Chapter 24 The 24th Meeting Hate Speechless to Avoid Mistakes and Make an Appointment to Succeed Originally to Write Poems Impromptu

At such a critical juncture, everyone can't help but have some fear.Li Qiupu made a fuss with his horizontal spear for a while, so he was naturally nervous.At this time, he suddenly pointed to the road in front of him and burst out laughing.Feng Yao's family, the thousand strong men who were preparing to fight, were also stunned.Sure enough, on the main road outside the orange grove, a group of people came galloping in a four-person sedan chair.Seeing that the sedan chair coat was blue, the bearer who carried the sedan chair put on livery again, and It is known that the official is here.And those guards wear red tasseled caps; those with short coats have red letters embedded on the breasts; those with long coats also have a vest with the word "Yong".From the experience of the country people, it is obvious at a glance that the county magistrate is coming.In that kind of imperial era, it was a big deal for a county magistrate to go to the countryside.Even the common people, accustomed to being oppressed, became weak when they saw the officials, and they didn't know why.It was too late, but soon, the group of guards rushed to the bank of the river.Big

At home, on the sedan chair lanterns, and on the jackets of the entourage, you can see the words Xingan County Normal, who is it not the county magistrate? Ordinary people, the gentlemen of the Yao and Feng families, looking at each other, really don't know what to do.The entourage shouted to stop the sedan chair. Huang Zuocheng, the magistrate of Xingan County, wearing a large plumed hat and mended jacket, got out from the curtain of the sedan chair. Kneeling to the ground, he raised his hand and leveled his forehead and said, "Qiupuweng, this kind of generous relief not only saved my brother's future, but also saved countless lives. I would like to thank you first."

Qiupu said: "Master Xian, now is not the time for us to talk about politeness. It's important to ask your elder brother to repel people with these two surnames first." Huang Zuocheng immediately turned his head and said to his followers: "The patriarch Fang with two surnames asks Talk." At that time, the servants in the government office were the most capable of putting on airs, and when the county magistrate's decree was handed down, everyone shouted in unison.Twenty or thirty yamen servants were divided into three groups, some served the master, and some passed on to others.The leather chairs brought by the servants were set up on the beach, setting up a seat for the master.The yamen servants with whips and boards were divided into two rows, lined up in front of the chairs.Huang Zuocheng is here because of Qiupu. Although he is not a Zhengyin official, he is also qualified as an alternate magistrate. They are of the same status, so it is inconvenient to sit down, so he just stands by the chair.At this time, the patriarchs of the two surnames had truly proved that it was the county magistrate who had come to the countryside.There is absolutely no reason to fight with weapons in front of parents and officials. If you can't fight, you have to rush to be a plaintiff.So before the yamen servants went to the two-surname team to pass on, the gentlemen of the two surnames had already come to the county magistrate.The patriarchs of the two surnames knelt on the ground, except for a few scholar supervisors who bowed respectfully.Huang Zuocheng blushed and shouted: "You two surnames gathered thousands of people for no reason, preparing to kill and shed blood. Is there any law for this? Except that you intend to rebel, how can you be so bold?" The people of the two surnames spoke in unison. Don't dare.

Huang Zuocheng then said to those talented supervisors: "Everyone is also a person who has achieved fame in the imperial court. He brought peace to the world and rose up. How can it be proper for these individuals to use swords and guns to make trouble? You are still in your own home, just messing around like this. If one day you contribute to the imperial court, or govern a county, or govern a mansion, can the people still make such a fuss? I restrict you to immediately retire people with both surnames. Old man, lead the team back, and the rest follow me to Sanhu Street, and I will handle the matter of your two surnames fairly." Those who are the head of the Fang family are nothing more than forced by the crowd, and they have no choice but to agree, Knowing that after fighting with weapons, they still go to the government to see the government.It is always a blessing to be able to eliminate the invisible now.So everyone acted in front of the county magistrate, pushed a few elderly people, and escorted the team back to the family, while the rest stood on the river bank.

