Chapter 34: The Teachings of Master Liu
In the study, Zhou Liang carefully put hot water into the bottom of the cylindrical Taihu Lake stone, and for a moment, he saw hot air rising from all the holes.
"It's really the best Taihu stone!" Zhou Yan praised repeatedly.
When he saw this Taihu stone for the first time, he thought it was fake, and it was impossible for there to be such a dense hole outside without breaking.
But he felt like it was real, so he tried it, and it was true, which made Zhou Liang surprised and delighted.
"Fanning, you are truly a blessed man!"
Fan Ning did not hide it, so he told in detail how he got this Taihu stone.
Zhou Yan nodded, "I have also been to Strange Stone Lane, but the things there are either fake or too low quality, and a little bit of good Taihu Lake Stone will be taken away by the store, and it is really a coincidence that you can meet this stone." ”
"It's not entirely a coincidence, I think it's the greed of the Strange Stone Pavilion."
Zhou Yan smiled and said: "It can't be said that the Strange Stone Pavilion is greedy, if Shopkeeper Li said that this Taihu Stone was true at that time, then the scholar may not be willing to sell it, the key is that the small vendor looked away." ”
"That's right!"
Fanning was now concerned about how much money he could sell, he scratched his head and asked with a smile, "Old man, what do you say about this stone?" ”
Zhou Liang smiled and said: "Since you bought it for one tael of silver, then I will buy it for ten taels of silver and earn you ten times the benefit, how about it?" ”
Fan Ning snatched the Taihu Stone into his hand, stretched his face and said: "The bed in my dormitory is a little unstable, just missing a stepping stone, old man, you can rest!" I'll go first. ”
Zhou Liang was angry and funny, grabbed him and said, "You black-hearted little guy, even if I'm afraid of you, I'll give you two hundred taels of silver." ”
"How much?" Fanning hurriedly plucked out his ears.
"Two hundred taels of silver is a lot, and you are not allowed to bargain again, otherwise I will have to pay for the lesson."
Fan Ning hurriedly smiled and said, "I'm not greedy at all, two hundred taels of silver are sold!" ”
"Go! Earned two hundred times, are you embarrassed to say that you are not greedy? ”
"That's my luck, old man, I have one more thing to look for you today."
Fanning took a paper bag out of his bag and opened the paper on the outside, revealing a pile of torn paper inside.
"Take a look at it, can this book be restored?"
"What is this?"
Zhou Liang flipped through it, "It's like a manuscript." ”
"It's Ding Wei's manuscript "Pingjiang Collection"."
"What?"
Zhou Liang was taken aback, it was actually the manuscript of Xiang Guo Ding, he hurriedly spread it out carefully, and when he saw that it was torn apart, he immediately said angrily: "Who did this?" ”
"Old man, let me state first, I never did it, I thought it was a pity to bring it back."
The more Zhou Liang looked at it, the more heartache he felt, Ding Wei had died ten years ago, this manuscript should be a unique product, and only a few of his poems have been circulated in the world at most, and this manuscript is destroyed, which means that other poems have been annihilated since then.
Zhou Yan carefully spread out the shredded paper one by one, looked at it for a long time and asked, "The manuscript fragments are all incomplete?" ”
Fanning nodded, "I've been looking for a long time, and they should all be here." ”
"If it's all, I can find someone to try, the best paster in the world is in Changzhou County, and I happen to go back tomorrow."
Zhou Liang looked at Fanning, "You tell me, who did this?" ”
Fanning shook his head, "I can't really say, I'm also responsible for this matter. ”
Zhou Liang smiled helplessly: "After I repair the manuscript, I will print it, and then you will return the original manuscript to Old Man Zhu." ”
Fanning was stunned, "You know its owner?" ”
Zhou Liang said angrily: "I have seen it in his house, this is his treasure, it was torn like this, if he knows, I don't know what he will be angry, boy, you ask for more blessings!" ”
Fanning muttered in a low voice: "I didn't tear it up, what are you looking for me for?" ”
"That's it! Put things away and get ready for class. ”
Fan Ning hurriedly sat down, Zhou Liang carefully put away the manuscript, and took out five pieces of jade from the bookcase, "I'll tell you about jade ...... today."
