Jiaohua

Chapter 180 An old friend

On the second day, Xia Zhaoyi went downstairs early carrying a small bamboo basket.

Both the shopkeeper and the waiter were curious about the new guest who came in to the inn, and her words and deeds were polite and orderly, which really made people feel good. When they saw her, they wanted to greet her with a smile.

Xia Zhaoyi smiled back one by one, went out and went to the nearby steamed stuffed bun shop and tea house and wine shop like yesterday, then walked towards Qingshan Academy.

Qingshan Academy was originally built outside the city, but later it flooded, and many people were burned to death in the fire. Most of them died in the sea of ​​flames trying to move out the library in the academy.After the matter was reported by the ministers, Emperor Xuanyan felt deeply distressed, and directly gave them a geomantic land in the city to rebuild.

At that time, when the imperial order was issued, all civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty praised Emperor Xuanyan for cherishing talents like treasures, benevolent and courteous.

Fast forward to now, almost seven years.

Standing at the gate of Qingshan Academy, Xia Zhaoyi looked at the not-so-new door plaque, feeling a lot of emotion in his heart, as well as the deepest sorrow.

She tidied up a little, then raised her foot and walked inside.

The nursing home at the door looked at her after she appeared. Seeing her walking like this, she was about to speak, but the little girl spoke first: "I have a letter of recommendation from Mr. Zhan Chen from Dongping Academy," she took Send out a letter, "I want to see the academicians here."

Mr. Zhan Chen.

Upon hearing these four words, the nurse's expression relaxed, and he took the letter and said, "Then you wait here for a while, and I will send it in."

"I'm sorry." Xia Zhaoyi said.

The nurse went in with the letter, and came out in less than two sticks of incense, accompanied by a middle-aged man.

This man Xia Zhaoyi has never seen before, and his age does not look like an academician, so he should be a gentleman here.

The middle-aged man looked around, then at Xia Zhaoyi: "Where's your brother?"

"Brother suddenly fell ill today and was bedridden, but because Mr. Zhan Chen had already given a letter of recommendation, and he agreed that it would be today, brother was afraid of breaking his promise, so he asked me to deliver the letter." Xia Zhaoyi said.

"Alright," the middle-aged man nodded, "But since he's sick, it's not a breach of trust if he can't come. I'll make a note of it, and it will be registered in the register."

"Thank you, sir, but I still have something to ask for your help," Xia Zhaoyi said, "I have an old friend who asked me to bring a few words to Mr. Guo Ting of your academy. Is this gentleman here?"

When she asked this sentence, she felt a little uneasy in her heart, for fear that she would say that she was gone.

Fortunately, the middle-aged man nodded directly: "He is here, if you want to see him, come with me."

"Okay," Xia Zhaoyi smiled happily, "Thank you sir!"

The academy is not big, but it is not small. A small courtyard in the west is full of birdcages. A commoner man is holding a pen and is drawing a bird in a birdcage.

Standing beside the civilian man was a woman of similar age, also dressed in common clothes, with her hair tied in a bun, quietly accompanying the commoner man, while looking up at the birds over there.

"Guo Ting!" The middle-aged man came and shouted.

The clothed man didn't look back, he was concentrating on painting.

The woman next to her turned her head and put her hand in front of her lips to say "shh".

"Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh," the middle-aged man shouted, "here comes an extraordinary character, do you know who this little girl beside me is?"

The woman looked at the girl behind him. Apart from being clean and beautiful with a better temperament, she couldn't see anything special about her clothes and attire.

"She is..." the woman asked.

"Mr. Zhan Chen from Dongping Academy personally wrote a recommendation letter to this girl's brother, recommending him to study in our Qingshan Academy!" said the middle-aged man.

"Mr. Zhan Chen?" The woman was surprised, "Mr. Zhan Chen's personal recommendation letter?"

When she looked back at the girl again, she felt that it was amazing.

Mr. Zhan Chen has a high reputation and an aloof personality. It seems that he has never done such a thing of writing a recommendation letter.

The commoner man also held a pen and turned around, looked at Xia Zhaoyi, sizing him up curiously, and when he finally met her gaze, the commoner man was stunned for a moment.

The look in the girl's eyes instantly felt very familiar to him, as if something flashed in his mind.

She looked at him, and suddenly there was a little smile in her eyes, as smooth as autumn flowers falling.

"What about her elder brother?" Guo Ting said, "Isn't her elder brother coming here to study? Why did you bring her to me?"

"The girl said she knew you, and an old friend asked her to bring you a message," the middle-aged man said, "I brought it here, you can talk."

As he said that, the middle-aged man looked at Xia Zhaoyi: "Ah Xing, I'm going first. If you don't know the way later, you can ask Guo Ting to take you away."

"It's Ah Li," Xia Zhaoyi said, "Pear Blossom's pear."

"Okay, Ah Li, I will remember this time." The middle-aged man said with a smile.

Xia Zhaoyi also smiled, and after he left, he turned to look at Guo Ting over there.

The woman came and said, "Ali, Lihua's pear?"

Xia Zhaoyi couldn't remember how many people he had introduced himself to like this. Now that he heard others say this, he thought it was funny, and said with a smile, "Yes, just call me Ali."

She looked at the woman's bun, then at Guo Ting, and said, "Sister, are you Mr. Guo Ting's wife?"

The woman nodded shyly, "Well, yes."

Xia Zhaoyi felt warm in his heart. From this point of view, Guo Ting should be doing well, at least he was not involved in the Xia family's affairs.

She turned to Guo Ting, clasped her fists together, and said, "Mr. Guo Ting, sleep on the stars and dream of mountains and rivers at night, and sing drunkenly with friends."

Guo Ting was taken aback for a moment, and almost lost the pen in his hand, but his expression remained calm, but the light in his eyes became tighter, focusing on the girl.

"What are you talking about?" Guo Ting said.

The woman on the side looked at Guo Ting strangely, knowing him very well.

"Mr. Guo Ting, Brother Sun...don't you remember?" Xia Zhaoyi said again.

Guo Ting pursed his lips, his complexion was a little pale, looking at this girl, his heart surged for a while.

"I'm not a bad person, and I'm not here to test you. I know Brother Sun, I know you, and I know more..." She glanced at the woman beside her and continued, "Second Brother Xia."

Guo Ting put down his pen, his head was a little buzzing.

"Sanlang, what's wrong with you." The woman asked.

"I'm fine," Guo Ting looked at her, "I have something to say to this girl, you go and get busy first."

The woman paused slightly, but nodded: "Okay."

She looked at Xia Zhaoyi, smiled slightly, then turned and left.

"Follow me." Guo Ting said, casually took a paperweight and pressed it on the unfinished painting, then turned and walked towards another moon cave gate.

Arriving at a small courtyard full of firewood, Guo Ting sat down beside a stone bench in the courtyard, looked at Xia Zhaoyi, and said, "I don't know the big brother Sun you mentioned, nor the second brother Xia, nor you. Who is it, tell me, what is your purpose in looking for me?"

(End of this chapter)