Chen Hongjing held in his hand the thing that A Fang handed him. It was something that the old Taoist personally brought to him before he and his master left. When I was carrying him back to the study that night, I took it out first because I felt uncomfortable. The property is now back to its original owner.
It was the key to A Fang's shop. Chen Hongjing recognized it. At that time, A Fang hung it on his belt every day and showed it off to the children. Zhong Xiaofan and Liang Siheng immediately put their heads over, stared at the key in Chen Hongjing's hand, and immediately started making noises.
"Oh, doesn't this key belong to Shopkeeper Al Fang? Why did he give you the key before he left? Does this prove that you are the next shopkeeper of Pinyu Study?"
"Yeah, Zhong Xiaofan, if Chen Hongjing is the next big shopkeeper of Pinyu Study Room, with the three of us having such a good relationship, wouldn't it mean that we can get the contents for free?"
"Oh, Liang Siheng, the situation has become smaller. Your situation has become smaller. Who are we? We are the people who accompany Mr. Chen on his journey to protect his future. How can we take this thing for nothing? For this kind of thing that scholars do, shopkeeper Chen will definitely give us some of Pinyu's study. By then it will be his own family's property, is that called taking it for free? That's called taking it openly, okay?"
"Yeah, what Brother Zhong said is true. I respect Liang for doing it first."
"Come on, let's go one by one."
The two picked up the porcelain bowls filled with tea, touched one lightly, took a sip, and laughed boldly like a table of guests leaving.
The two children looked at each other, then raised the porcelain bowl and started fucking again, only this time there was an extra porcelain bowl.
Liang Siheng and Zhong Xiaofan immediately dropped the porcelain bowls in their hands and ran to Chen Hongjing. Chen Hongjing also jumped off the stool and took several steps back.
A young man in commoner clothes with a beard on his face sat at the table, with the porcelain bowl in his hand still raised in the air, and said with a smile: "Ah, we just had a bowl, but brothers are here, what if it happens in the future?" The study room is really divided, and I also have a share."
The three children did not dare to speak. They just stared at the young man in front of them. The master went to check out and would be back soon. Moreover, he was in the inn now. There were so many people there. Presumably, the young man did not dare to deal with them. Do something easily.
"Hey, Aqiang, are you bullying children again? You are already a grown man, and you like to tease children. If you have the ability, you can give birth to ten or eight children by yourself, and you can tease them slowly." The big man at the other table turned around. , laughing and scolding the young man.
"Kids, don't worry. This guy is either a bad guy or a bitch. You can't stop scolding him. If you spit on him, he won't fight back." The big man smiled at Chen Hongjing and the others.
"Hey, Lao Zhang, you are teaching a few of my good brothers bad things again. We have just become sworn brothers here. We do not want to be born in the same year, the same month and the same day, let alone die in the same year, the same month and the same day. The best is not to die, but you teach them It's immoral for you to spit on your brother."
"Ah, it's still the same sentence. If you have the ability, go live on your own."
"I think about it too. No girl is willing to live with me. How about Lao Zhang? Ask your sister-in-law to introduce some to me. There are several chickens in one house, but there is no stable job. Well, if possible, I wouldn't mind if my sister-in-law comes to my house for a few nights." The young man smiled.
"Tch, your sister-in-law doesn't like you because of your small body and bones. She's afraid that if you are not careful, you will faint. What can we do? If your sister-in-law doesn't come ashore at both ends, won't she have to go home and find her again? Do I want it?" After the man said this, all the guests present laughed.
"Hey, Lao Zhang, you're still calling me a bitch. Can't I speak more seriously even though I know there are children around?" The young man didn't mind what the man said at all.
"Okay, okay, dear guests, please do me a favor and stop saying these words when the children are here, okay?" The master spoke, and many people returned to their tables and continued eating.
The master walked to the three children and said, "Go, quickly go to the kitchen and wash your face."
"Master, why are you washing your face? We are not dirty." Liang Siheng looked confused.
"If you hear something you shouldn't hear, you have to wash your face." The Master smiled.
"Ah, there's nothing wrong with that. Isn't it just that the uncle's wife went to that bitch's house to be a guest? When guests come to my house, my parents have to cook and kill chickens to entertain the guests."
After Liang Siheng finished speaking, everyone in the room laughed again. Chen Hongjing and Zhong Xiaofan immediately grabbed one of his arms and carried him into the kitchen to prevent him from being embarrassed here.
"Remember, be polite." The Master said as he watched the three people leaving.
"Well, I think that brother is right. I just cook and kill chickens to entertain my sister-in-law. I don't know what you are laughing at. I don't understand. I really don't understand." The young man pinched I had a big bowl of food and ate it slowly.
"I can't stop your mouth with food. Why are you wandering around in this remote place again?" The master poured a cup of tea for the young man and handed it to him.
"Oh, thank you, thank you. It's really an honor to have Master pour me tea. It's an honor."
"Stop talking nonsense to me, tell me, this is not your style." The Master smiled.
