Big dream 18 years

A moment of silence passed, and suddenly a few children barked their teeth and clapped their claws and cheered loudly, and then stared at each other with the children who had just cheered for Wen Ruyi.

Ji Shuliu said deliberately and plainly: "Have you admitted defeat? If you admit defeat, go back and write hard." Let go of his hand, stepped back heavily guardedly, and held the "weapon" confiscated from Wen Ruyi like a sword.

Wen Ruyi blushed and got up in embarrassment, and sat down despondently.Seeing his frustrated look, Ji Shuliu shook his head and tried to encourage him: "I'm actually not good at martial arts. Now that you are still young, you will have a good chance after two years of experience."

Wen Ruyi was still bored and didn't speak, and refused to move.Ji Shuliu ignored the compliments of "Mr. Ji, you are so skillful", turned around and ordered: "You guys, put the tables and chairs in a straight line, and then practice calligraphy!" He took the two children to the side, and then taught them to recite nursery rhymes.When they read it almost, and the older children all knew each other's names, I gathered them together and told them a section of "Instructions for Early Childhood Learning" and detailed allusions. The group of children listened carefully.

Before the children went home, Ji Shuliu specially called Wen Ruyi, who was still silent, to stop, imitating Qin Songfeng's way of admonishing Liu Junwen, and solemnly said: "You are much younger than me, I won't care about you, I hope you Don't argue with me either. If you want to inherit your father's career and practice martial arts well, it shows that you have ambition! It's okay to practice with others, but you must remember that you can't rely on the strong to bully the weak. Your martial arts are considered good at your age , Have you never failed before? Don’t belittle yourself just because you missed once.”

Ji Shuliu thought that what he said was magnanimous and well-founded, but it was a pity that Wen Ruyi and the other two children who had applauded him did not come again after this day.Since then, he started teaching the enlightenment bibliography, let the students slowly memorize and practice calligraphy, and taught some allusions and parallel sentences in his spare time.He never planned to take the imperial examinations, and his knowledge was far from profound, but his knowledge was mixed, his lectures were interesting, and he was kind to others. On the first day, he defeated Wen Ruyi, who was considered to be the best among children.So in a few days, when Qin Songfeng had no time to come to visit, a group of children had already listened to him very much, and they also liked to hang around him when they were resting.

Qin Songfeng pulled Ji Shuliu out of the door, first asked those children how they were doing, and then smiled: "I am used to being a gentleman, do you want to be a student again? I am fine recently, and I can teach you how to ride a horse."

Ji Shuliu patted his head: "I learned it several times at my uncle's house, but I didn't learn it. I can't run fast."

"Why can't you learn it? I think you have a good foundation in martial arts, so you should get twice the result with half the effort."

"I'm a little scared when the horse runs fast, and my legs always wear out soon after I get on the horse, and then they don't bother to teach me."

Qin Songfeng made fun of him and said: "I don't think you are too delicate, you will learn it after a few more tries, don't you want to try?"

Ji Shuliu took a look at him and nodded: "Then I'll try again."

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The next day, Ji Shuliu taught the children how to read and write in the morning, and in the afternoon, he asked a few young disciples of the Chisu Sect to watch the children do their homework, and went to the open space east of Qiyan Villa to practice horseback riding by himself.

Chi Sumen spread messages for people all over the world, and naturally they also raised some hardworking horses. Qin Songfeng picked out a more docile and stable horse, and first explained the horse's temperament to Ji Shuliu carefully, and confirmed that he had remembered the main points. Help him get on the horse, lead the horse for a while, and teach Ji Shuliu how to adjust his figure with the rhythm of the horse's steps.After Ji Shuliu really learned how to balance, he let Ji Shuliu control the horse to walk, stop, and turn by himself, and reminded him to stand up, relax, and not hold the rein too tightly.

Ji Shuliu was a little concerned about the phrase "delicacy", so he was embarrassed to call himself tired, so he sat on the horse and concentrated on feeling the rhythm of the horse according to the method taught by Qin Songfeng.For a while, he always felt that the next moment would be unbearable, but he gritted his teeth and persisted for a while, and gradually felt that it was not as unbearable as he imagined.

After a while, Qin Songfeng praised: "Aren't you a fast learner? Faster than many people I have taught." He picked up a branch and drew a line on the ground, "Try pressing it later. I draw the line..."

The more Ji Shuliu figured out the way, the more focused he became, and before he knew it, it was already dusk.He also had some experience before, and he worked extra hard this day, and finally he was able to sit firmly on a medium-speed horse.

He has never worked so hard since he could remember. At this moment, seeing the horse running freely and the trees beside him receding, he feels a kind of joy that he has never experienced before. Although his whole body is sore and his legs are painful, he seems to be can be ignored.

"Okay, okay! Go back to eat." Qin Songfeng stopped him.

