Ming Zuo

Chapter 128 Xu Guangqi

The capital is very large, and Xu Guangqi's mansion is far from Hou Xun's mansion.However, since horses cannot be ridden in the city, Zuo Menggeng had no choice but to take a carriage and take Hou Fangyu with him.

"Why do you like mathematics?"

Zuo Menggeng was still amazed at the tendency Hou Fangyu showed.

Wouldn't the original Prince Chaozong disappear and become a great mathematician in history?
Please, you have to follow the text!

Otherwise, how would the story of you and Li Xiangjun be passed down?

Obviously, Hou Fangyu didn't know what his life would be like in a few years.Hearing Zuo Menggeng's question, he had a smile on his face.

"That time in Linqing, after sister Ruolin taught me, my younger brother found that math is quite interesting. After arriving in the capital, I had nothing to do except study. But the more I understood, the more I discovered that math is so vast, I don't know where it is. exhausted."

Zuo Menggeng nodded, agreeing with his understanding very much.

Xiao Mian, you still don’t know how deep the pit of mathematics is.

But he also knew about Hou Fangyu's current situation.

After following Hou Xun to the capital, Hou Xun was busy with government affairs, and he had nothing to care about except his studies.

Hou Fangyu didn't have friends of the same age to play with in the capital, and he couldn't go out of the mansion. He didn't see the prosperity of Jiangnan, so naturally he wouldn't be too close with any literati.

When you are bored, the only thing you can do is to have fun with numbers.As a result, without realizing it, I was addicted to it.

Children's preferences are not fixed, and it is normal for their interests to change.

"If you like mathematics, you can just go and find your sister Ruolin every day."

Hou Fangyu shook his head, and said very solemnly: "Men and women are very defensive, you must guard them."

Zuo Menggeng slapped him on the forehead.

"You little brat, do you know what men and women are good at?"

Hou Fangyu was in pain and looked over angrily.

"Brother Zuo is also rude."

Zuo Menggeng scares him.

"Then do you want to go to the battlefield with me? I'll take you to see how people's heads are cut off?"

Hou Fangyu's face was pale, and he kept shaking his head.

Seeing his appearance, Zuo Menggeng sighed.

"In troubled times, how can you be weak? Once you are weak, you will be a pig and sheep. When someone else's butcher's knife is pointed at you, there is nothing to do but to kill you. Boy, you can't just study, you must continue to strengthen yourself. Only you can change yourself. Only when you are strong can you protect yourself and those who need your protection."

Hou Fangyu seemed to understand but didn't understand, but obviously these words entered his heart.

The carriage wobbled and finally arrived at Xu Mansion.

Zuo Menggeng jumped out of the car and realized that Xu Guangqi's mansion was not big and not luxurious.

If it wasn't for the "Xu Mansion" signboard, at most one would think that the people living here were ordinary wealthy businessmen.

He walked to the door in person, and said to the door: "Please tell me that Linqing Zuo Menggeng has made a special trip to pay a visit to Duke Xuan Hu."

As soon as they heard his name, the two disciples became excited in an instant.

"Yeah, you are Mr. Zuo?"

Zuo Menggeng was taken aback, wondering if he was so famous?
"You know me?"

The two men nodded wildly, looking at him as if they were looking at idols.

"Master Zuo rescued Miss Sun from my family, the whole family, who doesn't know?"

The other door is more vigilant.

"Master Zuo wait a moment, the master happens to be at home, I will report."

It can be seen that the Xu Mansion is really not big.After a while, the sound of hurried footsteps came.

Immediately afterwards, the door of the mansion opened, and a young man rushed out, looking at Zuo Menggeng curiously.

"It turns out that the benefactor has arrived, I'm Xu Erjue."

This is the second child of the Xu family, the elder brother who has the best relationship with Xu Ruolin.

Zuo Menggeng hurriedly saluted.

"I met Brother Xu."

Seeing Zuo Menggeng's tall and straight body, Xu Erjue couldn't help feeling dizzy.

There are many elegant and exquisite characters in the south of the Yangtze River, but there are few such majestic and majestic characters.

For some reason, the image of Zuo Menggeng and Xu Ruolin standing together gradually turned into a flower and a bear in my mind.

Fortunately, the Xu family's children are well-educated and do not reveal anything.

What's more, Zuo Menggeng rescued Xu Ruolin, Xu Erjue was very enthusiastic.

"Don't meet outsiders, just call me second brother."

As soon as these words came out, Zuo Menggeng immediately understood the Xu family's attitude towards him.This made him worry about this trip for too long.

After hitting the snake with the stick, Zuo Menggeng changed his name again.

"Little brother has met second brother."

Xu Erjue pulled his sleeve and dragged it in.

"Let's go, let's go. Grandpa is very happy when he heard that you are here. He is waiting in the middle hall."

When he was about to enter the door, he made a special explanation.

"Originally, you are the savior of my little sister, so you should open the door to welcome me. But since you are my family, you don't need to do this."

In ancient times, the most solemn ceremony for welcoming guests was to open the middle door.But once this is done, it seems that the relationship is not close enough.

