The flower viewing event in Qingping Prefecture was held recently, and flower lovers from all walks of life went to the city to see the blooming event.
The streets and alleys of Qingping Prefecture display all kinds of flowers for tourists to watch. Some people 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 the counties, and the flowers sent by Nanfeng County this time are the golden belts of Geng Cailiang. 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 the golden belt very well. What’s more, this variety of peony has never been seen before. Novel things are always favored by everyone, so the golden belt is not inferior to Tang. The expectations of the time have become famous, and even Qingping Mansion has heard about it.
Finally came the day of the flower viewing party.
Because the flower viewing party is held once a year in spring and autumn, Qingping House specially built a yard for the flower viewing party. Often this is also the time when literati and writers show their literary talents. Because of their love for flowers, they will write poems and poems for the flowers they like on the spot. By the end of the flower viewing party, the flower that has been praised the most is this year's oiran. And if the remaining flowers meet a loved one, they will be traded as commodities in exchange for profits.
Geng Cailiang, as the gift giver of Nanfeng County, personally came to the flower viewing party. He is only in his thirties, with a thin body and an ordinary appearance. He belongs to the kind that cannot be found in the crowd, but this time, others were able to see him at a glance from the crowd, because he brought it with him. Gold belt.
Others in Jindaiwei have also heard about it, and they want to take a closer look at what is so attractive about this famous peony. Those 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 carefully held the golden belt around him, and there were several guards with majestic foreheads beside him, lest something happen to this flower.
"Brother Geng is finally here, tell us to wait." Several landlords approached, seeing Geng Cailiang but after saying such a sentence, they set their eyes on his hands.
This is a peony, no doubt about it. They could never imagine that there are such varieties of peony. The golden yellow stamens between the delicate double petals are really the finishing touch. Originally, peony is famous for its beauty and wealth, but in this way, this flower is even more beautiful. Somewhat noble. Thinking of the meaning of flowers, their eyes became even more burning.
They seem to have expected who the oiran will be in this flower viewing party, and only such a flower can compete with the oiran from other provinces, and it can even be said to be the best.
As soon as Geng Cailiang saw this peony, it was in line with their thoughts. He had a strong hunch that this new variety would definitely 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 now experiencing the sea-questioning tactics. Yuan Yong took all the questions from the Tongsheng Examination over the years and asked Tang Shi to do it one by one. This was the first time for Tang Shi to do the ancient imperial examination papers, and he felt that it was really difficult.
Yuan Yong commented on a test paper for him, and said: "Although the Tongsheng test is in September, the foundation needs to be accumulated earlier. You can't say that your writing is bad, but there is an important issue that you ignored. The words and thoughts of writing articles are important, but the most important point is to write from the heart, as a teacher, you can't find this in your article."
In fact, Tang Shi himself understands this problem. He has an excellent memory and can clearly remember the articles he has memorized. Therefore, when he writes articles, he often quotes a lot of classics. Such articles are very enjoyable to read, but I always feel that He lacked a little spiritual energy, and he was already trying to correct this problem.
Yuan Yong lowered his head in frustration when he saw Tang Shi, thinking that he is only thirteen years old now, the article is already very well written, and his expectations of him are still a little higher, "But take this slowly, wait for you With more experience, the article will naturally taste.”
Tang Shi thought to himself: I can scare a lot of people to death by speaking about my experience over the years. It really has nothing to do with experience.
"I understand, teacher." Tang Shi was always a good student in front of Yuan Yong.
Yuan Yong's expectations for him are still quite high. He did not let Tang Shi become an official but let Tang Shi participate in the imperial examination. On the one hand, it was for Tang Shi's sake. After all, his status as a scholar and a judge would definitely help him. On the other hand, the exam is an important measure of learning. He hoped that through the imperial examination, Tang Shi could clearly know the depth of his knowledge and stimulate the motivation, 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, after some time as a teacher, you may have to go back to Kyoto temporarily. You will have to study by yourself at that time. You may not be able to come back as a teacher when the teacher takes the test."
Tang Shi nodded, "Teacher, I won't be lazy."
Yuan Yong laughed, but he wasn't worried about Tang Shi's laziness, but self-study would often be confined to a square inch. depth.
"Shi Shi, the teacher thinks that you should go to a school and communicate more with other students of the same age, so that you can grow faster."
