Clinking bells, dust flying, and carts of wood and stones shuttled through the village, and every villager's face was filled with a smile of joy.
In the past, they used to think that the young man of the Zhang family was a weirdo, so they forced a group of children to recite poems and Jiujiu songs, and taught those who were patient to read, and even selected Deng Xiaodai and Qi Liang to study with them;
That's why they were tossing around in the land they had planted all their lives, changing to rice and cotton, and insisting on planting trees to raise silkworms.
But if those things were gradually effective, then now, they are saying outside every day that Mr. Zhang Xiaolang is a good person.
Just because he is about to become the uncle of Zhao Guogong in the capital, and he persuaded the kind-hearted lady to help them renovate the house, and get the principal back in ten years, he is a first-class good person!
So, Zhang Shou walked in the village at this time and received an endless stream of thanks.
No one complained because Zhu Ying did not donate money for free, but borrowed money without interest. This also convinced Zhang Shou that these neighbors here were indeed carefully selected.
There are so many examples of people competing for rice over rice. Therefore, Zhao Guogong really took a lot of trouble.
Regardless of whether the engagement was true or false, Zhao Guogong should be regarded as the benefactor who allowed their mother and son to live in peace until now.
Through conversations with fellow villagers along the way, Zhang Shou easily got the information he wanted to know.
"Young Master Lu and those attendants were brought to Cuiyun by Miss Liuyin, and the following three young masters named Zhang, or those descendants of Guijie, and their attendants all asked the villagers for information.
I found it there later.”
Yang Laoguan also emphasized the details when he spoke: "When I asked the people in the village, those guys were very arrogant. After asking, they threw away a few money and walked away. As for the old celebrity in Cuiyun Room,
They didn’t even ask for the details.”
"With Miss Zhu personally accompanying me, who wouldn't believe it?"
The oldest and most cunning old man in the village blinked at Zhang Shou and said with joy, "Don't worry, uncle. I'm an eye-catcher and an ear-listener. I'll keep an eye on you. I won't let you go."
People talk nonsense! Besides, who would be so stupid if the uncle of Zhao Guogong’s mansion, who has been with him for many years, is not flattering, but instead flatters the bad feet of a group of foreign villains? "
Zhang Shou couldn't help but dumbfounded. Although he was sure that the news had not been leaked yet, he was never afraid to speculate on something with the worst possibility and the greatest malice. Therefore, after resigning from Yang Laoguan, he couldn't help but quickly sum up all kinds of things.
possibility.
He turned two corners and finally came to the door of Deng Xiaodai's house. Like other places in the village, the roof was being repaired. He stood in this noisy and dirty environment for less than two seconds.
Suddenly, I heard a startling sound.
"Oh, why is my uncle here?"
Ever since Yang Laoguan called him that in public, the word "guye" has become popular in the whole village. Under normal circumstances, Zhang Shou might have seriously corrected him, but at this moment, he saw someone jumping off the ladder and walking towards him quickly.
When he came, he didn't even think about correcting himself. He coughed lightly and asked directly: "Old Uncle Deng, is there any message from Xiaodai?"
"You're too polite, just call me Lao Deng." The speaker was Deng Xiaodai's father, Deng Sanniu. He lowered his hands, and there was something dark between his fingers. It was unclear whether it was dirt or dust. It seemed.
It was because facing this elegant and handsome young man, he was quite stressed. He unconsciously put his hands behind his back and wiped them, then put them in front of him again and rubbed them uneasily.
He was always smiling, but now he deliberately squeezed out more hospitality and flattery: "If Xiaodai wants to send a message, it must be for my uncle. After all, apart from Xiaodai, no one in our family can read."
Okay, who can I show this letter to after I write it? I will send a message to him when I get back. He has always been taken care of by you, so that he can work as a clerk in Shuntian Mansion. Of course, he should send greetings and greetings from time to time..."
Compared with Yang Laoguan's compliments that came out of his mouth, Deng Sanniu's flattery was obviously stumbling and stammering, but Zhang Shou still listened patiently, then went in and asked for paper and pen to write a letter, asking Deng Sanniu.
