The young master is still very good-looking, looking at Zheng Peng's intoxicated appearance in the wind, he is a young man, and Lu Shu's eyes also flashed a different color.

Zheng Peng stood for a while, then walked to the somewhat withered yellow grass with Lu Shu's surprised look, bent over and didn't know what he was doing.

"Young Master, what are you looking for?" Lu Shu couldn't help but ask.

"Haha, I found it." Zheng Peng didn't reply to the green plant, but held up something and said excitedly.

Lu Shu took a closer look, it turned out to be an inkstone with a missing corner, and said with a puzzled face: "Young master, what are you picking up this for?" ”

It's so broken, the pawnshop doesn't accept it, the inkstone is a stone, and it can't be eaten as a meal.

Zheng Peng said his purpose at this time: "If you want capital but no capital, if you want connections and no connections, I have thought about it, I have to find a way to fill my stomach, what I can do now is to set up a word stall, read letters and write letters for people to name something, if you want to set up a word stall, you need pen, ink, paper and inkstone, no way, just come here to make up for it." ”

In ancient times, there was no compulsory education, and most of the families who could afford to read would not be bad, these readers were not only young and vigorous, but also loved face, and the four treasures of the study room were thrown away if they were bad, Zheng Peng remembered that when he was studying in Yuancheng County, the academy had a lot of discarded stationery, and he came here to try his luck with his luck, but he didn't expect to find an inkstone after only a short while.

It's just a corner that has been dropped, and the appearance is a little unsightly, but it doesn't affect the use.

Lu Shu's eyes lit up, and she said happily: "Yes, I forgot that the young master is a scholar, and it is easy to read and write letters to people, although it can't make a lot of money, but there will definitely be no problem with food and clothing." ”

After speaking, he said with some hesitation: "Young master, it doesn't seem like a good thing for us to take it without asking like this, right?" ”

It's not bad, you can even say it without asking.

Zheng Peng Zhenzhen said eloquently: "What does it mean to take it without asking, Lu Shu, you can see clearly, this inkstone is not robbed, nor stolen, but picked up in the grass, you think about it, what is the place of the academy, it is a sacred place, it is a place where the saint's heroic spirit resides, I am cleaning up the dirt for the saint, that is, the saint has a spirit, not only do not blame, but also praise it." ”

"Yes, yes, the saint will definitely bless the young master from high school." Lu Shu's little head is like a chicken pecking rice, and she says yes again and again.

Untying the knot in her heart, Lu Shu hurriedly helped find the four treasures of the study discarded by others.

There are many people who are easy to do, and after a while, the two have found a small piece of smoke and ink that has not been used, a broken pen but can still be used, and the four treasures of the study have collected pens, inkstones and ink, and the paper is still missing.

"Young master, what about the paper?" I couldn't find it after looking for it, and Lu Shu was a little deflated.

There are servants in the academy, and the paper is more obvious and easy to be cleaned up, and the paper is not easy to preserve, that is, if it falls into the grass, a dew or a light rain in the morning can melt the paper, and it is reasonable to find it.

"Look for it first, I really can't find it, and then I'll think about it then." Zheng Peng said.

Lu Shu answered, and then looked for it carefully, but the open space was so big, even the trees were searched, and nothing could be found, and he was about to ask Zheng Peng what to do, but as soon as he looked up, he couldn't find anyone.

"Young Master, Young Master, where are you?" Lu Shu looked anxious, and hurriedly shouted.

After just getting along for a few days, Lu Shu has a sense of dependence on Zheng Peng, and she has a feeling of panic when she can't see people.

"It's not good to be quiet, let people see it." Zheng Peng suddenly appeared from Lu Shu's side and hurriedly stopped the little maid from calling again.

It's not good to grab the wall and get it.

Seeing her young master come back, Lu Shu was overjoyed, and asked in a low voice, "Young master, where did you go just now?" ”

Zheng Peng didn't answer her question, raised the thing in his hand, and said proudly, "Look at what this is?" ”

Lu Shu grabbed it and took a look, and was immediately happy, and said while flipping through it: "It's all used paper, some of the reverse side can be used, and there are also blank spaces that can be cut out, this is Yi paper, this is jute paper, young master, you see, there are a few pieces of water-patterned paper, just a drop of ink on them is not used, what a waste." ”

Water pattern paper is also called flower curtain paper, this kind of paper can see the translucent line or pattern in addition to the curtain pattern, increase the potential beauty of the paper, very popular with Tang Dynasty readers, of course, the price is also very expensive, compared to some poor jute paper, it is the "noble" in the paper.

During the Western Han Dynasty, paper has appeared, due to the lag of science and technology, paper belongs to a category of luxury, even the poor jute paper ordinary readers can not afford to use, the simplest is to make a bamboo stick to copy.

"Master, how did you get these papers, you didn't go to class... Smooth, right? ”

I wanted to say that I stole it, but I changed it as soon as the words came to my mouth.

