"The following story should be very familiar to all of you, because it is almost always written like this in the markets, teahouses, wine shops, and theaters, in the books of storytellers, and in the plays on the stage."
"Oh? A very clichéd story? A drama about saving someone's life and committing yourself to it?"
"That's really not true. There is no girl to be married in the family, and the master is not too young. He has already passed the age of marriage." Shan Qiang smiled bitterly, "This is a promise with my body. The drama is one of them, and there is another drama that is talked about, that is, the down-and-out scholar, in order to express his gratitude to his master for saving him and having no money to repay, recommended himself as a teacher and stayed in his master's family to open a school to teach."
"Indeed, there are two or three stories circulating in the market that are this way."
"Yes, this is what happened to me. My family saved my master, and my master insisted that every drop of kindness should be repaid by a spring. It just so happened that I was at the time when I should be enlightened, and the elders of the good family were worried. There was no suitable teacher to teach me, so it happened that such a down-and-out scholar came to my door, which relieved them of a worry. Of course, they did not accept him without any scruples, and he was recuperating in the master's house. During those days, they inspected the master and felt that although he was not a rich scholar, he was more than enough to teach me. And in their opinion, this person had good conduct and would not be the kind of treacherous person with evil intentions. generation."
"Oh, this person from a good family has a good eye..." Ah Piao shook her head gently, "It's really not that good!"
"That's true." Hei Lu'er nodded, "However, the little foxes in this family have never doubted how such a coincidence could happen. They want to find a teacher, and there will be one right away. Is the down-and-out scholar here?"
"Really not." Shan Qiang shook his head gently, "The main reason was that the situation that year was actually not good. There were many people who didn't have enough to eat and people whose families were in dire straits. The elders of Shan's family also once opened I went to the porridge shed several times, and although I couldn’t help many people, I was able to do my best to some extent.”
"So that's it." Ah Piao took a sip of tea and gently placed the teacup on the stone table next to her. "However, although the man who sent you back has left the village and the good family, he will be replaced only half a year later. His people have appeared, so in the past half year, has he still left some people to keep an eye on the village, right? You will have some contact with each other after he leaves, right? "
"Nothing can be hidden from the eyes of the adults. It is true, but it is not just staring around the village. Although there are no open stakes in the village, there are always hidden sentries. If someone is watching, their whereabouts will be exposed, which will make people Suspicious. So, they only come once every ten days dressed as businessmen. They don't approach me, they just look at me from a distance."
"So it turns out that they came after the friend who sent you back left?"
"Yes." Shan Qiang nodded, "At first, I didn't know. Later, my father took me to the street to join in the fun of the market, and then I realized that the merchants were somewhat familiar. They looked familiar, but they didn't. I know where I've seen it. I went there a few times later and they stuffed some gadgets into my hand. Those gadgets seemed fine at first glance, but people who are familiar with them still know the origins of these things, so , I knew they were people sent by the old bastard."
"and after?"
"Nothing happened after that." Shanqiang shrugged, "After stuffing things for me for the last time, they didn't come to the next market. But on the second or third day, the master appeared at the entrance of the village, and he was still at the entrance of the village. Passed out."
“What a seamless connection and very thorough arrangement!”
Hei Lu'er secretly gave a thumbs up in his heart. It's no wonder that they couldn't find any trace of these people after searching for all these years. They had to admit that the head of the Hexia family had indeed left out everything. If they hadn't chosen the wrong partner this time and made the wrong step, otherwise, with their abilities, they might have watched the Kawashita family slip away from their hands without even realizing it. He turned his head slightly to look at Ah Piao, and when he saw that she was also looking thoughtful, he smiled softly. He no longer had to worry about Duke Shen and General Shen being kept in the dark.
"Why don't you say more?" Hei Lu'er looked at Shan Qiang, "Go on, after the master comes, his main task is not just to teach you how to read and write, right? He should also do something else, right? ?”
"Yes, Master took on the title of a teacher, so he lived at home for a relatively long time, about five or six years. At the beginning, I was the only student, in my yard. During class, he also lived in the west wing of my yard. Later, many companions around my age came one after another. Because they knew that the husband at home taught well, they asked the elders in the family and got their permission. , so I sent him home to attend classes, but..."
"But?" Hei Lu'er frowned, "You...couldn't you have replaced them all one by one?"
"That's not true. It would be too dangerous and too easy to be exposed. That old bastard would not be so stupid. He is too lazy to do such a laborious and thankless thing!" Shanqiang shook his head gently. Shaking his head, "Master is just unhappy on the surface that a lot of monkeys have been added to his private school and finds it troublesome, but in fact he is happier than anyone else."
"Since we won't replace them one by one, where is the joy?" Ah Piao raised an eyebrow, "Want to slowly get to know them, have a heart to heart with them, and then understand the situation at home? On the surface, you can solve their problems and help them. Resolve conflicts with parents, brothers and sisters”
I just slowly got to know them, talked to them heart to heart, and learned everything about their families. "
"Yes!" Hei Lu'er nodded, "The big and small foxes in the village are not easy to fool, but the little cubs in the big and small foxes' families are innocent and cute. They can be used to make jokes and get the answers they want. of."
"That's what happened." Shanqiang took another two sips of tea with the help of the guards and continued, "Although it has only been five or six years, Master has learned very clearly about the situation in the entire village, and even who is following Liang Zi knows every family's secrets." He looked at Hei Lu'er and then at Ah Piao, "Even my second uncle...oh, he is my brother's biological father. My father...no, he is the real one. The good-natured father was very clear about the discord between his face and his heart. Otherwise, he would not have set his sights on his second uncle. Almost all the people in the village who knew about the grievances between my second uncle and my father stood by him. On the second uncle’s side.”
"Why? What made the two brothers turn against each other?"
"Because of my second aunt."
