The First National Preceptor of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 278

Besides, we men of Wu County were still searching for a reason to pay our respects to Master Xu. It just so happens that we've stumbled upon this perfect opportunity, Brother Yuan; this is truly a mutually beneficial arrangement.”

Yuan Lishu burst into laughter.

Xu Tianzhi was somewhat helpless, and then walked to the side gate of the martial arts arena.

"In that case, come with me to Feixue Pavilion for a short while."

The eldest son and his wife smiled and nodded, then said, "The children of the Yuan family are not easy to discipline. They used to be arrogant and domineering at home."

The First Madam immediately nodded and said, "I don't trust anyone else to take care of this child. Only Master Xu can keep this demon in my household in check."

The couple exchanged a glance and said, "I wonder if Master Xu has a marriage prospect?"

Seeing Xu Tian chuckle twice, the couple immediately said, "We were just asking casually."

Xu Tian felt a little helpless. What was going on? He was asking about the students, how did it get to him? Then he said something.

"There is no marriage."

The Yuan couple exchanged a glance and their faces lit up with joy. Yuan Wenzhu immediately said, "That's such a pity. It would be quite lonely for a man of such talent as Master Xu to be without anyone to take care of him. What I mean is that most of the women in our Chen County are beautiful and would be a good match for Master Xu."

Just by looking at my wife, one can see how outstanding the women of Chen County are.

Xu Tian's lips twitched, and then he said, "If there's nothing else today, I need to go to the training ground to revise the content of the upcoming physical education class, so I won't keep you two company any longer."

The Yuan couple immediately stood up: "We were being presumptuous, we will take our leave now."

The Yuan couple then left, and that very night Yuan Lishu developed an upset stomach.

"Oh dear, I don't know what I ate, but my stomach is hurting. It's all the teacher's fault for assigning me to the Zhuangyuan Building when he was assigning student dormitories. I'm all alone on this floor, and now that I'm sick, there's no one to take care of me."

He then clutched his stomach and went downstairs, banging on the door repeatedly.

The sons of the Lu, Zhu, Zhang, and Gu families of Wu County lived in the same bedroom, and Zhu Jinming immediately opened the door.

Lu Mingyi also came out to greet him and asked, "Brother Yuan, what's wrong?"

Zhu Jinming was very worried: "Should we go and ask the school clinic to take a look?"

Lu Mingyi grabbed Yuan Lishu and said, "What are we waiting for? Let's go to the school clinic right now. It'll be good to get medical attention if there's anything wrong."

Unexpectedly, Yuan Lishu winked at Lu Mingyi, and Lu Mingyi immediately understood.

“Brother Zhu, there’s really no need for that. My family has a folk remedy: just drink a cup of warm water and it will be fine. I saw that Lishu ate a lot of candied hawthorns in the student cafeteria today. He must have had an upset stomach from eating too many hawthorn balls.”

Zhu Jinming yawned immediately. Zhang and Gu from Wu County also woke up and came over to ask him a question.

Yuan Lishu's face flushed, then he waved his hand and said, "Then I'll head back first. Brother Lu, please take me home."

A glint flashed in Lu Mingyi's eyes. He then helped Yuan Lishu upstairs and closed the door. Lu Mingyi immediately pushed Yuan Lishu away and said, "I have to say, your timing for faking illness is just too perfect. Your parents just left yesterday, and today you're complaining of a stomachache? Who would believe that? If it weren't for your brother helping you put on this act, I'm afraid Master Xu would be coming to your Chen County tomorrow."