Chapter 45 The Princess's Scholar (2) (1/2)

Even though Zhao He realized something was wrong, Lin Shiheng still came over every day to eat and drink, no, to discuss knowledge.

Zhao He soon had no time to think about how things had developed to this point, because he, a juren who ranked seventh in the exam, could not handle all the questions from Brother Lin.

After the two became friends, Lin Shiheng would appear in front of Zhao He's door every day at mealtime with a book or an article. At first, Zhao He secretly speculated that Brother Lin might not come to eat for free, but when he began to accept Lin Shiheng's various discussions, he was deeply ashamed of his random guesses.

It must be said that Lin Shiheng's knowledge was indeed mediocre, but Zhao He did not think it was his problem at all. After all, every time they studied together, Lin Shiheng could always understand things faster than him, and even recited much faster than him, who thought he was a genius.

In layman's terms, his foundation is not good, but his learning speed is very fast. The two of them have only known each other for seven days, and when they wrote articles together, Lin Shiheng has improved to the point where he is only a little bit behind him.

You know, on the first day, his article was still mediocre.

On the seventh day, Zhao He held Lin Shiheng's article and couldn't help but sigh, "I don't know which teacher Brother Lin is worshipping under. He actually taught such a talent like Brother Lin in this way. It's really misleading!"

It's amazing that such a natural talent can be taught to be mediocre.

He really wants to remember the name of this gentleman, and then remember it silently in his heart, and when he wants to invite the teacher when he gets married and has children in the future, he must avoid him.

Lin Shiheng's teacher is a scholar in Ming County. Although there are several brothers under his door, he is also very dedicated to teaching. The original owner was favored because of his diligence. However, although he is diligent, his brain is not enough, so even if the teacher tries his best to teach, he still doesn't open up.

He certainly couldn't let this good gentleman take the blame.

The young scholar kneeling in front of the couch in an old green robe coughed twice with a pale face, and his handsome face showed a little shame. He explained in a gentle voice, "Brother Zhao, don't misunderstand. The gentleman is a juren in Ming County. He is very kind to me. I was sick and weak at that time. The gentleman thought that I was too tired to go back and forth home, and specially asked me to live in the mansion. But at that time I was sick and unable to pursue my studies. I was able to pass the juren exam because the gentleman never gave up urging me."

Zhao He was stunned. "Brother Lin actually had an illness, and he looked like an ordinary person. You are much better now."

Lin Shiheng smiled with a somewhat sad face. It was rare that he didn't stay in the room to discuss. He just took his own article, stood up and saluted. "Thank you brother Zhao today. I will come to bother you again tomorrow."

Zhao He was a little puzzled why he had to leave so early today. He quickly stood up and returned the greeting, and asked the book boy who served his pen and ink to send him back.

Although Brother Lin lives next door, doesn't it make him look considerate?

The door of the wing room was closed, Zhao He watched two figures leave from the window one after the other. Just as he was about to sit down and continue studying, the book boy who had studied medicine came up to him.

"Master, don't mention Master Lin's health in the future."

"Huh?"

Zhao He looked at the book boy kneeling in front of him strangely, "Why? I think Brother Lin is in good health."

"Master, you also know that I have some medical skills. Master Lin looks like an ordinary person, but in fact his face is pale, his fingers are colorless, and he always coughs softly. He doesn't eat much meat except fish and meat on weekdays. In addition, his body is shaky when he walks. I guess he has been weak inside for a long time, but he has been holding on."

Zhao He was stunned.

He just heard Lin Shiheng say that the scholar treated him well, but he couldn't learn much because of his health, and he thought it was inconvenient to say bad things about his master.

It turns out that what he said was true.

These days, the two of them have similar interests and knowledge. He has long regarded Lin Shiheng as a friend better than a close friend. If he didn't know that he was in poor health, it would be fine. Now that he knows, of course he can't just sit back and watch.

"So, Brother Lin will come to me tomorrow, and you can take his pulse to see where exactly he is damaged. As long as it is a disease, it can always be adjusted back."

