Chapter Five Hundred and Twenty Nine (Refreshed and Readable) 'Book of Friends with You Rong Daoist'
On the west side of Linlu Academy, by the river.
Fishing boat ferry.
Surrounded by a vast maple forest.
There was an old man wearing a coir raincoat and a bamboo hat, sitting at the ferry by the river, quietly lifting his fishing rod and fishing leisurely.
Next to him, there was a group of students and disciples serving him.
Among them, senior brother Li Jinshu is the leader.
Yan Jidao, who was fishing, glanced at the bait, raised his head and squinted at the fog and boats on the river, and said calmly:
"Jinshu, have you visited the woman named Ye in Taiqing Xiaoyao Mansion recently?"
Li Jinshu was taking the place of his teacher, lowering his head to explain the meaning of the scriptures to a junior fellow student. At this moment, he was stunned when he heard this.
He looked at the teacher's nonchalant profile.
"Ah, you mean...that Miss Ye? No, what's wrong?"
Yan Jidao didn't answer, but he said in a curious tone: "Oh? Didn't she often write to you before? Why has there been no news recently?"
Li Jinshu scratched his head in embarrassment and said happily: "Maybe it's the gifts I gave her a few days ago."
Yan Jidao paused with his hand holding the fishing rod, turned his head and looked up and down at the serious disciple who was very familiar to him. He suppressed the raised corners of his mouth and asked curiously: "A gift? You... gave her a gift? What gift?"
You idiot, you finally learned how to give gifts to women? Not bad.
The old gentleman touched his beard, and the more he looked at the disciple, the more pleased he became.
The junior brothers and sisters who were eavesdropping at the back also looked at each other and inhaled slightly.
Well, the serious and wooden senior brother finally got the idea.
Li Jinshu nodded towards them and said:
"Teacher, doesn't she often come to me to ask questions about scriptures and meanings? I thought it would be troublesome for her to travel between Taiqing Mansion and the Academy all day long, so asking me to pick her up every day was not an option. It would be better to do it once and for all.
"So I took the time and worked hard for two days and one night to sort out all the Confucian classics that I had used during my studies since I entered the academy, and selected from them a complete set of Confucian classics that can be used from beginners to masters.
, it is filled with my reading insights over the years and your wonderful explanations...
"I thought that this set of books should be enough for Miss Ye to study hard for several years, so that she can fully appreciate the profound wisdom of our Confucian sages. Then I called Miss Ye to the academy, but Miss Ye may be
You must have seen my good intentions in advance. When she came to the academy that time, she specially changed into a beautiful dress, dressed up, and applied bright and beautiful rouge. It looked very expensive at first glance. She must be preparing to be solemn.
Welcome the crystallization of wisdom from the sages.”
Having said this, Li Jinshu paused. He looked at the teacher's younger brothers and sisters who suddenly became quiet, smiled and sighed:
"Although I don't think it's necessary to go to such trouble, as long as the heart of reverence and admiration is there, there is no need for these formalities. If the sages have spirits in heaven, they will only be happy, and they probably won't care about the formalities."
"But Miss Ye was already like this, so I didn't say much or ask any questions. I took her outside the school building and asked her to wait at the door. I went back to the school building directly, took out these books and gave them to
Got her."
Thinking of his act of wisdom that day, Li Jinshu smiled sheepishly, "Don't mention it, these books are quite heavy. When Miss Ye saw them, she reached out and took them, she seemed quite happy and smiled at me.
Laughing, she must have felt the heavy weight of knowledge in her arms. Without saying anything else, it’s really inconvenient for her to carry books in that pretty skirt.”
Yan Jidao: "..."
Junior brothers and sisters: “…………”
Li Jinshu didn't notice the sudden silence in the field. He still talked about his witty move that day with great interest:
"Hey teacher, to be honest, the disciple is a little bit reluctant to part with it. These books have been collected bit by bit by the disciple over the years. Every year when books are delivered to the Shushan Library from the foot of the mountain, I will go and stay there in advance, otherwise I will be like a glutton.
Several other bookworm brothers snatched it away."
"I have experienced their hand speed. However, the hand speed of the disciple who has been trained for many years is not bad. It is about the same as a few senior brothers... But the teacher has taught us that it is better to have fun alone than to have fun together. The disciple feels that it is very good.
