Wearing the Duke's Mansion, he was scrambling to save his life

Qiao Xiaoxi smiled happily and was secretly delighted in her heart: I can make money now!

Excitedly shouted: "Anyone else want to bid?"

Everyone suddenly fell silent and no one answered.

Qiao Xiaoxi shouted at the top of her voice: "Is there anyone who wants to add more money?"

At this time, a voice came from the crowd: "If this young lady can write a poem, I am willing to give her ten taels of silver. Is there any brother who is willing to bet with me?"

Immediately, a scholar retorted: "Who would bet with you? How can a young lady be so talented in writing poetry?"

The other man responded loudly: "Brother, I am willing to bet that the young lady can write a good poem."

"Thank you, brother. I'll give you two more taels."

"Brother Zhang, I'll give you five taels more."

"I stand with Brother Zhang, add ten taels."

"I stand with Brother Zhang, add eight taels."

......

The scholars added notes to each other, and it was lively and lively.

This gambling money has nothing to do with me.

This is the time to gamble!

Qiao Xiaoxi was very surprised. She originally just wanted to make more money, but how could it have turned into a gambling among scholars?

Dean Xie was actually present as well. How could so many people dare to gamble so openly? What was going on?

Is gambling allowed in this dynasty?

Qiao Xiaoxi was confused and at a loss for a moment.

He looked around, first at Dean Xie, then at the many gentlemen present.

There was no sign of surprise on their faces. Instead, they watched with interest as the students increased their stakes.

Among this group of people, only one person bet that Qiao Xiaoxi could write poetry.

And this person was none other than Xie Yuxin's uncle.

Qiao Xiaoxi secretly sighed in her heart: These scholars are so generous!

Compared with these students, I am really poor!

Qiao Xiaoxi said to the students with a smile on her face: "Has everyone finished placing their bets?"

After saying that, Qiao Xiaoxi turned her gaze to the scholar named Xie.

She smiled coquettishly and said, "Mr. Xie, if I can't write a poem, Mr. Xie will suffer a great loss!"

In response to Qiao Xiaoxi's teasing, Xie Sheng just smiled slightly.

Xie Sheng has rosy lips, white teeth, and a smile that is particularly warm and elegant.

Li Tianyou's eyes were fixed on Qiao Xiaoxi.

Qiao Xiaoxi was pacing back and forth on the wide table, carrying a bamboo basket on her back.

Before she knew it, Qiao Xiaoxi had walked three rounds.

There were bursts of laughter from the crowd: "What are you doing? What's the point of just spinning in circles?"

"That is to say, I guess there won't be any good poems after going around a dozen times."

Faced with these cold words, Qiao Xiaoxi didn't care. After standing firmly, she still had a smiling expression on her face and looked straight at Li Tianyou.

"Mother is going to start reciting poetry in a moment, you have to listen carefully and write it down seriously." Upon hearing this, Li Tianyou nodded respectfully, indicating that he would do his best.

Then, Qiao Xiaoxi whispered a line of poetry: "I slept through the spring and did not know the dawn..." It turned out that this was the popular poem "Spring Dawn" written by the Tang Dynasty poet Meng Haoran.

At this moment, Qiao Xiaoxi thought to herself, "Master Meng, I will borrow your poem for today. I hope this ancient poem, which has been passed down for thousands of years, can shine in this ancient era and help me win the game and earn some money."

Qiao Xiaoxi opened her red lips and chanted softly: "I slept through the spring without knowing the dawn..."

Before he finished speaking, the originally noisy venue suddenly became silent.

Then, Qiao Xiaoxi continued to read the next sentence: "I hear birds singing everywhere. There are sounds of wind and rain at night, and I wonder how many flowers have fallen."

Qiao Xiaoxi's clear and pleasant voice is like a warm and gentle spring breeze, passing through the dense peach blossom forest, flowing and echoing slowly in the air.

At this moment, the entire scene fell into deathly silence. Everyone stared at Qiao Xiaoxi in amazement, as if they were under a spell and unable to move.

Although Qiao Xiaoxi was wearing coarse linen clothes that were tattered, they could not conceal the youthfulness and the unique charm and radiance of a young girl emanating from her body.

Especially when Qiao Xiaoxi finished reciting the last sentence "How many flowers have fallen?", she slowly bent down, gently picked up a few fallen petals, then stood up, looked up at the sky, and scatter the petals in her hand wantonly, the graceful posture and elegant temperament revealed in her every move not only amazed the teacher on the podium, but also made many students present intoxicated and fascinated.

The silence lasted for a long time, and the whole scene seemed unusually quiet.

Finally, Dean Xie broke the silence.

Dean Xie laughed heartily: "What a good poem! What a good poem! This young lady is truly the most talented woman in the world!"

Hearing this, Qiao Xiaoxi hurriedly bowed and humbly said, "Thank you, Dean, for your compliment. I really don't deserve it. If there is anyone with talent, it has to be my master."

In fact, Qiao Xiaoxi composed this poem only after she had turned around three times on the stage.

Everyone present was laughing in their hearts. What was the so-called master's teaching?

This is just an excuse for not being able to compose poetry.

At this moment, many scholars in the audience couldn't help but blush, and even several gentlemen on the stage felt a little embarrassed.

Seeing this, Qiao Xiaoxi quickly smiled and explained, "I was just lucky enough to remember this poem. I hope you won't laugh at me."

At this time, Zhang Sheng stepped forward and handed Qiao Xiaoxi a silver ingot weighing ten taels. He said to her apologetically, "My dear lady, I apologize for offending you before. Please forgive me!"

Qiao Xiaoxi took the silver with a smile.

She said modestly: "I'm really sorry about this. I will accept it for you, Master."

As soon as Qiao Xiaoxi finished speaking, two more scholars came up and brought five taels each.

The two men bowed deeply to Qiao Xiaoxi.

"My dear, I was rude earlier."

Qiao Xiaoxi quickly returned the greeting.

"No, no, no, I'm sorry, I'll take the money for you, Master."

Qiao Xiaoxi felt at ease because she was rich now!

Dean Xie smiled and said, "Do you have the confidence to write a poem better than "Spring Dawn"? "

Everyone shook their heads.

Dean Xie picked up the ten taels of silver on the table and handed it to Qiao Xiaoxi personally.

Qiao Xiaoxi was startled and waved her hands quickly.

"Dean Xie, I don't dare to take this. Can Dean Xie accept our Tianyou?"

Dean Xie laughed.

"Don't worry, Li Tianyou, not only will I accept it, I will also teach you personally."

Qiao Xiaoxi was happy. Her sister had figured it out. Her son would have no problem studying now, and he was being taught personally by a big shot. Li Tianyou was so lucky.

"Dean, this money will be used as tuition. If it's not enough, I can pay more." Qiao Xiaoxi said with a smile.

Dean Xie put the silver into Qiao Xiaoxi's basket.

He laughed and said, "Young lady, please accept it. Shanyang Academy is a government-run school. As long as you can come in, you don't have to pay tuition to study. All your food and drink expenses will be provided by the court."

"Oh! Is it so good?" Qiao Xiaoxi smiled in surprise.

This is better than modern compulsory education.

As long as you can study, all your food and drink expenses will be covered!