Chapter 6 Young Talent
Li Wuqi said enthusiastically: "Master, you are tired from traveling and traveling. Please don't stand and talk. Please sit in the room. The food is ready. People in the country only have simple meals. I hope Master will not dislike it."
Zhou Jinzhu smiled and nodded: "Zhou also comes from a poor background. It is precisely because of this that he knows that it is not easy for students from poor families to study."
Li Wuqi nodded in agreement, and then said to Shen Jiao who was being turned away from the guests: "Mr. Shen, what are you doing standing still? Go get a cup of tea."
It took Shen Jiao a long time to squeeze out one word from between his teeth: "Okay..."
Then he poured the tea stiffly.
Li Wuqi frowned in disgust and apologized to Zhou Jinzhu: "Mr. Shen is good at everything, but his mind is a bit rigid. Master, don't blame me."
Zhou Jinzhu said with a smile: "It doesn't matter, the most important thing for a scholar is morality and knowledge."
Hearing Li Wuqi commenting on himself like this, Shen Jiao felt unhappy. He raised his head and met Zhou Jinzhu's eyes as calm as a deep pool.
A basin of cold water doused his anger, and Shen Jiao bowed his head and said, "Master, please have some tea."
The three of them sat down around the table, and the two martial arts disciples were still guarding Master Zhou like iron towers.
Li Wuqi said in a relaxed tone: "Two gentlemen, please take a seat. Don't worry, with so many people here, Mr. Shen will not dare to attack Master for the time being."
Shen Jiao: "???"
Two strong men: "Huh? Does that mean you still have some thoughts about my master?"
Shen Jiao looked embarrassed and said, "No problem, please take a seat."
Zhou Jinzhu laughed loudly: "My little friend, it's so interesting. Mr. Shen, don't worry too much. Even if it's just you and me today, I believe you won't do anything to me."
Shen Jiao laughed twice: "Of course not."
Zhou Jinzhu picked up the tea cup and took a sip, but his expression suddenly changed: "This tea?"
Shen Jiao hurriedly sat up straight: "This is local tea produced by Mrs. Wang's family in the town. Are you used to drinking it?"
"Hmm...very distinctive." Zhou Jinzhu's eyes were a bit strange.
Shen Jiao felt suspicious, so he picked up the tea cup and took a sip.
Salty.
hateful!
Li Wuqi!
Shen Jiao's hand holding the tea cup was trembling slightly, and his joints were pale from the excessive exertion.
The murderer had a gloating smile on his face. Seeing Shen Jiao's disgusted expression, he felt secretly happy in his heart.
You were teasing me just now, now it's my turn to disgust you!
The two men took a sip out of curiosity and spit it on the ground: "What kind of local tea can actually taste salty?"
Shen Jiao said nothing and only tried to calm down his emotions.
Li Wuqi began to talk nonsense: "This is the 'salty tea' carefully cultivated by Aunt Wang! It is rich in vitamins A to Z, and has the effects of beautifying the skin, nourishing yin and yang, and prolonging life."
Zhou Jinzhu was stunned: "What kind of meat is it rich in? Is there meat in the tea?"
"What? This thing can aphrodisiac?" The two big men looked at each other, and the flames of fanaticism gradually burned in their eyes.
The next moment, the two of them drank all the "salty tea" in their hands, and even reached out to grab the teapot and fill a few more cups for themselves!
Li Wuqi said calmly: "The main reason is that the element content of the soil is different. There is more salt in the land of Wang Auntie's house, so the tea grown in it is also saltier. From this, I can reasonably speculate that there should be more salt in the ground of Aunt Wang's house. A salt mine."
Zhou Jinzhu was still dubious before, but now he knew that this guy was talking nonsense.
He smiled softly: "My little friend sang before, 'Listening to your words is better than ten years of reading.' It's really interesting. I wonder if this sentence was written by my little friend?"
Li Wuqi said: "It comes from an old senior."
Hearing that the two finally talked about the theme of the dinner, Shen Jiao suddenly became energetic and asked curiously: "Is there such an old-timer in Shiniu Town? I wonder who it is?"
"You don't know?" Li Wuqi pretended to be surprised, "It's the one who wrote, 'You are born with talents, and you can find them again after all the money is gone.'"
The smile that Shen Jiao managed to squeeze out solidified again.
Zhou Jinzhu savored this poem and said: "It's a good poem, but it doesn't look like it was written by an old man. The poem is full of the unrestrained pride of a young man, which coincides with the temperament of a young friend."