Zheng Peng shook his head and said: "What's the matter, if it's smooth, it's not like this, pick it up later, forget it, let's go." ”

The paper was accidentally seen when I went to the thatched house just now, it is estimated that someone doesn't like that kind of hard bamboo sticks, collect these papers to go to the thatched house, it is very particular, it is cheap Zheng Peng, but there is no need to talk to Lu Shu about this.

When Lu Shu heard this, she stopped talking.

After finding all the four treasures of the study, the two returned the same way satisfied, Zheng Peng slipped down from the tree, and just helped Lushu down, a voice suddenly sounded behind him: "It's a pity, good eyebrows and good looks, I didn't expect to be a gentleman on the beam." ”

The voice sounded behind him like a ghost, which frightened Zheng Peng, turned his head to look, and saw an old man in plain clothes and holding a broom, looking at him with a look of pity.

The gentleman on the beam means a thief, and before Zheng Peng could speak, Lu Shu on the side immediately explained: "Old man, you misunderstood, my young master is not a thief, just go inside and take a look." ”

The old man raised his eyes and glanced at the burden that Lu Shu was carrying on his body, and Nunu said, "Oh, yes, what is that little lady carrying?" ”

Lu Shu saw that the old man didn't believe it, so she untied it on the spot and showed the old man the things inside: "Old man, you see, these are all things that others discard and don't want, my young master said, this is to clean up the garbage for the academy, and return the academy to a clean house." ”

The old man looked through the contents of the bag, his eyes were a little different, he looked at the innocent Lu Shu, and there was a lot less vigilance in his eyes, but when he saw Zheng Peng, who was standing next to him with a calm face and didn't even say hello, he felt a little unhappy: This stinky boy has done something wrong, but his face does not change and his heart does not beat.

"What garbage?" The old man said vigorously: "It's rude to be uninvited, and it's stealing if you don't ask, what's the matter, you entered the academy without permission, and took so many things, and then said it was garbage, then I have nothing to do to go to your house to wander around, and if you fancy anything, just say it's garbage to take away?" ”

Lu Shu said anxiously: "Old man, how can it be, you see, this inkstone is broken a corner, and the brush is also broken a pen shaft, you see, there is only a small piece of ink left, if you steal it, you won't steal it so badly." ”

"This old man doesn't care, maybe you have this special habit." The old man said stubbornly.

was caught by someone, Zheng Peng said helplessly: "The old man is polite, this is definitely a misunderstanding, I won't tell you, the two of us are foreigners, I heard that Guo's Academy has a lot of talents, I came to visit, a little bit of literary luck, I didn't expect to catch up with the mid-year break, I was in a hurry and was uninvited, and then picked up some souvenirs and went back to keep them as memories, and I was by no means a gentleman on the beam." ”

The old man looked Zheng Peng up and down, and then said: "Look at Xiao Langjun is also a scholar, so let's do it, Xiao Lao has a theme, you write a poem, do it well, this matter should not have happened, if you can't do it or do it badly, then Xiao Lao has to report to the official." ”

Is this a test for yourself or a hard time for yourself?

"Old man, please ask the question." Zheng Peng hesitated for a moment, then agreed.

Familiar with 300 Tang poems, if you can't chant poems, you can steal them, your own level is limited, just plagiarize one to him when the time comes.

"Let the little old man think about it" The old man looked around as he spoke, and when his eyes fell on a few chrysanthemums on the side of the road, he had an idea and said: "Xiao Langjun, you see, how brilliant the chrysanthemums are, it is better to take the chrysanthemum as the theme and chant a poem." ”

Chrysanthemum?

It's too simple, the subject matter that literati like has long been tired of writing, and there are many poems written, which is simply a gift.

It's simple to think, but when you really take action, Zheng Peng suddenly became a little confused, and his mind seemed to be confused, for some reason, he couldn't remember the poems related to chrysanthemum for a while.

"Young Master, what's wrong with you, are you okay?" Lu Shu took out a handkerchief and asked while wiping Zheng Peng's sweat.

It's rare to be so embarrassed, and in a hurry, the sweat comes out.

"Why, you can't do it so simply, and you still want to pretend to be a reader?" The old man's voice changed, and he said sharply: "See if I don't drag you to the official." ”

Official?

It is said that the yamen is open to the south, there is no reason to come in without money, he is not familiar with his life, maybe he will play thirty boards before he sees the official, looking at the somewhat proud old man, Zheng Peng's eyes rolled, and suddenly pointed behind the old man, and said with a surprised face: "No, that little lady went out on the street without clothes in broad daylight?" ”

And this kind of thing?

The old man was taken aback when he heard this, and hurriedly turned around to look, no, there was no one behind him, and there was no figure, let alone the little lady who didn't wear clothes, and when he realized that he had been deceived by Zheng Peng, he looked back and saw Zheng Peng dragging Lu Shu, disappearing like two panicked hares at the bend of an intersection....

"This rabbit cub is a little interesting, hahaha...."Zheng Peng ran away, and the old man was not angry, but smiled in the direction of Zheng Peng's news.

After speaking, he said to himself: "Strange, that little rabbit cub seems to be a little familiar..."