I am born with insufficiency

Chapter 102
Xichen Tea House is not in a busy city. At this time, there are many scholars like Chen Chuzhi standing in front of the door. Although there are many people, they are all quiet and not noisy.

Gu Buquan pulled Chen Chuzhi forward and saw at a glance that the Xichen Tea House was indeed as that brother Zhao said, with only the words "fresh and elegant".

The decoration on the facade of the tea house is very simple. Instead of the usual gilded plaque hanging on the door lintel, there is a wooden board with the word "Xianchen" written in dragons and phoenixes.

It is said that it was written by Wang Shangshu. It looks vigorous and powerful, and there is a little bit of cinnabar in the thick ink, which makes the whole wooden board look simple and grand.

There is a pair of couplets on the left and right, the upper couplet: "Welcome Hongru with clear tea", and the second couplet: "Thank you Baiding with thick ink".

It was written by the owner of the village, and it seems that he is quite accomplished.

In front of the door, a woman in green was sitting playing the qin, and there was a desk beside it, complete with pen, ink, paper and inkstone. From time to time, some scholars went to try their pen and ink, and they could only enter through the small gate after getting the approval of a steward.

According to Brother Zhao, the owner of Xichen Tea House is surnamed Shen Mingbai. He was also a down-and-out scholar who traveled thousands of miles to Beijing to take the exam and failed repeatedly. Because he had no face to face Jiangdong's elders, he stayed in the capital and started a small business. buy and sell.

And the first business he did was to set up a small stall to write letters for him, just like Chen Chuzhi.

Later, he got funding from a nobleman, and found this secluded place to open a tea house. Although he didn't take the exam, he still cared about the students who were rushing to take the exam.

Zhuangzhu Shen said that because he had been exposed to rain and cold, he knew what it was like, so he would not hesitate to help poor students who came to Beijing to take the exam.

As long as the students have real talents and learning, they can stay in the tea house. Not only that, the tea house will also subsidize the students for everything during the exam.

He doesn't need a lot of remuneration, as long as the student leaves a pair of calligraphy for the tea house after high school, it will be considered as full payment, and the favor will be written off.

It doesn't matter if you don't pass the exam, if you are willing to stay and continue preparing for the exam, the tea house will still accept you.For those who don't want to stay, the tea house will donate silver to help them return home, and they only need to introduce some educated people to come to the tea house.

Not only has he done a good deed, but it has also taken care of the face and self-esteem of the scholars. It is no wonder that he is so admired by the students.

Because Wang Yunyan, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, often came to the tea house to drink tea, scholars from all over the world gathered here, and there were also rich and wealthy sons among them, and the owner of Shen Zhuang did not reject it.

Master Shen said that a person is judged by talent, not wealth.

As long as those who are talented enter the door with the word "talent", why should they care about their wealth and poverty?
Don't bully the weak with the strong, but don't rely on the weak to hate the strong. This is the real fairness.

Gu Buquan thought about it, this is really a person who is both merciful and sophisticated, with a kind of free and easy way of doing good deeds regardless of his future, which made her respectful.

The most important thing is that this is a rare opportunity for Chen Chuzhi.

"Brother Chen, you can write well, why don't you try it too?" Gu Buquan said.

Chen Chuzhi looked at the word "Xianchen" on the lintel, hesitating.

"If you can get the support from the tea house, you don't have to write letters on the streets for food and lodging. Without these troubles, you can study with peace of mind, and you will definitely get high school in the next spring exam."

"At least, you don't have to be exploited by that black-hearted inn."

Seeing the enthusiasm on Gu Buquan's face, Chen Chuzhi finally nodded.

At this time, a scholar beside him said coldly: "Xichen Tea House doesn't mean you can enter it just by saying it. , You enter for nothing."

The facts are exactly as the scholar said, Gu Buquan saw many students rushing into the teahouse excitedly, and he could also see many students coming out shaking their heads and sighing.

Gein's owner Shen's emphasis is on "real talent and practical learning", and if he has no solid skills, he will squeeze into the tea house. Even if the owner of Shen has a wealth of wealth, it will be gone long ago.

"My big brother Chen has real talents." Gu Buquan said confidently.

"Brother Chen, don't worry, just go up and write. I know your ability, and you were born to be the king of Chaomian. If Master Shen doesn't like it, it's because he doesn't understand gold and jade."

"Sheng Lai Mian Jun..." The scholar sniffed, "I'll talk about it after washing off the dust."

Chen Chuzhi was so provoked that he became stubborn, "I have to go in."

While he was talking, the door of Xichen Tea House suddenly opened, and a man in his fifties with a medium build came out surrounded by the crowd, and the person in charge picked up a pen and handed it over respectfully.

The man swiped his pen and wrote the words "Practice what you have learned". The people present waited for applause, and the man put down the pen and bowed to everyone with a smile on his face.

"Xichen Tea House makes friends with literature, it can be used for poetry, calligraphy and painting, and it can be used to attract jade. I hope that the talented scholars will not think that the village is crude, and don't hesitate to give ink."

It turned out that this was the legendary Shen Bai, the owner of Shen Zhuang. Although he didn't talk much, he was really admirable.