Shen Jiao said with a dark face: "This poem was written by him."
Zhou Jinzhu's eyes lit up: "Oh? My little friend has such a talent for poetry?"
Li Wuqi said modestly: "Not worth mentioning, not worth mentioning."
Zhou Jinzhu praised: "You are only seventeen years old and can write such a poem. Even if you are not in the state of mind, you are not far away. I wonder if you know anything about Hongque Academy?"
Is this an invitation in disguise?
In the past, Li Wuqi might have felt flattered, but now, killing pigs is the right way.
So he shook his head: "I don't know."
At this time, Shen Jiao on the side said: "Wu Qi does have amazing poetic talent. This is what Shen admires most about him."
Zhou Jinzhu nodded silently, thoughtfully.
"It's a pity..." Shen Jiao picked up the teacup. Just as he was about to drink it, he suddenly remembered that the tea was extremely unpleasant to drink, so he put it down again.
Zhou Jinzhu asked curiously: "What's a pity?"
Shen Jiao shook his head and sighed: "It's a pity that Wu Qi's literary spirit has been destroyed, and he is destined to miss the literary world. Even if he has amazing poetic talent, he can't improve his realm even half a step."
"What!" Zhou Jinzhu was shocked, "Is there such a thing?"
Everyone's eyes turned to Li Wuqi.
Li Wuqi said calmly: "Ah, that seems to be the case."
Zhou Jinzhu frowned: "What's the reason?"
Li Wuqi shook his head: "That's what happened when I woke up. Speaking of which, I'm curious, how did Mr. Shen learn about this?"
Although he looked calm on the surface, there was a sneer in his heart: Little Heizi! His chicken feet are finally exposed!
But Shen Jiao smiled and replied: "Talent resonates."
Li Wuqi was a little confused by the unfamiliar vocabulary.
Zhou Jinzhu nodded and said: "When literati enter the state of mind, they will be more sensitive to the talents around them, and even resonate with them. No wonder I haven't been able to feel my little friend's talent. I thought it was the little friend who suppressed it deliberately, but unexpectedly, it turned out to be For this reason..."
Shen Jiao regretted, "Otherwise, based on just that one line of poetry, Hongque Academy would definitely have a special place in it."
Zhou Jinzhu nodded silently.
Another hit missed.
But Li Wuqi was not discouraged and said: "That poem actually has flaws."
Zhou Jinzhu nodded and said: "Of course there are flaws. How many poems in the world can be called perfect? But we must also consider the child's age and experience. Being able to write such a poem is already outstanding."
"It should be changed to..." Li Wuqi continued, "I am born with talents that will be useful, and I will come back after spending all my money."
Shen Jiao was stunned immediately.
Zhou Jinzhu's eyes suddenly widened.
The two men were still drinking "salty tea" cup after cup, enjoying themselves leisurely.
It is my nature that my talents will be useful, and I will come back to you after all my wealth has been spent.
I was born to do great things, and money is nothing more than an easy-to-get extraneous thing!
mad!
So crazy!
Zhou Jinzhu stood up unconsciously, with a solemn expression: "Little friend, this sentence..."
"It's nothing, the whole poem is even more remarkable!" Li Wuqi pretended to be mysterious.
If it were anyone else, Zhou Jinzhu would just find it ridiculous to brag like this; but this line of poetry is indeed good! There is not a single word in the poem that can be replaced, it is simply "perfect"!
Even if the whole poem is clumsy except for this sentence, the light of this sentence is enough to cover up the shortness of the whole poem!
"More?!" Shen Jiao's face changed slightly. This was the only thing Li Wuqi showed him at the beginning!
Zhou Jinzhu straightened his clothes and bowed solemnly: "Please recite the whole poem, little friend."
Shen Jiao's face turned pale, but he couldn't help but look at Li Wuqi with expectant eyes.
What kind of poem will it be...
When the atmosphere was almost calm, Li Wuqi cleared his throat and chanted slowly:
"If you are happy in life, you must have all the joy, and don't let the golden cup stand empty against the moon."
"I am born with talents that will be useful, and I will come back to you after all the money I have spent."
There was a deathly silence all around, except for the sound of the two big men trying to swallow their tea.
"Brother, can you still drink it? I'm dying..."
"It's aphrodisiac, drink quickly!"
"Okay! Let's fight!"
Chapter completed!