Zhang Jinzhao has been married for more than ten years, but his wife has never been able to get pregnant.
In the countryside, men all regard it as their responsibility to carry on the family line, and they all believe that "there are three types of unfilial piety, and the worst is not having heirs."
As a man, it is very shameful to be unable to honor one's ancestors and continue smoking cigarettes below.
He personally drew a picture of Guanyin sending his son to worship at home, and also bought a copy of "Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva's Universal Door Edition".
The couple knelt down and worshiped every day, read scriptures devoutly, and pinned Pan'er's urgent hope on Guanshiyin Bodhisattva.
Don't tell me, I don't know if it's Guanshiyin Bodhisattva's compassion that appears, or if it's his star shining brightly.
Soon, his wife's belly gradually swelled, and she felt like a fetus was kicking her belly from time to time.
From then on, the couple burned incense and prayed every day to thank God.
The days passed like water, and he looked forward to it, counting the days when he should become a father.
But Wang Shaoxiang was ten months pregnant and showed no signs of giving birth. This made Zhang Jinzhao, who had always been full of hope, extremely anxious and hurriedly invited Aunt Zhang, a midwife from a neighboring village.
After Aunt Zhang examined Wang Shaoxiang, she never relaxed her frown and said to him: "I have been a midwife for twenty years, but I have never seen a fetus conceived like this."
He looked at Aunt Zhang sadly and asked, "Then, what should we do?"
Aunt Zhang comforted her and said, "Your mother's pregnancy is really strange. Maybe your son will be a sage in the future."
He smiled bitterly and spread his hands: "This..."
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"Husband, what are you thinking about?" Wang Shaoxiang saw him staying there dreamily and reminded him, "Fei'er has finished reading the book."
Zhang Jinzhao gently stroked the short beard on his chin with his left hand, stared at Xiao Shaofei in front of him with his eyes fixedly, and couldn't help but have a myriad of thoughts:
For these ancient poems, at the beginning, I had to read them dozens of times before I could memorize them. But this little Shaofei was a self-taught person, and he could memorize them so well after just reading them once.
Ah, the scenery in Taizhen Village is so ordinary;
The river is so ordinary;
All the living beings coming and going are so ordinary.
However, the little Shaofei in front of him was a genius, a peerless genius. A wave of enthusiasm hit Zhang Jinzhao's heart, and a mysterious feeling gripped him tightly.
After Zhang Jinzhao pondered for a long time, he looked intently at the young boy in front of him, with the light of hope in his eyes.
…
"Everything is of inferior quality, only reading is good." This sentence comes from Wang Zhu's "Poems of Prodigy", which is regarded as enlightenment reading by Zhang Jinzhao.
Children like reading, which naturally makes him very happy.
Zhang Jinzhao thought to himself: Although his son has a strong memory, he will not be able to do it without a solid writing skills.
So, Zhang Jinzhao dug out the books left by his father and taught Xiao Shaofei seriously.
He wanted his son to win at the starting line.
This little Shaofei was extremely smart. He could learn something as soon as he heard it, and he could remember it as soon as he heard it. In less than a month, he had finished studying all the books.
When little Shaofei was 4 years old, Zhang Jinzhao taught him how to compose words and sentences, how to write articles, and how to refine characters, words, and sentences.
Knowledge is learned by analogy. In this way, Xiao Shaofei learned how to write articles and wrote good articles. And he can be moved by the scene and express his feelings well.
That afternoon, Zhang Jinzhao saw several village children bathing in the river by the river. Suddenly, a boat with gongs and drums came from the upper reaches of the river in the distance.
Zhang Jinzhao took a closer look and saw that it was a "study boat" carrying candidates from various villages who took the county examination back to their hometowns.
At that time, the village children who were bathing in the river were so frightened that they ran ashore when they saw this magnificent ship approaching menacingly.
Among them, his son Zhang Shaofei stood motionless in the middle of the river with his hands on his hips.
The punter stopped when he saw that a child was so bold as to prevent the boat from learning to sail.
