"Yes, may I ask him to come and see him in the academy now, and ask the master to come and see him?"

"Liu Gongzi doesn't have to be polite, Zhou Mingyuan was indeed studying with me, but later found out that he was misbehaving and was kicked out of the academy by the old man. ”

When Liu Yu heard that Zhou Mingyuan had been kicked out of the academy, he stood up and said in surprise: "Misconduct?

"Yes, he stole his classmate's jade pendant and didn't admit it. The old man asked him to admit his mistake, and he dared to talk back.

And Zhou Mingyuan's talent is not good, and he always misses class.

Such a student who is not good at schoolwork and does not obey the discipline, the old man can't teach him, so he expels him from the academy. The Master said angrily.

After listening to the master's words, he knew that Zhou Mingyuan's reputation in the academy was not good, and he didn't plan to ask any more. The truth of the matter has been learned from the scholar's mouth, but Liu Yu does not intend to say it.

Liu Yu asked the master about Zhou Mingyuan's residence, and the master looked her up and down suspiciously before saying, "His home is in Xiahe Village, ten miles south of the town.

The people in that village are very savage, and their conduct is not good, if the son goes, the old man suggests that you bring a few more people over. ”

Liu Yu smiled and thanked the master, and after leaving the Zephyr Academy, he returned to the inn.

Let the shopkeeper help buy some meat, fish, chicken, duck, rice, noodles, fabrics, silk, candies, and snacks. I'm going to visit tomorrow.

He took out a hundred taels of silver and gave it to the shopkeeper, and by the way, he went to rent a carriage. The shopkeeper happily took the silver ticket and left.

After a good night's sleep, early the next morning, Liu Yu got into a carriage after settling the accommodation fee, and took the goods in this cart to Xiahe Village outside the city.

The driver of the carriage was a veteran, about thirty years old. The coachman is not only good at the carriage, but also familiar with the road conditions in the vicinity, which saves Liu Yu a lot of time.

When Liu Yu arrived in Xiahe Village, the people of Xiahe Village had just returned from working in the fields, and when they saw a carriage entering the village, they immediately surrounded them curiously.

When Liu Yu saw someone coming, he got out of the carriage and asked where Zhou Mingyuan's home was? As soon as he finished asking, the children surrounding the carriage hurriedly replied, "I know, I know." I'll take you there. ”

Led by the children, Liu Yu and the others soon came to a house in the middle of the village. The houses are a mix of mud bricks and have a courtyard surrounded by bamboo.

At this time, the gate of the courtyard was full of people, and when they saw Liu Yu and the carriage behind him, they hurriedly got out of the way.

There was a middle-aged man with a beard standing at the door, followed by several people who looked similar to him, who were curiously looking at Liu Yu who was walking towards them.

Liu Yu came to everyone and arched and said, "May I ask if this is Zhou Mingyuan's home?"

At this time, the middle-aged man in the lead replied: "This is the Zhou family, Mingyuan followed the master to study medicine, and he is not here now." I don't know who you are?"

"I'm his classmate, I took the liberty to visit me today, please forgive me!" said Liu Yu and bowed to the man in front of him.

The middle-aged man stepped forward and said, "Childe, please inside, I'll let someone call Mingyuan back." ”

After exchanging politeness, Liu Yu took out the candy she bought from the town from the carriage and distributed it to the children gathered around, especially the people who led the way for her.

Subsequently, the coachman began to move things down, and the people of the Zhou family hurriedly stepped forward to help.

After the things on the carriage were moved, Liu Yu paid for the carriage before following the middle-aged man to the house.

After entering the house, the men talked to Liu Yu in the hall, while the women cooked in the kitchen.

The materials are those brought by Liu Yu, and the women of the Zhou family are afraid that their dishes are too simple and they will not be able to entertain distinguished guests, so they use the rice, noodles, fish and meat brought by Liu Yu.

At this time, Liu Yu learned that the head of the Zhou family, that is, Zhou Mingyuan's grandfather, was sick and had been bedridden for many years.

Zhou Mingyuan also chose to study medicine because of his grandfather.

As he was talking, a young man ran in sweaty, and Liu Yu immediately stood up when he saw the young man's appearance, staring intently at his face.

No wonder Liu Yu was surprised, this young man looks too similar to her second brother Yang Shanyong. And because the eldest brother Yang Shanqin left too early, Liu Yu couldn't remember his appearance clearly.

Liu Yu's strange appearance attracted the attention of the Zhou family, and the middle-aged man introduced Liu Yu and said, "This is Mingyuan, I asked someone to call him back from the master's house." ”

Afterwards, the middle-aged man said to the young man, "Mingyuan, come in quickly." Your classmates came to visit you, and you have a good chat!"

"Yes, uncle!" replied the young man respectfully.

Liu Yu followed Zhou Mingyuan and walked out, Zhou Mingyuan took her to an open field, stopped and looked at Liu Yu with a wary face and said, "Who are you? Why do you want to pretend to be my classmate, and what is your purpose?"

Liu Yu looked at Zhou Mingyuan and said, "My name is Liu Yu, a native of the capital." As for why he pretended to be your classmate, he was just looking for a reason to come to the door.

As for the purpose, I just want to ask, have you ever lost a jade pendant? I came for that jade pendant. ”

"Jade pendant?"

"Yes, when I was in the capital, I met a scholar selling jade pendants. Later, I learned that this jade pendant was yours, so I came to find it. ”

"Now that you've bought the jade pendant, why are you still coming to me?"

Zhou Mingyuan did not relax his vigilance after listening to Liu Yu's explanation, but became more vigilant, and his tone of voice became even worse.

Liu Yu didn't care about Zhou Mingyuan's attitude, and continued to reply calmly: "I came to you today to ask who gave you this jade pendant?"

"Why should I tell you, did Yu Ming ask you to come. He, a despicable villain, deceived my jade pendant, and deliberately framed me, saying that my jade pendant was stolen from him.

That's all, but he also gave a heavy gift to his master just to drive me out of the academy. ”

The more Zhou Mingyuan spoke, the more excited he became, and Liu Yu hurriedly explained: "You misunderstood, I really didn't find Yu Ming to harm you." I came to you just to ask where did your jade pendant come from?"

Zhou Mingyuan asked suspiciously, "Really?"

"Really. Can you tell me now, where did your jade pendant come from?" Liu Yu said as he looked at Zhou Mingyuan expectantly.

Zhou Mingyuan let down his guard at this time, smiled and said, "The jade pendant you said was worn by me since I was a child, and I heard that it was left to me by my father." ”

"Are they at home? I'm going to look for them now. Liu Yu immediately turned around and was about to go back to find someone.

Zhou Mingyuan hurriedly grabbed her and said, "Alas, what are you anxious about, listen to me!"

My father and mother died shortly after I was born, and it was my grandfather who brought me back. ”

"Passed away, how could this be?" Liu Yu kept repeating this sentence, and the whole person lost his spirit.

Liu Yu only heard that Zhou Mingyuan's parents had died, but he didn't hear the last word.

Liu Yu's appearance frightened Zhou Mingyuan, and he stepped forward to hold her up and said, "Alas...... Alas...... What's the good thing to say, what is a big man crying about?"

Liu Yu cried very sadly, and finally found the owner of the other half of the jade pendant, and was about to know the truth, but the clue was cut off at the last moment.