Chapter 416: Fake and True, Waking up From a Dream and Still Young
"Huan Yin, Huan Yin!" A harsh voice reached Huan Yin's ears. Huan Yin felt dizzy and inexplicably sobered up after being shouted at by this voice. He quickly opened his eyes and found himself in a private school. The old teacher was looking at him angrily.
The old teacher's surname was Li. He was the best teacher in the best private school "Ruzitang" in Jingzhou City. He was known for his strict teaching. All the children of famous families in Jingzhou City would be sent to him by their elders to study. Huan Yin, as a boy of the Huan family, was naturally sent here by Duke Huan.
Huan Yin was diligent and studious. He could be said to be the best student in Li Laofu's school, so Li Laofu had always placed high hopes on him. And what Li Laofu hated most was that students dozed off in his class, which was simply a contempt for the knowledge he taught. Now seeing Huan Yin dozing off, how could he not be angry?
Huan Yin realized that he had made a big mistake in an instant. He stood up in panic, thinking how could he sleep in class. This was too disrespectful to the teacher and too disrespectful to knowledge.
When the teacher saw Huan Yin's reaction and saw that he was panicked, the anger on his face eased a little, but he still asked in a stern voice: "Huan Yin, what are you doing?"
Huan Yin still felt a little dizzy at this moment. He didn't know what happened to himself who had always been studious. He opened his mouth, but he was hesitant to speak, not knowing how to explain.
Master Li shook his head heavily and said: "A thousand-mile embankment is destroyed by an ant hole. Huan Yin, you must not be lax on the road to study, otherwise you will be lax once and every time. Your brother is useless, you must not become like him. Otherwise, there will be one less scholar and one more dandy in my Jingzhou city." Huan Yu was also a student of Master Li before, but Huan Yu was too outrageous, and was finally expelled from the school by Master Li.
When Duke Huan entrusted Huan Yin to Master Li, he was not willing to teach. If it were not for Duke Huan's good intentions, Huan Yin would not have had the opportunity to enter this school. But later Master Li found that Huan Yin was much more sensible than his brother Huan Yu, and he liked Huan Yin. Now seeing that Huan Yin was not in good condition, he was afraid that he would be led astray by his brother.
Huan Yin looked ashamed and said, "Master, Huan Yin knows he was wrong. Please punish me."
In Master Li's classroom, anyone who dozed off would be punished by being spanked. Seeing Huan Yin's sincere expression and liking Huan Yin, he sighed and said, "Let me ask you, what are the last few sentences of 'I examine myself three times a day'?"
Huan Yin answered, "Am I unfaithful when I work for others? Am I untrustworthy when I make friends? Am I unpracticed when I pass on knowledge?"
Master Li nodded with satisfaction, and the last trace of anger on his face disappeared. He said, "I hope you remember to reflect on yourself often to avoid going astray. Sit down."
Huan Yin nodded and said yes, and then he sat down.
Huan Yin was drowsy in this morning's class. If he hadn't kept reminding himself to listen carefully to the master's teaching, he would have fallen asleep again.
After finally making it to noon, Huan Yin let out a long sigh, picked up his backpack and walked home.
Walking on the road, the breeze was gentle, which made Huan Yin's spirits lifted a lot. The drowsiness in his head gradually disappeared. It was not until he and the servants walked to the gate of the Huan family's mansion that he finally recovered completely.
"Oh, the jinx is back." Huan Ling and Huan Yuchu were standing in the front yard. When Huan Ling saw Huan Yin coming home, he directly shouted and ridiculed.
Duke Huan went out to do business again. The other people in the family regarded Huan Yin as a thorn in their eyes. Therefore, as long as Duke Huan was not there, Huan Yin's days at home were always difficult.
Huan Yin was used to such things, and ignored it. He took the servants to go to his room.
"Hey, you didn't even call me sister when you saw me. Are you so rude? You jinx, you were born by a concubine after all. You have life but no one to teach you." Huan Yuchu said viciously and blocked Huan Yin's way.
Huan Yin's eyes flashed with a trace of resentment, but it eventually disappeared. He looked at Huan Yuchu and Huan Ling and said respectfully: "Hello, two sisters."
Huan Ling and Huan Yuchu laughed and said: "Unlucky star, it's time to eat, let's go with the sisters?"
Huan Yin didn't want to eat with his family, because he had tried it before. As long as Huan Gong was not there, he would be flooded with unpleasant words into his ears as soon as he sat at the table. At first he resisted, but whenever he said a word, he would be attacked by a crowd of people, and even Huan Yu, Huan Ling, and Huan Yuchu would directly attack him and humiliate him.
So Huan Yin said to Huan Ling and Huan Yuchu: "My brother is not feeling well, so he won't go to eat. Ah Le, just bring me some food to the room."
