Except for one day when a man sought himself out and inexplicably asked if he was Zhu Pingan, and after receiving his affirmative reply, he hard pushed a twenty-twenty silver silver note to himself.
The days in Huai Ning County are so uneventful: early in the morning to practice reading, return from the street to find a snack, every morning to try to the Four Books and Five Classics to break the question to do the eight-legged essay, in the afternoon will be the memory of the memory of the previous life have read remembered the eight-legged essay of the Qing Dynasty randomly turn over a few pieces of study.
Time passed in this way, less than five days left for the children’s examination.
Early in the morning of this day, Zhu Pingan was ready to go out to the riverside to practice calligraphy as usual, and was about to leave the inn when he was shouted at from behind.
This familiar voice, without having to ask, he knew that it was his eldest uncle, Zhu Shouren.
“Eldest uncle, good morning.” Zhu Pingan turned to greet him.
“Swine child why did you get up early this year’s day?” Eldest uncle Zhu Shouren walked in the middle of a group of schoolchildren saw Zhu Pingan at the gate and asked rather unexpectedly.
Why did I get up early today? Uncle Zhu Shouren’s words let Zhu Pingan speechless, I which is today early ah, I am every day early ah. Today is seen by you, usually you are still asleep.
“Approaching the exam, my heart is restless, I got up early to find a secluded place to read.” Zhu Pingan patted his book bag and replied.
The other scholars who were walking with the eldest uncle laughed at the answer of Zhu Pingan, the great talent of the woodshed who was bitten by a snake and smelled the crowing birds, this silly boy had his exams coming up in five days, and what’s the use of starting to read at this time of the morning.
“Brother An go, today February 3rd, Wen Qu Xing was born, the universal well read poet and scholar are not different from going to the Confucian Temple to worship Wen Qu Xing to offer high school incense.”
Fellow students in some people on the Zhu Pingan this backward temporary clasp the silly child reported sympathy, see this live in the firewood room of the decline of the teenager in the Wenqu Xing birth anniversary of this day even do not go to worship, but also think to go to the temporary clasp, to see the joke, the birth anniversary of the star of the Wenqu Xing you don’t go to kneel and worship but also want to clasp the Buddha’s feet, you are waiting to be kicked it. In the heart, so open to pull Zhu Pingan to go to the Wenchang Temple with incense worship.
Uncle Zhu Shouren also intends to show in the crowd of scholars in their own to bring up the younger generation of the mind, so open then said, “You now read the book clasp, but not if you go to the Confucian Temple on an incense stick dip Confucius and Wenquxing’s blessing, do not worry about the money, this money, uncle and you out.”
Then Zhu Pingan saw his eldest uncle put five copper coins into his hand as if he was cutting meat.
How about sending out a beggar?
Zhu Pingan cried and laughed at the hand of five money, 10,000 grass mud horse in the gallop, five money only, why to say so righteous. And when to read the book into a clasp, you go to the temple incense worship is the real clasp okay.
Then, Zhu Pingan was a group of students into the Confucius Temple, had to walk and break the question.
Wenqu Xing is water, the fourth star of the Big Dipper, the main science and technology star, the five elements of the decanate yin water, is the heavenly power to cut down the star, the main heavenly reason, the paperwork, the management of the science and technology reputation, the literature and ink officialdom, the merit, the literary elegance and style. In addition to worshiping Confucius, the Temple of Confucius also has a temple hall for the star of Wenqu.
Early in the morning time is still early, but the Confucian temple is already incense steaming, people say booming, in the past quiet Wenchang Temple, this moment is crowded with students come to pay homage to the scholars. As in modern times, before the annual college entrance examination, these students regarded worshipping the Confucius Sage and Wenqu Xing as a major event before the examination, praying that they would be able to get a pass in the children’s examination and glorify their ancestors.
If there is incense in the Confucius Temple, there is no shortage of temple priests, and if there are temple priests, there is no shortage of activities to draw lots and interpret them.
