The ancient farming life of liberal arts scum

When Shen Ge went to the teahouse this time, it was not appropriate to say that he had received news from Xun Feiguang. What he got was the news that Xun Feiguang had previously commanded the Northwest Army in battle.

This teahouse deserves to be the "No. [-] teahouse in the world" bestowed by the first emperor, and it dares to say anything.When Shen Ge entered, Mr. Storyteller was standing in front, talking about the barbarians in the Northern War.

"...Back then, the leader of the barbarians was in his prime. He had been in the north for a long time, and he wanted to come to our rich land in his dreams. The president who guarded the north was still the one surnamed Shao, and the soldiers in the north were all cavalry. Ah! Our army of [-] was defeated by [-] others..."

Xiao Wu listened, leaned closer to Shen Ge, winked at him and said: "This is the story of our master."

Shen Ge suddenly became interested and hurriedly listened.

"... On this day, another county town fell. General Shao was so worried that his hair turned white. He looked left and right in the tent, and all the generals turned their heads away, not daring to look into his eyes. General Shao sighed in his heart: a hero In the evening, it is a pity that there is no successor."

"At this moment, Duke Xun Guo came down like a magic soldier. He lifted the curtain, strode towards it, and shouted: He wants to lead troops to resist the enemy! General Shao was overjoyed. He said three good things at that time, and bowed to Duke Xun to the end. With tears in his eyes, he said: My dear brother, the safety of the country is entrusted to you! I hope you will cut that Shan Yuli under your horse!"

The storyteller on the high platform was still talking, Shen Ge heard him say it twice, and he was sure that he was talking about "Xun Guogong". He couldn't help but widen his eyes in surprise, and asked Xiao Wu next to him in a low voice: "Brother Xun is the Duke of the state?!"

Xiao Wu was even more surprised than him, his eyes widened, "You, you don't know?"

Shen Ge grew up in Kunjiu County since he was a child, and he hardly heard anything outside the window. He only read the books of sages and sages. Where would he know? !

"Hey!" Xiao Wu slapped his thigh and whispered to Shen Ge: "No one has told you about this? Our master is the contemporary Xun Guogong! He was originally An Guogong. After the victory in the north, His Majesty sent him His title was changed to Lord of the Town."

Shen Ge only felt that his mind was shocked. Brother Xun, who was unparalleled in his family, was not the concubine of a high-ranking official in Kyoto, but a high-ranking official, the kind of high-ranking official who could cover half the sky in this dynasty.

The storyteller above was not at all affected by the atmosphere below, "...what a hero Xun Guogong is, he did what he said, and brought fifty confidantes with him that night, and they entered and exited seven times in the barbarian's general account! A great head of the barbarian Shanyu!..."

In the teahouse, there were tea guests who had heard this passage and questioned excitedly, "How can this be taken seriously? No matter how capable Duke Xun is, he is only a mortal body. Why did he enter and exit seven times among the eight thousand soldiers? Returning to kill the barbarian king? Is this too ridiculous?"

Mr. Storyteller said that he is familiar with this paragraph and has heard all kinds of doubts, so this is nothing.He said gently: "Brother, I'm afraid he's not from Kyoto?"

"What if it is? What if it isn't?"

"If you are from the capital, you should have heard that when Duke Xun Guo tried his hand at the end, all the titles of civil and military champions in that session were picked up by Duke Xun Guo alone. How can ordinary people like me predict such talents?"

Everyone was excited when they heard this, and they kept asking the storyteller without interruption, "What happened next?"

"Later, everyone found out that Duke Xun Guo had been in the north for six years, until he suppressed all the barbarians until he was convinced. Even now, the barbarians in the north can't help but change their faces when they hear the name of Lord Xun Guo."

Some people were not convinced, "So, the north is completely controlled by Duke Xun Guo? What about now? I heard that the city in the north was lost a few days ago."

It's okay to talk about the past, but if you dare to talk about the present, I'm afraid the police will come to arrest you.

Mr. Shu didn't dare to answer these words, he didn't seem to hear it, and told another story to everyone in the teahouse vividly.

Shen Ge was still immersed in the shock that his brother Xun was the Duke of the state, and couldn't recover for a while.

Who would have thought that there would be such a god as Lord Zhen Guo in such an ordinary place as small as Shenjia Village in Kunjiu County.

