linked to the collar

In the early autumn of Wuzhou City, the early morning mist has not dissipated, covering the whole city like a gauze.

On the silent street, there is an occasional breeze blowing over the remnants left by someone last night, tearing the road paved with bluestone slabs, and the subtle noise makes the surroundings even more peaceful.

A yellow dog saunters across the street, and there will be no carriages and people that frighten him, so he can enjoy his breakfast comfortably.

Suddenly, it suddenly raised its head, and a slender black figure silently appeared behind it, and passed away quietly like drifting in the mist.

The yellow dog was frightened, it should be a human being, but why, being the most sensitive dog, it didn't even notice a sound?

The man in black walked through the alleys and streets familiarly, heading north to the remote city, and when he reached the entrance of the north gate, he stopped, looked up at the towering city gate, and then looked left and right. Finally, with the tiptoe of his left foot on the ground, the whole person rose up into the air, leaping over the towering city wall with ease like a big bird.

After leaving the city gate and walking along the official road for about a quarter of an hour, a village with dozens of families appeared in front of us.The man still walked straight along the path in the village without resting until he reached the hill behind the village.There is a family home there, three connected houses, a small courtyard in front, and a simple fence made of thatch and wood makes everything behind it seem unreal.

The man in black stood at the seemingly flimsy fence and knocked on the wooden door twice.

The man didn't seem to have much patience, so he just finished knocking, and impatiently kicked open the wooden door, which was almost only of ornamental value and had no real use, walked to the middle one of the three rooms, and pounded on it heavily.

On the third beat, I heard a muffled young male voice in the room responding "Come here", followed by the chaotic sound of something colliding.After a while, the wooden door opened from the inside, and a sleepy face with obvious sleepiness appeared in front of the man in black. It was a young man with a baby face.The man had messy hair on top of his head, and was wearing a robe that didn't even have a belt on his body. A shoe was drooping on his left foot, but his right foot was bare, and he didn't even put on his socks.

"Yes, it's you, why is it so early... Come in first." The baby-faced young man squinted his eyes to identify it carefully, then yawned and turned sideways to let the man in black enter the room.

As soon as the man in black entered the room, he took off the bamboo hat he was wearing on his head and threw it on the table casually. As he walked in, he said coldly: "You actually opened the door without asking who is coming. I really want to see what you do."

The young man scratched his head shyly, followed the man into the inner room. "In my broken place, except for the people in the village, you are the only one who will come here."

"Hmph." The man in black snorted coldly, and sat down on the bed. "Xiao Ran, I want to sleep for a while, do you have class today?"

That young man's name is Xiao Ran.He opened a primary school in the city of Wuzhou, and at the same time was responsible for teaching the children in the village.School fees are charged, and it is also his main source of income.But what the young man asked was the lesson he taught the children in the village in the afternoon. In the village, he never charged. Anyway, he just taught those children to recognize a few big characters. Vegetables and fresh fish have already made him ashamed.

He was busy looking for the shoes and socks on his right foot. Hearing this, he raised his head and smiled at the man occupying his bed, with two small dimples faintly appearing on both sides of his cheeks. "I have to go in the morning in the city, and those children in the village will not come to class until the afternoon or so. Go to sleep and don't let them disturb you."

"Yeah." The man in black nodded, took off his coat, turned over and lay down, turned his head after a while and said: "You also come up to sleep for a while, there is still some time before dawn."

Hearing this, Xiao Ran hurriedly shook his hands and head. "No, no, my bed is small, you won't be able to sleep well when two of you squeeze together. I'm just going to prepare breakfast for you..."

"I'll ask you to come over and sleep together." The man's closed eyes opened again after hearing the words, and the slightly raised Danfeng eyes glanced at Xiao Ran with coldness.

Xiao Ran felt chilly, so he had no choice but to take off the robe that was only tied with a belt, took off the shoe on his left foot, climbed back to the bed, and lay down carefully along the edge of the bed next to the man.

The man just closed his eyes, rolled over and fell asleep, not forgetting to add one more sentence before going to bed. "You wake me up at noon. For lunch, I want to eat your noodles, add an egg, and don't put green onions."

"Oh well."

After a while, there was a faint snoring sound behind him, but Xiao Ran had lost all sleepiness.He turned over and lay on his back, staring at the wooden beam above his head in a daze.

