Although he himself did not value fame and fortune, he was still a role model for teachers and knew that it was not easy for students to study hard.
Ren Yaoqi comforted him, "There's still a chance next time you take the exam."
Ren Shimin shook his head: "Brother Nanming feels it's a pity. That's his most proud student."
The Nanming mentioned by Mr. Ren San is the pen name of Mr. Liu Xia from Yunyang Academy. Liu Xia is about the same age as Ren Shimin, and they have similar temperaments, so they became friends. Mrs. Liu also has a good relationship with the Li family.
Ren Yaoqi smiled and said, "Mr. Liu loves talents, and he has many proud disciples."
Ren Shimin glared at Ren Yaoqi and said, "This person is his most proud. He said before that he would let him learn painting from me. But now it seems that this Mr. Zhou is so frail. I'm afraid he can't bear the hardship, so let it go." When Master Ren San said that others were frail, he obviously forgot that he was still sick.
Ren Yaoqi raised an eyebrow: "Zhou?"
Ren Shimin nodded and said, "I've heard Brother Nanming mention it a few times before. I think it was Zhou Wen. He fainted after sitting in the examination room for half a day. He'll have to wait three years to take the exam again."
Ren Yaoqi was stunned. Zhou Wen?
Thinking about how Zhou Wen braved the rain to go to Baihe Town to meet Ren Yaoying the day before the exam, Ren Yaoqi felt a little amused and didn't know what to say.
Ren Yaoying also learned that Zhou Wen fainted in the examination room and was carried out, and Zhou Rong wrote to her.
Zhou Rong wrote in her letter that Zhou Wen had been ill for three days, and even after his fever had finally subsided, he was still overwhelmed by the shock and had become somewhat depressed. Zhou's parents, though their hair had turned white with worry, dared not mention the Autumn Examination for fear that Zhou Wen would be devastated. The Zhou family had been filled with gloom and sadness for the past few days.
Zhou Rong knew what her brother was thinking, so she wrote to Ren Yaoying, asking if she could find a way to go to her house once. Even if she couldn't meet Zhou Wen in person, letting Zhou Wen know that she had gone there might help him get better immediately.
Ren Yaoying wrote back to Zhou Rong, giving a perfunctory reply, saying that she was confined by her grandmother because of the last time she went out, and she really couldn't leave.
Zhou Rong immediately wrote back. Zhou Wen had always been smooth sailing since he was a child and had never encountered such a big blow, so he was somewhat devastated. The Zhou family was very worried. Zhou Rong meant that if Ren Yaoying could not go to the Zhou family, could she write a letter to Zhou Wen to comfort him.
After reading the letter, Ren Yaoying burned it with a tinder. She did not write back to Zhou Rong and threw the jade pendant Zhou Wen gave her into the bottom drawer of her dressing table.
September had already arrived. Yanbei always got cold early, and after the Double Ninth Festival, the weather would get colder day by day. Therefore, the Double Ninth Festival on September 9th was a lively festival in Yunyang City. After this period of excitement, people liked to stay at home and didn't want to go out much.
Every year at this time of year, the streets and alleys of Yunyang City are filled with flower farmers pushing wheelbarrows to sell potted chrysanthemums, and young wives and elderly women carrying baskets through the streets to buy dogwood sachets. Wine shops, teahouses, and restaurants of all sizes begin to sell chrysanthemum wine, multicolored chrysanthemum cakes, and a variety of chrysanthemum-based dishes. From wealthy families to humble farmers, everyone enjoys gathering friends for outings.
During the Double Ninth Festival this year, Madam Xu discussed with the ladies of Yunyang Academy and wanted to hold a larger climbing festival in the southern suburbs outside the city. Madam Xu also called Li to the capital to discuss the matter.
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