The hairpin banquet is an honor and a welcome ceremony for students to enter the academy. Here, everyone either brushes their faces in front of the academic officials and the bigwigs in the education industry, or shows off their poems and compositions by dozens of people. With just a few skills... Even the student and scholar sitting on the long table in the corner was trying to find ways to gain a sense of presence.
There was only one person in the entire Hairpin Banquet who was not very harmonious, and that was Zhu Ping'an, who was sitting at the end of several rows of tables. When a dish was served, he tasted it. If it tastes good, eat more. If it doesn't taste good, eat less. Anyway, that's it. Eat, eat, eat...eat in all kinds of ways...
While others were reciting poems, composing poems, having a drink or something, Zhu Ping'an just ate monotonously, no, he ate in various ways, big mouths, small mouths, sips, sucks, nibbles, bites, tugs...
People around him raised eyebrows. How could he be encouraged by Master Tixueguan? It was a foodie. He was greedy for food and drink, and would definitely not be able to become a great person in the future. I really wasted the opportunity to get close to Mr. Ti Xueguan. If it were me, I would naturally thank Mr. Ti Xueguan for his encouragement and propose a toast. Then I would compose a poem and write a poem to ask Mr. Ti Xueguan for his comments. In this way, If you come here, your reputation will be prosperous.
Adou is really helpless.
Of course, not everyone thinks so. For example, Wang Jin from Taihu and others praised Zhu Ping'an a lot. If Zhu Ping'an hadn't been eating too seriously and he was sitting too far away, he would have gone over to get acquainted with him.
The whole hairpin banquet came to an end in a harmonious atmosphere. Master Ti Xueguan gave a few words of encouragement before leaving. When passing by Zhu Pingan's table, he saw the shrimp skin and crab shells on Zhu Pingan's table, and his eyes flashed. I couldn't help but jump: This young man has a good appetite, which is really enviable...
At this time, the time was running out. Zhu Pingan slowly returned to the inn with a full stomach.
"Brother Zhu, you are finally here..."
Zhu Ping'an just went upstairs when he heard a howl like a slaughtering pig, and then saw the fat man Xue Chi jumping out of the corner in ragged clothes, and tears welled up in his eyes.
The look that Zhu Ping'an gave to Fatty would be shocking, if it weren't for Fatty's voice. Just seeing such a guy pop out from the corner, Zhu Ping'an's first reaction would definitely be to kick him and run away.
How come this guy has become so virtuous after not seeing him for more than a day? Why does it feel like someone was robbed and then rubbed? However, even with the fat man's appearance that infinitely lowers the lower limit of human beings, there are still people who are willing to throw soap? !
"Brother Zhu, why did you come here..." The fat man jumped out. Looking at Zhu Pingan, two hot tears shed from his aggrieved fat face.
"Stop, what are you doing, experiencing life or breaking through yourself?" Zhu Ping'an looked at the fat man's ragged clothes and dirty face. He simply didn't know how this guy got such a moral character.
"It's all my father's fault." Fat Xue Chi mentioned his father, his fat face full of dissatisfaction.
"Did your father beat you?" Zhu Ping'an's eyes twitched.
"No." The fat man shook his head, and the fat on his face was shaken. "But it's all his fault. Don't you just donate a prison student to me? Then you keep humiliating me when you get home. Always humiliate you. Me." Having said this, the fat man looked at Zhu Pingan with dissatisfaction in his eyes.
"What are you talking about? You are thirteen years old, you are the head of the case and so on. No matter how you look at it, I don't like it. You said that I can do nothing but eat. Of course I can't admit it. Before I said it, After two sentences, he scolded me for everything I said."
A promise?
The corners of Zhu Ping'an's mouth twitched. How could this word be a curse word?
