Chapter 84 The modest gentleman Xun Wenruo(1/2)
[Xun Yu, Xun Wenruo...how did he come?]
Seeing his mother greeting the uninvited guest with great enthusiasm, Xu Fu secretly complained in his heart.
You should know who Xun Yu was? He was the young master of the Xun family in Yingchuan, and heir to the grand business of the Xun family, including the Yingchuan Academy where Xu Fu once studied, which was also the academy founded by the Xun family.
When Xu Fu was uneasy, Xun Yu and Zhang Huang were looking at each other. Finally, the kind and humble Xun Yu took the lead and said politely, "In the Xiaying Yin Xun Yu, whose courtesy name is Wenruo, I wonder what this little brother is called?"
[So he is Xun Yu…]
Zhang Huang carefully looked at the head of the later wise minister of Cao Wei in history. To be fair, Xun Yu's appearance was not handsome, but he was quite heroic, dressed properly, and his manners were extremely elegant. At a glance, he knew that he was influenced by good etiquette. Even the tone when he spoke was calm, warm and warm, and sincerely made people feel good.
If Cao Cao's eccentric behavior left a deep impression on Zhang Huang, then the eldest son of Xun Yu's Xun family in front of him, even when he first met, Zhang Huang felt a sense of closeness as if he had been farewell to his close friends. Xun Yu's personal charm was even above Cao Cao.
"Let's go Zhang Huang!" Zhang Huang replied with his fists.
Xu Fu, who was present, was secretly complaining in his heart. He had realized something was wrong when Xun Yu asked, and Zhang Huang's self-introduction just now seemed to push him into the fire pit.
"Huh?" Sure enough, Xu's mother showed a confused look on her face. Look at Wen Ruo and look at Zhang Huang again, and said in surprise, "Wen Ruo. Don't you know Xiao Huang?... I heard from my son that Xiao Huang is also a student in the 'big house' in the academy..."
Xun Yu raised his eyebrows and stared at Xu Fu with a bitter face, and suddenly smiled, "Auntie, you are so proud of Yu. If you are a student of the "Xiaoshe", Yu can still recognize a few people. But if you are a student in the "Da She", there will be hundreds of people in the "Da She" alone. How can Yu remember it?... However, after Zhang Xueliao said this, Yu had a little impression..."
"..." Xu Fu and Zhang Huang looked at Xun Yu in surprise, it was obvious that Xun Yu was helping them.
"Wenruo is the pride of our Yingchuan County. I heard that Wenruo could recite a thick classic book in an incense stick... I wish my son had the ability to remember it all." While praising Wenruo, Xu's mother couldn't help but reveal a little envy in her tone, which made Xu Fu, who was a little savory when she heard this, curled her lips in dissatisfaction.
Xun Yu obviously saw the displeasure in Xu Fu's eyes, and smiled and said, "My aunt's words are so bad that Yu is. Yu is not the pride of Yingchuan County. There are countless brothers and sisters in the private school who are far superior to Yu, like a talented person and a filial piety. They are all geniuses that never come out of a century. Even your son..." Speaking of this, he looked at Xu Fu intentionally or unintentionally and said seriously, "Is Yuan Zhi not a talent that I can never forget? It's just that his heart is a little restless and cannot study knowledge with all his heart. If Yuan Zhi could calm down and study wholeheartedly, his achievements would probably be above Yu..."
"Listen to what your senior brother said!" Xu's mother knocked on Xu Fu's forehead without hesitation.
Xu Fu naturally had no courage to disobey his mother's words, and nodded timidly, but the gritting meaning in Xun Yu's eyes could not be hidden from Xun Yu and Zhang Huang who were present.
"Wenruo, my son went home to visit my aunt today, why didn't he walk with you?" Xu's mother asked in confusion. Her question once again made Xu Fu feel nervous.
"This..." Xun Yu thought for a moment and said with a smile, "Yu also heard that Yuan Zhi was going home to visit you today, so he came to meet him."
When Xu's mother heard this, she felt even more strange and asked in confusion, "Why haven't you seen it for a long time? Are you all in the academy?"
Xu Fu heard this and the cold sweat on his forehead fell down. Xun Yu saw it and thought for a while, and said, "It's such an aunt. Recently, Yu just took over the academy and was thinking about some improvements to the previous teaching methods. Therefore, his daily affairs are quite busy and he has little time to get together with Yuan Zhi..."
