Cheng Enhou's Love History

In the warm spring season, Ning'an Academy's enrollment work has stopped, and the sound of reading can be heard every day through the courtyard wall.

The complicated Four Books and Five Classics were simplified, and young schoolchildren learned ancient grammar more through these classics.The coursework focuses on science and technology, and the language is also divided into more subdivisions - this is the idea of ​​the so-called inspector, Tong Ze, after fully understanding Pei Jin's spirit.

Since he was sent by Pei Jin to be a school inspector, Tong Ze hasn't been idle for several months. The imperial government's special education allocation is very limited, and he has to lobby the local gentry to contribute money. Fortunately, Cheng Enhou is very popular, Education is a century-old project. No matter how stingy the rich people are, most of them are still willing to pay for the next generation.

It is not difficult to recruit students, but it is not easy to recruit good teachers.At first, it was imported from inside the customs. After all, Yenching Academy was Pei Jin’s base camp. He was willing to send young people with ideals and willingness to endure hardships to support education outside the customs.

At the same time, he is not idle. He also serves as a Spanish teacher while being a supervisor. It is better to pass the time at Mr. Liu’s house. This time he has to take the next generation seriously. He prepares lessons every day, corrects homework, and answers students all the time. Question, very busy.

He was so busy that he almost didn't have time to take care of Pei Jin.

Naturally, Pei Hou also has his own way of doing things. He can't see with his eyes, and he has kept it secret until now, so he didn't delay people going to the training ground to watch the training of new troops. The local army is the main force. A Longjiang navy will conduct daily drills on the river.

It's strange to say that Pei Jin patrols the barracks every day, but no problem with his eyes is found. It should be said that the people in the army are too rough, or he has too much prestige, so that the people below don't dare to observe his every move carefully. move?

The days are busy and orderly, and they pass by very quickly in a flash. In the midsummer, people are surprised that the outside of the pass is not as cool as imagined.

The sound of cicadas kept ringing in my ears. After noon, the same person was sitting in the school teaching French grammar. Out of the corner of his eye, he caught sight of someone at the gate of the Moon Cave, and then saw that it was Pei Jin.

He didn't have any retinues by his side, he only brought an old coin, and the two of them strolled in low-key and casually.

Pei Jin was half leaning on the window sill, his eyes were a little frozen, it was useless to turn around anyway, but his eyes fell on Tongze, feeling like he was staring at Tongze, listening to some studious students for a while. Asking a question, the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

His appearance is a little romantic that doesn't match the school, and his expression has a hint of kindness. His rare smile is particularly sincere. He is standing under the shade of a tree, with the green leaves against his black hair, which makes people unable to tell. It's so comfortable, as if even the cicadas and clamor outside don't exist.

Catch up with the time to rest, Tong simply announced that get out of class was over, got up and greeted him out.

He handed over two cups of tea to the two people, and he asked, "Why is the third master here? Let's take a look around and how do you feel?"

Pei Jin smiled, "I didn't watch it, I just listened to it. By the way, I wonder if I am qualified enough to be a gentleman."

At the same time, he felt that he was in a good mood, so he chatted casually with him, "Steal my job? The third master should supervise the factory building. The iron frames are all set up. I heard that the pallet will be completed before the end of the year?"

Pei Jin hummed, and drank tea without speaking.

Accompanied by Lao Qian, he came back from the factory building, and said, "Quick, really fast! The heat is in full swing, and the workers are working hard to complete the work before winter, fearing that the construction period will be extended once winter comes. Heart? If you want to get rich and build roads, everyone will say this now.”

At the same time, he nodded, "This line is settled. It will be better when we can connect to the south of the customs. I don't know what's going on inside the customs."

"The situation is not good." Old Qian said with a sarcasm, "The cabinet wants to lease the management rights of the Guangdong-Han Railway to foreigners, repay the private loans in one go, and then use Guiying and Germany's major commercial firms. The common people are not doing it anymore. , It’s clear that the cabinet has tricked me. All parties have complained about this matter, or published a lot of public opinion in the newspapers. So far, the cabinet has not even given a fart.”

Pei Jin listened, and sent the teacup to Tong Ze, "I have received all the benefits, so of course I will not say anything. I have piled up two days of mansion newspapers. A while ago, the Governor's Mansion of the two lakes launched a new newspaper, which is better than the Chaobao. The content is updated faster, and I will read it when I go back."

He was here to explain the task, and he was about to agree on the same, when he heard a timid "Sir" from behind, and saw a young boy running over. Stone.

