Tonight in Zhezhou is destined to be a night where "the river is full of poetry and the moon is reflected in the wine", but no matter how noisy, lively and full of laughter this night seems to have nothing to do with Chen Jianchen.
While others were at the banquet, their minds had already flown to nowhere. When it was their turn to give orders from Minghua Academy, Xiao Hanfeng only came forward to answer. After a few hesitations, he declared failure and ordered each person to drink three glasses of wine as a penalty.
Among the student representatives from the twenty colleges present, in fact, it was not only Minghua College that failed to answer the drinking order, but several others were eliminated in the first round. In the end, as expected,
Only the Imperial College, Yuelu Academy, Kaitai Academy, Sainty Academy, and Shigu Academy are still represented by students, and the competition is becoming fierce and fierce.
But what does this have to do with Chen Jianchen?
His attention was now entirely focused on the plate of fried crabs on the table, dealing with them one by one and finishing one after another.
"good!"
The almost thunderous cheers he heard from time to time were really out of place. After finally killing the last crab, Chen Jianchen burped with satisfaction, wiped his hands, and turned around, just in time to hear Zheng Shuliang being worried about Dezhi.
Everyone on the ground shouted loudly: "I accept it!"
Upon hearing these three words, Chen Jianchen knew that it was the student representative of the Imperial College who had the last laugh.
This result is no surprise.
Although there is a saying that "rich families have always had dandies since ancient times", the existence of Zheng Shuliang clearly states another truth: rich and handsome people can also be talented.
Xiao Hanfeng, who was beside him, had obviously been paying attention to the performance of others. At this time, he sighed quietly and said with a sense of desolation: "It turns out that there is really a gap between people; 'There is a sky outside the sky, and there are people outside the world.' Honesty should not be deceived."
I also."
Chen Jianchen chuckled: "Han Feng, you don't have to be so presumptuous about yourself, everyone has their own strengths. If they were asked to compete with you for sex, who would be better than you?"
Unexpectedly, Xiao Hanfeng was very serious. He picked up a chopstick, held one end in each hand, and said resolutely: "Senior Liuxian, I, Xiao Hanfeng, swear to God tonight that from now on, I will never paint erotic pictures again. I must work hard to study."
It’s the right way.”
Um……
He tried hard with both hands to break the chopsticks. Unexpectedly, the chopsticks were made of black sandalwood and were very hard. He tried hard several times in a row but couldn't break it, and his old face turned red.
Chen Jianchen couldn't help laughing when he saw it.
Xiao Hanfeng had no choice but to hand over the chopsticks and said with a shy face: "Senior, please help me break the chopsticks to make an oath." But in his heart, he thought that if he couldn't break the chopsticks, Chen Jianchen would definitely not be able to do anything.
Chen Jianchen took the chopsticks, glanced at him with a half-smile, grabbed both ends of the chopsticks, and with a little force, the hard chopsticks snapped from the middle.
Xiao Hanfeng was shocked when he saw it. He couldn't help but take a few more glances at his hands. They were clearly white and clean hands with long slender fingers. They were the hands for writing. Why did he have such great strength?
You can break the chopsticks.
"Senior Liuxian, you?"
Chen Jianchen said calmly: "As you said, there are differences between people."
Hearing this, Xiao Hanfeng broke into sweat and was speechless.
The drinking ceremony was over, the moon was at its zenith, and everyone had almost finished eating and drinking. The banquet was dispersed and they began to return to Kaitai College.
Back in the courtyard, Gu Xuezheng specially called Chen Jianchen and Xiao Hanfeng to the room to lecture: "I have seen your performance tonight. Although your skills are not as good as others, the gap is so big, I still feel very disappointed.
."
When Xiao Hanfeng saw Chen Jianchen tightening his lips and showing no intention of making any conversation, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and said, "I'm telling you, Sir, that drinking under orders is not what a student is good at..."
Having said this, he was immediately interrupted by Gu Xuezheng: "You don't need to say more. I understand that you are from poor backgrounds. How many banquets have you experienced? It is not surprising that you lack experience in this area. But you don't have to be discouraged. I, Xuezheng
I have learned that this talent competition does not have an executive component, but is divided into three parts, one is 'Shi Wen', the other is 'Poetry', and the other is calligraphy. These three contents are all
The foundation, and it is precisely because of the foundation that the real chapter can be seen. So, you still have a certain chance."
After saying that, he glanced at Chen Jianchen and sighed in his heart - Tonight at the Zhaiyue Tower, the event organizer of Kaitai College announced the assessment content and relevant rules of the talent competition. After listening, Gu Xuezheng was filled with excitement.
A glimmer of hope arose. As long as they didn't take the test with too unfamiliar and difficult content, Chen Jianchen and Xiao Hanfeng wouldn't lose too badly, and at least they could save some face.
As for Chen Jianchen, Gu Xuezheng knew that his poem "Evening" was indeed a good poem and it was suitable for the time and place. More importantly, it was written on the fly after hearing about it. A glimpse of it shows that Chen Jianchen has poetic talent.
In addition to his poetic talent, Gu Xuezheng also knew that Chen Jianchen opened a calligraphy shop called "Liaozhai" in Jiangzhou and wrote and sold his own books. His attainments in calligraphy were certainly not too bad.
Being talented in poetry and having calligraphy skills equals two major competitive conditions. Unfortunately, Chen Jianchen's writing skills cannot be praised. He almost failed the scientific examination last year. This shortcoming alone caused his overall strength to drop several times.
If Chen Jianchen’s Shiwen Bagu has a certain strength, I dare not say it will compete in the top ten, but it can at least remain within the mid-range level.
As for Xiao Hanfeng, as a student who just entered the school, he is not very good and has nothing to say.
After the lecture, Chen Jianchen and Xiao Hanfeng withdrew and looked at each other without saying anything. It would be better to say good night and rest early.
Back in the room, Chen Jianchen read a book and practiced calligraphy for a while before lying on the bed, but he didn't feel sleepy - he was thinking about the result of Ying Ning's letter.
Ying Ning went to Jinhua to deliver a letter to Nie Xiaoqian, but she didn't know what the result would be.
Ever since they parted ways in Jiangzhou, or because of the long journey, Chen Jianchen and Nie Xiaoqian have lost contact and correspondence. Several times, Chen Jianchen wanted to write to her, but he just opened the paper at the pawnshop, sharpened the ink, and picked up the pen.
I was speechless for a while, I could only let it go in frustration.
——After all, nothing happened between him and Nie Xiaoqian. It was difficult to define their relationship, and I didn’t know what to say when writing a letter.
But I just hope that nothing happens to her.
puff!
Just when I was thinking endlessly, a person suddenly jumped out of the window. Under the moonlight shining in, I could clearly see that it was Ying Ning dressed as a book boy.
Ying Ning went to Jinhua alone, but Chen Jianchen did not tell anyone externally. He only said that his book boy was a little uncomfortable, so he stayed in the room to rest.
"Yingning, you are back."
Chen Jianchen was not surprised that the little vixen traveled back and forth in one day.
"Well, sir, I'm back."
Yingning sat down, took a sip of water, and automatically said without waiting for Chen Jianchen to ask, "But Master, I didn't send a letter to Sister Xiaoqian."
Chen Jianchen was stunned: "Why?"
Yingning said: "Because Sister Xiaoqian is not in Jinhua at all, she is in Zhezhou."
Nie Xiaoqian is in Zhezhou City?
Regarding this fact, Chen Jianchen was not expecting this fact. He suddenly remembered a sentence: The crowd searched for him thousands of times, but when he suddenly looked back, he was there in the dim light...