Misty Rain of the Old Times

Chapter 49: Young

"Jingming, Yuntai, you're already here. I seem to hear you exposing my secrets as soon as I arrived."

While Chen Xuan was thinking, another voice sounded at the door.

The person who spoke was a little boy in white. He looked about the same age as Gao Jingming and the others, but a little taller. Although his face was childish, he had sharp eyebrows, bright eyes and an upright figure.

Looking in the direction of the sound, Chen Xuan noticed that the child's arms were quite long, but not as exaggerated as being longer than his knees, otherwise he would look like a gorilla.

Moreover, there were obvious calluses on the joints of his slender fingers, which were definitely not formed by holding a pen.

Chen Xuan guessed that he should be Deng Lingfeng. His family ran a martial arts school, so he must have been exposed to martial arts since he was a child. The calluses on his hands were probably from that place.

As for what Geng Hong said, that learning martial arts at too young a age is actually harmful rather than beneficial, it seems that seven or eight years old is not too early for him to start. Besides, his family runs a martial arts school. How could the elders not know these common sense? They will certainly not harm him. Perhaps there are ways to avoid risks.

As expected, upon hearing his voice, Gao Jingming immediately greeted him with a smile: "Ling Feng, you're here. I was just talking about you."

"Oh? What are you talking about me?" Deng Lingfeng walked in and asked curiously.

After all, he is just a child and still doesn't understand things. Deng Lingfeng did not seem restrained because of his status. Instead, he seemed to have come into contact with all kinds of people, and his behavior was slightly immature and heroic.

Luo Yuntai laughed and said, "We were saying that you have been practicing martial arts for almost two years and are the best fighter among the Five Tigers of Yang County."

"Yes, yes. I still remember that we had a conflict over Cuju in school a few days ago. There were five of us against nine, but it was you, Ling Feng, who fought four or five strong enemies alone and beat them so hard that they cried for their parents," Gao Jingming said with a smile.

As he was talking, he suddenly thought of something and looked at Chen Xuan and said, "Xuan, just listen to this and forget about it. Don't tell my mother, or she will be punished."

Chen Xuan felt happy. It was normal for children to fight in school, but they were afraid of being found out by their parents no matter where they were. He nodded to indicate that he would keep it a secret.

Hearing this, Deng Lingfeng felt a little embarrassed and said, "Hey, why are you talking about this? We are scholars now, and we should value harmony. Otherwise, it would be a loss of style. We had no choice but to do this."

Is this what they call, if logic doesn't work, talk about material resources?

Luo Taiyun said happily, "Although we won the fight that day, we were all spanked by the master. It hurts just thinking about it now. We can be considered to have shared the good and the bad, right?"

"That's absolutely right," Gao Jingming said with deep conviction.

When they got together, they temporarily left Chen Xuan behind. This was normal, after all, Chen Xuan had only been there for a short time.
Listening to them, Chen Xuan was puzzled. What happened that day when Qinghe and the others said that when the young master made a mistake, the teacher would punish the servant boy? What? Did it depend on the situation?

"Wow, you all are here already?"

At this moment, a cheerful voice appeared at the door, and at the same time, two little boys of seven or eight years old came in. One was handsome and shy, while the other was sunny and cheerful.

Seeing them, Chen Xuan had to admit that even the chubby Luo Taiyun, none of them looked bad. Maybe it was due to family reasons. No matter what the father looked like, the mother's genes must be good.

"Xueyu, Linzi, you two came together?" Gao Jingming looked over and asked in surprise.

The sunny and cheerful one walked in and nodded, saying, "Before, Xueyu came to the back court to play with me. Jingming, your servant came to inform us, so we came together."

"Well, you guys didn't even look for me when you wanted to play," Gao Jingming said pretending to be unhappy.

The shy and pretty Tian Xueyu quickly said: "No, we originally planned to go find you to play together, but it's too late."

Gao Jingming immediately smiled and said, "That's better. Come on, since everyone is here, find a seat and sit down. I won't greet you. You don't have to be polite, brothers." Then he turned around and said, "Xiao Cai, notify the restaurant to serve the food."

The 'Five Tigers' gathered together. Except for Luo Taiyun and Deng Lingfeng, the other 'Three Tigers' all brought their servants. However, each of them brought maids and guards. However, most of the guards stayed outside, making the corridor, which was not very spacious, crowded and not afraid of being crushed.

