217, the classic teapot theory (seeking complete order)
Leng Qingqiu looked startled, looked at Lao Li who was unloading the goods, and asked softly: "Uncle, is it Mr. Bai who came in just now? I think he is very similar to Mr. Bai who teaches at our Beiman Girls' School. He should be
he."
"But why did he go back like this without even saying hello?"
She is new to the world and obviously does not understand the hidden meaning.
She mistakenly thought that she had bumped into Bai Gui, which caused Bai Gui to leave without even saying hello.
After all, according to common sense, regardless of the relationship between teachers and students, when dealing with neighbors, whether rich or poor, they should always be harmonious and harmonious, and they will not behave like this.
"You must be the lady from Leng Zhai. I have met you several times."
"But you don't have to call me uncle. Just call me Lao Li."
Lao Li responded with a smile and continued to unload the goods.
This was Lao Li's self-effacement. Leng Qingqiu came from a scholarly family. How could he be so disrespectful? She changed her title and continued to ask: "Uncle Li, can you tell me why Mr. Bai left in a hurry just now?"
She originally wanted to say hello and leave, but Bai Gui's behavior made her curious.
"This is the boss's private matter. As servants, we can't talk too much."
"Please don't be offended, Miss Leng. My boss has always been very kind. There may be something unspeakable this time..."
Lao Li replied.
He didn't know much about Bai Gui's actions. He couldn't even read a few big characters, so how could he possibly read the newspaper? But he had just seen Bai Gui and Bai Xiuzhu saying goodbye a quarter of an hour ago, and mistakenly thought that Bai Gui was afraid of guilt. But on this point, he was
I dare not say it.
A servant who talks too much will not end well.
Nowadays, people have to abide by the rules, and the first rule is not to talk nonsense about the master's family affairs.
Leng Qingqiu was looking for trouble, so he gathered up his clothes and said goodbye to Lao Li, then returned to Leng's house next door full of doubts.
After waiting for a while.
Bai Gui then came out and helped Lao Li unload the goods.
Old Li was already in his sixties, and as he got older, he became a housekeeper. He was able to do some odd jobs, but for a big job like unloading, he had to help out at no cost.
Just like Bai Jiaxuan in Bailu Village, he always worked in the fields with Lu San.
"My boss, the lady from Leng Zhai asked you just now... I didn't respond much, but as a neighbor, I also know that the lady from Leng Zhai has good intentions, so we can't just be separated like this..."
"A distant relative is not as good as a close neighbor."
Lao Li took a breath, rested his feet, and said.
The words are full of invitations to take credit.
"I know this, but she is a student of Beiman Girls' School. As a teacher, I have to avoid her."
"If Leng Zhai needs any help in the future, our Bai Zhai can help and support the neighbors. This is fine, but the friendship cannot be too deep."
Bai Gui thought for a while and warned.
Lao Li is now the housekeeper of Bai Zhai, so he needs to tell him some things and ask him to be more careful with Leng Zhai in the future.
At this time, neighbors were not as isolated as they would be in later generations. Those who lived in the same alley would always greet each other and help each other if they needed anything.
So the relationship cannot be deadlocked.
In addition, neighbors are also a reference for judging whether a person's reputation is good or not.
"Okay, boss, I remember this."
Lao Li nodded.
He continued to talk to Bai Gui and said: "My boss, I don't have much ability and I haven't studied much, but I heard a lecturer say that a prosperous family will have more children and more blessings..."
"The lecturer said that men are like soup bowls and women are like soup spoons. A soup bowl must be matched with several soup spoons."
He thought Bai Gui was henpecked, so he warned her tactfully.
A weak husband was looked down upon in the old days.
Remember, this is loyalty.
The Three Cardinal Guidelines and the Five Constant Rules: the king guides his subjects, the husband guides his wife, and the father guides his son. These are all feudal dogmatic ideas.
These three principles are the moral standards between people.
Of course, if Bai Gui is unwilling and doesn't want to hear it, it doesn't matter. It won't arouse a man's resentment. As for the wife, she is not married yet, and it is impossible for the boss to tell the wife this sentence by then.
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"You are exactly the same as Gu Tangsheng's teapot and teacup theory."
Bai Gui couldn't help but shake his head and smile.
Gu Tangsheng's famous theory of teapots and teacups.
Once a Westerner asked: "The custom in your country is to worship polygamy. Sir, do you have anything to say?"
Gu Tangsheng smiled and said: "Do you know the principle of many cups and pots? It is appropriate to have one pot and many cups; it is also appropriate to have one husband and many wives."
However, when he carefully thought about what Lao Li said, his face looked a little strange. This metaphor was a bit wrong. He asked, "Which book did you listen to the commentator talk about?"
Lao Li was puzzled, and after a while he uttered: "Yin丨Plum in a bottle."
Bai Gui suddenly realized.
It turned out to be a pirated book, so it’s no wonder that the words were distorted.
"This sentence was said by Pan Jinlian. You must not say it nonsense in the future and ruin the reputation of our house..."
"It's okay if I lose your face, but it's okay if I lose my face."
Bai Gui felt the need to correct Lao Li's thinking and said.
When the master and the servant are humiliated, they are both humiliated, and when they are honored, they are both honored.
Like Su Dongpo, who was Su Dongpo's book boy?
Those are Gao Qiu and Lin Lingsu!
The butler of his white house, let alone being comparable to these two people, must...not be embarrassed.
"Yes, boss."
Old Li looked ashamed.
