There are many treasures in this country

It was the Ching Ming season, and the sky was getting darker in the afternoon, and by dinner time, it was already raining.

There are several pear trees in the yard, and it is raining heavily at this time, and the sweet and delicate fragrance is mixed with pieces of white jade into the muddy water.

Shen Yan's house is located in the most secluded place in the south of Songxi Village. Although it is in the countryside, it is a large manor. Every brick and tile has a prosperous atmosphere, obviously soaked in wealth and honor for a hundred years.The eaves are half closed under the rain and the lines are broken, and the cornices are chiseled to look like dragon plates.

When Xiao Qiongsan was brought up, he had already changed into filial piety clothes, with a white scarf wrapped around his forehead, which made him even more relaxed.After all the dust had faded away, that white and clean face finally showed the true colors of Lushan Mountain.

The son is like a bamboo, with a gentle face like a jade, his brows are calm, his lips are tightly drawn, and he is very stubborn.

Standing under the eaves of the corridor, he faintly merged with the scenery of falling flowers in the water and sky.

"Tsk tsk, if you want to be pretty, you should be filial!" Shen Yan was stunned.

Seeing his general's disrespectful appearance, the family boy hurriedly whispered to remind him: "Master, do you want him to come in?"

"Ah, yes." Shen Yan came back to his senses, and made a handsome and handsome smile, "Take him in and sit."

Xiao Suo was extremely reluctant, but just now he resisted being forced to choke on a few sips of water when he took a bath. He deeply felt that this group of people were tyrannical and domineering. Not a word.

The silver candles in the house were burning high and the lights were bright.

Shen Yan has also changed her attire at this moment, with homely and half-old clothes, her hair tied up, two crispy red walnuts coiled in her left hand, and a folding fan in her right hand shaking one after another. He stacked two big pillows and lay on the couch carelessly.

Now it's April, and it's raining lightly outside, and it's so cold that there's no need to fan at all.But General Shen had a trick in mind: this Xiao Qiongsan was a scholar, and he used a fan to pretend to be a writer, so maybe he could get close to him.

"There's a new funeral at home, and I've become a vegetarian recently, so Xiao Xiucai can eat something." Shen Yan closed his fan and knocked on the reunion table full of vegetarian dishes in front of him.

Xiao Suo was unmoved.

"That's all." Shen Yan told the family boy: "He is not our family, so it doesn't matter if he doesn't obey the rules. Go and make him a bowl of meat. Seeing how thin he is, let's braise it in soy sauce and make up for it."

The house boy winked at the boy at the door, and someone immediately sent a message to the kitchen.

There was silence in the room, Shen Yan felt embarrassed, and knocked on the marble tabletop again, saying: "The meat needs to be stewed for a while, Xiao Xiucai can make some vegetarian ones first."

As soon as the words were finished, a little maid outside brought in a bowl of braised pork with a tray.General Shen's face was burning hot, he swallowed his mouth, and asked his family boy: "Why... so fast?"

The family boy asked a question at the door, and came back and said in a low voice: "Master Hui, this was stewed secretly by the cook. Who knew that Master ordered it to be made, so I brought it here."

Shen Yan nodded solemnly: "Well, that's all. Just give it to Xiao Daxiu."

The family boy said "yes", and personally held the bowl in front of Xiao Suo.

Xiao Suo still didn't move.

"Eleventh." Shen Yan ordered again: "Come on, you have a taste of this dish, let Xiao Xiucai taste it."

The family boy stepped forward in response, picked up a pair of chopsticks, tasted the wine, tea, vegetables and rice on the table one by one, bowed his head and said: "Master, I have tasted everything, the taste is unmistakable."

Shen Yan nodded, thinking: You are poor, why should I poison you!But he asked him in his mouth: "How is it, can Xiao Xiucai eat?"

Xiao Suo stiffened his neck and remained silent.

Eleven was furious, and stepped forward and scolded: "Don't be shameless, you fellow! What is our general's status, he treats you like this, and you don't say that you will repay you with all your heart, but you are so rude, you are in vain as a scholar!"

Xiao Suo rubbed his feet and remained silent.

Shen Yan smiled and said: "Eleventh, a literati is thin-skinned, don't scold him, his face is blushing. Let's not do this, just cut off two of his fingers at most. A literati, who holds a pen, Let's see what they can do without their fingers."

Xiao Suo's face changed suddenly, he stood up in a "crack", pointed at him and hesitated a few words "you you you—" but there was no further words.

"How about me?" Shen Yan asked with a smile. "Xiao Da Xiucai's blushing face and thick neck are not much worse than the worst warrior in our barracks. It's really an insult to gentleness."

Xiao Suo let out a cold snort, and said angrily: "A dignified military officer in the imperial court is so dependent on power and power, committing evil and committing evil. I am unlucky to be born in such a world. Since I fell into your hands, I will kill or cut to pieces. Listen carefully. Let it be respected."

Shen Yan was amused: "You are talking about how I relied on power and power to commit evil? It was you who came to my house to make trouble, and you were the one who refused to leave at the door. This general brought you back and let people Healed your injury, took a bath, changed into new clothes, and gave you food, how can I feel sorry for you?"