After saying that, Zhao He pondered for a while, remembered something, raised his head and said to the book boy who could cook meals, "And you, starting tomorrow, don't make those big fish and meat, make more medicinal meals, haven't you learned it before?"

The book boy agreed crisply, and then remembered something, "Master, don't you dislike the weird taste of those medicinal meals? If I make medicinal You can't eat the medicine, why don't I make the medicine and normal food at the same time, then let Master Lin eat the medicine and you can eat other food. "

"Foolish thing."

Zhao He glared at him unhappily, "Didn't you see the look of Brother Lin just now? He clearly didn't want people to know that his illness was not cured. If you do that, wouldn't it be telling him that we all know he is still sick. "

"Hurry up, go out and play, don't disturb me from studying. "

"Hey. "

The servants all retreated. They all had their own rooms and only came to serve during the day. Zhao He didn't need them at this moment, so they could naturally go back to their rooms and feel relaxed.

The servant who could cook did not follow the others to play cards in the room, but ran to the big kitchen on the boat to see what ingredients could be cooked.

He felt very close to Lin Shiheng, the scholar who praised his cooking skills. Although he didn't understand what the servant who knew medicine said just now, he knew that the scholar was weak.

Then he had to make up for it.

So in the days that followed, Lin Shiheng didn't have to come by himself every day. Once the medicinal food was ready, Zhao He would naturally send someone to ask him to eat together.

From childhood to adulthood, except for the merchant sons who grew up together, Zhao He really didn't have many friends of the same age, especially those who studied together. After all, the merchant sons were not just four generations who could take the imperial examinations. Most of them were the second generation of merchants who could not take the imperial examinations even if they were smart and could only do business all their lives.

Their daily activities are to have fun everywhere. After all, their family is rich and they don't need to struggle in the future. Therefore, although Zhao He grew up with them and has friendship, he sometimes feels lonely.

After all, his main job is still studying, so of course he wants to find a like-minded friend.

It would be fine if he didn't find one before, but now he finally found one and it turned out that his health is not good, so of course he has to worry more as a friend.

It's a pity that Lin Shiheng's health may be too damaged. The medicinal food was stewed for ten days in a row. Zhao He, who endured the smell that he couldn't get used to drinking and pinched his nose to drink it every day, was replenished with rosy glow, but the face of Qingyi Juren was still as pale as before.

After taking the pulse, the book boy who was skilled in medicine could only tell that Lin Shiheng was indeed weak, but he could not tell what the specific symptoms were. Lin Shiheng seemed to have expected this, and only smiled bitterly and said, "I have been weak since I was a child. Maybe I worked too hard when I was young. After I grew up, my health has been getting worse day by day. I used to dare to light candles to study at night, but now I have to go to bed early as soon as it gets dark. I dare not study for a long time every day."

Zhao He immediately felt very sympathetic.

His brother Lin is simply a tragedy in the world. He has such a smart brain, but he can't even study well because of his poor health. His progress these days is so obvious that if Lin Shiheng's health could be a little better, his grades would not be so mediocre or even fall to the bottom.

Compared with brother Lin, he is so lucky.

After sympathizing, Zhao He sincerely said, "Brother Lin, you should practice Cuju, horse riding and archery with me. People who practice martial arts are generally not in bad shape."

He has liked these things since he was a child. If he didn't know that the hope of the family lies in him, he would never take it lightly. Now that the military officers are excluded by the civil officials and are not valued in the peaceful and prosperous times, he would have taken the military officer examination long ago.

Even later in the academy, his performance in this aspect was the best, and because of this, he was envied by his classmates.

