I saw him shout loudly: "Everyone! Our village is holding a dragon boat race and a big show at the same time this year. We are doubly happy. What's even more rare is that the prodigy Zhang Shaofei comes here, which brings a lot of glory to the village. Now everything is ready, but it is a pity that the big stage is still missing. A pair of couplets. Fortunately, the child prodigy is here today, why don’t we ask him to improvise and leave a few lines of calligraphy for our village?"
Before this person could finish speaking, the audience burst into applause and cheered in unison.
Zhang Shaofei responded happily: "Since everyone thinks highly of me, it's better to obey my orders and be respectful. Then please prepare the Four Treasures of the Study."
"Yes!" Zhang Wenhao, the village clerk, immediately went to prepare all the red paper, pen and ink.
Returning to the scene, he folded the red paper into a couplet. Tan Zhang Wenhao stepped forward and asked: "Zhang Shaofei, how many frames should I fold into the couplet?"
Zhang Shaofei just watched the excitement, drank, and replied smoothly: "Please do as you like."
Tan Zhangwenhao thought to himself: How funny! This kid must have no idea. How many grids can you teach me to fold? "
Tan Zhang Wenhao then thought again: He told me to do whatever he wanted, so I would follow his wishes and fold them randomly to fool him.
After Tan Zhang Wenhao folded it, he spread it out on the table and waited for Zhang Shaofei to write, without counting, waiting to see him make a fool of himself.
When the group of rural sages saw Tan Zhang Wenhao folding the red paper tightly, some laughed secretly, and some secretly worried about Zhang Shaofei.
After Zhang Shaofei drank a few glasses of wine, he calmly approached the table, glanced at the red paper, picked up his pen and started writing with ink.
People saw his writing as erratic, and the first couplet read:
Chao Ye Pa Wu Ye Pa Pa Pa Pa Pa... He continued to write the word "Pa" until the last seven frames were left, and then ended:
Riding on the third level wave of Longmen
The second line is written in the same format:
Once you come to sing, you will be born to sing, sing, sing... When there are still the last seven frames left, you write: "Sing praises to the seventh heaven of Shuidong"
The onlookers could not help but cheer in unison: "Zhang Shaofei is indeed a child prodigy, and he deserves his reputation!"
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There are many temples in Taicheng, among which the most popular ones are the Caibo Xingjun Temple and the Yi Ling Emperor Temple (also called Huatu Temple). Unfortunately, the Yi Ling Emperor Temple fell into disrepair for a long time and collapsed late this year.
The devotees originally planned to repair the temple before the New Year, but because the construction workers were too busy, they had to temporarily move Huatuo Bodhisattva into Caibo Xingjun Temple.
During the Chinese New Year, the temple had to change its door couplets, and everyone seemed helpless.
Because a temple enshrines two Bodhisattvas with different professions, it is not appropriate to emphasize either one in the couplet. Cai Bo Xingjun is the God of Wealth, and Hua Tuo is the miracle doctor in the medical hall.
How to write a door couplet? Someone suggested asking Zhang Shaofei to write a couplet.
Zhang Shaofei took up his pen without hesitation or thought, and immediately composed a couplet that was both practical and humorous:
Even if you have money, it’s hard to buy your life
It’s important to know that there is no cure for poverty
People couldn't help but cheer after seeing this couplet.
The first couplet praises Hua Tuo, the miracle doctor, and satirizes Cai Bo Xingjun; the second couplet turns around to praise the God of Wealth and disparages the miracle doctor.
One day, Xiao Shaofei and several children went to play in Dougang Kiln outside the village. The owner of this brick kiln had also heard of Xiao Shaofei's name. When he saw Xiao Shaofei coming to play, he said: "Zhang Shaofei, if you can write a couplet for my brick kiln, I will reward you with 10 silver dollars." "
Xiao Shaofei looked up at the chimneys of the brick kilns on the hillside, seeing the thick smoke billowing. He was suddenly inspired, and he said it with one wave:
Wollongong ground bean swallows waves across the lakes
Crossing the sea and conquering the east stirred up storms thousands of miles away
When the brick kiln owner saw it, he clapped his hands and praised it repeatedly!
This couplet composed by Xiao Shaofei compares the brick kiln to Wolong and quotes the historical story of Xue Rengui's conquest of the east, which really brings the brick kiln to life.
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One night, near the first watch, Xiao Shaofei was still reciting poetry in his dormitory.
Suddenly, he heard a "rustling" sound on the tiles in the hall. He didn't pay attention to it at first, thinking it was the sound of mice walking on the roof, and ignored it.
But after half an hour, the sound not only did not disappear, but was also mixed with "puff" sounds from time to time.