The great god has no airs, and is so kind that it is doubtful about life.

Xiaowu and Xiaowen also didn't expect that Mr. Shen had lived in the Xun Mansion for so long, and he didn't even know the identity of the owner of the Xun Mansion. They didn't know whether it was Mr. Shen who had a big heart, or everyone on the job was too cautious.

Now that the news is leaking from them, I don't know if it doesn't matter or not, whether they will be punished when they go back.

The three of them were in a trance, and they were all a little absent-minded. When Shen Ge took Xiaowu Xiaowen out of the teahouse, someone accidentally bumped into him.

The man was very strong, and the place where Shen Ge was standing was on the edge of the steps. Under this collision, Shen Ge actually fell down the steps.

With sharp eyes and quick hands, Xiao Wu stretched out his hand to grab the corner of Shen Ge's clothes. Even so, Shen Ge only slowed down his fall, but still fell heavily.

Fortunately, the steps were not high, only about half a meter. Shen Ge fell down and hurt his leg, but he didn't break it.

The attendants on both sides became anxious at once, and the man hurriedly jumped down to pull Chen Ge, "Young master, are you okay?"

Xiaowen Xiaowu and the other party's attendants surrounded him, as if as long as Shen Ge cried out in pain, they could immediately carry Chen Ge to the doctor.

Half of Shen Ge's ability to fall this time was due to his being distracted all the time, and he didn't stand still, so he fell down the steps after being gently dragged. Speaking of it, it's not surprising.

Shen Ge stood up in a daze, patted his knees, and walked a few steps. His knees hurt, but he was still able to walk, so he said, "No problem."

The passers-by enthusiastically gathered around and suggested, "If it hurts, go to the doctor's office to have a look. It's not uncommon for someone to accidentally fall to a broken bone at such a high place."

Someone also said: "I told the shopkeeper a long time ago not to build such a high platform, isn't it, someone fell?"

The tea house is located on a high ground, and there is a corridor outside. Only the middle of the corridor has steps to go up. The rest of the corridor is half a meter high from the street.

Shen Ge was lucky this time, although there was a bluestone street under the high platform, and it was extremely painful when he fell, but luckily he didn't hit the bluestone, otherwise he would have to knock his head and bleed.

The shopkeeper hurriedly came out when he heard the commotion, and bowed and apologized: "Young master, did you get hurt from a fall, and now I'm going to accompany you to the clinic quietly?"

Shen Ge waved his hand, "No, I'm fine, the shopkeeper will extend the steps a bit, and install a railing on the platform above, so that the next person won't fall down."

"Xiao Er Er will find someone to install the railings tomorrow." Seeing that Shen Ge didn't intend to pursue the matter, the shopkeeper of the teahouse felt relieved and quickly winked.

The clerk went in and brought out a can of high-quality tea and a few packs of refreshments. The shopkeeper apologized to Shen Ge with a smile on his face, "Small gift, it's not a respect, my lord, please take it to suppress your shock."

Shen Ge didn't want to accept it at first, but the shopkeeper of the teahouse insisted on giving it to him, so Shen Ge had no choice but to ask Xiao Wu to accept it.

The person who bumped into him also came back to his senses at this time, cupped his hands and said: "I'm really sorry today, I call Hu Qingyan, I don't know what to call my little brother?"

The man was tall and slender, his face was military, his eyes were clear, he didn't look like a bad guy, Shen Ge saluted, "I call Shen Ge, the song of singing."

"Brother Shen." Hu Qingyan cupped his hands at him again, "Are you really all right? It doesn't take much for us to go to the hospital now."

Shen Ge shook his head and refused: "I'm really fine, just go back and wipe off the medicinal wine, brother Hu don't have to worry about it."

Hu Qing said: "I live in Sanli Lane, Brother Shen, if you need anything, just come to me."

Shen Ge nodded to express his understanding, then turned around and wanted to go back, not wanting to be stopped by Hu Qingyan as soon as he took a step.

"I have a predestined relationship with Brother Shen, why don't we go to the restaurant next door and have a drink?"

There was surprise in Shen Ge's eyes, "Brother Hu, I just hurt my leg, so it's inconvenient to drink."

