Damn it, I'm in the garbage book I wrote

Chapter 277 You Are Really Boring

It was just daybreak and Yang Wu, who was selling sesame cakes in the alley, had just picked up his load and was ready to go out to do business. Other women also got up early to prepare food for their children and men at home.

It has been a while since the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the weather has obviously become much cooler and the daybreaks come much later, but the color of the sky has little to do with the people who get up to make a living. Even though there is still a thin layer of fog, the alleys are gradually becoming lively.

Xia Lin had also gotten up by now. He was going to work soon and was now washing his face with cold well water in that inconspicuous courtyard.

At this moment he heard a noise on the wall, so he draped the towel over his shoulders and walked to where the noise came from.

As he passed by, he happened to see a big ass struggling to move downwards. He crossed his arms and watched, and the more he watched, the more familiar he became. It was not until he saw the butterfly birthmark on the waist of the owner of the big ass that Xia Lin shouted with disgust: "Are you sick? There is no way for you to get out, right?"

The man was still on the wall, but Lao Zhang's voice was heard: "I took the wrong path when I came here. I have to go through a long circle to go through the main entrance. I thought the wall was not high, so I might as well climb over it."

As he was speaking, most of Lao Zhang's body had already come over. He turned his head to take a look and found that it was not very high, so he simply jumped backwards and landed safely on the ground.

"There are women here! What if Narcissus is asked to watch her without clothes? What do you think you will do?"

"No, you're running outside without clothes on in this weather. What? Are you practicing boy's kung fu?"

When Old Zhang spoke, he was still Old Zhang. He clapped his hands and called Xia Lin: "Go, get me some food. I haven't had breakfast yet."

"No."

Xia Lin spread his hands and said, "Narcissus hasn't gotten up yet. I'm going out right away. There's nothing to eat."

"You bastard." Old Zhang dusted himself off and said, "You didn't even prepare something to entertain the young master."

"Oh, I invited you here?" Xia Lin turned around and went to the toilet: "There's still some water in this spittoon. I'll give you some water. You can drink it as soup first."

"roll roll roll!"

Old Zhang put his fan on his waist and began to stroll around Xia Lin's courtyard. "You are a fifth-rank official, and now you live in a place like this. How is this different from the compound you lived in back then?"

"This is me. If it were you, you would be living in that eight-foot square pit." Xia Lin hung the towel on the pole: "Be content. You are tired of eating big fish and meat. It's not bad to eat something simple. Since you have nothing to do, let's go. I'll take you to eat."

"Where?"

"Let's go to the boss's house."

These two are experts at eating and drinking for free! In the past, whenever there was a banquet in the village, they would go and eat for free. Now, when Lao Zhang heard about eating for free, he became interested and stood by Xia Lin's side.

"I heard that someone is pretending to be the headmaster of Yuzhang Academy and is cheating people here."

"Well, there's no way I can avoid causing a stir, so I'll just find an unknown person to take over." Xia Lin said with his hands behind his back, "Besides, your reputation is so bad that everyone hates me when I mention your name. How can you still be dissatisfied?"

"No, I just met a woman when I entered the city. She knew I was from Hongdu Prefecture and insisted that I take her to find Zhang Zhongchun. I said I was Xia Daosheng."

"You cheated on someone?"

Lao Zhang rolled his eyes and said, "Brother Zhang, I'm not as mean as you. I don't have anyone I like so far. I just want to climb up the social ladder."

"Oh, so how did you climb?"

Seeing Xia Lin's aggressive attitude, Old Zhang smiled proudly: "Yu Shinan said that he would recommend me to enter the Hongwen Academy as a sixth-rank editor next year. You know, the sixth-rank position will only last for me one or two years. After two years, I will definitely become a fifth-rank official. By then, your young master will be half a level higher than you."

"You're bragging that you're eight levels higher than me." Xia Lin looked at him and mocked him, "If it's so easy to get promoted, then everyone should split the land and become a king, right?"

"You don't believe me, why don't you ask what the position of Hongwenguan editor is. But it's true, you have been rolling around in the countryside all day, so it's understandable that you don't have much experience. People who come out of that position either go straight to become ministers or vice ministers of various ministries, or they go to be beheaded."

"Then you must behead him, eight feet square."

"It's different now. Your young master is different now. He has become a veteran official."

The two chatted all the way to the Lin family's compound. Old Zhang looked at the gate and said, "Wow, it's really grand."

When Xia Lin pushed the door and walked in, it was as if he was entering his own home. Not only did he eat by himself, he also took Lao Zhang with him to have breakfast.

Then he didn't pay any visit to the host family or anything, but went straight to find the young master.

When the young master saw Xia Lin coming with someone beside him, he asked curiously, "Mr. Zhang, who is this?"

"Xia, you can just call him Mr. Xia." Xia Lin pointed at Lao Zhang and said, "It's a bit difficult for me to teach you alone, so I called a good friend to teach you together." "Oh, it turns out to be Mr. Xia."

The young master was not that smart nor was he cunning. He did not doubt Xia Lin's words. Teaching by one person was the same as teaching by two people. It made no difference.

