Zheng Wuji went out for fun under the guise of studying, and Xu Chunjun personally packed his bags.
"You don't need to bring so much," Zheng Wuji looked at it and said, "One box is enough."
Then he asked Xu Chunjun: "Is there anything you want? I'll bring it to you when I come back."
"Don't worry about home, just have fun." Xu Chunjun always had a faint smile on his face, and those who didn't know thought that Zheng Wuji was really going to study.
Zheng Wuji went out and made an appointment with those people to take a boat to Dongdu together.
Walking along the waterway at this time, there are peach blossoms, apricot blossoms, lilacs and willows along the bank, which is simply beautiful.
Zheng Wuji grew up to be so big, and he only upheld one creed---carpe diem.
The reason why I have been patient and restrained these days is mainly because I care about Xu Chunjun, fearing that she will go back to her parents' home in anger and never come back.
But now that Xu Chunjun allows him to go out and have fun, what worries does he have?
What's more, he felt that the Zheng family's life was very easy now, and they had a virtuous assistant like Xu Chunjun.
He had no worries about food and drink all his life, and moderate happiness was not a necessity.
Therefore, it can be said that I feel at ease when I go out this time. The only regret is that it would be even more beautiful if I could travel with Xu Chunjun.
But this regret is not serious, because Xu Chunjun is still in Xiaozhong after all.
When the period of filial piety is over, the two of them will definitely live together, and then they can take a step forward.
Zheng Wuji got on the boat and found that he was the first to arrive.
"Uncle Zheng, please sit down first. There is wine and food on the boat. Please take your time and use it first. Those few people will probably come later." The people on the boat greeted with a smile.
"Don't worry, I can just enjoy the scenery." Zheng Wuji said and sat down.
The wines and dishes on the table were his favorites on weekdays, and he couldn't help but pour and drink them himself.
At the same time, on a painting boat three or four miles away from here, the people who had made an appointment with Zheng Wuji to go to Dongdu together stood on the bow of the boat and looked around.
"Brother Zheng, why aren't you here? We made an appointment to arrive at this time." Everyone waited and waited and looked again and again, but Zheng Wuji was nowhere to be seen.
"Look at the person coming over there, why does it look like the housekeeper of the Zheng family?" Someone with sharp eyes saw a person coming from a distance. He was tall and bearded. At first glance, he was not from the Central Plains.
Especially those bright white teeth are dazzling.
As expected, it was Sikandar who came closer. He cupped his fists and said to everyone on the boat: "Everyone, I'm really sorry. My old lady is sick again and I can't leave. I sent someone to tell you that you don't have to wait any longer.
.I will travel with you again when I have the opportunity in the future.”
When everyone heard this, they were helpless. The old lady was sick, how could she come out to play again?
So he said, "I understand, let's go first."
Meanwhile, Zheng Wuji was still wondering why these people were so late in arriving. He drank all the bottle of wine.
"Uncle, are you a little sleepy? Lie down and have a rest." The people on the boat brought a pillow.
Zheng Wuji really felt a little sleepy and said, "I'm going to sleep for a while. Don't wake me up before we start the boat."
He lay down and closed his eyes and fell asleep, dreaming vaguely that the ship was sailing.
I don't know how long it took before Zheng Wuji woke up quietly.
"Where are you?" he asked in a daze, but no one answered for a long time.
Gujing
"Where is this place?" Zheng Wuji found himself lying in a room with tall bookshelves on all four walls, filled with books.
He sat up, frowned, and looked at the room more carefully.
Apart from the bookshelf, there is only a bed and a desk.
The house has doors and windows, one door on the east side and one door on the south side.
Zheng Wuji got off the ground and reached out to open the south door.
With a cry, a mountain breeze blew over, making him wake up instantly.
He found that the house was built very high, eight or nine feet above the ground.
Surrounded by rolling mountains, there is no human habitation.
Zheng Wuji went to open the east door again. On the other side of the door was a room slightly smaller than his.
There were also books on the walls and shelves, and a man was sitting cross-legged in the center of the room, dressed as a Taoist priest, with his eyes closed, motionless.
"Who are you? What is this place? Why am I here?" Zheng Wuji asked repeatedly.
He was a little suspicious that he had been kidnapped again.
The man slowly opened his eyes. He looked to be at least fifty years old, but his eyes were shining and very energetic.
"High official, my surname is Wu. I was specially invited by your eldest grandma to teach you how to read. You can call me Mr. Wu."
"What?! Teach me how to read?!" Zheng Wuji's eyes were as wide as copper bells, "I'm twenty-four years old, why should I read?!"
"Su Xun studied at the age of twenty-seven and has become famous throughout the ages." Mr. Wu stroked his beard and said, "Not to mention being strong and eager to learn, like the light of the sun. Don't you know that if you hear the Tao in the morning, you will die in the evening!"
How could Zheng Wuji listen? He interrupted him and said: "Tell me how to get down, who wants to read this crappy book!"
"Master, this room is on a platform nine feet high, and the ladder has been cut off long ago." Mr. Wu was not anxious or annoyed, "It is absolutely impossible to think about it. You should just study here in peace!"
"Okay, you Xu Laowu!" Zheng Wuji gritted his teeth, "You really deceived me!"
Only then did he realize that Xu Chunjun had really tricked him.
She lied to herself that she could go to Dongdu for fun, but in fact she just tricked herself out of her home and sent her to this deserted place to read some books.
What's terrible is that my family actually thought that I came out to study, and I said it myself.
"Mr. Wu, you must know how to get down." Zheng Wuji didn't give up at this point and wanted to get down. "If you let me down, the benefits will be yours."
"Official, please give up on this idea." Mr. Wu shook his head and said, "Master Chen introduced me to your eldest grandma as a favor.
Grandma made a generous move and directly gave me three thousand taels of silver to settle my family. She also said that if I can teach you well, you will be rewarded, which is a benefit.
As far as I know, you are not a family member. What’s more, is there anything better in this world than reading books by sages?
With these three points, how can I let you go down? What’s more, I can’t go down myself.”
"Impossible, are we stuck up here without eating or drinking?" Zheng Wuji sneered, "We still have to relieve ourselves."
"Officials don't need to worry about this. There are two sliding poles at the front and rear of the house. One is used to deliver food, and the other is used to deliver cleaning buckets. However, the load-bearing capacity is limited, and it is impossible for people to go down through the sliding pole." Mr. Wu said, "
There are people taking care of you below, and they won’t let you suffer.”
"Why don't you let me suffer?! You are treating me like a prisoner!" Zheng Wuji was furious, "Xu Laowu, the evil-minded Xu Laowu! Wait until I get back and see how I deal with you!"