The young man put down the bowl and chopsticks in his hands, burped, wiped his mouth with his sleeves, and then wiped his clothes. As soon as he wiped his hands, the surrounding environment became still, time stayed, and the young man isolated himself from everyone except his wife. Human beings have isolated heaven and earth and created a barrier.
"Is the child gone?" the young man asked.
"Are you talking about Al Fang? He left. He set off one day earlier than us and followed Fu Hengze back to the capital."
The young man nodded, wiped his hand again, and the barrier was removed, and the two returned to reality. The young man did not reply to the master's question, but picked up the bowls and chopsticks again to pick up the food on the table. Eating is a blessing, and cannot be wasted, cannot be wasted, waste will be punished by God.
The three children also came back, but Liang Siheng, who was standing in the middle, was especially blushing.
"Oh, my sworn brother, why are you blushing like this? Did someone bully you? I will scold him to death with my sharp tongue." The young man patted his chest and said.
Liang Siheng pointed at the young man: "It's thanks to you, a bitch. I won't say anymore. I have to wash my face again." After saying that, Liang Siheng immediately covered his mouth with his hands and looked at his master.
The master also stared at the three children. Zhong Xiaofan patted his head. He already knew that he would not explain to Liang Siheng. Come on, the master would definitely let the three of them copy poems and practice calligraphy. The three of them smiled awkwardly at the Master and ran to wash their faces again.
"Ah, Master, how could you stare at my three sworn brothers and scare them? I will be the first to scold you. See if I can't scold you to death." The young man was upright and awe-inspiring, as if he was a younger brother rushing to the front. come out.
"I don't want these children to learn your bad habits. They just talk dirty words and show no courtesy or shame at all."
The young man chuckled, picked up a chopstick, kept spinning it against the edge of the bowl, and changed the subject: "The sworn brother who didn't clink glasses with us is the old man's grandson, right?"
"Half right, half wrong. He is indeed Mr. Chen's grandson, but he is not his biological son, he was picked up. And his younger brother is Mr. Chen's biological grandson."
The young man said "Oh" and joked: "Master, do you want to make a bet? Tell me whether the old man will put his own life on my sworn brother, or on my sworn brother." "
The Master smiled and looked at the young man.
"Na na na na, if you don't want to bet, you won't bet. Don't look at me with this smile. Once you smile like this, it's bound to be up to you. Don't mess around, I tell you." As he said this, the young man did it with both hands. Come out in the independent posture of golden rooster.
"I bet on his brother. Ten copper coins." The master took out ten coins from his sleeve and pushed it to the young man's side.
The young man's hand stopped shaking, and he was stunned: "It's not like you. Every time I asked you to bet, you didn't bet. This time, you not only gambled, but also started placing bets."
"If you don't bet, I'll get it back." After saying that, the master wanted to move the ten copper coins in his direction.
The young man pressed his hands together and said with a smile: "Master, I'm already under pressure. There's no reason to go back. What's more, you are a scholar and you must keep your word. Since you bet on his brother, then I will definitely bet on him." I have become a sworn brother. See if I don’t teach him all my amazing magic skills so that you can be convinced that you have lost these ten coins.” The young man quickly put the ten coins into his sleeves and hurriedly called to the waiter. Bring me a jug of good wine, it’s your wife’s fault.
"Then where are you going next?" Master asked curiously, but he soon knew the answer, because the man in front of him didn't even know where he was going next or what he was going to do.
"I'll just let it go, let it go, God has his own arrangements." The young man said with a mean smile.
The Master shook his head, as expected.
At the same time, the three children also came back with their heads lowered. The master stood up and said seriously: "I originally planned to take you three to go shopping after dinner. But now I don't have it. I will go up first to copy poems and practice calligraphy."
"Hey, Master, why can't you let my three eldest brothers go out to see the world, but they stay in that airtight house, studying to death! Studying to death! Studying to death! I didn't think about my eldest brother, second brother, and third brother at all. Feelings." The young man said sadly.
The master coughed twice and signaled to the young man that it was almost done and not to push further. The young man also understood what the master meant, and turned around and said: "What the master said doesn't make sense. Let's go out for a walk after copying. I will pass the pen to the three eldest brothers, grind the ink, wipe the sweat, fan the air, and do some homework." A conscientious little book boy.”
The three children looked at the Master with eyes that seemed to say, Do we really want this bitch to cheer us up?
The master nodded and said with a smile: "That is really an honor for my students. I would like to thank Mr. Zhou here first."
After the master finished speaking, he stood up and bowed his hands. Unexpectedly, the carefree young man also stood up and returned the salute seriously.
Chen Hongjing sat aside and heard some indecent sounds, and then realized that the slovenly-looking young man in front of him was already in his thirties, and he was also a down-and-out Jieyuan.
Heaven is in good health, and a gentleman strives to constantly strive for self-improvement.
Great sorrow has no tears, great enlightenment has no words, great joy has no words, and great love has no words.
Only by enduring what others cannot tolerate can we do what others cannot tolerate.
