Husband and Father Youwei

Chapter 37 Ruan Tang Takes the Initiative

As expected, Tu An woke up and was washing himself. When he saw Ruan Tang helping Tu Lin back, both of them had the same mess on their bodies. There were many scars on Tu Lin's face and neck, and he was shocked immediately. .

"Dad, dad, what's wrong with you?" Tu An ran over in a panic, helping Ruan Tang to support Tu Lin.

Seeing that one or two of them regarded him as seriously injured, Tu Lin couldn't help feeling helpless, so he touched Tu An's head and comforted him: "Don't be afraid, Dad accidentally fell down on the mountain, it's nothing serious. "

Speaking, several people entered the west room. Ruan Tang directly helped Tu Lin to the side of the bed, and then reached out to untie Tu Lin's clothes. Tu Lin raised his eyebrows, and wanted to say something, but seeing Ruan Tang's serious face, he swallowed his words, obediently let Ruan Tang take off his shirt, and let Ruan Tang look back and forth Then, according to Ruan Tang's instructions, he obediently lay down on the bed.

But Ruan Tang breathed a sigh of relief at this time. Tu Lin's body was indeed as he said, without any serious injuries, except for the small scratches on his face and neck, there was only a lump on his back. The palm-sized bruise should have been caused by the fall, but it was only a flesh injury, not a muscle or bone injury.

Then Ruan Tang asked Tu Lin to lie down, and he went back to the east room to get the trauma medicine that Butler Wang had given them before, then sat by the bed and carefully rubbed Tu Lin on the wound on his back .

Tu Lin was lying on the bed, the bruise on his back was a bout of dull pain, after applying the medicine, he felt a burst of coolness, as Ruan Tang's fingers rubbed back and forth over and over again, the ointment quickly melted away and turned into a piece It's hot, but these are nothing to Tu Lin. However, some flesh and blood injuries, Ruan Tang can be exchanged unscathed, and Ruan Tang took the initiative to "skin-to-skin" with him for the first time, he thinks it is worth it.

Although the wounds on Tu Lin's face and neck were also traumatic wounds, they were all cuts, and some of them were bloodshot, so he couldn't use the medicine for promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. It will be fine in two days, so don't worry about it. Ruan Tang fetched water, carefully avoided the wound and scrubbed Tu Lin clean himself, and it was over.

Tu Lin was injured, especially on his face, which he couldn't hide, so Tu Xinmei knew about it very quickly. Like Ruan Tang, she was worried that Tu Lin would injure his head again and return to his original foolish appearance, so she looked at Tu Lin's head back and forth to make sure there was no bump. I'm relieved.

Tu Xinmei originally wanted to persuade Tu Lin to be more careful in his daily life and not to be too reckless, but thinking that Tu Lin did this to save Ruan Tang this time, he was afraid that Ruan Tang would listen too carefully, so he would not Say more, but seeing Ruan Tang blamed himself very much, he even persuaded Ruan Tang not to take it to heart.

Although Tu Lin was not seriously injured, Ruan Tang and Tu Xinmei put him on the bed and rested all morning. As for making firewood, Ruan Tang took Zhao Changping, who was called by his wife to help, to do it. There are mules at home, and it doesn't take much manpower to transport firewood back and forth.

In the afternoon, Ruan Tang gave Tu Lin another dose of medicine. Seeing that the bruises on Tu Lin's back had obviously disappeared, Ruan Tang and Tu Xinmei finally agreed to let Tu Lin get out of bed.

In the next few days, Tu Lin continued to cut firewood and burn charcoal every day, just like he was in Lijiagou, but it was much easier to live without people around him who were always thinking about harming his family.

Two days later, three hundred catties of silver charcoal was loaded into the mule cart again, ready to be sent to Zhou's house in the county seat. Tu An had an appointment with Zhou Qi, so he went with Tu Lin, but Ruan Tang stayed at home.

When he arrived at the county town, Tu Lin went straight to Zhou's house with his familiarity. This time, Butler Wang was at home. As soon as the servants reported that Tu Lin was coming, he came to see Tu Lin in person. Of course, he didn't forget to ask someone to inform Zhou. Qi, Tu An is here.

"Brother Tu, I haven't seen you for a long time. How you've been doing lately." Steward Wang smiled and cupped his hands at Tu Lin.

Tu Lin also returned the salute to Steward Wang, and said with a smile: "It's all good, please trouble Steward Wang to think about it."

After greeting each other for a few words, they invited each other to sit down and talk. He was a little surprised when Steward Wang mentioned a name, "Tu Wendong? Does Steward Wang actually know his younger brother?" "Is it really Brother

Tu's younger brother? I know that Brother Tu has a younger brother named Tu Wenqiang, but Tu Wendong is I've never heard of it. I still can't believe what he said to me that day." Steward Wang laughed, and then told the solid story of himself and Tu Wendong.

In fact, there was no history. Steward Wang often went out to do errands, and the Zhou family also had some status in Fengyang County, so there were always people who catered to the affiliated society, and Tu Wendong was one of them. When he first heard Tu Wendong report his background, he thought he was just a poor scholar in the countryside, but he didn't want to claim to be Tu Lin's younger brother. He even mentioned in Lijiagou that their master and servant helped Tu Lin out of the siege.

Although Tu Wendong told the truth about Tu Lin, Butler Wang didn't believe what he said. After all, there were many people present about the Lijiagou incident, so it was no secret. But although Steward Wang had doubts about Tu Wendong, he didn't show anything on the surface. He only remembered this person in his heart, and after talking casually with Tu Wendong, he left with an excuse.