Ji Shuliu reined in the reins, dismounted slowly, bent over and kept pinching his legs.Qin Songfeng stroked the horse's mane first, and led it to drink water in a nearby mountain stream.When the horse was full, he led the horse back with one hand, pulled Ji Shuliu past him with the other, looked at the blood oozing from his trousers and the scratches on the rein on his palm, shook his head and said, "Look where it is easy to wear, Just wrap a few more layers of cloth. Do you want to continue practicing tomorrow? You can change a few more horses, and the tempers of these horses are also quite different."

"Okay!" Ji Shuliu wiped the sweat off his face with his sleeve, slightly raised his head to look at Qin Songfeng, his face was a little tired, but his expression was eager to try, and his eyes were shining brightly.

Qin Songfeng couldn't help but patted him on the shoulder hard, seeing him frowning and rubbing his shoulders in dissatisfaction, he smiled teasingly.

Both the horse and the man were very tired, so they led the horse back to the village slowly, chatting casually.

"I heard that the group of children like you very much. Some families originally only wanted the children to learn a few months and recognize a few words, but they didn't expect the children to make a fuss and refuse to leave now."

Ji Shuliu was a little proud: "A few days ago, I was thinking about how my elder brother taught me to read, and I went to the county town to eavesdrop on how those private school teachers taught me. I will also read more books to gain insights... "

Until after dinner, Ji Shuliu's heart was still filled with excitement, as if he had broken through many barriers in his heart at once.He no longer worried, knocked on Qian Rui's door with serious eyes, bowed to the ground, and said in a low voice, "Brother Qian, I wonder if you are free? I take the liberty of this junior, I want to ask you something."

Qian Rui was a little surprised, and pulled him into the room: "What are you asking?"

"I only know that Qu Ze was detained by the Wudang faction, and I really want to know how he is doing now. Is he still—I heard that he is still alive?"

Qian Rui frowned deeply: "Have you heard about our past?"

"I'm just guessing." Ji Shuliu sat on the chair, staring at Qian Rui's eyes sincerely and a little nervously, "Last year at my aunt's house, I asked a lot of old news about Zuizunbao. They said that Qu Ze originally He is a person on the white road, and he has a good friendship with you. Later, his master was unfortunately murdered by an adulterer, and many people framed him as the murderer. , but he can no longer turn back.

"So I remembered that when I was young, Qu Ze told me a similar Jianghu story. In the story, there was a bad guy who was originally a good guy, but was framed and killed his mentor. Only his good brother didn't suspect him at all. , tried his best to return his innocence. Unfortunately, it was a step too late in the end. The "bad guy" was hunted down to a desperate situation. The demeanor and tone seem to imply the meaning of being moved and guilty. So I wonder, will you... still remember the old relationship..."

A sarcastic smile suddenly appeared on Qian Ruiwan's peaceful and wise face: "Actually, they didn't have any evidence at all back then. The so-called evidence in the rumors was all nonsense! Qu Ze was regarded as the murderer only because he became famous at a young age and was too sharp." , Some people don't like it, and spread rumors everywhere, trying to kill people with rumors." He suddenly came into contact with Ji Shuliu's serious and nervous eyes, and then he came back to his senses, put away his angry tone, and patted Ji Shuliu's shoulder, " Don't worry, Qu Ze is indeed still alive. After he took refuge in Drunken Sun Fort, in order to avoid suspicion, he has been only responsible for clearing up the underworld disputes for Drunken Sun Fort. Besides, many people who have wronged him by following the crowd are also a little guilty, so the Wudang faction does not I didn't intend to take his life. He is my brother for a day, and he will be my brother for the rest of his life. In a few years, when the Zuishibao incident fades away, maybe we can discuss with the Wudang faction to send him to Qiyan Villa."

Ji Shuliu was overjoyed, and then slightly sad: "It's only been a year since I saw him, and it feels like a lifetime when I think of him. Have you not seen each other for nearly ten years?"

On Qian Rui's face, there was a faint youthful pride: "Actually, I have met a few times. Besides, you are still young, and you have hardly been out of the house, but we have been in the world for many years. The so-called fateful friendship is nothing more than that. When I taught you how to use the antidote to exchange terms with others, it was because he took advantage of the chaos and told me that you knew the antidote and asked me to help him. So what if it’s only ten years? He still trusts me. You can still trust him, that’s what you call a brother.”

Ji Shuliu suddenly realized it, and then he couldn't help showing envy. Qian Rui smiled and encouraged him: "Maybe one day in the future, you will also meet such a good brother!"

Ji Shuliu looked down at the scars on his hands worn by the reins, and suddenly raised his eyebrows and waved his fist confidently. His serious and childish appearance made Qian Rui laugh heartily.

That night, Ji Shuliu fell asleep as soon as he touched his pillow, and slept soundly. In his dream, he rode his horse and galloped with high spirits. Suddenly, he saw two well-dressed youths fighting back to back with swords surrounded by powerful enemies from a distance.There was a faint sense of regret in his heart, but he couldn't explain the reason. When he turned his head, he realized that at some point there was an extra rider in front of him. The rider's horse was faster than his, but he knew that the rider was deliberately slowing down. wait for yourself.

He felt relieved and comfortable, and rode his horse to catch up.

