manynovel Chapter 732 Thanks to Master
Chapter 732 Thanks to Master
Mr. Jiang was so moved that he didn't know what to say. It was impossible for him to forget that he had taught such a student. Whenever someone mentioned Jiang Youzhen, he couldn't help but feel proud.
"Master, you don't know, there is another mystery!" Jiang Youzhen smiled mysteriously.
"Oh?" Mr. Jiang then began to look him up and down.
"Huh? When the lid is turned over and rotated, it turns out to be a chessboard?"
He was very surprised. He turned the lid over and inserted it into the original gap, and found that it was a chessboard.
Jiang Youzhen pursed his lips and smiled, "This is designed by the students themselves. This way it is convenient to travel with, and there is no need to put it in a separate box."
"This design is really ingenious!" Mr. Jiang exclaimed. He fell in love with it just by looking at the chessboard.
"This design is very much to my liking and is really ingenious." Mr. Jiang simply couldn't put it down. How could it be so exquisite?
"As long as Master likes it!" Jiang Youzhen knew at first glance that he liked it.
"Then I will accept it." Master Jiang was no longer pretentious. Jiang Youzhen polished it himself, and it was a gift from his student.
"I came here today for another reason. I want to invite you to attend my banquet in six days."
Last time we offered sacrifices to our ancestors, we only invited people from the village, and other relatives and friends did not have time to come.
Mr. Jiang sighed and said, "My father-in-law passed away a month ago. I am afraid it will be inconvenient, so I don't want to bother you."
It turns out he was in mourning, no wonder he was dressed so simply.
It was a bit regrettable, but since I was in mourning, I would not easily go to other people's homes, so I could only hope that we could have a drink together again when we have the chance in the future.
Just as Jiang Youzhen was about to leave, Mr. Jiang proposed to play chess with her, so Jiang Youzhen had no choice but to stay and play a game.
"I didn't expect your chess skills to become so advanced." Mr. Jiang was very impressed. He still remembered that Jiang Youzhen's chess skills were average at the beginning.
After playing another round of chess with Jiang Youzhen, Master Jiang finally let her go. Jiang Youzhen planned to go directly to the capital to send a letter to Qian Chongen and not return to Qinghe Village, so he said goodbye.
"It's better to have lunch before leaving." Mr. Jiang advised.
"It can only be done next time. We have to travel to the capital city overnight today."
"Are you in such a hurry?" Master Jiang frowned, "Then I won't keep you any longer. Be careful on your way."
After sending Jiang Youzhen to the gate of the courtyard and watching her climb into the carriage, Master Jiang suddenly felt a little melancholy.
He knew that they would probably never see each other again. Jiang Youzhen went to court as an official, and would not come back except to pay respect to his ancestors. And he was not young anymore, how many more years could he teach? He could not help but feel a little sad.
"I don't know if we will see each other again in the future. Take care!" Master Jiang whispered.
"Take care, Master!" Jiang Youzhen nodded. She knew this would probably be the last time they would see each other.
"Go back! It's hot outside." Jiang Youzhen waved his hand.
"Hey!" Mr. Jiang nodded.
Master Jiang did not return to the courtyard until the carriage had driven away and disappeared. Then the doorman came over and said that Jiang Youzhen had prepared a generous gift. Master Jiang saw that in addition to tea, there was also a set of purple clay teapots. It turned out that Jiang Youzhen still remembered that he liked purple clay teapots.
Setting off on the journey again, Jiang Youzhen gathered himself and started heading towards the provincial capital.
She is a nostalgic person, but she never gets too hung up on it.
Two days later, Jiang Youzhen and his companions arrived at the provincial capital.
The city is still as prosperous as ever, and even more lively because of the reconstruction of the wharf.
"Master, the government school is ahead."
Jiang Youzhen lifted the curtain and breathed a sigh of relief when she found that they were finally here. She had been too bored in the carriage for the past two days. If she hadn't come back once in a while and needed to visit in person, she would have just sent a servant over.
"Go and deliver the invitation!" Jiang Youzhen ordered.
At this moment, Jiang Youzhen suddenly thought of the conversation between Qian Chongen and his wife before he left, and how he had found a professorship for him before he left. Although the rank was not high, it was at least a threshold.
But when they separated, she knew that Qian Chongen felt very guilty towards her. Thinking about it now, it seemed like a lifetime ago.
It was time for the end of school, and many students came out of the government school one after another. They talked and talked, full of youth. Jiang Youzhen looked at the scene in front of him and couldn't help but miss the past.
He smiled and shook his head. Isn't it said that people only miss the past when they get old? She is only sixteen years old!
Soon Qian Chongen appeared at the gate of the prefectural school. Like Jiang Shaozhi, he actually came out to greet them in person.
Jiang Youzhen quickly stepped forward and bowed, "Teacher!"
Qian Chongen looked at the handsome young man in front of him and nodded with a choked voice.
"Good! Good! You really didn't disappoint me. You really became the top scorer in the high school."
"Fortunately, I have accomplished my mission!" Jiang Youzhen couldn't help but feel excited when he saw Qian Chongen again.
But the Qian Chongen in front of him looked much older than before, with white hair on his temples.
His body became thinner, and his legs and feet were not as agile as before. Jiang Youzhen suddenly felt guilty. If it weren't for him, Qian Chongen wouldn't have become like this.
"Let's go! Let's talk in the teacher's yard." Qian Chongen took Jiang Youzhen's arm and walked inside. Jiang Youzhen let him pull him with a smile on his face.
The students along the way all greeted him and couldn't help but wonder who the professor was holding.
"Huh? Is that Junior Brother Jiang?" Someone recognized him and immediately shouted in surprise.
"Who is Junior Brother Jiang?" someone asked in confusion.
"You don't even know Junior Brother Jiang! The one who has always dominated the monthly and quarterly rankings in our prefectural school, the number one scholar chosen by the emperor for this palace examination, is Jiang Youzhen, a compiler from the Hanlin Academy!"
The student who was talking did not know about Jiang Youzhen's promotion, but he knew that after becoming the top scorer in the imperial examination, he could directly enter the Hanlin Academy and become a compiler of the sixth rank.
"What? He is?"
Jiang Youzhen's appearance has attracted the attention of many people, but at this time she has followed Qian Chongen to his yard.
She looked at the familiar environment and couldn't help but feel a little emotional. It was Qian Chongen who cooked for her every day here, and she was very familiar with every plant and tree in this yard.
"You didn't move into the professor's yard?" She remembered that the yard was much more spacious than this one.
"I'm used to it and don't want to change it." Qian Chongen replied with a smile.
The two of them walked into the tea room very naturally, and sat down opposite each other very naturally, just as they had done before.
After they sat down, Jiang Youzhen picked up the herbal tea beside him and poured two bowls. This was their habit of cooking for themselves.
"Two games of chess first?"
The two smiled at each other, and then Jiang Youzhen nodded and asked Qing Lang to bring the white jade chess pieces she made.
The rosewood brocade box was opened, and Qian Chongen was the first to notice the difference without Jiang Youzhen's reminder.
"Huh? There's a chessboard behind this?" He suddenly became interested.
When I saw the white jade chess pieces and the black jade chess pieces, I couldn't help but be shocked.
"This was polished by the student himself and given to the teacher."
"Did you polish all these?" Qian Chongen was surprised. These plump and round chess pieces are not easy to polish and take a long time.
"Yes! Students do it themselves."
"If I really like it, I won't be polite to you. I will accept this gift."