The snow is getting heavier and heavier, the world and the earth are all a vast color, and a few local dogs who don't know whose family are arching blindly in the snow, and are driven away by Liu Daring laughing and scolding, leaving only a few strings of plum blossom-shaped footprints in the snow.

Sun Hao tightened his cloak, looked at the few guards on the sentry post in the distance shrunk to avoid the wind and snow, calculating the possibility of escaping in his heart, but was pulled into the house by Liu Daring Liu Daring patted the broken snow on his body, spat a mouthful, and scolded: "This ghost weather, Lao Tzu is satisfied, such a big snow, Lao Tzu has lived for more than 30 years, it is rare, I really don't know how those poor ghosts outside spend this year, if it rains for more than ten days, I am afraid that many people will die." ”

"Bah, why don't you have a doorkeeper on your mouth, I don't know how to say something auspicious during the New Year, what to say about death and life, Mr. Sun is still there, let people see jokes. ”

With the voice, a well-dressed woman emerged from the back room, who was Liu Daring's daughter-in-law.

Don't look at Liu Daring's big and three thick, but he marries a daughter-in-law but is a first-class good woman, not only handsome, but also a good hand at managing the family, cleaning up the home and outside, I don't know how many people are envious.

Sun Hao was busy: "It's really disturbing my sister-in-law, I still have to cook on such a cold day, which really makes Xiaosheng ashamed." ”

"Hey, what is Mr. Sun's politeness, our husband and wife are both rough people, it is already a great honor to invite Mr. Sun, my kid knows how to run blindly in a day, and his father has a temperament, and he can get a little literary with Mr. Sun, it is better than not being home all day long, Liu Xiang, I haven't come out to see Mr. Sun. ”

A tiger-headed child cautiously came out from behind the curtain and whispered like a mosquito: "Liu Xiang has seen Mr. Sun." ”

Sun Hao touched his nose a little embarrassed, the couple invited him over so respectfully today, I was afraid that something would ask him, but I was afraid that I would still ask Sun Hao to teach Liu Xiang to read.

But Sun Hao's heart was not in the village at all, where did he dare to agree, so he had to think about delaying this matter for a while, if he left, the thoughts of these two people would naturally fade.

Liu Daring's daughter-in-law served good food and wine, so she dragged Liu Xiang to hide in the back room, after all, it was an era of male superiority and inferiority of women, even in this remote area, women were still not allowed to serve at home to entertain distinguished guests.

Sun Hao has long been accustomed to this custom, but he chatted with Liu Daring without a word.

Several times Liu Daring wanted to say something, but Sun Hao was not salty or light.

After all, he is just a passerby, if he agrees at will, this is irresponsible to the Liu family.

Liu Dadao is a foolish person, and a few casual chats about the customs in the village made him forget his original intention, blushing and pulling the cowhide with him.

After three rounds of drinking, both of them were a little drunk, and Sun Hao was also ready to get up and leave, worried about his drunken gaffe.

At this time, there were a few coughs in the back room, which made Liu Daring seem to remember something for a while, and hurriedly stopped Sun Hao, who was about to get off the kang, rubbed his hands and said to Sun Hao with a red face: "Brother Sun, go slowly, I want to ask you for something as a big brother, it may be a little abrupt, but please agree." ”

Sun Hao could only smile bitterly and retreated, but he still couldn't dodge after all, he had to think about how to shirk it while listening to Liu Daring.

"Brother, you also know, I, Liu Dadao, am a big man who can't read a big character, and I have suffered a lot from being illiterate, so I can only hang my head on the waistband of my pants to beg for a living. But my child can't follow my old path, I want to ask Brother Sun to teach my unsuccessful son to read sage books for a few days, not to ask him to become an official, as long as he can not follow my old path. Even if the child is not angry, or follow my old path, he can be less bullied, and I am here to kowtow to you. ”

While speaking, Liu Daring really knelt on the ground, making Sun Hao's prevarication unspeakable.

Just as he was hesitating, Liu Xiang ran out of the back room, without saying a word, he knelt on the ground with a 'plop', and said word by word: "Ask Mr. Sun to accept me as an apprentice, Liu Xiang will definitely treat the master as my own father, and be filial." ”

This can make Sun Hao helpless, seeing the old and young kneeling in a row, he just has more reasons to say.

He had to persuade the two of them first, and said a little helplessly: "My Sun Hao is just a talent in distress, only five buckets, where you father and son are a big gift, since Brother Liu, you can rest assured that your son will be handed over to me, and my Sun Hao will no longer be hypocritical." From now on, Liu Xiang will be my first student, and I, Sun Hao, will definitely do my best to let Liu Xiang get ahead, and I will live up to my trust. ”

The father and son of the Liu family were overjoyed, and finally begged Sun Hao to agree, and Liu Daring's daughter-in-law also came out of the back room with joy and diligently poured wine and food for Sun Hao.

When he came out of Liu's house, it was already dusk, and the heavy snow stopped at some point, and a lonely eagle hovered in the sky, and Sun Hao, who was spinning, was a little dizzy.

He fell on the bed, looking at the charcoal basin that Liu Daring had lit for him, he couldn't speak for a long time, his heart was still not hard.

However, since he agreed, Sun Hao also had his own plans, and he didn't know when he would be able to leave here, so he could only teach Liu Xiang some basic knowledge first.

At that time, even if he leaves, Liu Xiang can still do it by simply reading and reading and recognizing.

Leave him some more books and let him study on his own, Liu Xiang can only look at his own development to what extent, and he can be regarded as having completed the entrustment and lived up to this simple person.

Make a plan, Sun Hao was so dizzy that he pulled on the quilt and went to sleep with his clothes.