Huang Zuocheng said: "People of both surnames should understand that it is not Master Li who came out to make peace with you in person today, and sent someone to send a letter to the county. Then, if you fight, there may be many casualties. Master Li came out , to solve this crisis, it will always belong to your family, Fu Xing. Thank you, Mr. Li, face to face." The patriarchs of the two surnames, in retrospect, feel that Qiupu has done a good job.Especially the people with the surname Yao, counting their own young men, they are almost half worse than those with the surname Feng. If it weren't for Qiupu's block, they might have suffered a lot.The county magistrate asked everyone to thank him, but he didn't feel wronged by Yao's side. First of all, it was Tingdong who led the clan to bow to Qiupu.Moreover, he became a lot of people and said some sentimental things.At this time, looking at the people on both sides of the river bank who were about to fight, Qiupu felt that an earth-shattering event was covered up with a hint of a joke, and he was very happy.So he rode a horse and returned to Sanhu Street with the people he brought, along with the county magistrate and people of the two surnames.If there is an official to judge this matter, it will easily become mediocre, and there is nothing to say.

At this time, only Li Xiaoqiu, who was waiting for news in the Yao family's ancestral hall, saw that the people from the Yao family had returned without incident, expecting that it was his father's persuasion, which had taken effect, and he was overjoyed.But what he likes is different from others. He thinks that after the turmoil in the Yao family is over, everyone will have time to mind their own business. At this time, they can inquire about Chunhua's news.Because there are no classmates or teachers in this school, he doesn't go home either.those who were patriarch Most of the people escorted back to the village went home separately.Several people felt that this incident was strange, so they came to the ancestral hall to discuss it.Some felt that it was a pity that the fight did not break out.Some who knew that they were not strong enough did not fight now, secretly calling it a fluke.But everyone always expressed sympathy for Li Qiupu, thinking that he was a civil servant who was willing to come out to persuade the two families to make peace, and that he had such good skills, which was really unexpected.The news had already reached Tingdong's house.

Mrs. Yao hasn't entered the room since her clansmen lined up. She sat on a chair with her crutches in her hands and looked up at the sky, as if there was some fairy standing there talking to her. At the same time, she In his mouth, he recited Amitabha Buddha hundreds of times.When the clansmen came back, they said that Master Li had persuaded them to make peace, but they had not fought. The old lady Yao was moved, and credited Li Qiupu's contribution to Guanshiyin Bodhisattva. The shrine will kneel down, right and proper, with his hands crossed on the ground, his head like a sharp beak pecking at a chicken, and the number of times can't be counted, just touch the ground.And she was still muttering.Her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Song, also got the news of the truce and made peace at this time. She was in a hurry to ask what happened, and she took her youngest son to the neighbor's house to inquire.So the old lady worshiped Buddha Tongcheng in the main room, but no one paid attention.She kowtowed sincerely, thinking that she could stand up to Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva and all the Great Merciful and Great Compassionate Bodhisattvas.I didn't want to wait until I raised my head, I was a little dizzy, and I couldn't stand up for a while, so I sat on the ground.Chunhua, who was still disheartened in the house, seemed to hear a commotion, blown by the wind from the ancestral hall.But when I listened to my own home, there was no sound at all, but there was no doubt about it, so I went out to have a look.

When I got to the main room, I saw my mother-in-law sitting on the ground, raising her head with one hand and closing her eyes slightly, she couldn't help being surprised, she rushed forward and asked, "Ah! Mother-in-law..." Old lady Yao opened her eyes slightly. He rolled his eyes, smiled at her and shook his hands twice.Chunhua said, "The ground is very wet, how can you sit on it? Let me help you up." Without waiting for her consent, he helped her to the chair.Mrs. Yao laughed and said, "What are you making all the fuss about? Don't fight big battles."

Yes, I still begged the Bodhisattva to please, and I kowtowed to thank the Bodhisattva.It's good that you're here, help me to the ancestral hall, thank you ancestors.Finally, our ancestors are sitting high! If there is a fight, who may suffer. "As she said, she reached out and touched the crutch, stood up and walked out the door. Chunhua smiled and said: "Your old man, you are really a grandma. I kowtowed just now, and I can't get up, and I have to go again." Mrs. Yao walked along the road: "What did the little girl say? Such a big event, don't worry about it. Kowtow, why do you kowtow? Can the Bodhisattva bless us the second time?" When she said that, she had already walked across the courtyard.Chunhua saw the crutch moved a foot, the foot took a step, and the pale head shook slightly a few times.He thought to himself, if she was allowed to go to the ancestral hall by herself, there might be something wrong, so I should help her to go.So he rushed forward and said with a smile, "Oh! My old man." Because he squeezed next to her, he held her arm and walked together into the ancestral hall.Chunhua threw herself into a pond and hung her neck yesterday morning, and she was originally embarrassed to see people.Seeing my grandmother walking so tremblingly, I couldn't bear it in my conscience, so I had to lower my head and watch my grandmother walking forward with the tip of her walking stick.Besides, I was also a person who had escaped death. The village was so lively last night, so I didn't take it to heart when I wanted to fight the Feng family.Today's big formation will not be fought, even if the clouds and mists have disappeared for a day, then there is no need to worry about it.So when she was in the house, even though she heard someone talking about it in the main room, she didn't stick her head out to have a look.

