Tao Xiude rode in front on a horse, followed by several carriages, which contained things for returning home to worship ancestors, as well as paying respects to some elders.
"Young master, Pingxing County is ahead. The master said, when we pass by Pingxing County, we will stop at Shashan Town for two days to meet the old friend of the master." The servant behind Xiude said respectfully.
Tao Xiude nodded, "It's just right, I'm tired too, so let's go to the county town and rest!"
"Yes!" The horse team quickened their pace and headed towards Pingxing County.
Pingxing County is not far from Shashan Town, but only half an hour's journey, Tao Xiude simply lived in the county town, and after resting for a while, he brought people straight to Shashan Town to meet Master Liu.
After asking for directions, he found the private school in Shashan Town. Tao Xiude ignored passers-by looking at him, straightened his luxurious clothes, asked the servant behind him to take the gift box, and walked in.
"Bang!" A group of students rushed out of the house like a torrent of flood gates, knocking Tao Xiude into a stagger, but fortunately he was caught by the servant behind him in time, so he didn't fall down.
"What's the matter?" Tao Xiude couldn't help asking after standing still.
"I don't know! It seems that school is over." The servant behind looked at him and said uncertainly. After all, the formation was more like a beast chasing after him.
Master Liu was the last one to come out from the house, and looked at the people standing at the door suspiciously. The leader was dressed luxuriously and had an extraordinary temperament. He didn't look like they should be in a small county like them. Master Liu stroked his beard Just as he was about to ask, Tao Xiude bowed to him and said with a smile, "Dare to ask, but Liu Jiancheng is Master Liu?"
"Exactly, are you?"
"The boy is Tao Xiude, the second son of the Tao family, and his father is the prefect of Han County. He is ordered by his father to come to see him." Tao Xiude saluted with his fists clasped.
Master Liu suddenly realized, "You are Tao Lin's son!"
The good friend didn't dislike his family's poverty and lack of official position, and even asked his son to come to see him. Mrs. Liu was very happy, and cheerfully called the group to his resting place, and asked someone to call Liu Tai over.
When they arrived at the house, the servant presented the gift box and put it aside. The two of them politely said a few words before getting to the point.
"My father once said that my uncle is his best friend, so this time I went back to my hometown to worship my ancestors, so I made a detour to meet my uncle." Tao Xiude didn't dislike the shabby environment of the house at all, and his attitude was still respectful and polite.
Master Liu was very happy, "Is your father in good health all these years?"
"Thanks to my uncle's concern, my father is all well and in good health, but I will mention my uncle occasionally, thinking of the days when I went to school with my uncle, I miss it very much."
Mrs. Liu stroked his beard, "Me too! We have been busy all these years, and we have never met each other, only exchanged letters."
"Uncle, don't worry. In a few days, Brother Liu Xian will go to take the entrance examination for children, so he will stay at my house and meet my father." Just as he was speaking, Liu Tai had already entered with a meal in his hand. When he looked up, he saw several A stranger almost wanted to throw away the bowl in his hand.
No one said that there were outsiders in father's house!He thought it was his father who asked him to bring him food.Today is the day we agreed with Brother Du to have snacks, so everyone should be active and rush to the place to eat. He managed to get the meal.
Mrs. Liu glared at Liu Tai, asking him to come to see Tao Xiude. Liu Tai lowered his head in silence, put the bowls and chopsticks on the table, and then straightened his clothes and bowed to Tao Xiude, "I have seen you Brother Tao."
"You can just call me Second Brother Tao. I have another elder brother, that is, your elder brother Tao. He is an official in Beijing and is busy with business, so he can't come here, otherwise you will be able to see him." Tao Xiude smiled. on the road.
Liu Tai thought for a while, and finally remembered a person surnamed Tao. His father said that he used to have a good friend, and now he is in the provincial capital. Could this person be his son?
Master Liu was worried that Liu Tai's knowledge of Tao Lin's identity would affect him, so he never disclosed Tao Lin's identity, only saying that Tao Lin lived in the provincial capital. It turned out that the Tao family was not a simple family, and Master Liu became worried again for a while.
