Hearing the two scholars report to their homes, Gu Ming was stunned, and then smiled meaningfully: "Long admiration, long admiration, Xiaosheng Gu Ming, Jinhua Mansion Guobei County ......"

"Wait, Brother Gu's name is a little familiar......"

Xu Jiaying pondered for a moment, and couldn't help but stroke his palm and smile: "I remember, did you write the West Chamber?" ”

"It's a little clumsy."

As soon as he heard this, Xu Jiaying gave his hand again: "It's really Brother Gu, look up for a long time!" Don't hide it from Brother Gu, the book you wrote about the West Chamber, Xiaosheng really likes it tightly. ”

"The Legend of the West Chamber? Why hasn't Xiaosheng heard of this book? ”

Ma Yun asked suspiciously.

Xu Jiaying said with a smile: "Maybe Yuhang Mansion didn't sell it, but it is quite famous in Jinhua Mansion, and it has been made into an excerpt......

Brother Ma, the younger brother just brought a copy over, I have time to borrow it for you to read, and you will like it if you keep it. ”

"Thank you so much, Brother Xu."

"Humph!"

Suddenly, a heavy cold snort came.

"But a mere miscellaneous slang in this city is also worthy of being called a book? What a joke! ”

Hearing this discordant voice, Xu Jiaying couldn't help frowning and glancing over.

The one who snorted coldly was a scholar in a white shirt, with a brocade crown and a hand-cranked folding fan, looking like a beautiful son.

This person's name is Niu Huayue, and he is a famous disciple of Jinhua Mansion.

At present, the Niu family can be called one of the richest people in Jinhua Mansion, and the family operates a wine shop, a dyeing shop, tea, porcelain and so on.

At the same time, the Niu family is also notoriously domineering.

If some small merchants dare to compete with it, the Niu family will definitely try to block it.

After all, the Niu family is rich and wealthy, and they have a lot of friendship with the government. Either directly buy the other party's store, or directly suppress it until the other party can no longer operate and take the initiative to close.

Because of this, the Niu family is notorious in Jinhua Mansion.

Many small traders hate it to the bone, but they have no choice but to rely on their snorts to survive in the cracks.

The Xu family is also a famous family in Jinhua Mansion, but it is a scholarly family, and all disciples of the family are forbidden to do business.

Therefore, over the years, from time to time, they have purchased fertile land in the suburbs of the city, or bought shops in the city for rent collection, and they are relatively wealthy.

The two families belong to the same famous family in Jinhua Mansion, and it is inevitable that there will be contacts.

Xu Jiaying and Niu Huayue have known each other since childhood, but their personalities are completely different, at most they are friends who meet and say hello, and they don't visit each other at all on weekdays.

Xu Jiaying likes to make friends in all directions and treats people warmly, while Niu Huayue is the opposite, arrogant, high-minded, and even mean.

Unless he meets someone with a higher status or status than him, he will put on a warm smile.

"Brother Niu, it doesn't matter if you don't like this book, but the three of us are talking about it here, but you are sneering at you, I am afraid that it will be a violation of the etiquette of a reader."

Xu Jiaying couldn't help but say with a cold face.

Unexpectedly, Niu Huayue was energetic, patted his fan, and deliberately raised his voice and shouted: "Since Brother Xu wants to talk about the scholar, then let's argue."

As a reader, he should read more sage books, and write some market words when he has nothing to do.

It's purely a fame and reputation, and it's insulting to the reader's Sven! ”

Gu Ming didn't want to pay attention to this person, but what the other party said was a bit heavy, and he really regarded himself as a master?

"Brother Niu, you ......"

Xu Jiaying's face turned red, and he was about to argue a few words, when Gu Ming waved his hand at the right time.

Then he glanced at Niu Huayue and smiled: "This brother must have read the West Chamber written by Xiao Sheng?" ”

As a result, the other party smiled coldly: "You think too highly of yourself, how can a miscellaneous book that is not in the stream get into the eyes of this son?" ”

"That is, after Niu Gongzi is a famous family, how can he look at some stalls?"

Another scholar seconded the proposal, looking loyal and patting.

"Hahaha!"

Gu Ming burst out laughing unexpectedly.

"I haven't even seen it, so everyone follows the nonsense, this is what you call reading more sage books?

Zi said: "Teach you to know, know to know, not to know is not to know, is to know." ”

"Well, that's good!"

Xu Jiaying and Ma Yun immediately high-fived and laughed.

"You ......"

Niu Huayue was so angry that his face turned red and he wanted to go crazy.

Gu Ming didn't give him a chance to argue, and continued: "Let's borrow Niu Gongzi's words to argue, you said that the book written by Xiaosheng is just market slang and not popular."

Let me ask Niu Gongzi, is the words that come out of your mouth also market slang?

If so, then can Xiaosheng be understood as Niu Gongzi is also not in the stream? ”

As soon as these words came out, all the scholars in the courtyard immediately looked at each other.

Indeed, there are some scholars who like to talk on weekdays, but most of them still use ordinary spoken language.

"You...... You're clearly quibbling! ”

Niu Huayue was angry and a little out of shape.

"You, how dare you hurt people and humiliate Niu Gongzi?"

The scholar before was even more energetic, as if he had met an enemy who killed his father, and pointed at Gu Ming with wide eyes and shouted angrily.

Gu Ming replied lightly: "Mencius said: Those who love others will always love them; Those who respect others will always respect them; Those who insult others will always be humiliated. ”

As soon as these words came out, the scholars were immediately stunned and exchanged their heads with each other.

Since you dare to come to the exam, you naturally know this famous saying.

