The name of Yihe was originally taken from the name of the person who founded this academy, the sister of the current Queen Mother, who has passed away for many years, and the lord of Rong'an.

After she got married, she came to Yangzhou with her husband, and by chance saw countless children in the city in ragged clothes on the streets, unable to read, and writing and painting on the sandy ground with branches.

Even if the merchant's family has the financial ability, thinking of the Shinong industrial and commercial class is like a moat, they will not let the children and nephews of the family spend extra time studying quietly and embarking on the road of gaining fame, and more importantly, they will learn abacus, read accounts, and work hard to take over the family's business.

The county lord of Rong'an had mixed feelings in his heart for a while, and after going back to meditate for a few days, he decided to set aside a part of his own food and create a academy that does not snob businessmen and does not discriminate against poor students, so that everyone can be on the gold list of the Beijing Science Examination, and from then on the possibility of wearing a black gauze hat on their heads.

She begged her eldest sister who was in the deep palace at the time to intercede, and used the eyes and ears of her husband's family in the previous court, and it took a long time for many forces to make the first emperor nod.

After considering these, the county lord of Rong'an also specially told the Ministry of Industry to circle a small area for women to learn to read and write, and the four arts and needlework could not be left behind.

It is rare for the royal family and the family to have a unity of opinion, with their strong support, spring and autumn, decades have passed, from this academy to come out, and now there are not a few courtiers in Beijing or sent to the county seat.

Today's Yihe Academy is not much weaker than the reputation of the Taixue Hall opened in Beijing.

The name of Rong'an, Zhu Xingchun didn't pay attention to it before, but it was still very unfamiliar, but there was a trace of blood relationship between this noble man and the county lord of Duancheng. If she was still alive, Duancheng should call her an aunt and grandmother.

It's a pity that time has passed, and when the reputation is great, it will cause trouble. Today's Yihe Academy, although it still adheres to the ambition of the lord of Rong'an, but people have always been for profit, how can they not be greedy for more money?

After all, there is no rule that gives people a cold bench look, and they need to be despised on the bright side all the time.

But these days are different.

In order to curry favor with the students of the eunuchs and merchants, and to give the sons of the poor a chance to get ahead, the academy holds a large-scale calligraphy and painting exhibition every year.

For three days, everyone, regardless of whether they are high or low, or even not students of this college, can set up a stall of their works and sell them if they are interested; or stand on their own, recruit capable people to come to the stage, and compete with elegance and vulgarity; Or, people with big families can also set up a series of fun-making activities such as guessing lantern riddles and flying flower orders, and the leader will be rewarded with 100 taels of silver.

In this way, no matter who you want, you can participate one after the other for what you want.

But there is another loophole in this, that is, everyone never thought that there would be women who dared to come out and show their heads, and the sale was not women's red textiles, but poems, calligraphy and scrolls.

This move can be said to be a slap in the face of those self-proclaimed scholars.

Therefore, as soon as the stalls of Zhu Xingchun and Xue Fei were erected, they attracted a group of people wearing Confucian hats and plain linen robes to watch.

Xue Fei didn't wear a hat, she was born beautiful, she spoke softly, and the way she laughed made the young students dare not look up at her.

What's more, her movements are smooth, and with just a few strokes, she can make flowers, birds, fish and insects jump on the paper. Insiders can see at a glance that this little lady is not unaware of the high and low, and she does have some strength, which supports her confidence to stand here at the moment.

After Xue Fei pondered, he finished painting a riverside willow, and then hung it high, signaling everyone to come and see, and sure enough, it caused a taste of chatter.

Although the voice of doubt was still there, Xue Fei faced it calmly and pretended not to hear anything, after all, the purpose of Yihe Academy to hold this event is not to underestimate anyone, and among them, including talented women.

Once someone wants to step over the work itself and comment on Xue Fei, saying that she has no dignity, she will be immediately pushed down: it is good that people paint on the spot, and they can not show timidity.

After all, it is the daughter's family, and they can't participate in the scientific examination, if they can marry a beautiful and elegant beautiful lady who can talk to them and have a topic to talk about, for them, they have to sleep at night with a big tooth and a happy flower.

They pulled a screen, Xue Fei stood outside to paint, Zhu Xingchun sat inside to write, listening to the sound of movement outside, Zhu Xingchun smiled, and continued to devote herself to the preliminary work she had to prepare in advance.

This little thing, Xue Fei can settle it on her own, and she doesn't need to come out to attract attention for the time being.

A genius looked at the painting, thought for a while, and asked, "Now that it's not time for the catkins to fly, how do you know that the weeping willow silk is the same as in your painting?" Could it be that when the Snow Maiden paints, she relies on her imagination and writes casually? ”

In class, they always use specific reference objects as examples to make detailed traces.

A brushwork like Xue Fei, which is smeared with a large piece of colored ink and then sketched on it, is not an orthodox practice among the four arts, but it is better because of the profound atmosphere and long charm.

Caizi's words were direct, but everyone could hear that he did not mean to fight against the same party, but really wanted to discuss it and was explaining his doubts to Xue Fei.

"When painting, as long as you have a scene in your heart, you will be confident enough to write a book, and as long as you are confident enough in the world you are building, where is not the beautiful scenery that can be depicted?"

Xue Fei was not in a hurry and pushed back the words.

Caizi frowned and didn't answer, thinking that he understood, but he didn't understand very much.

But it didn't matter, and Xue Fei didn't need him to understand. She cleared her throat and threw out the first olive branch: "The little woman didn't come here to paint to survive, nor did she rely on this craft to eat, she just wanted to find a talented son and make friends with the little girl." It would be nice to be able to understand the meaning of my paintings, and to be able to write poems that move me. ”

It is to be good at calligraphy and painting, and to be able to compete with Xuefei. Everyone suddenly asked, "I don't know the girl, how do you want to find this person?" ”

"If you can meet all the above conditions and make the girl happy, I don't know what you can get?"

This is a more direct question, but Xue Fei got off the donkey down the slope and said with a smile: "If there is really such a person, the little girl has no other skills, but her family is well-off, and she has a few connections in Beijing, which can ensure that he will be prosperous all the way to his studies until he wins the first place." ”

The words were not loud, but when they fell into the ears of these people, it was like a thunderclap.

In silence, someone took the lead in swallowing saliva, rolled up and down in the Adam's apple, and said, "What the girl said, but is it true?" ”

If someone really had such a good life, wouldn't they be able to worry about it for the rest of their lives!