At this time, I accompanied my grandmother to the ancestral hall, and she didn't have any intentions at all. In addition, there were more people in the clan, and she became more embarrassed, so she just walked with her head bowed.When he was about to go to the ancestral hall, he heard someone shouting: "Young Master Li, for today's matter, I must thank your lord, who was very enthusiastic and stopped him in the middle. Later, some people came forward to persuade them to make peace. , but it's rare to rely on one person to stop you twice! It's Young Master Li, you are so young

Yes, it's rare, I came here twice last night just for this matter. "The words "Young Master Li" came to Chunhua's ears, it was a special listener, and then he raised his head and looked forward. Sure enough, there were six or seven people of the same clan sitting around a table on the corridor eaves. Surrounded by Li Xiaoqiu, he was talking. He was sitting in front of him, and on the light blue bamboo cloth gown, he wore a waistcoat with a pipa lapel of wire gauze, and his body was slightly thinner. Smile, who is the ideal person? Chunhua heard that he was ill, and that he was lost. Although he was willing to lose his life, but he didn't get any definite news about this matter. It is a pity. And in this life, I never want to meet Xiaoqiu. When I met him suddenly, I wondered if it was a dream. How could there be such an easy thing in the world? sun rays, sunny day, with trees on the roof, trees There are egrets on it.The people who talked with Xiaoqiu, most of them are from the same clan, some are smoking dry tobacco, some are holding a bowl of tea, everyone's posture is different.If it was a dream, how could a dream be so clear? Because of this she suddenly stood still, stared at him, and stared at him.Xiaoqiu also didn't expect to see her here, so she couldn't help but groaned.However, after he was startled, he immediately recalled that there were still many Yao family members around in front of him, and he immediately smiled as soon as he changed his mind: "The teacher's mother is here." So he got up and walked forward, respectfully stood aside, and called out to the teacher's mother with a smile.Chunhua had already grabbed her grandmother's sleeve and made her stand still.At this time, she stretched out her hand to hold the middle of her grandmother's crutch, and although she lowered her head, she raised her eyelids to look at Xiaoqiu.Mrs. Yao stretched out her index finger, pointed at Xiao Qiu and said, "Aren't you Young Master Li?"Chunhua suddenly felt the muscles and bones all over his body tremble, and his face was also broken by a kind of spring emotion in his heart.But he quickly realized that besides a grandmother standing beside him, there were many clansmen too! Inconvenience Xiang Xiaoqiu put on a sullen face and just lowered his head.Old lady Yao said: "Ah! I heard a lot of people say that today's matter is fortunately because of your father and son, who came to persuade them." Xiao Qiu said with a smile: "I am young and know what to do. My father taught me to do it, so I did it like this." Mrs. Yao nodded and said: "Good! Very good! There is nothing wrong with life Accumulating virtue, accumulating virtue is beneficial, in the future your father will still be in charge of the job, get promoted and make a fortune." People from the Yao family, listening to her talk, gathered around many people, and they all said that Mr. Li was very capable. , with a spear measuring eight feet in length, he could hold the spear in his pocket with both hands and play with it.Not to mention that our Yao family is connected, even if we have searched all over Xingan County, there may not be an opponent like him.Some people also said that Mr. Li is fat and thick, and he is a lucky general.Some people also said that Mr. Li is a civil official, so he is so versatile in both civil and military affairs, and he may not be promoted to a high official in the future.This kind of countryman's common saying, Chunhua has always been deaf to people's ears, if someone said three sentences like this in person, they would have slipped away early.But today's situation is very different. These country people speak unsavory words, and every sentence is interesting, and they also think that they know the general situation.He kept smiling at the person he was talking to.Mrs. Yao also said: "Yes, people like Mr. Li are rare! Our Yao family, don't forget the benefits of others. Chunhua, please help me up this step, I want to go to the ancestors A few heads, it is true that our ancestors have spirits, and bless our descendants from this flight disaster." As he spoke, he pushed