Chapter 14: A Taste of the World

In late spring in March, the grass grows and the warbler flies, it is a good season in the south of the Yangtze River, and the warm breeze makes the tourists drunk.

At this time, the southern Hangzhou City was at the peak of prosperity, and the sky was dawning, and the city was already very lively, and there was an endless stream of peddlers and pawns entering and leaving the city gate.

The city runs through a street from east to west, and the road is full of pedestrians. There are those who lead ox carts and donkey carts to pull goods, some buy goods in a hurry, and some stop at the bridgehead to watch the scenery. There are those who gather together to gossip leisurely, and there are also those who hurriedly run alone to make a living.

There is a stall on the side of the road, vegetable farmers, butchers, merchants, and so on. There are also some people who sell strange skills, calligraphy and painting antiques, fortune-telling, juggling and so on.

On both sides of the row are a long row of shops, at this time there are already guys in each store going out to greet and shout, grain, oil, sauce and vinegar, silk and satin cloth, rouge jewelry, tea, wine and dance music, and there are countless shops that live in the store.

At this time, in a teahouse by the bridge, a storyteller by the window held a board and patted it like this: "The book is picked up." That Yue Fei received twelve gold medals, and he knew that it would be difficult to disobey his orders......" The tea guests were fascinated by what they heard.

When the storyteller came to a critical juncture, he said that Yue Fei was killed, and all the people below were concentrated, and the sound of tea tasting became more and more sparse, and they all opened their eyes and listened with resentment.

"It's so disgusting!" said two drooping children by the window, eavesdropping, and one of them couldn't help but cry out angrily.

Mr. Storyteller is already old, and he can't stand to be frightened the most, but at this time, he didn't pay attention, and was interrupted by the child, his lips and tongue trembled twice, and he was stunned.

More than a dozen listeners below were fluttering in their thoughts, and when they saw that the old storyteller stopped, their hearts were depressed. The old ones can't move, so they can enjoy the tea that has been put aside for a while to soothe their mood. The rest of them were in the prime of life, and they were shouting and scolding non-stop.

One of the rich old men covered in brocade shouted especially fiercely, and his eyes were staring straight at him: "That urchin, no hairy little ghost!

Not to be outdone, the child who spoke said, "Just let you say good, don't you let me say something hateful? Look at you, fat head and big ears, it is estimated that you are no better than that Qin Yu! Eat your grandfather and my fart sooner or later!"

Another child said, "That's it!"

Others heard such nonsense and laughed incessantly. Someone laughed and said: "This master, I heard that you are the most unaffordable in business, how did you get taken advantage of by a yellow-mouthed child today?"

The fat old man looked around, and saw that there were still people laughing all around, and there were still people who took the opportunity to tease him, and he was depressed, and his face became more and more ugly. He couldn't help but stand up, pointed at the two children, and his mouth was ruthless, and all fathers and mothers came out.

The two children were really stubborn, and immediately scolded back, screaming more and more vigorously, and the pigs and dogs for a while, made the rich merchant's old man's face blue and white. He felt that he had no face to stay in the teahouse, he couldn't stand, so he ran out of the door and chased after him. When the two children saw this, they ran away in the morning. In the teahouse, the tea guests leaned back and fell together in laughter, and only a few old men shook their heads non-stop.

The two children ran for a while, leaving the rich merchant far away, and they did not feel very tired, and began to laugh and play again.

"Last time, you were Yue Fei, and I was Qin Yu. It's my turn to be a hero this time, right?" said Fang Cai helpfully.

"No, this time I was used as a-stirring stick by that fat man, and I didn't have to do it. Repeat the story of the last time, or I'll be the hero!"

"You're fooling!"

"I didn't!"

......

After a while, the two came to a private school, still arguing. I only heard a burst of "Zi said, learn and learn, don't say it" and there was no movement, and then there was a sentence in the school: "Who?"

