Chapter 26
[Doesn't he like being bullied?]
Xue Lang thought that he had some problems. He didn't appreciate those who treated him well, but he still gave him a +10 for flirting with others without caring about them. What did he add to it?
System: [Perhaps he doesn't feel that Xue Shiyi bullied him.]
"...Yeah, I didn't do anything to him, he just argued with me," Xue Lang figured it out. "Then I'll let Xue Shiyi bully him."
System: [Good luck.]
Xue Lang did what he said and took Xue Shun to buy a pair of jade pendants. He gave one to Xue Shun and kept one for himself.
He then took him to see the lights and stood on the roof of the tallest building in Qishui County.
"How is it?" Xue Lang asked.
"It's quite bright." Xue Shun said.
He didn't seem very interested. Xue Lang noticed the old clothes he was wearing and took him to Qiluofang. Xue Shun's eyes lit up like lights: "Isn't this too expensive?"
Xue Lang thought to himself that he was indeed a materialistic person.
But she said, "Why be polite to my brother? Just pick whatever you like."
Xue Shun pursed his lips and smiled: "I like them all!"
Xue Lang: ...
"You want them all?" He felt as if he was a little dizzy as he spoke.
Xue Shun didn't dare to be so crazy, and lowered his head and said, "No, I'm already very happy today. It would be a waste to wear such a good thing on me."
"What kind of talk is that!"
Xue Lang breathed a sigh of relief, but disagreed:
"You are my brother, Xue Lang. Isn't it natural for you to wear two sets of nice clothes?"
"Really, no need." Xue Shun still refused to accept it.
Xue Lang simply helped him pick out the clothes. Xue Shun blushed at this and said in a whisper, "Sixth brother, there's really no need to do this. No matter how nice the clothes are, I don't have anything to match them. I can't wear them."
You can't just wear clothes, you have to wear shoes too. Once you have shoes, you can't just focus on your feet and ignore your head. Do you need a crown to tie your hair? If not, you should at least put a hairpin in it. Do you need a headband on your forehead? It's ugly to have a bare waist, so you need some purses and jade pendants. And these fingers...
No matter how beautiful a dress is, it will look less interesting without those odds and ends. It is better not to wear it if it does not look good on you.
Xue Shun either wants nothing or a whole set, otherwise where would he get the rest?
Xue Lang: He’s quite cunning.
"These are all trivial matters. Just pick them out and I'll take care of the rest for you."
He was also getting impatient, so he sent someone to ask the people from each store to deliver the goods directly to him for selection.
Xue Shun didn't ask for much, just a set of clothes and some silk.
The colors chosen are a bit gaudy.
Xue Lang couldn't understand his taste, but the color gave him hope, so he generously gave him a lot of things.
After returning, Xue Shun distributed the pieces of silk to the maids in the courtyard and gave Shen Jiao an extra hairpin.
"Why are you so generous today, sir?" Shen Jiao hadn't done anything good, so he was a little hesitant to accept it.
Xue Shun: "Just take it if I give it to you. Why are you talking so much?"
Okay, if you don’t take advantage of a good opportunity, you’re a bastard.
"Thank you very much, sir."
Shen Jiao took the things and prepared to put them back into the house. When she reached the door, she heard Xue Shun calling her again.
"Hey, you who," Xue Shun asked hesitantly, "Are you really willing to kill for me?"
Shen Jiao looked at the hairpin and suddenly realized: it’s the money I paid for my life.
"The young master has given an order, and I shall obey it. Do you want to kill Mr. Song?" Shen Jiao confirmed.
Xue Shun gave her a strange look and asked, "How sure are you?"
"I'm not sure," Shen Jiao said without hesitation, "If I can't pass the second gate, I will be caught and beaten to death."
"Then you're still going?"
"Medicine slaves are supposed to obey all the orders of their masters."
But saving her life was more important, so she had to let someone else do this job. She didn't know much about the killers in Qishui County, and who would be able to survive well and earn little?
"Then go ahead." Xue Shun raised his chin.
Shen Jiao said obediently: "Yes, I will go right away."
After leaving the house, Shen Jiao went back to the house, put his things away, took the money and left.
Xue Shun stood at the door and watched without calling her. He waited until Shen Jiao arrived at the Song family's door, looked carefully and was about to take a step forward and ask someone about something before he suddenly appeared, grabbed her shoulders, and pulled her back with great force.
Shen Jiao was startled. She had already pried out the blade hidden in the ring on her left hand with her fingernails and almost stabbed her. Xue Shuncai said, "It's me. Go back."
"Not killing him?"
"Next time."
“…”
He is sick!
After such a thing happening in the middle of the night, Xue Shun slept soundly during the day. At night, even though he had a limp, he suddenly had the urge to take her to the Poseidon Festival to join in the fun.
The result was that both of them had dark circles under their eyes and had to get up early to go to class.
Xue Shun had a sore leg, so he walked very slowly and arrived a little late.
Mr. Song was still sitting in the room waiting for him early as usual. Xue Shun went in and bowed first, then put his homework on the table in front of him, returned to his seat, and Shen Jiao set out the writing brush, ink, paper and inkstone.
As usual, he complained that his handwriting was ugly, and then he tested what he had learned before and then taught a new lesson.
Shen Jiao stepped back and dozed off.
It was not until she heard the sound of sweeping the floor in the yard that she realized it was time to rest. She then got up and asked Xue Shun if he wanted tea or snacks.
Xue Shun just wanted to sleep, so he waved his hands and lay down on the table.
Shen Jiao retreated to the back again.
After a moment, the rustling sound stopped, and the sound of Mr. Song reading with his head shaking could be heard again in the room, making the listeners feel more and more sleepy.
Except for days off, Mr. Song did not go home. He lived in the small courtyard. Three meals a day and snacks were delivered by maids, and his clothes were also washed by maids. The servants would come in during the breaks between his lectures and at lunch time to sweep the floor and tidy up everything, so he didn't have to worry.
In fact, if he wanted to go home, the manor had a carriage to pick him up, but he refused, saying something like "I should be loyal to my king" and treating the owner of the manor as his lord. How could he not do his best when the lord asked him to teach his children?
If I go back, how should I ask him if I have any questions?
When Shen Jiao heard about it, she was quite impressed by his seriousness. No matter how harshly he scolded people, at least it looked like he was really trying to teach Xue Shun.
But this persistence was obviously useless. Xue Shun avoided him like the plague, not to mention asking for advice. He was even unwilling to do his homework. He would rather write it himself and then let Shen Jiao copy it exactly. His writing was a little better, but only a little, otherwise it would be too fake.
Shen Jiao felt that Mr. Song had never really looked at the homework. Every time he handed it in, there was no follow-up. He never said a word about whether it was good or bad. He just scolded his handwriting for being ugly. He never praised his handwriting for its improvement, nor did he mention how the article was done.
It seems that none of those things are important, and only writing good handwriting is the most important.
The lessons were also difficult to understand.
She doubted that this man would not be able to teach a student like Xue Shun at all, so to Xue Shun, this man was naturally not a good teacher.
Instead of bothering to invite this famous scholar, it would be better to invite a student or scholar who has the patience to teach children. Perhaps you can learn more from him.
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