To be a scholar, you still have to live in peace and contentment. Liu Tai is young and his mind is not yet firm, so he shouldn't be tempted by these.
Liu Tai didn't know Master Liu's worry at all, and said, "Second Brother Tao, have you eaten yet?"
"Eh..." Tao Xiude was stunned for a moment, "Not yet, after finding an inn in the county town, I came here directly."
"Then, if you don't dislike it, why not have a meal together!"
"Well, you still have to go to class, we're fine, just go out to eat on your own." Tao Xiude waved his hand.
"How can I do that?! I'm a guest from afar, besides, there won't be any delay, just eat with us!" Liu Tai laughed.
"Ah?" Tao Xiude originally didn't want to disturb too much. When he came, he saw a restaurant outside. At worst, he could just go there for a meal later. He thought Liu Tai just meant the same thing, but in the end, What does it mean to eat with them?Tao Xiude's eyes fell on the large coarse porcelain bowl on Liu Fuzi's table, and he had a vague premonition.
When he came here, his father had said that Mrs. Liu was straightforward and arrogant, but he did not expect that his son was also such a straightforward person.Tao Xiude couldn't refuse, so he could only follow Liu Tai to the food distribution place.
Luo Qing stroked his sleeves, and was filling the students with rice, while saying: "Put the fried chicken aside first, don't touch it, Boss Du said, you have to eat before eating!"
Hearing this, Liu Tai looked at Tao Xiude with bright eyes, "Second Brother Tao, sit down for a while, I'll cook for you!" As he spoke, he squeezed into the crowd with high spirits.
Tao Xiude tried his best to maintain a smiling expression, looked around, but found no place to sit, all the places with stools were occupied, and there was no vacancy at all, so he thought about standing for a while longer, and saw two people next to him. The student stared at him.
Tao Xiude smiled and nodded to the two, maintaining his demeanor.
One of the older students stood up and cupped his hands at Tao Xiude, "Excuse me?"
"Oh, Mr. Liu is my father's classmate. He is in Xiatao Xiude, and he returned to his hometown to worship his ancestors. He passed by here and came to pay a visit to Uncle Liu."
"That's it! I'm next, Qiu You." Qiu You smiled, and didn't appear obsequious because Tao Xiude was dressed so well, but got up and said, "Please sit down, Mr. Tao, Liu Tai will be back soon."
"Thank you." Tao Xiude cupped his hands, and the servant behind him immediately stepped forward to wipe the stool before Tao Xiude sat down.
Du Rulin and Qiu You just sat aside, waiting for Liu Tai to come back.Liu Tai finally squeezed into the crowd until he was in front of Luo Qing, and pointed to where Tao Xiude was, "I have guests at home, first bring us a bowl of fried chicken!"
Luo Qing took a look and found that there was indeed a well-dressed young master, so he nodded and said, "Okay." Others only came to get fried chicken after eating, but Liu Tai was different, so he just took it away A large bowl was full, which attracted dissatisfaction from many people, but there was no way.
Liu Tai brought the food over and set it up. There are two dishes, one meat and one vegetarian, plus a bowl of fried chicken. They looked good. Tao Xiude secretly heaved a sigh of relief. After being polite to Liu Tai and the other three , just picked up the chopsticks and took a bite.
In fact... the taste is not bad!It's no different from the ones in the restaurant...
Tao Xiude was completely relieved, although he used a rough porcelain bowl, but the food was good and looked clean, Tao Xiude thought it was okay.It's just that he has never seen such a thing of delivering meals to a private school, so he asked a few questions curiously, Liu Tai immediately pointed to Du Rulin and said: "It belongs to his family, Rulin's brother runs a restaurant, and his skills are very good." Yes, there are sugar water and snacks on weekdays, but today is fried chicken nuggets, which tastes good, and the students like it very much."
"Is that so!" Tao Xiude smiled, but did not delve into it, and instead asked about Liu Tai's studies.
