After the family fell, I wanted to lie down

The beating of drums shook the heavens.

Dong, dong, dong, the dragon boat race officially begins.

The governor of the state was standing on the platform, pointing at each family's dragon boat and commenting on it.

"The Zhang family's dragon boat is pretty good this time."

"Hey, the Lu family is not bad either. It seems that they have to work harder than in previous years. There is a good chance of winning the first prize this year."

After chatting and laughing for a while, the governor said he had to leave for a while, but no one cared. Some even suggested going together.

Everyone has three urgent needs, which is unavoidable. Although the workshop here was built temporarily because of the dragon boat race, it is kept very clean and tidy even if it is temporary. After all, so many noble families and adults are here.

Everyone who saw the governor on the way stood up and greeted him.

"Hey, Brother Li San, you have to drink and eat well today."

"Master Zhang looks energetic again."

"Master Kuang is here today too?"

Oh, General Liu is here too.

"Well, you can still call me a general. Now that I have retired from the army, it is more appropriate to call me Master Liu."

The prefect Liang, who was standing nearby, said jokingly: "General Liu is too modest. Even if you retire, we cannot deny the contributions you have made to the court."

Mr. Liu was a military general and did not have much in common with literati. To avoid embarrassment, he left without saying much.

The person next to him noticed his embarrassment and said half-jokingly, "Why do you look so scared?"

"I am a rough man, and I always don't know how to write for these scholars. It's better for military commanders to be better with military commanders."

It is said that Master Liu resigned due to age and health reasons, but there are also rumors that Master Liu resigned because he offended his superior Liang Ping, who was a student of the Prime Minister Ji Wuya. Even the powerful Hu Hangong had to give in.

Civil officials have the power of life and death over military generals. Mr. Liu offended him at that time, and the result was naturally foreseeable. Since the result was foreseeable, it would be better to resign early to avoid implicating his family and leave a way out for other family members.

"Oh, Master Liu, don't worry. Your family will soon have a top scholar, right? Once this top scholar appears in the future, maybe your family will be able to change its reputation."

The ridicule from the crowd made Mr. Liu look extremely ugly.

He coughed lightly. "Please stop making fun of me. It's just a kid's joke."

"Are you kidding? I don't think so. I think your child will have great potential in the future. You know, the governor praised him endlessly!"

The master of the Zhang family had a good relationship with Liu Wenru on weekdays. He happened to watch the football match as well. So he said this with an objective attitude.

"Hey, did the governor of the state praise her?"

"Old Liu, don't you know about this?"

The people around him saw that Mr. Liu really didn't know the answer, so they tried to explain it to him in a soft voice, and soon a circle of people gathered around him.

"Your son-in-law is a good ball player. He won this time."

"As for the future, I don't know if I can pass the exam to become the top scholar, but I'm pretty good at playing football."

"I just got back and caught up with the dragon boat race here. I don't know what the football match you mentioned is about yet!"

Seeing that he was about to be surrounded by a crowd, Mr. Liu laughed and said, "Ball is just a game for children, just for fun." After saying that, he found an excuse to go out without waiting for anyone to reply.

Master Zhang didn't even stop yelling and muttered, "I was originally planning to talk to you and say something nice to Mr. Zichun, and then let the kid go to school. But you ran away so fast, what else can I say?"

"As for the top scholar, I really need to talk to Mr. Zichun about it."

"I did go and tell him, but he sent me back that day."

He didn't know the specific reason. He found out when he went to their house to chat with Su Qinghe and Su Qingyu that day.

As he was speaking, cheers came from the side.

The dragon boat race officially began.

Hey, hey, first again.

"The Zhang family has hope this time."

"Lu Gong is the best in poetry."

"Young Master Zhang is number one."

Compared to the hustle and bustle downstairs, the viewing platform upstairs is much quieter.

Some were thinking about the food on the table today, some were mumbling about the game downstairs, and others were looking forward to it. Suddenly he turned around and shouted, "Got it."

The viewing platform instantly became lively, and everyone was ready to listen to his new work.

"Oh, this is Master Qian's new work, I have to listen to it"

Applause broke out, and everyone in the hall began to discuss the new work.

Someone nearby asked, "Why doesn't Master Yingge go down and give it a try?"

"I, I can't."

