Farming and teaching across different worlds

It was the two who invited them together, and they also specifically confessed that the housekeeper should treat them with courtesy.

After the butler stepped forward, some of the other servants hurried forward to take the gifts from the two of them and followed behind them, while others stepped forward to drive the carriage to the stable.

The housekeeper brought Ji Xiuran and the two to the gate of the Nuan Pavilion in the courtyard, paused for a while, and announced to the inside outside the Nuan Pavilion: "Master, Mr. Ji has arrived." Only a clear and bright male voice said inside: "Please hurry up. "

The butler opened the curtain and let the two of them in.After Ji Xiuran entered the door, he saw a young man wearing a round-neck and narrow-sleeve auspicious cloud robe sitting at the table, making tea, stepped forward and bowed to salute, "Master Gongsun, Ji Jun is being polite here."

Gongsun Zizhan got up quickly, reached out to support him, and said, "Master Ji, why should you be so courteous? This time, Zizhan invited Mr. Ji to thank you. You are so courteous, and I feel ashamed to accept it."

"My lord, why bother to be so polite? When Ji gave me the picture, I never thought of asking my lord to thank me."

"Mr. Ji, you are welcome. If you don't dislike him, you can call him Brother Zhan."

Ji Xiuran nodded in agreement, and called out casually: "Brother Zizhan, brother Zizhan, please don't be polite to me, just call him Xiuran."

"Okay, Xiu Ran and this brother Shi, please sit down and try the tea art for brother."

Several people sat down, picked up the teacups and tasted it.There are braziers at the four corners of this warm pavilion, so although the windows are open, it is not very cold.Ji Xiuran took a sip of the tea, tasted it carefully, and said, "It really is good tea, the tea is full of fragrance, slightly bitter in the mouth, but it has a sweet aftertaste, and the aftertaste is endless, and it complements the beautiful scenery outside the window."

This is the person who has the background and enjoys it. Whether it is tea or scenery, it is unforgettable.

"Brother Wei doesn't have many hobbies in his life. One is beautiful scenery, and the other is good tea. This is a good scene that Brother Wei can take a shot at."

Ji Xiuran looked out of the window, the old plum tree with twisted branches, without any trace of artificial carving, a tree with red flowers in full bloom, complementing the intact snow traces under the tree, the red plums in the snow, giving people a visual shock of beauty.Looking at the red plum blossoms in the yard, Ji Xiuran couldn't help but think of the red plum blossoms in the plum garden that he saw before. The plum blossoms in both places are very beautiful, and they are clearly different scenery, but Ji Xiuran feels inexplicably similar.Smiled, pulled back his mind, and got rid of this unrealistic association.

According to the reputation of the Gongsun family among scholars, there is no need to rely on such secret tricks to win people over, nor is it necessary.

Ji Xiuran benefited a lot from enjoying the scenery, drinking tea and chatting with Gongsun Zizhan. After the banquet, the two said their goodbyes and left.

Before leaving, Gongsun Zizhan said to Ji Xiuran: "If Xiuran needs any help in the capital, you can ask Brother Wei. Although Brother Wei is still a low-ranking official, he can still help you with ordinary things."

"Brother Zizhan, you are too polite. How can Xiuran bother brother Zizhan?" Ji Xiuran didn't think to trouble Gongsun Zizhan. of.

"Xiu Ran don't need to feel sorry. The blueprint you gave to Brother Wei was enough to do something for Brother Wei. And the good wine that Xiu Ran brought today is quite mellow. I am very happy for Brother Wei." Sun Zizhan firmly expressed his determination to help Ji Xiuran.

Seeing how persistent he was, Ji Xiuran had no choice but to smile and said, "When I donated the blueprints back then, I didn't think about paying back. Since Brother Zizhan insisted, I will write it down. Those drinks are just my own. It's just brewing, I don't deserve brother Zizhan's compliment, if brother Zizhan likes it, I'll send some more."

The wine that Ji Xiuran brought to Gongsun Zizhan was the longest and most mellow batch in his wine cellar, the quantity was not much, and it was not sold outside at all, only occasionally given away.

"Then it's disrespectful to be a brother." Gongsun Zizhan responded with a smile.

Chapter 72

Speaking of which, Ji Xiuran really has one worrying thing, he has been thinking about Shi Jingchen's problem for a while.Ever since he came to the capital, Shi Jingchen has been surrounding him and doing trivial things. It's really overkill for him to do these things, and he has been wronged.Before that, Ji Xiuran wanted to find a place where Shi Jingchen could practice riding and shooting.During this period of time, due to the limited space in the place where he lived, he hadn't touched the bow and arrow for more than two months. Ji Xiuran had already seen the discomfort in his heart, and thought of finding a place for him to practice, but they were not familiar with the capital city, and There was no way out, so the matter was delayed like this.

Given this opportunity today, Ji Xiuran thought of this.

