box of hearts

Chapter 184
Wu Ran said "hmm", facing Qiao Yunze, and introduced gently: "This is the dog-Wu Yi."

This name, like a mysterious incantation, opened layers of stone gates of time with a bang.Behind the door is a certain year and place that has long since disappeared. There is a white-faced eunuch, a black-faced man, and a child with a machete in front of them, and two sentences:
"This is the dog—Qiu Zhicheng."

"From now on, your surname is Wu, and your name is Wu Yi."

Whenever he thinks back to the scene where his righteous brother Qiu Ruogu entrusted his only son to him before he assassinated the regent a few years ago, Wu Ran will have the urge to burst into tears.He covered up a dry cough, and waved to Wu Yi, "Come on, this is Mr. Joe, the teacher my father invited for you, hurry up and kowtow to the teacher."

Unexpectedly, Wu Yi just snorted and looked at each other coldly, "My son said earlier that no matter whether it is civil or military, there is a relationship between teachers and students. For example, if a son joins the boxer Boss Hong, it means that he is destined to be with his old man. As for It’s not like my father has never invited these teachers before, but those who come and go don’t agree with my son. There is no karma, and a lot of rites of apprenticeship are in vain. If you want your son to say, don’t rush to kowtow these heads. Let’s take a look at this Whether Mr. Wei and his son are destined, it will not be too late to send the letter of appointment to the teacher."

Wu Ran obviously dotes on this adoptive son very much. Although he showed some color, he was not serious enough to say, "You have so many fallacies. I know you don't like to study, but you can barely follow it for a few days. , I just said that I didn’t hit it off with this teacher, and forced him to go. It’s up to you to say whether you have a relationship or not, and you’re coaxing me.”

Wu Yi Gu Pan Zixiong shook his arm, "Father is right, it doesn't count if the son says it's fate or not. As the saying goes, 'fate is determined', let God tell us whether this gentleman and his son are destined or not. "

Wu Ran was stunned when he heard it, "Oh, you have the ability to ask God?"

"It's not difficult." Wu Yi pointed to the mahogany desk under the window, "Wait for my son to write two notes, one with 'Keep' and the other with 'Don't keep', let this gentleman draw lots. Grab If you see the word 'stay', you should have a teacher-student relationship with your son, if you catch 'not stay', you will open the door to see off guests."

"Naughty fool!" In a fit of anger, Wu Ran yelled, "I have always obeyed my parents' orders when I apprenticed to a teacher. I never heard that it is determined by lottery."

"Eunuch Wu," Qiao Yun, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly spoke up, calm and composed, "Your Excellency's words are reasonable. The so-called 'Heaven, Earth, Monarch, Parent, and Teacher' means that the fate between teachers and students is not trivial, and it is indeed God's will. You might as well Follow the young master's idea and see if there is a teacher-student relationship between me and the young master."

Wu Ran looked at Qiao Yunze unexpectedly, and saw resolute determination on the corner of the other's thin mouth, which was as thin as a blade.As soon as his heart changed, he turned to his adopted son and said, "Since Mr. also said so, you can write it."

Wu Yi bowed his waist, turned around and went to the table, picked up the brush and moistened the ink, and finished it with one stroke.The book lamp shone on his young and aggressive face, and there was a sly smile on the corner of his mouth.Once again, he quickly glanced at the paper in his hand—one with the word "No Stay" written in full ink, and the other with the same two words—then quickly folded them separately and made two The paper lots are put into a small box of a green glazed toad.

"Sir, please."

Qiao Yun, on the other hand, did not glance at the box, and directly swept out his right hand freely, with the index finger and middle finger holding a certain lottery at random, then raised his arm, and hung the lottery in front of the candlestick on the table where Zhang Tianshi cut five poisons, and paid for it. fire burns.Then with a flick of his hand, he shook off the burnt paper ash.

A little spark flashed and went out, but the four eyes of Wu Ran and Wu Yi lit up in surprise at the same time.

Qiao Yun glanced at them lightly, with a delicate and thoughtful voice, "Since one is 'Keep' and the other is 'Not Keep', as long as you have seen the rest, you will know what the next one is. "

Wu Yi's complexion suddenly sank, and then he looked at the tall and handsome man in front of him.On that side, Wu Ran had already stretched out his hand and grabbed another piece of paper lottery and opened it. After seeing it, he laughed and said, "This one says 'Don't keep', so the one that Mr. grabbed must be 'Keep'. How about it, This is what you said yourself, you and this gentleman are predestined by God, why don't you meet him soon?"

"Wait a minute," Wu Yi turned his pupils away from Qiao Yunze's face, and slid left and right, "Although fate is there, we have to see how talented this gentleman is to make a decision."

Wu Ran got a little angry again, and said in a suppressed voice: "If you don't mention talent and learning, it doesn't matter. If you do, I will tell you that this gentleman was born as a number one scholar, and he is the best scholar. You are lucky to have his advice. It was cultivated by you in several lifetimes."

Wu Yi immediately retorted: "There are also champions who are just pretending to be famous, and they have nothing but fame. If you are really talented, why are you afraid of your son to give it a try?"

