In the past few days, there have been two more students in the study, both girls. The shorter and thinner girl named herself Miao Su. The girl next to her is her senior sister, whose surname is Chen Mingxu. The first impression Chen Xu gave to his classmates was that he killed a giant bear with a sword. As for Miao Su, he gave a much more friendly impression, always looking at everyone with a smile on his face.
However, after getting along, many people felt that the two of them were easy to get along with. Miao Su quickly got into a group with other classmates, chatting about which stall on Chengma Street had the best snacks and which stall on Taole Street. The toys are the cheapest and fun. It made the children's eyes sparkle. They had lived in the town for so long and had never observed it so carefully. Suddenly I was filled with admiration for this new little girl.
Chen Xu, on the other hand, is a very quiet girl who speaks very little. She only responds once when her classmates call her. Although she often has a smile on her face, it just makes people feel that her mind is not here.
At this time, the Master was imparting new knowledge again. With Miao Su interacting with the Master, the atmosphere in the classroom became much more lively. Chen Hongjing did not enter this atmosphere. He read a book given to him by his master alone and stretched himself. Seeing Zhong Xiaofan talking about his dream of becoming a hero, he actually put the book up to prevent himself from drooling on the table to sleep.
Chen Hongjing looked at his previous seat again. The seat by the window where he was sitting before Chen Xu came was now where Chen Xu was sitting. Chen Xu also put the books upright like Zhong Xiaofan, but instead of sleeping, she gently placed her hands on the head of the book, put her whole chin on her hands, and looked at the scenery outside.
That night, Chen Hongjing did not actually enter the house immediately. The old man asked him to take some money and buy something. He went down to the foot of the mountain and accidentally overheard the conversation between Miao Su and the Master. Then I realized that both women were from the Scorpion Sky Sect and from the mountain. Chen Hongjing did not admire those mountain people. He felt that being a mountain person was more suitable for him, because the old man could be regarded as half a mountain person. However, he felt that the old man was not very happy in his life.
Chen Hongjing didn't think too much and took out a piece of paper and a pen from the drawer. Taking advantage of the moment when the master closed his eyes and shook his head, he crumpled the written paper into a ball and threw it directly on Zhong Xiaofan's head. Zhong Xiaofan was so frightened that he stood up immediately.
"Zhong Xiaofan, is there anything you don't understand?" Master asked.
"Um, Master, I said my legs are numb after sitting for a long time. Do you believe it?" Zhong Xiaofan asked timidly.
"Yes, I believe it. Then just stand and listen to the lecture. Wipe the saliva from your mouth by the way. Copy what I said today five times tonight and hand it over to me tomorrow. You must also have your own understanding and understanding. view."
Zhong Xiaofan turned around and stared hard at Chen Hongjing. Chen Hongjing pretended not to notice, picked up the book, and started reading with his wife and others.
On the mountainside, an old man stood in front of Chen Hongjing's house and paced back and forth. He originally wanted to knock on the door, but he put it down dozens of times. When he stood in front of the door, arranging his clothes again, and wanted to knock on the door again, a familiar voice came from the mountain.
"Hey, you're a rare visitor. We haven't seen you for more than ten years. Why are you so excited to come to my little thatched house today? You are the only one in this huge place of Yin Tian Palace. You don't have to go back to clean?"
An old gentleman came down from the mountain. He saw that the man in front of him was wearing a black shirt. He was elegant and looked more like a scholar than the master in the study. The old gentleman shook his head: "You are right. The poorest people in the world are scholars. They dress so elegantly and elegantly and go to other people's homes as guests without bringing anything. They really have fresh sleeves and empty pockets. ah."
The old man in black shirt was embarrassed by the old man's words and scratched his head: "How about you wait here, Mr. Chen, while I go to the market to buy some food, and then go to the wine shop to buy some good old wine. , have a few drinks with Mr. Chen."
