Even though there are thousands of colors in the world, they can’t be compared to eating them all in one mouthful.
My surname is Fang, which has a single character of 闗, which means solemn and respectful.
Every night in the dead of night, when I was watching the moon and stealing wine with Guo Yizhi and Miao Yiming in Wangnan Tower, I would always secretly rejoice that Mr. Da named me Fang Wei, which was a stroke of genius.
Look! Take a look.
Take a look at the names Guo Yizhi and Miao Yiming. One means "the remaining branches are still there even after pulling out the roots," and the other means "a blockbuster that breaks through the sky. After thinking about it, they are not as concise metaphors as mine."
But after drinking and being alone, a voice deep in my heart often tells me: a name will not change your life. If you want to get ahead and be famous forever, you have to rely on yourself.
Nineteen years ago, on a midsummer day when flowers were fragrant, my mother's hairpin fell sideways. She howled so hard that I fell to the ground and started howling along with my mother. From then on, a genius like me who was not a genius appeared in the world.
My real name is not Fang Wei. My parents are honest farmers who have not read many books and have no money to hire a good gentleman who can quote classics. They can only give me whatever they want like thousands of poor people. I gave her a name, Fang Guawa.
According to my mother, I became naughty and mischievous after I could crawl. I couldn't calm down even when I went to sleep at night. I was tossing and turning, which was really annoying.
Back then, after Mr. Da returned from Chang'an, he opened his own school in the north of the city and taught teachings for free. In order not to miss the farming season, my parents sent me to the school. While I was studying quietly in Mr. Da's hall, I ate and drank. Drink, if you think about it carefully, Mr. Da is not only my mentor, but also better than my benefactor.
Two years later, after learning a few big characters and understanding a few superficial principles, I decided to give myself another name: "Horizontal Zen and Vertical Tao". After all, the two characters "Gua Wa" will always make people happy when I enter the world in the future. People look down upon them. Which hero would be called "Guawa" by others?
Wouldn't going out with such a name cause a burst of unbridled laughter?
No, such a shameful name is definitely not something I can have!
After obtaining my parents' consent, I found Mr. Da. Mr. Da dipped some ink, thought for a moment, and gave me the name '顗'.
I am ecstatic, as quiet as a river, indifferent and clear-minded, so I can find stillness in the midst of movement.
That year, I swore that the name Fang Wei would one day be resounding throughout the world.
Spring was coming and autumn was coming, and life was not easy to fight against. In the blink of an eye, I was able to get along well in school. Liu Yi and Wang Sanbao, who were a few years younger than me, were already showing their talents one after another, but I was still studying those personalities in school. Sage's principles, gradually, I began to become impetuous and eager for the outside world.
After all, what is written in the book is not as wonderful as the human experience!
I know that I am not as studious and talented as Liu Yi, who was able to excel in his early years; nor am I like Wang Sanbao, who has little fame and great literary talent; and I am not like Ying Cheng, who was born well and has a superior family background.
In the final analysis, I am just an ordinary child from an ordinary farmer's family whose ancestors have been rooted in the soil for generations. With my own strength, I cannot move the surging rivers or the mountains.
Why! The pillow is full of moldy dreams, and the dream is full of unattainable spring.
The river flows eastward day and night. In this eagerness for success, I spent every day in Zigui Academy silently chewing dry biscuits.
...
Six years ago, Lingyuan City was ruled by the old Liu family. Although Mr. Da was a blood relative of the Liu family, he was regarded as an abandoned son of the Liu family because of his different wills and incompatible ways, unable to draw on his strength.
The aristocratic clan has always paid attention to family inheritance, and all the officials who need to be selected and appointed are basically from the descendants of the aristocratic clan. To put it bluntly: in a place controlled by the aristocratic clan, a poor family is like a moth, it is difficult to become popular or even survive.
I am also a member of a poor family, so if I want to have a place in Huaxing County, it is even more idiotic.
At that time, I thought about it repeatedly and finally found an opportunity to find Mr. Da.
That day, I had a long conversation with Mr. Da under the moonlight and the weak oil lamp in the school. In front of Mr. Da, I had nothing to hide, so I said directly, "Teacher, the books of sages are good and can be read for a lifetime." You can’t achieve peace in the world by studying, so it’s better to apply what you have learned and go out and make a living.”
"Oh?" Mr. Da looked at me and asked with a smile, "Then, what have you, Fang Yi, read in books over the years?"
I felt a little excited, straightened my back, and said passionately, "A noble husband, with a body of seven feet, will travel around the world, enter the Dingshejia, swear an oath to the country, return to his hometown in rich clothes, open a clan and build a temple, and be an emperor, general, and prime minister. I would rather have the seed!" ..
I became more and more enthusiastic as I talked, and finally I was so excited that I shed tears.
"You are not a son of extraordinary talent. If you carelessly abandon your studies, you will easily go astray. Even a person with extraordinary talents needs to learn a little before he can become an official and bring peace to the people."
I froze, exhaled, my head drooped, and I was discouraged.
Mr. Da was gentle and silent, and then spoke again, "Studying can clarify the meaning. If you study here for two more years, dabble in some literature and history, and build a solid foundation as a scholar, it will not be too late to go out. Besides, the situation is unclear now. You are a little chick, I’m afraid you will fall into the dust!”
