Chapter 8: A Conversation with the Village Chief
Coming to the village chief's house, Zhao Fei knocked on the door outside the village chief's house with apprehension.
"Village Chief, are you at home?" Zhao Fei asked softly. Because I was very nervous, my voice was a little trembling.
"Come in, the door isn't closed." I only heard a sentence coming from inside the house, the voice was not loud and slightly old, but it felt very righteous and penetrating.
With the permission of the village chief, Zhao Fei pushed open the door and walked in.
I saw the village chief kneeling alone at the long table, holding a book in his hand. It wasn't until he saw Zhao Fei walk in that the village chief put down the book. He stared at Zhao Fei with a smile on his face. Zhao Fei stood upright, his arms folded and stretched forward, his right hand slightly bent, his left hand attached to it, his arms moved down from his forehead to his chest, and at the same time, his upper body bowed forty-five degrees and made a hand shake. Then he stood still.
"I don't know if I'm a good guy, whether I'm qualified or not, I've seen TV like this. If there are some discrepancies, I hope the village chief will not be surprised. Zhao Fei muttered in his heart.
Seeing Zhao Fei's hand, the village chief was very surprised and had a trace of doubt, but he quickly recovered, and then said to Zhao Feng with a smile: "Here, then sit down." ”
"The elder is here, how can there be a place for me to sit." Zhao Fei explained respectfully.
When the village chief heard Zhao Fei's words, he nodded with satisfaction, and then said, "I'll let you sit down." Why be so polite. After speaking, the village chief also pointed to the vacant seat next to him.
"That'...... All right. I'd better be respectful than obey. Helplessly, Zhao Fei could only listen to the village chief's words, walked to the village chief's side and knelt down. After sitting down, he straightened his waist and looked slightly heroic. Although he tried not to be nervous, his fists betrayed him deeply.
Seeing Zhao Fei's appearance, the village chief smiled undeniably, and then asked unhurriedly: "Why are you so nervous, I just asked Zhao Feng to call you over to talk about some family life." It doesn't need to be so solemn. And who taught you that action just now? No one in the village has ever done this, so how did you do that? ”
After listening to Zhao Fei, he couldn't help but be stunned, and his brain fell into a blank. "I wanted to pretend to be a good student, but how did I forget about it. I just want to show it, but I forget the place. What a mistake. Zhao Fei couldn't help but regret it in his heart.
"This ...... It's just ...... The students would like to show their respect for the village chief. Zhao Fei squeaked and prevaricated.
Looking at Zhao Fei's embarrassed expression, the village chief smiled and said nothing. Just keep staring at him. Zhao Fei, who was staring, was furious in his heart.
Seeing the village chief staring at him with a smile, Zhao Fei became even more anxious. Sweat stains began to slowly overflow on his forehead. "This ...... What can I do about this, how can I make it up? ”
The village chief smiled and said nothing, while Zhao Fei was nervous and couldn't speak. Time passed like this, and suddenly the village chief spoke.
"Hehe, since you don't want to say it, then I won't ask. Otherwise, you'll have to blame my old man for being troublesome. The village chief laughed at himself.
Hearing the village chief's words, Zhao Fei was pardoned and wiped the cold sweat on his forehead with his sleeve. Then he said carefully: "How dare you! How dare you! With a deep breath in his heart, Zhao Fei thought to himself. It's better to be careful in the future. Otherwise, maybe when it comes out again, it's over. ”
"Okay, let's not talk about that." The village chief waved his hand, put away the smile on his face, and then said solemnly: "Now you have to answer my words seriously." ”
Seeing the change in the village chief, Zhao Fei also became serious. A few deep breaths drove away some of the tension and timidity in my heart. He replied very formally: "Rest assured, village chief, I will answer very seriously." ”
"Well, that's good. Listen to Xiaofeng, are you going to read? The village chief asked as he stroked his beard. A pair of cloudy eyes also revealed a glimmer of essence.
"That's right, village chief, I'm going to study. So please teach me, village chief. Zhao Fei nodded and replied very humbly.
Looking at Zhao Fei's attitude, the village chief couldn't stop nodding. Still asking seriously, "Then why do you plan to study?" You must know that for a farmer, reading is of no use. ”
Hearing the village chief's words, Zhao Fei lowered his head and thought for a while, then raised his head and said, "Village chief, although I am only a farmer now, my physique is not suitable for being a farmer. And I want to support myself, and I will definitely get out of Zhaojia Village in the future. The outside world is so vast, how can you live if you don't have a skill. ”
After listening to Zhao Fei's words, the village chief nodded, "Well, there is some truth in what you said. Then he asked and asked: "Aren't you learning martial arts from Zhao Feng, do you just give up?" ”
"It's such a village chief, I just want to strengthen my body by learning from Brother Feng, I know my body, and that's not something that can learn martial arts. But if you don't have a good physique, you can't do anything. So I'm going to follow Brother Feng's school," Zhao Fei replied respectfully.
