Ouyang Mochou and his nephew did not return with Lu Heng. Instead, they went to the Principality of Azure Sea under the escort of Wang Liye, saying they were going to see their father (brother).
The Ouyang family's foundation has long been moved from Jiangning to the Principality of Azure Sea. The two daughters' trip this time can be regarded as going home to save their love.
Before leaving, Ouyang Mochou bit Lu Heng's ear and whispered shyly that she would give him a surprise when he returned to the blue sea.
As for the surprise, Ouyang Mochou smiled shyly and lowered his head in silence.
Ouyang Rushuang on the side looked at her aunt, then at Lu Heng, pouting with joy and jealousy.
What a surprise!
Along the way, Lu Heng was puzzled.
It wasn't until I passed through Yunshan and entered Shanxi that I put these thoughts aside.
Separated by a mountain, there are two worlds.
The scenery in the north and south of Yinshan Mountain is different.
Outside the Yinshan Mountains, the Chile River is covered with green and yellow colors in early spring, with low grass swaying and spreading fragrance in the wind.
But on this side of Yinshan Mountain, there are already birds singing and flowers fragrant, and it is a beautiful scene of spring.
The small village at the foot of Yunshan Mountain, hidden among the weeping willows and apricot trees, is shrouded in light mist, quiet and elegant.
It's like a quiet peach blossom resort in the world.
No dust, no noise, no noise.
From the school near the official road, the sound of reading loudly can be heard. When people hear it, their minds are clear.
Outside the school, next to the bluestone, a scholar in gray clothes was holding a package in his hand, with an oil-paper umbrella inserted in the package. He stood quietly under the weeping willow, waiting for Lu Heng and his party to come out of the mountain.
A group of people slowed down, lifted their horses' hooves lightly, and walked quietly on the gravel-paved mountain road, fearing that the sound of raising their horses' hooves would disturb the loud reading in the school.
Lu Heng, riding a white horse, walked slowly to the weeping willow.
After turning over and dismounting, he looked at the scholar in front of him with a smile and said with a smile: "Have you been waiting for a while?"
The scholar smiled, shook his head and said, "Not bad!"
Lu Heng nodded, turned around, and waved to Yanyun Wei.
Then, Yanyun Guard came forward and handed a horse to Lu Heng.
Lu Heng handed the horse's reins to the gray-clothed scholar, patted his shoulder and said with a smile, "Let's go!"
Afterwards, the two got on their horses and walked leisurely in the morning sunshine along the official road leading to the south.
After leaving the village for some distance, a group of people lightly raised their riding whips, shouted low, and began to gallop on their horses.
At nightfall, the group of people arrived at Shuozhou Mansion at high speed.
After finding an inn, everyone rested here.
The night was falling, and the guests in the inn were gradually leaving.
In the huge hall, only Lu Heng and his group were left, still drinking and eating.
Outside the inn, Enunemon gathered in groups of two and a half, rubbing their hands and ears, cursing the slightly cold weather in the late spring in the north, and huddled together. They gathered around the fire folding paper and lit it.
tobacco.
Speaking of this tobacco, it is a specialty of the Principality of Azure Sea. It was given to them personally by Wang Liye.
A small cigarette really gives people endless happiness.
Although I felt a little choked when I first smoked it, I had endless aftertaste afterwards.
After a few days in the Tieda tribe, guys like Yanyunwei have become big smokers.
Outside, the weather was slightly cold. The Yanyun guards wrapped in clothes were patrolling outside the door.
In the inn, it is warm as spring.
Agui was on the side, yawning and chatting with Sang Biao.
Both of them looked drowsy.
After nearly a month of raiding the grasslands, the guards were already exhausted both physically and mentally. Now that they had returned to the territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty, sleepiness suddenly hit their hearts.
Even great people like Agui can't hold their own.
After chatting for a while, he lay on the table with his arms as pillow and fell asleep.
Sang Biao pushed him twice, but when Agui didn't respond, he murmured a curse, then took out the tobacco, lit it with an oil lamp, put his hands in his sleeves, and looked like he was squatting under the south wall on a winter day, waiting.
He walked out of the inn like a dead old man.
The inn suddenly became quiet.
Behind the counter, the shopkeeper and the waiter were already lying there asleep.
In the huge inn, only the bean-like candle on the table in front of Lu Heng exuded a faint yellow light that danced slightly.
Across the table, Su Wenzheng, who was wearing a gray gown, picked up the teapot and poured a cup of tea for Lu Heng and himself.
White mist curls up.
Facing the fragrance of tea, Su Wenzheng remained reserved for a while, then started chatting with Lu Heng about some interesting things in his life in the past two years.
"Last year, 90% of the children in the school passed the boy examination. The folks were very happy and gave me a lot of things! Haha!" Speaking of his students, Su Wenzheng's face was filled with a happy smile.
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"Some of my fellow villagers are acting as matchmakers for me, looking for a wife!"
Su Wenzheng lived in northern Shanxi for a while and spoke in the dialect of northern Shanxi. It seems that he has really integrated into that kind of life.
"Daughter-in-law, why don't you bring it with you?" Lu Heng looked at Su Wenzheng curiously while holding the tea cup.
Why didn't I see it outside the village in the morning?
