Chapter 266: Yan Yan
Jiang Chuanxiong gently hugged Jiang Yuetang's shoulders and said, "The perspective of the gods is not easy for humans to have, so child, I hope you always have the mind and vision when you stand on the top of the mountain." Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½ā
Jiang Yuetang said: "Teacher Shangguan once told me that there is a kind of person who is truly independent, who can transcend the finite and become one with the infinite, and reach the realm of the unity of heaven and man, so that he can enjoy absolute peace, freedom and happiness. Teacher Shangguan also said that people are divided into four spiritual realms - biological layer, utilitarian layer, moral layer, and heaven and earth layer. Daddy, the person you mentioned with the perspective of the gods should be the same kind of people with the realm of 'Inner Saint and Outer King' and 'Heaven and Earth Layer' that Teacher Shangguan said, right?"
"Yes," Jiang Chuanxiong smiled and nodded, "This kind of person is simply a person who has reached the realm of a saint. ā
Jiang Yuetang wanted to say, 'Daddy, I think you have reached such a state in some places', but she still didn't say it after all.
Jiang Chuanxiong said sincerely: "Your teacher Shangguan has really taught you a lot of knowledge in the past few years!"
"Yes. Jiang Yuetang nodded.
Jiang Chuanxiong said: "It is your blessing to have a teacher like him. He also said: "Teacher Shangguan has also said in front of me more than once that it is his blessing to have a student like you, but you two really have a teacher-student relationship!"
Hearing Jiang Chuanxiong say this, and thinking of the bits and pieces that Shangguan Che had taught her in the past few years, she was also very emotional, and silently made up her mind in her heart - she must make some merits in the future to repay the teacher's hard work over the years.
Because of his gratitude for Shangguan Che's teachings, Jiang Yuetang went to Fuxiangzhai in person to choose a gift for Shangguan Che the next day after he returned.
Fuxiangzhai is the most famous place in Beijing to sell the four treasures of the study, here, you can buy the four treasures of the study of various materials, and almost every one of them can be used as a collection, naturally, the price of things here is also very considerable.
Jiang Yuetang turned around in it, and finally took a fancy to a She Yan (She Yan), this Yan is oval, the material is black and shiny, carved with an old man who strokes the qin, there is a small lake on the left side of the old man, the position of this small lake is the position of the ink, carved very vividly, on the right side of the old man there is a hut, the hut is surrounded by woods, the whole gives people a quiet atmosphere of seclusion in the mountains.
She Yan is one of the four famous inkstones in China, produced in Shezhou, Anhui Province, and has to go through hundreds of millions of years of geological changes, so the price is expensive.
Jiang Yuetang's fancy price of this inkstone is 12 taels of silver (one tael of silver in the Ming Dynasty is converted into about 600 yuan now, so 12 taels is about equal to the current RMB 7200), although the price is not low, but it is really a good product, and the style is very elegant and generous, so Jiang Yuetang decided to buy it.
Jiang Yuetang was rewarded with 10 taels of silver from the imperial court for helping the imperial court find out that the first emperor was killed by a kind of medicinal powder, plus the few taels she had saved over the years, it was enough to buy it.
Of course, after buying it, she only had four taels of silver on her, but it was okay, she gave gifts to Mrs. Tao, Jiang Chuanxiong and Zhen Huiyuan on their birthdays this year, so she didn't have to spend any more money from now until the New Year.
However, it was also the most expensive gift she had ever given. The gift she gave on Jiang Chuanxiong's birthday was only more than 2 taels of silver.
However, she knew that they wouldn't mind, because they all knew very well how dedicated Shangguan Che had been to teaching her and how good the things he had taught her had been over the years.
The shopkeeper saw a distinguished guest and came to entertain him in person, and the shopkeeper asked with a smile when packing: "May I ask the little guest officer to buy this inkstone for his own use or give it away?"
"Give it away. Jiang Yuetang replied.
"To whom?"
"Teacher. ā
"Your teacher will be delighted. He said heartily.
Even if this inkstone is a collection, it also has a certain appreciation space, and the shopkeeper has been in this line for a long time and knows its value.
This was also the first time he saw such a valuable gift from a student to a teacher, so he couldn't help but be a little curious, so he asked her, "Who is your teacher?"
Jiang Yuetang smiled and said, "Please forgive me for inconvenience. ā
She didn't mean to let the whole world know about it.
"I know a lot of famous teachers in the capital, maybe I know your teacher too. The shopkeeper smiled again.
Jiang Yuetang smiled but didn't answer, and when he packed the things, she carefully put them in her pocket and left.
After returning home, Jiang Yuetang did not open the inkstone to show Mrs. Tao, but went directly back to her room.
She couldn't decide for a moment whether to tell them.
The silver that the court rewarded her with was previously placed in Zhen Huiyuan's custody, but later Zhen Huiyuan thought that it was her own hard work, so she gave it back.
She has always spent money in moderation, but she is only more generous when she treats those who are kind to her or those in need, so Zhen Huiyuan is still more at ease with her spending money.
But this time she spent 12 taels of silver at once, and she felt that although the family would not blame her harshly, they would probably criticize her a few words.
Therefore, after she came back, she was a little worried.
In the evening, when Shangguan Che came to give her a lecture, she took out the Yan Yan and said, "Teacher, I bought a gift for you." ā
Shangguan Che immediately smiled, touched her head and said, "Actually, studying hard is the best gift for the teacher, and the teacher has no other requirements." ā
Jiang Yuetang said sincerely: "But what the teacher taught me has benefited me for life, and I am very grateful for the teacher's teaching, so I want to send a gift to express my gratitude." ā
With that, she opened the package layer by layer, and the inkstone was quickly revealed.
When Shangguan Che saw it, his expression that was still smiling suddenly became serious.
The piece of jade she gave him last year was already a big expense in his opinion, and now she is sending this .......
Shangguan Che hurriedly wrapped it up again, and said to Jiang Yuetang: "The teacher understands this intention of yours, but this Yan Yan is too precious, and the teacher must not accept it, and he does not dare to accept it." ā
Jiang Yuetang was embarrassed at this time, and said with a red face: "Teacher, I really want to give it to you, I hope you will accept it with a smile." ā
Shangguan Che still smiled elegantly, put it back in Jiang Yuetang's pocket, and whispered in her ear: "You'd better go and return it tomorrow, the shopkeeper won't return it after a long time." ā
I was worried that the shopkeeper would really refuse to return when she went to retreat, so I made an appointment with her to meet at the door of Fuxiangzhai.
He's going to help her get it back.
Jiang Yuetang saw that he insisted on doing so, and provided all the ways to deal with it, so he had to nod and agree.
In this way, Jiang Yuetang came to Fuxiang Zhaimen the next day as promised to meet Guan Che.
Shangguan Che arrived a quarter of an hour before her, saw her, and immediately took her hand and entered Fuxiangzhai.
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Dear friends, a change is coming, when I wrote this chapter, I remembered that when I was a child, I spent a lot of money to buy a gift to an elder and was rejected by the elders, so embarrassed, and finally like this chapter, I was helped by the elders to return it ( ĢĖ Ģ)