Chapter 32 It turns out that the old master is here to challenge
When the old man heard the woman's voice, he turned around in surprise and looked at Chang Xixi with wide eyes and a look of surprise, "You, why are you a woman?"
"No one told me you were a woman!"
"I am indeed a woman. My husband is Gu Rongyu, your student, old master. I wonder if you have any influence on me."
The old man was so angry that his eyes turned red. He slammed the table with a bang, causing people around him to look at him sideways.
Chang Xixi smiled and told the waiter to bring up the good tea. She sat directly opposite the old master and personally replaced the inferior tea for him.
"Don't be angry. We are colleagues and we teach different things. You teach your Four Books and Five Classics, and I teach my miscellaneous books. We don't interfere with each other."
"Who is your colleague?"
"Old Master, you can't say that. After all, our students are from the same batch." She continued to smile, then took out a silver ingot and handed it to the old master. "You decide if the money is enough. If not, I still have more... I'm just trying to gain fame, not compete with you for students."
"You...you are truly shameless to the extreme."
"As for the extreme, it's indeed a little short of the mark. After all, I'm a woman. There's a saying that goes, 'Women are the hardest to raise.'"
"Master, you have read so many books by sages, how could you not know this?"
Chang Xixi didn't mean to sneer, but instead spoke in a lower voice, "This money is my gift to you. If you take it, I won't tell anyone. But from now on, we will keep our distance from each other."
When the old man saw the shiny silver ingot, his chest was burning with rage and his eyes turned green. What did this woman think of him? She could not be bought with money.
Chang Xixi made an inviting gesture, "Come and have some tea, don't be angry! I'm a businessman! Don't mind me, you're not teaching for a living, so don't be so reserved. I'll give you... every month, and you can give me some questions too."
There is a money-eating beast in the old man's family. He is not good at studying and has no business acumen. The old man's salary is not enough to support the family, so he has to tighten his belt.
Chang Xixi had known about this for a long time, and she also knew that based on the old man's character, he would definitely come to challenge her.
I'm planning it!
The old man slammed the table again, and the teacup fell to the ground. Chang Xixi just asked the waiter to come and clean it up and put it all on her account.
"Don't be angry, wouldn't it be great if we could join forces and make money in harmony? If you can join forces with me, you see how much money I'm making now, and I'm sure you'll be able to help me."
"Mr. Chang, how dare a woman come to teach with such brazenness! What gives you the right?"
After the old man finished saying this, he said another sentence. His voice was so soft that it was almost inaudible, but Chang Xixi heard it.
"A gentleman's word is as good as gold."
"You old man, what can't you do? In operas, there are always stories about women who are the top scorers. Why can't I do the same? I'm not misleading the students. Besides, look at the scholars you teach. They are all stupid and have studied books to death. They don't have any vitality at all, and you don't even allow me to be lively. Don't let the officials set fires and not allow the people to light lamps."
The old man was so angry that he couldn't catch his breath and fell to the ground, sobbing.
The waiter came forward immediately upon seeing this and said, "Old Master, Old Master...you must be so angry that you're going to die!" He was so frightened that he didn't know what to do.
Chang Xixi saw the old man wink at her and smiled knowingly. The old man was still the wisest. "There are some heart pills in the old man's arms. Give him one."
After a while, the old man finally recovered and said, "I'll give you a pair."
"no problem."
“There are mountains beyond mountains, people beyond people, and heaven beyond heaven. Mountains are in the water, people are on the shore, and heaven is watching.”
"Books within books, the Yellow Emperor, jade within jade. Books are under your feet, the Emperor is in the sky, and jade is in your palm." Chang Xixi didn't think much about it. It would always be right to sing praises to the emperor.
The old man sobbed in anger, "You can barely be considered neat, but you are too good at taking advantage of others. The scholars didn't even pass the imperial examination. And you are the first to flatter them."
"Haha, the book in the book I'm talking about is an imperial edict. Who is that bright yellow thing? It must be the emperor. What is that jade in the jade? He's jade! It was finally made into a jade seal. The book under the feet means that the imperial edict came from a thousand miles away. The emperor issued the order in heaven, and the jade seal must naturally be in the emperor's hands."
After Chang Xixi's explanation, all the onlookers and tea drinkers looked at Chang Xixi. Not only did she match the pair, she also...
It’s incredible!
Oh my god! Chang Xixi is really a talented woman. The old man was also shocked by her cleverness. Even his couplet took him a long time to think before he could make it neat.
"You win this round!"
"It's my turn." Chang Xixi pondered for a moment, then spoke in a sonorous and powerful voice, "Fairies in the tea, ghosts in the water, demons and monsters."
The old man had never seen a couplet that directly mentioned ghosts and gods, so he thought for a moment and said, "Fairies among flowers, ghosts in the mountains, Zhong Kui subdues demons."
"draw."
"When the moon is bright, people meet each other."
"The Lantern Festival is a time for family reunion."
"Another draw." After this fight, Chang Xixi knew that this old man was not a pushover either, and it would take some effort to defeat him.
The old man then wiped his long beard, showed a relieved expression, slowly took a sip of tea, and asked the waiter to bring the cloud cake.
The others also started to make a noise, "Madam, are you out of ideas? Come up with a pair and kill the old man. We've all placed our bets."
oh?
Chang Xixi went to the backyard under the pretext of going to the toilet. She happened to run into Huang Xiucai who came out for some fresh air. She grabbed his sleeve and said, "The master wants to get rid of something from you."
Huang Xiucai was startled by the starry eyes of Chang Xixi. He couldn't help but take a step back and pull his sleeves back at the same time.
It took a long time for him to react and apologize: "Sir, that's not what I meant. Tell me, what's the matter..."
Excited, Chang Xixi forgot about the taboos between men and women. "I have a few taels of silver here. Go to the front hall and place your bet on me to win! If you go too late, it will be too late. Remember to go in through the main gate, and it's best to bring your servant with you."
After saying that, Chang Xixi went into the bathroom.
Huang Xiucai walked into the main hall with a confused look on his face, followed by a servant. He found a seat and sat down directly. The waiter served him tea with a sharp look.
Chang Xixi pretended to have just returned from worshipping, and walked briskly and smilingly to the seat where the old teacher was sitting. She glanced at Huang Xiucai and gave him a look.
"Is the old master ready?"
"Okay, you come up with the questions."
She picked up the teacup, took a sip, and said, "This jasmine was picked just a month ago, and this tea is old tea from last year, or autumn tea."
The old man had originally closed his eyes to rest, but upon hearing this, he opened his eyes wide and looked at Chang Xixi, who was sitting opposite him with a smile on her face. "What is this competition about?"
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