forward from the crowd.Naturally, Chunhua helped her with one arm and followed her closely.However, her courage grew much stronger, so she kept looking at Xiaoqiu.It's just that the black eyeballs are rolling in the long eyelashes, which shows that she has countless things on her mind, and she is there to tell others.Moreover, there were two small dimples on her cheeks, which kept flapping, which fully expressed the meaning that she was about to laugh but did not dare to laugh.Although Xiaoqiu didn't dare to retaliate, she still wanted to say a thousand words to her in her heart, but she was in front of many people, and she was afraid that others would see a little flaw.Seeing that Chunhua helped his grandmother to kowtow at the ancestral shrine, he put his hands behind his back, looking very leisurely, just watching from a distance.Chunhua always wanted to have a chance to have a word or two with him.Now he is standing so far away, and he has to help his grandmother, so there is no way to say this.Feeling anxious, those two black eyebrows frowned again.Xiaoqiu naturally knew what was on her mind, but he never had the guts to go to her in public, so he opened his eyes wide and looked at her from afar. On Chunhua's side, he also thought in his heart that even if he couldn't talk to him, it would be good to look at him once or twice.However, the mother-in-law next to her was talking here and there, her eyes were not by her side, and her ears were also not here.The old lady Yao respectfully kowtowed to her ancestors, supported her crutches, and said to Chunhua, "Son, you don't kowtow twice to your ancestors, and your ancestors will bless you." Chunhua looked into the distance and hummed With a sound, the old lady Yao had no choice but to tap the tip of the cane on her face twice.Chunhua smiled and said: "I lost something, I'm thinking about it here, where to put it, you just interrupt." Mrs. Yao nodded and said: "You are also blessed by your ancestors, and you will not be in danger. Kowtow to your ancestors, too." Chunhua said, "Why should I kowtow..." When she was talking, she raised her head slightly, thinking, then smiled and said, "Okay, please sit down. After a while, I'll go to Daddy's room to wash my hands." Mrs. Yao said: "There is a saying that wash your hands and burn incense, that's fine, you can go." The members of the Yao family did not disrespect their grandpa's mother, so someone came to replace Chunhua to help grandma.Chunhua took this responsibility to rest for a while, and she walked around the corridor, deliberately passing Xiaoqiu.But he said with a smile to an old clansman: "I haven't been to the school for a long time, I also want to go to the front to have a look." This is naturally a letter to Xiaoqiu, asking him to find a way to leave the public so that he can find someone The opportunity to say a few words.Although it was inconvenient for Xiaoqiu to agree immediately, his cleverness about these matters was by no means inferior to Chunhua's. Although he had never said anything, he had already looked at her, which meant to answer her: "I've already done it." understood.Chunhua smiled secretly, thinking: People who have studied, after all, can come up with ideas in their stomachs.I'm not afraid that there will be many people in front of me. If I play a little bit tricky, I can fool anyone.She was very happy, and went from the ancestral hall to the school hall in front and entered the house. She expected that Xiaoqiu would come too soon.Naturally, I don't hope that for a long time, I can say four or five words of heartfelt words to each other, which is enough for my wish. She lowered her head in thought, and was about to walk into her father's house when she suddenly heard someone shouting, "Chunhua, why are you here alone? Where is your mother-in-law?" When Chunhua looked up, it was her mother who had arrived.She never dreamed that she would come, she immediately blushed, and replied: "Grandmother...mothermother..." While speaking, she just backed away.Thinking that something unexpected happened again, Mrs. Song stared and said, "What's wrong with mother-in-law?" Chunhua put his hand on the wall and settled down. God, forced a smile and said: "Mother-in-law is in the ancestral hall, many people accompany her, I will go to father's room to wash my hands." Song said: "It's a good thing, why are you talking like this? There is no one at home, You go back quickly, I'll go and help mother-in-law." Chunhua didn't answer, and didn't make a sound.Song said: "Go back quickly, your brother asked the second sister-in-law next door to watch." Chunhua didn't want to stay away, but she saw Xiaoqiu's body flashing