"Brother Ren, today can be described as a great merit, what kind of reward should you eat?" Du Ruo asked sleepily.

"Yes, I'm hungry, thirsty, and tired." After walking through about seven or eight shops, I came to the "foreign-style" shop and ordered a small pot of Muslim mutton soup and two mutton kang buns.

Smelling the burnt and delicious kang bun, Jiashu immediately remembered the firewood and corn that she had eaten with Zhao Gongzi, and suddenly felt that she had no appetite, she sniffed it carefully, and insisted on finding the unique charm of burning corn on the kang bun.

"Brother Ren, didn't you say that? Waste is a shame, tailor-made and eaten. Du Ruo urged.

"Oh, eat what you need." Kashu must set an example in front of Du Ruo and pretend to be beautiful to eat, without letting others see his fragile and lonely inner world.

To prevent the fire, the sisters prepared two apples.

When I came to "Wang surnamed Jiuzhu", I saw the green trees and bamboos inside and outside the inn, and all kinds of flowers competing with each other, Jiashu fantasized: "It would be nice if I and Brother Xu would immediately become the two most charming leaves, on the same branch, day and night, you look at me, I look at you, never get tired of it, and look at it until I can no longer look at it...... Or become the two happiest birds, you groom my feathers, I find worms for you, I bring stems and dead branches, you build warm nests, anyway, you can do anything, as long as we are together every day. ”

The boss is a middle-aged man who looks like a gentry, and Jiashu secretly thought: My officials in the Great Song Dynasty are really a bit leisurely, the salary is so rich, and they have to learn businessmen, but as long as they have spare energy, they are not impossible, they can work more and get more, and they can't work hard. After thinking about it, I was relieved.

"My lord, haven't you thought about changing the name of the store?" Katsuki asked.

Where is a daredevil? The boss thought a little arrogantly, but he wanted to try the young man's Chinese culture skills, and asked, "Dare to ask the little brother, what is the name of the store?" ”

"My lord, you might as well take it as 'live in the flower forest for a long time'." Kashu spat out his thoughts.

"The moonlight flowers and forests are all hail (pronounced the same as "line")", "This is the best in Tang poetry, tomorrow I will ask someone to re-inscribe the name of the store, little brother, there are two times, please come in." ”

"Little brother, the contemptible surname is Wang, call me Brother Wang." The boss enthusiastically introduced himself.

"Please ask Xiao Er to prepare more hot water, my brothers like to soak their feet." Kashu was also nowhere to be seen, and the boss readily agreed.

Kaki washed the apples, and the sisters solved them together, and then soaked their feet.

"Brother Ren, are you still studying today?" Du Ruo wanted to retreat again.

"Yes, must, the ancients believed: 'Those who are not strong in will are not wise; Those who do not believe in their words will not be able to do anything. 'If we are strong-willed and study tirelessly, it is easy for us to have great wisdom; If we are honest with others and with ourselves, we will be able to act boldly, and we will never be afraid of the withdrawal of our minds and the exhaustion of our bodies. Of course, if you are really too tired, you still have to rest. ”

Seeing the brothers reading and studying under the lamp, the boss walked in lightly.

Jiashu was very vigilant, and as soon as he looked up, he saw it, thinking that Du Ruo was a child after all, so why not let her rest for a while, so he hurriedly beckoned: "Brother Wang, please take a seat, I just have a question I want to discuss with you." ”

"Wow, gentleman meets friends with words," the boss couldn't remember the next sentence.

"Friendship and benevolence." Kashu answered.

"Wow, I'm going to meet friends today." The boss is also a cheerful person.

