The heavens from Bailuyuan

Chapter 220 Classic Teapot Theory (Full order)

Leng Qingqiu was stunned, looked at Lao Li who was unloading, and asked softly: "Uncle, was it Mr. Bai who went in just now? I think he is very similar to Mr. Bai who teaches in our Beiman Girls' School. He should be he."

"But why did he go back like this without even saying hello?"

She was not deeply involved in the world, so she obviously didn't understand the hidden meaning.

He mistakenly thought that she had bumped into Bai Gui, which caused Bai Gui to leave without even saying hello.

After all, according to common sense, regardless of the relationship between teachers and students, when neighbors get along, poor or rich, they should always be kind and not show such arrogance.

"It's Miss Leng House, I've seen you several times."

"But you don't have to call me Uncle. You can just call me Lao Li."

Lao Li responded with a smile and continued unloading.

This is Lao Li's self-effacement. Leng Qingqiu came from a scholarly family, how could she be so rude to others, she changed her address, and continued to ask: "Then Uncle Li, can you tell me why Mr. Bai left in such a hurry?"

She wanted to say hello and leave, but what Bai Gui did made her curious.

"This is the boss's private matter. We are servants, so we can't talk too much."

"Miss Leng, please don't be offended. My boss is always very kind. Maybe there is something unspeakable this time..."

Lao Li replied.

He didn't know what Bai Gui did this time, and he didn't even know a few big characters, so how could he read newspapers.But just seeing Bai Gui and Bai Xiuzhu say goodbye fifteen minutes ago, he mistakenly thought that Bai Gui was afraid of guilt, but he dared not say this.

Talkative servants do not end well.

Nowadays people have to obey the rules, the first rule is not to talk nonsense about the host's family affairs.

Leng Qingqiu made fun of himself, Lianyi bid farewell to Old Li, then returned to the cold house next door full of doubts.

After a while.

Only then did Bai Gui come out to help Lao Li unload the goods.

Lao Li is also in his sixties, and he became a helper looking after the house when he was getting older.Lao Li is capable of a few odd jobs, but Bai Gui has to come over to help with heavy work like unloading.

Just like when Bai Jiaxuan was in Bailu Village, he always worked with Lu San when he went to work in the fields.

"Boss, the lady in the cold house asked you just now... I didn't respond much, but as a neighbor, I also know that the ladies and wives in this cold house are all good-hearted, so we can't just be separated like this..."

"Is a close neighbor better than a distant relative?"

Old Li took a breath, rested his feet, and said.

There is no shortage of words to invite credit.

"I know this, but she is a student of Bayman Girls' School. As a teacher, I have to avoid it."

"If there is any help in the cold house in the future, our white house can help and support the neighbors. This is fine, but the friendship cannot be too deep."

Bai Gui thought for a while and exhorted.

Lao Li is now the housekeeper of the White Mansion, so he needs to tell some things, and let him have a better understanding of the Leng Mansion in the future.

At this time, the neighbors are still not in touch with each other as in the later generations. Those who live in the same alley will always greet each other face to face, and they will help each other if they need anything on weekdays.

So the relationship cannot be deadlocked.

In addition, when judging whether a person's reputation is good or not, neighbors are also a reference.

"Okay, boss, I will remember this."

Old Li nodded.

He continued to talk to Bai Gui and said, "Boss, I don't have any skills, and I haven't studied much, but the person who listened to the book said that a prosperous family will have more children and more blessings..."

"The speaker said that a man is like a soup bowl, and a woman is like a soup spoon. A soup bowl must be matched with several soup spoons."

He thought that Bai Gui was afraid of internal affairs, so he gave a gentle reminder.

A weak husband was looked down upon in the old days.

Remember, this counts as loyalty.

The three cardinal guides and the five permanent principles, the ruler guides his ministers, the husband guides his wife, and the father guides his sons. These are all feudal dogmas.

These three cardinal principles are the moral standards between people.

Of course, if Bai Gui is unwilling and doesn't want to listen to it, there is nothing wrong with this sentence, and it won't arouse much resentment from a man.As for the wife, she is not married yet, anyway, it is impossible for the host family to tell the wife this sentence when the time comes.

"You are exactly the same as Gu Tangsheng's teapot and teacup theory."

Bai Gui couldn't help shaking his head and smiling.

Gu Tangsheng has a famous theory about teapots and teacups.

A Westerner once asked, "The fashion in your country is to respect polygamy, did you say something?"

Gu Tangsheng said with a smile: "Do you know the reason why there are many cups and wings of the pot? It is appropriate to have one pot and many cups; it is also appropriate for one husband to have many wives."

But when he thought about what Lao Li said carefully, his expression was a little weird. This metaphor was a bit wrong, and he asked, "Which book did you hear from the storytelling writer?"

Lao Li was puzzled, and only after a while did he utter a sentence: "Silver丨Pingmei."

Only then did Bai Gui suddenly understand.

What I read turned out to be a pirated book, no wonder the words were distorted.

"This sentence was said by Pan Jinlian. Don't talk nonsense in the future and ruin the reputation of our house..."

"It's okay to lose your face, but it's okay to lose mine."

Bai Gui felt that it was necessary to correct Lao Li's thinking, and said.

The master and the servant are both humiliated and honored.

Like Su Dongpo, who is the book boy for Su Dongpo?
Those are Gao Qiu and Lin Lingsu!
The housekeeper of his white house, not to mention being comparable to these two, must be... not ashamed.

"Yes, Master."

Old Li was ashamed.