Xiao Shaofei pricked up his ears and listened for a while, and finally heard clearly that it was not a mouse, but someone who climbed up the roof beam.
Xiao Shaofei thought: This person must be a thief.
So he got up and opened the door to call someone to catch the thief.
But then I thought: Even if the thief is caught this time, there is no guarantee that he will not become a thief again in the future. It is better to give him some enlightenment and education.
Xiao Shaofei walked out of the dormitory, knocked on the door of his parents' house and told them to gather in the hall.
At this time, it was already the second watch. Zhang Jinzhao and his wife were both fast asleep. They were awakened when they heard Xiao Shaofei's knock on the door. So they hurried to the hall and asked: "A Fei! What's the matter? Call the door at midnight." .”
Xiao Shaofei raised his head, looked at the roof beams and sighed, saying: "I remembered the principles of life and doing things, so I couldn't sleep at night, so I called my father and mother to come out and give me words in person. I hope you will remember them!"
After hearing what Xiao Shaofei said, Wang Shaoxiang felt that it was nothing important. He breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't help but said: "If you have anything to say, can you wait until tomorrow? Why do you have to call the door in the middle of the night to let us out?"
Seeing that nothing serious happened, Zhang Jinzhao wished he could go back to his room and sleep early.
Xiao Shaofei did not delay, and said loudly: "Although I am not old, I know a little about the way of life. My parents don't have any property to bring me. They only hope that I and my descendants will study hard and be a serious person, so that they will have a good future." The most important thing when finding a legitimate career is not to do anything like a rat or a dog, but to be like a gentleman and bring humiliation to all generations."
The thief squatting on the roof beam knew this very well. After hearing what Xiao Shaofei said, he felt ashamed and quietly left Xiao Shaofei's home.
After returning home, he immediately edited a letter and sent it to Zhang Jinzhao's home. In the book he wrote a poem:
The words of gold, stone and jade are in my ears,
Better than kidnapping me.
The gentleman in Liang Shang no longer does it,
An upright person should obey.
Soon, this incident was spread by Xiao Shaofei's family, so the locals called the person who specialized in rat-catching and dog-robbery "Liang Shangjunzi".
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On this day, Xiao Shaofei was walking along the country road and unknowingly came to the bridge over the small river at the junction of Taizhen Village and Shuidong Village.
There was a pavilion next to the bridge head. Zhang Shaofei stood on the pavilion and looked into the distance. He saw that in the golden autumn season, the vast fields of rice were all golden. The autumn wind blew, turning up layers of golden waves. Farmers in the rice fields were harvesting with their sickles. Several sounds were heard in the distance. Sounds of laughter, a few calls of wild geese, ancient meanings and new rhymes, and a busy scene of autumn harvest made Zhang Shaofei feel relaxed and intoxicated.
Zhang Shaofei walked among the fields on both sides of the river, enjoying the scenery of the fields leisurely, and was attracted by the lively scenes on both sides of the river.
The pavilion has a long history. There are many couplets and inscriptions left by literati in the past dynasties in the pavilion. It is a must-visit place for literati during their outings.
The rice fields surrounding the pavilion are more than ten miles wide, commonly known as "Eye Cave Cave". It is the main farming area of Taizhen. The south leads to Longfeng School and the mountains of Shuidong Village, which is an important pasture.
There is a family in Shuidong Village. The husband’s surname is Su and his given name is Zhihao. He married Ye Xiaolan late last year.
Ye Xiaolan is a wise person, especially obedient to her father-in-law and mother-in-law. But Ye Xiaolan's mother-in-law made things difficult for her in every possible way.
This morning, Su Zhihao's family was busy harvesting rice in the fields.
After Su Zhihao's mother finished cutting a field, she stood up, looked up at the blue sky above her head, and said to her daughter-in-law, "Sister-in-law, it's getting late. You should go back and cook."
When Ye Xiaolan heard her mother-in-law asking her to go back and cook, she instinctively said "oh". Since she had not cooked since she married into the Su family at the end of last year, she didn't know how much rice to cook.
Seeing her daughter-in-law's bewildered look, the mother-in-law deliberately made things difficult for her and said, "Go back and cook now, and bring the rice here when the time comes."
Ye Xiaolan asked: "Mom, how much rice should I cook?"
My mother-in-law said: "One and a half liters, two and a half liters, three and a half liters and four liters are full."
"Mom, what should we cook?" Ye Xiaolan asked again.
The mother-in-law glared at her and said with a sullen face: "Steamed macaroni with radish without seedlings; stir-fried wrinkled noodle mother from across the mountain."
