Good son-in-law of the Ming Dynasty

Since he intends to trouble Mr. Wu, it is natural to follow the rules of etiquette.

On the second day, Su Mu got up early and went to the street to buy a box of snacks.After thinking about it, this little gift is really out of reach. According to the ancient rules of appreciating a teacher, it should be a direct gift of money.However, Su Mu and he don't have the names of teachers and students, so it's not appropriate to give money.

Of course, according to the ancient etiquette, you can also give bacon...Forget about bacon, it's such a hot day, be careful to breed insects.

After walking a few steps, Su Mu's heart skipped a beat. If he guessed right, Mr. Wu's family had stayed in the capital for ten years, and they were already in dire straits.

When I saw Ms. Wu yesterday, although the material of her clothes was good, they looked very worn out. There were patches on her elbows and neckline, and I don't know how many years she had worn them.

Speaking of which, Ms. Wu's experience is somewhat similar to that of Su Mu back then.

At that time, Su Mu's father also waited for the exam in the capital for ten years, and finally filled in all his net worth, and he also suffered all kinds of supercilious glances in Su's family.

Thinking of this, Su Mu felt sympathetic to Miss Wu.

Since you want to give a gift, why not give her a few feet of fabric so that she can make new clothes.

Su Mu went into a cloth shop, first pulled a piece of fine silk material for Miss Wu, after thinking about it, he simply bought a four-foot Songjiang cloth for the old Juren.

Food and lodging in the capital is very expensive, as for other things, the prices are not too outrageous, and the total cost is only more than one or two taels of silver.

After preparing the gifts, Su Mu ran back home excitedly.

As soon as he arrived at the inn, he saw two tall men sitting in the lobby outside, they were the two guards of Zhu Houzhao, and Eunuch Liu was also there.

The three of them ordered a table of food and wine, and they were eating very smooth, when they saw Su Mu they all shouted: "Morning Mr. Su, why not come over for a drink too."

Su Mu was annoyed: "Why are you here again? Didn't you just come in the afternoon yesterday?"

Liu Jin smiled and said: "My young master is impatient, Mr. Su, please take more care of him. It will be fine in a few days. After a few days, he will get tired, so naturally he won't come to disturb you."

"I hope so. I still have to take the provincial exam. You guys are here, what else do I have to study for?"

Liu Jin apologized: "Mr. Su, my young master said that as long as he comes to learn art, he will have lunch with him. No matter which restaurant in the capital, you can say whatever you want?"

As a senior foodie, Su Mu felt satisfied: "That's a good relationship." Since there is no way to collect it, I am also embarrassed to charge Zhu Xiaozi's tuition, but it is okay to eat a few meals from him.Anyway, he is a clan relative and has plenty of money.

Back at the residence, Zhu Houzhao had already arrived, and was sitting at the table drinking tea boredly.

Xiaodie also ignored him, doing laundry on the sidelines.

Seeing Su Mu, Zhu Houzhao jumped up in surprise: "Zi Qiao, you are finally back, I have something to tell you, I..."

Su Mu waved to him, walked straight to the north room, bowed slightly: "Mr. Wu, Wan Sheng Su Mu came to pay a visit."

"Ah!" Ms. Wu called out in a low voice.

Then, she opened the door a gap, without saying a word, just waved to Su Mu.

Su Mu thought she was saying that Wu Juren was still sleeping, and told him not to disturb him.

He lowered his voice and handed over a large pile of presents: "Things that are meager don't count as respect, I hope the young lady will accept them."

"What?" An old Juren's voice came from the room: "Your name is Su Mu... You have serious ailments in your lower body, so it's inconvenient to meet guests. You and I have never met before, so I don't know what you mean by this?"

It turned out that he had already woken up.

Hearing her father's voice, Miss Wu became even more nervous, and kept waving at Su Mu, which confused him.

Su Mu: "I got my teacher's advice yesterday, and it will benefit me a lot in later life, just a little bit of my heart."

"You're welcome." The inside sighed, and said, "Actually, the "University" you explained yesterday was very precise, and I was also happy to see Lie Xin, so I echoed it casually. As members of the same famous religion, it is common for colleagues to learn from each other. , why do you need to be more polite?"

Su Mu heard him talk about yesterday's interpretation of "The Great Learning" in "Yu Xi! The former king is not the king!" Forget it." One sentence, but did not mention the matter of revising the article, I felt a little strange in my heart, and always felt that something was wrong.

At this time, Miss Wu suddenly stretched out her hand, took the gift in Su Mu's hand, turned her head and said softly to the room: "Father, there is a saying in Shilin that a gentleman has the friendship of making money." Mr. Su and you are both modest gentlemen, if you are like ordinary people in the market, you are hypocritical."

Wu Lao Juren: "It's narrow-minded for the father, let alone!"

Then, no one in the room spoke again.

Miss Wu glanced at Su Mu again, and then fell on the gift.

As soon as he saw the piece of silk in his hand, he knew that Su Mu had bought it for himself, but his face turned red, and he stretched out his hand to gently close the door.

