Shao Xi sighed secretly: "Good guy, the four treasures of the study can tell such a profound truth, this old man Bai is actually not picking gifts, but taking the opportunity to teach his disciples the way of learning." ”

Next, Shao Xi recognized what he saw at a glance, it was a rectangular strip of red stone, and Shao Xi recognized it as bloodstone.

Bai Dinggong took the bloodstone in the brocade box in his hand and looked at it carefully.

"This stone should be the soft ground bloodstone produced in Linzhou, fine, red, moist, greasy, warm, condensing of the six virtues are prepared, for the square chapter material, the printing surface and the top of the seal are square, known as the 'six square flat chapter', which means the auspicious meaning of 'heaven and earth four directions and six combinations'."

The protégé arched his hand and said: "The old master will use this stone seal as a seal, so that future generations will know that this is the old master's hand-me-down when they read the old master's article, and remember the name of the old master." ”

Bai Dinggong shook his head, put the bloodstone back in the box and pushed it back, and said: "If you want to be remembered by future generations, the name is printed in people's hearts, not on paper, and the old man doesn't need it, take it back!" ”

I have to say that Bai Dinggong is a very patient old man. Many students presented the gifts one by one, and he was able to tell a reason for each gift, and made some points to the students under him, but in the end, he did not receive any of them, which shows his good intentions.

In previous years, it was rare for Bai Ding Gong to receive one or two gifts from his protégés, but this year it seems that he will not accept any of them, because at this time, Shao Xi, who was last in line, was already standing at the table.

All the protégés present felt that the old master would not accept any gifts this year, and the previous ones would be confiscated, and the gifts given by the newly admitted protégé who came to the last place would not be anything special.

Shao Xi handed over a small wooden box that looked ordinary and inconspicuous, and it didn't look like it had much weight, so it didn't guess it was anything valuable.

Bai Dinggong couldn't help but be stunned after opening the box, and all the students behind Shao Xi craned their necks to look inside the box, and they all showed surprise, saying in their hearts, Is this kid deliberately playing tricks on the old master?

I saw two fruit cores in the box.

Right! You read that right, it's two cores.

The two pits looked quite fresh, as if they had just been gnawed the night before, and there was still some residual flesh on the pits, but it could be seen that they had been gnawed very carefully, and the flesh had been gnawed as clean as possible. However, no matter how clean he gnaws, he is also the kernel, take this and send it to the old master?

Everyone present, including Bai Dinggong, was dumbfounded. Some people are curious, some people are surprised, some people are snickering, and some people are angry. And this angry person was not Bai Dinggong, but Du Wenqi, the prison member standing aside.

"What a bold maniac! On this occasion of thanking the master, you dare to take out this thing to tease the master, do you still have the respect and humility of the elders and the young in your eyes? It's simply unreasonable and arrogant! I'm going to kick you out of the academy now, and you'll never be allowed to step into the academy again. ”

Shao Xi blinked his eyes, looked at him with a look of wrongedness, and asked, "What drove me out of the academy, and I was never allowed to step into the academy for half a step?" Do you know what I'm sending? ”

"What is it? Anyone who is not blind knows what you are sending, which is obviously two fruit cores, and you still ask us what we are sending? ”

"It's a pit, and I didn't say it's not, but you want to see what kind of pit it is, right?"

"The pit is the pit of the fruit, is it still the pit of the gold and the silver? Or jade agate pits? ”

Shao Xi looked at Du Wenqi with a sneer, "Your opening is gold, silver, jade, and agate, I think this is the biggest insult to my teacher, how can my teacher be compared to these mundane things?" ”

Du Wenqi sneered, "Aren't you vulgar?" Could it be that gnawing the remaining two pits has become an elegant thing? ”

"Yes, this gift is indeed extraordinary, it is exactly what the old man wants, and it is with good intentions to give such a gift, which is the most precious gift that the old man wants."

The person who spoke was none other than Bai Dinggong.

At this time, Bai Dinggong had already held the wooden box in his hand, and the two kernels in the box seemed to be like priceless treasures in his eyes, and everyone around him looked confused. How did the two fruit cores become the most valuable gifts, could it be that the old master had any strange habits?

Seeing that everyone was puzzled, Bai Dinggong walked up to everyone with the wooden box he was holding in one hand, stretched his hand forward, and asked with a smile: "Do you see the difference between these two fruit cores?" ”

Everyone stretched their necks to look at the two fruit cores in the box carefully, but they didn't see anything special, and their hearts said that these were not just two ordinary fruit cores?

However, Bai Jinqing saw the clue, and immediately clapped his hands and praised: "Uncle Shao is really well-intentioned, I can't imagine that such an ordinary thing will be given away by Uncle Shao with such a profound meaning!" ”

Many of the students present were confused by Bai Jinqing's words, and the second monk was puzzled, saying that both of them like this thing?

Bai Jinqing glanced up at Bai Dinggong, and Bai Dinggong nodded to him.