After paying homage and offering high school incense, these students gathered around a few temple priests who drew and interpreted lots to ask about their future.
The temple priest was dressed as a high priest, wearing a Taoist robe and a beard, and his hands pinched his fingertips as he recited the words.
Zhu Shouren, the eldest uncle, drew a sign and spent a whole one hundred Wenzi to ask the temple priest to interpret the sign, the temple priest received the money and said that the sign was the best sign, and that he would pass the exams and so on, which made Zhu Shouren, the eldest uncle, blush, and then dished out fifty Wenzi to the temple priest.
Nima, casually rewarded a person to interpret the sign is ten times more than my nephew, give me as if cut meat, rewarded to the temple priest without blinking an eye.
Big uncle, worthy of being a big uncle.
The people accompanying him also congratulated his uncle Zhu Shouren, as if he had already passed the high school entrance examination.
The others then drew lots one by one and paid Bai Wen to interpret the lots, most of which were upper or upper lots, and all of them were overjoyed.
Zhu Pingan is with them, only to the Kong saint and Wenquxing incense, has been standing at the end of the temple did not go to the intention of drawing lots.
The temple is receiving money is receiving the rise of it, see Zhu Pingan actually stood there not moving, can not help but carry the merit box to Zhu Pingan in front of the wobbly.
All the students stood aside with smiles, waiting to see how Zhu Pingan, the poor boy living in the firewood room, would respond.
“Master, being rich is amazing.” Zhu Pingan smiled nervously and opened his mouth, he did not have the intention to spend 100 Wen to interpret the sign, 100 Wen would require Zhu’s father to drive the oxcart for a whole day, how would he be willing to spend 100 Wen to listen to the temple priest’s nonsense.
The temple priest had a black line on his face.
“Rotten wood can’t be carved.”
“Foolish.”
The onlookers reported Zhu Pingan’s behaviour with deep contempt and ridicule. Wen Qu Xing had interpreted a stick of divination in front of him to give a good omen for his boy’s test, but this foolish boy was as stingy as he was.
The temple priest is also a knowledgeable person, naturally not willing to eat in Zhu Pingan this defeat, otherwise how to do business in the future, so the hand twirling beard, a look of a high priest to teach up:
“Sign and money is like a fishing rod and a basket of fish, a fishing rod and a basket of fish, which one do you choose?”
“I want a basket of fish.” Zhu Pingan answered without thinking.
“Cultivator, it’s superficial. Teaching a man to fish is better than teaching him to fish, do you understand this principle? Fish you eat and then it’s gone, a fishing rod you can catch a lot of fish and use it for the rest of your life! Wenqu sign also,” temple blessing in-depth, simple and concise set out the teach a man to fish is better than teach a man to fish reasoning, will soon lead to the sign, I believe that this business is again a good deal.
At this moment, the temple blessing looked at the admiration of the crowd of onlookers, the heart is not pleased, and is about to drum up the sign and the money of the reasoning also put out. Who knew that before he finished his words, he heard the naive young man in front of him open his mouth.
“I want a basket of fish after selling it, you can buy several fishing rods. Keep one for yourself and you can sell the extra rods to others
Clad in Taoist robes and with a lofty face, the temple priest was like swallowing a fly at the moment, his inner thoughts must be: the Infinite Heavenly Father you play away, the poor Taoist doesn’t want to talk to you.
“Disgraceful.”
“The rotten wood can’t be carved.”
The surrounding scholars started accusing Zhu Pingan’s behaviour and words, dissatisfied with Zhu Pingan’s interpretation of the classic statements.
“What I said just now is all a joke, Ping An’s words are nothing else but the shyness of the bag.” Zhu Pingan was also honourable at this time, not embarrassed at all as he arched his hand to explain to the crowd.
At this time, the crowd of students wanted to swallow a fly, how can you so frankly admit that you are shy?
