The master and apprentice walked more than ten miles on white credit, and came to a town, where there happened to be a "Huitian" money village, and immediately exchanged the silver ticket into cash, and then divided the silver obtained this time into two parts, and said on credit: "Go, it's time to see your uncle." ”

"Oh!" Yuan Quan's response, with a slight grievance in his words. Bai Cheng suddenly became angry, slapped his head on the door, and scolded: "Stinky boy, so reluctant, how can you have such an unscrupulous disciple." After saying that, he picked up his arm again, and Yuan Quan immediately begged for mercy, saying, "Master, Master, the disciple is wrong, the disciple will go with you." ”

Bai Cheng sighed and said: "Back then, you were a master of ghosts, heroes, what piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, Qimen Dunjia, eighteen kinds of martial arts, swords, guns, swords and hammers, all-encompassing, all-encompassing, of course, including some side techniques." At that time, no one was afraid on the rivers and lakes, even the master Hengyuan, the abbot of Shaolin at that time, and the master of the two immortals of the peach sword of the Baiyu Toad Sect, Changshengzi, were all defeated generals, although sometimes it was not necessarily won by martial arts, in short, he had been firmly at the top of the bounty list in his lifetime. Speaking of this, Bai Cheng looked at Yuan Quan, and saw that his face was full of piety, so he continued: "Your master has only accepted two disciples in his life, except for me, I am your uncle Gongsun Jin, but unfortunately neither of us has the extraordinary talent of his old man, so your master taught the elegant knowledge of qin, chess, calligraphy and painting to the handsome Gongsun Jin, and your master and I, born with a lewd appearance, inherited your master's left path technique, what disguise, poison, secret weapon and so on. ”

When Yuan Quan heard this, he suddenly interrupted: "Master, isn't your old man at a big loss?"

Bai Cheng hurriedly called out an ear scraper and scolded: "Stinky boy, what do you know, your uncle has been influenced by piano, chess, calligraphy and painting since he was a child, and his attainments are extraordinary. However, his fame was soon broadcast to the world, and there was an endless stream of protégés who came to learn the arts, and now they have long been all over the world, but your master and I are the only apprentice of you. ”

"Master, don't be sad, one circle is worth a hundred and a thousand of them. Yuan Quandao.

"Your mouth, which can both eat and blow, can indeed withstand his thousand, eight hundred. Bai Cheng left the disciples behind, and continued: "Your uncle is indifferent to fame and fortune all his life, and regards money as dung, although he does not refuse the students who come to apprentice to the arts, but he never accepts money from others, and he never uses his skills to make money, you think about how much financial resources are needed to maintain so many elegant hobbies and raise so many protégés. So before his death, your master held the hand of the teacher and said, 'Xiao Cheng, you are a senior brother, and I will rely on you in the future.' ’”

Yuan Quan said: "Alas, the old man is also eccentric. ”

"You know a fart, that's a kind of trust, it's a kind of trust from his old man to his teacher, you don't know how happy I was at the time, but your uncle cried like a child that day. The two of them had come to a horse farm, bought two fast horses, and continued to face south, and on the second day, they reached a deep mountain. The master and apprentice got off the horse, tied the horse to the tree, and then copied the mountain road up, and soon there was the sound of the zhengzheng piano in the ears, suddenly melodious, suddenly agitated. After a while, I saw several buildings with blue bricks and black gravel, flying eaves and Zhu Hu. As soon as I entered, I saw a group of white-shirted disciples in the huge courtyard, some of them were dancing swords, and some were wielding guns. Passing through the patio to the left, there is a long corridor, and I saw white-shirted disciples playing the piano or playing chess again. Out of the corridor is a blue wave pond, the pond lotus is in bloom, beautiful. There is a rockery by the pond, with mountains and mountains, and there are many white-shirted disciples writing and painting on the rockery, turning a blind eye to the two masters and apprentices on white credit.

Bai Cheng was already familiar with this place, and it didn't take long to come to the flower hall, only to see Gongsun Jin wearing a cyan robe, holding a scroll of scriptures in his right hand, holding on to his back, and holding a beautiful beard with five willows in his left hand, looking up at a picture scroll on the wall, deeply obsessed.

Bai Cheng said: "Three years ago, I met a layman in the land of Zhongzhou, and saw this "Luo Shen Fu Tu", the senior brother of the heart has always liked to paint, so he borrowed it, but I didn't expect that you would have to come here every night to face the wall for three moments. ”

As soon as Gongsun Jin heard that his senior brother was coming, he hurriedly turned around and said with a smile: "Everyone in the rivers and lakes knows that your nickname is 'Bai Laizi if you have borrowed or not', presumably that layman must have lived in seclusion for a long time and did not know the world, so he was blinded by lard, so that he lent you this treasure painting." ”

"I see, you are blinded by lard, and I have worked hard to get countless treasures of calligraphy and paintings, and in the end you will be counted down. Bai Cheng said, the implication is that this painting is far from being so simple as borrowing.

