North of the city.

Zhao Xuanqi followed the direction pointed by a few children to the north of the county, and then as long as he walked all the way out of the city in the north of the city, he could go directly to Zhaojia Village.

His physical strength was much worse than before, and he had to ride a donkey to hurry.

There was a lot of traffic around, and people were buzzing.

Zhao Xuanqi was like an arrow, and he couldn't wait to return to the village as soon as possible.

But he suddenly stopped and stared at the building next to him.

This building is unique, it is a academy, and there are several big characters written on it: Shixi Academy.

At this moment, Stony Creek Academy is particularly tall, and the area has become extremely vast, and students from all over the world have come to study.

Stony Brook Academy is not what it used to be, it is no longer the small academy that used to be unknown, and now it has a great reputation in the whole world.

Zhao Xuanqi stopped in front of the academy, listening to the sound of reading inside, and was a little absorbed for a while.

"I used to study in this academy, but I didn't expect that the academy would become so ......big after not coming back for so long."

It seemed that Zhao Xuanqi had stood for a long time, and in the academy, a master walked out slowly, still holding a bowl in his hand, and the bowl contained simple rice food.

The master came to Zhao Xuanqi and enthusiastically handed the bowl to Zhao Xuanqi and said, "Is the old man a little hungry?" The academy still has some leftover rice, which can just satisfy your hunger. ”

This person regarded Zhao Xuanqi as a traveler who wanted to beg for a bite to eat.

Under the custom of respecting the old and loving the young, this is willing to give a bite of food.

Zhao Xuanqi looked at the bowl handed over, smiled, and then refused: "I'm not a beggar. ”

The master was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help asking, "Why has the old man been standing at the gate of the academy for a long time?" Is there something to do? ”

Zhao Xuanqi sighed and replied, "It's just that I used to have dealings with some people in the academy, but now that time has passed, things are wrong, and I don't know what happened to them." ”

The master of the academy smiled and said enthusiastically: "It turned out to be the old man's feelings, I am the master of this academy, the old man might as well tell me the name of your old man, maybe I can know a thing or two, but I can also solve the old man's feelings." ”

Zhao Xuanqi hesitated for a moment, but still chose to slowly say the names of several roommates, Chen Buchang and others, as well as the names of Master Zhou.

"The largest restaurant in the county is being run by Chen Buchang and others, and the restaurant is a gift from the champion of Taishi High School, and several of them are the shopkeepers, and now they are all famous figures."

"It is reported that Chen Buchang and a few people once wanted to work scientific research, but they have always failed to make the list, so they concentrated on running the restaurant, developed many delicious dishes, and became the top chef."

"The cuisine of the restaurant is famous all over the world."

"I heard that it has also created a health care cuisine, which can be used for health nourishment and increase the number of life expectancy, but it has made many dignitaries and nobles flock to it, Chen Buchang has lived well so far, I heard that the complexion is good, most of it is the benefit of health cuisine, it seems that he has married more than a dozen concubines, and his power has not diminished back then."

The academy master showed a strange look on his face, and then said: "The father and son Zhou mentioned by the old man are my father, I don't know what the relationship between the old man and my father is?" ”

"Master Zhou is your father?"

Zhao Xuanqi was stunned.

He looked carefully at the man in front of him, he was about thirty years old, and if he looked carefully, he did have some similarities with Master Zhou's face.

Zhou Fuzi is Zhao Xuanqi's enlightenment teacher and his first teacher, and once funded Zhao Xuanqi's study.

The reason why Zhao Xuanqi was able to marry Yuan Caiyun was precisely because of the matchmaking and introduction of Master Zhou.

When Zhou Fuzi was young, he fell in love with a girl named "Butterfly", but unfortunately this girl later married Yuan Xiucai, Yuan Xiucai and Yuan Caiyun, a woman born to a butterfly, Yuan Caiyun is Zhao Xuanqi's wife.

Because Zhou Fuzi missed the butterfly when he was young, he is still not married when he is old, he is lonely, and he is also a person trapped by love.

Unexpectedly, Master Zhou was already married and already had his own son.

That's a great thing!

At least Master Zhou did not die alone, and already had his own offspring, and it seems that his offspring are mixed well.

