Wan Mingji worked hard in the Dongtian Academy. Dongtian Academy is very extraordinary in the Great Qi Dynasty, it has produced a champion, two lists, three tanhua, and the highest official position.

The master in the academy is also very extraordinary, Tan Fuzi teaches policy theory and Confucian classics, and Tan Fuzi also has a study of Huang Laozhi.

Meng Fuzi, who taught poetry, was uninhibited and uninhibited, and he treasured the poems of various families, and his lectures were humorous and deeply liked by the scholars.

Master Chen is a sharpshooter, he is handsome, many brothers and girls like him, he is very arrogant, he is very lazy with these scholars, and thinks they are a group of weak chickens.

Wan Mingji was like a sponge that attracted the knowledge of Dongtian Academy, Confucian Dao, poetry and songs, policy theory, national politics, and Chen Fuzi also privately taught him the knowledge of the military family. He carries a notebook with him, and he will look at the practice when he has nothing to do. In order to save paper, he has carved out the handwriting of famous artists on wood, and the handwriting is concave, so that he can practice from time to time without worrying about the amount of paper.

Among the masters, Chen Fuzi was very enthusiastic about Wan Mingji, and often took him to ride horses and shoot arrows together.

Explain the soldier to him on horseback.

"Soldiers, the major affairs of the country, the place of death and life, and the way of survival, must not be overlooked."

Chen Fuzi said: "Throughout the ages, the art of war can be used in any place, it is common to people, and it is also through government affairs. ”

"The law, the music system, the official way, the main use." Master Chen instructed: "If you want to memorize the laws of the Great Revelation, it is best to memorize them. This will save you a lot of trouble and may be your weapon in the future. ”

Wan Mingji thought for a while, and solemnly bowed his hand to Master Chen: "Master Xie taught." ”

"Let's go hunt a hare." Chen Fuzi was satisfied with Wan Mingji's attitude, and laughed and wanted to shoot a hare.

After hunting hares, Wan Mingji returned to Qingshui Lane.

"Lang Jun! Come this way. ”

"Buy sugar gourd! Sweet and sour sugar gourd! ”

"Zheng Zheng Zheng!" The sound of striking iron came.

The laughter of children was also among them, Wan Mingji returned to the yard, he poured cold water on his body, dried the water with a dry towel and changed his clothes, and took a large basin to wash clothes.

If you are seen, you will be surprised. Whether it is a commoner or a high-ranking official, any man can cook and do laundry by himself, which is to be looked down upon.

It's a pity that Wan Mingji is not such a face-saving person, plus he used to cook and laundry alone, except for the fact that he is not familiar with the ignition here, it is a little difficult, but now it is much better.

The taste of his cooking can only be said to be sparse and can be eaten, and he really can't help the rest.

Wan Mingji hung his clothes, climbed the ladder and sat on the roof to watch the stars.

"I'm going back in a few days."

Dongtian Academy is going to be on vacation, Wan Mingji is going to stay at home for a long time this time, he also wants to stay at home, improve the lives of Li Yun, Wan Xiuyue, and Wan Xiubai, renovate the house at home, and buy some things.

Wan Mingji was accustomed to the ancient times where there was no way to entertain, he looked at a round of the moon, and suddenly became poetic, and then he found that he could not write poetry.

"It's normal, not everyone is a great poet." Wan Mingji comforted himself.

Early the next morning, Wan Mingji went to the school again.

"Wan, Brother Wan, early." Tan Qianhou said, he looked at Wan Mingji's eyes were shining, like a small tail.

"Brother Tan, it's early." Wan Mingji said hello.

"Wan, brother, this, one, one, give, you." Tan Qianhou handed the meat bun he bought to Wan Mingji.

"Brother Tan, I've already eaten it." Wan Mingji was helpless.

Tan Qianhou lowered his head in frustration.

Tan Qianhou was Wan Mingji who saw someone bullying him when he was resting in the woods of Dongtian Academy, Wan Mingji came to the rescue, and then Tan Qianhou entangled him.

He is a stammer, and the scholars look down on him, but this person is the son of Master Chen's deceased, so Master Chen regards him as a parent.

