I go to the ancient imperial examinations

Chapter 291
"Little fish, who is he?" Yang Xu walked over quickly, staring warily at the young man sitting under the verandah with eyes like a little wild wolf.

Whether it was the slender figure of an adult man, the overly handsome face, or the indifferent and fierce aura of the other party, Yang Xu was alert and hostile.

Zhan Feiyu is sitting on a stool basking in the sun, to be precise, drying his hair. His fair face is bathed in the winter sun, so white and bright that it seems to be glowing.

Perhaps it was because of Yin Wuyan's arrival that Zhan Feiyu had a smile on her brows and eyes when she spoke, and that cheerful aura let people know her good mood at the moment.

Zhan Feiyu remembered that although Yang Xu had met his elder brother before, his elder brother changed his face at that time. He looked like a young man with ordinary facial features, and it was normal not to know him, "Xiao Xu, this is my elder brother."

Yang Xu knew that Zhan Feiyu had only one cousin in the next room, and they were not close, nor were they of the right age.

Qiu Jinyu and Zhou Shuyao both knew Zhan Feiyu's identity, and also knew her family's situation. At this moment, several people looked at Yin Wuyan, who looked like a cold and cold nobleman. He was definitely not from Zhan's Village in Jinlin Village, could it be Gu? The guy from the bachelor's side?

Yin Wuyan didn't even look at Yang Xu, let alone the others.

Seeing that Zhan Feiyu didn't even introduce the other party's name or identity, Yang Xu felt a little panicked inexplicably, and his voice rang out, "Xiaoyu, we're looking for you to go to the foot of the mountain together. Play."

The girls' family planned to cut some plum branches and take them back to put in vases. By the way, they asked the maids to make some plum blossom snow to make tea, and decorated with a few dried plum blossoms. The tea is also elegant.

Yang Xu was young, and he didn't have this sentiment. He planned to go hunting with Qiu Jinyu and others. If he could hunt rabbits and come back to roast them, it would be more wild than the ingredients he brought.

"Sister Zhan, I also brought painting tools. I will be in charge of painting when you play. When you go back, you will print a few pieces and frame them. I will miss you in the future." smile.

After realizing Zhou Shuyao's awe-inspiring attitude towards Zhan Feiyu, the girl from the Fu family planned to build a good relationship with Zhan Feiyu. So what if the merchants are humble?She pulled her face down to please the little girl.

If Yin Wuyan hadn't come, Zhan Feiyu would never have gone to the mountain with them. The absence of wind in Meigu does not mean that there is no wind at the foot of the mountain, and looking at the white snow, it would be freezing cold just thinking about it.

"Big brother, are you going?" Zhan Feiyu turned his head to look at Yin Wuyan beside him, with a look of anticipation in his eyes. He hadn't played with his big brother yet.

Yang Xu didn't speak, just stared at Yin Wuyan, who is he?How could Xiaoyu be so close to him, and instantly felt a sense of crisis that his little friend was more than snatched away.

The big, slender hands pampered Zhan Feiyu's head. His hair was already dry, so Yin Wuyan looked at He Nuan who was waiting quietly, "Bring Xiaoyu's cloak and the stove."

After a while, a group of people walked towards the foot of the mountain in a mighty way. The closer the mountain was, the lower the temperature was. They could feel the chill of winter. Fortunately, the sun was bright today, bringing warmth to their bodies.

The path paved with stone slabs curved to the foot of the mountain, and Zhan Feiyu walked slowly and fell behind, "Big brother, you don't know that because I don't learn from teachers, Mr. Qiu makes my words and poems critiques worthless every day. .”

Zhan Feiyu complained chirpingly, puffing up his cheeks, and his soft, waxy voice was full of resentment, "I don't know where the old man got the title of "And Its Wide Grass."

When seeing this topic, Zhan Feiyu's eyes widened. What a broken topic, but when he thought that it was an intercepted topic, Zhan Feiyu was no longer annoyed. After thinking about it, he remembered that this topic came from "The Doctrine of the Mean" "

"Today's Mount Fu, there are as many rocks in a roll, and it is so vast, where vegetation grows, animals and beasts live in it, and treasures prosper. Today, the water of the husband is as many as a spoonful, and it is unpredictable, where turtles, squids, dragons, and fish and turtles grow. , the goods and wealth are multiplied."

The meaning of this sentence is: The mountain we are talking about today is just a fist-sized stone when it is small, but when it is extremely tall, vegetation grows on it, animals live on it, and treasures are stored inside.

The water we talk about today is just a spoonful of water from a small point of view, but when it reaches its vastness, turtles, dragons, fish and turtles grow in it, and all kinds of valuable things reproduce in it.

A smile flashed across Yin Wuyan's cold phoenix eyes. Looking at the little girl who was about to explode, he rubbed her head comfortingly, "Try post poetry?"

