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Chapter 653 I'm really not an orthopedic surgeon! [Seeking monthly tickets in September, there will be a monthly ticket lottery! ]

At dusk, the setting sun shines on the ancient temple.

In a messy yard.

The stone table and its surroundings had been cleaned up, and on the table stood a few plates of side dishes and white porridge sent from the vegetarian temple.

However, the monk from Chengtian Temple who delivered the vegetarian meal put down the food box at the door and left in a hurry. I didn't dare to stay any longer or take another look.

At the table, the atmosphere fell into silence.

Ouyang Rong and Yuan Huaimin sat face to face, neither speaking.

The latter had a bruised face and nose, but he sat upright. However, he would occasionally hold his waist and secretly take a breath.

There was an evil star sitting next to him, staring at him fiercely.

Ever since Ouyang Rong met Yuan Huaimin, he had never seen him so honest.

Compared to the past when Ouyang Rong was in a strong position to control him, Yan Ba ​​has to be more honest.

Comparing the two of them, they are both friends and superiors. They can still joke around in private. If it is not a matter of principle, they can occasionally take a leave to relax.

At this moment, Yuan Huaimin was more like... he had encountered a natural enemy.

The word "coward" is reflected in his whole body.

At the table, a bowl of white porridge was placed in front of each of the three people.

The fat man Li Yu did not come over for dinner. He was not hungry. He was squatting on a stone floor in the yard that was full of broken branches and sticks. He was depressed and looked down to find the surviving straight sticks and special branches.

No wonder I have no appetite.

Immortals fight, mortals suffer.

Yi Qianqiu was wearing tights, looking impatient, with his hands folded across his chest, sitting at the table.

The whip, which could whip a person as hard as a horse, lay quietly next to her bowl of porridge.

Yi Qianqiu looked at Yuan Huaimin, his roommate who had strange hobbies.

At this time, a bowl of porridge was handed over to her and a little more porridge was poured into her bowl.

"Qiuniang, calm down. I'm sorry, there's not much fish or meat in this Jiangnan temple. We only have some porridge and pickled radish as a treat. I remember that Qiuniang has a big appetite..."

"roll."

Yi Qianqiu didn't even look at him and uttered a word.

Yuan Huaimin swallowed his words and withdrew his hand obediently.

He turned around with a haggard and sad face and met Ouyang Rong's gaze who was looking at him curiously.

"Qiu Niang is my cousin." He muttered softly.

"Cousin?" Ouyang Rong reacted and asked curiously, "You two have different surnames, one is Yi and the other is Yuan."

"I changed my name."

"Change your name?" Ouyang Rong asked curiously, "Is Yuan a bad surname? Why change it for no reason?"

"Let her change it. It was originally derived from the Tuoba clan. What's the big deal if she changes it again?" Yuan Huaimin scratched his head, but his attitude was open-minded. He continued:
"I am from the first branch of the Jingzhao Yuan family in Chang'an, and Qiuniang is from the fifth branch. Her branch has lived in Yizhou on the border for a long time. She is the daughter of my seventh uncle. My seventh uncle is very powerful. When Emperor Gaozong and Emperor Taizong were in power, he was already the governor of Yizhou. He is considered a prominent figure in the fifth branch and even in our Jingzhao Yuan family.

"When I was a child, my seventh uncle would come back to Beijing to report on his work and meet the emperor. He would often bring Qiu Niang with him. He would stay at my house every time. The house was very close to the courtyard where I studied. We became familiar with each other after a few visits. Qiu Niang and I were...our childhood playmates, I guess."

He didn't dare to look at the gaze from his "cousin" next to him.

Yi Qianqiu suddenly grabbed the bowl of porridge in front of him and spilled it on the ground beside him.

Yuan Huaimin widened his eyes, looking at the porridge on the ground with distressed eyes, and then glaring at Yi Qianqiu with a cold expression:

"Qiu Niang, you, what are you doing..."

"If you're not hungry, don't eat. You eat like a pig."

After she sneered, she reached out to snatch Yuan Huaimin's bowl of porridge and spilled it on the ground.

