Farmhouse Green Plum

Chapter 530 Declined

He walked out in a daze and bumped into Lin Wenxuan who was coming back with food. The two almost bumped into each other.

"Mr. Shen? Why are you going out? It's time for dinner! Hey, where are you going? Aren't you going to have dinner with us?"

Doctor Ma stood under the eaves and shook his head when he saw his apprentice was so clueless. "Wenxuan is such an adult, how could he be so stupid?"

It would be fine if he was obsessed with medicine and ignored the ways of the world, but his medical skills were not very good and were completely inferior to his junior sister.

Could it be that Senior Sister didn't teach him at the beginning not only because it was inconvenient, but also because she anticipated his current foolish appearance?

On the other side, Yuan Qing came out of the county government office after handling the school admission matters, went to the teahouse to call Yuan Shan, and prepared to go home. On the way, he went to Huichuntang to ask if Song Ying needed to take any messages or things home.

Oh, I’m not used to not meeting in the morning.

Unexpectedly, just after taking a few steps, a servant came up to him and said, "Mr. Yuan, my old master invites you to come to his house for a chat."

Yuan Qing recognized this servant as the errand boy for Shen Zhuangyuan, the principal of Jiahu Academy. Shen Zhuangyuan had also given him special instruction in the art of making art after he passed the county and prefectural examinations.

Since the teacher has invited me, I naturally cannot neglect it.

Yuan Qing looked at Yuan Shan. Before he could speak, Yuan Shan said, "Brother, go ahead. I'll go shopping in the city. No, I'll wait for you at Sister Yanxing's shop."

It just so happened that she had a lot to say, but no one to talk to. She had to find someone to talk to, otherwise she would feel extremely uncomfortable.

Yuan Qing felt relieved and followed the servant to Shen's house.

After autumn, the afternoon sun is not as strong, but it still shines brightly on the leaves.

When Yuan Qing arrived, Shen Tingzhao was reading a document carefully. There were many other documents on the table, each with different handwriting.

Yuan Qing took a quick glance and realized that this was the work they had done when they were learning the craft from the headmaster.

Initially, the teacher was worried that no one would guide him after he left, so he wrote a letter asking the dean to give him guidance.

Later, after passing the provincial examination, Shen Jing also came to ask the dean for guidance. The dean decided to call all the people in the academy who were going to take the college examination this year to come and give them guidance together.

These documents were written by them during those months.

Seeing that Shen Zhuangyuan was absorbed in reading the paper, Yuan Qing did not disturb him. He stood with his hands hanging down and waited quietly.

After a while, Shen Zhuangyuan finally finished reading, unfolded the scroll in his hand towards him, pointed at a certain part and said, "This section on the Six Rites was annotated by you for Shen Jing, right?"

Although it was a question, the tone was affirmative.

Yuan Qing considered the words carefully and said, "I just helped him polish it a little bit."

"You don't have to make excuses for him. I know his level." Shen Jing chose rites among the Five Classics. He was the one who taught classics in the academy. How could Shen Zhuangyuan not know Shen Jing's level?

He placed the scroll on the table and looked at Yuan Qing with admiration in his eyes. "The annotations are very precise, which shows that you have a deep understanding of the Book of Rites. Now that you have read the Six Rites, have you ever thought about your own marriage?"

Yuan Qing bowed respectfully and said, "After I passed the imperial examination, my family started arranging my marriage, and we've already done a horoscope match."

Shen Zhuangyuan was stunned, and all the subsequent words he had prepared were stuck in his throat.

But he was a man who had seen many storms and waves, so he didn't show any clues on his face. He took a sip of the teacup, put it down, and asked again: "Whose girl is it?"

Yuan Qing pursed her lips and smiled, "You also know Song Ying from the village next door."

Shen Zhuangyuan was stunned again. The Song Ying he knew was naturally the girl who used to make medicinal food for his wife and later became Doctor Lin's apprentice.

He thought about it, but didn't have much impression. She seemed to be a very steady person. He nodded slightly, "So it's her. That girl is a steady person. She is indeed a good match."

Yuan Qing lowered her eyes and said nothing, looking shy.

Shen Zhuangyuan sighed inwardly, "It's not my chance!" and then turned to business. "The academy will be recruiting new students on the second day of next month. Prefect Shen wants to select more students from poor families. I'm thinking, why don't you all come back and encourage the new students who have entered the academy?"

Yuan Qing naturally agreed.

He also mentioned that they were the first batch of students to graduate from the academy, and Shen Zhuangyuan planned to establish a rule that starting from this batch, all students who graduated from Jiahu Academy and passed the examination would have to leave a poem to inspire future generations.

Yuan Qing's talent for poetry was not particularly outstanding, so he said he would go back and think about it carefully.

The master and the disciple had a very enjoyable conversation. At the hour of You, Shen Zhuangyuan let Yuan Qing leave, thinking that he had to return to the village.

At this point, Song Ying had naturally returned home. Yuan Qing originally wanted to use the excuse of picking up his sister to meet Song Ying at Yingnuoxuan.

But my sister was too considerate. Seeing that it was getting late, she actually went to wait outside Shen's house early.

Yuan Qing had no choice but to give up, and began to miss the good times of meeting in the morning. Unfortunately, all these were gone in the future.

In Yingnuoxuan, Luo Yanxing, who heard the shocking news from Yuan Shan, felt like he was being scratched by a cat for a long time, just waiting for Song Ying to come back.

"Tell me, tell me, does the prefect really like you? Why haven't I heard you say that before?"

Song Ying: "...You're really well-informed, aren't you?"

"Yuan Shan told me..." Luo Yanxing then repeated Yuan Shan's words in detail, and finally complained, "You didn't even tell me about this kind of thing. It's a shame for our relationship."

"I just found out today too." Song Ying didn't want to talk about this. "Okay, let's cook. Is Second Aunt back?"

However, Luo Yanxing was very interested. "Now that you know, you don't regret it?"

"What do you regret?" Song Ying squatted down and stroked Tangtang.

"The prefect's son, you're a handsome man. As for your character, I've had little contact with you, but I can tell you're very easygoing and enthusiastic. You don't have the bad habit of looking down on others. And you like me so much. I really don't regret it."

"Although there aren't many such men, they're not too few either. Could it be that just because he's the prefect's son, his qualities are more worthy of attention than others? Then my standards for choosing a husband are too low."

Tangtang felt very comfortable being touched, so she fell to the ground, exposing her belly, and let Song Ying touch her.

Song Ying felt a small tuft of tangled hair under one of his paws, so he took out a pair of scissors from the drawer next to him and carefully cut it off.

Seeing this, Luo Yanxing took Tangtang's comb and gave it to her. "Oh~ Our Doctor Song has high standards. What are your criteria for choosing a husband?"

Song Ying held Tangtang down and combed her fur while saying, "First of all, don't marry someone who is a son of an official or someone from a well-educated family."

"Huh?" This standard shocked Luo Yanxing, "Why?"

She really didn't understand. When they were struggling in the past, they also fantasized about being noticed by a rich boy, marrying into a wealthy family, having enough food and clothes, and never having to work again.

Of course, it was just a private fantasy among the girls, and they knew very well that it would never come true.

But considering Song Ying's current situation, it is very likely, and the prefect's son loves her, and he is so sincere!