Speaking of this, Zhao He couldn't help but complain to Lin Shiheng, "Even the teacher said that practicing martial arts is good for health, but some people in our academy think that practicing martial arts is for rough people. They don't even look at their chicken-like bodies, which can be blown away by a gust of wind. How dare they talk to me all day long." After saying this, he suddenly realized that his friend's body was not very strong, and quickly changed his words, "I don't hate students who don't want to learn riding and shooting. For example, Brother Lin, even if he is thin, he looks like a bright moon. Just standing here makes people's eyes bright. Even if he doesn't learn it, No problem. "

Lin Shiheng smiled gently, "I did play Cuju when I was a kid, but later my health got worse and worse and I could only study in the house. It was the same in the academy. No matter how much I envied my classmates who could ride and shoot, I couldn't go out to get some fresh air. I think I've gotten better these days because of the medicinal food I've taken. I heard there's a horse riding field in the capital. If Brother Zhao doesn't mind, I'll make an appointment with Brother Zhao to practice riding and shooting after the exam."

Of course, what he said was embellished. The original owner felt that his brain was not enough, and he wanted to read books for twelve hours. How could he be willing to spare time to practice these outside?

It's just that he was in poor health and everyone in the academy knew it. He had just taken a serious illness after the exam, so no one could find fault with what he said.

Zhao He agreed happily.

"If you ask me, the reason why some scholars are weak is that they sit in the house all day and don't move around. They should move around more every day. Look at you, you only walk from your room to my room every day, and the rest of the time you stay in the house."

Just after he finished speaking, he realized that he had blurted out what the martial arts master who taught him martial arts said, and he almost blocked his mouth directly.

The other person was feeling sad because of illness, and he came out and said that the other person was sick because he didn't like to move around, and he was talking about a scholar who was about to go to Beijing to take the exam.

Brother Lin would not mistakenly think that he didn't want him to study books and articles well.

He really didn't mean that.

Just when Zhao He was scratching his head in his heart and had to keep a calm expression on his face to think of a solution, Lin Shiheng suddenly realized.

"Brother Zhao is right."

"It's a nice day outside today. Why don't we go to the deck to enjoy the breeze? Maybe we can write a nice poem while looking at the beautiful scenery on the water."

Then the blue-clothed scholar stood up slowly, smiled freely, and his every move was elegant.

He waved his sleeves slightly, with a gentle smile on his face, and said in a gentle voice, "Brother Zhao, please."

Zhao He was moved again.

I didn't expect Brother Lin to have such a good temper. Not only did he not blame him for his wrong words, but he also invited him to go outside to write poems together.

Such a good person must be a lifelong brother.

The two went out together, followed by two book boys to serve. Originally, they thought they could enjoy the breeze and write poems on the deck, but they didn't expect to find that there were already several scholars in long gowns standing there.

Zhao He's face sank when he saw their faces clearly.

It's really a narrow road for enemies. The three scholars who gathered together were his classmates.

Just as he looked over, the three people also looked over here, and obviously saw him. If he went down now, he would definitely be ridiculed, but if he went up, it would not matter if he was scolded by those people in front of Brother Lin. What if Brother Lin believed what those people said and really thought he was arrogant?

Zhao He was in a dilemma for a while. When he hesitated, Lin Shiheng was already standing on the deck. He turned his head slightly and looked at him with some doubts, "Brother Zhao?"

"My leg got stuck on this step."

Zhao He barely found an excuse, smiled reluctantly and walked up.

Lin Shiheng did not go to greet the three people who were obviously going to Beijing to take the imperial examination, but walked straight to the other side of the deck and looked at the scenery on the water from afar.

When Zhao He came, he happened to hear his exclamation, "It's really a beautiful scenery."

He looked up and saw nothing but water.

Where is the beautiful scenery?

Oh, it must be that Brother Lin has not been out for a long time because of illness, so he also thinks the water is beautiful.

Zhao He expressed his understanding, and in order to show that he and his friend have the same taste, he also praised, "Indeed, it is a beautiful scenery."

Lin Shiheng's eyes fell on the small fish that jumped out of the water from time to time as they swam along the boat they were sitting on.

"These fish are so lively and cute."

Zhao He looked at the school of fish. Although he didn't think that a few fish jumping around were cute, he still praised, "Indeed, they are very beautiful."

"Brother Zhao, look, the scales of that fish seem to glow when the sun shines on it, and it is also the largest among these fish."