When the candidates inside saw the boat stopped, they walked out of the cabin and shouted: "Kid, get out of the way!"
Xiao Shaofei glanced at him and ignored him.
Another candidate said: "Why are you blocking us?"
Xiao Shaofei said: "I'm here first, and you guys arrived later. If you want me to give way, you have to ask me if I agree first."
The candidate then said: "Okay, let me ask you, let's make a bet. I will make a first couplet, and you will match the second couplet. If you can get it right, our ship will give you three points. If you can't, you will get it." Go away obediently!"
Xiao Shaofei chuckled.
"A thousand-year-old tree serves as a school ship."
One candidate quickly came up with the first couplet.
Xiao Shaofei looked at the surging river and replied casually:
“Thousands of miles of rivers serve as bathtubs.”
When all the candidates heard it, they all thought that it was a perfect match and it was indeed an excellent pair.
Reluctantly, this "study boat" full of candidates had no choice but to stop sailing, go around Xiao Shaofei, and slowly push through on the shoal on one side of the river.
People can no longer hear the gongs and drums on the "study boat".
When Zhang Jinzhao witnessed this scene, he couldn't help but be really amazed.
…
In the middle of summer, a talented scholar named Tu came to Taizhenwei and stayed at his relative's house.
Tu Youwei walked around the streets and alleys of Taizhenwei. He thought he was a great scholar. He wrote and wrote everywhere. He often read and wrote wrong words, which made him laugh a lot.
Midsummer is the ripe harvest season for Taizhen earth fruits.
Ding Xiucai saw that the fruits in Taizhen were particularly sweet and attractive, so he went to the market and bought two boxes of fruits to send back to Gaoyao's hometown. One box contains sweet oranges and the other contains loquats.
Ding Xiucai wrote the mailing address and recipient's name on the cardboard box in his own handwriting.
However, he mistakenly wrote the word "orange" as "stool" and the word "杷" as "琶".
Xiao Shaofei and Fatty Dong happened to be playing in Weiwei and passed by. They were very funny when they saw them.
Ding Xiucai asked Xiao Shaofei: "Child, why are you laughing here?"
Xiao Shaofei said: "I laughed at the scholar who wrote the wrong word."
When Ding Xiucai heard this, he became furious on the spot.
"Nonsense! I am a talented scholar. Do you need a little brat like you to teach me how to write?!" He raised his hand as he spoke, "Let's go, let's go!"
Xiao Shaofei smiled slightly, took Fatty Dong's hand and left.
After walking a street, Fatty Dong suddenly had a whim. He leaned close to Xiao Shaofei's ear and spoke out his whim.
After hearing this, Xiao Shaofei smiled and said: "Okay! Let's make fun of this great scholar."
Early the next morning, Tu Youwei posted two poems on the door of his relative's house:
one
He is indeed a great scholar.
The word "stool" in orange is clearly different.
If an orange doesn't have a pair of feet,
How can we get to Gaoyao from Taizhen?
Second
Loquat is not this pipa,
It’s just the scholar’s poor literacy.
If the lute can bear fruit,
All the strings in Taizhen are in full bloom.
Ding Xiucai was so embarrassed after seeing this that he no longer dared to show off in Taizhenwei and left his relatives' house early and dejectedly.
…
At the beginning of the new year, Qiu County transferred a new county magistrate, Liu Yifan, who was also good at reciting poems. Hearing that Zhang Shaofei was not only quick-thinking, but also known as a "child prodigy", he had long wanted to meet him.
His follower Zeng Youwen was well aware of Liu Yifan's tastes, and sometimes he could not help but be arty. He accompanied him to recite a few lines of limericks that seemed to make sense but made no sense at all, and made one or two crooked couplets.
On this day, Zeng Youwen followed Liu Yifan to travel incognito and came to the ground of Taizhen Village to inspect the people's sentiments and browse the countryside.
Along the way, Liu Yifan pointed and pointed, and whenever he was interested, he composed poems on the spot. Zeng Youwen nodded and bowed, praising him non-stop...
