Qingfeng Academy.

The students were gathering in twos and threes, studying their lessons or chatting and laughing.

Dasheng attached great importance to farming, and even the academy had to take holidays so that students could return home and participate in the busy farming activities.

Tomorrow is a holiday, so there are no assignments this afternoon. The students will organize themselves and express their opinions.

In harmony, there are always discordant voices.

In the pavilion south of the academy, Chen Gen was talking nonsense, "We were all deceived. Chengji's braised food was just over-hyped. It's really not worthy of being served in a formal place. I wanted to order some braised food just now, but do you know who I met?"

The seven or eight people around me had different expressions.

Gao Sheng, who was sitting on the far right, was a little unhappy. "Why do you say that, Brother Chen Gen? Did you find the wrong door?"

Chengji Braised Food had only been open for three or five days when it became known to everyone in the entire county.

Of course, it is not because of its reputation that it has become so popular today, but because of its unique taste.

It's not like he hasn't eaten it before, so he knows how it tastes. He really doesn't know why Chen Gen said that.

Chen Gen didn't expect that no one responded to his words, as if they didn't hear the last sentence, and he suddenly felt a little annoyed.

Especially Gao Sheng, who usually likes to go against him and now says that there is something wrong with him.

But his family only has a little money and cannot be called a wealthy family. He just relies on being Song Zhibai's follower and becomes so proud of himself.

Chen Gen suppressed his displeasure and emphasized again, "Brother Gao Sheng, this is a joke. We are all educated people, how can we not know the four characters of Chengji Luwei?

I just didn’t expect to meet someone familiar at Chengji Luwei. You will never guess who I met!

If I hadn’t met these two people, I wouldn’t have known that Chengji Braised Food only looks good on the surface, but is actually a den of snakes and rats.”

Gao Sheng saw Chen Gen’s wretched face and felt extremely disdainful. He turned his head away and ignored him.

"What's going on?"

"Brother Chen Gen, please stop keeping us in suspense and explain it to us clearly."

If Chengji Luwei really has something shameful going on, they'd better know about it and stay away from it.

They are all scholars who value a good reputation the most. If they pursue things that they shouldn't and bring disaster to their reputation, what future can they have?

Chen Gen's vanity was greatly satisfied. He lifted his robe and sat aside, saying quietly:

"The two guys hired by Chengji Luwei are from the same village as me. One is my cousin, and the other is the eldest grandson of the village head.

But these two guys, tsk tsk, my cousin is a fool with a confused mind, and the other one is a thief!

What kind of person is a boss who can hire such a person? If not a nest of snakes and rats, what else can it be?

It’s hard to say what kind of dirty money they made, so we’d better not go there. I’m afraid that Cheng Ji will get into trouble one day, and we will be labeled as not being able to judge people well.”

The students present looked at each other in bewilderment, "If this is really the case, it is indeed not advisable to go there again."

"Yeah, but it's a pity, Chengji tastes good."

"Could it be that your reputation has been ruined for a bite of food? Brother Liu, you need to know what is important."

Gao Sheng raised his eyelids, unable to bear listening any longer. "Brother Chen Gen only said one-sided things. You didn't verify it yourself, but made a conclusion based on hearsay. Is that what a gentleman should do?"

He and Chen Gen have been classmates for three years. Although they don't know each other very well, they are familiar with each other. Chen Gen is a narrow-minded person and has a strong sense of jealousy.

He had seen with his own eyes that he bullied poor students, but he tried his best to curry favor with the powerful, which made him very disgusted.

Since they are all from the same village and one of them is my cousin, why don't you give them some consideration instead of gossiping behind their backs? If you are dissatisfied, you can just say it to their faces.

It can be seen that there is another story behind this matter.

"How can it be a one-sided statement? One is my cousin and the other is from the same village as me. Who else would know more than me? What else do you need to verify?

We are all classmates. I kindly reminded you, and it would be fine if you didn't appreciate it, but why did you embarrass me by saying that? "

Chen Gen's face was shaking with anger as he spoke. It seemed like Gao Sheng would be unhappy if he didn't go against him.

Gao Sheng rolled his eyes, moved his butt to the side, and snorted, "You don't have to shut me up with these words. If what you said is true, how can a fool settle the account?

So many people buy it every day, how come no one says the accounts are wrong?"

Chen Gen choked. Yes, Chen Lin has had mental problems since he was young. He can’t even speak clearly. How can he be a waiter?

That's not right! He remembered that he spoke quite fluently just now, no wonder he felt something was wrong.

After Gao Sheng reminded them, the other students also thought about this question. "Let's not talk about whether he was a thief or not. We don't know for now. But how can a fool settle accounts? It's a bit ridiculous!"

"Yes, Brother Chen Gen, you must have recognized the wrong person!"

How could the boss of Chengji be so stupid as to be able to run a business and hire a fool as his clerk? Who would do such a thing?

Everyone looked at Chen Gen at the same time.

Chen Gen's face flushed, and his voice became higher, "How could I recognize the wrong person! That's my cousin, how could I not know if he's a fool? If you don't believe me, you can go to Houshui Village and ask around. Everyone knows that he's a fool!"

A shout came, "What nonsense are you talking about!"

Two students came out of the pavilion. The leader was wearing a moon-white gown, with a handsome appearance and a gentle temperament.

The man following beside him had a handsome face and a tall stature. He did not look like a scholar at all. He was Cheng Jun, the eldest son of Cheng Yang and Liu.

"Brother Zhibai, Brother Chengjun!"

Gao Sheng hurriedly stood up and greeted him, and his face, which had been gloomy for a long time, finally smiled.

The man in the lead was Song Zhibai, the county magistrate's nephew.

Song Zhibai is not a playboy. He is not only well-educated but also very upright. He never bullies others because of his status. Instead, he likes to make friends with people of noble character and real knowledge.

Because of this, he is regarded as a role model by many students, and of course there are also people who rush to curry favor with him because of his status.

Chen Gen went to buy braised food today just to please Song Zhibai.

One of the students asked, "Brother Cheng Jun, you just said Brother Chen Gen was talking nonsense? What's going on?"

Cheng Junming glared at Chen Gen and said, "The fool Chen Gen is talking about is my aunt's son, my cousin, he is not stupid.

It’s just that I’m often bullied by some people at home and I don’t like to talk! ”

Chen Lin didn't look stupid when he was a child, he just reacted slowly. Although he hadn't seen Chen Lin for a long time, he was not sure about his current situation.

However, he would never allow Chen Gen to speak ill of his family.

Gao Sheng looked at Chen Gen and then at Cheng Jun, and said in disbelief: "I didn't expect you two had this kind of relationship!"

He disliked Chen Gen, and Cheng Jun disliked him even more. They ignored each other in private, and when they occasionally met, there was always a lot of hostility.

No wonder, having a relationship with someone like Chen Gen is indeed a shameful thing.

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