"You... why are you so rude? You just smashed something and wasted food... There are outsiders here... Hey, you are still like this, so uncivilized..."

Yuan Huaimin's face was indeed bruised and swollen like a pig's head, but this pig's head just stiffened his neck and scolded a few words.

Seeing Yi Qianqiu reaching out his hand.

He hurriedly bent down and hugged the bowl, protecting the mouthful of rice tightly, and struggled with her hand that was holding on to the edge of the bowl, trying to resist stubbornly.

"What playmate? It sounds like you're childhood sweethearts. It turns out Commander Yi and you have such a good relationship."

Ouyang Rong suddenly spoke and chuckled.

He turned around and advised Yuan Huaimin:
"Looking at it this way, they are really a pair of enemies. Brother Huaimin, Commander Yi came to Xunyang and visited you first. It's normal that he accidentally broke some bottles and jars because he was so excited to see you. People say that guests from afar are guests, not to mention that you are childhood sweethearts. You are the guests of honor. It's not excessive to talk with you by candlelight and sleep with your feet touching. You are also a man, don't be so stingy."

"What's wrong?"

Yuan Huaimin's swollen face turned red again, like pig liver:

"Brother Lianghan, you call this a little bottle and jar? This is not a stingy or generous thing."

Yi Qianqiu sneered:
"What a bullshit childhood sweetheart. He was lucky not to be stabbed to death with a bamboo stick when we were kids. Talking with him by candlelight at night? Is he worthy of that? He keeps whining in my ear like a woman."

The two spoke almost at the same time and looked at each other.

Yi Qianqiu was holding the edge of Yuan Huaimin's porridge bowl with one hand, and Yuan Huaimin was holding the bowl in his arms with his waist bent and his arms folded.

She pulled hard, and Yuan Huaimin's body moved forward a step, but she couldn't pull it out, so she just laughed and pushed it forward. Yuan Huaimin, who was pulling the bowl backwards, didn't react for a moment and staggered backwards.

From the stunned look on his face, followed by a gradually grief-stricken expression, it was clear that the porridge was spilled all over his arms.

Yi Qianqiu suddenly withdrew his hand and patted the dust off with his palms.

Looking at Yuan Huaimin who was frustrated and angry in front of her, she had a fierce face and a hint of pride.

Ouyang Rong caught a glimpse of the two people's expressions, retracted his gaze, handed his bowl of porridge to Yuan Huaimin:
"It's okay, eat my bowl."

Yi Qianqiu glanced at Ouyang Rong.

Yuan Huaimin was really sulking. He lowered his head and did not even wipe the porridge in his arms. He took the bowl of porridge handed to him by Ouyang Rong and drank it in silence.

Yi Qianqiu did not move. He picked up the original copy of "Peach Blossom Spring" beside him and looked at it quietly.

However, the movement of her hand raised made the "sulking" Yuan Huaimin mistakenly think that she was holding a whip.

Yuan Huaimin pushed the bowl of porridge in front of Yi Qianqiu as if by reflex.

Ouyang Rong:......

Yi Qianqiu:……?
Even though he had some conclusions about the relationship between the two, Ouyang Rong was still speechless.

This is too cowardly.

It was suppressed so severely that it was like the bloodline was suppressed.

"Get out of here, you stinky bowl."

Yi Qianqiu brushed the bowl of porridge in front of him back, but without spilling any of it, it returned to Yuan Huaimin intact.

She questioned:

"You get excited as soon as you eat. You just got whipped a few times, and your voice is quite loud when you scream like a ghost or a wolf. Your health is not bad, so why do you want to take a leave today?

"You dare to ask for leave when I'm here? Are you tired of living?"

Yuan Huaimin lowered his head and said sullenly, "How could I have known you were coming here?"

"Didn't you read the imperial edict sent to Jiangzhou?"

"I didn't look closely. I just have an idle job..."

Yi Qianqiu asked sternly, "Is the post of Chief Secretary of Jiangzhou a sinecure? How come when Ouyang Lianghan was the chief secretary, his reputation spread to Luoyang, but when you took the post, it became a sinecure, and you haven't done anything for a long time? You are such a waste." Yuan Huaimin didn't raise his head:

"You've already said I'm a waste, and you know it, so why are you still saying so much?"

