Chapter 9: Apprenticeship (II)
Master Fang's face was calm, he tasted the tea without squinting, pretending not to see the extremely resentful eyes cast by Fang Zheng, but his heart was quite uncalm, the older he was, the more embarrassed he was, not to mention that Master Fang was still a rich man with a head and a face in Jinling City. So Master Fang lied, without it, it was just a face, it was a completely subconscious reaction.
How can a big proprietor with a net worth of tens of millions of dollars allow others to say that his son is uneducated and unskilled, and he is a gentleman in it? Even if others didn't say it in front of him, Master Fang couldn't stand that kind of ridicule and ridicule.
The face is an ethereal thing, sometimes it can really be seen and touched, and in the current position of Master Fang, the feeling is much deeper than that of ordinary people.
So when Master Chen opened his mouth to ask, Master Fang blurted out without thinking about it, and rushed to help Fang Zheng answer. The words fell, and Master Fang regretted it, as a businessman, Master Fang must have told countless lies in his life, but the lie he said today is undoubtedly the easiest to debunk, which makes Master Fang feel uneasy in his heart.
At this moment, his thoughts were the same as those of his precious son: what if this Master Chen was interested and considered Fang Zheng's knowledge on the spot?
The two fathers and sons know better than anyone else that the student is just a hat on his head, this hat is like a bubble, it will burst with a slight poke, this thing is not clever in learning, and there is no shortcut, the work of hard reading day and night, a little less others can see the depth, not to mention that this young master Fang can't even read words, and he has to show his feet with a mouth.
So, the two sat facing each other, both worried in their hearts, hoping that Master Chen would hurry up and serve tea to the guests, and complain to each other on the way back.
The idea is beautiful, the reality is cruel.
Sure enough, Master Chen lived up to expectations, and said with expectation in his eyes: "That is the case, I will test you, the scriptures and meanings are too deep and broad, let's not talk about it today, I will make a pair, you are right, how about it?" ”
How is it? Can I say no? Fang Zheng cried with a sad face, does Dad want to see me embarrassed? What's in it for you that your son is out of trouble? What about the businessman, do this kind of that hurts others and is not good for yourself!
Think about it, just have a heart, it's a big deal, I just said that I broke my head a while ago, and I don't remember what I learned before. Anyway, the father is there, and the disgrace is also his disgrace, whoever calls him yin and me, I will also let him lose face once, this is called "there is a father and a son".
Master Fang looked quite embarrassed, what are you afraid of, what is this good now? A few taels of goods in his son's belly, he knows best, he is a leader in drinking flowers and playing with girls, and he has never touched Dalian books since he was a child, how can he be right?
Isn't it apprenticeship? How did you come to such a scene? According to custom, Master Chen only needs to accept the gifts from his family, and then encourage Fang Zheng with a few words of gentle words that are not salty or light, and finally serve tea to the guests. People are not as good as heaven, and if they knew that it was better to let this son admit that he didn't know how good it was, it would save the father and son from reciting a "proverb" reputation.
Old Man Fang is getting old, and he looks more and more at his old face, and when he heard that he wanted to be right, he immediately opened his mouth, planning to turn this matter over.
Who knew that Fang Zheng had already made up his mind, the dead pig was not afraid of boiling water, and it was a big deal to learn to vomit blood and die like piercing the intestines.
He didn't give Master Fang a chance to interrupt, and hurriedly said, "In this case, let's ask the master to solve the question." ”
Master Fang's shoulders fell, he closed his eyes in annoyance, leaning on the back of the Taishi's chair, he really couldn't bear to see his son's next dumbfounded embarrassment, what do you like, the old man is out of sight and out of mind.
Chen Fuzi looked at the portrait of Confucius hanging on the wall, pondered for a while, and said, "Listen, I'm going to play chess last night to find a way." ”
Fang Zheng's eyes lit up when he heard this, hey, this pair of buddies seems to have heard of it. How is it that in this day and age, no one has ever published this couplet? Wakaka, cheats, gold fingers, how beautiful the life of the crossing is, in the future, the young master Ben has another title: talent, Fang Da talent, handsome and chic Fang Da talent. Whoever shouts loudly, reward!
Fang Zheng didn't take his studies too seriously when he went to college, but he was somewhat edified, and he had read a few serious books, and he still knew a little bit about "clouds to rain, snow to wind, and evening to clear sky".Chinese Of course, Young Master Fang knows more about purely academic romance novels such as "Golden Vase Plum", and he often studies to the point of forgetting to sleep and eat, as for whether he asked the five girls to help extinguish the fire after researching, this is not enough for outsiders.
This couplet from Master Chen is exactly within the scope of Fang Zheng's little knowledge. I have to say that this guy's luck is not ordinarily good.
