one's door

Chapter 112

Zhang Shun has never heard of the name "Luo Changshan", but he knows the word "Miscellaneous Studies".That is the reason why Zhang Er in the family was able to make a comeback from desperation, and came back to lead the family to turn around slowly.Although Zhang Er has never personally said that what he has learned is the ability of miscellaneous studies, but Master Zhou has said so openly and secretly, what could be wrong?

At this time, when I heard the old man in front of me say "the old man is one of the miscellaneous studies", my heart was even more shocked.Hearing this, he secretly wondered if Zhang Er's old seniors came to the door?I just don't know if it has something to do with the "master" who taught Zhang Er's skills?

But regardless of their identities, both of them need Zhang Shun's extremely considerate treatment.

So Zhang Shun didn't dare to be negligent, and asked the little girl to come and sit at the counter, and then he called a strong guy to push him home, and led the old man to sit at home.It's not good for people to wait in the store when a distinguished guest comes to visit, right?

The younger sister, Zhang Huiyuan, was still not at ease, and insisted on going back with her. In the end, she couldn't resist, so Zhang Shun had to ask Liu Carpenter in the shop to look at the counter first, and she wanted to accompany her home to have a look.

When he reached the entrance of Zhuzui Alley, Zhang Shun asked the strong guy who accompanied him to go back to work in the store. There are guards patrolling here, so there is no need to be so careful.The younger sister pushed him into the alley.

"Don't blame the old man. The family conditions can only live here for the time being. I haven't found a suitable house yet. If you are negligent, please be sure." To be honest, Zhang Shun didn't think that his family would be a humble house before, but But he deliberately didn't mention it in advance, and walked into the alley for a long time before opening his mouth and looking at Luo Changshan beside him to express his apology.

"Hahaha, there are only three huts in this old man's house. It's not as good as here. How can you be so negligent? The little brother of the Zhang family is really polite." Luo Changshan's words were still kind, and he didn't care about Zhuzui Lane at all. , as usual.Even the young man behind him didn't show any disdain for Zhuzui Lane, but looked around curiously.

Luo Changshan's reaction reassured Zhang Shun a lot.The other party's appearance is indeed the same as those rumors of miscellaneous studies hidden in the city and the countryside, it should not be pretending.

Although there is no great wisdom, Zhang Shun still has some small cleverness.Now in Zhuzui Lane, if there is something wrong with these two people, he can shout out, they don't want to run away when the guards outside come.

But now it doesn't look like the villain pretending.

Knocking on the door, Wang Lanping answered and opened the door. She was surprised to see her eldest son and daughter coming back at this time, and then followed the introduction of the eldest son and saw that there were two people behind, an old man and a young man. Only then did she know that there were guests at home.

"Mother, where is Zhang Er? Did you go out again?" Zhang Shun asked his mother after entering the room, looking around and seeing his second brother.

"No, in his own room, it seems to be making alchemy." Wang Lanping poured tea for Luo Changshan and the two while responding to Da'er's words.

Not only Wang Lanping, but everyone in the family didn't have a specific concept about the elixir.I only know that it is very valuable, and I think it is the same as those expensive medicines in the pharmacy.In addition, Zhang Yan never shied away from these things, so they didn't deliberately hide them in their words.Now Wang Lanping just said the word "alchemy".

Another person here would definitely feel confused about Wang Lanping's "Alchemy" and would not understand at all.But Luo Changshan's master and apprentice brightened up. A large part of the reason they came here was the bone-strengthening pill they had seen in the Eastern Army camp before.

"How about I knock on the door and tell him to come out quickly?" Wang Lanping subconsciously felt that there was a visitor at home, and they didn't look like ordinary people. It seemed impolite to think that Zhang Er wouldn't come out in the back room.At this time, she still didn't know Luo Changshan's identity.

Before Zhang Shun could answer, Luo Changshan had already stood up, smiled and waved his hands and said: "Big girl, you don't need to be called Zhang Yan, the matter of alchemy is the most important thing, don't disturb us. We have already taken the liberty of coming here, just wait a while, and we just want to talk to you Brother Zhang Shun talked about his wheelchair, and some suggestions that may be helpful to my business."

Zhang Shun's eyes lit up, and he nodded his thanks quickly.In his opinion, if the other party is really a senior of miscellaneous studies, he is better than his second brother after all.Can a big beard grow white?Doesn't the accumulation of knowledge depend on time?Moreover, in Zhang Shun's view, the wheelchair was a miscellaneous subject, so it would definitely benefit a lot from the other party's advice.

