Wen Zhengming came to study literature with Wu Kuan. Brother Wen felt that letting him play with him for one day was already a delay in his studies. As for himself, since the annual exam had not been decided yet, of course he wanted to play with him for a few days first.

So the next day Brother Wen went out to make friends happily. He first spent two days learning how to make a flute from bamboo, and another two days learning how to play the flute correctly. At the same time, he got to know many people in Dongzhuang with the shepherd boy. My little friend follows others to fish and catch shrimps in Xixi every day.

That's right, there is also a bay of living water in Dongzhuang called Xixi, which was specially painted by Shen Zhou in his painting.

Brother Wen didn't think the stream was too cold either. He waded into the water with his friends to catch fish and dig out crabs in the mud holes. He no longer acted like the little gentleman he was on the first day.

Considering that Wu Kuan had to eat fast and observe the strict rules, he carried a bucket to Shen Zhou's house to share the harvest after his big harvest, greatly boasting about how hard he had worked to catch these small fish, shrimps and crabs.

Shen Zhou asked the Shen family cook to help him make all the fried fish and shrimps and fried crabs.

Brother Wen had been playing freely for a few days, and Zhang Ling came over, saying that after receiving their letter, he came here specially to take him to play with Tang Yin.

It's just that during Tang Yin's mourning period, he couldn't go out to play, so Zhang Ling was responsible for taking Brother Wen to Wuxian County to play.

Of course Wen Zhengming wanted to go see Tang Yin together, but he was studying with Wu Kuan, so it was not suitable to think about running out all day long.

Seeing Wen Zhengming's confused look, Wu Kuan smiled and said: "Learning ancient Chinese is not something that can only be done in a day or two. If you really want to write good articles, it is also important to feel comfortable. You can take a day off to study with Brother Wen and the others. Let’s go play in the city.”

Brother Wen had been wandering back and forth between Dongzhuang and Xizhuang for so many days, and he almost got a feel for this area. When Zhang Ling came, he immediately became wild and wanted to go outside and take a look.

The waterway here in Dongzhuang is well developed, and you can take a boat directly to the docks along the river. Brother Wen and the others also went to Wuxian County by boat.

The boat swayed through the gentle river, and the oncoming breeze swayed the reeds and willow branches on both sides, making Brother Wen feel particularly relaxed and comfortable.

With such good wind, water and scenery, how could we not play a Wuzhong song!

Brother Wen happily took out the bamboo flute he made a few days ago and stood on the bow of the boat, playing it intermittently.

Wen Zhengming, who had been tortured by Brother Wen for several days: "..."

Zhang Ling, who was tortured by Brother Wen for the first time: "..."

Brother Wen finished playing a Wuzhong tune taught to him by his friends as if he was about to die, and enthusiastically showed off to Zhang Ling who heard him play for the first time: "Look, I can play it!"

Zhang Ling didn't know what to say when he heard him boasting so proudly.

This boy is rightly proud, he can indeed play!

Many people can't play the tune at all, which is pretty good for beginners.

Zhang Ling asked Brother Wen to give him the flute. He wiped the flute with his sleeve casually, brought it to his mouth and tried the note. Then he sat there and slowly played the Wu song played by Brother Wen. A small and medium-sized tune was played.

Even though he had been drinking all day long, he was still very energetic. He could play the music very easily and with a slight smile on his lips. It seemed that he was running around to have fun all day long, so it was not a bad idea. I didn’t learn any skills at all!

When Brother Wen saw that Zhang Ling played so well, he didn't feel that he was inferior to others at all. Instead, he took Zhang Ling and asked him to teach him all the way.

When getting off the boat, Zhang Ling said with a smile: "I have spent so much time teaching you, but next time we don't have money to buy wine, you have to perform on the street in exchange for us wine money!"

Wen Zhengming finally couldn't help but interjected: "Don't lead Brother Wen into trouble."

He told Brother Wen that the three guys were craving for wine on the way to Nanjing last time, so they sang "Lotus Falls" on the street together in exchange for drink money!

Zhang Ling laughed and said: "I am not a scholar, I am just an idler with nothing to do."

Wen Zhengming was originally going to tell Brother Wen how unreliable the three of them were, but Brother Wen was fascinated by what he heard: "It's a pity that I didn't recognize you at that time, and I can't sing "Lotus Falls" either. "

Zhang Ling said: "What's the difficulty? I'll teach you later." He patted Wen Zhengming on the shoulder and teased, "See, you are the one who doesn't fit in with others. Ever since I found out that Brother Wen was setting up a stall in the capital, I have been We know that he is the same as us!"

Wen Zhengming said helplessly: "Yes, yes, you two get along best."

Zhang Ling said: "Don't be too sad, we also treat you as a good friend from the bottom of our hearts!"

Brother Wen also responded: "Good senior brother!"

Forget it, let them go, it's not like he hasn't persuaded Tang Yin and the others.

The group of people came to Tang Yin's house chatting and laughing, and Zhu Yunming happened to be there too. It was obvious that he came specially to accompany Tang Yin.

Compared with the high spirits when they first met, Tang Yin looked a lot thinner.

Any family member who dies one after another will not be in a good state, not to mention that Tang Yin almost lost several close relatives within a year.

Brother Wen was quite happy along the way. When he saw Tang Yin in such a state, he immediately stopped joking and went over with Zhang Ling and others to comfort Tang Yin.

Zhu Yunming has been enlightening Tang Yin for a long time. He and Zhang Ling now almost take turns living in Tang Yin's house, fearing that Tang Yin will really be devastated by this setback.

