Xu Shouwen realized belatedly that his image in the eyes of his classmates seemed to be developing into completely opposite poles.
In the eyes of several senior brothers, he is the last line of defense that has not been overtaken by the junior junior brother and can preserve the senior brother's face, so that the junior junior brother will not achieve the achievement of "killing senior brothers together, being a junior junior brother in name but actually a senior senior brother";
In the eyes of his junior brother, he is the only one among a group of overly motivated senior brothers who is willing to play with him.
No matter which side you are on, it is the only one left with great achievements. The former hopes that he will continue to lead and never be surpassed by his younger brother; the latter hopes that he will stick to himself and never be tempted by learning.
The pressure immediately fell on Xu Shouwen.
In this regard, Xu Shouwen: "..."
He wanted to say: How about you guys have a fight?
It is impossible to fight. Master Xu saw the changes in the school. Xie Shi, who had made great achievements, became Master Xu's confidant. Even Xu Shouwen, his biological son, had to withdraw.
Xu Shouwen's life was very difficult.
In the past, although Master Xu disliked his son's laziness, he saw that he had good talents, completed his studies without compromise, and his learning progress was not slow compared with his peers, so he never strictly controlled him.
Now that he had a young disciple with amazing talents and a diligent attitude, who could also inspire other disciples to strive for progress, Master Xu looked at his son and immediately felt that his nose was not a nose, his eyes were not eyes, and he felt that he was not good at anything.
The most important thing is that even others knew that Xu Shouwen was stimulated by his junior brother to take the initiative and forge ahead, but Xu Shouwen actually did nothing and remained lazy. Occasionally, he would see him smiling and urging his senior brother to lie down together. Master Xu's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot.
——Sure enough, my life was too relaxed and fast!
As a result, Xu Shouwen fell into a bad situation. The relatively relaxed learning environment of the past was gone forever. From time to time, his old father, who didn't like him, would catch him and punish him for making small mistakes.
Xu Shouwen, who had copied "The Thousand-Character Essay" almost by heart, used to read the jokes of his senior brothers, but now he really can't laugh anymore.
His smile didn't disappear, it just shifted.
Xu Shouwen, who was immersed in copying books, looked up and saw Xie Shi's gloating smile, and his chubby cheeks bulged with laughter. For the first time, he felt the hatefulness of "other people's children", and he couldn't help but angrily shouted Pinch it twice:
"Junior brother is very hateful now."
The hateful little junior brother pretended to be good for a second, and thoughtfully handed him the water, which was warm in the palm of his hand, and asked him diligently: "Senior Brother Xu, are you tired? Are you thirsty? Do you want to rest?"
Xu Shouwen: ...I take my words back, my junior brother is still very cute. The damn thing is the Master!
...Yes, it's all his father's fault!
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Several senior brothers either took the initiative to open the book, or like Xu Shouwen, who was forced to open the book by his master, Xie Shi became the most leisurely one.
He goes to school step by step every day to brush up his credit card, and after school he reviews his homework and teaches his sister to continue brushing up her points. His life is extremely regular and boring. He can't help but miss the days when he was not in school and played around with his friends.
During lunch break, he was like a caged bird, eating his food and looking out the window.
In the empty and quiet yard, there was only a skinny old pine standing upright in the cold wind, opening its arms to the sky.
Xiaotuanzi wandered in the world and fell into imagination.
In previous winters, what should he be playing now?
Suddenly, Xie Shi's eyes fixed.
I saw only a little bit of frost falling, and then pieces of flying flowers fell like rain. Suddenly, a strong wind came whistling with flying snow, just like "a sudden spring breeze came overnight, and thousands of pear trees bloomed."
He said "Oops": "Is it snowing?"
Others couldn't help but exclaimed when they heard the sound.
"It's really snowing!"
"Ah, it's so heavy snow!"
"...Do you think this is the first snow this year?"
The snow fell heavier and heavier, and soon, the goose-feather-like heavy snow covered the courtyard, covering the ground with a snow-white carpet.
