It's time for Nonglu and Wu Qing to hire a teacher for their son, and one of the requirements is to be proficient in tea affairs. After many inquiries, they chose a teaching gentleman, named Qi Yu, who was a well-known local private school teacher, who met their requirements.

Mr. Qi's family lives near Fengshan, just opposite Nanyi County, and there is a frustration river in the middle, so it is quite convenient to come and go. The couple learned in advance that this Mr. Qi has a bit of a strange temper, but he is quite talented and learned, and is known as "Qi Maniac". This nickname does not mean that he is really a "madman", but that he teaches very strictly, even to the point of being harsh.

That morning, they went to visit Mr. Qi and brought a few bags of gifts, including fine hair tips.

Nonglu politely called: "Hello Mr. Qi!" Then, hand over the gift.

Since someone informed him in advance, Mr. Qi knew the intention of the two of them, so he said bluntly: "Let's talk about the ugly things in front, I am strict with my students, and if I don't study well, I will be punished, see if you have any ideas as parents?" Is it acceptable? ”

Wu Qing hurriedly said: "We don't have any ideas, we can accept it, we all listen to Mr. Qi!" ”

Hearing this, Mr. Qi was very simple: "Okay, I'll take over teaching the children." ”

Nonglu asked tentatively, "When will Mr. Qi be able to come and teach?" ”

Mr. Qi was at home and said directly: "You can do it at any time." ”

Wu Qing smiled and said, "Okay, there is Mr. Lao Qi." ”

Mr. Qi said, "You're welcome. ”

Wu Qing explained: "We have prepared a room for my husband to live in, so that he can teach with peace of mind. ”

Mr. Qi still had a serious face and said, "Then thank you." ”

Wu Qing said: "This is what we should do. ”

At this time, Nong Lu asked, "Mr. Qi, can you watch it in the past few days?" ”

Mr. Qi replied: "Okay, I will come to your house the day after tomorrow to prepare the children." ”

Wu Qing said politely: "Okay, then we will greet Mr. at home!" ”

and Mr. Qi set a date for teaching, so they took their leave.

After returning home, they called Nong Tianyi, and Wu Qing said to him: "Son, the day after tomorrow, Mr. Qi will come to teach you to read." ”

Nong Tian was looking forward to going to school early in the morning, and a pair of small hands waved vigorously, jumping up and down, "I'm going to study." "I couldn't be happier.

On this morning, Mr. Qi arrived as scheduled. Nonglu and his wife warmly received him and officially handed over Nong Tianyi to him.

Mr. Qi is five short in stature, but his knowledge is very big. He usually does not smile, always has a wrenched face, and is dressed in a cyan horse coat, with a kind of awe-inspiring majesty.

When Nong Tian saw him, he was like a mouse seeing a cat, and his heart was always trembling.

One day, Nong Tianyi said to his mother: "Mom, Mr. Qi doesn't like to laugh, it's so scary." ”

Wu Qing stroked Nong Tianyi's head and said kindly: "Child, Teacher Qi is strict, he hopes that Tianyi will study hard and have a great future in the future." ”

Nong Tian said half-understandingly: "Then if I study hard, will Teacher Qi be happy." ”

Wu Qing said: "Of course, Teacher Qi is not only happy, but also praises you." ”

After hearing this, Nong Tianyi let out a childish laugh.

Mr. Qi started from the "Three Character Classic", "Mengxue", "Zengguang Xianwen" and other primary knowledge, and gradually deepened the difficulty of ancient poetry, as time passed, unconsciously, Nong Tianyi has memorized a lot of poems.

At first, Nong Tianyi shook his head and recited "At the beginning of man, nature is good" and the like, followed by "I don't know when I sleep in spring, and I smell birds everywhere......

Seeing that their son Nong Tianyi was making progress little by little, Nong Lu and Wu Qing were happy, which showed their hard work for their children.

Nong Tianyi's brush words, at first crooked, soon, began to be square, with a standard, now, whether it is a large character, or a small character, has been written. However, Nong Tianyi was inevitably beaten by Mr. Qi.

