"Well, it's my fault, old man, and I misunderstood you!" Yan Zhitui looked at the pitiful Xiao Han, threw down the bamboo pole angrily, and muttered a few words in a low voice, even if he admitted his mistake.
"It's a misunderstanding when you say it's a misunderstanding? Then wasn't my beating in vain?"
Unexpectedly, Xiao Han was not flattered because Wenzong could apologize to him. Instead, he immediately hit the snake on the stick and jumped out from behind the screen, reaching out to ask for benefits.
"Well, tell me, how can I prevent you from being beaten in vain?"
Yan Zhitui probably didn't expect that there would be anyone in the world who would want compensation from him! After being stunned for a moment, he blinked his eyes and looked at Xiao Han strangely.
"If you hurt someone, you have to pay compensation! But you don't have any good things at home, and you don't have any money. Even the bullock cart has been repaired countless times, so this is a bit difficult!"
Xiao Han was just saying casually out of habit, but Yan Zhitui seemed to really want to make it up to him. In an instant, his eyes lit up!
Next, he pretended to be reserved and thought for a moment, and then said: "How about you lend me your collection of books at home for a year and a half?"
"Borrow books? Play?"
As soon as Xiao Han said these words, Yan Zhitui, who had been smiling just now, immediately looked like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, his old face suddenly dropped, and he coldly uttered two words: "I won't borrow it!"
"Don't borrow it?" Hearing this, Xiao Han rolled his eyes and said pretending to be angry: "Aren't you just going to borrow a few books? It's not like I won't return them, what's the matter?! Besides, look at how you've made me like this. I'll pay for the medical expenses." I didn’t even ask for it from you!”
After saying that, Xiao Han rolled up his sleeves again and showed Yan Zhitui the "whip marks" on his arms.
However, although Yan Zhitui was so angry just now that he picked up a bamboo stick and hit him a few times, no matter how healthy he was, he was still a centenarian and his body had long lost any strength. Even if he was hit with a bamboo stick, it would only Just draw a few red marks.
For example, the "whip marks" on Xiao Han's arm have faded a lot at this time. It is estimated that they will disappear without a trace in half an hour at most. With such a small injury, how dare you ask for medical expenses?
"The medical expenses can be paid!"
However, no one expected that after listening to Xiao Han's words, Yan Zhitui looked at him seriously and said word by word: "But the book cannot be borrowed!"
"Why?"
"No reason, because of the ancestral motto of the Yan family, books are not allowed to be borrowed! If you really want to read them, you can go to the old man's house to read them!"
"Tch, I'm too lazy to go to your house to read those books I can't understand!"
After listening to Yan Zhitui's explanation, Xiao Han rolled his eyes again. He actually knew that his request was unlikely to be fulfilled, because he had vaguely heard of the Yan family's ancestral precept before, and he just confirmed it again this time. That's all, I didn't have any hope for this in my heart.
Besides, even if the old man agreed to this request, he couldn't really go to his house to move the books! You must know that although the Yan family does not borrow books from the collection, they do borrow copies of those books!
Even if Xiao Han really wanted to read, he would only look for the new transcripts instead of looking through the old books, old slips, or even furry turtle shells that have been bitten by insects and rats. Not to mention, he just used this matter as a temporary cover.
As for the other side, seeing that Xiao Han no longer persisted, Yan Zhitui finally breathed a sigh of relief, spread his hands, and a hint of cunning appeared in his eyes again: "Look, if you don't go, I won't give it to you if you don't! "
"I..." Xiao Han was still thinking secretly about how to take advantage of this opportunity. Hearing this, he was dumbfounded for a while. He stared at Yan Zhidui for a long time before he reacted!
It seems that this literary saint-like figure in front of me can actually do rogue things, which is simply shocking!
"No, this doesn't count. It's because you don't want to borrow it, it's not that I won't go! Change it, change it!" Xiao Han waved his hands hurriedly, fearing that Yan Zhitui would say: Your wish has come true, see you later, Then with a "swish", it disappeared from sight, and I had to quickly change my appeal.
It seemed that Yan Zhitui wanted to default on the debt, but he didn't know whether it was because of his status or for other reasons. In the end, he sighed softly and said, "Then what do you want? I'm My home is no more splendid than your palace, and besides books, I have nothing else!"
"Nothing else?" Xiao Han touched his nose and seemed to be thinking for a long time. Finally, as if he thought of something, he jumped up suddenly, clapped his hands and shouted: "Then we need people!
"VIP?"
When Yan Zhitui heard this request, he immediately narrowed his eyes. The few beards under his chin suddenly stopped moving. Even the bamboo pole he just dropped seemed to tremble slightly, as if a "pole" sound would be heard at any time. Come" and reappear in the hands of the person it belongs to!
"Don't get me wrong! I'm not asking for your granddaughter!"
Seeing that the atmosphere suddenly became tense, Xiao Han also realized that what he just said could easily lead to ambiguity. He immediately touched his head in shame and explained to Yan Zhitui: "I mean, I want to borrow your Yan family Sir, help me write a few articles, I’m not really asking for help!”
"Write an article? What article to write?" After hearing the explanation, Yan Zhitui's eyes gradually softened. At least it wasn't like before, when the force was so fierce that it looked like it was going to open several transparent holes in Xiao Han's body.
"Well, this is not the place to talk. Why don't you ask sir to go to the study..." Xiao Han breathed a sigh of relief and glanced at the messy room. It was so messy that he couldn't even find two four-legged stools. He felt a little uncomfortable. He was so embarrassed that he could only smile awkwardly, and stretched out his hand to invite Yan Zhitui to his study.
Yan Zhitui was curious about what Xiao Han was going to do. He didn't object when he heard this. He nodded slightly and followed Xiao Han out of the room.
In the study, Xue Pan made a pot of tea for the two of them, then looked at her husband with concern, then Shi Shiran withdrew, leaving the study to Xiao Han and Yan Zhitui.
"Tell me, what article do you want to write? You have to ask me, a descendant of the Yan family, to write it!" After taking a sip from the tea cup, Yan Zhidui put down the tea cup and looked at Xiao Han with a frown.
Xiao Han grinned: "Hey, it's not an important article! It's just that I heard recently that this winter is extremely cold! In addition, the heavy snow continues for days. After spring, it will be difficult to melt such thick snow, and it is easy to miss it. Farming time! Moreover, the unmelted snow on the river bank will also cause the river to overflow and flood the fields! The boy is soft-spoken, and few people believe what he says, so he asked Master Yan to consider the common people in the world and let his disciples write more articles. Article, so that civil and military officials, people, and even the emperor will pay attention to this and prepare disaster relief, pensions and other matters in advance!"
