There are precedents in the history of the Red Chamber

Shi Zhongzhu was shocked, and his drowsiness disappeared. Shi Bosong was already interrogating his servants, "Who is calling, please come in?"

"It's the father-in-law of the Hall of Mental Cultivation. The head steward has asked him to serve tea in the main hall."

"Brother Bamboo..."

"Understood, brother, let's go." Before Shi Bosong finished speaking, Shi Zhongzhu put down his half-eaten breakfast, bid farewell to his two nephews, told them to eat well, and then followed Shi Bosong to the main courtyard.

The person who came to announce the decree was a little father-in-law whom he didn't know, with a polite attitude, and he was the first to see the ceremony; "The servant girl greets the son, and the captain Shi Duwei."

"Your father-in-law is polite, and your father-in-law's holy order is in your body. How dare we accept the gift." Shi Bosong said a few words modestly, and quickly sent the red envelope, which the little father-in-law accepted, and said more politely: "Lieutenant Shi, the emperor called urgently, please go ahead." .”

Shi Zhongzhu didn't talk too much. When he got up in the morning, he was dressed in the clothes he would go out to meet guests, and he didn't change his clothes. He just followed his little father-in-law.

The servant announced the decree and rode in a carriage, and Shi Zhongzhu got into the carriage after him, laughing and chatting with the young father-in-law. "I have been away for a long time, and the people in Beijing are unfamiliar, and I didn't know the father-in-law Jinmian before."

"Don't dare to be Captain Shi's golden face. The slaves were only transferred to the Hall of Mental Cultivation to serve the saint two years ago." The young father-in-law was able to get the good job of the decree, so he was a smart person with connections. Shi Zhongzhu had been traveling for almost three years. The connection with the sage has never been broken, and Shi Zhongzhu's peonies are still displayed on the dragon case, even a fool would not offend him.

"What is your father-in-law's name?"

"The servant's surname is Chen."

"Eunuch Chen is from Yuzhou?"

"Exactly!" Eunuch Chen glanced at Shi Zhongzhu strangely. In order to be able to enter the Hall of Cultivation of the Heart to serve the saint, Eunuch Chen also worked hard on speaking. He changed the dialect and local accent into official Chinese. He didn't believe that Shi Zhongzhu listened to the accent. from.Seeing Chen Gonggong's curious eyes, Shi Zhongzhu explained knowingly: "The Chen family originated from Wanqiu, looked at Gushi, and flourished in Yingchuan. Nowadays, most people surnamed Chen are from Yuzhou. Most people in Yuzhou are like this."

"Captain Shi has good ears." Little Eunuch Chen laughed.

"What is good hearing, you will know it after listening a lot. When I passed by Yuzhou, I couldn't understand it at first. After staying for a few months, it gradually got better."

"Lieutenant Shi has been to Yuzhou?"

"No, from Mengjin, Yiyang, Yongning, and Xin'an all the way north, I have visited half of Henan." Shi Zhongzhu said.

"Lieutenant Shi has been to Yongning?" Little Eunuch Chen asked nervously. He is from Yongning. During the famine, he was exchanged for a bag of grain by his parents. It's not that he can't live on. Who would sell the boy.

Shi Zhongzhu knew it well, so he didn't ask too many questions, and only told anecdotes about Yongning, "Yes, Yongning is a good place. In the city, there are Yinghui Gate, Xuan'en Gate, Zhenning Gate, and Weiyuan Gate. Open and grand, although not as grand as Kyoto, it is rare in the north. There is also a Yuhuang Pavilion in the city. According to the stone tablet in the Yuhuang Pavilion, this pavilion was built in the 18th year of Zhenguan in Tang Dynasty. Now Zhili also has a Jade Emperor. The pavilion was modeled after Yongning, Yuzhou."

"Yes, yes." When the villagers saw the villagers, their eyes were full of tears. Although Shi Zhongzhu and the little Eunuch Chen were not from the same villages, when it came to the local customs and customs, the little Eunuch Chen was also very happy when he heard the local accent.

"If you talk about Yongning, I like to eat the tofu there. There are various ways to make it. There is also a local bun called Huoshao, which is very hard, but the locals like it very much."

"The fire spoon is said to be the pancake made by Qin Shihuang to build the Great Wall, which is called "fire". Later, it was passed down and became the "fire spoon". It is delicious." I can't help interjecting a few words.

Shi Zhongzhu was sure that he was from Yongning, so he slowly talked about Yongning's good things according to the topic.By the time he got off the carriage, little Eunuch Chen already felt that Captain Shi was well-informed and warm-hearted.No wonder the sage likes it, even for a servant like me, he doesn't look harsh, what a good man!Little Eunuch Chen couldn't help thinking this way.

Seeing the little Eunuch Chen leave with friendly eyes, Shi Zhongzhu was sure that his ability to fool people had improved, and followed Eunuch Gao into the main hall to meet the saint.

"Excuse me, excuse me, go out for a while, and learn some nonsense." The sage happily called Shi Zhongzhu up. Shi Zhongzhu was studying abroad in name, but actually helped the sage see the world, even if the sage didn't trust him completely, but Thinking of Shi Zhongzhu's young age, he knew to share his worries, and couldn't help but love him a little more.