So while thanking him, he introduced Luo Changshan's identity to his mother and younger sister. "A senior with miscellaneous studies" is enough to calm down Wang Lanping and Zhang Huiyuan.

Only now did the two understand why Zhang Shun would put down the business in his hands and accompany each other home in person.

This is a great guest!

Wang Lanping suddenly panicked, she felt that the house seemed too shabby, how could such a distinguished guest be entertained with just a cup of crude tea?So fidgeting.

Luo Changshan saw Wang Lanping's appearance.How extensive is his experience?Who doesn't know what Wang Lanping is thinking?After thinking about it, he has his own thoughts on this trip, although he really doesn't mind the poor house of the Zhang family at this time, and even Luo Changshan himself lives in poverty in his daily life and does not seek too much external enjoyment.It's just that the way of being a guest is not good to embarrass the host.

So Luo Changshan first talked about some interesting things about him in the past, and the most talked about was that he was accustomed to life in the city, and even enjoyed it.There are no self-important words, and the plain and gentle way is convincing.It also virtually dispelled Wang Lanping's inner anxiety.

Then turn the subject to the wheelchair.

Zhang Shun is now considered an expert in wheelchairs. He has listened and watched a lot and naturally pondered a lot. After all, as a feedback person for actual use, his feelings are also very important for Liu Carpenter's further improvement of wheelchairs.

But now hearing some suggestions from Luo Changshan, Zhang Shun still feels pleasantly surprised.

For example, Luo Changshan suggested adding a small pedal to the front of the wheelchair.After all, not all wheelchair users are handicapped like Zhang Shun. It is more convenient for some elderly people with handicapped legs to have a pedal to rest their feet on.

Another example is that Luo Changshan said that two small wheels that can be used for turning can be installed on the front of the wheelchair...

All of this was only separated by a thin partition wall, even if the voice was not loud, it was impossible to avoid Zhang Yan's ears in the inner room.

As Wang Lanping said, Zhang Yan was indeed making alchemy, and it was really inconvenient to interrupt the alchemy, otherwise a batch of medicinal materials would be useless.

But the arrival of Luo Changshan outside still surprised Zhang Yan.In particular, the idea proposed by the other party when pointing to Zhang Shun's wheelchair, although it is still a bit rough, is exactly the link in Zhang Yan's follow-up improvement plan for the wheelchair.

You must know that Zhang Yan has a wheelchair on the earth as a reference, but Luo Changshan does not.Helpful suggestions for improvement can be made with just a glance.This old man is not simple!

Miscellaneous studies?Appeared much earlier than expected.Zhang Yan thought so in his heart.

Chapter 113

A shabby narrow hall, a slightly dim oil lamp, a square table with patched legs, and two stools.

This is all the arrangements for a discussion.

By the way, there was a young man with a surprised and excited expression standing beside him watching. Although he didn't understand much, it didn't prevent him from experiencing some knowledge that made him suddenly enlightened or amazed.

As for Zhang Shun, Zhang Huiyuan, and Wang Lanping, they had already gone back to the house to avoid them.They felt the solemnity of the atmosphere, and they couldn't understand what the two people sitting at the square table were saying.I just felt that it seemed very powerful, and I consciously made a quiet environment.

"The Pythagoreans multiply each other, and combine them to form Xuanshi. If you divide the formula, it is Xuanshi. If there is a Xuantu diagram, you can multiply the Pythagorean shares together to form Zhu Shi Er, and double it to form Zhu Shi Si..."

There was a blank sheet of paper on the table, Zhang Yan was writing and drawing on it, and he was also speaking jerky words sentence by sentence.

Even with pictures and texts as a supplement, Luo Changshan, who was sitting opposite Zhang Yan, leaned forward and his eyes were focused, still couldn't understand immediately. He needed to interrupt Zhang Yan from time to time, and then he thought for himself, then picked up the paper at hand After writing and drawing with a pen, he always suddenly realized "Oh!" and let Zhang Yan continue to talk.

In fact, this theory was not like this at the beginning.

At the beginning, Luo Changshan was in the position of being tested, while Zhang Yan was in the position of being tested.One question and one answer, they are actually finding out the details of each other.Similar to a driveway.

Originally, Zhang Yan was still a little nervous. He didn't know exactly what Huangtianyu's miscellaneous studies would cover, and he was worried that he would be labeled a "liar" after asking questions.You must know that after spending so long in the Huangtian Territory, he has experienced many times the special status of the school of miscellaneous studies, although it has a hidden reputation, it is noble and popular.Once he is hated by people of miscellaneous studies, it is not a good thing for him.At least it will be less convenient in the future.

