Chapter 307 Are you working with this boy to corrupt the cultivation?
After that, both of them started writing on the jute paper.
This jute paper is thin and difficult to use. In Lin Ziyan's opinion, only people like Shen Yanzhi who have tried and failed can use it. He himself will never use such a cheap thing!
Suppressing his impatience, those disdainful words flashed through Lin Ziyan's heart. He was waiting to compare Shen Yanzhi to another and then humiliate him severely.
After about two sticks of incense, Lin Ziyan took the lead in handing over the article he had written to Magistrate Zhou.
Lin Ziyan was a good calligrapher, and when Magistrate Zhou took it into his hands, he felt particularly comfortable.
He nodded appreciatively, he was indeed the master he had chosen!
Lin Ziyan was proud. He was a scholar and came prepared. How could Shen Yanzhi be his opponent?
He glanced at Shen Yanzhi with disdain and saw that the other person was still writing in an orderly manner. When his eyes passed over the jute paper in front of him, Lin Ziyan felt a little bad.
He didn't expect that a person who had failed many times could actually write good calligraphy! He originally thought that his handwriting was good enough, but he never thought that this person's handwriting was much better than him!
He couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva, and felt a rare sense of crisis in his heart.
But this sense of crisis did not last long. He quickly comforted himself that the person in front of him was just a child, and he could only write well. How could he compare to a scholar like him?
"Come on, come on, it's right here!" Outside, Ge Shi led a group of people from Lujia Village to rush over, "Don't be fooled by this liar who can't even pass the exam. He is cheating with Li Tannian. No matter what you do, in the end, it’s your children who will suffer the most!”
Li Tannian's eyes swept across the faces of the group of people. He saw that many of the people who came had melancholy expressions. Only a group of people, represented by Xiao Yang, had smiles on their faces as if they were watching a good show.
"Daughter-in-law Lu Zhi, please tell me why this master didn't even pass the exam. How can such a person be a master for the children in our village?"
As soon as Lu Liushun opened his mouth, the people in the village became anxious.
"No, if I had known it, I would have left my child in the clan school. Before there were so many things, I couldn't help my child."
"Daughter-in-law Lu Zhi, you have known for a long time that this Mrs. Shen is just a child, right? We are from the same village after all, how could you harm us like this?"
After not eating enough, he walked out from behind the villagers. When he saw this, he immediately shouted: "How could she not know that she was obviously working with others to extort repair money? I think this student surnamed Shen already knew that she would not be able to pass the exam. He became a scholar, and that’s when everyone decided.”
Although he has no children at home, he just loves to watch Li Tannian’s excitement!
"Shut up! Magistrate Zhou is here, how can you be allowed to talk nonsense here!" Li Tannian didn't despise the idea of not having enough to eat at all. She looked at not having enough to eat with a cold face, and then she said warmly to everyone, "Everyone, please be patient. Mr. Zhou will definitely give you an explanation. Don't be anxious."
Magistrate Zhou was named by Li Tannian, and only then did he realize the relationship: Madam Li was the one who tried to protect Shen Yanzhi!
In fact, when he just saw Mrs. Li, he was still a little surprised. From the looks of it, this Mr. Shen must not be an ordinary child!
Magistrate Zhou had a very good impression of Li Tannian, not to mention that now, she was still working with his wife to make a living. He naturally didn't like others talking about her like that.
Seeing the panic among the crowd, he kept a straight face and showed his official authority that he rarely showed: "Ms. Li is right. Don't be anxious, everyone. This county magistrate will give you an explanation."
As soon as he spoke, the villagers looked at him one after another.
This was the first time they saw Magistrate Zhou. To avoid bumping into the official, everyone immediately stopped.
Mr. Zhou also knows Li Tannian? Yes, Sister Nian is now the wife of the school captain. By the way, the old patriarch also said that the wife of the county magistrate and Sister Nian opened a shop together!
Everyone looked around and looked at each other for a while, not daring to cause trouble.
Shen Yanzhi quickly put away his pen and handed the article written on a piece of jute paper to Magistrate Zhou's hands.
County Magistrate Zhou looked at the handwriting that was like a wandering dragon, free and elegant. He secretly sighed at the good calligraphy. He looked at Shen Yanzhi again and nodded appreciatively at him.
He finally understood why Mrs. Li was so protective of this young man!
This young man is extraordinary. Just now, when there was such a big change outside, he was able to write without any distractions, as if he had left himself alone. This state of mind is really admirable.
Magistrate Zhou was shocked, but the complicated feelings in his heart began to haunt him again.
Afterwards, he read the two people's articles carefully. Although there was nothing wrong with Lin Ziyan's article, and the wording was particularly gorgeous, it was a little too conventional.
In comparison, he preferred Shen Yanzhi's articles, which pointed out the current ills, were both brilliant and insightful.
Is this kind of person really someone who has always failed?
He read Shen Yanzhi's article from beginning to end, and then from end to beginning, and finally couldn't help but said: "Why are your writing style and handwriting so familiar?"
It seemed like he had seen him before somewhere! But that shouldn't be the case. If he hadn't met by chance today, he would have almost forgotten the existence of this old man.
Shen Yanzhi raised his head and glanced at Magistrate Zhou. The look on Magistrate Zhou's face did not seem to be fake, which could only mean one thing.
At first, Mr. Zhou didn't even see the manuscript he left in the county government office.
Different from the previous mentality of anxiously waiting for Mr. Zhou's reply, at this moment, Shen Yanzhi felt indifferent and said calmly: "The student took part in the child examination before, and you were also the invigilator."
He just said this, and Magistrate Zhou nodded suddenly.
Immediately, he was a little confused. The descendants of the Shen family are quite talented. It can be seen from this article alone that such a person can hardly be promoted. How come he is still a child now?
Magistrate Zhou loves talents. Thinking of this, he read Shen Yanzhi's article again and again.
After a long while, after he figured out something, he asked: "Do you know what is the most controversial part of your article?"
Lin Ziyan secretly breathed a sigh of relief. When Magistrate Zhou saw Shen Yanzhi's article just now, the flash of surprise in his eyes was so obvious. Moreover, he had read Shen Yanzhi's article for so long!
He thought that Magistrate Zhou appreciated this boy's talent and wanted to praise him greatly.
"The students don't know, please tell me, sir." Shen Yanzhi cupped his hands and bowed to the county magistrate Zhou.
Magistrate Zhou admired Shen Yanzhi more and more. Not only was this man talented, he also had such a humble attitude. He would definitely be of great use in the future.
Magistrate Zhou was once a high school Jinshi, a man of great glory. After being a minor official for many years, the edges and corners of his body have long been smoothed away by this dismal official career, but his enthusiasm for learning has never diminished. .
When he saw Shen Yanzhi this time, he felt as if he had seen his old friend for many years. He just pulled Shen Yanzhi and started analyzing with him.
In his opinion, the reason why Shen Yan failed in repeated examinations was simply because his articles were too sharp and sharp, which might have touched the sore spot of any examiner and deliberately prevented him from passing.
In this case, if you pay more attention when you enter the examination room in the future, maybe you won't suffer these hidden losses again.
Magistrate Zhou and Shen Yanzhi chatted for a long time. The villagers in Lujia Village were confused and had no idea what they were talking about, but Lin Ziyan on the side knew it clearly.
This week, the county magistrate admired Shen Yanzhi, and just now he asked him to talk so much. If it continues like this, it will be of no benefit to him!