[Comprehensive] Short-lived ghost

"Eldest brother, he has written so many, let's count him as the winner." The three of them knew very well that no matter which poem they chose to compete, the poem written by the boss would not be able to catch up with anyone else. Face, the second child suggested.

He Fang smiled, didn't care much, cupped his hands and said to the three of them: "Admit it, thank you for your mercy."

Admit the bet and refuse to admit defeat. If it gets out, there will be no face for the three great talents in Jinling. The boss raised his hand and said, "I am willing to bet and admit defeat. It is because my skills are inferior to others, you won."

The second child patted his chest and stepped forward and said: "I will compare pictures with you, with flowers as the theme, and the limit is one hour."

After laying out the paper and preparing the pens, inks and paints, He Fang put his left hand behind his back, outlined the frame with a few strokes, changed to a thicker brush and waved the brush boldly, then changed to a thinner brush and dabbed a little cinnabar on it. Then he put down his pen and sat aside.

"It takes less than a cup of tea to complete the painting. It seems that I really don't know how to paint. I just draw a few strokes and finish it." The third child stretched his neck and glanced at He Fang's table.

The boss didn't dare to underestimate He Fang this time, seeing He Fang drinking tea as if nothing had happened, he couldn't help but want to look at He Fang's paintings, He Fang saw what he was thinking, and stretched out his hand in a gesture of beckoning.

In the painting of Boss Approaching Hefang, a large area of ​​blank space is like a vast sky. The snow on the hillside in early spring is about to melt. It is obviously the spring when all things are revived. However, there is no grass growing on this barren land, and there is a breath of death. Just in the midst of despair At that time, a red peach blossom stood on the top of the mountain, blooming proudly. This is a flower of hope that blooms in a desperate place.

He gave a light ah, took a deep look at He Fang, turned around and returned to his junior brother, and saw the second junior brother holding a pen in both hands, using his own skill, working with both hands, a hundred flowers blooming, the scene of competing for beauty and beauty vividly appeared on the paper, Beauty is beauty, but people will forget it after seeing it. It is not as shocking as that painting by He Fang.

"Okay." The second child put down his pen and looked at his masterpiece with satisfaction. "Brother, what do you think?"

"This time we are afraid that the entire army will be wiped out." The boss frowned and said in a low voice.

"Eldest brother, why do you make others want to destroy your own prestige? I don't believe anyone can compare to the second senior brother's amazing painting skills?" The youngest looked at He Fang's painting unconvinced, and sneered, "What is the painting?" Yeah, I didn't see any flowers."

The second child approached He Fang's painting carefully, his eyes suddenly lit up, he bowed his hands to He Fang and said, "I lost."

"Assignment and acceptance."

"I'll compete with you too. Let's play a game." Seeing that the two senior brothers were defeated and won two out of three games, He Fang had already passed the assessment, but the third brother stood up and shouted unwillingly.

After setting up the chessboard, the two sat opposite each other, and the third child said, "You hold the black and go first."

He Fang plays chess steadily, but the youngest is aggressive. In the middle game, the youngest has the upper hand. As long as he does not make mistakes, he can win steadily, but the third wants to kill He Fang. He made a mistake, caught the opportunity by him, and took advantage of the momentum to pursue.

The third child, who is sure to win, glanced at He Fang triumphantly. It is better to admit defeat as soon as possible at this level. He Fang received his gaze and looked up at him. The third child raised his eyebrows provocatively. He Fang smiled kindly and didn't care .

In the eyes of the third brother, this is a game that must be won. He finally saved some face for the three great talents in Jinling. little tricks.

A few more pieces were dropped, and the situation on the chessboard was reversed. The youngest belatedly realized where he had fallen into a trap, stood up abruptly, and the chair behind him fell to the ground, "Is this impossible?"

The old fox was awakened, "Demeanor, pay attention to demeanor, what are you yelling at?"

The second child lifted up the chair, and the eldest patted the third child on the shoulder to comfort him.

"Master, our skills are inferior to others." The three walked up to the old fox in frustration and said.

"All lost?" The old fox asked in surprise knowingly.

"Yes."

"Yo yo, aren't the three of you three great talents in Jinling? You are invincible all over the world, why did you lose today?"

The three of them blushed, "Students are watching the sky from the bottom of a well, and today I know that there are people outside the world, and there is a sky outside the sky."

"Well, you have to study hard in the future, and put away your tails that are up to the sky."

"Yes, the students follow the instructions."

The old fox nodded, and looked at He Fang who was drinking tea with Youzai Youzai, "Feng Yuan, let's apprentice today."

He Fang put down his teacup, "I don't know the etiquette for apprenticeship."

"No etiquette? The old man hates red tape the most. If you pour me a cup of apprentice tea and kowtow, you will be accepted as my apprentice."

He Fang nodded, "It's natural to serve tea, but I have a knee injury and I can't kneel down."

"How can this be good? If you become an official in the court in the future, will it be possible that even the emperor will not kneel?" Xiao Mian must be an excuse for me not to kneel.

"Then earn a reward from the emperor, and allow me not to kneel down." He Fang put his hands behind his back, puffed out his chest, with a high-spirited look, and his provocative words shocked the four of them to look at him in unison.