Master Chen's kindness to Wan Mingji may also have this reason. Wan Mingji looked at Tan Qianhou like his younger brother, and never disliked Tan Qianhou's stammering, he even felt a little cute.

After Xie Jiuling, Xie Zhi and Xue Zi'an knew about this, everyone was shocked, and Xue Zi'an even shivered on the spot.

"Brother Wan, just kidding." Wei Bowen didn't bother to talk to Wan Mingji, but Xie Zhi and Xie Jiuling were very good with him, so Wei Bowen had to put down his body and talk to Wan Mingji.

In the past, Xie Zhi and Xie Jiuling and Xue Zi'an did not communicate with Wan Mingji, but some things happened during a one-year study tour, and they gradually became close, and sometimes Wei Bowen found that he couldn't squeeze in.

After returning from Wan Mingji's funeral, it can be seen that Xie Zhi invited him to ride in the carriage together.

Wan Mingji didn't refute, what he cared about didn't need others to recognize, he smiled and changed the topic.

On the contrary, Wei Bowen was a little aggrieved.

What are you pretending to be, it's not a down-and-out kid, if it weren't for Xie Jiuling and Xie Zhizai, who would take care of you! Wei Bowen was very jealous of Wan Mingji and Xie Jiuling calling him brothers, Xie Jiuling was the son of Zhizhou, his mother's family was a big official in the capital, and he himself was the head of the juvenile case in Ningjiang County, and his future was immeasurable.

Wan Mingji, how can He De be a brother with such a proud son of the sky. It looks amazing! Dead man, reckless!

Wan Mingji didn't care about Wei Bowen, he just rarely talked to Wei Bowen, and this person instinctively made him uncomfortable.

In a few days, Wan Mingji was going back to Linshui Village, so he bought some seeds and some farm tools to go back.

He looked at the farm tools in the shop, and his hands were a little itchy. As a science student, he has a strong hands-on ability.

"Shopkeeper, how much is this?"

"Two taels of silver."

He took some knives and a lot of farm tools, and Wan Mingji bought a few more to remove them to see how they worked.

He nodded, took the baggage, and planned to take the ox cart back, and then take the ox cart back to the village when he arrived in Shuifu Town.

*

Xie Qiaoyu took his burden to Zhuangzi in the town of Yaoshuifu, and Xie Weixuan deliberately got up early to see him.

"Xie Qiaoyu, this time I see how you are majestic, country brother." Xie Weixuan was very proud.

"Why don't I tell my grandmother to bring you with me?" Xie Qiaoyu was not used to Xie Weixuan, he said with a smile.

Xie Weixuan doesn't want to go to Shuifu Town, his grandmother likes farming, he doesn't like it, the son of the Cheng family in Tangtang County, isn't this a joke? And the countryside doesn't support people, and he's afraid that he'll be tired.

"Okay, you two still have a lot to say, it's time to go." Old Madam Xie pulled a face.

Xie Weixuan happily sent Xie Qiaoyu away, Mrs. Xie and Xie Yuan also sent Mrs. Xie away, and Mrs. Xie said, "Qiaoyu will be put here with me, and I will release it back in a few months." ”

Xie Yuan didn't dare to say more, this is his son to do his filial piety for him, he doesn't have to go to the countryside, he is naturally very happy, the little brother has more experience, and it is a blessing for this child to be taught by his grandmother.

"Yes, mother." Xie Yuan and Mrs. Xie lowered their eyebrows and responded with pleasing eyes.

How many months will it take to put it back? Xie Qiaoyu hung his head and looked depressed.

The carriage drove towards Shuifu Town, and Xie Qiaoyu turned over his burden in the carriage. Xie Yuan knew that he was going to Shuifu Town and gave him thirty taels of silver, so he brought all the thirty taels of silver, as well as his own rouge gouache and hairpin, and three old clothes.

He didn't see anyone in Zhuangzi, and he had to farm, and he didn't want to get his beautiful clothes dirty.

The carriage went all the way to Shuifu Town, Xie Qiaoyu looked at Shuifu Town, it was indeed not as prosperous as the county seat, but the shops everywhere were complete, but they did not stop in Shuifu Town, but wanted to go to Zhuangzi.

