Chapter 146: You Look Good When You Smile
"So that's what happened! Hi, pear, you're so careful. The Xia family kid is embarrassed today because he wants to be in the limelight, not only for me, but also for the third brother......" Zhou Daoan said lightly, "This kind of person feels that he is the center of the world, and sooner or later he will offend people, even if he doesn't conflict with me, he will have conflicts with others." It's nothing to do with you......
"We behave and do things according to reason, and we are worthy of others and ourselves. Sometimes, if you don't take the initiative to find something, it will also find you, so what should you do? It's still the same sentence - it's good to be reasonable, this is called not causing trouble, and not being afraid of things.
"Pear, you are good-looking, this is given by God, you can't choose. Because of the trouble this causes, you naturally can't be blamed, so there is no need to blame yourself. If there's something, let's just fix it. Zhou Daoan comforted.
These words made Huang Li'er feel much more comfortable. Her eyes gradually lit up, and she still let out a soft "um", which was no longer as low as before. But—
"Young Master...... You say the servant is good-looking? But the maid only thought that she looked very strange—that was what the neighbors and aunts used to say......"
It's not that Huang Li'er doesn't want to believe the young master, it's just that what the young master said is very different from her usual cognition. The young master is very talkative, so Huang Li'er didn't hold this question in her heart, and said it directly.
"Haha, that's because they're jealous...... Uh, envy you! You must be good-looking, and much better than the average person, otherwise you wouldn't have provoked that Xia family boy, right? They say you're weird because they can't look like you. Some little girls don't want to be close to you, because they think they don't look good when they get together with you...... This is called saying that if you can't eat grapes, you say that grapes are sour......"
Zhou Daoan briefly talked about the fable that the fox can't eat grapes, which made Huang Li'er couldn't help laughing, feeling that the fox was the same as a boiled duck - pure and hard-mouthed.
"That's right, pear, you have to be more confident, smile more, the more you laugh, the better you look...... You look so good when you smile, like spring flowers, blowing away all your troubles and sorrows......" Zhou Daoan said energetically, and sang an Internet celebrity song from his previous life without paying attention.
Huang Li'er's face first "soared" and then turned red to a new height, and then she was surprised - this is the song that the young master sang? Is this a song? Why is it so weird?
"Humming casually, it's not a song," Zhou Daoan hurriedly explained...... The songs of this era are still relatively "classical", the songs have no lyrics, and the songs only have relatively simple tunes, and there are no notes and minor keys that are used in later generations with a wide span.
But for Huang Li'er, the young master must be a very powerful person, she can make a song by humming casually, it is quite good, the tone is catchy and not complicated, she can understand it even if she doesn't know how to read, and most importantly, ...... This is what the young master praised himself for.
Huang Li'er took these few lines of song to heart.
After another walk, the night deepened. The knot in her heart was untied, and Huang Li'er was a little sleepy, but she cherished her getting along with the young master, and she didn't talk about sleeping. Zhou Daoan saw it, so he proposed to go back to rest, after all, he was going to start class tomorrow.
Early the next morning, Zhou Daoan followed Zhou Daoqi to class, and last night the teachers worked overtime, and the classes had been divided, and the classroom had been implemented. The students entered the building according to their respective stages and then found the classrooms of the small subjects.
The Writing Department did not have the first class in the morning, and it was ranked in the third period. Classes are held at the same time as 9 a.m. In fact, the seven homework courses are staggered, so as to avoid students being forced to choose. The class time of the writing department is very good, and you don't have to get up early in the morning, so you can exercise and have breakfast before going.
So Zhou Daoqi took Zhou Daoan to the cafeteria to add a hearty breakfast. It was time to return to the classroom.
The Department of Letters is indeed a large subject, and there are almost 400 people seated in this spacious classroom—you must know that there are only 1,000 and 500 students in the upper grades.
The teacher of the first class was Ren Cong, who taught himself, because he was a university scholar and took care of the teaching of several courses. Of course, he can't stick to one section and one subject in every class. So after the first class, there will be a lecture by Teacher Meng. The first lesson of the old master can be regarded as setting the tone.
The foundation of the writing department is accumulation, so Mr. Ren doesn't spend all his time on theoretical indoctrination, but the task of memorization and reading is still quite heavy. The Han civilization lasted for 3,000 years, and the feudal dynasties were more than 1,000 years old. Fortunately, what Wenzong does is to collect and organize materials, so for the students, Master Ren already has a systematic "teaching materials".
Fortunately, Zhou Daoan made up for the cultural class before, otherwise he would not be able to understand this kind of classical Chinese textbook.
After listening to the 1-hour course, it was mainly in the general direction, there was no dizziness, and Zhou Daoan felt that he was very rewarded. Although the world is completely different, the civilization is still splendid. And Zhou Daoqi slept for almost half a class, and when the class bell rang, he woke up leisurely, and his spirit was very good.
