Self-cultivation of male support

As the saying goes, if there is one, there will be two, and the relationship between the two parties who come and go will naturally become closer. When Shi Yan deliberately tried to curry favor with one person, so far, he has never failed.

Soon Mei Lao claimed that Shi Yan was his year-end friend, and from time to time, he came home with a bag of snacks that children love to chat with Shi Yan.

The snacks for the two children were either delicate or fresh, and at first glance they were not something that ordinary people could offer. Shi Yan never asked about it, and Mr. Mei let the children continue when he gave it to him.

And he often cooks two small dishes by himself, puts a pot of wine, and the two of them sit together for a whole day, chatting without any purpose, saying whatever comes to mind, longing for the desert scenery one second, and talking about the South China Sea the next second The fish and shrimp on the side are delicious.

The days are so pleasant.

After a long time, not only the Miao family regarded Mr. Mei as an old man who is knowledgeable, loves to eat, has a small income, and has no children around him, and they have taken good care of him.Even the people in the nearby alleys noticed this old gentleman who often went in and out of Miao's house, seeing that although he was full of knowledge, he was very easy-going, and respected him a little bit.

The old man is also interesting, whoever wants to write a home letter to a child who goes out, he can write it with a pen, the content of the letter is straightforward, the master said, "I don't know how to send a message to your father, I will break your leg when I go home." !" He wrote on it unabated.

Whoever wants to post a couplet for a wedding or a wedding, the old man can start writing immediately after setting up the tables and chairs.He didn't even need to be told by the master, he could even write the eulogy.

As he came and went, the neighbors in the alley also respected him very much. One family gave him two handfuls of juicy green vegetables, and the other family gave him a basket of fresh local eggs as thanks. Walking through the alley, he always returned with a full reward.

At this time, Yan was noncommittal, just watched with a smile on the sidelines, intending to let it go on.

Seeing that the old man had a smile on his face all day long, his temper became more and more cheerful day by day, and seeing that his energy was much better, he secretly laughed: "Enjoy, sooner or later you will be reluctant to leave because of your greed for these worldly fireworks. of.

Once a person has too much entanglement, there is no reason to retreat completely. "

It can be said that all of this was facilitated by him.

Yang Hegao observed secretly for many days, felt that he understood, but seemed to understand nothing, feeling in the fog, turned his head to look for an opportunity to ask Shi Yan: "Sir, what's going on?"

What's going on?Shi Yan snorted, and patted Yang Hegao on the shoulder: "Old Mei was born in a noble family, and he has hardly suffered any hardships in his life. If we talk about suffering, it is probably the most difficult thing is lighting a lamp, cooking oil and studying.

But for a person like Mr. Mei with a simple and clear mind, reading is probably his life's pursuit, and it's hard to say whether it's hard or not.

Even when he was on a study tour back then, he always brought his entourage along the way. Whenever he went to a place, he was received by local acquaintances. The Mei family protected him very well.

However, when he was studying abroad, it was the years when the imperial court collapsed, and he was in great chaos. He saw many human tragedies happening before his eyes, but he was powerless.

Such a person who is dedicated to learning is struggling to find inner peace.What do you think he wants to see the most? "

In fact, Yang Hegao didn't really understand what a person like Mr. Mei was pursuing all his life, because his life experience and Mr. Mei were two completely irrelevant extremes.But he felt that some truths were interlinked.

"No matter what kind of temperament Mr. Mei has, what kind of experience he has, but he is a good person. As long as he is a good person, he hopes to see harmony in the neighborhood, people can eat enough, earn money outside every day, and go home. With a smile."

This is his answer and a true portrayal of his heart.

Shi Yan patted Yang Hegao on the shoulder in satisfaction: "That's right, you've made progress. You're right, it's nothing more than a peaceful country and a peaceful life for the people.

Although Meixi Garden is quiet, it is too quiet after all. In fact, what the old man yearns for the most is the fireworks in front of him. Watch it, and you can't leave it for a while! "

In this way, Yang Hegao was instantly happy, showing his big white teeth in a smile: "It's okay to be inseparable!"

If it is inseparable, when my family Ayun and Xiaobao are at the age of enlightenment, seeing the two children can't learn the right way, according to the old man's temperament, he will definitely not be able to bear it.

What should I do if I can't bear it?

Naturally, it is an export correction.

To correct this kind of thing, if there is one, there will be two, and the number of times is too many. If you say that you are not his disciple, others will believe it!