The Xie family's Zhuangzi is very close to Linshui Village, and there are vegetables, rice, and fruit trees in the Zhuangzi, and they don't spend much money to eat these. When he arrived at the door of Zhuangzi, Xie Qiaoyu was apprehensive, and heard Mama Liu say, "Third Young Master, it's time to come down." ”

Yao He was not on his side, Xie Qiaoyu walked out alone and saw that the people on the Zhuangzi were waiting, and they were now saluting Mrs. Xie.

"Old lady, third young master, we got the letter earlier, and we are already preparing, please come in, old lady, third young master." The steward on the Zhuangzi smiled respectfully.

"Qiao Yu, come here. This is a white steward, and you can find him in the future if you have anything to do in the Zhuangzi. Old Madam Xie called Xie Qiaoyu over and said.

"Hello Third Young Master, this is Xiaoyun, let him take you to the room."

Xie Qiaoyu's gaze fell on Old Madam Xie, and Old Madam Xie waved her hand: "Go, I'll come to dinner later." ”

Xie Qiaoyu was brought into his room, he put the burden on the table, and presented a large character lying on the quilt. Old Madam Xie didn't even let Yao He bring it this time, and he was a little scared when he came to Zhuangzi alone.

He was so confused that he first tried to see if the door of the room was locked, and when he saw that it was locked, he put his clothes in the cabinet and tidied up the dresser.

From now on, he will be a country brother. Before he left, Daddy also asked him to follow Mrs. Xie to fulfill his filial piety, his Daddy was too simple, he was afraid that he would be tossed by his grandmother.

He changed his beautiful clothes, put the gorgeous hairpin into the box, changed into old clothes, his hair was only pinned with a wooden hairpin, and his bright face showed the cleanliness of the water out of the hibiscus.

After tidying up the house, he went to find Mrs. Xie very honestly.

He has always been a brother who knows the times.

Old Madam Xie sat in the main hall and talked to the white steward, when she saw Xie Qiaoyu coming, a trace of surprise flashed in her eyes, and then she looked closely at the outfit on Xie Qiaoyu's body, Old Madam Xie was stunned.

She was ready for Xie Qiaoyu to lose her temper and play tricks, after all, Mrs. Xie said that Xie Qiaoyu was very naughty and troublemaker. I didn't expect to clean myself up as soon as I came to Zhuangzi.

"Grandmother Ann." Xie Qiaoyu said obediently, looking very beautiful with a white face that was red in the red.

"Okay, you don't need so many courtesies in Zhuangzi, sit down first, and you can go and pass the meal."

"Yes, old lady." The white butler stepped back.

After a while, the white steward brought someone over the food, Xie Qiaoyu was a little curious, and quietly looked at it with his eyes. Sure enough, it was some small farm dishes, four dishes and one soup.

A stir-fried cabbage, a stir-fried bamboo shoot, a meat dish, a cold cucumber, and a loofah soup.

"Eat." Mrs. Xie was very satisfied, she tasted the vegetables and tasted the same taste as before.

Xie Qiaoyu was disheartened and used chopsticks to pick up the only meat dish on the table.

The meat dish tasted unexpectedly good, and Xie Qiaoyu's eyes suddenly lit up.

Xie Qiaoyu sandwiched cabbage again, although it was light but very fragrant, and it tasted crispy.

He sandwiched another salad with a cucumber.

Old Madam Xie saw Xie Qiaoyu's eyes shining, and she was amused.

In the past, she was alone in Zhuangzi, and the children and grandchildren of the white steward were also in Zhuangzi, and she could also see some children, but when she saw Xie Qiaoyu, she knew that she didn't need to eat alone.

"Stew a chicken in the evening to make chicken soup." Mrs. Xie said.

Xie Qiaoyu responded loudly: "Okay!" ”

Old Madam Xie saw that he had a childish heart, and sighed in her heart, he was still a child at the age of fifteen.

*

After Xie Qiaoyu finished eating, he took a walk by the pond, and raised fish and lotus flowers in the pond. He walked out of the yard, there were still many fields outside, and standing on the highest steps, he could see many people bending over the fields from afar.

The mountains are high and the water is clear, and the breeze is blowing.