Steward Wang knew that Tu Lin would come to the door today, so he wanted to ask Tu Lin when the time came, if it was really his younger brother, then he would be treated politely if he met him again in the future. Seeing that Tu Lin really admitted it now, Steward Wang couldn't help but rejoice that he wasn't too rude to Tu Wendong before, but Steward Wang, who just thought so, had a look of surprise on his face when he heard Tu Lin's next words.

He only heard a smile on the corner of Tu Lin's mouth, but said in a flat tone: "My brother and I are half-brothers, so we don't look alike. He was smart since he was a child, and he mostly studied in the county, and didn't get along with me much. I don't know that he has bothered Steward Wang, so I ask Steward Wang to forgive me."

Wang Steward, as the housekeeper of a family, is the most alert and intelligent person. Although Tu Lin didn't say it clearly, the meaning in his words is very obvious. Although Tu Wendong and Tu Lin are brothers, they were born of different mothers. Thinking about what they saw and heard when they went to Lijiagou that day, Steward Wang already knows the relationship between Tu Wendong and Tu Lin

. It's not as simple as being unkind.

"It's okay, it's not a big deal, Brother Tu, don't worry about it." Knowing that Tu Lin didn't like Tu Wendong, Steward Wang swallowed the words that he planned to praise Tu Wendong, and then stopped mentioning Tu Wendong, and talked about others Yes, but he changed his mind about Tu Wendong again.

So a few days later, when Tu Wendong met Steward Wang by chance again, Steward Wang treated him very coldly, and didn't even say a word to him anymore. Seeing this, Tu Wendong felt inexplicable and embarrassed. Seeing that Steward Wang had no intention of softening him, Tu Wendong already understood that his plan to take on Zhou's family would not work, so he stopped humiliating himself, but he couldn't help feeling resentful in his heart. As for the target, it was naturally Tu Lin .

Although Steward Wang didn't say it clearly, at the beginning when Steward Wang didn't know him but knew that he was Tu Lin's younger brother, he was kind to him, but now only a few days later, he suddenly turned his face, and he never provoked him. Steward Wang or the Zhou family, so apart from what Tu Lin said to Steward Wang, there is no other possibility.

Thinking that in order to please Tu Lin, he wanted to ease the relationship with him, and suppressed Li Shi, divided the family completely according to Tu Lin's wishes, and gave Tu Lin so many things for nothing, and in the end Tu Lin moved away all at once. He couldn't find Tu Lin's people, so he had to find Zhou's family by himself, but in the end he was cut off because of Tu Lin, how could he not hate Tu Lin.

Just don't say that he can't find Tu Lin now, even if he finds it, he can't stand Tu Lin, so he can only hate him secretly. This is not to mention later.

The two were talking, and after a while, Zhou Qi, who was reported by a servant, came, followed by several nurses and maidservants, who naturally came to play with Tu An. Tu Lin didn't restrain Tu An, and let him go with Zhou Qi to the garden outside the small hall to play, while he continued talking to Butler Wang in the small hall.

He still remembered that he said he wanted to send Tu An to study, but he didn't know anything about the private schools and schools in the county, and the only person he was familiar with in the county was Steward Wang, so he asked Steward Wang Asked a lot.

Steward Wang naturally knew everything. The Zhou family was originally a scholarly family. If Tu Lin asked him about other things, he might not know, but if it was related to reading and learning, he could not be more clear. Speak out.

But through Wang Steward's narration, Tu Lin learned that there are Mongolian and Buddhist scriptures in this private school. Among them, most of the Mongolian halls are young children, focusing on enlightenment and rites, while the classics halls are mostly adults who have studied for many years and have a solid foundation, aiming at imperial examinations to start their careers. Tu An is only five years old this year, so it is natural for him to go to the Mongolian Pavilion.

Because it is only for the enlightenment of young children, the requirements for teachers in the Mongolian hall are not high, and Shuxiu can't be compared with the classics hall. Therefore, there are quite a few Mongolian halls in the county, but the qualifications of the teachers are much higher. uneven.

Afterwards, Butler Wang brought all the Mongolian halls in the county and the gentlemen sitting in the halls one by one, so that Tu Lin could have a comprehensive understanding so that he could make a proper choice. Among them, Steward Wang also introduced an academy named Chongwen.

According to Wang Guanjia, Chongwen Academy is the largest private school in the county. It has been established for nearly a hundred years. The academy has also trained a number one scholar and two candidates. In Yuanyang, many people from other counties came to study after a long journey.

There is also a Mongolian hall in Chongwen Academy. The Mongolian teachers who sit in the hall are all famous scholars, and they are not bad in terms of knowledge or virtue, which is not comparable to ordinary private schools in the county.

Listening to Steward Wang's words, Tu Lin couldn't help thinking that this Chongwen Academy was probably like those key schools in his previous life, but this Chongwen Academy was so respected by people, it was probably like those key schools, and the requirements for admission were also very strict, so it wouldn't be easy Accept the students.

Tu Lin thought about this, and asked Steward Wang like this, but he didn't want Steward Wang to smile slightly and said to him: "If it's someone else, maybe it's really not easy to be accepted by the academy, but if it's Xiao An's child, Brother Tu will be fine." Don't worry."

"What did Butler Wang say?" Tu Lin didn't understand, but he had a guess in his mind, could it be that the Zhou family and Na Chongwen also had some friendship after being discharged from the hospital, and planned to open a back door for him?

But Steward Wang said with a smile: "To tell you the truth, Brother Tu, this Chongwen Academy was founded by the ancestors of my Zhou family, and now the dean of the academy is the old man of my family. If it's anything else, my Zhou family can't say anything, but accept Xiao An's child is admitted to Chongwen Academy, but there is no difficulty, Brother Tu can rest assured."