About thirty miles north of Jiangjunzhai, there is a village called Tianjiashizi.
Tian Xiao'e's home is here.
When we arrived at Jiangjunzhai, we were actually not far from the provincial capital. It was about a hundred miles away, but the road was previously covered with snow and was difficult to walk on. Now the snow on the official road has been cleared, so if you walk faster, you can reach the provincial capital in one day.
city.
But when Bai Gui was walking halfway, he planned to say goodbye to the caravan for a while.
One is that he is taking Tian Xiao'e with him now. Even if Tian Xiucai doesn't value this daughter very much and pushes him into the fire pit, no matter what happens, he still has to go to the Tian family to tell Tian Xiucai. The second is that it is not good for him to follow the caravan.
Go to the city to show up. After all, the caravan has business with the Wu Mansion. The Wu Mansion must know when entering the city, and you will have to delay some time...
Besides, he still had to worry about Wu Huaixian's marriage, so he couldn't disturb the Wu family too early.
"Ms. Bai, let's make an agreement to meet in the provincial capital three days later..."
"When the time comes, I will give Mr. Bai a banquet at Chang'an Restaurant to thank you."
"I hope Mr. Bai will not refuse."
The steward of the caravan reined in the reins and the horse barked a few times. Then he cupped his hands and said to Bai Gui, who also stopped the horse.
Bai Gui said goodbye. He had to come and see him off for a while.
"Manager Zhang, you're welcome. I will definitely come to the banquet."
Bai Gui smiled.
The caravan steward smiled, and then shouted to the handlebar of the carriage: "Er Shuanzi, remember to take good care of Mr. Bai. If you have any orders, you will be given snacks."
The second bolt is the handlebar type of the caravan, which is specially used to drive the car.
He muffled his voice and agreed.
Manager Zhang then patted his horse, spurred it on, and started chasing the caravan again.
Bai Gui rode a horse and took the carriage that Tian Xiaoe was riding in, and hurriedly and slowly arrived. When it was almost dark, he followed Tian Xiaoe's memory and arrived at Tianjia Shizi.
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Tianjia Alley.
In front of Tian Xiucai's house.
It is not difficult to inquire about Tian Xiucai's family. The reputation of a scholar is still very rare. A village may not be able to produce a scholar for a hundred years. Bai Gui found a random person and asked about it, then rode a horse and arrived here.
Asking about his residence this time is different from asking for directions at the provincial normal school in the past few years.
Judging from his clothes and riding a horse, most people would not dare to give random directions and would not be able to afford the offence.
"Xiao'e, what are you doing?"
Tian Xiao'e got off the carriage and knocked on the door. After knocking on the door, a middle-aged woman came out. She was wearing a cloth skirt and a jingle hairpin. She looked very haggard. She must have been spinning thread just now. There were traces of spinning thread left when throwing the shuttle in her hand.
"Mom, this is Xianggong Bai, the same Xianggong Sanyuan who came back from studying in Japan four years ago."
"He wanted me and redeemed me from Guo Juren..."
She held the scholar lady's arm and smiled lightly,
"What?"
"It was Mr. Bai who took you in."
The scholar lady had already guessed that when she saw the man on the white horse coming back with his daughter, there must be something secret that could not be concealed. However, even though she had expected this, she did not expect that Bai Gui was the scholar husband who had returned from studying in Japan.
She couldn't help but look happy.
Although Tian Xiucai married Tian Xiao'e to Guo Juren as a concubine, she finally agreed, but as a mother, she still regretted her daughter in her heart. Now that she can be redeemed by a young and knowledgeable person, it is natural.
It's a good thing, not to mention that those who can study abroad will definitely have no shortage of money in their hands, and they will be very happy to climb high branches.
"Let's go into the house, let's go into the house together."
The scholar lady said quickly.
When she walked in, she met Tian Xiucai. Tian Xiucai looked rotten. His Confucian shirt was washed white and had a few patches. He had a goat's beard and the long braid at the back was not cut off.
"What's the noise at the door?"
Tian Xiucai's house is narrow, with only a few tile-roofed houses. Zhuangzi is good, but it can only be considered good, and it is difficult to compare with Caidong's house. So he could only see Tian Xiao'e who had just stepped into the threshold, so he frowned slightly and asked.
It is common for married wives to go home to visit relatives. However, married concubines and sold maids are basically not allowed to go out alone, unless the master gives permission, so they can visit relatives and go home.
The scholar lady retold Tian Xiao'e's remarks just now to Tian Xiucai.
"It's my friend Bai. When my friend Bai comes to my humble home, I may not be able to welcome you from afar, but sometimes I may not be able to welcome you from afar..."
Tian Xiucai put on a smile and greeted.
Scholars call each other "friends", so it is appropriate for him to call Bai Gui his friend.
After all, he was different from Guo Juren. Guo Juren was a martial artist, so he called Bai Gui Xianggong Bai. But he, like Bai Gui, was a literary scholar, so it was more appropriate to call him a friend.
"Friend Tian..."
Bai Gui looked a little strange.
He certainly knew the mutual respect between scholars. But after he won the Xiao San Yuan, he went abroad to study not long after. Even when he was in the provincial capital, all he saw were close elders, and it was impossible for him to treat him as a friend. And after returning to China,
, Xunqing is gone, scholar is just his identity, no one really calls him a friend...
Tian Xiucai was the first person to call him Bai Friend.
In addition..., although he has not touched Tian Xiao'e much, but in terms of status..., yes, even if he is the concubine's biological parents, he does not need to call her by any honorific title. It is common sense to treat them equally.
"Friend Bai, please come in, please come in."
"I have admired your name for a long time."
Tian Xiucai has long heard of Bai Gui's fame. The total number of scholars near the provincial capital is only six to seven hundred. How could he not have heard of Bai Gui's reputation? Besides, the total number of people studying in the East in Qin Province has accumulated over more than ten years.
It is even rarer for more than fifty people to be sent by the government to study abroad and to be scholars.
"Whatever the matter is, friend Tian, don't be restrained. Just do whatever comes your way..."
Bai Gui's strange expression disappeared for a moment, and then he said with emotion.
When he came to Tianjia Shizi, he thought about many scenarios of meeting Tian Xiucai, but he did not expect this scenario to appear.
Tian Xiucai invited him to his study.
"This is my humble work just now. I would like to ask my friend Bai to appreciate it."
He held the manuscript and said.
"Eight-legged stereotypes?"
Bai Gui originally thought it was some kind of poem, but when he saw that it was written on the white paper, he frowned secretly.
There is nothing wrong with writing eight-part essays. Eight-legged essays are just a form of writing. He has also practiced eight-part essays, so he will not deliberately belittle them. Besides, as long as he is familiar with eight-legged essays, he can also understand some poems. He has almost mastered this aspect in middle school.
But now that Tian Xiucai took out the eight-part manuscript and asked him to taste it, it seemed a bit stale.
After all, when we meet for the first time, we can still enjoy ourselves by talking about some poems.
However, this small thought only went through his mind and he did not say it out loud. He continued to read Tian Xiucai's manuscript.
“The article is above average!”
Bai Gui glanced at it a few times,
This article is well written and the rhetoric is gorgeous.
If future college entrance examination essays can reach this level, they will definitely get full marks. Tian Xiucai still has the skills.
However, the content of the article is inevitably a lot empty. It does not mean that there are fewer references, but the article must be in line with the times and be full of words without meaning.