Son-in-law of Chenglong

Chapter 9 Master and Disciple
After school, Zhu Ying missed Wang Chong, so instead of going to the dining hall first, she went back to the warehouse to look for him first.

Before entering the room, he shouted: "Little brother Wang Chong, come down quickly, we're going to eat together."

Xiaochong just memorized a volume of books, a little tired, immediately put down the books in his hands, said yes, and walked down the attic to the dining hall with Zhu Ying.

Although they have only known each other for a day, Wang Chong and Zhu Ying are already as good as ever, and they are very familiar.

After dinner, the two of them went back to the warehouse together, and each recited books on the attic. Zhu Ying was stimulated by Wang Chong and worked ten times harder than usual. After memorizing a volume, he was very discouraged, and secretly called out: "Little brother Wang Chong, you really are not a son of man."

A few days passed, black clouds rushed in, and the incident of Mr. Xiao's identity exposure gradually passed in Bailu Academy, and the number of people waiting in front of Mr. Xiao's courtyard in the back mountain became less and less every day.

Xiaochong was promoted to class B, and gradually became familiar with the life in the academy. He has a good temper and is used to being disciplined by his mother severely, so he doesn't care if his studies are hard.

On this day, Xiao Chong got up as usual, and was about to go to study with Zhu Ying, when the old man who arranged for him brought his six sons over, called out, and asked, "What's the matter?"

The six sons have been in the country for a long time and have never seen the world. There are scholars studying everywhere in the academy. They speak and behave differently from their peers in the country. What they see along the way is new. : "The mistress has come to write home."

Xiaochong was happy, and said: "Hurry up with me." He took the letter, thinking about going to class, and said: "You wait for me outside the academy, I will write a letter to my mother later."

The old man still took the six sons out. No one is allowed to wander around in the academy, and the six sons cannot wait in the academy.

Zhu Ying stayed with Wang Chong for a few days, knowing a little about his family's situation, she thought, "I don't know what kind of talent Mrs. Wang is capable of raising such an outstanding character like Wang Chong's younger brother."

Xiaochong's family has strict upbringing, he dare not say that his father is a servant in the court, he only said that he is an ordinary official, and he didn't say that his parents are not very harmonious, he only said that his father was an official outside, and his mother raised him alone, it was very hard.

Zhu Ying said with a smile: "Auntie must be worried about my younger brother, why don't I take a leave of absence for you, and go back and read the letter first."

Xiaochong shook his head, took a look at the letter, glanced at ten lines, and said, "Mom didn't say anything, just asked the old family to send some clothes."

He accepted the letter with a calm expression on his face, but he was slightly worried in his heart.

Wang Chong's mother wrote a letter, but what he said was not a common thing. Another strange thing happened in the village. Dozens of villagers died suddenly in their dreams, and seven or eight people from the outside world also died. Many monks and priests are also useless.

Xiaochong's mother said in a letter that she had gone back to her family's house in a neighboring county to take refuge temporarily, so that her son would not have to worry.

Xiao Chong thought to himself: "Fortunately, my mother has returned to my grandfather's house, otherwise I don't know what to worry about as a man."

"Why do the people in the village die suddenly in their dreams? Why do the outsiders die differently? Could it be related to the stone tablet in the mountain?"

His mother also told him in the letter that he must focus on his studies and prepare for the exam next year, and that he was not allowed to visit neighboring counties. Xiao Chong naturally did not dare to disobey his mother's wishes, but his mind was extremely hard to bear.

"It's a pity that the black cloud is just a few scraps, and it won't restore the magical effect in the master's hands after all. How about I take a thousand miles overnight to visit my mother?"

Xiao Chong sighed quietly, Zhu Ying saw that he was not very happy, and tried to persuade him a few words, but Xiao Chong was still not in high spirits.

After school at noon, he wrote a letter and handed it to the six children waiting outside the academy.Liu Zi and Yue Ya'er have a book boy and a personal servant girl. They are young, so it takes Uncle Wang to travel around to send letters.

