A knife in love

Chapter 387

When Li Qiufeng and Murong Danyan heard what Situ Qiao said, they looked at each other at the same time, and at the same time thought of the scene of the gathering of officials that they had seen in the underground of the Babao Lianhua Mountain Mausoleum.

Deng Yao said: "Mr. Situ, I think you were dazzled by the two rare treasures of purple jade grapes and emerald jade cabbage at that time. From the appearance of the woman and the man, it was clearly the jade statue behind the altar, and the mummy next to it You only have babies in your eyes, and you actually treat them as living people, it's ridiculous, ridiculous."

Situ Qiao sighed, and said: "What Gang Leader Deng said is not bad. At that time, I felt something was wrong in my mind, but I couldn't think of anything weird. It seemed to be a dream and I just woke up; I am in a dream without waking up, and everything in front of me is a scene in a dream. I feel like I am going to do something, but I can’t figure out what it is. The more I think about it, the more my mind The more chaos in the middle. At the end, just looking at the two people in front of me, I can’t remember where I am anymore.”

Li Qiufeng and Murong Danyan jumped out four words at the same time: soul-moving Dafa.

Situ Qiao narrowed his eyes, and under the light of the torch, his expression looked rather strange.I only heard him go on to say: "The beautiful woman sat on the dragon chair, a little tired, and said to me: 'There are countless rare treasures here, you can take them away. It's just the secret here, but you can't Tell anyone, can you do it?'

"In my daze, I couldn't even think of any treasures. I wanted to talk, but I didn't know what to say. At this time, the man standing under the stage smiled and said: 'Treasures are deceiving people. Look at your desperation. I think I have done a lot of bad things? Twenty-three years ago, there was an old scholar named Gong in Fengyang Mansion. There are no less than a hundred Jinshi, and they are very famous...'

"Hearing what he said, I couldn't help but tremble, and everything in front of me suddenly disappeared. I was shocked and rubbed my eyes hurriedly, only to find that I was standing in a study room. A bearded and haired man The old man in white is wearing a square scarf and a robe, with his left hand behind his back and a volume of book in his right hand, and he is reciting while shaking his head. When he gets to the point where he is proud of it, his eyes are slightly closed, his face is smiling, and he seems to be wandering Outside, I was ecstatic beyond words. There were four tables in the study, and behind each table sat a six or seven-year-old child. Seeing the old man like this, the four children covered their mouths and laughed. Among them One even took out a house made of small wooden sticks from under the table and played with it in his hands.

"The child was so excited to play that he finally put the little house on the table. The other three children were also very interested when they saw it. How could they have the heart to listen to the old man's reading? While the old man was shaking his head and wandering away, They all turned their heads to the small house, squeezing their heads together from time to time, whispering a few words.

"When these children were playing happily, they suddenly heard a 'pop', and then the two children cried out in pain. It was the old man who was about to explain the meaning of this passage after reading a passage. It was just him Opening his eyes, he saw four children huddled together, playing with a small house made of wooden sticks. Suddenly, he felt furious, waved the book in his hand, and slammed it on the four little heads. It fell down. This hit two children on the head, and they screamed in pain. Although the other two were not beaten, they were also frightened, and hurriedly shrank back to their seats.

"The old man stretched out his hand and grabbed the small house, as if he was about to fall to the ground. The child hurriedly stood up and stretched out his hand to grab the old man's arm. It's just that he is short, how could he reach the old man's arm? Just his grasp, He was grabbing the old man's waist and almost pulled the old man to the ground. The old man was annoyed immediately, his face flushed red, and he shouted: "It's reversed! It's the end of the world, and the world is going down. How can there be a student who fights?" Sir's reason?!"

"After the old man finished speaking, he slammed the little house in his hand on the ground. Hearing a 'pop', the little house was smashed to pieces, and the small wooden sticks were scattered all over the ground. The child saw that he spent The small house that took three days to build was destroyed in an instant. Shocked and angry, he bent down to pick up small sticks. After picking up three or four sticks, he remembered that all his hard work was in vain, and immediately sat on the ground and burst into tears. While crying, he pointed at the old man and shouted, "You pay for my house! You pay for my house!"

"The gentleman was still annoyed. Hearing the child crying, he felt even more irritable. He turned around and walked to his desk, grabbed a ruler, and said to the child: 'Your Situ family can be regarded as a big family in the local area. Why did you become such an unfilial descendant? Today I will ask the most holy master's family law to teach you a lesson for Master Situ!'

"After the old man finished speaking, he was about to walk towards the child with a ruler in his hand. Unexpectedly, the child suddenly jumped up from the ground, pointed at the old man and cursed: 'You old coffin board! You speak benevolence and morality, and your stomach is full of male robbers and female whores! I don't know? You peeked at my second uncle's concubine taking a bath, and even teased Jiuxiang, the maid in the mansion, you, you are an old bastard!'

"The old man stopped immediately when he heard the child yelling, his face turned pale, and he said in a trembling voice: 'You, you little bastard, why did you frame me, my innocence...'

"At that time, several servants outside the study were cleaning the courtyard. Hearing the shouting and cursing in the house, they all gathered to watch the fun. After hearing the child's scolding, some of these servants covered their mouths and snickered, and some The old man pointed. When the old man saw people watching, he was ashamed and angry. He waved the ruler in his hand and wanted to hit the child. The child was not afraid, and pointed at the old man and shouted: "If you have a problem, you will beat him to death." Me! If you beat me to death, you will kill me to silence you. Naturally, the government will settle accounts with you!'

