Lin Daiyu said in a calm and clear voice: "Please give a question, sir."
Jia Yucun smiled and said:
"There is spring outside the house and willow catkins are flying. Just write a poem with the catkins as the title."
Lin Daiyu nodded slightly and said:
"Students receive the order."
The maid next to him hurriedly brought pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and helped Lin Daiyu display paper and grind ink.
Lin Daiyu walked to the table, took the pen and dipped it ink, and after thinking for a moment, she started writing like flying. She stopped writing less than half a quarter of an hour.
"Report to the teacher, the student has finished writing." Lin Daiyu's soft words shocked everyone.
"I didn't expect that Yu'er's talent was so quick!" Jia Zheng sighed, "Let me see, what poem did you write?"
As he said that, he stood up and strode to the table.
Jia Chen, Jia Dairu and Jia Yucun also came to the front one after another.
When Jia Zheng saw the beautiful running script on the snow-walled paper, his eyes lit up and he murmured: "It turned out to be a poem." Then he recited:
“Tang Duoling:
The pink falls into the Baihua Island, and the fragrance remains in the Swallow Tower.
In a group, they form a ball one by one.
Wandering is like a person's life is as weak as a person's heart, and he is full of affection and love.
The plants and trees know sorrow, but their youth is white!
Lament who gave up and who received it in this life?
Don’t care about marriage and spring, go with it and be patient.”
After finishing the chanting, Jia Zheng burst into praise:
"What a poem called "Du Ling" with exquisite words and brilliant writing, but there is a faint sadness between the lines. Yu'er, you must relax and never be sentimental, sad and sad in spring and autumn."
Lin Daiyu bowed her blessing and gave a gift: "Yu'er will follow her teachings!"
Jia Dairu agreed, "I am very sceptical. Although Yu'er is a female, she is much better than Lao's students."
After saying that, he suddenly remembered Jia Chen and hurriedly added: "One of the old students, perhaps only Chen'er can compete with Yu'er."
Now, Jia Chen has become a banner that proves his teaching level. If Lin Daiyu really compares all his students, then his old face will have no place to put it.
A smug smile appeared on the corner of Jia Yucun's lips, and the purpose of using Lin Daiyu to show his talent has been achieved.
But Jia Chen was cold to himself just now, and Jia Yucun was resentful, and it was just right to take this opportunity to embarrass Jia Chen, so he took over Jia Dairu's words and smiled sly:
"What the great master in the school said is very good. Since brother Chen has already memorized the Four Books and Five Classics, I guess his poems and articles are definitely good.
There are pens, ink, paper and inkstones here, just right, please ask brother Chen to write a poem about willow catkins, and then ask your second uncle and the great master of Xueli to give a review. How about it?"
As soon as these words were said, Jia Zheng and Jia Dairu frowned. Although Jia Chen had memorized the Four Books and Five Classics, he had never shown his talent in poetry. If he didn't write well, wouldn't he be made fun of?
Jia Zheng was about to find a reason to refuse, but saw Jia Chen calmly speaking:
"Then I will write a simple work as Brother Shi wishes. Please give me some comments."
After saying that, he picked up the brush, splashed ink, and wrote a poem in a slew:
"Linjiangxian Hanliu
Where are the flying catkins and flowers? The layers of ice and snow are destroyed,
The sparse tree is colder than the five points.
Love him, the bright moon is so good, and it is also related to being haggard.
The most common thread is shaken and it turns to teach people to remember the spring mountains.
It is difficult to deal with the dream of a sling.
How much hatred does the west wind not dispel the brow bend.”
"Okay! What a song about Linjiangxian! This is a great talent!" Jia Zheng clapped his hands and said, and his previous worries and doubts were wiped out.
Jia Dairu smiled so hard that he could not see his eyes. The folds on his face shrank into walnuts. "I am really a proud student of old people. He is talented and full of literary talent. Compared with Yu'er's Tang Duoling, he is not inferior to Yu'er's Tang Duoling."
Jia Yucun's mouth twitched a few times. This time he failed to make Jia Chen embarrassed, but he made him show his talent. He really lost all the money.
