Bamboo ink fragrance in front of the court

From spring to autumn, Su Mo has been at Xu's family for more than half a year.Gu Tingchen's way of being an official is in full swing, and the number of times he looks for Su Mo is also decreasing.Whenever Su Mo saw his slightly tired face, he swallowed back the words he was about to say.The situation of privately raising taxes seems to have been greatly eased after Gu Tingchen took office. During this period, a small county magistrate who oppressed the people was dismissed and investigated. Because it was what the people wanted, Gu Tingchen seemed to be an upright official in the eyes of the people.

After winter came, Su Mo was not idle either. Apart from teaching brocade silks on weekdays, he would also write couplets for the nearby villagers in advance.Knowing that his hands and feet would be cold in autumn, Mrs. Xu made some thick clothes for him.Now I got another stove for Su Mo to hold. Su Mo took into account the Xu family's good looks towards him, and helped Xu family choose vegetables in the vegetable field when he was free.There was snow a few days ago, and a lot of snow has accumulated in the past few days. Jinbo seemed very excited to see the snow.He wanted Su Mo to accompany him to go out to play in the snow, but when he heard that Su Mo was not in good health that day, and that his knees and ankles would suffer from pain in rainy and snowy weather, he had no choice but to give up.Seeing this, Su Mo put down the stove and took Jinbo out to build a snowman.Su Mo found a carrot and handed it to Jinbo. After thinking about it, Jinbo cut a shallow hole in the snowman's nose and put the thick end of the carrot in, and then filled it with some snow.Pick two round ones and place them where the eyes are.

Su Mo looked at Jinbo and frowned, wondering, "What's wrong?"

"too ugly."

"..." Su Mo didn't know how to respond for a moment. "Since it exists, there is always a reason to stay, regardless of beauty or ugliness."

Jinbo scratched his head and looked at Su Mo puzzled.Su Mo smiled awkwardly and said nothing.

"It's cold outside, let's go back to the house." Taking a look at the slightly ugly snowman, Su Mo led Jinbo back to the house.It was a snowy night.When Jinbo went to see the pile of snowmen in the yard the next morning, he found that it was no longer what it looked like yesterday, with its nose blown off by the wind, a layer of snow covering its undecorated head, and a section of its left arm broken.After staring blankly for a while, he went to find Su Mo.

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On New Year's Eve, Su Mo learned how to make dumplings from Mrs. Xu, and his nimble hands, which usually draw on paper with a pen, seemed clumsy now, either the filling fell out or the dumpling skin was torn.

"Look, the stuffing is put in such a small half spoon, and the dumpling skin needs to be wrapped in the palm of your hand...Sir, you should sit down. I'm fine with that. I don't know if Xu Zhi invited Mr. Gu here." Gu Ting After several visits to the Xu family, Jin got a little familiar with the Xu family, and for some reason, Jinbo would hide from him every time he saw him.Gu Tingchen laughed and said, could it be that he has a vicious look.It was useless for Xu Zhi to teach him a few words, now that he heard that Gu Tingchen would be invited to celebrate New Year's Eve, Jinbo looked at the door from time to time.

"Let me go outside and have a look." Su Mo didn't hesitate anymore, and patted the flour on his body after washing his hands.The snow hadn't fallen for two days, but there was no sign of melting.Stepping on the soft snow layer, there was a slight creaking sound under the cautious steps.I stood at the door and waited for a while, without a heater, my hands were cold, until I rubbed my hands red, I saw two figures in the distance.With a shallow smile, he looked at the crowds of people there.

"What are you doing standing outside?" Even though he knew Su Mo was waiting for him, Gu Tingchen still asked, suppressing the joy in his heart.

"Master Gu, I haven't seen you for a long time, and I've become more and more heroic." Su Mo teased.Xu Zhi had seen the two of them talking several times, and he was not surprised to tease like this.On the contrary, Gu Tingchen was slightly displeased to hear Su Mo call him Mr. Gu in order to highlight the excessive friendship between the two, and even lost the joy he had before.

Gu Tingchen was supposed to spend that New Year's Eve at his own residence, but only two or three servants were sent home, and Xiao Wu took another day off with him.Just worrying about being too lonely on New Year's Eve, Xu Zhi came to the door.

When Gu Tingchen entered the room, Xu's dumplings had already been cooked.

"Gu Mou is bothering me now."

"Where is it, it is an honor for the Xu family to invite Master Gu to our home. How can it be a nuisance." Xu Zhi hurriedly returned the gift, not daring to neglect for a moment, and hurriedly put the dishes on the table.

Su Mo sat beside Gu Tingchen and watched him pick up a dumpling and put it into his mouth.As if aware of his gaze, Gu Tingchen chewed the dumplings in his mouth and swallowed them slowly, "I haven't eaten the dumplings at home for a long time, they are delicious." Hearing what he said, Xu was very happy, and greeted him to eat. other dishes.

On New Year's Eve, the usually deserted small village is a little more lively because of the red lanterns hanging at the door and the sporadic sound of firecrackers.It was already night, Xu's family was far away from Gu's residence, so Gu Tingchen settled down.Mrs. Xu was about to vacate a room, but Gu Tingchen said bluntly that there was no need to trouble him, as long as he and Su Mo squeezed together.

Someone from the outskirts of the city went to the town to watch the New Year's Eve Lantern Festival. Gu Tingchen had invited Su Mo to go with him, but it started snowing after dinner.The rustling sound was very clear at night.Add some charcoal to the basin inside the house, and open the window slightly.The two of them didn't do anything, they just lay flat but didn't feel sleepy.

