In order to avoid the disgust of these people, he arranged counseling once a month, one hour at a time. At this time, there are only two months until August, so only two tutoring sessions per person is enough.

There are not many times, and this is the emperor's will. He felt that even if these people were unwilling, they would not dare to say anything.

These people didn't dare to say much, but they did not have opinions in private.

Someone complained: "How many people come to my house with heavy gifts and ask me for advice, but I don't bother to deal with them." Now I'm going to go to a place to give people pointers, and I'm still a girl. Why did she take the imperial examination? You can't get married after two years? Relying on the emperor to appreciate her paintings, it is really unreasonable to move the people and waste money so much! ”

"Isn't it? If you don't have that ability, don't participate in the imperial examination; If you want to participate, you should honestly study on your own. What's the deal with asking us to tutor her before the exam? ”

There was the good old man, so he persuaded: "Alas, forget it, just two lessons, and patience will pass." ”

Zhao Ruxi is a transparent person, seeing that things are like this, she knows that some people will be unhappy and even gossip. She was also helpless.

She doesn't pursue a high ranking in the township exam, and she can pass it. And she felt that her articles were okay, not much worse than the top articles in the previous township examinations. As long as you play normally, it's no problem to pass the local test. There's no need to do that.

If the emperor only asked Peng Guoan to tutor her alone, it would be nothing. Peng Guoan is an in-law, and he also has a friendship with Kang Shilin, and he also admires her paintings very much. She went to a few classes to improve her level, and it was no problem.

But now there is no need to mobilize the people.

It's just that the emperor and Peng Guoan are both kind-hearted, and the matter has come to this point, so she can't help it.

After thinking about it, she wrote to Xiao Lingyan and asked him to inquire about the preferences of those great Confucians.

Xiao Lingyan is now collecting plots specifically for Xiao Lingpu, and things like this are not easy for him at all. Only one day later, the reply was delivered to Qingfeng.

Zhao Ruxi read the letter, made a list, and asked Ma Sheng to go shopping on the street.

So when she went to the exhibition hall of Guozijian to take a class, the big Confucian who taught her received a gift from herself - a fine bloodstone.

This great Confucian likes to carve seals, and Zhao Ruxi's bloodstone can be regarded as sent to his heart. The old man, who originally had some opinions about Zhao Ruxi, could no longer put on a stinky face in front of Zhao Ruxi.

In the process of giving Zhao Ruxi guidance, he found that Zhao Ruxi was not ordinarily smart, he was simply thorough, and if he made a mistake once, he would never make it a second time. With a slight flick, he can achieve excellent results.

He has been teaching in Guozijian for many years, and he has seen many smart people. But those who are talented are often young and frivolous. It is very rare to see someone like Zhao Ruxi, who is smart but still very humble and calm-hearted.

This time, Daru didn't dislike it at all, and said to Zhao Ruxi: "It's not enough for you to only take my class twice." I'll see if there's any time left on Master Peng's watch, and if so, I'll arrange another class or two for you. ”

Zhao Ruxi got up with surprise on his face and saluted: "Thank you, Master." ”

The next day, the masters of Guozijian saw that the Confucian who was still complaining the day before, and their attitude towards the matter of making up classes took a 180-degree turn, and they ran to Peng Guoan to take the initiative to add classes, and everyone was surprised.

"Hehe, my old man won't say much, I'll know when you teach that girl a lesson." Da Ru sold a pass.

When others went to class, they were first bombarded by Zhao Ruxi's sugar-coated shells, and then they repeated the same psychological journey of the first Confucian. After taking a lesson, they have defected to the camp.

Peng Guoan found out about this change, and when he inquired carefully, he couldn't cry or laugh, and then he was extremely emotional, and said to his second son Peng Jinrui: "Your wife and sister, there will be great achievements in the future." ”

"Now there's a big deal." Peng Jinrui said, "At a young age, her paintings can be compared to Mr. Deadwood." It's really amazing. ”

Peng Guoan nodded, and suddenly looked forward to the arrival of Mu Xiu's day.

That little goblin won't just give gifts to a few big Confucians and lose him. He is a person, he has no special preferences, and I don't know what gifts Zhao Zhiwei will give him.

When the day of Mu Xiu arrived, Zhao Ruxi arrived as promised, and was led to the courtyard where Peng Guoan was studying and saluted him.

"Coming? Have a seat. Peng Guoan pointed to the chair next to him.

At this time, the weather is pleasant, neither hot nor cold, and there is no wind. In order to avoid suspicion, he simply asked someone to move the tables and chairs under the porch and tutor under the porch.

Zhao Ruxi didn't sit down, took a small box from Qingfeng's hand, and handed it to the Peng family's maid: "I'm tired of Uncle Peng, it takes up your rest time, and I don't want to go." Therefore, I prepared a thin gift, talked about my heart, and hoped that Uncle Peng would not dislike it. ”

Peng Guoan didn't answer, and said, "Didn't you prepare a gift when you came to the door with the master that day?" ”

"It was sent by my master, but not by me." Zhao Ruxi's face was innocent.

On that day, they came to beg for help, and if they gave a heavy gift, Peng Guoan agreed, but it made people think that he was greedy for money to agree, and he tarnished his innocent reputation. So that day, Zhao Ruxi asked someone to buy four-color dim sum, plus a set of four treasures of the study room with medium texture, and spent a total of dozens of taels of silver. In the capital, such a ceremony is nothing at all.

Peng Guoan couldn't help laughing when he heard Zhao Ruxi's crooked reasoning.

He is not afraid of receiving gifts, anyway, Zhao Ruxi is also his junior, and he will return the gift when the time comes. He was very curious about what gift Zhao Ruxi gave him.

He nodded to the maid: "Take it." ”

The maid took the box, sent it to Peng Guoan, and opened the lid of the box.

A golden, round thing lay in the brocade forging.

"What is this for?" Peng Guoan picked it up and found that there was a chain on it, the flat round metal was the size of his palm, and there were some patterns carved on it, which looked extremely exquisite.

"There's a button down there, uncle, press the button." Zhao Ruxi said.

Peng Guoan pressed the button as he said, and the round metal lid suddenly popped up, revealing the contents inside.

"This is ......" Peng Guoan couldn't help but stand up and asked with a look of surprise, "Isn't this a clock?" ”

The first generation of clocks has long been sold all over the capital and Jiangnan. Those with better families in the capital will buy one and put it at home. There is one in the hall of the Peng family.

After Zhao Ruxi wrote to Xiao Lingyan last time, the second generation of Zhong also appeared at the auction.

This second-generation clock, in addition to the more beautiful shape of the large grandfather clock, which will also jump out of a small bird to tell the time, also appeared a small grandfather clock, four feet high and two feet wide, which is also very beautiful in the bedroom.

Peng Guoan was frugal, and although he felt it was necessary to put a clock in his study or bedroom, he still did not buy it because of the high price. But I have seen it more than once in other people's homes, and there is one in the hall of Guozijian.

He had never seen this one in his hand.