The fourth prince felt that the potholes and the pickled road surface, Zhu Ying walked on it, and naturally he would not feel comfortable and happy. A young lady like her, even if she doesn't like vassal elegance, she also prefers a clean and tidy environment. For example, the places where she used to call her friends to play and have fun are also in line with this principle. However, after all, the eldest lady stayed in Rongshui Village, where Zhang Shou grew up.

As she walked through the dark alley, she remembered what she had seen and heard when she wandered around the village. The same muddy and dirty roads, the same low and dilapidated houses, all that could be seen at this time were a few women trotting around in patched clothes, and they were not in the prime of life. Obviously, in this broad daylight, if the strong laborers do not go to farming but wander on the road, they must be idlers who do not do their jobs!

Therefore, compared to the stupid look of the fourth prince when he first came yesterday, she was much calmer.

So, finding Zhu Ying's disapproving expression, the four princes could only look at Zhang Chen with expectant eyes, hoping that people could marvel or frown, at least let him find a sense of superiority. However, what disappointed him was that he was about to look sour, Zhang Chen still looked as usual, and even looked at him a little inexplicably in the end.

"Did you take the wrong medicine, what are you staring at me?" He had seen a lot of this scene in Zhang Shou's village!

The fourth prince was stabbed in the heart by Zhang Chen, but he just wanted to say a word or two, but he only heard Xiao Peanut shout: "Strange, why are the children we saw when we came over yesterday missing today?" And, have you noticed that you only saw a few women along the way, but no matter how old the children were, there were none? ”

As soon as these words came out, the four princes couldn't care about fighting with Zhang Chen, and hurriedly looked around. Although he didn't remember the road at all yesterday, it was only a day later, at least he could be sure that this was where they had been, and at least Little Peanut didn't take the wrong way.

Yesterday, after Little Peanut bought the children to lead the way with caramel candy, they later traveled to the Chen family, the Fang family, and the Gao family, and met other children along the way, but today they are almost at the Chen family, but they have not met a single child, is this just a coincidence, or has something happened?

He had heard that there had been a flower party rampant in the outer city, and he was about to say if this was the reason, but he found that Zhang Chen stole a glance at Zhu Ying, and then said to him with a dry cough: "Although we have reduced our entourage, it still seems to be too conspicuous, right?" Zhang Chen thought very simply, was it because others had concerns after hearing the news, so they hid the children at home and didn't dare to let them out?

"I don't think it's because of that...... The women we had just met didn't bother to pay attention to us at all, and they were all running and running, rather in a hurry. Zhu Ying narrowed her eyes thoughtfully, and suddenly remembered something, "Moreover, they look like they are anxious when they hear something......

Although Zhu Hong had been trying his best to hide the presence of himself and several other guards, when he saw Zhang Chen and the fourth prince Xiao Peanut looking at each other, he echoed Zhu Ying and said: "That's right, I just found out that they didn't care about us strangers at all, and hurried all the way, as if they were afraid that something would happen if they were late." ”

Little Peanut's heart tightened, and he instinctively felt that something must have happened to Xiao Cheng.

He loves and hates Xiao Cheng, what he loves is that this little guy is the best learning partner, living with people, as long as you are lazy, you will have a sense of guilt, and he who hates reading has unconsciously grown a little, at least now addition, subtraction, multiplication and division is no longer a problem, and he has memorized a lot of poems. As for hate...... Of course, I hate the little guy as if I was a school inspector, and I am strict!

But no matter what, he never wanted to see anything happen to the other party. Therefore, he didn't care about the others, and he ran away. As soon as he ran, the others were stunned and hurried to chase after him, and it didn't take long for the difference in everyone's physical fitness to be revealed.

Although a few guards were at the end, their pace was extremely rhythmic, and they were clearly very sparing. And the little peanut who ran wildly was followed by Zhu Ying, who was dressed in men's clothes heroically. The eldest lady was glad that she came out today wearing deerskin boots and a men's suit, which was very convenient for her to move, and running a few steps was nothing to her at all. Zhang Chen was a few steps behind, but he was already sweating on his forehead.

As for the back, it was the four princes who were already out of breath. In the past few days, he has interrupted the morning and evening basic class exercises that must be exercised when he is in the palace, and now he is suddenly running, and he is dragging his feet. After all, he and the third prince were both delicate and weak when they were young, so their father deliberately raised them in the Qianqing Palace, but they only recuperated in diet, did not use tonic medicine indiscriminately, and taught them a few self-defense techniques.