If Zuo Menggeng is an elder, he can't do without opening the middle door.But since he is a junior, the Xu family's actions are obviously treating him as his own nephew.

Zuo Menggeng happily said: "That's exactly what it should be, how dare you work on Xuan Hu's noble body?"

After such a short time, the two exchanged a few words.Xu Erjue discovered that under Zuo Menggeng's rough appearance, he was not a white-eyed person.

No wonder you can write articles like "The Wealth of Nations".

Although Xu Guangqi didn't let him see it at the time, he still saw it at Xu Ruolin's place afterwards.The viewpoints in the book made him scratch his head and be overjoyed.

Of the five brothers of the Xu family, the other four are considered to be able to study.Only Xu Erjue didn't like it, and he was quite heroic.

When it comes to business, he is also quite talented.He also has the best understanding of The Wealth of Nations.

He was about to be dragged in by Xu Erjue when Zuo Menggeng remembered what he had forgotten, so he hurriedly dragged Hou Fangyu over and introduced him to Xu Erjue.

"This is the son of Lord Hou Ruogu's mansion, and he is also close to Ruo Lin, so he is here to ask for advice on arithmetic."

Hearing that he was Hou Xun's son, Xu Erjue saluted solemnly, and did not despise Hou Fangyu because he was young.

Hou Fangyu's response was also well-behaved and polite.

Seeing this, Zuo Menggeng shook his head, not knowing whether to approve or criticize this kind of behavior.

Everyone entered the door and came all the way to the main hall.Before entering, I saw an old man with white beard and hair and a kind face sitting in the middle, looking eagerly at this side.

Beside the old man, although a peerless brilliance is equally eager, it needs to be covered up from time to time.

Until Zuo Menggeng's figure appeared, the bright color rushed out, and when he realized something was wrong, he couldn't help but add a little more strength to the old man's hand, which made the old man wink and cough again and again.

Seeing that Xu Guangqi was about to stand up, Zuo Menggeng certainly couldn't watch.He hurried forward and bowed deeply.

"Junior Zuo Menggeng, pay my respects to Lord Xuanhu."

Xu Guangqi still stood up and helped him up himself.When you look again, you have to raise your head.

Xu Guangqi's height is not short, but Zuo Menggeng is more majestic.

"What a young man, quite domineering."

This sentence of praise surprised everyone.But looking at Zuo Menggeng's figure, he also deserves this praise.

Zuo Menggeng stood up and supported Xu Guangqi from the other side.

This time, it became him and Xu Ruolin serving the old man together.

The picture is so natural and harmonious that everyone thinks it should be so.

Xu Erjue had a strange expression, coughed in a strange way, and looked at the younger sister playfully.

Xu Ruolin blushed a long time ago and didn't dare to respond at all, which made Xu Erjue very happy.

This little girl has been arrogant since she was a child, and she really couldn't hold her head up in front of her brothers.

It's rare to see her such a childlike attitude now, and she will be able to laugh at it in the future.

Zuo Menggeng didn't shy away from it either, and with a smile on his face, he looked at the beautiful woman he was thinking about day and night.Although he didn't say a word, his fiery gaze was enough to explain everything.

This bold gaze made Xu Ruolin even more irresistible.When the heartbeat is disordered, the steps are all wrong.

Want to see him, afraid to see him.

To see him is to become a fool.

Fortunately, Zuo Menggeng was there to help Xu Guangqi sit down again.

Zuo Menggeng also introduced Hou Fangyu, a clever and well-behaved child, who aroused Xu Guangqi's great love. He took the exams and praised Hou Ruogu for his good teaching skills.

Saying these words from Xu Guangqi's mouth was like an advertisement for Hou Fangyu.

"Last time, thanks to the gift of Lord Xuanhu, all those Western seeds have been planted. When the junior came, the growth was quite gratifying. It is estimated that in more than a month, the peppers and tomatoes should be harvested. The farmers on the village are attentive and attentive. Well, there are scholars who help to record, so we should be able to get first-hand planting information. If corn, potatoes and other things can really make up for the shortage of existing food, countless people will be able to live."

Xu Guangqi was very happy when Zuo Menggeng reported the situation of Western Seeds.

Although the names of many crops at this time are different from what Zuo Menggeng said, Xu Guangqi can understand it.

It was originally a matter of translation, and Zuo Menggeng's name was more appropriate.

Xu Guangqi was most pleased with Zuo Menggeng's careful attitude.

When Zuo Menggeng was asking for seeds, although he was curious that the son of a general cared about farming, he was also afraid that Zuo Menggeng's rough work would ruin his hard work.

At this time, I heard Zuo Menggeng's various actions, and even used scholars to participate in planting and recording.This approach alone is far superior to many local officials in this era.

"The old man has obtained these seeds for many years. Due to his busy government affairs, he can only fiddle with them a little in his spare time, with little success. If you can start from the root and delve into the way, you will surely achieve something."

Xu Guang started his mind, and even thought about whether Zuo Menggeng should stay in the capital and let him teach him personally, so that he might be able to make further progress in Western learning.

(End of this chapter)