The last time Uncle Wang went back to report his safety, this time he brought a letter, and after receiving Wang Chong's reply, he had to go to his grandfather's house in a neighboring county to hand it over to the mistress, which was very hard work.

After listening to the lecture during the day, Xiaochong lost his mind, packed up his books, and decided to go to Zhu Ying, calculating the time, but it seemed a little too late, he thought: "Let's go to Class A to have a look, if Brother Zhu is not here, go back and endorse."

Xiaochong doesn't have any good friends in his hometown. He studies hard all day long, but the children in the same village are all happy to play. Everyone can't play together. Finally, he has a speculative classmate like Zhu Ying, and he often misses the same place.

He went around to Class A, and sure enough, he saw that the school hall was empty and no one was there, neither the teacher nor the students were there.

Xiaochong had expected it a long time ago, and he was not disappointed. He was about to go back, when he suddenly saw Zhu Ying coming in a hurry from a distance, and wanted to greet him, but Zhu Ying had already gone to the back mountain.

Xiaochong secretly laughed, and said in his heart: "It turns out that Senior Brother Zhu also misses his apprenticeship with Master Xiao. I have never heard that there are other people living in the back mountain of the academy."

Xiaochong became curious, and tiptoed behind his friend, trying to scare him.

Zhu Ying seemed to have something on her mind, she didn't realize it, she walked out of the academy by a side door, went up the mountain all the way, and ended up in a thatched cottage after half an hour.

A tall and tall young man stood outside the thatched cottage, watching the situation leisurely.

Zhu Ying cupped her hands as a sign of courtesy, and said with a respectful attitude, "Master is leaving?"

Xiaochong was very surprised, and thought, "So this is Master Xiao!"

"I didn't expect Brother Zhu Ying to have such a close relationship with this master that he already has the title of master."

He was thinking wildly when he heard the young man smile and say, "Why did you bring your little friend here?"

"The boy behind the tree! I've heard disciples tell you that you don't need to hide."

Xiaochong was slightly surprised, hesitated a little, walked out from the hiding place, bowed, and said shyly: "The boy was curious, and followed Brother Zhu here, not to spy on private matters."

He saluted Zhu Ying deeply again, and said: "I wanted to scare Brother Zhu, but this matter is very impolite, and I want to apologize to Brother Zhu!"

Zhu Ying covered her mouth lightly, but didn't say anything, she lowered her head and didn't know what she was thinking.

The young man smiled and said: "It's okay, I have already revealed my whereabouts, I don't want to stay for a long time, come back this time, tell my disciples a few words before leaving."

Xiaochong saluted deeply again, it was an apology just now, this time it was a serious salute, and said: "Wang Chong, a student of Bailu Academy, has met Mr. Xiao."

The young man smiled and said, "From now on, I won't be teaching at Bailu Academy, and you don't have to call me Master, just call me Mr. Xiao."

"It just so happens that I have something to tell my apprentice, and I don't need to tell anyone. Come and listen to me."

Mrs. Xiao walked into the thatched cottage leisurely, Xiao Chong leaned over to Zhu Ying, and said in a low voice, "I didn't mean it either, so don't be angry."

Zhu Ying whispered: "Not angry."

Xiao Chong was relieved, but Zhu Ying gently pulled his sleeves and led him straight into the thatched cottage.

There is very little furniture in the thatched cottage, in the middle there is a very large straw couch, and there is a low table on the couch, and there is nothing else.

Master Xiao sat upright behind the low table, pointed at the straw couch, and said, "You guys sit down."

Zhu Ying brought Wang Chong to sit obediently at the low table, and sat across from Master Xiao.

Master Xiao ignored Wang Chong, and said to his apprentice with a smile: "A beautiful young man in green robes, a jade tree in front of the wind; he writes thousands of poems in the court, and loves to escape from Zen when he is drunk."

"Escaping from meditation is not yet possible, but running away from home is certain."

(End of this chapter)