Hu Qingyan looked at the beautiful face of the young man in front of him, and the more he looked at it, the more familiar he looked, as if the appearance of an old friend was hidden behind his face.

Shen Ge noticed that Hu Qingyan's eyes were a little strange, and he didn't want to be entangled, so he turned around and wanted to leave.Xiao Wu hurried over to help Shen Ge, Xiao Wen followed behind with a basket and a gift from the shopkeeper of the restaurant.

Hu Qingyan quickly chased after Shen Ge, stopped in front of Shen Ge a few steps, his throat moved, and said: "Brother Shen, can I ask, what is your mother's surname?"

Shen Ge felt even more inexplicable now, how can a normal person stop others on the street and ask the truth about their mother's surname?

"Brother Hu, I don't understand what you said. How could you ask this when we met by chance?"

Hu Qingyan looked at Shen Ge's slightly frowning brows, the old man's face was almost ready to be seen, if this face was softer...

Xiaowen and Xiaowu stood in front of Shen Ge, and looked at Hu Qingyan like a disciple.

Hu Qingyan's eyes were hard, he breathed out a big breath, and said: "I have a little sister who has been away from home for nearly 20 years. Brother Shen looks very much like my little sister, I don't know if your mother..."

Shen Ge's heart moved, but the expression on his face didn't change, he said: "The world is so big, it's not uncommon to meet someone with a similar appearance, brother Hu's method of finding your sister based on her appearance is probably unreliable, isn't it?"

Hu Qingyan wanted to say something else, but Shen Ge had no intention of talking to him, so he cupped his hands and interrupted him, "I still have something to do, so I will leave first."

Thinking about it, Hu Qingyan also felt that today was a bit absurd. In fact, he hadn't remembered his little sister for many years. Today, the young man's face was too similar to his little sister, and it immediately touched his heartstrings.

When Shen Ge returned to Xun Mansion, he found that not only Xun Cheng was there, but also several women dressed as noble ladies were there.

As soon as the leading woman saw Shen Ge, she turned her back and said with a smile: "I heard that the Duke has a little friend who wants to live here, but I didn't expect this little friend to have such a beautiful face."

Seeing her talking and laughing at Yan Yan, Shen Ge couldn't help being horrified when she saw her talking and laughing at Yan Yan. His first reaction was: Damn, Brother Xun is married, so now his wife has found him?

Fortunately, the woman's second sentence cleared Shen Ge's confusion, she said: "I am the second aunt of the Duke, as an elder, I can't help but care about the younger generation, so let's take a look, I hope I don't disturb you. "

The woman's attitude was very warm and friendly, Shen Ge always felt that something was wrong, he took a step back subconsciously.After reacting, he hurriedly smiled and said, "I'm sinking into the song, thank you for your concern."

The woman looked Shen Ge up and down, and smiled: "What a good young master in troubled times, I wonder if Mr. Shen is married?"

Shen Ge was afraid that something would happen to her, so he replied: "Although this junior is not married, he still has a place in his heart."

The woman regretted, "I still thought that if Mr. Shen is not yet married, there are a few nieces in my natal family who happen to be about the same age as you. If Mr. Shen is interested, it should be a good marriage."

Shen Ge couldn't say anything, he could only smile.

The woman said again: "Although you are still young, you have to hurry up and start a family and start a business. First get married and then start a business. After you have a few big fat boys, your knees will not be empty."

Shen Ge is simply inexplicable, the woman in front of her claims to be his brother Xun's second aunt, but she is too young and beautiful, and there is a sense of disproportionate humor when she says this.

Xun Cheng smiled and said, "Second Wife, if you don't go back, I'm afraid the old lady will look for you."

Xun Cheng seemed to suggest, but his tone was extremely strong.

The woman giggled a few times, "Look, you are in a hurry, can I still eat Mr. Shen? I just heard that the Duke has an old friend, so come and have a look, and do my best to be a landlord."

It was the first time for Shen Ge to see such a person, and her giggling and coquettish smile made Shen Ge's goosebumps laugh out loud.

The woman didn't stay long after she finished speaking, she turned around and left with a few young and beautiful women, and got into a luxurious carriage parked outside the door.

Shen Ge asked Xun Cheng: "Who is this lady?"

"It's the master's second aunt, Mr. Shen will know about it in the future."