He usually likes to listen to some sexy tunes, but unexpectedly, he heard them wrong.
…
In the morning, Bai Gui mentioned Gu Tangsheng when he and Lao Li were unloading the goods. In the afternoon, someone handed over an invitation letter and invited Bai Gui to a banquet. It was said that it was for the purpose of catching up with others and washing away the dust. Gu Tangsheng was mentioned in the banquet list.
The banquet was held at Linzhai and Chunjue Zhai.
The owner of Chunjue Zhai is Lin Shu.
"This so-called catching the wind and washing the dust is catching the east wind of Kong Ming and washing away the light dust all over your body..."
"Bai Meihe, I have always watched your great works and admired your name for a long time. Now that I can see you, it really makes me feel regretful."
As soon as Bai Gui walked into Chunjue Zhai, he saw an old man in his forties or fifties with gray braids, a melon cap, and a long gown. He walked out, held his hand, had a friendly attitude, and spoke quickly, and kept saying
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"The morning rain and dust in Weicheng are light, and the guesthouses are green and willow-green." - Wang Wei's "The Second Envoy of the Yuan Dynasty to Anxi"
"Who are you?"
Bai Gui calmly took off his hand and took half a step back.
"I, Gu Tangsheng."
When Gu Tangsheng saw this, he laughed, didn't take it seriously, and cupped his hands.
"Please come in, please come in..."
He led the way and led Bai Gui in.
"Mr. Weilu."
Bai Gui walked in. Lin Shu was the only one in the room. This was a private banquet. He bowed and saluted.
Lin Shu invited him to sit down.
Bai Gui took his seat and took a look. He, Lin Shu, and Gu Tangsheng were the only three people in the room.
"When you were still in Japan, I heard about your reputation. I liked reading your book The Qin Empire. Later, you wrote a book called Guns and Guns. I thought about translating it myself, but since I don't know Japanese, I couldn't get into it.
There are too many obscure academic terms, which made me take great pains..."
Lin Shu said.
Hearing this, Bai Gui couldn't help laughing.
Lin Shu was a famous translator in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, but he did not understand foreign languages. When translating works, he often listened to other people's oral translations first, and then compiled the translations himself.
For example, the plays of Shakespeare and Ibsen were translated into novels, and Ibsen was mistakenly translated as German.
The most interesting thing is that Lin Shu is from Hujian and speaks Hokkien, so he translated the English word "Holmes" into "Holmes"...
"Gu Tangsheng claims to be proficient in nine languages. Why doesn't Mr. Weilu ask him for advice?"
Bai Gui thought for a while and asked.
When he watched "Age of Awakening", these two people were a group that was spurned by the new culture. In fact, the relationship and friendship between the two were not bad.
"Gu Tangsheng is proficient in nine languages, but he is too proud. I cannot recruit him as a liberal arts scholar."
Lin Shu snorted and said dissatisfied.
When he came to the capital, he failed many times in the spring palace. After Gu Tangsheng returned to China, he was awarded "a first-class specialization for study tours" and was rewarded as a liberal arts scholar.
"I don't look down on the translation of Western works. Besides, Bai Meihe published a Japanese version first, and will definitely publish a Chinese version in the future. Why are you so anxious? His translation is definitely better than yours. If you translate randomly, it will be
destroyed……"
Gu Tangsheng smashed it, took a sip of the pipe and pot, and said.
"Okay, let's not talk too much. I have a mission to invite you to Chunjue Zhai this time. Yan Laoqi wants you to be a professor at the Capital University, but as an elder, he has invited you once, so it is not easy to do it again.
Please ask for the second time, so let me ask again..."
"What do you think? With your talent, it would be unfair to be this useless gentleman."
Lin Shu said.
Yan Fu, also known as Yan Jidao. This name is exactly the same as the name of Yan Shu's son Yan Jidao, and Yan Jidao was the seventh eldest son in the family. Therefore, people like Lin Shu who are familiar with Yan Fu call him Yan Lao Qi most of the time.
Yan Fu is now the president of Peking University.
"No need, I will return to Qin Province soon. When I come back, I will start working on studying abroad again. I don't want to work as a teacher anymore. I go to class in panic every day and finish class in panic..."
Bai Gui shook his head and refused.
Before he came, he had some speculations about Lin Shu's invitation. Lin Shu and Yan Fu were both from Fujian Province and had a close friendship. For example, Yan Fu praised Lin Shu in his poem "Jiachen came out of the capital to present to the Dukes of Tongli".
Said: "The virgin from Gushan has a sonorous voice, and often gives speeches in soap robes. The pitiful roll of La Traviata has cut off the intestines of the prodigal."
Lin Shu's two most famous translations are "La Traviata" and "The Short Story of Cain".
"It seems that Yan Laoqi didn't take advantage of this east wind."
Gu Tangsheng smiled.
Bai Gui suddenly realized that when he first entered the door, Gu Tangsheng talked about catching the wind and washing away the dust, saying that he was catching the east wind of Kong Ming. Only after thinking about it carefully did he realize the profound meaning. He originally had countless invitations to invite him to serve, but they disappeared after he became the teacher of the girls' school.
, this is not just a matter of borrowing from Kong Ming. The gentleman from the Capital University is noble, but among the invitations to him, he can only be regarded as good.
"Let's not talk about Yan Laoqi. I promised Yan Laoqi because I also want to make friends with you, a great sage."
Lin Shu smiled.
"Mr. Weilu, you are trying to flatter me and kill me. You will never be able to talk about being a great sage."
