The next day, Xia Zhaoyi went downstairs early carrying a small bamboo basket.
Both the shopkeeper and the waiter were curious about this new little guest who came to the inn. Her words and deeds were polite and orderly, which really made people feel good about her. When they saw her, they wanted to say hello with a smile.
Xia Zhaoyi smiled back, went out and walked around the nearby bun shops and teahouses like yesterday, then walked towards Qingshan Academy.
Qingshan Academy was originally built outside the city, but later flooded, and the fire burned many people to death. Most of them died in the fire trying to move out the collection of books in the academy. After the matter was reported to the ministers, Emperor Xuanyan was deeply moved.
Feeling sad, he directly gave them a feng shui treasure land in the city for them to rebuild.
At that time, as soon as this imperial order was issued, all the civil and military officials in the entire dynasty praised Emperor Xuanyan for cherishing his talents like treasures, being kind and courteous.
Now, in a flash, it has been almost seven years.
Xia Zhaoyi stood at the door of Qingshan Academy, looking at the not-so-new door plaque, feeling many emotions and deep sadness in her heart.
She tidied herself up a bit and walked inside.
The nurse at the door had his eyes on her since she appeared. Seeing her walking like this, and was about to speak, the little girl spoke first: "I have a letter of recommendation from Mr. Zhan Chen of Dongping University." She took
He wrote a letter, "I want to see the academicians here."
Mr. Zhan Chen.
As soon as he heard these four words, the guard's expression relaxed, he took the letter and said, "Then you wait here for a moment, I will send it in."
"Thank you." Xia Zhaoyi said.
The nurse went in with the letter and came out in less than two sticks of incense, accompanied by a middle-aged man.
The middle-aged man looked around and then at Xia Zhaoyi: "Where is your brother?"
"My brother suddenly fell seriously ill today and was unable to get up from his bed. However, since Mr. Zhan Chen has already given me a letter of recommendation and agreed to do so today, my brother was afraid of breaking his promise, so he asked me to come and deliver the letter." Xia Zhaoyi said.
"That's fine," the middle-aged man nodded, "but since he's sick, it doesn't mean he's broken his promise if he can't come."
"There is one more thing I would like to ask your help, sir," Xia Zhaoyi said again, "I have an old friend who asked me to bring a few words to Mr. Guo Ting from your academy. Is this gentleman here?"
When she asked this question, she felt a little uneasy, fearing that she would say he was gone.
Fortunately, the middle-aged man nodded directly: "He is here. If you want to see him, come with me."
"Okay," Xia Zhaoyi smiled happily and brightly, "Thank you sir!"
The academy is either big or small. A small courtyard in the west is full of birdcages. A commoner man is holding a pen and drawing a bird in the birdcage.
Standing next to the man in common clothes was a woman of similar age, also dressed in common clothes, with her hair in a bun, quietly accompanying the man in common clothes, while raising her head to look at the birds over there.
"Guo Ting!" the middle-aged man came over and shouted.
The man in commoner clothes did not look back, he was concentrating on painting.
The woman next to her turned around, put her hand in front of her lips and said "shh".
"What the hell," the middle-aged man shouted, "Here comes a very special person. Do you know who the little girl next to me is?"
The woman looked at the girl behind him. Apart from being clean, beautiful and having a better temperament, she couldn't see anything special about her clothes and grooming.
"Is she..." the woman asked.
"Mr. Zhan Chen from Dongping Academy personally wrote a letter of recommendation to this girl's brother, recommending that she come to our Qingshan Academy to study!" said the middle-aged man.
"Mr. Zhan Chen?" the woman was surprised, "Mr. Zhan Chen's personal letter of recommendation?"
She looked back at the girl again and felt amazing.
Mr. Zhan Chen has a high reputation and an aloof temperament. It seems that he has never done anything like this to write a letter of recommendation.
The man in common clothes also wrote and turned around, looking at Xia Zhaoyi curiously. When he finally met her eyes, the man in common clothes was suddenly stunned.
The look in this girl's eyes instantly felt very familiar to him, as if something flashed through his mind.
She looked at him, and a smile suddenly appeared in her eyes, as gentle as falling flowers in autumn water.
"What about her brother," Guo Ting said, "Didn't her brother want to come here to study? Why did you bring her to me?"
"This girl said that she knows you, and an old friend asked her to bring a message to you," the middle-aged man said, "I brought him here, so you can chat."
With that said, the middle-aged man looked at Xia Zhaoyi: "Axing, I'm leaving first. If you don't know the way later, just ask Guo Ting to take you away."
"It's Ah Li," Xia Zhaoyi said, "the pear of Lihua."
"Okay, okay, Ah Li, I remember this time." The middle-aged man said with a smile.
Xia Zhaoyi also smiled, and after he left, he turned to look at Guo Ting over there.
The woman came over and said, "Ah Li, Lihua's pear?"
Xia Zhaoyi couldn't remember how many people she had introduced herself to in this way. Now when she heard others talk about it like this, she found it funny and said with a smile: "Yes, just call me Ah Li."
She looked at the woman's bun, then glanced at Guo Ting and said, "Sister, are you Mr. Guo Ting's wife?"
The woman's cheeks were slightly shy and she nodded: "Well, yes."
Xia Zhaoyi felt warm in her heart. It seemed that Guo Ting was doing well, at least he was not involved in the Xia family's affairs.
She turned to Guo Ting, cupped her fists and said, "Mr. Guo Ting, he sleeps under the stars at night, dreaming of mountains and rivers, and gets drunk and sings with his friends."
Guo Ting was stunned for a moment and almost lost his grip on the pen in his hand. However, his expression remained calm, but his eyes tightened and were focused on the girl.
"What are you talking about? I don't know." Guo Ting said.
The woman on the side looked at Guo Ting strangely, knowing him well.
Guo Ting pursed his lips and looked a little pale. Looking at the girl, his emotions surged for a moment.
"I'm not a bad person, and I'm not here to test you. I know Brother Sun, and I know you, and even more..." She glanced at the woman aside and continued, "Brother Xia."
Guo Ting put down his pen, his head buzzing.
"Sanlang, what's wrong with you?" the woman asked.
"I have nothing to do," Guo Ting looked at her, "I have something to say to this girl, you go and do your work first."
The woman paused slightly and nodded: "Okay."
She looked at Xia Zhaoyi, smiled slightly, then turned and left.
"You come with me." Guo Ting said, casually taking a paperweight and pressing it on the unfinished painting, then turned and walked towards the other moon cave door.
Arriving at a small courtyard filled with firewood, Guo Ting sat down next to the stone bench in the courtyard, looked at Xia Zhaoyi and said, "I don't know the elder brother Sun you are talking about, nor the second brother Xia, and I don't know you either."
Who is it? Tell me, what is your purpose in finding me?"
