Three melons and two dates

Xie Huanxiu didn't care what Shuyan was thinking, he ate a bowl of white porridge like delicacies from mountains and seas, which made him feel good and happy.

The bottom of the bowl was empty, and he leaned back, looking "seriously ill" again.

Shuyan didn't know whether he was really uncomfortable or just pretending.He put down the bowl, stretched out his hand to test the temperature of Xie Huanxiu's forehead, it was still burning.

After carefully tucking Xie Huanxiu's quilt tightly, Shuyan went out with the bowl.

Still feeling the cold, Xie Huanxiu shrank back under the quilt, staring at the door eagerly, looking forward to Shuyan's return.

He not only waited for the book inkstone, but also waited for a bowl of ginger soup.

Xie Huanxiu didn't like the smell of ginger, turned his face away, and turned his back, pretending to be asleep.

Shuyan freed up a hand and patted Xie Huanxiu's shoulder, "Drink some ginger soup and sweat, and you'll get better soon."

……

Xie Huanxiu didn't respond.

Shu Yan knew his problem, so he softened his voice and coaxed Xie Huanxiu, "I drank the medicine that is so bitter, this ginger soup will not be worse than the soup medicine, right? Get up, drink this, and the disease will be cured." alright."

Xie Huanxiu still didn't respond.

The helpless Shu Yan tentatively asked, "Then, how about I feed you?"

This time Xie Huanxiu reacted, but just slipped into the bed again.

……

Shu Yan really couldn't do anything about him, suddenly remembered his obedient appearance when he was fed the medicine just now, and tentatively said, "How about I feed you?"

Hearing the words, Xie Huanxiu turned his head, looked at the book inkstone, and then at the soup bowl, with a look of embarrassment on his face.

Shuyan hurriedly said, "I also added some brown sugar to the ginger soup, it's sweet and delicious."

Xie Huanxiu rolled his eyes in his heart, sweetness is a ghost!Besides, I'm not a little girl, when did I become addicted to sweets.On his face, there was a look of three parts fear and two parts joy, "Really?"

"Really, really, if you don't believe me, try it."

As he spoke, Shu Yan hurriedly scooped up a spoonful of ginger soup, blew it, and handed it to Xie Huanxiu's mouth.

Xie Huanxiu frowned, and reluctantly took a sip.

Sure enough, it's still just as bad...

Shu Yan was full of expectations, "Is it delicious?"

Xie Huanxiu almost wondered if he was playing tricks on him.But Shuyan, an honest man, had a sincere face, so he had no choice but to treat it as real, and was forced to finish the bowl of ginger soup by Shuyan in one gulp.

Shuyan looked at Xie Huanxiu's unloved appearance, and said with a smile, "Quickly cover the quilt, don't catch cold anymore, or you have to drink."

Xie Huanxiu was so frightened that he quickly shrank back under the blanket and rolled himself up.

"Go to sleep, sweat, and you'll be fine."

After finishing speaking, Shuyan went out with a bowl in his hand.

Xie Huanxiu looked at Shuyan's back and sighed faintly. He always felt that he had dug a hole for himself, but it was worth the jump. At least Shuyan started to care about himself again now.

Xie Huanxiu, who was lying under the blanket, showed a smug smile.

I don't know which wise man said that people should not be too complacent, and they are easily struck by lightning.

No, Xie Huanxiu took advantage of his illness to be hypocritical, and the book inkstone was ordered by him to turn around.Neither of them realized that Xie Huanxiu hadn't greeted the academy in the past two days when he was ill.

For three days in a row, I didn't see Xie Huanxiu's talk about Master, thinking that he was old-fashioned, and annoyed him, he directly edited a book and asked someone to bring it to Jiyuan.

"Xiang Jiyuan:

See if you believe me.

Recalling that year, Zhengfenghua, fresh clothes and angry horses roaming Chang'an, how coquettish.Now you and I have thrown away all our aspirations, and we each live in two places.

