Cui Fei, who witnessed the whole process, was stunned.
Li Rufeng also quickly climbed up from the ground - the snow was very thick, and he was not hurt, but his whole face was buried in the snow, and he became a "white-bearded old man", which was very funny.
He fell down like this in public, and in front of Cui Fei. He was embarrassed and angry, and glared at him with anger in his eyes, "What do you mean I stepped on your shoes for nothing? It was obviously you who tripped me."
The girl did not shrink back in fear, but asked calmly, "Why should I trip you? Is it because you have done so many evil things that you think others would want to harm you?"
The other person looked to be about sixteen or seventeen years old, with a sweet face and a hint of heroism. Against the backdrop of the red plum blossoms blooming proudly on the branches, she was as beautiful as a painting.
Li Rufeng was no longer angry, but after seeing this, his anger was reduced by several points. However, he still managed to save face and said, "How should I know why you wanted to trip me? Anyway, it was not me who stepped on you!"
He was sure that he had tripped, so he spoke with a strong voice, and to other people's ears, that strong voice sounded like a yell.
The girl was still not afraid of anything. She just looked at him clenching his fists and asked him, "Why, do you still want to hit me?"
"When did I want to hit you?" Li Rufeng's voice rose a little higher, "It's true... it's true that 'only women and villains are difficult to raise'!"
"I am a woman, so what are you?" the girl asked calmly, "villain?"
Seeing the two people arguing, Cui Feiren was about to step forward.
But just after Li Rufeng fell, the people who had come to enjoy the plum blossoms saw that there was something exciting to watch and suddenly surrounded him at a very fast speed. Although he was still much fatter than the others, he couldn't push others with all his strength, so he couldn't squeeze forward at all!
As the situation developed, the onlookers began to express their opinions.
"From what you two said, they don't know you and there's no grudge between us. Who would have tripped you?"
"That's right. With so many people admiring the plum blossoms, pushing and trampling is inevitable. If everyone is as fussy as you, will we still be able to enjoy this scenery?"
"Yes, and the snow is so thick that it won't hurt if you fall. Why would a grown man bother with a little girl?"
Li Rufeng was only powerful when he was alone with Cui Fei. At this time, everyone who was standing up for him started glaring at him and accusing him, and his face suddenly turned ugly.
In fact, what everyone said was right. He was a grown man and didn't get hurt. Moreover, in a crowded place like the one admiring the plum blossoms, it would be very uncomfortable to step on or trip over something. Under normal circumstances, he would not necessarily care about it.
But this was not in front of Cui Fei... Li Rufeng glanced at Cui Fei quickly, and then he didn't bother to settle the score with him, so he pushed through the crowd and left quickly.
After he left, the girl politely thanked the people who had just helped her to redress injustice.
The crowd returned to its previous state, and Cui Fei, who was sweating profusely, was finally able to move forward.
But now no one needed his help, and if he went forward it would seem he was too enthusiastic, like a playboy.
So when the two were only a few steps apart, Cui Fei suddenly stopped again.
The girl looked at him trying hard to push forward and then suddenly stopped, and burst out laughing.
I have to say, when she smiled, her eyes formed crescent shapes, which made her look less heroic and more sweet, and she looked very beautiful.
But Cui Fei was about to get married, so he immediately lowered his eyes and dared not look any longer, and prepared to leave.
"Cui Fei, why are you leaving?" The girl's voice was very clear, and she stopped him, "I helped you, don't you want to thank me?"
Cui Fei was naturally a little surprised to hear her call out his name, but when he thought about it, she was not far away when Li Rufeng was talking to him before.
So it didn't seem surprising that she knew his name.
She said she helped him, so he was not mistaken just now, she deliberately stretched out her leg to trip Li Rufeng.
She and Li Rufeng had never met each other before, so she just listened to what Li Rufeng said to her and felt indignant?
He really has a heart of justice.
"Thank you for your help, young lady. But next time you encounter something like this, you must take care of yourself first and don't put yourself in danger."
"Dangerous?" The girl tilted her head, raised her eyebrows and smiled, "What danger can he bring to me?"
Cui Fei said anxiously: "He is a man after all. What if he gets angry and attacks you? There were so many people there just now, I couldn't squeeze in to help."
"Well...if he attacks me, will you fight him?"
"A gentleman talks, not fights," Cui Fei said honestly, "and I've never been in a fight, but I can help you block it."
"So you were so anxious just now, so you wanted to protect me from the punches?" She laughed even more happily, "You are such a fool."
Her eyes were bright, and her nose was slightly red from the cold. She looked carefree and lovable. Cui Fei quickly turned his eyes away and bowed, saying, "Thank you for your help anyway."
The girl then smiled and said, "What's the point of thanking you verbally? Come on, take me around. This is my first time in Shuxiang Temple."
Cui Fei immediately shook his head and said no.
The smile on the girl's face faded a little. "Didn't you say you wanted to thank me just now? I just asked you to take me for a walk, and you can't even do that?"
Cui Fei took another step back and explained with his eyes downcast: "I can thank you in other ways, but I can't accompany you on the trip. I'm about to have a family, it's really not good."
