On the morning of the eighth day of the lunar month, Xu Jin pushed open the door of the house, suddenly felt that the cold wind was blowing on his face like a knife, a thin layer of white powder was spread outside the courtyard, he looked down carefully, and found that it was snow chips, it turned out that there was a light snow quietly last night, no wonder it felt particularly cold.

This is the first snow in Shangrao County this winter, and it is also the first snow that Xu Jin saw after coming to the Ming Dynasty.

The wax plum tree in the small courtyard hangs upside down on the ice edge, the apricot yellow plum blossom blooms proudly in the snow, and the fragrance comes with the cold wind.

"Xianggong, it's snowing, wear more clothes!" Xie Xiaowan hurriedly brought the cotton shirt to put on for Xu Jin.

Xu Jin gently hugged Xie Xiaowan, who was seriously tying his belt, and advised: "Don't go out to work today, be careful to ask for family law, you know?" ”

Xie Xiaowan pouted slightly: "I know, Xianggong will bully others." ”

Xu Jin quipped: "It's better for the Xianggong to bully others!" ”

Xie Xiaowan blurted out: "Don't, Xianggong still bullies Xiaowan, bully others...... Want...... If you want to lose money, we don't have any money! ”

Xie Xiaowan hesitated for a while before she found a lame reason, and her face turned red after speaking.

Xu Jin couldn't help laughing, Xie Xiaowan's face became more and more red, and she stomped her feet and said, "What are you laughing at, our family has no money!" ”

Xu Jin opened his arms and hugged Xie Xiaowan into his arms, rubbed his face against his face and said: "Okay, don't tease you little girl, Xianggong will only bully Xiaowan in the future, and others will give money for Xianggong to bully, and Xianggong will ignore it!" ”

How could the little girl who had just fallen in love withstand the sweet offensive of her husband, and the whole person was a little dizzy, and she buried her face in Xu Jin's arms shyly.

After breakfast, Xu Jin left his residence and prepared to go back to the academy to participate in the winter meeting.

Xu Jin walked near the city gate, and saw a carriage parked there, and the young man in Tsing Yi who was driving saw Xu Jin and beckoned happily: "Young Master Xu, get in the car quickly, I've been waiting for you for a long time!" ”

Xu Jin walked over in amazement, and at this time, the window of the carriage was lifted, and Fei Maozhong poked his head out: "Brother Xu, it's cold outside, get in the car and talk!" ”

Xu Jin couldn't help but suddenly, no wonder that little guy looked a little familiar, it turned out to be the Fei family's family.

Xu Jin got into the car and found that the two brothers of the Fei family were in the car, wearing a cloak and a cloak, holding a "soup woman" made of brass in their arms, and a beautiful charcoal stove at their feet.

"Sit tight, drive!" The young man in Tsing Yi outside waved his horsewhip, and the carriage went out of the city gate with a tick, and ran towards the Xinjiang Academy on the outskirts of the city.

It was only a few minutes away, and the carriage arrived at the foot of the mountain of Xinjiang Academy, and Xu Jin and the three of them got off the carriage and walked up the steps. Fei Maoxian smiled: "Brother Xu, look at the snow on this mountain, the scenery is like this, can there be a masterpiece?" ”

Xu Jin's heart moved, and he said narrowly: "Yes! ”

The Fei brothers suddenly came to their senses and urged: "Brother Xu come quickly!" ”

Xu Jin cleared his throat and said, "One piece, two pieces, three or four pieces, five pieces, six pieces, seven or eight pieces......"

The Fei brothers couldn't help crying and laughing, brother, don't play like this, is this counting?

At this time, a burst of laughter came, and I saw a group of people coming up from the rear, the first one was white and fat, and he was holding a folding fan in such a cold weather, it was Guo Wencai, and next to him was the dog-legged Guo Jingui, followed by three scholars, who were obviously all students of Xinjiang Academy.

Xu Jin's heart moved, it turned out that these two guys were also studying in Xinjiang Academy, so it seemed that nine times out of ten yesterday, these two bastards were ghosts and said bad things about themselves in front of Fang Xingsheng.

At this time, Guo Wencai shook his head and groaned: "One piece, two pieces, three or four pieces, five pieces, six pieces, seven or eight pieces." Hehe, everyone heard it just now, this is the poem written by Xu Jin. What kind of bullshit Xu bites, biting a fart is almost the same, yesterday's "Bamboo and Stone" must have plagiarized someone else's, this is his real level, even the newly literate Meng Tong is not as good! ”

Guo Jingui, the dog-legged man, echoed angrily: "Young master, he has counted from one to seven, so how can he count the third couplet, nine pieces, ten pieces, and eleven pieces?" What about the tail couplet? Twelve, thirteen, fourteen...... The word count doesn't match! ”

As soon as these words came out, the next few scholars burst into laughter, these are Guo Wencai's friends who drink and drink, and they usually follow Guo Dashao to eat and drink.

