Liu Zhi's face was stunned, and the three of them looked at each other, all crying and laughing, no wonder this girl thought she was teasing her.

At this moment, a gentle voice sounded, "Yan'er, what's going on?" ”

As she spoke, a woman in her thirties stepped out, her appearance was delicate and weak, but her eyes were firm and shrewd.

"Mother, this Langjun said that he was lost, but his sister said that he was a bully."

The boy was very deferential to his mother, and when he told the facts, he did not add fuel to it.

The woman's eyes were clear, she looked Liu Zhi up and down a few times, and then swept past Zuo Yi and Zhang Rang, and smiled slightly.

"This little Langjun, the little girl has no form, and she is offended."

Seeing that she was gentle and polite, Liu Zhi hurriedly smiled and said, "It's okay, it's just a misunderstanding." ”

The little girl was very unhappy when she saw it, and stomped her feet and shook her mother's arm coquettishly, "Mother, why don't you believe me." ”

The woman immediately sank her face, "Fierce girl, Hugh is messing around." ”

Macho girl? Damn, this name really lives up to its name, it's really fierce, but it just sounds a little funny.

Seeing that her mother was angry, the fierce girl didn't dare to continue, so she had to glared at Liu Zhi secretly.

A little girl, and there was indeed a misunderstanding in it, Liu Zhi didn't plan to bother with her, just shook his head funny.

"Yan'er, you can show this Langjun the way."

The young man was honest and serious, and when he saw his mother open his mouth, he immediately put down his burden obediently and made a gesture of invitation to them.

"Slow down, everyone."

The woman's posture was very elegant, which made Liu Zhi secretly surprised, although the family was poor, but the temperament was extraordinary, as if they had received formal upbringing.

Sure enough, as the fierce woman said, he turned a corner, and he arrived on the street in a few steps, the young man completed the task and was just about to leave, but Liu Zhi stopped him.

"Thank you, brother, I haven't asked you for your name."

"Some little things, I can't thank you, a certain surname is Deng, named Deng Yan."

"The surname is Deng, this is a good surname, the head of the twenty-eight generals of Yuntai back then was Yuan Hou Deng Yu."

He happened to be looking at the founding history of the Eastern Han Dynasty in the past few days, so he sighed casually, anyway, there are more people with the surname Deng in the world, and if he brings out a celebrity, other people's faces also have brilliance.

"I'm ashamed, what Lang Jun said is Gao Zu."

Deng Yan arched his hand, facing Liu Zhi's stunned eyes, he was a little ashamed.

"Then who is Empress Dowager Deng?"

"It's my aunt and grandmother."

Liu Zhi listened to it and was very emotional. You must know that the Empress Dowager Deng also listened to the government back then, and the Deng family's power was all over the world, which was no worse than the current Liang Ji.

It's only been a few decades, and even if it falls, it won't be so poor.

Deng Yan smiled bitterly, "My father was originally a Langzhong of the Imperial Court, but unfortunately died a few months ago, and because of the high debts in the family due to treatment, my mother had to sell the house and move to the city. ”

So that's the case, life was rich yesterday and poor today, but in an instant, Liu Zhi sighed two sentences and introduced himself.

"My name is Liu Yi, and I opened a second-hand book shop over there, not far from your house."

Deng Yan said in surprise when he heard this: "It turns out that you are Mr. Dong's owner, and you have admired your name for a long time. ”

"It seems that you know Dong Ban."

Liu Zhi smiled, he couldn't imagine that he was still an acquaintance.

"I'm a little embarrassed to say it, because my family is poor, so I often go to the shop to read books, but Mr. Dong has never been harsh, and he carefully solves his doubts whenever he asks for advice."

Deng Yan is a real person, Liu Zhi also expected this situation, he opened the store just to make more friends, and he didn't care about profits and losses.

"In this way, everyone is friends, I won't tell you, I have something at home today, and I am very upset, and I am thinking of finding someone to talk to me, and I wonder if Brother Deng is free?"

It was easy for him to get a person who could speak, and he looked at each other with a look of hope.

Deng Yan was a little embarrassed when he looked at him like this, and thought that his own sister had wronged others just now, so he smiled.

"I don't have anything serious to do, so it's okay to accompany Lang Jun for a walk."

Liu Zhi was overjoyed, "You and I are of the same age, why be so polite, just call me Brother Liu or call me by name." ”

Deng Yan was born in a famous family in the end, he was generous, and he arched his hand like a stream, "Where does Brother Liu want to go?" ”

"It's past noon, and I haven't eaten yet, so let's find a wine house and sit down and talk slowly."

"Then it's better to be respectful, Brother Liu, please."

A few people found a good-looking wine shop on this South Street, and Liu Zhi didn't bother to order, so he said directly.

"Pick up your favorite dishes and put them on the table, and sell some good wine."

When the shopkeeper saw his manners, he knew that the nobleman had come from the inner city, and immediately agreed and prepared to go.

Here Liu Zhi chatted with Deng Yan, he was curious for a while, and asked about the rest of the Deng family, only to know that his grandfather was the brother of the Empress Dowager Deng.

Although the Deng family's branches are not as beautiful as before, they are not bad, after all, the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, but it is much more low-key than before.

To say that although the Deng family is a relative like the Liang family, the Empress Dowager Deng is strict with her mother's family, and she is not as arrogant as the Liang family is now.

Because of this, except for a few people, the rest of the Deng family is still safe.

Compared with the two, I have to say that Empress Dowager Deng is much more skilled than Empress Dowager Liang, she can say the same back then, whether it is the court or the family, she is firmly held in her hands.

The key later generations also respected her and considered her to be a generation of virtuous queens.

Empress Dowager Liang is obviously modest, but she indulges her brother too much, and she has always been a big step behind Empress Dowager Deng in terms of reputation.

"Now that your family is in misfortune, is there no one in your clan to help?"

The Deng family is a famous family of Shili heirlooms, so they will not ignore their fellow clansmen.

"Alas, my father didn't like to associate with his relatives, so he suddenly went to ask for someone, where can he open his mouth."

It seems that the Deng clan is indeed withered, each taking care of its own affairs, and no longer sharing the same spirit.

Liu Zhi couldn't help but shake his head, "Then how many of your mothers and sons, how can you make a living now?" ”

Although the etiquette of this era is not as strict as that of later generations, there are very few things that can be done by women, and Deng Yan is too young to survive.

"My mother didn't allow me to go out to do things, so I could study with peace of mind first, and my livelihood depended on her and my sister-in-law's embroidery, and occasionally I relied on relatives and friends to help me."

As he spoke, his face full of shame and depression for his incompetence.

Liu Zhi was very sympathetic to his plight and had the heart to help him, so he sighed.

"Alas, I was thinking about asking you to help in my shop just now, Brother Dong is really too busy, who knows that Lingtang doesn't allow you to come out to do things, it's a pity."

He knew that Deng Yan had strong self-esteem, so he directly opened his mouth to help him, afraid that he would be too thin-skinned and couldn't accept it, so he retreated and wanted him to take the initiative to ask for help.

Sure enough, Deng Yan's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he hurriedly expressed his position.

"Really? When my mother heard that Mr. Dong was a disciple of Li Gong, she admired it very much, and said that Li Gong's knowledge was everyone, so I had more contact with Mr. Dong.

If I could do something with him, my mother would have agreed. ”