It's just that the first two sentences have been read, and the last one is ...... What's going on?

"I'm sorry, I added the last sentence myself."

Gu Ming smiled.

At this moment, Niu Huayue suddenly came to his senses, and he had a look of grabbing Gu Ming's handle, and said angrily: "You are so bold, you dare to tamper with the words of the sages at will." ”

Without waiting for Gu Ming to reply, Ma Yun stepped forward: "Niu Gongzi's words are wrong! Brother Gu's words are just quoting the words of the sages, not tampering. ”

"That is, is it possible that you didn't quote the words of the sages when you wrote an article?"

Xu Jiaying also seconded the sentence.

"You ......" Niu Huayue was speechless.

"Niu Gongzi, you haven't read this book, it's better not to make presumptuous assertions......"

Xu Jiaying added another sentence.

Then he looked at the other scholars in the courtyard, and smiled: "Why don't you chant two lyrics and songs for everyone here?" ”

Ma Yun glanced at Xu Jiaying suspiciously, I'm afraid the atmosphere at this time is not suitable for poetry, right?

Gu Ming didn't know why, but he still smiled and nodded: "Xiaosheng listens." ”

"Okay, Xiaosheng is also willing to listen!"

On the right, there is a scholar who strokes his palm.

"Xu Jiaying, do you have to go against this son?"

Niu Huayue asked with a calm face.

"How dare you, Xiaosheng is just a momentary poetry, and Niu Gongzi doesn't want to listen to it and cover his ears."

After speaking, without waiting for Niu Huayue to respond, he began to moan loudly:

"Where to forget your worries, look at the season and go to the makeup room alone

The jade hook on the hand-rolled bead curtain is empty, and the mountains and rivers are beautiful

Seeing the smoke and mist the trees, the withered grass and the sky, and the wild boat. ”

As soon as the lyrics and songs came out, Gu Ming suddenly became stunned.

This is clearly the lyrics and songs in "The Legend of the West Chamber", presumably the Xu family should deliberately chant it in public, and it is also the contempt that Niu Huayue said before he was not convinced.

After Xu Jiaying finished chanting, the scholars in the courtyard were silent, and they seemed to be still savoring.

Leaning slightly, Ma Yun took the lead and stroked his palms: "Wonderful, wonderful, I didn't expect Brother Xu to hide it and chant such a good sentence." ”

"Not bad......

"It's really deep and convincing!"

Several scholars were sincerely impressed.

Gu Ming smiled and said nothing.

"Since everyone likes it, then Xiaosheng will sing another song!"

Xu Jia Yingle said a word, then cleared his throat and chanted another poem:

"The moonlight dissolves into the night, and the flowers are lonely and lonely. How to be in the sky, not to see the people in the moon. ”

After chanting, without waiting for others to speak, he deliberately glanced at Niu Huayue and asked, "I don't know what Niu Gongzi thinks of the poems chanted by the younger brother?" ”

In fact, at this moment, Niu Huayue was jealous in his heart.

He didn't think he could make such a good sentence.

However, for the sake of face and self-esteem, it is impossible to praise it.

I have the heart to say that it is nothing more than that, but in front of so many scholars, if someone coaxes him to chant a comparison and comparison, wouldn't it be embarrassing to the public?

Therefore, after a little hesitation, he finally said two words unwillingly: "Acceptable!" ”

"Hehe, it's rare to get the word Brother Niu Shangke!"

Xu Jiaying smiled sarcastically, and then said: "Actually, these two lyrics and songs are not written by Xiaosheng, but the poems in the book The Legend of the West Chamber. ”

As soon as these words came out, Niu Huayue's face couldn't help but change greatly, and he knew in his heart that he had promised to respond.

Before, he also degraded the West Chamber to nothing, and now he called the words in the book okay, isn't this a slap in the face?

Fortunately, except for a few sycophants, the rest of the scholars had already ignored his existence and flocked to Gu Ming and the three of them.

"Brother Xu, can you borrow the book of the West Chamber to take a look at the younger brother?"

"I didn't expect Gu Gongzi to be not only good at writing books, but also his poems are so brilliant......"

"It's really a terrible ...... the afterlife"

For a while, Gu Ming and the three of them stole the limelight, and Niu Huayue and a few other scholars walked away with cold faces.

After that, Gu Ming generously took out a total of more than a dozen copies of "The Legend of the West Chamber", "One Thousand and One Nights" and "Three Words and Two Beats: Warning the World" written by himself and gave them to those scholars for free.

If they are not enough, they will be circulated among themselves.

This is a rare opportunity to spread the word.

In fact, this time Gu Ming brought about fifty books over, but he couldn't take them out of his carry-on package out of thin air in front of people.

When I took it again in the future, I said that I had asked someone to bring it.

After this trouble, Gu Mingdun became a celebrity in the inn.

After word of mouth from a group of scholars, most of the scholars who came to Yukeng Mansion to take the exam finally knew his name.

This is a later word, and I will not press the table.

Let's say that in the afternoon of the same day, at the invitation of Ma Yun, Gu Ming and Xu Jiaying went to Ma Mansion together.

After walking a few steps, Gu Ming couldn't help but wonder: "Yunzhi's home is in the city?" ”

Ma Yun smiled and nodded: "Yes, it's not far from here." ”

"Then why did you go to the guest house?"

Xu Jia responded: "Brother Yun, like me, likes to have a good time, and at the same time makes some friends. ”

I see!

After walking for less than a pillar of incense, I saw a magnificent attic on the street, with three floors and six stores.

Above the main entrance of the store, there is a gold-lettered plaque: Gu Yun Zhai.