Fei Maozhong frowned and reprimanded: "Brother Xu was just a game just now, what's so funny about you?" ”

Xu Jin waved his hand and said with a smile: "Minshou, why bother competing with a group of summer insects, and listen to me finish this poem." After speaking, he said with his hands behind his back: "One piece, two pieces, three or four pieces, five pieces, six pieces, seven or eight pieces." Nine pieces, ten pieces, and tens of millions of pieces, flying into the plum blossoms are not seen. ”

When Xu Jin chanted to nine pieces and ten pieces, Guo Wencai and the others couldn't help laughing, but when the last sentence came out, the laughter of the five guys stopped abruptly, as if a crowing rooster was suddenly pinched by someone's neck.

The Fei brothers' eyes lit up, and then they laughed, Xu Jin's first three sentences were all nonsense, but the last sentence was chanted, and it immediately turned decay into magic, and the artistic conception of the whole poem jumped out, and the level soared in a straight line, which was simply a 180-degree reversal.

Although Guo Wencai's level is limited, Xu Jin's poem is easy to understand, even if people who have not read a book can imagine the snowflakes in the sky, and they fall into the plum forest one after another, and the white plum blossoms and snowflakes are mixed together, and it is impossible to tell whether it is a plum blossom or a snowflake......

Fei Maoxian said with admiration: "The finishing touch, the stroke of genius, instantly turns decay into magic, Brother Xu is talented!" ”

Xu Jin smiled indifferently: "Brother Minxian praises, the game is over, let's go!" After saying that, he continued to go up.

"A group of summer insects, An dares to talk about ice!" Fei Maozhong pointed to Guo Wencai and the others, laughed happily and turned around.

Guo Wencai's face was white and red, and the others were also ashamed, this face was beaten.

"Young master, let that kid be proud for a while, and then we will get the field back at the cold meeting!" Guo Jingui said.

Guo Wencai couldn't help but perk up, in order to participate in this cold literary meeting, he deliberately spent silver to buy a few good poems, so he was full of confidence and was ready to show off his skills at the poetry meeting, so as to attract the attention of the county lord.

So Guo Wencai straightened his chest and strode up, hoping that the poetry meeting would start immediately, and then chanted a few good poems he bought, shocking the four people, winning the leader of the next meeting in one fell swoop, and slapping Xu Jin and the Fei brothers in the face!

"Hehe, there is a festival, I didn't expect us to walk around casually and watch a good show!"

At this time, the two of them slowly paced out from behind the trees on the side path, if Xu Jin was here, he would definitely be able to recognize one of them as Liu Qingyuan, the commander of Shangrao County, the day before yesterday, Liu Qingyuan personally took the arrester to board the ship to investigate the case, and also made a record for Xu Jin.

The other is an old man in his sixties and seventies, with a gray cotton coat draped casually over his shoulders, looking a little unkempt, with a clear face and a sparse white beard under his chin.

Liu Qingyuan was full of words, and said with a smile: "On Fei Ge Lao's boat that day, the student saw that Xu Jin, although he was young, he was quite old and steady, I heard that he and Fei Ge Lao were on the side of the Xinjiang River that day, and the witty sentences came out, so that Fei Ge Lao had to let him take a boat." I saw it today, and I really think quickly! ”

Lou Wei is a contemporary Confucian, who has cultivated many talents for Guangxin Mansion, and has a very high status in the local literary circle.

Lou Wei said with a smile: "Insist that Qingshan will not relax, and the roots are in the broken rock." Thousands of blows are still tenacious, and the southeast and northwest winds are restricted. This poem "Bamboo and Stone" is the work of this son's admission assessment of the academy yesterday. ”

Liu Qingyuan said movingly: "This poem is majestic, sonorous and powerful, it can be a masterpiece for generations, this son is extraordinary!" ”

Lou Wei stroked his beard and smiled: "Originally, the old man was still a little suspicious, after all, this son was too young to write such a masterpiece without experience, but when I saw it just now, the old man believed it, this son is indeed a demon, and it cannot be guessed with common sense." Oh, a good one flew into the plum blossoms and didn't see it, and the decay turned into magic! ”

Liu Qingyuan said with a smile: "Congratulations to Master Lou, Xinjiang Academy has another prodigy!" ”

Lou Wei stroked his beard and said: "Zhao Mengyang suggested that the old man should erect the inscription of "Bamboo and Stone" under the green bamboo at the foot of the mountain, as a scene of my Xinjiang Academy, what do you think?" ”

Liu Qingyuan frowned and said, "The student thinks it's inappropriate, Xu Jinnian is not crowned, which is not a good thing for him." As the saying goes: full of losses, humble benefits. It's not too late to wait for this son to set up a monument on his annuity list. ”

Lou Wei nodded and said, "Well, the old man also thinks so, by the way, Fei Zichong (Fei Hong) has eyebrows in that case?" ”

Liu Qingyuan lowered his voice and said: "Master Lou, I'm afraid this matter is really related to King Ning, King Ning's objection has been revealed, and Master Lou may have to make plans early!" ”

Lou Wei's face changed slightly, and he sighed: "What can I do, the wood is already in the boat, and I regret that I shouldn't have done it in the first place!" ”

Lou Wei's eldest brother Lou Liang is also a very famous Confucian, but he died more than ten years ago, and Lou Liang has two daughters under his knees, one is married to King Ning as a concubine, and the other is married to Fei Cai. Therefore, once King Ning rebels, the Lou family will inevitably be implicated.