Simulation becomes reality, have I ever looked down upon the eternity?

Chapter 249: The truth in the book, listen to the book in the courtyard!

[Wherever Hua An looked, there were chess pieces scattered all over the floor. Tea was flowing freely, staining his clothes, but he was completely unaware.]

[“Master Guan, have you gotten into trouble this time?”]

[Wutong had just received a reminder from the young master and took a step back. He just looked at the mess on the ground and said angrily: "You are still so domineering even after losing the game!"]

[She listened to Hua An's words and said worriedly: "Master, will this cause any trouble?"]

[You smiled and said: "Don't worry, Sixth Brother is not a narrow-minded person."]

【Only then did Wutong feel relieved. 】

[At this time, Xie Houer, who had just served Xie Yuan, walked into the house. ]

[He wears a golden hoop on his head and looks like the Monkey King in the myth. He is deeply loved by Xie Yuan.]

[He is also proficient in chess. Apart from learning by himself, he mostly plays chess because Xie Yuan likes it. Otherwise, Xie Yuan would not let him set up the chessboard.]

[He naturally knew that this young master wearing a black cloth was much better at chess than the young master, and he could draw inferences from one instance to another. He clearly felt that after three consecutive games, Xie Guan's chess skills had improved again, which was truly amazing.]

[Maybe what I just said, “Playing chess with yourself?” Few people play chess with themselves, and this may still be true. ]

【Xie Houer said: "Master, your chess moves are so clever that I really admire you."】

[His voice is not like a man's voice, but rather like a woman's soft voice. His tone is also extremely gentle. Just based on his voice, you wouldn't mistake him for a man.]

[“Master Wo Yun should accept the loss of the bet and invite the storyteller tomorrow.”]

[“I’m sorry for offending you just now. Thank you for apologizing on behalf of the young master.”]

[You laughed and said: "Sixth brother, you are too polite. It was just a fluke, not worth mentioning."]

【Xie Hou'er then brought a few servants to pick up the chess pieces on the chessboard one by one, sorted them out, and led everyone away.】

【Hua An also said goodbye.】

[You suddenly remembered something and told Wutong to pick up the tea cake that Master Xie Yuan had left on the small table. It was unknown whether Xie Houer had neglected it or done it on purpose, but there was still a small half piece left. You put it in Hua An's medical box.]

[After some hesitation, Hua An finally couldn't resist the temptation of the Dafengtuan tribute tea and happily accepted it. He has always had a special liking for tea and knows the difference between this tribute tea and folk tea. Even such a small piece is a rare treasure.]

[Pushing the door open, a gust of cold wind blew in, Hua An couldn't help but shiver and shrink his neck. ]

[Although the wind and snow had stopped, the chill was still there. He walked on the snow and left the courtyard step by step, but he couldn't help looking back in his heart.]

[Outside the courtyard gate, Wutong was supporting the young man wearing a black cloth and watching the direction he left.]

[This scene made Hua An feel warm. In the past forty years, the young men and women he had met in the Xie Mansion had never regarded him as a medical officer, but as a servant who could be summoned and dismissed at will.]

[Thinking back to the boy's performance in the chess game just now, three wins in three games, each move seemed so calm and composed. ]

[Hua An couldn't help but look back at the dilapidated courtyard in a remote part of Xie's mansion. It used to be a corner that no one cared about, as if it was isolated from the world.]

【Will things become different because of this boy?】

[Can this blind boy ever see the light of day and escape from his cage? ]

[Wutong helped you back to the courtyard, with a curious light in his eyes, and asked softly:]

[“Master, is it really useful for us to deliberately make friends with this Doctor Hua?”]

[She is two years older than you, and grew up with you among the maids in the compound. She is sensitive and naturally understands that your praise and gift of tea were intentional and meant to make friends.]

[You slowly sit back on the small heated kang. The sky outside is gradually getting darker, and the candlelight in the house is flickering.]

【You gently remove the black cloth from your eyes. 】

[The cloth slipped off the face! ]

[“When Qi was weak, it made friends with the barbarians and small countries around it in the east, and eventually became a great country. These small countries all sincerely submitted to it.”]

[After hearing this, Wutong couldn't help but ask, "Why did the young master win all three games when playing against the young master Yuan?"]

[She knows very well that you are not a competitive person. Winning or losing does not seem to be that important to you. She actually wants to be kind to Doctor Hua. Why not be kind to Master Wo Yun? ]

[“When you are friendly with others, don’t always give in.”]

[Although Wutong didn't understand, he felt that the young master seemed to have become a different person recently, giving people a sense of stability. ]

[She was quite happy about the young master's transformation.]

[“Master, did you learn this truth from the book?”]

[You nodded and smiled: "Books contain both golden houses and principles of life."]

[You smiled and opened your eyes, a pair of bright and lively eyes under the candlelight. ]

【Wutong was stunned. The young master and the mistress looked very similar, with gentle and handsome faces and straight noses. The difference was that the young master had a firm and smart look between his eyebrows. 】【She was stunned for a moment, but after she came to her senses, her face turned slightly red. 】

[Fortunately, the light was dim under the candlelight, so the young master didn't notice. ]

【No words were spoken that night.】

[The next day, at noon, Xie Houer led two middle-aged Confucian scholars into the courtyard.]

