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In a blink of an eye, the time came to the first day of the second year, the first day of the first lunar month of the new year.
Thinking back to a few months ago, Zhao Xiaomei was still worried about her marriage all day long. She just wanted to hide in the house, feign illness and refuse guests, and passively hide from the world. In fact, she was lying alone in bed, tossing and turning, secretly feeling sad.
Today, the younger sister has long since escaped the fate of becoming a diplomatic tool and puppet, and is carefully taking care of her own academy on the occasion of the New Year.
There is still a slight amount of white snow floating in the sky, and it falls on people. It is cold to the heart, but it cannot freeze the little girl's sincere enthusiasm. In any previous New Year, she would rarely go out of the house when the snow fell, willing to be cold. Only this year, this time, she and her companions - Ajuan, Murong Yan, Zichai, etc. People are rushing around every corner of the academy, hanging couplets, pasting window grilles, or sweeping dust and dead branches, just to make the recently completed academy more popular.
There were all kinds of wonderful smiles on their faces. You helped me, and I was next to you, very close to each other. This may seem surprising to others. Zhao Xiaomei, a daughter of a wealthy family who usually gives the impression of being pampered and unable to endure any hardship, actually feels the joy brought by labor.
The academy has a clear layout, roughly in the middle of a large courtyard, which is subdivided into two small courtyards using stone arches.
There are many houses in the courtyard to the west, and the buildings are densely packed. They are all connected by bamboo paths, with Laojun Pavilion in the center as the main body - this is also the highest place in the entire academy, and you have to walk up several flights of stairs to reach it.
The courtyard to the east is relatively open and is used as a school ground, but it is far inferior to the form of a military camp. Therefore, it is a side courtyard and the area is quite small. There is only one house here, which is where Bai Feng and Murong Yan live. This house is only a short distance from the school grounds. It only uses fences to simply plan a space. Several green bamboos are planted around it, and a stone table is placed outside the door. The house is large, comfortable, and sheltered from the elements.
The girls are very busy preparing for the New Year and the official opening of the academy to teach students, and so are Bai Feng and Su Qing.
One of these two young masters is on the rise in life and career, while the other has just hit the bottom. Their attitudes towards Yuyi Academy are even more completely different.
Bai Feng was naturally very willing to work as a lobbyist for the completion of the academy, but Su Qing didn't take it seriously. He didn't even put forward a single opinion from the beginning to the end. Instead, he often wandered around the land of fireworks in despair, until After the younger sister asked him if he could invite Tao Wu to teach his apprentices in the lecture hall, he regained some consciousness and motivation.
That morning, the two of them left the academy one after another. Bai Feng was going to Zhao Kuo to meet more dignitaries as invited, while Su Qing was going to the post station to send the handwritten letter back to Cangzhou, hoping in his heart The adoptive father Tao Wuyong was able to receive the letter and get a reply as soon as possible.
Hu Yan, the instructor of the Yuyi Town Army, had heard about Yuyi Academy, and he also rushed to the academy to introduce himself on this day. Unfortunately, when he came, Bai Feng and Su Qing had just left to receive him. Zhao Xiaomei and Murong Yan were the only two people. Ajuan and Zichai had their own reasons for not wanting to meet such a vicious-looking person. After finishing the trivial matters in the academy, they chased the children on the street. Went to play with firecrackers.
The three of them were living in a small pavilion where guests could receive guests. Murong Yan was facing the northwest corner and simmering hot tea. Zhao Xiaomei, as a host, responded to the other person's self-recommendation in a gentle way, saying: "Brother Tiger Eyes is really great." Are you going to be a master?"
"So... let's take it." Hu Yan is still unkempt now, his eyes are sharp, and he is dressed in a business-like manner. He doesn't look like someone working in the military at all. He touched his cheeks thoughtfully. With his mustache, he replied: "I made an agreement with Bai Shaoxia before to find a time to compete in martial arts again in the future! This time, I will not use my palm to catch the Dragon Sword in his hand."
"A martial arts competition?" Zhao Xiaomei asked with fear, "Is Brother Tiger Eye unhappy because of past events and wants to beat up Mr. Bai?"
"Hahaha, there is no such thing!" Huyan laughed loudly: "The last time I defeated him was just a fluke. I just saw the rusty and worn-out weapon in Bai Shaoxia's hand, so I used the secret of our Longhu Villa. Pass on the special skills! It just so happens that Bai Shaoxia's martial arts experience and fist skills are not as good as mine, so he fell into my hands."
"I see, no wonder Brother Feng would meet you for a private martial arts competition." Murong Yan put the boiled tea in front of everyone, took a sip first, and then said with a smile: "Brother Tiger Eyes, you came just in time! Everything is going well for our young Bai Shaoxia now, and he just needs a setback, otherwise, he will be arrogant and arrogant, and he will definitely suffer even more in the future!"
Seeing Murong Yan talking about Bai Feng with such a smile, Hu couldn't help but laugh and said: "I didn't expect that Miss Murong is so generous and could bear to see her lover suffer?"
"I call this the beauty of adulthood!" Murong Yan's cheeks were slightly red and she replied sweetly: "Anyway, Yuyi Academy also needs martial arts masters, not those 'idiots' who only risk their lives and want to save all people all day long."
"Miss Murong, you don't have to belittle Shaoxia Bai just because he can't defeat me. His martial arts skills in Longhu Villa are only inferior to those of Master and me..."
Zhao Xiaomei saw the two arguing for a long time and then realized that Murong Yan had been complaining about what Bai Feng did to her on weekdays, while Hu Yan had been discussing the level of martial arts, not just the level of martial arts. The two of them could never talk to each other, as the saying goes.
After several verbal battles, Hu Yan finally understood that Murong Yan did not like force and hated fighting. Gradually, he no longer forced the other party to accept his ideas, and then he bowed his hands to the younger sister and said in respect: "Miss Zhao, I don't know, I respect you." Can you agree to let me come to the academy to continue studying martial arts?"
Zhao Xiaomei said: "Brother Tiger Eyes, I am just entrusted by my brother to come to the academy to assist in various affairs. The real owners of this academy are Sister Murong and Mr. Bai. In my opinion, Sister Murong is still very willing to have you come, so , Mr. Bai no longer has to wield swords and swords all day long..."
"Humph, little sister understands what I mean!" Murong Yan said with a smile, stood up and said goodbye, and said: "Remember when you come to the academy tomorrow, there will be several young people with extraordinary abilities waiting for you! The martial arts of your Longhu Villa , you don’t have to worry about having no one to pass on to you, right?”
"Thank you Miss Murong, thank you Miss Zhao!" Huyan watched Murong Yan go away, then exchanged a few words with Miss Zhao before leaving.
