The Rise of the Cold Gate in the Eastern Jin Dynasty

Chapter 85
Thanks to the great influence of Taoist Qian Bing, the vivid story of "Huangniao Looking for a Husband", once uttered by the fat old man, was thrown into a calm lake like a huge stone, and it swayed again and again. The ripples of the circle spread to the four sides.

It took only one day for the news to spread throughout the Xiao family. After a few days, everyone in the neighborhood and villages knew about it, and it became a topic of conversation after dinner. It is conceivable that it is only a matter of time before it spreads throughout Wujin County.

The fat old man embraces his masterpiece with all his strength, and is often complacent, but it makes Xiao Qin feel uncomfortable, and he is very uncomfortable. Wherever he goes, he will have strange eyes staring at him, as if he is staring at someone. A piece of goods, not a person.

At first, when meeting such a person in the clan, Xiao Qinzhi would stop and explain patiently, until one day, even Manjing and Kong Qing asked Xiao Qinzhi about the phoenix bird.

Xiao Qinzhi felt more uncomfortable than a dog, thinking: "You guys grew up with me, is there such a thing, don't you know?"

Suddenly, Xiao Qinzhi remembered that in Jingkou, after writing a poem for Yan Ruoyu, Chen Yunzhi learned about it, and then said a sentence: "You explain to me, I believe it, but how to make people in the world believe it?" ?”

At this point, Xiao Qinzhi is no longer explaining this matter, let him go, let Huangniao find her husband, Yoyo's mouth cannot be blocked by manpower.

However, Xiao Qinzhi still held his breath in his heart. For this reason, Xiao Qinzhi deliberately found a time, found a place where no one was around, and beat the fat old man, and the anger in his heart disappeared. just give up.

Ever since the "Huang Niao Husband" incident happened, Xiao Qinzhi had an urgent idea to finish reading the books on the book list as quickly as possible, pass the assessment by the old Taoist and old man Cui, and then go out for a study tour. Take a breath of free air.

For this reason, Xiao Qinzhi worked harder and harder, and really reached the state where he kept his ears shut and only read the books of sages and sages.

On April [-]st, the patriarch returned from Jinling, got Xie Taishou's handwritten letter, rested at home for a few days, and then rushed to Jiankang with a large boat, carrying an unknown amount of goods, to meet Diao Yi.

With Diao's help and Taishou Xie's postscript, Xiao's return to the gentry is just around the corner.

These family affairs are handled by the patriarch and sixth uncle. What Xiao Qinzhi has to do is to study, study, and study, non-stop reading, which is even worse than sprinting in the third year of high school.

At the same time, Xiao Qinzhi received the third letter from Chen Yunzhi, saying that he would stay in Kuaiji for a while, and the time when he would return to Jiankang was unknown. He thanked Xiao Qinzhi for the gift of "clear tea" and thanked An .

In his reply letter, Xiao Qinzhi poured out bitterness, described his "tragic experience" in detail, and briefly mentioned his recent study and hard work, just to get out of the sea of ​​suffering as soon as possible, so that he could go to Wu County for a study tour.

In addition, a box of "Qingming Tea" was presented as a gift for the servants who came to take it back to Kuaiji.

At the end of May, after almost three months, Xiao Qinzhi had recited all the books on the book list, and began to face the assessment of the old Taoist and Mr. Cui, and he was only a hair away from freedom.

Chen Yunzhi's letter came a few days later than in April. In the letter, he expressed sympathy for Xiao Qinzhi's experience, and at the same time expressed his approval for Xiao Qinzhi's hard work in studying, and asked if he was sure to go out to study?

There are also three game records attached, which were recorded by Chen Yunzhi. The players were Zhang Xuanzhi and Xie Daoyun.

In his reply letter, Xiao Qinzhi stated that the date of the study tour was set to be in June, and he gave a simple comment on the three games of Go, but he focused on explaining the concept of Go, and then attached two classic games between himself and Lao Dao , one game is under the seat system, Lao Dao wins, and the other game is the ancient Han flag, Xiao Qin's victory, to show the difference between the concepts of modern Go and ancient chess.

May is new, and June is coming. On the holiday, Xiao Qinzhi couldn't hold back his turbulent heart. He secretly prepared for a few days, vowed to find the old Taoist priest, and asked to start the assessment.

On the rocky path, after the emerald green in spring, it becomes deep, dark brown moss climbs up the old tree trunk, the hot sun is blocked by the dense forest for more than half, leaving only mottled and sparse light spots, and the sound of partridges , the magpies screamed, the sparrows flew, and the crows also came to join in the fun, Xiao Qinzhi picked up a lump of soil, threw it towards the crow man, and said secretly: "Unlucky!"

The small courtyard in June has changed its appearance unknowingly. The jasmine in the corner is climbing the purple bamboo and blooming with snow-white flowers. main character.

The old man lived a very leisurely life. In the morning, he played sword for a while, exercised his body and sweated. After taking a bath, he sat on the stone table in the small courtyard with a pot of tea, enjoying the tea and enjoying the flowers.

The time in the mountains is clean and peaceful, and it seems to pass faster than the time outside. For example, the sleepy Xiaodao boy sat on the threshold and took a nap, and the morning passed in a flash.

"Stay asleep, don't think about it." If there is no accident, Xiao Daotong was slapped by Xiao Qin again, pouted his lips, rubbed his head, and stretched out his hand aggrieved.

"Save and eat." Xiao Qinzhi put down a small bag, which contained more than a dozen packs of candied fruit, enough for Xiao Daotong to feed for a month.

Xiao Daotong grinned, forgot about the beating in an instant, accepted it happily, and suddenly became depressed, and asked, "Aren't you coming?"

"Going to study in Wu County, how can I just stay at home every day." Xiao Qinzhi looked around, and after three months, he couldn't help but develop some feelings for this Taoist temple, even with Xiaodaotong and Scarface. up.

Xiao Daotong is a foodie, as long as it is food, he will not refuse anyone who comes, and he only loves candied fruit. The original front tooth was broken, and now two doors have been leaked.

Ada with a scarred face is a simple-minded and fierce man who doesn't like to talk, with a domineering strength, even the adult wild boars on the mountain are no match for him. Scarface fought the male wild boar head-on, one person and one pig fought fiercely for dozens of rounds. In the end, the male wild boar was hammered to death by Scarface.

Stewed cranes, roasted wild boars, those few days, Xiao Daotong ate so happily that he got carried away, and in the next few days, he was looking forward to the wild boars rushing into the cranes all day long.

Leaving these things aside, Xiao Qinzhi walked straight to the backyard, and suddenly heard Xiaodaotong shouting from behind: "I'm not here for food."

"Hey." Xiao Qinzhi looked back and said with a smile: "You are a foodie, what else can you do if you don't want to eat? Didn't my eighth brother come with me a few times? It's the fat one, you know it, candied fruit If it’s gone, go down the mountain and find him.”

Xiao Daotong puffed out one cheek, muttered, and explained again: "I'm really not."

Xiao Qinzhi smiled again: "You are. Otherwise, what are you talking about?"

Xiao Daotong was stunned, and hurriedly spat out the candied fruit in his mouth.

(End of this chapter)