"The Drunkard's Pavilion" can be regarded as Ouyang Xiu's pinnacle work, and his title of "Drunkard Old Man" was obtained from "The Drunkard's Pavilion".
There is nothing wrong with Lu Yao wanting his famous article.
Ouyang Xiu started writing, and in less than half a stick of incense, a piece of "The Drunkard's Pavilion" appeared on the paper.
Lu Yao waited until the ink dried, then rolled it up and held it in his hand with a smile on his face.
After chatting with each other for a while, Lu Xu and Lu Yao stood up and said goodbye to Ouyang Xiu.
Lu Xu also knew that his son was really capable of taking the scientific examination. Since there was no need for Ouyang Xiu to open the back door, there was no point in staying in Ouyang's house, and there was no need to stay here for lunch.
After getting up, Lu Xu didn't just call Ouyang Xiu something, he couldn't call himself Brother Ouyang, so he directly called him by his given name, "Uncle Yong, Erlang and I have something to do today, so I won't bother you anymore."
Ouyang Xiu also hoped that they could leave as soon as possible. Lu Yao's words about Brother Ouyang made his heart tremble. He had no choice but to ask his wife to do so.
Mrs. Ouyang hoped to chat with the talented man from Lu for a while, about poetry and so on. Unexpectedly, Lu Yao and his son had other things to do, so they did not stay longer. After Ouyang Xiu and his wife sent Lu Yao and his son outside the house, they watched them off.
He disappeared around the corner and then returned to the mansion.
After Lu Yao returned to Lu Mansion, he handed "The Drunken Old Man's Pavilion" in his hands to Uncle Fu, and asked him to find a good craftsman to frame it, and then hang it in the middle of his house, and look at it every day.
This is Ouyang Xiu's authentic work! It must not be auctioned for hundreds of millions in future generations. It must be passed on to his descendants as a family heirloom. He doesn't care whether they can preserve it for future generations. Anyway, I have left you such a precious wealth.
It's because you can't control it yourself.
Lu Yao walked from his yard to the main hall and found that neither Mrs. Lu nor Lu Hao were in the house. Lu Xu was sitting in the main hall drinking tea as if waiting for him.
After seeing Lu Yao coming, Lu Xu slowly put down the tea cup and asked, "Yao'er, when did you read so many books?"
He still had some doubts about why Lu Yao could suddenly write such good lyrics and articles.
It cannot be said that Lu Yao was uneducated in the past. Being able to pass the exam shows that Lu Yao has read some books, but his talent can only be said to be average. If Lu Xu hadn't taken care of him at that time, Lu Yao would have been a candidate for exam.
The name is probably gone, and it will still be his turn to take the scientific examination this year.
How is his son? As a father, he still has some idea. If Lu Yaoshi was determined not to write such an article before, could it be that he suddenly became ill during the six months he was missing? This is the only way to explain it.
Why can Lu Yao write poems and articles such as "The Secret Fragrance" and "Yong Mei"?
Lu Yao couldn't explain it either, so he just asked Lu Xu: "I wonder if my father knows the allusion of 'if you don't sing, you will become a blockbuster'?"
Lu Xu recited softly: "Chun Yu Kun told him about it and said, "There is a big bird in the country. It only lives in the king's court. It has not been flying or singing for three years. What does the king know about this bird?" The king said: "If this bird does not fly, then it will not fly.
Already, it will soar into the sky; if it does not sing, it will become a blockbuster."
"This is a passage from Sima Qian's "Historical Records". Yao'er, do you want to say that you are the big bird, waiting for the moment when it becomes a blockbuster?"
Lu Yao shook his head and said: "Father misunderstood, I want to say that everyone is the big bird that Chun Yukun said, and the big bird has been accumulating its own strength for three years without singing. I didn't like to study before,
Even now, I don’t like it. I just feel that what I read in the book is only shallow. Reading thousands of books is not as good as traveling thousands of miles. Didn’t the saints only read the Analects of Confucius after traveling around the world? So I thought about going outside at that time.
Take a walk and take a look. Sure enough, after walking out, my mind suddenly became brighter. I gradually understood the principles that I didn’t understand in the book before. The so-called articles and poems are also things I found by chance. There are thousands of scenery in my heart, and the articles are natural.
It comes out."
"It is precisely this six months of traveling experience that gives me the opportunity to make a splash."
Lu Xu nodded, feeling very pleased that Lu Yao could say such words, proving that he had grown up and was no longer a child.
After understanding this, he suddenly felt a little lonely. His second son had grown up, and he was also old. He sighed and said, "Maybe I really restrained you before. Read ten thousand books
, travel thousands of miles. You said it very well, Yaoer, knowledge cannot be learned by being locked in the study. In this case, I will no longer ask you to study in the study every day. You can do whatever you want.
But I have one request. You must pass the Jinshi exam. If you fail this time, then don’t even think about leaving the study."
"Long live understanding!!!" Lu Yao was so excited that he finally stopped studying. He still had a lot of things to do and couldn't be delayed by studying.
Lu Xu glared at Lu Yao. He had praised him just now, but immediately changed back to his original state.
Lu Yao felt like he was pretending to be a salute and said, "Thank you, father, for your understanding."
