983. A word to wake up the dreamer

Xue Xiong said that, Xue Rengui was also embarrassed, and Zhou Qing was also angry on the side, wanting to defend Xue Rengui, but this was a family matter, and he couldn't speak.

Xue Rengui straightened up as much as he could, and said: "Uncle I learned that my nephew has been practicing martial arts since he was a child, which costs a lot of money, and he is not good at management, so his family is ruined, and his little nephew is ashamed, so don't worry about it."

Xue Rengui was also a little surprised when he said that, after all, in this era, a person like him is a loser to put it bluntly, and any family is extremely annoyed by such a loser.

Land is the foundation of the family, Xue Liang also left a hundred acres of fertile land when he left, but Xue Rengui didn't know how to ask someone to farm, and he didn't know the four seasons of farming, so he was abandoned in vain, and finally sold it directly. In this era, you can't sell land for anything, don't you see those families are all able to buy land, land is even more precious than gold and silver, you Xue Rengui is good, sell it directly, isn't this a loser, and the ancestral house, that is the root of a family, the soul of a family, Xue Rengui didn't even leave the ancestral house, and sold it in exchange for food and clothing, in terms of orthodoxy, Xue Rengui is indeed quite a loser, and he is not good at management This is his hard injury, Xue Xiong is completely fine from the perspective of the Xue family.

"Hmph, it's just a matter of Xiwen, you are an official eunuch in this vein for generations, you have passed on the family to learn, and you have studied hard, and you will inevitably not be able to get ahead in the imperial examination in the future, but why are you a beast who runs a horse every day to practice martial arts, can you use the bow horse to eat, you still want to be a military Hanqiu Ba can't succeed, you unfilial son really insults the reputation of the Xue family." Xue Xiong saw that Xue Rengui heard the lesson and scolded again.

After saying that, he seemed to be puzzled and shouted: "I don't learn good scriptures and history, but I go to practice martial arts, those who practice martial arts are all martial arts, and they are all stinky Qiu Ba in the army, what can I do, I think my Xue family's ancestors are also a great Confucian, not to mention that your unfilial son has lost all your family assets, and you also resold your ancestral house, abandoned your family learning, and what face is called the Xue family in Hedong."

Xue Xiong spat on the stars, scolded Xue Rengui's dog blood, Xue Rengui heard it at first, but later he was also dissatisfied, and said bluntly: "Uncle Hugh wants to look down on martial arts bow horses, the way of civil and martial arts, there is no one who is more important, they are all tied and important, learning martial arts can also glorify the family, do not look at the previous dynasties, only say this dynasty, Wu Guogong Chi Da General, Yi Guo Gong Qin Zhu Guo, Su Guo Gong Cheng Da General, Huo Guo Gong Chai Horse, which is not a martial arts start, as long as the ability is strong, a cloth cloth can also be ranked in the high gate, the little nephew is not weak in self-examination, Today's imperial court is in great prosperity, the Turkic Goguryeo Tubo Tugu Hun Siyi is ringed, the countries of the Western Regions are ready to try the Celestial Empire's soldiers, the saint and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince are all promising kings, it is the time for our eldest husband to take the prince, just wait for the time to come, and the little nephew will be firmly in hand."

Xue Rengui is a young man with righteousness, his head held high, and his righteous words are righteous, although he is young, but his momentum is not small.

Xue Xiong was annoyed that Xue Rengui retorted, but when he got to the back, he saw that Xue Rengui was extraordinary, talking high-spirited, and he was also arrogant, and he secretly contrasted himself in his heart: This son has an extraordinary bearing, I heard that there are nobles who value him when he was young, and he may not have some achievements in the future, but he can't just want me to support him, it's better to provoke him.

Immediately, he also laughed and said, "Rengui, what time do you think it is?" ”

Xue Rengui couldn't keep up with Xue Xiong's brain circuit, looked at the sky, and said directly: "Fang Guoshen (15 o'clock)."

"Haha, since Fang Guoshen is shi, why are you daydreaming." Xue Xiong suddenly stroked his beard and laughed.

…… Xue Rengui's face turned red, he clenched his fists, and he didn't say anything, his eyes were red and he looked at Xue Xiong for a long time, and then he shouted in a low voice: "The road bricks also have a turning day, and the sleepy dragon also has a time to go to the sky, uncle, when Xue Li is successful, I hope you don't want to avoid me." After saying that, he bowed, turned around and left.

Zhou Qing only reacted at this time, and also glared at Xue Xiong fiercely, and Xue Xiong said coldly when he saw this: "Slow."

"What else does my uncle have to say?" Xue Rengui stiffly turned around and said.

"What are you looking for me this time?" Xue Xiong said in a hurry.

Xue Rengui was puzzled in his heart, you have insulted me, you should know my intentions, why do you ask again, do you still want to insult me, and immediately stalked his neck and said: "There is nothing important, but I haven't seen my relatives for a long time, so I came to visit my uncle."

Xue Xiong's heart was hot when he heard this, and he said secretly: My brother teaches his son well, although this son is a loser, he has great ambitions, is pure and filial piety, and his words and deeds are appropriate, and he may really be able to glorify my Nanzu house in the future.

Immediately, there was a sneering look on his face, and he smiled disdainfully: "I'm afraid that you can't bear to have an empty belly, and you come here to ask for benefits, the eldest man can't even take care of food and clothing, and you still want to be ranked in the high gate in the future?" jokes".

