I'm just a dude

Chapter 31

To Qi Yuan, the word Xinde is like a baby, and he can never get enough of it.

Xu Yu was tortured by him that night and yelled countless times, and later Qi Yuan went to sleep contentedly, but Xu Yu suffered from insomnia.

He was a little tangled in his heart, wondering if Qi Yuan saw that he was deliberately avoiding him these days, and if he saw it, he didn't know if he was angry.Besides, Qi Yuan relied on him so much tonight, did he lose his temper because of drunkenness or did he just like to be close to him?

These many problems made him unable to fall asleep for a long time, and when he barely fell asleep, he heard the five-watch drum outside.Xu Xuan sighed lightly, got up simply, thinking about going out for a walk, and practice riding and archery after the light of day.

At this time, it was still early, and there were not many people walking outside.After Xu Yu signed the name book, she walked not far away when she saw someone coming out from the other side with a scroll.

Since the last time we left in Shepu, Ren Yan hasn't seen Xu Yu much.Now bumped into him unexpectedly, he was very happy and shouted from afar.

Xu Yu stopped and waited for him to approach, and asked in surprise, "Young brother Wenying came out so early?"

Ren Yan said with a smile: "In the past, at Yichan Academy, the deacons would have their hair cut off at five o'clock every day, and their hair would fall off at dawn. The brothers would all get up at the second bang, and I would sleep lightly, so I would often get up and read after the first bang. .”

Yichan Academy is the place where Mr. Yichan teaches, and it is also the great Confucian who was hired by Ren Yan when his distant relative asked the Xu family to come forward.

Xu Yu was very surprised by this, Ren Yan was extremely talented, when he was studying together in Xu Mansion, his performance was the best among all the students.He originally thought that Ren Yan's study should be very easy, but he didn't expect that the latter would get up at Yin time every day. This is really a hard study.

On this point, Xu Yu was ashamed of herself, and smiled and cupped her hands at Ren Yan.

Ren Yan smiled shyly, with a thin blush on his face, and asked him, "Why did Brother Zijing come out at this time?"

Xu Yu subconsciously said: "I was a little excited last night..." Halfway through speaking, I realized something was wrong, obviously I just called someone else's name, so why talk about excitement?However, it was not good to change his words at this time, so he could only continue vaguely, "So I didn't sleep well."

Ren Yan was very interested in what he said, and turned his face to ask: "Why? Is there any happy event?"

The morning mist filled the air, and only a few sporadic ram horn glazed lamps shone brightly, illuminating a small road.

Xu Yu couldn't find an excuse for a while, turned away and coughed lightly, then changed the subject abruptly, "Dragon Boat Festival rests for five days, do you plan to stay in prison to study or go back home together?"

Ren Yan looked intently at Xu Yu's eyebrows, and seeing that he didn't want to talk deeply, he looked away and said softly: "I must be going to see the Duke. I have already prepared the etiquette, but I am afraid that I will live in the mansion too long." It’s inconvenient, so I’ll just go back to prison that day.”

Knowing that he was always polite, Xu Yu smiled and said, "My father has talked about you many times. The yard you lived in before has always been reserved, so there is no inconvenience if you stay for a few more days."

Ren Yan pursed his lips and smiled, and responded lightly.

Because of this chat in the morning, his mood became exceptionally good.An instructor came to give a lecture that day, and Ren Yan was also distracted frequently.

The instructor originally intended him to set an example for all sentient beings, but he asked him to get up to answer several times in a row, but Ren Yan didn't understand the question.Although he answered later, the instructor was very dissatisfied and scolded him a few words with a downcast face.

Qi Yuan saw the posture of the Taoist hall, and wished he could huddle up and hide in a corner during the lecture.However, as one wished, after the class ended, before the sound of the cloud board sounded, the instructor took advantage of the time before school ended to randomly ask everyone some questions.

Only then did Qi Yuan shrink his neck, when the instructor came over and knocked on his desk.

Qi Yuan was taken aback for a moment, then was dumbfounded again.

Seeing that he was young, the instructor was kind and asked him, "What's your name?"

Qi Yuan hurriedly stood up, and answered honestly, "Student Qi Yuan." After a pause, he suddenly remembered that he still had words, and added, "Qi Fengzhou."