"No need." The old gentleman shook his hand. The old man in black shirt breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the old gentleman was just being polite. Who knew that the old man's next words would make the old man in black almost spit out his blood.
"I don't need any food. I'll buy some snacks to go with the wine, and two pots of the best green plum wine. I'll also buy three chickens. I'll make a kiln chicken for you to eat."
The old man in black shirt looked at the land next to the old gentleman's house, smiled bitterly, and bowed to the old man. Then I went down the mountain to buy chickens. The old gentleman has chickens at home, and there are quite a lot of them. In the memory of the old man in black shirt, the old man just likes to have a good face. As long as you take the initiative to come to him to talk about things, you must first show some sincerity, or like the old man in black shirt, talk things over first. Conditions, buy things that can be bought in the private sector. Or just like decades ago, when people from the mountains came to talk to him about something, the old man asked for the immortal weapon that had been missing in the mountains for a long time. The people on the mountain came from the head of the Xian family, and even the court wanted to give them a bit of favor. However, after being rejected by the old man, he didn’t even complain. He even smiled and said to the old man that he was disturbing his old man. If he were to find someone in the future, When the immortal weapons arrive, they will be sent to the old man as soon as possible.
Thinking of this, the old man in black shirt carried three chickens in his left hand and two pots of fine green plum wine in his right hand, and ran faster towards the old man's home.
The old man has already set it up on the slope next to his home, waiting for the chickens in the hands of the old man in black. He squinted and finally saw the shadow of the old man in black clothes. He shouted loudly: "Xiao Fu, what are you doing so slowly? Start running. Young people really have no energy at all."
As he ran, Fu Hengze cursed in his heart: This damn old man really treats people like they're not human beings sometimes.
"Oh, the two of us worked together and finally got these three chickens. Now the last step is to bury them and wait until they are cooked. Come, come, come, we brothers have a good talk after not seeing each other for so many years."
Fu Hengze smiled and said it should be, it should be. But in my heart, I started to curse: Bull, cow. What does it mean that the two of them worked together and finally got the chicken ready. I am the one who boils the water, I am the one who plucks the feathers and kills the chickens, and I even prepare the ingredients. You sit on the threshold, cracking melon seeds and shaking the fan. If there are not enough for you, you can see if I can do it. Damn you.
The old man took out two large bowls, opened a pot of green plum wine, filled them respectively, and pushed one of the bowls in front of Fu Hengze. Regardless of Fu Hengze, he took a big gulp of the bowl first. The old man wiped his mouth with his clothes and asked: "You were finally kicked out? Is it because of the possessed stupid bear?"
Fu Hengze nodded and said: "The emperor was afraid that it would be related to what happened back then, so he sent me out to take a look and take the child back. Although the emperor also knew about the child, it was obvious that the emperor did not care about the child. He doesn't even care about this matter. In his eyes, domination is the most important thing. Otherwise, how could Yin Tiandian be left with only a useless old man like me." After saying this, Fu Hengze became depressed. After one mouthful, he continued: "And he is the person who should have retired and returned to his hometown thirty years ago."
There were only half-day classes in the study today. As soon as the master announced that school was over, Chen Hongjing and Zhong Xiaofan ran in the same direction. Zhong Xiaofan was punished by his master. As compensation, Chen Hongjing wanted to treat him to eat chicken from the kiln today. Chen Hongjing didn't care. The piece of paper he threw to Zhong Xiaofan was just to tell him that he was going to eat chicken from the kiln today. However, the premise is that Zhong Xiaofan must accompany Chen Hongjing to go somewhere first.
The two came to a shop selling the Four Treasures of the Study. As soon as they entered, Zhong Xiaofan shouted loudly: "Hey, Ah Fang, can we fall in love today?"
"The challenge to fall in love within a year failed. Today is already the 321st day. Why don't you introduce someone to me, Mr. Zhong?" Al Fang is a tall, thin young man. The owner of his shop, the children in his study all came to A Fang's shop to buy pens and paper. After getting along with A Fang for a long time, he knew that he would not be angry, so he also learned to joke with him.