So when Mr. Mei didn't know anything and was still immersed in the world of fireworks, the two of them had clearly plotted his future.

Of course, this will only happen in the future. Right now, Shi Yan's top priority is that Mr. Zhou has finally passed his long filial piety and caught up with the provincial examination.

Many years later, he went to the examination room again, honing his sword for ten years and accumulated a lot of knowledge. Mr. Zhou was full of hope for himself, but at the same time he was a little nervous.

When I didn't have any friends before, when I was nervous, I drank a little wine, took a nap, and carried it by myself, so that when things came to an end, I wasn't nervous anymore.

Now sometimes Yan is a confidant, and Mr. Zhou doesn't feel wronged. He directly comes to Miao's house with the manuscript he wrote recently. When he came, he happened to meet Mr. Mei face to face. It was not the first time the two met, because of Shi Yan's relationship. , I'm quite familiar with people, so you're welcome.

Knowing the purpose of Mr. Zhou's visit, Mr. Mei immediately said a lot of things to pay attention to in the rural examination, which was very helpful for Mr. Zhou who was taking the provincial examination for the first time.

Mr. Zhou is a gentleman, but after getting along with Shi Yan for a long time, it is inevitable that he has a bit of free and easy air, and no matter how Mr. Mei knows these things, he never asks the bottom line , People said, he listened, what he said made sense, he sincerely thanked him, it was as simple as that.

Therefore, Mr. Mei is more satisfied with Mr. Zhou, not only his knowledge, but also his character and personality.

The old gentleman said to Shi Yan in private: "Jinxiu should be my Mei family, who can study with peace of mind. It is not suitable for him to disturb the situation in the court. It is useless to delay a good seedling who is a scholar."

Jinxiu is Mr. Zhou's character, and Mr. Zhou's name is Sihong, which is taken from Sun Guangxian's "Huanxisha · Liao'an Wind with Orange and Pomelo Fragrance" "Watching Zhenghong fly away, thinking about going to the vastness with the flowing water", after the three of them got acquainted, Mei Lao He affectionately called it Jinxiu.

Shi Yan said: "Brother Zhou has great ambitions, and his temperament may not be suitable for fighting for power in the court, but if someone from above is willing to help, it is feasible to do some practical things that benefit the country and the people in the local area with peace of mind. "

Noble people are rare, and not everyone is lucky enough to meet a noble person who appreciates him and is willing to help him.

When Shi Yan said it seemingly unintentionally, and Mei Lao heard it seemingly unintentionally, no one continued this topic, and only they knew whether they took these words to heart or not.

All of this can only be known in the future, the most important thing right now is to send Mr. Zhou into the examination room.

There are no elders in Mr. Zhou's family, and the relationship with the clan members is also very rigid. If the clan wants to intervene in such a big event as participating in the provincial examination, Mr. Zhou is naturally unwilling.Therefore, Shi Yan had agreed with the other party early on that he would personally send Mr. Zhou to the Tribute Academy.

On the way, Yan even teased: "If brother Zhou is in high school, next time I want to send you to the Gongyuan, I'm afraid I'll have to travel thousands of miles to the capital! You send me twice, no matter what, I have to send you twice to feel at ease! "

The next time is going to Beijing to take part in the test!It was as if Mr. Zhou would definitely be in high school this time. Mr. Zhou didn't realize it. Several people passing by the two looked at them, their eyes were like looking at two idiots who don't know the heights of the sky and the earth.

In particular, others thought that the one who could utter wild words must be a popular candidate for this year's provincial examination, but after a careful look, he was not young, and his face was very fresh, and he didn't take anything, and he decided in his heart: "Let's go, let's take the exam." Pre-stress syndrome, take the test a few more times, and it will be fine!"

The two of them heard these words clearly, Shi Yan couldn't help but smile: "Brother Zhou hasn't been in Jianghu for a long time, Jianghu has forgotten your existence."

At that time, he also became famous at a young age, single-handedly fought his way out, and was an existence that people looked up to. As a result, he stayed at home for nine years and kept a low profile for a long time. The younger generation didn't even know his existence.

Seeing that it was Mr. Zhou's turn to search and enter the tribute courtyard, Shi Yan handed him the test basket in his hand and patted on the shoulder: "I won't talk about too much, you don't need to worry about the outside things, do your best."