"My father said it. I said one thing, and you criticized me nine times, and you said nine things! Then he started talking about me again, saying that you all invited the academic officer to treat me to dinner. He said that I would only rely on him for food, and I I can't stop you. I don't even think about it. He took the exam for eighteen years before he passed the exam, and I only passed the exam for three years. He even scolded me for being incompetent..." The fat man was so full of snot and tears. .
"A few scoldings at you won't lead to this kind of virtue?" Zhu Ping'an was speechless.
"Filial piety comes first. I couldn't blame him, so I had to go out to the city to relax by myself. I didn't dare to go back at night. I woke up early in the morning and had nothing to do. I thought I would go to the mountains to watch the sunrise and broaden my mind, so I climbed up. I waited for more than an hour for a small mountain, but the sun rose from behind me..." The fat man became more and more heartbroken as he talked.
"Then it's not like this?" Zhu Ping'an admired the fat man very much. He could find the wrong direction even at sunrise.
"I went down the mountain after watching the sunrise. I climbed the mountain early in the morning and stayed for more than an hour. I was already starving, so I wanted to find something to eat. The foot of the mountain was deserted. It took me a long time to find one. I bought three buns from the bun seller. They didn’t taste good at all. I couldn’t eat any more after eating two of them. Finally, I asked the bun seller how much they cost. As a result, the grandson raised the price and dared to ask for it from me. One hundred coins. Of course I don't admit it, so I'm going to argue with this grandson, "Three buns want one hundred coins from me, why don't you rob me." When the fat man said this, the anger at that time could still be seen on his face.
"Then what?" Zhu Pingan asked.
"Then, then he really robbed me... Then I did this. When I meet the grandson again, I must make him look good. The robbery was all on the fat man. Brother Zhu, hurry up and open the door. Just now People passing by laughed at me several times. Let me in quickly and get me some food. Also, buy me a set of clothes. I don’t dare to go back like this. If I go back like this, I might be humiliated by my father. Here." The fat man said, wiping his nose and approaching Zhu Pingan's door, urging Zhu Pingan to open the door.
It’s really no zuo no die. Zhu Ping’an only expressed this emotion about the fat man’s experience.
Zhu Ping'an opened the door. The fat man said with emotion, "You see a brother in times of need." He slipped in like a bereaved dog. He was really fed up with the contempt of passers-by. He didn't feel anything after being scolded by his father so much. He was looked at a few times by them. It feels like my soul is being tortured and my grace is ruined.
After Zhu Pingan opened the door, he went downstairs. In the lobby, he asked the waiter to deliver a bucket of hot water to the room. Then he ordered two dishes, one soup and two steamed buns and asked the waiter to bring them to the room.
After paying the money, Zhu Ping'an went out to the cloth shop where he trimmed his clothes last time, and randomly asked for a set of large-sized clothes. No matter whether they fit him or not, they were better than those worn by the fat man.
On the way back to the inn, Zhu Ping'an met his uncle and several other villagers. After not seeing each other for a day, his uncle and other villagers seemed to have been healed of their heartache by the promiscuous woman.
"Xie'er, what a coincidence. Uncle is still thinking of going to the inn to find you." Uncle Zhu Shouren has regained his former suaveness and lost the loneliness he felt when the results were released.
"Uncle, uncles, are you ready to return home tomorrow?" Zhu Pingan asked, cupping his hands.
"Uncle is just going to tell you about this. I won't go back tomorrow. The day after tomorrow will be the annual flower appraisal and oiran selection event in Qinhuai River. Uncle and others have been entrusted by others to do their best during the period. Li, I will postpone my return home for a few days." As the uncle spoke, his face was full of spring.
Other villagers are also full of spring.
Well
As expected of Xiao Chu, who was one of the losers. He has rich experience in failing.
You guys recovered really fast.
Zhu Ping'an could no longer complain to his uncle and others.
"Well, I just feel homesick for Ping An, so I'm going back home first." Zhu Ping'an cupped his hands and said calmly, "I hope your uncle and uncles won't be surprised." (To be continued.)
