The young man's name was Lu Sichu. This was his second visit to the "Old Xie Family". Last time, he carried a sword on his back, but the neighbors and Xie Xibian's parents thought he was an idiotic child. The young man almost suffered internal injuries. This time, he learned his lesson. Not only did he not carry a sword, but he also made up for the gifts he owed last time. He carried chickens and ducks with both hands. The elders of the Lu family, who were full and had nothing to do, discussed the matter of what gifts they should give! Some said they should give high-grade wine, but they were quickly scolded for being brainless. The Xie family sold wine. What were they doing if they were not smacking their faces? Some said they should give silk, tea, porcelain, and so on, but they were still refuted. They said it was not sincere to give something that was pleasing to the eye but useless. Later, someone said they should carry a sandalwood chair over. It was both pleasing to the eye and useful. Unfortunately, they still felt it was inappropriate. Xie Xibian's parents probably would not bear to let others sit on it. The Lu family should not show off blindly. In the end, it was still Lu Tiandan, the only remaining Grandmaster of Sword Dao in Great Chu. With a wave of his hand, Old Master Lu made the final decision. He ordered Lu Sichu to bring two chickens and ducks over and butcher them on the same day! The younger generation of the Lu family sighed in admiration. The older the ginger, the spicier it was! As a result, the young man rode a horse carriage from the capital city, which was filled with rich and powerful families, to the other side. His mother's two chickens and ducks were probably full. They even pooped when they were in the carriage, so the young man stopped the carriage two li away. After getting off the carriage, the young man grabbed the chicken with one hand and the duck with the other and ran all the way here. The ground was really covered in chicken and duck feathers.
Xie Xibian said angrily, "Look at your grandpa."
The young man stood in front of Xie Xibian and raised the chicken in his hand. "I'm here!"
Seeing that Xie Zhu was about to kick him, the young man hurriedly ran into the yard and shouted, "Auntie, where are the chickens and ducks? Can we cook them in the afternoon? I still have something to do in the afternoon. I'm afraid I can't eat … "
Xie Xibian, who was at the gate, could not help but roll his eyes. He really did not treat himself as an outsider. This was not how he gave gifts.
Just as his mother and Lu Sichu were chatting in the yard, Xie Xibian frowned.
At the end of the alley, two young men walked over side by side.
Due to their arrival, a few of the neighbors who were walking in front of them not only stopped in their tracks but also wanted to hide behind the walls.
Some old people who were sitting on small bamboo stools and chairs to bask in the sun also suddenly fell silent.
One of them was Pei Sui, the future head of one of the ten great clans of the Spring and Autumn Period. Xie Xibian was his good friend from the same school. At that time, Yang Shenxing and the Ji Zhou soldiers were caught like turtles in a jar. It was because of Xie Xibian and Pei Sui's flawless cooperation that Da Chu won their first great victory.
However, Xie Xibian didn't like the other person.
Song Maolin, the eldest grandson of the Song family.
Xie Xi was known as Da Chu's Twin Jade Annulus of Da Chu. He was as handsome as a tree in the wind and was worthy of being called a banished immortal.
But strangely, Xie Xibian could accept Kou Jianghuai's arrogance, but he didn't like Song Maolin's impeccable gentleness.
The young Lu Sichu also didn't like this "beautiful and virtuous" jade-like gentleman. The reason couldn't be more simple. The young man didn't like this fellow liking the Emperor's older sister, and even more so, he didn't like this fellow wanting to "marry" the Emperor's older sister. In the young man's words, he would rather take ten thousand steps back and let the Emperor's older sister marry that young vassal king he had never met before. He didn't want the Emperor's older sister, whom he had met at White Deer Cave, to have anything to do with this sanctimonious Song Maolin. The young man's thoughts had always been the same as the Lu family's elders. He just felt that this fellow who might never fart in public was definitely a hypocrite! Xie Xibian, who rarely hated someone, deeply agreed with this.
Hence, Xie Xibian stood up and walked toward his good friend Pei Sui and the Song family's young master with a smile. He grabbed Pei Sui's arm and pinched it without batting an eyelid. As expected of Xie Xibian's best friend, Pei Sui also endured the pain and smiled.
Xie Xibian couldn't help but say, "Let's go, I'll take you to a shop to drink. Don't worry, my shop isn't open today and I don't have a habit of killing acquaintances. However, it's hard to say when I won't be able to open the pot in the future … "
Xie Xibian brought them to a relatively clean restaurant. Of course, in Song Maolin's eyes, it was all the same.
After an hour, they left happily. Xie Xibian and Pei Sui sent Song Maolin to the carriage and watched him leave.
The two of them walked back to the alley. Pei Sui teased, "It's been hard on you to talk nonsense with someone for an hour."
Xie Xibian said indifferently, "The wasted saliva was made up for by the wine. The only flaw is that you paid the bill and not him, Young Master Song. "
Pei Sui smiled and said, "Why would Young Master Song carry that yellow and white thing with him? However, if he didn't have the money to pay the bill, Young Master Song would definitely not be stingy and take off the jade pendant on his waist to pay for the wine. "
Xie Xibian said with a fake smile, "Then it's another beautiful story."
Pei Sui put her arm around Xie Xibian's shoulder and said shamelessly, "Alright, anyway, my friendship with the Song family ends here. Just treat it as drinking with me for an hour."
It was no different from a miracle that Xie Xibian, who was born in a humble family, could become good friends with the son of the Pei family. One had to know that in the strict Da Chu family, they had always been people of noble status. They viewed the sons of the Han family as lowly servants and were ashamed to be in the same group. They would never sit at the same table. At that time, Xie Xibian and Pei Sui became classmates and did not know each other's identities. Pei Sui's catchphrase was, "I like to be brothers with people who treat money like dirt. I'm willing to pick up shit every day." Xie Xibian could guess that this fellow had an extraordinary background. However, when Pei Sui finally said his family's identity, Xie Xibian was still shocked. Kunyang's Pei family. That was a true rich family that "only married into the nine families and did not enter the imperial family" since the Da Feng dynasty. It was also at that time that Xie Xibian treated Pei Sui as a friend. It was not because he was an unattainable son of the Pei family that he was willing to be friends with, but because he was willing to tell Xie Xibian, who was still unknown at that time, his true identity.
Their teacher, Cao Changqing, was the person who had once sat cross-legged and drank with Xie Xibian's father.
Cao Changqing had long ago told these two students with great disparity in status, "The reason of the world is reason. It is not unreasonable because there are few people, and it is not reasonable because there are many people." Do not bully people because they are poor, and do not flatter people because they are noble. Do not think that people are all good because they are poor, and do not think that people are all evil because they are noble. " Knowing reason has its own etiquette.
Without the risk of collapse, the world is at peace and everyone is content. This was the Confucian Dao.
Pei Sui said softly, "Song Maolin's thoughts are not complicated. Right now, there are people in the court who are suggesting that we should take advantage of Wu Zhongxuan's betrayal of Nanjiang to form an alliance with the King of Yan. The implication is nothing more than trying to persuade Zhao Bing to let Crown Prince Zhao Zhu 'marry' into the Jiang family of Da Chu. Of course, Song Maolin cannot sit still."
Xie Xibian laughed coldly. "If you have the ability, go work for yourself. Relying on small calculations, you think you can calculate a country? Not a thing! "
Pei Sui laughed. "You're not scolding me as well, are you?"
Xie Xibian turned his head and laughed. "Why don't you let me think about it?"
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