Zhenguan Wenzong System

Chapter 33 A teacher's niece fell from the sky
Rejecting these people's requests for calligraphy, Luo Yan didn't wait for the boss of the calligraphy and painting booth to help with the mounting, but just waited for Mogan to take it away.

Framed on hard yellow paper is more troublesome than rice paper. Originally, Luo Yan thought that framing paintings and calligraphy would be easy, but after asking, he realized that it would take ten days and a half months to frame a scroll at this time.According to this time, it is obviously impossible to catch up.Luo Yan had no choice but to give up the plan of framing.

However, the hard yellow paper itself is also urgent, so it cannot be the most important gift if it is not framed.Luo Yan thought for a while, and it was the right way to look for another gift while the weather was still early.

Taking advantage of Mo Gan, Luo Yan thought about what to give.In the end, I decided to send a small jade item.Compared with jewelry and the like, the old man has something to play with in his hand, which is always much better than those worn for others to see.Fortunately, Luo Yan still brought some money with him when he went out, so he still had enough money to buy a small jade product.After making up his mind, seeing that the ink on the paper was dry, Luo Yan tidied up, paid the shopkeeper, and then drifted away.

Small pieces are quite easy to buy, and Luo Yan naturally found such a jade shop soon after he had a goal.After picking and picking, Luo Yan finally fell in love with a handle carved in the shape of a cabbage.There was another one, a lotus pendant carved from sapphire. Luo Yan liked it very much, so he took it by hand.He bought it very generously, and touching his once again withered purse, Luo Yan wondered if he had also become the legendary prodigal man.

Since he brought some money to Luzhou, he didn't have much left.The next month's life depends entirely on the salary issued by the imperial court.

In fact, this salary doesn't seem to be much, well, it should be said that Luo Yanguan is too young, and his salary is not much.Lumi, manpower, and job fields, these are basically the entire salary of the officials of the Secretary Province. As a school secretary from the ninth grade, the monthly salary of these adds up to nearly 2000 yuan, um, almost two taels of silver .

If you are not in charge of a family, you don't know how much food is expensive. After doing this calculation, Luo Yan felt that he would not be able to survive if he did not live frugally.

But Luo Yan was purely scaring himself. When Zhenguan was at its peak, it cost five cents a bucket of rice.Now that the country has just been established, the situation in various places is unstable, but the price of food has not soared to the point of sixty or seventy cents a bucket.What's more, Luo Yan's lunch is provided by the imperial court when Luo Yan is working normally, so it is only to solve the problem of food, clothing, housing and transportation. Luo Yan's salary is used by two or three people.

The reason why Luo Yan felt that he had to be frugal was that the money he spent this month was too much beyond his salary.Comparing these two, he himself felt that he couldn't hold on anymore.

After buying something, it was only a moment of complaints. Looking at the sky, it was almost dinner time, and Luo Yan was also preparing to return to Lu's residence.

At this time, old man Lu Deming had just returned from the Guozi School. Fortunately, the Lu family knew that a guest had moved in today, so they naturally cooked more dinner, saving Luo Yan from the embarrassment of having nothing to eat.

Because men and women sit on different seats and eat different utensils, even if it is the old man and his wife Lu in the Lu residence, but with the servants, this rule must be followed.However, in this era, there is a lack of material, and the old people eat light food, so there is no big fish and meat for the rich and wealthy.On the contrary, the cabbage and radish are very popular, and the three dishes on the table have their shadows.

After dinner, Old Master Lu naturally told his family members to prepare for Luo Yan's visit.

After getting a report from the servants, Mrs. Lu was waiting in a reception room in the backyard, and Mrs. Lu brought Luo Yan there.

This is Luo Yan's first visit to Lu's backyard.His residence was arranged in a separate courtyard, far away from Master Lu's backyard, but quite close to Master Lu's study. It must have been deliberately arranged so that Luo Yan could ask Master Lu for advice at any time.

Although the sky is getting late, the sun has not reached the west mountain yet.At this moment, there is a cool breeze, and the weather is not hot, but the willow tassels in the backyard are blown by the wind, making the whole backyard move in silence.

Perhaps the old man's eyesight is not good, and he has already turned on the lamp in the reception room at this time.When Luo Yan followed Mr. Lu, he heard an old man and a young man talking inside. After hearing footsteps, the voice stopped abruptly.I thought it was because I heard the guests coming, so I couldn't make any noise at will.Although the restrictions on women's etiquette in the Tang Dynasty were not great, these were the etiquette that women must uphold in dealing with others. A family like Master Lu's naturally would not put these aside casually.

Luo Yan followed Master Lu in, and the two of them came over to greet Master Lu.

Old Master Lu introduced the elderly lady to Luo Yan: "This is your teacher's wife."

When Luo Yan saw the Lord, he quickly knelt down and saluted.This is the first time you meet, especially the teacher, you have to bow like ordinary people, and you will not be punished by Lu Deming in the future.

After prostrating, the old lady also helped Luo Yan up, and then sat down with Old Master Lu.After several people sat down, Master Lu stared at the little girl next to the old lady and shouted: "Young girl is so rude. It's okay to meet strangers casually, but now you are not polite when you meet your uncle."

