The first assistant of the poor family

Chapter 84

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The six prefectures in eastern Zhejiang lie on the river and meet the sea.

The six prefectures of Hangzhou, Jiaxing, Shaoxing, Ningbo, Taizhou, and Wenzhou are connected with each other to form a network.

It is extremely convenient to take a boat from Shaoxing to the north to Hangzhou.Therefore, many officials who go to Hangzhou to take office are willing to travel by water to avoid the fatigue of traveling by land.

It was the middle of May at this time, and the Yunqi Wharf in Shaoxing Prefecture was full of all kinds of awning boats.There are three tents and three cabins, the "Sanmingwa" for officials and gentry, and the "Shuofei" which is smaller than ordinary people. (Note 1)

No matter how much money you have, you can sit on a ship of any class.The boatmen at Yunqi Wharf have long been used to seeing scholars, officials and gentry, not to mention seventh-rank county magistrates, they have seen a lot of officials and lords in scarlet men's uniforms.

At first glance, the three characters of official and lord sound intimidating, but after getting along with these officials and gentry for a long time, they found that these distinguished people who are like Chinese opera stars in the mouth of the common people also have one nose and one mouth, eat whole grains, have seven emotions and six desires, and are different from ordinary people. There is no difference.

Even when they heard that some scholars wanted to board a boat from Yunqi Wharf, the boatmen were not interested.

"Let's sail!"

Accompanied by the boatman's authentic Shaoxing dialect, a brand new "Sanming tile" rowed away from the pier and went downstream along the wide river.

There are two Confucian scholars standing on the prow of this "Sanmingwa", one is older, wearing a lake blue straight gown, with blue half arms; .

With their hands behind their backs, the two looked at the layers of water waves on the surface of the river, with melancholy expressions on their faces.

On both sides of the bow, there are two bronze lions, which should be for good luck.The older Confucian scholar glanced at the copper-nickel lion, sighed, and said, "Brother Shen Xian, why bother to wade into this muddy water for Brother Yu? The salt luck has made this case unclear until now, Brother Yu is a pebble. You may not be able to find the bottom if you throw it down, I'm afraid it will hurt you in the end."

"Brother Shouren is looking down on me by saying that. Master Zeng said: 'The way of a master is to be loyal and forgiving.' The so-called loyal ones do their best, and the so-called forgivers are benevolent and generous. Although Xie is dull, he also knows the way of a gentleman. Do your best."

This young man is naturally Xie Shen who talks eloquently.

He had a conversation with Confucius, learned a lot, and finally decided to go to Hangzhou with Wang Shouren.

Of course he knew that this case involved many things, and it was a bottomless pit.Countless people want to get out and leave, and getting involved at this time must be asking for trouble.

But in Xie Shen's view, not everything should be weighed by pros and cons.

When Xie Shen was reading "Han Feizi", he was very impressed by a sentence, that is, "safety lies in right and wrong, not in strength or weakness, survival or death depends on reality, not in numbers." 'Whether a person's situation is safe or not depends not on whether your strength is strong or weak, but on whether you are good or evil.The survival or demise of a country does not depend on the number of troops, but on whether it is hypocritical or real.

Although this sentence is somewhat metaphysical, it still makes sense.

Xie Shen firmly believes that evil does not prevail over good!If this world is full of hard-working and flattering people, how can we talk about establishing a heart for the world and a life for the people.If this world is full of obedient, wise and safe people, how can we talk about inheriting the best knowledge for the past saints and creating peace for all generations!

Xie Shen asked himself that he was not a virgin white lotus, but he must stick to what should be kept.With Wang Shouren's upright temperament, if he were to go into the dragon's lake and tiger's lair alone, what might happen might happen.

It is for a generation of mind masters to pass through this test smoothly, Xie Shen can't sit idly by!
"Brother Shen Xian's words make Wei Wei admire!"

Wang Shouren nodded and said: "Since that's the case, the two of us will go to Hangzhou Mansion for a foray. As a brother, I don't believe that the sky of the Ming Dynasty is covered by Xiao Xiao and a traitor!"

"Brother Shou is so proud, we two should understand it!"

Xie Shen pulled Wang Shouren to turn the direction from the bow to the front cabin.The two went down a few steps, Xie Shen suddenly got up and said, "If Brother Shou is interested, you can ask the boatman to sing a few words here."

Wang Shouren shook his head and said, "Let's forget it. I heard that all the boatmen here have good voices. If they really sing, they may miss the boat schedule."

From the front cabin to the middle cabin, you have to pass through a small screen door with calligraphy and painting, on which are written two lines of poems, "Entering Wu at night with cold rain and continuous river", and "Moonset, black cry and frost all over the sky", which are extremely elegant.This "Sanmingwa" big ship is divided into three cabins: front, middle and back. The middle cabin is for enjoying the scenery, with "ten view windows" on both sides, and the back cabin is for the passengers to sleep and rest.

At this moment, the boatman was probably rowing the oar at the stern and did not hear the conversation between the two in the middle cabin, otherwise he might have lost his oar and came to Wang Shouren for an explanation.

Which boatman in Shaoxing does not sing folk songs while rowing, and who would miss the boat schedule for passengers because of singing folk songs.

Isn't it because scholars are arrogant and look down on boatmen who work hard!
Fortunately, the boatman was focused on rowing the oar at the moment and didn't get distracted, otherwise he might row back in a fit of anger and throw Wang Shouren onto the pier.

Sitting on the square chair in the middle cabin, Wang Shouren naturally felt poetic looking at the river view outside the window.

He tapped his fingers lightly and said lightly: "Traveling along the river by boat, my brother suddenly remembered Lu Fangweng's "Magpie Bridge Fairy"."

The corner of Xie Shen's mouth raised slightly, and he chanted naturally.

"The lanterns are splendid, and the saddles are galloping. Who remembers the heroic feats of the past. Half of the drunkards are enfeoffed as marquises, and they go to work alone as fishermen on the riverside. The light boat is eight feet long, with three low canopies, occupying the misty rain on Pingzhou. The mirror lake belongs to itself. Idlers, why bother, bestowed by the king. The word Lu Wuguan is very detached. It is estimated that he has been searching all his life, and he is old and enlightened. Today, I took a black awning boat with my brother Shou, and I realized that "a light boat is eight feet long, and a low awning has three leaves." ' The briskness."

Lu You is from Shanyin, Shaoxing, and his phrase "a light boat of eight feet, with a low canopy and three doors" has also become synonymous with a black awning boat. Xie Shen has never been on a black awning boat, and this time it can be regarded as a small wish. up.

"It can be seen that brother Shenxian admires Lu Fangweng very much, why don't you write a poem as well, let's talk about nostalgia."

Xie Shen looked at the waves splashing outside the window, feeling a surge of emotion for a moment, and then he said sadly: "The Yangtze River rolls eastward, and the waves sweep away the heroes. The success or failure turns around, the green hills are still there, and the sunset is red several times. The white-haired fishermen on the river, I am used to watching the autumn moon and spring breeze. A pot of turbid wine is a joy to meet, and many things in ancient and modern times are all laughed and talked about."

Note 1: The so-called "Sanmingwa" big ship has a semi-circular awning between the two fixed canopies in the middle cabin, and slices of thin oysters one inch square are embedded on the wooden lattice of the three canopies. The shell can not only shelter from rain, but also transmit light.The general "Sanmingwa" has three cabins, and the middle cabin has three fixed canopies.The boat with two Daoming tiles in the tent is called "Suofei".

(End of this chapter)