The atmosphere suddenly became heavy. Lao Buyu put away his joy and closed his mouth in self-blame.
Just then, Zhou had boiled some hot water and brought it over, so Shen Cui asked Mei Ruochu to go to the dormitory to wash up first.
Wei Shu had some friendship with him, so he accompanied him in and found some clothes for him to change.
After he left, Lao Buyu immediately said, "I really didn't know he could be so unlucky. I didn't mean to expose his sad story."
Shen Cui nodded to show that she understood, and then said, "Then let's do this. If he wants to talk about what happened before, we'll listen. If he doesn't say it on his own initiative, we won't ask."
In order to avoid asking about any sad things, Mei Ruochu would feel bad and they would blame themselves.
Several people nodded.
Not long after, Wei Shu came out first. He looked reluctant and said, "When he was washing, I saw a lot of scratches on his body. Some of them were new. I don't know how much he suffered along the way."
Seeing that he was in such bad luck, a few people just felt sorry for him. Now that I know more, I can't help but feel more distressed and reluctant towards him.
Another quarter of an hour later, Mei Ruochu came out after getting ready. He wiped his face, tied his hair, and changed into Wei Shu's clothes. He didn't look handsome, but very delicate. Finally, he is not a poor little thing anymore.
Lao Buyu whispered, "This child does look a bit like Zhang Sheng."
This "likeness" of course does not refer to his face, but rather to the fact that he has suffered so many misfortunes, but there is not a trace of resentment or depression on his face.
The 'Zhang Sheng' created by Chen Cui earlier was, after all, a virtual person. At that time, she didn't quite understand why Lao Buyu's eyes turned red because of 'him'.
Seeing Mei Ruochu like this, she understood something.
Mei Ruochu was still a little embarrassed. After he came out, he said to Chen Cui, "Our headmaster should have told you everything, right? I'm really unlucky, no wonder people gave me that nickname. For me, it should have taken about half a month to get here, but our headmaster knew that it wouldn't be so easy for me, so he reserved a month for me... He hired a carriage for me, and the wheel broke after I had walked a few dozen miles. I walked into the city and wanted to hire another carriage, but I didn't expect that my purse would be stolen as soon as I entered the city."
I had agreed not to ask him about his unhappy and unfortunate things, but since he took the initiative to talk about it, Shen Cui followed his words and asked, "Then how did you get here?"
"I first pawned my clothes and exchanged them for a few dozen coins. Then I set up a stall in the local area, wrote letters for people, and painted pictures. I have some attainments in calligraphy and painting, so it is not difficult to make a little money. Later, I saved enough money for the journey. I saw that I didn't have enough time, so I thought about taking a boat to catch the water route. I paid more for the boat fare and chose a big and stable boat. Unexpectedly, halfway through the journey, we encountered a thunderstorm. Although nothing unexpected happened, the boatman refused to sail anymore. He refunded half of the boat fare and sent us all off the boat. After getting off the boat, I found that I didn't know who had stolen my wallet again... So I had to find a city nearby, use the half of the boat fare that was refunded as capital, and set up a stall again... I finally got here today, and I only have a few dozen coins left in my inner pocket. I thought about participating in the lantern festival, winning some prizes, and then coming to see you."
This is also thanks to his real talents and knowledge, otherwise, if it were any other ordinary person, he would probably have to beg for food all the way.
It's a disguised version of "craftsmen will never starve to death even in times of disaster."
Perhaps the old headmaster knew that he could support himself without any problem with his skills, so he let him out without any worries.
But even in this situation, I still want to bring gifts when visiting someone’s home. Shen Cui felt sad and wanted to laugh.
Wei Shu suddenly realized, "No wonder I was so hungry when the results of the provincial examination were announced last time. I offered you money but you refused..."
Mei Ruochu scratched his head awkwardly, "Because even if you give it to me, it will fall away in the blink of an eye. It's better to eat the noodles."
As soon as he mentioned food, his stomach started growling again.
Apparently, he had spent all his few dozen coins on buying gifts, and hadn't even had time to eat.
There was freshly boiled water on the stove, and Zhou was quick and efficient in preparing a bowl of noodles and bringing it over.
Mei Ruochu thanked Zhou and reached out to take the bowl.
Unexpectedly, the bowl that was in good condition in Zhou's hand just now suddenly made a crisp sound and broke into two halves from the bottom of the bowl when it fell into his hand.
Fortunately, he was very experienced and used both hands to catch the noodles. When he heard the crisp sound, he used both hands to hold the bowl together to prevent all the noodles from falling to the ground.
Although everyone has heard about his bizarre life story, there is a difference between hearing it and seeing it with one's own eyes. Everyone looked surprised.
Even Zhou couldn't help but wonder, "This bowl... can crack in the middle? It was just..."
Chen Cui said calmly, "Maybe the bowl is old and cracked at some point, and it happened to break when it was put into hot water."
