It's nice to have a blunt counterattack.
But I just walked down the winding waterside trail connecting the waterside pavilion to the shore.
Being blown by the cool breeze in the garden, Ouyang Rong felt slightly apologetic.
He was happy, but would this make it difficult for Dalang?
As for Yuan Xiangshan who seemed to be chasing him out of the water pavilion, Ouyang Rong didn't care at all.
At this time.
Plop——!
Behind Ouyang Rong, a sound like falling into the water came.
"Come here, help me, sir, he tripped and fell into the water..."
Immediately, the book boys were heard shouting from behind.
Ouyang Rong, Yan Liulang and others were stunned.
Stop and look back.
I saw a group of bookboys lying around the railing in the middle of the waterfront trail with low railings. They reached out in vain toward a group of struggling "sprays" in the water below, looked up and around, and shouted anxiously.
It seems like this can save people.
Ouyang Rong was speechless. Before he could raise his feet, he saw Su Dalang's figure on the other side of the waterside pavilion, who was bowing his head in deep thought at the table, rushing out of the waterside pavilion immediately.
"teacher!"
Plop——!
A loud shout was followed by the sound of falling water.
Su Dalang jumped into the pond without saying a word.
The golden carp scattered in fright.
Ouyang Rong, who was just about to say something, twitched the corner of his mouth.
Because right now, there are two groups of struggling "sprays" in the pond.
I added one in vain.
Ouyang Rong and others: "..."
Bookboys: "..."
The beautiful figure on the corridor not far away: "..."
"Help...GuluGulu...Save...Save the teacher...Gulu"
Su Dalang's intermittent voice came from the water.
Damn you, you can’t swim and jump like a hammer.
While complaining in his heart, Ouyang Rong had already turned around and rushed back to the waterfront trail, throwing the robe he took off to the stunned Yan Liulang.
He jumped into the water together with Liu Ashan, who was shirtless and naked.
"I'll fish for the big man, you save the old gentleman."
…
The farce by the waterside pavilion outside Juxian Garden ended with Ouyang Rong, Liu Ashan and others fishing out Su Dalang, Yuan Xiangshan and others.
The subsequent incident seemed to disturb Mr. and Mrs. Su's family.
However, after saving the people and being thanked by Mr. Su and others, Ouyang Rong did not stay long.
After confirming that both Su Dalang and Yuan Xiangshan were safe, they left that day.
Su Dalang's body was young and strong, and he was back to being active after resting all morning.
However, Yuan Xiangshan's condition was a little more serious. He drowned and was unconscious until the evening, and still had a slight fever.
Subsequently, the doctor invited by Longcheng Medical Center said that Mr. Yuan's body was invaded by cold air, and it would only take a few days to warm him up, which was not a serious problem.
The day after he fell into the water to save someone, Ouyang Rong came off duty and took some fruits that Wei Lai had thoughtfully prepared to take a look.
In the antique ward filled with smoke from the incense burner, he saw the figure of a tall young man serving soup and medicine, kneeling in front of the couch.
Ouyang Rong wanted to comfort him, but Su Dalang comforted him with an apologetic expression.
He also sincerely apologized for his teacher's previous arrogance and offense.
Seeing that Ouyang Rong was speechless, Su Dalang coughed twice, showed the funny look he had when getting along with his friends before, and winked to reassure him.
This made Ouyang Rong feel a little embarrassed.
In the following days, Ouyang Rong came to visit every time he got off duty in the evening, and he could always see Su Dalang busy in front of the bed.
Listening to the meaning revealed in the words of other book boys, Su Dalang stayed on the bed late at night without letting up.
Ouyang Rong had a panoramic view of all this and remained silent.
In the evening of this day, he came over again for a walk.
Ouyang Rong couldn't help but tell him: "Da Lang, you... pay attention to your health. Taking care of others is taking care of others. Health is the first priority. Don't make yourself sick too."
"Thank you Lianghan for your concern."
In front of the table in the front hall of the house, Su Dalang wiped his hands stained with some medicinal soup with a rag, rubbed his tired eyes covered with bloodshot eyes, and shook his head with a wry smile:
"It's okay. I was watching over the bed just now. I read some books by the way, and I fell asleep for a while... I have been a little busy in the past few days. The teacher's old illness has relapsed, so I have to keep an eye on him these two days and nights."
Ouyang Rong glanced at his friend in front of him with his messy crown, hair, and unkempt beard. He hesitated and reminded:
"It's okay to respect teachers and take good care of them, but you can't tire yourself out. If you really can't hold on, you can occasionally let a book boy or a servant do it for you. It's not considered slacking or unfilial."
"I understand Lianghan."
Su Dalang nodded, and then couldn't help but look at some of the fruit snacks Ouyang brought.
Ouyang Rong asked with a smile: "What's wrong?"
