Chapter 16: There are guests from far away
The glass of grapes and wine is luminous, and the pipa is about to drink. Don’t laugh at me when you lie drunk on the battlefield. How many people have returned from war since ancient times?
--"Liangzhou Ci"
Sitting in the hall, the old man who was drinking the fragrant tea, smiled from time to time... That second girl! He is so cute. Since the old man showed his hands in front of him, he often stared quietly in a daze while learning to cook - but he didn't think about it, could the yin and yang of the world be so thoughtful... When the old man thought of this, he gently put the tea bowl, stood up, and walked towards the kitchen in the inner courtyard...
As he expected, Erya squatted beside the granite stone again, dazed at the knife mark... The old man coughed lightly and woke Erya up. The old man smiled faintly and said, "The ancients said, 'If you study but don't think, you will be confused; if you think but don't learn, you will be in danger'! What do you think?"
Erya Mumu's answer: "Although I am confused, I look around, and I don't know the way of learning!"
The old man smiled and said, "Internal power is the energy from the Dantian, which passes through the eight extraordinary meridians, suppresses it in the middle and then releases it outward. However, the yin and yang energy of heaven and earth are scattered between heaven and earth. If you want to borrow it, you must understand the power of all things!"
"Shi?" Erya's face was even more confused.
The old man smiled and picked up a piece of wood from the ground as a piece of wood: "Look at this small piece of wood, but it records the growth momentum of the tree. When chopping firewood, if you find the right momentum of the wood and follow the trend, you will naturally solve it easily; if you do against the trend, you will have to get half the result with twice the effort..."
Erya's eyes lit up: "Then I will start by chopping firewood and slowly sense the existence of this 'power'..."
When the old man saw Erya getting energetic again, he felt a little relieved... But within a few days, he found that the boy began to vent his firewood again. He shook his head helplessly. As soon as he persuaded Erya, Erya replied without replying: "I am not crazy, I will not survive!"
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A few days later, after the old man taught Erya, he left the boy and went crazy by chopping firewood alone. He returned to the living room of the backyard, stretched comfortably, closed his eyes and rested...
Soon, the housekeeper hurried over from the front yard and saw the old man presenting a greeting with both hands, saying, "The owner of the manor, Chen Changqiu, the Chen family's parent in the capital, is here..."
The old man opened his closed eyes and asked happily: "Oh? Old Friend Chen is here? Where is he now? Come in quickly!" As he said that, he stood up and was about to run to the front yard...
"Old man He Gui, my old friend is here to see you! Why are you slowing down like a turtle?" Before he finished speaking, an old man wearing a blue silk shirt appeared in the inner courtyard.
He Gui laughed, walked over quickly, clasped his fists, and scolded, "You old old man Chen, what else do you want to send me when you come? Just come in by yourself - I really became a royal relative, and I want to show off wherever I am. I don't show my disgrace!"
The old man named Chen smiled: "I haven't seen you for ten years. I heard that you are in the village and you are pursuing your guests and cultivating your character. Now the younger generations in the village are probably unfamiliar with your face... I dare not disturb your cultivation - I have to submit a message to you first, and then you can't blame me if you go to the village!"
He Gui smiled and scolded, "I can't tell you if you are sharp-tongued! But you also know the rules here. What good things do you bring?" As he said that, he also looked like he was drooling and funny.
Mr. Chen shook his head and smiled bitterly: "If I had known that you, a greedy geese, would have been here to pluck your hair, and I would have prepared to bleed properly. It was indeed more than this knife..."
He Gui didn't think it was offensive. He was still content with this and did not speak, but just stretched out his hand like a naughty boy...
Old Chen gave him a blank look, reached out to open his hand, and shouted to the outside of the yard: "Come in..."
As they spoke, the two servants carried a large wooden barrel and placed it directly on the table in the hall.
He Gui was excited and asked nonsense: "Old friend, what is this?"
Mr. Chen smiled: "This is a rare thing... My jewelry business is now very big, not only in Daxia, but also in the Western Regions. There are some business in the foreign countries. This good thing is transported back by the dog from there, called wine."
He Gui narrowed his eyes and saw that there was still a fire lacquer on the wooden barrel, and smiled and said, "It's too serious, it's just some wine..."
Mr. Chen smiled faintly: "This wine is a cellar, so of course it must be sealed! The Western Regions are far away in the sky, so it is particularly difficult to transport..."
He Gui heard his words precious and smiled: "Goose feathers are given thousands of miles away, and the gift is less favorable and kind! Besides, you can never expect me if you have good things. I will accept your love!"
Old Chen stopped talking, and smiled so hard that the servant behind him took out two cups and started to varnish... Old Chen paused and said, "My friend, let me cover the hall below and light up the candles, and see the wonderfulness of this wine..."
He Gui hurriedly ordered the servants to cover the hall. When the hall was right, it seemed like dark night, but he saw Mr. Chen’s two cups emit a cold light... He Gui was surprised: “Brother Chen is indeed rich, and such a priceless luminous cup is actually used as a wine vessel for wine…”
Old Chen smiled faintly: "Things are for people to use, otherwise even if they are rich, they will be just a toy..." As he said that, he pulled out the plug on the wooden barrel, and a strong aroma of wine immediately filled the hall...
He Gui showed his true greed expression on his face, sucked his nose hard, and said, "It smells so good! It really has a unique exotic style..."
Mr. Chen asked to inject the wine from the barrel into the cup, but the wine was as red as blood, which gave people a visual stimulation against the faint cold light of the luminous cup... The two old men picked up the wine glass, but He Gui saw Mr. Chen slowly shaking the cup, smelling the fragrance of the wine, looking intoxicated, and laughed: "Everyone uses his mouth to taste it, but you use your nose..."
Old Chen smiled and said, "This wine comes from thousands of miles away, and the bumpy road will have a sour taste. I am just letting the sour taste in the wine, and then savor it again, so that it can make it more sweet!"
He Gui smiled and said, "I really have gained insight!" He also did the same.
The two sat opposite each other and savored it slowly. He Gui smiled and said, "It's true that the flavor is very good! My old friend has drawn my greed and said that he would have to ask you for a few more buckets of fine wine in the future!"
Mr. Chen smiled faintly, and did not say much, but just raised his glass to invite him to drink.
After the two of them swear a few cups, He Gui was already drunk.
Mr. Chen suddenly nodded gently to the servant down and silently left the hall. He turned to the butler of the He family standing beside him and smiled: "You go down first! I have a few thoughtful words with my friend..."
The housekeeper looked at He Gui, and He Gui smiled intoxicatedly, "You go down first! We are old buddies..."
After leaving, Mr. Chen put away his smile: "My friend, I came to my house today to get together for a few years. I have a little reason to get together. I have a little bit of a secret that I need my friend's help!"
Although He Gui still had wine on his face at this time, his slightly bent body straightened slightly and laughed: "Brother is talking solemnly! The Chen family is now a royal family and has rich and financial resources as a backing. There is still something to do in the world, so why is it difficult?" As he said that, he drank another glass of wine.
Mr. Chen smiled bitterly: "Now, for the sake of the future of the little girl and the Chen family, the Chen family can spare no effort; but the cost is huge, and the Chen family is a little overwhelmed..."
At this point, Mr. Chen suddenly saw He Gui's drunken old face coming over, and his index finger gestured to his mouth: "Shh..." Then he pierced his head towards the table, and muttered a few words: "Good wine! Sure enough, 'Grape wine luminous cup'..." The snoring sounded loudly...
Old Chen's face immediately sank, red and white intertwined...
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Chapter completed!