Chapter 15, My Fair Lady
Ah Fei - I will still call him Shixun from now on - after worshipping the tablet of "Daddy and Niang" in a fake way, he suddenly burst into tears. At that moment, he was no longer himself, he was possessed by the biaozi of the Beijing Film Studio!
He mixed his nostalgia for the previous life with all the pains he experienced after coming to this life, and added some ingredients called "hypocrisy", a little fear of his uncertain future, and a little mourning for the determined future of history--Wuhu Rebellion, Anshi Rebellion, Jingkang's shame, the wind and rain in the mountains, the braided troops entering Beijing, the Opium War, and the Japanese invasion of China...... It's sad, it's sad, it's hateful, it's annoying~~ Wow, wow...... Woo woo woo woo ~ ~
As the so-called "people are hard to dismantle", who is not a little depressed, but usually does not want to think about it, so whether it is true or false, emotions like grief are difficult at the beginning, and as long as it starts, and then is not restricted, it will be like the water of the Yangtze River surging endlessly, and like the Yellow River flooding out of control. At the moment, Shixun was crying in the dark, the sun and the moon were dark, and no matter how to persuade him, he was at a loss to persuade him, and there was no relief at all.
Of course, no matter how much you cry, there must be an end after all, and for a good performance, this end usually has to reach the highest emotional peak. So it was Xun who repeated his old skills, and once again "whoop~~" sounded, crying and fainting.
If it was just a second crying fainting, without strong means and amazing acting skills, he would not have won the Oscar after all. So in addition to fainting, Shixun also has a trick, that is: after he "woke up", he seemed to suddenly lose his ability to speak, and he was dumb with a "cluck", and from then on, he couldn't say a word anymore!
It was the brothers who were shocked when they saw this, and hurriedly postponed the diagnosis and treatment. But this time Shi Xun was not afraid, just like the words of the three doctors before and after: "Let my brother's pulse be stable, this is not a physical disease, but a heart disease, how can a heart disease be cured?" Please forgive the villain for not being able to do anything. ”
is anxious: "Is it true that my brother will be dumb for the rest of his life?" The doctors had no choice but to comfort him by deceiving themselves: "When Brother Ling's mood calms down, maybe one day he will be cured without medicine...... Why don't you ask a mage to come and take a look? ”
It's Xun Xindao, don't say anything about mages, even if you invite Zhang Tianshi over, you won't be able to cure my dumb disease. Hehe, don't worry, when the time comes, Lao Tzu will naturally be fine.
Although he knew all kinds of trivial matters from the father and son of Shiyi, and even the Lelang family, he had only been based on the position of gossip before, and he had only probed and observed from the perspective of a house slave. The opening scene is to board the ship in Nanpu, and the main people I have come into contact with since then, including the owner of the Qian boat, Tai Shici, and Donglai Taishou Cai Wei, are either poor in class or unfamiliar with the clan, so it is not easy to see the flaws. But this time it's the nest of the (yes) family, and between this gesture and opening, no one can guarantee that it can really be seamless.
He couldn't pretend to be paralyzed, so he had to pretend to be dumb and never talk to anyone who was at home. His mouth is resting, but his ears and eyes will not be idle, and he will soon clear up and down the door - no need to open his mouth to find gossip. And taking advantage of this opportunity, he carefully observed and studied the speech and behavior of the Shi brothers, so that when the time came, even if he spoke, he would not arouse any suspicion.
In this way, Shi Xun first forced himself to lie down for three days, during which he met with three doctors and two mages, and they were all helpless against this so-called dumb disease. After three days, he really couldn't lie down, and felt that if he lay down again, his limbs would have to atrophy and degenerate, so he came down to the ground, and under the guidance of the old servant assigned to him by Shiyi, he first met with the Shi brothers, and then walked around the house, only the boudoir of the second lady did not set foot in it.
It is indeed not a small house, and it is estimated that there are more than 3,000 square meters. The east and west are divided into two areas: the east area is mainly the living area of slaves and maids, but also includes wells, kitchens, garages, warehouses, workshops, etc.; The west area is the living area of the owner's family, with a living room and guest rooms in the front yard, a number of semi-independent living rooms in the backyard, and two small buildings.
This courtyard is sometimes used to pile up sundries, and it is usually empty, which can be used for family walks and martial arts. At that time, as a scholar, theoretically it was necessary to be both civil and military, which was fundamentally different from those who were powerless to read later. Of course, this so-called martial arts does not require you to be seven feet tall and punch eight horses, but requires you to be able to drive and shoot arrows - these are all things that are the six arts of a gentleman.
So when Shi Xun walked to the courtyard, he found that there was almost nothing there—the courtyard of the Lelang clan was much larger than that, and it was full of swords, guns, swords, halberds, and stone balls, and stone locks—and there were two straw arrow targets standing on one side alone. He planned to move his body well, so he went back to the house and got the bow and arrow given by Tai Shi Ci - he lived in Tai Shi's house for three days, he was eighteen kinds of martial arts, Tai Shi Ziyi was proficient in all eighteen kinds of martial arts, especially good at archery, and pointed him out a lot of tricks, he wanted to try it this time, whether his archery skills had grown because of this.