So when it comes to fighting, the four princes only have the kung fu of three axes, and their physical strength is far inferior to those civilian children who have been playing crazy outside since childhood. At this moment, seeing that he was getting farther and farther away from the three people in front of him, he was a little anxious for a while, but at this moment, he only felt that someone was holding his hand, and in the blink of an eye, he found himself lying on the person's back.

"Your Highness, don't be reckless, I'll carry you away!"

found that it was Xiao Cheng who carried him, and the four princes originally wanted to fight, but when they found that the little peanut in front of him had arrived, and after slapping the gate of the Chen family but no one answered, he immediately turned around and ran away without hesitation, and he suddenly became a little anxious.

Realizing that Little Peanut was in a hurry to go to the next Fang family to find someone, how dare he shout anything to make Zhu Hong drop his words. Because he will definitely be thrown off by other people, and he will not be able to see the shadow!

And even Zhang Chen, when Little Peanut ate a closed door again in the second household, and then turned his head and ran away like crazy, he was a little unbearable - after all, his good health was practiced in activities such as cockfighting, dog walking, and horse running in the past, and he practiced sword practice like juggling every morning, at most, it was at the same level as Zhang Shou's self-defense, where can it last?

But Zhu Ying, who was in front, breathed evenly and walked easily, even if he was no longer the fanatical suitor of this eldest lady, he was unwilling to show his cowardice in front of others, so even if he was hard-headed, he could only keep up.

Just when he made up his mind, if the third household was still empty, he immediately sent someone to the Jigu Temple, and at the same time called all the guards to help find someone, and absolutely no longer ran around like a headless fly, he saw Xiao Peanut pushing the door of the courtyard in front of him, but after pushing the door, the person raised his foot did not go in, and stood at the door as if he was stupid.

When he saw that it was not only the little peanut, but even Zhu Ying came to the door quickly, he was also stunned and did not advance or retreat, Zhang Chen, who only thought that something big had happened, only felt a sigh in his heart, and hurriedly got up his spare strength and hurried over in three steps and two steps, but when he looked inside behind them, he was completely stunned.

I saw that in this obviously very cold weather, there were a large number of people standing in the courtyard, from the rear, most of them were children, and there were a few women who had just met, because he could only see the back of the head, so he couldn't estimate how many people there were. But at the forefront, a person standing tall in front of everyone, he could see it clearly.

He couldn't be more familiar with that face, it was Zhang Shou. And what Zhang Shou said was completely different from the imaginary appeasement or accountability scene after listening to what Zhu Ying said.

"Yesterday, three students from the intermediate class of the public school came to visit their home, and it was just a few pieces of candy, which coaxed a few children to go around, not only rushing to lead the way, but when I followed one of them again today, these children even called more companions to gather around and beg for candy. When I gave them caramel too, I asked them to call more children, and they all agreed. ”

"If I were a flower party, after a large number of children had gathered at this time, and then coaxed people into the carriage with candy or other gadgets and taken away, then you would be angry and rushed over, and then ran to tell each other to go to the yamen, I'm afraid it would be too late."

Zhang Shou, who was standing at a table, also found Xiao Peanut, Zhu Ying and Zhang Chen, as well as Zhu Hong, who arrived a few steps late with the four princes on his back, and those guards. Although he didn't know how this wonderful combination met each other or how they found it, he obviously couldn't take care of them at this time, so he just smiled at them.

And a few women just found out that their children were missing, and after looking around, they learned that someone had summoned the children to the Gao family, and they were shocked, thinking that the boss of the Gao family not only did not change because the two fox friends were arrested by the Nancheng Soldiers and Horses, but instead intensified to be a flower party, abducted and sold a group of children, and ran away after earning a vote, so he hurried over.

When they arrived, they found that the children had gathered here, but they were all there to listen to the stories of a handsome and elegant young man. When they learned from the mouths of the only few adults present, Chen's father and Chen's mother, that they were the famous Bachelor Zhang in the capital, they were embarrassed and ashamed, but they couldn't help but wonder in their hearts.

But at this time, Zhang Shou's explanation, several women who came in a hurry suddenly realized. One of them, who has always been bold and good at dealing with people, couldn't help but stand up.

"Master Zhang, you are a big man, how do you know the suffering of our ordinary people. We are busy outside all day long to earn money to support our family, and we ourselves have all kinds of work to do, and it is impossible to take care of the children at home all the time, so we can only leave them outside. Besides, that's the nature of a child, and if you don't pay attention, you don't know where to run. ”

"In the future, we must discipline these little things well!"

