CHAPTER XXVI
The series of controversies about the "wind and rain" seemed to be awkwardly interrupted in the damn mudslide. However, the deep-seated effect it has caused is still brewing and fermenting persistently
The visiting scholars stayed in Nanli for seven days, visited the local places of interest, and then had academic exchanges with each other, and then planned to leave. Tianchang Academy is about to return to its former tranquility.
Before leaving, there must be a send-off commemorative event, but Lin Fengjin had already been deeply resented by Deputy Mountain Chief Yin and his old man at this time, so of course he was excluded from the farewell list, and another somewhat wooden but obedient outer disciple replaced his work.
This kind of thing was expected by Lin Fengjin as early as this time, and at this time he and Lu Ping were already on the same page, and Lu Ping was at least a talented person. There is no doubt that there is almost no need to consider the choice between a talented person and an older child.
Having said that, Lin Fengjin is still a young man after all, and there will always be a faint feeling of loss. Walking to the gazebo, he asked the lewd to get some side dishes to drink, and soon, the kitchen was cleaned up and sent over.
The wine is a long time, it is the famous pear blossom white that was transported from Guzhou, this wine can only be brewed with a spring water under the local Guanwu Peak, clear and sweet, if it is boiled and drunk, then there is no sweet fragrance of pear blossoms.
And Lin Fengjin also enjoys it very much on weekdays, so although it is a hastily rectified dish, it is also quite good.
One of the two cold dishes is peanuts marinated in salt water, the peanuts are the local freshly harvested red-skinned peanuts, although the size is small, the gap between the peanuts and the shell is extremely tight, the more you chew, the more fragrant.
Another dish is a small fish "boat ding" with a length of more than an inch from the fisherman's net in the clear stream, wrapped in gray five-spice powder. Then fry it in vegetable oil until golden and crispy, and when you bite into it, it is full of oily aroma, and it is crispy and delicious.
In addition, in a wax platter, it is made of Zhoujia pork ears transported from Xiangfan, and Gujia pheasants are finely cut into shreds and mixed together.
The last dish of sugar poured tender lotus root is also made from local materials, and the tender lotus root is dug out in the lotus pond and washed with water. Crisp and white, it seems to be a child's arm. The ingenious thing is that the cook poured the heated lychee honey into the white and tender lotus root, and then served it, and when you bite it, the fragrance of the lotus root and the sweetness of the sugar are mixed together, if you don't know the way, there will be a special surprise.
When Lin Fengjin drank three points of drunkenness, the slight unhappiness in his heart had already been thrown out of the clouds. I also began to think about the next step. But at this moment, his heart suddenly moved, and he looked to the right.
At this time, the sunset has set, and the sunset is gone. However, the sky was still a little bright, and the entire world was bathed in a hot and quiet atmosphere, and there seemed to be a wind blowing in the distance, and the lotus leaves in the lotus pond were densely crowded. Then a sea of undulating green was formed, pushing the pink buds hidden inside.
Three figures walked briskly along the road next to the lotus pond, and these three people Lin Fengjin was very familiar with. Ren Mo, the leader of the sons of Donglin Academy, Sun Xiang, an outer disciple who is proficient in the law, and Gu Xian, a talented man who has unparalleled opportunities.
When these three people came here, Lin Fengjin couldn't slack off, so he stood up and walked to the water corridor to welcome the arrival of the three people.
For Lin Fengjin's behavior, Ren Mo still felt very satisfied. Because it represents a certain level of respect, and it's a very important respect.
If Lin Fengjin saw them sitting still, then according to the rules of the time, only enemies or extremely close friends and relatives could enjoy this kind of treatment. If he stands up from the table and doesn't move, it means that he is not welcome.
However, after Lin Fengjin stood up, he walked out of the pavilion, and the total number of steps he walked exceeded seven steps, so he was called "descending to greet each other", which was very enthusiastic. Of course, it is more respectful to greet you at the door of the house, but often only when elders or high-ranking officials come to visit, this treatment is available.
This is the unspoken rule of the literati at that time, there are more unspoken rules in the officialdom, the most famous is the allusion of "serving tea and sending guests", when talking to the boss, no matter how excited you are, if he picks up the teacup and invites you to drink tea, it means that you get out of the house and don't waste the sex time between Lao Tzu and the concubine, then you have to leave immediately, otherwise, there will be no next time.
If you are in this circle, you have to adapt to the rules of this circle, otherwise, it will be difficult to move an inch.
Before Lin Fengjin could speak, Ren Mo had already smiled first:
"This time I came to visit Tianchang Academy, I have been bothering Brother Lin Xian's house for so long, thanks to your kind reception, I will leave tomorrow, so I specially want to come to thank you. ”
Lin Fengjin smiled and said:
"You're welcome, I'm just a little scared that I didn't receive you well. ”
Ren Mo smiled:
"Where, where. ”
Between the words, Lin Fengjin had already let the third son into the pavilion, and then called the subordinates to remove the leftovers and cold dishes, and put on a new table of wine and food, but the third son of Donglin looked at the pair of thresholds and sighed, naturally embarrassed to say that his handwriting was ugly in front of Lin Fengjin, but in his words, he was teasing Lin Fengjin's words, and continued to knock on the side to ask about the origin of the thresholds.