Su Dalang looked at his face, moved his body to the side and said, "Won't Lianghan go in and take a look at the teacher?"
"No, different ways don't mean to conspire against each other." Ouyang shook his head lightly.
Ouyang Rong said he came to visit these days, but it was more like he came to visit Su Dalang. He always stopped in the front hall and did not enter the curtained back room to visit Yuan Xiangshan.
Su Dalang couldn't help but take a step forward, grabbed his friend's sleeve and said:
"Lianghan, actually, the teacher is very strict, and sometimes his words are not pleasant, but he is very kind to me, and also to my family. When the teacher was dismissed from the Ministry of Etiquette, it was because of us..."
Ding——
Suddenly there was a slight sound in the back room, as if someone had lightly knocked the foot of the stool.
Su Dalang, who had his back to the back room, paused for a moment.
"what sound?"
Ouyang Rong looked behind Su Dalang curiously.
"It's okay, maybe the teacher is awake."
Su Dalang shook his head.
"oh……"
Ouyang Rong didn't care about the matter of Senior Yuan, so he changed the subject and spoke in a confused tone:
"What did Dalang just say because of you? Also, how could Mr. Yuan be dismissed from his official position? Does this mean..."
"no no."
Su Dalang quickly waved his hand, paused, and explained:
"Actually, it is not considered to be dismissed. It was the teacher who resigned. At that time, there was some turmoil in the court in Luoyang. The teacher was stubborn and had different political views, so he resigned and went into seclusion. It happened that our family also left Luoyang, and my father knew the teacher well, so he came for me. Hire a teacher to teach me how to read in Juxian Garden."
He paused and then said:
"Lianghan, maybe it's similar to your experience. That day at Shuixie, the teacher seemed to be dictating. Lianghan was not angry."
Ouyang Rong glanced at him, nodded, and said nothing.
However, I have a deep understanding of the turmoil in the Luoyang court mentioned by Su Dalang.
From the time when the two saints came to the throne, to the subsequent deposed and established the new emperor, to the subsequent calling of the emperor, and finally to the change of Qian to Zhou... The Luoyang court has indeed been in turmoil over the years, with batch after batch of people changing.
Mr. Yuan's experience is not surprising.
Su Dalang suddenly mentioned: "Liang Han, that day at Shuixie, that wonderful article you left before leaving..."
Ouyang Rong stood up and said with a smile:
"As I said, it was given to me by a senior who encouraged me when I was studying. Last time I saw Dalang's ancient custom of respecting teachers, I was moved and gave it to Dalang."
Ouyang Rong shook his head gently, didn't pay much attention, and left.
Su Dalang quickly stood up and sent Ouyang Rong out.
Seeing Ouyang Rong's back disappearing into the distance, the Su family eldest man breathed a sigh of relief and turned around to go back to the house, his steps a little hurried...
After giving away the fruits, Ouyang Rong walked on the corridor empty-handed. When he was far away from the yard, he suddenly stopped at a corridor with wind chimes.
"Something's not right..."
Ding-dang-dang - the dark wind blew the bells, and the crisp sound vaguely covered the murmur of the man whose face was flickering in the corridor.
"To be able to hire a retired imperial official as a private school teacher for a long time is not something that ordinary wealthy people can do..."
Staring at the night falling in the sky outside the corridor, Ouyang Rong shook his head gently:
"This Mr. Su is a family friend of his mentor. I heard from my junior sister that they even studied together... Could it be that he is also a child of a high-ranking family with five surnames and seven looks? But why is his surname Su?
"Not to mention the five surnames and Qi Wang, it seems that the big families in Guanzhong and the two capitals do not have this surname...
"Su...Su..."
…
In the quiet courtyard where Mr. Yuan was recuperating.
After seeing Ouyang Rong off, Su Dalang rubbed his tired right face and walked into the back room without raising his head.
As soon as the heavy curtains were opened, several figures inside were revealed.
"Father, mother, sister..."
Su Dalang called out a few times familiarly.
I saw all four members of the Su family standing or sitting in the back room.
The conversation between Ouyang Rong and Su Dalang in the front hall just now was naturally heard by several people word for word.
Su Xian, the eldest son of the Su family, dressed as a rich man, nodded kindly to Su Dalang as he returned.
Su Guo'er had bright red plum blossoms on her brows. At this time, she was sitting on the embroidery stool by the window like a lady, holding an article with eloquent handwriting in her hand and looking down at it.
Facing brother's greetings, he just nodded lightly.
Su Dalang couldn't help but glance at the lady-dressed Amei and the empty stool opposite her.
A-mei is obviously wearing a blue and white chest-length skirt, sitting upright like a graceful lady, studying Brother Lianghan's wonderful works, but under her long and wide skirt, there is a little foot wearing a pink embroidered shoe gently protruding Lifting up her skirt, half of her feet hooked onto the wooden leg of the embroidered stool opposite her that was currently unoccupied.