Liu Tai lowered his head and poked the rice in the bowl, and said a little disappointed: "I didn't pass the exam last time. If Lin got the first place, I'm the second."
Mentioning Du Rulin twice, Tao Xiude then noticed the young student who looked shy and didn't speak much, and said, "It seems that this little brother is doing well in his studies! This time, for the children's exam, you have to go to ?"
"No, no!" Du Rulin waved his hands again and again, "It's not that good. It's because Liu Tai is being modest. We are about the same. It just depends on who is luckier. This time, I, Qiu You, and Liu Tai, Qiu Jin , are all going, the master said, we are already sure that we will end."
"En." Tao Xiude nodded. Originally, he only wanted to invite Liu Tai to visit his home during the exam. This was what his father meant, but he heard that there were three other people, and it was not easy to separate them, so he said: " Brother Liu Xian will come to my house as a guest at that time, how many of you might as well go together?"
"Isn't that appropriate?" Qiu You pulled Du Rulin's clothes under the table.Such a family can't be climbed at first glance, and it feels like it's stuck there, he doesn't want to be like this.
Du Rulin hurriedly said: "It's not suitable, Liu Tai will go to Mr. Tao's house when the time comes, and we should just stay in the inn."
Tao Xiude smiled heartily when he heard the words, "Why are you so polite! I still have a lot of houses in my house, besides, if you don't go, Liu Xiandi probably won't come either!"
Liu Tai glanced at Tao Xiude blankly, and asked, "Does my father agree to my going?" This is not like his father's character!
"Eh..." Tao Xiude was embarrassed, as if Uncle Liu really didn't say yes.
Liu Tai lowered his head and said apologetically, "If my father disagrees, I may not be able to go. I'm sorry, but I will definitely come to see you."
"But my father urged me to invite you to stay at that time. If you don't live in my house, I can't explain to my father!" Tao Xiude smiled wryly.
Liu Tai hesitated again. After all, the existence of his father is sometimes quite scary. He didn't want to get Tao Xiude punished for copying books.
"Young master, Pingxing County is ahead. The master said, when we pass by Pingxing County, we will stop at Shashan Town for two days to meet the old friend of the master." The servant behind Xiude said respectfully.
Tao Xiude nodded, "It's just right, I'm tired too, so let's go to the county town and rest!"
"Yes!" The horse team quickened their pace and headed towards Pingxing County.
Pingxing County is not far from Shashan Town, but only half an hour's journey, Tao Xiude simply lived in the county town, and after resting for a while, he brought people straight to Shashan Town to meet Master Liu.
After asking for directions, he found the private school in Shashan Town. Tao Xiude ignored passers-by looking at him, straightened his luxurious clothes, asked the servant behind him to take the gift box, and walked in.
"Bang!" A group of students rushed out of the house like a torrent of flood gates, knocking Tao Xiude into a stagger, but fortunately he was caught by the servant behind him in time, so he didn't fall down.
"What's the matter?" Tao Xiude couldn't help asking after standing still.
"I don't know! It seems that school is over." The servant behind looked at him and said uncertainly. After all, the formation was more like a beast chasing after him.
Master Liu was the last one to come out from the house, and looked at the people standing at the door suspiciously. The leader was dressed luxuriously and had an extraordinary temperament. He didn't look like they should be in a small county like them. Master Liu stroked his beard Just as he was about to ask, Tao Xiude bowed to him and said with a smile, "Dare to ask, but Liu Jiancheng is Master Liu?"
"Exactly, are you?"
"The boy is Tao Xiude, the second son of the Tao family, and his father is the prefect of Han County. He is ordered by his father to come to see him." Tao Xiude saluted with his fists clasped.
Master Liu suddenly realized, "You are Tao Lin's son!"
The good friend didn't dislike his family's poverty and lack of official position, and even asked his son to come to see him. Mrs. Liu was very happy, and cheerfully called the group to his resting place, and asked someone to call Liu Tai over.
