The so-called four literati, namely qin, chess, calligraphy and painting, are essential skills for the older generation of traditional literati.

The reason for emphasizing traditional literati is that compared to the "new school literati", for example, the famous Crescent Poetry School of the Republic of China, most of them are new literati, and their knowledge is not placed on qin, chess, calligraphy and painting, but more on knowledge.

Of course, it does not mean that all the traditional skills of the new school literati are not good, but there are also powerful ones, such as Mr. Wen Yiduo is proficient in the management of seals, and the lack of living expenses during the Southwest Associated Congress period is to carve a seal to sell in exchange for wine money. It's just that the number of literati is smaller than that of traditional literati, and the overall level is still slightly lower.

In the earliest days, the skills of the literati were not the "four haves", but the legendary six arts, that is, "rituals, music, archery, royalty, calligraphy, and mathematics".

Etiquette first, count last. Among them, the royal is driving, and the book includes classics and calligraphy, reflecting the system of establishing the country with "rites" in the early Zhou Dynasty.

Later, the etiquette collapsed, and not many people went to learn. The driving was changed to horseback riding, and there was no royal palace. Later, the literati couldn't even ride horses, so this item was completely lost, and by the way, there was also shooting.

So there were only 200 million left of 600 million, and the loss was very much.

By the time of the Song Dynasty, 200 million could not be saved.

In the Tang Dynasty, there were still people who learned "numbers", but under the idea that "everything is inferior, only reading is high", it was also completely discarded, and there was only one "book" left with the literati.

But how can a literati only read? As a result, there are many "elegant skills" to show the superiority of the literati.

In the past, "qin, chess, calligraphy and painting", which was only used as a hobby pastime, was promoted in this way, and quickly squeezed out the "six arts", becoming the "four haves" of the necessary skills of literati, and occupied the C position of literati skills for a long time.

At this time, "calligraphy" also became specifically calligraphy.

Until the death of the Qing Dynasty, many people waved their fists and shouted "total westernization", and those literati were at a loss all of a sudden, some were angry and scolded, and some supported changing course and learning from the West.

Guqin became a piano, Go became chess, calligraphy became hard-pen calligraphy, and Chinese painting became an oil painting.

But there are also some who do not rely on both sides, and under the guise of "open-mindedness", skillfully replace the "four haves of literati" with other "elegant things".

For example, the "Four Great Skills", which were once all the rage in "South Shanghai and North Tianjin", once spread to the whole country, and almost turned the non-mainstream into the mainstream.

These "four unique skills" are "a good word, two mouthfuls of two yellows, three taels of old wine, and four circles of mahjong".

Back then, no matter whether you were an embroidered pillow or a silver-like pewter head, as long as you mastered the "four unique skills", you could be among the "literati", and become a guest of dignitaries and dignitaries, and a trendsetter in the social circle.

The proficiency of mastering the "four unique skills" determines the seat of the guests and the distance from the core position of the social circle.

Lu Siye counted the changes of this "literati and elegant thing", picked up the small teapot given by Chen Fan during the Chinese New Year, brought it to his lips and took a sip, and said with a smile, "I think back then, I also went to the beach for a few days, when I was young and vigorous, in order to squeeze into the local literati circle, I was instigated by two black-hearted Yunhu fellows, so I went to learn these 'four unique skills'." ”

After a pause, he turned his head to look at Chen Fan, who was listening fascinated, and said with a smile, "These four unique skills, the first book, I would have been able to write it, and the writing is not bad, so naturally I don't need to learn it again." It's just that after getting to know those people, the other three things are not good and have been ridiculed. ”

Chen Fan smiled, "This can also be laughed at?" ”

"yes."

Lu Siye smiled from ear to ear, without the slightest look of ridicule, "At that time, there were a few literati who liked my words, so I won't say my name, in short, they all like to play mahjong."

One of them is surnamed Hu, all the party must be playing mahjong, when he asked me to meet, it was at the card table, but his card skills are not good, always ridiculed by the other two friends, and I play a mess, but often win cards.

He took out his anger at me, threatening not to see him if I didn't learn mahjong well, and always said that there were ghosts in mahjong.

As a result, the next day he went to my place and begged for a pair of words to take away, saying that it was all up to me to lose money the day before, and I had to make up for it. ”

Chen Fan blinked, wondering in his heart, there is a ghost in mahjong? Still surnamed Hu? Don't be Hu Shi, right?