This man in black is the husband-in-law of his deceased wife and sister, that is, his brother-in-law.His surname is Bai and his first name is Ye. It is said that he is one of the top five ruthless characters in Jianghu.

Some people also said that Bai Ye may be able to squeeze into the top three, but there is not much basis for judging, because it is rare for him to survive if he makes a move, and his ranking can only be estimated according to the martial arts level of those who died under him.

And Bai Yesheng's good looks, unusually handsome, a bit devilish, coupled with his cold to ruthless personality, outsiders gave him the title, Baiyu Yanluo.

Once at that family's family banquet, the father-in-law once mentioned Bai Ye's nickname with a little compliment, what did Bai Ye say at that time?I remember him sneering, "What kind of shit".

And he, Xiao Ran, is an ordinary person.With an uncharacteristic appearance, cowardly and timid personality, and mediocre talents, after being selected as a scholar, he can no longer make any breakthroughs, and can only be a teacher.

Apart from being brother-in-law, they shouldn't have anything to connect with, but when did they start sharing the same bed in a friendly way?

Li Xiao Ran turned his head to look at Bai Ye who was asleep beside him, his back was facing Xiao Ran, Xiao Ran could only see Bai Ye's black hair that even women would envy falling on the old wooden pillow behind his head, like a piece of satin Good black silk.

He has only seen such a good thing once, and it was sent by his father-in-law when his wife Qionghua passed away, and he said it was made for his wife as a mourning dress.The children of rich families should be buried decently no matter what.

In fact, he knew in his heart that they were all for others to see. People in the father-in-law's family were more concerned about face. The root has been carrying a golden hairpin for many years.In fact, he, Xiao Ran, was originally a poor scholar, and the Xiao family had always been a poor family. If he was buried in gold and silver, he would feel ashamed of his ancestors of the Xiao family after Qionghua died...

Xiao Ran woke up again, it was already broad daylight, and the man beside him was still asleep, but he had turned over to face him... Xiao Ran sighed in his heart, this man's sleeping posture was a little bad, really just a little bit.He likes to grab people and stuff them into his arms, and he also likes to use his two slender and lean legs to hold other people's...

When Xiao Ran moved out, he had already paid attention as much as possible, but it's a pity that the vigilance of martial arts practitioners is always sensitive.Bai Ye narrowed his eyes, and when he saw him, he frowned and let him go. Due to the close distance, Xiao Ran heard him muttering something noisy.

Not to mention that he slept poorly and blamed others, Xiao Ran put on his outer robe while slandering in his heart.

The morning of early autumn had brought some coolness, after Xiao Ran shivered, he didn't forget to turn around and press the corner of the quilt for Bai Ye.

He didn't know whether the body of a martial arts practitioner was as iron as it was said in the legend. He only knew that his mother had told him since he was a child that the disease that fell in autumn would follow him through the winter, which was extremely harmful to his body.

Gently opened the wooden door, turned around and closed it softly after walking out, after which Xiao Ran took a deep breath, the cold and refreshing air instantly sobered him up.He fetched water from the well, washed his face in a hurry, boiled the water, and ate the leftovers left over from last night. After cleaning up the dishes, he did not forget to put two pieces of rice that could be eaten without heating. Gao, just finished the scrolls, brushes, inkstones, etc. and hurried to Yangzhou City.

Although he knew that Bai Ye wouldn't get up until noon if he didn't sleep until noon, but he was always afraid that it would be unreasonable for him to make the visitor hungry.

Wuzhou City is a bustling city. There are many schools in the city, many of which are relatively well-known.Xiao Ran is naturally not a top-notch person. Most of his students are children from poor families, and the tuition he earns can only help him to eat and wear.Fortunately, although Xiao Ran is not a top-notch scholar, he is really an honest person. Over the years, he has gained some word of mouth, and it is considered a good start today.

The small old house was almost full of children, big and small, all of them shaking their heads with Xiao Ran, really serious.

It was almost noon when Xiao Ran gave the children instructions on what to recite tomorrow, and hurriedly packed up their things and rushed home.

After walking out of the school gate, he shouted to his students to stop. "Mr. stay, can you ask the students to give you a ride?"

That was a young man from the same village, named Zhang Ting, who had been here with Xiao Ran for almost five years. He was an old student of Xiao Ran, and he had been here since Xiao Ran first set up a school here.Originally, Xiao Ran wanted to decline, but he nodded when he thought that there were guests at home. "sorry to bother you."

