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Chapter 540 Three No Monkeys

"No," the little old man shook his head without hesitation, rejecting Han Zhenyang's request to bargain.

Han Zhenyang was a little speechless. After thinking for a while, he picked out a few small wood carvings from the booth. The materials of these carvings were all ordinary, and the best material was nothing more than a statue of a maidservant carved from ash, and then said to Tong Zhenzhen: : "See if you like it."

"Hee hee, brother Zhenyang, do you have a treat?"

"Well, I'm bleeding a lot today, treat me, choose, if you want, it's okay to buy this stall directly for you," Han Zhenyang said with a smile.

"I'm not that greedy. The weak water is three thousand, and I'll just drink it in a scoop," Tong Zhenzhen said solemnly, and immediately grabbed a carved monkey made of camphor wood.

To be precise, it is a sculpture of monkeys.

The camphor wood carving Tong Zhenzhen chose is composed of three vivid and lively little monkeys. The content of the picture looks very interesting. The three little monkeys are active in different shapes on a rockery, and the top one is squatting on the rockery. On the top of the rockery, he raised his eyes and looked into the distance, but covered his eyes tightly with his hands; the other one sat cross-legged at the bottom of the rockery, with a straight figure and a bit of an eminent monk, but it looked more like a Buddha. The previous Monkey King seemed to be reciting Buddha's name, but he didn't put his hands together, but just covered his ears.

The last little monkey hooked its tail into the hole in the rockery, and hung upside down on the halfway up the rockery. It leaned down and put its head next to the ear of the little monkey at the bottom, as if trying to keep up with the little monkey at the bottom. The monkey whispered, but its hands just covered its mouth.

Those who raised their eyes and looked far away covered their eyes, those who sat upright and recited Buddha covered their ears, and those who wanted to whisper whispered covered their mouths.

These three little monkeys seem to be mischievous, but at first glance they are very amusing and interesting.Naturally, the sculptor is even more excellent, vividly portraying the contradiction between the movements and expressions of the three little monkeys, and you can feel the little monkeys' unsteady mind without looking carefully, but they do that kind of unrestrained behavior. A deceitful behavior.

Han Zhenyang took a look and nodded quietly. Tong Zhenzhen is still very spiritual, and she caught a carved piece with spiritual energy as soon as she made a move. You must know that there are so many carved pieces in this booth. There is no difference, the carvings are all so excellent, but the artistic conception contained in the carvings is different.

Tong Zhenzhen said that she only took one gourd to drink, but she drank the sweetest one at once, and she didn't know whether it was luck or good eyesight.

But he is more willing to attribute this result to Tong Zhenzhen's sixth sense.

Humans have a sixth sense, which is often referred to as intuition. A girl's intuition is already keen. In addition, he often helps Tong Zhenzhen to temper her body. This girl's intuition is naturally stronger than that of ordinary people. Excellent carving, it doesn't seem too much.

At the very least, Han Zhenyang can be sure that in this antique market, many people rely on intuition to choose antiques, and the success rate is not bad.

Thinking of this, he raised his head and asked the little old man, "Old man, how much are these?"

The little old man didn't answer directly, but looked at Tong Zhenzhen and asked: "Little girl, do you know the origin of those three monkeys? If you can tell, I will give them to you for free."

Tong Zhenzhen was dumbfounded. How did she know this? The reason why she chose a sculpture of three monkeys was because she thought it was very good. Got up, as for the origin of the three monkeys, where can she find out?What's more, it's just three little monkeys, what's the origin?
Han Zhenyang was stunned for a moment, then smiled, and said to the little old man with a smile: "Old man, you are a bit unreasonable, if you want to give it away, you can give it away, if you don't give it away, just say a price, how can you be so embarrassing, you Are you here for business or to show off your knowledge?"

The little old man seemed to find him displeased, rolled his eyelids and said, "I'm in charge of my territory."

"Hehe, you are quite fashionable, do you want to sing Dongfeng Po?" Han Zhenyang couldn't help joking: "Why don't you let me answer this question? I can answer it. These carvings are all free. If you don't answer Come on, I'll double the price, how about it?"

"You?" The little old man blinked. "If it were you, the question would not be so simple. You must also introduce the context. You should not be perfunctory. The answer should be accurate and clear."

"Hehe, a word from a gentleman!"

"Hurry up!" The little old man stared at Han Zhenyang and said, "You can answer now."

Han Zhenyang chuckled, took the carved piece of three monkeys, rubbed it lightly for a while, and said to Tong Zhenzhen, "Zhenzhen, have you seen the movements and expressions of these three little monkeys?"

"I see, brother Zhenyang, what specific meaning do they have?" Tong Zhenzhen asked in a very cooperative manner.