"Have you taken over the academy?" Xu Fu looked at Xun Yu in surprise.
Even a person like Xun Yu, who was an open-minded person, couldn't help but show a bit of pride when he mentioned this matter, and said little, "Yes, a month ago, Uncle Six finally agreed and officially passed the position of President of Yingchuan Academy to Yu... I am not in his position, I don't know how hard it is. Among so many students, there are always a few people who cause trouble..." As he said that, he glanced at Xu Fu a few times, and saw Xu Fu feel guilty.
"Then...whether Master Ciming?" Xu's mother asked with a worried look on her face.
As if seeing through Xu's mother's concern, Xun Yu quickly explained, "Auntie, don't worry, Uncle Six is still very healthy, but the court once again sent a summoning document to summon Liu to serve in the court. His tone was quite tough. Although Uncle Six was willing to serve the country, the court was now in filthy power, and Uncle Six was unwilling to take vain, so he resigned with illness. In order to avoid being depressed, Uncle Six passed the academy to Yu and focused on writing books..."
"Oh, that's it." Xu's mother then felt relieved, patted her chest and murmured, "Mr. Xun is a kind person and will definitely live a hundred years of life, and a hundred years of life..." After saying that, she suddenly thought of something and said enthusiastically, "While my son is here too today, Wen Ruo might as well eat here. Anyway, this place is all students from your Yingchuan Academy, so I must be able to chat... Auntie, I'll go to the market to buy some dishes."
Xu Fu wanted to drive Xun Yu away immediately, so he would not be willing to keep him at home to eat. However, before he could speak, he saw Xun Yu wave his hand and said apologetically, "Auntie, I'm really embarrassed to speak. Yu just concealed something from you. In fact, Yu came to find Yuan Zhi this time..."
Xu Fuqi's nose was crooked, thinking that I was almost a year away from home and I just returned home today. You said you came to me specifically?
However, just as he was about to speak, Xun Yu narrowed his eyes, smiled and lowered his voice, "You won't want Yu to reveal the truth to the aunt, right?"
[Is this a...threat?]
Zhang Huang looked at Xun Yu with a stunned look. He never expected that Xun Wenruo, who was known for his loyalty in history, would have such a dark side. He seized Xu Fu's handle as a threat.
"Xun Wenruo..."
Xu Fu gritted his teeth and cursed in a low voice, but there was no way. After all, he didn't want his mother to know anything. Her son, whom she had high hopes, was actually no longer a student of Yingchuan Academy.
"Don't eat here?" Xu's mother, who had turned out from the kitchen, did not hear Xun Yu's threat to Xu Fu, but she showed a little disappointment on her face. However, she quickly concealed the loss in her heart and said to Xu Fu. "Fu'er, even if the college has something to do with you, you should go back quickly."
"Mom..." Xu Fu was in distress and had to nodded slowly.
"Why?" Xun Yu obviously saw the loss in Xu's mother's eyes and said with a smile, "Auntie, why don't we bother you today. Eat here. But after dinner, Shu Yu will take your son away..."
When Xu's mother heard this, she suddenly felt a little more in her eyes. She rubbed her hands and said, "Okay, aunt, I'll go to the market to buy some wine and food." As she said that, she turned around and walked into the bedroom, but when she came out again, she showed a little worry between her eyebrows.
Seeing this, Xun Yu stood up and said softly to Xu's mother, "Auntie, let me speak with you."
"What's wrong, Wen Ruo?" Xu's mother-in-law forced a smile.
"That's right. Actually, Yu is here this time. It's not only for your son... the wages of last month, it's time to settle for you." As he said that, Xun Yu took out a light purse from his arms, took out a silver note and handed it to Xu's mother, and said in a low voice, "This is the fifty taels of silver notes issued by my Xun family's money house. The aunt keeps it for application expenses. As usual, any money house in Changshe County can be exchanged for silver cakes or copper coins. As for the rest of the wages, Yu dared to make the decision to convert it into rice for you. It's still the same rule. On the first day of every month, my Xun family will send someone to give you rice..."
"Fifty taels, this is too much..." Xu's mother frowned when she heard this and said, "Auntie, I just washed some clothes for the students. Where did I use so much? Ten taels as before..."