Bai Jinqing smiled and explained to the protégés of the students present: "The brothers and sisters only saw that there were two fruit cores in this box, but they didn't notice that these two fruit cores were a peach core and a plum core, which is exactly the meaning of peach and plum, Uncle Shao wanted to borrow these two fruit cores to wish the old master the world peach and plum in the future, and students all over Kyushu, for our gentlemen of Bailu Academy, isn't this the best gift in the world?" ”

was reminded by Bai Jinqing, and all the people present reacted, and it turned out that the two kernels in this box were one peach and one plum.

In this way, for Bai Dinggong, who has taken preaching and teaching as his own responsibility and the ideal of educating the common people all his life, what is more happy for him than the peach and plum all over the world? Isn't that the best gift in the world?

After understanding the deep meaning of this, many students present admired Shao Xi. As a scholar, what they admire Shao Xi is not that he knows how to guess the preferences of the teacher, but that they admire him for truly understanding the ideals and ambitions of the teacher.

At this time, the protégés of Bailu Academy were really convinced by the young man in front of them, and it was only at this moment that they really took Shao Xi, a young uncle, to heart, and did not dare to despise him any longer.

Bai Dinggong is the happiest at this time, for the first time in the years since he founded the White Egret Academy, he has met a person who really understands what he thinks and thinks in his heart, and it is also the first time he has received a gift that seems ordinary, but has a real meaning.

"Wen Qi, when you turn around, you will take someone to plant these two trees on the left and right sides of the stone platform in the main courtyard of the academy, and remember to invite Zou Zhangci to preside over the ceremony, which must be solemn."

Du Wenqi saw that Bai Dinggong said this, and he didn't dare to say anything more at this time, so he hurriedly bowed down, but in his heart, he secretly criticized Shao Xi for being tricky.

He was right, Shao Xi was just cheating. Shao Xi himself said the night before that the gift is not expensive, but skillful.

The way to give gifts is to know what the recipient thinks in their hearts, and the gift should be sent to the other party's heart, and it does not have to be expensive. Many people think that the reason why expensive gifts will impress the other person is that the vast majority of recipients are greedy for valuables, so over time, people have the illusion that the more expensive the gift, the better.

Bai Dinggong is very happy today, the protégé who just received the night before was the son of a long-term friend who was also a teacher and friend of the year, and now he can see that this son is not only quick-witted, modest and steady, but also transparent, as soon as he was admitted to the hospital, he has won the respect of all the protégés, indicating that he has not seen the wrong person.

"Shao Xi, the old man is very satisfied with the gift you gave today, here the old man allows you to do anything, no matter what you just mention, the old man will try his best to meet your wishes."

This reward seems simple, but everyone in the academy knows that Bai Ding Gong never agrees to other people's requests easily, even if those court officials come to visit the White Egret Academy, if they ask for something, they may not be able to get satisfactory results.

And now that Bai Dinggong has said that he will answer Shao Xi, and no matter what happens, I am afraid that only the current saint can do this, how can this make people not envious?

Shao Xi looked left and right, stepped forward and bowed, and said, "The student does have a matter to ask the teacher to agree, but this matter is a little private, can the student ask the teacher to move into the room to talk." ”

As soon as everyone present heard Shao Xi's words, they began to secretly whisper, thinking that what they were asking for was not a trivial matter, otherwise they would not avoid them, so they began to guess what they were asking for.

Bai Dinggong smiled slightly, he knew Shao Xi's true identity, and it was reasonable for him to avoid everyone from telling him some things, so he was not surprised, but he was just going to talk about what he talked about the night before, so he asked for a private talk, and he agreed.

got up and said to Shao Xi, "Come with me!" Then he turned around and walked into the study, and Shao Xi followed closely into the study. As soon as the door closed, only a group of protégés with puzzled faces stood outside the door.

Just when everyone was discussing and speculating, Bai Dinggong's angry shouts came from the study.

"How could you make such a request? I can give you all the other things, but don't mention it again, it's not negotiable. ”

Outside the door, whether it was Bai Jinqing, Hu Yushan and others, or other students, even Du Wenqi, everyone was dumbfounded. For so many years, no one in the White Egret Academy has ever seen Bai Dinggong reprimand anyone so loudly, and he has never seen Bai Dinggong lose his temper so much.

What did Shao Xi say inside? Is it some unreasonable demand? can provoke the old master so angry, his kid is really groundbreaking, the first person in the ancient world!

Du Wenqi looked at this posture and couldn't let these students stand outside the door anymore.

This old master is the face of the academy, and now he is so angry, if these protégés hear some words that should not be heard, and spread it, will it be okay?

"Alright, alright! All the gifts have been given, and the old master's teachings have been heard, so don't stay here, let's disperse! ”

All the protégés were also interested, and when they heard Du Wenqi say this, they dispersed one after another, only Bai Jinqing and a few people felt uneasy, so they sat down in the pavilion not far away and waited for Shao Xi's news.

Seeing that the people were almost gone, Du Wenqi looked at Bai Jinqing and the others in the pavilion, shook his head and left the place with interest.

"It's really a disaster to provoke the old master to lose such a big temper as soon as he comes."