Seeing that Zhong Heng's marriage was settled, Jia Congsui led Liu Shu to peek at his compulsory education school in Luzhou every day, and had to avoid Fan Cheng. Fortunately, Fan Cheng was busy, so it was not easy for him to meet Liu Shu Ze by chance.
Jia Cong tried to find out Jia Cong's identity in a roundabout way, but Jia Cong just opened his eyes and fooled him. Liu Shuming knew that he was talking nonsense and there was nothing he could do about it.
On this day, Zhong Heng suddenly came to their inn. With a hesitant look on his face, he said that he wanted to see Chen Ruijin for something. Chen Ruijin then led him into the hall and asked what the matter was. Zhong Heng stopped talking and then said: "Please help me, girl."
I'm going to meet someone."
"who?"
"There is a female crown prince in Yuantong Temple, whose Taoist name is true."
Chen Ruijin stared at him for a moment and said, "I won't do anything without making the matter clear."
Zhong Heng sighed softly: "Miss Chen can probably guess it."
Chen Ruijin frowned and glanced at him: "I'm not good at understanding messy things." Nai went out and called Jia Cong in. Zhong Heng looked a little confused. Jia Cong glanced at the two of them inexplicably,
Chen Ruijin tilted his head towards Zhong Heng: "He has a good friend in the Taoist temple."
Jia Cong was startled: "Male or female!" Zhong Heng's face turned darker.
Chen Ruijin said with a smile: "Female."
Jia Cong giggled twice, and then complained: "Why didn't you tell me before we got engaged?"
Zhong Heng said: "I didn't recognize her at that time."
Jia Cong twitched the corner of his mouth: "Then you should have told us earlier! Just after you have comforted the Tian family, it doesn't matter if you turn around and want to cancel the engagement!"
Zhong Heng said: "I won't break off the engagement. I broke up with her a few days ago, but she was so angry that she wanted to change from the Zhengyi sect to the Quanzhen sect."
Jia Cong said curiously: "They are all Taoists, what's the point of being angry? The Quanzhen sect is so good, the head of a famous and decent sect..."
"Ahem!" Chen Ruijin coughed twice, "The Zhengyi sect..." After thinking about it, he didn't know how to explain it to him, so he said, "There are many disciples of the Zhengyi sect who do not abide by the precepts, and the Quanzhen sect has strict rules. After joining Quanzhen,
That’s when you really become a monk.”
"You can also return to secular life after becoming a monk."
Chen Ruijin said: "If you want to become a monk, you may not return to secular life."
Jia Cong thought for a while, looked at Zhong Heng and said: "Brother Zhong still has to think clearly. If you really like that Taoist nun, the Tian family's marriage will not be impossible. When you go out to suppress bandits and fall off the cliff, everyone will think you are dead.
Let Mrs. Tian finish guarding the house for you. Uncle Zhong recognizes her as his adopted daughter and gives her a dowry. When she gives birth to a child, come back. Just say that you hit your head when you fell off the cliff and forgot where you came from.
I will think about it, but it is a pity that things have changed."
Chen Ruijin couldn't help laughing and said: "How did you come up with these strange ideas?"
Jia Cong said: "They are all vulgar and vulgar, and there are a lot of them in the comments. If Brother Zhong is thinking about that Taoist nun, even if he marries Miss Tian, the three of us will not live well. I just think that Uncle Zhong is really
If you know how to choose a niece's wife, then Miss Tian is a perfect match for Brother Zhong. Since you only met this Taoist nun after getting engaged, you haven't known her for a long time. Can you two really live a good life? Firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar and tea. The ancients said,
It's easy to get along but it's hard to get along with her. Since you think she can't be considered a nun now, she became a nun only after she became a Quanzhen, why does she want to be a semi-blessed? What is her background in the family?"
Zhong Heng was thoughtful at first, but after hearing this, he felt a little embarrassed. After a while, he said: "Her family is of a high family, and she entered the Taoist temple for the convenience of going out."
Jia Cong and Chen Ruijin looked at each other and shook their heads immediately: "Then I advise Brother Zhong to cut off the relationship with Huijian. You and that Taoist nun can't live together, and you won't feel comfortable even if you get together." Yi Bi looked at Zhong Heng from the corner of his eye.
He said casually, "I don't know where she comes from. Let's take the Zeng family as an example. Mr. Zeng is a professional pig farmer, and his daughters and granddaughters are all pigs. They were born as pigs, raised as pigs, and sold as pigs. His daughter is sold.