On weekdays, he likes to listen to some pornographic ditties most, but unexpectedly, he got it wrong.

……

In the morning, Bai Gui mentioned Gu Tangsheng when he was unloading the goods with Lao Li. In the afternoon, someone handed over an invitation letter, inviting Bai Gui to a banquet, saying that it was to clean up the dust, and Gu Tangsheng was mentioned in the banquet list.

The banquet was held in Lin's house and Chunjue Zhai.

The owner of Chunjue Zhai is Lin Shu.

"The so-called receiving the wind and washing the dust, is receiving the east wind from Kong Ming, and washing the light dust from your body..."

"Bai Meihe, I've always seen your masterpieces, and I've admired your name for a long time. Now that I can see you, it's a regret in my heart."

As soon as Bai Gui walked into Chunjue Zhai, he saw a 50-year-old gentleman with gray braids, a melon cap, and a long gown, came out, took his hand, had a friendly attitude, spoke quickly, and kept talking.

"The morning rain in Weicheng is light and the dust is light, and the guesthouses are green and willows are new." ——Wang Wei "Send Yuan Er Envoy Anxi"

"you are?"

Bai Gui took off his hand calmly and took half a step back.

"I'm Gu Tangsheng."

Gu Tangsheng laughed when he saw this, he didn't take it seriously, and cupped his hands.

"Come in, come in..."

He led the way and led Bai Gui in.

"Mr. Weilu."

Bai Gui walked in, Lin Shu was the only one in the room, this was a private banquet, he bowed and saluted.

Lin Shu invited him to sit down.

Bai Gui sat down and took a look. He, Lin Shu and Gu Tangsheng were the only ones in the room.

"When you were still in Dongyang, I heard about your reputation. I liked the Great Qin Empire you wrote very much. Later, you wrote the book Guns and Guns. I thought about translating it myself, but I couldn't read it because I couldn't speak Japanese. Awful, there are too many obscure academic terms, which made me painstakingly..."

Lin Shu said.

Hearing this sentence, Bai Gui couldn't help but laugh.

Lin Shu was a famous translator in the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China, but he did not know foreign languages.When translating a text, he often listens to other interpreters first, and then he compiles the translation himself.

For example, the plays of Shakespeare and Ibsen were translated into novels, and Ibsen was wrongly translated into German.

The most interesting thing is that Lin Shu is from Hujian and speaks Hokkien, so he translated Holemes in English into Sherlock Holmes...

"Gu Tangsheng claims to be proficient in nine languages, why doesn't Mr. Weilu ask him for advice?"

Bai Gui thought for a while and asked.

When he watched "The Awakening Age", these two people were cast aside by the new culture. In fact, the relationship and friendship between the two were not bad.

"Gu Tangsheng is proficient in nine languages, but he is too proud. As a Juren, I can't invite him, a liberal arts scholar."

Lin Shu snorted, dissatisfied.

When he came to the capital, he failed many times in the spring, but after Gu Tangsheng returned to China, he was rewarded as a scholar of liberal arts with "specially listed as the first class for study tours".

"I don't like the translation of Westerners' works. Besides, Baimei and he will publish the Japanese version first, and they will publish the Chinese version in the future. Why are you so anxious? His translation is definitely better than yours. If you translate it randomly, it will be better than you. destroyed……"

Gu Tangsheng took a puff of his cigarette and said.

"Okay, let's not talk so much, I have a mission to invite you to Chunjuezhai this time, Yan Laoqi wants to find you to work as a professor in the Imperial University, but as an elder, he has invited you once, so it is not good to do it again." Please a second time, so let me please again..."

"What do you think? With your talent, it's a shame to be this Mr. Poor."

Lin Shu said.

Yan Fu, a few words.This name is exactly the same as the name of Yan Shu's son Yan Jidao, and Yan Jidao is the seventh eldest in the family.So people like Lin Shu who are familiar with Yan Fu usually call him Yan Lao Qi.

Yan Fu is now the president of Peking University.

"No need, I'm going back to Qin Province soon. When I come back, I'm going to start studying abroad again. Mr. Ren, I don't want to do it anymore. I go to class every day and leave class in a panic..."

Bai Gui shook his head and refused.

Before he came, he had speculated about Lin Shu's invitation.Both Lin Shu and Yan Fu were from Fujian Province, and they had a very close friendship. For example, Yan Fu wrote in the poem "Jiachen Went Out of the Capital to the Lords of Tongli" praised by Lin Shu: "The scholar in Gushan speaks loudly, and the soap robe often speaks. Go to the hall. Pity the La Traviata, and cut off that prodigal intestine."

Lin Shu's two most famous translations are "La Traviata" and "The Biography of Cain".

"It seems that Yan Laoqi's Dongfeng is not taking advantage of it."

Gu Tangsheng laughed.

It was only then that Bai Gui suddenly realized that when he first entered the door, Gu Tangsheng talked about picking up the wind and washing the dust, saying that he was picking up the east wind from Kong Ming, and after careful thought, he realized that there was a deep meaning.In fact, there are countless invitations to invite him to work, but they disappeared after serving as a teacher in a girls' school. This is not to borrow Kong Ming's advantage. The teachers of the Imperial University are honorable, but among the invitation letters that invited him, they can only be regarded as good. That's all.

"Don't talk about Yan Laoqi, I promised Yan Laoqi, and I also want to make friends with you, a great sage."

Lin Shu smiled.

"Mr. Weilu, you are trying to flatter and kill me, Daxian is definitely not on the table."

Bai Gui couldn't help shaking his head.

(End of this chapter)