As the New Year approaches, many people put away their lanterns and firecrackers and put them in a clean and ventilated area in the warehouse to use them in the coming year. After all, they are purchased with money and cannot be wasted. The villages at the foot of Nangong Mountain are no exception. At the end of the year, only a few people can afford to light firecrackers, and it becomes even more rare.
Although the school has opened its doors to welcome students, few people are willing to send their children there. From the perspective of the people in the village, there is no hope of passing by studying those articles. It is better to work hard, or learn to make a living and earn some money. , there is no need to worry too much about marrying a wife and raising children in the future. Even if Zhao Ziyang went down to the mountain in person, explained to Lin Yushan, ordered the White Tiger Gang to have nothing to do, and tried to persuade the neighbors to send their children to school, it had little effect.
But the cheap gentleman who came from nowhere paid no attention to this matter at all. Although there were only a few people in the school, he continued to teach. Within ten days, he went from ordinary words to beautiful articles. , and even the Six Classics and Three Meanings, were all taught to the ignorant boys in the school, but no one knew whether they understood them or not.
But in the village, the sound of books is audible.
"When I came to Nangong Mountain to teach, I never met the rich man, and I didn't want to go up the mountain on my own to make trouble. However, I was a bit irrational. This time, my brother came down from the mountain. I wonder if I can give him any advice?" At first glance, he was hungover. The man who was still awake staggered, took the tea ball from the visitor's hand, lazily made a pot of tea, and spoke casually.
Although this man, who is not at all like a gentleman, behaves in a loose manner, his tea-making technique is very particular, with gentle, gentle and smooth movements.
"What else can I do? If I don't say that I want to see with my own eyes what Mr.'s abilities are like, it would be rude and contemptuous. To say that I just go down the mountain to meet Mr. and look up to his name for a long time would be too superficial. Besides, Mr.'s name is Head, I, an idler in the mountains, have indeed never heard of it, so there is no need to pretend to be familiar with it." The visitor smiled, smelled the tea, and added, "Not to mention other things, my brother's tea ceremony skills are indeed superb. Very, at least much better than me."
The man was not restrained and sat down opposite the visitor. Hearing the words, he smiled slightly, wrapped his two fingers around the tea cup, and said softly, "When it comes to the tea ceremony skills, my brother is really putting me down. In fact, let's drink it." It's just a matter of soaking up a few leaves to be arty. There is a saying in Buddhism that all things have animism. If you follow this theory, you can only drink the bathing water of ordinary leaves. The literati of the past dynasties have turned such a simple behavior into a complicated one. , Asking for boredom, how can it be called Tao?"
"It's very good." The visitor stood up and poured the tea soup, and couldn't help but smile. "In the early years, I left the mountain. I originally thought about opening a teahouse in the market, and listened to the high-level scholars talking about state affairs. No matter how literary and romantic, you can always listen to some witty words and anecdotes. But in the end, you still open a teahouse as a teahouse. Listening to the men coming and going complaining about the stinginess of the employer, and watching the hard-working man tilt his head and pour a bowl of tea into his throat, he feels like he is shaking all over. Sweating, I picked up my clothes and cursed the hot weather, that's all."
"A hard worker's mouth is dirty, but it is much more pleasant to the ears than listening to a useless scholar's talk on paper." The visitor imitated the appearance of a man from the market, raised his head and drank a cup of tea, which was very heroic.
The man also drank a sip of warm tea and took a long breath. It seemed that the aroma of tea had cleared away most of the hangover. Then he said seriously, "The tea is not bad. It's too expensive for a lazy person like me to drink. Brother You might as well talk openly and go round and round, it will make you tired just listening.”
"That's very clear." After pouring another cup of tea, the visitor was not in a hurry, "I wonder, sir, where did you come from?"
"It's a small place in Xia Song, Zhongzhou. I'm afraid my brother won't know about it." The man smiled calmly.
"Xia Song is a good place," the visitor probably remembered some delicacies and licked his lips and said, "The city is connected to Yangguan, the wine is called Du Ling, and Xia Song is the best. If you get everything in the world, it will count." It is very famous. Speaking of the taste of Duling, I wonder if my brother has ever tasted the old Duling wine. Rumor has it that it is brewed with dozens of ordinary grains and rice. The ingredients are simple, but because of the amazing wine-making techniques, The liquor is as mellow as soup, and it is truly the most delicious wine in the world."
The man's smile froze slightly.
Outside the entrance of the village, several children were playing around with some gravel from the snow that had never melted. They knocked the gravel against each other. The one who broke first lost, and the stubborn one won. This is how children from poor families play. The leading child, perhaps a little tired from playing, clamored to rest at the base of the wall for a while, but the other children ignored it and continued to knock on the gravel, enjoying themselves endlessly.
"Look, there seem to be two date stones in the sky?" Suddenly, the child shouted, but when it was the turn of the remaining children to look up, the sky was bright and the spring sun was getting warmer. There were no date stones anywhere. They all rolled their eyes and made ugly faces at the former, disapprovingly.
The child was anxious and shouted, "It was obvious just now that there were two date stones, how could I still lie to others?"
A child with slightly thick clothes raised his head and wiped his nose, "Yesterday you defrauded me of two pieces of New Year's candy, but now you changed your mind, and you have the nerve to say it."
But just now it was clear that there were two date seeds in the sky, which were disappearing like silver light.
In the school, the man calmed down his absurd aura and spoke slowly, "Don't try to test some things with words. Even if you ask, I can't answer truthfully. I want to say something, but I can't. It's better not to play riddles."
The visitor was not angry, but said something without thinking, "People often say that strong wine reveals the mind, and warm tea purifies the mind, but if there is someone who can taste the taste of wine from the tea soup, that is rare in the world."
"Even if I have that kind of ability, Your Excellency's move is a bit unqualified. How can there be a great master in the world who drinks without telling the truth? Even if there is, you, Wu Dajianxian, should not be among this list." The man hummed.
Wu Shuang grinned, "Then I won't hide my words. I can't help you with your search for a solution. I want to come to the great swamp in the north to do something, and I've heard about it. We practitioners don't have time to care about it." , how can I spare the time to lend a helping hand?”
"No need to help, but I do have a merciless request. I hope my brother will think about it for a while before replying." The man's smile appeared again, and his naughty behavior just now was revealed again. He raised one leg and "I want to have someone with the Sword Immortal. Probably in a while, someone will come to the mountain. He is originally here for your great disciple. Although your first disciple will definitely achieve great success in the future, for now, he is not a teacher. If your ability is not as good as expected, it is better to send the future student to my place. If you teach him well, his reputation will be attributed to Nangong Mountain. If you teach without any method, you will not be successful. I am willing to bear the infamy. What do you think? ?”
"Besides, I don't like eating dates, so I don't need to send you any more. It's too polite."
The man looked calm and looked out the window at the sky.
