When "The Legend of the Seven Heroes of Rainbow Cat and Blue Rabbit" became an overnight hit in Nanyang.
Therefore, the Zhao family's grandparents and grandchildren targeted Cui Xian with bad intentions.
Wu Qinglan took leave.
Because he feels guilty!
Recently, Wu Qinglan tossed and turned every night and couldn't fall asleep.
Whenever he thought about the comment he had given to a genius calligrapher, "a rotten tree cannot be carved," he felt that he "deserved to die."
Damn it!
What made him even more uneasy was that he had completely lost contact with that extraordinary genius!
Because of his comment of "rotten wood", the other party is falling into "self-doubt", "anxiety", "loss of confidence" and "frustration".
Of course, this is Wu Qinglan’s own imagination.
But it’s definitely close!
Therefore, Wu Qinglan made a decision——
He first asked for leave, and then set out from Nanyang by carriage, rushing to Kaifeng Prefecture, to find the two masters of the Pei family who had passed the imperial examinations, and asked them to come back to help find the extraordinary genius.
With the Pei family's background and status, as long as the 'genius' is still in Nanyang County, they will definitely find him!
After a dusty journey and three days of riding in a horse carriage, Wu Qinglan finally arrived in Kaifeng Prefecture.
No time to rest.
He stopped Pei Kaitai, the eldest master of the Pei family, Pei Jian's father, outside the provincial school, who had written back to question whether Cui Xian was a "mediocrity".
Pei Kaitai was surprised to see his family's teacher suddenly appear in Kaifeng Prefecture: "Brother Qinglan?"
Wu Qinglan handed over a piece of calligraphy without giving any explanation: "Brother Kaitai, take a look at this piece of calligraphy. How do you think it is written?"
Pei Kaitai, who was completely confused, frowned and said, "It's just rotten wood."
Wu Qinglan immediately handed over the second copybook.
Pei Kaitai uttered softly: "Just barely acceptable."
Wu Qinglan handed over the third copybook.
This time, after Pei Kaitai finished reading, his eyes suddenly lit up and he exclaimed: "Great calligraphy! Great calligraphy! Great! Which calligraphy master wrote this? Eh? The brushwork seems a bit awkward, and it seems vaguely familiar. It's really strange..."
When speaking.
Pei Kaitai subconsciously looked at the first two pieces of calligraphy in his hand, and an expression of astonishment and disbelief appeared on his face.
After a moment.
He stuttered and asked Wu Qinglan: "This...can't be, Brother Qinglan?"
Wu Qinglan looked tired. "Yes, it's just as you think. These three pieces of calligraphy were all written by the same person. The first one was the first time he wrote after he got started, the second one was the words he wrote the next day. The third one was the words he wrote nearly a month later."
Wh, what?
Such a free and unrestrained, spiritual, scholarly, and natural calligraphy was actually written by someone who had just started learning for a month?!
Genius, no—
What a genius! What a genius!
If this is polished and refined, he will definitely be a great calligrapher in the future, and may even become the "Saint of Calligraphy"!
Pei Kaitai was so excited that his eyes sparkled: "You came to me, but because this extraordinary genius is from my Pei family?"
Wu Qinglan nodded.
Pei Kaitai laughed out loud, so excited that he couldn't control himself.
He seemed to have seen his family tradition becoming famous in the Confucian world along with the "Saint of Calligraphy"!
However, the next moment, Wu Qinglan said in a hoarse voice: "But, this person is gone now."
Gone?
What does 'disappeared' mean?!
The smile on Pei Kaitai's face froze. After listening to Wu Qinglan's story, he flew into a rage: "Brother Qinglan, you actually described such a rare talent as a piece of rotten wood?!"
Wu Qinglan retorted, "Brother Kaitai, how did you evaluate the first copybook just now?"
“…”
Pei Kaitai looked choked.
Then he said anxiously, "You came at an unfortunate time. My father is on vacation. He was about to leave for Nanyang half a day ago. How about I write a letter... Forget it, such a big thing, we have to do it as soon as possible!"
"Brother Qinglan, please wait here. I will go to the prefectural school to ask for leave, and then go back to Nanyang with you."
"If such a rare talent had his future delayed in such a dramatic way, it would be our fault!"
Wu Qinglan breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this.
This was also the purpose of his coming to Kaifeng Prefecture. With the help of the two scholars from the Pei family, he would definitely be able to find that extraordinary genius!
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The other side.
Pei Kaitai could never have imagined that the extraordinary genius that he was so anxious about and wanted to "fly" back to Nanyang to find was actually living in his house.
Cui Xian is packing his things.
This morning, he will go to the clan school with Pei Jian, take a leave in the afternoon and return to Hexi Village.
The summer harvest is just around the corner and my mother will probably be giving birth soon, so the house must be extremely busy.
Although the message has not been delivered yet, Cui Xian plans to go back early.
He has now earned a large sum of money from his novels, and will receive a share of the royalties every month in the future. He is about to become famous in Nanyang.
It can be said to be a glorious time.
It's time to go back and help out at home.
"Although I am reluctant to leave, Brother Xian, please stay back for a while this time. Your family must miss you after being away for so long."
On the way to the clan school, Pei Jian kept nagging: "You are young, be careful on the way back, don't let anyone bully you. I don't think the gifts in your bedroom can fit in a car. So don't take them with you this time."
"In half a month, I will go to your house with my grandmother. First, we will take you back."
"Secondly, grandma wants to formally discuss with your elders and let you enter the Pei family school for enlightenment."
"You spent two taels of silver on the last banquet. I think it's not easy for you to make money. I'll put this money in your package. You can take it home with thirty taels. Your family will be happy."
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