There is not a word in the test paper! How can this be answered? Everyone couldn't figure out the mystery even if they wanted to break their heads, and they scratched their ears and cheeks and didn't know how to write.

And Ye Yu, who was sitting in the Xuanzi room, faced the blank scroll and fell into endless contemplation.

Although he had been fully prepared before the exam, he did not expect the examiner to come to such a hand.

Ye Yu knew that Fan Chengda had always acted differently in history, but he didn't expect that in this autumn season, there would be a test paper without a question.

What is the meaning of this blank chapter now? Ye Yu felt a little at a loss for the first time, and his heart said that this Fan Chengda was really unusual.

Everyone knows that he has a deep knowledge of poetry, and they are eager to practice poetry, but they didn't expect to put such an oolong on top of this state test.

But these are not what he should think about at this moment, but how to answer the questionnaire.

The test questions can be blank, but the answer sheet must not be written word for word, otherwise it will be doomed to fall off the list this year. Therefore, all of a sudden, the candidates in the entire examination room fell into unprecedented anxiety.

Most of the candidates in the examination room were scratching their ears and cheeks and did not know how to answer. Among the more than 1,000 candidates, only a very small number of candidates remained, and after thinking about it, they suddenly had a little understanding and worked hard to write and express their personal opinions on the examination papers.

And Ye Yu was one of these very few, he seemed to see through Fan Chengda's intentions in the clouds, so he dipped himself in ink and swayed it on the blank test paper.

As time passed, the autumn state test was spent in tension and excitement, and the moment the students walked out of the tribute courtyard, their expressions were different. Most of the candidates handed in the blank papers because they did not know how to answer, and the frustration and frustration were difficult to express.

However, Ye Yu belongs to another type of person, and he is a little nervous about this imperial examination, because he doesn't know if his answer is to cope with the question! And it is in this position that is not up or down, the most provocative and difficult to feel at ease.

The period of issuing the list must be in mid-September, which happens to be the season when osmanthus is in full bloom, so it is commonly known as "laurel list".

And because of the list to win Yin, Chenri, also called "Dragon and Tiger List", are auspicious and elegant. It's only August 12, and it's nearly a month before the date of the list.

Therefore, although Ye Yu was a little apprehensive at the moment, he gradually relaxed. When Ye Yu returned home, it was August 15, which was the annual Mid-Autumn Festival. It was this rich festive atmosphere that made Ye Yu temporarily forget the worries brought by the imperial examination.

Soon after the Mid-Autumn Festival, the weather gradually turned a little cooler, and on this day Ye Yu was writing in the study. At this time, Qiulan walked in from outside, Ye Yu already knew someone when he heard the footsteps, so he asked softly, "What did you buy on the street with Yueyun?" ”

"Na, this ......" Qiulan said, placing the thing in her hand in front of Ye Yu's eyes.

"Huh? Folding fan? Ye Yu was stunned when he saw the folding fan in front of him, and said in his heart, this is all autumn and refreshing, where can I still use a fan.

But Qiulan said seriously: "Yes, Sister Yueyun is right, the young master is now a student participating in the imperial examination, so he should have a fan in his hand to add elegance!" Therefore, when I went to the street today, I bought this folding fan for the young master! ”

Ye Yu was immediately happy when he heard this, and said in his heart, what kind of truth is this, the scribe must hold the folding fan? As soon as I saw the scribes and scholars who still fanned in winter, I felt that it was consistent with those who pursued trends in later generations and wore porous jeans in winter.

Immediately, Ye Yu showed a wry smile and asked, "Even if you want to match me with a folding fan, you don't need to buy two!" ”

"Sister Yueyun and I each bought one, and I came back to ask the young master Jian Yiyi and his preferences......"

As soon as he heard this, Ye Yu looked suddenly enlightened, and then opened the folding fan and looked at it.

The fan surface of the folding fan is a landscape painting, at first Ye Yu just looked at it perfunctorily, but just these two glances made his expression change, because the painting of these two fans made Ye Yu amazed.

And at the place where the fan is dropped, a few lines of words are like flowing water. On a faint stamp, the word 'Meng' faintly appeared.

Meng Meng? I had never heard this name, so I immediately stared at the fan and asked Qiulan on the side in a deep voice: "Where did you buy this fan?" ”

"I bought it from a stall selling calligraphy and paintings on East Street, and it was an old man who was too old......"

"Stalls? Impossible? Did you really buy it at a calligraphy and painting stall on East Street? ”

Ye Yu asked so solemnly, although Qiu Lan didn't know what he meant, she still nodded affirmatively.

A stall has such a skill, which really surprised Ye Yu. Although his painting skills are not high, he still has some vision for the appreciation of calligraphy and painting.

The two fans in front of you, from the brushwork can be seen from the hands of the same person, the landscape is quite smart and natural, if you have to appreciate the two landscape paintings in front of you, its painting brush power is far better than the original Langya Mountain's Shi Wansong.

In the small city of Chuzhou, is there such a hidden master? Thinking of this, Ye Yu suddenly said, "Lead me to meet this person!" ”

……

Under Qiulan's guidance, Ye Yu found a place to sell calligraphy and paintings. But when he arrived, the old man selling calligraphy and paintings was nowhere to be found. After several inquiries, I learned the old man's residence from the woodcutter who sold wood on the street.

