After a day of torment, Zhu Ping'an finally smiled. In the end, he couldn't bear to tell Fatty Huanghua the truth.
In fact, it was not only Fatty Xue Chi. Zhu Ping'an glanced around and saw people standing in groups of three or four waiting at the gate of Jiangnan Park. Many of them were exchanging their test poems about chrysanthemums and autumn with each other. They were all very confident about today's re-examination. Most of them believed that today's re-examination was much easier than the regular one.
The fat man stood about two meters away from Zhu Ping'an, chanting his extraordinary chrysanthemum poem in a rhythmic manner...
At this time, a man walked out of the Jiangnan Imperial Examination Hall with an imposing manner. Listening to the people around him discussing things like chrysanthemums and autumn, a trace of disdain appeared on his face. When he saw Zhu Ping'an, his gaze stayed on Zhu Ping'an for two more seconds.
This must be Zhu Pingan, whom Luo Ming mentioned several times. His simple and honest demeanor is very similar to the portrait. The man's eyes stayed on Zhu Pingan for a few seconds and he heard the fat man Xue Chi reciting his chrysanthemum poem to Zhu Pingan, shaking his head. After listening, Zhu Pingan said with a constipated look, "Well, OK."
When he heard this, the disdain on his face grew even stronger, and he muttered to himself, "This year's first place in the government exam is just like this! Chrysanthemum... hehe..."
After talking to himself, the man left, leaving everyone with a lonely back that seemed like he was the only one sober while everyone else was drunk.
"Hey, Brother Zhu, what's wrong with you?" Fatty Xue Chi couldn't help but ask when he saw Zhu Ping'an looked constipated when he was commenting.
"Oh, you write great poems..." Zhu Ping'an replied with a constipated look on his face, "but you smell too strong!"
"Oh, that's it. I thought my poems were not to your liking." Fatty Xue Chi suddenly realized, then reached out and touched a ball of cotton and asked. "I have another ball of cotton here, do you want to use it?"
"You keep it." Zhu Ping'an kept his distance. The ball of cotton had also been exposed to the manure for a whole day. Who would dare to use it
When we returned to the inn, there were many students discussing chrysanthemums in the lobby. If the fat man hadn't known that he smelled bad, he would have rushed over to share his chrysanthemum poems with them.
The fat man went upstairs to wash, and Zhu Ping'an also went back to the inn to change clothes. The dormitory was damp and wet, and it was hot in autumn, so the clothes smelled of sweat. He took off his dirty clothes. Zhu Ping'an soaked them in a basin of water, sat on a low stool, and rubbed them with the soap nuts provided by the inn. In fact, the inn also provided plant ash with the soap nuts. Mixing the two together would have a better effect on washing clothes, but Zhu Ping'an really couldn't accept plant ash.
Zhu Ping'an had just finished washing and drying the clothes when the fat man upstairs came downstairs looking brand new.
"Brother Zhu, it's rare that you feel relaxed after the exam. Today we must not go home until we are drunk. You promised." Fatty Xue Chi put on his iconic big gold lock and gold and jade ring, and held a folding fan in his hand to pretend to be elegant.
"Can you eat it?" Zhu Ping'an asked calmly.
"I couldn't eat it at first, but it's because my chrysanthemum poem was so good today. I'm not bragging, but there are definitely more people who can surpass me in writing chrysanthemum poems. People feel refreshed when good things happen. I can eat a whole pig today." Fatty Xue Chi waved his fat hands, feeling extremely confident.
I really hope you can still be so happy when the results are announced!
"Let me make it clear first, I will not go to the other side of the Qinhuai River." Zhu Pingan emphasized.
"Why not? I'll treat you, brother, and show you around. Besides, I finally wrote a good poem today, maybe some female schoolmaster will like me and invite me to be her lover." Fatty Xue Chi patted his chest loudly, and the big gold locket on his neck rustled. He was very excited.
"Then go by yourself. I'm not interested." Zhu Ping'an was unmoved.
"Not interested? You. You don't have any strange hobbies?" The fat man looked at Zhu Ping'an, then shuddered and took several steps back.
Are you trembling? Have you ever looked in the mirror
"Get lost!" Zhu Ping'an could no longer bear it. "I'm a normal person. I'm only thirteen and my hair hasn't even grown out yet. I don't want to ruin my martial arts!"
If you want to do that at such a young age, you will regret it when you grow up. You haven't developed well yet! There is no way to repair it if it is damaged! When you grow up, you will cry when you see the battlefield.
"What's wrong with Thirteen..." The fat man curled his lips, then suddenly became inexplicably serious, with a sigh on his face...
"When I was thirteen, my father always forced me to study. He made me read for four hours every day. If I didn't read, my father would scold me. Later, my father had a job and had no time to take care of me, but he would always lock me in the study, lock the doors and windows, and let two maids who were seven or eight years older than me supervise me with big thick sticks. Every time, he would leave harsh words and order me to read for four hours a day. If I didn't pass the homework inspection when I came back, he would beat me to death... Every day, he would come back from outside to unlock the doors and windows and drag me out of the study after I had been locked up all day... Since then, I have liked women..."
You are such a weirdo! Your father is also a weirdo. Who can he ask to supervise you when you are not doing well in your studies? He has to let two young maids supervise you! No wonder your father has to drag you out every day. You are only thirteen years old. Two women and four hours. It is a miracle that you are still alive!
Zhu Pingan was speechless to the extreme about the fat man!
“Hey, Brother Zhu, Brother Zhu, don’t go…” The fat man came back to his senses from his memories and found that Zhu Pingan had already walked out the door, so he hurriedly chased after him.
As a foodie, I have to find a good place to treat myself after the exam. I always ate snacks before, but today I should try a big meal. I have enough money in my pocket, so I won't let myself down any more.
So, Zhu Ping'an walked out of the inn and headed towards the Confucius Temple. A few days ago, he heard a scholar talking about the unique lion heads made in the Zhuangyuan Building of the Confucius Temple.
"Brother Zhu, slow down." Fatty Xue Chi was panting from behind, "A gentleman's promise is worth a thousand gold. You said before the exam that you would not come back until you are drunk."
"Well, yes." Zhu Ping'an responded lightly and continued walking forward.
"Then follow your brother to the other side. I tell you, the Zhuangyuanhong in Lanyue Tower is so beautiful..." Fatty Xue Chi was still obsessed with the Qinhuai River.
"I said before that I would not return until I was drunk, but I didn't say that I would go to the other side." Zhu Ping'an continued to walk forward, "Would you like to go to the Zhuangyuan Building in front of the Confucius Temple?"
"Go away!" said the fat man, gritting his teeth.
Although the fat man compromised and went to Zhuangyuan Building with Zhu Ping'an, he kept instilling in Zhu Ping'an the beauty of sexual pleasure and other things along the way, trying to instigate Zhu Ping'an to change his mind and go to the other side of the Qinhuai River together.
From this point of view, it seems that there is a common understanding of close friends in modern and ancient times. We drank together, sat in the same classroom, carried guns together, and slept together by the Qinhuai River...
It wasn't far from the inn to the Confucius Temple. It took about a quarter of an hour to get there. However, it was a little hard to find the Zhuangyuan Building. There were many restaurants near the Confucius Temple. Zhu Ping'an and Fatty spent some time to find the Zhuangyuan Building. (To be continued)
ps: Please give me a monthly ticket, it will explode tomorrow