Do you know the long song of laughter?

Chapter 190: If jade is not polished, it will become useless

"Zi Qian is back!"

Li An and Sheng Changbai were chatting when Qi Heng walked in, saw Li An and smiled and said, "Congratulations to Zi Qian for being the first in the case."

"Haha, we are both happy. With the talents and learning of Brother Zecheng and Yuanruo, if they had not taken the county examination here in Bianjing, it would not be difficult for them to win the first prize." Li An said with a smile.

"Don't praise me anymore. Brother Cheng will definitely be fine. I'm still far behind." Qi Heng said with a smile.

"Yuan Ruo is too humble."

Li An took out the gift prepared for Qi Heng, handed it over, and said, "This is the gift I brought you from Yangzhou. I don't know what you like. It just so happened that a new fan-making shop opened in Yangzhou. I heard that It’s Su Fan skills, so I picked a folding fan for you, I don’t know if you like it or not.”

"Sending goose feathers thousands of miles away is a light gift but a heavy affection. Ziqian traveled thousands of miles and still remembered to send me a gift. I am very grateful. How can I dislike it."

Qi Heng smiled and put down the wooden box, opened it, took out the folding fan, and opened it with a snap.

I saw a picture of two people meeting each other on the fan, and in the blank space there was a poem written in small official script, which was Du Fu's "Meeting Li Guinian in the South of the Yangtze River".

This water pen is different from the water pens of later generations. It is actually a type of brush, more suitable for painting. In addition, the pen barrel has a device for storing ink, so it is called a water pen.

Qi Heng waved the fan in front of his chest a few times and said with a smile, "I really like Ziqian's gift. Thank you."

Mo Lan and Sheng Changfeng walked in. Their eyes lit up when they saw Qi Heng, who looked very handsome and unrestrained as his fan was gently swaying, causing his hanging hair to flutter gently.

But after all, Mo Lan was taught by Lin Xiaoniang, and even if he was dissatisfied, he quickly adjusted.

Qi Heng put away the folding fan and said with a smile: "Haha, this is a gift from Zi Qian."

Yangzhou fountain pens are very famous. How could she not have seen the Sheng family in Yangzhou for several years?

"As long as you like it." Li An smiled.

After Mo Lan and Sheng Changbai thanked him, Mo Lan took it with a smile. When he opened it, a look of surprise flashed across his eyes, and he smiled again.

Although the painting and the poem on it are not of the highest quality, they are not of low quality either.

Mo Lan looked at Li An aside, smiled happily, and said, "I have met brother Ziqian. Congratulations to brother Ziqian for being the first in the case."

"Thank you Ziqian."

The fan was not expensive at all, costing only a dozen taels of silver, which was incomparable to Sheng Changbai's box of tea.

Just looking at the smile on her face, it seems like she really likes it.

In addition, the workmanship of the fan is exquisite, and the fan ribs are made of sandalwood, so it is not cheap.

"Brother Yuanruo, why did you bring a folding fan today? But with the folding fan, brother Yuanruo looks even more chic."

Such a pen is not cheap.

"Thank you, brother Ziqian."

When she heard Li An say it was a high-quality water pen, she thought it was the kind of water pen with high-quality materials and workmanship.

"Haha, thank you Miss Fourth. I brought two high-quality wolf brushes from Yangzhou. I hope you won't dislike them." Li An said.

Unexpectedly, when I opened it, I saw that it was just made of ordinary materials.

Ang Lee's so-called superior quality refers to the workmanship. The materials are not top-notch, so they are not expensive.

Compared with her, Sheng Changfeng was far behind. When he saw the pen in the box, his face fell. He said, "Keep it for me," and returned to his position.

Li An didn't care either. They all studied in the same school, so no one would be left behind when bringing gifts.

But people are often close and distant, and even though their relationship is not good, Li An doesn't have a lot of money, so he still brings them expensive gifts.

Just those two pens, one cost five taels, two pens cost ten taels, and Li An felt distressed.

Not long after Mo Lan and the others arrived, Liu Waner and Rulan Minglan walked in together.

Liu Waner already knew that Li An was back when she returned home yesterday. On the way here, she had already told Minglan and the others that Li An would come to the school today.

Therefore, I was not too surprised when I saw Li An, and I said a Wanfu gift and congratulated Li An on getting the head of the case.

"Brother Ziqian, thank you for your gift. I like it very much." Liu Waner smiled.

"As long as you like it." Li An smiled and took out the gifts for Ru Lan and Ming Lan.

What was given to Rulan was lacquerware, and Yangzhou lacquerware is very famous.

What was given to Minglan was some dried fruits and some snacks that had a relatively long shelf life.

If you really want to count, the gifts given to Minglan are the most.

But the total price is only a little more expensive than a water pen.

However, Minglan didn't dislike it at all, but liked it very much.

Some of Yangzhou’s famous dim sum can also be bought in Bianjing.

But there are still many things that are unavailable. The ones Li An brought cannot be bought in Bianjing.

"Thank you, brother Ziqian." Minglan happily took the snack, her face turned red, and she returned to her seat.

The snacks Li An brought were all mentioned by her when chatting with the ship.

Li An smiled, took out the remaining box of tea, asked Desheng to take out the pen and ink books, and took the book box away.

Ru Lan fiddled with the screen that Li An gave her. Seeing that Mo Lan didn't look good, she smiled and said, "Fourth sister, brother Ziqian also gave you a gift. I don't know what it is. Can you show it to my sister?" ?”

Mo Lan said calmly: "Brother Ziqian gave me a Yangzhou fountain pen."

"Yangzhou fountain pen?"

Ru Lan was startled when she heard this. The price of water pens is as high as that of lacquerware.

The one Li An gave her was probably worth a dozen taels. She didn't know if the one Li An gave to Mo Lan was more expensive than hers.

But she quickly came to her senses and said with a smile: "Fourth sister, can you lend it to me to look at?"

As the saying goes, the person who knows you best is often your opponent.

Ru Lan and Mo Lan have been fighting for so many years. Although they suffer every time, they still understand Mo Lan a little bit.

If Mo Lan's gift was better than hers, Mo Lan would take it out directly.

Not taking it out means it is not as good as hers.

Mo Lan turned around, sat upright, and said calmly: "Class will start soon, let's talk about it later."

Rulan was about to say something more when she heard slight footsteps coming from outside, so she quickly did her best.

Li An and the others also heard the noise and sat down each.

After a while, Xuexue Zhuang walked in.

"Hello Zhuang Xuexue!" Everyone stood up and saluted.

"Well, sit down."

Xuexue Zhuang waved his hand, told everyone to sit down, looked at Li An and said, "Zi Qian is back. I heard that he passed the county examination, which is good."

At Zhuang's scholarly age, he had already returned to his hometown to enjoy his old age, so he came to the Sheng family to teach in order to repay his kindness.

It is said that at his age, he has no desires and no desires.

However, the intelligence of Sheng Changbai and Li An gave him a sense of surprise.

Although he has taught several Jinshi in the past, the one with the highest noun is at the end of Erjia.

If he can teach a few students who are on the gold list before returning home to retire, his merits will be considered complete.

In his opinion, Sheng Changbai has a high chance of making the list, Li An is also possible, but Qi Heng depends on luck.

"That's because Xuejun taught well. The student specially brought a box of green poplar tea to Xuejun." Li An said with a smile.

"Jade cannot be made into a weapon if it is not cut, but it has to be jade. If it is a stone, no matter how you cut it, it will not become a tool. But I will accept your tea leaves." Zhuang Xuexue said with a smile.

(End of this chapter)