Qingshui Mountain is a little farther away, and after the carriage walked for half an hour, it finally arrived at the foot of Qingshui Mountain.

The rest of the way had to be walked by himself, Su Xi just glanced at the carriage, this mountain is not high, even if it takes not long to climb to the top of the mountain. Her body was good, and she still looked as usual after walking for half an hour, but Su Lingrong and Su Lingyun were not as relaxed as her, the two of them were so tired that their faces were red and out of breath, one supported the other, and climbed to the top of the mountain with difficulty.

I saw a bamboo hut from afar, a bamboo forest in front of the house, a simple fence, and a few vegetable fields planted in the yard. Su Xi and the three of them walked to the door, and there was a child in a blue patch standing in front of the door, and she asked, "Mr. Gu Tong lives here?" ”

Xiao Tong said: "Exactly, what are the girls looking for my husband?" ”

Su Xi told him what he meant, and the little boy must have seen a lot of this kind of thing, so he was accustomed to saying that he would spread it. Su Xi stopped him and took out the prayer note written by Mr. Ji from his purse, "Please take this to Mr. Gu." ”

Su Lingrong and Su Lingyun also let the maid take it out.

Only then did the little boy take a serious look at Su Xi and said, "Three girls, please wait a moment, I'll go in." ”

Not long after, Xiao Tong went and returned, invited Su Xi, Su Lingrong and Su Lingyun into the side room, and said, "My husband is receiving guests, and the three girls will wait here first." ”

The child offers tea. Su Xi made a bamboo rattan rattan chair and waited patiently. Two quarters of an hour later, Su Lingrong and Su Lingyun couldn't sit still, Xiao Tong only said that Mr. Gu Tong was entertaining, how long would this guest stay, should they wait here for a day?

After another quarter of an hour, Su Lingrong asked Xiao Tong, "When will Mr. Gu meet us?" ”

Xiao Tong said, "Sir's guest has not left yet. ”

That's what it means to keep waiting.

Su Lingrong's face was not very good-looking. Fortunately, Su Xi was mentally prepared when he heard that Mr. Bronze had a "strange temperament", and although he was a little anxious at this time, he could still wait.

After a while, the little boy carried a bamboo plate and placed it on the table of the Eight Immortals, on which were placed several pieces of rice paper and a pen. Xiao Tong took out a piece of paper and spread it on the table, and said to Su Lingyun, "Please put your hand on the paper." ”

Su Lingyun was puzzled, "What does this mean?" ”

Xiao Tong didn't explain much, only said that Mr. Gu Tong meant. As soon as Su Lingyun heard that it was Mr. Gu's instructions, she put her hand on without saying a word, and saw the little boy holding a brush and copying it around Su Lingyun's hand. Then Su Lingrong and Su Xi, Xiao Tong copied the hands of the three of them in turn, put the paper with the hand shape back on the bamboo plate, and retreated again.

Su Lingyun asked, "Mr. Ji is right, this Mr. Gu is really weird, why does he want to draw our hands?" ”

Su Xi didn't understand much, so he didn't answer.

Su Lingrong said: "Xu is playing tricks. She didn't approve of this Mr. Gu, and the reason why she came with her was just to compete with Su Xi. Why can you only see Mr. Gu in Suxi? She wanted to see who this Mr. Gu was.

After a while, the boy came back and said to Su Lingrong and Su Lingyun: "Mr. Gu said that the two girls can go back." Then he walked up to Su Xi and said, "Miss Su, please come with me." ”

Su Xi was stunned, slightly surprised, but he didn't expect that Mr. Gu Tong didn't even see his face, so he screened out the two people.

Su Lingrong's eyes widened and stopped in front of Xiao Tong: "Why is this?" Why did Mr. Gu only see her and not us? ”

Xiao Tong glanced at Su Lingrong and said truthfully: "Mr. said that the fingers of the two girls are not long enough to play the piano. After a pause, he added, "Sir so that neither of you will have to come in the future." After that, Su Lingrong, who was stunned, led Su Xi to the bamboo house.

