Farmhouse Green Plum

Chapter 172 Soft Persimmon

Shen Jing was stunned for a moment, "Sister Song speaks very straightforwardly."

Song Ying pursed her lips and said nothing, thinking to herself, this is just the beginning, there are even more straightforward things that I haven't said yet.

"Hey, isn't this the Grand Master's disciple? Why are you here to buy the big and small exam papers? Is it necessary to go through so much trouble? Just tell the Grand Master and he will give you all the exam papers, saving you the money to buy books."

A voice suddenly came, its tone full of sarcasm and a hint of deep jealousy.

Song Ying looked over and saw several young men also wearing student uniforms standing not far away. The one leading them had a square face, thick eyebrows, and big eyes. He was looking at them with a sarcastic expression. To be precise, he was looking at Yuan Qing behind her.

Almost as soon as the young man finished speaking, someone next to him responded, "Brother Bai, what you said is not right. Brother Yuan not only does not need to buy a large or small topic, but in fact he does not even need to go to the academy.

The Grand Master is teaching him personally, so the articles he writes must be the most to the Grand Master's liking, so it is a foregone conclusion that he will become a scholar."

"Brother Jiang, please be careful with your words. Do you think you have the right to comment on what the Grand Master does?" Shen Jing frowned and shouted.

The young man named Jiang Dao snorted heavily, "You are the son of a prefect, but you are willing to curry favor with a lowly person. How despicable!"

Yuan Qing did not get angry. He stared into the eyes of the young man surnamed Jiang and asked word by word: "Jiang Ming, are you dissatisfied with the Grandmaster?"

Jiang Ming opened his mouth but didn't dare to say it out loud.

Yuan Qing did not need his answer and continued, "Grandmaster Feng presided over the provincial examinations at the order of the Emperor. If you are not satisfied with the Grandmaster presiding over the examinations, then you are not satisfied with the Emperor's acceptance of your orders?"

"Stop talking nonsense, that's not what I meant!" Jiang Ming's face changed, and he hurriedly explained. Dissatisfaction with the emperor could be big or small. Let's not talk about the small aspects. If it gets serious, it could even be considered treason!

Yuan Qing had a blank expression on his face: "What do you mean?"

"I am..." Jiang Ming clenched his fist and gritted his teeth, "I am not dissatisfied with the Grand Master presiding over the college examination."

"So you are not satisfied with the results of the college entrance examination?"

Jiang Ming thought, isn't this obvious? He, Wu Zongcheng, decided the imperial examination rankings based on his own likes and dislikes. On the day the results were announced, the scholars of Kuizhou Prefecture requested to see the papers of the successful candidates. This was already a well-known fact. He didn't believe that Yuan Qing didn't know about it.

Before he could figure out how to answer, Yuan Qing spoke again: "If you are not satisfied with the result, then you suspect that some of the successful candidates cheated?"

Jiang Ming's face turned pale again. If the rumor of cheating got out, it would surely cause a lot of trouble. Even if it was finally found out that there was no cheating, the reputation of this year's candidates would be affected. This would offend all the scholars in Jinchuan Province.

"Don't talk nonsense, I didn't mean that!" Jiang Ming quickly made his attitude clear.

"Then what do you mean?" Yuan Qing looked puzzled. "You are neither dissatisfied with the Grand Master presiding over this college entrance examination nor dissatisfied with the results of the college entrance examination. Then what are you dissatisfied with?"

"I am...I am..."

"Why? Brother Jiang also has a brother who failed the imperial examination. Brother Jiang and his brothers have deep affection for each other. Are you feeling angry about your brother's loneliness?" Yuan Qing asked before he could finish.

"I don't have a brother..." Jiang Ming was stunned when he said this. He didn't have a brother, but Bai Heng had an older brother who didn't pass the exam this time.

He tilted his head slightly and glanced at Bai Heng beside him, as if thinking about something. Has Bai Heng been inciting him and others before?

Most of those who can enter Jiahu Academy have passed the entrance examination. How could they be stupid? Not only Jiang Ming thought this through, but others also slowly came to their senses. The expressions they looked at Bai Heng suddenly changed.

They hated the fact that Yuan Qing, a poor man, was favored by the grandmaster and became his disciple, but no matter how much they hated it, they didn't want to be used as a tool for no reason.

Jiang Ming's face darkened. He looked at Yuan Qing, then at Bai Heng, snorted heavily, said nothing, and turned and left.

After him, a little fat man pointed at Bai Heng's nose and said, "Bai Heng, you are awesome! No one dares to use me as a gun. You just wait!"

After saying that, he turned and left.

Others also left one after another. Only a young man who looked somewhat similar to Bai Heng stayed. He glared at Yuan Qing, "Stop talking nonsense. We are dissatisfied with you. You are you, and the Grand Master is the Grand Master. Being dissatisfied with you means being dissatisfied with the Grand Master?

Humph, what a joke! The Grandmaster has thousands of disciples, and each of them has people who are dissatisfied with them. Could it be that these people are all dissatisfied with the Grandmaster?"

Song Ying was somewhat curious about what Yuan Qing was dissatisfied with, and subconsciously wanted to ask. However, when she opened her mouth, she realized that now was not the right time, and swallowed the words back.

Unexpectedly, her slight movement was noticed by the other party, whose eyes immediately lit up, "Oh, I came out to buy a book of martial arts and met your sister, what a coincidence! Did you send the message to your family a few days in advance? The timing is really accurate!"

As he said this, he looked at Shen Jing, as if he was looking at a fool, "Shen Jing, he told you about this coincidence, right? You don't believe it, do you?"

Song Ying: “???”

No, is this guy blind? How does she look like Yuan Qing?

"Bai Liang, are you sick? I'm not as arrogant as you. Do you think everyone has something against you?" Shen Jing's face turned pale.

Bai Liang was stunned for a moment, then he chuckled, "No, you're still defending her? What, are you really attracted to this yellow-haired girl? When did your taste change? She's so dark and skinny, you're not going to be able to do that...

Before he could finish, something flew over.

"Ouch!" Bai Liang cried out, and the rest of his words were forcibly interrupted.

With a loud bang, a heavy object fell to the ground. Everyone could see clearly that what hit Bai Liang was a thick and heavy book. The title "Four Books: Big and Small Questions, Literary Manuscripts" on the cover was blown up by the wind, and the word "Manu" at the end was faintly visible.

The edge of the book above is stained with a little light red.

"You, you dare to hit me?!"

Bai Liang covered his forehead, bright red blood seeping from his fingers. He was stunned for a long while before he digested this fact. He let out a roar and rushed towards Yuan Qing, "How dare you, a lowly person, hit me!"

Faced with Bai Liang rushing towards him aggressively, Song Ying, who had been watching Luo Yanxing's fights for many years, immediately moved to the side to avoid being hurt, and stretched out his foot when Bai Liang got close.

Bai Liang's eyes turned red with rage. He rushed over with all his speed, swinging his fists at the same time.

"Yuan Qing, get out of the way!" Shen Jing was shocked and shouted, turning around to stop Bai Liang.

As soon as his outstretched hand touched Bai Liang, his sleeve slipped from his palm. Shen Jing felt something was wrong. Before he could figure it out, there was a loud bang, and Bai Liang fell to the ground, falling to the ground. Yuan Qing had already retreated.

Shen Jing was stunned. Not only him, but Yuan Qing and Bai Heng were also stunned. They had never expected this situation to happen.