Chapter 175: Learning to become a disciple

The next day, early morning.

Just after breakfast, Su Chen led Su An and Du Zigui to inquire all the way to Lao Liu's house in Gutian Village.

Standing in front of the door of Lao Liu's house and looking at the current situation in the courtyard of Lao Liu's house, the three of them couldn't help but frown. It was too small, too simple, too broken, and there was a faint smell of cow dung in the entire courtyard.

Looking at the twenty plowing oxen squeezing in the cow tent in the yard, Su Chen and Du Zhigui were speechless.

How could a generation of calligraphy masters, the savior of the Empress and His Royal Highness live in such a place?

Du Zhigui curled his lips disdainfully. So what if he is famous? He has no money and is still a pauper. He used to say that Liu Yi was a farmer, which was really true.

Su Chen was thinking, is this the real reason why Mr. Liu is greedy for money and business? If so, it is understandable.

"Please sit for all three. Liu doesn't have so many rules for big houses here, just be as easy as you can." Liu Yi sat in the head of the main hall facing the door of the hall, and said to Su Chen, Du Zhigui and the other two with a chuckling.

"Mr. Liu, please." Su Chen and Du Zhigui bowed to Liu together, and then took it to sit down. Su An still stood behind Su Chen as usual.

Liu Yi looked up at the old man who looked very energetic behind Su Chen, and wanted to ask him to sit down, but when he thought of the rules of this era, he endured it again. He looked up at Su Chen and asked him, "Brother Su, I haven't seen you for a few days, why do you have the time to run to a small place like Sanyuan? Is Su Dasi Nongqing who has arrived?"

"Mr. Lao Liu is worried about it, and only my brother comes this time." Su Chen put down the tea bowl he had just picked up and said to Liu Yiu: "And I am here this time, I just want to ask Mr. Liu for advice in person for one thing, and I hope Mr. Liu can teach me."

Didn't you come to seek medical treatment again?

Liu Yi raised his eyebrows and said to Su Chen: "Oh? I don't know why? Please explain it in detail by Brother Su."

"Chen wants to be a teacher and learn Liu's calligraphy from him. I hope he can accept Chen." As he said that, Su Chen stood up, bowed respectfully to Liu Yi, and looked up at Liu Yi, with great desire in his eyes.

Du Zhigui looked at Su Chen in surprise. He came from Chang'an for this reason. Is it because of this? He took a farmer as his teacher? Du Zhigui didn't understand and even sneered.

Liu Yiu is indeed very famous and talented, but his identity is still a farmer and a merchant. How could anyone like this be willing to take him as his teacher?

"Add to be a disciple? Haha, Brother Su is joking." Liu Yi shook his head, chuckled and refused, "Not to mention that Liu has no intention of accepting disciples, even if there is, Liu dare not accept Su Sinong's precious grandson as his disciple. You know, there is also a merchant hat on Liu's head. If this implicates Brother Su's career, Mr. Su will not come and fight with Liu."

After saying that, Liu Yiuan picked up the tea bowl and took a sip, looked at Su Chen's little disappointed face, and then said, "However, if Brother Su is willing, Liu doesn't mind discussing and studying Liu's calligraphy with Brother Su."

As the saying goes, strange goods are common, but if he teaches Su Chen or some other people, Liu's calligraphy, more people will be able to write, will this matter gradually become dull, and he will save a lot of trouble.

A surge of joy rose in Su Chen's chest. Isn't Liu Yi's words equivalent to being willing to teach him Liu's calligraphy?

"In this way, Chen naturally wants it!" Only such a good opportunity would be willing to miss it, and Su Chen quickly bent down and responded.

"Well, then that's it. When you have time, Brother Su just comes to find Liu. Liu must be told everything." Liu Yi nodded, then stood up, accused Su Chen and Du Zhigui, and walked out of the living room.

Outside the gate, he saw Li Dechen looking inward there.

"Brother Li, why are you here at this time?" Liu Yi walked to the door and asked Li Dechen. Shouldn't this old man still digging wells in the field at this time? Why did he have the leisure to run here? Could something have happened in the field?

"The boss, that's right," Li Dechen bent over and replied: "The drainage pipes you asked to dig have roughly taken shape, so the old man wanted to invite the boss to come and have a look. If there is no problem, we will start laying wood and stone to consolidate the shape."

"Well," Liu Yi nodded lightly and calculated the time for excavation. Two days have passed. It is normal to dig at this speed. He looked at Li Dechen and waved his hand at him and said, "Mr. Liu will go in a while. Mr. Li will go back first."