Unknowingly, at the height of the sun, they passed by a wonton shop. Liu Yifan felt a little hungry, so he went into the wonton shop and ate a bowl of wontons to satisfy his hunger.
Of course Zeng Youwen also accompanied the meal.
Before the wontons were cooked, Wen Cheng was worried that Liu Yifan would be bored just sitting there, so he suggested reciting poems as a counterpoint.
Liu Yifan slapped his thigh and said, "What a suggestion!"
Then, he looked at Zeng Youwen and said, "I will write the first couplet first. According to the regulations, everyone must match their own identity in the couplet to be considered qualified. The loser will be spanked according to the old rules."
As soon as Liu Yifan finished speaking, he saw a boy pushing a cart past the wonton shop.
Zeng Youwen thought to himself: He must be at a higher level than this kid, and he would definitely not lose to him.
So, he called the kid in and asked him to spank him instead.
Who knew that this child was none other than Xiao Shaofei.
After Xiao Shaofei came in, Zeng Youwen made it clear to him.
Xiao Shaofei nodded to express his understanding.
Liu Yifan thought for a while and recited the first couplet:
The words sell to read one or three deers, deers, deers, deers, deers, deers, deers, deers, deers, deers, deers, deers, deers, deers, deers, deers, deers, deers, deers, deers, deers, deers, deers, deers, deers, deers, deers, deers, deers, deers, deers, deers, deers, deers, deers, deers, deers, deers, deers, deers, deers, deers, deers, deers, deers, deers, deers
The first sentence of Liu Yifan's first couplet "Words sell for reading" is to break up the character pattern, and the second sentence
Mo (thick) "Three Deer" is a double-character pattern. The first character of the third sentence is "Deer" and the last character is "Deer".
The word "read" rhymes quite backwards, which is really hard to get right.
When Zeng Youwen heard it, he was immediately dumbfounded. He couldn't figure it out, so he said to the child: "Child, you should be right first."
Xiao Shaofei smiled slightly and said, "I'm sorry for overstepping my bounds." After that, he casually said the following couplet:
Yu Dou has been responsible for Zhong Yi for three years, driving until dusk and the sun sets.
When Liu Yifan heard this, he couldn't help but applaud and praised: "That's right!"
The word "Xie" is separated into the word "Yu" and the word "Dou", the word "Hong" is made up of three cars stacked up, and the last sentence is "The car arrives at dusk and the sun sets". The scenes blend together and are full of literary talent.
Now only Zeng Youwen was left scratching his head and scratching his head, restless. He was urged by Liu Yifan several times, which made him sweat even more anxiously.
Xiao Shaofei sneered and said, "Maybe Teacher Zeng is not thinking clearly today. How about I make a couple for you?"
Liu Yifan was about to appreciate Zhang Shaofei's eagerness, but Zeng Youwen had no choice but to nod in agreement.
Zhang Shaofei cleared his throat and chanted:
The acupuncture points should be beaten for three days, day and night.
The locals call the butt a "shithole".
After Zhang Shaofei finished reading, Zeng Youwen was so embarrassed that he couldn't help but laugh. With a "poof", he spurted out the two wontons he had just eaten from his mouth.
After Liu Yifan treated Xiao Shaofei to a bowl of wontons, he left the wonton shop and went back.
...
The annual Dragon Boat Festival is here again. Shuidong Village holds dragon boat races and builds tents for performances, which is very lively.
Zhang Shaofei also followed the villagers to Shuidong Village to enjoy the excitement.
Unexpectedly, the villagers there had heard of Zhang Shaofei's name, warmly received him, and treated him as an honored guest.
Zhang Shaofei arrived at Shuidong Village. During the day, after watching the dragon race and winning the championship, Shuidong Village held a banquet for dinner. A group of local sages attended the banquet, hoping to have a chance to meet Zhang Shaofei.
During the dinner, everyone talked loudly. Suddenly a nefarious person stood up.
