Dongfang Yu'er and Xiaohong didn't understand the meaning of the words, but they just opened their eyes wide, looked at the husband and Li Hongxiu, and thought to themselves: "Is this the word written by Li Ye? Why is the aunt (the host) so excited and almost ready to cry? a feeling of.
The late summer sunshine shines softly on the bodies of several people through the skylight in the hall. The wind in the purple bamboo forest, carrying the fragrance of mud and wood, spreads towards the front of the hall.
Save time while your youth is still good.
The gentleman sighed lightly, picked up the cup and took a sip of tea. He handed Li Hongxiu a rolled rice paper and said, "This is written by Li Ye. I filled in the music. If you like it, take it. I believe he doesn't will object.”
Li Hongxiu took it with both hands, without opening it, but just caressing it gently with her hands. He didn't speak, just sat quietly.
The gentleman got up and entered the study.
Li Hongxiu looked at her husband's behavior in confusion. Some doubts.
The husband quickly came out of the study with a manuscript in his hand. He glanced at Dongfang Yu'er and said to Li Hongxiu: "This is a technique from another world. Li Ye copied two copies and prepared them for the General's Mansion." Shangguan Wushuang here, since we are destined today, I will give a copy to Dongfang Yuer so that she can practice with Wushuang."
Li Hongxiu was overjoyed when he heard this, and quickly took it with both hands. When he opened it, he saw "Qingluan Ningzhu" written on it.
The teacher added: "It is said that Qingluan was called Qingniao before he reached nirvana. This is a technique used by women to condense Qi and practice. It can be practiced to the level of transcending tribulation or even higher. You can also take a look. I hope it will be useful to you." It will also help.”
After hearing this, Li Hongxiu was very excited and quickly said to Dongfang Yu'er: "Yu'er, come here and kowtow to Mr. Sir, thank you for your skills."
When Dongfang Yu'er heard this, she felt happy in her heart. She hurried over, knelt down and kowtowed three times to Xing Sheng respectfully, and said sweetly, "Thank you, sir, for teaching me the skills. Yu'er will definitely practice hard."
He thought to himself: This guy Li Ye wrote it himself. You must read it carefully. Practice seriously.
Li Hongxiu looked at her husband, sighed, and said with some resentment: "I don't know if this kid Li Ye is lucky enough to meet a master like you, sir, after eight lifetimes of cultivation."
The husband smiled and said, "You can't let Li Ye hear this, he will be angry."
"Outsiders only know that Li Ye is lucky enough to have me as his teacher, but what outsiders don't know is that I am lucky enough to have Li Ye as my disciple! He has many wonderful things that are not known to outsiders."
The teacher thought to himself: We are master and disciple, but we share the same love as father and son, so how can others understand it?
Just as he was talking, Agui returned to the garden. After bowing to Li Hongxiu, he bowed to the husband again and said softly: "Sir, the young master said that he will be practicing with the old monk at the Great Buddha Temple these two days, so he cannot come here. , sir, please don’t read it.”
The teacher nodded and replied: "He knows that spiritual practice is important, which is very good. Is there anything else you can tell me?"
Agui glanced at Li Hongxiu and said: "The young master has told me that if Master Li comes to Mr. Li with gold coins, let me take a hundred gold coins and give them to him. He also asked me to find a tailor to meet him in the temple tomorrow, saying I want to sew some clothes for the master."
After hearing this, the gentleman glanced at Li Hongxiu and said, "The money is here, take it and give it to Li Ye tomorrow, and you should also handle the things he told me. Go ahead."
Agui nodded, stretched out his hands, carefully took out the gold coins from the bag on the table, counted a hundred gold coins, tied them up, and then said to his husband: "The young master only asked me to take one hundred coins, and I will wait for the young master to come back." Deal with it. If everything is okay, sir, I will go back to the academy first."
Xingsheng waved his hand and asked Agui to leave.
Li Hongxiu looked at Agui who was leaving, then glanced at Dongfang Yu'er, turned around and said to her husband: "This kid Li Ye, I feel he is more sensible than adults. This Yu'er and Wushuang are waiting for their money to buy rouge. Gouache, but he wants to sew clothes for the master, hey, I don’t understand!”
The teacher looked at the tea that had cooled down and said lightly: "Maybe this is his Buddha nature."
Dongfang Yu'er listened to the conversation between her husband and her aunt and did not dare to say a word. She lowered her head and thought: "I won't see anyone today. Tomorrow I will call Sister Wushuang and we will go to the temple to look for him."
Li Hongxiu saw that the tea soup had gone cold and the conversation was over, so she stood up and said goodbye to her husband. He said: "It's almost noon, and my sister is still waiting for me to go back. That's it for today. Thank you again for your hospitality, sir. See you someday."
Dongfang Yu'er also nodded her head and said goodbye to her husband: "Yu'er, thank you for the exercises. I'll ask my mother to invite you and Li Ye back some other day."
The husband got up. Li Ye was not here, so he had to see the guests off in person.
...
Towards the end of summer, the academy gave the children a holiday. The master and his wife stayed in front of the flower hall and chatted. The master sat upright, drinking tea and talking to Ye Zhiqiu.
Ye Zhiqiu was lying on the bamboo chair, swaying gently, enjoying the afternoon breeze and sunshine.
They were not surprised to learn from Aquina that their son would practice in the temple for two days.
I thought that Li Ye had been in seclusion in his husband's courtyard for a month and never came back. Spending a few days with the old monk in the temple was nothing.