The best is like water. Water is good for all things and does not compete with it. It is disliked by everyone, so it is close to the Tao.
The terrain is kun, and a gentleman carries things with kindness.
The young man was passing pens, grinding ink, fanning and massaging the three elder brothers. He even did the work of pouring tea and water. As soon as the tea was cold, he poured the tea into his mouth, and then poured it into his mouth.
Pour a new cup into the teacup.
The young man shook his head. The sentence was quite good, but the words were simply unsightly. He slowly moved to the master's side and lowered his voice: "As their teacher, you actually Letting them copy quotations at will is really throwing all the knowledge into a big pot and giving them a hodgepodge. How will they be able to tell the difference in the future?"
The master put down the book in his hand and said softly: "They are still young and should be exposed to more knowledge. Doesn't this answer your question back then? Children should ask a lot of questions, ask questions about heaven and earth, and ask about the people. Wait until they As you grow older, won’t you be able to better see the path you want to take in the future?”
The young man fell silent and murmured: "It's a pity that I am constantly denying myself. Is it a good thing to let children see the world clearly so early?"
The Master put down the book in his hand and replied: "It depends on the answer given by the person who answers. Teaching by words and deeds is a long and arduous task."
The young man smiled and said: "That's really not easy, Master."
"That's why the existence of people like us is even more needed."
The two looked at each other and smiled.
Liang Siheng raised a piece of paper filled with dense quotations and said loudly: "Master, Brother Zhou, we have finished writing. Can we go out for a walk now?" Since he saw the master and the young man bowing and saluting each other, and He heard the people here calling him: "Why would a down-and-out Jieyuan ask his master to perform such a big ceremony? It's extremely ridiculous." After these words, Liang Siheng admired the handsome man in front of him. Isn't the down-and-out Jie Yuan not Jie Yuan? This is an official, but I, Liang Siheng, admire him.
How can copying just one verse from the Holy Scriptures make up for my admiration for Brother Zhou? I, Liang Siheng, copied thousands of them without hesitation. However, in order to go out for shopping, I owe you the remaining thousands of tickets first.
The five people were walking on this street, and it happened to usher in the town's annual Queen Mother's Day, which was very lively. The three children walked in the front, looking like they were novel about everything. The two adults followed.
Look at the old man from the east with his hunched waist, using his hands to carefully make beautiful candy figures one after another, attracting children, and using his mouth to tell interesting stories one after another to attract that person. Boys and girls who come to seek marriage.
Look at the naked upper body man in the west. There is a monkey standing on his right shoulder. One person and one monkey are doing acrobatics, changing different tricks. One person beats the gongs and drums, shouting that if you have money, you will be promoted to the frontcourt, and if you have no money, you will shout that you will be promoted to the frontcourt.
Look at the couple in the south. The man is painting, and the woman is playing the pipa. It is both fun to listen to and watch, so why not make it enjoyable to watch.
Look at the lantern riddles and couplets in the north, racking your brains, just to win the small prize for your beloved. Isn't this desirable?
Chen Hongjing walked back with the two candy figures and handed them to the Master and the destitute Zhou Jieyuan respectively.
Chen Hongjing said: "I bought this candy bar for my wife to repay him for accompanying me on this journey. As for the candy I bought for Brother Zhou, it was just to express my apology, because I just overheard your conversation."
The young man smiled and said: "What conversation was overheard by my sworn brother? Why didn't I know?"
"Just in the room, when you said our handwriting was not good-looking."
"And I also have my own thoughts that I want to express. I hope it will be helpful to Brother Zhou after I finish speaking."
The young man laughed loudly: "Go ahead, I'm all ears to what brother says."
"The old man once told me: If there is only a muddy road ahead of you, if you don't walk, you will have to stay where you are. If you walk, your shoes and pants will be stained, and you are more likely to fall in a mess. Your whole body is covered with sticky mud, but when you walk through this mud road, you will feel a clear conscience. This feeling cannot be described by others, only you can experience it."
After hearing this, the young man smiled and said: "What if you fall down, can't stand up, and lie in the mud for a lifetime? Did your grandfather say that?"
Chen Hongkeng nodded: "Then just lie down with a smile and do your best."
"Leave the rest to the people behind you."
The young man was silent for a while, then laughed and said: "Hahahahaha, interesting. I have thought about such a small problem for most of my life. Brother, do you want to make a bet? I bet that the road you will take in the future will be that muddy one." road. Just bet ten coins."
Chen Hong nodded: "Okay, I'll make a bet with you. In the future, my inns will open all over the world. The future is bright." After saying that, he turned around and followed Zhong Xiaofan and Liang Siheng, and continued walking.
The young man folded his sleeves with his hands and said with a smile: "Master, it seems that I will lose the bet I made with you."
The master stroked his beard and said: "It's just superficial, but it's not like you will lose completely."
"But the bet between me, Zhou Yiyun, and Chen Hongjing, I will definitely win."
The master looked at the three children in front of him. Not only Chen Hongjing, but also Zhong Xiaofan and Liang Siheng, their paths would be difficult.