"The disciple listens to the teacher." His mood is different from that of ordinary children. Many of his habits and thinking have been solidified. Compared with younger students, there is less innovation and passion in learning. This is indeed a big problem.
He has already planned to enter school with Xiaofeng and Songer in August.
After school, he returned to Tang's house. Li Shao and several people were forming a group to study calligraphy. Li Shao unilaterally taught Tang Feng and the three to write. Li Shao's calligraphy is already well-written, but Tang Feng's and Tang Song's calligraphy is still a little worse. Tang Ya has always been sensitive in writing, and her handwriting is already eye-catching.
The rest of the Tang family also saw the changes in the three children, and they were very happy, especially Fang Shi, Tang Ya was her daughter, from the old yellow-haired little girl to what she is now, she is a beater. happy heart. In a few years, Xiaoya will be able to get married. If she can make a good family, she will be relieved.
When the four children saw him, they all got up and called him. Tang Shi walked over to look at him and said, "Xiaofeng's calligraphy has improved, Xiao Song still needs more practice, Xiaoya is very good."
Tang Song's little face suddenly became depressed, and Tang Shi comforted him: "You are the youngest, and you still have more time, so don't be impatient when you learn words."
"Uncle, I understand." Tang Song put down the pen and hugged Tang Shi's leg.
Tang Shi took out a snack wrapped in oil paper from his arms, "This is what my uncle bought in the city. You can share it, just two servings per person."
Tang Song cheered and hurriedly opened the oiled paper to reveal the fragrant dessert inside, "It's so fragrant!" He took a deep breath.
He took a piece and stuffed it into his mouth. It could be seen that Tang Feng and the others were a little embarrassed, "Why don't you eat?"
Tang Feng felt that he was a little adult, and he didn't need to grab food from his younger brother. The younger brother liked to eat wine for his younger brother. Tang Ya felt that she was an older sister, and she didn't like to eat snacks very much, so she let her brother eat it. As for Li Shao, he has always been taciturn and indifferent, as if there is nothing that interests him except studying and practicing martial arts.
Tang Song held the dim sum in front of them, "You guys 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, "Sister doesn't like it, you can eat it."
Li Shao glanced at the white and tender Tang Song, "Don't eat." The tone was neither good nor bad.
Tang Shi understood Li Shao's personality relatively well. He didn't have any bad intentions, that's just his personality, and he had a kind of toughness that was very commendable.
"Xiao Shao, do you plan to take the Tongsheng test this year?" Tang Shi felt that Li Shao could actually feel the feelings. After all, he was only eight years old. Even if he didn't pass the test, it would be nothing.
Li Shao heard the words, his dark eyes looked at Tang Shi, "I can't pass the test, I wasted money." The test is to pay the test fee, and he didn't want to waste the money.
Tang Shi smiled, "You don't have to worry about this, just go to gain knowledge."
To say who Li Shao listens to the most now, it must be Tang Shi, so he nodded, "Okay, I will listen to my uncle."
Tang Feng, who was on the side, saw that Li Shao was two years younger than himself and was able to take the exam, 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 topic every day. You can spend a day thinking about it slowly. If you don't understand, wait for me to come back and ask me."
Li Shao nodded.
Let Si Xiao practice calligraphy here, while Tang Shi went to the back mountain.
Zhao Jin opened up a large area outside the bamboo house because of Tang Shi's needs. 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. "You're 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 of his troubles, "I don't know how to write an article with my heart."
Zhao Jin probably understood what he meant, and dragged him to the flowers in the courtyard, "If you were asked to write an article to praise their beauty, would you still do this?"
Tang Shi didn't even think about it, "Of course not!"
Zhao Jin looked at him and smiled, "In the end, you haven't liked reading yet. Do you just use reading as a tool to settle down?"
Tang Shi suddenly felt extremely ashamed. He was thinking, 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 the school to learn this spirit from other students. He suddenly thought of Wei Cong.
Zhao Jin hugged him gently, "Mr. Yuan won't blame you. If you can correct your mistakes, Mr. Yuan will be very pleased."
Tang Shi's mood brightened instantly. Looking at Zhao Jin's handsome face in the sun, he felt a little itchy, but he held back and said, "Zhao Jin, I didn't expect you to be so proficient in reading."
Zhao Jin smiled and didn't talk too much about this topic, and dragged him into the bamboo house, "Come with me, I've prepared something for you."