The date of Xichen Tea House's meeting with friends is not fixed, it depends on the owner's mood, but it is only once or twice a year, so it is rare for students who come to take the test.

After saying that, Master Shen went in. He did the same in previous years. He just started and left the opportunity for talented people to show their talents to the fullest.

For scholars, this friendship with literature actually pays more attention to calligraphy and painting, and many people come with their own pens and inks.

From Gu Buquan's point of view, this is more like a selection contest. The scholars stepped forward one by one to show off their talents, whether it was books or paintings, all of them were full of confidence, but it seemed that few of them could get into the management's eyes , Some were directly out of the game, and some got the words "need to consider, waiting for good news".

"Brother Chen, hurry up." Seeing Chen Chuzhi's hesitant look again, Gu Buquan hurriedly urged.

"Okay, let's see if my brother will go and have a try, and I will definitely not disappoint my sister."

Chen Chuzhi finally straightened his clothes, smoothed his sleeves, stepped forward, and took out his ancestral jade pen. After making a full gesture, he saw that the other students had snatched all the paper, and he looked around in embarrassment. wait and see.

Only a short and thin scholar moved the half-written paper in front of him.

"Brother, if you don't dislike it, please join us."

"Thank you, brother."

Chen Chuzhi saluted and thanked him, then splashed ink on the half of the paper, and saw a picture of fishing on the Suoweng River popping out on the paper, and wrote the word "washing the heart" again.

"Brother Tai's painting is fresh and refined, and the word Xixin is majestic. The calligraphy and painting complement each other, which is really admirable." The thin scholar looked at Chen Chuzhi's handwriting in admiration, "On the contrary, my younger brother's handwriting is weak."

This thin scholar has big eyes and a pair of thick eyebrows, which looks a bit weird.The voice is rough and rough, but it makes people feel a little artificial.

A scholar next to him said: "This brother knows that his calligraphy is feminine, so he shouldn't occupy the space and give the opportunity to others."

"Brother, what you said is wrong. Master Shen gives everyone an equal opportunity. If you are talented, just do it yourself. Why do you need others to let you?" Chen Chuzhi replied.

"Little brother's handwriting is not bad, it's just that he's a little off the mark. It's good to have such a cultivation level at such a young age. If you accumulate more time, you will become a great weapon." Chen Chuzhi said.

"Really?" The thin scholar looked at Chen Chuzhi, blushing for some reason.

"This... my little brother didn't say he was bad." The scholar knew he was wrong, but couldn't bear to apologize. He fixed his eyes on Chen Chuzhi's calligraphy and paintings, and said, "Brother, you have good calligraphy. Master Song Buzui's demeanor."

This exclamation attracted all the scholars, and they all gathered around to watch.

"Good calligraphy, good painting." The crowd cheered continuously.

"Hmm." The manager of the tea house looked carefully at the word "Xinxin" for a long time, "Okay, okay, okay. I'll keep it."

But Chen Chuzhi's calligraphy and painting were only half a picture, if he kept it, he would have to take the skinny scholar along, but the other scholars were not happy.

"Although these words are beautiful, they are obviously not strong enough. It would be unfair to us if they were left just because they were on paper with others."

"That's right, if that's the case, I'll get a painting contract from the master later, can I keep it?"

Faced with doubts from many scholars, the manager had no choice but to have the thin scholar's handwriting cut off, leaving only Chen Chuzhi's.

The thin scholar also refused to agree, and said without shame that apart from Chen Chuzhi, none of the calligraphy and paintings of other scholars matched his calligraphy, and not only refused to cut, but also took away Chen Chuzhi's calligraphy and painting.

"Xishen Tea House is not a good place to go. It's just you people who are poor and short-sighted to squeeze your head in here. My words are not willing to stay here."

"Then what are you doing here?"

The skinny scholar curled his lips for a laugh: "Come and see the Xichen tea house that makes you squeeze your head. Is it really fair or just a vain name?"

One sentence offended many scholars and Xichen Tea House.

Especially those scholars, where did they suffer such humiliation?He rushed forward and pushed and shoved the thin scholar.

Chen Chuzhi had no choice but to pull the skinny scholar away while persuading him, but he didn't want to tear off his hat by mistake, and his hair was also torn apart.

I saw the thin scholar rubbing his eyebrows vigorously with his sleeves, the thick eyebrows turned into slender eyebrows, and his somewhat weird face was suddenly beautiful and pleasant.

But it turned out to be a slim girl's house.

　The last paragraph was originally written, "The hair is loose, revealing a delicate face, but it turns out to be a slim girl."

　　But the author has always had a question. Ancient men and women also have long hair. Can men and women be distinguished when they are loosened?So I added some changes to the eyebrows, which is the result of the author's long-term thinking.

　　If there are readers who still think it doesn’t make sense, then the author doesn’t care, just make up your own brain hahaha, just don’t hit me ^^

　　During this period of time, my eyes hurt, and it was not easy to persist in the daily routine. I felt like I was going blind.Please bear with me if there are typos or other mistakes.grateful!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)