"Huang Jingyang, please make some preparations during this period. You play the piano so well, so naturally you will represent our class in the school's National Day performance. There is no one better than you in our class." Li Wan
Find me after school.
"No need to participate in the class screening?" I asked strangely.
"No need. With your level, how can you screen? It would be unfair if you couldn't participate in the school performance." Li Wan said.
"Okay then." I nodded.
"But you still have to participate in the school's screening. So, you'd better prepare in advance. Can you play a slightly longer piece? The piece you played in the morning was finished in one go. We all felt that it was not enough.
." Li Wan stood next to me, constantly turning the ballpoint pen in her hand.
"Then I'll go back and practice again. I've just started playing Guqin, and I haven't practiced many of the pieces yet. What I played this morning was the simplest piece for practicing techniques. I'll practice some more difficult pieces later.
." The inheritance of that master-level luthier included very classic repertoire that he had practiced throughout his life. Among them were very classic repertoire at that time, as well as repertoire composed by the luthier himself.
Li Wanran smiled, "Then I'm really looking forward to your next performance."
Li Wan may have felt that her performance was too exaggerated, so her face turned red, like a ripe red apple, and she walked away shyly.
I think it's strange that this girl is so shy. Aren't the girls in the city more bold than the girls in our Bajiao Village? It seems a little different.
Because my performance became more and more outstanding, I was good at both culture and sports, and I excelled in the two most outstanding aspects. Naturally, I suddenly became the kindest focus in the class. It was completely different from that in elementary school and junior high school. At that time, I was in the class
I tried every means to hide myself, like an invisible person, but now, I suddenly stood out. I didn't force it, everything just went with the flow. On the contrary, my heart became more open, and my mood was completely different from before.
no the same.
But this seems to be a little different from what I learned about Taoism in the past. Taoist priest Zhao specially found a very remote Zhangren Mountain just for meditation. It seems that Taoism is all about tranquility. But now I am open-minded and socializing with my classmates.
But I feel that the sky seems to be more open and my mind is more relaxed. What is going on?
"Huang Jingyang, are you back home?"
"Did you really make that guqin yourself?"
"Huang Jingyang, will you bring the guqin to school tomorrow?"
"Huang Jingyang, where do you live?"
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As I walked back, my classmates kept saying hello to me. I always patiently explained to them. I felt very happy. As a monk, I actually enjoyed this feeling very much.
Even my sister can feel that I am very different from usual.
"Jingyang, what's going on with you today? Did you find a treasure?" the sister said with a smile.
"Nothing." There was still a smile on my face.
"You were the one who made the limelight in school today, right? Didn't you get a lot of attention from the girls in your class?" My sister said with a smile.
"Ah? That's not true." I touched my forehead to see if I was sweating.
"No? Why are you touching your forehead? Are you afraid that I will see your forehead sweating? And don't keep wiping the sweat on your trousers. If your hands are greasy, it will rub on your clothes and it will be difficult to wash." My move
Not a single movement could escape my sister's eyes. My little secret was completely undefended in front of her.
Looking at my newly made guqin, my sister was very curious. After playing it a few times, the crisp and melodious sound of the guqin sounded really comfortable. It was not comparable to the ordinary guqins on the market.
"Come on, play a song for your sister. Didn't you say that there will be a selection in the school soon? You need to practice more at home these days." My sister doesn't know how to play the piano. After playing a few times randomly, she even became more excited.
I am curious about how beautiful the melody played by this guqin is.
Of course I wouldn't refuse. The guqin is placed on the desk, and the height is not very suitable. But now there are no better conditions, so I can only play standing in front of the desk.
As my hands fiddled with the strings dizzyingly, bursts of melodious piano sounds came out. My sister showed a surprised expression at first. Obviously she didn't expect that I could play so beautifully. Or that this guqin could be so beautiful. She naturally
She knew that I made this guqin in a dream, but she didn't expect that the sound of the guqin could be so pleasant. Immediately afterwards, she was already intoxicated by the sound of the guqin, completely integrated into the illusion created by the music.
By the time my piano music ended, my sister was already in tears. I don’t know what sad things the piano music reminded her of. Different people imagine different scenes when listening to the same music. It’s like everyone
Immortals in our minds are different from others. The same is true for us ascetics. Different people have different understandings of Tao, but they lead to the same goal through different paths. Everyone takes different paths of cultivation, but in the end they get the same result. So don’t seek Tao.