Entered the emperor's house, became a concubine, and now is a dowager. These girls of the Zeng family grew up in Beijing. They are proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting. They are all ready to be sold to the rich and powerful families in Beijing.
There are rules. And you are a bandit, and your uncle is a thug - he himself said that he is not a spy but a thug; the food and daily life of the two families are very different. And the Taoist nun's family must be very rich. She brought a bunch of antiques as a dowry, you
This rude person smashed her sleeves if she couldn't keep them intact. Then she told you with a smile that the antique was worth five or six thousand silver, and then asked the maid who was dowry to take it out and throw it away, as if nothing was wrong. How do you feel?"
Zhong Heng shook his head repeatedly: "No, she had a very hard life when she was a child, and it will be even harder if she enters Quanzhen." He sighed, "I can't save her after all."
Jia Cong immediately had a headache. Isn't it the trick of a knight to save a princess? This guy has been in the bandits' den all the year round and has never seen anything like this. In his previous life, Jia Cong had a classmate who fell into this kind of trap. He knew that it was useless for outsiders to say anything, so he hurriedly
Changing the subject: "Then will she manage the family and outside the house? Will she look down on your bandit brothers and your thug uncle? Will she treat the brothers who live and die with your uncle as hired servants? Does she look down on your uncle?
Is your nephew polite to them, or does he treat them as one of his own? Brother Zhong, the hierarchy of the wealthy family is very strict, and most of the ladies from there divide people into three, six or nine grades. If your wife accidentally gave you several uncles
Look at her face, that's really embarrassing. Don't say she doesn't know how. If a person despises another person in his heart, sooner or later the traces will show up. I don't believe Shui Rong didn't look down on you back then. He definitely didn't check it himself, you probably remember it clearly
Clearly.”
Zhong Heng had never thought about this? He was immediately stunned. How could it be that Shui Rong inadvertently revealed that he didn't look down on him? Zhong Heng remembered everything in his heart. Then he was in a dilemma again.
He was thinking a lot. Chen Ruijin complained to Jia Cong in a low voice: "What the hell are you planning! He has already cut off the marriage. As soon as your idea came out, his mind became active again."
Jia Cong also whispered: "If I hadn't come up with that idea, it would have been Uncle Zhong and Miss Tian who objectively separated the two of them. Look, Huo Xuan will miss my fifth aunt until his death. He and a large group of women in his backyard will have nothing to do with him."
Aunt Wu had a good life, but the fifth aunt had a bad life in the past. If he had sent someone out by himself at that time, it wouldn't have been involved for many years. Brother Zhong had to take the initiative to not want to be with that Taoist nun, and he couldn't use loyalty
Morality forces them to disconnect. Otherwise, even if they don't regret it, it will be hard to say what will happen in the future."
Chen Ruijin shook his head: "He may not be willing to give up."
Jia Cong said: "I can't bear to leave now. Tian married to be a widow, so why bother? Aren't we cheating her? Instead of cheating her for the rest of her life, it's better to lose some face now." Chen Ruijin thought about it.
Yes, I won’t say any more.
The two of them looked at Zhong Heng together. Zhong Heng really didn't know what to do. He clenched his fist, released it and squeezed it again. Jia Cong then said: "He couldn't make a decision for a while, so he called Shi Li to come in."
Let's fight the landlords." Chen Ruijin motioned for him to call himself. Jia Congnai opened the door and shouted, "Ah Hei, come in." Liu Shu was outside curious about what they were saying and scratching his head; seeing Ah Hei also went in, he became more and more anxious.
Round and round.
Jia Cong, Shi Li and Chen Ruijin took out playing cards to play Landlord. Shi Li lost the first game and followed the rules to draw ink strips on his face, so he took a pen and drew a line on Zhong Heng's face. Jia Cong, Chen Ruijin also
Regardless, they continued to play. In the second set, he lost again, and Zhong Heng had another streak of ink on his face. In the third set, Chen Ruijin lost, but she did not take advantage of Zhong Heng and applied a streak of ink on her face with her own hands.
Later, Jia Cong would not bully Zhong Heng even if he lost. Shi Li felt embarrassed if he lost again, so he drew a line on his forehead with a pen.
Liu Shu felt so itchy that he ordered his people to go out and buy four packs of snacks. When he came back, he pretended to be carrying snacks and knocked on the door, shouting: "Do you want some snacks?"