Xiao Suo thought about it carefully, and it seemed that there was really nothing worth complaining about.How rude his servants treated him had nothing to do with him.He was outside just now, although he spoke harshly, he didn't do anything to himself after all.On the contrary, although it is understandable to cry out for injustice, it is true that he has made a fuss at the door of someone's house, which is really unreasonable.

"You... You cut off people's fingers at will, so you're not a good person." He thought about it, and this was the only thing he could refute.

Shen Yan turned to the family boy and said: "Eleventh, Grandpa's eyes are blurry, you come and count. On Xiao Daxiu's palm, how many fingers are these?"

Xiao Suo silently turned his hands away, and said embarrassingly: "Even though you didn't break my finger, you can't be humiliated."

Shen Yan spat: "Bullshit."

"You—" Xiao Suo's lacquered eyes suddenly widened, "This is the words of a sage, how dare you insult the sages!"

Shen Yan sneered and said: "I have no ink in my stomach, but I have heard people talk about "Liu Hou Lun". What kind of great talent? If everyone learns from you, all the people in the world will die. If you are so obsessed with studying and picking words, no wonder you can’t get in the exam!"

Xiao Suo blushed.

"Come on," Shen Yan waved, "tell me about your grievances."

Xiao Suo sneered: "You are a warrior, how can you be the master for me?"

When Shen Shiyi heard the words, he deeply felt that he underestimated his general, and said displeasedly: "My general is the first-class guard with a sword in front of the Holy Majesty, and the general of the Habayashi Army, who has the 'right to perform special affairs'. You Does this poor man know what is the right to make a memorial? That is a privilege that only important officials in the court enjoy. A memorial can be delivered directly to the table of the saint. With your great grievance, can you still not control it?"

Shen Yan was very proud, the family boy was really sensible.

Since Xiao Suo saw him, he only heard him say "general", but he didn't know that he was actually a high official.I heard early on that there was a high-ranking official in the Shen family of Shishang in the south of the village, and they were all civil servants, so why did they become military officials?

Shen Yan asked triumphantly: "How about it, can you tell me about your grievance?"

Xiao Suo paused, bowed to him to the end, and said quite forbearingly: "The student didn't know the identity of the general before, so there are many offenses. Please don't blame the general."

"It's easy to say, easy to say." Shen Yan smiled and put the fan bone, "Xiao Xiucai can eat now?"

Xiao Suo's cheeks turned even redder, and he lowered his head and said, "my mother just passed away, and the students haven't buried her yet, how can there be any reason to have a meal? "Book of Rites" says: "Zhan Shuai does not eat for three days, Qi Shuai for two days Don’t eat.’ Students absolutely cannot eat this kind of food.” Speaking of his mother’s death, the circles of his eyes turned red again, as if rouge was dyed on the black paint, making the base whiter.

Shen Yan looked at his father's memorial tablet, rubbed his nose and said, "This...love comes from the heart, it's natural, and you don't have to be bound by common etiquette. In the past, Zhuangzi sang with drums, and Ruan Ji didn't abide by the etiquette when he was in mourning, and he vomited blood afterwards. Him, it’s okay to eat vegetarian food, but meat... Well, this general doesn’t want to eat it, I don’t want to eat it..."

He picked up the meat bowl, and felt a mellow aroma in his nose, the little ghost in his stomach immediately rebelled, he hurriedly gathered his mind, turned to Eleven and said, "Take it out quickly, and let the cook eat it."

But Xiao Suo said: "It's good for the general to have the heart, but please don't say such things in the future. This dynasty has always respected Confucianism, and we always talk about the word 'ritual'. This kind of speech that respects Huang Lao and underestimates Confucius and Mencius, It seems...inappropriate."

Shen Yan smiled happily: "Thank you Xiao Xiucai for your concern. This general has taken down your words. Now can I talk about your grievances?"

Xiao Suo felt that this person was very strange, how could his casual words turn into concern?

He couldn't refute, so he twitched the corners of his mouth and said: "The student is in a hurry today, and he only thinks of redressing his grievances, but he hasn't taken care of setting up his mother's grave. Originally, he should have stayed until May or Seventh, but it's a pity My mother's bones are gone...now it is reasonable to go back to bury my mother first, and then talk about grievances."

Before Shen Yan could open his mouth, Eleven sneered: "You are so poor and jealous, you are not polite! It is a great kindness for my general to avenge your grievances, and you still took it up. Do you think..."

"Eleventh!" Shen Yan sighed "rotten Confucianism" in his heart, and said softly: "Xiao Xiucai's benevolence and filial piety are rare, so it's okay for the general to wait."

He looked at the determination on Xiao Suo's face and the righteousness all over his body, after all he didn't have the nerve to eat, and accompanied him to bury his mother hungry.

Xiao Suo's house was completely burnt, not a single hair was left, and naturally there was no bone of his mother.

Shen Yan ordered someone to point a acupuncture point under Yushan, Xiao Suo cut off a lock of his hair and put it in the tomb, kowtowed in front of the stele and said: "Your body and skin should not be damaged by your parents. But children are not filial, even Mother's skeleton and clothes are not left behind, so I can only replace it with this hair for the time being, I hope mother will not be offended." As he spoke, he wiped away tears again.

Shen Yan held up his umbrella to watch, seeing how he spoke, felt that the surroundings were gloomy and chilly, so he said a few words of "God", and hurried him back.The fame he established on the battlefield for a lifetime can be regarded as in vain.

On the way back, something happened.