The Big Landlord

The Flower Appreciation Fair in Qingping Prefecture was held recently, and flower lovers from all walks of life went to Fucheng to see the grand flower festival.

All the streets and alleys of Qingping Prefecture display all kinds of flowers for tourists to enjoy. Some who cannot afford the flowers at the flower viewing festival will choose their favorite flowers from the streets and alleys to take back as souvenirs.

Generally speaking, the flowers that can participate in the flower viewing party have been selected by various counties, but the flowers that Nanfeng County presented this time are Geng Cailiang's Jindaiwei.This flower is already quite famous in Nanfeng County, even Zheng Chongqian and Yuan Yong are full of praise for it, Yuan Yong also mentioned it to Tang Shi, Tang Shi can only pretend not to know.

Geng Cailiang is a talented person. He explained the meaning of Jindaiwei very well. What's more, everyone has never seen this variety of peony. Novel things will always be favored by everyone, so Jindaiwei lived up to Tang. With the expectation of the time, he became famous, even the Qingping Mansion has heard of it.

Finally came the day of the flower viewing party.

The flower appreciation fair is held once a year in spring and autumn, so Qingping Mansion has specially built a yard for the flower appreciation festival, and the flowers presented are displayed separately for people to appreciate and appreciate.Often this is also the time when literati and inkmen show their literary talents. Because of their love for peanuts, they will write poems and odes on the spot for the flowers they fancy.And if the remaining flowers meet someone you like, they will be used as commodities for trading in exchange for profits.

Geng Cailiang, as the presenter of Nanfeng County, came to the Flower Appreciation Party in person.He is only in his thirties, with a thinner body and a more ordinary appearance. He belongs to the kind that cannot be found in the crowd, but this time others can see him from the crowd because he is wearing a Gold Belt Wai.

Others in Jindaiwei had also heard about it, and they wanted to take a closer look at the attractiveness of this famous peony. People who have not seen it with their own eyes cannot imagine the flower shape.

Geng Cailiang didn't come early, when he arrived at the flower viewing party, the flower viewing party was already overcrowded.He is holding the golden belt carefully, and there are several majestic guards around him, lest there be any accidents to the flower.

"Brother Geng is finally here and told us to wait." A few landlords came up to meet Geng Cailiang, but after saying this, they set their eyes on his hands.

This is a peony, there is no doubt about it.They never imagined that there is such a variety of peony. The golden stamens between the delicate double-layered petals are really the finishing touch. Originally, peony is famous for its beauty and wealth, but in this way, this flower adds more beauty. Kind of honorable.Reminiscent of the meaning of flowers, their eyes become even hotter.

They seem to have predicted who the oiran will be in this year's flower appreciation show, and only such a flower can compete with the oirans from other prefectures, and it can even be said to be the champion.

When Geng Cailiang first saw this peony, he agreed with their thoughts. He had a strong premonition that this new variety would be loved by officials and even nobles in the palace.

Tang Shi had no time to take care of the flower viewing event in Qingping Mansion, and he was currently experiencing the sea of ​​questions tactics.Yuan Yong took all the test papers from the childhood examinations over the years and asked Tang Shi to do them one by one. This was the first time for Tang Shi to do the ancient imperial examination papers, and he thought it was really difficult.

After Yuan Yong reviewed and corrected a test paper for him, he said: "Although the Tongsheng test is in September, the foundation needs to be accumulated earlier. You can't say that this article is bad, but there is an important problem that you have ignored. .Writing words and thoughts are important, but the most important point is to write from the heart, and I can’t taste this in your article as a teacher.”

In fact, Tang Shi himself understands this problem. He has an excellent memory and can clearly remember the articles he has memorized, so he often quotes a lot of classics when writing articles. Such articles are very enjoyable to read, but he always feels He lacked a little spirit, and he was already working hard to correct this problem.

When Yuan Yong looked at Tang, he lowered his head in frustration, thinking that he is only 13 years old now, and the writing of the article is already very good, and his requirements for him are still a bit high, "But take it slowly, wait for you to experience it. If there are too many, the article will naturally be able to taste the taste."

Tang Shi thought to himself: My experience over the years can scare a lot of people to death. It really has nothing to do with experience, he just has no intentions.

"I understand, teacher." Tang Shi had always been a good student in front of Yuan Yong.

Yuan Yong still had high expectations for him. He refused to let Tang Shi become an official but let Tang Shi take part in the imperial examination. On the one hand, it was for Tang Shi's sake. On the other hand, the exam was an important measure of learning. He hoped that through the imperial exam, Tang shi could clearly know the depth of his knowledge and motivate him so that he would not lose his goal.

Tang Shi understood Yuan Yong's good intentions, and he has been making progress.

"By the way, Shitou, you may have to go back to the capital for a while as a teacher. Then you will have to study by yourself. You may not be able to come back for the teacher's exam."

Tang Shi nodded, "Teacher, I won't be lazy."

Yuan Yong laughed. He was not worried about Tang Shi being lazy, but self-study would often be unconsciously confined to a small space. If he went to a school, he would be taught by his master and compared with his classmates, so Shitou could understand his current knowledge more clearly. depth.

"Stone, my teacher thinks that you should go to school and communicate more with other students of the same age, so that you can grow faster."

