Chapter Seventy-Three: Choice

In the next few days, every dusk, Chen Tang would carry a book on his back to the backyard of Fushanguan.

The rattan chair is already there, a sandalwood, a tea set, smelling the fragrance and tasting tea, and opening to read.

The days are elegant and indifferent.

Every time he came, Chen Tang saw the floating Taoist lying lazily under the osmanthus tree in the front yard, the rattan chair swaying slightly, and his eyes squinted, as if he was asleep.

With such a lazy host, the Taoist incense can be imagined.

Anyway, in the past few days, Chen Tang has not seen any believers come in, and the merit box erected on the side of the door outside seems to be empty.

From the next day when he came to the Taoist temple, every time he entered the door, Chen Tang threw a piece of money into the merit box.

It's not about giving, it's about pleasing or something, it's just a matter of convenience.

It can be seen that the floating Taoist is not only lazy, but also rarely speaks. Chen Tang came and greeted him again and again, but he nodded slightly and responded. The two boys are much more enthusiastic, always smiling at each other and answering all questions.

However, Chen Tang didn't ask anything, it was basically unnutritious daily polite words.

His main job is to read.

The content of the reading, there is not a single scripture article, it is all prose travelogues, and the literary style is more enthusiastic and rich.

In the Yin Kingdom, there are three main categories of books, of which the largest proportion is of course the classics and articles, and then to the poems and songs, and then to the prose miscellaneous.

Poetry is a small way, which belongs to the pastime and entertainment, while prose is not even a "Tao", and is collectively called "miscellaneous".

However, the content of these miscellaneous statements is really not bad, with a wealth of geographical knowledge, as well as some strange anecdotes, which are interesting and eye-opening to read.

Chen Tang's family did not have these miscellaneous books, but after agreeing to come to study, he specially went to the bookstore on Hanmo Street to pick them up and bought several copies.

In this way, in addition to reading to others, I have also gained a lot, and I have a general understanding of the geographical location of Yin, as well as the customs and customs of many places, famous mountains and rivers, etc.

On the fifth day, after noon, the weather changed, and a light rain began to fall. The wind blew on the body and gave it a cool feeling.

Autumn has arrived, and the sub-test will be held soon.

Some time ago, Chen Tang went to the Admiral College to register - the Admiral College is the office of the Panzhou School Administration, which is responsible for the education affairs of the entire Panzhou jurisdiction, and Panzhou College is also under its control.

Generally speaking, the children's examination is held in the county, while the examination is held in the Panzhou capital.

Because Chen Tang was born in the suburbs of Panzhou Prefecture, he took advantage of the convenience of his household registration, so he saved a lot of travel and horse expenses. Now I have moved directly to the city to live, and it is more convenient to take exams.

The procedures for applying for the exam are not difficult, take the identity documents, etc., and pay 50 yuan, and you will receive an exam card.

This sign is equivalent to the admission ticket, which records the specific information of the candidate, and on the day of the exam, enter the venue with a license.

If you lose it, you will have to pay a fee of 100 yuan, and if you lose it twice, you will be disqualified from the reference and come back next year.

The autumn rain lingers until dusk, and it does not stop.

Chen Tang held an oil-paper umbrella and came to the floating mountain view. When I entered the backyard, I found that rattan chairs, coffee tables and other things were placed under the eaves of the thatched hut, not afraid of wind and rain.

It's quite sweet.

Bell bell bell!

The wind chimes are blowing, and the ringing is crisp and beautiful, so as to welcome.

Chen Tang smiled, walked over, sat down as usual, and took out a book.

The autumn breeze is blowing, the autumn rain is dripping, and in the sound of wind and rain, there is the sound of readingβ€”β€”

In such a scene, he couldn't help but think of a couplet that often appeared in his reading years in another time and space: the sound of the wind and rain, the sound of reading, the sound of the sound, the family affairs, the country affairs, the world's affairs, everything is concerned!

After reading a paragraph, he put down the scroll, took a sip of tea, and his eyes fell on the door of the thatched hut that was close at hand. The two windows are pasted with the usual beige window paper, and as long as there is a light and people move inside, there will be projections.

I remember the screen picture very deeply, that is, there are always some masked night walkers who appear outside the window, saliva with their fingers, and poke at the paper window, and the window paper is broken, revealing a hole. When people are outside, they can watch, or they can directly take out a bamboo pipe and blow ecstasy smoke into the house......

Bell bell bell!

The wind chimes rang at the right time, prompting Chen Tang to be distracted.

He coughed dryly, resisted the urge to poke at the window paper, and continued reading.

After reading, I packed up, put the book on my back and left.

Knock knock!

Inside the thatched hut, there was a sudden melodious sound of the piano, like a mountain spring flowing by, and the murmur was intentional. Stopping in the ear, it is very enjoyable.

Chen Tang's pace of departure couldn't help but slow down a little.

The next day, the wind and rain stopped.

Chen Tang came to the backyard of Fushanguan on time and found that the rattan chairs and coffee tables were still under the eaves, and they did not move out because it was not raining.

Could it be that the people in the room liked their own close reading? Could they have heard it more clearly?

After thinking about it, Chen Tang sat down.

He did not rush to read, but looked up at the two strings of wind chimes hanging on either side of the doorway, and found that they were quite unique in shape, but they were made of nine pipes in series. The length of the tube varies, the main body is turquoise, as if it is a bamboo tube, and there are yellow-red spots on the body surface. With a slight touch of each other, they can make a clear sound, like playing music.

At the lower end of the pipe, there are some tassel decorations, which are mottled in color, which is very attractive.

Chen Tang was stunned for a while, but the wind chimes did not ring to urge.

After a while, Chen Tang came back to his senses and began to read aloud.

Due to the delay at the beginning, this time the sandalwood burned out, and Chen Tang specially added a poem:

Jin Se has fifty strings for no reason, one string and one pillar Si Hua Nian; Zhuang Shengxiao dreams of butterflies, and hopes that the emperor will trust the cuckoo in spring. There are tears in the pearl of the sea and the moon, and the blue field is warm and the jade is smoking; this situation can be recalled, but it was already clear at that time.

This is a well-known hazy poem, hazy meaning, can make people ignore the problem of allusion.

After groaning, Chen Tang packed up his things and exited the backyard.

Today, there is no piano sound.

When they arrived in the front yard, the floating Taoist lying on the rattan chair suddenly shouted: "Scholar, stay here." ”

Chen Tang looked at him and asked, "What does Uncle Nine command?"

"There is one more day, which is enough for seven days." ”

Chen Tang nodded and said, "Yes." ”

"In that case, I will pass on the spell to you now. ”

When Chen Tang heard this, he said happily: "Okay." ”

Although the other party is the host of the Fushan Temple, he will not go back on his word, but it is naturally a good thing to be able to learn Taoism one day earlier.

The floating Taoist was still lazily lying on the rattan chair: "I have three techniques to teach, you choose one." ”

Chen Tang hurriedly asked, "Which three?"

""Invisibility Talisman", "Wall Piercing Technique", "Five Ghost Fortune Tips", which one do you want to choose?"