Hu Tanhua is called Hu Tanhua, not because she got some civil and military Tanhua Lang in her early years, but because her father, who claims to be a rich scholar, feels that the names given by the fortune teller are all pretentious, too literal, and ordinary. Not only did he write it with his hand, but he didn't even know how to read it, so he went to that small courtyard by himself. After two or three days without eating or drinking, he stepped out of the house with red eyes and stood in the small courtyard. The three characters "Hu Tanhua" were written crookedly on the palm of his hand. He ignored his mother-in-law's dissuasion and decided on the name, which was a rare act of dominance.
Until two or three days before Hu Yuanwai's death, he still held Hu Tanhua's hands and said tremblingly, saying that my father grew up in a wealthy family. In fact, he didn't have much Chinese writing from his childhood. He was just flattered by many people. In the end, he couldn't get off the tiger, so he had to pretend. He really had some knowledge. He once spent a lot of money to beg for a fan. The scholar's calligraphy was like a sword passing through weeds, chopping them into fine pieces. He really regarded the fan as a family heirloom, but later someone mentioned that this fan The words written on it were embroidered pillows, and I was so angry that I almost spit out a few mouthfuls of old blood. But when I tried to come to argue with her again, she packed up and left without any reason.
It is said that the number one scholar should be selected, which sounds loud and clear. Even if it is difficult to distinguish between high and low scholars, no one is willing to succumb to others, but Hu Yuanwai does not want to do this. First of all, this Hu number one scholar is actually the leader of Hu Such a name is quite unsatisfactory. Secondly, it has a lot of selfish motives. I am afraid that it will be too ostentatious in the future with this name. Furthermore, I don’t have much thought, so I let my son compete for the first place, and the second child in the list It was quite unpleasant to hear, but the Tanhualang sounded quite happy, so he decided on the name of his son-in-law and refused to change it. Because of this, Mr. Hu was punished by his wife to kneel down for three days under a tea cup that was two fingers wide. If he was not careful, he would stagger and fall to the ground. If he broke the tea cup, which was as thin as a cicada's wings, he would have to kneel again. For an entire hour, this was the most unbearable of all the family practices, but Hu Yuanwai endured it from beginning to end without asking for mercy.
There is no harm in getting this name. However, one year in the suburbs of the capital, when young scholars gathered to write the upper and lower couplets, Hu Tanhua, who had always been an ordinary scholar, unexpectedly won the title of Tanhua and gave a lecture. When people read out the rankings, they still read it as it is. When it comes to the time when Hu Tanhua picks Tanhua, many people burst into laughter and said that the name was very suitable.
Later, Hu Tanhua's family fell into decline. After his parents died of illness, he had only a few coins left, so he simply threw away the pen and ink he had written for twenty or thirty years. Instead, he picked up a ladle of wine and went to the remote capital of Yizhang. On the boundary of the land, there was a wine shop. Although it was not as wealthy as before, just a fan painting cost several hundred taels of silver, but it was enough to provide enough food and clothing. At the time when he was in his 60s, Hu Tanhua couldn't make any wine after all, so he added the shop to the Poyu Gang's territory. He planned to remove the shopkeeper himself and let others open it, while he went to go sightseeing, but he didn't There were really not many people in the Chengxiang Gang who knew how to make wine, so they had no choice but to take over the business of being a shopkeeper. They hired two or three young and powerful men to help them. Their life was carefree, except that they never got married and had no heirs. Hu Tanhua was suffering from heart ailments.
Three or five years ago, Hu Tanhua was depressed after drinking. She was exposed to an autumn rain and the cold wind did not subside for half a month. When she woke up, she didn't know how to speak anymore, so she went to several famous and capable doctors in the capital. In the end, he was never cured, so he simply stopped spending the unjust money and went out to the capital for a few months to relax. When he returned to the shop, he brought a girl who was about six or seven years old and kept him by his side all day long. She is almost of marriageable age.
It was a rare sunny day in the afternoon today. The old man walked out of the wine shop, laid out the tea and newly brewed Yunzhuo wine that he had prepared earlier, and sat down on the roadside to wait for someone. Unfortunately, he was too old. After such a little leisure, he was already drowsy. When he passed by and looked up again, he found that there was already a young man in black in front of him, grinning at the clear soup on his nose with a kind smile.
Hu Tanhua also smiled with wrinkles all over his face, like daisies blooming after autumn. He pointed at the young man's clothes, raised his fingers and raised three heads to the sky.
The young man couldn't help but laugh, refilling the tea for the old man, and pouring a glass of wine for himself, "Black clothes are of course the spirit. We usually wear white clothes. It's rare to change. No one can stand in the bright light all his life. There are always times when you go astray.”
Hu Tanhua raised his eyebrows and shook his head, pointing to the gray robe on his body, grinning like a child with only a few good teeth left.
The old man is speechless. It is said that not many people are willing to chat with this strange and inconvenient old man. Except for the woman in the wine shop and Yun Zhong, the two or three waiters are always afraid of talking to the old man. Gestures and guessing, not to mention that Hu Tanhua is very particular about winemaking. No matter how little heat is used, there is no room for error. I often see a few waiters being careless, and always pull out the crutch and poke the latter's waist several times.