Zhao He, who originally just agreed with his brother, was also interested in this. He bent down and saw a fat fish rolling, which looked energetic.

"Indeed, it's very big."

Lin Shiheng stared at the fish and said softly, "It looks so lively, it should taste good."

Zhao He nodded and said, "It looks very delicious..."

Hmm, wait, taste?

Aren't we admiring the fish? How did we switch to taste?

He didn't react a bit and even thought he had misheard. As a result, when he looked up and met Lin Shiheng's eyes, he saw the blue-clothed scholar in front of him smiling shyly and said, "I haven't eaten Zhixian steamed fish for a long time. I really miss it when I see this fish today."

After saying this, Zhao He's mind spontaneously popped up the deliciousness of steamed fish. Since he said he wanted to make medicinal food last time, the book boy really did his duty and only made medicinal food every day, and never made that delicious steamed fish again.

Thinking of the deliciousness of steamed fish, Zhao He looked down at the fat fish below, and his eyes were very wrong.

One of them couldn't help but suggested, "You can fish on this boat. Why don't we catch some fish and have steamed fish today?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao He began to regret it again.

Fishing is cruel for most scholars...

"Brother Zhao, this is a good idea. I'll ask the sailor if there are any fishing gear."

"Why bother Brother Lin? Just let my men go."

Seeing that Lin Shiheng not only didn't think fishing was cruel but seemed to agree with him, Zhao He was slightly surprised and felt that the two of them really got along very well.

Look, even fishing, much better than those sour scholars.

When the two of them took the fishing rods and started fishing, the sour scholar trio also noticed the movement here.

If others did this, they would definitely not have any problem, but since they saw Zhao He over there, the three of them looked at each other and walked over gracefully with their sleeves swung.

"Brother Zhao, what a coincidence? The three of us are discussing poetry, what are you doing?"

Zhao He felt a sour feeling in his teeth when he heard this voice.

Clearly when he came up, these three people had already seen him, why is he pretending to have just seen him, what is he doing, don't you recognize the fishing rod in his hand?

But even if he had a lot of complaints in his heart, Zhao He had to stand up and smiled with all his strength, "So it's you, Brother Hu. I just saw someone standing on it with a folding fan in such a strong wind, and I thought it was strange. Now I know it's you guys, it's not strange anymore."

The leading scholar tightened his hand holding the folding fan, and the smile on his face also sank slightly.

"Brother Zhao, are you fishing?"

Zhao He smiled again and lifted the fishing rod in his hand to show them, "Brother Hu, I'm afraid you haven't been out for a long time, don't you even recognize the fishing rod?"

The whole academy knew that they were not on good terms, and Zhao He was too lazy to imitate these people's pretense. In the past, he was still thinking about arguing, but after a long time, he let it go. Why bother with these people who were not as good as him? The time he spent talking to them was enough for him to read a book.

If it were in the past, he would have angered the three people away with such a retort, but today, the three people still stood still, leaning down slightly to look down.

It was still Brother Hu who spoke, and as soon as he spoke, he sighed with compassion, "These fish are swimming in the water and living well. Why is Brother Zhao so cruel and has to fish them out of the water?"

Zhao He looked at them inexplicably.

"Of course they ate it."

The three people looked at him with condemnation as if they were looking at a criminal.

"Brother Zhao, you are very wealthy, you have been taken care of by servants since you were a child, you eat all the delicacies in the world, wear gorgeous clothes, ride in a sedan chair, and have no shortage of food and drink. Why do you still enjoy putting fish hooks in the mouths of live fishes?"

Zhao He "... Isn't fishing like this?"

"When a fish is hooked in its mouth, it is naturally very painful. We are scholars and should be compassionate. In addition, we have the title of Juren. Even if we cannot pass the imperial examination in the future, we can still be elected as officials. In the future, we will be the justice of many people. Let me ask, if the justice sees the people's mouths bleeding and still doesn't care, what will the people of the world think?"

Zhao He was confused by what he said.