Lu Siye took another sip of tea, put down the teapot, and continued, "One book, two yellows, these two yellows, were originally the main singing tones of Hui Opera, and later Hui Opera entered Beijing, merged with the Xipi of the Han tune, and became Peking Opera, and later some people used Er Huang to refer to Peking Opera.

At that time, almost everyone in Shanghai loved opera, and dignitaries also loved it, not only that, but they also liked to find literati to 'audit' to show their elegance.

Therefore, 'two mouths and two yellows', that is, to understand the drama and be able to play, if you can still sing a few paragraphs with a clear eye and a straight tone, you will be regarded as elegant by others. In this way, these two yellows have become a necessary ability for sycophants.

Needless to say, from ancient times to the present, there is no literati gathering who does not drink, but literati are particular about drinking, and they can't just do it with a bottle, nor can they call friends to persuade them to drink, but play the 'wine order'. ”

Lu Siye picked up the teacup to demonstrate, "Literati drinking, there must be rules and connotations, in their Shanghainese dialect, it is necessary to have 'tune', all kinds of wine orders must be familiar with the heart, use freely, in addition, a sip of wine into the throat, you have to say the variety, year, various advantages and disadvantages of the wine, and even the brand."

The literati should drink in moderation, not only to be bold and free, but also to stop in moderation, to be drunk in an orderly manner, crazy to be crazy and stylish, such a 'drinker' is the most popular in the wine field. ”

Picking up the teapot and taking a sip of tea, Lu Siye wiped his mouth, exhaled lightly, and said with emotion on his face, "I was in my twenties at that time, and it was when I was young and vigorous. was not angry but was underestimated, so he spent a lot of money and invited a few people who have been in the social circle all year round, and learned to play mahjong and how to drink with them.

has been working like this for more than a year, and has also written and sold for money, has also been rewarded by dignitaries, promoted by a literati surnamed Nahu, and sold a few bullshit articles in several newspapers and periodicals.

Over time, he became a 'literati' in Shanghai, young and reckless, drunk and singing like a dream, and finally found that in addition to earning a few oceans, it was a waste of time. ”

Chen Fan pursed his lips and smiled silently.

In Shanghai Beach during the Republic of China, eating, drinking and having fun for more than a year, you can also ask for a private tutor, and you can earn a few oceans after you are finished, in addition to envying you for being rich, what can I say?

After a while, Fourth Master Lu adjusted his mood, turned his head to look at Chen Fan, and said, "Are you wondering, why do I put these 'four unique skills' alongside the 'four literati' and 'golden stones' as one of the three things at the bottom of my box?" ”

Chen Fan's eyes rolled slightly, not knowing how to answer.

If he really thinks about it, it must not be surprising at all.

The "Four Unique Skills" seem to be unobtrusive skills, but if you study them carefully, you can find that each one is not simple.

Not to mention "book" and "erhuang", it can be regarded as another inheritance of "music" and "book" in the "six arts". Even drinking and playing mahjong, aren't there professional players in later generations who made a fortune with these skills?

Not to mention anything else, the national first-class sommelier is a senior talent that major wineries are vying to invite. Mahjong is not bad, and was later listed as the "quintessence of the country", although it is ridiculed, but it has also gone abroad and swept the world.

And the mahjong table is also full of "wisdom", want to win the card, it is bound to "cheat on the house", "staring at the house", "squeeze the right home", the test is a person's memory, overall level, want to lose the card, but also to observe the words, "unpredictable prophet".

After a few rounds of mahjong, a person's eyesight, brain power, and even the familiarity of the world are basically exposed.

So even if it's "playing work", it may not be unproductive.

As Chen Fan, who has fought on the front line of business, he best understands the meaning of these "skills", whether it is "three or two old wines" or "four circles of mahjong", they are actually sharp weapons in the communication field!

Seeing that Chen Fan didn't speak, Lu Siye didn't care, just looked at him, lowered his voice and said, "You will have a lot of skills, but whether it is a veterinarian, a broadcaster, or writing articles, or calligraphy, Chinese medicine and martial arts, they are all just simple 'skills'."

What does that mean? Piano, chess, calligraphy and painting can cultivate self-cultivation, and other skills can also help others and help themselves, but none of them can 'connect' you with others. ”

Chen Fan, who already understood, naturally understood what he meant at once, so he said softly, "People are sophisticated? ”

Fourth Master Lu immediately had a smile on his face, nodded slightly, and said with a smile, "The son can be taught." ”

He leaned back in his chair and said softly, "After I came back from Shanghai, I left behind all these skills that cost a lot of money and effort, and since then I have focused on my studies and decided not to look or think about it anymore."