The snow in the south always comes late, it is already the twelfth lunar month of winter, the sky and earth are covered in silver, and everything is bathed in frost and flowers.
Xie Shi enthusiastically suggested: "Let's have a snowball fight!" There were also building snowmen, playing on the ice, and fishing in the glacier... The beautiful memories of winter suddenly revived, making him ready to move.
The others were wildly excited, and Zhao Zixin reminded hesitantly: "...don't forget that we will have to review the book later."
"You won't miss lunch school." Xie Shi waved his hand disapprovingly, "You should have a good rest after taking an hour's lunch break. Senior brothers have been tired these days, what's wrong with relaxing for a day?"
A group of children who were no more than eight years old could not overcome their playful nature. Under Xie Shi's encouragement, they all chanted "work and rest" and "I will just relax", but their bodies were very honest and they ran in quickly. In the courtyard.
The little tutuanzi who was running at the front even slipped because he was going too fast, and he slid along the ground for ten meters.
Wuhu——
Xiaotuanzi patted his butt and stood up, shouting loudly: "The first snowball fight competition of Xu's Private School has officially begun!"
Before he finished speaking, he had already picked up a snow dumpling, flicked his little hand, and threw it at the others like a cannonball, not forgetting the dubbing: "Yohoo—bang!"
Xu Shouwen, who was hit on the spot, suddenly said "Ah!", picked up a ball of snow, and rushed towards him with his teeth and claws open.
"Okay, how dare you sneak attack! Look at me——"
The courtyard was too small to open, so a few people gradually ran out of the private school gate, and started walking around in the open space outside the door.
The laughter and laughter attracted children to watch one after another. Children from Xujiacun continued to join in, and the team gradually grew.
Before I knew it, it was already the beginning of the day, and it was time for lunch.
Holding a scroll in one hand and a ruler in the other, Master Xu pushed open the door of the front courtyard school, only to find that there was no one there.
He almost thought he had mistaken the time.
Turning around and walking out of the main hall, I vaguely heard a commotion outside the door. It was as lively as the New Year, and it surprised Master Xu very much.
It should be noted that the area around his private school has always been quiet. Firstly, the Xu family's house is located alone at the end of the village, with no neighbors; secondly, as the only scholar in the village, the villagers do not dare to disturb him at will. After learning that he was going to open a private school, every household even restricted the naughty children and were not allowed to play near the private school on weekdays. Because of this, private mats can maintain a quiet learning environment.
Today is unusual. Could something have happened?
There is no one in the school. Could it be related to this?
Master Xu was secretly worried. When he went out and took a look, he immediately laughed angrily. Among a group of urchins, the one with his head covered in snow and forgetting himself about playing, who else could it be if he wasn't a group of students?
At this time, one of the children looked up and saw Master Xu. He was startled when he remembered his family's instructions.
"Master Xiu Cai is here!"
"Run, run!"
The urchins who were worried about being beaten when they returned home suddenly dispersed. Only Xie Shi and six others were left standing there, standing out.
Only then did the few people with their heads covered with snow realize that they had missed the time. They looked at Master Xu angrily:
"Husband, Master."
The culprit looked innocent, while the other people secretly shouted something bad: Oh no, no! Why were they so lost that they even missed lunch and school while playing with their junior brother?
I thought that Master Xu was about to pull out the ruler soon, so Xie Shi also made a sad face and was prepared to be exposed to the ruler for the first time.
However, Master Xu just looked at them with a straight face and called them in: "Come in first and clean up."
Xie Shi trembled.
clean up? Is it done with a ruler?
Leading a string of little carrot heads from low to high into the backyard, Master Xu came into the house and called out.
Not long after, the heavy door curtain opened, and a young woman in an apricot-colored coat and skirt hurriedly walked out. Her clothes and hair accessories were all plain and fresh, and her fair oval face was particularly gentle and quiet. She was accompanied by someone who seemed to be a helper. woman.