Ye Zhiqiu closed his eyes, but his mouth did not stop, chattering to the master. "Tell me, what's going on with Wushuang's child and our son? I think Wushuang likes and dislikes him, and Li Ye doesn't object. I like this pair of childhood sweethearts."
The Master was just about to pick up the book and read when he heard what the Madam said and quickly answered: "I am still young at night, so it is not a good time to talk about this matter, right?"
Ye Zhiqiu opened his eyes, glared at the master, and said: "What do you know? Yesterday the general's wife told me that her family was Wushuang and that she also liked Ye'er. She said that if we have no objection, we can find a time to settle the matter. To avoid long nights and many dreams.”
The master thought for a while, looked at his wife's reproachful eyes, and said, "You have to ask Ye'er about this matter. No matter what, you have to respect his opinion."
Just as he was talking, Agui led the young lady from the General's Mansion in.
Agui carried a basket of pears and placed it in front of the hall. He didn't say anything and just stood by the side waiting.
The young lady came over, holding Ye Zhiqiu with her little hands and saying coquettishly: "Master, these are the pears that just arrived today. I will bring you some to try. They are very sweet."
After he finished, he looked around again, and then said, "Where's Li Ye? Why don't you see anyone? Isn't this nobleman back?"
The master was silent when he heard the sound, looked at the young lady and Ye Zhiqiu and smiled, thinking: As soon as I said it, people came.
Ye Zhiqiu leaned up and held the young lady's hand. He was very happy and said softly: "He is not at home. Agui said that he went to the Great Buddha Temple today and will practice with his old monk for a few days."
"Go and wash some pears and give them a taste for everyone." Ye Zhiqiu knew that Agui was waiting for him to speak.
Agui took the pears from the basket and washed them.
Ye Zhiqiu took the little sister's hand and told the master that Wushuang and I would go to the study room and teach her some texts to study in the academy. The master nodded in agreement and went to read for fun by himself.
The two of them sat apart in the study room. Ye Zhiqiu looked at the young lady and said with seriousness and kindness: "Master, when I heard Ye'er talking about you before, he always said that you were a wild girl. I knew he was talking nonsense. You He is cute with a bit of savagery, so he must be taught. It is rare for you to become my teacher, and I will teach you some knowledge that is not available in Fengyun City."
The young lady blushed, holding the corners of her clothes with her little hands, not knowing how to reply.
Ye Zhiqiu took a look and continued: "If you don't teach a child when you are young, it will be disrespectful when you grow up. As a man, you can still respect your teacher and make friends to achieve your virtue. As a woman, how can you choose to be kind and sincere? It is not right."
This means: teach men and women the right way to behave at an early age. If you don’t teach them, you will grow up without being polite. A man still has mentors and friends to correct his mistakes. If a woman is not taught early in her boudoir, she will grow up without learning from them and will not be able to understand goodness.
This is the way to teach a daughter. Even more so than men. And the inner ritual. It is better to look outside first.
Take copper as a guide. Can dress properly. Take the ancients as your teacher. Can be an example. It means: If a person uses a mirror to discern his appearance, his appearance and appearance will be correct. If the ancients are used as the law, then the sages can learn from them.
"When you see Li Ye holding a bowl and filling it with water, people in the city laugh at him, but they don't know that he is practicing the Buddhist method. It is really not easy to do it. I guess even the junior monks in the Great Buddha Temple are laughing at him. I have never practiced as hard as he does, and it makes me feel sad to see him."
"Don't rush these principles. You can learn from me in the future. I can't teach you martial arts. I can only teach you some principles of life, especially the etiquette of being a woman. If you have time, come to me and learn slowly. "
The young lady was listening to a book from heaven. No one in the general's mansion had told him these words, not even the teacher who taught her.
Ye Zhiqiu took down a book from the bookshelf, turned around, and handed it to the young lady: "Wushuang, Li Ye copied this from Mr. Li Ye. We don't even have it in our academy. You study first. After you finish studying, I’ll teach you how to fuck him again.”
The young lady took it with both hands and opened it. It was written in regular script by Li Ye, with the words "Enlightenment of Rhythm" written on it.
Smelling the fragrance of ink on the rice paper, the young lady whispered:
The clouds are against the rain, the snow is against the wind, and the evening light is against the clear sky. The coming hong is facing the departing swallow, and the local bird is facing the singing insect.
Spring versus summer, autumn versus winter, evening drums versus morning bells. Watch the mountains and play with the water, the green bamboos and the pines.
Increase is opposite to loss, closure is opposite to opening, green grass is opposite to green moss. Bookmarks versus pen holders, two lamps versus three desks.
...
The childish voice passed through the study room and floated to the front of the hall. The master was reading a book and was stunned when he heard the young lady's voice.
He thought to himself: The little girl in the General's Mansion is nice, and she can be Li Ye's wife. She didn't even read this poem to her son. She just took it back and threw it in the study, and said nothing again.
Ye Zhiqiu was also very happy after hearing this, and thought to himself: As long as he teaches this child well, there are not many in the Dongxuan Territory. We must quickly settle down the marriage with Lin Ruyue, this is a daughter-in-law who is capable of both literary and military skills.
When the young lady studied literature in the mansion, she spent three days fishing and two days drying nets, and her husband did not dare to say anything more. Where can I read such beautiful sentences? I couldn't help but concentrate on it, line by line, and read the poem carefully. After a while, I read from Yidong to Baqi.
Agui washed the pears and put them on the table in front of the hall. He took one for his husband and said with a smile: "Master, I never thought that the princess of the General's Mansion is not only good at shooting arrows, but also reads poetry so well. If the young master hears it, he will definitely like it." "
The master took the pear, nodded, and said, "Yes, it's not bad!"
