Yipin Tianxia

Xu Ziqian couldn't help swallowing when he smelled the aroma coming from the yard.

Mo Yun stepped forward and saluted, "Master, who are you looking for?"

"I'm looking for young master Ouyang, is he there?"

"And us." Aunt Xu came forward with her son, "I know your sister Mu, she asked me to come."

Mo Yun snorted, "I heard Sister Mu mentioned you. Everyone is here, please come in!"

All the way in, Xu Ziqian and Aunt Xu looked around.

In fact, this house should have been very good. There is an open courtyard around a rockery after entering the door.The house behind the courtyard should be the first to enter the courtyard, but it was seriously damaged. Now the doors and windows have been completely removed, leaving only the pillars, forming a very spacious corridor, and you can see the second courtyard behind. .

It was a two-story building, and it was supposed to be a meeting place before, but because it was well preserved, all the doors and windows that could be used were dismantled and installed there, and it was changed into a place for people to live.

As for the side rooms connected to the left and right sides, one was used as a utility room, and the other was converted into a kitchen.

The aroma of the food came from the kitchen, and from the open window, one could still see Sister Mu pulling out a drawer from a strangely shaped square iron cage, then peeling off a layer of snow-white skin, and rubbing some on it. stuff, put it in again.

Seeing them coming in, Sister Mu smiled, "Please come in and sit down for a while, just in time to taste my new food."

While talking, I saw Ouyang Kang coming out of the building. He had seen someone upstairs just now.So I hurriedly changed into clean clothes, but there was still dust on the hair, which seemed to be cleaning.

From a long distance away, he cupped his hands at Xu Ziqian apologetically, "I'm sorry, the house is too messy, I'm really negligent."

"It's all right." Although Xu Ziqian was curious about the big thing that Nianfu played with, but he came today because he had other serious business, "Mr. Ouyang, can I borrow a place to talk?"

That is to be said separately.

Ouyang Kang asked inside, "If you don't think it's shabby, please go upstairs and sit down."

Aunt Xu wisely didn't follow him, she and Shuan'er were obviously more interested in the food that Nianfu played with, so they gave gifts and said a few polite words.Just stayed downstairs.

"It's really a waste of money for you." Taking advantage of the gap, Nian Fu smiled and looked at the sallow and thin Shuan'er and said, "I thought Shuan'er was a bit weird for being thin, but I knew a doctor, Grandpa Gao, who came over yesterday and asked for him. A few words, but unexpectedly, Grandpa Gao said that Shuaner might have worms in his stomach. If you don’t believe me, look. He still has some white spots on his face.”

Aunt Xu was taken aback when she heard this, and looked closely at her son's face in the sunlight.Sure enough, you can see faint round spots one by one, "Weird Dao Shuan'er always complains of stomach pain, and sometimes it will be cured by rubbing it. Could it be that there are bugs?"

"Isn't it? I've seen him several times when I lived in your house. It stands to reason that at his age and his appetite is not bad, he really shouldn't be poor."

Shuan'er himself became a little scared when he heard it. "Sister Mu, what should I do?"

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid." Aunt Xu hurriedly comforted her son. "Isn't it just insects? Mother heard a folk remedy in the countryside before, using fried incense to cure the gentleman, can it be cured?"

Her last sentence, of course, was about chanting blessings.The girl smiled and said, "Of course. Grandpa Gao said the same thing, but the fried Shijunzi has to be counted according to Shuan'er's age. Take two pills a day per year, no more than twenty pills a day, and chew it three times. Take it for three consecutive days as a course of treatment. If the worms come out, just eat it, if it doesn’t work, eat it again, if it still doesn’t work, you have to go to a serious doctor to see it, so as not to delay the child’s growth and harm him lifetime."

Aunt Xu nodded repeatedly, Shuan'er is her lifeblood, how could she not care? "I'll buy it on the way back in a while. I'm really ashamed to say that I, a mother, didn't pay attention, but sister Lao Mu is worried about you."

"We're so familiar, why are you being polite? Since Shuan'er calls me sister, I naturally want to show my affection to him."

Over there, Xu Ziqian followed Ouyang Kang upstairs, only to realize that the house is really big.Looking around, I realized that what I saw was less than one-fifth of the house, but the backside was overgrown with weeds and dilapidated, even in broad daylight, it was haunting, no wonder it was called a ghost house.

Although this small building has been repaired, there is not much furniture inside, just a round table and two chairs by the window, it can be regarded as a simple living room.

A rather old maidservant came up to serve tea, Ouyang Kang apologized again, "It's really too simplistic, I hope Mr. Xu will not dislike it."

"It's all right." Xu Ziqian asked after taking a sip of tea, "Young Master Ouyang, although you and I have only met once, but that day when I played the piano with you, I introduced you as a bosom friend. Excuse me for asking." In a word, why do you have to move here?"

Ouyang Kang obviously didn't want to talk too much, "It's really hard to explain the whole story. It's not that I don't want to tell the truth, but it's because the family is involved, so I don't want to say too much. Mr. Xu, why are you looking for me today?"