Lu Xu nodded, this is still the case.
He took a sip of tea and said, "Take some time to clean up and come with me to your uncle's house."
"Uncle?" Lu Yao had no previous memory and couldn't remember that he actually had an uncle in Bianliang.
Lu Xu said: "Your mother and your eldest brother went there early in the morning. I brought you back from Ouyang Mansion for this reason."
He looked at Lu Yao, paused and said, "Remember to bring more money?"
"Why do you need to bring money?" Lu Yao wondered. Is it possible that the current Northern Song Dynasty, like later generations, still played cards at relatives' homes when visiting relatives? Logically speaking, mahjong and poker had not appeared at this time in the Northern Song Dynasty!
"Why are you talking about? Isn't it because of you? The fact that you gave your sister-in-law New Year's money on the night of your thirties has spread to everyone in Bianliang. Many children have asked their elders for New Year's money. Many people hold grudges because of this incident.
I'm looking at you! When you go, your uncle must be giving new year's money to his descendants, and your uncle's family has a lot of descendants, so you have to bring more with you, otherwise you won't be enough when the time comes." Lu Xu said angrily, obviously
You are asking me if you have caused it yourself.
"Didn't the eldest brother go to his uncle's house first?" Lu Yao asked. His eldest brother must have given him New Year's money after he went there. Wouldn't he have to give it again after he went there?
"Do you think your elder brother will bring money there?"
Lu Yao regretted that he was shooting himself in the foot. He couldn't collect even a cent of the new year's money, and he still had to pay back a lot. It was really miserable.
"Why are you still standing there? Why don't you go get ready quickly? It's time for lunch when you come over later."
Lu Yao went back to the room dejectedly, carrying a sack of copper coins, a hundred coins in total. He didn't know how many people there were, so he naturally took as much as he could carry.
Before, he felt that there were a lot of copper coins. It would make people feel more comfortable to see so many copper coins in the yard. If he had known that he would take so much money out, he would have exchanged the copper coins for part of the silver.
Carrying a bag of copper coins is really tiring.
He took a carriage and drove around to his uncle's house. Only one of the Lu family, Lu Xu, was an official, while his uncle who was not an official lived in the outer city. It was also convenient for him to take care of the fields outside the city. He was considered a small landowner.
, and Lu Xu also asked his brothers to take care of the land he was assigned, and only gave him some rations every year.
His uncle's family lived a relatively prosperous life, and according to later generations, they were a well-off family.
Seeing Lu Yao and his son arriving, the servant at the gate immediately ran to the house to report the news.
After a while, a chirping sound was heard.
Only then did Lu Yao realize that he had not just one uncle, but four uncles, all of whom came to his second uncle's house today to pay New Year's greetings.
And there were many women standing behind these uncles. At a glance, they knew that they were his uncle's wives and concubines. Behind the wives and concubines stood many children.
Seeing so many children, Lu Yao suddenly felt a little dizzy. He didn't know if the money he had brought was enough.
He really wanted to ask his uncles, why did you marry so many concubines, give birth to so many sons and daughters, and grow exponentially in the third generation?
Can you afford to raise so many grandchildren?
There is another question he wants to ask, uncles, how are your kidneys?
The person who stepped forward to greet Lu Xu and Lu Yao was his second uncle Lu Zhuo.
After bowing to Lu Xu, he turned his attention to Lu Yao.
Lu Zhuo patted Lu Yao's shoulder and said, "I didn't expect Yao'er to be so strong. After hearing the news of your disappearance last year, your aunt and I were so anxious that all the servants in our family were sent out.
I looked for it, but I couldn't find it. Fortunately, it's a blessing that you came back safely. Come into the house quickly, your mother is waiting for you."
As soon as Lu Yao entered the door, he heard his other aunts shouting: "Yao'er, I heard that you were banned from the county by the officials. This is true!"
Lu Yao could only nod in agreement.
This nod was like a bomb being lit in the crowd, causing a sudden uproar.
"This is a good thing that will bring glory to our family!"
"Oh! Our Yao'er is really good at it. Qing'er, you should learn more from your brother."
"Our Lu family has been in silence for so long, and we are finally waiting for the day when we will become prosperous."
"..."
In short, he talked about everything, making Lu Yao's head buzz and still had a smile on his face.
Lu Xu was really happy and had endless things to say with his four brothers.
Suddenly, a little girl came to Lu Yao, chewing a finger in her mouth, pointing one finger at the sack behind Lu Yao, and said, "Uncle Thirteen, is this the New Year's money you gave me?"
Lu Yao ranks thirteenth in the entire second generation of the Lu family, so this girl calls him her thirteenth uncle.
As soon as the girl spoke, the remaining children swarmed up, pushing their fathers and grandmothers aside, and kept shouting to Lu Yao: "Uncle Thirteen, give me the lucky money quickly."
Lu Yao helplessly took the sack off his shoulder, took out a lot of money and put it into the girl's hand, "Here are all the new year's money for you, don't grab it, one person will give it to you. If it's not enough, Uncle Thirteen will give it to you when you go home."
You withdraw money."
"Uncle Thirteen is so nice!"
"Uncle Thirteen is really rich, can you give me two coins? I want to buy candied haws."