The few people didn't talk much all the way, and soon returned to Luxi Academy. After Gu Yunji settled down in the dormitory, he took the gifts he bought in Hangzhou Mansion and went to the courtyard of the mountain chief Xu Chengyu.

"Yo, I still know that when I come back, it's hard for you to think about me, an old man who no one cares about." Seeing Gu Yunji coming, Xu Chengyu pretended to be angry and deliberately turned his head away from him.

Gu Yunji was a little confused, and asked Xu Shuhua on the side: "Teacher, what's wrong?" Didn't I tell the teacher before I left, did I think I had been away for too long? ”

Xu Shuhua glanced at Xu Chengyu who was lying on the Taishi's chair, and said helplessly: "Daddy is not angry with you, he is angry that no one accompanies him." During the Dragon Boat Festival, most of the students went back, and many gentlemen went home to visit relatives, and my father had nowhere to go. ”

Gu Yunji said: "Didn't Teacher Qingming meet a few friends in Hangzhou last time?" Why didn't you go to them this time? ”

Xu Shuhua was afraid that Xu Chengyu would hear it, so he lowered his voice and said: "At the last party, my father prepared autumn dew, and my uncles were all drunk. It was this time that he was invited again, but he couldn't shirk it, so his father had to stay in the academy. ”

Rao was her voice small, or was it caught by Xu Chengyu, who had a keen sense of hearing, He turned around and retorted unconvinced: "Who said they didn't come?" That's when I don't want to invite them! I'm more comfortable in the mountains alone, it's better if they don't come! ”

Obviously he cared very much in his heart, but he still refused to admit defeat, Gu Yunji couldn't cry or laugh a little, so he had to soothe: "Teacher Mo Qi, aren't I coming back, I'm here to accompany you." You see, I also brought gifts for you and Miss Xu. With that, he opened the package he had brought.

"It doesn't matter if the gift is not a gift, you will be very pleased to be a teacher if you have this intention, don't spend too much." Hearing that the little disciple had brought him a gift, Xu Chengyu's mood suddenly brightened, although it was not important, but he was actually very curious in his heart, and his eyes involuntarily glanced at the package in Gu Yunji's hand.

"It's not a valuable thing, it's not a cost, I just hope the teacher and Miss Xu don't dislike it." Gu Yunji said as he took out the book "Catholic Essentials" and carefully wiped the dust off it.

A book? This kid actually gave me a book? Xu Chengyu was curious and puzzled, and was thinking about whether he could expect too much later, when he saw Gu Yunji hand the book to Xu Shuhua next to him:

"This is the "Catholic Essentials" on the British Isles, the first half is written in Western characters, and the second half is written in my Korean script, I see that Miss Xu seems to be very interested in translating Western characters, thinking that you may be able to use this book, so I bought it and gave it to Miss Xu."

Xu Shuhua didn't expect Gu Yunji to give him this, and he was quite surprised: "Thank you Gu Gongzi, I once saw a copy of "Catholic Essentials" from a Westerner, but unfortunately there was no translated version at that time, so I didn't understand it very clearly, and I didn't want to see it here in Gu Gongzi today." ”

Now, Xu Shuhua can not only take a good look at this book, but also recognize and understand more Western words by comparing the before and after translations, so as to improve his language level.

Originally, she thought that Gu Yunji would send some hairpin rings or something, but she was still a little hesitant in her heart, thinking that it was not good to be ambiguous, but she didn't expect him to send this, it was really appropriate and proper, and the behavior was not out of order and courtesy, which made Xu Shuhua feel good.

Seeing that she liked it, Gu Yunji smiled slightly: "Miss Xu can use it, which means that I didn't do anything else." ”

It turned out to be for Xu Shuhua, and he thought it was for himself, but he had been looking forward to it for so long. Xu Chengyu was a little embarrassed, his eyes dodged, and he pretended not to care and looked away.

Sensing Xu Chengyu's thoughts, Gu Yunji put away the smile in his eyes, took out a large brocade box from the package and put it in front of him: "This is Yufangzhai's new pastry, there are many types, because I don't know which flavor you like, so I bought some of each." ”

As he spoke, he lifted the lid and revealed the colorful pastries of different styles inside, these pastries were small and delicate, exuding a faint and tempting aroma, Xu Chengyu sniffed, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

Gu Yunji said: "Since I came to hand in my homework, I have seen you eating pastries several times. Sometimes the pastry is gone, and you habitually reach for it when you drink tea, but you feel empty. I think you should like to eat pastries very much, and this time I passed by Hangzhou Fucheng and brought some back to you. ”

Xu Shuhua walked over and said with a smile: "Your gift is right, Daddy likes to eat this Yufangzhai dim sum the most, and every time you drink tea, you must take two pieces to match, but it's a pity that we live in the mountains, and it's too far away from the city to eat every day." Now that you have sent such a large box, Daddy can eat it for a long time. ”

Xu Chengyu coughed lightly uncomfortably, and said duplicitously: "Don't listen to what Shuhua said, how can I love to eat so much?" ”

As he said this, his hand had already reached into the box and touched a piece of it, put the snack in his mouth, and felt the soft and oily taste, Xu Chengyu suddenly squinted his eyes with satisfaction.

Gu Yunji handed him a cup of tea in a timely manner, Xu Chengyu took a sip, felt that the whole person was comfortable, and said: "Don't forget to bring something for the teacher when you go out, count your kid as having a conscience." ”

Seeing that Xu Shuhua and Xu Chengyu were very satisfied with the gifts they gave, Gu Yunji was also relieved. Thinking of what happened in the Hongyun Restaurant today, he told the whole story and asked, "Teacher, what is the amusement club that Ren Yingze said?" ”

Xu Chengyu ate the pastry intently, and said absentmindedly: "The amusement fair, as the name suggests, is for fun." The time is around the Mid-Autumn Festival every year, and it is not surprising that you encounter such a thing today, after all, our academy and the government have a long-standing grudge, and this amusement party is organized by the government in order to let us enhance our feelings and eliminate contradictions. ”

"When the time comes, everyone will gather together in the suburbs, eat and drink, recite poems and lyrics, kick and bow to each other, run horses and so on. Although the starting point is good, today's amusement fairs have long since changed their taste, and every year the students of the two institutions compete in secret, and they have to compete at every turn, and no one is convinced. ”

Xu Chengyu swallowed the last bite of pastry, reached out and picked up a new piece, and continued: "But the Hangzhou government is happy to see it, there is a fight to make progress, and later it also set up a lottery in various competitions, and whoever wins will belong to whom." So gradually, Luxi Academy and Hangzhou Fuxue took advantage of the development of the amusement club to compete with each other for honor, which became the default rule. ”

Gu Yunji knew this in his heart, and asked again: "Then according to what you say, it is good to win at the amusement fair, but wouldn't it be very embarrassing if you lose?" ”

"What are you afraid of?" Xu Chengyu didn't care, "No matter how many people are lost, our Luxi Academy will be able to find a place in the next imperial examination, will they learn from it?" ”

As he spoke, he turned his head: "But you still have to prepare well, and there will be many local dignitaries and nobles who will also go to watch it, which is a good opportunity to make a name for yourself." ”

Xu Chengyu stood up, patted Gu Yunji's shoulder, and smiled deeply: "It doesn't matter if other students lose the people of Luxi Academy, but you can't lose the face of being a teacher." ”

(End of chapter)