under the eaves of the house behind, she thought, it's better to avoid her, in case her mother was in front of her, and she gave Xiaoqiu an unattractive look , that was not beautiful, so he lowered his head and hurried to the door.However, she was so sad, she felt more wronged than being rescued from the water yesterday, she wiped her tears and ran home.Xiaoqiu entered the room later, he never expected that the incident would happen immediately, so he followed Chunhua's words and acted according to the plan.Deliberately go out from the back door of the ancestral hall, go around the wall of the ancestral hall, and then enter through the gate. When he came to the school, Chunhua had gone far.How did he know this? He always thought that Chunhua must be in the husband's room or somewhere else, so besides walking heavily, he also coughed twice.But even though they gave the signal, no one answered. I felt very strange, so I crossed my arms, stood under the eaves, and looked up at the sky.Suddenly he heard behind him: "Master Li, you haven't gone back yet?" When Xiaoqiu looked back, it was the teacher's wife who was helping her.He knew that his teacher's wife was somewhat dissatisfied with him, and this kind of behavior was quite dishonorable, his heart was empty, and his face turned red.Immediately replied respectfully: "Yes, I haven't gone back yet." Mrs. Song said with a straight face: "Our village is still very chaotic today. Your father is at home, so you are naturally very worried. Don't delay. let's go." Xiao Qiu smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, my family will send someone to pick me up." Song said: "Why wait for someone to pick you up? Let the dog take you back." Speaking of this, Song didn't wait for Xiao Qiu's call Agree, call Yao Gouzi, and send him to take Xiaoqiu home.Then he said: "You sent Young Master Li home and you will come back after seeing Master Li or Mrs. Li." Then he smiled at Xiaoqiu and said, "I'll let you worry about the affairs of our clan. Thank you all." Seeing that the teacher's wife was very polite, Xiaoqiu said a few words and didn't dare to take it seriously, so she had to follow Gouzi all the way home. Gouzi really met Mrs. Li and said that the teacher sent me to send the young master back of.Mrs. Li also felt that Song's move could not be unintentional, and she thought to herself, she did not want Xiaoqiu to go to Yaojia Village again. However, when the Song family was on guard against Xiaoqiu like this, the whole family of the Yao family developed great feelings for the Li family and his son.Five days after the fighting, the Yao family had a drink in the ancestral hall to thank the peacemaker.Among the lobbyists, Li Qiupu is naturally the number one, and Li Xiaoqiu is the second, so one can imagine the sincerity.On this day, Li's father and son happily went to Yao's ancestral hall to attend the appointment.Because Tingdong is the father-in-law of his family, he came forward Come to meet guests, to be the host on behalf of the whole family.But Xiaoqiu was his student, and it was inconvenient to sit on top of the teacher, so he was assigned to sit at another table.In a hall, three seats were set up, arranged in the shape of characters, and Li Qiupu was seated at the chief of a table in the middle. In addition to inviting Liu Baojia, a member of the town's bureau, Lika went to Master Wu. In addition to Mr. Zhao's company, there is also a candidate, a vice-list, and a granary student, and this granary student is still a scholar. First of all, speaking of it, this is worthy of the sentence in "Book of Rites", the number is eight, and its position is sour. After Yao Tingdong poured two rounds of wine, he spoke first, because he said with a smile: "Those novels that appear on the market now, and those Guercis that are spoken on the storytelling stalls, what kind of Huang Tianba and Bai Yutang are there? I always feel that it is absurd. When it comes to Sima Qian’s "Biography of the Ranger", I also doubt that it is a cunning pen of the literati. But now I have seen with my own eyes the spirit of Master Li, who is like a dragon and a tiger, solving the problem in the battle between Yao and Feng. He, not only Zhu Jia Guo Xie Shangxia, but also Lu Zhonglian's solving difficulties and solving disputes, Mozi's rubbing his heels to benefit the world, nothing more. I have heard his words, and I have seen his people." When he said, Even the body and head shook in two circles together.Qiupu laughed and said, "Sir, you're flattering me too much. To tell you the truth, my brother used to be a martial artist. Before he was twenty, he was in the army. He beat bandits four times, and he