Chapter 3 School Examination
"Brother, please..."
Looking at Liang Tiezhuang, Han Xiuniang knelt down to Liang Tiezhuang and said soft words of begging, but Liang Tiezhuang had a straight face and looked inhumane.
Liang Mingqing was about to stand up and make the final decision. Since he had already made up his mind to sell his favor to Liang Tiezhuang this time, it was better to cut the mess quickly.
Otherwise, if people see how pitiful Liang Tiesheng and his wife are, they will secretly arrange for Liang Tiezhuang and himself in the future, which will not be beautiful.
And just as he was about to speak, suddenly——
"Boil beans and make soup,
... originate from the same root,
Why are you so impatient?"
As soon as Liang Pingan finished reciting this poem, Liang Mingqing was shocked.
The first reaction was “What a poem!”
Xuan Er, "Why haven't I heard this poem?"
Then, his eyes couldn't help but glance at the bean stalks on the wall next to Liang Pingan, and he couldn't help but feel another tremor all over his body.
"This...this!" He murmured to himself in a low voice, because his mind was too excited, and he was panting for a moment, because he thought of a possibility, a possibility that made him tremble with excitement just thinking about it.
a possibility!
"What, didn't you hear what I said? Get back!"
At this moment, I heard Liang Tiezhuang scolding the child in an elder manner.
"etc……!!"
Liang Mingqing, the old patriarch of the Liang clan, suddenly picked up his cane and spoke loudly with a trembling voice.
As the old patriarch spoke, everyone present looked at him. Naturally, Liang Tiezhuang did not dare to do it again. He immediately stepped forward and said to Liang Mingqing with a smile:
"Old patriarch, what are your orders?"
Liang Mingqing just shook the crutch, then raised the crutch, stretched it out, and pushed Liang Tiezhuang in front of him to the side.
Seeing this, Liang Tiezhuang subconsciously moved to the side. He seemed to be blocking the clan leader's way?
Liang Mingqing walked over immediately and passed by Liang Tiezhuang, but didn't even look at him.
The crutch hit the ground and made a "dong, dong" sound. The old patriarch walked in front of Liang Ping'an, then bent down slightly and said: "Good boy, the patriarch asked you, who taught you that poem just now?"
?”
At this time, everyone in the audience, including Liang Tiezhuang, Liang Tiesheng and Han Xiuniang, also looked at their son in confusion.
They have never seen their son reading a book or reading poetry, but his son went to play at the village school from time to time a few days ago. Could it be that his son heard it there?
But the poem that my son recited just now, does that poem have any special meaning? In short, the couple don't even know the Chinese characters, so they have no way of knowing the meaning of the "seven-step poem".
Even the people in the courtyard looked in shock as the old patriarch asked Liang Ping'an, and the patriarch's tone was so solemn and awe-inspiring.
So people couldn't help but hold their breath, watching the old and the young talking.
Liang Tiezhuang instinctively felt something was wrong, but he couldn't tell what was wrong. Liang Ping'an must have learned that poem from somewhere, but he didn't know why the old patriarch was so solemn.
When Liang Pingan saw this old patriarch with a reputation as a scholar, he was indeed attracted by the poem he had just recited.
Liang Ping'an deliberately recited that poem, and he pretended to have a sad look on his face. It was very much like a poem he composed and recited out of sudden inspiration on the spot.
All he did was to attract the attention of the most powerful and vocal leader of the Liang clan.
In order to arouse the old patriarch's curiosity about himself, after all, he composed poems at the age of nine, so he can be considered a child prodigy.
The current situation of the Liang clan is that it has been more than a hundred years since the founding of the Zhou Dynasty. Only the patriarch of the Liang clan has such a reputation as a scholar. For more than a hundred years, there is only one scholar in the Liang clan.
Single seedling.
Not to mention, if a child prodigy suddenly appears in the clan, how should the Liang clan and the clan leader, Liang Mingqing, be so happy?
So Liang Pingan found this opportunity, and the situation at this time was very consistent with "Poetry in Seven Steps", so Liang Pingan naturally came up with this scene without hesitation.
And sure enough!
