That night, Mr. Dong Lai stayed in an inn in Nanyang despite his servants' dissuasion.
Before moving in, he was full of confidence.
But after lying on the bed in the inn, he tossed and turned and couldn't sleep well.
Until the second half of the night.
Mr. Donglai, who still couldn't sleep, walked out of the room and woke up the servant who was sleeping in another bedroom.
The servant was so sleepy that his eyes went dark. He said in pain, "Master, I know you are not here to accept a disciple."
“…”
Mr. Donglai's expression was slightly sluggish.
Then he complained, "We can't always sleep in the inn. I can't sleep well. We still have to find a place to stay and settle down temporarily."
What does it mean that you can't stay in the inn all the time?
Didn't you insist on staying in the inn, and you've only been here a few hours.
Where does the 'always' come from?
The servant tried to open his tired eyes, but he really didn't want to argue with him. He responded weakly: "Master, you are right. I will rent a house tomorrow."
Mr. Donglai asked, "Where are you going to rent?"
The servant's head was full of question marks.
It was our first time in Nanyang. We were unfamiliar with the place and had no time to ask anything.
Do you think I could know where to rent one?
But when the words were on the tip of his tongue, seeing the expectation in the master's eyes, the servant understood.
Mr. Dong Lai coughed lightly and looked away.
The servant pretended to think for a long time before saying, "Ah, this is really a difficult problem that is difficult to decide."
"How about this, Master? You go to the county school tomorrow and show your face so that you can stand out."
"I'll go find out where the little prodigy lives, and then rent a house next to them, or even across the street."
Mr. Dong Lai heard this and said hesitantly, "Isn't this a bit inappropriate? It's too purposeful, and it seems like you're just trying to get close to me."
The servant agreed expressionlessly, "Indeed."
“…”
Mr. Dong Lai's face froze, and then he pretended to be nonchalant and said, "Forget it, it's just a small matter, you can decide for yourself. I never really care about it."
After saying this, he left happily with his hands behind his back.
The servant scratched his head in pain and complained in his heart: Master, you look so worthless, it's really unbearable to look at you.
But I still have to pretend to be reserved.
When the time comes and the child prodigy ignores you, you will have the chance to cry.
The next day.
Mr. Donglai got up early and rushed to the county school.
He looked naive and was wearing an ordinary Confucian robe. When he handed over the visiting card, the gatekeeper of the county school didn't pay much attention to it.
But it took less than half a cup of tea to deliver the visiting card.
The county school's instructor and tutor, along with a large group of students, rushed out.
"Mr. Donglai?"
"It's really Mr. Dong Lai!"
"Oh my God! How could our county school have the honor to receive Mr. Dong Lai!"
"Student greets Mr. Dong Lai!"
They were all excited, their faces flushed, and their eyes were full of admiration.
The teachers and instructors of the county school bent down and bowed very hard, respectfully observing the etiquette of being a disciple.
This is the effect of famous scholar!
Mr. Dong Lai, the role model and idol of scholars all over the world, a great scholar famous in the literary world!
Mr. Dong Lai accepted the greetings from everyone with a smile.
Then he explained casually and deliberately: "You don't have to be polite. I was entrusted by Li Duan to travel and give lectures in Henan. I happened to be passing through Nanyang, so I came to the county school."
Wow!
Hearing this, the teachers and students of Nanyang County School felt so happy that they almost fainted.
Mr. Dong Lai actually came to teach them!
The teacher was so excited that he was shaking all over. He said in a trembling voice: "Thank you, sir! On behalf of the students of Nanyang County School, we would like to thank you for coming to teach us. Sir, please come in!"
Amid the excited crowd, Mr. Dong Lai entered the county school.
And then nothing unexpected happened.
The news that Zhou Yong came to Nanyang County School to give lectures spread quickly among the entire Nanyang literary community like the wind.
Everyone who heard about this was dumbfounded and looked expectant.
This is a good opportunity to ask for advice from the great scholar!
If I'm a little luckier and get noticed by Mr. Dong Lai and accepted as his disciple... I'll be so happy that I'll wake up laughing in my dreams.
Among the excited students.
Only the brothers Cui Boshan and Cui Zhongyuan looked confused.
They had been studying hard in Hexi Village for many years and had almost lost contact with the outside literary world, so they knew nothing about the "value" of Mr. Zhou Yong of Donglai.
After listening to the excited explanations of my classmates.
The eldest brother of the two brothers opened his mouth wide: How come such a powerful person came to Nanyang?
The other side.
Mr. Donglai's servant went to inquire about the address of the child prodigy's home.
Cui Xian is definitely a "celebrity" in Nanyang now, and his servants easily found out about Zhongjing Lane.
And what a coincidence.
There happened to be a vacant house in Zhongjing Lane.
I heard that this family also had the surname Cui, but they had a conflict with the child prodigy's family, and both sides were very unhappy.
The child prodigy was loved by the people because the emperor exempted Nanyang from grain tax.
As a result, the Cui family was inevitably looked down upon and ridiculed by the other neighbors, and could no longer survive in Zhongjing Lane.
I decided to sell the house and move somewhere else.
After the servant inquired about the whole story, he felt that this place was quite suitable for the master's needs.
It’s so close to the child prodigy’s home that it’s almost like living in their yard.
Even if it's just a shabby thatched hut, the master will be satisfied.
So the servant waved his hand and rented the house from the pawnshop.
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