What do you mean, long time no see, little fat guy? Do I recognize you? I sent people to show your courtesy before, but it was all in the name of Boss Zhu. I don’t know you at all! Why do you talk to me in such a familiar tone?
say?
The always smart little fat man was simply a little confused. He even forgot about his anger when his cheek was pinched. But when he couldn't help but scream out in pain, he remembered that in a long time ago, he seemed to have been hurt.
I was pinched and screamed like this once. When did that happen... By the way, it seems that one time, with his short arms and short legs, he sneaked into the Ministry of War Yamen!
As soon as this thought came to his mind, the little fat man suddenly came back to his senses, covered his pinched red face and stepped back three steps, then pointed angrily at Liu Zhiyuan and shouted: "It's you! It's you who is so vicious
Baba is such a scary old man!”
When Liu Zhiyuan saw that Zhang Shou was already looking here, he said with a half-smile: "Oh, am I so fierce and scary, or you, a little fat guy, secretly hid in the rattan box that sent things to your father and sneaked into the Ministry of War Yamen, waiting for you
After you slipped out, you went to my place for a walk? I didn't tie you up and send you to your father, but when your father came, I hid you in the vat. Isn't that kind enough?"
Seeing that Lu Sanlang was already so angry that he was wandering around, Liu Zhiyuan laughed and said: "It's not just that you little fat guy hid in the cylinder, you even fell asleep in it because your father stayed at my place for too long.
, and began to purr. When your father asked me, I had to say that it was a scurrying cat in the tub. If I hadn't covered you up, would you have been able to escape that good beating?"
Zhang Shou already understood as soon as he heard that this was the little fat man's embarrassment. Seeing Lu Sanlang's face turn red, he compared it with the old Mr. Liu described by Zhu Tingfang or Xiao Cheng, and felt that the old man in front of him was really...
It's so different from what you imagined. How can you be so upright and unsmiling?
Which serious and upright elder pinches the little fat boy until he screams at the first moment he comes in? And then teases him until he becomes angry?
He left Old Xianyu and walked forward, smiling brightly and said, "Mr. Liu and Lu Sanlang have met before?"
"Yes, just once. If he hadn't pinched him, this little fat guy would have forgotten the past of breaking into the Ministry of War Yamen privately." Liu Zhiyuan looked at Lu Sanlang, whose face had turned blood red, and then said calmly.
He said, "At a young age at that time, he knew ninety-nine songs by heart, and he could never forget a page of invalid accounts given to him. So when I heard later that he was naughty, I still couldn't believe it."
"I thought that being young may not necessarily be good, but I didn't expect that his so-called reputation for being so naughty is all because of his father who has no vision. It's all because Lu Wan used to judge people by their appearance, and she couldn't choose him.
Good teacher. He has now become your student, Dr. Zhang, and the reputation of this prodigal son who turned into a genius was immediately revealed!"
It wasn't until this moment that Lu Sanlang finally felt relieved - as for how others scolded his father, Lu Wan, in front of him, hehe, what he liked most was to hear people criticize his father for his lack of vision and his waste.
His qualifications, he had even forgotten that Old Man Liu had just tormented him and dug up his old scores!
When Zhang Shou saw that Xiao Cheng had been led over by Sister Zhou who had wiped his face clean, he immediately bowed to Liu Zhiyuan in a decent manner. Liu Zhiyuan helped the little guy up, touched his head, and then left.
When he came in front of him, he bowed his hands solemnly, and he quickly raised his hands in return.
After the two met each other, he smiled again and said: "After I heard about Mr. Liu from Brother Zhu, he has been famous for a long time. When I saw you today, I didn't expect you to be a big surprise. I thought
At first you gave Brother Zhu a hard time before he was willing to accept students. You must be stubborn and difficult to deal with, but you don't seem to be such a cheerful and amiable person."
Lu Sanlang couldn't help but look at Zhang Shou immediately - although this was suppressed first and then promoted, but in front of an old man, calling him stubborn? You are really not afraid of people turning their backs!
However, what he did not expect was that although Liu Zhiyuan suppressed his smile, his attitude was very calm: "I, Liu Zhiyuan, am indeed a stubborn old man, especially when my wife who has been my companion for half my life finally passed away, and my son also died before me.
Let's go. Actually, if I ask myself, I was so angry that I really wanted to follow her. But she repeatedly asked me to live well for her, so I agreed to her after all."