When they arrived at the house, the servant presented the gift box and put it aside. The two of them politely said a few words before getting to the point.
"My father once said that my uncle is his best friend, so this time I went back to my hometown to worship my ancestors, so I made a detour to meet my uncle." Tao Xiude didn't dislike the shabby environment of the house at all, and his attitude was still respectful and polite.
Master Liu was very happy, "Is your father in good health all these years?"
"Thanks to my uncle's concern, my father is all well and in good health, but I will mention my uncle occasionally, thinking of the days when I went to school with my uncle, I miss it very much."
Mrs. Liu stroked his beard, "Me too! We have been busy all these years, and we have never met each other, only exchanged letters."
"Uncle, don't worry. In a few days, Brother Liu Xian will go to take the entrance examination for children, so he will stay at my house and meet my father." Just as he was speaking, Liu Tai had already entered with a meal in his hand. When he looked up, he saw several A stranger almost wanted to throw away the bowl in his hand.
No one said that there were outsiders in father's house!He thought it was his father who asked him to bring him food.Today is the day we agreed with Brother Du to have snacks, so everyone should be active and rush to the place to eat. He managed to get the meal.
Mrs. Liu glared at Liu Tai, asking him to come to see Tao Xiude. Liu Tai lowered his head in silence, put the bowls and chopsticks on the table, and then straightened his clothes and bowed to Tao Xiude, "I have seen you Brother Tao."
"You can just call me Second Brother Tao. I have another elder brother, that is, your elder brother Tao. He is an official in Beijing and is busy with business, so he can't come here, otherwise you will be able to see him." Tao Xiude smiled. on the road.
Liu Tai thought for a while, and finally remembered a person surnamed Tao. His father said that he used to have a good friend, and now he is in the provincial capital. Could this person be his son?
Master Liu was worried that Liu Tai's knowledge of Tao Lin's identity would affect him, so he never disclosed Tao Lin's identity, only saying that Tao Lin lived in the provincial capital. It turned out that the Tao family was not a simple family, and Master Liu became worried again for a while.
To be a scholar, you still have to live in peace and contentment. Liu Tai is young and his mind is not yet firm, so he shouldn't be tempted by these.
Liu Tai didn't know Master Liu's worry at all, and said, "Second Brother Tao, have you eaten yet?"
"Eh..." Tao Xiude was stunned for a moment, "Not yet, after finding an inn in the county town, I came here directly."
"Then, if you don't dislike it, why not have a meal together!"
"Well, you still have to go to class, we're fine, just go out to eat on your own." Tao Xiude waved his hand.
"How can I do that?! I'm a guest from afar, besides, there won't be any delay, just eat with us!" Liu Tai laughed.
"Ah?" Tao Xiude originally didn't want to disturb too much. When he came, he saw a restaurant outside. At worst, he could just go there for a meal later. He thought Liu Tai just meant the same thing, but in the end, What does it mean to eat with them?Tao Xiude's eyes fell on the large coarse porcelain bowl on Liu Fuzi's table, and he had a vague premonition.
When he came here, his father had said that Mrs. Liu was straightforward and arrogant, but he did not expect that his son was also such a straightforward person.Tao Xiude couldn't refuse, so he could only follow Liu Tai to the food distribution place.
Luo Qing stroked his sleeves, and was filling the students with rice, while saying: "Put the fried chicken aside first, don't touch it, Boss Du said, you have to eat before eating!"
Hearing this, Liu Tai looked at Tao Xiude with bright eyes, "Second Brother Tao, sit down for a while, I'll cook for you!" As he spoke, he squeezed into the crowd with high spirits.
Tao Xiude tried his best to maintain a smiling expression, looked around, but found no place to sit, all the places with stools were occupied, and there was no vacancy at all, so he thought about standing for a while longer, and saw two people next to him. The student stared at him.
Tao Xiude smiled and nodded to the two, maintaining his demeanor.
One of the older students stood up and cupped his hands at Tao Xiude, "Excuse me?"