Xu Ziqian hesitated slightly, "You also know that my father works in the Imperial College, and I just heard the news today that the emperor has given a special favor to the Imperial College, allowing all those who fail the list or miss the exam to take the exam again, and win the exam." Candidates will have the opportunity to participate in the next imperial examination next year."

Seeing that Ouyang Kang was not very surprised, Xu Ziqian was a little surprised, "Could it be that the young master already knew it, so why did you move out?"

This time it was Ouyang Kang's turn to feel strange, "Although I don't know about this, what does it have to do with me moving out of the house?"

Xu Ziqian smiled sarcastically, "Young Master Ouyang, I consider you a confidant, why do you always come with me like this? I know that you couldn't bear the humiliation when you left the banquet that day. Now that you leave home, you have fallen out with your father, right? ?”

Ouyang Kang's expression changed.

Xu Ziqian smiled bitterly, "Do you think I was shameless and depraved when I drank with others that day? I know you are the eldest son of the Ouyang family. I don't know if you understand the suffering of a concubine. My family The elder brother of the first son, stupid and dull, is inferior to me in everything, but because he occupies the title of the first son, he suppresses me in everything. This time the exam is also the same. I should have gone, but because he is the eldest son, he has to go. Before I left, my father asked me to make a tape to bring him into the examination room, but I didn’t expect that the investigation was extremely strict that day. With the level of my elder brother, of course, my name was lost. Father is willing to take me to your house for a banquet. You want me to cling to a powerful person and find a way out."

Ouyang Kang couldn't bear to hear it, "Since you are smart and talented, why don't you seize this opportunity and strive for high school?"

"It's easier said than done?" Xu Ziqian sneered, "Do you think that all the thousand places are admitted fairly? I wouldn't be afraid if it was still Pingguo Gong's exam, but this time it is the Guozijian's own exam. And all the candidates must have someone Recommendation. Because my father joined the Imperial College, in order to avoid suspicion, he could not recommend me. He asked me to find a way by myself. Do you understand what this means?"

Ouyang Kang's heart sank, "You mean, I have to go back to find my father?"

Xu Ziqian looked at him sympathetically, "Unless you can find other officials or a doctor from the Imperial College to recommend you, otherwise, you have to lower your head."

Ouyang Kang choked up and was speechless.

Different from the dignified atmosphere upstairs, the food in the next oven is ready.

The snow-white and bright pink skin sandwiches the golden egg skin, and then wrapped with fried minced meat and vegetables mixed with light soy sauce, rolled into a ball, cut into small pieces with a spatula, and put a piece in your mouth , fresh, smooth and tender, indescribably delicious.You don't need to taste it, just stand upstairs and look at the surprise on the faces of Mrs. Xu and Shuan'er below, and that little worthless Wangcai who is licking the girl's feet vigorously, trying to please her, you will know How delicious this thing is.

Sensing the sight from upstairs, the girl waved at him with a bright smile on her face, "Come down!"

Ouyang Kang suddenly felt that the haze accumulated in his heart was nothing at all, so he smiled and said, "Mr. Xu, go down and try my family's new food, I guarantee you haven't eaten it before."

Xu Ziqian raised his eyes in astonishment, did he hear wrong?You're not talking about the Guozijian, why are you talking about food all of a sudden?But seeing the smile on Ouyang Kang's face, it really didn't look like a disguise, he couldn't help asking, "Could it be that Mr. Ouyang has a countermeasure, so it's so easy?"

Ouyang Kang's eyes were clear, and he said frankly, "Before I went to Beijing, my teacher gave me a letter, saying that if I encountered difficulties, I could go to the Imperial College to seek help from Dr. Su. I thought it would not be necessary, but now it seems that I have to trouble others."

Xu Ziqian was startled suddenly, "Su, Dr. Su? But do you know..."

Ouyang Kang nodded, indicating that he already knew, "The teacher said that Mr. Su is very knowledgeable. Besides, how bad can it be if it is bad now?"

Xu Ziqian choked up and understood what he meant.

Thinking about it, I am a little moved, do you want to go with him to pay a visit to that Mr. Su?But after thinking about it again, he shook his head secretly. Compared with those hypocrites in the officialdom, it's better not to be contaminated by such a real villain.

Ouyang Kang smiled lightly, and took him downstairs to eat without saying anything.

When Xu Ziqian left, he couldn't help persuading him again, "Master Ouyang, why don't you walk around with me, a man can bend and stretch, so what's the point of enduring a momentary humiliation? Let's go to the court tomorrow, wear Zhu With Zi, who cares about such trivial things?"

Ouyang Kang shook his head resolutely, "Mr. Xu, thank you for your kindness, and for coming to tell me the news. But I have given up, so I don't need to say more. Since you are so kind to persuade me, then I have something to say." It's true that a man can bend and stretch, but I'm even more afraid of falling behind and leaving eternal regrets. If you regret it, you can also come to me. Although I am not talented, I will try my best to make you and me perfect."

Xu Ziqian was silent, and left without saying anything. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)