Some of the people working in the fields were tenants of the Xie family, and some were other families, and they all saw Xie Qiaoyu.

"This is the third young master who the white steward ordered to take good care of?" A tenant said.

"It's so good-looking, if my brother is raised like this, I'm afraid I won't be able to get married."

"The brother of the county Cheng family looks unusual, and at first glance he is pampered, no better than us countrymen. I only hope that the third young master will let us work hard in the autumn harvest, and don't always tell us to do the work. A woman said.

"My mouth is very broken, I better serve the ground as soon as possible, go back early, I have to go back to see the doll."

"There is a big flood in the south, and many people have left their homes, and I hope that God on our side will let us have a smooth weather." An old man sighed.

The tenants looked up again after finishing their work, and Xie Qiaoyu was gone.

Xie Qiaoyu returned to the yard, Mrs. Xie changed into a light dress, she saw Xie Qiaoyu and smiled: "I was about to look for you, take a sickle and go with me to mow the grass." ”

Xie Qiaoyu: "??? ”

The white steward gave him a big scythe, and Xie Qiaoyu almost couldn't hold it steadily.

"Give him a smaller scythe."

The white steward gave him a small scythe and kindly reminded: "This is the scythe used by my grandson, it is very light." ”

Xie Qiaoyu: "Steward Bai, how old is your grandson?" ”

White Butler: "Eight years old." ”

Xie Qiaoyu was very depressed and kept up with Mrs. Xie with a sickle, Mrs. Xie's body was tough, and beckoned Xie Qiaoyu to step forward: "Start mowing the grass." ”

Old Madam Xie demonstrated to Xie Qiaoyu, Xie Qiaoyu took the sickle and cut it, his fingers were very white, and he couldn't do it after cutting with the sickle for a while, he was so tired that he was out of breath.

Old Madam Xie quickly cut a back basket, Xie Qiaoyu was only a third, and his back basket was also smaller than the ordinary back basket, he sighed and continued to mow the grass.

After cutting half, Mrs. Xie stopped: "It's enough to cut so much today." ”

Xie Qiaoyu breathed a sigh of relief.

In the vicinity, there are yellow-orange-orange and red wild fruits, which are very small, and Mrs. Xie goes to pick them. Xie Qiaoyu also approached to pick it, he quietly took out one and sniffed it on the tip of his nose.

"Eat it with confidence, it's not poisonous, it's a wild fruit."

Xie Qiaoyu wiped it with his sleeve when he heard this, and took a bite carefully, his face wrinkled with acid.

"You didn't pick the fruit well." Mrs. Xie said.

Xie Qiaoyu finished mowing the grass, drank a bowl of hot chicken soup at night, and fell asleep on the bed.

He slept soundly, with a small bag bulging out of the big bed, and a white hand stretched out, and there was still the fragrance of medicine in his hand.

Xie Qiaoyu followed Mrs. Xie to mow the grass the next day in Zhuangzi, and wiped her tears at night to apply ointment to herself.

"Tomorrow morning, you take Xiaoyun around the Zhuangzi, he is a person from the Zhuangzi who is more familiar with the environment here than you, and you will go to the mountain with me in the afternoon to have a look." Mrs. Xie saw that he was honest, and she was also satisfied, and felt that it was very appropriate to have a grandson by her side.

"Yes, grandmother." Xie Qiaoyu can bend and stretch, and he eats a lot.

Xie Qiaoyu wanted to visit Zhuangzi, but it rained at noon the next day, and it was still thundering, so he could only watch the fish in the pond play in Zhuangzi, and the fish in the pond jumped up, and the water was sparkling. But he didn't have to go up the mountain, he was happy.

He held his head and looked at the fish, drowsy.

"Third young master, there are people outside hiding from the rain under the eaves." Xiao Yunlai asked Xie Qiaoyu for instructions, he would not bother Old Madam Xie for such a trivial matter, he only came to ask him.

"I'm going to take a look, I need to invite people in to hide from the rain." Xie Qiaoyu rarely met one thing, and went with great interest.

Xie Qiaoyu pushed open the door and said softly: "Since it's to hide from the rain, let's come in." ”

He opened the door and didn't see anyone outside.

The sky was dark and dark.