Wei Cheyu's temper has become gentler now. If it was only gentle on the surface before, now this gentleness has been melted into his bones, and no one can detect anything abnormal.
Faced with Hua Xiaomei's entanglement and disturbance, he no longer showed the slightest hint of impatience.
"Well, that's it..."
"Sounds great."
"I'm curious too, you can tell me."
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His voice was soft and his face was gentle and gentle. The sun shone on his face, and his long eyelashes fluttered, making him look charming.
Hua Xiaomei looked at it with dreamy eyes and couldn't help but giggle.
She felt that her persistence and hard work over the past two years were not in vain. Brother Yuzi was gradually moved by her and became more and more gentle and kind to her.
Since Wei's mother left, Wei Zhenzhen, who had been serving as a background, silently raised her eyes, looked at the distance that had never changed, and then lowered her eyes silently.
When Wei's mother came back, Hua Xiaomei left reluctantly.
At the end of the ten-day holiday, Wei Cheyu and Wei Zhenzhen returned to school. They were the only two students in Master Hong’s school now. All the students who attended the school at the time had dropped out. Since then, Master Hong has not admitted any more students, but has devoted all his energy to When it comes to teaching them, to be precise, it mainly focuses on Wei Cheyu.
"You are here just in time, come and take a look at these books," Master Hong pointed at the two books spread out on the desk. The paper was yellowed and old, and it looked like it had been a few years.
Wei Cheyu first bowed his hands, then walked slowly to the desk and said hesitantly, "Master, is this...?"
"Yesterday I went to find a former classmate and friend and borrowed it from him. Read it and see if you get anything from it." Master Hong carefully turned the pages of the book. "This classmate of mine is now a scholar. This is his test to become a scholar." The notes I took at that time must be very useful."
Wei Cheyu was stunned. If he was really a teenage farmer's boy, he might only be grateful but not understand how rare Master Hong's kindness was.
In this dynasty where books are as valuable as gold, scholars cherish books more than their own lives, and private notes are not easily borrowed. Master Hong is able to borrow them without knowing what he has sacrificed, but Master Hong has She looked at him but said nothing, just asked him to read well.
"Master..." Wei Cheyu's voice was dry, and he bowed his hands again sincerely, "Thank you."
Although he didn't need it, he was really grateful to Master Hong for his thoughtfulness.
Master Hong waved his hands and without saying anything else, stood up and made way for Wei Cheyu to sit down on the desk.
A year ago, when only Wei Cheyu and Wei Zhenzhen were enrolled, Master Hong asked Wei Cheyu to use the desk where he sat when teaching to read and write, and he read on the long table instead.
Because Master Hong felt that Wei Cheyu could concentrate more on reading while sitting in front of the desk.
"Now I have nothing to teach you. You can read for a while and ask me if you don't understand." After Master Hong explained something to Wei Cheyu, he walked to the long table and stared at Wei Zhenzhen, who was sitting upright in silence. language.
Wei Zhenzhen's expression did not change. She looked back at Master Hong and remained silent.
Master Hong sighed: "Ah Zheng..."
"exist."
"Why aren't you a man..."
Wei Zhenzhen: "..."
Wei Zhenzhen has become accustomed to Master Hong sighing at her at least once a day, sighing why she is not a boy, otherwise she can take the imperial examination.
From her earnest response to comfort at the beginning to her numbness and now her speechlessness, she silently watched Master Hong perform a daily pity on her.
It's such a pity that you have a treasure but can't dig it out and use it.
"Azheng, you still have to study hard. Although you can't take the imperial examination, but..." Master Hong suddenly started to feel sad again, "Why can't you take the imperial examination? Although your understanding is not very good, you have a photographic memory and you are perseverant. , you will definitely pass the next exam, why not...sigh..."
Comes and comes again.
Wei Zhenzhen read the book silently, waiting for Master Hong's sadness to pass.
Wei Zhenzhen's life in school can be described as very miserable.
At first, Master Hong mainly focused on Wei Cheyu. Later, when he found that there was nothing to teach Wei Cheyu, Master Hong collected various books and notes related to the imperial examination for Wei Cheyu to read by himself, and then focused all his energy on Wei Zhenzhen.
I don’t know if it’s because there are no students to teach in class so I can only teach Wei Zhenzhen, or if it’s because of my love for talents.
In short, Master Hong will start to watch Wei Zhenzhen reading and writing, and if there is something wrong, he will correct it immediately.
