Su City, Su family.
A simple carriage stopped at the door of Su Mansion.
When the carriage came to a stop, the driver quickly moved the horse stool and put it away. An old man with white hair and beard walked out of the car and stepped down on the horse stool.
The old man with white beard and hair is none other than the Master of Yuelu Academy.
The Master raised his head and glanced at the plaque on the door of Su Mansion, then asked his entourage to knock on the door.
He knocked lightly on the door knocker, but when no one responded, he knocked lightly three more times.
Creak...
The door was opened, and the doorman of the Su family came out and asked, "Who are you looking for?"
The attendant replied: "Master Yuelu Academy is here to pay a special visit."
"Master of Yuelu Academy."
The doorman exclaimed, not daring to neglect, and quickly reported the situation.
After a while, Su Yingxue walked out quickly with Zhu'er, "Junior Su Yingxue pays homage to the Master. Please come to the Master's house."
"please!"
Only then did the Master enter Su Mansion.
Arriving at the main hall, Su Yingxue asked the master to sit down, and then ordered someone to make tea.
"No need to go to such trouble, I'll leave as soon as I can." The master smiled and waved his hand.
"Master, why are you here this time?" Su Yingxue paused and asked cautiously, "Did my younger brother cause trouble in the school again?"
"That's not true."
With a smile on his face, the master said: "Dong Chu not only did not cause trouble in the past two days, but also made remarkable progress. In particular, he produced two masterpieces. Among them, "Thoughts on a Quiet Night" will be remembered forever."
When Su Yingxue heard the master praising her younger brother, she couldn't help but smile on her face, "It's all because of the master's good teaching. Without the master's careful teaching, how could my incompetent brother have written such a poem."
The master shook his head, "Poetry requires talent. People with talent can speak well and can easily create masterpieces. But if you don't have talent, even if you write tens of thousands of poems, you won't be able to write a decent one."
Old Man Shiquan: "..."
"Master, what you mean is that my brother is a gifted person?"
"That's right!"
The Master nodded affirmatively and stroked his beard, "I have been teaching and educating people for so many years, and I have met many people with poetry talents, but no one can compare with Dong Chu, so I would like to recommend him to participate in the Zhongyuan Poetry Competition. meeting."
"Participate in the Zhongyuan Poetry Festival."
Surprise appeared on Su Yingxue's stunning face.
Although the Zhongyuan Poetry Society is just a private poetry conference held by some literati, its significance is extraordinary. Literati who want to enter the Zhongyuan Poetry Society must either be well-known in the poetry world or be recommended by academies.
Once you can shine at the Zhongyuan Poetry Festival, you will not only become famous in Suzhou, but you will also become famous throughout the ages if you are not careful, which will be very helpful for participating in the imperial examination in the future.
It's a pity that none of the Su family is decent at composing poetry. Let alone shine in the Zhongyuan Poetry Festival, they are not even qualified to participate.
"Don't be surprised."
The master waved his hand slightly and said with a smile: "Yuelu Academy only recruits talents. Since Su Dongchu has this talent, this place will naturally be given to him."
"Thank you, Master."
Su Yingxue stood up and thanked her.
"alright!"
The Master stood up and waved his hand, "I came this time just to inform you of this matter. Now that I have informed you, I have to go back."
"This is such a small thing, just ask Dong Chu to tell me when he gets off school. It's really a sin to bother Master to come here in person."
"Miss Su is probably too busy. She forgot that Su Dongchu asked for sick leave in the morning. I can only inform him personally." After finishing speaking, the master reminded: "The poetry meeting will start in three days, so Su Dongchu should pay attention to his health. , Don’t get sick at that time and it will affect your performance.”
"yes!"
Su Yingxue was stunned for a moment, then clenched her fists hard.
She had already guessed that Su Dongchu's sick leave was just to skip school, and he was not at home at all.
but……
She could not tell Master this kind of thing under any circumstances, otherwise, Su Dongchu's image in Master's mind would be greatly reduced, and she might not be able to go to the Zhongyuan Poetry Society.
Therefore, she could only help Su Dongchu conceal his truancy.
But at this moment, the master said: "Since he is here, let's take a few more steps to see him! He usually looks quite healthy, but for some reason he suddenly became ill."
For Master, it was not easy for him to meet a student with a talent for poetry, so he naturally cherished it very much.
However……
Su Yingxue was panicked and said hurriedly: "Master, my brother is infected with the wind and cold. He has already drank the decoction, so he probably fell asleep."
The Master had no doubt that he was there, "That's fine."
"I'll see you off, Master."
Su Yingxue breathed a sigh of relief and quickly sent the master to the front door of the Su family.
The master was still a little worried and asked again, "Miss Su, you must take good care of Su Dongchu. He has a talent for poetry, so you can't let this opportunity go to waste."
"Master, don't worry..."
Just as Su Yingxue was saying some polite words, a loud voice came.
"Brother, you don't know how hateful those victims were at that time. They almost made me angry to death, so I showed no mercy anymore and hit them with the stick in my hand, making them cry for father and mother."
The person who spoke was none other than Su Dongchu who had already fallen asleep after drinking the decoction in Su Yingxue's mouth.
At this time, Jiang Yifeng's voice sounded, "Wear your clothes well. If there is a cool breeze, you will easily get cold."
"Infected with wind and cold, haha..."
Su Dongchu burst into laughter and patted his chest hard, "Brother, I feel like I am the tiger-fighting hero Wu Song. Even if it is an eye-catching white-fronted tiger, I can kill it with my fists. How can I be infected with the cold?" It’s impossible to catch wind-chill in this life.”
Su Yingxue: "..."
As soon as he said this, he was equivalent to putting Su Yingxue on the fire.
At this time, Su Yingxue, looking at the livid master, had the urge to tear Su Dongchu to pieces.
"Brother, I have thought about it. I will accompany you to the abandoned coal mine tomorrow, and then I will use the excuse of catching the cold."
Su Dongchu's voice came again.
"I'll go too, I'll go too..."
Two more voices came from Wang Kun and Song Yuan, "Although Master is unlikely to agree to our request for leave, we can climb the dog hole. Climbing the dog hole requires skills. Even Master can't climb as fast as me."
It was Song Yuan who spoke, with a smug tone in his voice.
He was too ordinary in the academy and was good at climbing dog holes, so he was often used to show off.
"Don't be rude to the Master."
At this time, Jiang Yifeng's reprimanding voice sounded, "Master Tiandi Junqin, Master is your mentor, and comes after Tiandi Junqin, so you are not allowed to make fun of Master, and you must learn to respect your teacher."
If these three guys can't even respect their teachers, how can they respect their elder brother in the future?
Therefore, their education in this area must be strengthened.
While the four of them were chatting and laughing, they got off the carriage and saw the master and Su Yingxue, whose faces were ashen.
In an instant, the smiles on the faces of Jiang Yifeng, Su Dongchu, Wang Kun, and Song Yuan disappeared and moved to other places.