Yi Qianqiu cursed again: "Useless good-for-nothing."

Yuan Huaimin said nothing, but ate with gusto.

"I told you you're fat and you're still panting?"

Yuan Huaimin held the bowl of porridge, turned his back to her, and lowered his head to eat.

Yi Qianqiu reached out to grab the whip.

Ouyang Rong hurriedly tried to stop the fight:
"Wait, actually...actually, it is really inconvenient for Brother Huaimin to go over today. When I rushed to the lobby of Jiangzhou, I borrowed a set of clothes from him. He had nothing to wear, so he simply came back and did not go to pick you up."

Li Yu, who was picking up branches nearby, couldn't stand this lame excuse and turned back.

Yi Qianqiu didn't say anything else, his eyes fixed on the original scroll of "Peach Blossom Spring" beside him.

Ouyang Rong suddenly had an idea and asked:
"Have you two ever been engaged?"

The atmosphere was silent for a while.

About three breaths later, Yuan Huaimin shook his head vigorously, but he was still swallowing food and had no time to speak.

Yi Qianqiu has spoken for him:
"That was a joke between the elders when we were young. Even if it wasn't a joke, it would never come true because he is such a loser that I don't even bother to deal with him. I changed my last name because I was disgusted by him. After so many years, I have just eased up a little. If Governor Ouyang asks more questions and disgusts me, don't blame me for not knowing how to treat guests."

Her face was grim and her tone was warning.

Yuan Huaimin also added with a serious face:

"That's about it. Besides, we are cousins, how can we get engaged? It's not in line with the ethics of saints and Confucian etiquette. It's absolutely not allowed. This kind of thing happened in the Northern Wei Dynasty, when the predecessor Tuoba clan was still a barbarian tribe and had not yet been fully civilized. There were cases of emperors marrying blood sisters. But now it's the Great Zhou Dynasty, how can we go back!

"What Qiu Niang said just now is quite right. Brother Lianghan, this matter is absolutely not a joke. Don't mention it again."

"Okay, I'm fine. I'm full."

Ouyang Rong looked at the two people who spoke in a serious tone, immediately stood up, walked towards the door, patted his butt and left.

If it really wasn't possible at all, then why did the elders of the clan make this a joke marriage? In other words, can a marriage be a joke?
Ouyang Rong shook his head secretly, without exposing it or continuing to explore, and chose to leave:

"You guys continue eating. I'm leaving now. Since Commander Yi is here, you two haven't seen each other for many years. You should get to know each other better. As for your clothes, I'll return them to you in clean condition next time we meet."

Yuan Huaimin looked reluctant to leave. Ouyang Rong strode out of the courtyard gate without looking at him, with a faint smile on his face. Before leaving, he stopped and turned back to greet Li Yu:

"I suddenly remembered something. Come out and I'll tell you. Also, stay at my place tonight..."

"Oh, good."

Li Yu looked confused and still in grief over the destruction of his special branch, so he followed Ouyang Rong away.

After the two left.

Only Yi Qianqiu and Yuan Huaimin were left in the yard.

"You have a good relationship with Ouyang Lianghan?"

Yi Qianqiu suddenly asked.

"Yes, a close friend."

"You know, he has taken away your power as the Chief of Jiangzhou."

"Able people should do more work."

"Oh, you are very generous."

"What exactly does Qiu Niang want to say?"

"He later became a scholar at Xiuwenguan, but you, from Sima of Jiangzhou to Changshi of Jiangzhou, are still just empty positions with no real power. You are such a waste."

"Qiu Niang, stop scolding me. This sentence is not that scary after hearing it many times."

"A dead pig is not afraid of boiling water!"

Yuan Huaimin was surprised: "Qiu Niang also knows how to recite rhymes? Is she going to be tested on..."

"What's the test?" Yi Qianqiu asked with a frown.

"It's okay, it just comes out smoothly."

Yi Qianqiu suddenly stood up, walked over and closed the door.

He returned to the table, but did not sit down. Instead, he stood in front of Yuan Huaimin and threw "Peach Blossom Spring" on the table.

