Three melons and two dates

"Have you heard about Wanhualou's new oiran?"

Wanhualou?Oiran?

Opening the small note that suddenly fell on his desk, Xie Huanxiu was a little dazed.

He still knows about Wanhualou. Recently, he often hears the officials and rich families headed by Li Rao talking about it.

This is just this kind of discussion, Xie Huanxiu has always been excluded.

Therefore, Xie Huanxiu who received the note was a little excited.

Did they finally accept me?

His already clear eyes became even brighter because of the thought that he would finally blend into the circle he had always wanted to blend into.

Xie Huanxiu carefully looked up at the teacher who was still shaking his head while lecturing, but he didn't notice his side, and quickly turned his head to look back in the direction from which the ball of paper flew.

There was a sneer on the corner of Li Rao's mouth, and he threw another ball of paper over without any scruples.

Although Xie Huanxiu was prepared, when he opened the ball of paper and saw the words "Idiot, that's for Jia Yun", he was still shocked.

Xie Huanxiu couldn't tell what mood he was in for a while, he clutched the first note tightly, exhausted all his strength, but couldn't let it go, and threw it on Jia Yun's desk in front of him.

Xie Huanxiu looked down at the note that Li Rao gave him, it seemed that the "fool" on it laughed at him through the rice paper, just like the attitude of Li Rao and his party towards him.

Xie Huanxiu grabbed the Langhao brush in his hand, stained it with ink, and scribbled on the note until the paper was completely black and the handwriting could no longer be seen clearly.

After staring at the pitch-black paper for a long time, he pushed away the book in front of him in a self-defeating manner, and no longer cared about his wife's gaze, he lay down on the table.

Xie Huanxiu, who has been in Lushan for the fifth year and has been discharged from the hospital, is only 14 years old this year, and he is still a young student in the academy.

At the age of nine, Xie Huanxiu, who was admitted to Tongsheng, was so excited that he stayed up all night when he learned that he was the only student under the age of ten to enter Lushan Academy in the century since its establishment.

At that time, Xie Huanxiu was determined to follow the example of Su Qin, who was the first to enter the academy before the age of ten, and hoped that he could be like him, or even better, and be named on the gold list before the age of 16, and be famous all over the world.

In the first year with great ambitions, Xie Huanxiu got the first place in the door exam. There was pride and pride, but loneliness and emptiness followed.

This "first" seems to have come too easily.

It's like, originally wanting to climb a towering mountain, mustering up the courage for myself, and planning the route, but when I actually went to climb it, I suddenly found that the mountain was just a mound of dirt...

This sense of gap made Xie Huanxiu a little confused, not knowing what to do next, and recalling the days in the East Village with a little melancholy.

There are families, parents, and wives there, but Lushan Academy only has books and inkstones, and a group of classmates who don't seem to like themselves very much.

This was the first time Xie Huanxiu was homesick after leaving home, and also the first time he thought of going back to the East Village.

Later, when the academy was on vacation, Xie Huanxiu, who returned to the East Village with his book inkstone, was anxious to find Jiyuan first.

"Master, Master, I still want to come back and study with you, okay?" Afraid that Ji Yuan would disagree, Xie Huanxiu quickly added another sentence: "Master's lectures are much more interesting than those in the academy. I still want to read with Master, for sure. There will be more progress!"

Ji Yuan didn't answer Tianguan's question, but instead asked him, "Tianguan, have you made a friend or two in the academy this year?"

Xie Huanxiu's eyes wandered, he refused to look at Ji Yuan, and unconsciously kicked the ground under his feet.

Looking at Xie Huanxiu's little actions, Ji Yuan knew in his heart that he had made no progress in making friends.Ji Yuan didn't mean to embarrass him, so he patted him on the shoulder.

"Heavenly official, Lushan Academy is a good place. What I can teach you is just some sage words. Don't just think about studying, but also look at what your classmates are doing and integrate into it. It's not about your classmates being there every day. Together..." Ji Yuan looked at Xie Huanxiu, who was eager to defend Shuyan, and patted him on the shoulder comfortingly again, "It's not that Shuyan is bad, but that would lose the meaning of your going to the academy."

Xie Huanxiu obediently agreed at the time, but at this moment he just wanted to say to Ji Yuan: "Master, it's so difficult."

When school was over at noon, the inkstones waiting at the gate of the academy were still counting the students who had left after school, counting from one to 76, and even the teachers who were giving lectures had left the academy, but Xie Huanxiu was still nowhere to be seen .

Shuyan sighed, thinking, Tianguan'er was probably being bullied again...

He waited for a while, making sure that no one would come out again, and then stepped into the gate of the academy.