"Okay, good, ambitious, I'll accept you as a student, hehehe~" The old fox stroked his beard and nodded with a smile.

He Fang became the disciple of the old fox. He was the fourth child, and the third child had a junior brother. He was very happy. He was the youngest, only 14 years old, and the shortest in stature. He was always treated like a child. .

"Junior brother, please call me senior brother." The third child pointed to his nose and looked up at He Fang expectantly. He Fang looked down at the short winter melon in front of him and touched his head. Am I leading the way?"

The third child slapped He Fang's hand away, bared his teeth and said angrily, "I am your senior brother, you are not allowed to touch my head."

"The third junior brother has lost his temper again, he will be fine in a while, let's go, fourth junior brother, I will take you to the dormitory."

"Thank you, Big Brother."

"Put your luggage away, I'll take you to visit the Academy."

"Thank you, Second Senior Brother."

The three of them walked forward together as they talked, and after walking a certain distance, the second child turned his head to the little San'er who was still holding his arms and sulked, "Little San'er, won't you go with us?"

"Wait for me." Xiao San'er rushed over, babbling endlessly along the way, "Junior brother, you share a dorm with me." "Junior brother, you don't have any bad sleeping habits, I can't stand snoring and teeth grinding. "Brother, do you have smelly feet?" "Junior brother, what time do you usually see when you read a book? Being late will affect my sleep." ""Junior Brother...Junior Brother...Junior Brother..."

Xiao San'er is addicted to his mouth, so why don't he call him senior brother, he can call him senior brother vigorously.

He Fang happily led He Fang into the dormitory. The room was not too big, but it was spacious enough for two people to live in. It was very clean and tidy. He Fang put down his luggage and prepared to fetch water to wipe the bed down.

"Junior brother, why didn't you bring the bookboy here, just leave this kind of work to them."

"There is no book boy at home."

These days, scholars will always have a book boy to serve them. Even if they are from a small family, it will not save money to hire a book boy. In the future, when they go to Beijing to catch the exam, the book boy will do all the board and lodging. Only then can you seriously prepare for the exam, enter the exam room, and take the exam for three days in a row, even if there is no book boy to light a fire to cook.

The eyes of the three of them looking at He Fang are a little different. This junior brother wears very simple clothes, and wears an ordinary jade ring on his little finger. The only thing that looks good is the string of rosary beads on his wrist. , must have taken out all the family wealth to honor the master, and spent all the family wealth to concentrate on studying, which is really admirable.

Xiao San'er stopped He Fang, took the copper basin in his hand, "Don't do these rough jobs, I'll let Ah Wen and Ah Wu clean up, let's go eat."

Xiao San'er called his book boy, Awen and Awu, to make He Fang's bed, and the four brothers left the academy, got into the carriage and went to the largest restaurant in Yingtian for dinner.

Yingtian Academy was built in the suburbs, and the restaurant was in the center of Yingtian Mansion. When the four of them rushed to the restaurant, they were hungry. They ordered some signature dishes and a pot of wine. After drinking a few glasses of wine, they called each other brothers. , warmly like a brother.

After drinking and leaving the restaurant, I saw a lot of people on the opposite side, and Xiao San'er, who likes to watch the excitement, said: "Let's go and have a look."

Squeezing into the crowd, I saw a thin girl kneeling on the ground in the cold weather, wearing an old padded jacket, with a straw stuck in the collar, which meant that she was selling, she looked up at the crowd in fear, her face was clean , about twelve or thirteen years old, her little face was blown red, and there was a rouge mark between her eyebrows the size of a grain of rice.

A scruffy man squatted beside him, with his hands in his sleeves and his neck shrunk, "I owe a debt, and the creditor comes to ask for the debt every day, saying that if I can't pay the money, he will beat me to death. This is my daughter, I I don’t want her to be implicated, some kind-hearted person will buy my daughter and just give her something to eat.” He lifted the little girl’s face with his rough hands so that everyone could see her appearance clearly, and everyone stared at her like evaluating goods. look at her.

"How much is it for?"

"20 taels of silver." The man raised two fingers.

"You are stealing money, buying a girl is not worth the money."

"Look, my daughter is pretty. She will be a beauty in two years."

The little girl silently shed two lines of tears and closed her eyes tightly.

A piece of silver was thrown on the ground, "This is 20 taels."

The little San'er threw the money on the ground, knocked off the man's hand, and dragged the little girl up. She knelt for a long time, her knees were so cold that she lost consciousness, her legs and feet were so weak that she almost collapsed on the ground, and was picked up by the little San'er's little hand Come on, the two little people standing together are really a bit like a golden boy and a jade girl.

"The young master is kind-hearted, let me take my daughter home to freshen up, and pick a good day before sending it to your residence."

He Fang had already guessed that this girl was Zhen Yinglian who was abducted by traffickers, and also saw that the trafficker had the intention of reselling her to another family, so He Fang said aloud: "It's not about marrying a wife and taking concubines, what good life do you want to choose?"

The crowd complied.

"Didn't you say that the creditor came to collect debts every day, wouldn't you put her in danger by bringing her home? Are you his father? Where did you abduct her?"

The man stopped playing tricks and ran away desperately with 20 taels of silver.