Xue Rengui's face was full of anger when he heard this, and Xue Xiong smiled, "You have lost so much, I will give you gold and silver in the face of your ancestors, and you are afraid that you will also be defeated." As he spoke, he took off a jade pendant from his waist and threw it to Xue Rengui, who followed with one hand with a cold face.

"Thirty miles to the north, there is a big king village, the owner of the village, Liu Yuanwai, is my best friend, you take the jade pendant to find him, let him give you a livelihood, it's just ...... Don't say it's my nephew, although I, Xue Xiong, am not talented, but I don't have relatives who can only talk empty words and fall into ruin." Saying that, Xue Xiong got up and threw off his sleeves and left, and before going out, he said: "If you are a prince, the old man will not dodge, and he will be willing to taste today's humiliation." With that, he chuckled and left.

Xue Rengui was suddenly stunned when he heard the last sentence, frowning and thinking slightly, as if he had figured out something.

"Rengui, let's go, you must know that you will not come to this Laoshizi Xue Mansion, and you will be humiliated by this house." Zhou Qing pulled Xue Rengui out of Xue's mansion indignantly, and saw the jade pendant in Xue Rengui's hand even more angry, "Snobbish relatives, human affection, nothing more than this" said and snatched the jade pendant and wanted to fall.

Xue Rengui suddenly woke up and snatched the jade pendant, stuffed it into his arms, and said directly: "Zhou Qing, don't talk nonsense, we misunderstood our uncle." After that, he made a gift to the gate of the Xue Mansion, and said: "Uncle's words, Rengui remember them." Today's kindness will be rewarded tomorrow." As he spoke, he dragged Zhou Qing, who was confused, away.

"Rengui, where are we going, what did you just say? What misunderstood him, he humiliated you so much, why are you still like this". Zhou Qing broke free of Xue Rengui's hand and wanted to ask for an understanding.

Xue Rengui smiled and said, "Let's go to Dawangzhuang and go to Liuyuan to make a living."

Zhou Qing's eyes widened when he heard this, and he looked at Xue Rengui in disbelief, "Rengui, what about your integrity, what about your backbone, I misjudged you, you actually suffered from this food, I, I really misjudged you." After that, there were tears in his eyes, and he turned around and was about to leave.

Seeing this, Xue Rengui hurriedly stopped, "Zhou Qing, listen to me." My uncle has no intention of insulting me, and he is provoking me by doing so."

Looking at Zhou Qing's stunned face, Xue Rengui smiled again: "Think about it, since my uncle is willing to teach me as an elder, why should he insult me with such a bad face, if he wants to insult me, why should he help me." As he spoke, he raised the jade pendant in his hand, and said: "Uncle saw that I was young and frivolous, and deliberately provoked me with words, and also gave me high hopes, but I almost misunderstood my uncle's hard work." Xue Rengui was also ashamed when he said that.

Zhou Qing suddenly heard this, and also patted his head and said, "No wonder he changed color after listening to your bold words." After saying that, he scratched his head and said bluntly: "I'm sorry Rengui, I misunderstood you, and I also misunderstood Uncle Xue, I'm so stupid."

"It's okay, I almost misunderstood, my uncle has good intentions, but he wants to suffer from my resentment, and I'm stupid." Xue Rengui put his arm around Zhou Qing's shoulders and said. After that, he said: "Let's go, go to Dawangzhuang to find Liu Yuanwai, and we will be able to eat a full meal tomorrow."

"Rengui, do you still want to live this kind of life just for food and clothing?" Zhou Qing stopped his footsteps and said with a solemn face.

Xue Rengui was also stunned.

In the Xue Mansion, Xue Xiong sat comfortably on a recliner in the backyard and drank tea, and the white-haired housekeeper stepped forward and whispered in his ear: "Master, Xue Langjun is ...... in front of the mansion."

Xue Xiong's face was surprised when he heard this, he sat up and put down the teacup, and sighed in surprise: "This is really my Qilin'er." After saying that, he squinted and sighed: "My brother has been kind and honest all his life, but he didn't want to leave a unicorn behind." Ambitious and brave, thoughtful, right-hearted, capable of both civil and military, the hope of Xue Jianan's ancestral house...... It's on him."

After that, he turned around and entered the study, spread the paper and ink, and said, "I have to let Brother Liu take care of it."

Longmen County, North City Gate, Zhou Qing pointed to the notice above and waved his arm excitedly and said: "See, Rengui, the imperial court has raised a six-way army to fight against the Turks, and hundreds of thousands of troops have swept across the desert. What if the two of us go north to join the army? It is best to enter the Shence army and follow the prince across the desert, what a pleasure it is, of course, the most important thing is that there is food in the army, why bother to work hard to eat."

Zhou Qing said with burning eyes, very excited, but he vaguely knew that the person who passed by Jiangzhou and came to Xue Li to worship seemed to be His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Dynasty.

Xue Rengui listened to Zhou Qing's words, his fists were clenched, he looked at the notice on the wall, turned around and left, Zhou Qing was in a hurry, and hurriedly followed, "Rengui, Rengui, what are you doing, where are you going, what did I say wrong."

"Haha, Zhou Qing, you deserve to be my good brother, wake up the dreamer with a word, if it weren't for you, I'm afraid I would have to study martial arts with a muddy intuitive knowledge. Go, come with me to say goodbye to my uncle, and then ...... Surrender to the north". Xue Rengui laughed heroically, put his arm around Zhou Qing's shoulder, and turned back to Xue Mansion.

The afterglow of the setting sun stretched the shadows of the two brothers longer and longer......