The emperor's family raised me in poverty? But I have an innate ability.

Chapter 2: Ruxian's Test
in the wooden house.

A middle-aged man wearing a simple blue shirt sat in a slightly shabby house, waiting quietly.

His eyes were deep and bright, his fingers unconsciously rubbed the teacup in his hand, and he looked up at the sky outside the window.

"In order to train his son, he was willing to be a fief for eighteen years. The head of the Su family is really a wonderful person."

Li Qingchen smiled and shook his head, then drank the tea in the cup.

He didn't want to come at first. Being an enlightenment teacher for a teenager who is already an adult sounded a bit ridiculous.

But there was no way out, the head of the Su family gave him a bargaining chip that he could not refuse.

However, although he came, he only accepted the responsibility of teaching, but never considered accepting disciples.

The literati have their own pride, and their vision is the highest in the world.

Which literary giant doesn’t have students all over the world?
But he, as the leader of contemporary Confucianism and Taoism, only accepted three disciples.

"Sir, you don't have to give me face. Just be a little harsh. This will make this kid feel respectful and prevent him from being complacent."

Thinking of that person's advice, Li Qingchen couldn't help but smile and shook his head.

Even if he didn't deliberately target anyone, few people could stick with it, let alone deliberately making things difficult for them.

But since it was the employer's request, of course he had to do it well, after all, he was taking money from others and helping them get rid of their misfortunes.

"It's only two years. How much he can learn depends on his luck."

Li Qingchen stretched and was about to get up when he heard a sound outside the house.

"My boy Su Changqing is here to study."

……

Outside.

Su Changqing listened carefully to the movements in the room, thinking secretly in his heart.

In times like ancient times, the status of scholars should have been very high.

Although he was just a failed scholar, he should have looked down on his identity as a country boy.

The reason why he agreed to teach him was probably because of the money his parents gave him, so he agreed reluctantly.

But whether this scholar can teach sincerely ultimately depends on himself.

However, Su Changqing was not panicked. After all, he was a top student from a 985 university in his previous life and had read all kinds of books.

Although it may not be compatible with the local culture, it shouldn't be a big problem to scare a failed scholar, right?

"Squeak~"

Just as Su Changqing was daydreaming, the door in front of him opened with a slight sound.

Su Changqing looked up and saw a middle-aged man standing in the room. He was dressed neatly and looked calm and composed.

The most eye-catching thing is that pair of deep and bright eyes, which seem to be able to see through the depths of people's hearts.

"Hello, sir." Su Changqing bowed politely.

He secretly praised in his heart, thinking that he was indeed an educated man, his temperament was obviously different from those people in the village.

Li Qingchen also looked up and down at the young man in front of him.

He has a slender figure, handsome face, clear and bright eyes, and exudes the vigor and vitality of youth, as well as a steadiness that does not belong to his age group.

"Compared to the two young masters of the Su family, this one seems much more reliable."

"The Su family's education method is not commendable, but the effect seems to be good."

When they first met, Li Qingchen had a good impression of Su Changqing, but thinking of Su Nan's instructions, he nodded solemnly and said lightly:

"come in."

Seeing this indifferent attitude, Su Changqing secretly curled his lips. It turned out that those who are educated are indeed arrogant.

The people in their village are different. They are very welcoming.
Arriving in the house, Li Qingchen sat on a wooden chair and poured himself a cup of tea. Without even looking at Su Changqing, he spoke:

"Although I accepted your father's things, I didn't promise to teach you. I just gave you a chance."

"Whether you can stay here completely depends on yourself. If you can't pass my test, then go back to where you came from."

When saying this, Li Qingchen felt a little helpless. He didn't want to do these tricks. He just needed to teach well after receiving the things, but the other person's father had instructed that he couldn't let the apprenticeship go too smoothly.

It takes three visits to become a disciple to make it seem precious and hard-earned. There is no other way. Although he doesn't understand, he can only respect it.

"Thank you sir, I will try my best!"

Su Changqing spoke seriously, but he was complaining in his heart.

Sure enough, he knew it wasn't that simple.

Li Qingchen pondered for a moment, thinking about what method to use to make Su Changqing retreat this time.

Soon, an idea came to his mind. He stood up and walked to a desk, picked up a pen and scribbled on the paper.

As a faint light flashed, a vigorous "one" appeared on the plain paper, and then disappeared in an instant.

Seeing this, Li Qingchen nodded with satisfaction.

Although this word is simple, most people cannot see it.

When calligraphy reaches its peak, the skill is close to Taoism, and every character is like a Tao pattern, representing a certain Tao and principle.

Only people with profound knowledge or strong understanding can get a glimpse of it.

People often say that the heavenly book is wordless. In fact, it is not wordless, but mortals cannot understand the deep meaning contained in it.

It took his three disciples three hours to unlock the 'Literary Saint Body', which was more than enough to make Su Changqing retreat.

At this time, Su Changqing was looking at Li Qingchen who had his back to him, and was muttering in his heart.

"I wonder what the test is?"

"If I'm asked to test the hard knowledge of this world, I'm screwed. I've never learned that before."

Just when Su Changqing was feeling a little nervous, Li Qingchen turned around and handed the paper to Su Changqing.

"When you understand it, you can stay. If you don't understand it, then go back."

After saying that, Li Qingchen ignored Su Changqing, walked to the desk, sat down, picked up a book and started reading.

"Do you understand?"

Su Changqing picked up the paper in his hand suspiciously, and a big "one" was clearly visible on it.

"What does this show me? Your '一' written straight?"

Su Changqing turned the paper over and over, but no matter how he looked at it, there was only the word "one" in the center.

"Damn it, all the Riddlers deserve to die!"

Su Changqing secretly gritted his teeth and racked his brains to think about what this meant.

"Even if he has never been to school, he must know the character '一', which means this old scholar must be referring to something else."

"This is because they don't want to teach me and are deliberately making things difficult for me. If I don't satisfy my answers, I'm afraid I won't have a chance to study."

"There must be some meaning in this that I don't know, but I don't know where it is."

Time passed slowly. Su Changqing opened his eyes wide, looking carefully, turning it over and over again, and bloodshot appeared in his eyes.

But no matter how you look at it, it's still a damn word "one".

Li Qingchen, who was not far away, looked at Su Changqing who was about to go crazy, smiled and drank a cup of tea.

"Without any practice or study, it would be strange if this could be seen."

"But he is quite tenacious. After an hour, he can still stare at the empty paper and observe it."

Looking at the persistent Su Changqing, Li Qingchen shook his head and stopped paying attention, continuing to read his book.

After another hour passed, Su Changqing wiped the sweat from his head.

He gave up.

He really couldn't figure out what the "一" meant.

"no solution anymore."

Su Changqing looked up at Li Qingchen and sighed inwardly.
"I can only make it up."

(End of this chapter)