The arm of the old man who raised the ruler was trembling, and he wanted to hit it, but he hesitated.Unexpectedly, just when he could not make up his mind, the child suddenly rushed towards him, taking advantage of the old man's unpreparedness, suddenly stretched his right hand into his arms, took out something, ran out of the study, and stood at the door He shouted to the onlookers: "Look, look, everyone, come and see!"See what's hiding in this old bastard's arms? ! '

"Everyone looked into his hand, but they saw that what he was holding up was a pink women's bow shoe. All the family members burst into laughter, which was mixed with laughter and cursing. When the old man was tearing up with the child just now, A servant went to inform the head of the family. At this time, an old man in brocade robes, six to seventy years old, rushed over with the support of several family members. He happened to see the child holding a bow shoe in his hand. Standing at the entrance of the study, looking around triumphantly. The old man in brocade robe heard a general idea, and was angry and annoyed. When the servants who were watching saw the old man in brocade robe, they hurriedly dispersed in fright. The old man in brocade robe Pointing at the child, he cursed: "You little beast, you are messing around here again, see if I don't beat you to death!"

"After the old man in brocade robe finished speaking, he waved his crutches and wanted to hit the child. The child stuck his neck, but he was not afraid. He looked like 'If you want to kill me, hit me'. The old man in brocade robe was furious. Geng Sheng, tremblingly, hit the child with the crutch in his hand. He just said he was going to 'beat him to death', but he couldn't hit him hard. When the crutch fell, he turned slightly to the right, avoiding the child. His head fell straight to his left shoulder.

"Seeing that the crutch was about to hit the child's shoulder, the old man in the study had already stepped out, reached out and grabbed the child's arm, and pulled him aside, just avoiding the crutch of the old man in brocade robe. The old man in brocade robe didn't He didn't use much force, so he took it back after smashing it with his crutches. He said to the old man: "Mr. Gong, don't be angry. This little beast is extremely stubborn, and this old man will teach him a lesson..."

"Before the old man in brocade robe finished speaking, Mr. Gong waved his hand at him, and said in his mouth: "The young master is talented and intelligent. If you can calm down and study, let alone be a candidate, you will be a Jinshi in the future, and you will be a Hanlin." , but it is not difficult. It’s just that he puts too much effort on miscellaneous studies, despises the teachings of sages, and still can’t understand the principle of being diligent and motivated. Shu Gong bluntly said that Master Situ started from scratch and went through hardships to get such a job. A family business means pampering the offspring. Although this is human nature, one should always keep in mind that if one cannot cultivate one's moral character and treat others with humility, after the second or third generation, one may be ruined. This talent and learning is not enough to be a teacher. In order not to delay the studies of the young master and other young masters, I also ask Master Situ to hire someone else. Gong is already old, so I will resign and go back to my hometown in Fengyang.'

"The old man in brocade robe was shocked when he heard that Mr. Gong was about to resign. He hurriedly said to Mr. Gong: "It's all because of the old man's incompetence in discipline, which makes this little beast play tricks on Mr. again and again. Please forgive him again, if he commits the crime again , I tried my best to beat this little beast to death, but I didn’t dare to offend Mr..” After he finished speaking, he opened his eyes and said to the child, “Why don’t you apologize to Mr. Gong?!”

"The boy was overjoyed when he heard Mr. Gong say that he was going to resign, but he was most afraid of the old man in brocade robe. Seeing him staring at him fiercely, he had no choice but to bow his hands to Mr. Gong hastily. , Said in the mouth: "The boy offended Mr., and I hope Mr. forgive me."

"Mr. Gong looked at the child, sighed after a while, and said: 'Young master, among the students I have taught, in terms of talent and intelligence, you are enough to squeeze into the top five. The other four Everyone ordered Hanlin, the highest official position is the minister of the Ministry of Rites, and the worst one is also the magistrate. Young master, although you have run out of your mansion, Gong must leave a word before leaving, hope The young master can remember. It is easy for a thief in the mountain to break the thief in the heart. This is what a great person in this dynasty said. I hope the young master carefully ponders this sentence, and when you can see the world clearly, you will not be fettered by common things, and calm down Read the books of the sages and do what the sages teach, and that is when you will achieve great success.'

"After Mr. Gong finished speaking, he fixed his eyes on the child. But the child didn't care, with a look of thieves on his face, and from time to time he winked at the other children hiding aside. Mr. Gong Seeing him like this, and knowing that his teaching was a waste of effort, he could only let out a long sigh, cupped his hands towards the old man in brocade robe, and said: "Gong, I will leave now. Thank you, Master Situ, for your care over the past few months. But little Gong has never done any of the things that the young master said. I don't know who and when put the shoes in my arms...'

"The old man in the brocade robe blushed. Before Mr. Gong finished speaking, he said to Mr. Gong with a face of shame: "Sir, don't worry too much. This old man naturally knows what Mr. Gong is. Mr. teaches and educates people. For decades, peaches and plums have been everywhere. All over the world, the six provinces north and south of the Yangtze River, the families of officials, gentry and wealthy families, who would not say that you, Mr. Gong, are a gentleman with a good mind?! It is this little beast who acts recklessly and acts recklessly, please don't take it to heart. Staying for a few months is a great face for the old man.'

"The old man in brocade robe tried hard to persuade him to stay, but Mr. Gong insisted on not letting go. In the end, he bowed his hands and left the courtyard without even his luggage."

At this point, Situ Qiao sighed, and said: "If I had realized the deep meaning of Mr. Gong's words back then, I might have been much happier in this life."

(End of this chapter)