Chapter 315 Three Masters and Disciples
Interrupted by Xiaohe, Dajiang was so embarrassed that he said he wanted to go out and escaped immediately, much to the amusement of Gu Wenxuan and Zhou Banxia.
However, there is now a clear answer as to where Dajiang will choose to study next.
Regarding this, whether it was Gu Wenxuan or Zhou Banxia, there was no need for further discussion. The couple tacitly respected Dajiang's choice.
Furthermore, the headmaster of Jingshan Academy is Zhou Huan’s uncle.
As one of Zhou Huan's only students, even if Dajiang changed his mind two years later, it would still be easier for him to study at Jingshan Academy than ordinary students.
When it was expected that lunch time would pass at the Zhou Mansion, Gu Wenxuan and Da Jiang gathered their homework and got into the carriage to go to the Zhou Mansion.
Arrive at Zhou Mansion.
Gu Wenxuan didn't need to inquire and asked where his husband was. He learned from the old housekeeper that two junior uncles and one senior uncle had not returned since they had gone out in the morning.
In the midsummer afternoon, it was time to take a break after lunch, but Zhou Huan, the head of the family, did not have the habit of taking a nap, so he moved to the main study room after dinner today.
When Gu Wenxuan and Da Jiang went in one after another, they only saw their husbands coming to Yaxing, and they were splashing ink in front of the case alone.
Taking a few steps forward, you can see that you are painting a picture.
The image is very familiar.
The "Picture of Encouragement" painted by his daughter-in-law/his third sister - the picture of corvee labor, only lacks the blood-spouting vermilion and has an extra poem.
The two of them waited quietly, waiting for Zhou Huan to put the brush in the brush washer while he finished the last stroke. One handed him a wrung-out wet cloth and the other handed him tea.
“What do you think after watching it?”
Dajiang led Gu Wenxuan and asked Gu Wenxuan to reply first.
Although he was not in the study room in the front yard at this time, Gu Wenxuan didn't know if Zhou Mansion was being watched by someone today, so he glanced at the open window intentionally.
Zhou Huan raised his eyelids and said, "But it doesn't matter."
"A good poem. It is worthy of being my husband's masterpiece. I have been slacking off in my studies recently. Fortunately, I am on the list. Otherwise, the river construction this year will be miserable."
Zhou Huan tapped him with his finger in the air, and took the tea cup offered by Da Jiang with both hands, "I can hear the implication behind your brother-in-law's words. He is not good at painting, but building rivers."
"If my brother-in-law doesn't mention it, I won't be able to find the way to build the river." Ojiang told the truth, looking at the painting on the table thoughtfully, the ink spots were indeed different.
Zhou Huan was not surprised when he heard this.
There is a kind of child who is born with extraordinary talents. Regardless of his origin, he can always draw inferences from one instance and draw inferences from another. He is uniquely gifted and cannot be compared with other children.
"I'm close so I can see it more clearly." Gu Wenxuan hesitated, "Sir, are you going to give this painting to Uncle Qi?"
"What, are you afraid of involving your wife?"
Gu Wenxuan laughed and shook his head, "That's not true. Uncle Qi advised you to return to the capital? Mrs. Gao still wants us to abduct you and your wife to Qinghe Village."
This kid always hits the mark, and it’s no wonder his niece took a liking to it. Zhou Huan sat down with a tea cup and said, "Why are you going back to Beijing? It's so cool here."
In other words, after Master Qi came here, he still advised you to return to Beijing and resume your duties, but I don’t know...
"You don't need to be abducted. Your wife said that when Xia'er is happy, she will stay for a while. Then I will naturally accompany her."
"Seriously?" Dajiang blurted out in surprise.
Gu Wenxuan was thinking that his husband obviously didn't want to continue talking about this topic when he said this, when Da Jiang blurted out in surprise, "Seriously?"
He responded quickly and said, "Whenever we, sir, joke, we will never lie. It's settled that on the day of the good news, you and your wife will set off."
"You want to report false good news after you go back?" Gu Wenxuan didn't even blink when he was tricked. "How is it possible?" It would be a misdiagnosis at most. "My wife will not allow me to deceive you and my wife."
Zhou Huan smiled noncommittally, picked up the homework brought by Gu Wenxuan and Da Jiang and started to read through it.
Not surprised, Gu Wenxuan checked to see if the ink on the painting was dry before going to the case, then carefully rolled it up, tied it with a ribbon, and put it into the painting vat next to it.
While he was busy, Dajiang was not idle either.
After listening to Zhou Huan's review of his article, Dajiang took a pen and paper, sat down on an armchair on the coffee table next to Zhou Huan, and occasionally took notes while listening.
When his side was over and it was Gu Wenxuan's turn, Zhou Huan habitually picked up all the papers and stood up and returned to the desk. He saw that the cinnabar ink had been mixed and waiting.
After the review and correction was completed, Zhou Huan saw Gu Wenxuan promptly offering a cup of tea. Zhou Huan's eyes flashed with a smile, and he lowered his eyes to look at the tea, "You have made little progress in your articles these days."
"Yes, sir, I can feel it myself. The reason why I got the top spot in the Intermediate Court Examination this time is partly due to luck. It's just a fluke."
"It's better to know it's a fluke."
"However, at last I did not embarrass my husband."
"Do you still want me to praise you?" Zhou Huan was amused by Gu Wenxuan's success, "You still need to work hard before the provincial examination, don't slack off."
Gu Wenxuan quickly responded and obeyed his teacher's orders.
"You too." Zhou Huan nodded, "It seems that there has been some progress, but you still need to read more books and don't ignore them.
For this question, if you look at your brother-in-law’s article, he would use..."
In the Zhuangzi, after waking up from lunch break, Zhou Banxia saw that Xiaohe wanted to stay in the Zhuangzi to ride the pony, so she had to arrange for someone to look after him before going out.
When she arrived, she heard that her uncle and uncle were not at the house, so she didn't go directly to see Mrs. Zhou like last night.
The steps turned.
As they approached the inner study room, thanks to their good ears, Zhou Banxia could already hear that her uncle seemed to be having a class with two students in the inner study room.
Listening to what was said, it was even more unlikely that it would come to an end in a short while, so she waved her hand to the boy who saw her coming from a distance to salute.
Of course, she had not stepped into the study, but from the open window she could still see the three teachers and students behind the desk by the window.
When the teacher sat and talked, the two students on the left and right listened honestly and seriously. After a while, the three teachers and students started talking again.
It was obvious that the husband was a student who was taking the school entrance examination and was really not easy to disturb, but it was not her niece who came back to see her aunt first.
Zhou Banxia made a gesture to the two boys who were standing far outside the inner study room to let them know that she was here when they were finished.
Immediately, she left quietly and went to the backyard to wait for Mrs. Zhou.
Mrs. Zhou had her maid come back first to inform Zhou Banxia of her arrival, and she was happy to see her come back so soon.
"Aunt, why don't you wait for me in the house?"
"It's cool outside." Mrs. Zhou took Zhou Banxia's right hand insincerely, turned around and walked in first, "Have you met your uncle?"
Zhou Banxia followed up and replied with an aggrieved tone, "I saw my uncle, but my uncle didn't see me and didn't even look at me."
"It's strange that your uncle is so cruel." Mrs. Zhou chuckled, "It's not easy to find your uncle. If there are no guests, he will definitely go to the backyard for dinner."
"Uncle Cheng and the others aren't coming back for dinner?" Zhou Banxia complained softly when she saw the maidless woman coming in, "If you can really run away, I want to pay them respects."