Seeing this, Zhao Xuanqi couldn't help but ask, "How is Master Zhou's situation?" You see that you are teaching in this academy, and you are also famous, right? ”

The master replied, "My father passed away decades ago, but my father is very famous, and not long ago the late Taishi Zhao was my father's disciple. ”

Speaking of this, he couldn't help but say: "It's a pity, when my father died, Taishi Zhao was fighting for the country, but he didn't have time to see my father for the last time, and my father's last wish was to see this best student before he died, but he couldn't do it." ”

"Naturally, I also have fame, and I just happened to be famous in the exam this year, which is basically my biggest limit, so I chose to return to the college to teach, do the profession that my father used to do, and teach and educate people."

The man looked at Zhao Xuanqi with strange eyes, not understanding which of his father's deceased Zhao Xuanqi was.

Zhao Xuanqi lied and said: "I used to be the master of this academy, but I have some connections with your father, and I also have some connections with some students of the academy, but then I left because of some things. ”

The man wanted to say something more, but Zhao Xuanqi shook his head, waved his hand, and left.

He mounted his little donkey and left in the direction of the north of the city.

Zhao Xuanqi's expression looked plain and bland, but in fact, he was actually a little ashamed in his heart, and he was a little ashamed after all when he didn't see the last side of his teacher.

In addition to being ashamed, I am also a little happy, and I am happy that Mr. Zhou, the teacher, is not lonely in the end, but has a happy family, is happy, and his son is famous.

At the same time, I also learned the ending of several classmates and friends from here, the situation of running a restaurant is good, and he has become a world-famous chef, and he is still alive and well, but it is a good ending.

Knowing that they had such a happy ending made Zhao Xuanqi feel a lot relieved.

Zhao Xuanqi rode the back of the donkey farther and farther away.

At the entrance of the academy, the doubts on the face of the academy master became heavier and heavier: "Who is this person?" The master who was in the same batch as my father also knew the student Chen Buchang and others, Chen Buchang and others were students in the class of Master Zhao, could it be that he, like my father, was he a professor Chen Buchang and a certain master of Master Zhao? ”

"However, I don't think the age of this old man is much different from the age of Chen Buchang and others, not like that batch of masters, but like the former group of students......"

The master recalled Zhao Xuanqi's face, but felt that Zhao Xuanqi's face was somewhat familiar, he turned his head and looked at the statue in the academy, this statue was the statue of Zhao Taishi when he was young, quite similar.

The master was a little surprised, could the old man be the elderly Zhao Taishi, right?

But after thinking about it, he was taken aback by his bold idea, Taishi Zhao is dead, and the national funeral has ended, how can he be Taishi Zhao?

The master shook his head and walked into the academy.

If he knew that the old man just now was indeed the Taishi Zhao in his mouth, I don't know how he would feel.

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Zhaojia Village.

Zhao Xuanqi returned to the village, and Jin Yiwei had already prepared a house for him, as well as a house contract.

Today's Zhaojia Village, because of Zhao Xuanqi, many people have already soared, and young people have either moved to the county seat, or they have gone to the county town to mix, and basically no longer engage in farm work.

It can be said that most of the people who stayed in the village were old people, as well as children, and there were almost no young people, but there were many people from other villages who were hired by the old people of Zhaojia Village to farm here.

The house is not big, no different from other ordinary houses, and there is no conspicuous place.

Zhao Xuanqi returned to the village, did not attract too many people's attention, he lived in his own house.

From this day on, he became an ordinary old man, living the rest of his life in the house of this village, waiting for the day when death came.

When I have nothing to do, I sit at the door of the house, listening to the idle words of other old people, or watching the children running back and forth in the village.

It was one of the few moments of his life that he had at leisure.

The old people of the village like to get together and talk under the big banyan tree, and Zhao Xuanqi occasionally joins in the fun, but he is a listener most of the time.

Occasionally, like this group of old people, he would tell horror stories to the children in the village, and the children would be so frightened that they would not dare to sleep in the middle of the night.

Sometimes, Zhao Xuanqi is too boring, and he can't help but brag, saying that he did some big things when he was young, such as participating in the War of the Eight Kings, for example, participating in the Battle of Chang'an, or participating in the Battle of Annihilation of Southern Zhao, and made great achievements.

All kinds of things are said vividly, and there are serious things.

It's a pity that no one believed it.

Other old people only regard this as bragging, if they are so powerful, they are afraid that they have already enjoyed all the glory and wealth in the big city, how can they return to the village to support the elderly?

The children also thought that Zhao Xuanqi was talking big, and seeing that Zhao Xuanqi had no wounds on his body, they didn't believe that Zhao Xuanqi had been on the battlefield at all, let alone that Zhao Xuanqi had made great contributions on the battlefield, and they all listened to Zhao Xuanqi's story as a story.