Zhang Shou suddenly smiled: "If you don't teach, your father's fault, your teaching is not strict, and your teacher is lazy." Your so-called discipline is probably filial piety under the stick. Next time, if someone still holds candy, all kinds of novel and fun gadgets, chicken legs, mutton and all kinds of delicious food, do you think these children really won't be fooled? ”

The women looked at each other at once. Even Zhu Ying, Zhang Chen and others outside the door remembered that when they were children, most of them would be warned by their nursing mothers, such as going out, staying away from the living, eating and drinking handed by passers-by on the street, or things that should never be touched, etc. It's just that I really felt annoyed when I heard it at the time......

And Zhang Shou did not continue to preach, but told the story of Wang Yu, the son of Wang Shao in the Song Dynasty, "Thirteen Lang Five-Year-Old Dynasty Son of Heaven": "It is said that there was a minister in the Song Shenzong Dynasty, with a single name and a Shao character, and he was once an official and a privy deputy envoy. There is a little Yanai in his family, who is his youngest son, ranked thirteenth, and his name is Wang Yu, who is five years old, smart and well-behaved, and has an extraordinary appearance......"

If you want to talk about abduction, although he can't recite this part of "The Surprise of the Second Moment Shooting", he probably remembers the plot, and at the end of the Zhenzhu clan Ji was mentioned by the way. However, compared to Wang Yu, a prodigy, who not only outwitted the thief, met the Son of Heaven, and in turn wiped out the criminals, and finally had a happy ending for the family, the story of Zhenzhu is too tragic. Therefore, Zhang Shou omitted it in passing.

Sure enough, as he told this, not to mention that the children listened attentively one by one, and so did the adults.

What stories can an illiterate adult tell to children this year? Even if it is told, it is a ghost mother-in-law who scares children not to run around, tiger wolf spirits, and folk tales passed down by word of mouth, most of which are not even worthy of being listened to by literati to make some adaptations.

Therefore, when Zhang Shou finished such a tortuous but refreshing story, and heard that all the thieves were caught, and Shisanlang was sent home by the Son of Heaven himself, it was just a shock, especially when they just came to find their children, the women who were angry and eager to kill people, they all sighed, and hated that they did not give birth to a good son who could enter the eyes of the Son of Heaven.

And seeing the children of all sizes below, their eyes were also shining, Zhang Shou said with a smile: "Wang Yu was born a noble family and has heard a lot since he was a child, so he has such insight, and these children are big and small, but most of them are illiterate, so a few pieces of candy can be easily coaxed." Yesterday and today were fortunate to be fine, but we still need to broaden our knowledge in the future. ”

"But in the place of the public school, our sons and daughters can't pass the exam." The woman before was straightforward, but she directly said the biggest problem, "It's Chen Sanlang and Gao Erlang, and they didn't say before, where do you want to quit school and become an apprentice, and you can earn consistent money a month?" ”

Fang's mother's face suddenly turned red, especially when she saw Chen's father and Chen's mother and Gao's father and mother on the side glaring at her angrily, she was even more eager to find a crack in the ground to get into. After all, the so-called third steward Zhang Shou brought it, and he is still in the Gao family's house at this time, and it is a scam from beginning to end! It's a pity that she also put in a lot of things for this, and even almost ruined her son's future!

The most unfortunate thing is that someone who doesn't know at this time will stab her in the chest!

Zhang Shou didn't pay attention to the embarrassed face of Fang's mother behind him, and when he saw that the woman had already pulled her son over, her face was full of hope, as if she hoped that he could take her son under the door, so he coughed lightly.

"Public schools do have a high threshold, just like private schools, not everyone can afford to read." Zhang Shou knows very well that it is simply difficult to implement compulsory education in this year - and this is against the tide and does not conform to reality, so he naturally did not come here today to be a pioneer.

Speaking of this, seeing that the woman's face was suddenly full of disappointment, he changed his words and said: "What's more, the public school is not close to here, Chen Sanlang and the three of them not only have a good foundation, but they are also fourteen or fifteen years old, but they are reluctant to get up early and walk there together, if your sons and daughters go there to study alone, don't you have time to take care of them on weekdays, but you can still pick them up at that time?" ”

Outside, Zhu Ying and Zhang Chen suddenly became even more puzzled, and the fourth prince and Xiao Peanut were also muttering and analyzing Zhang Shou's true intentions. At this time, they heard Zhang Shou speak again: "Instead of going to the public school unrealistically, it is better to consider another method - that is, you can go to the public school and ask someone to teach them, for example, tell a story like me." ”