Xun Cheng didn't intend to say more, and it was not easy for Shen Ge to ask about the relationship between this second aunt and his brother Xun.

Xun Cheng was extremely busy, so he came here to have a look and then went back.

Shen Ge's head was full of confusion, but when he thought of this second aunt, he couldn't help but tremble, so he hurriedly left her behind.

Shen Ge just got a few notebooks from his senior brother, so he didn't dare to waste time, so he retreated for a while and started to read the books seriously.

Shen Ge's book review has been done until the age of 25. On this day, Shen Ge was writing an article in the study room again, and Xiao Wu came to report that there were guests at home.

Shen Ge didn't have any other friends in the capital except his senior brother, so he couldn't think of anyone who would come to the door at this time, so he asked, "Who is the visitor?"

Xiao Wu replied: "Master Qin Xiaohou is here?"

Shen Ge just asked casually before, but couldn't help being stunned when he heard the name, "Who?"

"Qin Shi Qin Xiaohou, he is a good friend of the master, and occasionally invites the master to drink tea."

Shen Ge was really confused now, "Does he know that Brother Xun has gone to the south, isn't he here?"

Of course you know this, as long as you are not deaf, you should know it.Xiao Wu couldn't figure out what this master wanted to do, so he had to find out with Shen Ge in advance, "This young master grew up with the master. He doesn't like officialdom, and he hasn't been in an official position so far. A little off."

Shen Ge knew what he was doing now, he probably was a not-so-motivated dude.

Shen Ge put down his pen and ink, and went out to meet people.

Although Qin Xiaohou has a small print, he is actually not young. He is about the same age as Xun Feiguang. He is now twenty-seven, but he looks quite young. It is completely impossible to think that this is an 11-year-old child. father.

Shen Ge performed a salute to Qin, and said with a smile: "Young master, is it here to look for me?"

Qin Shi sized Shen Ge up and down, with a smile on his lips, he asked, "Are you Brother Xun's apprentice?"

Brother Xun has always been the only name for Shen Ge, but I didn't expect a person to come out here and call his family Brother Xun that way.

A subtle uneasiness filled Shen Ge's heart, he looked at Qin Shi, and said with a smile, "Exactly, what's the matter, Young Master?"

"To be honest, it's not a big deal, I just came to see it." Qin Shi looked him up and said seriously: "I didn't expect you to be younger than I imagined, and you look better than I imagined."

Shen Ge frowned imperceptibly, what are you talking about?

Qin Shi's status is noble, Shen Ge didn't want to offend him, so he could only hold up his teacup to block it.

Qin Shi said again: "Brother Xun's apprentice is half of my apprentice. Brother Xun is not in the capital for something, and I will take care of you in the future. If you have something to do, let someone come to Qinhou's mansion to find me. I promise not to let a hair go You drop!"

Qin Shi came over and bluffed to promise that he would not stay any longer after he was done, and went out again after strolling around.

Shen Ge half-opened his mouth and looked at Xiao Wu. This little Lord Qin came here to tell him that this Lord is willing to cover him?

Xiao Wu glanced left and right, saw no one, and whispered in Shen Ge's ear: "Although Lord Qin is a little out of character, he has always promised and will do what he promises. If you have something to do, Mr. Shen, you can go find him."

Shen Ge thought to himself: What can I do?If something really happened, could it be possible to find this unreliable and unreliable master?

Shen Ge didn't take this meeting seriously, and went back to study after drinking tea.

As the Chinese New Year was approaching, Shen Ge thought that there would be no more visitors, but he made a mistake.

On the second day, Xiao Wu came to report again, "Young Master Shen, there is a guest here."

"Who is it?" Shen Ge almost wondered if this was the other courtyard of the Xun family.Even though this place is quite remote, he doesn't go out much when he comes to Kyoto, so why are there so many visitors?

Could it be that he is so curious about his brother Xun, as long as he has anything to do with his brother Xun, he will come and have a look?

Xiao Wudao: "This time it's Mr. Hu who knocked you down the steps last time? Did you see him? If not, I'll go and reject him."

Shen Ge was silent for a while, he had some guesses about Hu Qingyan's identity, and he was probably the last person he wanted to see.However, those who were supposed to come couldn't hide, so Shen Ge simply didn't hide it, and went out to meet him openly.

"Invite Mr. Hu to come in, I'll meet him."