has already passed the fifth-rank military service." It’s just that my late father fought in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom for more than ten years. He saw that his fellow battalion, knighted knights, what was lacking, and he was just a city gate commander. Until his brother Huang When Master Jue came to Jiangxi, he saw that his late father was still wearing old mended clothes. He was very sad, so he took his place in front of the Futai and beat up the injustice, and then sat in Xiezhen. My late father often said to me Said, it's a pity that he is not from Hunan. If he was from Hunan, he would have made great achievements. Therefore, he tried his best to interrupt my way of practicing martial arts and sent him to the way of being a civil servant. Today I am a civil servant. Wu Wu or Wu Wu has become a double material and half a bottle of vinegar." After hearing this, everyone had to compliment Li Qiupu for a while.The scholar who committed the crime was a person who showed off his talent, so he smiled and said: "A person like Li Qiuweng, and with such a thing, can really be praised. People at our table can always understand a few words It’s mediocre, why don’t we present a poem sung at the banquet?” He said, holding the wine glass in his hand, he turned his head and turned around, showing that he was amused.After all, the Juren is someone who has read a few more books. He has some experience, stroked his beard, and said with a faint smile: "That's a classmate. I have learned Li Weng's poems. It can be said that they are learned from Yishan." Du." When it comes to poetry, Qiupu is more interesting than talking about dancing sticks.He laughed and said, "I can't write poetry. I'm just a monk halfway. But I have seen old master Yao's poems. In my children's window class, it's really a bit of iron and gold." When talking, She clasped her fists and gave Tingdong several hands.Tingdong laughed and said, "Brothers have practiced stereotyped writing since they were young, and the poems they make cannot be separated from the smell of five-character and eight-rhyme test posts. Are Qiu Weng's words meant to be self-evident?" , also shook his body again and again, laughing loudly. The scholar said: "Ting Weng's poems are not personal favorites of Li Qiuweng's. Poems by Li Jiaxian and Qiao Zi are indispensable." Qiu Pu laughed and said, "That's not right, just now everyone wanted to write poems to see their favor, why in a flash, they have to test Yu father and son?" The scholar shook his hand quickly He said with a smile, "I don't dare, and it's just out of admiration." That master Wu, whose father is a Qingke under the family of Jugong in Beijing, talks about romantic affairs, and he also has his family biography .He saw that the people present were all a little sour. Qiupu might not be fighting with them in poetry, so he should come to solve the siege with him, so he said with a smile: "Speaking of literati affairs, I borrowed the master's glass of wine to cover the matter." My face was full of embarrassment, and I wanted to talk nonsense more and more. I heard that Mrs. Tingdong has a young lady who is only fifteen years old this year. Small characters, I have heard his words, but I have never seen him, can we invite this child prodigy to come out now, so that everyone can pay their respects?" Ting Dong immediately stood up, clasped his hands and said with a smile: "It's just a country girl." Master Wu waved to him repeatedly and smiled: "Ju, I speak to you." Ting Dong had to sit down.Master Wu smiled and said: "Nowadays, the atmosphere is very popular. There are many women's schools in the country, and there are many ladies from famous families who travel far away. The old master is a person who knows the current affairs, so let Qianjin study. Qianjin is enough to be with you. Many of the disciples are studying together, and today we are talking about being uncles and uncles, so it is absolutely necessary to meet." There is also Mr. Zhao, who is the youngest person, and he also heard a little about Xiaoqiu in the school. Reading, I had a love affair, and just wanted to see how this girl was doing, so I tried my best to encourage her.Qiupu himself felt a little grudged, so he couldn't say anything. No one else could think of the reason for this, and they unanimously requested that the prodigy come out to meet her.Especially Commissioner Liu, he is a magistrate, asking for strength. In the late Qing Dynasty, the defense between men and women was no longer so strict. Tingdong was quite able to see through it. In addition, everyone praised Chunhua's knowledge. He felt that it was an honor for him. Sure