"Hey, the one on the top covers the eyes, the one on the bottom covers the ears, and the one in the middle covers the mouth, which respectively express three meanings: don't look, don't listen, and don't speak, so these three little monkeys often appear as a trinity in traditional culture. Among them, there is a common name called Sanbuhou." After a brief introduction, he continued to ask Tong Zhenzhen, "Now, have you thought of anything?"

"Three non-monkeys?" Tong Zhenzhen blinked her eyes, "I seem to have thought of something, but it's just a very vague, indescribable feeling, very familiar, wandering around in my heart, but I just can't express it..."

Han Zhenyang laughed, "See no evil..."

"I know, don't see anything wrong, don't hear anything wrong, don't speak anything wrong, that's what it means," Tong Zhenzhen blurted out the answer, and then asked the little old man with a playful smile, "Old man, is the answer this?"

The little old man grinned, "Your answer is correct, but it's not enough for your brother, he has to give a more accurate context, for example, this see no evil, listen no evil, speak no evil comes from Where?"

Tong Zhenzhen was dumbfounded when she heard it. She knew that "don't see anything wrong, don't hear anything wrong, and don't speak anything wrong" is pretty good. How could she know the source? She even vaguely remembered that this sentence had something to do with Confucius. Knowing nothing, he could only look at Han Zhenyang pitifully.

Han Zhenyang patted Tong Zhenzhen on the shoulder and said with a smile: "If you are an ordinary person, you will really be troubled by this old man, but you, brother Zhenyang, I am not an ordinary person, hehe, not only do I know the source of this sentence, I can even understand the context It’s okay to memorize the whole text, even backwards.”

Speaking of this, he said again: "Zhenzhen, remember it. This sentence comes from "The Analects of Confucius Yan Yuan". Is benevolence left to oneself, but to others? Yan Yuan said: Ask about its purpose. The Master said: Do not look at what is wrong with the law, do not listen to what is wrong with the law, do not speak what is wrong with the law, and do not move without the law. Yan Yuan said: "Although Hui is not sensitive, please speak like this." .'"

After reciting the whole question and answer, he smiled and looked at the little old man, "How about it, old man? Are you satisfied with this answer?"

The little old man opened his mouth and didn't know how to answer. His eyes were full of surprise, and he was a little happy and relieved. Obviously, he was very satisfied with Han Zhenyang's answer.After a long time, I nodded, "Yes, very good, are you a major? Which school?"

"Professional?" Han Zhenyang laughed, "Old man, your eyesight is not as good as your craftsmanship, you are mistaken, and I am a craftsman who has not graduated from high school, and I don't know where the door of the university opens. Not to mention being unprofessional."

"How is it possible?" The little old man was quite surprised.

"Is there anything impossible? Do you mean that those of us with low education can't be educated?"

"No, no, that's not what I mean. I mean, your performance is too surprising. Let alone whether you can understand the connotation of "The Analects of Confucius", it is very rare to be able to recite it so accurately. Today's young People don’t have such interests, and the current education doesn’t emphasize these things, on the contrary, although you don’t have a high degree of education, focusing on this is enough to prove that you are a cultural person.”

Han Zhenyang curled his lips, "Old man, I don't recite this stuff to prove anything to anyone, it's just for my own convenience."

"That's right, that's right, I was wrong. Culture is not for showing off. Well, speaking of it, it was indeed my fault just now. Seeing this girl choose that Sanbu monkey, I felt like showing off." , It's ridiculous, it's ridiculous," the old man blamed himself while sighing, his words and expressions were very sincere, and it was really not a fake.

Seeing the old man like this, Han Zhenyang felt a little admiration in his heart. This little old man is not only good at craftsmanship, but also good-natured, and he also maintains a very pure heart. After realizing his mistake, he did not hide it. It is very rare to admit your mistakes.

Admit your mistake, these two words seem simple, but how many can you really do?Even for children, the first reaction after making a mistake is to try to cover it up, and this is especially true for adults, who even make bigger mistakes in order to cover up their own mistakes.

This old man is amazing.

Han Zhenyang praised secretly and at the same time comforted with a smile: "You don't have to be like this, old man, I don't care if you look like this, but my sister has a pure heart and will feel guilty."

The little old man was stunned for a moment, and then he burst out laughing, "Hahaha, it's the old man, I got the picture, I got the picture, thank you, Mr. Xiao, for explaining." After speaking, he waved his hand, "These carvings are all for you. gone."

"Then we won't be polite," Han Zhenyang put these carvings into his pocket unceremoniously, and said with a smile at the same time: "The craftsmanship of the old gentleman is very good. I think it is not much worse than Master Xu Qianxu."

(End of this chapter)