Chapter 224: Taking the Lead
"You said you were taking me out to meet friends, so you mean them?" Feng Qingyi asked.
Qian Jue: "Why, do you have any problem with them? Little girl, you have learned to judge people by appearance at such a young age?"
Feng Qingyi said: "I don't judge people by appearance, I just think you are particularly unreliable."
Qian Jue said: "There are no entertainment activities here, I have to find some fun for myself. These are some of my old friends, you come and get to know them."
Feng Qingyi looked at the three old men sitting on the chairs. Although they were all white-haired, they were energetic.
"Qian Jue, why did you bring a little girl here today? Is she your granddaughter?"
Qian Jue: "Don't talk nonsense, this is my new apprentice."
"Apprentice, you take an apprentice from time to time, how many apprentices are you taking?"
"That's right, little girl, don't be fooled by him, he looks for apprentices to cheat."
"Wenyuan Pavilion was just an empty shell in the early years. If he hadn't cheated every day, maybe he would be the only one now."
"We old men were fooled by him."
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Qian Jue: "How can you talk like that! You wanted to be with me at the beginning. We made a bet, but we ended up being inferior to him. How did it become my trick? "
"If you hadn't played dumb, we wouldn't have challenged you without knowing the truth."
"At the beginning, he deliberately drew messy pictures, his handwriting was totally unsightly, and he even wrote a doggerel poem to mislead us."
"Who knew that when we really competed, his true level would be revealed, and we fell."
Qian Jue smiled and said, "It's because you are too easy to fool. This little girl is much more knowledgeable than you."
Feng Qingyi listened to them talking and thought it was quite interesting. It seemed that Qian Jue was doing well here.
Feng Qingyi stood behind Qian Jue and watched him play cards. Good cards and bad cards were useless in his hands. After all, he couldn't win.
Feng Qingyi sighed, "You won't lose everything, will you?"
"Little girl, don't worry, he has a lot of wealth, and he won't lose it all in a short time."
"This old guy always talks about being indifferent to fame and fortune, not bowing down for a few grains of rice, and that scholars shouldn't be full of money, but he turned around and went into business."
"He has made a lot of money over the years, and we old men have to join forces to win a little from him."
Feng Qingyi smiled and said, "With his skills, you can win with your eyes closed."
"Girl, he looks like a man who knows how to play. Okay, do you want to try it? "
Feng Qingyi shook her head, "I'll just watch from the side."
"Girl, I heard that Qian Jue took you to participate in the late spring poetry meeting today. Can you beat him?"
Feng Qingyi: "I may not be as good as him for the time being, but I will try my best."
"If you have ambition, girl, try to beat him as soon as possible, which can be regarded as a way to vent our anger."
Feng Qingyi smiled and said, "I'll try my best."
Feng Qingyi looked at Qian Jue and felt that it was not interesting, so he sat down next to him and took out his mobile phone to check.
The cards were played for an entire afternoon. Qian Jue only won a few games occasionally, and he kept losing the rest of the time. His wallet was visibly deflated.
"That's all for today. I'll take you to Wenyuan to see the result."
The place where they played cards was not far from Wenyuan, and the two decided to walk forward.
On the way, Feng Qingyi asked: "I always feel like you lose on purpose, you always play cards randomly,"
Qian Jue: "You don't understand, if I keep winning, who would be willing to play with me? It's just for fun, and they don't have to take losing a little money to heart."
"After all, if I really go all out, they have no chance of winning at all. I taught them how to play cards."
"Okay, I know you're good, let's go over there!" Feng Qingyi walked in front.
As soon as she entered Wenyuan, Feng Qingyi found that everyone was staring at her and Qian Jue, so she quickly distanced herself from him.
Xu Linghe rushed out from the crowd, "Qingyi, you're here!"
Feng Qingyi walked to her side, "What happened? Why are people looking at me like this?"
Xu Linghe: "You don't know yet! You won the first place. The Qin Academy counted all the votes, and you got the most votes in the end."
"In addition, your paintings have also been recognized by everyone. After the teachers of the Painting Academy discussed together, your paintings and Qian Jue's paintings were ranked first."
"You usually don't show off your skills, but I didn't expect you to be so powerful."
Feng Qingyi herself didn't expect that she could get the first place in this place where masters gather.
Although her paintings tied for first place with Qian Jue, she knew that her current strength was still not as good as his, and this should be an encouragement award.
As for the piano art, part of the reason was that the songs she played were unheard of by them.
"What about Zhao Yiqing?" Feng Qingyi asked.
Xu Linghe said, "It's totally as expected. His calligraphy won the first prize. To celebrate, shall we go out for dinner tonight?"
Feng Qingyi smiled and said, "Let's talk about it later. You said before that you can get gold if you win the first prize. When will it be distributed?"
"Qingyi, it's already this time. You are still thinking about gold. You are famous now. What else do you want later?" Xu Linghe said.
Feng Qingyi didn't care. "But that's all for the future. I just want to get the gold and then replace the tables and chairs in the teahouse. Do you think it's enough?"
Xu Linghe sighed, "I don't know what to say to you. Let's go to the Poetry Academy and announce the final result there later."
The late spring poetry meeting came to an end, and Feng Qingyi smiled brightly while holding a large box of gold.
The two hundred taels of gold would be a huge sum of money to take back, and it could be considered a big profit. Her small treasury has increased a lot.
Xu Linghe looked at Feng Qingyi who was grinning beside her, feeling a little helpless. She looked quite steady on weekdays, but she was so happy with two hundred taels of gold.
"Linghe, Zhao Yiqing, it's getting late today, I'll go back first." Feng Qingyi said,
Xu Linghe nodded, "Okay, then we'll see you another day!"
"Miss Qingyi, goodbye!" Zhao Yiqing said.
After saying goodbye to the two of them, Feng Qingyi looked around for Qian Jue's figure, and finally saw him in the crowd.
Feng Qingyi walked around the crowd, came to Qian Jue, and patted him, "What are you doing?"
"It's okay, girl, let's go quickly."
Before Feng Qingyi could react, Qian Jue dragged her out of Wenyuan.
Feng Qingyi: "What did you do to them?"
"How can you talk like that? What can I do to them? They are the ones who are chasing me relentlessly."
"You didn't owe them money, did you?" Feng Qingyi said suspiciously.