"Ting Chen, are you... asleep?" Su Mo wanted to ask how it is to be an official, but he couldn't ask.

"No. What's the matter? You seem to be doing well recently, and you're a little fleshier than when you first came here." Gu Tingchen was sleeping on the outside, and after speaking, he turned to face Su Mo who was inside.In order to respond to Zheng's words, he pinched Su Mo's face in the dark.

Su Mo blinked, "Really? There are a few children here, and they want me to set up a small school in the spring. What do you think?"

"as long as you are happy."

Before dawn, Su Mo was awakened by the sound of firecrackers outside.And Gu Tingchen seemed to be tired from accepting local officials in Huainan two days ago, and he still snored a little at night, and he didn't wake up until the firecrackers were set off for a long time.

"Gu Tingchen, happy new year." If the lamp is on, Gu Tingchen will be able to see Su Mo's bright eyes.

"Happy New Year, Su Mo." Gu Tingchen said with a smile.

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On the second day after eating the Lantern Festival, Gu Tingqian opened the official seal and officially handled the case.Su Mo set up a school next to Xu's family, and there were only nine children in the school including Xu Jinbo.The age is about the same as Jinbo.A month later, Su Mo moved out from the Xu family to the school.Because the Huainan area was already poor, and the suburbs were even worse, Su Mo didn't ask for the children's tuition fees, but the books, pens and ink used in daily life were bought with everyone's money.And Su Mo would often receive food from various families. Although Su Mo, a scholar, was not weak and weak, he couldn't farm and work alone, and he didn't refuse the things sent by various families.The Xu family still took good care of him, even if Su Mo insisted on moving out, they couldn't stop him.

When they arrived at the school, the children called Su Mo Master, not Mr.

"Master, can you give me this painting?" The boy ran to Su Mo holding the painting he took off from Su Mo's copywriting, and asked in a rather expectant tone, but he was afraid that Su Mo would refuse. , looking at him without blinking.

Su Mo saw that it was the bamboo he painted this morning, and it was only one pole. "Okay, if you like Master will teach you how to draw bamboo tomorrow."

"Okay, thank you Master." Rubbing the boy's soft hair, he turned to leave after seeing him thank you happily, but after walking a few steps, he turned back to Su Mo and said, "Master, have you ever eaten bamboo rice?"

"Huh?" Su Mo didn't realize his turning point for a while, and then shook his head slightly, what was that?

"It's just putting rice and water in a bamboo tube and burning it on the fire. It's delicious. I'll ask my father to cut bamboo to make it in a few days, and I can send it to you to eat."

"Ah."

"See you tomorrow, master."

"See you tomorrow." Su Mo watched the children leave the school bouncing.The child's name is Gu Yue, and he is one year older than Jinbo.

Su Mo watched the children pick up their pens in a dignified manner and waited for him to explain. With a smile on the corner of their mouths, he lowered his head and scratched the pen tip across the paper. Today he taught drawing bamboo poles. "Bamboo has different states in different weathers. In the past few days, we have come to draw Qingzhu, that is, bamboo in sunny days. To draw bamboo poles, first draw the branches with light ink. Note that the middle part of the bamboo is longer, and the upper and lower ends of the bamboo. Shorter. The pen and ink are heavier when punctuated..."

It is impossible to learn in one day, and these children are just beginning to learn.Su Mo had no choice but to slow down and let the children follow the posture of the bamboo he drew.I saw each of them imitating with their little heads buried, but after drawing a bamboo pole and comparing their own drawing with Su Mo's, they frowned and shook their heads.

"Master, why can't I always draw straight?"

"Master, can you raise the painting a bit higher, I can't see it..."

"Master, master, I look like a bamboo shoot..."

"Master, I'm hungry..."

It was seven days after Su Mo finished teaching the types of bamboo leaves and how to draw bamboo.Holding the paintings that looked like corn cobs hanging on the bamboo branches, Su Mo couldn't laugh or cry.

After half a month, Su Mo noticed that the bamboo paintings by Gu Yue, who said he was going to treat him to a bamboo tube meal, were getting more and more decent.Xu Jinbo reported to Su Mo's every day because Su Mo was in class and the children around him were more kind and he was not as cowardly as before.Occasionally, he would go to Su Mo with a book. Thanks to the care of the Xu couple, Su Mo would also tell him something he wanted to learn alone.

"Sir, my mother bought me new clothes today." After lunch, Jin Boxing hurriedly ran to Su Mo for a walk.

"New clothes?" Su Mo, who was tidying up before the case, straightened up and turned to look at the brocade.She smiled at him gently, knowing that he was waiting for a compliment from herself, "It looks good."

"Really?" Jinbo looked at the blue belt around his waist and the sleeves, and there was no problem.

"Yeah." She patted his head and gave him an affirmative answer.

"Mother said I have to thank Mr. Gu. If it weren't for Mr. Gu, the relief money would not have reached us." The Xu family has been mainly planting for generations, and the drought has caused huge losses. If it hadn't been related to the government In the exchange of food supplies, the losses will be even greater.Su Mo was a little surprised when he heard this. Gu Tingchen integrated into the officialdom so quickly, and the results were good.Su Mo believed that he would be a good official.No wonder he seems to be very busy lately.

After being dazed for a few moments, Jinbo tugged at his sleeve, "Sir, mother wants you to come to my house for dinner tonight." Jinbo actually didn't want to call him wife, and kept calling him Mr.Su Mo didn't mind the title.

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