The village chief then asked, "But can you do this?" You must know that miscellaneous but not refined is not a good thing. ”
"I know what you said village chief, I decided to focus on studying, and a gentleman has six arts, doesn't it also require both civil and military skills." Zhao Fei already had an answer to the village chief's question, and he said it without thinking about it.
"Oh? You are from a peasant family, and you actually know the six arts of a gentleman? The village chief was shocked by Zhao Fei again.
"It's over, it's revealing again. I can't care about my mouth. Zhao Fei once thought about his mouth.
"This ...... This one...... Chief...... I. Zhao Fei's mouth was once again unfavorable, stumbling, and he didn't know what to say.
Seeing Zhao Fei's embarrassed appearance, the village chief couldn't help laughing.
"Hahaha, okay Xiaofei, don't explain too much. Since you have something to hide, and this matter is irrelevant, then I will not press you. Otherwise, it will seem that I, an old man, are not close to people. Since you have this heart, then come to my house from now on, and I agree to teach you. But you have to learn hard for me, if you can't learn, then don't blame me for being ruthless. The village chief slapped the long table sharply. His expression was solemn, and his eyes were like out-of-body swords, approaching Zhao Fei.
Hearing that the village chief agreed, Zhao Fei couldn't help but stand up, kept waving at the village chief, and kept saying: "Thank you, teacher, thank you, the students will definitely study hard and will not live up to the high expectations of the teacher." ”
Seeing Zhao Fei's attitude, the village chief couldn't help but nod to Zhao Fei happily. Immediately entered the role of a teacher. waved his hand and motioned for Zhao Fei to sit down. Flicking his beard, he asked, "Since you know the six arts of a gentleman, do you know that these six arts have those six arts?" ”
Zhao Fei, who asked this question, was stunned, he only knew the statement of the six arts of the gentleman, if he really asked him to say that there were six arts, he really couldn't say why. So he could only truthfully say to the village chief: "The students don't know, and they still hope for the teacher's guidance." ”
"Well, yes, I'm not afraid that you don't know, I'm afraid that you don't dare to ask. You have this quality, which proves that I made the right choice. The village chief nodded with satisfaction and said to Zhao Fei. Then he got up and turned and approached the room, and after a while he walked out with a bamboo slip.
Coming to the long table, the village chief knelt down and sat down here, opened the bamboo slip, and continued, "Since you don't know, I'll tell you about it. The six arts of a gentleman are the six compulsory courses required by a gentleman, and its content includes five rites, six music, five shots, five royals, six books, and nine numbers. The teaching of the six arts is also gradual, and there are small arts and big arts. Books and numbers are small arts, while rituals, music, archery, and royalty are big arts. I'll teach you Xiaoyi first, that is, books and numbers. The six books in the six arts, that is, literacy. Liu Xin's "Seven Strategies" of the Western Han Dynasty has clouds: the ancients entered primary school at the age of eight, so Zhou Guanbao took charge of the country, and taught six books, which are called pictograms, elephant things, elephant images, elephant sounds, transfer notes, pretends, and the book of words. Pictograms, images, imagery, and sounds refer to the structure of words, and transfers and borrowings refer to the way words are used. The number in the six arts is "Ninety-Nine Multiplication Song", which is also a basic course......"
Listening to the village chief's explanation, Zhao Fei was also shocked, it turned out that there was a ninety-nine multiplication table in the Three Kingdoms era. The wisdom of the ancients is truly endless.
The time for the lecture passed quickly, and a morning passed in the blink of an eye. The village chief is still explaining unfinished, and Zhao Fei has also fully carried forward the spirit of the three good students, and asked if he didn't understand, and the village chief patiently explained to him over and over again. Until Zhao Fei figured it out.
Suddenly, the village chief got up and said, "Alright, the time is almost up." Learning cannot be achieved overnight, but must be done gradually. That's all for today, and I have to think more about it when I go back, hoping to be able to understand it. You don't need to come over in the afternoon, just go and learn martial arts from Xiaofeng. From now on, you will come to study with me in the morning, and go to Xiaofeng to learn martial arts in the afternoon. ”
The village chief who watched got up, and Zhao Fei hurriedly followed, and replied respectfully, "I know, teacher." If it's okay, the student will go back first, and he will come to study with the teacher. ”
"Hehe, go ahead, go ahead." The village chief nodded again.
Looking at the back of Zhao Fei leaving, the village chief was very satisfied. In his heart, he is still very satisfied with Zhao Fei, a student, and feels that he is very talented, respects his teachers very much, and is also very able to ask questions without shame. Although he didn't say it verbally, he already regarded Zhao Fei as a student who could inherit his mantle in his heart.
"Look at me, there will be two great talents in Zhaojia Village in the future." The village chief sighed.