But after asking a few questions, Zhang Yan had a clear idea.I also confirmed some of my previous guesses and some information about miscellaneous learning from hearsay from others.The conclusion is that the so-called miscellaneous studies in Huangtianyu actually overlap with the mainstream knowledge on the earth to a large extent, but they have not been subdivided into various subjects, and because they are suppressed by the mainstream of martial arts, so far they are still in the A very basic stage.

What is the basis?That is, all aspects are still on the way to explore various basic laws.Some may be well-established, but some are still in their infancy, and lack strong publicity and finality.

This is great news for Zhang Yan.In this way, using his shallow knowledge on the earth in the wild world, it is a kind of existence that belongs to the "knowledge base".Those advanced theoretical knowledge are not needed, some superficial primary school syllabus knowledge is enough to pass the test.

Just like now.What Zhang Yan took out was the description of the Pythagorean law by the sage Zhao Shuang in the great book "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic" on earth.This book is not used in ordinary elementary schools, but Zhang Yan is very familiar with it.Because the master used this book to enlighten him for a period of time when he followed the master to travel all over the world.Not to mention memorizing it backwards, at least I dare not forget it.If you take it out now, won't you make the other party stunned?

In addition to arithmetic, there are physics, chemistry... Forget about biology, those things are too troublesome.Everything that Zhang Yan remembered was the most basic thing, but there was a lot added up. It was a tower of knowledge slowly built up by countless sages on the earth for thousands of years, enough for Zhang Yan to squander.

Of course, good things cannot be used indiscriminately.Avoid looking cheap.Little by little, you have to slowly increase your status, and you must also seek some tangible benefits for yourself.

Luo Changshan had already forgotten his original intention of coming here.He sat at the square table in the small hall of the Zhang family all night, guarding what Zhang Yan told him and what he wrote.Checking and counting over and over again, never tired of it.Even his eyes were red, but he still looked unsatisfied.

On the contrary, Luo Changshan's apprentice couldn't stand it in the middle of the night and fell asleep lying in the corner of the wall.Indeed, as Luo Changshan said before, their masters and apprentices really don't pay much attention to living conditions.Sleeping on the floor doesn't care.

But after all, where is the age of seventy or so, although Zhang Yan looks energetic, but Zhang Yan dare not continue to let this old man suffer.After a good deal of talking, he persuaded him to take a room in a small inn not far from Zhuzui Lane to rest.Make an appointment to talk again this afternoon.

That is to say, the Zhang family is too small to live in, otherwise the old man Luo Changshan would not go to the inn.

Zhang Yan would not have any problems if he stayed up all night with his cultivation base. After Luo Changshan went to the inn, he went to the market to buy vegetables, and then returned home.

The eldest brother and younger sister have already gone to the store.Only the old mother Wang Lanping was at home. Seeing that Zhang Yan bought some vegetables, she quickly picked them up and went to the kitchen to tidy up.

"So many dishes?"

"Well, make a few more, and invite Mr. Luo to have a drink with his teacher and apprentice in the evening. I'll make a pot of wine and come back later." Zhang Yan packed up the dregs left over from yesterday's alchemy in his bedroom, and gave it to him. The mother who was busy in the kitchen replied.Although the alchemy was disturbed yesterday and couldn't continue, it was still refined twice.Of course, it's all useless.Because what is refined is Biqing Dan.

However, after several times of practice, Zhang Yan can also directly feel his progress in the refining of Biqing Dan.Although it was still far from successfully refining Biqing Dan, at least he could handle all the details of the first [-]% of refining.The progress has actually been much faster than he expected after his first failure.

Moreover, Zhou Cang sent people a lot more medicinal materials this time than last time, a full ten servings.It looked like he was going to stock up on some pills.

Zhang Yan did not refuse Zhou Cang's careful thought.He still has a lot of bone strengthening pills in his hand, and he can't use them. They are all prepared for Zhou Cang's favor.And the more medicine Zhou Cang sent, the more frequently he could try his hand, and get Biqingdan out as soon as possible.

Now Zhang Yan feels in his heart that alchemy is like a skill in many games, proficiency is also required in addition to the threshold of talent.

"Yan'er, come here."

"Mother is here. What's the matter?" Just after finishing the medicine residues in his room, Zhang Yan heard his old lady calling him in the kitchen, and hurried over.

"Mother, tell you something."

"Huh? Say it."

"When you know how to make wine, make an extra pot of good wine. Tomorrow, take it to the Wangjiazhuangzi outside the north gate of the city, and find a family named Wang Shi. Just say that I brought this wine to them. If they have any gift in return, you Just bring it back. If they don’t accept the jar of wine, don’t force it, just turn around and walk away.”