On the second day, it was unusually early, and the whole world of Snow White was bright.

Sun Hao rubbed his head that was a little painful, and secretly said that he must not drink like this in the future, in such a place, he didn't know who did it if he was killed.

He opened the door and found that the snow had been cleared, and he didn't know who had done it.

turned his head and found that Liu Daring was lying on the wall and smirking at himself, needless to say, it must have been Liu Daring's doing.

I only accepted Liu Xiang yesterday, and today this stupid big man came to help me clear the snow, and I will pay it back later.

Sun Hao couldn't help but feel the weight of the burden on his shoulders, and hurriedly went into the house to look through his books to see if there were any enlightenment books.

After breakfast, Sun Hao had a three-character scripture under his arm, ready to send it to Liu Xiang, but was stopped by a steward in the village.

The steward smiled and took out a bright red invitation, and said respectfully: "Mr. Sun walks slowly, the Long family will hold a banquet in the village on the night of the Chinese New Year's Eve the day after tomorrow, and all the characters with heads and faces in ten miles and eight towns will participate, and the head of the family specially asked me to send you a post over, please be sure to come over the night after tomorrow." ”

Sun Hao flipped through the post with some surprise, and asked with a playful smile: "I can also go." ”

"Mr. Sun, where is this, you are the shopkeeper in charge of the accounts of the three major cabinets in our Xuelongzhai, who else can you go if you can't go. ”

Sun Hao couldn't help but be a little vigilant, it stands to reason that he is a newcomer to the bookkeeper who has no right to participate in such a banquet.

I am afraid that this is a test for Long Zaitian to see if he has the intention of returning to Xuelongzhai, and this banquet is his own name.

Sun Hao wanted to understand the stakes inside, so he nodded and agreed, turned around and entered Liu's house, which will teach Xiao Liu to read is the important thing.

Liu's house sounded the sound of reading loudly: "At the beginning of people, nature is good"

In the afternoon, Sun Hao was sorting out the accounts in the tent, it was the end of the year, and the year's trading in the village had stopped.

Sun Hao wanted to remit the accounts for the year before the thirtieth year of the Chinese New Year's Eve, so that Long Zaitian could have a general understanding of the income of the village for a year.

When the accounts were almost sorted out, a burly voice pushed the door and walked in.

Sun Hao looked up and saw that it was a white dragon in the sky.

He hurriedly got up, bowed down and said, "The master is here, you wait a while, the account will be settled soon, and I was about to send it to you, you are here." ”

Long Zaitian waved his hand, motioned for Sun Hao to sit down, and when Sun Hao was done, he asked with a smile: "Sun Hao, you are okay in my Snow Dragon Village, the old man has been busy with village affairs in recent days, and he has no time to come to see you, don't blame the old man." ”

"There is a dare to work in charge, the boy has a very good life in the village, and the brothers in the village also take good care of the child, just like in his own home. ”

Sun Hao was a little strange, if he didn't have official business, Long Zaitian would not usually come to his account room, let alone shout for himself like today.

"Hahahaha, it's good to have a good life, so that the old man can rest assured. The accounts you made are very beautiful, and the old man didn't pick the wrong person at the beginning. By the way, did you get the invitation to the banquet the night after tomorrow?"

Sun Hao's heart skipped a beat, and he didn't know what the old man was going to do, so he had to answer honestly.

"It's good to receive it, Sun Hao, the old man asked you, are you willing to sincerely return to Xuelong Village now, you have to answer honestly, you must know that it is up to you to decide whether you will take Yangguan Road in the future, or Ghost Gate Pass, but it is just in your mind." ”

Long Zaitian's tone suddenly became cold, and he asked coldly.

In the cold winter, beads of sweat poured out on Sun Hao's head, and Long Zaitian's question made him lose his square inch.

He was going to show his loyalty at the banquet, but he couldn't say a word, and the dragon's cold eyes stared at him tightly, making him feel as if he was being targeted by a fierce tiger, and he broke out in a cold sweat.

In the middle of the sound, he used his trembling right hand under the table, pinched himself fiercely, and barely calmed down, he stood up a little tremblingly, bowed to the end, and said in a trembling voice with all his strength: "I, Sun Hao, have been reading the sage book since I was six years old, and I have been tired of the high-sounding words in the book unconsciously, and I am not interested in those boring tricks in the officialdom, and I only went to Beijing to take the exam because I was forced by the order of my parents at home." Now that I have entered the Blood Dragon Village by chance, I realize that I am just a stupid scholar who doesn't understand anything. The comfortable life of drinking wine in such a big bowl and eating meat in a large part in the village is what I yearn for. Fortunately, the owner of the village and the brothers treated me well, so that I have a place to stay, and the kid is not a person who does not know what to do, so he is naturally willing to be a pawn of the owner of the village, and he will saddle the horse before and after the owner of the village, and he will dare not to submit to the owner of the village. ”

After Sun Hao finished saying this, his back was already wet, and his heart was beating a drum, not knowing if he could deceive Long Zaitian.

Long Zaitian didn't respond for a long time, which made Sun Hao's heart more and more nervous, and finally, Long Zaitian's hearty laughter came from the room: "Hahahaha, I know, I didn't see the wrong person, you kid was born to be a thief." However, if you want to really reassure me, you must give me a letter of nomination, so that I can make you really become the bookkeeper of my Snow Dragon Village. ”

Sun Hao breathed a sigh of relief, although Long Zaitian didn't seem to believe his words, but this level was finally passed.

The dragon beckoned to him and whispered a few words to him.

Only then did Sun Hao understand why Long Zaitian hurriedly surrendered himself, it turned out that he was laying the groundwork for a major event at the Chinese New Year's Eve banquet.