Although the sun was scorching, there was a gentle breeze in the bamboo forest, so it was quite cool in the bamboo houses among Cuijun.
Zhang Shou was reclining on a bamboo couch in the back room of the Qingfeng Xulai Hall, listening to Qi Liang teaching outside, explaining math problems to the "eager to learn" Lu Sanlang. Below him, Zhu Ying was sitting there, smiling and concentrating on playing the piano, her slender fingers flying across the strings. The movements were very beautiful, but the sound of the piano...
I can only say that it is not very skilled and is not satisfactory, but at least it is not noise and it is still audible.
However, he was planning to retire after accomplishing his mission and hand over future visitors from the capital to Lu Sanlang. However, Zhu Ying kept on coaxing him into continuing to pretend to be an expert. What was he up to
But it must be said that this was a complete harassment to Lu Sanlang, who was studying mathematics outside.
However, Lu Sanlang did not protest. Considering that this was a long and slow song, it was appropriate for the occasion, and Zhang Shou certainly would not interrupt Zhu Ying's interest. In addition, Zhan Jin and Liu Yin were smiling and sticking bamboo sticks with ice grapes that had been soaked in well water, and then they were diligently presented to him. He could only pretend to be at ease and enjoy the song.
Otherwise, Zhu Ying might raise her head from time to time and glare at him.
Just as Zhu Ying finally stopped playing contentedly, and Zhan Jin and Liu Yin beside her hurriedly served her tea and water, and brought her some fruit, Zhang Shou heard a voice from outside shouting, "We're here, we're here. I told you we'd find it, right? This must be it!"
"Brother Chen, look, there are signs hanging on the doors of all the bamboo houses on all sides, just like what Pighead Lu reported back!"
"Humph, that idiot Lu Zhutou, he can't answer the questions above, so he thinks that no one else can answer them? Go, pick up a dozen plaques and let me see what kind of difficult questions they are! Can someone who can play the piano so badly be a great scholar? Only someone like Lu Zhutou who has never seen the world thinks he is a great person!"
"That's right. Lu Zhutou has always been the most annoying person. Zhu Ying might have made up a story to fool him, but he really thought that Zhu Ying would look up to such a country boy! Didn't they say before that Zhu Ying's fiancé was in the country? It must be a fake news spread by the Duke of Zhao's Mansion to deceive people!"
Hearing the shouting outside, Zhang Shou saw Zhu Ying's eyebrows raised, and it was obvious that she was very angry. He couldn't help but smile for a moment.
Pointing at the monk and calling him a bald thief, Zhu Gongquan was like that in the past, and now these people outside are doing the same thing!
He then said calmly in an old and hoarse voice: "Yingying, you are just a beginner. Practice makes perfect. Why bother to get angry with a bunch of idle people?"
When Zhu Ying heard Zhang Shou's arrogant words, she burst into laughter, and all her anger flew away. She pouted at Zhan Jin with a smile, and when she saw someone quickly help Zhang Shou to tidy up the veiled hat, she snorted in annoyance.
"I won't get angry with these guys... Sir, do you know their origins?"
Although he knew that the young lady was keeping things a secret, Zhang Shou still asked with a very knowledgeable and interesting smile, "Could it be that he is also the son of a meritorious official or a noble relative?"