The red curtains and red sandalwood incense, the bed with embroidered silk and satin
The room is exquisitely furnished, showing nobility everywhere, and full of the breath of girlish life. The room is also scattered with the daughter's household handkerchiefs... ...
This is a girl's boudoir.
There is also a desk carved with peonies in the boudoir. There is a large window in front of the desk. There is a vase next to the window. In winter, a branch of winter plum blossoms is inserted in the vase, which makes it look more girlish. There are pens, inkstones, and several handwritten books on the right side. The books are written in a thick stack, such as The Legend of the Condor Heroes, The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, etc.
In the middle of the desk was an unfinished copy of "The Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils". A young girl was sitting in front of the desk, writing. She was wearing a fluffy cloak and a white cotton coat. On the coat were embroidered plum blossoms with silk thread. The girl had a slim figure and her pretty face was immature but already stunningly beautiful.
The girl held the brush in her slender hands, but for some reason she seemed a little uneasy and was unable to put pen to paper.
"Oh, young lady, the bad guy from the neighboring village has really gone to take the exam, and many people are here to see him off." A chubby girl with double buns walked in quickly, chattering.
"Just go, you're just a toad going to take the exam!" The girl in front of the desk showed a disgusted expression on her pretty face, as if she was not at all interested in the news brought by the little maid.
"But, but what if he passes the exam?" The chubby girl said after a moment's hesitation, her little round face slightly flushed, as if she had put on a light layer of rouge.
If I pass the exam...
"There's no such thing as a chance. How can a greedy, scoundrel, spineless toad who always hides behind others to fish in troubled waters possibly pass the exam!" The girl at the desk got angry and stood up to teach the maid a lesson.
"Oh, but he is very smart and has fooled us many times." The chubby girl was still a little hesitant.
"Stupid Huaer, I was just kidding you. I have never been fooled!"
This sentence was like the end of a cat's tail. The girl in front of the desk got angry and drew a little turtle on the maid's face with a brush.
"Miss..." the maid Baozi called out with some grievance.
"Don't talk, and don't even erase it today! If you erase it, I'll sell you to Mama Hua!" The girl in front of the desk threw the brush on the desk casually, stretched out her slender jade finger, pointed at the little maid and threatened with a stern face.
"Miss..." Hua'er, the chubby maid, was holding the little turtle, feeling very aggrieved.
The girl drew a little turtle on the maid's face, and her mood seemed to improve a little. However, she immediately thought of something else, and her pretty face fell. She bit her red lips with her pearly teeth, and her eyes were full of shame and anger.
It seems that some bad guy has also painted a little turtle on my face. It seems that I also developed a hobby of painting little turtles on other people's faces since then.
Damn it, damn it!
That silly-looking little toad is the worst bastard in the world!
You must not pass the exam
Oh, no.
Even if the toad passed the exam, what would happen
No, I don’t want him to pass the exam!
Yes, he is so young and has only studied for a few years. It is impossible for him to pass the exam. Why are you worrying about it
But when I think about the little toad who drew a little turtle on my face, I get so angry. It seems that I have suffered a lot at his hands. Although he has been tricked by me many times, how could he draw a little turtle on his face? How could he have the heart to do it and still enjoy drawing it so much!
The girl couldn't help but recall her past memories.
That was when I was a kid.
It was shortly after that bad family was split up.
I took the painting to the bad guy during the break and asked him to tell a story.
But the bad guy just wouldn't talk. He wouldn't eat the delicious food even if it was given to him. He was so angry that he brought up the matter of his father borrowing high-interest loans.
Then the bastard squinted his eyes and smiled foolishly and made a bet with himself, saying that they would have a competition together. If either he or Huaer won, he would tell us a story and could also make a request. If both he and Huaer lost, he could make a request.
She could also see that although he was smiling naively, his eyes were filled with anger. However, it would be fine if either she or Hua'er won. She was not stupider than him. Besides, if she did not dare to make the bet, she would be laughed at by him. So she agreed.
I didn’t expect it, I didn’t expect it... I didn’t expect that this toad is actually a scoundrel!
Who can pee farther...
What? How dare he bring it up? Huaer and I are both girls. How can I do such an embarrassing thing? Even though I am young, I know how to do that in front of a boy!
Although I slapped him, Huaer and I were too embarrassed to give up, so we still lost the game.
The little toad's request was to use a brush to draw a little turtle on his and Hua'er's faces...
That little bastard was laughing so happily when he was drawing! I saw him having fun drawing, so I wanted to try it. I didn’t expect that drawing a little turtle on someone else’s face was really a very happy thing, and then I couldn’t stop.
That little toad may look simple and naive on the surface, but he is actually very bad! Therefore, God must protect and not let such a bad person pass the exam.
At Changting, not far from Xiahe Village and Shanghe Village, Zhu Ping'an, who was saying goodbye to his family and villagers, suddenly sneezed.
"Strange, is there someone saying bad things about me behind my back?" Zhu Ping'an touched his nose and thought to himself, that's not right, everyone is saying bad things about me openly, for example...
"Zhi'er, just consider this as an opportunity to gain experience. It's normal to fail the first time." The uncle, wearing a shirt with wide sleeves and a round collar, looked somewhat suave. He was standing in front of Zhu Ping'an at this moment, and he spoke earnestly and persuadingly with the manner of an elder.
The exam hasn't started yet, Zhu Ping'an looked at his uncle speechlessly.
Of course, it wasn't just my uncle. All the other villagers who came to see him off thought so too, and they all spoke in unison to comfort Zhu Ping'an.
Even his mother, Chen, did not think highly of him.
"That's right, Zhu'er. Your uncle has failed the exam for 20 or 30 years. Don't take it too seriously if you fail this time."
Mother Chen was very dissatisfied with uncle, not only because of what he had just said, but mainly because a few years ago uncle used Zhu's father's name to borrow high-interest loans, which caused Zhu's father to be beaten and kicked out of the house. Moreover, grandfather and uncle came to the house to borrow money a few days ago. The most infuriating thing was that they lent him the wood in the house. He really forgot the pain after the wound healed.
My uncle was so embarrassed by what Chen said.
"For me this time, it's like taking something out of a bag." I don't know where the uncle got the confidence from. He smiled confidently while twirling his beard, his clothes fluttering in the cold wind, and he looked like a famous scholar.
The villagers also had high hopes for my uncle. They all praised him and said they would hold a banquet for him when he returned.
My uncle was also very graceful and bowed to thank them one by one.
Only Zhu Ping'an's door was deserted. Zhu's father and elder brother were both taciturn people, and their eyes generally showed comfort that it was no big deal that he would not pass the exam. Chen just told Zhu Ping'an to eat well, drink well and dress well, and she didn't expect Zhu Ping'an to pass the exam this time at all.