This child has grown taller, with a naive look on his face, and he was very excited to see him when he was recruited before.At the same time, he had a good idea in his heart, and now many things have not been brought to light, so he ordered Shi Shi to call him Mr. Zhang from now on.

Xiao Shitou came to ask for leave, and he muttered, "I have two acres of land in my house now. Others' strong laborers have gone to the factory building. There are jobs and wages. There are few people in the family. There is no strong man. No one can harvest the wheat, so I want to ask my husband for two days off."

"There should be a holiday during the busy farming season." Pei Jin stood aside, looking like an idler pointing out the country.

I only heard the idler continue, "There are a lot of people outside the customs. It seems that those who have land at home and are too busy should be given leave, including the factory. Those who are unwilling to take a break will be compensated according to the circumstances."

At the same time, after thinking about it, seeing Shitou looking at Pei Jin with a confused face, he touched his head unconsciously, "Go, come back to class when you are done with work, and ask me directly if you don't understand. I'll make it up for you."

"It's still like the previous meeting?" Shitou was happy and forgot what Tong Ze told him, and said in a pretense, "Mr. Tong is so kind, my grandma said, whenever you are free, you must go to eat dumplings at home."

Tong Ze was shocked at first, but the words he said were like splashed water, and he couldn't take them back, and then his heart moved, that's fine, let's see how Pei can pretend.

At the same time, there is no special attachment to the recognition of each other now. The two people just don’t have the most intimate step, but they are together in daily life. Little things, bit by bit, on the contrary, they are more naturally close than before However, as for the occasional doubts about his identity, it became a kind of small game for him to guess how Pei Jin would react.

Pei Jin turned his head and looked around, his eyes drifted to the sky, just happened to be two children chasing and running past him, and amidst the noise, he came naturally and didn't hear anything.

Old Qian was a little speechless watching from the side, and Zhi and Tong looked at each other in dismay, thinking that Steward Li's "stealing" was a bit of a bad thing, and when will this be a secret, the more it is concealed, the more it will be impossible to reveal it. And to talk about Master Hou's mind, it is really confusing.

Tong Ze didn't care much about it. When he came back from school in the evening, he saw Pei Jin just bathed and sitting in the study with loose hair. His satin-like black hair was trimmed to shoulder length by Tong Ze. After washing, it was exceptionally smooth, exuding a refreshing fragrance. The fragrance of soap locust.

Hearing the movement, Pei Jin waved at him, "You are tired and read the newspaper, moisten your throat first."

As he pushed a basket over, there were fresh cucumbers and tomatoes with drops of water in it, and one could tell at a glance which of his folk admirers had forcefully stuffed them into the mansion.

"It tastes good," Pei Jin said, "The dry cucumber is fragrant and a little sweet."

However, he would always feel good about any food that was a little sweet, so he smiled at the same time. When he took a closer look at it, he suddenly felt that Pei Jin's face was a little pale, and the color of his lips also looked bleak.

These days, everyone is busy during the day, and time is limited at night. At the same time, he feels that he has been negligent. Now he stares carefully, and confirms that Pei Jin has lost weight, and his cheeks are slightly sunken.

At first, I thought it was good to be busy, but now I can't help but question the reason for being busy. Those in power are still taking advantage of their positions. How many people would applaud him even if he dedicated himself so hard to the point of collapse?

Pei Jin waited for a long time, but didn't see him touch the cucumber or pick up the newspaper, so he knocked on the table with his finger, "What are you waiting for? Do you still want to wash your hands and burn incense?"

At the same time, he calmed down, and said as if nothing had happened, "What did you have for dinner, I seem to have lost weight recently."

"Bitter summer, I can't eat much." When it came to the meal, Pei Jin faintly felt uncomfortable in his stomach, swallowed the tea calmly and suppressed it, and then said, "I lose weight in summer, didn't you notice it? "

Knowing that he refused to tell the truth, the same person said half-mockingly and half-self-deprecatingly, "I just spent the first summer with the third master, I don't know." Sample?"

"New newspaper, you just need to learn a bit, we will also run a local newspaper later." Pei Jin suddenly paused, and found another letter, "By the way, here is another letter, you can read it for me first. "

Tong then took it and unfolded it, and heard Pei Jin say again, "The person who wrote the letter was a soldier I had led. He is now in Kyoto, and his bad handwriting is not easy to catch. You can just wait and see."

Following these words and looking at the signature, at the same time, his eyelids twitched, and the person who wrote the letter turned out to be You Heng.

