Zhu Yuenuan sat alone in a corner, holding apricot blossom tea and sipping it, while admiring the tea, the plain celadon bowl, the light golden tea with a faint fragrance, with this bamboo room, the small tea shop also looked unusual.

Zhu Yuenuan was sipping tea and waiting for Qi Xing's wine to come up, while raising her eyes to look at the layout of the tea shop, and looking at it, her eyes fell on Chu Yitong opposite.

It was afternoon, except for Zhu Yuenuan, there were only Chu Yitong's students.

At this time, Chu Yitong had just finished adding the last stroke to his painting, holding his sleeve in one hand and holding a pen in the other, standing in front of the desk with a smile and appreciation.

The people around him who had completed the work immediately surrounded him and began to comment on the painting skills: "Yu Zhi's painting is becoming more and more expressive, look at this osmanthus petal, the pieces are as real as they are, but the girl under this tree...... But who is it? ”

"Look at this girl, although she is just the back, but her body is graceful and light, and her red clothes are like fire, Yu knows, you have to tell me honestly, who is this girl?"

"What?! Yu Zhi actually painted a girl? This is the first of its kind in the world. A few words immediately attracted all the students.

Zhu Yuenuan couldn't see what Chu Yitong was drawing, but when she heard what everyone said, she couldn't help but look up and look over there a few more times.

It's just that Chu Yitong's table was blocked by people, and he couldn't see anything at all, only hearing everyone start shelling towards Chu Yitong.

"Yu Zhi, you have never painted people, not to mention, you are still a girl, tell me quickly, who is this girl?"

"Today's painting, if the girls in the town know about it, I don't know how to be sad, Yu Zhi actually painted a girl."

"You're thinking too much." Chu Yitong was besieged by everyone, but he was not angry, he still smiled like a spring breeze, and said gently, "I glanced at it that day, and I occasionally think of it today, but I feel that this scene is very beautiful, so I painted it casually, how can there be so many ways you said." ”

After saying that, he looked up and swept around with a smile, but he saw Zhu Yuenuan on the opposite side, and he couldn't help but be stunned.

Zhu Yuenuan also saw him, so she casually raised the teacup in her hand and gestured to him.

Chu Yitong smiled lightly, almost imperceptibly lowered his head and put down his pen.

The topic of the students around him has shifted from asking about the identity of the person in the painting to guessing the girl's appearance.

"Big news, big news!" Before he finished speaking, two shouting students hurriedly ran in at the door, looking at the costumes, which were also from Chu Yitong's academy, all of them were moon-white Confucian shirts, all of them were tied with Confucian scarves, and after coming in, they didn't care about any big news, so they jumped up and picked up the teapot on the table next to them, and poured it into their mouths.

"What's the big news?" The interest of the crowd was interrupted, and they gathered around the two new arrivals, urging curiously.

"At the door of the dyeing brocade cloth shop on Jingui Street, a notice was posted." After the two finished pouring the tea, they wiped the tea stains on their mouths with their sleeves regardless of it, and began to report the news one by one, "It is said that the eldest lady of the Zhu family wants to set up a match." ”

"Any man under the age of twenty-five, who has an innocent family background, good moral character, and has never been married to a man can go to the test."

"There are also rewards for breaking through the level: for each level, ten taels of silver; If you can break through three levels, fifty taels of silver; If you can break through five levels, you will have a hundred taels of silver; Those who have broken through nine levels but can't solve the problem will have five hundred taels of silver!! ”

"Location: October 15, in front of the brocade cloth factory! Time limit: 7 days! ”

"Really?" All the students asked in unison.

"Can there be fake? Qin Shiyu is anxious now, as soon as he turned back to the academy, he found his group of friends, and gathered together to read allusions and deliberate on all kinds of possible questions, haha, this matter has spread in the academy, but you, today in this literary society, you missed such a lively. ”

"We also heard that Miss Zhu provoked Qin Shiyu on the street, provoking him to participate in the game, and Kang Zimu was also scolded by the little girl next to Miss Zhu for a piece of silver, which made Qin Shiyu's nose crooked."