But to be fair, Jia Chen's poem is indeed extraordinary. Even if he, a self-proclaimed talented Jinshi, could hardly make such exquisite poems.
What's more, Jia Chen wrote with a pen almost without thinking, and with a swing, his agile poetry is really amazing and he has to convince him.
Jia Yucun curled his lips and reluctantly echoed:
"The poem "Brother Chen" is not different from that of Yu'er's Tang Duoling. Between Bo, he is indeed a famous teacher and a high disciple. The great master of Xueli is worthy of being a great scholar of his generation."
Jia Dairu knew that he was not worthy of the four words "a great scholar of the generation", but he was still in a very happy mood. It would be worthwhile to be praised by a Jinshi as an old boy so much.
Of course, he also knew very well that this was all Jia Chen's credit, and this talented student gave him a face.
Lin Daiyu said modestly:
"Brother Chen's words are obviously better than what I wrote. Yu'er admires them very much and admires them very much."
Jia Chen thought to himself that this poem is Nalan Ci, but it is naturally extremely amazing to compete with Li Houzhu's Ci.
"My sister Lin doesn't have to be too humble. You are kind and have both talent and beauty. You can be compared with those of talented women such as Li Qingzhao and Xie Daoyun."
Jia Chen is generous with praise, but it is actually not an exaggeration. Lin Daiyu has the talent of singing Xu, which is comparable to Yi'an's lay Buddhist.
Lin Daiyu pursed her lips and smiled:
"Brother Chen is joking. How dare I compare to everyone's poems, Li Xie?"
Jia Chen smiled and said:
"My sister Lin still looks better when she smiles. She should smile more in the future. You were originally a relative of Rong Mansion. The ancestors have always been pity for the poor and the weak. They will naturally be more concerned about your granddaughter. The second master will definitely treat you as his biological child.
Just like a daughter, she will live up to Uncle Lin’s trust.”
This sentence is very skillful. It not only advises Lin Daiyu not to be sentimental, sensitive and negative, but also reminds Jia Zheng to treat her well and not to let Lin Ruhai down.
Lin Daiyu was so smart that she heard that Jia Chen was reminding Jia Zheng to take good care of himself, and her heart was immediately warm. This cousin was not a few years older than him, but she was mature and polite, considerate, and was a caring and kind person.
Thinking of this, Lin Daiyu couldn't help but feel a little fond of Jia Chen.
Hearing this, Jia Zheng nodded with a smile:
"What Chen'er said is very true. Even if Yu'er relaxes her mind, Lingzun and I are both uncle and close friends, and we will definitely not let him down. Just treat this place as your own home. If you lack anything, just be with the old lady.
My uncle and aunt said, don’t want heretics.”
Looking at Lin Daiyu, who is beautiful and refined, and has both talented and beautiful, Jia Zheng likes her more and more. He sighed in his heart how great it would be if this was his own daughter?
What made Jia Zheng even more regretful was that Jia Chen was not his own son. When he thought of Jia Baoyu, a villain who had no days and wasted his studies, he was so angry that he was so angry.
Compared with Jia Chen, this unfilial son is like a sparrow and a phoenix. He doesn’t deserve to carry his shoes to others!
Jia Yucun hypocritically reminded:
"Yu'er will take care of her more in the future. She can't stay by your side as a teacher. I think you have an old lady and uncle and aunt taking care of your daily life, so she will feel at ease as a teacher."
Lin Daiyu bowed:
"Thank you for your concern. Yu'er will not be able to serve others in the future, and your teacher should take care of her."
Jia Chen suddenly asked:
"I wonder where the old lady arranged for Lin Meimei to live?"
Lin Daiyu said:
"The old lady arranged for me to live in the green cabinet in the ensuite warmer."
Jia Chen asked knowingly:
"I heard that Brother Bao also lives in the warm chalet. In this way, wouldn't Lin Meimei live in the same room with Brother Bao?"
He asked such a sensitive question in public not to embarrass Lin Daiyu, but to preserve her reputation.