enough, he sent someone home Go, pass on Chunhua.Chunhua was at home, depressed, when he heard that his father had sent him to see a visitor, but he couldn't guess what the intention was.But I knew very well in my heart that Xiaoqiu was also invited today, and I was not afraid of my mother's surveillance, so I could go to meet him openly.So she hurriedly brushed her hair together, changed into a calico gown, then came into the main room, and said to the sullen mother, "Mom, can I go?" Mrs. Song looked at her for a long time before saying : "If you have your father, you just go. But, you go back to the house and wait for me to take you there." Chunhua laughed secretly in her heart, mother really knows a lot, and there are those guests in the ancestral hall, even if Xiaoqiu is sitting there, I can still say something to him.He was happy to obey, so he went back to his room calmly, even sprinkled a layer of fragrance powder on his face, and pulled the skirt of his clothes.The fifth sister-in-law came in with a lantern and said with a smile, "Miss, my teacher asked me to come and go with you." Chunhua said, "It's strange! Isn't he going to guard me, old man? Why didn't he go?" The fifth sister-in-law smiled slightly and said: "Probably there is another reason." Chunhua said: "For what reason, he knows that there are many people there, so he doesn't need to guard against me." So naturally, he followed the fifth sister-in-law to the ancestral hall . The fifth sister-in-law went into the house at the end, and stopped moving forward, and let Chunhua go to the second room where the banquet was being held.Chunhua stood under the dripping eaves and called out to her father.Ting Dong then walked forward and led her to the three seats, each said a general blessing, and still led her to his seat and set up a seat near him for her to sit down.When she was under the dripping eaves, she still had a question in her heart, Xiaoqiu was here, and he saw me, what happened? It was strange that I went to all three seats, but I didn’t see Xiaoqiu here. , Could it be that he won't come today? No wonder my father asked me to come. It turns out that this friend is not here.So with a sad face, he sat there without making a sound. Tingdong then said: "Every old man said that you can compose poetry, and I want to test you face to face, so you should make a fool of yourself." Only then did Chunhua understand that he asked himself to come out for this matter.But look at the Li Qiupu sitting in the seat above, he is exactly the father-in-law I hoped for in my heart, but in fact he couldn't do it.As his old gentleman today, he should use his best ability to show off.Then he stood up and said in a low voice: "Then I invite all the old men to come up with the questions." When she came out, Li Qiupu had already looked at his sophisticated eyes carefully, and saw her round eyes. On the face, there is a bright red halo of blood, a pair of slender black eyebrows, and the very long eyelashes, matched with the black and white eyeballs, in the face of the loyal elder, there is a bit of wisdom exposed.Then he smiled and said: "Please sit down. If it comes to taking the exam, I dare not take it. Let the lady choose the topic herself." Tingdong laughed and said: "If she chooses the topic by herself, she can use her own class to prevaricate. Wouldn’t it have failed everyone’s expectations? Let’s ask someone to come up with a question.” Everyone gave in for a while and asked Li Qiupu to come out.Seeing the girl frowning slightly and lowering her eyelids, Qiu Pu thought in her heart that she knew about the matter between him and Xiao Qiu. I know, it's a bit inappropriate to come up with a question to test her, so I smiled at Master Wu who was sitting sideways: "Thank you, my brother, to come up with one for you." If it is too difficult, it will embarrass the little girl; if it is too easy, maybe the little girl will laugh at me for being a fool.I was in a trance, but saw the candles on the candlestick below, with a big lantern, and said with a smile: "Miss, let me come up with a lantern theme. If it doesn't feel right, then change it." Chunhua sat down Then, she stood up again, and said with a low laugh: "Since the old man has a problem, how can I fix it?" After she finished speaking, she bit her lower lip slightly, lowered her head, and seemed to be thinking.The lifter patted the table lightly with his hand and said: "It's not busy, you just sit down and think slowly." Chunhua agreed and sat down with his head bowed.She looked up at the candle flower, then took a quick look at Qiu Pu, with a smile on her face, as if she had already made up her mind.Then he turned his face