The autumn sky was blue, and the maple leaves were red, swaying with the wind. The desert was desolate, and the light cavalry was nowhere to be found.
The rich went hunting while the poor were pickling vegetables. The Tang Empire and Tubo discovered something at the same time. Cuckoo's light cavalry was gone, and there was no more news from Pengzhou. Lufututa let the falcons circle the sky, but they couldn't find the ten thousand people hiding.
He sent a small team into the desert to take a look, but they still didn't find any traces. He wanted to send a large team in to search, but he was worried that they would be ambushed, so he could only foolishly wait. He also cooperated with the people of another division to train the troops when he had nothing to do.
Zhang Zhong also didn't get any news for ten days. He was worried, so he tried not to think too much. Old Man Pi and the other two were also restless. They didn't know what the two little guys were going to do, and they didn't even give them a letter.
The three couldn't sleep at night, so they put on their clothes and went to find Zhang Zhong. They didn't care if Zhang Zhong was sleeping or not, but the servant told them that Zhang Zhong went to the little girl and the little boy. The three then went to Xiaobei and the other little guys.
When they arrived, they found that Zhang Zhong was persuading the little guys to sleep. During the day, the little guys missed their brother and sister, and kept asking them to come back. The maids didn't listen to them no matter what. In the end, Pomegranate, who tried to use the wood of the maple tree to grow fungi, took a few maple leaves and stuck them on the folded paper boats.
She asked the little guys to write what they could think of on the boats, and sent someone to send them to the river and put them in the water. She said that Qiu Feng would take the maple leaves to tell the little boy and little girl, and they would come back when they knew.
In the end, the little guys were led to the mountain to pick maple leaves. They picked a lot of them, and when they came back, they folded the paper boats and stuck them on themselves. They put one on the side and planned to put it in the river at dawn. They didn't sleep.
After Zhang Zhong found out about the situation, he came over to persuade them. He arrived not long before Old Man Pi and the other two. The little guys were not very nimble, and when they stuck the maple leaves on their bodies, they got sticky all over their bodies. However, they did not care. They stuck the maple leaves excitedly, and had already stuck more than five hundred boats.
"I'll just write, I miss you guys. No, I've already written, I miss my brother. No, I've already written." When the three old men arrived, Xiaobei was frowning as she tried to think of a vocabulary. How much vocabulary did she have? She wrote down everything that she could think of, but there were a few that were repeated. She was so anxious that her little mouth was pursed, and it looked like she was about to cry.
The Old Man Pi walked in front of Xiao Bei, reached out his hand, and touched Xiao Bei's hair as he said, "Just write that the mountains are high and the rivers are far apart, and the heart is bright."
Xiao Bei was stunned. She raised her head to look at Old Man Pi, then lowered her head to think. Perhaps she did not understand the meaning of this sentence, but she still nodded and signaled to the person beside her to write it down.
Old Man Yao said enviously, "It seems that the heavens have given all the best things to the Zhang Family and the Wang Family. How many brothers and sisters in the officials like the two families can be like this? I'll also help you think of one. Just write that the stars are scarce and the sun and the moon are scattered, and which flowing clouds hold the promise together. "
The little guys did not understand the meaning, but it sounded good, so they asked someone to write it down. Xiao Bei raised her head and looked at her father with an expectant gaze. How could Zhang Zhong refuse? He also said, "The bright sun always shines on the body at home, and the hazy rain at the border does not blow people away. Xiao Bei, let Father hug you. You are all Father's good children."
Old Man Chang could not think of a sentence, so he took a piece of paper and folded a boat. As he folded, he said, "You are all great talents and can come up with ideas as soon as you open your mouth. I can't. I'll fold a boat for the little guys. Fold a tall boat, just like their house."
The sensible maidservant at the side immediately took the opportunity to say, "Xiao Bei, why don't we go to sleep and let Master write it?"
"No." Xiao Bei turned her head away.
"Then let's watch from the side and let others read it. If we hear something good, we'll write it down?" The maidservant suggested again.
Xiao Bei thought about it and realized that she really could not speak, but she also could not write. She nodded and said, "Okay!"
She agreed, and the other little guys also agreed. They all sat to the side obediently, listening to others speak and watching others write.
Thus, the old housekeeper, whom even Zhang Jiuling respected very much, folded boats for the little guys. The Prime Minister of three dynasties, Yao Chong, the former Crown Prince of the Ministry of Revenue, Zhan Shi, the Inspector of Jiannan, and the top scorer of the Jinshi examination, the Provincial Governor of Yizhou began to write for the little guys. Some people from the inner courtyard also joined in.
Even so, the three old men and Zhang Zhong were very happy. It was really difficult to get the little guys to agree. Usually, the little guys only listened to Xiao Bao and Cuckoo. The food they ate was made by Xiao Bao and Cuckoo was their favorite. The stories they listened to were told by Xiao Bao and Cuckoo the most. There were many people who wanted to come over and establish relationships with the little guys to flatter them, but the little guys did not give them face.
It was really not easy to get the little guys to agree even once. They did not care whether you had power or money. They had their own set of attitudes towards people and things.
The people from the inner courtyard were also very enthusiastic. A male chauffeur, who was responsible for following the little guys and carrying things and moving things, said at this time, "I'll also write one. Hundred turns of steep mountains cannot hide, ridge road …"
"Wrong, it's a blind pair." When Wang Juan's younger brother heard this, he looked over angrily and said, "The forest is opposite the dock, the ridge is opposite the mountain, the daytime is opposite the spring, there is a ridge, and you still say ridge?"
