What made Hong Yanwu unhappy was not only being "exiled" by his class teacher, but also the kite he paid a huge price to get back, which actually made him a little disappointed.
Because even though his neighbors and family members didn't know about the big trouble he caused at school, when he took Sha Yan'er home, he still got scolded by Uncle Bian and his father for it.
What's going on?
It turned out that Uncle Bian was a very particular person, and the reason he scolded Hong Yanwu was because he felt too frustrated.
There is a basis for saying this, because according to old customs, flying kites is actually people flying "disasters" in an essential sense.
The most important thing is that no matter how high or far the kite flies, it cannot be taken back. Even if the wind blows, people will cut the kite string specially, which means that all bad luck will be eliminated.
Send them all away.
Therefore, all the old people in the capital know that if you encounter a kite that has been cut or broken by the wind, you must not pick it up and take it home. Even if a kite falls into someone's yard, you must tear it up immediately to break the unlucky omen.
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But Hong Yanwu violated this taboo because of his ignorance. Do you think the old man can still be impatient?
The specific process is this.
That day, Hong Yanwu was happily returning home from school with a kite in his hand. He happened to meet Uncle Bian playing with his flower pot at the door of the east courtyard. As a result, Uncle Bian saw the kite in his hand at a glance and asked where he was hitting him.
Got it.
Hong Yanwu was holding back his ability to show off, but when the uncle asked, he quickly made a fuss about it.
But he didn't expect that before he said a few words, when he heard that it was reached from a tree, Uncle Bian immediately changed his face and kept saying that he had picked up an unlucky thing at home for no good reason.
Let everyone in the whole courtyard join in the trouble.
Hong Yanwu suddenly lost his interest and walked into the courtyard with his eyebrows drooping.
Unexpectedly, Uncle Bian refused to let him go. He dropped the flowerpot in his hand and chased after him, forcing him to burn the kite quickly.
Hong Yanwu was so frightened that he slithered into the house like a rat, then closed the door tightly, and did not dare to show his face again all night.
If nothing else, he was afraid that Uncle Bian would be impulsive and snatch the kite and burn it for him.
However, even if he stayed at home so honestly for the first time, nothing would happen when he arrived. Because he never imagined that God had arranged a special scolding from his father waiting for him.
In fact, the scolding he received had nothing to do with this taboo. Hong Lucheng was only angry because Sha Yan'er affected Hong Yanwu's mother's sadness and sorrow, and affected his wife's recovery from illness.
It turned out that Wang Yunlin, who was still ill, saw this Sha Yan'er, and she suddenly became very interested. After resting in bed, she immediately steeled herself and sat up to take a closer look, and then she told Hong Yanwu a lot about it.
Facts about Sha Yan'er.
"...In fact, the shape of each sand swallow has a unique meaning. The short and fat 'young swallow' is a child, the wide 'fat swallow' is a man, the tall 'skinny swallow' is a woman, and the 'biyi swallow'
It means that the couple has been together for a hundred years. The one you brought back is a 'fat swallow'. But the painting is not very good, and the shape is out of shape. I think back then, Yuntai's painting was called good, with regular shape and design.
The colors are elegant, the patterns are lively, delicate and delicate. Even his 'Eighteen Paintings' made me admire him after seeing the 'Kite Gold'..."
This is the first time Hong Yanwu has heard these words. I can't believe that there are so many words in a small kite shape.
So with a kind of curiosity, he continued to ask, "Mom, who are this Yuntai and 'Kite Jin' you are talking about? In addition to being the 'black pot', can they do anything else?"
As a result, Wang Yunlin told him, "That 'kite gold' was specially used to paste kites for the palace back then. It was this person who pioneered Sha Yaner's so-called "black pot bottom" painting method."
Then she continued, "Yuntai is even more powerful. Not only can he draw kites, he can also play, play, and sing with flowers, birds, fish, and insects. He is also good at all kinds of martial arts, including piano, chess, calligraphy, and painting. Even if he is more naughty, he can also be your master at all kinds of tricks.
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Hong Yanwu naturally curled his lips to express his dissatisfaction, and then Wang Yunlin dictated to him two "great achievements" that Yuntai had done.
"When he was a child, he was even more naughty than you. He once tied a whip to a dog's tail, lit it on fire and threw it onto the stage where "Wu Song Fights the Tiger" was being performed.
Unexpectedly, another rattling and smoking dog appeared on Jingyanggang. As a result, everyone was jumping up and down. Look at the chaos. Even the 'tiger' on the stage had to hide.
Following the dog, even Wu Song got under the table..."
"Another time, he picked up a skeleton in a mass grave, but he secretly hid it and waited until the 30th day of the first lunar month to "fight ghosts" ("fighting ghosts" is a common name, the real name is "Tiaobuza", which is a
Mongolian, translated into Chinese, means "exorcise evil spirits and disperse evil spirits". It is a unique music and dance of the yellow-robed lama, and it is also a very grand religious ceremony. In the old days, the capital had to wait until this ceremony was over before the Spring Festival was officially celebrated.) brought in
Yonghegong. When the lama's dancing performance reached the thirteenth "Send-off" performance, he threw it into the venue. As a result, his skull hit the skull that the lama brought out to burn. Now
Fortunately, he attracted a group of masked lamas in yellow to chase him..."
Hong Yanwu was fascinated by what he heard, and kept asking, "What happened next? Did you chase him?"
Wang Yunlin replied no, and said that Yuntai has been a fast runner since he was a child, and he has practiced Qing Kung Fu under a famous teacher, so it is no problem to crawl into the crotch of adults, climb over eaves and walls, or walk on nine palace pillars.
Therefore, Hong Yanwu admired Yuntai very much and kept begging his mother to help him introduce him. He also said that he already knew how to penetrate the crotch of adults, but he wanted Yuntai to teach him Qinggong, fly over the walls, and walk on the Jiugong Zhuang.
Unexpectedly, when Wang Yunlin heard this, she fell into a daze. Soon after, she couldn't stop crying and started crying.
At this time, Hong Lucheng came into the house to get something. He heard Hong Yanwu asking about Yuntai and saw his wife's appearance.
Then he took him out of the back room.
When they arrived at the outhouse, Hong Lucheng not only scolded Hong Yanwu for being ignorant, but also gave his son a stern warning that he would not be allowed to mention this person to his mother in the future, let alone talk about what he heard today outside.
At this time, Hong Yanwu was no longer what he was before. Although he was deeply unconvinced, he still had to listen to his father's words.
But he was indeed very curious, and even in the days to come he often thought:
Who is this Yun Tai that mom is talking about? Why do you cry when you mention him without even saying a few words?