The girl was stunned for a moment, then she laughed even more happily, pointing at him and said, "I said you are stupid, you are really stupid, not pretending."
Cui Fei, like Mu Erpang in front of him, was also confused by her laughter and his face turned slightly red.
If other people were to see a woman laugh at them like this in public, they might feel annoyed or unhappy.
Cui Fei was a good-tempered person, and since the other party had helped him vent his anger first, he was not unhappy. He just felt a little ashamed, and secretly turned the toes of his shoes, ready to leave at any time.
The girl felt embarrassed, and the maid beside her gently pulled her sleeve to remind her, so she finally stopped laughing and said, "But that's true. My shoes are dirty, and I don't want to stay outside for long. Let's go out together next time."
“It won’t work next time.” Cui Fei replied softly, “It won’t work any time.”
The other person said, "It's really not going to work. My stomach hurts from laughing." Then he waved goodbye to him and turned away with his people.
When the girl laughed, the maids and servants who followed her also covered their mouths and laughed secretly for a while. Finally, one of the servants laughed so hard that her face became sore. She couldn't bear it any more, so she lagged behind the others and reminded Cui Fei, "Master Cui, don't mind it. When our young lady said you were stupid, she wasn't scolding you. It was... my young lady's surname was Sun!"
Cui Fei finally came to his senses!
Yes, who would help a stranger to vent his anger for no reason? Because the other person was his fiancée whom he had never met!
He was dazed and looked up quickly, but Miss Sun had already walked away.
However, as if she had noticed his gaze, Miss Sun turned around and waved goodbye to him.
Cui Fei didn't need to avoid suspicion this time, so he raised his hand and waved hesitantly. He stood there for a long time until Mu Erpang came out to look for him, and then Cui Fei came to his senses.
The theme of the poetry reading was of course that everyone had to compose a poem on the spot, and the topic of the poem this time was naturally snow and plum blossoms.
Mr. Zhao from the poetry society even specially set up rewards and let everyone present vote. The three people with the most votes and the best writing would receive a set of four treasures of the study.
The four treasures of the study are not very expensive items, but they are meant to convey a sense of elegance and good intentions.
Then it was time for everyone to compose their own poems. However, for the sake of fairness - especially for an academy like Cuiwei where there are many people, it is easy for unfairness to occur in the voting.
Therefore, after everyone finished writing their poems, they did not show them to others directly, but gave them to Master Zhao, who then asked a child to copy them out. Let the people vote again.
Those who came to participate in this poetry meeting today were all talented poets, and the poems they wrote were better than each other. Mu Erpang found it difficult to write examination poems, so it was difficult for him to stand out.
But he didn't come here for this in the first place, he just came to broaden his horizons and join in the fun.
So when it came to the final selection stage, Mu Erpang didn't hold out much hope. Anyway, with Mei Ruochu and Shen Aoshuang, the reputation of his own academy would not be tarnished.
Sure enough, when Young Master Zhao read out the votes, he said: "The one with the highest number of votes is Brother Mei Ruochu, the second is Brother Chen Aoshuang. The third is..."
Master Zhao paused, as if he had not expected such a situation, but he quickly announced: "The third one is Brother Cui Fei Cui!"
There were many people who were as surprised as he was. Later, Master Zhao put the original manuscript of the poem that they had given him in front of everyone.
Cui Fei's third place was well-deserved. His poetic talent was just mediocre, but this time, perhaps a flash of inspiration came to him. He did not write about the proud character of the plum blossom like others did, but instead found a pleasing and vivid angle to write about this flower.
It is both novel and full of gems, and it is full of passion and excitement, far exceeding his usual level.
After that, the scholars who had ignored Cui Fei began to chat with him.
The poetry gathering lasted until the afternoon. After Mr. Zhao treated everyone to a vegetarian meal at Shuxiang Temple, he extended an olive branch - their poetry club must have had some ulterior motive in holding the poetry gathering, which was to get these talented people to authorize their poetry club to publish the poems they wrote.
Of course, their poetry society will also give corresponding rewards.
After everything was discussed, in the afternoon, when Cuiwei people returned to the academy from the poetry meeting, they found that Cui Fei was a little absent-minded.
Mu Erpang and Mei Ruochu looked at each other and guessed in their hearts that Cui Fei might be unhappy because of the cold reception he received at the beginning of the poetry meeting?
But it didn't seem right. After all, Cui Fei later changed other people's prejudice against him with his outstanding poems and essays, and he has always been broad-minded, so he should not care about those things.
Just as they were wondering, Cui Fei suddenly laughed foolishly.
The classroom was always quiet, and at the moment the other students were all concerned about him, so they didn't make any noise. His laughter was so abrupt that it broke the silence in the room.
Several people turned their heads to look at him. Cui Fei did not hide it anymore. "I really did not expect that she was the one before, because in my impression, she was gentle, virtuous, and quiet. But the one I saw today was so lively and vivid..."
Cui Fei was speaking like a tongue twister, still grinning foolishly as he spoke, "Now I think I was wrong before. She is doing very well this way, especially very well. If it's her, then everything is fine."
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