"Oh, Mr. Liu is my father's classmate. He is in Xiatao Xiude, and he returned to his hometown to worship his ancestors. He passed by here and came to pay a visit to Uncle Liu."
"That's it! I'm next, Qiu You." Qiu You smiled, and didn't appear obsequious because Tao Xiude was dressed so well, but got up and said, "Please sit down, Mr. Tao, Liu Tai will be back soon."
"Thank you." Tao Xiude cupped his hands, and the servant behind him immediately stepped forward to wipe the stool before Tao Xiude sat down.
Du Rulin and Qiu You just sat aside, waiting for Liu Tai to come back.Liu Tai finally squeezed into the crowd until he was in front of Luo Qing, and pointed to where Tao Xiude was, "I have guests at home, first bring us a bowl of fried chicken!"
Luo Qing took a look and found that there was indeed a well-dressed young master, so he nodded and said, "Okay." Others only came to get fried chicken after eating, but Liu Tai was different, so he just took it away A large bowl was full, which attracted dissatisfaction from many people, but there was no way.
Liu Tai brought the food over and set it up. There are two dishes, one meat and one vegetarian, plus a bowl of fried chicken. They looked good. Tao Xiude secretly heaved a sigh of relief. After being polite to Liu Tai and the other three , just picked up the chopsticks and took a bite.
In fact... the taste is not bad!It's no different from the ones in the restaurant...
Tao Xiude was completely relieved, although he used a rough porcelain bowl, but the food was good and looked clean, Tao Xiude thought it was okay.It's just that he has never seen such a thing of delivering meals to a private school, so he asked a few questions curiously, Liu Tai immediately pointed to Du Rulin and said: "It belongs to his family, Rulin's brother runs a restaurant, and his skills are very good." Yes, there are sugar water and snacks on weekdays, but today is fried chicken nuggets, which tastes good, and the students like it very much."
"Is that so!" Tao Xiude smiled, but did not delve into it, and instead asked about Liu Tai's studies.
Liu Tai lowered his head and poked the rice in the bowl, and said a little disappointed: "I didn't pass the exam last time. If Lin got the first place, I'm the second."
Mentioning Du Rulin twice, Tao Xiude then noticed the young student who looked shy and didn't speak much, and said, "It seems that this little brother is doing well in his studies! This time, for the children's exam, you have to go to ?"
"No, no!" Du Rulin waved his hands again and again, "It's not that good. It's because Liu Tai is being modest. We are about the same. It just depends on who is luckier. This time, I, Qiu You, and Liu Tai, Qiu Jin , are all going, the master said, we are already sure that we will end."
"En." Tao Xiude nodded. Originally, he only wanted to invite Liu Tai to visit his home during the exam. This was what his father meant, but he heard that there were three other people, and it was not easy to separate them, so he said: " Brother Liu Xian will come to my house as a guest at that time, how many of you might as well go together?"
"Isn't that appropriate?" Qiu You pulled Du Rulin's clothes under the table.Such a family can't be climbed at first glance, and it feels like it's stuck there, he doesn't want to be like this.
Du Rulin hurriedly said: "It's not suitable, Liu Tai will go to Mr. Tao's house when the time comes, and we should just stay in the inn."
Tao Xiude smiled heartily when he heard the words, "Why are you so polite! I still have a lot of houses in my house, besides, if you don't go, Liu Xiandi probably won't come either!"
Liu Tai glanced at Tao Xiude blankly, and asked, "Does my father agree to my going?" This is not like his father's character!
"Eh..." Tao Xiude was embarrassed, as if Uncle Liu really didn't say yes.
Liu Tai lowered his head and said apologetically, "If my father disagrees, I may not be able to go. I'm sorry, but I will definitely come to see you."
"But my father urged me to invite you to stay at that time. If you don't live in my house, I can't explain to my father!" Tao Xiude smiled wryly.
Liu Tai hesitated again. After all, the existence of his father is sometimes quite scary. He didn't want to get Tao Xiude punished for copying books.
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