*

The child lifted the bamboo curtain, and Su Xi saw Mr. Gu sitting behind the small table with black lacquer inlays, standing after the old age, with no white beard on his face, looking in good spirits, but his eyebrows and eyes were sharp, and he didn't look very easy to get along with. Mr. Gu had a piece of paper in front of him, on which Su Xi's hand was drawn.

Su Xixun sat opposite Gu Tong and said respectfully, "Sir." ”

Gu Tong raised his eyes to look at her and said straight to the point: "Why does the girl want to learn the piano from me?" ”

Su Xi pondered for a moment and chose to say a few good words first: "Mr. Ji said that your piano skills are at the peak, and the students want to go further." ”

Mr. Gu raised his eyebrows, unmoved, and asked, "Why do you want to make progress?" What is the progress to? ”

The question is sharp. Su Xi was silent for a moment, hesitating whether to continue to say beautiful things or be honest, but when he thought that he had been said to be "Dong Shi Xiaofeng" imitating Fu Yi, he couldn't hold his breath and said: "Don't hide it, sir, when the student wants the world to see the qin, he will think of my name." ”

In the middle of the ring, Mr. Gu spoke: "Go back, I don't accept students like you who are eager for quick success." ”

Su Xi raised his head in surprise and said unwillingly: "Sir......"

Mr. Gu didn't show any affection at all, and interrupted her: "Go back." ”

Su Xi held back the second half of his sentence and followed the child out of the bamboo house. Su Xi turned back step by step, but she never understood what she said wrong, she drooped her head, and her enthusiasm when she came was hit hard by Mr. Gu, and she was very depressed at this time.

It turned out that she was the same as Su Lingrong and Su Lingyun, whether Mr. Gu saw her or not, she was driven back......

As soon as she got into the carriage on the way back, Su Xi sat up violently as if she had just woken up from a dream, and Mr. Gu only said that she would "go back", but he didn't let her have to come in the future! Su Xi was so happy that her head hit the roof of the carriage with a "bang", and she whimpered in pain, and tears popped out of the corners of her eyes. "Whew, it hurts."

Listening to the heron gently rubbing her head, she asked, "What is it that the girl is so happy to remember?" ”

Su Xi bit the corner of her mouth and shook her head.

After returning home, Yin learned that Mr. Gu did not accept Su Xi as a disciple, and comforted her: "It doesn't hurt if you don't accept it, my mother will find another gentleman for you, there are many people who play the piano well in this world." ”

Su Xi sandwiched a chopstick to steam the anchovies, and there was no loss on his face, but he said: "Mother, don't worry, give me a few more days." Since she figured it out, her mood suddenly cleared up, and suddenly she had a direction, and she should know what to do next.

Yin only forced her smile but didn't say anything, knowing that she liked to eat fish, so he sandwiched the most tender piece of the fish's cheek into her bowl.

At this time, Su Lingrong and Su Lingyun were both relieved to learn that Su Xi was not accepted as a disciple by Mr. Gu, and at the same time couldn't help but gloat. It's just that Su Xiqin plays well, isn't it the same that can't get into Mr. Gu's eyes?

*

Two days later, Su Xi went to Qingshui Mountain again, and Mr. Gu Tong didn't even see her this time, and only asked Xiaotong to send her back.

Su Xi was not discouraged, followed by two more times, and still ate the closed door.

After the Japanese clan school, Su Lingrong stood in front of the carriage and looked at Su Xi, showing a pleasant smile for the first time, and said, "Sister Xi, don't be stubborn, since Mr. Gu said that he would not accept you, it is useless for you to go back and forth." It's better to let the eldest aunt find another gentleman for you, oh, I know that there is a gentleman who plays the piano well, although not as good as Mr. Ji, but it is enough to teach you, why don't I introduce it to you? ”

Su Xi got into the carriage, showed the folds of the embroidered gold and eight treasure pattern skirts, and said politely: "Thank you fifth cousin, I want to pick Mr. myself." ”

Su Lingrong pouted disapprovingly when she was a dead duck. Su Xi has not been smooth recently, and her mood is much more comfortable, so she doesn't take Su Xi's words to heart at all.