"As for Geng Jie, stubbornness, and murderous intent, everyone has to be divided. This little fat guy came to see me pretending to be Zhu Dalang, and used Daming Public School to seduce me back to Beijing. But even so,
Since I had a fate with him from the beginning, instead of scolding him with a straight face, I might as well scare this kid!"
Seeing Lu Sanlang staring at him as if he had seen a ghost, he smiled and said: "Why, you still think that I don't know that you are impersonating Zhu Dalang? Zhu Dalang's temper, even if he sends someone to invite me, he will definitely not do it.
He will try his best to please me and please me. He is an upright person, and the people he employs are even more upright, so I don’t understand my students!"
Lu Sanlang immediately avoided Liu Zhiyuan's gaze with a guilty conscience. When he heard the person's next words, he simply ducked behind Zhang Shou.
"The position of Secretary of the Ministry of War has not been filled yet. Why, little fat man, do you think that the emperor is interested in me? But you didn't count on your fingers how old I am?"
Zhang Shou saw that the usually sharp-tongued Lu Sanlang had been suppressed to the point of being speechless. He could only cough and had to step forward to save Lu Sanlang. Otherwise, if this continued, the little fat man would really doubt his life.
He immediately said with a smile: "Lu Sanlang is not a court official. He is just doing Brother Zhu a favor. He has never thought of being the Minister of the Ministry of War. He has never even met the emperor a few times! As for his intention to publicize
Public school, the reason is very simple. Mr. Liu has no ambition to enter the official career, but he still has the ambition to educate the world? Otherwise, how can he teach Meng Tong? "
Before Liu Zhiyuan could say anything else, he said with a smile: "You have been traveling all the way to Beijing, how about we go in and talk? By the way, take a look at the Liu family's old house that Lu Sanlang carefully asked Xiao Cheng and then restored it.
how?"
"Dr. Zhang is wrong. It should be said that this is an old house that I sold before I left. No matter what the surname of this house is now, at least it will not be surnamed Liu." Liu Zhiyuan smiled lightly and then looked at Xiao Chengdao who was aside.
, "I didn't come here to settle down in the past. I left in a hurry at first, but then I thought I should take Xiao Cheng away, so I came here first when I entered Beijing."
"He has indeed suffered a lot since you left. You know, Xiao Cheng is young and accepts many things as inevitable. At that time, Brother Zhu was not only on an expedition, but also the limelight in the capital was very bad..."
Zhang Shou's answer was equally direct. He did not describe Xiao Cheng's situation lightly, so as to make this ill-fated old man with a bumpy career feel less guilty. Instead, he learned from Xiao Cheng's pretending to be a ghost and the several changes in the Liu family's old house.
Lord, let’s start from the beginning. But while speaking, he gently but forcefully supported Liu Zhiyuan’s arm.
So, while Liu Zhiyuan was unable to break away from Xiao Cheng because he had been listening to Xiao Cheng's stories for more than a year, he helped him walk into the yard.
"As for this house, I asked Lu Sanlang to buy it and use it as a blacksmith shop and carpentry shop, but it has been vacant for several months. Mr. Liu, since you have an old relationship with him, don't let him down. If you still feel sorry for it,
, if you go and help his father Lu Wan, you can already offset the cost of renting a house."
Lu Sanlang, who was following behind, was filled with hatred. He immediately whispered in a low voice: "You want me to pay for my father's help. How can it be so cheap? Looking back, I don't want to suck out the marrow and let his stingy man take out the money!"
Just use it to supplement Jiuzhangtang!"
Liu Zhiyuan had already planned to refuse when he heard Lu Sanlang's previous complaint. However, when he heard the last few words, his brows immediately relaxed, and he actually didn't resist Zhang Shou's forceful pull to see him.
This house.
After entering the courtyard gate, he saw the old tree planted to the west. The old man couldn't help but be startled by his face. He walked forward slowly, stretched out his hand and rubbed the rough bark for a long time, and then looked towards
As for the door, the carved wooden door seemed to be new.
When he got closer, he discovered that this was still the same door as when the previous owner sold the house to him, but with a new coat of paint, so the color looked brighter. Of course, he didn't know that Lu Sanlang made people urgent.
The reason for applying this coat of paint is that when the house was repurposed, many places were badly scratched...
And Liu Zhiyuan really has a lot of affection for this old house. Even for such a small courtyard, he couldn't afford it at first. And his wife has been working hard to run the house and run the house since she married him, and led people to become female celebrities.
