Chapter 376 Let Them Experience Anger

The corners of Xu Wan's mouth twitched, and she thought: I guess you are the only one who likes to eat steamed cakes the most. When they are busy with their studies, they like to eat buns the most. They are convenient and nutritious.

Seeing that she was reluctant, Su Xi did not force her to do it. She just sighed and said, "Prepare the buns and pancakes. You will understand in a moment."

Xu Wan looked at him puzzledly.

She ordered the servants to prepare. After the food was delivered, the old man went to the field with his hands behind his back to see the busy young men. He said jokingly, "We went there so early in the morning and only shoveled a few flowers. The young masters are so slow. If it were us country people, we would have finished the work by now."

Zong Jincheng had just dug out a flower and said without even raising his head, "Mr. wants to grow vegetables, but he doesn't want flowers. We can't bear to see the beautiful flowers die like this, so we'll spend some time saving them, although the process will be slow."

Su Xi asked in confusion: "Huh? Isn't this a waste of your precious study time?" This was what they had said to him before, saying that it was not worth it.

The little devil clenched his fists in anger. How dare this weird old man say that? If he hadn't always made these unreasonable demands, would they get up early in the morning to do the work that people were supposed to do?

Zong Jincheng was so angry that he ignored him and continued to dig out a flower.

Su Xi kicked his calf and said in confusion, "Boy, you are very patient. You are not even angry."

Zong Jincheng could hardly bear it anymore, he was cursing madly in his heart: Stop touching me, you weird old man!

Su Xi looked around and found that although these teenagers were dissatisfied to varying degrees, they all controlled their tempers and did not lose their temper. Some even had the energy to think of solutions to his unreasonable demands. Their thinking was mature, which was not something that ordinary people could achieve.

No wonder they can write such good policy papers.

However, how can one write good poetry without any emotional fluctuations?

Su Xi decided to give it another try: "Okay, let's stop doing anything and get ready to wash our hands and have breakfast."

Upon hearing this, the five young boys quickly dropped their hoes and happily went to the basin to wash their hands. The aroma of steamed buns and baked cakes wafted over from the small pavilion in the distance. The boys, who had been busy all morning, were already starving.

After washing their hands, they rushed over and reached out to grab the buns, but Su Xi quickly stopped them: "Stand still, the buns are for us to eat, and the pancakes are for you."

The five young boys immediately glared at him.

Shen Yibai was the first to speak: "Sir, you are torturing us. The buns are so soft and the steamed buns are so hard. The buns have meat and the steamed buns are vegetarian. If we only eat the steamed buns and not the buns, how can we have the energy to continue shaving wood?"

"Yes, only when you are full can you have the strength to work."

"If you only eat steamed buns, you're not going to live anymore, right?"

"That makes sense. Working or eating buns, it's your choice, sir."

Su Xi raised her eyebrows and smiled like an old fox: "No, I want you to work, but I also want you to eat only steamed buns. And you can't eat too much, only one per person, no more."

Teng——

As soon as the words fell, the boys exploded.

Wei Xinglu rebuked them loudly: "You are going too far, this is abuse! We are in the growth period, one pancake is not even enough to fill our stomachs!"

He Zheng was also indignant and said, "This is too much. How can a teacher be like this? We never went hungry when we were studying. If you like to eat steamed cakes, just eat them yourself. Why do you have to force us to eat them? What is the basis for that? We are here to learn how to write poetry, not to learn how to suffer and go hungry!"

"Yes!" Zong Jincheng supported his younger brothers, "Sir, your request is too unreasonable. We cannot accept it!"

Shen Yibai and Zong Wenxiu also nodded: They couldn't understand it and couldn't accept it.

The five boys decided to protest to the end and had to win over Su Xi.

But Su Xi said, "Then go write poetry. Since you don't want to eat steamed buns, then win with your skills. If you write well, you will eat steamed buns. If you don't write well, you will eat steamed buns."

"Just write, we are here to learn how to write poetry!" Zong Jincheng was the one who could not stand being provoked. He rolled up his sleeves, turned around and went to the study to find his desk.

The others followed him in.

Since there were no questions, the teenagers continued to follow the homework that Su Xi had given them yesterday and continued to curse people in the most polite way, except that the target of the curse changed from Luo Jingfeng to Su Xi.

The level of empathy I felt yesterday when I heard about Su Xi’s tragic experience was far less profound than what I felt today.

Anger will greatly enhance people's creative passion.

When a new round of homework came in, the anger on the faces of the five young boys had not subsided yet. They stood in a row and looked straight ahead. They didn't dare to look Su Xi in the eye, because they were afraid that if they did, they would want to beat up this strange old man.

Xu Wan and Su Xi were looking at the homework together. The anger in these poems seemed to be bursting through the paper and hitting the front. Although no one was specifically named, Xu Wan could feel that it was directed at Su Xi.

It’s over. I hope Mr. Su won’t be angry?

She turned her head and glanced, and saw Su Xi smiling so hard that she couldn't even see her eyebrows. She kept saying, "Okay, okay, this is what I wrote. Okay, I'll count you guys over and go eat steamed buns."

Xu Wan: “???”

I didn't expect that you are such a Mr. Su, who can scold others at will and don't mind others scolding you at will.

Godly man.

When the teenagers heard that they could eat buns, they rushed over like a swarm, each holding two meat buns and starting to eat. They were at the age when they would eat up their parents, and they all had amazing appetites. Two buns were not enough, so they went to get new ones after finishing them.

Zong Jincheng ate a bun in one hand and handed one to Xu Wanchan: "Mom, you haven't eaten yet? Here you go."

Xu Wan felt warm in her heart. She took the bun and shook it, smiling and said, "I have to thank you for letting me eat buns. Otherwise, I would have eaten steamed cakes too."

Zong Jincheng chuckled and assured, "Don't worry, mom. We will definitely study hard and take you to eat delicious food."

Su Xi held a pancake in her hand and watched the heartwarming interaction between mother and son with a smile on her face. This kid had a rebellious face, but was extremely filial to his mother. I really don't know how he was raised.

However, after all this trouble, Xu Wan finally understood what Su Xi was going to do. He was not an unreasonable old man, but he saw that the children were well-behaved and rational, so he was trying to mobilize their emotions.

Su Xi is a poet with a great sense of emotion. He can sympathize with ordinary people because of his strong empathy, which is something that children still lack.

No matter how well they learn policy, they are still in a crash course, with only theory but no practice. This shortcoming is most obvious in poetry.