"Young man Jiang Qi, you have met Xunzi!"
Jiang Qi bowed his hands respectfully, his posture was meticulous.
"Well, get up, get up quickly."
Old man, no, Xunzi smiled slightly, turned around to face Jiang Qi, and nodded with a smile.
After waiting for Jiang Qi to stand up, Xunzi said with a smile: "I don't have any obsessions myself. If I want to meet my little friend, I can only rely on the world of obsessions of my descendants."
With that said, Xunzi motioned to Jiang Qi to follow him.
Jiang Qi followed Xunzi as he walked through the fields, and the road was a little narrow.
"cough."
Xunzi suddenly coughed dryly and glanced at Jiang Qi.
"Sir, please allow this junior to help me."
Jiang Qi understood instantly, and with great foresight, he came to the slightly behind Xunzi position, and raised Xunzi's arm with both hands.
"Um."
Xunzi nodded with satisfaction and squeezed out a word from his nose. At the same time, a trace of undetectable nostalgia appeared in his eyes.
This ray of emotion flashed past, and Jiang Qi didn't notice it.
"My little friend, do you know why I want to see you?"
On the way, Xunzi smiled and asked.
"If sir, I have something to give you, I will do my best."
Jiang Qi answered happily, but his eyes also showed curiosity and doubt at the right time.
No wonder Xun Lingjun, who had no obsessions in the first place, suddenly opened up his world of obsessions.
It turns out that in this world of obsession, there is still such a big boss waiting for him.
Could it be that Xunzi was also involved in that plan?
Jiang Qi could only think of this possibility.
"sit."
Xunzi did not answer Jiang Qi's question immediately, but motioned Jiang Qi to follow him to a thatched house.
After passing through the thatched house, there is a bamboo balcony built on the creek.
On the edge of the balcony, there is a fish basket, a low stool and a fishing rod.
Xunzi sat on the low stool, but did not touch the fishing rod. Instead, he turned to signal to Jiang Qi.
Jiang Qi thought for a while and simply sat on the edge of the balcony, his legs hanging down until they almost touched the water.
In this way, Jiang Qi is actually a bit shorter than Xunzi.
Seeing Xunzi pick up the fish basket on the side and throw a few small fish in it into the stream.
With a popping sound, under Xunzi's gaze, the small fish swam away with their heads and tails wagging.
"it's actually really easy."
Xunzi smiled with satisfaction, then spoke slowly and said with a smile: "I don't have anything to ask you to do, and I can't afford the reward."
"Why did you say this, sir?"
Jiang Qi smiled helplessly.
Forget it for others, do you still need to be paid for working for such a big boss?
That in itself is an honor.
"Ha ha!"
Xunzi smiled and said, "Actually."
"Bang!"
Before Xunzi finished speaking, the back door of the thatched house behind him was kicked open.
"Hey Xun Kuang, I've been fishing for a whole day, and you just let it go?"
The visitor was wearing loose linen clothes and his face was much older than Xunzi.
When he came to the balcony and saw the empty fish basket, he blew his beard and glared at Xunzi.
"The way of nature lies in circulation. If you catch a fish and don't eat it, then put it in the fish basket. What's the point?"
Xunzi was not angry and said slowly.
"snort."
The old man in sackcloth snorted and said, "You are Xun Kuang, not a fish. How do you know that fish don't like to be in my fish basket?"
"If you liked it, those fish wouldn't have swam away just now."
Xunzi still answered slowly.
"People are happy in the fish basket, but if you pick them up and drive them away, they will naturally be angry."
The old man in sackcloth took two steps forward, pushed Xunzi's shoulder, and said: "Go, go, don't occupy my position, I want to coax back the fish that was driven away by you."
"Tsk."
Xunzi smacked his lips in displeasure, but said nothing and stood up obediently.
Jiang Qi, who was beside him, had the foresight to get up early. He pulled out a futon from the thatched house and respectfully asked Xunzi to sit down.
Xunzi smiled, adjusted his clothes, and knelt down on the futon upright.
Jiang Qi breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the old man who was already sitting on the low stool and playing with the fishing rod.
After hesitating for a moment, he bowed his hands behind the old man in sackcloth and said, "Jiang Qi, my dear fellow, you have met the elder. Do you dare to ask him his honorable name?"
Although Jiang Qi could not figure out his identity, he did not dare to neglect this old man who suddenly appeared and dared to occupy Xunzi's position as soon as he came up. His words were very casual.
You know, in Xunzi's era, it was very rare to call someone by their first name, and it usually only happened when elders got along with younger ones.
Even elders are addressed by words rather than names most of the time.
Strictly speaking, calling someone by his name is a bit disrespectful, but judging from the old man's attitude and Xunzi's reaction, it seems that he has become accustomed to it.
The old man in sackcloth didn't even look at Jiang Qi, nor did he answer Jiang Qi's question. He just lowered his head and combed the fishing line meticulously.
"Don't worry about it. This old official from Qiyuan is a Taoist, and he is the most undisciplined."
Xunzi chuckled and motioned for Jiang Qi to sit next to him. There was a hint of sarcasm in his words when he talked about the old man in sackcloth.
Jiang Qi was stunned when he heard this, and his attention was entirely focused on the word Xunzi just said.
An old official from Qiyuan? Taoist disciple?
The combination of these two words made Jiang Qi's pupils tremble involuntarily.
He knelt down beside Xunzi almost mechanically.
The attitude is respectful and meticulous.
One big boss is enough for Jiang Qi to treat with caution, and there are two of them here!
Jiang Qi couldn't hold himself any longer.
Facing these two people, Sun Simiao, Bai Yuchan, Zhuge Liang, Xun Yu and Yao Guangxiao, whom I had met before, were all young!
It can even be said that Jiang Qi's ability to sit here is already a blessing that countless people cannot ask for!
"My dear Xun Kuang, have you forgotten all about your Confucian respect for teachers?"
At this time. The old man in sackcloth spoke slowly, rolled his eyes indifferently, and said, "I am older than you, but I hear you teasing me here."
"Respect comes from the heart. You are not me. How do you know whether I am respectful or disrespectful?"
Xunzi said with a smile.
"hehe."
The old man in sackcloth rolled his eyes again and said, "I am myself, so I naturally know that you don't respect me."
"You are unreasonable."
Xunzi blinked.
"I've lost my mind and want to reason with you Confucians?"
The old man in sackcloth had a nose that was neither a nose nor an eye. He waved his hand and the fishing line and the hook sank into the water.
Jiang Qi didn't dare to speak at all, like a trembling little quail.
Although he knew that this was probably the daily routine of the two big bosses, Jiang Qi was still afraid that the two would get into trouble if they disagreed.
When the time comes, my little arms and legs will probably die if I touch them even a little bit.
"Little friend."
Xunzi stopped talking to the old man in sackcloth and turned to look at Jiang Qi.
Jiang Qi had just put on a listening posture when he heard Xunzi's words being interrupted by the old man in sackcloth.
It seems that it is specifically to fight against Xunzi.
The old man in sackcloth said: "That boy, come here and take a look."
After that, he pointed to the water.
(End of chapter)