He has always been the type who does well in exams and will not argue with others in reality. At this moment, he always feels that what they said is wrong, but he can't figure out what is wrong.

But he still understood the main idea of ​​this person.

He must be scolding him again!

He had to scold him back!

While Zhao He racked his brains to think of how to scold him back, the blue-clothed scholar who was ignored because he didn't say a word slowly put down the fishing rod in his hand, stood up slowly, and gently patted the dust on his sleeves, and then he saluted the three people seriously.

"I am Lin Qinzhi from Ming County, and I am honored to meet you three."

The three people only then realized that there was another person sitting here. The strange thing was that Lin Shiheng was wearing blue clothes, which should be quite conspicuous, but when they came over just now, they didn't notice such a person at all.

Don't think that they always show contempt to Zhao He, that is when they are alone. When facing others, the three of them are very affectionate and call him Brother Zhao.

This is exactly why Zhao He felt so aggrieved. Think about it, three people who always use all kinds of messy words to belittle you are very enthusiastic towards you in the eyes of many people. If you are not respectful to them, you will be criticized. You can only swallow your anger and force a smile to them. No one can bear it.

But he had to endure it. After all, he still had to take the imperial examination. Among literati, the most important thing is reputation. If his reputation is ruined, no matter how well he does in the exam, his status will definitely not be high in the future.

It is precisely because of this concern that Zhao He has to lose to these three people every time. Otherwise, he, a person who loves excitement, would not stay in the house every day after he found that he was on the same road with these three people on the boat.

After Lin Shiheng greeted him, Zhao He realized that he had completely forgotten his existence. He immediately showed shame on his face. According to etiquette, he should have introduced Brother Lin to the three scholars, even though he had a grudge against them.

Zhao He's shame immediately turned into spirit when he saw the uncomfortable faces of the three people.

It's rare that these three shameless people would feel embarrassed.

At this time, a few more scholars came up. They looked like they were also scholars who went to Beijing to take the imperial examination. They saw the movement from afar and came over.

Zhao He immediately smiled and introduced, "I haven't introduced them to you yet. These are my good friends, Lin Shiheng from Zhi County, Lin Qinzhi, Brother Lin, and these three are my classmates, Hu Chuan, Cai Helin, and Zhao Kuang."

Lin Shiheng still had a faint smile on his face, and bowed to the three people, "Hello, three of you."

The three people hurriedly bowed, "You're welcome."

After bowing, they all raised their heads and found that Lin Shiheng's appearance was actually very handsome. Coupled with the warm smile on the corners of his lips and the gentle and polite gestures, they all made people very fond of him.

This good impression immediately dropped to negative after realizing that Lin Shiheng was actually Zhao He's good friend.

He looked like a good scholar, but how could he walk with a merchant like Zhao He? It was really insulting.

Before they could speak, Lin Shiheng bowed slightly and saluted again, "I just heard what you three said to Brother Zhao, and I feel that something is not right. Can I discuss it with you three?"

Even if they despised this scholar who "descended to depravity" and was close to the merchants, they could not just walk away when he was polite, so they hurriedly returned the greeting.

"Brother Lin, just go ahead and say it."

"In that case, I won't be polite."

The scholars had come close, and when they heard what they were going to discuss, they didn't interrupt them, but just stood aside and watched quietly.

Lin Shiheng smiled gently and asked, "Can you three brothers eat meat?"

It was Hu Chuan who answered. He vaguely understood that this unfamiliar scholar was on Zhao He's side, and immediately answered, "Of course we can eat, but what we eat are all poultry, which are raised and sold by others, while you, Brother Lin and Brother Zhao, are using fishhooks to catch the fish that grow in the water just to satisfy your appetite. I don't agree with you."

His words directly blocked Lin Shiheng's attempt to argue with "Since you eat meat, why do you stop us from eating?"

As he was talking, Hu Chuan suddenly had an idea in his mind. In the past, he secretly squeezed Zhao He just to make himself feel comfortable, but now that there were other people present, if he could ruin Zhao He's reputation with a few words, then no matter how well he did in the exam, it would be useless.

