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Chapter 28 The Great Invention (1)

This matter was strange and strange. Chen Wanrong really wanted to catch Chen Zairong and ask clearly. He heard Chen Wang complain: "Zairong, don't be crazy. If there is a guest, please ask Mr. Huang and Wu to sit by the stove."

The first thing a guest needs to do when he gets home is to welcome the guests, not to get to the bottom of it. Although Chen Wanrong wanted to ask clearly, he had to temporarily suppress his curiosity and stand up to greet the guests.

Mr. Huang is the husband of the county hall, whose surname is Huang, Boming. Unexpectedly, he came. Chen Laoshi was very surprised and forgot to connect with the guests. After receiving the reminder from Mrs. Chen, he hurriedly greeted him with a smile and said, "Mr. Huang, Mr. Wu, please invite me in the room. Zai Rong, Wanrong, pour the two gentlemen a bowl of hot water."

Chen Zairong responded, "I know" and went to the kitchen like flying.

Huang Boming and Wu Jing stepped forward to salute together. Huang Boming clasped his fists and said, "Huang Boming has met Mr. Chen." He is thoughtful and well-behaved, and is worthy of being a scholar.

The Tang Dynasty attached great importance to cultural education. As a result, the grand occasion of "a five-foot boy who is ashamed of not speaking about writing and writing", scholars enjoyed a lofty social status. Not to mention Huang Boming or Chen Zairong's husband, Chen Laoshi had never heard of his name many times. When he saw him saluting him, he was at a loss and stuttered: "Mr. Huang, I don't dare to treat you as a gift! Isn't this a trash of me!"

This is how Mud Leathers reacted when he saw the scholar. Huang Boming saw it a lot, but he didn't care. He smiled slightly and said, "Uncle Chen can afford it." He saluted Chen Wang and said, "I've seen Aunt Chen!"

Chen Wang's reaction was much calmer than Chen Zhongshi. He held his right hand with his left hand, arched it to his chest, and said, "Mr. Chen Wang has met Mr. Huang!" Although he was a peasant woman, calm and composed and thoughtful. Huang Boming praised her from the bottom of his heart and nodded slightly.

The Tang people had many etiquettes, with more than 30 etiquettes. Different etiquettes were used according to different occasions and different identities. The etiquette of Chen Wang holding his right hand with his left hand and placing his chest with his chest is the most commonly used hand-paid gift. It is not a difference between men and women, and can be used. This is similar to the popular hand-paid gifts we have now. They are usually used when welcoming and seeing off guests.

After seeing the Chen Wang family, Huang Boming bowed to Chen Wanrong and said, "Is this brother Wanrong? Boming has heard of Brother Wanrong's name a long time ago and wants to visit him. He is always reluctant to see him, and he feels very sorry for him. Today I can see Brother Wanrong's true face, which is really comforting my life!"

Scholars are different. They speak a lot, as if they are chanting poems and essays.

This was the first time Chen Wanrong came to the Tang Dynasty to face scholars. He heard that he spoke the words of meeting so beautifully, like singing. It seemed as if his mud legs were really worthy of his visit to ask for advice. He couldn't help but feel a little funny. He followed Huang Boming's appearance and fisted and said, "Sir, you are too honored, how dare you humiliate Mr. Wang in his name."

Huang Boming said it very beautifully and politely. Chen Wanrong should have said that "Wan Rong is not afraid to humiliate his reputation." However, Chen Wanrong did not mention the word "门" at all, and he was too rude.

After a brief look at Chen Wanrong, he not only put on the linen clothes covered with patches, but because the soap was made with a lot of greasy and mixed with a smell of alkali. It seemed that he hadn't taken a shower for several days. He said that the butcher was not like the butcher, and said that the mud legs were not like the mud legs, and he couldn't help but look down on Huang Boming, and smiled slightly and went to the side.

This is his good cultivation, and it has not been revealed. If someone with a slightly poor cultivation is going to be frowning, he would have been frowning long ago.

Just when Chen Wanrong and Huang Boming were greeting, Wu Jing had already seen Chen Laoshi and his wife and came to meet Chen Wanrong. His eyes were much sharper than Huang Boming. Huang Boming valued Chen Wanrong's mud legs and clothes, which could not fit his eyes, but Wu Jing valued Chen Wanrong's temperament.

In Wu Jing's eyes, although Chen Wanrong was dressed in mud legs, he had a completely different temperament from mud legs, with bright eyes and bright face. What surprised Wu Jing the most was that Chen Wanrong, a mud legs like him, should have bowed and respectfully when he saw a scholar like him, but Chen Wanrong was calm and composed, no difference from seeing ordinary people.

