"What's the matter?" the eldest brother asked the driver outside the box.
"The roadmaster's car ahead has stopped." The driver replied.
The eldest brother opened the door in front of the carriage, and Chen Fan also looked through the gap. He only saw someone getting into Daochang Jia's car, but did not see their specific appearance. Then the carriage in front continued to move forward, and the eldest brother also closed the door, and everyone continued Set off.
After this interruption, Chen Fan had no intention of continuing to ask. It was a pity that he couldn't ride a horse. Otherwise, he could have asked for a horse to ride on and take a look at the scenery on the road. Fortunately, it was more comfortable to sit in a carriage than to ride a horse. The carriage moved at a leisurely pace and arrived at the port in about half an hour.
Chen Fan got off the carriage and saw two or three stalls selling snacks set up in two or three places. The stalls were doing pretty well. Most of the people eating were dressed as fishermen. It was currently noon, and they probably had just sold out the fish. Have lunch at a stall, then pack up and go home.
There is a five-gallon boat parked by the river. The huge hull and solid and smooth texture give people a strong and reliable feeling. This was a warship, and there were some soldiers standing on the board. The eldest brother led everyone to board the ship. The ship immediately set sail and sailed to Gusu without delay.
At this time, everyone was gathered in the cabin on the second floor. Chen Fan was looking at the two new members of the team curiously. One was similar in age to him, one or two years older at most, and the other was a little older, but not too old. Over twenty, the two people have the same characteristics: they look polite, behave elegantly, and have handsome faces.
Daochang Jia was the first to break the silence, "Jia Shuo, a poor Taoist, would like to introduce two friends to you. This one is Yuying, who is erudite and talented, and is good at playing the piano. This Yajun is diligent and studious, good at playing chess, calligraphy and painting." Everything is perfect." Master Jia introduced to everyone.
"Yuying, Yajun, aren't these the names you heard when we had dinner at Wangyue Tower? How come you and Daochang Jia are together? What's more, they were told their stage names and didn't deliberately conceal their identities as actors, which is strange. ." Chen Fan was secretly curious in his heart, but pretended not to know anything on his face, showing no trace of surprise.
"I don't dare, the Master has given me too much praise. My younger brother and I have caused trouble this time, so we should play a song to express our gratitude. I wonder if you are willing to appreciate it?" Yuying replied.
"I cannot ask for it. I'm Chen Daotan. If you need anything on board, please let me know. It will take about three or four hours to reach Gusu. I'll prepare dinner for you. I hope you won't refuse. Yuying, Ya I have admired you for a long time, and it is a great honor to meet you today. However, the ship is simple and crude, so I am sorry for you." As the host of this ship, the eldest brother took the words first as a matter of course.
"Chen Langjun, you're welcome." Yuying still replied.
"Let me introduce you two. Master Mage and Brother Tie were in the same car with you just now. I won't say more. This Xiao Qing is my aunt's cousin. He is good at martial arts. That one is Huang Yan. Master Huang , is the wife of my cousin, this brother-in-law Chen Fasheng, you can call him Fasheng, his chess skills are quite high now, he has entered the top ten in the county this time, and he is about the same age as Yajun, you can learn from each other. "Brother. introduced. Hou Feng, who was next to him, didn't know whether he forgot to introduce him or just ignored him. At this point, he didn't continue. As for the eldest brother's servant, he didn't follow him up to the second floor.
Chen Fan nodded politely to the two of them and took over the words: "This Hou Feng, Brother Hou, is my companion. His martial arts skills are much better than mine, and he is a man of loyalty. As for me, I am not as good as my elder brother said. "My chess skills are only average. There aren't many experts in this small county. Plus I'm lucky, so I just won by chance." Chen Fan didn't want to talk too much now. If he lost the chess game, it would be a shame.
"You can ask Yajun for advice. Is this an opportunity to let Brother Wei see how good your chess skills are? Even your father is praising you now." The eldest brother seemed to not want to let Chen Fan go.
"Let's listen to Mr. Yulang's piano first. This is a rare opportunity. I haven't heard someone play the piano for a long time." Chen Fan changed the subject.
"Exactly, exactly, thank you, Brother Yu." The eldest brother did not continue to be serious and turned to look at Yuying.
"Then I'll show my shame." Yuying took out the piano he carried with him, put it on the table, adjusted it slightly, and started playing.
The sound of the piano moved softly and gradually became louder. Chen Fan focused on the fingering techniques of Yu Ying's hands. The fingering techniques of the piano include spreading, holding, splitting, wiping, hooking, etc. Chen Fan knew it because he had mapped the music score, but he didn't. I have personally experienced it. When I saw Yuying's playing today, my desire to learn was greatly increased. Unfortunately, he had only copied one song, "White Snow in Spring", and this song was not it. However, this did not prevent Chen Fan from playing the piano strings in his heart and thinking carefully about "White Snow in Spring". Playing "Bright Spring and White Snow".
After a piece of music was played, the sound of the piano suddenly stopped, but Chen Fan didn't know it yet.
"It's a good song, with melodious music and melodious beats. This song "Narcissus" is simply perfect in the hands of Brother Yu. Look, Fa Sheng was stunned." said the eldest brother of the Chen family.
Everyone couldn't help but laugh when they saw Chen Fan still staring at Yuying's Qin.
Everyone's voices pulled Chen Fan out of his deep thoughts. Chen Fan didn't mind everyone's joking and continued: "The eldest brother said yes, it must be great. My eldest brother praises people, but he is more harsh than my father. Come to think of it. Mr. Yulang’s piano skills must be superb.”