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At the end of the next summer, when Ji Shuliu and Qin Songfeng were walking together on the official road, recalling this dream, they were still wondering whether they would really meet those two young men and dozens of enemies in the dream.

It was time for Chi Sumen to summarize the accounts and news again.Ji Shuliu didn't go to help anymore, but many local disciples who had been traveling all year round had to go home. It was rare for family members to reunite. The children who studied with Ji Shuliu were on vacation together, and Ji Shuliu was also free.After Qin Songfeng went to drink the full moon wine of Zhang Yu and Xiao Rong's son, he was a little more silent than usual, and Ji Shuliu just took the opportunity to invite him to go out to a nearby town to relax.

The hottest time of summer has passed, and the surrounding vegetation is still green and lush. Riding fast on the official road, what you see and feel is pleasing to the eye.Qin Songfeng's handsome face finally stopped being tense, showing a slight smile, and Ji Shuliu was happy to see her.

Qin Songfeng happened to turn his head and asked him: "Your second uncle's house is not far from here, you really don't want to visit him?"

Ji Shuliu shook his head: "I've already read it during the Chinese New Year. He really hates people in the Jianghu. Whenever he sees me and my aunt, he keeps swearing at them, saying that if I don't stay at his house to study, I'm not doing my job properly. I don't study well just like my aunt."

"He also went through the rivers and lakes before. After your father was murdered, he was stimulated to abandon martial arts and follow literature. He is right. Most people in the rivers and lakes are brave and ruthless, and they really don't learn well. You are such an uncle, so you should be considerate of him. "

Ji Shuliu said innocently: "I understand him, that's why I didn't make him angry."

Qin Songfeng had no choice but to say, "That's up to you."

But Ji Shuliu said solemnly: "Really, even if you go to see him, you can't go now. You can see that he is a quack. If I go, he will be even more angry when he sees that you took me. Even you Also scold."

"That's right, I seduced you to stay in Qiyan Mountain Villa, and I told you a lot of things about the world, all to teach you not to learn well." Qin Songfeng put on a worried expression.

Ji Shuliu was amused by him, and suddenly moved in his heart, and said with emotion: "Actually, I have to thank you. During the Chinese New Year last year, my second uncle said that I was a waste of idleness, and I was almost scolded by him; I don’t want to cry either, because I’m not useless anymore.” He didn’t say that last year he didn’t want to stay at his second uncle’s house to study because he still missed the past and was worried that he wouldn’t be able to find out more about Zuizunbao after leaving his aunt’s house. news; but this year, his thoughts have faded, and he has increasingly regarded Qiyan Villa as his home.

Seeing him staring at him in a daze, Qin Songfeng also showed a warm smile: "You weren't a waste last year, you just didn't use it for a while, it's good to use it now."

While chatting and laughing, they had already arrived at the county seat, and the journey was uneventful, and they did not encounter the siege battle in Ji Shuliu's dream.This time they went not to the county seat closest to Qiyan Villa, but to the largest and most prosperous one nearby, because Ji Shuliu had hardly been out of the house and wanted to satisfy his curiosity.

After staying in the inn, Ji Shuliu went out alone with a bag of scattered copper coins.He rarely went out since he was a child, and everything he saw was very fresh, and it was the first time he spent the money he earned by himself, and he was impatiently full of joy.Fortunately, Qin Songfeng told him a lot of quack tricks along the way, and he thought about those scams in his heart, so he was very vigilant, and he didn't have much money with him, so he didn't fall for it as soon as he went out.

He wandered around the street for a long time, and finally he didn't have the nerve to buy some children's gadgets he liked, and walked into a teahouse at random.The storefront of this tea house is very small, and there are no idlers in it. The sporadic two tables of guests are very quiet, only the owner of the tea house is busy inside and outside, calling out the new guests to wait a while, because all the tea making, welcoming guests and paying the bill are all busy. He is alone.

Soon, he made a pot of tea and served it to the guests at the other table, and then walked to Ji Shuliu's side with a calm demeanor, his face full of the kind of enthusiastic smile that is most suitable for attracting guests.Only then did Ji Shuliu see the face of the owner of the tea house, and he was so stiff from head to toe that he couldn't move.

The owner of the tea shop turned a blind eye to Ji Shuliu's terrifying expression, and a flowery smile appeared on his face: "Guest officer, what kind of tea do you want? We are all new teas this year. When ordering tea, we can add osmanthus and roses, and we also sell crisps. Biscuits, sweet-scented osmanthus cakes, stewed eggs, stewed pork, our small shop is simple and has nothing fancy, guest officer, don't take offense!"

Ji Shuliu was already stunned, and he didn't know what he said in a trance. His stiff and cold hands and feet slowly warmed up when the owner of the tea house went to make tea.

When the owner of the tea shop brought the tea and snacks, he silently drank a few mouthfuls of tea and ate a piece of sweet-scented osmanthus cake.The food suits his taste very well, as a matter of course, because at least half of the snacks and meals he has eaten since childhood were cooked by this person, who was the chef Wang Guitong in the Sleeping Star Courtyard of Zuishi Castle.