Came to the yard, thirty-five steps away from the target, raised the bow, put on the arrow, the arms were so forceful, the left hand was like a mountain, the right arm was like holding a baby, the bow was like a full moon, the arrow was like a meteor, only to hear the sound of "click" - the arrow came out of the ground, and it was more than a foot away from the grass target......
It turned out that just as he was about to loosen the strings, suddenly the corner of his eye seemed to see a figure flickering outside the courtyard, so his hands instinctively trembled. Sure enough, I heard someone ask, "Hongsuke also tried to shoot too?" "But the one who came was.
Shi Xun secretly breathed a sigh of relief, this eldest brother is much easier to deal with than the fourth brother. So he bowed and saluted, and then continued to practice shooting, he deliberately lowered his level, and shot twenty times in a row, hitting seven arrows, but the best one was only shot on the edge of the palm-sized red heart on the target.
While practicing archery, Shixun also went to find a borrowed book to read. If you want to mingle in the scholar's house for a long time, it is impossible not to read a few books. He can't speak now, he has to take a pen to write, fortunately, he has learned calligraphy in his original life, although he has not practiced much calligraphy, but the basic frame structure, the beginning and the end are also clear, and now try to write, not how clever it is, at least horizontal and vertical, look at it is still neat - in fact, most scholars in that era are just this level. At the beginning of the Lelang family, he claimed to know a few words, and once asked Shi Xun to teach him to write with a shy face, although Shi Xun taught him less than 20 words in three years, and the most was only five strokes, but at least one horizontal and one vertical skimming, and the hands were not completely deserted.
That day, I wrote a piece of bamboo, went to borrow a book from him, and asked him: "Who is Hongfu worshipping as a teacher in Lelang, and what kind of classics are treated?" If you open your mouth to answer, you should say: "Deserted and remote county, there is a teacher?" I have read very little, how dare I rule Yunzhi? However, writing can be as frugal as possible, so he just continued four words: "No teacher, no cure." ”
There are not many books on the books of the whole world in those years, and I am afraid that there are not as many books as a street library in the 21st century--only about the "Analects", "Shangshu", "Book of Rites", "Book of Songs", "Spring and Autumn", not to mention "Historical Records", "Hanshu", "Sun Wuzi", not even "Ram", "Zuo" and "Book of Changes". The latter three books, the Lelang family has, it is said that it was provided by the old man in the county who presided over the crown ceremony for the clan, and the old man claimed to be a disciple of Zheng Kangcheng, and he had to give the justice of these three books, and he didn't know whether the Tao was true or false.
There are not many books, but it is not enough to read them all at once, so you have to memorize them first, and then chew them, otherwise you will not be able to go out and talk to the scholars in the future. Fortunately, now this is Xun's soul is educated by the exam, and his body seems to have a good memory, especially in these years, and there are no entertainment activities that involve the spirit, and there is usually a lot of time to waste on reading.
Shiyi took a break on the fifth day, and when he came home, he heard that Xun was dumb, and he couldn't help but sigh for a while, and then he heard that Xun was looking for a book to read, and he couldn't help but be overjoyed, and called him over to encourage him, and took care of him, if there is anything that the brother doesn't understand, he must not hide his secrets, and he must teach him.
After a few days, Shi Xun also realized that this is half a nerd, the four bodies are not diligent, the grains are not divided, and the brain is not flexible enough, although he is in charge when his father is not there, but most of the affairs he has pushed to the fourth child. Yes Su is a young man with certain social experience and practical experience, and it is estimated that if there is no him, the family will definitely be in a mess. However, Kong Beihai only praised the third child who was studying abroad for being a family, but he didn't look down on it.
Shiyi returned home for the second time, and also brought his youngest son Shijun with him. According to Shi Xun's observation, this child is a typical gentleman, lazy and debauched, and it is estimated that because of this, the father must take him with him and strictly control him.
One day a year ago, Shixun went to look for Yesshu again, wanting to ask him some questions about books. The first time he borrowed the most basic "Analects", but the more he read it, the more confused he became, because many of the chapters here were different from what he had read in his previous life. I don't know if Lu Dao was spread later, or if there is a problem with this version of the family. At that time, printing had not yet been invented, and all books were copied, because the level of copyists was uneven, so typos and even entire passages were common, not to mention some self-righteous Confucian scholars who tampered with them without authorization. So he read and read, and found that certain passages didn't make sense at all.
There are some small characters on the edge of the bamboo slips, which are estimated to be someone in the family, or it is my own experience, and most of them are all raw, which is really empty and broken - not passable, not passable. Shixun had no choice but to go to Shizhu and ask for advice in person.
Between brothers, every day at home, there are not so many politeness, and it is Xun Zhilu's wife who has a bedroom, and usually does not come to his study, plus the door of the study is open, so he knocked on the door frame casually three times, and stepped in.
When I entered the door, I suddenly saw a figure of Yuan Na flashing behind the screen in a panic. He was immediately stunned, not knowing whether Lu Dao should quickly exit the house, so he heard the words: "Don't hide, this is your seventh brother, you can come and see you." ”
Listening to this, it must be Yi's second daughter. Shi Xun hurriedly took a deep look at the screen, and when he looked up again, he saw that the woman had already stepped out from behind the screen, hanging her head slightly, and also curtsied. It's a glimpse of Xun - oh, beauty!