"Yes, the old man will take his leave first." Li Dechen bowed to Liu, then turned around and went to the west.

Liu Yiuan looked at the two young men sitting in the living room at the moment. He stood in the yard and thought for a moment, then returned to the room, bowed his hands, and said to Su Chen and Du Zhigui with a smile: "It's a tangible thing, and Liu is afraid that he can't accompany you here. I wonder if you are interested in going to Liu's field with Liu to visit Liu's fields?"

Although this is a bit rude, Liu Yiu did not want to delay his farming plan in order to accompany these young men.

"Of course! If Mr. Liu doesn't mind." Su Chen agreed immediately due to the surprise of Liu Yi and Du Zhigui. When he went out with his grandfather, he had run into the fields a lot, so Su Chen didn't care much about these.

Although Su Chen didn't care, Du Zhigui was a little unhappy. After growing up so old, he had never seen such a way of hospitality? He could think of it when he brought the guests to the field. Looking at Liu Yi's smiling face with a faint smile, Du Zhigui felt despised.

However, his purpose today was to accompany Su Chen, the distinguished guest. Since Su Chen agreed, he didn't have to say much, but just nodded at Liu Yiuan depressedly, and agreed.

"It's not bad!" Liu Yi looked at Su Chen with a calm face and gently curled the corners of his mouth. This young man is very good.

From the beginning of the General's Mansion to now, he has given Liu Yi a good feeling. He is neither arrogant nor irritable, has a broad mind and politeness, and does not have the playboy spirit of ordinary noble men. Old man Su is quite good at raising his grandson.

"No need to go later, let's go here." Liu Yiuan nodded slightly to them, and then left the living room first. He drove the carriage that Du Zhigui and his friends rushed to the fields west of the village together.

Following Li Dechen's heels, Liu Yian drove the carriage to the ground.

"Boss, you are here." Seeing this, Li Dechen hurriedly stepped forward to help hold the horse, and helped Liu Yi and Su Chen get off the car.

The group stood still at the ground, watching the more than one hundred tenant farmers who were busy in the fields.

"Boss," Li Dechen fixed the carriage, then came to Liu Yiu and whispered: "The pipes of each group and field have been dug. Please check the owner. If the owner thinks it is OK, then the old man will take the people to start the shape."

"Well," Liu Yian walked deep into the fields and nodded his head. These tenants were quite smart. Although the pipes dug out were of different shapes, they were undoubtedly the most reasonable drainage and irrigation routes.

"Brother Li," Liu waved to Li Dechen and ordered: "As long as you build it according to this, let's start."

"Yes, boss, let me continue to give you instructions." Li Dechen responded and bent over and left.

At this time, Liu Yiuan also walked to a half-percent well and checked the progress of the tenant farmers' well digging.

"Huh?!" Su Chen saw the farm tools in the hands of the tenant farmers in the well pit, and whispered. What is this? Why have you never seen it before? And it is digging so quickly?

Su Chen couldn't help but glance at Liu Yiyi, and couldn't help but think of his "Liu's Plough" a while ago. Could it be that this is another new type of agricultural tool?

"Mr. Liu," after looking for a long time, Su Chen finally couldn't help asking Liu Yiuan, saying, "I wonder what the well-digging thing below is? Can you let Chen try it?"

"Oh?" Liu Yi looked at Su Chen in surprise. This Su Chen fruit was different. Few nobles were interested in this kind of thing. They were worthy of being the descendant of the Grand Secretary Nongqing. Liu Yi unconsciously remembered the old man Su who made him fail to plow.

"Of course," Liu Yi agreed. This shovel is not as expensive as a curved plow. It is not easy to promote. It has a simple structure and is easy to imitate. Liu Yi has no intention of making money and becoming rich, so there is no such thing as whether it is kept secret.

He reached out and borrowed the shovel from the tenant farmer and handed it to Su Chen and said, "This thing is called a shovel. It is a kind of hoe. It is suitable for scattering, ploughing, and digging. Brother Su Chen asked."

"Shuttle?" Su Chen took it with both hands and looked up and down. It was as its name suggests, and the entire surface was made of pig iron.

Seeing this, Su Chen couldn't help feeling a little disappointed. Such things are good, but they must be extremely valuable. Even if they are made, they are not affordable to anyone.

As the tenant farmer looked just now, Su Chen held the pole with both hands and the shovel with his left foot. With a little force, the fog was inserted into the ground so easily.
Chapter completed!