Outside the school gate, I saw Xie Huanxiu lying on the desk alone, motionless.

"Tianguan, it's time to eat." Shuyan walked softly to Xie Huanxiu's desk, squatted down, and said naively to Xie Huanxiu who was still lying on the table.

"Don't eat." Xie Huanxiu's voice was full of grievances.

"Grilled eggplant and steamed sea bass."

Xie Huanxiu especially likes to eat fish and eggplant, and Shuyan will cook them for him every now and then.Xie Huanxiu would feel better every time he ate his favorite dish.

But today I only made steamed sea bass.

Shuyan thought, maybe Xie Huanxiu could get up and go back to have dinner with him.There are eggplants at home, and they are quick to make, so it is not a lie to him.

However, it seems that food is of no use to Xie Huanxiu at this moment.

"Eat, eat, you know how to eat!"

Xie Huanxiu got up from the table, but his temper was a little bit bigger.Shuyan was not annoyed, and smiled at Xie Huanxiu.

As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Xie Huanxiu realized that he was losing his temper again and blamed Shuyan.

He looked at Shuyan's simple and honest face, wanted to apologize but felt a little embarrassed, instead he snorted, "Go home, eat!"

"Yeah!" Seeing that he promised to go home for dinner, Shuyan happily agreed, and quickly cleaned up Xie Huanxiu's desk.

Xie Huanxiu looked at Shu Yan who was busy as usual, and he looked a little unhappy.

In Xie Huanxiu's memory, it seems that he has never seen Shuyan lose his temper.No matter how unreasonably he made trouble, Shuyan never said anything, and could still smile at him.

For such a nice guy, Xie Huanxiu could only roll his eyes, and muttered to Shuyan's back: "Idiot."

The so-called "remember to eat but not to fight" refers to people like Xie Huanxiu.I was still depressed before lunch, but I forgot all about the meal.

With a burst of noise, Li Rao and his party walked in. Xie Huanxiu, who was still studying, cocked his ears to Yuan Bao, and he was still reading a book on the surface, and his mind had already flown to other people's conversations.

"If you want me to say that this lightness is nothing more than a gimmick thrown out by Wanhualou, what a beauty with both talents and rare beauty in 3000 years, it's really blown away."

"That's right, we haven't seen people 300 years ago, let alone what they looked like 3000 years ago. It's so tightly covered and mysterious, maybe it's a salt-free girl!"

"Hahahaha, who knows. 3000 years? It's thanks to them that they dare to say it. If I say that people 3000 years ago might look like monkeys, then I should also answer the sentence of 3000-year-old beauty. No way. As for a living person, he is not as good-looking as a monkey with hair all over his body."

"Zhang Jia, your mouth is too poisonous."

After speaking, everyone laughed again.

"Never mind him, if you're interested, you might as well go take a look someday and you'll know." Zhang Jia smiled nonchalantly, then turned to ask Li Rao, who had been silent for a while, "Mr. Li is interested to take a look."

"Hmph, it's all just playing tricks, if there's anything to see, don't go."

Xie Huanxiu, who had been eavesdropping all the time, curled his lips secretly.

"Hey, it's rare that our Mr. Li is not interested, so we really don't want to go?"

"Heh, how could you not be interested? I told Jia Yun about Wanhualou in the morning, but I can't say it now. I must have been there but never seen it. I will go again after being swept away." Xie Huanxiu complained silently in his heart. , following Zhang Jia's words, it seems that this way you can participate.

"Don't go."

Hearing Li Rao's refusal again, Xie Huanxiu rolled his eyes, "I must have been rejected before, and I dared to raise this issue with Jia Yun that morning, I'm really not afraid to blow my mind! But...".On second thought, if he doesn't go, he can go by himself.

"Hmph, if you change my master, I will definitely not be rejected. What kind of blue bird, Qingluan is not all easy to catch." Xie Huanxiu rolled his eyes and felt that it was feasible. When he saw that blue bird, see if Li Rao is still there. What face is there to cock your tail in front of yourself, what's so great about it.

As soon as Xie Huanxiu got home from school, he shouted at the top of his voice, "Shuyan, Shuyan, stop cooking and pack up quickly, we'll go out to eat later."

Shu Yan, who was busy in the kitchen, looked at the semi-finished product in his hand, after thinking about it, he decided to follow Xie Huanxiu, not to make dinner, and to go out to eat with him.

Xie Huanxiu pays attention to appearance, especially when he is away from home, the people around him must also be tidy and decent.Therefore, Shuyan went back to the house and changed into clean clothes before going to Xie Huanxiu.

However, Xie Huanxiu hasn't changed his clothes yet.