Hu Qingyan's eyes were complicated after seeing Shen Ge, "Mr. Shen, excuse me. It's about my little sister. I have to make this trip no matter what. Please bear with me."

The last time Hu Qingyan saw Shen Ge, although he had guesses in his heart, he had been disappointed many times and didn't take this matter to heart.

Until today, when Mu Xiu was at home, he met his good friend Yu Zuimo who had just returned to Beijing.

Yu Zuimo wandered outside for nearly a year and painted many paintings, including landscapes, flowers, birds and figures.

Hu Qingyan himself doesn't like painting, but he is very clear about his friend's idiocy. If you don't appreciate it well, and pass the friend's addiction to show off, he can annoy you for a year, until your ears are oily.

Hu Qingyan was very grateful that he had seen the painting.

After seeing the figure painting in Yu Zuimo's hand, he bangs his head as if he couldn't hear anything.

On the painting was a young man who was reading a book. Unlike the last time he met, the young man in the painting did not frown, but had a smile on his face.

The almost peaceful expression is fixed on the painting, which is very lovable.

Hu Qingyan also liked it, and he liked it so much that he was almost ecstatic. He never thought that one day he would really find clues about his little sister.In terms of facial features, the young man in the painting is only seven or eight times like the younger sister, but the expression is almost a replica of the younger sister.

Hu Qingyan got excited, quickly grabbed his friend's hand, and asked repeatedly: "Who is this young man, and where did you draw it? He is called Chen Ge?"

Yu Zuimo didn't expect that a friend who was already regarded as a high-ranking and powerful friend would be so excited. He said "ah" in a daze, but he didn't speak directly, but asked, "Brother Hu, what are you doing with this young man?"

"Do you remember my little sister? The one who has been missing for nearly 20 years? I think this young man has a relationship with my little sister."

When Hu Qing said this, Yu Zuimo didn't dare not say it, he hurriedly said: "This is a young man I met by chance, he is indeed called Shen Ge, he is eighteen this year, he is from Kunjiu County, and he is coming to the capital to take the exam , if you look for it, you might find a real person."

"Eighteen, the age is right, and the face is also right. Is it really my nephew?"

Yu Zuimo looked at the portrait with a hesitant expression, "Brother Hu, you're talking about Shen Ge, isn't this too coincidental?"

"I asked the eminent monk to give me an order. The eminent monk told me to go to the biggest teahouse in Kyoto and wait every afternoon this year. I didn't believe it before. It seems that the eminent monk never lied to me."

Hu Qingyan looked extremely excited, and could no longer listen to Yu Zuimo's words.

Hu Qingyan spun around on the spot for several times, until Yu Zuimo's eyes were dazzled, he couldn't help but said helplessly: "In that case, just ask brother Shen, I think he is a big-hearted person, and he won't do it for you. This is a problem."

In fact, Shen Ge has already been annoyed, but Hu Qingyan is not good to talk to Yu Zuimo about this matter, he said: "You are right, I will talk to Chen Ge now."

"Hey, do you know where he lives?"

What's the problem?Know the origin of the name, just ask someone to check it.Hu Qingyan bowed to him, and hurried home to find someone to investigate. At the same time, he sent someone to go to Kunchu County to investigate.

The group of people raised by Hu Qingyan moved extremely fast, and Shen Ge never deliberately concealed his whereabouts, so within a few days, Hu Qingyan received the news.

Hu Qingyan never thought that his nephew was still related to the powerful Xun Guogong, but he can't control that much now, and he doesn't care whether he offends or not, so he didn't hand over the invitation letter, so he took someone to look for it.

Shen Ge has no impression of his childhood memories, but he knows that his mother's relationship with the family is not good, otherwise his mother is such an intelligent woman, there is no reason why she should not be a good lady, but stay in the countryside live.

Shen Ge is sure that his mother came from a great family, otherwise she would never be literate.

These days, it's really rare to see young ladies who can study, but his mother can write good calligraphy and essays, and she has a good appearance.

Shen Ge had a guess in his heart, and he couldn't help being on guard against Hu Qingyan. His mother had been dead for many years, and the good news was just icing on the cake. implicated.

Shen Ge has not forgotten how many remnants of the previous dynasty and how many troubled princes and ladies were wiped out when the country was first founded.