The two children knew that something was wrong and hesitated, but they could only enter the school head-on.

I saw a group of schoolchildren sitting in this school, most of them the same age as the two of them, looking at the two of them. Some of them were smiling and gloating, waiting to see the jokes between the two.

Directly opposite the two sat an old gentleman with a wistful expression: "What are you two doing here?"

He was speechless in shock, knowing that even if the two of them were late, they were only scolded by Mr. I don't know that Mr. Today's performance is abnormal, and I know that I am afraid that I am going to be finished.

The tallest of the two saw that the playmate on the side was so frightened that he couldn't say a word, so he hurriedly stepped forward and tried to reply: "So that the gentleman will know that the two of us are too late to listen to books because they are greedy for fun, and they forget the time." It's just that this incident started because I abducted my younger brother, and the student is willing to bear the punishment with all his might, and I also ask my husband to give my brother a lenient punishment. This is what Fang just scolded as "hateful".

"How can I punish you? Who dares to punish the big hero?" The gentleman sighed, "I'm only afraid that the temple here is small, and there is no room for two big heroes!

These two children have grown up so much where have they experienced such a battle, thinking that Mr. doesn't want himself anymore, thinking of going home and not knowing how to explain to his parents, he was shocked and scared, he couldn't hold back his whimpering and crying, tears flowed, panting and admitting his mistakes, and telling Mr. not to drive him away.

It's really a good reincarnation of heaven, a while ago, I just taught them to be angry with a fat man, and now I learned a lesson from Mr., and the two of them understood what great sorrow and joy are in one day.

It's just that no matter how the two of them cried, the gentleman just kept a strained face, and scared the students below into dying.

Seeing that the youngest of the two was about to cry, a half-sized man in the seat pleaded with a voice: "Mr. is merciful, and he is thinking of unintentional mistakes, spare the two of them!"

"Hey! In this school, you two are the most naughty and disobedient to discipline! The old man is also weak. The old gentleman stroked his goatee and exhaled slowly, "For the sake of Wuchen's intercession, I will give you another chance." If there is a recurrence?"

"Don't dare, don't dare anymore!" the tall man helped his younger brother up, and the two lowered their heads, tears still hanging from the corners of their eyes.

"Come here, take off your pants, turn around!" said the gentleman, who changed his tone of gentleness, and scolded, picking up a ring ruler in his hand.

The two brothers didn't dare to slack off, so they hurriedly walked up to Mr., took off their pants, and let Mr. crack on his buttocks more than ten times, and the red marks were swollen.

"Put your pants on, take your book, and stand in the back. You two will stand today!" After the gentleman finished speaking, he turned to look at the students in his seat, "Keep reading!" The sound of reading resounded in the school room.

In this way, the sun shifted, until the end of the afternoon, and there was no more chaos in the private school.

At this time, it was dusk, and the old gentleman walked slowly on the bamboo path behind the house. A little golden light passed through the green bamboo forest, imprinted on the old gentleman and a half-sized boy who accompanied him.

This is the student who was previously called dustless by the old gentleman. I saw that he was tall, magnificent, masculine, and bookish, and the straight people felt close to each other as soon as they met.

The two chatted, only to hear the dustless smile and say, "The teacher is very skilled! ”

"I'm sorry to say, your idea almost made me unable to get off the stage!" the old gentleman grimaced.

"Hehe, don't be angry, the student knows how to measure. ”

"Hey, the Lin brothers I grew up watching, and I love them a lot. Moreover, the old man was soft-hearted and couldn't urge them to work hard, so he became more and more stubborn. Although I am using heavy medicine at the moment, I don't know how long I can deter them, but I may be estranged from them. ”

"Teacher, don't worry, the two of them will be more grateful for the teacher's teachings in the future. ”

"So, I'm okay with it. It's a pity that you are a genius, but you don't want to gain fame. Otherwise, I can't bear to persecute them. ”

"The teacher's wish is that the student can save it, but the student is not here, and I hope the teacher will forgive. ”

"It's been put down a long time ago! You ...... How's it going?"