Although he couldn't speak, the old man was quite happy to play riddles with Yun Zhong for a while. Before the tea had cooled down slightly, he pointed at the young man's cheek, and then pointed at the bark of an old tree at the door of the wine shop. Smiling more joyfully.
"I have encountered some troublesome things recently. In fact, I know that what others say is more reasonable, but I just can't change the thoughts in my mind. I have been drunk and dreaming for a few days, and my appearance is haggard. It's a joke to Mr. Hu." The young man laughed silently and raised his hand. He was about to drink the Yun Zhuo wine in front of him, but the old man reached out to stop him. He first raised his head and drank a few times, then pointed at the Yun Zhuo wine, curled his lips and shook his head.
The old man's meaning was quite clear. In the past few days, looking at Yun Zhong's face, he had drank countless wine soups. At this moment, he probably couldn't taste Yun Zhuo. Drinking like this would be a waste.
No one knows where Hu Tanhua, a scholar who only knows how to play with pens, got the recipe for Yunzao wine. The original meaning of the word Yunzao is very interesting, meaning the woman's winter moon. During the season, the whole body is often filled with heat. After taking a bath like this, it looks like heavy clouds rolling down from the sky. The clouds wash over the whole body. It is intended to say that there are endless wonderful meanings in this drink. If you can see a beautiful woman in your mouth, there are many layers of meanings. , in the whole Huixi, it can be regarded as a very particular good wine. Although Hu Tanhua is old and frail and rarely has time to make wine himself, many dignitaries in the capital still like to drink it, which can often be seen at banquets.
There was no one around, so the young man finally couldn't bear what was on his mind, so he told the old man about his worries one by one. He talked enough that the heat was looming in the tea soup, and then he took a deep breath, laughed at himself, and picked up the tea soup. Yun Zhuo drank all the wine.
This time the old man did not stop him, but with a look of pity for no reason, the old man stood up and patted Yun Zhong on the shoulder.
Hu Tanhua picked up the first three lion head walnuts on the table, held them tightly in the old palm of her right hand, and then let go. Two walnuts fell on the table with a crisp sound, and then she picked up another walnut with her left hand. , clenched it tightly, and immediately put it aside. Then, without the boy guessing, he grabbed a pen and paper, lightly wrote a line of handwriting, and pushed it in front of the boy's eyes.
There are three walnuts in the right hand and one in the left hand. Two walnuts fall from the right hand, with one remaining, while one walnut falls from the left hand, which is empty and nothing else.
When I was young, I was just like you. I always wanted to have fun and leisure activities and fill my belly with knowledge. Although I didn't catch both in the end, after all, my family had already prepared a life for the old man. A walnut is enough for a person to have enough food and clothing; but the young man has never been able to hold onto anything safely. At this age, when he wants to grab all the good things in the world, he can only look at the person he wants to protect. Without protection, the things you want to keep cannot be kept. It is like running water and flying sand. Of course, it is difficult to bear it.
But in the final analysis, what that man said was still a bit tricky. There are people in the world who are as smart as ghosts, and there are also people who are as upright as fools. Some people only want to make profits, improve their skills and become famous, while others want to be a person. Peace of mind, that is, even if this matter can be done with a stay-away approach, it still costs one life. In the end, it may not affect the current situation. It costs a lot for nothing, harms oneself and others, and is no different from the stupid people. But you can always feel at ease.
What kind of person do you want to be as a young man? What do you want to do? If you think about it often, you will always get an answer. You are still far away, so there is no need to rush.
Yun Zhongding stared at the handwriting in front of him, and his writing skills were extremely good. However, Hu Tanhua was already old and could not hold the pen, and the pen often trembled. But on a piece of rice paper, the words were like bones, with curves in them. There are many of them, but they are like tall pines on a snowy cliff, unruly and unruly.
At this time, a young girl walked out of the wine shop. Her face was extremely red. It was clearly spring, but even her hair was dripping with sweat. Seeing the young man sitting there without raising his head, he hesitated for some reason and gritted his lips. , and then stepped forward to say hello softly, bowed to the young man, handed over the account, then stood up behind Hu Tanhua, wiped off the sweat, patted the old man's shoulders, and never looked at the young man again.
It was not until Yun Zhong woke up from his dream that he remembered that there were five or six shops that he had not yet visited, so he stood up and saluted the old man with fists in his hands. His eyes were much brighter than when he first came, and Hu Tanhua relaxed his slightly stretched face. , waved his hands happily and watched the young man dressed in black leave.
"Dad, why is this Captain Yun so thin? At first glance, I almost can't recognize it. But in half a month, even if he is seriously ill, he may not be so thin." The young man's figure is gradually getting thinner. Far away, when they were about to leave the alley, the girl followed closely to watch. Feeling that she was losing her composure, she simply sat down on the table and asked curiously about Hu Tanhua, who was curling his lips.
The old man rolled his eyes and pointed at Yunzhong's back, then pointed at his own face, and then poked at his heart.
The woman's face turned rosy.
Hu Tanhua sighed in her heart and made up her mind that when the young man comes next time, he will pierce the yellow paper on the window lattice to avoid being upset.
After all, which young woman has never thought about a handsome bastard who leads a horse and draws a sword.