This red color is like a peony flower in full bloom, so beautiful that Su Mu was stunned and almost hit his nose by the closed door.

"Zi Qiao, I found out."

Su Mu looked back and saw Zhu Houzhao, his good mood immediately turned to bad: "What did you find?"

Zhu Houzhao: "Zi Qiao, I found that my aura of arrogance has increased a bit."

"What did you find, psychological effect?"

"No, I really feel it." Zhu Houzhao said solemnly: "Woke up early this morning, I...I found that my whole body is full of energy, and it seems that there is a mass of fresh energy in my chest that is about to burst out."

"It's all an illusion."

"By the way, Ziqiao, that girl surnamed Wu just now doesn't look good at all."

"what!"

Zhu Houzhao said triumphantly: "The selection of female officials in the palace focuses on dignified appearance. This woman has a round face and looks virtuous. But her waist is a little thinner, and her chest..."

According to the standards of the palace, Miss Wu is indeed pretty, but it doesn't matter what the women in the palace look like.

A cold snort suddenly came from the north room, and the voice was Mr. Wu.

It is tolerable to hear two men talking about their daughter behind their backs, but it is unbearable.

The two of them lowered their heads in fright.

"I don't mind you, let's read!" Su Mu sat down at the table, explained a passage of "University" casually, and asked Zhu Hou to copy it ten times.

I memorized a few sage classics myself, and tried to write an article.

Soon it was noon, and Su Mu said, "It's time to eat, General Zhu, let's go. Xiaodie, don't cook, let's go together."

Zhu Houzhao: "Wait, there are two paragraphs left!"

"Let's talk after dinner, don't be in a hurry."

The food and drinks in the capital are more exquisite than those in other places, and Su Mu didn't bother to save money for Zhu Xiaozi, so he took him to the most high-end restaurants, and he ate five taels of silver for a meal. Jaw-dropping.

After eating, he rested for half an hour and returned to the courtyard. Su Mu explained another passage of "Great Learning" for Zhu Hou to copy, while he began to write stereotyped articles.

Today went well, Zhu Xiaozi was not annoying, spent about three hours to finish writing the topic that Su Mu had left for him, and then asked Su Mu for advice on martial arts.

What kind of martial arts did Su Mu know, and snorted: "You have just cultivated the awe-inspiring spirit, and you haven't even read through the foundation of the sage. Even if you are taught superior martial arts, you still can't understand it. You should honestly study "University" and understand the meaning of the scriptures... Anyway, let me just tell you about the most basic training methods of superior martial arts."

Su Mu wrote today's article smoothly, and he ate very well at noon. He was in a good mood, so he wanted to tease this bastard, and said seriously: "Martial arts have three levels of strength, bright strength, dark strength, and transformation strength. Ordinary warriors only If you can practice until the bright energy is perfect, every movement of your hands and feet will make a crisp sound like a whip, as for the dark energy..."

Pi Pi Pa Pa said a lot again, after making him faint, the yard finally became quiet.

There was no one to treat guests for dinner, and the meal was simple. Looking at the ordinary dishes, Su Mu felt a little nostalgic for Zhu Houzhao.

After dinner, because there is a difference between men and women, and Ms. Wu is also a lady, it is not appropriate for her to go there rashly. Su Mu will send the three stereotyped articles he wrote today to Xiaodie.

After a while, Xiaodie came back and said that Ms. Wu had accepted the article, and that she would show it to Lao Juren when he felt better.

"And Miss Wu asked you, why is that all?"

"That's all." Su Mu was a little puzzled: "I wrote three articles today, there are not many more."

Xiaodie thought for a while: "By the way, Ms. Wu said that you are not writing about red dreams or anything."

Su Mu continued: "A Dream of Red Mansions?"

"Yes, yes, yes." Xiaodie nodded again and again: "That's the name, young master, look at my memory. Ms. Wu asked, "Dream of Red Mansions" was written by you, and is there any more?"

Su Mu: "I wrote it. Didn't I tell you that I am going to exchange this book for some money? However, the bookstores in the capital don't accept books now, so I can only save some drafts and put them there."

He was also surprised. To be honest, the book "Dream of Red Mansions" is mainly about the love and resentment of the group of men and women in the Grand View Courtyard.But it would be a little embarrassing for people familiar with it to read it, especially Mr. Wu who is so knowledgeable.

But after thinking about it, this old Mr. Wu is a romantic person. This can be seen from his writing and revised articles. This "Dream of Red Mansions" was originally ranked first among the four great classics, and it is probably quite right. The taste of middle-aged and old Wenqing was not enough after reading a chapter, so I came here to ask for a manuscript.

Xiao Die: "Master, do you have any? We live in their house. Besides, I can get along with Miss Wu. They want to read the manuscript, so it seems logical not to give it?"

"Are you in a hurry?" Su Mu reached out and scratched her nose, took a few manuscripts from the drawer and handed them over: "This was written last night, take it over!"

"Okay!" Xiaodie happily took the manuscript and ran out.

Looking at her back, Su Mu shook his head, then lowered his head to write today's manuscript.