Soon Zhou came to her senses and went to the kitchen to get a newer, sturdier soup bowl that was sure to have no cracks, and asked Mei Ruochu to pour the noodles into it.
The blush on Mei Ruochu's face never faded. Seeing his lips moving and wanting to say something, Shen Cui waved her hand and said, "It's okay, just a little episode. Sit down and eat first. We can talk after you finish eating."
Since he was the only one eating, Chen Cui didn't ask anyone to bring out the dining table and let him eat on the brand new desk.
He thanked her again and just sat down when the equally new armchair suddenly made a slight click and the leg of the chair actually broke!
Fortunately, the experienced Mei Ruochu did not sit firmly on the ground, so he did not fall.
Wei Shu said, "My servant must have bought defective products because he didn't check them carefully. I will ask him to return them to the store tomorrow."
After saying that, Wei Shu moved the chair he usually sat on over to let him sit on it, but Mei Ruochu refused. He insisted on squatting in front of the desk in a horse stance and finished the noodles in a few big mouthfuls.
After finishing the meal, Mei Ruochu thanked him again, then closed his eyes and gritted his teeth and said, "You have seen it with your own eyes. I am probably what others call the 'reincarnation of a disaster star', and it is not an exaggeration. So the headmaster does not have to take me in for the sake of our headmaster's face. I did not intend to burden others when I came out this time. I can go back to my hometown to farm and herd cattle, or set up a stall to write and paint. After all, I can make a living."
Seeing him like this, Shen Cui felt helpless - no matter what she said at the moment, Mei Ruochu would feel that his family was only forced to receive him for the sake of the old headmaster's face, and did not really welcome him.
She simply said nothing more, "It's late now, you stay here first. We'll discuss this tomorrow."
"No, no, I fell asleep in the bed in the middle of the night in the inn where I stayed before. In Hongle Academy, our dean was worried about me living with others, so he always let me live alone," Mei Ruochu wanted to refuse, "Now that the letters and gifts have been delivered, I still..."
"We sleep on a brick bed, it won't collapse! Don't say that, in Cuiwei, everyone has to listen to me." For the first time, Chen Cui acted like a mountain chief, "You can live here if you are told to."
But what Mei Ruochu said also made sense. His unlucky physique was indeed a bit scary. Wei Xi's body had not yet fully recovered and could not withstand any shock, so Shen Cui paused and said, "You live with Erpang first."
The fat son is so lucky that the two of them can always balance things out.
Mei Ruochu thought of how Shen Cui had stood up for him and argued for his rights, so he didn't dare to say anything more. He just said in a low voice, "Then I can just sleep on the floor in the corridor. I don't have to sleep in the room."
Shen Cui simply pretended not to hear, just gave Mu Erpang a look, and then left in a serious manner.
"Brother Mei, you live with me. I'll show you the way first." Mu Erpang smiled and took Mei Ruochu's hand.
Mei Ruochu tried to retract his hand in resistance, but even though Mu Erpang was less than twelve years old, his strength was no less than that of an adult, and he couldn't break free.
Mu Erpang first took him to familiarize himself with the environment of the academy, then went to the dormitory, picked up the quilt prepared for him with one hand, and took him back home to his own room.
After entering the house, Mu Erpang put down the thin blanket with one hand, but still did not let him go until he bolted the door and was sure that he could not leave, then he let go.
Mei Ruochu's heart softened and he said, "I know you have good intentions, but I really..."
Mu Erpang didn't give him a chance to say those self-deprecating words. He picked up the Book of Changes on the table and asked him, "Actually, I have selfish motives. I've been preparing for this recently and I find it very difficult. Can Brother Mei give me some pointers?"
Since he couldn't leave tonight, Mei Ruochu went to the edge of the kang, stretched out his hand and tried to pat it several times to make sure it was very solid. Then he sat down on the edge of the kang and instructed him, "The Book of Changes is indeed profound. Since the Han Dynasty, it has been roughly divided into the Xiangshu School and the Yili School. Later, it was divided again and there are five schools so far, each with its own disputes. There are no less than a thousand books of annotations and explanations. I don't know which one Master Lao studied, so I dare not teach you randomly. But most of the annotations and explanations actually have something in common..."
He spoke eloquently and quoted from classics. It was obvious that he had dabbled in several complex schools of thought and thousands of annotations and explanations.
Mu Erpang originally wanted to find something to distract him, not expecting to really bother him to teach him, but he was absorbed in listening without realizing it.
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As for Shen Cui, after returning to her room, she immediately added Mei Ruochu to the academy system and made him the No. 4 training target.
Then she saw Mei Ruochu's data graph - a hexagon with a concave corner.
Putting aside his luck, all his qualifications are perfect. As Lao Buyu said, he can be compared with Mu Yunchuan!
But his luck value... is only in the single digit, just like the graphical data of Mu Erpang when he was still stupid, that piece is almost as small as a sesame seed.
[Even in this situation, he still wanted to avoid involving others. 】Chen Cui murmured helplessly to the system, then opened the system mall and began to select things for him.
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