Fan Ning went home and hid the two hundred silver, he didn't want to tell his parents that the family was not short of money for the time being, and Fan Ning was going to use the two hundred taels of silver to open a hospital for his father.
Opening a medical clinic is not something that can be done by patting his head, but also to conduct investigation and research, conduct feasibility analysis, at least he needs to know, open a medical center, is two hundred taels of silver enough?
Once his father opened the hospital, maybe they would have to move, and Fanning would have to think about all aspects.
Before dawn the next day, Fanning and his father left home and returned to school.
Fan Tiezhou seemed a little depressed, and yesterday he sent the third brother back to Lu's house, and Lu Yuanwai grabbed the third brother's neck and dragged him home with a scolding scolding.
It is normal for the old man to beat and scold his son-in-law in the countryside, Fan Tiezhou doesn't care, the key Lu Yuan's words are too ugly, saying that the third brother was bought by the Lu family with money, saying that the third brother eats white rice all day long, refuses to work, and rushes to the cowshed to sleep if he is disobedient.
This simply doesn't treat the third brother as a human being, it's too bullying.
"Is my father still thinking about the third uncle?" Fanning asked.
Fan Tiezhou nodded, and said with a reluctant smile: "Your third uncle mentioned you yesterday. ”
"What did the third uncle say about me?"
Fan Tiezhou said: "Your third uncle said that you forgot him. ”
Fanning was stunned.
"Your third uncle likes you the most, you were only two years old at that time, he carried you on his shoulders all day long, and he had to leave anything delicious for you, and other children bullied you, and he would rush to protect you.
Once you fell into the river and almost drowned, and it was your third uncle who rescued you from the bottom of the river, but he himself was entangled in water and weeds and almost died. ”
Fan Tiezhou smiled and said, "But let me tell you Third Uncle, you have been sick for a while, and you have forgotten many things in the past." ”
After a moment of silence, Fan Ning asked in a low voice, "If you give the Lu family two hundred taels of silver, can this marriage be dissolved?" ”
Fan Tiezhou shook his head, "It's not just a matter of money, it's mainly your third uncle's hesitation, he can't stand the bullying of the Lu family, but he can't bear his own pair of children, I have to go to the Lu family today, when I got married, I said that you are not allowed to bully your third uncle, but the Lu family is not trustworthy." ”
"Where is this Lu family?"
"In Hengtang Tanbaiwan Village, Lu Yuanwai has no son, only one daughter, and the family has a lot of land, so he recruited a son-in-law, and your third uncle joined their family four years ago."
Fan Ning groaned and said, "If you need two hundred taels of silver, my father told me that I told Zhou Yuanwai about this yesterday, and he is very willing to help us." ”
Fan Tiezhou smiled bitterly in his heart, Zhou Yuanwai is his relative, how can he say that he can take two hundred taels of silver, besides, the matter of the third child may not be able to be handled by money.
Fan Tiezhou still smiled and comforted his son, "Since Zhou Yuan is willing to help, I will go to Lu's house today, and I can be a little more confident." ”
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Fanning almost stepped on the time to enter the Yanying Academy, and with the class bell ringing, he walked into the classroom quickly.
There was a commotion in the classroom, and many students, like Fanning, followed the bell and walked in.
But to Fanning's surprise, his single desk and chair were gone.
Fanning looked at the first row by the window again, and the little Lori Juppey was already seated, she raised her head and looked at the roof, the corners of her mouth slightly pursed, and her face was a trace of disdain.
The seat next to her was still vacant, which made Fanning hesitate a little, should he sit in that seat?