"You are polite, sir. You have always taught us to respect teachers, and students have always been worried that you will not give us a chance." Zhang Ting smiled brightly, watching Xiao Ran get into the carriage and sit firmly, then he himself took the driver's seat and let The servant pulled the rein of the horse and walked towards the city gate.

Horse racing is strictly prohibited in the city, but you can't run into passers-by.

"By the way, Hanwen, I heard that you plan to take the test next year?" After walking for a while, Xiao Ran suddenly remembered something, lifted the curtain of the car and asked his own student who was named Hanwen.

Zhang Ting turned his head and saw Xiao Ran's protruding head, and hurriedly said: "Sir, please sit down quickly, don't fall out!"

Being reprimanded by a child who is almost ten years younger than him, and he is still his student, if he meets someone else, he might not be able to bear this face.Xiao Ran felt ashamed, blushed and sat back rubbing his nose.

"I have such a plan....Actually, my father asked me to go this year, and I don't know if I can make it." Zhang Ting, who was only 16 years old, talked about his plan calmly, without the impatience of a teenager. "I think if I can catch up, I'll give it a try. It's the next thing to pass the exam. It's good to weigh yourself."

Zhang Ting does not plan to pass the student, but to take the test directly. If he can pass, he will make enough preparations to take the provincial test next year.Zhang Ting's family is relatively well-off, and his father has always supported his youngest son to get a good name in the exam, so that he can glorify his family.

"Ah, actually, if you have such a plan, you should have told me earlier, so that I can help you make up the sum..." There was a bit of anxiety in Xiao Ran's tone, and the lips of the young man who was separated by a curtain slightly curled up. "That's true, you shouldn't follow me anymore. I can do enough to teach children how to learn calligraphy...Mr. Ge from the east of the city, several of his disciples have participated in the imperial examination, so they are more experienced. You and I are considered acquaintances, I will write to you tomorrow..."

Xiao Ran had heard Zhang Ting talk about it before, at that time he thought it was just an idea, but he didn't expect him to be so serious.Xianggong is no better than a student, there will be no one to take care of it along the way, usually poor students like him take the road, but Zhang's family is well-off, why Zhang Ting insists on passing the solution test?

Right now, there is no time to study the reasons why Zhang Ting made this decision. As Zhang Ting's husband, Xiao Ran just wanted to provide more help to his students.Mr. Na Ge has a student who is an official, and in terms of human relationship, it is much better than him, a scholar.

"Sir, absolutely not!" Zhang Ting was in a hurry, and unexpectedly raised his voice to interrupt Xiao Ran's rambling.Both of them were startled, Zhang Ting immediately lifted the curtain of the car and bowed to Xiao Ran. "Forgive me, sir. The student is in a hurry... Don't underestimate yourself, sir. The knowledge of the master is no worse than anyone else. It is enough for the students to follow the master."

At this time, he had already left the city gate, Zhang Ting also got into the carriage and sat beside Xiao Ran, and the young man drove to the village.

Xiao Ran was still thinking about Zhang Ting's matter. He thought about it again and again, but he always felt something was wrong. "Hanwen, you haven't listened to Mr. Ge's class, so you won't feel the difference if you don't compare. So, go and listen to it tomorrow, and make a decision when you come back."

Zhang Ting opened his mouth to say something, but after all he couldn't argue with Xiao Ran, so he just nodded. "Yes, Hanwen will do what Mr. wants."

The matter was settled like this, Xiao Ran asked Zhang Ting a few more questions, and after answering the questions, he returned to the village.

The Zhang family is everyone, living alone at the entrance of the village with a large villa.Zhang Ting got out of the carriage first, and asked the servant to send Xiao Ran back.

"Hanwen, it's no longer interesting for you to follow those children, you might as well study hard at home..." Xiao Ran thought seriously, and didn't notice the boy's dark expression.He thought for a while, and then said: "Well, it's settled like this. I will refund the rest of your tuition to your father tomorrow. If you want to go over to Mr. Ge, I will also ask his old man. In the future, if you If you have any questions, you can come to me."

The boy's face didn't return to warmth until his last sentence, and he even smiled a little sweetly. "Okay, I will trouble you, sir."