Chen Fuzi is a double association, and the "Zilu" in this upper link contains two meanings, one is the number of chess pieces, and the other is the disciple of Confucius, one of which happens to be called Zilu.
Fang Zheng recalled it, and immediately had the answer, pretending to mutter for a while, and said loudly: "The student said to 'see the face in the mirror today'." Proudly reaching out and flicking the scarf, it seems to be elegant, but in fact it is coquettish.
This is also a double association, in which "Yan Hui" also has two meanings, one is the real appearance, and the other is that among the disciples of Confucius, there is also a person named Yan Hui.
Chen Fuzi silently tasted the next couplet, suddenly his eyes lit up, and he smiled: "Not bad, wonderful!" ”
Of course, it's wonderful, but what will be printed on the book thousands of years later, can it be wonderful?
Master Fang's closed eyes suddenly opened, and he exclaimed, "What? ”
Turning his head to stare at Fang Zheng, he said, "How can you ......" Halfway through the words, he stopped again, but there was a look of doubt in his eyes.
Fang Zheng said modestly: "Dad, if the child has divine help, it shouldn't be true." ”
Nonsense! The gods will help you pair up, eat enough? Master Fang glared at him, but he was secretly happy in his heart. It's good that his son didn't embarrass him, even if Master Chen makes a pair again, he won't be too embarrassed if he can't answer.
Chen Fuzi smiled and said: "Rise today, I will make another couplet as a teacher, you listen well, 'ambition is hard to wear, and I still want to ride the long wind and break through the waves'." ”
"Students are interested in 'leisure and self-reliance, you might as well go to the South China Sea to get the moon pearl'."
"Okay, listen, I'll say again, 'Takemoto has no heart, how can you be empty in the festival?' ”
"The student is interested in 'the snow, he is coming again.'" ”
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Master Fang sat on the Taishi chair, looking at the two of them in a daze, he really couldn't figure it out, when did his son, who didn't even know all the words, learn to be right? And he was able to fight with Chen Fuzi, who was famous for his literary talent in Jinling, and looked at Chen Fuzi's expression, and seemed to be more and more satisfied with this newly recruited disciple.
Unbelievable, unbelievable! Master Fang couldn't accept it for a while. He shook his head, trying to throw the strange scene in front of him out of his mind as an illusion. Fang Zheng's image was the first time in his father's eyes that he had a somewhat unfathomable feeling. Looking back, since his son woke up from a coma, his words and deeds have been different from usual, as if he had changed as a different person, and he has completely lost the appearance of the profligate son of the previous family, could it be ...... He broke his brain and broke his mind?
In the end, Master Fang simply didn't listen, and fell into thinking about himself: "Looking at this situation, my son must not be a thing in the pool, many bad deeds in the past, just a young fool, before killing tigers and Jiaojiao everywhere, isn't he also a prodigal son who is a disaster for his neighbors?" If you can repent with it, you can still do a lot. After thinking about it, looking at Fang Zheng was even more pleasing to the eye.
It's just that a few pairs are right, and they can actually reverse the bad impression that Master Fang has formed on him over the years in one fell swoop, and he has been frequently praised by Master Chen, but such benefits are something Fang Zheng never expected.
"Haha, happy! It's been a long time since I've had such a good time! Master Fang, you have a good son! Master Chen laughed and said to the other master.
Master Fang pressed the question in his heart, and said with a smile when he heard this: "The son of a is too nonsense, he will play some clever tricks, and I will ask Master Chen to bother more in the future." ”
belittled his son, but Master Fang said it with a smug look on his face. Someone praises his son, which parent is unhappy? Master Fang was like drinking a big pot of honey at this time, from his face to his heart, his son finally gave him a face to be a father, which made him happier than he earned tens of millions of taels of silver.
After making an appointment to enter the academy five days later, the Fang family father and son left at this time.
On the way back, Master Fang couldn't suppress the doubts in his heart and asked, "Zheng'er, when did you learn to be right?" ”
"Dad, didn't the child say it, if God helps." Fang Zheng replied with a smile: "As soon as Master Chen came out of the question, the child vaguely saw the gods and Buddhas swirling above my head, and every time Master Chen came out of a pair, a Bodhisattva told me in his ear to ...... the next couplet."
"Hmph, all the gods and Buddhas of the heavens have come to help you match the pair? Are they so idle? Looking at Fang Zheng's hippie smiling face, there was no seriousness, Master Fang knew what he didn't want to say, and it was useless to ask no matter how hard he pressed, so he had to snort and stop asking.
As long as his son learns well and lets him grow his face, he can be like Mrs. Fang, uphold an optimistic attitude, don't ask about the process, and only look at the results.