Finally, he sold the 100-acre farm that was his dowry, and he finally had a place to settle down in the capital.
However, once he was oppressed, he could not even keep his last bit of shelter.
After seeing the main room and the east and west wings, he already realized that it was absolutely impossible for Xiao Cheng, who was too young, to collect all those old objects - even if some things were specious, it could be seen that others
I have tried my best. But this cannot be accomplished overnight, at least it took several months.
As a person who has long since faded away from officialdom, if someone can still do this for him, what else can he say?
So, he turned his head and glanced at Lu Sanlang behind him, and then at Zhang Shou, who was supporting him like an ordinary junior, and then said in a deep voice: "Whether it was you, Dr. Zhang, or Lu Sanlang who helped me do this
I am very grateful for everything. Even though this is no longer my house, I have never thought about coming back, but after all, it is the last memory of my late wife and I."
Although Liu Zhiyuan did not burst into tears, or even his eyes were red, and his voice seemed to be inherently calm, Zhang Shou, who was supporting him, could clearly feel the trembling of his body.
So, he smiled calmly and said: "This is not my credit, it is all Lu Sanlang's meticulous arrangements. And the craftsmen who once occupied this place, I have already asked them to move to my home, so the house here is
It became empty.”
"It is a pity that the house continues to be vacant. I also ask Mr. Liu not to reject Lu Sanlang's painstaking efforts and good intentions to restore and restore the layout. Because he and I just quit the dormitory today because of the trouble we caused in the Imperial College.
, I moved all my things and sundries to Xiao Cheng's place, and I will be a tenant of the Xiao family for a while, so that I can live next to you."
"In that case...okay."
Liu Zhiyuan smiled cheerfully and finally agreed. However, he was very curious about what Zhang Shou said about causing trouble in the Imperial College, and when he heard about the frame-up incident, he immediately became furious.
You know, an old man in his seventies who is still strong and strong has just arrived in Beijing. He came directly here without even eating or drinking. He has no time to inquire about recent events in the capital. Even if someone like Lao Xianyu inquires,
It was too late to show his strengths. But when he learned the details of the Guanglu Temple scandal, his expression became even more solemn.
"I don't know how many dark things are hidden in this stagnant water in the capital..."
"It is said that there are many kings in a shallow pond, but the Bodhisattva is as big as a small temple, let alone such deep water in the capital city?"
Lu Sanlang interrupted Liu Zhiyuan's words, and then said cheerfully: "But don't worry about this matter. The emperor has said that no matter who is involved, he will be severely punished. Mr. Liu, you will never know that this is obviously a troubled time in the capital.
Mr. Young, what did you do? He actually encouraged the emperor to hold a selection competition to select those royal chefs!"
I had just heard about this, and now I heard Lu Sanlang talking about the details that he and Zhang Shou had discussed before, from the primary election, to the second election, to the final election. Most of them were only overseen by the government.
Liu Zhiyuan initially felt that this was a waste of time and money, but it was handed over to various private venues and restaurants. However, as he listened, he felt that something was wrong.
Why does he feel that this is not like choosing an imperial chef... but more like a carnival trying to attract widespread participation from the public?
Although Liu Zhiyuan did not pass the Jinshi examination until he was very old, and became the minister of the Ministry of War in his early sixties, and then left his post because of offending others, and finally even sold his house and returned to his hometown sadly, Liu Zhiyuan spent a lot of time dealing with civilians, farmers, industry and merchants.
Much longer.
When Zhang Shou forcibly invited him to sit down in the main room, he waved his hand and told everyone else, including Lao Xianyu and Xiao Cheng, not to leave. Then he said with bright eyes: "If the government hadn't done this,
It means that the court does not have to spend much money. And those guild halls and even restaurants and restaurants that want this name will definitely do their best to publicize and attract customers..."
Seeing that Liu Zhiyuan stopped here, as if he was struggling with how to organize his sentence, Zhang Shou said with a smile: "That's right, and even if you are soliciting customers, it is definitely not free. And as long as there are more people watching the excitement,
, Of course we have food and drink, but can the sellers sell more things because of the increased flow of people?"
"And the small stall that originally only sold tea, can it also sell some snacks?"
"And what if such a selection competition is not held in the inner city, but in the outer city, which is less prosperous? What if it is in a non-busy area of the outer city? What if it is even in a place with a lot of wasteland around it? Can it stimulate a community?
Region? What if this is not a one-time carnival, but held every year in the future?”