"Afang, you know, we are still studying. Where can I meet a good-looking girl? You'd better save your time and go out for a walk. If you stay in this shop all day, you can meet a girl. Weird, besides, the girls who can enter your store to buy things are from wealthy families, you can't afford them."
A Fang waved his hand and joked: "Let's go, don't bother me anymore."
After Al Fang said so, Zhong Xiaofan also wisely ran in to find Chen Hongjing. Chen Hongjing walked to the cabinet that sold seals and picked out four jade seals that had been polished but not yet engraved, two square and two round. Then he selected four wooden seals, which were no different from the former. After that, I grabbed a few brushes and a stack of paper and went to pay the bill.
"A total of five hundred silver." Al Fang said with a smile.
Chen Hongjing thought at first that A Fang had miscalculated. Such a small thing would cost five hundred silver? Then he looked at the price of the eight yuan unengraved seals and took a breath of air. When he came to A Fang to buy brushes and paper, he had never found anything so expensive.
Fortunately, he didn't have to pay for it himself, otherwise it would be a huge loss for him. He also couldn't understand that at such an old age, the old man had never seen him write, nor had any good sentences come out of his mouth. He was either beaten or scolded, and he didn't know why he bought these things.
After Chen Hongjing and Zhong Xiaofan finished eating chicken at the previous place, they returned home alone with those things. When they came to the foot of the mountain, they saw an old man in black clothes nodding towards him. Chen Hongjing didn't know why. Noya nodded towards him. Then he walked home and handed the things to the old man.
The old man did not take the bag of things, and for the first time today he did not scold him. He patted the stool next to him and said with a smile: "Come, sit here."
Chen Hongjing was a little uncomfortable and asked timidly: "Old man, are you okay today? You didn't scold me and drank." Although he said so, he still sat next to the old man.
I saw the old man handing over a big bowl: "Although you are still young, you are allowed to drink some wine today."
Chen Hongjing picked up the big bowl and took a sip, his whole body trembling. Is this wine? It's so bitter and spicy that I can't even drink it.
The old man looked at his grandson like this and laughed: "How is it? Does it taste good?"
Chen Hongjing shook his head and handed the bowl over. In the end, the old man handed it to him again.
"I'm not asking you to drink it all at once. Just drink it before tonight. By the way, the old man will tell you something." The old man looked at Chen Hongjing. This expression made Chen Hongjing feel a little sad. The old man seemed to want to cry.
"First, your godparents left. I don't know where they went. Then, your brother left and went to practice in that mountain sect. Only my two unrelated grandsons are left here. Seven or eight years. If the old man leaves inexplicably one day, what will you do?" After the old man finished speaking, he turned his gaze from Chen Hongjing to the sky.
After a while, the old man couldn't hear Chen Hongjing's answer, so he changed the topic: "I heard from Master, your dream is to open a shop specializing in selling kiln chicken, right? But you only know one dish, are you sure? Can you open a store in the future?"
"It's definitely possible. You taught me it yourself, old man, and it's a unique recipe. Once you have a skill, you can travel thousands of miles."
"If you, old man, disappear inexplicably one day, I will come back in person and beat you up." Chen Hongjing said this very softly, but the old man still nodded.
"There is no spirit of respecting the old and caring for the young at all. I have given back to you what the master taught you. Since you can't listen to what the master said, old man, I haven't told you any big principles, so I will teach you tonight on my behalf." I’ll teach you.”
The old man picked up the things on the table with his left hand, picked up a bottle of wine with his right hand, took a big sip, and shouted with a smile: "In life, the most important thing is to learn, think, and act."
The old man staggered into the house. Chen Hongjing didn't know why his old man was so drunk tonight. He glanced at the moonlight in the wine bowl and drank all the wine in the bowl like his master did. He kept repeating what the old man just said, trying to understand it.
The most important thing in life is learning, thinking and doing.
