"Aren't you curious why I didn't put in more conditions?" Mr. Zhou said with a smile.
"Teacher, don't be so pretentious. The students are very sleepy now and their heads are muddled. They really can't figure out the reason." Xun Yuantuo smiled bitterly upon hearing this. Yesterday, he spent the whole night meditating on the wall, and this morning he went out to pick vegetables and rushed to Dongyin without stopping. At this moment, sleepiness came over him like a tide, and he almost fell asleep on the horse. He had no time to think about anything else.
Zhou Kefa was stunned for a moment, then understood and frowned: "Your body is too weak and you really should move around properly. Even if you don't rely on martial arts to travel around the world, practicing boxing and kicking is not harmful to you. Why have you been restrained for several years? In the house?"
The hazy twilight swayed, and the young master's eyes were particularly beautiful.
"When I was young, my father invited a fortune teller for me, and he made me a tortoise-shell copper coin. He told me that this boy was as intelligent as a demon, but unfortunately his mother's fate was incompatible and he was bound to die young. Since then, I have never thought about it again. When I saw my mother, my father did not allow me to play all day long like my peers, and instead asked me to study hard. I need to be good at chess, poetry, and poetry, and even if I want to see my mother, I have to do it during the holidays."
When the young master began to speak eloquently, the gentleman kept silent and listened quietly.
"It's not that I didn't think about taking advantage of the dark sky to bypass the servant guards and go to visit. But at that time, the servant guards almost surrounded the Xun Mansion. They had one group in the morning and one in the evening. It was really impossible to get away."
"Later on, I gradually got used to being with books all day long. Even if my father was not around sometimes, I couldn't bring up the interest in going out. In his words, what is in books may not be in the outside world. Books If it’s not written in the exam, there’s no need to learn it now.”
"Perhaps there is something he has never said to me. In the first half of my life, I have lived to gain a foothold in the literary world. After all, only by standing firm can I have the slightest possibility of returning to Na'an with my own blood. ." Xun Yuantuo smiled sadly, as if he was letting out all the depression he had been feeling for many years.
"Then I would like to ask you, do you like studying and playing chess, or are you forced to do it?" The gentleman was silent for a while, touched the soft and smooth horse's mane, and asked softly.
Xun Yuantuo sighed, "Probably more of the former."
"But since you were forced by your father, your love has faded a lot, right?"
After hesitating for a moment, Mr. Xun nodded.
"If you are forced to do something, the original joy of doing it will be much weaker. It is indeed good. But don't forget your original intention. You already like to do it, so you don't need to care about other things. No matter whether you are forced or bored, you still like it after all. .”
"As for the second half of what your father said, there is indeed nothing wrong with it. The good season is the time of success, and the horse's hooves can keep up with the age of ten pounds. Why bother to imitate the appearance of those low-ranking people with deep cities and intrigues. A plate of beautiful jade , it doesn’t mean that you have to put all your efforts into carving and whitewashing, but in the end it will not be simple and natural." The gentleman patted the horse's head, and the horse's eyes were very bright, shining with brilliance in the sunset.
"In the world, when someone is said to have great luck, it is nothing more than to have his long-cherished wish fulfilled, to marry his beloved wife, and to become independent in the literary world. But if the long-cherished wish is really easily available, how can it be called a long-cherished wish? Even if the beloved woman is very painful, if the family background is different, It’s just an empty dream; there are so many scholars, and how many of them can make a name for themselves in such a large literary world? At your age, why do you have such amazing ambitions? .”
"A horse likes to gallop across the great rivers, and will die without regrets even though it is exhausted; a Feihong likes to soar for nine days, and becomes stronger as it gets older. Doing it with joy is already the best."
Mr. Zhou smiled at his disciple and rode on.
Xun Yuantuo also smiled in relief. Listening to Master's teachings is really like drinking from a spring of honey and mash, which makes people feel at ease. Then he urged his horse to catch up with the master and continued to ask.
"Tu'erkong complained for a while. Fortunately, my husband clarified his doubts. But I don't know why he didn't let Luo Hanyan's family move into the Xun Mansion before. If he was worried about her husband not returning, he would just send someone to wait at the inn. Why would he send her to the inn? The whole family is entrusted to that old man?"
"This is a question at the seven-inch mark." Zhou Kefa approved and patted the horse's back. The horse was very humane. He immediately stopped the horse's hooves and slowed down the pace, keeping pace with Mr. Xun's horse.
"Yuan Tuo is not married yet, is there a girl he likes?" As soon as these words came out, Mr. Xun was a little dumbfounded. He really couldn't think of any connection between the two, so why did he ask about it for no reason? , so I had to murmur that I haven’t found anyone yet, and wait quietly for the gentleman to say more.
The gentleman was a little surprised when he saw his appearance, but it was not convenient to ask in detail at this time, so he kept to himself and said: "I have not yet married a wife, so I brought back a woman and two children. Paper cannot contain the fire. If the news leaks out, where will the face of your Mr. With the precious sword, fight back to the house and clean up the door."
"Firstly, it's for your reputation, and secondly, even if you invite her like this, the woman will not go to Xun's house. If a married woman goes to live in another house, I'm afraid her stubborn temper will definitely disobey her. .”
Xun Yuantuo said without hesitation, "If you have such concerns, just repair a house here. No one from the Dongyin County government will dare to make trouble again."
"Having said that, your current momentum is just because your father is quite famous in this area, and the Xun family is at its peak in the current dynasty, so most people are very polite to you. Do you know that there is a court? Order, common people are not allowed to live near the post station, even if you build a living quarters in the third parallel, it is still against the rules."
"What's more, I have a rough understanding that your descendants are the ones who were demoted here by the current Prime Minister Qi himself. The official of Qingchai has a relationship with your father, so he may be able to sell some thin noodles, but for the Dongyin County magistrate, this face is not worth it. Send it or not."
"In this case, it is better to let the old man who has served as an official in the family for several generations do it for him. The Dongyin County magistrate has to give face to the boss. Even if there are some violations of the rules, the superiors dare not investigate so thoroughly."
"Sir, are you talking about the old man's identity?"
"He is Ma Wangjun, whose official rank is second only to Prime Minister Xun Wenqu. Although he has retired and returned to his hometown, his three sons are all among the ministers, and all three sons are quite good. With such a status, how can Huxu It was a county official who dared to stroke it. Don't worry about whether this old man will say one thing openly or behind the scenes. Ma Wangjun's reputation is well-known throughout the country. Besides, this old man's handwriting is sparse, but he loves calligraphy most in his life. He is a teacher. Revealing this handwriting, I guess he is eager to do his best to establish a good relationship."
Mr. Zhou raised his chin, very proud.
"As for why they are not given gold, silver and wealth, it may not be a good thing for ordinary people to obtain such wealth."