The little girl stuck out her tongue and said in a playful voice, "Ah Weng came to scare Xiao Ying'er again. It seems that he is only a little bit older than me, and he still wants me to call him Shishu. Auntie, you come to judge. Is Ah Weng trying to force others to do this?" After uttering a string of clear and clear voices like an oriole, he lightly shook Mrs. Lu's arm.

Luo Yan, who has been single for many years, has long been conquered by this girl's acting coquettishly and cutely, and just stares blankly at the girl.

On the other hand, Old Master Lu seemed to be used to the girl's attitude, and said with a smile: "You should be glad that I have accepted a disciple who is older than you. If you are still disobedient, I will find a four or five-year-old boy to be your disciple someday." Master uncle. If you are still disobedient, the next time your grandpa returns to Chang'an to report on his work, just ask him to take you back."

It seemed that Mrs. Lu's words were holding onto the young girl's handle. The girl just made a face at Mrs. Lu, then said nothing, and moved closer to Mrs. Lu's side.

After scaring the girl, Lu Deming explained to Luo Yan with a smile: "This is your senior brother's daughter-in-law, named Ying'er. I was afraid that the two of us would be too bored in Chang'an, so I sent her here to accompany us. I was also spoiled by my arrogance. It’s a bit of a loss of courtesy.”

In front of this ghostly girl, Luo Yan didn't dare to offend her too much.Immediately replied: "Where, Miss Ying'er is innocent and innocent, but she is so cute."

Although there was reproach on his lips, Old Master Lu was still very happy to hear Luo Yan's praise now.Regardless, the smile quickly collapsed when the little girl said "You're smart".This is completely disrespectful, Master Lu couldn't help but shouted sharply: "Little girl, if you don't salute your uncle today, go and copy the "Book of Rites" by yourself tomorrow."

Not to mention the little girl, even Luo Yan was frightened.Be darling, copying the "Book of Rites" will take you a few days, just because you salute yourself.

Form is better than people, so the little girl had no choice but to bow to Luo Yan obediently under the persuasion of the old lady, but there was still a bit of resentment on her face.

On the one hand, Luo Yan was frightened by Master Lu's seriousness, and on the other hand, he was also frightened by the expression the little girl looked at him.This is completely an innocent disaster, Luo Yan has the urge to cry.

Fortunately, Luo Yanren also recognized it at this moment, and it was time to present a gift.Just right, the deadlock can be broken at this time.

Standing up, he took out the letters and characters he bought, Luo Yan said warmly: "I don't know what Master's wife likes, so I made a half-gift on my own initiative and gave it to Teacher's wife, please accept it."

The cabbage piece was packed in a small box, but Luo Yan's writing was only wrapped in paper because it was not framed.It's inconvenient to open the box at the moment, but Master Lu became curious when he saw the calligraphy and painting, so he just pulled the paper roll away without saying anything.

Seeing the hundreds of blessing characters with different fonts but well-proportioned patterns on it, Master Lu also admired: "Well, although some characters are not yet out of craftsmanship, but it is possible to write a hundred of these blessing characters, presumably the calligraphy skills are also good Not bad. But, where did this come from, and why isn't it framed?"

Seeing Mr. Lu's question, Luo Yan told the truth: "Mr. Rong, this picture was written by a student. Because I couldn't find a suitable gift in the past half a day, the student wrote it himself. But when it needs to be framed Day, and this calligraphy also attracted some people to scramble for it, so the students had no choice but to take it directly.”

Lu Deming was even more surprised when he heard that it was written by Luo Yan himself. He had seen Luo Yan's handwriting four times this time, and every time he could feel that Luo Yan had improved.What does this mean?Luo Yan's aptitude is quite good.Thinking about it, when we lecture on Confucian classics in the future, we can arrange it more compactly.

Luo Yan didn't know that he had cheated himself, and he was relieved to see Master Lu was satisfied.

Looking back at Mrs. Lu, she couldn't put it down while holding that cabbage handle.Although this is not as good as the emerald cabbage produced by the braided dynasty later, but the top-quality sapphire carvings, although the carvers are not famous, they are definitely not bad, so Madam Lu is completely satisfied.

On the other hand, the little girl Ying'er looked at the handle in her grandmother's hand, her eyes were straight.

It's not that she lacks this kind of thing, but on the one hand, the workmanship of this cabbage piece is really good, on the other hand, among the four people present, one was a gift giver, and she didn't get a gift for the remaining three.Envy, it's human nature.

Seeing the little girl's greedy look, Luo Yan thought for a while, took out the lotus pendant in his arms, handed it to the little girl and said: "We met for the first time, this pendant is a gift for Miss Ying'er. Don't worry about me This little uncle is stingy."

While talking, Luo Yan himself laughed.Why does it feel so strange for a little girl to be an uncle.

Touching the pendant in her hand, the little girl looked very satisfied, and then said in a low voice, "Although you gave me a gift, you want me to call you Little Martial Uncle. It's a good idea."

Tomorrow four more, see you there or be square.

(End of this chapter)