On the second day, Su Xi took her piano to Qingshui Mountain, the boy guarding the door had already remembered her, and when she came again, she smiled embarrassedly: "Miss Su, my husband is resting, I'm afraid it will be inconvenient to see you." ”

Su Xi has already figured out this Mr. Gu's temperament, she has come five times, and Mr. Gu has been resting four times, I'm afraid it's not resting, I just don't want to see her. Su Xi shook her head and said it was okay, "I'm waiting outside the door for Mr. Gu to wake up." ”

The boy looked at her for a while, and when he saw that she had really laid out a piece of paper outside the door and sat down, he said no more.

Su Xi asked Tinglu to take his piano down, put it on his lap and try the sound, plucked his fingers and began to play.

The sound of the piano flows, like flowing water.

Not long after, a piece of snow fell from the sky, the weather has become cold recently, and a layer of frost has formed on the ground early this morning, but I didn't expect it to snow during the day. The snow fluttered one after another, falling on Su Xi's head and shoulders, the snowflakes were stained on her big red Su embroidered peony pattern cloak, red clothes and white snow, and after a while, the snowflakes melted and soaked into the clothes, and there was a burst of coolness, but Su Xi's piano never stopped.

Listening to the heron on the side, he was so anxious that he stomped his feet, it was not a matter of waiting like this, and he didn't have to freeze his body. She wanted to open her mouth to persuade Su Xi to go back, but she knew that Su Xi would not listen, her girl looked good at talking, but in fact, she was the most stubborn in her heart.

Tinglu had no choice but to borrow an oil-paper umbrella from the child in the courtyard and hit it on the top of Su Xi's head, so that he could still cover up a little wind.

A quarter of an hour later, the little boy smiled and said, "Miss Su, sir, please come in." ”

Su Xi was overjoyed, and hurriedly asked Tinglu to put away the piano and followed the child into the courtyard.

Standing under the eaves, Su Xi dusted off the snowflakes on his body, and when he saw Mr. Gu Tong standing at the door, he stepped forward and said, "Mr. Gu." ”

Gu Tong was wearing a heavy cotton coat, looked straight ahead with his hands folded, and said, "It's a good play." ”

Su Xi's eyes were crooked, like two crescents in the sky, and asked, "Is Mr. willing to teach me?" ”

Gu Tong walked back to the house, and his tone was flat: "I didn't say that." ”

"Sir." Su Xi stopped Mr. Gu Tong, pondered for a while, and said what he had been thinking about for several days, "I said it wrong that day, I shouldn't learn for the sake of learning, playing the piano is a beautiful thing, but I have turned it into a vulgar thing." Can you please teach me more in the future? I will follow my husband and study wholeheartedly, and I will not be ashamed of him. ”

Gu Tong paused for a moment, and then said, "Come in and talk." ”

Su Xi hurriedly followed.

Mr. Gu Tong sat behind the small table of vermilion lacquer, poured two cups of tea, and pushed one cup in front of Su Xi, his face did not change: "Let's talk about it first, I have lived in Qingshui Mountain for nearly 20 years, and I am reluctant to leave here, so I will not go out of the mountain." ”

Su Xi nodded again and again, and said very well: "Sir, don't worry, the student will not force you to go back to the house with me, you teach me to play the piano, I should come to you." ”

Mr. Gu Tong looked at her, this girl was extremely spiritual, and she had not said anything yet, she had comprehended everything. Gu Tong smiled lightly and said, "Then come here from tomorrow." ”

After returning home, Yin learned that Mr. Gu Tong had accepted Su Xi as a closed disciple, and he was overjoyed, and hurriedly said that he would go to the treasury to select a thank you gift, and go to Qingshui Mountain tomorrow to visit Mr. Gu in person. Su Xi didn't stop her, she also felt that she should thank Mr. Gu and make another apprenticeship so that she could show her respect for Mr. Gu.

The next day, Su Xi worshipped his teacher and officially began to learn the piano with Mr. Gu Tong.

As for Su Lingrong and Su Lingyun, naturally some people are happy and some are worried.