But Lin Fengjin's kung fu of pretending to be crazy and stupid at this time had already entered the transformation realm, and the three of them went around and asked, but after the last result, they still found that they had turned over and over a lot of nonsense, and they could only smile bitterly. Then Ren Mo coughed and said to Lin Feng:
"Actually, I have a reluctant request when I come here, I want to ask Brother Lin Xian to fulfill it, but this request is a bit flattering, so it is difficult to say. ”
Lin Fengjin smiled and said:
"It's easy to say, it's easy to say, Brother Ren, please speak. ”
Ren Mo hesitated for a moment and said:
"That link of wind and rain is really the gist of my Donglin Academy, so we all suspect that it was written by a certain hidden Donglin senior. However, according to Brother Lin, the first appearance of this union was in the Guangji Temple, but the Guangji Temple has been destroyed by natural disasters. Therefore, Lin Xiandi's water pavilion has become the place where this union appeared for the first time. Therefore, at the request of the head of this sect, we want to take this pair of thresholds away in case the head of the academy inquires. ”
This pair of couplets was written on the pillars of this pavilion, but after Lin Feng made a careful plan, he wrote it himself, and asked Lewd Fu to find seven or eight carpenters to go up at the moment, anyway, the characters are ugly and there is no need to pay attention to any carving, because the surface is painted, so laymen can't see that it was just done.
Ren Mo's intention was to demolish the pavilion and take away the pillars. Of course, it's not hard to find out that the threshold is a new secret, but it's not a big deal. Lin Fengjin didn't think so, but the essence of a profiteer who inherited Master Lin was at this time, but he groaned and showed a look of embarrassment.
At this moment, an old voice suddenly sounded above the gazebo:
"You junior, you're really stingy, will my old man ask for your things for nothing?"
Before the words fell, a gray figure suddenly turned down from the top of the pavilion, Lin Fengjin only felt that there was a flower in front of him, and there was already one more person sitting in front of the banquet! This old man was none other than the affectionate Ruan Xian of Donglin Academy!
He didn't know when he came! To know that Lu Dao had a wide field of vision, lotus leaf fields, and occupied a radius of several kilometers, and he could only come from the water pavilion to go up to this pavilion! Not to mention that the sky was still very bright at this time, and even the lonely bird hovering in the sky could be seen clearly, but Lin Fengjin didn't even notice the approach of this old man, let alone find out when he was hiding on the pavilion.
Ruan Xian sat at the same table with a group of juniors, but he had no taboos, and if no one was around, he first picked up the wine jug and drank a few sips directly to the spout, and took a sip of wine and praised:
"Fifteen-year-old pear blossom white, it's rare to get it here. ”
Then he picked up a honey lotus root and took a bite, praising it:
"It's natural, it has its own local flavor, it's very good!"
Lin Fengjin saw Ruan Xian's actions, but he didn't care, and said with a smile:
"If you like it, sir, you might as well use more. ”
Ruan Xian's strange eyes rolled and said:
"I want to like to eat myself, I don't need your persuasion, what's the matter? My old man wants this couplet of yours, can you dismantle it?"
Lin Fengjin smiled bitterly:
"Originally, this thing was not worth a lot of money if it was dismantled, not to mention how dare the elder resign if he had a fate? It's just that although the words on this threshold are unsightly in the eyes of the ranks, it is a rare pinnacle essence for me, and this was originally intended to be used as a commemoration and ready to be passed on to future generations."
Ren Mo and the others listened to Lin Fengjin's words, and they really couldn't help but laugh and endure too hard, looking at Lin Fengjin's bad words like a dog, they actually used "peak essence" to describe it, and they wanted to "pass it on to their descendants!" Gu Xian said in his heart that your word can also be passed on to the world, so wouldn't my word be worshiped by all the world's scholars
Ruan Xian listened to Lin Fengjin's words, took another sip of wine and said:
"You kid can't keep your hands, like a loach, it's really not easy to make you suffer a loss, so let's do it, my old man also drank a few glasses of wine from you today, and ate your food, so I kindly nodded to you. ”
Lin Feng said happily:
"Please make it clear. ”
Ruan Xian was originally holding a braised red pig's hand to gnaw, but after listening to Lin Fengjin's words, he rolled his strange eyes, wiped his greasy hand on his linen robe, and then grabbed his hand! I don't know what happened to Lu Dao, Lin Fengjin saw a flower in front of him, and suddenly even someone sat next to Ruan Xian with a stool! (To be continued......