Usually, before Xie Huanxiu goes out, he just picks one from the cupboard and puts it on. Anyway, it is all books and inkstones that have been washed and ironed.It's not like Xie Huanxiu spent a long time choosing left and right, and after changing for a long time, he took a long time in front of the bronze mirror, but he still felt dissatisfied. After tossing and turning for half an hour, he finally decided which one to wear.

Shu Yan looked at the bed covered with clothes, and concluded that Xie Huanxiu was weird, and he who never asked much, asked for the first time, "Where are you going?"

"Where are you going? It's fine if you come with me. Not too many words!"

Shu Yan made a long sound, and said two words simply, "I won't go."

……

Looking at Shuyan's dumbfounded look, he still knows how to refuse now, and is angry!

"Which one of us is the master, do you listen to me or do you listen to me? I say go, you have to go if you don't want to!"

Seeing that Shuyan ignored him at all, Xie Huanxiu hurriedly added, "If you don't go, I will tell my parents that you bullied me."

"Master and Madam don't believe it." Shu Yan enunciated each word clearly and forcefully.

Xie Huanxiu was in a hurry, the Xie family loved him because they loved him, but they trusted Shu Yan more, always felt that he was more stable and reliable than their own son.

However, in Xie Huanxiu's eyes, the book inkstone is not stable at all, it's just stupid!

"Then you give me the money, and I'll go myself!"

Xie Huanxiu felt aggrieved when he thought about it, his parents actually handed over the money to that idiot for safekeeping, who is their real son.

"Tianguan, what are you going to do?" Shu Yan frowned, revealing an obsession that if you can't explain clearly, you are not allowed to go.

Although Xie Huanxiu was reluctant, but after thinking about it, he decided to make an agreement with Shuyan.It is impossible to expect that idiot like Shuyan can get around the matter without talking about it, and still get money.

"...So you think that if I see that Qingyou and come back and tell them, maybe they will all envy me to death. They will definitely not exclude me in the future, so I have completed my teacher's confession , Are you right?"

In order to be able to move Shuyan, Xie Huanxiu also moved out of Jiyuan.

……

"You have to know that this Qingyou is a beauty you see once in 3000 years. I'm taking you there to learn more, so please treat me well."

Xie Huanxiu himself didn't believe what the 3000-year-old beauty said, but he was unequivocal when he was fooling around with the inkstone.

Xie Huanxiu flickered hard, but Shuyan still replied to the sentence just now...

"Oh, no."

"You..." Xie Huanxiu was furious, reading Shuyan's reaction, don't think about it, he will definitely not be able to go tonight.So he stomped his feet and ran to the bed - lying on the dead body, "I'm so full of you, I won't eat tonight!"

After hearing Xie Huanxiu's words, Shuyan didn't persuade him.

Since he doesn't want to eat, he might as well starve with him.

Shu Yan changed back into his clothes and cleaned up the kitchen.There was nothing to do, he looked at the neatly stacked firewood that was half the height of the wall, after thinking about it, he decided to continue chopping firewood, anyway, he would need it sooner or later.

Hearing the continuous crackling of firewood in the yard, Xie Huanxiu was so angry.

"Young master is angry right now. You are still splitting firewood because you think the fire in my heart is not strong enough, and you want to burn it, or what? You are so angry!"

Xie Huanxiu, who was muttering, sat up almost shouting, and let out a big "hum" out of the window.

Shu Yan, who has eyes and ears, naturally heard it, sighed, and continued to split firewood.

Why didn't he understand Xie Huanxiu's thoughts in his heart.

Ever since Ji Yuan asked Xie Huanxiu to make more friends, Xie Huanxiu has followed that group of ignorant dandies, wanting to play with them desperately.

This point really made Shuyan unable to understand.They are not the only ones in the academy, so if you have to hang out with them, is it not enough to make friends with others?

It's just that Shuyan never mentioned these words to anyone.Xie Huanxiu had his own ideas, and Ji Yuan also had his own.

Since Master Ji knew about it but didn't intervene, in Shu Yan's view, there is only one explanation.That is, what Xie Huanxiu did was right.

Shu Yan felt that there was nothing wrong with the choice of two smart people.Even if he really hated Li Rao and his party, he wouldn't say anything more, he just needed to take good care of Xie Huanxiu.

But the reason why Xie Huanxiu was rejected today was because Shu Yan was convinced that he was right, and it would be better to stay away from the place of fireworks.In any case, he would not agree to Xie Huanxiu's going.

As if to cheer himself up, he waved the inkstone with the axe, nodded affirmatively, "Well, I'm right."

There was a sound of "pop" and the wooden section cracked in response.