Well, Yingge has already thought about it. Anyway, she is young and is still learning many things, so it doesn’t matter if she can’t do it.

"I don't really understand this, but I hope everyone is safe and happy, singing and dancing in peace."

"Everyone is inspired by the annual dragon boat race, not to show off their talents, so why is it all okay?"

After all, I said the wrong thing because I was lazy, so I must apologize. Yingge turned around and saw a skinny man about 30-40 years old standing alone in the corner. People who like to write poetry like to stand in the corner.

Doctor Li came to Yingge's rescue and said, "It's a bit frivolous for the kid to speak so arrogantly before he has done anything great."

"This is Mr. Lin." He was arrogant and a bit disdainful, and he seemed very confident in his writing.

"I can't say it's a masterpiece, but I already have two sentences. I'm just afraid that this young friend may not understand it very well."

Yingge felt helpless. This guy was still very narrow-minded.

Doctor Li wanted to smooth things over and ask Mr. Lin to go back quickly, but he seemed not to have watched half of it. Instead of leaving, he sat down and wanted to enjoy the show with Doctor Li. Doctor Li was a little helpless, as this man had some friendship with other elders in the family.

Just when the situation was critical, the stalemate was broken.

"Yingge!"

The one who called Yingge was the young master of the Chen family. He had almond-shaped eyes and phoenix-shaped eyebrows and looked very similar to the girl he had just met.

Young Master Chen saw Yingge turned around and waved to her, "Yingge, come here."

What's the point of the past?

"Young people are going down to watch the dragon boat race. Those present here are all elders. Children don't understand. You should go down and play with them."

Yingge was watched closely by the young master of the Chen family. Because the distance was so close, the young master Chen's nose poked Yingge's face. Well, the skin of the young masters of the wealthy families in ancient times was really good. In modern times, their skin is polluted by the environment.

"If you dare to advertise that you are my brother-in-law again, I will interrupt your third path. If you don't believe me, try it."

Yingge burst out laughing. "No," she said with a double meaning.

No, it was not mentioned, and there is still no third leg.

Young Master Chen was a little angry and said, "You liar, so many people saw it, and you still don't admit it."

Did you see that? How is that possible? Yingge laughed even more happily.

The young master of the Chen family was puzzled by his laughter. Could this boy be stupid? What's so funny about this?

Although Doctor Li in the hall couldn't hear what the two of them were saying, he was happy to see Yingge smiling happily. It turned out that young people should be with young people.

The young master of the Chen family didn't waste any more words. He grabbed Yingge's shoulder and pushed her downstairs.

"Come on, I won't waste my time talking to you, let's go down."

After all, Yingge had some solid experience, so he stood there motionless.

"What to do?"

"Go downstairs."

"No, I won't do it."

"I have to go." As he said this, the young master of the Chen family staggered. This kid is really capable.

"If you push me again, I'll yell for help."

"You kid, I'm looking for you because I have something to tell you. There are too many people here, and it's not convenient."

"I don't hit people. Do you think I'm that kid from the Liu family who starts fighting over things as soon as we disagree? I'm a gentleman." As he said this, he straightened his clothes which were wrinkled from the previous tug of war.

"So, you don't know how to use Kung Fu?"

"Why would I know that? I'm not planning on becoming the top scholar in martial arts. I'm a scholar, and I want to study hard and become the top scholar."

Yingge nodded calmly. "It's okay, I won't hit you."

What are you talking about? What do you think I am worried about? You won’t hit me, so why would you hit me?

There was a group of teenagers gathered downstairs, it was very lively.

"My sister lost the bet. Do you dare to make a bet with me?"

"I dare not, I won't fight."

As expected, there is no sister to complain to, and someone feels sorry for her.

"How can you be so shameless? You are obviously cheating."

"Well, if you count it specifically, you started it first, otherwise you wouldn't have lost."

"Don't think that our Chen family is as easy to deceive as the Liu family. Forget it. I will not agree to you marrying my sister."

"Don't worry, I am only focused on reading the books of sages now. I am not interested in these things."

"Huh, who would believe what you said?"

"Whether you believe it or not has nothing to do with me. I don't care."

"No, I don't trust you. You have to gamble."

"Okay, then tell me what you're betting on. Don't tell me you won or lost the bet. What if you keep going on and on about it?"

"Why don't you just go out and gamble with someone else?"

