Da'an's best son-in-law

Jizhou City is surrounded by mountains and rivers, located at the foot of Huangshan Mountain. As the saying goes, "You can see the five mountains but not the mountains, you can see Huangshan but not the mountains." This is enough to show the uniqueness of Huangshan.

Songyue Academy was established at the foot of Huangshan Mountain and was founded by several major families in Jizhou City. It is said that he wants the disciples he trains to "walk like pines and cypresses, and have a chest like mountains." In the courtyard, the four families of Yue, Chen, Wei and Chen have the most children. Since the relationship between these four families is not really harmonious, the children in the courtyard also have many factions that are opposed to each other.

Wei Yanran asked Lian'er to bring Ye Chen here to visit, so after breakfast, the two of them came out of the Wei Mansion and reported to Songyue Academy.

Jizhou City is already very bustling and noisy on weekdays. Now that the Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, the lively atmosphere on the streets is even more exciting. Many restaurants on the street have hung up a lot of bright red silk and satin, and the vendors have also taken out the goods they have prepared for a long time and hawked them. At a glance, the whole street is packed with people and it is really lively.

Small bourgeois people have a small bourgeois lifestyle, and Ye Chen has never seen such a smell of human fireworks.

Lian'er was at the age where she loved to play, so she was very happy with this atmosphere. Her steps became lighter and she had to stop for a while when passing some trinket stalls. Ye Chen was not in a hurry and followed quietly, occasionally If you come across some gadgets that the former likes, give them some advice.

The two of them walked around and when they arrived at the academy, it was already close to noon. At the foot of the majestic mountain, a courtyard exuding a simple atmosphere sits quietly there.

Wei Yanran had already greeted the Wei family steward of the academy in advance, and the two of them entered the academy smoothly without much hindrance.

The academy is divided into four areas. Most of the children of the Wei family are in the north area. Under the guidance of the steward, Ye Chen formally met these childish children. After all, they were still young and saw such a young gentleman. I couldn't help but be a little curious when I came to teach, which immediately caused some commotion.

Ye Chen didn't stop him. When they finished their discussion and looked at him quietly, he began to introduce himself.

"I am Ye Chen, the husband of Wei Yanran of the Wei family. Starting today, I will teach you ancient Chinese poetry."

If his young age surprised these children, his current identity frightened the children of these aristocratic families. Since ancient times, I have never heard of a son-in-law coming to teach in the academy. Moreover, this is the best academy in the entire Jizhou City. Thinking about this, some of them are inevitably a little unhappy.

"Since ancient times, I have never heard of my son-in-law coming here to teach."

"Students, literary Tao should be the first, and the rest should be at the bottom. Although I am the son-in-law of your Wei family, I must be enough to teach you children," Ye Chen said lightly.

Even though his grades were not outstanding when he was in school, he had dabbled in a lot of Chinese poetry and history, and it was more than enough to cope with the errands of the academy.

"What a person who puts literary talent first. I quite agree with what Brother Ye said, but why does Brother Ye think that his own literary talents are enough to do the job?"

Ye Chen turned his head and saw where the sound came from, a scholarly-looking young man in gray robes looking at him with a smile. This man was not very old, but his old-fashioned temperament made him look ten years older than the former.

"This is the teacher of the Chen family, Chen Wangbo." Knowing that Ye Chen definitely didn't know this person, Lian'er explained beside him.

After hearing this, Ye Chen looked at Chen Wangbo standing in front of him with a smile and full of confidence, and almost couldn't help laughing. "Chen Wangbo, Chen Wangba? Who gave this name?"

Looking at Ye Chen with a strange expression, who wanted to laugh but was holding it back, Lian'er couldn't help but curiously asked the former why. After Ye Chen suppressed his laughter and told her his inner thoughts, the little girl couldn't hold it in anymore. He covered his little mouth and laughed uncontrollably.

Seeing the two people chatting happily and not taking him seriously at all, Chen Wangbo couldn't sit still. He was originally a commoner son of the Chen family. He had participated in several provincial examinations but failed in them all. Seeing that he still had some talent, the Chen family sent him to teach at Songyue Academy.