Now Wu Ran's mouth was twisted with anger, and he was about to curse, but Qiao Yun waved his hand first, "How do you want to try, my lord?"

Wu Yi raised his thick horizontal eyebrows sideways, as if he had put a stick on his face, and he was ready to fight, "I don't study many books, and I can't pass the school exam, just write one word, sir, come and read it." recognize."

After hearing this, Wu Ran who was next to him immediately turned his anger into a smile, "Is there any character in the world that I don't understand? Don't say one, and you can write a hundred and a thousand. It's just a trick."

But when Wu Yi spread out the written words on the table, Wu Ran was dumbfounded, only to see the word "" on a piece of imperial rice paper.He hadn't drunk a few taels of ink, and didn't know what the meaning of the word was, so he looked at Qiao Yunze expectantly.

Qiao Yun pondered for a moment at the strange character, then raised his lips slightly, took the long-point pen from the tortoiseshell pen holder, dipped it in thick ink, and added a large official script character "" with silkworm head and swallow tail beside it.

"These two words are the same."

Wu Yi poked his head over to look, and let out a "chi" laugh, "Are you bluffing me? There's no such word at all."

Qiao Yun put the pen back gracefully, "There is no such word as son."

"Who said there isn't one?" Wu Yiguai took a few steps to the door of the study, and opened his eyes to a broken willow tree outside.Among the dark sparse branches, there is a dancing black shadow.He bent down and touched the ground, picked up a stone, and made a "whoosh".

The thin leaves trembled a few times, and an old crow fell down.

This skill of unarmed stone flow is not only extraordinary in eyesight, but also in the strength at hand is astonishing.So Er Wu Yi looked arrogant, clapped his hands and returned to the original place, pointed at the dead crow outside the door, "There is a 'stone' on the left, and a 'bird' on the right, hit the bird with a stone, I pronounce the word 'pa '."

Qiao Yun just nodded his head as if he was waiting, and grabbed a bamboo ruler about two fingers wide from the corner of the desk with his right hand, and when it was too fast to cover his ears, he slammed it heavily towards Wu Yi's hand.

Although Wu Yi was agile, but because he didn't care about this Wenxiu scholar at all, he was a little slow in pulling his hand, and the ruler swept it to his fingertips, and even his face was swept away. The fist came, and the adoptive father Wu Ran was so startled that he jumped forward and opened his arms to stop him, "What is Nizi going to do? It's against you!"

Qiao Yun, on the other hand, did not show any timidity. Instead, he stared straight at Wu Yi's glaring eyes, and pointed the ruler gracefully at the word he had written before, like a hero holding a knife, hesitating to stand on his own feet, "There is a bamboo stick on the top." ’, the following word is ‘hand’, and bamboo strikes the hand. I also pronounce the word ‘pa’. Dare I ask you, are the two characters the same?”

Wu Yi was stunned, the look of anger in his eyes was just like a bird falling from a tree, leaving behind a few stumped feathers, which scratched his eyes, and he couldn't help itching, and the smile burst out, and then The whole mouth was opened, and he laughed "haha", as heartfelt and cheerful as a knight who has fought all over the world and has finally found an opponent.Wu Yi rubbed his beaten hand against the edge of his clothes, looked at Qiao Yunze again from head to toe, stood up and sang, "What's your name, sir?"

"Didn't dad say it earlier?" Wu Ran regained his composure and interjected overjoyedly, "This is the No. [-] scholar in the last subject, Mr. Qiao!"

There was an indescribable look on Wu Yi's face, "Your surname is Qiao? Could it be that you dared to sleep with the regent's woman, but he was eunuched?"

"Yi'er!" Wu Ran changed her face awe-inspiringly, her white skin turned black and blue.Qiao Yun, on the other hand, did not see any waves and vibrations, but there was a violent flicker at the corner of his left eye, which was gloomy and cold.

Wu Yi stared at the other party's eyes, and laughed again, this time, silently, "Then you must hate the regent, don't you?"

Qiao Yun still didn't speak, and before Wu Ran could say anything, Wu Yi had already lifted up his skirt and knelt down on the ground with a "boom", "Mr. Qiao, please accept the gift from disciple Wu Yi. Master and student, like father and son, should know respect for the master. The teachings are never unforgettable, and the love comes from the heart, and there is no regret.”

Qiao Yun looked down at Wu Yi and kowtowed, the small piece of sky outside the door was completely dark, so dark that he could no longer distinguish the night and the crow.

10.
The days are ruthless, and the days pass quickly.Every one or two days, Qiao Yun would go to Wu's residence to teach Wu Yi homework.In a blink of an eye, it was August [-]th, and it was only after noon, and the sky was as dark as ink, with dark clouds rolling in.

Qiao Yun set up a pergola with his hands and looked up into the sky, then quickened his pace.The servant of the Wu family directly invited him to the inner study, "Sir, I arrived very early today, and the young master is still in the training ground in the back garden. Go and call him."

"No need," Qiao Yun called him, "I'll call, and watch your young master practice kung fu by the way."

"That's a good thing, you can go out here and go west all the way to the end."

"I know."

(End of this chapter)