Qin Yuhe walked into the teahouse with a smile on his face. Today, he specially brought a treasure to give to Nong Tianyi.

When Nong Lu saw it, he asked, "How is Brother Qin lately?" After speaking, beckoned Qin Yuhe to sit down.

After Qin Yuhe sat down, he said, "It's okay." ”

At this time, Wu Qing made tea and handed it to Qin Yuhe: "Mr. Qin, please use tea!" ”

Qin Yuhe took the teacup, took a sip, put down the cup, and said to the farmer and his wife with a smile: "Look, what did I bring with me today?" ”

Nong Lu and Wu Qing shook their heads.

At this time, Qin Yuhe took out something from the baggage, carefully untied Bai Juan's small bag, it turned out that there was a dark green inkstone in it, and said, "This is for Tianyi to practice calligraphy." ”

The farmer and his wife finally understood.

Qin Yuhe told them that he had a friend who lived by the East China Sea and liked to collect inkstones, especially famous inkstones. So he gave him this piece of undersea jade inkstone. Submarine jade is found in the East China Sea, and it is necessary to dive to the bottom of the sea to collect a small amount, so it has rarely been handed down.

Nonglu took the inkstone and looked at it for a while, and saw that the stone was fine, lubricated like grease, and the ink was green, which was very exquisite, and he was reluctant to put it down in his hand. At this time, Wu Qing took the inkstone and looked at it carefully: "This is really a rare thing!" ”

Nonglu said, "I really don't know how to thank Mr. ”

Qin Yuhe said lightly: "I am an elder, and it is appropriate to give things to the child, no thanks." ”

Out of curiosity, Nonglu asked, "How did my husband's friend get such a valuable inkstone?" ”

Qin Yuhe told them about the past when this friend loved the famous inkstone.

This friend of Qin Yuhe loves inkstones like his life, and he will buy any good inkstones he sees at any cost. However, he also has a habit of cleanliness, and whenever he uses an inkstone, he does not wash it cleanly, does not put it in a box, and does not put it on the bookshelf. However, because of this habit, this friend occasionally loses his name.

One day, his friend saw people selling inkstones at the temple fair, and the inkstone sellers had more than ten more than ten inkstones, each of which asked for 100 gold, among which there was an ancient inkstone with high stone quality and fine carving that he took a fancy to, and the inkstone seller asked for 500 gold, and he bought it without hesitation.

Hearing this, Wu Qing said, "Sir's friend is really amazing. ”

"yes, that's pretty good." After speaking, Qin Yuhe asked them to try their ink.

Immediately, the farmer went to the stove room to get clean water, and Wu Qing poured it into the inkstone pond and said, "The stone is of high quality, and it is a rare good product." ”

Hair ink refers to the grinding of ink that is easy to thicken and show luster. Qin Yuhe said that his father once told him how to distinguish between good and bad?

In short, dip your finger in some water and wipe it on the inkstone, and how long will it take to see it. The faster the drying time and the more water absorption, the more difficult it is for the ink to be stored for a long time, and the inkstone will not work; The slower the time, the less water absorption the inkstone will be, and the corresponding ink will be stored for a long time, and the inkstone will be good.

Qin Yuhe said: "On the market now, there are many inkstones that look good but are not practical, and they need to be carefully distinguished. ”

Wu Qing continued: "Take a look at the two and three hands, look at the texture and texture, turn the breath into water, start grinding ink, good inkstone and good ink." ”

Nong Lu smiled and said, "Today I have seen a lot more. ”

Looking closely at this inkstone, the complex pattern and hollow pattern fully reflect the carving level of the craftsman. On the inkstone, there are pines and cypresses standing among the clouds, cranes singing with their necks, and a small poem is engraved next to it, which is very magnificent and admirable.

Qin Yuhe borrowed the topic to play: "This judges the quality of the inkstone, and the advantages and disadvantages of tea tasting." ”

Wu Qing said repeatedly, "Exactly, exactly." ”

Nong Lu looked at the inkstone again and said to Wu Qing, "You will teach Tianyi how to write in ink in the future." ”

Wu Qing said: "Yes, I will understand it slowly." ”