In the end, he said that he was taking care of the outside affairs. After returning home for less than a day, he was supervising Yang Hegao's pickling pickles, when Liu Bo said: "He Da and Mrs. Yang came to visit and said they have something important to see you , I see that the faces of the two are not good, you go and take a look."

Mrs. Yang, Mrs. Liu, is the mother of Yang Hegao. In the past six months, she has never received help from Shi Yan. First, she set up an early morning stall outside, got up in the middle of the night, made wontons, made bone broth, and served them before dawn. Going to the street with a small cart to sell.

Maybe it's because both mother and son are talented in this area. Liu's breakfast stall is delicious and plentiful, and the business is booming unexpectedly. I saved enough money in the first two months and rented a small shop, which was renovated last month. Now Hiring an honest lady, the two sold steamed stuffed buns in the morning, wontons at noon, and stir-fried a few side dishes in the evening, and the day went on.

I often hear Yang Hegao complaining to Uncle Liu and Aunt Liu in an extremely showy tone: "Hey, how old am I, my mother keeps talking about saving money to marry me a wife all day long! It's so annoying!"

It can be seen that although the days are hard, but Liu's heart is at ease, Shi Yan occasionally detours to take a look, knowing that she is happy is enough.

For the sake of fame, as a widow, Liu is very self-conscious, and never comes here on weekdays. She cooks something delicious, or finds time to make clothes and shoes for the two children. bring it here.Although Shi Yan said that she needn't worry too much, but Liu herself was very unwilling to involve Shi Yan's side.

Therefore, Yang Hegao and Shi Yan were a little surprised to hear that she came with He Da.

Yang Hegao was worried about her mother's business, so he insisted on going to the front with Shi Yan, but when they met, Liu Shi didn't say anything, and directly knelt down in front of Shi Yan.

After finally asking Yang Hegao to help him up, Liu's face was filled with guilt and uneasiness mixed with a bit of humiliation, and he opened his mouth several times without knowing where to start, sitting on the chair precariously, as if he had endured Like a huge blow.

It stands to reason that Liu Shi is a person who can hide things in her heart, but now that she is like this, it can only be said that this matter has touched her against the scales.

But what is Liu's Ni Lin?

The first one is naturally his son Yang Hegao, as for the second one, he just can't hear others mention the events of those few years.

In this way, Shi Yan roughly understood the meaning of Liu's trip, and looked at He Da, not knowing whether this matter had anything to do with He Da.

He Da's fist was hardened, so he took a look at Yang Hegao first, and then at Shi Yan.

Yang Hegao's breath was stagnant, and he instantly realized that this matter had something to do with his mother, and immediately turned pale, but his expression was still calm: "Brother He, please speak directly, don't be shy, I will know sooner or later."

The rough guy had a loud voice, and when he opened his mouth excitedly, he seemed to be able to lift the roof of the house, so he felt aggrieved at Shi Yan.

"Boss, let's not talk about anything else, just look at He Gao's face. Mrs. Yang is doing business on the street alone. It is not easy for a woman to come forward to ask for a living. Knowing that she is He Gao's mother, can we not Do you take care of the business more? Besides, Mrs. Yang's craftsmanship is superb, and the taste of her stall is nothing to say!

The brothers in the Escort Bureau got along with their mouths, and naturally they communicated more. Once I bought a bag full of steamed stuffed buns to go home.On the way, I ran into Mr. Zhou, and recommended him to try Mrs. Yang's handicrafts. Sure enough, Mr. Zhou also liked the taste there, so he went there more frequently.

But to be honest, many little brothers in the escort agency treat He Gao as their own brother, and Mrs. Yang is their elder aunt, what dirty thoughts can they have?cocoa……"

What He Da said made him angry. He didn't know how to go on with the next words. After all, it was an insult to Mrs. Yang, but this kind of thing had to be said in the open, otherwise it would affect the presence relationship between several people.

So He Da gritted his teeth and said: "A little brother in the security agency asked a matchmaker to find a good marriage. It was already the sixth ceremony, but the matchmaker suddenly came to the door and said that the little brother and..."

He Da took a hard look at Mrs. Liu, and said bitterly: "I don't know where the dirty words came from, saying that the members of our bodyguard bureau had that kind of relationship with Mrs. Yang, and they insisted on retiring. We certainly don't recognize it." , The brothers have long since corrected their evil ways, this is a slander to the brothers, and it is also a slander to Mrs. Yang!

But the marriage is not working, we have to find a way to find out the person who spread the rumors, who knows if we don't know, we will be shocked when we check.