Su Wenzheng shook his head and said with a smile: "I am a poor scholar, and I have no intention of taking the scientific examination and becoming an official. I only rely on the help of the villagers to survive. If others follow me, won't I suffer a lot?"
When Lu Heng heard this, he glared at him angrily.
"Just tell him if you want money, you've gone around in such a big circle!" Lu Heng scolded him with a smile, then took out a banknote worth a thousand taels from his pocket and handed it to Su Wenzheng.
"Why are you so embarrassed!" Su Wenzheng finally said this after seeing the banknote, but his hand movements were not slow at all.
After putting the banknotes in his arms, he raised his head, glanced at Lu Heng, and asked, "Are there any more?"
Lu Heng couldn't laugh or cry: "You are so embarrassed!"
As he spoke, Lu Heng took out a few more banknotes from his arms, counted them, and finally stuffed them all into him.
Su Wenzheng took the banknote and counted it, then carefully put the banknote into his arms, smiling and saying to himself: "Now, the students going to Beijing to take the exam will be in trouble!!"
Lu Heng was stunned for a moment and stared at Su Wenzheng opposite, who lowered his head and was secretly happy. After a long time, he shook his head in confusion.
Su Wenzheng only cared about counting money and was secretly happy in his heart. He did not see Lu Heng's speechless look.
After talking to himself for a while, Su Wenzheng reached out and patted Gun Nu Nu's pocket, and sighed with a smile: "That's great!"
Opposite, Lu Heng took a sip of tea, held the tea cup, and through the rising mist, he saw Su Wenzheng's little face under the candlelight.
Moved by his thoughts, he frowned and asked: "How many children in the village can read?"
Su Wenzheng didn't know why and said in confusion: "At the beginning, there were less than three schools in the school. Later, there were more!"
"You gave the lecture for free, right?" Lu Heng smiled lightly and looked at Su Wenzhengdao.
Su Wenzheng didn't nod or shake his head. He just remained silent for a while and sighed softly: "It's not easy for children in mountain villages. If you want to have a way out, you can only study!"
Hearing these words, Lu Hengshen nodded in agreement.
In his previous life, he had read an article online about a city reporter who went to a remote and impoverished mountain village to interview. He met a sheepherder on the way, and the reporter asked him what his ideals were.
The sheep-herding boy thought about it carefully and replied: "Sheep-herding."
The reporter asked again: What are you doing herding sheep?
The sheep-herding boy said shyly: Save money and get a wife.
The reporter was unwilling to give in and asked again: Why do you want to marry a wife?
The sheep-herding boy looked at the reporter in confusion, and said in surprise: Of course, I want to give birth to a baby, let the baby herd sheep, save money, and get a wife.
reporter:……
This was still a previous life, an era when human civilization was highly developed. Such things would still happen.
Let alone this day and age.
What Su Wenzheng said about the way out for children in mountain villages must be like this in many places in Zhou Dynasty.
"Everything is of inferior quality, but reading is the only thing that is superior. Hehe, when I think of this sentence at first, I always feel it is a bit harsh. However, in this era, it can be regarded as a truth!"
"This era?" Su Wenzheng looked at Lu Heng curiously.
Lu Heng smiled and did not answer him. After thinking for a moment, he said softly: "It seems that I have to write a memorial when I return to Beijing this time!"
Su Wenzheng heard the meaning of Lu Heng's words, his eyes lit up, and he said eagerly: "You mean, you want to advise His Majesty about school education?"
Lu Heng nodded, held the tea cup, and said softly: "Yes, the country is strong and needs talents. Where can the talents come from? They can only be from those who study and take scientific examinations."
"If the children don't have money to study, where will the talents come from?" Lu Heng took a sip of tea, put down the cup and said, "If things continue like this, it will definitely affect the country's recruitment of scholars!"
"However, the imperial court has been at war these days. I'm afraid the treasury is too empty and it won't be able to get much money out!" Su Wenzheng said with a frown.
Lu Heng glanced at him with a smile and joked: "You are so worried about the country and the people, you really should become an official!"
When Su Wenzheng heard this, he curled his lips and said nothing.
Seeing his brother-in-law's speechless look, Lu Heng felt amused and laughed for a long time.
After a long time, Lu Heng stopped laughing, raised his head, looked at Su Wenzheng with burning eyes, and said seriously: "No matter how rich you are, you can't enrich your children, and no matter how poor you are, you can't afford education!"
Opposite him, Su Wenzheng's eyes lit up and he looked at Lu Heng with admiration.
Lu Heng smiled and said softly.
"Education is the foundation of the country!!"
The sound was not loud, but it was like morning bells and evening drums, shaking people's hearts and echoing in Su Wenzheng's ears for a long time.
The candle flame is like a bean, flickering faintly.
The room was dim and dim.
But Su Wenzheng's heart suddenly opened up, and the invisible list that had been weighing on his shoulders seemed to disappear in an instant.
Sitting on the chair, my whole body was trembling slightly with excitement.
Looking at Lu Heng across from him with burning eyes, Su Wenzheng stood up and carefully arranged his gown.
He raised his head and looked at Lu Heng gratefully.
For the first time in history, he bowed down and bowed to Lu Heng.