Taking advantage of the afterglow of the setting sun that filtered through the window paper, Xiao Hanshi stretched out his finger and lightly scratched it on the desk in the room.
When the fingers were retracted, it was still clean, without leaving any dust.
"Would a study room that you don't come to often be so clean?"
Gently twirling his fingers, Xiao Han smiled. Of course, he did not doubt that the boy was lying to him just now. It was probably because the old man came to the study without others knowing.
After laughing, Xiao Han didn't bother to think about why the old prefect came to the study, but even his family hid it, and continued to look at the small study in front of him.
The furnishings in this study are very simple. Apart from the desk just now, there are only two or three chairs and a long row of bookshelves displaying many books.
In the room, there are no famous calligraphy and paintings hanging like ordinary study rooms, nor are there any spider plants placed at the corners of the windowsill. The only bright spot is a large map hanging unexpectedly on the west-facing wall.
Hang a map in the study?
This is a very strange thing in today's Tang Dynasty.
At least Xiao Han had been to so many people's study rooms. Apart from this, he only saw maps hanging in Xiao Lizi's study room.
Oh, I almost forgot, he also has maps in his study, more than one!
However, his maps are usually rolled up and placed in a box. They are only retrieved and opened when looking at them. They are not hung directly on the wall like these two people.
"Is this because you watch it often?"
With some guesses in his mind, Xiao Han slowly walked up to him, then squinted his eyes and began to look at the map that took up half of the wall bit by bit.
Obviously, this is a detailed map depicting the entire Lingnan.
Because the coastline on the map is basically not much different from the maps of later generations, even Yazhou, which is Hainan Island in later generations, is also depicted on the map.
In addition, the several large rivers marked on this huge map, as well as the Wuling Mountains, undoubtedly confirm this point.
Xiangjiang, Yuanjiang, Ganjiang!
These three rivers come from the north and connect the Lijiang River, Hejiang River, Beijiang River and other waters that originally belonged to Lingnan.
These rivers that run through the entire land of Lingnan are like the blood vessels in a giant's body, tightly connecting Lingnan with the Central Plains. Even if the Wuling Mountains lie in front, they can't block this connection!
"What do you think of the map drawn by Xiaguan, Xiaohou?"
Time passed bit by bit, and Xiao Han, who was deep in thought while looking at the map, didn't realize that the sky outside had darkened. It wasn't until he heard a somewhat proud voice from behind that he suddenly came out of his deep thoughts.
Awakened with a start.
"not bad, very good!"
Xiao Han, who woke up with a start, did not show too much surprise to the owner of the voice. Instead, he seemed to have guessed that he would come here. He turned around with a smile and said: "Old sir, I must have poured my heart into this map."
Less effort, right? Such a detailed map is truly the only one I have seen in my life, and students admire it!"
"Hahaha……"
There is no doubt that the person who spoke behind his back just now is the old prefect of Guizhou Prefecture! At this moment, when he heard Xiao Han calling himself a student and comparing himself to a teacher, he couldn't help but burst out laughing.
"Xiao Hou is really talented and intelligent! With just a hint from the official, Xiao Hou was able to guess what I meant. He really has an exquisite mind."
"Haha, the old gentleman is so ridiculous! With such a big taro pointed at the students, if the students can't guess that the old gentleman is inviting them to the study, then they are really too stupid...
The corner of his mouth twitched unconsciously a few times, and Xiao Han bowed his hand to the old man with a strange look on his face.
Taro, also known as potato, sounds like the word "book"!
It is possible that not only he guessed such a simple crossword puzzle, but that old fellow Feng An also guessed it, which is why he spent the whole meal with a droopy face, not showing a good look to the old prefect.
"Hahaha..." Hearing this, the old prefect laughed again. His calm demeanor was completely different from the submissive look he had just in front of Feng An.
And there's another point that even Xiao Han probably didn't notice, that is, although the old man calls himself a lower official, he doesn't have any of the restraints of a lower-ranking person towards a higher-ranking person. Instead, it's more like a friendship between equals, or even a senior's meaning for a junior.
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"The old gentleman invited the students here, what's the matter?" Seeing the old man's proud look, Xiao Han had already guessed something, but he still asked tentatively.
"Hahaha, Xiao Hou is very talented. How could he not understand it when he looked at this map just now?" Upon seeing this, the old man chuckled, and two gleams of shrewdness suddenly appeared in his originally dim eyes.
"To redeem my students' stupidity, please ask the old gentleman for advice." Xiao Han blinked his eyes, deliberately pretending that he could not see the obvious mark of Guizhou Prefecture on the map, even though its location was so conspicuous among several major rivers.
After so many years in the Tang Dynasty, Xiao Han has seen and experienced so many things. Xiao Han is no longer the young boy he used to be! He instinctively became wary of the old prefect's unprovoked closeness and warmth.
Heart.
"Xiao Hou really can't understand?" The smile on the old prefect's face gradually disappeared. He first looked at Xiao Han seriously, and was about to say something again, but suddenly he seemed to think of something.
He patted himself on the head and said in annoyance: "I forgot. Hey, this person is old and his mind is confused. There is something that I should show you first!"
As he said that, the old prefect left Xiao Han, who was full of doubts, and went straight to the bookshelf, where he began to rummage for something.
There were many books of all kinds on the bookshelf, and the light in the room was already very dark. The old prefect searched for a long time, and finally lit an oil lamp to illuminate it before pulling out a letter from the pile of books.
"Haha, found it!" Holding the letter, the old prefect opened his mouth with several teeth missing, laughed a few times, and then handed the letter to Xiao Han, who had been waiting impatiently.
"This is?"
Xiao Han frowned, took the letter and looked down at it.
On the envelope, in addition to the large characters "Brother Zizhou personally expresses this", there is also a line of small characters in the lower left corner, which reads: Xiao Shiwen Jing!
"Is this a letter from Mr. Xiao Yu?" Holding the envelope, Xiao Han looked up at the old man in front of him in shock, and the old man held his gray beard and smiled slyly: "Why, you should feel relieved about me now, right?"
"Haha, when did the late student worry about the old gentleman?" Xiao Han laughed a few times. Although Xiao Han said so, he still took out the letter paper and read it bit by bit by the light of the oil lamp.
Go down.
The letter in front of me is not long. Judging from the elegant yet strong fonts on it, it is indeed written by Xiao Yu himself, and the distance between the words is basically the same, which makes it impossible to copy or crop it.
