I studied abroad in modern times

Zheng Fa watched Wang Guanshi leave with a slightly stiff back and a calm look.

Behind him, Zheng's mother said with a worried tone: "He came here to ease the relationship between our two families. We will meet each other sooner or later. Isn't it bad to refuse like this?"

Zheng Fa knew that his mother had a gentle personality and didn't want to cause trouble.

On the other hand, his younger sister Zheng Shan was clear about the grudges: "Who wants a few stinky silver coins? Wang Gui's family is not a good person!"

Obviously, she still remembered the incident when Wang Gui blocked her at the entrance of the village.

Zheng Fa touched his younger sister's head and explained to his mother:

"Wang Guanshi probably doesn't have good intentions. I was just chosen by the lady to become the seventh young master's book boy, and I took other people's silver without hesitation. What does this look like?"

This is completely different from what Huang Yu's family sent.

Huang Yu's father sent simple pens, inkstones, paper and inkstones plus a few pieces of coarse cloth. They are not valuable, but useful.

But Wang Guanshi... a bundle of silver is really a waste of money.

I'm afraid it's more of a flattery.

In the final analysis, one is just trying to make friends, and the other is just trying to be sinister.

Zheng's mother was startled, and she understood a little bit. She looked at Zheng Fa with an inexplicable relief: "You are really sensible."

Zheng Fa smiled and nodded, without any modesty: "Don't worry, mother, I will earn this money for you in the future!"

He knew that his mother might have been trembling with fear, and the more confident he was, the more at ease she would be.

In fact, he also wanted to scare Zheng's mother a little bit - he was not sure whether Manager Wang was deliberately flattering her, but he knew that he didn't need to take this risk for this money.

It was the younger sister who nodded beside him: "Mother, I can also earn money for you in the future, don't want the money of the surname Wang!"

The little face was full of determination.

Mother Zheng rolled her eyes at her: "If you stop being greedy, I'll be thankful!"

Zheng Fa picked up the little sister and shook her up and laughed: "It's a little heavier! It seems to be a little taller."

He remembered something else: "The cloth sent by the Huang family, mother, give me two sets of clothes, and make the extra ones for you and my little sister."

Mother Zheng was unwilling: "These are sent by others, and you have to have more clothes when you go to the Zhao Mansion, so you can be decent."

"But as a book boy, you are not a big shot, so what is decent or not." Zheng Fa pinched the little hair on the little sister's head: "Besides, our family hasn't had new clothes for several years."

"New clothes!"

The little sister was in Zheng Fa's arms. When she heard the three words "new clothes", she raised her hands and cheered.

Very happy.

"Then make two for you, and the rest for your sister, mother doesn't want it." Mother Zheng thought about it and said firmly.

...

After staying at home for a night, Zheng Fa wore the new clothes made by his mother overnight and said goodbye to Zhuangzi again.

This time, Mother Zheng's eyes were a little red.

According to the rules of the Zhao family, Zheng Fa had to study and practice martial arts with the Seventh Young Master, and could only come back once every six days.

If Zheng Fa had been in the position of a book boy, he would have stayed in the Zhao Mansion for most of the time for at least a few years in the future.

Zheng Shan had been very happy these days. There were delicious food at home, and her mother had made new clothes for her.

Wang Gui did not dare to bully her anymore.

But at this time, she hugged Zheng Fa's knees and cried loudly:

"I don't want to eat meat in the city!"

"I don't want to wear new clothes!"

"I don't want my brother to go to the Zhao family!"

The old man who came to pick up Zheng Fa was still the old man driving the ox cart. He looked at this scene with a pipe in his mouth and said a little embarrassedly: "Xiao Zheng, we are going to set off. We can't let the noble wait."

Zheng Fa picked up Zheng Shan and put her in her mother's arms, and nodded to Zheng's mother who was silent with red eyes.

The crying of the little sister was louder, and Zheng Fa endured it and did not look back.

The old man who was driving the cart gently hit the cow's buttocks with his long whip, and seemed to be talking to Zheng Fa: "Is this the first time that Xiao Zheng has left home?"

"Yeah." Zheng Fa didn't really want to talk.

"When I was a child, when I first went out to drive the cart, my mother looked at me like this..." The old man took a puff of cigarette: "But young people want to go out and do something big, but if they can look back, they still have to look more."

