readytorunbook Chapter 155 1. Win 2 games directly?
Chapter 155 1. Win 2 games directly?
Yao Qingnian looked at Su Yanyan like she was a fool, then walked up to the stage, picked up a pen and started writing. She didn't want to waste any more time. Didn't she say that if she won two games, she would win? Then she would just win two games.
With tea as the theme, Yao Qingnian worked quickly, and soon a vivid painting appeared on the paper. The painting showed people in the yard, drinking tea, chatting, and it seemed as if you could hear the people talking.
After finishing the painting, Yao Qingnian picked up the brush and dipped it in ink to start writing. Her handwriting was strong and powerful, yet soft and beautiful. Each stroke contained a profound skill. She wrote a poem on the painting: "The green mountains are surrounded by mist, and the tender tea is delicious. When the jade cup is full, the green shadow is covered. Drink slowly and sip lightly, and your heart will be relaxed and refreshed. The mellow sweetness makes you drunk."
In less than half an hour, Yao Qingnian had stopped writing, and her work was taken away and sent to the judges together with those of other young men and women.
Su Yanyan was just concentrating on writing her own poem and didn't see what Yao Qingnian wrote. She was quite pleased with herself thinking that she would see Yao Qingnian make a fool of himself in a little while. "Stop, you're going to admit defeat after just one round? There are also music, chess and painting! If poetry and calligraphy don't work, there are other things. Don't give up easily."
Yao Qingnian glanced at her calmly, and said lazily, "No need, this round is enough for me."
She painted and wrote poems. Strictly speaking, she has participated in both calligraphy and painting, and there is no rule that prohibits them from doing both together, right?
Su Yanyan thought Yao Qingnian didn't know how to do it, so she said sarcastically, "You're a country girl who probably hasn't even read a book. It's already good enough that you have the courage to stand on the stage. Haha, it looks like I'm going to win!"
Yao Qingnian ignored her and returned to her seat. Seeing her come back, Jiang Ruoyin breathed a sigh of relief. No matter what, it was not shameful to be able to finish it in such a short time.
During the competition, the judges drank Yunduan's new tea with great pleasure: "This tea is really good. It tastes mellower than the new tea in spring, and has a long-lasting aroma. Every sip is like tasting a gift from nature. It is so delicious that it makes people forget the troubles of the world."
The competition lasted for a full hour before the young men and women stopped writing.
The judges took the submitted works, looked at them, selected some good ones and put them together. Then several people made the final evaluation. The judges whispered to each other, and it didn't take long before the final result was determined.
The rankings were written on a piece of paper, which was taken by the Jiang family’s steward to the hands of Mr. and Mrs. Jiang, the head of the family, and read out in public.
Jiang Ruoyin was even more nervous than she was. She held onto Yao Qingnian's arm tightly and kept muttering, "Qingnian! Qingnian!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Mrs. Jiang's voice came out: "The fifteenth place in the first round... the eighth place Su Yanyan..."
It seems that Su Yanyan has some skills. Eighth place is not bad.
Second place: Wu Yu
"What? The talented Wu Yucai is second?! Then who is the first place?" Everyone was talking about it. Even Wu Yu himself was curious about who was so powerful. He came here with a mission. The purple jade night pearl was very precious. His father asked him to do his best and not let it fall into the hands of others.
When the second place was called, Su Yanyan was very proud. It seemed that this woman was bound to lose. With her name written like that, it was impossible for her to be the first place.
Just as she thought this, Mrs. Jiang's voice came from the stage: "This first place winner is really amazing, winning first place in both calligraphy and painting. She is... Yao Qingnian?" When Mrs. Jiang read this name, she was also stunned.
"Qingnian! Did you hear that! You are first! Ahhhh, you are so awesome." Jiang Ruoyin excitedly hugged Yao Qingnian and shouted.
Yao Qingnian pushed her away: "Let go, you want to strangle me."
Jiang Ruoyin stuck out her tongue a little embarrassedly: "I'm just too happy, haha! Qingnian, I didn't expect you to be so secretive and make me worry for nothing."
Yao Qingnian touched his nose: "I can't think of it..."
In their previous lives, in order to carry out various tasks, they not only had to keep up with their physical fitness, but also had to possess various skills in music, chess, calligraphy and painting. The teachers also praised her for her talent.
But she did not dare to look down on the young men and women of this era because of this. She just wanted to surpass Su Yanyan, but she didn't expect to get first place, which really surprised her.
Everyone present showed a look of surprise. Apparently no one had expected that the first place would be an unknown woman. Who was Yao Qingnian? No one had ever heard of this person.
Su Yanyan was thinking about how to slap Yao Qingnian in the face and catch her to torture her, but she heard Yao Qingnian's name unexpectedly. She said with a sullen face: "Mrs. Jiang, did you pronounce it wrong? Yao Qingnian, she is a village woman, how could it be possible?"
Seeing someone questioning her, Madam Jiang picked up the paper with the ranking written on it and said with a smile, "I am reading from the notes written by the judges. Miss Su, if you have any questions, you may as well ask the judges to tell you in person."
Su Yanyan then realized that she had lost her composure and had offended the judges with her words and actions. Facing Mrs. Jiang's sharp gaze, she was stunned and didn't know what to say. An idea popped up in her mind, and she said loudly: "This village woman has never even read a book, how could she write poetry and paint? She must have plagiarized."
"Miss Yao, she said that your poems and paintings were plagiarized. How do you explain it?" Mrs. Jiang simply called Yao Qingnian out.
Yao Qingnian stood up, walked to the front, and bowed to Madam Jiang: "Madam Jiang..."
When everyone heard Su Yanyan's words, they looked at Yao Qingnian with contempt. They said, how could an unknown woman be more powerful than Master Wu.
Yao Qingnian stood there calmly, without any panic or uneasiness on her face. When she heard Su Yanyan's doubt, Jiang Ruoyin spoke up before Yao Qingnian could say anything, "Su Yanyan, you can't afford to lose. It's just five thousand taels of silver. Why do you care? You haven't even seen Qingnian's work, but you're just accusing her. It was your first day meeting her, so how do you know Qingnian has never been to school? Besides, she didn't just win in poetry. Didn't you hear that she won in calligraphy and painting? Why didn't you say that the painting was stolen as well?"
Everyone was shocked when they heard this! Yao Qingnian didn't just win in poetry! Poetry was fine, but painting was not! They saw her painting with their own eyes.
"Ruoyin, what can't you afford to lose?" Mrs. Jiang asked.
"Mom, Su Yanyan made a bet with us that whoever loses will pay five thousand taels of silver and let the other party do whatever they want. Now that Qing Nian has won, isn't she going to jump out and bite us?"
At this time, several judges also heard the controversy here. Hu Shanzhang and others looked at Yao Qingnian who stood there expressionlessly, then looked at Su Yanyan who said Yao Qingnian plagiarized, and made up their minds...