The instructor let out a "huh" and asked, "Are you that prodigy from Shuntian Mansion? Ding Youke's little case leader?"

Qi Yuan felt several eyes swishing over him, and his face turned red immediately, feeling very embarrassed.

The instructor saw that he was very shy and handsome, but he kind of liked him. Instead, he smiled and comforted him: "I only take an easy test for you, so don't be afraid." After thinking for a while, he asked him, "But the world is sincere. into energy."

"Only sincerity in the world can be transformed" is in "The Doctrine of the Mean".It happened to be written in Fang Chenghe's "Compilation".

Originally, Qi Yuan thought that he was going to die, but when he heard the familiar words, he was immediately overjoyed, thought for a while and said: "If you are sincere, nothing will happen, if you are not sincere, there must be something to cover it..."

Many people still had an impression of Qi Yuan from the re-talk last time, and now they looked up.

Qi Yuan has been a student for more than ten years, and his head hurts when he sees his husband. He has never tasted this kind of high-spirited feeling. Qi Yuan still didn't think it was enough, and thought it would be great if Big Brother Fang wrote more, it's only a few hundred words.

Thinking about it again, the word "Fengzhou" chosen by the teacher can turn danger into good fortune!

The instructor really appreciated it greatly and praised him a few words.Qi Yuan sat down happily, his heart agitated for a long time, he couldn't calm down for a long time, he rushed out impatiently when the sound of the cloud board was heard, first he went to find Ruan Hongxian to show off, and after making Ruan Hong greedy, he plunged back Number room.

Xu Yu is coming back to pack up her things, and in two days, the Imperial College will be on vacation.His elder brother and second elder brother are both on business, so they may not come back. The Duke is busy with socializing and worrying about government affairs, and there are banquets in the Dragon Boat Festival, so he is even more busy.After much deliberation, I still have to go back earlier by myself and have Ren Yan's house cleaned out, so as not to be rude.

Who would have thought that he had just entered the door when he saw a figure flashing outside.Then the door of the room was pushed open with a "bang", Qi Yuan poked his face, saw him here, screamed and rushed over.

Xu Yu caught the man, feeling a little helpless: "Mr. Qi has something to say, you have picked up a treasure?"

Qi Yuan nearly gasped out of laughter, lay in his arms for a while, took a few breaths, and then stood up straight while telling the story of being tested by the instructor today. Shaking his head, he recited it loudly again: "If you are sincere, nothing will happen, if you are not sincere..."

Xu Yu felt puzzled at first, but when he recited the model essay in a precise manner, she finally understood, and said amusedly, "Brother Fang is really talented and ambitious."

Qi Yuan laughed again, then suddenly he was taken aback, and turned to look at him.

Xu Yu raised her eyebrows, although she didn't know what he was going to do, she still looked at him and smiled.

Qi Yuan tilted his head and asked, "Compared with Big Brother Fang, who is stronger?"

Xu Yu is not familiar with Fang Chenghe, and has never competed before.He admired Fang Chenghe very much in his heart. Zhejiang's literary style is very prosperous, and the road test in various places is one out of dozens, which is much more difficult than Shuntian Mansion.Fang Chenghe was able to try and win the championship over there, probably better than himself.

But for some reason, Xu Xuan's thoughts moved, and she couldn't help asking Qi Yuan: "I don't know, what do you think?"

Qi Yuan didn't think much about it, and casually said, "Brother Fang, right?"

Xu Ting was a little disappointed, lowered her eyelashes, and didn't speak any more.

Qi Yuan himself thought it was justified: "During the exam, Big Brother Fang wrote two essays, his own essay got an excellent one, and Ruan Hong's one got a good one, it's hard work."

After thinking about it, he hesitated and said, "But you are also very good...it doesn't seem like a comparison."

Xu Yu glanced at him, and couldn't help but "hum" softly: "How can I be so good?" However, he was comforted a lot in the bottom of his heart, and he felt happy.

Qi Yuan bulged his cheeks, and looked at him eagerly: "You answered the question for me so well, I was promoted together with Big Brother Fang."

Xu Yu was taken aback for a moment: "Are you promoted?"

Qi Yuan nodded: "That's right, we were promoted the day before yesterday, and now we are all in the monastery hall."

Xu Yu: "Why didn't I hear you mention it?"