This matter may be difficult for Ji Xiuran and the others, but it is very easy for Gongsun Zizhan.He introduced Shi Jingchen to the Xuanwu Martial Arts Field.This is Xuanwuwei's martial arts training ground, and Shi Jingchen can communicate with those soldiers when he goes here.

Shi Jingchen made arrangements for Ji Xiuran before going to the martial arts arena.The Martial Arts Field is located on the outskirts of the north of the city, covering a vast area.The guards are tight, and Shi Jingchen can only enter with the pass token given to him by Gongsun Zizhan.Even so, he was stopped and questioned by the guards standing guard at the door.

After Shi Jingchen entered the door, he took his bow and arrow to the shooting range. This time happened to be a break for the Xuanwu guards to rest. There were not many people in the shooting range. After he went in, he found a target for practice.Shi Jingchen's archery skills are very good, he hits the target with every shot, and soon he was surrounded by a large number of onlookers.They were all discussing Shi Jingchen's background carefully.

"What are you all doing here, get out and practice." A rough voice yelled, and the people around immediately dispersed.This person came to Shi Jingchen's side and watched him practice.After a while, I couldn't help but said: "Boy, you are good at archery. Dare you compare with me?"

Shi Jingchen took a look at him, and found that this man's clothes were better than ordinary guards. He seemed to be a non-commissioned officer in the Xuanwu Guard, so he nodded and accepted his challenge.

"It's no big deal to hit those targets that are standing still. Let's design a moving target and see who can hit more." The man said the way of the competition and smiled complacently in his heart. This moving target is only available here. Some new training methods, this kid is definitely not as good as him, let's see if he doesn't give this arrogant kid a good look.

The two stood in various positions, and with an order, the people waiting around began to manipulate the targets in the field to move according to a certain trajectory.

It was the first time Shi Jingchen came into contact with this kind of archery, but it was not difficult for him, after all, he had also experienced it in the deep mountains before, and this kind of moving target was far inferior to the animals in the mountains.However, the other person is not a vegetarian, so he is somewhat capable of being so arrogant.

In the final result, the difference between the two was only one point, but Shi Jingchen scored an extra point.

"Haha, I didn't expect my brother to be really clever. My brother has recognized you as a brother. I am the leader of these people. From here on, my brother will protect you."

Shi Jingchen smiled, saluted and called Big Brother.

This Xuanwu guard is the personal guard of the third prince, and this person, named Wang Chenglin, is the guard next to the third prince. Now he leads 200 guards with swords in the Xuanwu guard, and he directly obeys the orders of the third prince, so he has such confidence foot.

After Shi Jingchen left, Wang Chenglin went back to the palace to meet the third prince.In the study, the third prince, who was dressed in a purple brocade robe with cloud patterns, was the one who drank with Gongsun Zizhan in Zhuangyuanlou.Wang Chenglin saluted after entering the door: "I have seen the prince."

The third prince did not look up, looked at the official documents on the table and said, "Get up."

"Thank you, my lord, this subordinate has already tried that Shi Jingchen, and his skills are pretty good."

"Oh, I heard that you lost a bit." Wang Ye said casually, and Wang Chenglin was about to sweat coldly.The third prince has very strict requirements on his subordinates. Although he lost the competition with Shi Jingchen this time, although the prince's tone is not unusual, he must be very dissatisfied in his heart.

Wang Chenglin took the initiative to plead guilty and said: "It's because my subordinates are not as skilled as others, please punish me, my lord."

"There's nothing to punish, it's just a matter of drawing the bowstring a hundred times."

"The subordinates take orders." Wang Chenglin heaved a sigh of relief in his heart, he just increased the amount of training, and he could still bear it.

"Go on, keep watching, and see if there is anything else special about this person."

"I obey." Wang Chenglin bowed and left.

Shi Jingchen often met Wang Chenglin in the martial arts arena, and sometimes Wang Chenglin would invite Shi Jingchen to drink, but because Shi Jingchen was worried about Ji Xiuran, he would not accept the invitation every time.After many times, Wang Chenglin became quite resentful, and complained: "Brother Shi, you can't do this. Sons and daughters love each other, heroes are short-tempered, and my wife is not so spoiled. Be careful that she pushes her nose on her face, and her husband will not be strong."

Shi Jingchen smiled, and didn't take his words to heart, but after returning to his residence, he told Ji Xiuran about Wang Chenglin's evaluation of him.Ji Xiuran smiled and said: "It seems that this big brother Wang has a lot of resentment towards you, someday you have the opportunity to invite him here, let him drink the good wine in our house."

Shi Jingchen was a little hesitant. He knew that Wang Chenglin had misunderstood the gender of his family member, but he didn't say anything to correct it. Now that he suddenly brought him back, he didn't know what kind of backlash would be caused.He was a little worried that Wang Chenglin couldn't accept his inappropriate words for a while, and it wouldn't be beautiful to make Xiu Ran feel wronged.

"Third Brother, since you treat Big Brother Wang as a brother, it's better to make some things clear earlier. If he really can't accept it, we will have less contact in the future."

For Shi Jingchen's invitation, Wang Chenglin is very happy