Chapter 325 325 The Flattering Mr. Zhou

Zhou Jia raised his hands in the direction of Kyoto and said: "You don't know the inside story. His Majesty was worried about these orphaned children and was worried that they would be helpless and homeless. His Majesty was too busy with government affairs to do these things in person, so he allocated money from his private treasury. The money comes out to subsidize them, and we are all sharing His Majesty's worries."

After listening to Zhou Jia's words, Mr. Lu felt that he made the right choice by agreeing to come to Zhou's Mansion to teach two young children. Now it seems that His Majesty really trusts Lord Zhou and his wife. He and Lord Zhou's son have a teacher and a student. With this friendship, I will have a backer when I embark on an official career in the future.

Mr. Liu touched his injured leg and thought that he had thought that he could only be a farmer for the rest of his life. Now that he could pick up books and teach these children again, it was considered that he had not spent so many years reading sage books in vain.

The two of them knelt down excitedly with their own thoughts, kowtowed in the direction of Kyoto, and said in unison: "Your Majesty is wise, there is hope for the prosperity of Dayong."

Zhou Jia looked at the excited two people and said to himself: Wife, it’s not easy to do good things! Spend the money in your pocket to carry the person above you to the front.

The three of them sat and talked for a while, then Zhou Jia sent the two gentlemen away. When Li Yu came out of the bathroom after taking a bath, he told Li Yu about the meeting with Chu Feng, "When I told Ruyi what I learned about After him, Chu Feng was so angry that he slumped on the ground with a livid face. It seems that he had no idea about the things done by the people at the grain store."

"Generally speaking, he is too careless." Li Yu was a little disappointed with Chu Feng, "The dignified general manager of Yunzhou Sihai Bank, why didn't he think about how many tenants there were in those big families and how many records the shopkeeper of the grain bank wanted to check? All."

"He said that the shopkeeper of the grain store is an old shopkeeper. He didn't expect to do such a thing. He has already sent people to investigate. We have told him what we found. Let's not think about these headaches anymore. ." Zhou Jia looked at the sky and said, "Where has Yang'er gone? Call him and let's go out for a walk to cool off."

Li Yu nodded, "The boy and Qijin have gone to the sunbathing field to play games. We will also go for a walk."

The two walked to the drying yard and saw a group of children holding bamboo swords made from bamboo slices. They divided into two groups and chased each other in the yard. A group of old people sat on the verandah and watched happily, giving instructions to the two from time to time. He said, "Be careful, don't poke your eyes." The two stood aside for a while and watched the warm and lively scene in the drying yard, then smiled at each other and walked hand in hand to the fields outside.

The two of them walked along the cornfield to the creek. On the way, Zhou Jia told Li Yu what he said to Mr. Lu and Mr. Liu. Li Yu looked at Zhou Jia seriously, "Xiao Xi, why do I feel so bad?" Your flattery skills have almost reached the level of proficiency."

Zhou Jia looked at Li Yu and replied seriously: "Don't tell me, I feel the same way." The couple laughed.

The two of them stood by the stream for a while, then slowly turned back. As soon as Yangyang took a bath and let him sleep, Ruyi came to the main courtyard with a piece of paper and handed it to Zhou Jia, "Master. Madam, Jixiang and Zhaocai and I have observed these children separately. They have pure, kind and gentle personalities, and their bones are suitable for martial arts."

Zhou Jia took it over and looked at it, "I haven't spent much time in Zhuangzi. If you think it's OK, it should be good. Madam, what do you think?"

Li Yu took it and looked at it, nodded and said: "Little Loach, Maizi, Little Stutter, and Edamame are all pretty good. Let these children practice for some time and observe them more before making a decision."

Ruyi bowed in agreement, "Yes, madam, I will go and tell them to get up early tomorrow morning to practice."

Ruyi arrived at the children's dormitory, stood at the door and shouted: "Little Loach, Maizi... you four, come out."

Shuisheng asked the little loach worriedly, "What did the steward tell you to do?"

Little Loach thought for a moment, "I don't know either."

Several children put on their clothes and ran out. Ruyi took them to the backyard and said to them: "You guys will get up at 10 o'clock tomorrow and go to the backyard to practice martial arts."

"Practice martial arts?" Everyone looked at Ruyi with wide eyes. Little Loach asked, "Really, Uncle Yi? Are we the only ones?"

"There are just a few of you, but Uncle Yi wants to tell you that the most important thing in practicing martial arts is to persist in it. You must not avoid the cold and the hot. The process is very painful and tiring, even if it is windy or raining. Can you do it if you keep practicing intermittently?"

"Yes." Several people responded in unison without hesitation.

Ruyi looked at the four of them, "This is your secret. You can't tell anyone. Can you do that?"

Several people looked at each other and nodded, "Yes."

"Go back and rest! I will call you tomorrow morning."

"Hey!" Several people ran to the dormitory with a common secret. Ruyi looked at the backs of the four people, wondering if they could withstand this, the simplest and most difficult test.

The four of them returned to the dormitory. Shuisheng looked at them with a worried expression, "Is it okay for Uncle Yi to find you?"

Little Stutter shook his head and climbed onto the bed and lay down, "It's okay." Maizi, Little Loach and Edamame agreed in unison and quickly climbed onto the bed and lay down.

Shuisheng looked at the few people and felt that they were hiding something from him. When he saw that they were all lying down, he smiled and shook his head and lay back.

The next day, Ruyi Mao took the little Loach to the back garden and began to teach them basic skills. After practicing for a while, the Little Loach coquettishly said to Ruyi: "Uncle Yi, why can't you tell Brother Shuisheng and the others about the martial arts training? ?”

Ruyi looked at them and said: "You were selected by the master and his wife to learn kung fu. Keeping secrets is a test for you. There are other tests. Only after you have withstood the test will other tasks be given to you. If any of you If you don’t have confidence in yourself, I’ll tell Uncle Yi after this practice.”

When several people heard Ruyi say that the master and his wife had chosen them, they all puffed up their chests: "Uncle Yi, we have confidence."

Zhou Jia had official business in the Yamen and left early. When Li Yu got up for morning exercises, he looked at Yang Yang who was sleeping soundly with his belly raised, and called in his ear: "Good baby, get up and do morning exercises."

Yangyang rolled on the bed, rubbed his eyes and sat up. He glanced at Li Yu sleepily, threw himself on Li Yu and hugged her neck like a baby, "Mom, I'm so sleepy!"

Li Yu smiled, kissed him, and said softly: "How about you sleep a little longer, and then get up when the seven pounds are here."

Hearing Qijin Yangyang open his eyes and stood up, "No, I told you not to stay in bed anymore."

"Yes, Yangyang is a smiling man who keeps his word," Li Yu smiled and kissed him, "After you put on your clothes and wash them, we will call Brother Qijin."

"Okay!" Yangyang put on his thin cotton coat and thin cotton trousers, jumped out of bed and ran to wash himself. He and Li Yu went to pick up Qijin, ran towards the outside of Zhuangzi, and practiced with Li Yu at the stream. In terms of boxing skills, the two young men are standing on horseback, punching and closing their fists quickly and already have some strength.