Chapter 569: Poetry
“Good poem, good poem!” As soon as County Magistrate Zhou finished speaking, Zhang Xingwang clapped his hands and cheered. “Your Excellency is indeed a knowledgeable and talented scholar.”
Although County Magistrate Zhou’s poetry was not bad, looking at Zhang Xingwang’s excitement, it was very obvious that he was trying to curry favor with County Magistrate Zhou.
Lin yuelan secretly pouted, but she didn’t say anything.
Who would have thought that such a small action would be discovered by Zhang Xingwang’s sharp eyes?!!
Zhang Xingwang had previously been apprehensive about Lin yuelan’s relationship with County Magistrate Zhou, but now that he knew that she was only a friend of Zhou Wencai’s, he had no more apprehensions.
‘Hmph, who asked you to offend me? If I don’t embarrass you, I’m not the head of the Zhang family!’
Zhang Xingwang laughed out loud and said, ” looking at miss Lin’s confident appearance, and since you are friends with young master Zhou, you must be a talented woman. Why don’t you compose a poem with ‘plum’ for everyone to appreciate? ”
This Zhang Xingwang doesn’t even have any shame.
He actually wanted a child to compose a poem. Most importantly, this person didn’t give Zhou Wencai any face at all. He clearly knew that Lin yuelan was his friend, but he actually made things difficult for her in front of him.
This was really intolerable!
Zhou Wencai’s expression was cold as he said, ” old master Zhang, this friend of mine is only a girl. Don’t you know that a woman without talent is a virtue? You want her to compose a poem for you to appreciate. How unreasonable is that?”
Lin yuelan was just a farmer’s daughter who had never gone to school. It was already good enough that she could read, but he still wanted her to compose a poem for the occasion. Wasn’t this making things difficult for her?
Zhang Xingwang had made things difficult for Lin yuelan without any qualms earlier. At this moment, his heart thumped when he heard the obvious anger in Zhou Wencai’s tone. He thought to himself, ‘oh no.’
Zhou Wencai’s attitude was different from what he had imagined. It was obvious that he had taken a fancy to her as a friend.
However, words that were spoken could not be taken back.
Since he couldn’t take it back, he could only try his best to save it.
Zhou wencai might not be an official, but his father was.
Besides, everyone in An Ding County knew that county Magistrate Zhou doted on his son like a Pearl. Whoever bullied his son, he would definitely return the favor tenfold.
Just as Zhang Xingwang wanted to salvage the mistake of his previous estimation, he was stunned.
“Among the multitude of fallen flowers, its shining beauty warms;
full of grace, centre of attention, it leans into a little garden.
Delicate, tilting branches reflected on clear and shallow water,
its subtle fragrance drifts with the rising moon at dusk.
The snowy cranes long to land and sneak a glance,
if butterflies could only see, their souls would depart!
How fortunate I am, for the presence of this muse, for my clappers no longer need wine’s company in song.”
Lin yuelan’s clear voice resounded in the small courtyard, shocking everyone.
Jiang Zhennan, in particular, was staring at Lin yuelan with sparkling eyes. He looked at Lin yuelan as if he was looking at shining gold.
“Good, good, what a good poem!” Only then did Zhou Wencai recover from the aftertaste of Lin yuelan’s poem. “sister yuelan, your poem is really well done.”
Lin yuelan nodded and said with a smile, ” big brother Zhou, you’ve gone too far! I just made it up, I don’t have the talent of Lord Zhou and big brother Zhou.” She was humble, but she was also complimenting County Magistrate Zhou and Zhou Wencai.
Zhou Wencai laughed out loud and said, ” sister Yuelan, you’re really too humble. Such a poem embellishes the pure and noble character of the plum blossoms, and it’s full of divine charm. If you say that you made this up on the spot, then what kind of masterpiece would it be if you were to seriously compose a poem?”
Lin yuelan only smiled, but she thought to herself, ‘what masterpiece? I only copied an existing poem.’
But he replied, ” big brother Zhou, you’re exaggerating. I only know a few words. I really can’t compose a poem!”
Zhou wencai didn’t believe Lin yuelan’s words at all. All he did was shake his head with a smile and say, ” sister yuelan, that poem of yours can be considered a classic!
Looking at the two of them going back and forth, praising each other and being humble, Jiang Zhennan immediately felt sad.
He was a boorish man. Other than being able to read a few words, he did not understand the elegance and humor of a scholar, much less a poem.
Now that he saw the interaction between Lin yuelan and Zhou Wencai, he felt a little upset.
Zhang Xingwang and County Magistrate Zhou were very surprised at the poem that Lin yuelan had blurted out.
County Magistrate Zhou once again looked at Lin yuelan in a new light.
He didn’t expect Lin yuelan to be such a talented child.
Such a smart, business-minded, and talented child was simply hard to find in the world.
At this moment, County Magistrate Zhou truly considered Lin yuelan’s value.
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At the Lin family Village’s twelfth greenhouse vegetable area, after work in the afternoon, Lin Sanniu left his fingerprint in Lin Jiawei’s notebook and paced around the greenhouse.
Uncle Liu came out of the shed and saw Lin Sanniu walking back and forth around the shed. He immediately shouted, ” brother Sanniu, it’s already time to get off work. Why are you still here? ”
Lin Sanniu smiled stiffly. “You go first. I’ll stand here for a while.”
Uncle Liu blinked his eyes in confusion, but he still nodded. “Okay.”
The employees of the vegetable area of the twelfth greenhouse left one after another. When the sky was completely dark, a figure appeared at the entrance of the greenhouse.
The figure sneakily looked around, but it didn’t seem to notice anyone. Then, it slithered inside the greenhouse.
A moment later, he sneaked out of the shed again.
Then, he headed back to the Lin family Village.
After he left, Lin Jiawei and uncle Liu came out from a dark corner.
Uncle Liu asked Lin Jiawei curiously, ” manager Lin, what is Lin Sanniu doing in there? Also, how did you know that he would go in again tonight?”