"Wang's Zhuangzi? Wang Shi? Mother, our family has relatives over there... Oh! Mother, is this a probe gift for elder brother?" Zhang Yan didn't take too long to react, and immediately came to his senses.At the same time, he secretly thought that his mother's movements were so fast!This will help the eldest brother find the right one?

Chapter 114 Probes

The so-called probing ceremony is a custom in Langyuan City.Or a kind of tacit understanding that takes care of the faces of both parties on a blind date.

Except for the case of private life-long marriage, according to the general number of marriages, you first find a middleman, that is, a matchmaker, and bring together two families who both have marriage needs, compare the requirements and conditions, and introduce some if you think it is suitable. situation on both sides.

Of course, you can't just rely on the matchmaker's mouth to say whether it's okay, let alone just look at the superficial conditions, and more need to understand factors such as character.When it feels about the same, the man will take the initiative to send a "probe gift", which means to poke his head over to see the woman's opinion.

No need to break.Receiving and returning the gift means that the woman has agreed, and the formal steps of getting married can be taken later.On the contrary, it is a polite refusal.In this way, the faces of both sides will be taken care of, so that there will be no unpleasant troubles.

Generally, there is not much attention paid to probe etiquette.A jar of wine, a piece of meat, a piece of cloth, or a letter of snacks will do.The man's brother and other close relations will send it off.

Wang Lanping didn't deny it either, and nodded with a smile, "I've seen that girl from Wang Shi's family three times. Although she isn't pretty, she's still pretty! And she's well-boned, with big buttocks and thick flesh to give birth to! And even though the family isn't rich, it's still pretty." There is no oil bottle, and the brothers are all people who can work hard, and they are people who do their duty.

Besides, although your eldest brother has improved now thanks to the business you gave him, but he is missing a leg, he is missing a leg, so he can't look up, right?So my mother thinks that girl is pretty good.Be polite when you go to give the probe gift.Even if people don't accept it, don't say anything, just come back.understand? "

Zhang's family has been honest people for generations, and this time the family situation has fluctuated greatly, Wang Lanping's mentality is very low. She never thinks that her eldest son can make money now.

Zhang Yan naturally had no opinion at all.The eldest brother should have gotten married a long time ago, but after being injured later, he fell into a slump. From now on, how can anyone be willing to marry?Later, when Zhang Yan was framed and his family was implicated, he even had no intention of talking about marriage.Now that Zhang Ji's woodware shop is on the right track, the branch will be expanded later, and Zhang Shun will take the lead.Getting married is also inevitable.Even if it doesn't work out this time, Zhang Yan thinks that he can choose better ones later, not at all like his mother who is afraid of her daughter-in-law running away.

Here, the old mother spoke, but Zhang Yan didn't hesitate.Went out for a drink after lunch.Instead of the wine shop at the entrance of the alley, I walked a few more steps and found a quite famous restaurant, where I played two large altars.One altar will entertain Luo Changshan in the evening, and the other altar will give a probe gift tomorrow.

Of course, it is impossible for Zhang Yan to drink with Luo Changshan, he is too sluggish to do that.Accompanied by his elder brother Zhang Shun.

But Zhang Yan didn't come by coincidence, the wine on the stage was sold out, and he had to wait a while to get a drink, saying that the buddy had already gone to the wine cellar at the back to fill it, and it was time for a cup of tea.The shopkeeper even smiled and apologized to Zhang Yan.

With this attitude, Zhang Yan didn't choose another house.It's just a matter of waiting for a cup of tea, and it won't be long.

Standing by the counter and waiting.

The noise in the restaurant is noisy, so braggadocios don't need to care about it.But I could still hear some gossip about the Wu family.For example, some people are curious about whether the Wu family has no descendants now, will Wu Yuan continue the family and regenerate another one to continue the incense of his family...

No one knew that the instigator of the Wu family's death was standing at the door of the restaurant.

Zhang Yan is not curious about whether Wu Yuan will continue or not, even if Wu Yuan wants to continue, he will not give Wu Yuan this chance.Only when the father and son of the Wu family have to die cleanly can they understand the grievance, and only then will they be free from obsessions in their hearts.

However, the effect of the technique of disgusting victory is still beyond Zhang Yan's imagination at the beginning.Weird, stealthy, sharp.It is too simple to deal with ordinary people like Wu Qingling.Even after that, he deliberately guarded for two days, and didn't feel any danger coming to the door.Moreover, there was no jerk in the few days when the technique was performed, and Wu Qingling's lust was smoothly stimulated, and then used as a cover to let her die under the wind of the horse.