She took a deep breath and pointed at the scroll, reading word by word:
"You are so generous, you give away everything in your home at will. Do you know that you almost got into big trouble this time? If someone reports you, not only will you lose your head, but you will also implicate the entire Jingzhao Yuan family, and even drag down my father and me.

"My father and I have worked hard in the court these years, but what about you? You just sit back and enjoy wealth all day long."

Yuan Huaimin lowered his head and ate, remaining silent.

After a while, he said hoarsely:
“I know I’m prone to getting into trouble, just like I was back then, so I’ve been very honest in Jiangzhou these years, not fighting or competing, and I really don’t want to cause any trouble for you or any of you.

"I gave this scroll to Mr. Wu a long time ago. I was ignorant at that time, and I didn't know that it would have such a serious impact today as you said."

After a pause, he changed the subject:
"Is Qiuniang in danger this time? I heard from Lianghan that those bandits are very powerful. Even Ms. Rong has to ask for help from the imperial court."

Yi Qianqiu suddenly asked:
"What's it to you? What's the point of caring? If I tell you, can you be of any use?"

Yuan Huaimin stopped talking.

The atmosphere became quiet.

Yi Qianqiu asked: "You don't want to refute at all, and don't want to scold me?"

Yuan Huaimin shook his head: "I don't curse Qiu Niang, and I don't know how to curse others."

She sneered: "That's why everyone bullies you and treats you as a fool! You think you have many friends and you are impressive, but in fact, people just think you are stupid and easy to deceive. They can get a lot of good things by being friends with you, so of course they are willing to be friends with you.

"That Ouyang Lianghan just now was like that. You don't even need to guess. Other Jiangzhou officials are like that too. And you're secretly proud of yourself for being a good guy. Well, you're really a good fortune boy."

Yi Qianqiu smiled and praised.

Yuan Huaimin shook his head:
"I don't know about other people, but Brother Lianghan is not like that. He really treats me as a friend. He is very capable and a person who combines knowledge and practice. He is energetic every day, but he never acts superior. He is also willing to take care of me, just like you, Qiuniang. He really wants the best for me and it can't be faked. It's just that I am too lazy and don't strive for excellence."

Yi Qianqiu nodded calmly: "Oh, just like that Mr. Wu, right? You also said that he is both a teacher and a friend."

Yuan Huaimin nodded slightly:
“Almost, but they won’t hurt me, I’m sure of that, and I’m not stupid.

"It's just that Mr. Wu has a lot on his mind. He seems to often think about things that are difficult for ordinary people to understand. In the later period, his chaotic mind has somewhat affected his superb painting skills.

"Brother Lianghan is much better. He has clear thoughts and the legacy of the ancient gentlemen, but he also has some indescribable temperament. He has the demeanor of a new type of gentleman that I have never seen before. I am a stupid person and easily lose heart and waste my energy, but he does not waste his energy at all. His emotions are stable and he can even enlighten me. In other words, I am the one who consumes his emotions. He is a true friend."

Yi Qianqiu calmed down and looked at his head which was concentrating on eating and muttering to himself.

After a long while, she suddenly asked, "Okay, since Ouyang Lianghan didn't bully you, has anyone in Jiangzhou bullied you?"

"No... not really. There were people who rolled their eyes at me before, but from last year until now, with Liang Han here, no one has done anything excessive to me, and the atmosphere in the yamen is also pretty good." Yuan Huaimin smiled, feeling very content.

"As for Liang Han's aunt, even though she dislikes me, every time I go back for lunch, she never chases me away. This is a bit like Qiu Niang, both of them have sharp tongues but soft hearts... By the way, why does Qiu Niang care about this? You can't tell others about my temper..."

"It's all your mother's business!" Yi Qianqiu cursed and turned his head away, not looking at him.

After a while, she picked up the original copy of Peach Blossom Spring with the re-axis, looked towards the north, and began to read word by word:
"Yuan Huaimin, I came here today to ask you, do you want to go back to Guanzhong, back to Chang'an?"

Yuan Huaimin paused for a moment with the bowl in his hand.

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