Chapter 813: Minister He, Madam He wants to listen to 2 Hu
After eating and drinking, Jiujin and his group of little kids couldn’t wait to eat the cakes, enjoying them very much.
Sun Shan quietly looked at the big bellies of the little kids, and then quietly looked at Minister He's big belly.
Damn, the importance of genes is vividly and concretely demonstrated in this engraving.
These kids in the He family are exactly like their great grandfather.
Sun Shan thought of Brother Qiang and Sister Yun again, who were in the same state.
Looking at his own small body, he didn't know who would be better between him and Sister Yun. Genetics are uncontrollable!
Madam He smiled and asked, "Shanzi, did you, a group of newly-appointed scholars, go to Wei's Garden to enjoy the flowers yesterday? I remember there were two very beautiful crabapple trees there."
Sun Shan first served the old lady and Minister He a cup of tea to help them digest their food.
He nodded repeatedly and said, "Grandma, we did go to the Wei Garden yesterday and saw two hundred-year-old crabapple trees. In March, the crabapple flowers were in full bloom, and we were all amazed. Many new scholars recited poems and composed couplets on the spot, which was quite lively."
Minister He chuckled and asked, "Ashan, you have never been good at writing poetry. Wouldn't it be embarrassing for you to go there?"
Sun Shan didn't care about what He Shilang said. Instead, he said confidently, "Grandpa, I am not good at writing poems, but I am good at many things. Haha, when I arrived at the banquet, I adopted the strategy of "strengthening strengths and avoiding weaknesses" and "learning from strengths to make up for weaknesses". Haha, I played the erhu for them. The result was..."
With his eyes rolling around, he said, "Grandpa, I tell you the truth, I am second to none in Erhu playing. My peers here all gave me a big "admiration" after hearing me play Erhu. I am now known as the "Erhu Jinshi". Even the Erhu masters in Beijing can only show off their skills in front of me!"
Sun Shan boasted a lot and was as arrogant as a rooster crowing "cluck-cluck-cluck" in the morning.
When Mrs. He heard this, she smiled so much that her teeth were showing and she said happily, "I also read the Beijing Tabloid today. I heard that you played the erhu and made Du Zhuangyuan cry. Is that true?"
The old lady of the official family had nothing to do in her spare time, so reading various books and tabloids became one of her pastimes.
Old Madam He is also a gossiper.
Sun Shan shook his head and said, "Grandma, the Beijing Newspaper is talking nonsense. I didn't make Du Zhuangyuan cry. I made all the Jinshi scholars present cry. When they heard my erhu music, their eyes were red. If they were not afraid of losing face, they would have tears in their eyes."
Old Madam He knew that Sun Shan liked to brag, but she didn't expect him to brag like this.
Not only did he not deny that he made Du Zhuangyuan cry, he even boldly said that he made all the Jinshi scholars cry.
Tsk tsk~ Old Madam He never thought that Sun Shan would dare to speak so brazenly.
Minister He glared at Sun Shan and said speechlessly, "Ashan, just say this here. Boasting is easy to make you lose your teeth."
Jiujin, who was eating a bowl of cake, suddenly looked up and said, "Grandpa, Uncle Shan didn't lose his teeth! It's my second brother who started to lose his teeth!"
As soon as these words were spoken, Minister He and Old Madam He burst into laughter.
Sun Shan also smiled and said, "Grandpa, I'm not bragging. Don't you know me well? I'm always honest and I like to tell the truth. Haha, don't think I'm not good at poetry or songs, but I'm an expert at playing the qin, chess, calligraphy and painting. Anyone who has heard me play the erhu will never forget it."
Don't think of the erhu as one of the "six arts of a gentleman".
Haha, no matter it is highbrow or lowbrow, if you are extremely professional and have a unique skill, you will have a mass base and will be in the spotlight.
Minister He saw that Sun Shan spoke with great confidence, as if his piano skills were really amazing.
Thinking about coming back from work today, my wife would drag me to read the gossip in the capital tabloids.
Seeing that the entire page was almost entirely about Sun Shan, I was speechless.
Minister He couldn't understand why Sun Shan was always on the headlines.
Could it be that the people in the capital all like to watch these?
It depicts Sun Shan digging the soil, and Minister He and Old Madam He can't help but laugh. Sun Shan grows flowers at home, and it seems that the boy is itching to dig and can't help but check out the beautiful flowers.
This occupational disease is understandable.
Later, we saw Sun Shan's sad and sorrowful erhu music, which made all the Jinshi scholars cry, and even Du Zhuangyuan praised it.
Minister He just refused to believe it.
Looking at Sun Shan's appearance, it's obvious that he has no artistic attainments, so how could he play the erhu so well?
"Erhu scholar", Minister He thought that in a place like Zhangzhou Prefecture with barren land and scarce talents, Sun Shan was a leader there, so it was normal for him to be praised.
But when he came to the big city, Sun Shan's abilities were no longer up to par.
Whether it is schoolwork or craftsmanship, they are gradually disappearing among the masses.
Mrs. He, however, disagreed. She thought that Sun Shan was quite outstanding since he had defeated a group of successful candidates, including several failed candidates from the He family, and it was normal that he could play the erhu so well.
Look, Old Madam He asked Sun Shan to come over for dinner. Besides liking to listen to Sun Shan's sweet words, she also wanted Sun Shan to play a song for them.
Let’s see if Sun Shan’s erhu skills are superb as what the “Beijing Tabloid” said!
Minister He said, "We need to listen to it to see if it's good or not. Okay, Ah Shan, play a song for us."
Madam He smiled and said, "Shanzi, please play a song for us."
After a pause, he added: "We want to listen to the song you sang at the banquet. Haha, let's see what made all the scholars cry."
Sun Shan: ...
It seems that not only obesity is hereditary in the He family, but gossip is also hereditary.
First there was gossip about He Shujun and a few other failed students, and now there is gossip about the leader.
Oh, at this moment Sun Shan finally understood the ultimate purpose of coming here for dinner today.
It turned out that I wanted to watch a performance.
Sun Shan's mouth twitched, and he said in a warning tone, "Grandpa, Grandma, please don't play it. This song is too sad. I can't listen to it. Otherwise, I'll play a cheerful song for you. I'm also very good at it."
Minister He laughed and scolded, "You sly fellow, are the rumors exaggerated? The sad music you play is not sad at all? Come on, stop talking nonsense and play us your best song. If we want to listen, we have to listen to the best. I won't listen to any bad songs."
Madam He also smiled and said, "Shanzi, don't refuse. Come on, play a song for us."
Jiujin, who was only concerned with eating and didn't understand anything, also joined in the fun: "Uncle Shan, I want to listen too."
The little fat girl threw herself into Sun Shan's arms and said, "Uncle Shan, I listen too."
While speaking, he was still chewing on the rice cake.
Just like Jiujin, he is crazy about food.
Sun Shan had no choice but to ask Gui Ge'er to go back and get the erhu.
Then, He Shujun and other failed students heard the news and rushed to the inner courtyard to listen to Sun Shan playing the erhu.
Not only these four people came, but also the young masters and young ladies who stayed in the He family came to watch the fun.
In an instant, the He family became unusually lively, just like the New Year's Day scene.