Unexpectedly, after half a year, the eldest brother in the family went home to visit relatives and asked me about my experience in Shanghai, but after listening, he asked me to pick these things up again, and did not tell me the reason, but let me slowly understand. ”

Speaking of this, he turned his head to look at Chen Fan and said with a smile, "In this regard, Ling is much more clever than me." ”

Chen Fan pretended to smile and didn't speak.

Lu Siye continued, "The eldest brother has a high prestige in the family, even if I don't understand, I have to listen to him and continue to study wine tasting and playing mahjong." ”

Speaking of this, he suddenly got up, walked slowly into the small room inside, and came out after a while, but he held a few books in his hand and handed them to Chen Fan, "These are the ones he found for me back then, you can use these books to practice calligraphy in the past few days, and after copying them, return them to me together, and then give you new ones." ”

Chen Fan took it and saw that it was all books about winemaking and wine tasting.

Lu Siye sat down on the table, and said, "The first one is the "Six Must Wine Classics", which is compiled by Yang Wanshu, a famous scholar in Ningbo, during the Daoguang period of Jiaqing in the former Qing Dynasty, the Yang family is a wine-making family, with a lot of wealth, and he has studied the wine very deeply, he refers to the "Lu's Spring and Autumn Period", Su Shi's "Wine Classic", Zhu Yizhong's "Zhongshan Wine Classic", "Beishan Wine Classic", Dou Ge's "Wine Spectrum" and other 39 kinds of ancient wine-making records, combined with their own wine-making technology, bring forth the new, and Daoguang wrote this book in the second year, leaving it to the family.

In addition to this one, there are also many books referred to in the "Six Must Wine Classics", as well as many wine books compiled by the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, such as the "Qu Materia Medica" in the Yuan Dynasty, the "Drinking and Eating Righteousness" written by Hu Sihui, the "New Book of Shouqin Pension" by Zou Xuan, the "Complete Collection of Household Essentials" by Anonymous, the "Eight Notes on Zunsheng" written by Gao Lian of the Ming Dynasty, and the "Six Rules of Bodykeeping" by Wu Bin of the Qing Dynasty and so on.

From the recipe for winemaking, the rules for tasting wine, to the secret recipe for medicinal wine, to the essentials of drinking, almost everything that wine can reach, has been found by my eldest brother. ”

After a pause, he turned his head to look at Chen Fan, "However, there is one book, which is still on top of the "Six Must Wine Sutra", which can be called the 'Consul General's Wine Affairs'." ”

Chen Fan looked at the four books in his hand, held up the bottom one, and asked, "Is this "Shengyu Edition"?" ”

(Republic of China version of "Shengyu Edition")

I didn't hear Lu Siye talk about this just now, so I guessed it casually.

Lu Siye smiled and nodded, "It's exactly this one." ”

Then he explained, ""Shengyu Edition" is the Qing Dynasty Lang Tingji compiled, Lang Tingji called 'Beixuan', his people do not like to drink, but they are good at watching people drink, compiling this book, there are two meanings: one is that people should not be drunk on wine, but should be better than wine; second, it means that reading this edition is also worse than drinking. ”

He looked at Chen Fan intently, "You are still young, you must remember the meaning of "Shengyu Edition", if you can't understand the meaning and practice it, I advise you to stay away from wine, even if you are disappointed, you must drink carefully." Otherwise, it's not just a bad thing. ”

Chen Fan nodded vigorously, "I understand the truth of drunkenness and misconduct." ”

Lu Siye smiled and nodded lightly, and continued, "The "Shengyu Edition" is divided into a total of eighteen items, including good times, scenic places, celebrities, rhymes, virtues, efficacy, writings, government decrees, manufacturing, production, names, utensils, proverbs, flaws, elegant sayings, miscellaneous notes, metaphors, and allusions.

If you can write down this book, no matter who you talk to, you can say one, two, three, and you won't lose face. This is also the difference between literati drinking and laity drinking. ”

Chen Fan pursed his lips and smiled, "I understand." ”

Lu Siye looked at him and nodded slowly, then leaned back in the chair, took a sip of water, the smile on his face suddenly converged, and said softly,

"Originally, I didn't plan to tell you about these things so early, after all, you are still young, and it is too early to learn these things. However, I think that the old brother of Captain Xiao should have an extraordinary background. ”

As he spoke, he turned his head and looked at Chen Fan again, "And he seems to be very interested in you, he has been observing you for several days, so he should have the intention of promoting you."