The two of them talked about it, and the people on the side also asked: "What is wrong with Miss Zhu?" actually embarrassed a few of them like this, and they had to turn over allusions and deduce the topic. ”

"It is said that the little girl next to Miss Zhu boasted about Haikou, and the question of this bureau is said to involve astronomy and geography."

"Also, that Miss Zhu actually learned literature and martial arts from Mr. Qing Miao in Xiling Town since she was a child, and was also called Mr. Qing Miao's second by Yang Daru, I'm afraid that her talent is not low."

"Qin Shiyu can be regarded as kicking the iron plate this time."

Zhu Yuenuan listened to it funny, and simply put aside the teacup and looked over there openly, listening to what the students might say about her.

And those students began to discuss the possible bureau set up by the eldest lady of the Zhu family.

"Why don't we go and see what Qin Shiyu and they pushed now?" Speaking of the rise, some people actually mentioned yì.

"Let's go, let's see." A room full of students actually ignored the things on the table, their hearts rose up, and they walked out one after another.

"Yu Zhi, aren't you going?" The few who were left behind still remembered to greet Chu Yitong.

"Go ahead, I'll stay and tidy up." Chu Yitong raised his head, shook his head with a gentle smile, and once again lowered his head to focus on his painting.

Qi Xing went and returned, there was a jade wine jug on the tray in her hand, a jade wine glass and a few plates of side dishes with wine, as soon as she came out and saw the coldness in the tea shop, she couldn't help but be surprised, "Huh? Young Master Chu, why are you the only one left? ”

"They're back in town." Chu Yitong was always gentle, put down his pen, and packed up all the manuscripts alone, without superfluous gossip.

"These people ......" Qi Xing smiled, looked at Chu Yitong's slow and logical movements, and didn't care about him, sat down next to Zhu Yuenuan, and put the things in front of Zhu Yuenuan, "Girl, please." ”

"Thank you, sister-in-law." Zhu Yuenuan was not polite, reached out and lifted the wine jug, poured a glass, lifted it to the end of his nose, closed his eyes and took a deep breath, and took a shallow sip before opening his eyes and smiling, "Sister-in-law Xing, this osmanthus brewing is pure, but unfortunately, the cellaring time is too short, if I guess correctly, this wine should have been brewed the year before last, right?" ”

"The girl is really a person who knows how to drink." Qi Xing couldn't help but chuckle when she heard this, and gave Zhu Yuenuan a thumbs up, "What the girl said is not wrong at all, my family has only opened a tea shop here for five years, and this batch of osmanthus brewed was indeed brewed when the osmanthus was in full bloom the year before last." ”

"I'm just learning to make my sister-in-law smile when I see it." Zhu Yuenuan smiled, drank it all in one gulp, and praised, "Good wine, if you hide it for a few more years, the taste will be more mellow." ”

"We are open to do business, where can we save for so long." Qi Xing shook her head, got up and greeted with a smile, "Girl, drink, if you have anything, you will greet me." ”

"Sister-in-law Xing is busy herself." Zhu Yuenuan nodded, didn't care what Qi Xing and Chu Yitong were busy with, and drank by herself.

Maybe it's because the mood is a little depressed these days, Zhu Yuenuan's cup is picked up and put down again and again, but the others have never even picked up chopsticks.

"Girl, drinking hurts your body, and it's even more sad to drink alcohol, so it's better to drink less." Just when Zhu Yuenuan reached out again to lift the wine jug, Chu Yitong actually walked over, pressed one hand on the jade wine jug, and gently persuaded.

Zhu Yuenuan raised her eyes, with a hint of sadness in her expression, her eyes were flushed with redness, and she didn't know whether she drank wine or thought of something, she looked pitiful, she stared at Chu Yitong, her eyes were a little confused, and after a long time, she blinked her eyes and looked at him and said lightly: "Young Master Chu, are you interested in having a drink?" ”