"The Four Books and Five Classics have been memorized, and the teacher's collection of books has also been read. ”

"Learned all the words?"

"I've learned it all. ”

"Hey, I'm afraid the old man won't be able to survive this winter. How do you learn calligraphy?"

"I'm still figuring it out, and I won't be able to learn it until this year. Dustless understands.

"Then follow me for another year, I'll hurt you. The old gentleman walked out of the bamboo forest and looked straight at the sunset, "Hey!"

He lost his wife at an early age, had no children under his knees, worked as a petty official for decades, earned a share of the garden, and returned to his hometown to buy a private school in his later years. After teaching for more than ten years, I see that the Lin brothers have a cute temperament and like it very much, but it is a pity that the Lin brothers cannot always be by his side. Now he finally has a student who accompanies him day and night, very intelligent and very caring, and the old gentleman regards it as his own.

It's a pity that the sunset is infinitely better, but it's just near dusk. The old gentleman estimated that his time was short, and he had been lonely for most of his life, thinking that he could have a lovely person by his side before he died, so he kept him dustless. Seeing that Wuchen responded intimately, the old gentleman was both relieved and guilty, and couldn't help but look back on his life experience, and his heart was simply mixed. Looking at the slowly setting sunset, he sighed.

......

A few days later, early in the morning, the Lin family's parents knocked on the door of the private school with a string of fresh chops.

It was Wuchen who opened the door: "It's uncle and aunt! Come, come in! Why do you still bring things?"

"For the old gentleman, is he awake?"

"When I woke up, I was still freshening up, and I was asked to open the door. ”

"Very good, that, we want to see you. ”

"I'm not an outsider, so why be polite, come with me. ”

Dustless led the way, and the two parties chatted along the way, and after a while, they arrived in the hall.

I saw the old gentleman sitting upright, and when he saw the Lin family and his wife, he got up to greet him. A few people exchanged pleasantries for a moment, and then sat down again.

"Excuse me, sir, this is a pig offal that I bought in a hurry and gave it to you to mend your body. The Lin family man got up again, handed over the pig offal in his hand, and was taken by Wuchen.

"Hmm. However, there is no merit in return. Would you like to ask for advice?"

"Oh, that's right. In the next two dogs, I thank you for the care of Mr. Recently, for some reason, they are not as stubborn as they were a few days ago, and they are often willing to read a book. Presumably it is due to the hard work of Mr. and my husband and wife who have come to thank Mr. for this!" said the Lin family man.

The old gentleman looked relieved: "This is very good, so very good! ”

After Wuchen left, the woman of the Lin family said: "Old man, Wuchen ...... him"

"Knowing how to read, speaking well, learning to be ethical, and learning the Four Books and Five Classics is no different from that of ordinary scholars. Rest easy, both of you. ”

"That's good. But I learned really fast, I only sent it last year, and now it's so decent. ”

"Well, in fact, the old man still doesn't believe it. Judging by the way he behaved when he came, he did not look like a savage in the mountains. Did your husband find it in the mountains?"

It was the turn of the Lin family man to speak: "It's true, I found it from the dense forest." When he saw it, he was naked, fair-skinned, and he was not afraid to see people, but he couldn't understand what he said. I thought that the boy had not been robbed by thieves, so I was so frightened that I was stupid, so I took him home and took him home and cared for him for a few days. He described what he had seen that day.

The old gentleman smiled: "But he is not stupid at all, but he is very smart and powerful." ”

"That's right, the strength is not ordinary, most of them are savages in the mountains. The Lin family man laughed and said sincerely, "It's just that my husband and wife have two sons and shop labor, so they really can't spare their hands." I'm tired of you, sir, take over such troublesome things and relieve the two of us. Craft wine, talk about respect!" The man of the Lin family took out a pot of wine from his arms and put it in the old gentleman's hand.