"Fanning, why are you still in a daze?"
Courtyard Master Liu walked in and saw that Fan Ning was still standing at the door in a daze, so he glared at him, "Why don't you go and sit down quickly!" ”
Helpless, Fanning had no choice but to walk back to his old seat and sit down, and as soon as he sat down, Zhu Pei next to him snorted in a low voice.
Fanning pretended not to hear, he opened his bag, took out his homework and handed it to the teaching assistant.
It was not easy for them to have a day off, and each of them had to copy the Analects once, which was more than 10,000 words.
Master Liu knocked on the table, and the class fell silent.
"Today, Professor Cai has something to ask for leave, I will take a class for him, everyone take out "Mencius", turn to the first article under "Confession", today I will give you a brief talk about this, how to understand it......"
One morning, Juppé didn't say a word to Fanning, not even a look.
Even Fanning's arm accidentally crossed the line twice, Juppé ignored it, as if the two were complete strangers.
The morning is usually two classes, with a break of incense in between, just after class, the students rushed to the toilet, but the master of Liu walked in front of Fan Ning.
"Fanning, you come with me!"
Fan Ning had no choice but to get up and follow Courtyard Master Liu outside.
At this time, the corners of Zhu Pei's mouth showed a trace of imperceptible pride.
When he came to the room of the master of the Liu courtyard, the master of the Liu courtyard pointed to the chair.
"Sit down!"
Master Liu sat opposite him, knocked on the table with his knuckles, and said to Fan Ning: "Reading is not only to learn scriptures, but also to learn how to behave in the world?" ”
"Does the Master mean what happened the day before yesterday?"
Courtyard Master Liu nodded, "Two things happened the day before yesterday, both of which have something to do with you, to be honest, I am very disappointed!" ”
Fan Ning said coldly: "Does Courtyard Master Liu understand the origin of the matter?" For example, why did I splash Fan Jiang with vegetable soup? ”
Courtyard Master Liu was silent for a moment and said: "I originally planned to expel Fan Jiang, and Yanying Academy will never allow insulting parents, but his father came to intercede and was willing to apologize to you, so I gave him a chance." ”
A little out of Fanning's surprise, the resistance in his heart was also eliminated a lot, he shook his head and said: "There is no need to apologize, if there is a next time, I will beat him directly." ”
"That's what I'm going to criticize you, a dignified man, why is your aura so narrow, of course I'm not talking about Fan Jiang's business, I'm talking about Zhu Pei, you know that she is a little lady, you have to let her be a little bit, treat her as a sister, don't change places and leave at every turn."
Fanning asked for a while, "Did Jupei's grandfather find the master?" ”
"That's not true, that day after school, Zhu Pei came to me and cried her nose, saying that you bullied her, and swept her face in public, she said that she was a good heart, and took a good calligraphy book to help you improve calligraphy, but you not only didn't appreciate it, but also humiliated her, is there such a thing?"
Fanning couldn't say a word, the thing was true, but it was completely reversed, who was humiliating whom?
Fanning shook his head, "That's not how it is. ”
Master Liu smiled: "You don't need to explain, in fact, I know in my heart that Zhu Pei has a strong personality, but she has a good heart, and she did steal that notebook from your grandfather's study to give you, as long as you follow her a little, nothing will happen." ”
Fan Ning didn't bother to say any more, Liu Yuan Master was partial to Zhu Pei, and it was useless to say anything by himself.
He asked directly: "How does the courtyard master plan to deal with the matter of her beating Fan Jiang?" ”
"That's why I came to you, Fan Jiang insulted you and you want to be expelled, but Zhu Pei beat Fan Jiang and also want to be expelled, so these two things are canceled, do you agree?"
Fanning's eyes widened suddenly, how could he deal with the problem like this?
Master Liu laughed, "I'll just let you agree, hurry up and go to the toilet, class is about to go." ”
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