Hehe sneered twice, Zhan Feiyu still couldn't calm down after thinking about it, and his voice became so angry, "If this is a test post poem, I will write a poem with no less than [-] words Time! The time limit is half an hour."

"The township examination and general examination are not such a trifling matter." Yin Wuyan could probably imagine the annoyed look of the little girl at that time, this kind of interception question must not have been made by Mr. Qiu, he thought it was something he had heard before, so he wrote it out on purpose Teasing little girls.

Yang Xu and the others walking in front couldn't hear what Zhan Feiyu and Yin Wuyan were talking about, but they could all see the closeness between them.

Zhou Shuyao glanced back calmly, Zhan Feiyu didn't even pay much attention to Yang Xu, but he walked so close to that young man, he must be from the capital, perhaps from a Zanying family.

In fact, the moment Zhou Shuyao saw each other in front of the wooden house, Zhou Shuyao also had momentary heart palpitations. Looking at the entire Linzhou Prefecture, and even Longyou Dao, even Mr. Qiu from the Qiu family in Qianzhong Dao, was far inferior in terms of bearing. On the other side, perhaps this is the gap between a teenager and an adult man.

Although Young Master Qiu is dignified and gentle, he doesn't have the indifferent and noble demeanor of the other party. People can only submit to him at a glance. Only a real family can cultivate such an aura without anger.

But maybe Yin Wuyan's face was too cold, he didn't even pay attention to Yang Xu, Zhou Shuyao's throbbing thoughts were instantly extinguished, and for the first time she really realized what is unattainable and unattainable.

"It's so fragrant." The little girl from the Fu family's voice was as clear as a copper bell, and she trotted forward a few steps cheerfully, standing in front of the plum tree, "Plum blossoms are three points less white than snow, but snow is less fragrant than plums." , the ancients never deceived me.”

Miss Feng can also be regarded as the daughter of an official family. Although she is only the daughter of a county lieutenant, she has some status in Xiangwu County.

On the contrary, the two girls from Juren's family scoffed at this time, obviously not looking at Miss Fu's show off, but a girl from a businessman's family hangs her book bag, as if she came from a scholarly family, so that she can cover up the smell of money?

"Admiring the plums is the way to appreciate the plums. You are so blah, who has never read a book?" Zhou Shuyao said sneeringly, don't think she can't see that this little girl is eyeing Yang Xu, just showing off a few lines of poetry As a talented woman?Then marry into the general's mansion?Does she deserve it?
The little girl from the Fu family turned red all of a sudden, she didn't dare to shout at Zhou Shuyao, she could only stand aside aggrieved, and looked at Yang Xu before lowering her head, looking extremely aggrieved and helpless.

Yang Xu was not interested in reciting poems, but he didn't dislike what the girl from the Fu family said, but Zhou Shuyao's domineering and arrogant attitude really made Yang Xu feel disgusted, and he couldn't help but said, "I'm the only one who doesn't study much here."

Yang Xu was the youngest, and he didn't like reading, so he only read the Four Books and Five Classics in general.

"You?" Zhou Shuyao was stunned for a moment, and looked at Yang Xu angrily, but when he thought of his identity, he could only hold back his resentment, and glared resentfully at the girl from the Fu family. This lowly girl can pretend to be wronged and pitiful!
"The ruler is short and the inch is long. When it comes to reading, we may be slightly better, but when it comes to hunting skills, we will never catch up with you. Whether you can eat roasted rabbits depends on your skills, Xiao Xu. Already." Miss Feng smoothed things out with a smile, "I asked someone to bring over a handful of dried lotus leaves, just waiting to eat beggar rabbits."

"Sister Feng, you have prepared everything." The other girl covered her mouth and smiled. They also brought a lot of things in the carriage, but there were no dried lotus leaves.

Miss Feng raised Liu Yemei slightly, "The ancients would rather eat without meat than live without bamboo. A layman like me only pays attention to appetite. When I see plum blossoms, I think of plum blossom wine. When I see mountains, I think of roasted rabbits. When I see water, I think of them." It’s one fish and three meals.”

As soon as the joke came out, everyone laughed in agreement. Even Zhou Shuyao took a look at the dignified and elegant Miss Feng. It was hard to believe that she was just the daughter of a county captain. She looked more like a girl from a scholarly family.

Zhan Feiyu and Yin Wuyan stood in front of the plum tree not far away, whether it was the quarrel between Miss Fu's family and Zhou Shuyao, or Miss Feng's witty remarks, they didn't seem to hear it, neither echoed nor chatted.

Qiu Jinyu had been speculating about Yin Wuyan's identity all the way, but Yang Xu, who was most familiar with Zhan Feiyu, didn't know it, and it was even more impossible for him to guess, especially when facing the cold face as if covered with frost, one look was enough to make people Terrified, Qiu Jinyu didn't dare to approach her rashly.