The three of them gossiped a few words, and when they saw Wuchen coming back, the Lin family man arched his hand and said, "In this case, the two of us will say goodbye." There is still business to take care of in the store, and we can't delay my husband's teaching. ”

The old gentleman also saluted: "Go slowly, and send it away without dust." ”

Wuchen said goodbye to the Lin family and his wife, and when he came back, he saw the old gentleman looking at him with a little meaning. When Wuchen stepped forward, the old gentleman said, "What did you do?"

"The student is just the two of them who know the painstaking work of the teacher. The two of them are smart, they know a little, and they also care about the teacher, they think that the teacher is very disappointed in him, and they are all working hard and working hard these days. The students did not force them. ”

"Hey, you!" said the old gentleman, shaking his head and laughing, "Go back and ask the cook to cook the appetizers and bring them at noon." Today is a big white day!"

......

Another half moon passed.

On this day, the old gentleman suddenly fainted in the school, causing a group of students to run in panic. Wuchen dismissed the students who had no intention of staying, entrusted Mr. Lin to the Lin family brother to take care of him temporarily, and found a nearby medical center Langzhong.

Lang Zhong just arrived, and the Lin family and his wife also came together, and it was the letter from the Lin family that the children went back to report.

The group gathered around the old gentleman, facing Lang Zhong without dust, and asked, "How?"

Lang Zhong shook his head and said, "Old and frail, there is nothing to be done." Looking at his pulse, I'm afraid it's today. ”

The Lin family and his wife sang and said: "You can be relieved that there is no dust! Even if he goes to the old man's house at this moment, he can be regarded as disease-free, and he will die at the end of his life, and it should be a joy and mourning." ”

It's just that Wuchen hasn't yet shown his sadness, and the second son of the Lin family has already burst into tears, shouting Mr. It's just that the two of them have been cared for by Mr. since their grandmother passed away early, and they have long regarded Mr. as a grandfather. They are also half old, so they naturally know what is going on with the death of a person, and they are reluctant to call him back.

I don't know if the call of the two children worked, the old gentleman opened his eyes and woke up. The two children burst into tears and laughed, thinking that their husband was cured, but the others knew that this was a return to the light.

The old gentleman woke up, looked around, and laughed with satisfaction: "Yes!

He turned his head to look at Wuchen again: "I have a doubt. ”

"But it doesn't hurt to say that. ”

"When you first came, I wanted to name you, but you didn't. After a while, I wanted to give you a table word, but you refused, and instead took the table word dust-free. Do I know why?"

"I already have my real name, called Yuntian. The clouds are rolling in the clouds, and the heavens and the earth are in the sky. ”

"Oh, no wonder. Cloudy, dust-free. Dust-free, cloudy sky. I see. So, you're not a savage in the mountains, are you?"

"If I say that I am from outside the world, do you believe it, teacher?"

"Hahaha, you bastard, don't lie to the teacher. It's all come to this point, and you still don't want to invite it truthfully?" the old gentleman scolded with a smile.

"In that case, I'll summon it truthfully!" Yun Tian straightened up, and suddenly released bursts of golden flames around his body, and his feet lifted off the ground, levitating, like a god.

The others were so frightened that they turned on their backs and fell to the ground, their mouths wide open and their eyes glazed.

The old gentleman was also taken aback, and then his face showed excitement, and the old man burst into tears: "Celestial?

"In that case, it is. "The clouds descended from the sky, and the golden light was gathered.

"Hahaha, the old man has accepted a celestial man as a student, and he has no regrets in this life!" the old gentleman asked again, "Is there an afterlife?"

"Yes, the student asked before. Prosperous wealth, husband and wife are white-headed, children and grandchildren are around the knees, no disease and no disaster, more than 100 years old. ”

"Thank you. That's good!'......" said the old gentleman, silent.

The others didn't know what to do at this moment, but the two children pounced on them and cried again.