Bai Gu ran out of the Ant Hall and walked back to the pastry shop, but he began to feel a little annoyed.
Why didn't you sit down just now? In this way, I can stay with Mr. Tang for a while and chat for a while.
For some reason, Bai Gu always felt that Mr. Tang had an indescribable sense of intimacy that made people want to get close to him involuntarily.
The same goes for myself.
It seems that being around Mr. Tang can give people a sense of peace of mind, just like... the sense of solidity that leaves falling from the trees in autumn have finally fallen to the ground, which is very comfortable.
Maybe, every scholar is like this, right?
Except for the scholar who competed with wild dogs for food.
Bai Gu has never seen such a poor scholar. This is different from the scholar in his impression.
Scholars should be like Mr. Tang and Liu Caizi, who are knowledgeable and full of ink.
It's just that the two of them are a little different.
Mr. Tang is like an ordinary bowl of boiled water, simple and ordinary, anyone who can afford it can get close to him.
Liu Caizi is different from Mr. Tang. He is like a lotus that emerges from the mud and remains unstained. It is awe-inspiring and can only be viewed from a distance, not close.
Bai Gu felt that this might be a personality problem.
Mr. Tang is approachable and can chat with anyone. Just like just now, Bai Gu was invited to eat cakes and sit down to chat.
Liu Caizi was a little lonely.
In his memory, Bai Gu only met Liu Caizi once, which was at the city lord's 50th birthday party two years ago. At that time, the city lord was giving a speech on the city tower, and all the guests were present. Bai Gu saw Liu Caizi hiding beside the crowd from a distance below the city tower.
He was a scholar in blue shirt with a slender figure and a thin face. The eye sockets were slightly sunken, and his eyes were full of indifference, seeming to be uninterested in everything. The alienating aura emanating from his body makes people stay away from him.
I heard that Liu Caizi was very knowledgeable and had so many books at home that they could fill several rooms. He usually lives in seclusion, just reading and tinkering with flowers and plants at home to pass the time.
I haven't seen Bai Gu before, so I don't know. But the City Lord's Mansion goes to Liu Caizi's house every year to ask for Spring Festival couplets. From this point of view, Liu Caizi's knowledge should not be much lower.
Bai Gu agreed with the latter point.
Liu Caizi really doesn't go out much, and many people know this.
In the words of the old beggar, Liu Caizi is like a woman who doesn't go out or step outside the door. He doesn't go out to walk around and bask in the sun. He is unhealthy and will die of illness sooner or later.
As for tinkering with flowers and plants, this can be seen from the fact that the old beggar climbed over the wall and entered Liu Caizi's house to pick grapes.
Besides, many literati do like flowers and plants.
Mr. Tang also likes it.
Bai Gu bought some rice and date cakes at the pastry shop, as well as some mung bean cakes, glutinous rice cakes, golden bean cakes, and osmanthus cakes.
You can't just give Lao Liu a headband, right? And Brother Peng!
So when buying steamed buns, Bai Gu also bought one for the two of them.
Both of them took good care of themselves in the past, so now that they have money, buying them something is actually nothing.
Just a few pastries and a few buns.
Bai Gu almost owed his life to Old Liu Tou and Brother Peng. Bai Gu would never be able to repay this kind of kindness in his lifetime.
Old Liu Tou and Brother Peng didn't want to let him return it, but Bai Gu didn't dare to forget Old Mrs. Bai's teachings.
A person should have three kinds of knowledge: to be content with one's needs, to repay kindness, and to be knowledgeable and sensible.
This is also the reason why Bai Gu is so particular about human relationships at a young age.
Whether it was Brother Peng, Old Liu Tou, or the old beggar, he would always remember anyone who had helped Bai Gu. Regardless of whether the two parties said it out loud or not, or whether the other party needed him to repay the favor or not, he would note it down until he had the opportunity to repay the favor in the future.
Now that you have money, isn't it normal to buy something to eat together?
If he hadn't considered whether they wanted it or not, Bai Gu might have just bought two houses in the city and given one to each of them.
It’s not like I can’t afford it.
Bai Gu walked back to Lingding Alley against the wind and snow, with light steps and a whistle.
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"Master, save the little one!" A young man in civilian clothes knelt in a gorgeous and wealthy courtyard, kowtowing repeatedly, and his forehead was already blood red.
In front of him is a closed door.
Behind the door is his life-saving straw.
There was silence.
Seeing this, the commoner boy gritted his teeth, took out a wooden box from his arms, held it in both hands, and shouted loudly: "Master, I have a valuable treasure to present!"
The wooden box was picked up by an old hand and walked into the door.
After a long time, an unruly voice sounded from behind the door: "You kid, I'll protect you!"
The commoner boy was overjoyed when he heard this and kowtowed quickly, "Thank you young master, thank you young master!"
There was no sound from behind the door.
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In an attic, there is a desk, a cup of tea, an ancient book, and a blue shirt.
The man in green shirt twirled a page and turned the pages.
From time to time, I look into the distance and see the green mountains and green waters, the clouds are clear and the wind is gentle.
I don't know when a man in white clothes appeared in the room, with a jade plaque on his waist, engraved with "The bright moon is always clear".
The man in green shirt never raised his head, still looking at the ancient book.
The man in white was not angry at the man in green for ignoring him. Instead, he walked to the desk, picked up a book and flipped through it, "I finished reading "The Legend of Baishan" so quickly. Why are you in a hurry to get out?"
The man in green shirt said nothing and continued to read the ancient book.
"I heard that there are historical sites over there at Jiulian River. Do you want to go and join in the fun?"
There was still silence.
"Old man Du has already gone, why don't you go and have a look?"
"If you want to see it, go ahead. I'm not interested." The man in green shirt closed the ancient book and finally spoke.
"Boring! I think you're just afraid of death." The man in white rolled his eyes.
"Afraid of death?" The man in green shirt seemed to have heard a very funny joke, "I am indeed afraid of death. After all, there are people outside the world. If you accidentally offend someone you don't dare to offend, you will be slapped. Even after death, I don’t know where to find reason.”
"Is there anyone in this world that you can't talk about?"
"Isn't this the same old man?"
"...You can go and try."
"I don't know about others, I only know that you can't talk to me." The man in blue shirt had a smile hidden in his eyes.
The man in white clothes was stunned for a moment, then became furious, pointed at the man in green clothes and cursed: "Yu! Don't go too far! You can even joke about this!"
The man in green shirt waved his hand, "Don't be angry, don't be angry, Jiulian River, right? I'll just go with you and treat it as apology, okay?"
"Plus two books!"
"Okay, okay, take whatever you want." The man in blue shirt suppressed a smile.
There's nothing I can do about it, this is my junior brother, I should joke around, I should be pampered, I should be pampered.
Jiulian River? Is it over there at Lotus Mountain? You can also go to burn some incense and take in the scenery.
I heard that the scenery there is quite good, especially at night, regardless of the full moon or crescent moon, it is an excellent scenery.
There is a bright moon in the sky, which most makes people from other places remember their hometown and light up thousands of lights.
