Shi Huan was so angry that he stood up when he heard Shi Tao and others mocking him.
Lu Shisan said hurriedly: "Qiao Er!"
Lu Yi also scolded: "Qiao Er, sit down!"
The guests all around looked over.
Shi Tao and others also looked over.
Seeing Shi Huan glaring over at him with bulging veins on his forehead and his strong body, Shi Tao and others were a little afraid.
After all, they lowered their heads, stopped mocking, and began to continue talking about classics.
Shi Huan then knelt down and sat back down.
Lu Shisan breathed a sigh of relief, looked at Lu Yi and Zhuge Ruoxue, and lowered his voice: "So, I have reminded the young master and young lady before that you may lose your temper, so you should suppress it."
"Since ancient times, literati have looked down upon each other."
"My second brother is young, has no support from Mr. Zhuge Xuan, is not a native of Jingzhou, and has a somewhat arrogant temperament. It is completely normal for him to encounter such a situation in Jingzhou."
"Even though we do business here, dress brightly and often interact with the powerful, we are often ridiculed by these shabby students."
Zhuge Ruoxue's eyes were a little red and she said: "What is the eldest sister doing! Doesn't she pay attention to the situation of the two younger brothers?"
Lu Shisan asked: "Does Mr. Zhuge Xuan have any children?"
Zhuge Ruoxue shook his head and said: "No. My parents died early, and my uncle doesn't trust us. He has never married a wife in his life, so how can he have children?"
Lu Shisan said: "About last year, I heard someone here say that the Kuai family married Mr. Zhuge Xuan's eldest daughter, who seemed to be his niece. I didn't think at first that Mr. Zhuge Xuan was your uncle, Madam, so there was no such thing as Pay attention. Now that I think about it, she should be your eldest sister, Madam."
After a pause, Lu Shisan sighed: "The Kuai family is an absolutely famous family in Jingzhou."
"In Jingzhou, the actual power of the four major families of Cai, Kuai, Zhang and Huang is far more powerful than that of Jingzhou Mu."
"These four major families were also supported by Jingzhou Mu to deal with other clan thieves in Jingzhou."
"It's just that the other clan thieves were suppressed, and the four major families rose up in time to form a new powerful force."
Looking at Zhuge Ruoxue, Lu Shisan continued: "If the young lady and eldest sister can join the Kuai family, it will be like a fish leaping over the dragon's gate, or a pheasant flying up a branch and turning into a phoenix."
"It looks like prosperity, wealth, and no worries about food and clothing."
"Of course, how can a prominent family be so easy to get into?"
"Once you enter, every step will be exhausted. If you make a wrong move, you will no longer be favored, or lose your life at worst."
"Not to mention, women from prominent families must also have the support of their natal family."
"The stronger the mother's family is, the more favored they are."
"Mr. Zhuge Xuan is a friend of Jingzhou Shepherd. When he was alive, the young lady and eldest sister still had breath to breathe and someone to support them."
"Now that Mr. Zhuge Xuan is gone, who will take the young lady and eldest sister seriously?"
"At this time, not to mention taking care of the young madam's two younger brothers, I am afraid that I will be miserable and cry all night."
"Over the years, I have interacted with powerful people from all walks of life, and I have seen a lot about these things."
Zhuge Ruoxue's face turned pale.
Lu Yi patted her back gently.
Later generations often say how famous the Zhuge family is and how well-known it is in Jingzhou, even comparable to the four major families of Cai, Kuai, Zhang and Huang.
Now it seems that they are all just fiction.
The Zhuge family is in Langya, and their ancestors did have an important official, Zhuge Feng, but that was during the period of Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty.
By Zhuge Liang's father's generation, two hundred years have passed and it has completely declined. What reputation can there be?
It is not an exaggeration to say that he came from a poor family.
Fortunately, Zhuge Liang's uncle Zhuge Xuan was somewhat capable and had some friendship with Liu Biao, the shepherd of Jingzhou.
But it doesn't stop there.
Although Zhuge Xuan served as the prefect of Yuzhang under Liu Biao's command, he was quickly defeated by Zhu Hao, the prefect of Yuzhang appointed by the imperial court.
Later, Zhuge Xuan fled to Jingzhou with Zhuge Liang's brothers and sisters. So far, he has never held an official position.
How can it be possible to support the theory of a wealthy family?
It was entirely because the brothers Zhuge Liang and Zhuge Jin were too powerful that later generations thought that the Zhuge family was highly respected by the world in the late Han Dynasty.
From this aspect, brothers Zhuge Liang and Zhuge Jin were so dazzling that they blinded future generations and mistakenly thought that the Zhuge family before them was as noble as other wealthy families.
