Lin Yan took Ming Ya upstairs and entered the room. Originally, he planned to get another room. Although it would cost more money, it was still very inconvenient to live together.
However, his proposal was rejected by the girl. The reason was simply that she was afraid that he would run away, and Lin Yan was helpless about this.
In the end, Lin Yan could only take her back to the house.
As soon as Lin Yan entered the room and closed the door, a cyan light and shadow flew towards him with lightning speed, and then jumped into his arms.
Lowering his head, it was the little guy Mumu!
When Mingya saw Mumu, she screamed "Wow", her mouth opened wide, and her eyes were filled with little stars. She looked at Lin Yan and asked, "What is this cute little guy?"
The latter sighed inwardly. He knew that he would encounter this kind of situation when he brought Mingya back. At that moment, he could only introduce: "His name is Mumu, and he is my partner!"
Mumu seemed to understand, and nuzzled into his arms. That action made the girl Mingya's heart burst into tears. She wished she was the one holding Mumu!
Then, Mingya asked tentatively: "Well, can I hug him?"
Lin Yan was still a little embarrassed when he heard this. It's not because he is stingy, but because Mumu is not close to anyone except him, and she is extremely powerful. It would be bad if she is hurt.
"Then wait a moment!" Lin Yan said to Mingya, then turned to the corner of the room and whispered something to Mumu. Although the latter was full of confusion, he was still sensible. nodded.
Afterwards, Lin Yan came back and handed Mumu into Mingya's hands and said, "Hey! Here you go!"
Mingya gently took Mumu over and rocked her in her arms like a kitten. The little guy raised his head and tilted his head to look at her, curious about the girl in front of him.
I don’t know why, but cute little beasts are always loved by girls for no reason. Even if they are not furry, they are cute!
In this way, Mingya hugged Mumu and became more and more happy, while Mumu wanted to get close to her master, but the master didn't want to offend this little girl, so he could only say "ooh" from time to time. Come to vent your dissatisfaction.
Ever since Mingya arrived, the bed has been occupied by her. Not only that, Lin Yan was also kicked out of bed, which made him extremely depressed. I spent all the money and I have no place to live. Is this justified?
But whenever he wanted to argue, the girl always put on an expression that was about to cry, making Lin Yan helplessly defeated.
He had no choice but to make do with the chair all night.
Early the next morning, Lin Yan packed up and went to Li's Mansion for a "pre-examination surprise". After all, he came first in the admission examination. It was unjustifiable to do so poorly in the examination!
Seeing that he was getting ready to go out, Mingya asked, then she also dressed up and planned to go with him.
"What are you going for?" Lin Yan turned around and asked.
"Then what are you going to do?" the girl asked.
"I'm going to study!" Lin Yan said.
"Then I'll study too!" the girl said seriously.
"..."
Forced to have no choice, he could only compromise again and take Mingya with him. However, under his strong request, the latter finally reluctantly let go of Mumu in his arms.
Although this time we were going to Li Zongsheng's home, his father was the young Yin of Jingzhao Mansion. There were many capable people and strangers in the manor who could identify Mumu's origins. It was too risky to carry her there in such a swaggering manner!
After the two went downstairs, they met the innkeeper again. He greeted warmly: "Are you going out?"
Lin Yan nodded and said, "Go to a friend's house."
Then he took Mingya out. The innkeeper looked at Mingya who was following Lin Yan obediently, and then at Lin Yan who was walking in front of him. His eyes were ambiguous, and he said: "You are so young, you can't It’s simple!”
Ignoring the innkeeper's strange thoughts, Lin Yan and Ming Ya walked around and arrived at a mansion according to the address given by Li Zongsheng. There were stone lions on the left and right sides of the door. The plaque above the door read " Two words - "Li Mansion"!
"Here we are!" Lin Yan said to Ming Ya beside him, and then went up to knock on the door.
Generally, there is a copper ring on the door of this kind of wealthy family. After knocking, someone will come out to deal with it.
After a while, the door creaked open, and an old man poked his head out from the crack in the door. He coughed and asked, "Who is it?"
Lin Yan hurriedly said: "My father-in-law, I am a friend of Li Zongsheng, and I was invited by him to come here today."
"Oh!" the old man responded, and then said slowly: "Then you wait a moment, I will report it!"
Then, the old man closed the door and seemed to go to report.
"It's so pitiful that this old man is still looking at the door for others at such an old age!" Ming Ya whispered beside Lin Yan.
The latter nodded and saw that the old man was over sixty years old and it was almost time to return to his hometown to retire. Why was he still working as a concierge here?
But this is someone else's matter, and Lin Yan doesn't want to delve too deeply into it.
After a while, a rush of footsteps was heard inside, and then the door was opened again, and this time it was Li Zongsheng's face that appeared.