You Shenjiang's handwriting is not particularly ugly, the strokes and strokes are very neat, but it is too rigid, it looks a bit like a child's style, and the words are extremely simple.

This is a letter reporting home affairs.

The content involved the recent situation of Pei's family, and he also knew that You Heng was left to look after Xue Shi and Pei Yi, and that the two were fine in the capital.As for the uncle Pei Quan, You Heng didn't mention a word.Then the conversation changed, and it was said that Mrs. Xue wanted to organize a wedding for him, but he declined with righteous dignity. There were two reasons. Pei Jin hadn't returned to the capital, and the other was the lack of two officiates.

At the same time, he felt relieved for a moment, thinking that You Heng still remembered that there were two officiates instead of one, and it was rare for You to exclude Pei Jin and Tong Min in his eyes, and finally there was a third person!

After reading this, he subconsciously raised his eyebrows a few times, and he didn't even notice that there was a slight smile on the corner of his lips.

Pei Jin also laughed, "Why do you call yourself home if the revolution is not successful? It's getting more and more ridiculous, I see how long he can bear it, well, but the girl is still young, when the time comes to hold her son, I will write "Old Send him the banner of "Lai De Zi."

After the entertainment, he looked at Tongze again with a smile. This was said to him on purpose, and the letter was also shown to him on purpose, so Tongze naturally understood it in his heart.

Leaving aside his true identity, Tong Min is the only remaining relative in his world, who has cared for him and treated him with sincerity.And You Heng is a brother, whether it's hard or happy, they have walked a long way with each other.It is his wish that these two people have a result. Pei Jin has arranged for him well. When it comes to the officiant, Pei Jin is actually more qualified than him.

Just as I was thinking about it, I suddenly heard the field mouse in the corner squeak, and at the same time, I suddenly remembered that there was such a thing, and it was time to feed it again.

Got up to look for a cage, because Pei Jin is very fond of brother voles, so he specially found a huge cage, covered with soft dry soil inside, creating an idyllic field, but unfortunately Brother Mouse can’t let go of the wild—it’s too good to eat , Seeing lying there lying there, very lazy and outrageous.

"Be hungry, you're too fat." Tong Ze sighed.

Pei Jin asked vaguely, "Are you fat? I feel fine in the morning."

At the same time, he suspected that there was something wrong with his sensory system. He shook his head and said, "Fat is the second most important thing, because he is too lazy. Look at these two steps, he crawled out of coordination with his limbs. I gave him a pine nut yesterday, and he seemed to be Forgot how to nibble, and scratched for a long time without a mouth, if kept like this, this rat will be useless sooner or later."

Pei Jin said thoughtfully, "Let it out this morning, it seems a little too stupid to jump. I brought it back to raise it because I saw it looks smart."

At the same time, he squatted down and teased the silly mouse, one person and one mouse really hated each other, he stroked the beard to show his affection, his eyes turned slightly, and suddenly saw a small light brown particle on the side of the cage.

He'd cleaned up field mouse droppings and knew it wasn't going to look like it.Curiously pinching it, the granule was completely dry, but the size of a sesame seed, smelled it, and there was a familiar smell, as if it had been smelled before, very similar to the smell in Pei Jin's medicine.

Could it be the dross from the pills?

Pei Jin used to drink decoction, but later on when he was busy with business, he often didn’t take a break, so he changed it to pills, so that he could carry it with him, but how could this thing fall here, he could take the medicine until he spilled the medicine dregs into the mouse’s nest in?

At the same time, an unknown guess flashed through his mind, could it be that Pei Jin didn't take the medicine?

Looking back, Pei Jin seemed to be ignorant, playing with a quill that was not wet in his hand.

Thinking of his long-term eye disease, and his secretive thoughts that he refused to reveal, at the same time, he couldn't help guessing what Pei Jin was thinking and planning?Suspicion clouded my heart for a while.

He wanted to test a few words, but Pei Jin didn't give him this chance.

Not long after, Feng Ping's cronies came, and closed the door with Pei Jin in the study for several hours, and by the time the talk was over, it was getting late.

In the middle of the night, there was a sudden gust of wind outside the window, snake-like lightning flashed one after another, but the knocking on the door resounded through the courtyard before the thunder, and at the same time, he hurried to open the door, and greeted the dignified old Qian.

He brought a piece of news that was both expected and unexpected. The Hanyang military and civilians protested against the imperial court’s lease and sale of railway management rights to foreigners. They captured the Hanyang military factory last night and swept Wuchang and Hankou all the way. The slogan was to break away from Dayan. , independent self-government.