But it was not until the two teachers actually started teaching him that he realized what the difference meant... Originally, Xia Lin was just tough but still easy to talk to, but this new teacher was soft but extremely difficult to talk to, and had very high requirements.

He felt that this new gentleman was treating him, a student, in the same way as a Jinshi, and he almost got angry a few times...

The master and his wife came over and saw Lao Zhang. They didn't ask any questions, but just listened for a while. They found that the level of these two gentlemen was better than the other, which made the old couple very satisfied.

At this moment, Xia Lin said to them, "This is my friend who has come to seek refuge. He has nowhere to stay these days. I wonder if we can let him stay in your house first. On the one hand, he can supervise the young master day and night, and on the other hand, it can save him some money."

When the old couple heard this, they had nothing to say. A gentleman of his caliber could not be hired even if they spent a lot of money. Now he offered to come and live with them. It was like sending sheep to someone else... providing timely assistance.

"Very good, very good. This is exactly what I want. What is your name, sir?"

"My last name is Xia, my given name is Erniang, and my courtesy name is Chusheng. You can just call me Chusheng."

Xia Lin turned his head to look at Lao Zhang, damn... this BYD is really a cheapskate, he would rather hurt himself 8,000 than to inflict 300 damage to him.

In fact, although these two guys quarrel non-stop when they meet, there is actually a strange tacit understanding between them, that is, they never need to inform each other about what they do and they will never reveal the secret. They cooperate very well, which is the foundation left over from their previous scams.

For example, now, when Xia Lin saw Lao Zhang coming, he knew that this guy would not go back for a while, because the results of the Jinshi examination will not be announced until April next year, and there will be a palace examination after the announcement. Students can't even think about coming back before June. Moreover, after teaching this subject, Lao Zhang cannot teach the next one, because Yu Shinan wants to recommend him to be an official, and if he continues to teach students, he will be suspected of forming a faction, so this period of time is the most relaxed for him.

When Lao Zhang heard Xia Lin's arrangement, he knew that Xia Lin's current small courtyard had women and could not accommodate a grown man like him. He also needed to avoid suspicion. Besides, how could the conditions in this place not be more comfortable than the inn outside? The environment was quiet and the conditions were good. It was just teaching a fool to read. It was just his job.

So the two of them decided on this matter without even discussing it.

Of course, here everyone wins three and loses one, and the only loser is the young master of the Lin family. Dealing with Xia Lin has already made him rack his brains, and now dealing with someone who is even more difficult than Xia Lin, he is really a little... difficult.

The Lin family mansion was not far from the slum where Xia Lin lived, only a ten-minute walk away. However, this side was considered the wealthy area in Changsha, while the other side, just across the bridge, was a mixed slum.

As a criminal, it's good enough to be like this.

As for his part-time job, it was actually harmless. After all, in other people's eyes, he might be a long-term worker in the Lin family.

During lunch break, the young master went to catch up on his sleep because he couldn't stand the psychological torture, so Xia Lin and Lao Zhang leaned on the small rocking chair in the pavilion and started chatting.

In fact, there was nothing special about it. There was no court or struggle. They were just talking about girls.

"The girls in Changsha City are really as famous as they are said to be. I saw a few Miao girls on the way here yesterday. They were stunningly beautiful. You said I should go to them and say, 'Sister, I see you are amazing. How about I draw a picture for you? But you have to take off your clothes.' Do you think it's okay?"

"Sure, you can ask whatever you want. But if you get beaten up and become unable to take care of yourself, don't blame me. I'll throw you into the river to put an end to your sinful life."

Old Zhang pondered for a moment and said, "By the way, what did you do to that sister surnamed Wu? She seems to be lawless."

"She is lawless in this small place. She is the most favored daughter of the Changsha County Magistrate. The County Magistrate is the king of the world here." Xia Lin shook his chair: "I guess she is looking for you all over the city now."

"The whole city should be looking for you."

The Shan Mei they were talking about at this moment was really looking for someone all over the city, but she was not looking for Xia Lin or Lao Zhang, but for the two of them.

She didn't want to let either of these two people go, and planned to capture them to nourish her sisters. She was tired of seeing those pedantic writers who talked big every day. It was not easy for her to meet these two immortals, so she would definitely not let them go.

Shanmei was smart and had influence in this area, so it shouldn't be difficult for her to find out about one or two people. So she asked around in all the brothels and taverns in Changsha City, but these two people seemed to have disappeared.

After all, she had no idea that these two great immortals were hiding in such a remote corner, working as farmhands for others...

"Good brother, please help me."

"No. Dad has expressly forbidden me to help you find someone, especially Mr. Xia." After returning home from the Mid-Autumn Festival, the elder brother was immediately pestered by Shan Mei. He refused in every possible way: "Please don't disturb him. I beg you."

"No, he's playing a trick on me! I must go and get to the bottom of it."

Seeing his willful and self-important sister, the brother shook his head helplessly and said, "Sister, you are trying to compete with Mr. Xia and Mr. Zhang for brainpower. I'm afraid you are a little too self-righteous."

(End of this chapter)