"What do you mean, aren't you learning the piano? What do you think? I haven't heard you play the piano for a long time. Ah Qing, you live close to Fa Sheng. Have you ever heard Fa Sheng play?" The elder brother thought about Chen Fan. , was very dissatisfied, and immediately pulled Xiao Qing, seemingly preparing to find allies.
"No." Xiao Qing shook his head immediately. It seemed that he had no intention of helping Fa Sheng in this matter of playing the piano.
Fortunately, under the influence of Gong Qing, Chen Fan, although he is not rude to others, he still has the same reasons, "Brother, my knowledge is not shallow. I have never heard of this piece of music. I have never listened to it." I don’t know what the music is, how can I judge it? If you take me out more often, listen to the music, and learn more about it, then I must also know it." He said in his heart, you go to Nanfeng Pavilion, I know it. Next time you don't take me with you, there will be excuses.
"Then what kind of music do you know? Why don't you also play a piece and ask Brother Yu to give you some advice." The eldest brother said without hesitation.
Chen Fan thought quickly in his mind. The main reason was that he didn't know any of the songs. The only thing he remembered was "Spring Snow", but his fingering was unfamiliar at the moment. It couldn't be said that he was unfamiliar because he hadn't played it at all, so he could only ask for help.
He then bowed to Yu Ying and said, "Jun Yu, I have learned "Spring White Snow" earlier, but I can't remember it clearly. I wonder if your husband can teach me how to play it?" Chen Fan was convinced that he could just watch someone play it once. , you should be able to pop it up by yourself, after all, the music score is in your mind.
"Is Fa Sheng joking?" Suddenly, Yajun next to him took over and said, "How can I learn "Yangchun Baixue" in one go? How about changing it to another song?"
Chen Fan wanted to change it, but he only copied this article before leaving, and he didn't know anything else. Could it be that there is something wrong with "Spring Snow"? I was secretly doubting it, but there was nothing I could do to change it! He immediately said: "I'd better learn this piano some other time. How about I talk to Yajun about a game?" If playing the piano and playing chess were pitfalls, and if he had to jump, Chen Fan would rather choose to play chess.
"Fasheng, playing the piano is playing the piano, and talking with the hands is talking with the hands. You can play the piano first and talk with the hands later." The eldest brother next to him interjected.
"Brother, you don't know. I didn't bring my piano with me when I went to Gusu this time. I wonder if eldest brother would lend it to me?" Chen Fan replied without hesitation, thinking to himself, if it weren't for his brother, he would definitely give it to him. You teach me how to play, hey, does the eldest brother want to play? But fortunately, it also posed a problem for the elder brother. Either he asked Yuying to borrow it, or he brought it himself, and then he would know what he was thinking.
"I don't have a piano, and I never play it. I wonder if Brother Yu can lend it to my brother-in-law to play?" The eldest brother did not hesitate to refute that he didn't know how to play it, and then borrowed it from Yuying.
"Of course, if you can listen to Fa Sheng's music, let alone lend it to Fa Sheng, you can also give it to Fa Sheng." Yu Ying said generously.
Chen Fan knew he couldn't shirk it at this time, so he walked over and said, "Then let me give it a try."
Yuying had already stood up and moved away from his seat. It was obviously inappropriate to ask Yuying to play again at this time. He gently tried his technique on the strings. Although it was a bit unfamiliar, the basic movements were smooth. I no longer hesitated and started playing according to the score in my memory.
What Chen Fan didn't know was that "Yangchun Baixue" was one of the top ten ancient Chinese songs. "Yangchun" "takes the meaning of knowing spring from all things and the gentle breeze", and "White Snow" "takes the awe-inspiring and clean sound of snow and bamboo." Because the art is superb and difficult, there is a Chinese idiom, "The music is high and the music is low", which comes from playing "Snow in the Spring". It means that it is easy for people to agree with the low-difficulty music, and there are many people, but because "The Snow in the Spring" is very difficult, so the people agree There are only a few people, so there is an idiom about being high-pitched and low-key.
Chen Fan felt that his fingers were a little rusty at first, but the more he played, the smoother he became. He gradually raised his head and could still clearly feel the position of the piano without looking at the strings. It was like typing on a computer. Although he didn't look at the keyboard, he could still be accurate. Type out every word. Especially when I played the second half of "White Snow", I felt a cool feeling coming from my body. The sound of the piano was sharp and came out through the air. It was pure and elegant with strength and power, and it was as smooth as the wind with ethereal elegance. Let's play this song, and then There was no harshness. Chen Fan slowly closed his eyes and savored the feeling of playing just now.
"Fasheng, is it you? Is it you?" Chen Fan opened his eyes and looked at his eldest brother who was looking at his eldest brother curiously.
"Who are you? Have we met?" Chen Fan asked his elder brother cooperatively.
"You don't recognize me anymore?" the eldest brother suddenly shouted, "I am your eldest brother!"
"Oh, if you are my eldest brother, then I am Chen Fasheng." Chen Fan nodded and said calmly.
"Pfft!" Yajun next to him couldn't help laughing.
The eldest brother looked at Yajun and then at the other people who were all smiling. He felt a little embarrassed and said immediately: "Aren't I nervous about you? Why do you play the piano so well? When I listen to the music in the future, I won't be able to teach you how to play the piano." Let me listen. What you just played was "Snow in Spring". You know, "Snow in Spring" is an extremely difficult piece of music. No, you didn't say that you just learned "Snow in Spring", and it was "Snow in Spring" as soon as you learned it. ?”