"You just won the bet on football, so let's not talk about it. You are a scholar."

"Just bet on what you are best at."

"Where's the bet?"

"Betting, I think these two maids around you are pretty good, if you lose the bet, just give them to me."

"Master, Master Yingge, don't do that. Don't sell your maid." He was referring to Chunqiao and Xiao Taohong who were beside Yingge.

"What if you lose?"

"If I lose, I will kneel down and call you uncle."

"They are indeed young people, a group of children who have not grown up yet."

Instead of always causing trouble for them, it is better to take this opportunity to sort things out to avoid escalating conflicts in the future. Otherwise, it will be annoying to be harassed all the time.

"You just said that you wanted to bet on my best thing. What is that?"

"Let's just bet on the scholar's stuff."

"Write poetry."

Yingge suddenly found it a little funny. "This competition is a bit bullying."

"You are the one who is being bullied. I will let you see how you cry."

The young master of the Chen family heard others say that Yingge was a poor boy who had just moved to the city from the countryside and probably had not read many books, so comparing him to him was the best thing to do: writing poetry.

Chunqiao and Xiao Taohong were extremely anxious. "No, Master Yingge, Master Yingge, please don't compete with them. Let's just admit defeat. I am willing to sell myself to the Chen Mansion."

"It's okay, it's okay, it's okay, believe me, okay!"

"Humph, you are just bragging. I'll see if you can keep talking later. I'll give you something to cry about."

"Young Master, how can you compete with them in poetry? You have just started learning, while they have been learning for a long time. If you were to compare yourself with them, you might have a chance of winning, but competing in poetry is..."

Chunqiao was so anxious that she almost cried.

Meanwhile, the young master of the Chen family had already brought his group of brothers and children from other aristocratic families to a group of young men on the riverside where the dragon boat race was taking place.

"Master Zijing."

"Master Chen, why don't you go to the poetry reading organized by others today? What are you doing here?"

"Hey, the guy next to him isn't the football kid, he's the one who likes to tackle people."

"Hey, what are they doing here?"

"Since you are here, of course you have to write poetry."

Young Master Chen had already walked up to Zi Jing and asked, "You have been watching the competition for quite a while. Have you come up with any good poems?"

The young master of the Chen family was arrogant and disdainful. "I guess no one was copied and included in it."

Yingge thought that he was deliberately stirring up hatred, and it was chilling to know who he was stirring up hatred for.

"Well, I've found a helper for you. I heard that he studied under Mr. Zixia and is determined to become the top scholar in the imperial examination in the future!"

Young people always cause and create conflicts in this way.

Yingge was about to speak when a voice came from behind: "Hey, isn't this Yingge?"

"Yingge, Yingge is?"

"Oh, that's the student who examined her at Mr. Zixia's that day, and then she said she looked good and walked away in anger."

"Haha, it seems someone recognized you. Yes, he is that Yingge."

"Your future number one scholar."

We can't let the young master of the Chen family go on like this; he always has a loose mouth.

"Master Chen was just joking with you all. He made a bet with me in a poetry writing competition. He knows that you all are experts, so he hopes you can give us your judgment later."

Humph, why do the same words sound extra nice when they come out of her mouth? I never said she is an expert in everything.

People like to hear nice things, and when the young men heard Yingge say this, their expressions improved a lot.

Master Zi Jing said, "I see. We will judge seriously and will not be negligent in the slightest."

Young Master Chen knew clearly that this was a trap, but he couldn't care less at this point. After all, it was he who had dragged others here and insisted on competing in the first place.

"Then stop wasting time and let's get started!"

"Before the game begins, let me make something clear. Just now, Young Master Chen said that if I lose, he would become my godfather."

As soon as these words were spoken, the faces of the young men present suddenly turned ugly. Isn't this obviously disgusting?

"I accepted the bet, but I didn't ask him to be my godfather or anything like that. Just call me brother."

Young Master Chen said with a fake smile: "Thank you very much."

As they talked, the other teenagers who were originally surrounding the game also gathered around.

Someone whispered, "Yesterday, the Jifeng Club lost the game against the Fengyun Club, and the forward of the Fengyun Club was Yingge."

As soon as the young man said this, everyone present knew what was going on.

"You are indeed brave. Isn't this a matter of Young Master Chen trying to regain his face?"

It is true that one should be reckless when young.