After taking a look at it, Qiu Jinyu said with a bright smile, "Listening to Miss Feng talking about plum blossoms, I think of the test post poems for this year's courtyard test."

When Qiu Jinyu talked about the imperial examination, Zhou Shuyao and others became interested. They all called themselves talented women, but on weekdays they just played some flying flower orders and wrote a few poems about autumn and spring. They said they were proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, but really In theory, it is far from these scholars who are good at the six arts of gentlemen.

Seeing Zhan Feiyu, he also looked over curiously, and Qiu Jinyu didn't hold back, "The test post poem "Yellow Flowers Scatter Like Gold" for the college examination"

Yang Xu wasn't interested at all. If it wasn't for seeing Zhan Feiyu thinking, he would have followed He Sheng up the mountain with a bow and arrow, maybe he could actually hunt a rabbit.

When Zhou Shuyao and the others heard the topic, they immediately thought about it. When they attended banquets on weekdays, they prepared poems in advance, and even asked their brothers at home to help revise them. Only then did they dare to get the name of a talented woman at the banquet.

Suddenly, I heard Qiu Jinyu mention the subject, and it was the subject of the college examination. Zhou Shuyao couldn't remember it for a while, let alone the other girls. It's just a child's birth, and they will only read it over and over again on weekdays.

After a long while, Zhou Shuyao glanced calmly at Zhan Feiyu who was not far away, and seeing that she hadn't spoken yet, she couldn't help but wonder if her so-called "Little Sanyuan" was obtained because of Gu Xueshi, a teacher?

She couldn't remember that it was because she didn't need the imperial examination, Zhan Feiyu was a serious scholar, and now she was studying with Qiu Zongxi, she didn't even know it.

"I see." Suddenly, Miss Feng spoke, and as soon as the words came out, Zhou Shuyao and the others looked at Miss Feng all at once, and after being surprised, they were faintly jealous.

As if she didn't see the hidden hostile gazes of other people, Miss Feng's expression was still gentle and calm, without the slightest complacency or publicity, and asked Qiu Jinyu, "But it's from "Book of Rites. Moon Order": Ji Qiu Zhiyue , chrysanthemums have yellow flowers."

So this topic "Yellow Flowers Like Scattered Gold", in Miss Feng's opinion, is about chrysanthemums and autumn scenery.

And after Miss Feng's reminder, Zhou Shuyao also remembered this sentence. Although she was a little unwilling to be taken away by the county captain's daughter, Zhou Shuyao was not at all tolerant, but her face was a little worried.

"It's still sister Feng who reads a lot, and my younger sister admires it." The girl from the Fu family said crisply, and even pretended to bow to Miss Feng, which made everyone else laugh.

Qiu Jinyu didn't follow suit, but looked at Zhan Feiyu who was not far away, "Miss Zhan, can you get something?"

The eyes of the others followed Qiu Jinyu. Miss Feng smiled gracefully, but there was a flash of arrogance in the depths of her eyes.

"The green strips are always green, and the yellow flowers are like scattered gold." Zhan Feiyu's small voice rang out with a clear and melodious voice, and then chanted, "Green trees lead to darkness in the village, and yellow flowers fall into the barley."

"If Ms. Zhan was in Jinyu's same year, the title of this little Sanyuan would definitely change hands." Qiu Jinyu finally showed a smile on his jade-like face.

As soon as the praise of humility was spoken, Miss Feng's expression froze instantly, and then became extremely embarrassed.

After all, Zhou Shuyao came from the Zhou family, she was taken aback for a moment, and blurted out: "The yellow flowers don't mean chrysanthemums? They mean rapeseed flowers in spring?"

Then, according to what Ms. Feng said before, if this poem is about the autumn scene and the autumn mood, then it will be a thousand miles away from the topic.

After all, the question was about Chunjing. Thinking about it this way, Zhou Shuyao looked at the extremely embarrassing Miss Feng with sympathy, secretly glad that she didn't make a fool of herself.

Zhou Shuyao glanced at the short-legged Zhan Feiyu complicatedly. As expected of Xueshi Gu's disciple, she must have learned from the facts, and she should have obtained the Little Sanyuan in the Nanxuan Mansion by virtue of her strength.

"It's my class who messed with the axe." Miss Feng said with a smile, but her expression was so stiff.

Zhan Feiyu laughed, "Miss Feng, don't worry about it. I just read these two poems. I'm not good at poetry. I have been scolded by Mr. Qiu for a few days."

Miss Feng's expression froze again for a moment. If she is not good at poetry, she can still explain the meaning of the poem in one breath, so what is a person who makes such a fool of herself?Stupid as a pig?
(End of this chapter)