He excitedly opened the door and came over, saying: "Brother, you are here!"
Lin Yan nodded and said: "Come to learn from you!"
Just as Li Zongsheng was about to say something, his eyes suddenly glanced at Ming Ya beside him, and he said doubtfully: "She..."
Lin Yan explained: "Her name is Mingya and she wants to study with us. Do you think that's okay?"
Li Zongsheng was stunned for a moment, and then said: "That's great! Please come in quickly!"
Naturally, he had seen Mingya, a barbarian boy who was admitted to the hospital. No, he should be called a girl now. Her status as a barbarian alone will attract the attention of many people, not to mention her dazzling performance!
But the strange thing is, why did she come with Lin Yan? Could it be that there is something going on between these two people?
The Bagua blood in Li Zongsheng's body was burning, but he was embarrassed to ask in front of the girl. When we are alone together, we must let this kid tell the truth!
In the Tang Dynasty, the age of marriage was generally young. Generally, a woman would be arranged to marry by an adult when she was around fourteen years old. Even women who became mothers of children at the age of fourteen or fifteen were caught in large numbers.
This is especially true for second-generation children like them. They have lived a life of fine clothing and good food since childhood, and they mature earlier than ordinary people in this regard, so they know everything!
No, when Li Zongsheng saw these two people, he naturally thought of that!
After entering the yard, Lin Yan realized that the old man had just rushed over and was breathing heavily. He said to Li Zongsheng: "Young man, please walk slower. I can't catch up with you with my old bones." ah!"
Li Zongsheng said helplessly: "Uncle Li, didn't I say I could just come here by myself? You are still chasing me. You are so old and you don't know how to take it easy!"
The old man called "Uncle Li" finally regained his breath, looked at Li Zongsheng and said: "Master, this is my job!"
Seeing that he couldn't persuade him, Li Zongsheng could only say: "Okay, okay! They will study with me. You can take a break and talk to the chef and ask them to cook more dishes. My two friends are here today." Eat at home.”
"Okay, Master!" Uncle Li agreed, then turned and went to the kitchen.
Lin Yan was a little confused when he saw this. Judging from Li Zongsheng's attitude just now, he obviously respected the old man very much, but in this case, why should he be allowed to do this job? After all, his age and body are no longer suitable for this kind of work that requires a lot of physical strength.
As for Ming Ya on the side, she directly classified Li Zongsheng as the kind of person who squeezed the old man's residual value, and looked at him with eyes full of disdain!
After noticing the state of Lin Yan and the others, Li Zongsheng quickly explained to them that it would be fine if it was someone else. Lin Yan, the good brother he had just recognized, he did not want the other party to misunderstand him.
Li Zongsheng organized his language and said as he walked: "Are you wondering why Uncle Li is still engaged in this kind of work at such an old age? Why not let him spend his old age in peace?"
Lin Yan paused and nodded. Originally this was a family matter in the Li family, and he couldn't ask more questions, but Li Zongsheng regarded him as a brother. If he was willing to talk, he might as well find out more.
After all, although Li Zongsheng has some bad habits of a second-generation son, he is not bad in nature, and he really does not look like a bad boy who bullies the elderly.
Seeing Lin Yan nodding, Li Zongsheng continued: "Actually, Uncle Li has been working in my Li family for many years. He has been there since I was born. It is said that he served my father when he was still a minor official. Later, my family finally settled in Chang'an. After establishing a foothold and buying a house in this city, Uncle Li naturally became the housekeeper here."
"Later, when he got older and older, my father took out a sum of money and wanted to send him home to support him in his old age. But he was alone all his life and had no wife or children. He could not find any relatives in his hometown, so he Stayed at our house.”
"Then why do you still let him do this kind of work?" Mingya on the side said.
Li Zongsheng smiled bitterly and said: "I thought so too! But after Uncle Li came back from his hometown, he said that he was old and resigned from the position of housekeeper, but he couldn't stay idle, so he looked at the gate by himself , usually running errands and so on. We tried to persuade him for a long time, but it didn't work, so over time we just let him go."
"So that's it!" Lin Yan finally understood after hearing this.
It is true that there are some elderly people who, even when they are older, cannot stay idle unless they find something to do. In this situation, we can only follow him. After all, as long as the old man is happy!
Upon hearing this, Mingya realized that she had misunderstood Li Zongsheng before, and cast an apologetic look at the latter.
The three of them talked all the way, and before they knew it, they came to the backyard, where there was a separate room for them to study. Pushing the door open, there were already four gentlemen waiting inside.
Lin Yan didn't need to learn the art of archery among the "Six Arts of Confucianism", and he couldn't learn the art of driving a chariot in a while. He could only hope to see whether he could make progress in the other four subjects...
