At this time, there were two people walking on the stone path in the forest opposite, one of them, with a wide robe and large sleeves, and a refined demeanor, pacing with his head held high. Seeing that this person was extraordinary, Fang Guochuan asked Zhang Zhengdao on the side: "Who is that gentleman?" Zhang Zheng looked at it and said, "It turned out to be Mr. Zeng Ziping and Guan Liang's second housekeeper." Fang Guolian said: "The person on the left is Mr. Zeng Ziping?" ”

Zhang Zhengdao: "Yes, Mr. Zeng and my master have known each other for decades, and they come to live in the village once or twice a year. ”

Wang Bing said on the side: "This Mr. Zeng has a lot of ability, he can speak a lot of foreign and foreign words, and the Moon Building in the park is specially prepared by the lord for Mr. Zeng to live." I don't usually live with outsiders. "Oh!" Fang Guolian was surprised in his heart: "Zhao Chen, the richest man in Jiangnan, can have a special place to live in the garden for this person, and he relies on it very much, it seems that this Zeng Ziping is not an ordinary person." ”

Zhang Zheng said at this time: "Mr. Zeng's ability is very great, he has never heard a foreign language, as long as he listens to a few words and understands its meaning, he can quickly use this word to talk to people." Those local dialects are also proficient, and I heard that in the past, when the old man did business with foreigners, this Mr. Zeng was the translator. Wang Bing said on the side: "People call Mr. Zeng 'Wanguotong'." When Fang Guohuan heard this, he was surprised: "It turns out that this Mr. Zeng Ziping is a language wizard!" ”

Early the next morning, Zhao Mingfeng brought a servant over, and the servant carried a food box with snacks in it. Zhao Mingfeng and Fang Guolian had morning tea in Cuiyuxuan, and then the two came back to the garden.

Zhao Mingfeng said at this time: "I received the news last night, my father will come back from Yangzhou the day after tomorrow, and the virtuous brother will be visible, and I will introduce you to a master at that time." Fang Guochuan was overjoyed and said: "It is really an honor to be able to meet Uncle Zhao. That master, but Mr. Tian Yangwu, the king of Jiangnan chess? ”

Zhao Mingfeng shook his head and said: "No, it's another person, this person knows more than 100 dialects and foreign languages. Fang Guohuan hurriedly said: "But there is Mr. Zeng Ziping of 'Wanguotong'? Zhao Mingfeng was surprised when he heard this: "How did the virtuous brother know Uncle Zeng?" ”

Fang Guochuan said: "I saw Mr. Zeng walking in the forest yesterday evening, and saw that this person was extraordinary, and I asked Zhang Zheng and Wang Bing to find out. Zhao Mingfeng said: "I said it! Uncle Zeng just arrived yesterday at noon, and the virtuous brother had not met him, so how could he know him, it turned out that he had met him yesterday. ”

Fang Guochuan said: "This Mr. Zeng knows many languages, and he must have worked hard all his life to learn. Zhao Mingfeng said: "That's not true, this is an innate talent that can't be learned hard." ”

Fang Guochuan said: "I want to hear about it." ”

Zhao Mingfeng said with a smile: "Brother Xian is also a curious person, so let's talk to you." Then he said solemnly: "When my father was young, he was a trader, and he met Uncle Zeng by chance, and saw that he could converse fluently with foreigners in foreign languages, and knew a variety of local dialects. Because Uncle Zeng was fluent in various Chinese, his business was very smooth and profitable, and Uncle Zeng took advantage of the caravan to travel around the world, and he improved his language and was happy. Later, when a caravan traveled through the desert via the Silk Road, it was unfortunately attacked by bandits, and unexpectedly took Uncle Zeng captive, took him hostage, and demanded 500 gold. At that time, my father's foundation was from the beginning, his assets were shallow, and the amount of 500 gold was not small, so some people advised my father not to ransom people with huge sums of money and walked away. However, my father said that he would rather throw away his daughter than give up Zeng Ziping, so he resolutely scraped together enough ransom money to save Uncle Zeng. Since then, my father and my great-uncle have become friends in life and death. ”

When Fang Guohuan heard this, he was moved: "It turns out that there is this moving story, my uncle is really a righteous person!" Respectable! ”

Zhao Mingfeng said: "It's easy to get a thousand gold, it's hard to find a talent, Uncle Zeng knows the dialect and foreign language, until now, I don't know how many kinds he can speak." Uncle Zeng's ability in this area is different, there was a seafarer who used to go overseas, and brought back two people from who I don't know which country, and no one could understand when they spoke, and Uncle Zeng had never heard of this kind of foreign language. Later, Uncle Zeng gestured with the two foreigners and instructed them to use objects to find out what they meant. As a result, within five days, Uncle Zeng was able to converse fluently with the two foreigners in their language. Everyone was amazed and thought it was incredible, and I asked Uncle Zeng why he learned so quickly. Uncle Zeng told me that between heaven and earth, only man can speak, and the tongue moves and sounds, and because of the different regions and countries, the pronunciation is different, and each becomes a voice of one side and the voice of one place. However, there is a great law to follow between different languages, and if you straighten it out, you can communicate with others and talk with your heart. ”

When Fang Guohuan heard this, he was surprised and said: "Dafa in language? What kind of truth should it be? So magical! Zhao Mingfeng said: "Maybe it's a law to follow, but this is unique to Uncle Zeng's own talent, and he can't express it in words, only he can understand and straighten it out, and others can't learn it." Fang Guochuan exclaimed: "I didn't expect there to be such a strange person in the world!" ”

While talking, the two came to an open lawn, and there was a large pavilion built in the middle, with a diameter of more than ten meters, quite imposing, and the book "Five Pavilions", such a large pavilion, Fang Guolian had seen it for the first time.

Five pavilions are located on the lawn, the surrounding is wide, the green grass is like grass, next to a pond, there are exquisite covered bridges built on the water surface, they are connected to each other, the pavilion reflects in the water, it is wonderful and indescribable, and there are two words of "water corridor" at the entrance. The pond water is clear, the lotus flowers are everywhere, the fish come and go, the water surface jumps when it comes, and the water corridor and the five pavilions form the scenery of each other, and the beauty is magnificent.

Fang Guochuan was amazed and asked, "Brother Zhao, why is this big pavilion named Five Pavilions?" Is there a moral to it? Zhao Mingfeng said with a smile: "The water is clear, the grass is green, the pavilion is big, the ground is wide, and the breeze comes and goes, there is a feeling of 'five cool', so it is called five pavilions!" ”

When Fang Guohuan heard this, he clapped his hands and smiled: "Wonderful! Wonderful! Then I went up to the pavilion, looked around, and my heart was clear, on the lawn, it can accommodate thousands of people, and it is a good place for horse racing and archery. After getting off the five pavilions, the two went up to the water corridor again, strolling on the water, and the feeling was different.

Crossing the covered bridge, turning a small forest, there is a temple in front of it, there are three words of "Mingfa Temple" at the main entrance, although this temple is not very big, but there are also three halls and several towers. Zhao Mingfeng said at this time: "There is a Taoist temple in the east of this temple - Qingxu Temple, and this Ming Dharma Temple is dedicated to all the people in the village who believe in Buddhism and Taoism, incense on the New Year's Festival, and do some Dharma things, it is really two scenes in the garden." ”