Jia Congshili shouted in unison: "Eat——"
"Then I'll bring it in for you -" he said as he pushed the door open. He saw three of them sitting and playing cards, and one standing worrying. All four of them had ink streaks on their faces and said angrily, "You guys are here together."
Play poker!”
"That's right." Jia Cong said without turning around, "Last time you refused to get under the table after losing, so I didn't call you to fight. Thank you for the snack."
Liu Shu said aggrievedly: "Isn't it an ink note this time? Everyone plays cards for money, how can anyone get into the table?"
Jia Cong said: "We have been playing with drawing ink strips, sticking strips and drilling on the table. We are not poor, so it is boring to play with money." He patted the table and said, "Snacks, snacks!"
Boss Liu Shu took the snacks over unhappily: "You don't want to play with others when you eat their snacks."
Jia Cong glanced at him: "For the sake of snacks, I promise you not to draw ink strips for three dishes, but you will have to draw them from the fourth dish, okay?"
Liu Shu shouted hurriedly: "Okay, okay, okay!" He then took a seat and the four of them started playing.
After fighting with the landlord for a while, Chen Ruijin said: "Now that we have four people, it is better to use a deck of cards to play tractors."
Jia Cong responded, got up and went to get the cards from his room. Liu Shu then looked at Chen Ruijin and said, "You are not their maid."
Chen Ruijin held his cheek and said lazily: "I am."
Liu Shu snorted: "How can a slave sit on the master's desk and go get the cards?"
Chen Ruijin said casually: "Master is happy, Uncle Liu has nothing to do with it." Liu Shu didn't know whether to believe it or not.
After a while, the cards were brought, and the others started playing the tractor. After playing for a while, Liu Shu asked, "Why is this thing called a tractor?"
Jia Cong said: "You can drag the pairs one after another."
Liu Shu said: "That's called procrastination. The word 'ji' is really strange."
Jia Cong said: "It's easy to say. There is a machine called a tractor, which can pull a plow and plow the fields for oxen and horses. One tractor is worth more than a dozen oxen and horses."
Liu Shu's eyes lit up: "Where can I buy it?"
Jia Cong shook his head: "It's written in an ancient book. Now a group of Westerners are thinking about remaking it. There's no trace of it yet."
Liu Shu was discouraged: "I haven't got anything yet." After a moment, he added, "When did it come? Brother Zhou told me, and I asked my father to buy it."
Jia Cong said: "If you have it, I will sell it everywhere." He smiled and said, "To be honest, my family hired someone to make that thing."
Liu Shu was overjoyed: "Really?"
Jia Cong sighed: "I really don't know how many years it will take to make it. Brother Liu, don't be too happy too soon. The ancient book is very damaged and there are not many clues that can be found. There is no Zhuge Liang, so the craftsmen can only follow the gourd.
There are too few people who are creative. That’s why I came to Luzhou. If ordinary people, such as craftsmen and the like, also have some knowledge, they can make that thing earlier. How much labor will be saved!"
Liu Shu looked at him and said, "I know you are unusual. Where do you live? I will go back and find some good craftsmen to send to you."
Jia Cong was stunned: "Huh? Brother Liu, are you so generous?"
Liu Shu said: "You have ancient books. I will help find craftsmen to make tractors and you can sell them to me to make money. I will use them to plow the fields for oxen and horses to free up labor. How about that?"
Jia Cong roared "Ouch" and stepped forward to hold Liu Shu's hand: "Brother Liu, you are simply a comrade sent by God!"
Liu Shu said inexplicably: "What comrade?"
Jia Cong said: "It's about being like-minded. It's always my ideal for me to do our duty, divide the work and cooperate. Brother Liu, I'm Zhou Ji." He looked around, walked to the small table, poured two cups of tea and brought it over.
“Tea instead of wine, here’s to Brother Liu!”
Liu Shu didn't know what he was happy about, so he took the tea and the two of them drank it in one gulp. Jia Cong patted his shoulder hard again. Fortunately, Liu Shu was also a son of a military commander, so a scholar would have made him jump.
Shi Li at the other end knocked on the table: "Are you two done with the quarrel? Let's play cards after the quarrel." The two of them said "oh" twice and sat back to play cards.
I don’t know how long the fight lasted, but Zhong Heng, who was standing on the wooden stake next to him, suddenly said: “If it’s time to break it, break it. I’ve made up my mind.”
Jia Congshili shouted at the same time: "Oh~~"
Liu Shu asked: "What did he decide?"
Jia Cong said: "What the hell, tune the master!"