"Students listen to the teacher." His state of mind is different from that of ordinary children. Many of his habits and thinking have been solidified. Compared with young students, he lacks a kind of innovation and passion in learning. This is indeed a big problem.

He already plans to enter school with Xiaofeng, Song'er and the others in August.

After school, he returned to Tang's house, where Li Shao and others were practicing calligraphy together, mainly because Li Shao unilaterally taught Tang Feng and the other three to write.Li Shao's handwriting was already well-written, but Tang Feng and Tang Song's handwriting was still a little off. Tang Ya was always sensitive in writing, and her handwriting had already caught people's eyes.

The rest of the Tang family also saw the changes in the three children, and they were very happy, especially the Fang family. Tang Ya was her daughter. She changed from a little yellow-haired girl to what she is now. I am happy in my heart.In a few years, Xiaoya will be able to get married. If she can promise a good family, she will be relieved.

Seeing him, the four children all stood up and called him. Tang Shi walked over to look at him and said, "Xiaofeng's calligraphy has improved, Xiaosong still needs to practice more, Xiaoya is very good."

Tang Song's small face suddenly became depressed, and Tang Shi comforted him: "You are the youngest and you still have a lot of time, so don't be in a hurry to practice calligraphy."

"Uncle, I see." Tang Song put down his pen and hugged Tang Shi's leg.

Tang Shi took out a snack wrapped in oil paper from his pocket, "My uncle bought this in the city, you share it, exactly two servings per person."

Tang Song cheered, and quickly opened the oil paper, revealing the delicious snacks inside, "It smells so good!" He took a deep breath.

He took a piece and stuffed it into his mouth. Seeing that Tang Feng and the others didn't move, he felt a little embarrassed, "Why don't you eat it?"

Tang Feng felt that he was a little grown-up now, so he didn't need to compete with his younger brother for food. The younger brother liked to eat wine and let the younger brother eat it.Tang Ya felt that she was an older sister, and she didn't like snacks too much, so she let her younger brother eat them.As for Li Shao, he has always been taciturn and indifferent, as if there is nothing that interests him other than studying and practicing martial arts.

Tang Song held the dim sum in front of them, "Eat it!"

Tang Feng shook his head, "It's too sweet, I don't like it, you can eat it."

Tang Ya also shook her head, "My sister doesn't like it, so you can eat it."

Li Shao glanced at the white and tender Tang Song, "Don't eat." His tone was neither good nor bad.

Tang Shi understood Li Shao's personality quite well. He didn't have a bad heart, but his personality was like this, and he had a kind of resilience that was very valuable.

"Xiao Shao, do you plan to take the children's exam this year?" Tang Shi felt that Li Shao could actually feel it. After all, he was only eight years old, so even if he didn't pass the exam, it would be nothing, just take it as an experience gain.

Hearing this, Li Shao looked at Tang Shi with dark eyes, "I can't pass the exam, it's a waste of money." There is an exam fee to be paid for the exam, and he doesn't want to waste the money.

Tang Shi smiled, "You don't have to worry about this, just go and gain knowledge."

If you want to say who Li Shao listens to most now, it is naturally Tang Shi, so he nodded, "Okay, I will listen to my little uncle."

Tang Feng on the side saw that Li Shao was able to take the exam by two years younger than himself, and the pressure in his heart instantly increased. He secretly told himself that he must study hard, at least not to embarrass his uncle.

"I will assign you a question every day. You can spend a day thinking about it slowly. If you don't understand, ask me when I come back."

Li Shao nodded.

Let the four children practice calligraphy here by themselves, while Tang Shi went to the back mountain.

Due to Tang Shi's needs, Zhao Jin opened up a large area outside the bamboo house. When Tang Shi came over, Zhao Jin was sitting in the fenced yard reading a book. When he saw Tang Shi coming, he immediately stood up and put down the book to meet him. "Are you in a bad mood today?"

Tang Shi didn't show it in front of Si Xiao, but he didn't have to hide it in front of Zhao Jin.

He told Zhao Jin about his troubles, "I don't know how to write an article with my heart."

Zhao Jin probably understood what he meant, so he dragged him to the flowers in the courtyard, "If you were asked to write an article to praise their demeanor, would you still do this?"

Tang Shi didn't even think about it, "Of course not!"

Zhao Jin looked at him and smiled, "After all, you haven't liked reading yet, do you just use reading as a tool to live and live?"

Tang Shi suddenly felt extremely ashamed. He was wondering, would the teacher see it too?

"I understand, I am ashamed of the teacher's teaching." No wonder the teacher asked him to go to school to study, it was to let him learn this spirit from other students, he suddenly thought of Wei Cong.

Zhao Jin hugged him lightly, "Mr. Yuan won't blame you. If you can realize your mistakes and correct them, Mr. Yuan will be very pleased."

Tang Shi's mood brightened in an instant. Looking at Zhao Jin's handsome face in the sun, he felt a little itchy in his heart, but at least he held back and said, "Zhao Jin, I didn't expect you to be so proficient in reading."

Zhao Jin smiled, didn't say too much on this topic, and pulled him into the bamboo house, "Come with me, I've prepared some things for you."