However, according to the woodcutter, the old man was withdrawn by nature and rarely talked to people. Alone in the mountains, living alone, and selling calligraphy and paintings on the street is also irregular. When the elderly occasionally have leisure time, they will sell some calligraphy and paintings on East Street.

This aroused Ye Yu's interest, so he decided to make a special trip to visit this lonely old man. When Ye Yu searched for the address mentioned by the woodcutter, he saw several grass houses in a mountain not far from the city.

There are some fruit trees planted around the cottage, especially the pale yellow chrysanthemums growing behind the cottage. This is the time when chrysanthemums are in full bloom, and a picture of nature is quite poetic.

This reminded Ye Yu of the hermit Tao Yuanming's sentence 'Picking chrysanthemums under the east fence, leisurely seeing Nanshan'.

Coming to the fence gate, Ye Yu greeted the courtyard very politely, but no one spoke after a few calls, so he gently pushed open the small door of the firewood and entered the courtyard.

There is a towering boulder in the courtyard, and the thousands of ravines on the stone are very eye-catching, and an iron pestle the thickness of a thumb is placed under the boulder. Ye Yu motioned to She Dongcheng to push him over, and when he came to the nearest place to pick up the iron pestle, he couldn't help but be stunned. Because one end of this iron pestle is already round and shiny, and the wall of the iron pestle at the other end is very smooth.

"Big brother, why bother you to come here, if you let me know, I will find this old man to come back to the city to see you......" She Dongcheng had great doubts and puzzles about Ye Yu coming here in person today.

"Shan Ye Laosuo?" Ye Yu looked at the iron pestle in his hand carefully, then looked up at the boulder in front of him, and said to himself thoughtfully: "With this iron pestle alone, I'm afraid that in today's world, few people can do it!" ”

She Dong Cheng was a little stunned when he heard this, although he couldn't see the slightest clue, but he never doubted Ye Yu's words, so he asked: "In addition to the wear and tear of this iron pestle, I haven't seen anything unique and ......."

"Huh! This iron pestle is actually ......"

"Who are you who trespass on your old dwelling?" Just as Ye Yu was about to answer She Dongcheng's doubts, an old man with white hair walked in with a hoe.

Ye Yu looked at this old man, although his beard and hair were white, he was extremely healthy, so he saluted respectfully and said: "Junior Ye Yu, I have seen the old man!" ”

However, the old man seemed to hate it, put the hoe aside, patted the soil on his body, and said very unhappily: "The old man never sees a guest, please!" ”

"Uh......" Ye Yu saw that the old man in front of him was very indifferent, and his heart was really a withdrawn old man.

Seeing that this lonely old man was about to enter the grass house, Ye Yu turned his wheelchair to catch up with a few steps, and said eagerly and respectfully: "It is indeed a crime for the junior to enter without your permission, but after the junior saw this stone wall, he couldn't help but disturb your tranquility......"

As soon as the words fell, the old man suddenly stopped, turned around and glanced at Ye Yu, and then asked suspiciously: "Can't help it?" Why? ”

Ye Yu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and then pointed to the towering boulder, and said solemnly: "This stone wall seems to be full of ravines and vertical and horizontal traces, but the younger generation has seen countless Danqing wonderful pens on it!" ”

"Nonsense!"

"This iron pestle is a good proof of that! The old man uses the iron pestle as the brush and the stone wall as the paper, how can the younger generation talk nonsense? Ye Yu raised the iron pestle in his hand and said very confidently.

The old man's expression showed a hint of surprise, but then he snorted softly: "When you paint, you should use a paintbrush, how can you paint with an iron pestle?" ”

In fact, when Ye Yu saw that the iron pestle was unevenly ground at the end, he guessed that the iron pestle had something to do with the traces of the ravines on the stone wall, which was why he said that this old man was not simple.

Seeing that the other party denied it, Ye Yu didn't want to get to the bottom of it, and then pushed the wheelchair to the front of the cottage. He wanted to talk to the old man again, but when he inadvertently looked up at the bamboo eaves of the hall, he saw an unfinished painting.

This painting made Ye Yu's heart beat wildly, because at this moment he thought of someone! Recalling the faint stamp on the folding fan, the two names gradually merged together......

Ye Yu asked sincerely with excitement: "I don't know the old man's name?" ”

"No comment! I'm tired, please go back! The old man was still very indifferent, and turned to enter the house.

"Old man, Ye Yu came to apprentice sincerely this time, and I hope it will be fulfilled!"

"Apprenticeship?" The old man's sparse white eyebrows trembled slightly, and he looked at Ye Yu with questioning eyes.

"Exactly!" Ye Yu replied very simply.

The old man stared at Ye Yu for a while, and then looked up to the sky and laughed: "Hahaha! An old man in the mountains and fields has no long skills, where is it worth your apprenticeship! Little doll, go back! ”

Poof!

Ye Yu got out of the wheelchair with difficulty, ignored She Dongcheng's support, and knelt directly on the ground and said sincerely: "The younger Ye Yu sincerely apprentices, and I hope that the old man will be successful!" ”

"Do you know how to paint?" The old man hesitated for a moment, then asked softly with a light twist of his beard.

"I know a little bit about fur!"

The old man looked at Ye Yu with deep meaning, and said slowly: "That's it, the old man has a topic, you go back and paint according to the topic, if you are satisfied with the old man, I will accept you as a vain......"

Before the words fell, Ye Yu couldn't wait to ask: "Please also ask the old man to ask the question!" ”