away, and called his father in a low voice: "I made a "Five Jue", is that okay?" Ting Dong said: "The "Five Jue" is not necessarily easier to do than other kinds of poems. But I can’t do it. People who write poems, these are only twenty characters, and it’s easy to make up the words. You can make it first and see.” Chunhua went to his father’s house while thinking, and when he didn’t have a cup of tea, he used a piece of plain After the paper was written, I took it with both hands and gave it to my father.Tingdong looked at it, but his face was filled with joy.Mr. Wu expected that he was not afraid to read a bit of poetry, so he smiled and said, "I want to see it first." So he reached out to take the poem draft, and after a look, he patted the table and stretched his waist, saying, "This is really a poem. The family history has a long history. Let me read it to you. The title is "A Feast in the Ancestral Hall, Called for Examination by the Uncles, with Lantern Flowers as the Title, Impromptu Presentation". The poem is..." At this point, I put my voice calmly, Read and said: "'The guest's love increases and sits at night, who is the good deed? I didn't bear the moths, and even covered the fan.'Although there are only twenty words, it is very good to use things and fate!" When he read, everyone listened attentively.After reading it, the deputy leader who didn't speak much.Then he shook his head seven or eight times, smiled and said: "Although there is still room for discretion in the use of words, as a fifteen-year-old girl, there is such a poem in such a hurry, I don't care about it." " As he spoke, he cupped his hands to Tingdong across the table and said, "Congratulations." The man took the poem manuscript, drew circles on it with the chopsticks, and said with a smile, "I need to comment on this poem: Didn't bear the moths' fluttering, and even covered it with the fan. Didn't you praise Qiupu Weng for the dispute over the interpretation of Yao and Feng's surnames?" Qiupu used to only think of chanting lanterns but chanting lantern moths. The words were broken, and I immediately thought that it was really good.Unknowingly clapped twice and said: "Ms. Yao is so absurd, she hardly understands it, I am ashamed and ashamed! This is by no means a small family style. After polishing, the future is limitless. I will make it clear." He picked up the wine glass in front of him, raised his head and drank it all in one gulp, and took a glass to Chunhua.Chunhua got his permission, so happy in her heart, she was still on the autumn garden, so she raised her eyebrows and stood up.Master Wu also jokingly said: "It's good to look at this poem separately, and it makes sense when you read it all at once. That is to say, when you sit late at night and see the lantern flower, ask whose family it is for the good news? Because the lantern flower is so gratifying, I love it. , I can’t bear the moths to come. Let’s have a drink together.” So everyone raised their glasses to Chunhua.Chunhua even said he didn't dare to take it, raised his glass to accompany him, took a sip and put it down.Seeing his daughter receiving such an award, Tingdong couldn't hold back his smile for joy. Qiu Pu was very happy at this time, poured a glass of wine and raised it briefly, then put it down.He said with a smile: "Girl, I respect you for a couplet, don't you think it's presumptuous?" Tingdong said with a smile: "Qiu Weng is too polite, let's make a match for her, right?" .Then he laughed and said, "Borrow the name of the girl." Then he read word by word calmly and clearly: "Drink wine in Chunhua, don't let the water fall, and pay the river to the east." All the guests at the table agreed, Good praise and good prayer.Qiupu picked up the cup again, raised it to Chunhua and said with a smile, "Talk about it!" So he drank the wine.Tingdong said: "Qiu Weng, she is just a junior, why should she be so polite?" Turning back to Chunhua, he said, "You are right! This will fail you in the test." Unexpectedly, this couplet touched Chunhua's heart心机，便低声将上联念了一遍，问廷栋道：“是这十五个字吗?”廷栋说是的。春华道：“我想大胆一点，也借用老伯的台甫两字，不知道……”秋圃笑道：“那就好极了，必定这样，才和上联相称呀!请教请教。”春华笑着站立起来，偏向廷栋道：“我还有去写出来吧，不敢叫老伯的台甫。”秋圃笑道：“你只管说，不要紧。就是古人，也讳名不讳字，大概你用的是秋圃两个字。这二字是我的号，念出来何妨。”举人也道：“对对子，最好是脱口而出，你就念起来吧。” 春华听说要脱口而出，自己也很想卖弄一下自己的才思，是怎样敏捷，就念道：“吟诗访秋圃，又碧云黄叶，见北雁南飞。”她念完了，大家听到这句子的浑成，都不免齐齐地喝了一声彩。吴师爷将筷子敲了桌沿道：“好一个又碧云黄叶，见北雁南飞，这上一下四的句子，不是对词曲有些功夫的人，是弄不妥当的。只看她下这个又字，对秋翁莫流水落花的那个莫字，恰恰是相称。至于字面工整，那尤其余事了。好极好极!”他这样赞不绝口，可是廷栋听着，就二十分地不高兴。他在当年下省赴乡试的时候，和一般年轻秀才在一处，也曾把艳词艳曲，看过不少。尤其是这部书，念得滚瓜烂熟。 他现在是中年以上的人，而且还有点道学的虚名，就十分反对这些男女才情文字。不想自己的女儿，当了许多人的面，竟会把上的北雁南飞对了出来。自己教训女儿，是怎样教的，教她作崔莺莺吗?廷栋越想越不成话，心里头惭愧，脸上就红了起来，人家尽管继续的夸赞春华，可是他自己就连说不敢当的话，也不会说 up.可是春华被人称赞着，还是满脸的喜色呢。