I don't know where the bastard came from, seeing my wife's beauty, I just wanted to take advantage of it, but my wife set up a stall at the entrance of our escort agency, can they succeed?So that bastard was so angry that he made up so many rumors, it's really hateful! "

What's even more disgusting is that He Dabu said in front of Liu Shi and Yang Hegao that according to the rumors, Liu Shi was the confinement recruited by the bloody bachelors in the Escort Bureau.

To be happy with them at night, in exchange for doing business at the gate of the escort agency during the day.Even the Escort Bureau used the beautiful Liu family to hook up with businessmen, so as to solicit business for the Escort Bureau.

However, there is no way to explain this. The more you explain, the more people think they are guilty. What's more, this kind of thing happened, it is nothing to men, even the little brother who got married said it. He took advantage of some great tricks, raised the price on the ground, and wanted his family to pay more betrothal gifts. If the family really simply divorced the engagement, he would still look at them high. It turned out that it was not a good match for money, but it would be better if it turned out to be yellow.

But this matter is too harmful to a woman, especially a widow with a child.

He Da was not disgusted to death when he heard those words, the words ruined a group of people, and finally they had to bear it, pretending that nothing happened.

Regardless of these things, Shi Yan can think of them, after experiencing a lot, how dark human nature is, Shi Yan knows better than anyone else, how terrible human jealousy is, it's not like Shi Yan hasn't seen it before.

Yang Hegao's face turned pale, he held back his anger, knelt down in front of Liu Shi, held her bleeding hands, and stretched them out forcefully, he just wanted to shed tears in his heartache.

"Mother, here is me, He Gao is here, He Gao is always here, let's move, let's move to a place that no one knows, or go to the countryside to rent a few acres of land to plant crops, God will give us mother and child A way out, huh?"

Without a single tear in Liu's eyes, she touched her son's head to show that she was fine.

It was Shi Yan who looked at him: "Is it the little lady who has hurt everyone this time? Let's talk about the apology later. Today, the little lady came to Brother He mainly to tell you something else."

What Shi Yan said before contacting He Da had a rough idea of ​​what Liu would say next.

Sure enough, Liu Shi said: "Those people not only ruined the reputation of those well-meaning children in the security agency, but also hurt Mr. Zhou's reputation.

The little woman heard from He Gao that Mr. Zhou is a man of great talent, and it is very likely that he will be in high school if he participates in the provincial examination. If such a reputation appears then, it will ruin Mr. Zhou's life.

Even if the little woman is killed head-on now, this fact cannot be changed, so I would like to ask my husband to mediate a thing or two. "

Liu's worries are not superfluous. A good reputation is so important to a scholar like Mr. Zhou who has climbed up step by step from the bottom. Those who have not experienced the hardships are completely unimaginable.

First of all, if it is a high school in the township examination, it is fortunate to be appreciated by the superior, or to recommend an excellent academy in the capital, or to give him advice, to subsidize him to go to Beijing for the exam, or to value his talent and accept him as a disciple, all of which will change his life. event.

What's more, being valued by the chief examiner, he directly secured the matchmaker for him, and since then he has a Yue family who supports him, and the conveniences are countless.

Even if these benefits are absent, a fatherless and motherless master Juren is only 28 years old this year. He has no wives and concubines or children in his family. People, even though there will be less support from the Zhou family brothers in the future after marrying him, this is equivalent to half a door-to-door son-in-law!Naturally, he is close to the Yue family, and it is true that he is half a son. Are there any wealthy households in Fucheng who value him?

But there are prerequisites for all of this. First, Mr. Zhou must go to high school, and second, his reputation must not be flawed.

No matter who it is, before you want to have a deep friendship with him, you will first find a way to understand him. If it comes out that he is not clear with a woman who is a good husband, it will be a big blow. You can see the previous six. uncle.

Degao has been respected all his life, but his reputation collapsed just the moment he appeared in that yard.Not only is it a blow to him personally, but also to his family.It can be seen that it is powerful.

Seeing that Mrs. Liu said the most difficult part by herself, He Da took a long breath, endured the anger in his heart, and said to Shi Yan: "Boss, brothers, put aside first, Mr. Zhou's side is more important. Mr. Zhou settled the matter before leaving the tribute courtyard."

The rural examination lasted nine days, and today is the third day.

Shi Yan tapped the table with his index finger, and said softly in a rattling rhythm, "Do a few things for me."