Wei Cheyu would occasionally interrupt, attracting Master Hong's attention, allowing Wei Zhenzhen to take a breather and rest.
Like now.
"By the way, Master, I want to take the exam next year, I wonder if that's possible?" Wei Cheyu asked, interrupting Master Hong's chatter to Wei Zhenzhen.
"You want to take the exam next year?" Master Hong was stunned, and then murmured to himself, "That's right, you can actually try your knowledge in the exam. Even if you fail, you are still young. Use it as experience to gain experience and take the exam next time. Pass."
But in fact, Master Hong felt that Wei Cheyu would definitely pass the exam. Wei Cheyu was the smartest and most suitable person he had ever met in his life. What he taught was easy to understand and could even draw inferences from one instance to another. Gradually, Master Hong felt that he had nothing to teach, and even began to have the idea to let him teach Wei Cheyu again. It just delayed Wei Cheyu's scientific examination.
Seeing that Master Hong seemed to be lost in thought, Wei Cheyu couldn't help but asked in confusion: "Master? What's wrong with you?"
"It's okay, I'm just thinking about something."
"Can students take exams next year?"
"sure."
After saying this, Master Hong began to be in a trance again, not knowing what he was thinking.
The whole day, he stared at the brush on the desk with a blank expression, no longer staring at Wei Zhenzhen. It was not until the sky turned dark and it was time for Wei Cheyu and Wei Zhenzhen to go home from the hall that he said, "Tomorrow, let your parents Come and visit, and if they are not free to come, then wait until the day they are free at home and I will visit them.”
Wei Cheyu was startled, and then asked in confusion: "What's wrong, Master? Did the students do something wrong?"
"No, I just want to discuss something with your parents."
"Student...can you know what is going on first?"
Master Hong pretended to be nonchalant, "It's not a big deal, I just want to discuss with your parents about transferring you to another school."
"Why?" Wei Cheyu was startled, "Master, are you no longer running schools?"
"No, I just don't want to delay you any longer," Master Hong's attitude was calm and natural, "Brother Yu, you will take the exam next year. Master is confident that you can pass the exam, but now I have nothing to teach you. Follow me." If I continue to study, I will only waste your time and let you waste a year on the way to pass the imperial examination."
In fact, it has been wasted, but Master Hong has been reluctant to let it go. Once Wei Cheyu is allowed to study with another master, and Wei Cheyu becomes a boy student or even a scholar in the future, everyone will only think that the later master taught him well.
He originally wanted to wait until Wei Cheyu passed the Tongsheng test before letting him go, but Master Hong thought for a day and finally felt that he couldn't be so selfish, "I have a very good master who I want to introduce to you. This master is much better than me. Although He is twenty years younger than me but is already a scholar. It will be more beneficial to your knowledge if you follow him."
"Master..."
Wei Cheyu was deeply moved. He felt that human nature was really complicated.
Master Hong didn't pay much attention to them at first, or it should be said that he didn't pay much attention to all students.
Teaching in Kaixuetang is actually very perfunctory, but a person who was irresponsible to students at the beginning is now willing to sacrifice his own interests in order to give his students a better future.
Wei Cheyu knew how much it would play a role in Master Hong's fame and prestige if he passed the exam under Master Hong, but Master Hong was willing to give up this benefit to others in order not to delay him.
"Master, I am very grateful to you for thinking about me, but I still hope to continue studying under you."
"Why?" Master Hong was puzzled. God knows how much determination it took him to make this decision. Brother Yu's rejection was a test of his humanity. He couldn't help but shake shamefully, "I have nothing to teach you anymore." It’s yours, of course I won’t object if you insist on staying.”
"The student feels that other teachers are actually the same. What the student lacks now is just the experience of taking the exam, and..." Wei Che glanced at Wei Zhenzhen pretending to be casual, "And it's very good here, really very good."
When Master Hong saw Wei Cheyu glance at Wei Zhenzhen, he suddenly realized, "That's right, other schools... won't let you go to school together."
Wei Zhenzhen: "..." Master, you misunderstood. Brother Yuzi is definitely not because of me. There must be other ulterior reasons.
However, Wei Zhenzhen would never discredit Wei Cheyu in front of outsiders, and would even help cover it up, so she remained silent.
In fact, Wei Cheyu had no ulterior reasons. It was purely to save money and trouble. It didn't matter who taught him anyway. It would be better to work under Mr. Hong, at least knowing the basics. As for that casual glance just now...
It was just an unintentional move on his part.