"Brother Wang, do you say, is the luma, the two-headed serpent, contained in the ancient books, really a bad thing? Did Geng Liang, the general of the expedition to the west, really encounter danger immediately when he rode it? When Sun Shuao was a child, he saw a two-headed snake on the road, and killed it and buried it, because he heard that anyone who saw a two-headed snake would die, and her mother praised the child's behavior, Brother Wang, what do you think of these incomprehensible things and behaviors. Kashu has been entangled in this allusion in his heart, because: "Gentleman, Renya." ”

"It seems that this little brother is a lover of Chinese studies, and it just so happens that I am also quite fascinated by these classics. This Geng Liang, who was quite legendary, died at the age of 52, and was also a prodigy of Wen Taowu, especially known for his 'benevolence', and his friend Yin Hao advised him to sell his luma to avoid getting into trouble, but he replied: "How can you pass on your calamity to others?" Yin Hao had no choice but to leave in shame and boredom. ”

"If so, may I ask which sentence of Confucius is used to explain this?" Kashu asked, turning around.

"Do not do unto others as you would have them do unto you. I've heard you talk about it a lot. ”

"To be truly active, knowledge must be used in a timely manner to promote oneself to be a benevolent person." Kashu and the boss both nodded and smiled.

"Brother Wang, what other stories do you know about Geng Liang?" Kaki asked with a smile.

"Legend has it that once when he went to a Buddhist temple, he saw a reclining Buddha and said, 'This gentleman must have been tired and tired because of the purity of all sentient beings.' At the time, it was cited as a beautiful talk; People at the time once commented on him: 'This famous man, I am afraid that there are as many as three buckets of firewood thorns hidden in his chest, which is a metaphor for his scheming; The people of the time also praised him like a beautiful jade in a good year, and his younger brother Gengyi was like a grain in a year of famine, and the internal commentary of the Geng family said: 'It is Geng Liang who said that Gengzhi Gong is like a grain in a year of disaster, and Geng Tong is like a jade in a good year, and this is a humble gentleman; The boss took a sip of water.

"Brother Wang, do you know the allusion of Gengzhi Gong? It seems to be famous too. Kashu asked urgently.

"It is said that when Geng Zhigong was appointed as the assassin of Jingzhou, Jin offered a feather fan to Sima Yan, Emperor Wu of Jin, Emperor Wu suspected that it was old, and was very unhappy in his heart, and Liu Xun said: 'Bailiang Terrace is tall and magnificent, and craftsmen need to build it from the bottom; The complex melody of the orchestra requires musicians like Zhong Ziqi and Kui to listen to its sound first. Childish Gong offers a fan because it is good, not because it is new. After Geng Zhigong heard about this, he immediately said that Liu Xun and his people had very different and unique knowledge, and he hit the nail on the head, and he was suitable for being an errand on the emperor's left and right. ”

"It seems that the Geng family is all outstanding people, which will be admired by future generations." Kashu exclaimed.

"Everyone in the world has heard that the jade tree is in the wind, and few people have heard of the 'jade tree buried in the dust', and the jade tree is in the wind, and when it is about to be buried, his best friend He Chong sighed and said: "The jade tree will be buried in the dust, how can people stand it emotionally?" ”

"Yes, Confucius said: 'Love desires life, and evil desires death; It is confusion to want both life and death. It can be seen that his popularity is good, and the gentleman unites people's hearts with 'righteousness'. Jiashu is full of sighs for "Yushu buried in dust", which can be described as a young man.

"It's not early, retire for my brother first, and you can rest early."

"Thank you, Brother Wang, who is knowledgeable and knowledgeable, for telling us so many little-known stories." Kaki smiled and thanked him, and soon fell asleep.

After the sisters washed up, they had breakfast in the "Flower Forest Long Stay", the boss invited guests, and sent the waiter to bring pork soup dumplings, fried cold noodles and multigrain porridge, Jiashu was afraid that it would be too much, so he hurriedly stopped: "Brother Ren, don't go up again, even if it's tripe, it can't be served." ”

"Eat slowly, children of the rivers and lakes, don't worry."

Jiashu insisted on paying the silver, and the boss said angrily: "The two little brothers can live in our store, make it flourish, and give each other in the name of Jia, I am already grateful, can I ask you to stay for another morning, let's continue to sit and talk, okay?" ”

"Well, who called us old friends?" Kaki replied.

After the meal, the attendant served peanut cake, mung bean cake, spiced food, spicy peanuts and almond tea.