Zheng Fa turned around and looked at the two figures who were still looking at the ox cart in the distance.

The old man who was driving the cart could still be heard muttering in his ears: "Old man, I want to look back at my mother now, but I can't see her."

Zheng Fa opened the big bundle on his back, and there was a small bundle inside: "You said last time that you liked my mother's craftsmanship, and my mother made some more."

The old man was stunned and looked back at Zheng Fa.

"Do you really believe that I like your mother's craftsmanship?"

"My mother believes it."

"Why don't you tell her?"

"Let her do these, she will feel more at ease."

The old man stayed for a while, picked up a piece of bread from the bundle, and took a bite: "You are better than when I was young."

...

The car arrived at Zhao's house and entered from the back door as usual.

But this time it was Gao Yuan who was waiting for him.

Gao Yuan was wearing a scholar's shirt and carrying an exquisite bamboo bookcase.

Zheng Fa was wearing coarse cloth and carrying a large blue cloth bundle prepared by Zheng's mother.

After looking at each other, Gao Yuan was a little embarrassed.

"Let's go, the Seventh Young Master is waiting for us."

As soon as he saw him, Gao Yuan hurriedly said, and the two walked towards the Seventh Young Master's residence.

The Zhao's house is very big.

The place where the Seventh Young Master lives is also very deep.

When Zheng Fa and the others arrived, his back was already wet with sweat.

The Seventh Young Master's small courtyard, no, it should be said to be a large courtyard.

This is a typical three-entry courtyard. Looking at the back of the courtyard, it seems to have its own garden.

It can be called a courtyard within a courtyard.

This shows the status and favor of the Seventh Young Master in the Zhao Mansion.

To the right of the main gate of the courtyard, there is a brown wooden sign with three words on it:

"Don't envy the immortals"

Zheng Fa thought to himself that in this world ruled by the immortals, it is hard to say that this tone is not arrogant.

The courtyard door was slightly closed, and Gao Yuan stepped forward and knocked gently.

The door opened a crack, and a maid poked her head out. When she saw the two of them, she understood: "New book boy? Come in, the young master is waiting for you."

Zheng Fa and the others walked into the courtyard and immediately found a very obvious feature in the courtyard:

There were no men.

The servants who led the way, swept the floor, and came and went were all young maids.

Zheng Fa was fine, but Gao Yuan could only look straight ahead all the way and was quite nervous.

The place where the Seventh Young Master wanted to meet them was in the study room in the outer courtyard. The maid led them to the door of the study room.

A man was sitting on a chair, holding an ancient book in his hand and reading it intently.

The sunlight shone through the glazed window on his white robe, with a faint silver reflection, making his eyebrows and eyes look more delicate and white.

Even though the Seventh Young Master didn't seem to have a good reputation, Zheng Fa couldn't help but sigh that this guy looked really good.

As if he heard the footsteps of the three people, the Seventh Young Master raised his eyebrows and looked at Zheng Fa and the others.

As soon as he saw them, he laughed, stood up and strode towards the three people, and said enthusiastically: "You two are my new book boys? Gao Yuan?"

He pointed at Gao Yuan and looked at Zheng Fa: "Zheng Fa? Right?"

He actually remembered their names.

"I've been waiting for you to come!" The Seventh Young Master seemed to be very happy. He threw the book in his hand and came to greet the two people, and even kindly helped Gao Yuan hold the book box.

Gao Yuan's face was a little red with excitement.

"You two put your things first, I'll make the decision, go to Yanyu Tower to invite a table, and welcome you two!"

Even Zheng Fa was a little confused.

This Seventh Young Master was a little too enthusiastic.

On the other hand, what is Yanyu Tower? It is the most famous place for fireworks in Jingzhou City.

The benefits for this bookboy are so good... Is it immoral?

Looking at Gao Yuan on the side, his face suddenly turned pale and he said, "Seventh Young Master, your last bookboy seemed to have bewitched you to go to Yanyu Tower, and was beaten up by the lady and sent back, right?"

Seventh Young Master was stunned, threw the bookcase in his hand to the ground, and clapped his hands.

"You are well-informed." The smile on his face slowly disappeared: "Then tell me, is it better for you two to go away on your own, or be beaten up and driven away like the last idiot?"

The bookcase cracked on the ground with a clang.

Just like the expression on Gao Yuan's face.