"That's right." Xun Yu smiled and said, "These are all Yu's senior brothers. We are troubled here. How can the aunt make money?"
“I can’t spend a lot of money on a meal…”
"Auntie, please treat it as Yu lends you a treasure land and invites me and a few of my juniors to have a meal... As the young leader of the Xun family in Yingyin, how can you get involved in a meal? You don't want Yu to lose face too much, right?"
"This..." Xu's mother hesitated and nodded for a long time and said, "Okay, aunt, I heard that everyone in the county praised Guijiu, and I will bring some back when I look back."
"Very great!" Xun Yu smiled and bowed, "I'm sorry, aunt."
"Wen Ruo said nothing." Xu's mother said with a smile. The sadness between her eyebrows disappeared without a trace. She looked back at her son Xu Fu and said, "Fu'er, go to the market for my mother, and you will entertain your students for your good life."
"Save it as good as a child." Xu Fu stood up and said respectfully.
"Ah Da, Teng Yi, Xuan Gao, Ziyi..." Zhang Huang said at this time and gave a wink to the brothers. Chen Da and the other four understood each other, followed Xu's mother and said, "Auntie, we will help you... so many things, you will definitely not be able to get them by yourself."
As he said that, he followed and left without caring about Xu's mother's polite refusal.
At this time, Zhang Huang took the time to look at Xun Yu again. At this moment, he obviously guessed that the reason why Xu's mother came out of the bedroom had a bit of worry in her eyebrows was nothing more than embarrassment in her bag. However, Zhang Huang did not realize this at that time. Only Xun Yu saw the embarrassment in Xu's mother's heart and came forward to resolve it.
This ability to observe words and expressions is truly amazing!
[It is worthy of being the pillar of Cao Wei in history, and its talent is no less than Zhuge Liang's national sage...]
Zhang Huang was convinced and praised him sincerely.
As soon as Xu's mother and the four men left, the room suddenly became quiet. Xu Fu was silent and didn't say anything. He thought that he could see the scene just now.
After a long time, Xu Fu asked in a low voice, "When did you... find an errand for your mother?"
Xun Yu thought for a while and said slowly, "That day you had a quarrel with your sixth uncle. You left the academy in anger. Yu originally planned to come to Changshe to take you back, but he didn't expect that Yuanzhi, you did not go home, but didn't know where you went... At that time, Yu saw Lingtang alone at home. He thought that life might be embarrassing, so..."
"That's the clothes that are hanging outside?"
"yes……"
"..." Xu Fu was silent. Of course, he knew that no matter how he washed and dried clothes, he would not earn ten taels of silver a month. Not to mention that there was enough rice that her mother had eaten. You should know that these ten taels were not the official silver that Li Tong ate to fill his stomach, which was the local silver note of the Xun family in Yingchuan. It said that ten taels were ten taels, and there was no possibility of depreciation. There was only one explanation. Xun Yu took care of Xun's mother on his behalf because of the friendship between his past academics.
"What's the matter with me?" Xu Fu did not use the 'Xiaosheng's claim this time. It is not difficult to see from this that his mood is very complicated at the moment.
"Looking for you? It's just a matter of the time!" Xun Yu chuckled. Then he curled his smile on his face, looked at Xu Fu and said, "Yuan Zhi. Come back!"
"Impossible!" Xu Fu flatly rejected Xun Yu's invitation and said coldly, "I said when I left that it would be impossible to return to the academy in the future!"
"You...ah!" Xun Yu sighed and asked with a frown. "Is it because of my sixth uncle?... Do you know that you were once the students he valued the most? Do you know that after you left, sixth uncle stood in the corridor for three days, standing in the place where he quarreled with you in a daze?"
Xu Fu's face was slightly moved, but when he changed his mind, he shook his head and said, "The Tao is different and does not plan for each other!... Xun Ciming cherishes reputation more than anything else. He has talent and knowledge, but does not want to contribute to the world. He said that the court is dark. He can only make a comeback... How can he assert that he has not done it yet? He is just cherishing his reputation, afraid that someone will poke the backbone and scold him for doing nothing after he takes office!"
"You..." Xun Yu frowned, and his displeasure flashed. He advised patiently, "But the sixth uncle is right. Now the relatives in power are in power, and there are evil spirits like the ten eunuchs who are in trouble. The Qingliu in the court can only protect himself. How can we talk about revitalizing the court?... Yuan Zhi, listened to Yu's advice. At the moment, we should bow our heads and wait for the time of the weather. We should not fight with our fate! When the court is clear in the future, we will have our own chance to realize our ambitions!"