"Brother Ren, what else did you say in Kaifeng besides the cultural celebrity Ruan?"

"Brother Xian, and Zhang Yi."

"I want to hear about it."

"After Zhang Yi finished his studies, he went to lobby the princes of the world, he used to work under the Xiangguo of Chu, and later the Xiangguo of Chu lost a piece of jade, others thought that Zhang Yi lived in poverty and had low morality, and thought that he must have stolen the jade. So everyone arrested Zhang Yi together and beat him with hundreds of sticks, but Zhang Yi never admitted it, and finally had to let him go.

After returning home, Zhang Yi's wife said, 'Hey, if you don't study and lobby the princes everywhere, how can you be so humiliated?' Zhang Yi said to his wife, 'Do you see my tongue is still there?' His wife said, 'The tongue is still there.' Zhang Yi said, 'That's enough!' ’…… After Zhang Yi became the prime minister of Qin, he immediately sent a proclamation to Chu Xiang: "I used to drink with you, I didn't steal your jade, but you whipped me, you guard your country well, I am about to steal your capital!" 'Zhang Yi, a descendant of the nobles of the Wei State, once learned the art of vertical and horizontal. Previously, he was a famous politician, strategist and diplomat of the Warring States. ”

"Therefore, to be able to speak well must be based on erudition and deep self-esteem." Katsuki couldn't help but say.

"Brother Ren, which one else?" Katsuki wants to make friends with ancient and modern writers.

"Yes, the gentleman will meet friends with literature, whether ancient or modern, as well as Cui Hao of the Tang Dynasty, I like his two poems, one is "Yellow Crane Tower", the people of the past have taken the Yellow Crane to go, and the Yellow Crane Tower is vacant here. The yellow crane is gone, and the white clouds are empty for thousands of years. Qingchuan calendar Hanyang tree, fragrant grass and parrot island. Where is Sunset Township? The Yanbo River makes people sad. The other is "Gift to the King Weigu", thirty feather forest generals, born on the side of common things. The spring breeze blows the shallow grass, and the hunting horse is Pianpian.

The two feathers looked at each other, and the bow was newly wound. Shoot elks into deep valleys, drink horses and throw barren springs. Immediately pour the wine together, and talk about cutting fresh in the field. I didn't have time to drink, and I was a miscellaneous bird. The beacon fire is endless, and the dust is high in the sky. The long drive saves the northeast, and the battle is also complete. Serving the country and going to difficulties has been the same since ancient times. ”

"Kaifeng is really a treasure of the earth spirit." Kaki exclaimed.

In order to express his sincerity, the boss took the sisters to visit the bird market and the flower market, and Kaki said sadly: "What is the use of a terrible cage, no matter how beautiful it is?" They limit the freedom and happiness of the birds, and ruin the dream of soaring into the blue sky. ”

"I didn't expect the virtuous brother to be so kind-hearted."

"What do you think of the flower market? Flower arrangement is the most boring, inserted in a bottle, no matter how beautiful, wilted in a few days, this is not a gentleman's doing. ”

A commotion drew them in.

"I'm doing business, and I'm perfect, but you only put nine flowers, don't you want to, I'll just add money to you!" An eldest sister yelled angrily.

"Eldest sister, don't you know that there is a saying in our flower arrangement world: 'Choose the singular, it is the flower of growth, like a crescent moon, growing towards the full moon; Choose a double number, too full and too heavy, it is a dead number, like a full moon, and can only develop in the direction of loss. ”

"Oh, I see, no wonder the ancients said: 'There should be room for everything', 'Seven up and eight down', 'No pole Tailai', 'one life is two, two is three, three is all things', and it was never said that 'four give birth to all things'." Kaki excitedly agreed.

"That's okay, just plant nine flowers, borrow your auspicious words." The eldest sister finally happily took away the bouquet of flower arrangements.

"It seems that Chinese culture really works, just like sunlight and air, everywhere." Brother Wang said approvingly, while looking at Kashu with a delicate face, he could see that her face was flushed.