Too much concern about form, but about the final result.
"Sister, what's wrong with you?" I asked worriedly.
"It's okay, it's okay. Your piano sound is so beautiful. When did you also learn the guqin?" My sister asked puzzledly. She knew everything about me, but this time she was a little surprised. Of course, for me,
The progress in calligraphy and painting has been rapid in the past few days. Although she was surprised, she also felt that it was natural. But she had never seen me practice playing the guqin. Even the guqin had just been moved out of the house. I had not had time to play it at home.
Surprisingly, she was able to play it so well after hearing it for the first time. Although my sister doesn’t know Guqin, she can tell that such beautiful music cannot be learned at once.
"Do you still remember this?" I took out the scroll of bamboo slips, "Didn't you say that my bid for this bamboo slip was too high? In fact, it is not an exaggeration to say that this bamboo slip is a priceless treasure. If nothing else, just for this scroll of bamboo slips
, itself is a priceless treasure. In addition, this may be the real piano score of "High Mountains and Flowing Waters", so it is naturally a national treasure. There is another point that is even more precious. There is a Taoist meaning on this bamboo slip, which inherits the lifelong musical achievements of the author of "High Mountains and Flowing Waters"
Come down."
"Ah! Have you obtained the inheritance from the author of "Mountains and Flowing Waters"?" my sister asked in surprise.
I nodded.
"No wonder. No wonder you were able to learn the guqin so quickly. Will you be able to become a master-level luther player in the future?" asked my sister.
"It should be possible. I have received the inheritance of being a master-level luthier." I sighed. If I still can't become a master-level luthier, then I'm sorry for the inheritance I got.
"Can you play "High Mountains and Flowing Waters"?" My sister was even more curious.
"I can't do it now. Not to mention embodying the charm of "High Mountains and Flowing Waters", even if I can perform the complete "High Mountains and Flowing Waters", I can't do it." I shook my head.
"Then come on, if you have a chance, you can play the real "Mountains and Flowing Water" to my sister." My sister scratched my head hard.
A few days later, teacher Wang Shipeng announced on the podium that the class's calligraphy and painting competition had entered the next round.
"After the active participation of the students, the list of contestants who entered the second round has been announced. A total of two students in our class entered the second round. The contestant who won the second round of the calligraphy group is Tan Liwen..."
Before Wang Shipeng finished speaking, classmate Tan Liwen turned around like a demonstrator and showed us a disdainful smile.
"Tch, why doesn't this guy have a long memory? Teacher Wang obviously said that there are two students who entered the second round. Students who are a hundred times weaker than Huang Jingyang can enter the second round. How could Huang Jingyang pass?
What if it doesn't work?" Wei Mohen said with a smile.
Sure enough, teacher Wang Shipeng continued, "Another student who entered the calligraphy group was Huang Jingyang. Huang Jingyang performed very well this time. He also passed the first round of screening in the Chinese painting group and successfully entered the next round. I hope Huang Jingyang will continue his efforts and win the next round.
Achieve better results in the second round and bring glory to the class."
All the students in the class applauded enthusiastically. Only Tan Liwen was embarrassed. He originally thought he would win this time, but he didn't expect that he would lose completely. Wang Shipeng's high praise for me shows that this time
The passing grade was much higher than his. In fact, he knew from the beginning that my calligraphy level was higher than his, and this time, I passed two subjects. Tan Liwen's face became a little gloomy. In the previous junior high school, he
He was always the best in the class, but after he came to Grade 11, no matter how he performed, he was always overshadowed by me. How could he accept this?
"Also, Huang Jingyang needs to be well prepared to participate in the selection of the school's National Day performance. Huang Jingyang is really versatile. Everyone in the class should learn a lot from Huang Jingyang." Wang Shipeng said. By this time, I had already finished Tan Liwen's spotlight.
Completely covered.
The school's screening was held in the afternoon, and I had already brought the guqin over. This time, Teacher Wang Shipeng offered to keep my guqin in the teacher's office. This time, I also brought a special shelf for the guqin. The height of the shelf
It is made higher than a formal piano stand, mainly so that it can fit into an ordinary chair. I can't just make a special stool and bring it over. In that case, there would be too many things to bring.
Several students in our class participated in the screening in the afternoon, so most of the students in the class were not in a hurry to leave after school. Wei Mohen took several members of the basketball team to help me move my things.