Faced with Mr. Da's euphemistic attempt to persuade me to stay, I seemed a little stubborn and argued, "Mr. Da, students are not pedantic scholars. They must follow rules and principles in everything. There are not so many rules and principles in the world that are easy to explain. So, here I am. , It’s not that the book will become less useful when it is used, but that the boat will naturally straighten out when it reaches the bridge!”
Mr. Da looked at me and said sincerely, "The world is dangerous and people's hearts are complicated. I'm afraid that if you go out in such a hurry, you will come back empty-handed!"
"Mr. Da, today's Huaxing family is poor. If you want to have a son, it's hard to reach the moon in the sky!" I lamented slightly and said decisively, "If you want to achieve great achievements, you can only look at the world outside Huaxing County! Didn't you also say that it is better to travel thousands of miles than to read thousands of books? I want to go out and see."
"That's fine! That's fine!" Mr. Da was silent for a moment, smiled and nodded to me, "If you're tired, remember to go home!"
I kowtowed and said goodbye, "Mr. Big, take care."
As he was leaving the house, Mr. Da's hollow voice came from behind him, "The road ahead is long, don't be afraid of no return date, don't be afraid of empty joy, don't be afraid of breaking the hero's spine!"
I nodded at that time, and the junior has remembered your parting message.
...
To be honest, when my parents sent me out of Huaxing County and I was the only one left in the officialdom, I felt frustrated. I really didn’t think about what to do or what to do well!
I aimlessly came to a teahouse next to the official road. Seeing that I was poor, the kind-hearted boss put me in a corner and handed me a pot of herbal tea brewed with tea leaves. After thanking me, I sat down Listening to the chats of passers-by going north and south, one person drank with gusto.
The wind was rustling outside the forest, and suddenly, I heard the sound of trivial footsteps in the forest. Before I could get up to investigate, a young man about my age and worse dressed than me appeared in front of me like a ghost.
"Brother, brother, hurry! Hurry, hurry! Give me some water to drink."
Before I could agree, the young man sat directly next to me. He picked up my tea bowl and drank it all without any ceremony.
"Hey, hey? I said you are so rude." I felt displeased, knocked the table with my hand, and glared at him sideways, "The table is my table, and the tea is my tea." , Master, are you allowed to drink it?"
"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa on this!” Tea, even if you have made friends, it is also fate. If there is a chance in the future, we can exchange knowledge, wouldn't it be a matter of seconds!"
After saying that, he stared at me with strange eyes, as if to say: Your behavior is not heroic at all, on the contrary, it is very rigid and pedantic.
I looked stunned. I didn't expect that words in this world could be said so frivolously.
It turns out that eating and drinking can also make you feel confident, no, it can be said to be powerful!
Seeing the young man pouring another bowl with a smile on his face, I subconsciously sat up straight and asked, "Brother, why did you come out of the woods if you don't follow the official path?"
"Well! Haha, practice is like making a sword. Mining copper, smelting tin, making a furnace, and casting the sword. If you don't make it well, you have to start from scratch again. It takes two or three years at least. Many people don't live that long. , and it will eventually become a lifelong hatred.”
This passage is baffling to me.
The young man drank it all in one gulp and grinned at me and said, "Taking the high road is like forging a sword in a serious way, and when I take the small road, I am taking a different path and asking for a sword from heaven. If it lasts for a long time, God will naturally favor it. This It’s a profound method, you don’t understand it!”
"Bah, what kind of bullshit logic are you talking about?" I laughed and scolded back, "According to what you said, my parents went to the Lingyuan Mountains to collect herbs in the Spring and Autumn Period and took only small roads. Wouldn't they have become immortals long ago? "
"If you don't believe me, I'll throw you away!" The young man walked past me and smiled brightly at me. "My name is Jiang Liu'er. I am familiar with the hills of eight villages within ten miles. Now I am too young and my qualifications are not enough to be popular. When I get crowned, , inheriting the family business, I will definitely repay your kindness today."
The smile of the young man in front of me is like the rising sun in spring, which warms my heart.
I looked at him carefully and saw that he looked like a son of a powerful man.
So, I turned around and asked the boss, "Seller, how many people are there around here?"
The store owner had already heard what we were saying, and when he saw my question, he laughed, "There is no village without people, there are mountains, and there are no heads!"
I glared at Jiang Liuer, "Damn, you lied to me!"
Unexpectedly, Jiang Liuer advanced instead of retreating. He pretended to be surprised and said, "Hey, hey, hey? Brother, this is wrong."
I pursed my lips and said, "What's wrong?"
Jiang Liuer said seriously, "If you have mountains in your heart, you will see mountains as mountains; if you have water in your heart, you will see water as water. If you don't have mountains or rivers in your heart, you will see mountains but not mountains and water will not be water."
Before I could say anything, the store owner was unhappy. He looked at the table and snorted coldly, "Hey, you mean, I'm an idiot with nothing in my heart? Huh! For the sake of what you said. , let me tell you, you have to pay for this pot of tea!"
Jiang Liuer spread his hands, glanced at me and said, "I don't have money, but he does!"
I was so angry that I almost overturned the table!