Sure enough, it attracted the attention of the only distinguished person in the room - the patriarch Liang Mingqing!
Liang Ping'an didn't think that what he had done would leave a deliberate impression on the old patriarch.
Although he did do it deliberately, don't forget that he is only ten years old now. What can a ten-year-old child have?
At most, it's nothing more than an expression of true feelings, or it can be forcibly summarized as childish talk.
At this time, Liang Ping'an deliberately looked innocent and ignorant, and said: "Grandpa Patriarch, this... this poem was composed by me just now because of a sudden inspiration."
"You mean, this poem is the poem you just composed yourself?"
Although the old patriarch Liang Mingqing had already made a guess in his mind, when he heard what Liang Ping'an said, he still had an expression of disbelief. But then he glanced at the pile of bean sprouts beside the wall, and his disbelief finally subsided.
Press it down.
At the same time, a surge of ecstasy rushed into my chest, and I thought to myself: "Maybe this is really what this kid did!"
In response to this mood, he asked Liang Tiesheng and his wife who were walking by with equally surprised faces: "How many years has this child been in school?"
Liang Tiesheng and his wife first had a strange look on their faces. Liang Tiesheng scratched the back of his head and then said carefully: "What does this mean, patriarch? My family is safe and I have never been to school?"
Liang Mingqing suddenly heard this and looked at Liang Pingan again with sharp eyes, but Liang Pingan said innocently at this time:
"Grandpa Patriarch, Ping An has never read a book. He just often goes to Uncle Wang's private school and listens to his lectures. For some reason, Ping An can remember a lot of things in just one visit."
Liang Mingqing looked at Liang Tiesheng and his wife again. Liang Tiesheng scratched his head again and said, "This child does always go to that village school."
After listening to Liang Tiesheng's words, Liang Mingqing's doubts finally dissipated. He looked at Liang Ping'an again, rolled his eyes, and said:
"Ping'an, the patriarch will test you. The patriarch will give you a topic. How about you compose a poem based on this topic?"
Liang Ping'an nodded. Liang Mingqing pondered for a while, then stroked his beard and said, "Then let's use 'Spring Dawn' as the title."
The title of "Spring Dawn" was something he came up with on the spur of the moment. If this kid can compose a poem based on this title, then he can be 100% sure that the Liang family will be revitalized!
When Liang Ping'an heard the title "Spring Dawn", his heart almost blossomed with joy. This "Spring Dawn" could come to him as soon as he opened his mouth. He even memorized the famous poem "Spring Dawn" by Tang Dynasty poet Meng Haoran in elementary school.
But Liang Ping'an pretended to think hard, and then said slowly and loudly:
"Spring sleeps without waking up,
You can hear birds singing everywhere.
The sound of wind and rain at night,
You know how many flowers have fallen."
The old patriarch Liang Mingqing, who was stroking his beard, couldn't help but tighten his hands after suddenly listening to Liang Ping'an's poem, and almost grabbed a few strands from his beard. Tears even overflowed from his eyes, and he said tremblingly:
"This...this is really, really descended from the sky, my unicorn son of the Liang family!"
Liang Tiezhuang, who was nearby and had taken in the scene in front of him with his own eyes, lost consciousness for a moment, then walked directly to Liang Tiesheng in a few strides and said "emotionally" loudly:
"Second brother, it was me who was not good at being an elder brother in the past. Look, this is the deed of your house. Now I give it to you. In the past, it was because of my father's partiality. This should have been yours.
Okay, brother, I still have something to do, so I’ll leave first!”
After saying that, he strode away.
As for everyone watching this scene, they were all stunned. Why was Liang Tiezhuang's actions so completely opposite?
Those tribesmen who are not literate don't know, how come Liang Mingqing doesn't know what Liang Tiezhuang is thinking?
He immediately hit the crutches, regretting that he was not as fast as Liang Tiesheng. He immediately walked up to Liang Tiesheng and his wife, patted his chest and said:
"That Tie Sheng, Xiu Niang, isn't Ping An not yet in school, so let him study with Wang Xiucai first, and you don't have to worry about Shu Xiucai.
Chapter completed!