"Huang Jingyang, don't worry, we are responsible for the guqin. Just go ahead and get over it. You don't have to worry about these things." Wei Mohen snatched the guqin from my hand. Then he waved his hand and asked the other students to help me carry the qin.
The weight of my guqin is not heavy, but my piano stand is very strong and heavy. It is nothing to the members of our basketball team who train in special training every day.
The school attaches great importance to this National Day performance, so the requirements for this screening are very strict. Those who cannot meet the requirements will be eliminated.
A few students in our class were sent to the stage and were eliminated by the referee before they even finished their performance. It was so cruel that it made those students cry. I also saw that the teachers in the school who acted as referees were very
They shook their heads in disappointment. Obviously they were very disappointed with the program our class selected. Or maybe they didn’t have much hope for the freshmen in high school.
But when Wei Mohen moved my piano stand and guqin to the stage and moved a stool for me, their eyes seemed to light up. When I walked onto the stage, I could clearly hear them whispering
Whispering to each other, their voices cannot escape my ears.
"Teacher Cui, is this Guqin?" a very beautiful female teacher asked the male teacher next to her.
"It seems so, but it doesn't quite look like it. It's actually a five-stringed qin. It's a very ancient qin. I wonder if it's the most primitive five-note qin." said the male teacher surnamed Cui.
"Do you think this student can impress us?" the female teacher who just spoke said again.
"Who knows? Today's children have learned a lot. The student just now can play the piano, but not many are really good at it. Art has always been the truth for a few people. But now thousands of troops are crossing the single-plank bridge.
There is a lot of momentum to popularize piano and violin. If you don’t have talent, but you have to study forcefully, you will naturally not be able to reach the top of this industry.”
"Here we go, listen first and then talk."
Before I sat down on the guqin, I first pressed my hands on the strings, closed my eyes slightly, and listened carefully to the subtle vibrations of the guqin. When I pressed my hand on it, it would make a subtle sound, just like its heartbeat. I listened carefully
Listening to it, one suddenly merges oneself with the guqin.
At this time, my hands left the strings. I still didn't open my eyes, but my fingers had already started to pluck the strings.
The sound of the piano was like the sound of the valley stream, subtle and long. As soon as the sound came out, several music teachers serving as judges were stunned as if they had been hit. They had been sitting here for a long time.
It was something they had been waiting for, but this time happiness came so unexpectedly that they were caught off guard.
Originally, I played a section and thought they would stop me like they did before. Because they were in a hurry to go through all the players so that they could go home early. But this time, when I finished the section, they didn't even
Stop. I can only continue.
They seemed to be intoxicated by the music, and they all pricked up their ears for fear of missing a note.
I also got into the mood. No matter whether they shouted to stop or not, I just kept playing. I didn't stop until the song was over. But the judges still didn't say anything.
"Teachers, I have finished playing my piece." I had no choice but to remind the judges.
"Ah, have you finished playing this piece?" Teacher Cui felt a little disappointed.
"Can I go down?" Seeing that they hadn't told me the result yet, I asked tentatively.
The female teacher who spoke before said quickly: "No, you can't go down yet. We haven't announced whether you have passed or not."
"So, what's your opinion?" Teacher Cui asked. Several teachers had smiles on their faces.
Teacher Cui naturally understood what everyone meant and said with a smile, "Our five judges have been passing it. Your guqin performance has passed. You will perform at the National Day performance. Please go back and prepare well."
They didn't tell me the results just now, which made me a little nervous. I didn't expect that I passed directly.
The students in the class cheered. At first, everyone had high hopes for Tan Liwen's piano performance. After all, piano performance itself is a very high-level thing. Unexpectedly, he took the stage and played for a while.
, I was directly rejected by those judges. In the end, all hope fell on me. Now that I successfully advanced, everyone naturally cheered like crazy.
From the severity of the screening today, everyone already knows that the first-grade students do not have real standards and it is difficult to pass today's screening. Although my guqin playing is very beautiful, I don't know that the guqin I play is professional.
In front of people, what kind of standard is it? Now, everyone can see that my guqin playing has been recognized by these judges.
I was just about to leave when Teacher Cui waved to me, "Classmate, please wait a moment. We still want to ask you some questions."
I had to stop.
"Is this a guqin?" Teacher Cui asked.