"You weren't there the day before yesterday, and I waited for you until midnight." Qi Yuan complained, "Why didn't you say anything when you didn't come back? I waited so hard."

Xu Yu glanced at him, said with a smile on the corner of his mouth, "Go out temporarily to do some business, but I won't do it in the future."

Seeing that he has such a good temper, Qi Yuan also smiled along with him, and became worried again: "I heard that the exams in the Xiudao Hall are all improvised, what should I do?"

A person who has just memorized the "Four Books" is very difficult in the monastery.

Seeing his melancholy look, Xu Yu was thinking about how to comfort him, when Qi Yuan suddenly sat up, straightened his back and said, "Forget it and forget about it! At worst, I'll work harder and memorize more! I'm going to stand up today." Is it amazing!"

He obviously felt that being in the limelight was a very enjoyable thing, so he read it again to himself, and happily went to flip through the book.

Xu Yu couldn't laugh or cry, and couldn't understand why he had such a temper.

According to what he knew before, Uncle Zhongyuan's Mansion is not a good place, not to mention that the second elder brother Xu Ying said in a letter that Qi Zhuo was very worried about this son, saying that he was too "rule-abiding and cautious."

Xu Yu thought to herself, but he really didn't notice it at all, saying that he is a weirdo, and he can do whatever he wants.

For the next two days, Qi Yuan really put his mind to it, and started to study in a decent manner with the scrolls in his hands all day long.

Xu Ting originally wanted to go home for two days, but he always made typos in the memorization, obviously very careless, so she had to stay and listen carefully, and correct him from time to time.

Qi Yuan's enthusiasm for reading disappeared within two days.He will also find reasons for himself - anyway, he will not stay here for a long time, and entering the Imperial College according to the arrangement is just a stopgap measure. After selling more fragrances and settling Peng and Yunlan, he can Back to Yangzhou with peace of mind.When you get home, there are endless money to spend and endless fun to watch, so what are you worrying about?

Two days passed in a blink of an eye, the atmosphere of the Dragon Boat Festival in Beijing became more and more intense, and the Imperial College finally gave everyone a long vacation.

Qi Yuan heard that Chief Zhai Zheng was going to write a letter to his home, so he hurriedly asked Fang Chenghe for help, beating around the bush and asking people to inquire about the Qi Mansion in Yangzhou.Zheng Mian admired Fang Chenghe very much, and without asking why, he responded without hesitation, and immediately wrote a special copy, put it in the mailbox and asked someone to send it back.

Qi Yuan wanted to fly back with his heart, but he knew that he had more important things to do.The Xiangwan Xiangbing cakes made last time have been stored in cellars. These days, the markets in Beijing and Zhongzhong are constantly running, which is a good time to make money.In addition, there are Yunlan's sachets, which should be able to sell for a good price.

Thinking of this, Qi Yuan couldn't help but sigh.

Now that it is May, the weather is already hot, but Yun Lan is still wearing a jacket.Although the girl said that she was afraid of the cold, and said the saying "I don't eat the Dragon Boat Festival, I don't bring my jacket", but Qi Yuan knew that she didn't have suitable clothes. It's short, and now I'm willing to spend money to make a new one.

Qi Yuan himself is quite short of clothes.He used to be especially fond of beauty and prettiness, and he was easy to compare with others, so he never had the same clothes every year, and he kept cutting the best materials and making new ones in time for the most fashionable styles.Even the servants around him are not like him now, the two clothes are worn alternately, and they are almost washed out of shape.

He didn't know how the fragrance market was doing now, and he was secretly thinking, if he could earn a little more, he would cut Yunlan's clothes, and if he could earn two more, he would buy a new one for himself.

He looked in the mirror these few times, and found that his appearance seemed to be more and more similar to the original one. His face was rounder and his eyes were bigger. Perhaps it was born from his heart, so his appearance was slowly changing with his mood.Qi Yuan was secretly delighted, thinking that if it was like this, maybe it would be easier to go home in the future and save a lot of talking.

Counting now, grandma's birthday has already passed, and Zheng Mian's family letter does not know when it will come back. I hope that it will not be long before I can hear the good news from Yangzhou.

He prayed secretly in his heart, the night was dark, Qi Yuan clasped his hands together, couldn't help closing his eyes, and prayed for everyone in the Qi Mansion in the distance.