"Mother!" Xu Shouwen rushed up to greet her and called out. Master Xu also briefly introduced, "This is your master's wife."
The few people who were dressed in embarrassment couldn't help but feel a little restrained when facing the master's wife who looked bookish from head to toe. They had never been exposed to this type of woman before, which was completely different from the female elders in the family.
Xie Shitian was still fearless. He jumped over in three or two steps like a small cannonball. He raised his little face and called out sweetly: "Hello, Master!"
The smile on Yunshi's face suddenly melted away when she heard this "Sister-in-law" voice, which contained 100% sugar. She ignored her son, first gathered the soft little dumpling into her arms, and then reached out to brush off his hat and clothes. Xuehua on the bed: "You are Brother Shi, right? He is indeed such a handsome boy."
Others also hurriedly said hello to the master's wife.
Yunshi responded one by one, and called each person's name accurately based on their characteristics. Apparently it was because Master Xu often mentioned these students in her ears.
Holding Xie Shi in one hand, Yun did not forget to greet the other children into the house. As the heavy door curtain was lowered to block out the cold wind, Yun and the woman who seemed to be a maid quickly called the children to the stove, took off their coats one by one, and picked up the snow all over their bodies.
Only then did Xie Shi realize: It turned out to be this way! Despite the seriousness on the Master's face, he is quite attentive.
Yun turned around and found a few coats: "These are Brother Wen's old clothes. You can wear them for now. It's a cold day and you don't want to play in the snow outside. Don't turn around and catch the wind and cold."
Yun's tone of voice was gentle and gentle, but her movements were very agile. Several children were dizzy and showed no resistance. Hearing this earnest concern, I couldn't help but nod my head frequently.
Who can refuse this gentle and beautiful lady?
Wang Lin, whose mother was very fierce at home, couldn't help but cast an envious look at Xu Shouwen: If it were his mother, let alone changing his clothes gently, I'd be afraid that his butt would have blossomed long ago.
Xie Shi didn't envy this. After all, he is his mother's baby bump. His mother is so cruel that no one would be willing to hurt her.
What he was curious about instead was: how could the master, who usually had a stern face and a serious face, marry such a gentle mistress? Will the master still have a cold face in front of the master's wife?
Thinking of his master's gentle smile, Xie Shi was trembling. Quickly clear the strange images from your mind.
When Master Xu entered the room, he didn't know that his "confidant disciple" was so slandering him in his heart. Seeing that the students had packed up one by one, he led a bunch of diced radish out of the backyard again.
A few people sat down in the school in an orderly manner.
"Shua——"
The familiar sound of breaking through the air appeared.
Several people suddenly raised their heads, frowning.
Sure enough, you can't escape the punishment you deserve.
Master Xu still didn't take action: "It's freezing cold, so we don't need the ruler. When everyone goes back, they should write thirty large characters and hand them over."
Xie Shi, who had escaped the disaster, couldn't help but smile. Writing thirty large characters is not easy, but it is better than having your palms swollen by a ruler. It's winter, I don't know how uncomfortable it would be if my palms were swollen.
"I'm punishing you today. Firstly, you shouldn't miss the time, and secondly, you shouldn't hurt your body. You should do it occasionally for fun, but drowning for a long time will be harmful. You shouldn't miss your business, let alone hurt your body. Once the cold air enters the body, Not only will I suffer personally, but I will also make my parents worried. But if something happens, wouldn’t it make the whole family heartbroken?”
It was rare for Master Xu to warn so earnestly. The few people who were initially disapproving gradually calmed down and responded seriously.
I have to say that Master Xu’s words make sense. His actions today overturned the impression of him in the minds of the Meng children.
Who knew that Master Xu would act even more irrationally next time. He announced: "We won't practice calligraphy today. Let's talk about poetry."
As he spoke, Master Xu pointed out the window and said, "Let's use snow as the title. Do you know what the other name for 'snow' is in poetry?"