Liu Shu looked at Zhong Heng and looked at the cards, causing his opponent Chen Ruijin to glare: "Concentrate on playing cards!" Liu Shu curled his lips and concentrated on playing cards. Zhong Heng then went out by himself. As he was stepping out of the threshold, Chen Ruijin said, "On the other side
I will go and find out for you."
Zhong Heng stood in silence for a moment, then whispered: "Thank you very much." Then he walked away. He didn't wash off the ink slivers on his face when he went out.
Jia Cong and the other four played poker until sunset. They didn't have any dinner and ate a lot of snacks.
After nightfall, Chen Ruijin put on his night clothes and sneaked into Yuantong Temple alone. When he arrived at Nu Guan's residence, he searched for a while and found a courtyard that looked out of the ordinary. He then ducked behind the window and broke the window paper, only looking inside the house.
The female crown knew at a glance that this person must be true. When the maid beside her got out, she took out a black scarf to cover her face, opened the window and jumped in.
Nu Guan was startled and was about to shout, but Chen Ruijin covered her mouth first. She whispered: "I was entrusted by my old friend Zhong Heng to see Fairy Xinzhen." Nu Guan was startled. She asked again, "
You must be?" The female crown nodded.
Chen Ruijin then let her go and asked her to straighten her Taoist robe. He raised his eyebrows and said, "Can Xiangu tell the truth? I know who Xiangu is, how can I like Zhong Heng?"
Xin Zhen smiled sweetly: "Why did I fall in love with him?"
Chen Ruijin was startled.
Xin Zhen said: "Zhong Heng is a man who values righteousness. Now that we are engaged, Tian will have no fault, and he will never regret the engagement." She paused, "Originally, this matter was attributed to my eldest sister, I swear.
I swore to snatch it away by force. Zhong Heng refused to regret the marriage, so I took the opportunity to hide in Quanzhen Taoism." Nai smiled bitterly and said, "It is better for General Zhong to meet someone who is careless like me than to meet someone who is intentional."
Chen Ruijin took a breath and said, "It makes sense." He then asked, "Why do your family think so highly of Zhong Heng? Even you are willing to let him go?"
"No," Xinzhen said calmly, "He is young and has great potential."
"Just don't say anything." Chen Ruijin turned around and took two steps and said, "A word of advice to the fairy. It makes my grandfather short-sighted. Now that the fairy has escaped, don't go back easily."
Xin Zhen smiled and said: "I spent so much effort to escape here, how can I go back? Just make up any idea you want to coax Zhong Heng away."
Chen Ruijin nodded: "I know." Then he jumped out of the window.
She did not leave, but quietly crouched under the window. She only heard Shinzhen inside take a deep breath and recite "Supreme God." A maid came in to help her wash up. After the others left, someone asked in a low voice: "
Girl, are you really a Taoist nun?"
Xin Zhen smiled and said: "Of course. From now on, I will be free."
The man said: "If there is a good marriage in the future, why not let the older girl get it?"
Xinzhen sneered and said: "What a good marriage? How can I not know who my grandfather is? Since Zhong Heng can't pull him in, Prince Lu's personal guard camp can't pull him in, so naturally Du Dequ can't let it go; the eldest sister is 100% sure.
She married into the Du family. My grandfather is digging a hole for himself. Although the King of Lu is young, the Jian'an family is not easy to mess with. Besides, there is Fan Cheng. Don't think that he is honest. Honest people are not easy to deal with." Naipai.
He clapped his hands and said, "Anyway, I'm hiding out. From now on I will be in charge of the girls' school. No matter what they do, it has nothing to do with me." Chen Ruijin nodded and left quietly.
She returned to the inn and told Jia Cong: "That Taoist nun named Xin Zhen is the second daughter of the Zeng family. She used Zhong Heng as a ladder to escape from home. You and Zhong Heng can break up with each other tomorrow." She recounted what she had just seen and heard from the beginning.
Once, he turned around and went back to the house to rest.
Jia Cong was stunned for a long time and rubbed the back of his head: "I can just write a novel. I just talk nonsense all day long. What's the point? Facts speak louder than words."
The next day he found Zhong Heng. He told Zhong Heng exactly what Chen Ruijin had told him last night. At the end, he spread his hands and said, "Well, that's it. I'm trapped in my house with no way out. I can't help but
You made a way to escape."
Zhong Heng was stunned for a moment, shook his head and said, "I don't believe it. She coaxed Miss Chen."
Jia Cong shrugged: "Believe it or not." He turned around and went to ask Zhong Wei for tea. (.. )