In the past, my brother entrusted this son to me on the grounds that Huan Xiu was talented and intelligent, not as good as you when you were young, and feared that he would be inexperienced and easily frustrated, and hoped that I would train him carefully.

After leaving Chang'an, there is no news of my brother.When I first heard that my brother had a letter, I was afraid that others would make fun of me. I read it over and over again to be sure that it was you.

Knowing that my younger brother still has a heart, he expresses his ambition.Brother, please accept it.In the past five years, he has worked hard every single day, taking good care of this son.However, he is too deeply influenced by you, he is like a quail when things happen, he shrinks easily.

Many years ago, my brother could not persuade you, nor can I teach Huan Xiu today.

It's not as good as you still teach.

Brother - Tan Xian. "

When Ji Yuan saw this letter, he laughed.

He didn't believe that Tan Ziqian couldn't deal with Xie Huanxiu, it was just a letter smeared with cheap words, who told him that at the time he asked for help for Xie Huanxiu's admission to Lushan Academy, he sweetly called him "Brother Tan", but he climbed up the pole and then went away Considering himself the elder brother, he just told him about Xie Huanxiu's recent situation by the way.

Back then, Ji Yuan entered Lushan Academy before Tan Ziqian, and Tan Xian was older than Ji Yuan in the grade.

Back then, the two were equal in academic performance in the academy, and they were dissatisfied with each other. They always wanted to overpower each other, and they often made bets to see who was better in academics.

The two finally agreed that the ranking of the imperial examination should be based on male and female.

That year, Su Qin, who was only 19 years old, came out on top, while [-]-year-old Tan Xian came in second because of a drop of ink on the scroll, shocking the entire court.

This is definitely the only time in the 300 years since the founding of the Great Dynasty that neither of the top two champions is a weak crown, especially Su Qin, who is undoubtedly the youngest leader of the Great Dynasty.

The combined age of the two of them is not as good as the top three who have already entered the age of knowing their fate.

As soon as this person became famous, a storm arose.

Some people say that if it weren't for that drop of ink, the first name should have been Tan Xian.

Some people also said that Su Qin was able to take the first place only because he was young. When it comes to articles, whether it is Su Qin or a well-known old man, they are all higher than him.

The gossip is nothing but nonsense, but the young and energetic Su Qin took it seriously, and insisted on another contest with Tan Xian.Tan Xian couldn't beat him, so he was allowed to compete publicly in three days.

However, on the day of the competition, all Su Qin and others came to was Tan Xian's four big characters - there will be a later date.

Since then, the two have not seen each other again.

Until the year when Xie Huanxiu was admitted to Tongsheng, Tan Ziqian, who stayed at Lushan Academy as his teacher, received a letter from Jiyuan.

That sentence, "Brother Tan", almost made Tan Ziqian cry, how could he fail to recognize Su Qin's handwriting.

Back then, he just turned around and left, but Su Qin disappeared.

After Ji Yuan read the letter, he was about to burn it, but the hand that reached out to the candle took it back.

He carefully flattened the letter paper and carefully put it away.

Ji Yuan doesn't believe that Xie Huanxiu is a child who shrinks back when things happen, and he also believes that Tan Ziqian doesn't really think so.It's just that people disappear without saying hello, which is really not a good habit.

Ji Yuan thought about it for a while, and sent two revised letters to Tan Ziqian and Xie Huanxiu respectively.

Xie Huanxiu, who knew nothing about this, went to the academy after recovering from his illness, only to remember that he didn't seem to have asked for leave.

"Shuyan, have you asked me to leave the academy for me these few days?"

As if suddenly hit by a stick, the inkstone stared at Xie Huanxiu with wide eyes, "No..."

Xie Huanxiu's sudden illness, Shuyan has been busy for the past few days, how could he expect this.

……

"If you don't know how to make progress anymore, this Lushan Academy will not keep you."

Thinking of talking about Master, Xie Huanxiu really wanted to take off his clothes, hide on the bed and continue pretending to be sick.

