and if you don't get it right, you will put yourself and your family into it.

So this is also the reason why Xu Changting, after returning home, will ignore middle-aged people with "dog eyes" and flatter Aunt Yuan.

Of course, there is a more important reason why she is so flattering and flattering Aunt Yuan, that is, if one day, if the eldest sister Xu Changhong really marries into the royal family, if Aunt Yuan is in a relationship with herself, she may be able to take care of the eldest sister who married the royal family for the first time.

After all, even if their family becomes a princess because of their eldest sister, I am afraid that it will be for a while, and it will be difficult to have a relationship with those royal relatives and nobles of others.

So it's better to have a friendly royal family than nothing, isn't it?

It's just that with the words of the middle-aged man just now, Xu Changting had to redefine the identity of the middle-aged man.

The information revealed through the words of the middle-aged man is enough to show that he has a ...... to the royal family, the imperial court, and even the Great Wei State His insight into the entire situation in the Great Wei State surprised Xu Changting.

Although the middle-aged man didn't say it explicitly, the main idea in the words just now: not enough, has faintly revealed a message, that is, the middle-aged man is also more or less dissatisfied with the current gate valve family, and his identity is obviously not just a horse.

However, Xu Changting's method of building an academy is undoubtedly a drop in the bucket for him, or for the imperial court, and he does not see the potential to perfectly solve the huge problem of the gate valve family for the time being.

"Who are you?" Xu Changting suddenly blurted out and asked.

The middle-aged man looked at Xu Changting's serious expression, and inexplicably felt a sense of accomplishment: the little profiteer in front of him was finally curious about his identity.

So this inexplicable sense of achievement, especially Xu Changting's serious and cautious expression, made him feel comfortable, and instantly laughed out loud, causing several women in the room to look out the window involuntarily.