Yuan Quan was curious for a while, and looked at the "Luo Shen Futu" on the wall, and felt that it was not a big deal, but it was not as beautiful and realistic as the landscape painting on the left wall. Then he said: "Uncle Shi, it's not a big deal for me to see what kind of picture this Luo is, these little people are so ugly, they don't look like it at all, it's not as beautiful as the landscape painting over there." ”

Bai Cheng hurriedly slapped off an ear scraper and scolded: "Stinky boy, what do you know, just talk nonsense, don't apologize to your uncle soon." ”

Gongsun Jin smiled and said: "Circle, this painting, the characters are the most difficult, the second landscape, again the dog and horse; Although Li Sixun's "Four Hao of the Mountain" is good, it is far inferior to Gu Kaizhi's "Luo Shen Futu". ”

"Oh, disciple knows. Yuan Quan was afraid of being scolded by the master, so he had to say yes, but in fact he seemed to understand it.

Gongsun Jin led the two into their seats, and said loudly: "Yue'er, serve tea!" After speaking, I saw a girl in a bright yellow robe pushing the door in, holding the tea tray with both hands, it was Gongsun Jin's daughter Gongsun Liu Yue. Although Gongsun Jin has relied on the help of his senior brother Bai Cheng over the years and has lived a prosperous life, he has not invited a single servant in the huge mansion, and even the kitchen meals are handled by his wife Liu. Because he believed in the equality of all beings, he paid for maids, cooks and others, and felt that he was enslaving them.

Gongsun Liu Yue made good tea and served it respectfully with both hands. Bai Chengzheng's mouth was dry, and he drank it all after taking it, which made Gongsun Liu Yuejiao laugh more than once, and when he saw his father's stern gaze, he tried his best to hold back. Yuan Quan saw her smile like a flower, and couldn't help but be obsessed. At this time, Bai Cheng said: "Senior brother, now it is rumored on the rivers and lakes that there is a treasure of the Song Dynasty in the Yongsi Mausoleum of Shaoxing.

Gongsun said: "Senior brother has won the award, but I have heard about this matter, and I heard that there is a woman surnamed Yan who guards the mausoleum, who is strong in martial arts, holds jade Ruyi, and defeats all the thieves in the world." It is said that it is Wen Tianxiang's niece, and Lord Wen doesn't happen to have a concubine surnamed Yan, so it is rumored that the treasure is buried by Wen Tianxiang. ”

When Yuan Quan heard this, he couldn't help but admire, this uncle was really good, he didn't leave home, and he knew more than the rivers and lakes. Who knows, the grandson smiled again: "Hehe, I'm just talking nonsense, senior brother, don't take it seriously." ”

Bai Cheng said: "The tired junior brother divined a hexagram for me, and saw if it was evil or good to go this time." ”

Gongsun said solemnly: "Yue'er!" After saying that, Gongsun Liu Yue took out a dark green turtle shell and five ancient coins. I saw that the patterns on the turtle shell were intricate, the circles were criss-crossed, and there were some strange words. Gongsun Jin turned the turtle shell upside down, and then recited the words in his mouth, and threw the five copper coins into it. Yuan Quan raised his eyes and looked at the top beam, and said silently: "Senior brother, sign down, this is a great omen." Sure enough, Gongsun Jin said that it was these eleven words, and it was exactly the same.

Bai Cheng smiled, picked up a package, checked it, only listened to the sound of silver and silver inside, and said: "Senior brother, you said the same thing last time, you think that my brother is not returning with a full load this time." ”

Gongsun Jin reached out and took the package and handed it to his daughter. said: "If it weren't for my junior brother and I frequently doing things here to resolve your fate, I'm afraid that our senior brothers would have been separated by yin and yang." ”

"Then there is Senior Brother Lao, circle, let's set off. Bai Cheng said. In fact, every time he came to send money and goods, the two brothers had such a conversation, Gongsun was arrogant, and it was not good to give him the money and goods directly, and they were all talking about divination and catastrophe. Gongsun Jin didn't know, but every time he could get the sign, he could only say so, and he knew the temperament of the senior brother, and he couldn't keep it, and said: "Senior brother, you often walk by the river, how can you not get your shoes wet, don't be careful." At the end, he said: "Yue'er, send off." ”

Gongsun Liu Yue sent the two out of the gate and said, "Uncle Shi, I wish you a smooth journey." ”

"Well, child, go back and take good care of your father!" Bai Cheng said, only to find that Yuan Quan's eyes were straight, and he saw Gongsun Liu Yue's face red and red, and finally he had to turn his back. Bai Cheng immediately grabbed his ears and dragged them down the mountain, scolding in his mouth: "What do you see, I haven't seen a girl in eight lifetimes? ”

The master and apprentice went down the mountain, got on the horse and headed for Shaoxing in the northeast, along the way Yuan Circle was sullen, Bai Cheng said that it must be because he hurt his self-esteem in front of the girl, so he said: "Do you like the girl of your uncle's family?" Yuan Quan turned a deaf ear, Bai Cheng thought he was shy, and said: "The man should get married, the woman should get married, what is there to be ashamed of, next time we go back, the master will be the master for you, and ask Gongsun to marry Yue'er to you, and make sure he doesn't dare to say a word." ”

Yuan Quan was suddenly elated and said, "Master, this is true, Uncle He...... Are you really willing to marry Yue'er to me, a little rascal who is illiterate and has no martial arts?"

"Oh, my apprentice on white credit is one in a million, don't be discouraged. Besides, Gongsun and I are like brothers, although every time we meet, we don't speculate, but the friendship in our hearts understands each other, as long as I open my mouth, don't talk about his daughter, even if it's his wife, I have to give it to you. Of course, the last sentence was a joke, and even I laughed when I said it. Yuan Quan was quite serious, and said busily: "No, no, it's enough to have Yue'er." ”