"I miss the sage outside, and I have no chance to kowtow more, but now I finally came back, I..." Shi Zhongzhu was planning to be sensational, but when he looked up, he found that the sage was much older.The face of the saint two years ago looked like a 30-year-old middle-aged man, but now it matches his actual age, he is a 60-year-old old man.

The sage stopped in the middle of his speech, knowing that he was startled by his old age, he felt a little displeased, no one would admit that he was old, especially an emperor who held the world in his hands.

"The sage has worn down a lot," Shi Zhongzhu took the tea from Eunuch Gao and offered it to the sage, Shi Zhongzhu sincerely said, "Why doesn't the sage take care of himself, all the people in the world are pointing at the sage!"

Seeing his sincerity, the sage knew that he was really worried about him. Nowadays, it is rare to see people who are willing to speak out like Shi Zhongzhu. Could it be that he is a tyrant who can't even tolerate a word?The sage also didn't think that he once shot a little servant who said he was old. "Slick tongue!" The saint said angrily.

"I'm wronged, people don't tell the truth these days. When I'm outside, I always hear people talking about saints..."

"Tell me what?"

"People don't call saints saints, they call emperors Lao Tzu, folks call fathers Lao Tzu, people respect and respect you like a father, take care of your body, and let the people of the world be more filial." Shi Zhongzhu flattered The shots were loud.

"You~" The saint is a character who loves to live and hates to die. Now that Shi Zhongzhu is pleasing to the eye, naturally everything he says is pleasant to his ears.

The sage has been in the world for nearly 40 years, but it was the first time someone said in front of him that the people called him "the emperor's father". To receive such a simple compliment from the people is more gratifying than the tens of thousands of words given to him by the officials.Shi Zhongzhu stayed with the saint for a whole morning, and left lunch again, so that the people watching outside could clearly see Shi Zhongzhu's holy family again.

Generally, when local dignitaries come to the capital to meet the Holy Spirit, they have to go to the palace to hand over the sign. You have to wait for three to five days because of your relationship. But who is the historian boy? The next day, the saint hurriedly summoned him to face the saint. If he hadn't been paying attention at all times, how could there be such a good thing?Shi Ding gave birth to a good son!It's a pity that Shi Ding was not in the capital, so everyone had no choice but to say a few sour words in front of Shi Nai, envious and jealous in their hearts.

Shi Nai is in charge of the imperial guards in the palace, and he considers himself a pure minister. When encountering difficulties, he likes to pretend that he doesn't understand. Anyway, sages have boasted that they have a "straightforward" temper, and there is no burden on their hearts to pretend to be stupid.Seeing that my nephew is so promising, and the historian has successors, I am very pleased.

Shi Zhongzhu accompanied the saint in the palace all morning, and went directly to the house of his third uncle Shi Nai in the afternoon. He had made an appointment to come in the morning, but the saint summoned him.

When Shi Zhongzhu arrived at Zhongjinghou's Mansion, Shi Nai had not yet returned from his duty, so he first visited his third aunt, Li Shi, and then met his cousins ​​Shi Zhongbai and Shi Xiaonan. At the age of two, he was also selected as a scholar, and he can be called a promising young man. Shi Xiaonan is still studying ethnology.The three brothers greeted each other, and Shi Zhongzhu brought them strange study handicrafts that he had collected on the road. He saw a lot of gold, silver and jade on weekdays. These wild things were very eye-catching.

Shi Zhongzhu gave his cousin Shi Xiangxue a set of ruby ​​hair, which was similar to the pattern on his third aunt’s head. Very delicate.Because the girl was getting older, Shi Xiangxue and Shi Xiangxia went back to their room for a meeting, and Shi Zhongzhu was entertained by his third aunt and two cousins.

The rules of the Dayue Dynasty are also strange. Unmarried women are very chaste, but married women are not very particular, so I often hear that some wives have some kind of moth, and it is because they are married that they can contact a lot of men. After!

The third aunt, Li, greeted Shi Zhongzhu for tea, and asked about the situation on the road. He heard that he was sleeping in the Northeast, and he couldn't even eat.He also resented him for not caring for himself. He heard that he was diagnosing and treating epidemic diseases in Guangyuan, Sichuan, and he worshiped all the Bodhisattvas in Huguo Temple.Shi Zhongzhu didn't hear this, and swore repeatedly that he would never dare to do such a thing again. He beat his back and served tea, which made the third aunt stop crying.

The two cousins ​​didn't think it was a hard time, it was so cool, hearing Shi Zhongzhu talk about the scenery that they had only seen in books, they wished they could grow their wings and fly there to feast their eyes, and urged Shi Zhongzhu to tell them more about what they saw on the road.

"Forget it, you men, how do you know the sufferings of women who are worried at home, I won't bother you any more, you three brothers can talk about it yourself, I will go to the kitchen and add a few more favorite dishes for Brother Zhu. "

"Good third aunt, my nephew won't dare to worry the family anymore, please forgive me, please forgive me once."

"That's right, mother, I won't be able to walk as far as my second brother when I get admitted to Juren, and I will do my filial piety by your side." Shi Zhongbai interfaced.