In the next 10 days, Zhou Dao'an attended classes in a regular manner, ran to the library in his spare time (the public school originally had a library, and after Master Ren came, he brought a large number of books from his own collection), and practiced his practice, which was very regular.
He himself felt that his body had developed and strengthened to a certain extent, but it was very limited. Because he has not practiced the exercises all along, it is very low that he can reach the upper limit of physical strength just by relying on exercise and the foundation building method taught by Luo Jiaoxi. The family's secret "Five Senses Spiritism" pays more attention to condensing facial acupoints and opening the eyebrows, and it is not to refine the body.
Originally, he still had hope in the public school library, to see if he could dig out some practice notes, exercise guidance, or something, but the result was nothing.
As soon as the 10 days arrived, the rest day stipulated by the teaching decree came, and the students left the school happily, most of them went home to "make up for the break", and some of them were active, planning to use these two days to have some fun. For example, Zhou Daoqi, Dahui, Dapeng, and ...... Xia Chengyin.
Xia Chengyin became Zhou Daoan's classmate, but he didn't come to trouble again during this time, thinking that he lost someone once at the beginning of school, which made him feel ashamed and held back to find a big field.
No, as soon as the rest day arrived, the night before, Xia Chengyin began to act: first let out a word, and in the name of thanking the teachers and classmates for their care, he invited a large number of teachers and students of the writing department to open a small stove in the cafeteria.
At that time, the catering system of public school canteens was similar to that of later generations, with low prices for ordinary meals but few dishes; To open a small stove is to find a private room in the canteen to order food, and the price is about the same as the restaurant outside. But students are not allowed to drink alcohol except for the instructors.
But in fact, as soon as the box door is closed, no one is staring, who can control whether you are drinking or not? Zhou Daoqi opened a small stove almost every day, and there was no shortage of wine, but as long as he was not drunk and smoky, everyone turned their eyes open. This is a tacit understanding between the school and the students for a long time.
Xia Chengyin invited the instructors, which did not violate the regulations. In ancient times, students invited teachers to eat and give gifts, which was a manifestation of respect for teachers, and there was nothing wrong with it, unlike later generations who gave gifts to teachers were punished heavily. In addition to teaching in the Higher Section Writing Department, there are also two teachers, plus five related teaching staff, and Xia Chengyin invited them together.
There are 500 classmates in the class, Xia Chengyin naturally can't invite all of them, and he also knows that some people, such as the Zhou brothers and their followers, will not give him face, and he doesn't plan to feel uncomfortable. plus some children from poor families, who have no special talents, Xia Chengyin is too lazy to woo them.
No one knows how he is doing in class these days, but he has found out all the classmates in the class. Xia Chengyin has an idea: he is a transfer student from other places, and if he wants to stand out in the public school, he must rely on his talent or connections. The former, Young Master Xia, didn't say no, but he disdained it. The latter is more operable!
The first step in his plan was to make a name for himself and become the focus of public schools and the leader of the students. The second step is to control the students and let them be their own stepping stones, or not let them become their own competitors. The third step is to approach the teaching, become his personal disciple, and then join the Wenzong.
The first step was "smallly" destroyed when the school was divided, but it did not affect the follow-up performance. Isn't the best way to get closer to faculty and staff is to be gracious? Let's eat first......
Speaking of the classmates who were invited to the banquet, Xia Chengyin also considered it. He wanted to woo students who were neutral and had some influence. At that time, in the high section of the public school, Zhou Daoqi was a young man with old qualifications, and he was surrounded by a group of followers. But he has never deliberately wooed his classmates, so more of them are ordinary students, neither offending Zhou Daoqi nor being close to him.
Compared with Zhou Daoqi's followers, these people are too numerous. And among these ordinary students, there are also some academic tyrants and slightly stronger leadership skills, who have become invisible student heads - Xia Chengyin is ready to win over these people. And then he becomes the head of these people, and then he becomes the top of the pyramid.
Not to mention, the young master of the Xia family still has a talent for doing these things. After 10 days of observation and some small favors, he has become familiar with several poor students in the class.
Let these people "pass on the help", and gather a few other prominent students, a total of 12 people, to participate in tonight's gathering. connected with the teachers and staff and Xia Chengyin himself, there were just twenty people. The largest banquet hall in the cafeteria was chartered, and the dishes were served like water.
The teachers are just that, where have the teachers and most of the poor children experienced this kind of scene? To be honest, after one round of drinking, everyone's mood wine is very good, and after two rounds of drinking, the friendship between classmates has deepened a lot. After three rounds of drinking, the faculty and staff also mingled with the students, only the instructors were a little reserved, but they were also smiling.