Zhao Xuanqi won the reputation of "only talking big", which made him laugh at right and wrong, but he did not refute it in any way.

Most of the things in the village are plain, plain, like boiled water, without any waves.

But sometimes it's bustling.

For example, today, other big people came to the village to make a vow, and the process of making a vow was very simple, the big man sent someone to send a large number of gifts directly to the village, and then carved a huge statue of the late Zhao Taishi, which was placed in the center of the village.

Even Zhao Xuanqi received a gift, a good gift, and he asked the rest of the village, "What kind of big man is this?" How did you make such a generous shot, and also send a statue to the village? ”

The old man next to him replied: "This big man is much more generous than you think, he will come every three years to make a vow, it is said that this big man's grandfather has a relationship with Zhao Taishi." ”

Zhao Xuanqi was stunned.

Actually got involved with yourself?

He asked, "How did their grandfather get involved with Taishi Zhao?" Let's hear it. ”

The old man replied: "This big man comes from the Li family, and it is said that the reason why they started their family can be traced back to their grandfather's generation, their grandfather's surname is Li, and his name is Li Yuntian, and he is a well-known official in the border of the Northland. ”

"This official protects the stability of the land, and in the chaotic and dark era at the beginning, he is a good official who is honest and honest and protects the people's livelihood."

"It is reported that this Li Yuntian, when he was young, was a classmate with Zhao Taishi, and once went to the county town with Zhao Taishi to participate in the scientific examination, but Zhao Taishi passed the examination, but he fell off the list."

"In order to support Li Yuntian's study, and in order to let him have enough books to read, his uncle joined the Northland clan, so Li Yuntian also went to the Northland to study, and the wealthy families in the Northland looked down on the poor, and Li Yuntian had to receive a lot of white eyes."

"At that time, Zhao Taishi had already passed the first place in the three exams, and his future was immeasurable, after learning what happened to his friend Li Yuntian, when they said goodbye to each other, Zhao Taishi wrote a poem to Li Yuntian with enthusiasm."

"The county town is light and dusty in the rain, and the guest house is green and willow-colored."

"Persuade you to have a glass of wine, and there is no one in Yangguan in the west."

"Taishi Zhao created this poem and personally gave this poem to Li Yuntian, representing his willingness to stand up for Li Yuntian and his relationship with Li Yuntian, so after Li Yuntian went to the north, not only was he not oppressed by that big clan, but he was fully supported and supported to study."

"Li Yuntian later lived up to expectations, successfully passed the Jinshi examination, and then returned to the north as an official, becoming a famous Qing official, the official became bigger and bigger, and more and more people were sheltered, and countless people praised him..."

"Decades ago, Li Yuntian died of illness, and before he died, he always remembered the kindness of Master Zhao, so he asked his descendants to come to Zhaojia Village to repay his wishes to commemorate his kindness."

After Zhao Xuanqi heard this, he sighed.

Li Yuntian!

He naturally remembered Li Yuntian.

At the beginning, Zhao Xuanqi was the first in the examination, but Li Yuntian failed to make the list, so he could only go to the north, and he did write that poem for him.

I didn't expect Li Yuntian to become a big official.

And he is also a well-known Qing official.

At that time, there were corrupt officials everywhere and there was chaos, but he always adhered to his true nature, died of illness with the reputation of a clean official, and did not join the crowd with others, which is really rare.

Li Yuntian even thanked himself for his kindness, and even let his descendants come to Zhaojia Village to make a vow, which is really rare.

After separating from Li Yuntian that time, Zhao Xuanqi thought that there would be a time to meet in the future, but he didn't expect that goodbye but he never saw each other again, and now when he heard his name again, the two were already separated forever.

"When I said goodbye to him after I finished writing the poem, I didn't expect that to be the last side."

Zhao Xuanqi sighed in his heart.

When I was young, the spring breeze was proud, and I didn't believe that there was a separation in the world, but later, I found out that we had seen many people for the last time.

Zhao Xuanqi was happy that Li Yuntian, the old man, could have such an ending.

Now, Zhao Xuanqi is in his 60s, and he suddenly looks back and realizes that many people he knows have come to the end.

Whether it is Chen Buchang, Zhou Fuzi, or Li Yuntian, these old people are gradually withering, and they have their own endings and different destinations for each other.

Fortunately, they are all relatively perfect endings.

And Zhao Xuanqi is also in this village, silently waiting for an ending of his own, and then drawing an end to his life.

(End of chapter)