She looks like a lady with a bit of playfulness.
But in fact, A-mei is not a lady at all... Su Dalang, who was bullied by A-mei, sighed in his heart.
He was talking to Ouyang Rong outside just now, and it was probably Amei who picked up the embroidery stool with her feet and interrupted what he was about to say.
But Su Dalang wasn't angry either.
Now that he thought about it, it was indeed not appropriate before. After all, Amei is a young girl who has not left the court, and it is not suitable to meet strange men outside. Even if Brother A is a good friend, she must avoid suspicion.
In addition to Su Guo'er, there was also a middle-aged woman in the house who looked like an old lady.
She has two slender eyebrows, a round face and thin lips. She is obviously not tall and cannot compare with Mr. Su and Su Dalang, who are both quite slender and elegant. However, this woman was just standing in the room, even if her back was turned to everyone, no one could ignore her.
When she purses her lips slightly, coupled with a pair of squinting eyes, she has a very sharp temperament.
Wei Mei did not respond to the eldest son's greeting, nor did she sit on the empty embroidery stool opposite Su Guo'er. She stood in front of the window, her index finger slightly opening the curtain, as if she was carefully looking at the retreating figure on the corridor, her expression Very interesting.
Su Guo'er asked without raising her head, "What are you looking at?"
Wei Mei didn't even think about it and immediately replied: "Look at the son-in-law."
"..."
Su Guo'er ignored him and said "oh" lightly, her reaction was dull.
Wei Mei didn't even need to look back to know how this girl would react. She chuckled, nodded and asked.
"What, you don't want to get married? My family can't afford to support you anymore, so why don't we get married and find someone to take over?"
"If mother and father are found, please let me know. My daughter will take more things with her at home so that this rip-off can save less money."
"Okay, you're a spoiled girl, I'll let you get married from now on."
Wei Mei smiled and scolded, and poked Su Guoer's smooth forehead with her index finger.
The so-called son-in-law just now was naturally just a joke.
Su Xian smiled bitterly and looked at Su Dalang. They were naturally familiar with the mother and daughter's intimate quarrels and way of getting along.
As for their status in the family...you can tell by the expressions on their faces that they can't say anything.
At this moment, Su Dalang turned his head and looked in the direction of Yuan Xiangshan's bed, and couldn't help but say:
"Teacher, you're awake!"
Su Xian and Su Dalang walked forward together.
On the bed, Mr. Yuan, who had been sleeping for a long time, looked a little flattered when he saw someone coming into the room.
The old man quickly stood up tremblingly, as if preparing to salute sickly, but Su Xian grabbed his withered hand and supported him.
Su Xian and Su Dalang comforted each other loudly, and Mr. Yuan burst into tears.
There was a harmonious atmosphere around the hospital bed.
However, compared to the amiability of the Su family father and son, Wei Mei and Su Guo'er did not react much.
Su Guoer still lowered his head and frowned to appreciate the article called "Teacher's Talk".
Wei Mei looked at the window for a while, then looked back leisurely.
"This kid is indeed handsome and graceful. He has the demeanor of his mentor Xie Xun back in Luojing, but it is a little different. His style of acting is more decisive and resolute. He is an embryo who can do great things.
Wei Mei nodded:
"No wonder he was able to overthrow the Liu family of Longcheng with his bare hands in just two months. I have met Liu Ziwen before, and he is an extraordinary character. But I didn't expect that he died neatly at the hands of Ouyang Lianghan."
Su Guo'er gently closed the scroll in her hand. She had read this article that Ouyang Rong presented to Su Dalang over and over again in the past two days.
The girl with plum blossom makeup looked up and added:
"He is also a good teacher. It will be beneficial to my brother. You can try to recruit him."
Wei Mei couldn't help but glance at the young girl who liked to comment on characters indifferently.
Not long after, with the comfort of the Su family and his son, Mr. Yuan was coaxed to sleep and rest.
Su Xian, Su Dalang, Wei Mei and Su Guo'er all left the back room together and returned to a relatively private flower hall in the Su Mansion's inner house. They dismissed the servants and the whole family took their seats.
"Here."
Su Guo'er stretched out her hand and handed the article scroll in her hand to Su Xian and Wei Mei.
The couple took the articles one after another, and after they lowered their heads to study it, they both couldn't help but look up and looked at each other.
They were silent for a long time.
Su Xian and Wei Mei are not uneducated people. Even if they are not talented, they still possess and are proficient in the most basic appreciation skills.
On the other side, Su Baoer turned to Su Dalang and said crisply:
"My birthday is an opportunity in a few days. Brother, do you know what to do?"
Su Dalang was stunned for a moment.
I am forced to type outside and will go home tomorrow. I don’t know how to use an unfamiliar keyboard, computer, or input method. There may be typos. If you see it, please mark it~