I remember that when I was studying here, Wei Yanran happened to be a student of the same class as him. The latter's amazing talent attracted all the students in the academy, including him, who would have known that after leaving the academy, he would return to the academy. After the Wei family, the former married that idiot from the Ye family within a few years, which made him very annoyed.

But now, this kind of anger naturally wants to be vented now.

"Brother Ye, why don't you dare to answer my question?" As soon as he said this, the disciples around him also looked at Ye Chen who was laughing with Lian'er. They all wanted to see if this son-in-law wanted to be a teacher. , whether there is real talent or learning.

Although most of the children of Songyue Academy are young, they are also people with outstanding literary talent and spirituality among various families. If Ye Chen has no real ability and is just a idiot like the rumors, it is naturally impossible to convince them.

Seeing this, Ye Chen stopped laughing and joking with Lian'er and said seriously

"I wonder if Brother Chen has any advice?"

"It's very simple. You and I will have a competition and you will know whether you are qualified to be a gentleman here," Chen Wangbo replied confidently. As long as Ye Chen dares to comply, being driven away by him is already a certainty.

"Okay, please ask Brother Chen to give the question."

Hearing this, Chen Wangbo glanced at Ye Chen in surprise, as if he didn't expect the latter to agree so simply and neatly.

Seeing the two people confronting each other here, the children from other areas also rushed over during their spare time, wanting to see what the Wei family's son-in-law had in literature.

After pondering for a while, Chen Wangbo walked to the base of the wall and pulled out a piece of grass. He held it in his hand and looked at Ye Chen with a half-smile. He said with a smile, "Grass is just the most ordinary thing. Brother Ye, we use grass as the source of grass." How about the topic?"

These words actually caused a burst of laughter from the people around him. Who doesn't know that Ye Chen was the most famous straw bag in the entire Jizhou City. This Mr. Chen's use of straw as a title was clearly an insult to Ye Chen.

The expressions of the children of the Wei family are a bit unsightly. After all, Ye Chen can be considered a member of the Wei family. Now that they are so humiliated, they are quite unhappy inside.

Looking at the people in the audience with different expressions and whispers, Ye Chen's expression remained calm, as if he had not changed much because of being humiliated. Slowly took the grass root from Chen Wangbo's hand, thought about it quietly for a while, and then said

"The grass on the Lili Plain dries up and flourishes every year. Wildfires cannot burn it out, but they grow again when the spring breeze blows."

Bai Juyi's song "Farewell to Fude Ancient Grass" is simple and catchy, but the description of grass is extremely vivid. It not only describes the character of "the original grass", but also writes an ideal model of rebirth from the fire. One sentence is about death, the other is about glory, and the words "burn out" and "blow to life again" are interesting.

Everyone around them is chanting this poem repeatedly in their hearts. The more they repeat it, the more they can understand its deeper charm. On the other hand, Chen Wangbo, although he acted calmly about it, was already in a turmoil in his heart.

Such a poem with neat contrasts and profound meaning was composed by this idiot son-in-law. He could not believe it no matter what. Just as he was pondering over and over again the deeper meaning of the poem, Ye Chen interrupted it.

"Brother Chen, please give me some advice."

Hearing this, Chen Wangbo, who was still imagining it in his mind, was suddenly startled. Even if he could write it at this moment, it would definitely pale in comparison to this poem and bring humiliation to himself. He could only smile dryly.

"Brother Ye, this poem is really profound. I only savored it carefully below, but I forgot the train of thought. I think I'll stop here today, but wait until tomorrow to discuss it with Brother Ye." After saying that, he hurriedly raised his hand to Ye Chen and turned around. Leaving, looking like that, he was afraid that the former would stop him.

Looking at the back of Chen Wangbo leaving in embarrassment, the crowd couldn't help but booed. It was the former who provoked the trouble, but at this moment he didn't even have the courage to write a poem. It was really a disgrace to Songyue Academy.

"Okay" Ye Chen waved his hand to calm the commotion.

"From today on, I will teach the ancient Chinese and poetry of the Wei family. Does anyone have any objections?"