Now, without Zhuge Xuan, the only link with Jingzhou Mu Liu Biao is severed.
Whether it is the eldest sister who married into the wealthy Kuai family or the lonely and helpless brothers Zhuge Liang and Zhuge Jun, they can only suffer.
Fortunately, Zhuge Liang's husband seems to be Huang Chengyan, one of the heads of the Huang family, one of the four prominent families in Jingzhou.
Zhuge Liang was so young that he was promoted as "Wolong" by the academy. It was probably because of Huang Chengyan's face.
But because there is no real backer, how can other students see it?
In addition, Zhuge Liang compares himself to Guan Zhong and Le Yi.
These students are naturally sour.
In some aspects, Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong have very similar personalities.
The servants of the restaurant brought food and drinks.
Seeing Zhuge Ruoxue's expression, Lu Shisan also realized that he had talked a little too much, and hurriedly said: "Let's eat! After dinner, let's rest first. Tomorrow, I will send someone to find out where the young lady's two brothers are currently living. , and then take you there."
The group finished their meal and returned to their residence.
All night, Zhuge Ruoxue tossed and turned and did not fall asleep.
Early the next morning, Zhuge Ruoxue got up and urged Lu Shisan to quickly find out where brothers Zhuge Liang and Zhuge Jun lived.
I kept asking until the afternoon before I finally found out about the situation and whereabouts of the two brothers.
It turned out that when Zhuge Xuan was still alive, Jingzhou Shepherd Liu Biao often sent people to send some money to Zhuge Xuan, and Zhuge Xuan could barely maintain his daily expenses.
Therefore, he bought a small house in Xiangyang near the city gate.
Because the brothers Zhuge Liang and Zhuge Jun were both smarter and passed the academy's examination, Zhuge Xuan sent the two brothers to the academy to study.
Zhuge Xuan died of illness, and Liu Biao, the pastor of Jingzhou, only sent people to help take care of Zhuge Xuan's funeral.
After that, he no longer cared about brothers Zhuge Liang and Zhuge Jun.
Although the two brothers were both studying at the academy and had stipends similar to salaries, it was far from enough to cover their daily expenses in the city.
Therefore, brothers Zhuge Liang and Zhuge Jun sold their houses in the city and bought a simple thatched house in the eastern suburbs of Xiangyang City.
The spread of the "Wolong" Taoist name was the idea of Zhuge Liang's husband, Huang Chengyan.
Huang Chengyan knew Zhuge Liang's difficulties and was afraid of hurting his face, so he did not dare to provide financial support directly. He could only ask the academy to help build momentum so that Zhuge Liang's reputation would spread and he would be valued by Liu Biao, the shepherd of Jingzhou, and become an official.
Naturally, there is also a salary to support the two brothers to continue to survive.
Unfortunately, Jingzhou Shepherd Liu Biao saw that Zhuge Liang was too young and did not agree to meet him, let alone arrange an official position.
At this time, Zhuge Liang even left the academy and used the remaining money to buy some fields for farming to support the two brothers' lives.
As for Zhuge Jun, he is still studying in the academy.
Lu Yi was a little stunned when he heard Lu Shisan's report.
Zhuge Liang plows the fields?
He thought of the content in the "Shi Shi Biao" in the Chinese language textbook for the third grade of junior high school: I am a commoner and work hard in Nanyang.
However, Zhuge Liang is still in the suburbs of Jingzhou now.
If he hadn't appeared, he would have eventually moved to Nanyang.
After purchasing some meat, vegetables, rice and other daily necessities in Xiangyang City, Lu Yi took Zhuge Ruoxue, Nangong Yan, Shi Huan, Chen Gong, and under the leadership of Lu Shisan, rode a carriage directly to Xiangyang City. Eastern suburbs.
After nearly twenty miles out of the city gate, I saw a lonely thatched house in a field.
The thatched house is not big and is surrounded by fences.
Inside the fence, there were a few chickens and ducks playing around.
However, at this time, the door of the thatched house was closed.
Lu Shisan pointed at the fence and said, "It should be right here."
Zhuge Ruoxue looked at this simple house and cried again.
Nangong Yan saw this and said: "Lao Shi and I are looking around. The rest of you are here, so don't wander around. The trees here are lush and there may be big insects. At the worst, if you encounter bandits, it will be unthinkable."
Big insect refers to tiger.
Shi Huan hurriedly responded, and Nangong Yan went to separate sides, searching around.
It wasn't until the sunset that they saw Nangong Yan and Shi Huan walking over with a young man wearing coarse linen clothes, trouser legs rolled up, barefoot and covered in mud.
(End of chapter)
