Chapter 821 - 820: A Heart Full of Worries
The clerk wore a smile on his face, trying hard to maintain a reserved demeanor, but couldn’t help revealing his four front teeth. Dissatisfied, he asked, "Brother Song, which line of my poem do you think is the best?"
Song Chongjin’s dark face almost couldn’t hold it anymore. He wanted to say, "I don’t think any of them are good." But the words turned reluctantly into, "I think the last line is the best. It has a certain rustic charm..."
Upon hearing this, the clerk felt understood, "Brother Song, you’re right. I’ll ponder over the first three lines." Saying this, he walked off, muttering his new poem to himself.
Wang Yongping couldn’t hold it in any longer. He leaned in close to Song Chongjin and whispered, "Brother-in-law, what’s this dry and wet stuff about?"
Song Chongjin twitched his mouth, utterly speechless, "This poem doesn’t talk about anything. It just says the weather is nice and the scenery is good today."
Wang Yongping was stunned. After a while, he finally spoke, "Then why don’t I understand a single line? Brother-in-law, you praised his last line, what’s good about it?"
Song Chongjin lowered his voice a few degrees, so only he, Wang Yongping, Wang Yonggui, and the Lizheng beside them could hear, "The last line is good because it speaks human language. I can understand it."
"Pfft—" The Lizheng was drinking water and couldn’t hold it in, spraying it all out.
Wang Yonggui stumbled, almost falling to the ground. He barely managed to hold onto a tree trunk. Looking back at Song Chongjin, his gaze was beyond words.
Wang Yongping’s mouth hung open. He looked at Song Chongjin, then at the clerk, and finally understood. Covering his mouth, he turned away, laughing so hard that he trembled all over.
The clerk noticed the commotion behind him. Turning his head, he saw Song Chongjin’s solemn and unaffected dark face. Looking at the other three, one was spraying water, the other could barely walk properly, truly showing their countryside nature.