Chapter 168 Shen is not talented
This was not just one day. For the next two, three, four, five and six days, Ye Caiping returned home with a full load every day, while Shen Zhiyan got nothing.
It was a sunny day and Ye Caiping almost fell asleep while fishing. The basket was almost full. She was thinking that it would be a good idea to give today's fish to Ye Li, who was really good.
Her family and her second brother are tired of eating it.
Thinking about it, she glanced at Shen Zhiyan.
Master Shen is still as calm and handsome as ever, as leisurely as the elegant moon over Guanghu Lake, and his Taoism aspirations remain unchanged.
After so many days of comparison, anyone else would have collapsed long ago. Ye Caiping couldn't help but silently offer the word "admiration".
At this moment——
"Hey, it's moving!" Ye Caiping suddenly pointed at the water surface.
Of course it wasn’t her thread that moved, but Shen Zhiyan’s.
Shen Zhiyan was startled, but did not rush to pull the rod. This is the first time a fish has been caught in half a month.
He stood up and followed the direction of the fish. When he was about to pull the rod, the fish pulled the line to Ye Caiping's side and got entangled with Ye Caiping's line.
Ye Caiping was startled and quickly pulled the fishing rod.
Shen Zhiyan looked at the two lines that were tangled together and stretched straight, feeling a little depressed. The fish that was finally hooked was frozen there.
Ye Caiping didn't think twice and took out a pair of scissors from her sleeve (space) and cut her fishing line with a snap.
Shen Zhiyan was startled, the fish in his hand was about to run away, and when he lifted the fishing rod, a fish was suddenly pulled up.
Before Shen Zhiyan could be happy, the fish slapped him on the face with a "slap" sound, and he fell backwards with a big butt.
"Mr. Shen, are you okay?" Ye Caiping hurried forward.
"Hmm..." Shen Zhiyan immediately picked up the fish beside him and took a look. Wow, it was a big fish fry that was only two fingers wide!
"Pfft, hahaha!" Ye Caiping almost died of laughter. After working so hard for so long, it turned out to be this little thing.
Shen Zhiyan glared at her from the corner of her eyes, and she stopped laughing: "I didn't mean it."
Shen Zhiyan: You didn’t mean it, you just couldn’t help it!
"Go on, let's continue." Ye Caiping said.
Shen Zhiyan sighed heavily, wrapped the fishing line around the pole, hooked it, threw the small fish into the fish basket, and walked out:
"Tomorrow morning, bring the scholar to my house."
Ye Caiping was startled, then surprised: "Master Shen, do you agree?"
As she spoke, she chased after his back: "No need for tomorrow, we can do it now! My nephew is in class in this town, I can call him and he will come. By the way, is your father home?"
Shen Zhiyan: What does it have to do with his father?
After thinking for a while, he said, "Then go call him now."
After saying this, he quickened his pace and soon disappeared into the bamboo forest.
Ye Caiping jumped up with joy and hurried back to pack up her fishing rod.
She wrapped the broken fishing line back onto the rod and touched the broken end of the line. Ye Caiping couldn't help but smile.
This Mr. Shen is really an open-minded person.
At that time, she offered to help him catch the fish, and he would help Xuan'er become a disciple.
But he never agreed to this request.
She just cut the line out of her own conscience and had no intention of asking him to repay her or anything, not to mention that what she caught was a small fish.
But he actually agreed.
…
Ye Caiping packed her things and hurried to Master Qian's house.
As soon as he entered the door, he stuffed the half basket of fish into Master Qian's hands and said, "Master, this is for you to eat."
"Oh, thank you." Master Qian was very happy.
"Where's Xuan'er?"
"I'm reciting the lesson with my classmates inside."
"Quick, call him over. We can finally meet that Master Shen."
Master Qian was surprised: "Really? After meeting him, is there a high chance that he will become your disciple?"
"Very big. Miss Shen told me that as long as her brother asks, it will be done. Just now, Mr. Shen asked me to bring Xuan'er over."
Master Qian was confused. Miss Shen’s brother? Miss Shen has a brother? How come he heard that Master Shen only had one daughter? Could it be my cousin?
Master Qian didn't ask any more questions. He turned around and went to the classroom and called Ye Xuan out.
…
Ye Caiping and Ye Xuan arrived at the door of the Shen Mansion, and the servant smiled and said:
"Madam Ye, Mr. Ye, the master has been waiting for a long time, please come in."
"Thank you, brother." When Ye Caiping heard the last two sentences, a heavy stone fell from her heart.
Mr. Shen is at home! Miss Shen is right, Mr. Shen’s words really carry weight.
The two followed the servant to the main hall.
Ye Caiping found it a little strange to see Shen Zhiyan sitting on the armchair at the top drinking tea.
Didn’t they say that Master Shen is here too? Even if he is not here now and will come over later, Shen Zhiyan should not sit in the main seat. When the elders come, the elders should naturally sit.
"Here I come." Shen Zhiyan put down the teacup and glanced at Ye Xuan.
"This is my nephew Ye Xuan." Ye Caiping said.
"Greetings, Mr. Shen." Ye Xuan bowed.
Ye Caiping was a little anxious, and almost asked when your father would come.
Suddenly, I saw Shen Manman holding a few peach blossoms and jumping in.
Ye Caiping thought Master Shen was coming, but she saw Xiaoqiu walking behind Shen Manman.
When Shen Manman saw Ye Caiping and the others, she was delighted, pouted her lips and smiled, jumped in front of Shen Zhiyan, and called out cutely: "Daddy——"
Shen Zhiyan's handsome face was stern: "Stand up straight, where's your manners?"
Ye Caiping: “…”
Daddy, did she hear it right?
Shen Manman quickly stood up and handed over the flowers in her hand: "Spring is almost over, this is the last peach blossom, my daughter picked it specially to decorate your father's house."
Shen Zhiyan sighed softly: “Put it in the bottle over there.”
"Okay." Shen Manman handed the peach blossom to Xiaoqiu, stood beside Shen Zhiyan, and looked at Ye Caiping with a smile.
Ye Caiping felt like she was struck by lightning: "Mr. Chen... is Miss Shen's father?"
“Yeah!” Shen Manman raised her little face proudly.
Ye Caiping was numb and stared at her.
There was a smile in Shen Manman's eyes, like a successful little thief.
Ye Caiping was shocked to realize that she had been fooled by this little girl.
Ye Caiping was angry and amused, and looked back at Shen Zhiyan, feeling embarrassed. Have I been acting like a fool these days?
"Madam Ye, how is it?" Shen Zhiyan picked up the teacup, a smile flashing in his eyes.
Ye Caiping gritted her teeth and said, “Nothing, it’s just that I didn’t expect Master Shen to be so young.”
"You think I'm old?"
"Didn't he say that he was a top scholar and taught at the Imperial Academy for more than ten years?"
Shen Zhiyan said: "I am not talented. I won the first place in the imperial examination at the age of seventeen, and entered the Imperial College at the age of eighteen. I have indeed taught for more than ten years. I am thirty-three years old now. Is there any problem?"
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