It was Geng Hong who arrived in time and arranged the guards to move elsewhere. I think there were many such experiences, and the guards from each family cooperated well.

As they searched for seats, Chen Xuan noticed Tian Xueyu and Zhou Lin's servants, both boys around their age. However, the two servants seemed somewhat awkward and at a loss in such an occasion.

Little did he know that while he was observing others, others were also observing him.

The cold eyes in the corner glanced around, pausing for a moment on Chen Xuan. A strange color flashed in his eyes, and he thought to himself, "This boy seems calm, unlike the servants of the other two families who are timid. This comparison makes him stand out. He is worthy of being selected by the lady herself."

Mrs. Gao didn't know that many people had similar thoughts. If she knew, she didn't know whether she would be happy or speechless.

After a group of kids sat down noisily, a group of waiters came in one after another and brought the dishes. They would not dare to neglect them and would prepare the dishes for them first.

Are you kidding? If you take any one of these 'Five Tigers' out alone, they would all be the young masters in Yang County who cannot be easily offended. If you don't have some connections and background and offend them, how can you still open this store?
You know what, just the serving of the dishes is quite interesting. The waiters all have unique skills. They can bring more than a dozen dishes without using trays. Their hands, arms and shoulders are full. The key is that they are very steady. No soup is spilled, and they can place the dishes calmly. When serving the dishes, they read out the names of the dishes in a rhythmic manner like a crosstalk.

I guess Gao Jingming was very happy with this, and he immediately waved his hand and said, "A Xuan, look at it!"

My dear, you don't know how expensive firewood and rice are until you manage the household, do you? You've only been out for a short time, and you've already tipped me twice.

Although he was complaining in his heart, Chen Xuan still stood up and took out his purse to give the tip. After all, it was not his money, and Gao Jingming didn't feel sorry for him, so why should I feel sorry for him?

Each waiter gave a dozen copper coins as a token of appreciation, and amidst the voices of thanks, Chen Xuan felt that this feeling of "spending money lavishly" was a bit refreshing.

But in just this moment, I've already spent seventy or eighty copper coins...

After Chen Xuan returned to his side, Gao Jingming cleared his throat, meaning to follow me and tell me something.

The others immediately stopped talking and looked over.

After all, they were just kids, so there wasn't much need for beating around the bush. Gao Jingming got straight to the point, motioned Chen Xuan to stand up, looked at them and said with a smile, "I've invited all of you classmates here today to let you know that this is Chen Xuan, the study partner my mother found for me. You'll be one of us from now on. We've invited everyone here to get to know each other, so we can learn and grow together in the future. I hope you'll take good care of me. Well, I'm done."

"Master, thank you for your kindness. I, Chen Xuan, would like to meet Mr. Zhou, Mr. Tian, ​​Mr. Luo, and Mr. Deng." Chen Xuan was not nervous and greeted them one by one after Gao Jingming finished speaking.

Did I blush when I was punished by standing at the flagpole? We've lived in an 'equal society' for so many years. They're just a bunch of kids who haven't even grown their hair yet. What's there to be nervous about?
Maybe I have to rely on them to help me solve my heart disease...

This scene made Leng Bing in the corner nod secretly. She asked herself honestly that she felt that she would be at a loss and lost in such an occasion at such an age, let alone talk so confidently and eloquently.

"As expected of the Madam's choice, the young lady will surely be delighted to know that such a companion is accompanying the young master..."

As soon as the words fell, the originally quiet scene suddenly became lively.

"I see, that's a good thing."

"Congratulations Jingming, no wonder you invited us to dinner. This is a big deal, we really need to celebrate."

"I'm so envious. I don't know when my servant will arrive. He's still nowhere to be found. I have to go back and urge my family to come."

"It's a bit too formal to say I'm taking care of him. From now on, his business will be our business."

This shows their sincere acceptance of Chen Xuan. The children's emotions are written on their faces, and each one seems to be happier than Gao Jingming.

Looking at those young faces and listening to those words that came from the heart, to be honest, Chen Xuan also felt a little emotional.

He once had a group of friends like this, but he didn't know when they gradually drifted apart as they grew up.

We are still young, we don’t know sorrow, we can’t express our joy. After all these years, will we still be able to travel together again?

(End of this chapter)