On this day, the villa suddenly became lively. There were more than a dozen carriages parked in front of the gate, and a large number of men, women, old and young, got out of the carriages, including masters and servants. The owners, all dressed in silk and satin, were women and children. After they entered the gate noisily, the servants began to unload things from the carriage.
At the end of the Sui Dynasty, the world was in chaos. Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty was trapped in Jiangdu, and the peasant uprising gradually became a prairie fire. The Guanzhong area is not peaceful either, with several groups of rebels and thieves appearing. They attacked prefectures and counties, captured cities and territories, and caused panic among the people in Chang'an. Some dignitaries sent their family members to the countryside one after another, and Wei Yijie also sent his family members to the villa. After all, the Nanshan area is remote and relatively safe.
Wei Yijie has five children. The eldest son is an official outside and the eldest daughter is married. There are three children who came to the villa this time. The eldest young master is fourteen years old, the young lady is twelve years old, and the younger young master is only eight years old.
As soon as Mrs. Wei settled down, the young master came bounding over and shouted: "Mother, mother, there is someone living in the backyard." Upon hearing this, Mrs. Wei frowned and had the housekeeper called over and asked: " Who lives in the guest room in the backyard?" The housekeeper carefully replied: "I don't even know, the master brought it back."
Mrs. Wei thought for a while and said: "Since the master brought it back, just treat it with care." The housekeeper agreed and went out.
At this time, the young lady also ran over and shouted: "Mom, we are going to play in the backyard!" Mrs. Wei agreed.
The two children called their brother, and the three of them went to the backyard together, where they saw Li Zhiyun doing morning exercises in an open space by the pond. The three children stood in the corridor and watched for a while. The young master couldn't help shouting: "Hey, what are you doing?"
Li Zhiyun turned to look at them and replied: "Do radio gymnastics." The three children looked at each other, not understanding.
After Li Zhiyun finished doing exercises, he took off the long gown hanging on the tree branch, put it on, and walked towards a hexagonal pavilion nearby.
The eldest young master walked over sideways and said politely, "Please forgive me for disturbing our distinguished guests. I'm Wei Xiaobao, may I ask your surname?"
When Li Zhiyun heard this, he almost laughed out loud. He quickly suppressed his laughter and said seriously: "My foolish brother's surname is Li." After that, he walked into the pavilion and sat down at the stone table. Wei Xiaobao also came over and sat down opposite him. Just as he was about to speak, Miss Wei ran over with two pieces of paper in her hands, shaking them at Li Zhiyun: "Hey, did you write this?"
It seems that this little girl has "swept" his room. Li Zhiyun felt slightly unhappy, frowned, and nodded slowly.
Wei Xiaobao saw that he was unhappy, so he scolded his sister with a straight face: "You are not polite! From now on, you are not allowed to enter the guest room without the guest's permission!" After saying that, he took a piece of paper from his sister's hand, unfolded it and saw, wow, this word So ugly! He glanced at Li Zhiyun in surprise, but fearing that he would be embarrassed, he immediately lowered his head and read carefully:
"Song of the Goose"
goose,
Bend your neck and sing to the sky.
White hair floats on green water,
Anthurium stirs clear waves.
After Wei Xiaobao finished reading, he couldn't help but give high-fives. He looked at Li Zhiyun in surprise and said: "This poem is very good, but was it written by my brother?" Li Zhiyun shook his head and said: "This is still written by King Luo Bin, I just copied it." Miss Wei on the side interrupted: "This is King Luo Bin. who?"
"A seven-year-old child."
Wei Xiaobao praised: "It is really extraordinary that a seven-year-old child can write this poem!" The young master ran over and grabbed the paper, shook his head and read loudly: "Goose, goose, goose..."
So, in the next few days, the entire villa, from Mrs. Wei to the maid and the old lady, all knew "goose, goose, goose,..."
Wei Xiaobao read the next poem aloud: "It's noon on the day of hoeing, and the sweat is dripping on the soil. Who knows that every grain of rice on the plate is hard work." He raised his head and said, "This poem is even better. Was it copied by my brother?" Li Zhiyun Nod. He was too lazy to explain more and quickly changed the subject: "You are from Chang'an, right? Great, tell me about the situation outside, I'm almost bored to death!..."
Wei Xiaobao then told what he knew about the battle between the official army and the rebels. He said that Li Yuan had captured Huoyi and defeated the 30,000-strong army of General Song Laosheng.
Li Zhiyun was extremely excited when he heard it. He hoped that Li Yuan would soon reach Chang'an, so that his good days would come.
Wei Xiaobao looked at the other party strangely. What he wanted to know most was about Li Zhiyun, so he asked, "Where is my brother from?"
By chance, a bird flew across the sky, and Li Zhiyun pointed to the sky with his hand.
"Why, brother, did he come from the sky?" Wei Xiaobao asked doubtfully.
Li Zhiyun explained: "There was a big bird made of iron, and I was in the bird's belly. Later..." He made a bird-falling motion with his hands, "I came here."
Ms. Wei on the side exclaimed: "Really? That's amazing!"
"So, brother, is he from a foreign land?" Wei Xiaobao didn't know whether what he said was true or not, but he was very interested in what he said, so he asked, "Are there any rare objects in foreign lands?"
"Of course. For example, instead of lighting candles at night, use electric lamps."
At this time, the young master of the Wei family ran over and asked loudly: "What is an electric light?"
"Electricity is lightning in the sky."
Wei Xiaobao seemed to have some realization and said, "Brother, are you talking about catching the lightning from the sky and lighting it up in the house?"
"It wasn't caught from the sky, it was sent by a machine..."
In his previous life, Li Zhiyun liked to brag to his colleagues. I stayed here for more than two months and only faced one little maid every day. Although he also brags to Chun'er, there are few listeners after all. Now several people came at once, which made him more energetic and started to talk nonsense.
The three children of the Wei family are all new to the world. Furthermore, how knowledgeable can children in ancient times be? What Li Zhiyun said was something they had never seen or heard before, and it was not even recorded in books. They were dumbfounded and amazed. They no longer dared to underestimate him. They simply regarded him as a god-like figure...
So, after Chen time every day, after the young master and the young lady of the Wei family finished reading the sages' books, they ran to the backyard to play with Li Zhiyun and listen to his stories. Apart from exercising and practicing calligraphy, Li Zhiyun had nothing to do every day. He felt so idle that he simply set up a bookstore in the courtyard and talked about "Journey to the West". This story was so great that even the servants came over to listen to the story.
Therefore, the Wei family's clerks, maids, and ladies finished their work early every day. When the time came, they all sat around the Hexagonal Pavilion with small stools and listened to Li Zhiyun's "Journey to the West". There were twenty or thirty people, a large, dark place, and everyone listened attentively and with great relish...
On this day, Mrs. Wei came out of the room and saw an old woman running past her in a hurry. She quickly stopped her and frowned: "What are you doing in such a hurry?"
The old woman bowed quickly and said with a smile: "Madam, go listen to Mr. Li tell a story. Hehe, Zhu Bajie has a wife, it's so fun..." After that, she hurried away.
Mrs. Wei said to herself: "What story are you listening to? You don't even do any work?..."
Li Zhiyun's status in the Wei family has obviously improved, and the servants are all like Mr. Li. His food was better, and his clothes and bedding were cleaner. Even Chun'er felt that her status had improved. Because, Mr. Li has always been in her care, and she knows the most about Mr. Li...