However, he could hide from the first day of the junior high school but not the fifteenth day, he would have to suffer this knife sooner or later, so he was heartbroken and generously went to... the academy.

As soon as he stepped into the gate of the academy, Xie Huanxiu was intimidated, and he bit the bullet and went to talk to Master.

"Master..."

Hearing this timid and hesitant call, Tan Ziqian raised his head and looked outside the door.

Xie Huanxiu smiled and walked in. He pretended not to see him and lowered his head, but he thought in his heart, "Ji Yuan's letter was answered so quickly, and he came to class now! What about my reply?"

At the same time, Xie Huanxiu yelled in his heart, "It's terrible!", but he didn't delay his pace of entering the room, and finally moved to Master Tan's side, explaining: "Master, the student has been ill for the past two days, and Shuyan is busy taking care of him. I, that's why I couldn't come to Shuyan to ask for leave."

Tan Ziqian didn't even lift his eyelids, and said a faint "oh".

"Really, if you don't believe me touch it, I'm still burning."

Tan Ziqian raised his head and glanced at Xie Huanxiu.

His face was flushed, and he seemed to be thinner, but he was in good spirits.

Xie Huanxiu has indeed lost weight, and even the baby fat on his face has disappeared a lot. Shu Yan left home for three days, and he was ill for three days. The best meal he ate was the one he ate at the stall that day On the contrary, after such a toss, it revealed the handsomeness of a young man, not so childish.

Tan Ziqian was thinking about Jiyuan's reply in his heart, so he asked him directly, "What did your master Jiyuan write to you?"

Master Ji?letter?

Xie Huanxiu rolled his eyes, and immediately reacted, his eyes glared, "Master knows Mr.? Why haven't I heard you mention it before?"

Tan Ziqian reacted faster, with a serious face, "Before I change my mind, you'd better go back to class."

……

"There will be a next time, and we will never tolerate it."

Xie Huanxiu didn't have the desire to continue to inquire, he hugged his schoolbag tightly, said "student resignation", and slipped away.

Tan Ziqian, who seemed calm and composed, said with a little complacency in the empty room, "I just said, how dare he, Su Qin, not reply to my letter."

Xie Huanxiu, who returned to the school, muttered in his heart, "Could it be that Master Tan and Master Ji really know each other, why haven't I heard them mention it before?"

"Hey, isn't this Xie Huanxiu, long time no see."

Facing the noisy Li Rao as always, Xie Huanxiu didn't even bother to raise his eyelids to him.However, his utterance made him realize something that he had been ignoring all along.

Seeing that class was about to start, Xie Huanxiu held back for the time being.

After class, he hurriedly walked up to Lin Xinian, cupped his hands and asked, "Brother Lin, I have something I want to ask you for advice."

Lin Xinian got up when he heard the sound, "Huanxiu, you're here. You don't have to be polite, if you have any questions, just ask."

Xie Huanxiu remembered that Lin Xinian also seemed to be the number one student in the test, "Brother Lin, did you ever take the test when you were in and out of the hospital?"

Lin Xinian smiled and said, "It's natural, isn't that how we all came in?"

Lushan Academy recruits up to [-] students each year, and all of them need to pass the exam to be admitted.However, since more than ten years, Lushan Academy has suddenly changed the rules, and students with recommenders will be given priority in admission with the same grades.

It sounds a bit philistine, and was even criticized by many literati, but the number of students who want to enter Lushan College has not decreased at all.

But Xie Huanxiu became an exception. He did not take any exams when he entered school.

Back then, after he had passed the childhood test, Jiyuan said to Xie Jiu and his wife, "If a heavenly official wants to become an official in the future, he won't make much progress with me. Why don't you send him to study at Lushan Academy, which is a very good academy. , and cultivate many famous ministers and sages.”

In this way, Xie Jiu took the inkstone and sent the reluctant Xie Huanxiu to Lushan Academy.

Xie Huanxiu never thought about why, and he even once thought that the reason why he didn't take the entrance examination was because he was the top student in the child examination.

Now it seems that is not the case.