"Ah Le?" Huan Ling looked coldly at the servant standing next to Huan Yin and said: "He is a loyal dog, but it's a pity that he followed the wrong master."
Huan Yin said nothing more and walked straight forward with Ah Le. However, when he passed by Huan Ling and Huan Yuchu, he was suddenly tripped by one foot, and then another hand slapped him on the head, causing him to lose his balance and fall flat on his face.
There were bursts of laughter behind him, and Ah Le hurriedly stepped forward to help Huan Yin up. Huan Yin looked at Ah Le with gratitude and walked forward with him again.
After half an hour, someone knocked on Huan Yin's door, and then Ah Le's voice came: "Young Master, Ah Le is here to bring you food."
Huan Yin quickly got up and opened the door, and saw A Le holding two bowls, one with a steamed bun, and the other with some pickles. Looking at A Le again, his nose was bruised and his face was swollen, it was obvious that he had been beaten just now.
"A Le, are they taking out their anger on you again?" Huan Yin looked at A Le with concern, knowing that he wanted to get food for him but was being made difficult again. Looking at the food he brought, even the servants of the Huan family would not eat these things, and even the dogs of the Huan family would eat better than this.
Ah Le shed tears instantly and said: "Little Master, Ah Le is incompetent. They ruined everything he ate. This... these steamed buns and pickles were obtained by Ah Le with great difficulty. I can only wrong you, little Master." ”
Huan Yin looked at Ah Le gratefully, pulled him into the house, asked him to put the bowl away, and then said: "A Le, you always suffer when you follow me. Do you want to change your master?"
A Le was suddenly shocked and said: "Little Master, is it because A Le is incompetent and failed to serve you well, so you don't want me anymore?"
Huan Yin quickly waved his hand and said: "No, no, A Le, you are very good, but you follow me and get bullied all day long, eh..."
Ah Le said firmly: "A Le is not afraid. Ah Le knows that only the master, the young master and Miss Jiujiu are the real good people in this house. It is A Le's blessing to be able to follow and serve the young master." No matter what happens to the young master, A Le is willing to bear it with him. "
Huan Yin looked at Ah Le whose face was full of wounds, feeling indescribable gratitude in his heart. He glanced at the steamed buns and pickles next to him, and then asked: "A Le, have you not eaten yet?"
Ah Le said: "Young master, you don't have to worry about Ah Le. Ah Le will go out to find food right now. Don't worry."
Huan Yin thought to himself that Ah Le had finally found the steamed buns and pickles he had, so how could he get anything to eat if he went out alone as a servant? If he was allowed to leave, he would probably be hungry after this meal. Huan Yin knew that A Le was always bullied because of him, and he went hungry not once or twice. So he picked up the steamed buns on the table, broke them in half, handed half to Ah Le, and said, "A Le, come and eat with me."
Ah Le saw Huan Yin, an eight-year-old child, taking such good care of him. He almost shed tears again, but he held it back and said, "Young master, you can eat. Ah Le is not hungry."
Huan Yin showed an unhappy look and said, "It's weird if you're not hungry. Let's eat together!"
Ah Le waved his hands repeatedly: "How can Ah Le compete with the young master for food? This is impossible."
Huan Yin stuffed the half of the steamed bun into his hand, pushed him to the table and sat down, saying: "Eat quickly, come on!"
So, the master and servant finally ate steamed buns and pickles in Huan Yin's room. I'm afraid no one would believe such a thing. The young master of the Huan family actually shared a steamed bun with a servant. This was something only the poor people in Jingzhou would do.
The two masters and servants ate a steamed bun together in Huan Yin's house. Although they only had pickles to accompany them, the two neglected masters and servants had a good conversation and tasted the most ordinary steamed buns and pickles. .
After a while, Huan Jiujiu's voice rang outside Huan Yin's house: "Brother, brother, are you here?"
Hearing Huan Jiujiu's voice, Huan Yin felt happy and quickly ran over to open the door, and saw Sister Jiujiu standing outside the door.
Huan Yin pulled Huan Jiujiu into the room. Before he could speak, Huan Jiujiu pointed at the two bowls on the table and said, "You...why do you just eat this?"
After saying that, she immediately reacted and said: "They must have bullied you again. Daddy just happened to be back. I will go and file a complaint against them with Daddy!"
Huan Yin was overjoyed and asked, "Daddy is back?"
A Le was also overjoyed and asked: "Is the master back?"
The return of Duke Huan is Huan Yin and A Le's favorite thing. Because with Duke Huan here, they will be less bullied, and Huan Yin will never hear the word "broom star" again.
Huan Jiujiu nodded and said, "Well, dad is almost outside the house. I just came to see you to greet dad."
Huan Yin was overjoyed and said: "Come on, sister, let's go meet daddy!"