Finally, her mother-in-law said, "For lunch, we pass through the entrance of the Naoren Hall and have our meal at the Langsan Field." After that, she went to another field to harvest.
This time, Ye Xiaolan was stumped.
Because if this "mystery" cannot be solved, today's meals and dishes will not be cooked or delivered.
Ye Xiaolan was walking home gloomily when she saw a man who looked like a student coming towards her in front of her.
Seeing that Ye Xiaolan was unhappy, Xiao Shaofei asked, "Girl, you seem to have something on your mind?"
When Ye Xiaolan asked, she told her mother-in-law exactly what she said.
So, Xiao Shaofei answered her one by one:
One and a half liters, two and a half liters, that is, one and a half liters plus two and a half liters equals four and a half liters, plus three and a half liters is exactly six liters, and finally adding four liters is full, isn’t it ten liters? You cook Ten liters of rice is definitely correct.
Ye Xiaolan was very happy after hearing this, and asked again: "Then what kind of food do you want me to cook?"
Xiao Shaofei said: "Steamed macaroni with radish without seedlings is steamed with green onion sprouts with eggs; Guoshan calls it stir-fried wrinkled noodles, which is stir-fried bitter melon with beef."
"After the food is cooked, where will it be delivered?"
"When I ask you to carry the meal, go through the school gate and go to the taro field at the head of the field to eat."
After hearing this, Ye Xiaolan's worries disappeared and she happily took a few steps forward. Suddenly she remembered that she hadn't said thank you yet. When she turned around, she couldn't see the student just now.
Ye Xiaolan asked passers-by and found out that the person who taught her was named Zhang Shaofei.
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Time flies, five years pass by quietly, and Xiao Shaofei has grown to be five years old.
Five years have transformed him from a naughty prodigy into a wise prodigy. It seems that every expression on his face and every casual word are symbols and omens of wisdom.
Once, Zhang Jinzhao went out to buy farm tools and passed through Twenty-four Mountains. He rested at a Wangji restaurant next to Shan'ao Road. At this time, a clam catcher also came to the store.
The clam catcher had always heard that Zhang Jinzhao had been a Jinshi and had been a high official in the imperial court. He had a sudden thought and casually recited "eel is long, loach is short, clam has no tail", which is called: Clam boy answered the first couplet to Zhang Jinzhao.
After Zhang Jinzhao heard it, he suddenly felt that the couplet was very interesting.
Zhang Jinzhao thought about it for a long time, but couldn't think of a second line.
"You can't even be right with a clam catcher. You have read the book of sages in vain and still got the rank of Jinshi." The clam catcher laughed and walked away.
When Zhang Jinzhao heard this, his face was full of shame. He couldn't help but look up to the sky and sighed: "I miss you Zhang Jinzhao. I'm a Jinshi. I can't even stand up to a clam catcher..."
The more Zhang Jinzhao thought about it, the more ashamed he became. His face changed drastically and became as white as a piece of paper. His eyes gradually became dazed, and he stood motionless.
In a trance, the clam catcher's words rang in his ears over and over again.
The sound became colder and heavier each time, like a heavy hammer, hitting Zhang Jinzhao's heart again and again.
Zhang Jinzhao was overthinking, his face turned from white to blue, then from blue to black. He shouted "Wow", a stream of blood spurted out from his mouth, and his whole body collapsed to the ground...
The shop owner knew that he was from Taizhen Village and immediately asked the waiter to rush to Taizhen Village to inform his family.
"Madam, your husband was at Wangji Restaurant in Twenty-four Mountains. For some reason, his face turned pale, he vomited blood, and he fainted on the ground. The owner of the store specifically asked me to come quickly to report the news." After the waiter finished speaking, he left the yard. The horse leaps away from the dust.
When Wang Shaoxiang heard this, he was like a bolt from the blue and stayed in the yard.
After Wang Shaoxiang calmed down, she hurried to Xucun and asked her brother Wang Weicheng to bring Zhang Jinzhao back.
When Zhang Jinzhao returned home, he was already breathing heavily and his life was hanging by a thread.
After Zhang Jinzhao had some food, his mental state seemed to improve. He kept saying, "Eels are long, loaches are short, clams are tailless."
Wang Shaoxiang cried and said: "Husband, what are you talking about..."
Xiao Shaofei said: "Daddy is chanting clams."
Zhang Jinzhao nodded: "The next... the next... couplet?"
Xiao Shaofei replied casually: "Turtles are round, turtles are flat, crabs are headless."
"Turtles are round, turtles are flat, crabs are headless," Zhang Jinzhao chanted while nodding his head, "Yes, that's right, that's wonderful!"
