There was a Forest of Merits and Virtues in Shangyin Academy. Only Mr. Ji Shang could enter. Hsu Fengnian had studied the geography of the academy and was familiar with it. He thought that he would be stopped along the way, but when he entered the Forest of Monuments, it was lonely and only snow remained. His footsteps left a series of small pits in the snow, which were then covered by continuous snowflakes. Previously, he went to the small building by Lotus Lake where Second Sister stayed to study. He sat for a while and no one came to criticize him. Hsu Fengnian walked into the Forest of Monuments that recorded the merits of the ancestors. The monuments were of different sizes and most of the inscriptions were epitaphs. However, the graves were often not behind the monuments. The Forest of Monuments was like a different kind of history, quietly erected page by page in the back mountain of Shangyin Academy. Xu Fengnian squatted down in front of an exceptionally small stone tablet and used his sleeve to wipe away the accumulated snow. The epitaph on the tablet had the charm of the Great Qin Dynasty. Xu Fengnian looked up at the falling snow and picked a relatively majestic stone tablet to lean against. After an unknown amount of time, he opened his eyes and saw a petite figure in a straw raincoat staggering over. She held a bamboo basket covered in cotton in her arms and walked with great difficulty. When she passed by Xu Fengnian, she was about to squat down when she seemed to have seen a pair of black eyes hanging in the air. She was so frightened that she fell on her butt. Xu Fengnian stood up and shook off the accumulated snow on his body. With an apologetic expression, he reached out to pull the goat-horned girl up. He thought that the girl would walk straight over, but he didn't expect her to stop in front of the stone tablet, causing her to suffer a false alarm. The goat-horned girl patted her chest and glared at the mysterious white-haired enemy. After Xu Fengnian asked, he found out that the girl's surname was Ouyang, and her ancestral home was Takaoka. The inscription on the tablet behind her was an elegy written by her father. Every time Xu Weixiong read it, he would cry. Xu Fengnian originally thought that the words were extraordinary, but after reading it, he realized that it was like a letter from home. It was trivial and trivial. Xu Fengnian stood up and shook off the snow on his body. With an apologetic expression, he reached out to pull the goat-horned girl up. He thought that the girl would walk straight over, but he didn't expect her to stop in front of the stone tablet, causing her to suffer a false alarm. The goat-horned girl patted her chest and glared at her white-haired enemy who appeared and disappeared like a ghost. After Xu Fengnian asked, he found out that the girl's surname was Ouyang, and her ancestral home was Takaoka. The inscription on the tablet behind her was an elegy written by her father. Every time Xu Weixiong read it, he would cry. Xu Fengnian thought that the words were extraordinary, but after reading it, he realized that it was like a letter from home. Now that he was 20 years old, he encountered an unforeseen event. Now that he was helping the little girl wipe away the snow, he turned back to read the elegy. He actually pursed his lips, not daring to let the little girl see his face. She was still in her innocent years. When her ancestors passed away, she was not yet born, so naturally she did not feel too much pain. Growing up in the school, she was carefree. After she put down the basket, she started to mutter to herself. Hsu Fengnian then realized that today was her grandfather's death anniversary. This place was indeed a tomb. However, her parents had left for a long journey and had asked her to visit the tomb today. Unfortunately, an unexpected snowfall caused the little girl to suffer greatly. Along the way, she had cursed God countless times. It was not easy for the little girl to find someone who could talk. She spoke softly to the tombstone, "Mr. Xu, whom I admire the most, once said that my father's elegy was written from the bottom of his heart. Not a single word was deliberately added to the tomb. It was the best elegy. I don't really understand these things. I only feel that my father's elegy was simple and tranquil, just like when he was teaching. He could not speak of great principles. After so many years in the school, he did not teach many good students. If it were not for Master Xu's good words for him, the family would not have been able to eat for a few years. The box that my mother used to store her dowry was getting emptier. When I was young, I could still secretly wear a lot of jade hairpins in my hair when my parents were not around. Now I can't. "
Hsu Fengnian laughed softly, "You are still a child now."
The goat-horned girl with the surname Ouyang rolled her eyes, "Sometimes you have a poisonous mouth, as if you have eaten a green snake, centipede, or scorpion. You can make our First Young Master of the Qi Family so angry, but you are also not good with words. How can you talk to a girl like that? I think you must have not gained anything from Sister Yu, right?"
The squatting Hsu Fengnian put his hands in his sleeves and crossed them in front of his chest. He smiled and said, "I ate a green snake, centipede, and you ate a crow?"
The little girl was smart. She raised her fist and pretended to be fierce, "You are the one who has a crow's mouth!"
Hsu Fengnian smiled and squinted his eyes. At this moment, his eyes seemed to be narrow and intelligent. His handsome face was filled with warmth. It was hard to imagine that this was the number one playboy in Beiliang who was feminine and full of ruthlessness. The best way to train one's eyesight was to train one's Taoism skills. When other people were racking their brains to jump into the vat of officialdom, Hsu Fengnian had already seen all kinds of strange and variegated shows in the vat. Although the goat-horned girl beside him acted like a heroine, like the king of children, her clothes were thin. At this moment, the overly loose straw raincoat she was wearing was even more tattered. Her family background was obviously not as good as her peers by the Buddha's Palm Lake. In another five or six years, the children would know the power of the soft knives in the world. Perhaps they would be bullied by their childhood playmates instead. Although the Shangyin Academy had been a holy land for learning since ancient times, there were bound to be disputes when there were hundreds of schools of thought contending. For example, during the chaos of the Spring and Autumn Period, the military school was at its peak. Even those who were just there to make up the numbers were snatched away by the Spring and Autumn Period countries as heroes who could turn the tide. However, at that time, there was a wave of blind looting, and the countries really did pick up the scraps a few times. Now that the world was settled, the scene of scholars saving the country was no longer as grand as it used to be. Most of the scholars of Jishang and Jixia were dormant. It was inevitable that they would be entangled in daily necessities and seek personal gain. Liu Wenbao had recommended more than ten people, but they were weak. Most of them were like this. They were depressed and did not achieve their goals.
The goat-horned girl lifted the basket and asked, "Are you coming with me?"
Hsu Fengnian shook his head, "I'm about to leave the Academy."
She frowned her delicate eyebrows that already had a pair of embryonic willow leaves. She lowered her head and looked at the bamboo basket. Poor children had to take care of the household early. The food in the basket should not be wasted. However, she had a small appetite. Although it was not easy to get sick in winter, after all, the food was warm and would spoil the taste. Of course, the main reason was that she felt that it was really boring to walk back one or two miles by herself. It was better to have someone to talk to on the way back than to be alone in the cold. Hsu Fengnian smiled, "If you don't mind me freeloading, I'll go with you."
The goat-horned girl gracefully snapped her fingers and said the same witty catchphrase, "Approved."
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