"Hmph!" Xu Fu snorted coldly when he heard this, looking at Xun Yu and said disdainfully, "It's this kind of remark... You are not even as good as Xu Zhao!"
"Xu Zhao?" Xun Yu looked puzzled. After Xu Shu explained briefly, he was full of anger and scolded, "It's a thief in that country! Why did Yuan Zhi insult like this?"
"Insult?" Xu Fu sneered, "Even though he is a thief, Xu Zhao at least dares to do what the world dares to do. He raises up a county to resist the dark court. Before that, anyone dares?... And you guys who claim to be the heroes of the country, at this time, at the time when the court and even the world are at its darkest moment, they will protect themselves... Hey! Xu Fu is not talented, and is willing to use his passion in his heart and sharp sword in his hand to split a bright world for the world!"
Xun Yu was moved by this, and after a long sighed, shook his head and said, "Yuan Zhi's ambitions are convinced by Yu... However, in Yu's opinion, Yuan Zhi's behavior is nothing more than ambition of an ordinary man! Do you think that just a few of you and a few swords can change the whole situation?" As he said that, he glanced at Zhang Huang intentionally or unintentionally.
Zhang Huang obviously did not intend to intervene in the argument between Xu Fu and Xun Yu. After all, he could see that Xun Yu was also out of kindness. Therefore, he stood up and looked inside the house in a pretentious manner to express his intention to not intervene in the two.
"Why can't it be done? At least I'm waiting to do it, as long as I'm doing it, it's possible to achieve it... It's much better than staying in the academy one by one, but talking ridiculously about the situation in the world?" Xu Fu was slightly excited.
Xun Yu was silent for a moment and said quietly, "Cultivate yourself, manage your family, govern the country and pacify the world... If you calm down and specialize in learning, you will have to be assisted by the wise master one day, wouldn't it be better than if you rely solely on a few people and a few swords now?"
"What if I don't meet the wise master? Could it be that I'm like Brother Fengxiao, who is drunk in front of the flowers every day, and complaining?"
"This sentence Yu turned around and told Fengxiao..." Xu Fu was stunned by the small joke, and then said in a deep voice, "Yu Zhi doesn't have to worry too much about this, Yu has already inquired about it."
"Thank you, but there is no need." Xu Fu sneered, and then said in a deep voice, "I... have found what I want to follow!"
"..." Xun Yu was shocked when he heard this, subconsciously looked at Zhang Huang who was avoiding the argument between him and the two of them, and sighed for a long time, "Since Yuan Zhi has made up his mind, Yu is not good to persuade him anymore, but Yu still wants to say... You guys alone cannot change the overall situation in the world!"
"It's up to people!"
Xun Yu sighed and shook his head, saying, "Okay! But Yu still hopes that you can go back to the academy, even if you only stay for a few days..."
"I said..."
After waving his hand to interrupt Xu Fu's words, Xun Yu said with a smile, "Yuanzhi, you don't want Yu to reveal the truth to Aunt Xu, right?"
Xu Fu's voice suddenly stopped abruptly and he looked at Xun Yu with gritted teeth.
Not long after, Xu's mother and Li Tong and others came back and brought a very rich meal. But perhaps because of Xun Yu's relationship, Xu Fu was not very interested.
After dinner and Xu's mother packed the dishes and chopsticks with her son with satisfaction, Xun Yu said goodbye to Xu's mother.
"Fu'er, you have to study hard when you return to the academy."
"Yes, mom, then... that kid will come to see you later..." Xu Fu did not dare to disobey in front of his mother, and responded respectfully.
"What's the best thing? If you have a good mother at home, you can study with peace of mind... Wenruo, this is the dirty clothes you asked someone to bring last time. I've washed all the aunt." After policing her son, Xu's mother handed over a large bag of washed clothes to Xun Yu.
"I'm sorry, aunt." Xun Yu took it respectfully, and then led Zhang Huang and others to the carriage he parked outside Xu Fu's yard.
"Get into the car." Xun Yu looked at Xu Fu with a smile on his face and said in a low voice, "If Yuanzhi, you escape halfway, Yu will return here immediately..."
To be continued...