He made up his mind, narrowed his eyes slightly, and looked at the scholars standing around him as if unintentionally, and his back straightened even more.

Zhao He was a little anxious. Others didn't know, but he knew how difficult these three people were to deal with. Normally, it was fine if they dealt with him. He was rich and thick-skinned, but if they dealt with Brother Lin today, Brother Lin, a thin-skinned, poor-spoken and weak scholar, would be so angry that he would die.

He opened his mouth to interrupt, but Lin Shiheng spoke gently, "Brother Hu is right, but what I want to say is what Brother Hu said. If Brother Zhao and I fish for food, we will be sorry for the people when we become officials in the future."

"Brother Hu, do you know how much money this fish can earn by selling it on the street?"

Hu Chuan frowned, "How can we scholars know about this money-making matter!"

"Brother Hu, what you said is not right."

Lin Shiheng said, "Brother Hu just said that Brother Zhao is irresponsible to the people by fishing, but Brother Hu, do you know that many people can barely support their families by catching fish in the water? You know, a fish is worth only a few coins, but it is enough for a family of three to eat for three days."

Hu Chuan's face gradually became ugly, and before he could speak, the blue-clothed scholar continued in a gentle and slow tone that did not allow interruptions.

"We are juren, just as Brother Hu said, even if we are not nominated in the imperial examination, we can still be candidates for official positions. We may not have to wait to become local officials in the future. If Brother Hu thinks that Brother Zhao's fishing is cruel, then what will happen to the fishermen in the jurisdiction after he gets the official position? Brother Hu doesn't let them fish, they have no way to make a living, what should they eat and drink?"

Even though Lin Shiheng had guessed that he would attack this point when he mentioned the food rations for a family of three, Hu Chuan's face was still livid.

But now there are so many people around watching, if he really doesn't say a word, wouldn't it be confirmed that he only cares about studying and doesn't care about the people of the world?

Hu Chuan gritted his teeth, trying to keep his mind clear, and argued, "That's not my original intention. I just think that Brother Zhao's family is a merchant. Since they are rich, why do they need to catch this small fish just to satisfy their appetite? If you didn't catch it, maybe the fish would be caught by fishermen, which would also be a livelihood for them."

Lin Shiheng bowed again, looked at Hu Chuan's reluctant return of the greeting, and said gently, "Brother Hu, let's not talk about the reason that there are no rich people in the world who can't make money, and don't say that there are thousands of fish in the water, even if there are ten or a hundred Brother Zhao and I can't catch them all. Just say that when we were fishing today, Brother Zhao did have a family fortune, but I was born in a farming family, with nothing. I was frugal on weekdays and couldn't bear to buy a fish to eat. But I was weak, and the doctor told me to eat more meat, but I couldn't afford it. Brother Zhao was generous and knew that my family was poor, so he always invited me to dine with him. , but I am also a seven-foot man, how can I have the nerve to eat and drink Brother Zhao's things without spending a penny. "

"Today, I saw a lot of fish in the water, so I thought about catching one or two, so that I could save some money and buy books in Beijing to wait for the imperial examination."

"Although Brother Hu has good intentions, it is not a gentleman's behavior to speculate just by seeing us fishing. Brother Zhao is broad-minded and never makes many excuses for this, but I can't sit idly by and watch my friend being misunderstood. Today I will tell the truth of the matter, and I hope Brother Hu will not misunderstand Brother Zhao in the future."

Although he spoke lightly and slowly, he didn't give Hu Chuan any chance to get in the middle. Until he finished speaking, he lightly said that he didn't plan to do anything to Hu Chuan, but just wanted him to stop acting impulsively in the future. His tone was always gentle, and Hu Chuan was holding his breath in his heart, but he couldn't let it out on his face. He almost suffocated to death with a breath stuck in his chest.

"Ahem, ahem, ahem..."