"Then you say it." Xiao Bei was listening and was interrupted, so she said with dissatisfaction.
"I'll say it, I'll say it. Hundred against a thousand, turn against turn, steep mountains against blue mountains. Green mountains cannot hide, blue water cannot hide, hundred turns of steep mountains cannot hide, thousand turns of mountain range cannot hide."
Wang Juan's younger brother said with his chest puffed out.
"Hmm?" Xiao Bei seemed to have seen something novel. She turned her head and looked over. She looked at this guy that her older brother and sister had said could be like her older brother and sister in the future and be together with her.
Old Man Pi and the other two people, as well as Zhang Zhong, were also shocked. Zhang Zhong knew that Cuckoo's younger brother, Xiao Yuan, was usually smart and could remember what others said, but he did not expect him to be smart to this extent. The first part that Zhang Zhong understood was something that Cuckoo had specially taught to the village children in the past. The latter part was not. How did this child learn it?
Old Man Zhang felt that this silly little fellow was fun to play with, like his older sister. Old Man Bi sighed at the fact that another genius had appeared in the Wang Clan. Old Man Yao, on the other hand, was extremely jealous. All the good things were happening between their two clans. How were other people supposed to live? It seemed that he had to look around in his own clans and send those around the same age to learn together. The teachings of an expert could not be monopolized by the two clans.
Zhang Zhong went over and picked Xiao Yuan up to take a closer look. He kissed him and praised, "Good. Xiao Yuan, learn well. Write this down."
The people in the inner courtyard immediately started writing. They appeared to be much calmer. With the existence of the young master, young lady, and young immortal, they could accept even the most unusual things.
The night passed in a warm and excited atmosphere. The little guys did not stay up until dawn. They fell asleep while listening. Other than the stars in the sky, there were also many small boats that accompanied them.
Zhang Zhong, who had stayed up all night, went to take a bath. He also had a massage and drank a bowl of soup. Then, he took the snacks and small abalones prepared by his family and went to work on the road repair and fighting with people.
Old Man Pi and the other two were old and did not sleep much. They just needed to lie down for a while, take a steam bath, sit in the carriage, and travel on the newly repaired road. They drank truffle soup and ate buns while they were eating. They also followed Zhang Zhong to work. Bi Shu and Yao Chong originally wanted to relax, but when they were free, they realized that they could not adapt at all. They were destined to be busy for the rest of their lives.
Old Man Chang was the same. He worried about this and that. When he came to Lu Zhou in the past, he was on the verge of death. Later on, when he was busy and had to take care of himself, his body recovered.
After what happened last night, Old Man Chang began to write a letter to Zhang Jiuling. He warned the servants in the family not to think that they were great just because of the master. Look at the servants of Zhang Family and Wang Family. Any one of the servant girls could write delicate and beautiful words. They could accompany you in reciting poems and couplets.
Even when they were working outside, they did not show the slightest disdain. They knew when to advance and when to retreat, and they knew how to behave. If one day they met their own servants and the servants behaved too much, it would be a slap to their own face.
Old Man Pi was also very emotional. He used to think that he knew the Zhang Family and Wang Family very well. This time, he went one step further. The servants of the two families could recite poems and couplets, write calligraphy and draw. It was so convenient to use them. He did not know if he should be happy that the Zhang family had so many good servants or sad that they had such capable servants.
Old Man Yao swallowed a steamed bun and wanted to eat more. Suddenly, he remembered the Zhang family doctor's words. He could not eat too much. No matter how good the food was, he could only eat until he was 70% full.
He reluctantly took back his hand and said, "The fall of a leaf reveals the autumn of the world. The Zhang Family and Wang Family are unstoppable. If they win this economic war again, it will be difficult for the imperial court to arrange official positions for them next year."
"Official positions are not difficult. I can see something about the Zhang family. They don't care if there are high-ranking officials with real power. As long as others don't provoke them, they are not afraid. Occasionally, they will scheme against the important ministers in the imperial court and the emperor. It's not a big deal. I feel that they are just playing.
They are playing according to the rules of the game. You see, when we came here, the emperor schemed against them once. They showed that they were angry, but they were not really angry. They did not seem to care about this kind of scheme, or it could be said that they looked down on this kind of scheme. They let Xiao Bao and Cuckoo ask for benefits. This is also the existence of rules.
If you scheme against others and want to use others, you have to pay an extra price. If you give them the corresponding exchange conditions, they will continue to play with you. If you don't, they will not play. This is a kind of detached mentality. They look down on everyone in the world. At the same time, they are not arrogant. Their family is like this. "
Old Man Pi summed up his opinion of the Zhang Family and Wang Family through his own observation. They did not care about what they had to give or receive, but whether or not they followed the rules. If they were really schemed against, they were willing to lose more benefits. However, if it was not this kind of relative fairness, they would not be happy.
It was like playing a game of Monopoly. Winning or losing did not matter. The main thing was that you could not cheat when playing with them.
Old Man Yao thought about it and found that it was true. "As you said, they are like immortals who came to the human world to play. This is the feeling, right."
Old Man Yao said and felt lucky. Fortunately, they came to the Tang Empire. Otherwise, the Tang Empire would be in trouble if they went to other places.
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