There are usually two situations when such things occur. One is arrogant and rude, and the other is that this person is very different, with a very good mentality and is not surprised by the praise and disgrace. It is obvious that Chen Wanrong is the latter. This shows that Chen Wanrong's knowledge and mentality are superior and cannot be regarded as lightly.

Wu Jing and Chen Wanrong were a little far apart. Wu Jing walked quickly and came to Chen Wanrong. He did not bow his hand like Huang Boming. Instead, he held the thumb of his right hand with his left hand, stretched out the other four fingers of his right hand, and raised his left hand with his thumb up, covering his chest with his faint cover: "Wu Jing has seen Brother Wanrong!"

The voice is clear and comfortable to hear. What is even more rare is that the words are full of sincerity. Although they don’t say much, they can give people a sense of intimacy than Huang Boming’s show-like words of meeting.

Chen Wanrong knew about the etiquette of the Tang Dynasty. He originally wanted to be as empty as Huang Boming, but he didn't expect that Wu Jing's method of ceremonies was different. He didn't know how to see Huang Boming looked at Wu Jing in surprise.

Chen Wanrong is a person who is quick-thinking. Huang Boming's face is not worth it. Chen Wanrong knew that Wu Jing's etiquette was much more respectful than bowing, so he quickly learned from Wu Jing's appearance. He held the thumb of his right hand with his left hand, stretched out the remaining four fingers of his right hand, and raised his thumb with his left hand, and said, "Chen Wanrong has met Mr. Wu."

"I dare not take it!" Wu Jing smiled slightly and looked at Chen Wanrong with appreciation.

Chen Wanrong didn't know that Wu Jing used two etiquettes to meet him. A small step is a ritual that shows respect. Holding the thumb of the right hand with his left hand is a ritual that crosses his hand, which is a very grand meeting etiquette. It is generally used in two situations: one is that the ministers meet the monarch, and the other is that the younger generations meet the elders.

Chen Wanrong didn't understand these qualities. He just learned the gourd according to his own way, and sold it now, and returned it to Wu Jing as it was. However, the feeling in Wu Jing's eyes was different. Wu Jing thought that Chen Wanrong was well-mannered and not arrogant. What's even more rare is that he had been surprised to accept Wu Jing's noble etiquette. However, Chen Wanrong looked as usual and there was no abnormality. Such a mentality was rare in the world, so Wu Jing had to understand that he didn't suddenly feel good about it.

After the meeting, Mrs. Chen Wang pulled Chen Wanrong's sleeve. Chen Wanrong understood what she meant, and asked him to invite the guests to sit at the stove, and gave in to him, "Mr. Huang, Mr. Wu, the sky is a little cold, please go to the stove to simmer and warm your body."

The reason why Chen Wangshi asked Chen Wanrong to greet the guests was because he thought Chen Wanrong was more reliable and smarter than Chen's honesty.

Wu and Huang politely asked each other, and then asked each other. Under Chen Wanrong's guidance, they went to the stove. The fire in the stove was booming, and laughed from time to time, and the two sat down.

Chen Zairong came in with two bowls of hot water. Chen Wang looked at Chen Wanrong. Before he could even hint at Chen Wanrong with his eyes, Chen Wanrong had already taken a bowl, stood up, and said in front of his hands: "Mr. Wu, please drink a bowl of hot water to moisten your throat."

Wu Jing also stood up and took it with both hands. Chen Wanrong smiled and said, "In a poor family, there is no tea preparation, so there is a lot of negligence. Please forgive me."

Wu Jing smiled and said, "Brother Wanrong is so serious. We are taking the initiative. Please forgive me if you are abrupt."

Just as the two were talking, Chen Zairong had already handed the hot water in his hand to Huang Boming as a student. This was the authentic farmhouse white water, and there was nothing but hot. Huang Boming took it to his mouth, took a sip, and took it in his mouth for a while, and then drank it until his mouth got used to the smell.

Wu Jing was not the case. He drank a bowl of white water in big mouthfuls, and the sound of gurgling kept drank. In one breath, Wu Jing wiped his mouth with his hands, feeling very comfortable, and said, "I've walked for a long time and I'm really thirsty. Drinking a bowl of hot water makes my throat feel much more comfortable."

It is a virtue of Chen Wanrong to know the difference. Although this is a trivial matter, it determines the difference between the two. Chen Wanrong thought that both were from the Imperial College, Wu Jing could study history, while Huang Boming could only teach in the county hall. This character determines that their achievements will be very different.

This thought flashed through my heart. What Chen Wanrong was most concerned about was why the two of them came to visit him, and they did not go around the corner. They went straight to the point and asked him directly: "Mr. Wu, what's the point of coming to me?"
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