Lin Shiheng looked at him and coughed twice, his handsome face, like the bright moon, showed some concern, "Brother Hu, you must have been caught in the crossfire, why didn't you say anything? Or did I offend Brother Hu just now?"

As he spoke, he coughed twice and bowed slightly. "I have been weak since I was young and rarely study with my classmates. If I have offended Brother Hu, I hope Brother Hu will not mind. I apologize to Brother Hu."

A patient, a good-looking patient who is very polite and speaks to people in a gentle voice without saying a harsh word, apologized with a guilty face to the person who misunderstood others based on a picture and accused them directly. When he was persuaded by others with reason, his face turned pale and he didn't say a word.

This scene made the scholars around frown in disapproval.

There was even a scholar with a strong sense of justice who came forward, introduced himself first, and then persuaded Hu Chuan, "Brother, he is right, don't be angry anymore."

Hu Chuan was almost unable to hold his breath.

It was always him and the two scholars who made Zhao He, a merchant, suffer and made Zhao He unable to speak. When this suffering fell on him, he realized how aggrieved he was.

Lin Shiheng on the opposite side coughed twice at the right time. He was handsome and pale. Although he was thin, he had a sense of floating. Most scholars were obsessed with looks. Seeing such a handsome man coughing so weakly at this moment, and with an apologetic look in his eyes even though it was not his fault, it was hard not to cast a condemning gaze on Hu Chuan, whose face was livid.

Hu Chuan felt these gazes and returned a salute in silence before his reputation was about to be ruined.

"Brother Lin, you are overthinking. I was just thinking about what Brother Lin said."

As he spoke, he raised his eyes and stared at Lin Shiheng's handsome face, clenching his teeth and squeezing out a voice, "It's true that listening to your words is better than reading for ten years."

"I hope I can discuss it with Brother Lin again in the future."

Lin Shiheng just pretended not to see the cruelty in his eyes, stood up slightly and coughed twice, showing a gentle smile on his face, and slowly said, "If so, it would be the best."

"Brother Hu is very knowledgeable , Today is a sunny day with nice scenery. Brother Zhao and I were discussing knowledge while fishing. Since Brother Hu is here, can we join us? "

Hu Chuan gritted his teeth again, "We still have things to do, so I'll leave first."

The white-faced scholar in green clothes smiled gently and bowed politely, "Goodbye."

Hu Chuan, who didn't want to bow to him, stiffly returned the greeting, "Goodbye, goodbye."

Zhao He stared blankly at the three guys who had been beating him, all turning away with a gloomy look on their faces.

This was the first time he faced the three of them, and they left first.

Several scholars around came up to introduce themselves to them, exchanged names and characters, and left one after another.

After all, the imperial examination was about to begin. Although they were on the boat, everyone was still racing against time to study.

Zhao He hadn't come back to his senses yet. He returned the greeting and got to know the people almost like a wooden man. When only he and Lin Shiheng were left, he looked at the blue-clothed scholar who was still holding the fishing rod and throwing it into the water. He couldn't help but approached.

"Thank you, Brother Lin. When I talked to the three of them before, they were always the three of me. I didn't expect that today they would be defeated."

Lin Shiheng smiled slightly, "Brother Zhao, you don't have to be polite. I'm not good at speaking, so I specially found Brother Hu to discuss it. In this way, the other two naturally can't interrupt."

Zhao He thought of this, "Brother Lin, you are still quick-witted."

"By the way, Brother Lin, is what you said to them just now true? If you are short of money, I can lend you some silver. Don't worry, it's just a loan, and you can pay it back to me in the future."

Lin Shiheng lowered his head and smiled a little shyly.

"Brother Zhao, you are joking. After all, you are a juren. How could you be so embarrassed? I just said those words to make the brothers around me favor me."

Zhao He was stunned for a long time.

"You, you lied to them?"

"How can you say it's a lie."

Hearing his denial, Zhao He breathed a sigh of relief.

Yes, how could such a glorious brother Lin lie?

The blue-clothed scholar smiled embarrassedly,

"A white lie, how can it be considered a lie."