Exactly which one it is, he doesn’t know!

In fact, Wu Kuan and his friends often organize gatherings like this, but after all, they are just small-scale gatherings of like-minded people. There is no clear theme for the exhibition, and they are never limited to whose paintings they appreciate.

Tang Yin took a sip of the tasteless tea, raised his eyes and said to Brother Wen and the others: "I'm fine, you don't have to worry about me."

"Are you going to end this year?"

This boy was still hesitant in front of them, but when he was in front of Tang Yin, he spoke so confidently that he really said whatever he said to anyone he met.

Brother Wen said: "Even if you can't take the exam this year, you can't relax." He started to talk shamelessly, "I'm telling you, I will go back to Yuyao to take the annual exam this year, and then see if I can take the provincial exam this year. If I can If you go to take the exam, you will end up earlier than you!"

Invite Zhang Ling to drink a jar of Sanbaijiu!

You just want to make arguments, why do you have to mention my dark history?!

The so-called Sanbaijiu is a famous wine from the south of the Yangtze River. The Sanbai refers to nothing more than white rice, white flour and white water.

Even Wen Zhengming, who has a particularly good temper, feels like he is angry at his forehead at this moment.

After Zhang Ling read it, he immediately said to Wen Zhengming: "If I lose, I will give you my bald pen."

Seeing Brother Wen's shocked expression, everyone was happy. Even Tang Yin, who had been depressed for a long time, finally showed a smile.

Tang Yin looked at his friends sitting in a circle and felt much better.

Zhang Lingqi asked: "What do you mean by art exhibition?"

Tang Yin was really surprised when he heard this.

Zhang Ling writes so fast that one suspects that he has wanted to make such a wish for a long time.

Brother Wen said: "There is no such thing as 'knowing it earlier'. If you didn't take the exam, you didn't take the exam!"

Now that Zhang Ling got up, others were not disappointed and took pens to write down their wishes on paper.

Tang Yin, who was also good at wine, wanted a jar of Fuzhen wine produced in Suzhou.

Tang Yin said: "That's because when I was young, I didn't think about taking the imperial examination and just had fun. Otherwise, I would have passed the examination long ago!"

Even if you reluctantly invite people over, it still won’t achieve the effect of letting everyone appreciate your talent!

What kind of friend is this?!

Tang Yin said: "Don't be complacent. Do you think you can pass the exam? Look at Wen Zhengming. He failed the annual exam and people mentioned that the academic officials thought he was ugly!"

Nothing new!

Tang Yin asked.

Wen Zhengming couldn't help but take another look at Brother Wen.

Zhang Ling put his hands on his hands and said with a smile: "This is interesting! When I save some masterpieces in the future, I will definitely hold an exhibition and invite everyone to see it!"

Brother Wen said: "When senior brother holds a painting exhibition in the future, he must also display this piece. Then he will write an inscription next to it, saying, 'On a certain day of a certain year and a certain month, my friend Zhang Mengjin gave me a bald brush'! "

After saying that, he relied on Wen Zhengming and announced that he would definitely give him a bald brush when the time comes. When Wen Zhengming becomes famous in the future, he can also use the bald brush to show his face at Wen Zhengming's art exhibition!

This person is really shameless and invincible in the world!

Brother Wen was simply stunned.

Of course, the premise is that your calligraphy and painting skills are really good, otherwise others will not pay attention to you.

When he was a boy, he relied on his family to take care of everything, so he could do anything casually, get married when he was told, and have fun when he should. Now that he suddenly lost his parents, wife and children, he felt empty every night.

Tang Yin was really stimulated after hearing this.

It was obviously something that was not certain, but when it came to Tang Yin, he said it as if it was already certain.

Smooth tongue!

Zhang Ling saw the excitement and didn't think it was a big deal. He smiled and said: "Come, let's make a bet to see if Brother Wen can pass the annual exam. Gambling is not a good thing. We can each write down a wish that we want to realize. , the person who bets on the wrong one picks the one who bets on the right one to help the other person realize their wish. Don’t write anything too difficult, otherwise no one will pick it when the time comes, so don’t blame others for defaulting!”

Zhu Yunming and Wen Zhengming, one older and the other mature, were obviously much more polite. One asked for an inkstone and the other for a pen, without specifying where they were made. It was obvious that they were making things difficult for those who did not want to lose.

If the art exhibition is well organized, you will leave a deep impression on the calligraphy and painting circles!

This wine is extremely clear and beautiful, which is really Zhang Ling's favorite.

Anyway, it’s delicious!

Wen Zhengming: “…………”

After Zhang Ling announced the contents of the bet, he wrote down his wishes on the paper very skillfully.

Zhang Ling and others were very interested after hearing this. They are all young people, so how could they not like the excitement?

Now that Tang Yin and the other three had finished writing their wishes, Brother Wen also wrote a wish, saying that he wanted to go to the most delicious restaurant in Suzhou for a meal.

Brother Wen vowed: "Of course! Look at you, if you slack off in your studies, you may never want to call me senior again!"

After all, he is still a young man in his early twenties, and he has always claimed to be extremely smart and unparalleled in literary talent. How could he be willing to lose too much to a little brat?

Seeing that everyone had finished writing, Zhang Ling took the wish list back, put on a red pen and said: "Come here, those who think Brother Wen can pass the annual test will draw a circle behind his wish, and those who think he can't pass will be placed behind his wish.

Make a cross!"
Chapter completed!