[He introduces you: "Master Guan, these two are the guests in Master Wo Yun's courtyard."]

[Xie Yuan naturally had teachers who were in charge of teaching, all of whom were great scholars. Qingke was someone who assisted the teachers, responsible for counting and preparing books, arranging homework, or checking for typos in writing.]

[Both of them are in their thirties, both have the title of scholar, the fatter one is wearing a fur hat, has a round face and a small nose, and is a very friendly person. His surname is Zhang and his name is Yuanlai.]

[He is thin, wears a crown and has good facial features. He is well dressed and has a sharp look in his eyes. His surname is He and his name is Xiao.]

[It is said that there are more than 30 such guests in Xie Yuan's courtyard, and many of them are Jinshi.]

[When Wutong heard that the two of them actually had the title of scholar, he was slightly surprised. After all, "storytelling" is not the same as teaching, and these two are more than qualified to be teachers of enlightenment.]

[Thank you Monkey, he gave the two of them instructions, they must be there at noon every day, and they can only leave in the evening when Young Master tells them to.]

【When Xie Hou'er spoke, Zhang and He did not dare to neglect him at all and nodded in agreement. 】

[Wutong was a little surprised. This scene was completely different from the Xie Hou'er of yesterday. Today he was quite majestic, not much less than the housekeeper in the courtyard.]

[However, thinking that Xie Hou'er is the most favored person in Xie Yuanyuan Courtyard, he can use the "tiger power" of his master. ]

【After Xie Hou'er left, only the two of them were left. 】

[“Master Guan, what kind of book do you want to read? Unofficial history or vernacular novels?”]

[You wore a white veil over your eyes today and said: "Thank you, gentlemen. I have been reading Zuo Zhuan of the Four Kingdoms these days. All 46 volumes are on the desk."]

【Then, the two took turns reading. 】

[Zhang Yuanlai has a loud but slightly slow voice, often talking nonsense and sighing. He is always gentle when turning the pages of a book. It is said that his family is poor, so he has been used to borrowing books to read since he was a child.]

[He Xiao's voice is relatively quiet, he reads fast, his tone is low and hoarse, he coughs frequently, and he drinks water frequently. When he turns the pages of a book, he doesn't pay much attention to the sound, and you can often hear a tearing sound.]

[Every twenty pages, the two people will take turns.]

[Wutong prepared tea, melon seeds and other snacks for the two of them to enjoy. ]

[After four or five hours, both of them felt a little bored. They had already memorized this Confucian classic by heart.]

[When Zhang Yuan came to study, He Xiao sat on the kang and watched the young man sitting upright with a white cloth on his head, without making any movement.]

[He wondered if the young master had fallen asleep, and his words went in one ear and out the other.]

[He Xiao stood up and paced around. When Zhang Yuanlai was about to finish reading twenty pages, he went out the door under the pretext of going to the toilet.]

[When he came back slowly, Zhang Yuanlai had already read twenty-five pages.]

[He Xiao took the book and found that he had already read the "Book of Tang: Astronomy".]

[He continued reading: "In the first year of Yongping in the reign of Emperor Xiaoming of the Tang Dynasty, on the fourth month of the year Dingyou, a meteor as big as a bucket rose from the Tianshi Tower, moved southwest, and illuminated the earth. The meteor represented foreign troops, and the southwest represented the Southwestern Barbarians..."]

[He Xiao had a plan in mind. He knew that the astronomy part was complicated. Although he had read it, the content was trivial and lacked logic. It mainly recorded astronomical records.]

[He knew the method of reading history: first look at the dynasties, people, and official positions, then look at geography, and finally astronomy.]

[He Xiao noticed that Zhang Yuanlai was eating tea and snacks at this time and didn't pay attention. Even if he had read it, he couldn't understand most of it. He simply skipped it or skipped some difficult sentences.]

【You can also finish reading twenty pages faster! 】

[…In the first month, a long star appears in the 37th degree of Liu and Zhang, hits Xuanyuan, pierces Tianchuan, and descends to Taiwei. Its energy reaches Shangjie and disappears after 56 days. Liu represents Zhoudi. There will be much rain in this year.]

【When He Xiao was about to continue. 】

[You pick up the teacup and interrupt: "Mr. He, did you miss a paragraph?"]

[He Xiao was shocked, but his expression remained unchanged as he said: "Haha, it's true!"]

【“Master Guan, have you read it before?” he asked tentatively. 】

[You shook your head and said, "I haven't read it. But when it was mentioned earlier about Ling Xianghou, in the twelfth month, a comet appeared in the north of Tianchuan, and he was imprisoned and died for slandering the court. His wife and family moved to Jiuzhen. If this part was not recorded, it would be the second year."]

【Zhang Yuanlai also looked over curiously.】

[He Xiao was quite embarrassed, but he was a smart man, so he quickly laughed and said, "Haha, I was just trying to see if the young master was listening attentively. Since the young master is so eager to learn, I dare not recite perfunctorily anymore."]

Sorry, sorry, I was delayed on the road today and am a bit late. I will make it up tomorrow.

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