He immediately sent it to the capital to Deng Xiaodai. Deng Sanniu not only readily agreed, but also said that he would send his eldest son to set off immediately. He thanked him profusely and then left the Deng family.
Deng Xiaodai had just entered the office of Shuntian Mansion. He had asked someone to check Zhu Ying's marriage contract, but he had not yet finished it, yet he asked someone to do such a thing. To be honest, it was quite embarrassing. But Zhu Ying's goal was really
It was too big, and he didn't dare to trust the other people in Duke Zhao's mansion, so he could only entrust good students to prepare for a rainy day.
Zhang Shou was thinking as he walked, and unknowingly he came to the entrance of the village. When he looked up, he found that a donkey and a man were walking this way not far away.
The black donkey was skinny, walking around, and extremely listless. Immediately sitting there was an old man with gray beard, his head biting, and his body leaning to the left and right, as if he was dozing, but no matter how much he shook and bumped.
, but the person miraculously did not fall.
He had heard that some people could sleep on the back of a horse. Now he actually saw someone dozing off on the back of a donkey. He couldn't help but stop for a moment.
Until the black donkey gradually approached, and finally stopped directly in front of him as if it was humane. Seeing that the old man on the donkey's back was still sleeping soundly, and even snoring evenly from his nose, he couldn't help but hesitate a little.
It is better to wake people up, or not to wake them up. Looking at the situation of people, maybe if they wake up, they will fall down!
After hesitating for a moment, the old man who was sleeping soundly on the donkey suddenly trembled, and then shouted without opening his eyes: "You lazy guy, why did you stop just now? Let's go quickly, we can't reach Rongshui Village before dusk.
When you see that mountain master, your dinner today and breakfast tomorrow will be gone!"
I'm still wondering if anyone other than those noble disciples will come to "visit the master". This simply means that Cao Cao and Cao Cao are here!
After a flash of thought, Zhang Shou asked calmly: "There is an expert in Rongshui Village? Why haven't I heard of it?"
"Huh?" The white-haired old man on the donkey woke up in an instant. When he had just dozed off, his squinted eyes were wide open, but when he saw clearly the green shirt and black shoes in front of him, his features were as beautiful as the bright moon in the sky.
The radiant young man, the little bit of anger he had just felt disappeared immediately.
He asked with a smile: "Young gentleman, are you so sure that you are not ignorant and have never heard of that expert?"
"I was born and raised in this village, with its customs, customs, and worldly characters. Not only do I have countless treasures, but I am confident that I have not missed anything."
Zhang Shou found that although the old man came riding a donkey, his long sleeves were fluttering, his expression was flying, and his facial features could still see the handsomeness of his youth, and he was actually a bit immortal, so he bowed his hand towards the other man.
He said with a smile: "If I heard it from hearsay, and you are like those noble disciples who came here rashly, specifically to visit some master who deceives the world and steals his reputation, then I would advise you to come back, and there is no need to waste your valuables in this rural place."
time."
"Oh?" The old man clicked his tongue, rolled his eyes, and looked Zhang Shou up and down again for a while, then he smiled and said, "Looking at the young man like you, it seems believable, but running all the way away
On this trip, I, an old man, am riding a donkey back home. I am afraid that the city gate will be closed. Since you have stopped me, you must find a sheltered place for me, an old man, to stay overnight, right?"
Zhang Shou had just seen this old man lazily riding a donkey and opening his mouth to teach the donkey. He knew that this was a maverick. Now when he saw the old man talking directly to him, he felt that this was expected, but even so
, he was still a bit dumbfounded.
First there was Zhu Ying, a rich young lady, who was cheating, and then there was this old man who had no idea of his origins. Could it be that everyone who came from the capital had this cheating trait in common?
His thoughts changed, and then he nodded slightly and said: "Since my father-in-law said so, then I will fulfill my duty as a landlord. Please come with me."
Of course, it is absolutely impossible for him to bring anyone to Cuiyun Room; and as his own mansion is now home to more than a dozen people from Zhu Ying's family, including masters and servants, and there are many people talking, it is even more impossible for him to bring outsiders to live there.
As a result, there is undoubtedly only one choice he can make!