The reason why he didn't do the same to Wu Yuan immediately.For one thing, compared to Wu Qingling who had hair and blood as the casting medium for the technique of disgusting victory, Zhang Yan only had Wu Yuan's hair in his hands for the time being, and the possibility of failure was much greater than when targeting Wu Qingling.Another reason is that he also wanted to wait and see if the Wu family would have any other plans to come up with. After all, the amount of information brought to Zhang Yan by the two ghosts before was not small.He didn't believe that the Wu family would just admit it.

"Guest officer, the wine is here, so I'll fill you with two jars? Five catties per jar?"

"Yes, five catties per jar, two jars."

While thinking wildly, the restaurant clerk had already returned with a large jar of wine, and the shopkeeper didn't forget about Zhang Yan, so he hurriedly made a final confirmation, and at the same time reminded Zhang Yan to give the money first.

After paying and taking the wine, as soon as he came out of the restaurant, he saw a large group of people coming in a queue on the main street ahead, and they happened to be walking towards Zhang Yan.

"What's the front?"

"For the funeral."

"Hey! The funeral is such a big battle?"

"The young master of the Wu family went to the funeral together with the old man, do you think it's not a big fight?"

Zhang Yan passed by a tea stall and just heard two people discussing, thinking to himself what a coincidence.It even made him encounter Wu Qingling's funeral.

But Zhang Yan didn't stop, and continued to walk forward, and soon saw the mighty funeral procession, probably no less than 300 people.There were close relatives of the Wu family who heard the news, as well as servants of the mansion, as well as retainers, officials in the yamen, and even the so-called upper class in Langyuan City. Many people sent their family members to express their condolences.

Zhang Yan didn't stop, but his eyes still subconsciously fell on the funeral procession.Soon, an old man with gray hair in mourning clothes caught Zhang Yan's mind, because that person was none other than Wu Yuan who he was going to send to heaven and earth with Wu Qingling.

Suddenly, Zhang Yan saw Wu Yuan's head turned around, and his eyes met him as if he had sensed it.

Just walking towards each other, staring at each other, it is obvious that Wu Yuan also recognized Zhang Yan who happened to pass by in the crowd.The murderous intent and evil thoughts in those eyes were undisguised.It seemed that Zhang Yan was the murderer who killed his son.

This made Zhang Yan very puzzled.He was sure that when he killed Wu Qingling, the technique of disgusting victory did not encounter any constraints or resistance, and the entry point he chose was also in line with Wu Qingling's external impression and his own corrupt habits.Even the death method chosen for Wu Qingling was in line with her nature.Can this be broken by Wu Yuan?

But this will not panic Zhang Yan.This is immortality, you may be able to detect something, but what can I do?Maybe rely on that "king"?

Chapter 115 The Mirror

"I'm getting old! I'm so dizzy and uncomfortable after not sleeping all night. It seems that it's better to do less of this kind of thing in the future."

Luo Changshan woke up just after noon, not because he had had enough sleep but because he couldn't sleep.The age is there. After staying up late, it is not possible to recover after a short sleep. It is estimated that it will take a few days.

Turning his head to look at the apprentice who was sleeping soundly like a pig, Luo Changshan smiled, got up and didn't wake him up, but went downstairs to the inn lobby, ordered a bowl of clear soup and plain noodles to satisfy his hunger, and went down to sit and refresh his mind.

After noon, there were not many diners in the lobby of the inn, and a bowl of noodles with clear soup was quickly served.Luo Changshan was indeed hungry, so he picked up his chopsticks and started chattering.

After eating a bowl of noodles, he felt a lot better. He picked up the tea and sat in the corner of the lobby as if he was resting his mind. He closed his eyes and didn't know what he was thinking.

"Why was it never heard of before?"

Suddenly Luo Changshan muttered to himself.No one else heard him, only he himself understood that what he was talking about was the young man who never expected such a situation before he was asked to come, Zhang Yan.

The first time Luo Changshan heard about Zhang Yan was when he chatted with some old friends at a gathering half a year ago.At that time, two old friends who often wandered in the west spoke highly of the situation of border troubles in the west over the past year or two. The three things "Bagua Formation", "Kongming Lantern" and "Pulley" are said to be brilliant on Yubei Mountain, and they are also the key to help ease the troubles in the west.

The rest of the people heard it for the first time, especially those three things, they felt strange when they heard the names, so they asked about it.Several people, including Luo Changshan, realized that the three things were considered to be the means of their miscellaneous learning, and the person who took out these things was still a young man, and he was even a criminal soldier at that time.