"Yes. But this is the oldest banjo." I said.
"I heard it. The piece you played seems to be the oldest five-note composition. I have only heard of it before, but I didn't expect to encounter a piece that can be arranged with five notes. And it can be performed so beautifully." Teacher Cui sighed.
.
"What's your name?" the beautiful female teacher asked.
After I told her my name, she asked, "Who taught you your guqin skills?"
"No one taught me, so I learned it from ancient music scores. My oracle bone inscriptions, bronze inscriptions, and seal scripts are relatively high. Although those guqins are profound, I can still understand them." I said half truthfully and half falsely.
.
"Genius, real genius!" The beautiful teacher gave me a thumbs up.
"How many years have you been practicing Guqin?" Teacher Cui asked.
"Just recently, I wanted to play the piano, but I couldn't afford it!" I said helplessly.
"No way!" Several judges said almost in unison.
I was surrounded by my classmates and left the auditorium of the attached middle school, like a national hero. But Tan Liwen, who had always been bragging, secretly left in dejection. I really don't know how he will go to school tomorrow.
My sister's work seems to be busy again all of a sudden.
"Jingyang, during the recent relocation in the suburbs of Beijing, an ancient tomb group was discovered, and some important information appeared there. I have been invited to participate in this archaeological event. It may be busy. If I don't come back, you can go out and buy it yourself.
Food." As soon as I got home, my sister told me some news.
"What ancient tomb is so popular?" I was a little curious.
"I don't know yet. It is said that some of the information is very old and has very strange characters. Many of the information inside are oracle bones. The shape of the tomb is very large, but it does not look like the tomb of an emperor. In short, it looks very strange. It is very mysterious. Automatically
After the mysterious cultivation civilization, I haven't taken on such a big work task for a long time. I really can't stand it anymore." My sister was already a little bit itchy.
"You just can't stop. It's okay for you to participate, but you have to wear the amulet I made for you. It's best to bring some other vitality amulets for protection. The situation in the tomb must be clarified first before taking action.
." I quickly took out a few vitality talismans that I had cultivated from my Dantian. This newly made vitality talisman was extremely powerful. It is best used for personal protection.
My sister smiled and took the amulet down. "Actually, you don't have to worry. I just helped them sort out the written materials. In addition, I also assisted them in translating some ancient Chinese materials. I will not follow them into the tomb."
"The tomb is full of dangers. Even if you don't enter, it's not completely without danger. Once you get there, you must stick to your principles and never enter the tomb. I don't want anything to happen to you." My sister does this every time.
, there will always be some dangers.
My sister also knew that every time she was in danger, she would always bring me into danger. She couldn't help but hesitate again.
"Sister, there is oracle bone information in the tomb, which is very weird. It was most likely arranged by ancient witches. There are definitely many dangers inside. If you go there, if they see some ancient writing in the tomb, they won't be able to decipher it.
Will I ask you to go down with me? In that case, you have no choice." I still have lingering fears about some of my previous experiences.
"I'll think about it first and then make a decision." My sister hesitated.
The reason why my sister hesitated was because this time the archeology was not hosted by the Yanda Ancient Text Research Center. In the past, my sister was just helping. But what she was interested in was naturally the oracle bone inscriptions.
Originally, if it weren't for my reminder, my sister might have gone to the archaeological base. But after I stopped her, she wanted to go. After thinking about it clearly, she put all the clothes in the suitcase back into the closet.
"Aren't you going to go?" I was naturally happy that my sister didn't go to participate in the archeology.
"I won't go. I haven't studied the mysterious civilization thoroughly yet. There will be a paper published soon, so it doesn't matter if I don't join in the fun." My sister actually still wanted to go and have a look.
"Then we agreed not to go. In fact, I won't let you go this time, mainly because my premonition is very bad." I told the truth.
"Ah!" My sister naturally knew that I had some magical abilities. I could foresee what was going to happen. I happened to find something happened at the archaeological site my sister wanted to go to, so I strongly opposed my sister's participation.
Three days later, when I got home, my sister hugged me with a pale face.
"What happened?" I asked quickly.
"Something happened at the archaeological site. After the archaeologists entered the tomb, they did not come out. Even the temporary tent stationed outside was completely destroyed by something. The people inside were also seriously injured. If I go there, maybe I will
There is no chance as good as his." My sister said with lingering fear.