I see that you are talented and quick-witted, you can learn everything quickly, and you are not straightforward in your worldly feelings, but you don't know much about how to deal with dignitaries. If you follow him, it's okay to face ordinary people, but if you deal with nobles, I'm afraid you will lose your square inch and be easily looked down upon. ”

Speaking of this, he paused for a moment and explained softly, "At any time, people are divided into three, six, nine and so on, not to say who is expensive and who is cheap, but if there is a gap in position, there will naturally be a distance."

Even in the new society, many nobles are close to the workers and peasants, but after being in power for a long time, there is a distance. The only thing that can make up for the distance a little is knowledge.

Therefore, most of the people who were able to become dignitaries and dignitaries back then were literati, not ordinary farmers and shopkeepers. ”

He looked at Chen Fan squarely, "Life is inherently angry, and when you are angry, you will naturally be angry." I know that you are not a person who clings to the powerful, otherwise you would not have stayed in this Lujiawan forever and did not go to a high place.

But if you don't cling, some nobles will think that you look down on him, and when the time comes, you won't be angry with him, but he will be angry with you, even if you have your nobles to protect you, but 'send people under the fence', it will inevitably make you feel embarrassed. ”

He suddenly smiled, raised his head and said, "At this time, the 'Four Great Skills' have a place to use, whether it is his vassal elegance, or he likes to push the cup and change the lamp, you can have a trick with him, as long as you can make him happy, whether you advance or retreat at that time is up to your heart."

Today, I'll teach you some of the things of 'three taels of old wine', and when you finish reading these books, I'll give you a new one."

After that, I will teach you 'two mouths and two yellows' and 'four circles of mahjong', hoping that before you go, try to learn a little more about things that can't be on the table. ”

Hearing this, Chen Fan stood up with the book in his hand, just like when he worshiped the fourth master to learn words, he bowed respectfully, "Thank you for the love and teachings of the fourth master, I must keep it in mind." ”

Lu Siye smiled with satisfaction, pointed at him and said, "What I like most about you is that you don't lose the momentum of a young man, but you know how to advance and retreat, and you know the general situation." ”

Then he waved his hand, "I'm done talking, you go and get busy with you." ”

Chen Fan didn't leave, grinning and smiling, "Fourth master, you just said that there is a book that records the secret recipe of medicine and wine, I don't think there is one in it." I'm going to try my hand at making my own sake these days, ...... you think? ”

Lu Siye's face suddenly collapsed, and he stood up and said helplessly, "Just now I was still saying that you know the general situation of advance and retreat, and you begged for things before you went out, what a little monkey." ”

Chen Fan followed him upside down, "Yes, yes, little monkey, just brew a pot of monkey wine, please go back and taste it." ”

Fourth Master Lu glanced back at him, and flicked his sleeves angrily, "Wait." ”

When he turned around, he burst out laughing, and said as he walked inside, "You, even if you don't learn these 'four unique skills', you will never be angry anywhere." I'm kind of worried about it for nothing. ”

Chen Fan was guarding outside the door and didn't go in, but just laughed softly, "It's not in vain, when I learn your 'four unique skills', I will make you a few pots of good wine when I turn around, and then accompany you to drink and sing." Or when you can play mahjong one day, let's pull up Captain Xiao and accompany you to play a few rounds of mahjong. ”

He was still indignant when he said it, "Captain Xiao is really, it's okay to ask that old man Lin to do something, and make some trouble for nothing." When the time comes, the two of us will play a game and win his work for a month, and when he loses the money, he will naturally have no energy to toss around,......"

Before he finished speaking, Lu Siye walked out, threw out a book and slapped him on his chest, laughing loudly and scolding, "You still want to win him?" Walk fast, walk fast. ”

Chen Fan quickly put away the books, put them in the bag of the drawing board, waved his hand and turned around to go out, "Don't worry, I will study hard." Also, I'll report to Dr. Lu tomorrow. ……”

The first two chapters have been changed again. A message pops up every now and then, saying which chapter has been modified, and I don't know where it has changed. Don't bother to look back now, so be it. If there is a plot that can't be connected, you can comment on it, and I'll change it when I see it. o(╥﹏╥)o

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