It makes sense, so I’d better give them to Miss Ye, I hope she will cherish them."
He raised his head slightly and sighed, his tone a bit regretful and reluctant:
"Come back, hey, although these old books have broken pages and old covers and packaging, I picked them out one by one from the piles of books that were hauled down the mountain by horses. Many of them are single copies.
, it is difficult to publish them again. Although they seem to be a bit worn, the ignorant people at the foot of the mountain treat them as waste paper and transport them to the academy, but the disciples know how precious they are... Well, now there is another Miss Ye.
knew."
Speaking of this, Li Jinshu was a little happy.
Everyone: “…”
Yan Jidao put down the fishing rod and picked it up again. Finally he looked at the eldest disciple and couldn't help but said: "She...how did she know?"
Li Jinshu said happily:
"I told her. She just took these books and smiled after taking a look at them. She asked me seriously if they were quite valuable. I nodded and said that they would not be exchanged for a thousand immortal coins. Miss Ye.
After hearing this, she seemed quite embarrassed and kept refusing, saying she would give me money."
He shook his head and said with a serious expression:
"But as your disciple and the senior brother of your junior brothers and sisters, there is no reason to take back or collect money for the things you have given away?"
"However, I was still a little reluctant to explain to her the origin of these books and the specific preciousness...I told her what I said before truthfully, so that she should not feel guilty and blame herself, just keep them well, and don't worry about me.
Anyway, I have read these books countless times and basically don’t need them anymore... In addition, there will be more used books brought to Shushan Library back down the mountain. I will just go and pick them up when the time comes, just those bookworm brothers and some
The new juniors are a bit troublesome, well, I have to ask Tzuyu to go with us next time."
The air on the field became quieter again.
Li Jinshu nodded and said enthusiastically to the silent crowd:
"But that doesn't matter. It's okay if Miss Ye likes these books. After all, she has been with me for many years. In addition, she will read these books carefully in the future and don't bother to come to ask me anymore. After listening to this, Miss Ye seemed to read
I was very touched. She hugged the book and said thank you solemnly to me. Moreover, she was so serious that she didn’t even call me by my name at that time. She just called me Mr. Li. Then Miss Ye turned around and walked away while holding the book.
It's so fast that I can't keep up..."
The helpful Li Jinshu couldn't help scratching his head in the end, and said slightly confused: "And it's strange, every time I came back to the academy, didn't Miss Ye not know the way around? She said that the academy buildings all looked the same style, so she asked me to send her away.
...That time she walked away with the book in her arms without letting me give it away. Well, maybe... she knew the way."
"…………"
At this moment, someone was speechless, and the fishing boat crossing was surprisingly quiet.
Yan Jidao rested one hand on his beard and one hand on the fishing rod. Even though there were fish biting the hook support rod in the river at this time, his hands did not move.
The old man fishing was pouting, looking at his eldest disciple, stunned and speechless.
After hearing this, the junior brothers and sisters around him were also stunned, looking at the senior brother with even more 'admiration' in their eyes.
"Uh, teacher, what's wrong with you?"
Yan Jidao closed his mouth, turned his head, and looked at the dancing fishhook silently for a while.
"Jin Shu."
"Ah, the disciple is here."
Yan Jidao did not look at Li Jinshu, but looked ahead, nodded and said seriously: "When you have time, go find your junior brother. You...can ask for more advice."
Li Jinshu was stunned, "Why is this?"
Yan Jidao said nothing, slapped his forehead and sighed.
He shook his head, then seemed to remember something, smiled and said: "It seems that your junior brother is going back to the academy today."
Li Jinshu nodded, "Yeah."
He couldn't help but sigh again: "Well, sir, I have asked you many times, and also sent disciples to inquire several times... The school said that he should have returned this evening."
"Oh, many times, is there any? Haha..."
The old man laughed and shook his head, lifted the fishing rod, and hung many fish in the air.
"What a big sea bass, haha. Jin Shu, you go to the academy again, wait for your junior brother, and ask him to come and eat sea bass in the evening. If you are in a hurry and want a wife, then call your wife too."
Li Jinshu and the junior brothers and sisters behind him looked at each other. Looking at the eccentric gentleman, he smiled and said helplessly: "Yes, sir."
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PS: "Brothers, refresh at two o'clock in the morning..."