"I hear you have a slick tongue!" Mrs. Li laughed and cursed a few words, and went back to the inner courtyard to order not to mention it.

After the adults left, the two little cousins ​​naturally had fun, Shi Zhongbai and Shi Xiaonan invited Shi Zhongzhu to the small study in their yard, and listened to him tell his stories along the way, Shi Zhongbai took notes while listening.

Shi Xiaonan abducted him with his hands, and asked, "Brother, why do you remember this?" After speaking, he turned his head and saw that his paper was full of "sea boats are very turbulent, using mint and tangerine peel can cure seasickness"" People in Taiyuan Prefecture love to be jealous, so you must make it clear to the store owner that you will not be jealous when eating."

"It will be useful in the future." Shi Zhongbai replied.

"Brother, is it possible that you also want to study abroad." Shi Xiaonan said secretly.

"Straighten your back and sit down. There's nothing wrong with it. It seems like I'm going to do something bad when you say that." Shi Zhongbai pushed his brother away.

"Why didn't you do anything bad? Just now, you told your mother not to go far away, so you did your filial piety by her side!"

"I said not to go far, and I didn't say not to go. Compared with Fujian, Taiyuan Mansion is naturally not too far away. Look at the second brother, he also sneaked away while the second aunt was packing up and saluting."

"Hey, I said that you two brothers are talking about studying abroad, so you just talk about studying abroad. If you have nothing to do, what do I do? Where did I sneak away? I only went out after telling my parents, okay?" Shi Zhongzhu was also shot while lying down. This matter has also caused a lot of friction with the family before.

Shi Xiaonan gave him a disdainful look, "Second brother, don't lie to us, you sneaked away while the second aunt was packing up, and the second aunt and mother were full of bitterness, we all know it. "

"It's not that my mother disagrees with my going out. You don't know, she packed a lot of bags, even if a caravan comes, I can't finish them. Where did I bring those things for a study tour? It's like moving. I had no choice but to sneak away. However, my mother is not angry with me, you can’t imitate me, the third aunt has a quick temper, if you offend the third aunt, it’s no wonder that the third uncle didn’t break your legs!” Shi Zhongzhu Hurry up to make amends, if these two people follow suit, he will be the one who is unlucky.

"Well, I just said that having a wise and martial father is a blessing in the past life, and a wise and martial brother is a sin in this life. I was selected as a scholar last year, and I was quite good among a group of peers, but when I returned home, I was let down. Dad scolded me, saying that I can only compare with the poor, why not compare with you, second brother, listen, it looks like you are his own son." Shi Zhongbai complained.

"That's right, second brother, you can't give us a way out. I was a little sloppy in practicing big characters the day before yesterday, and my father almost got out of his way. He said that if I dare to fool him again, let me learn what you did back then." Putting sandbags on my hands, my God, I don’t plan to become a calligrapher and painter, as long as I can read and write!” Shi Xiaonan also complained.

"You take it as I think! I was also forced. I was young, and my family didn't take you seriously. I had to report everything I did. When I went to the street, my mother would send a team of guards to follow me. Then where is shopping, it’s like smashing the store. Later I learned to be good, adults are like this, as long as you have improved your studies and you are fooling around outside, they say you are relaxing, and you will be more relaxed when you have fame. Well, it’s just for the sake of comfort, anyway, sooner or later, the merit test will be taken.”

Shi Zhongbai and Shi Xiaonan also felt that it made sense after hearing Shi Zhongzhu pass on the experience of those who had experienced it. "That's right, ever since my brother became a scholar, he went to a classmate's house to play for a day, and mother didn't say anything, and gave back the money. How can I go to Zhuangzi to live for a day!" Shi Xiaonan said.

"Even if you are selected as a scholar now, you can't go to Zhuangzi. How old are you." Shi Zhongzhu hit him.

"You lived in Zhuangzi when you were the same age as me!" Shi Xiaonan was not convinced.

"I went to live in Zhuangzi because I moved to the outer courtyard when I was six years old. I can dress and wash by myself. Even if there is no girl to serve, I can still tie my hair and comb it by myself. Can you do it?" Shi Zhongzhu asked back, the girl is not easy to follow Go to Zhuangzi, do you want to spend a day with disheveled hair?

"Second brother, you comb your hair yourself?" Shi Bosong exclaimed.As the eldest son of Zhongjing Hou, he will be demoted to the third rank in the future, and he will also have the title of a second-rank general. He will be surrounded by small servants, served by golden slaves and jade maidservants, and he has never held a comb in his hand.

"I said, didn't you rest at your classmate's house? Who combed your hair for you?"

"Feng Jian, my baby brother." Shi Zhongbo said naturally, Feng Jian is his personal servant.

"Okay, okay, I'm convinced, you dare to go out to play like this, third aunt is really big-hearted!" With no ability to take care of herself, third aunt dared to let such a son out, she was also drunk .

The three brothers talked happily, and when it was time for dinner, someone came to invite them, saying that the master had returned home.

Shi Zhongzhu, Shi Zhongbai, and Shi Xiaonan all went to greet him.