Chapter 11 Entrustment!

With the scene created by Su Yun, the Wen family was particularly enthusiastic towards the Su father and son. Originally, Su Shi was unwilling to disturb the Wen family on the second day of the Lunar New Year, but Li was determined to let Su Shi stay and live at home.

Li said: "If we let uncle stay in the inn during the New Year, if this gets out, our Wen family will lose face. Uncle, please stay at home and let Chaoguang and Baoguang show their filial piety to their uncle!"

Chaoguang and Baoguang are the children of Wen Tong. Wen Tong had five sons and two daughters, a total of seven people.

The eldest son was Wen Chaoguang, the second son was Wen Baoguang, the third son was Wen Weiguang, the fourth son was Wen Wuguang, the fifth son died young and was not given a name, and the eldest daughter died early.

Sure enough, every morning after that, Wen Tong's children came to pay their respects and ask Su Shi questions with their books in hand. Su Shi was naturally very concerned about his old friend's children, and he would answer all their questions without hesitation.

On the third day of the first lunar month, Su Shi received a message from his younger brother Su Zhe, saying that they would arrive in Chenzhou on the tenth day, which made Su Shi very happy.

Su Shi lived peacefully in the Wen family. Su Yun wanted to take this opportunity to take a good look around Chenzhou, but was caught by Su Shi and asked to study with the four sons of the Wen family and Su Mai.

According to Su Shi, doing nothing every day is not a good thing after all. The serious thing is to calm down and read some books.

Su Yun did not refuse. After all, Su Shi himself was explaining the meaning of the classics to them. Being able to personally listen to the lectures of Su Shi, the great idol of all ages, was indeed much more interesting than touring Chenzhou.

There was actually nothing fun in Chenzhou. In fact, there was nothing fun in most cities at that time. Most of the urban facilities were not very complete. Compared with later generations, there was simply no comparison.

Su Yun also didn't want to go to those brothels that were worthy of praise. It was because he was tired of them in his previous life.

As for Su Yun's own condition, he saw too much, ate too much, and played too much in his previous life, so that he had lost his curiosity about many things, which led to his more serious mental illness.

But he has a survival instinct after all, and wants to get close to Su Shi, a man with super self-healing ability, to absorb nutrients and reawaken his love for life.

That's why he served Su Shi so faithfully and thought of everything in advance, just to stay by Su Shi's side.

Now it seems that his plan should be relatively successful. Look, Su Shi has taken the initiative to teach him to read.

However, what Su Yun looks forward to most is life in Huangzhou.

There is naturally nothing noteworthy about Huangzhou in this era. Chenzhou is insignificant. Huangzhou is more remote and simple than Chenzhou. But Huangzhou at that time will have Su Dongpo, Lingao Pavilion, Xuetang, and Chibi.

While studying, Su Yun looked forward to life in Huangzhou.

Su Shi was constantly testing Su Yun's talent for reading, but Su Yun did not seek to understand the depths of what he read. Although he often had new ideas, he was always unwilling to delve into some minor details. Su Shi tried to correct him, but seeing that Su Yun himself was not very interested, he stopped reminding him.

On the tenth day, Su Shi got up early and brought Su Yun, Su Mai and others to the outside of Chenzhou City. They waited until noon before two carriages finally arrived.

When Su Shi saw Su Zhe, he couldn't hold back his tears. However, Su Zhe was quite calm. He hugged his brother's shoulders, whispered a few words of comfort, and then looked at Su Yun and others.

Su Shi quickly introduced everyone present to Su Zhe. The Wen family did not need much introduction, and the main thing was to introduce Su Yun. However, there were many people here, so Su Shi only briefly introduced them and quickly took Su Zhe's family into the city. The weather in early spring was still cold after all. After picking up Su Zhe, the group quickly returned to the Wen family. The Wen family prepared a sumptuous banquet to welcome Su Zhe's family. Su Shi and the Su Zhe brothers had endless things to say. Of course, Su Shi talked more and Su Zhe listened more.

Su Yun doesn't talk much, but he finds it interesting to see how the Su Shi brothers get along.

That night, Su Zhe found Su Shi and went outside to appreciate the moon.

When they said they were going to enjoy the moon, everyone knew that the two brothers must be talking about something important, so naturally no one wanted to disturb them.

The night was as dark as water tonight, and it felt quite cold, but Su Shi was very happy. He smiled and said to Su Zhe: "Ziyou, we haven't watched the moon together for many years."

Su Che thought about how the two brothers had been serving as officials in various places over the years and had very little time to spend together. In a few days, the two brothers would go their separate ways, and he didn't know when they would meet again. He couldn't help but sigh.

After Su Che sighed, he said to Su Shi: "Brother, go to Huangzhou by yourself. I will take the two families, old and young, from Nandu to board the ship, pass the Bian River, go to Huaiyang, pass Jinling, and go up the river. I will leave my family in Jiujiang first, and then I will escort my sister-in-law and nephew to Huangzhou. Don't worry, brother."

Su Shi nodded and said, "Thank you for your help, Ziyou."

Su Zhe shook his head and said, "Brother, you have suffered a lot this time."

Su Shi shook his head and said, "I suffered a lot when I was in the Censorate. I even thought I would never get out. Alas."

But he immediately cheered up and said, "I didn't feel it was hard on the road this time, mainly because Su Yun was so helpful. He arranged everything along the way, and I actually felt that traveling was a great pleasure in life."

Hearing Su Shi talking about Su Yun, Su Zhe became interested and said, "Today, I heard my brother talk about Su Yun. He should be the son of our cousin Su Lin, right?
I remember that my cousin Su Lin passed away ten years ago. Not long after his death, his wife also passed away. Does my brother know who Su Yun grew up with? "

Su Shi was surprised and said, "You actually knew that cousin Su Lin and his wife had passed away, but I didn't know."

Su Zhe smiled and said, "Brother has never been involved in these matters, so I have to take care of them. I do know some of the clan's affairs, but I don't know the details."

Su Shi nodded and said, "I heard from Su Yun that after his parents passed away, he lived alone. The clan just let him go to the clan school and basically didn't care about anything else."

Su Che was surprised and asked, "How did a five or six-year-old child survive on his own?"

Su Shi shook his head and sighed, "Yes, it's a miracle that he survived. I see that he is very proficient in the ways of the world, so I know how much he has suffered over the years. Ziyou, I have something to ask of you."

Su Zhe said, "Brother, you say."

Su Shi said: "You have seen my current situation. I probably won't be able to get back on track. This child is very good and capable. If he can be trained well, he may become a useful person to the court in the future.

So, you help me take care of him, or you can train him. If you are impatient, you can recommend him to someone else. Don't bury him here."

(End of this chapter)

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