Time flies, and five years have passed in the blink of an eye. In the past five years, Nan Weifeng has passed the Juren Examination, and is temporarily working as a steward of Qingquan Academy in the town. He only waits for the autumn of this year to go to Beijing to take the big exam, hoping to gain fame, shine on the lintel, and revitalize the school.
Nan family.
In the past five years, little Hairen has grown more and more lovable, smart, and very courageous. He does not look like a six-year-old child at all. Now little Hairen has a younger brother, Nan Haiyi, and a younger sister, Nanping.
Xiao Hairen's grandparents have passed away one after another in the past five years. In the past five years, Xiao Hairen has made great progress under the guidance of his mother Liu Shi Yueting. He is already familiar with the Thousand-Character Classic and the Three-Character Classic. He also has a good understanding of the Four Books and Five Classics.
He rarely dabbled in anything. Although his family was poor, little Hairen did not delay his studies at all since he was a child. He learned more than other children of the same age. And because Hairen was knowledgeable and memorized, his studies were comparable to those of ordinary children.
On this day, after Xiao Hairen finished studying "The Analects of Confucius", he went to the woods outside the town to cut firewood according to his daily habit.
Before going out, it was already overcast. Mrs. Liu shouted to Xiao Hairen: "Son, it's overcast and there's no shortage of firewood at home, so don't go."
Little Hairen shouted to his mother: "Mom, we don't have much firewood at home. Will it rain at half past half day? I'll go chop some and come back. I won't get caught in the rain. I'm smart."
"After that, he took the hatchet and water bag and walked outside the suppression.
After leaving Qingquan Town, Xiao Hairen habitually walked on a shortcut he found while chopping firewood. This path was rarely used by people and was very secretive. "Alas..." There was an intermittently moaning sound, and Xiao Hairen
Following the sound, he found a man in gray clothes lying on the roadside. Out of curiosity, Xiao Hairen walked closer and found that he was an old man in his sixties, who was already dying.
Little Hairen hurriedly stepped forward and put the old man in his arms, and shouted loudly: "Grandpa, wake up, wake up." At the same time, he took out the water bag he had brought and fed the old man a few sips of water. The old man woke up.
, glanced at Xiao Hairen, and gasped: "My dear... thank you, I can't do it anymore... If someone asks if you have seen me, just say no, even your parents can't say they have seen me, otherwise
It will hurt you and your family. After I die, just sprinkle the powdered medicine in the jade bottle in my arms on my body... Remember, do not get the powdered medicine on your own hands or body. In my arms
I have given you a book and several small things. You and I are destined. When you grow up, please send the jade box in my arms to Kongtong Mountain according to the location in the letter in my arms.
Someone in Cangyun Cave will teach you a special skill according to the content in the letter."
When the old man said this, he saw little Hairen becoming more and more lifeless, his head tilted and he passed away. Little Hairen shouted loudly: "Grandpa, grandpa! I promise you!"
Xiao Hairen boldly put his hand into the old man's clothes and took out an ancient book, a jade box, a jade bottle, a jade pendant, a thick envelope, a small bag and a few taels of loose silver. He followed the old man's instructions from Xiao Yu
Pour the powdered medicine from the bottle and sprinkle it evenly on the old man's body. After the powder is sprinkled on the old man's body, the old man's body gradually melts, and finally turns into blood and seeps into the ground, even his clothes and hair.
There is nothing left.
The little Hairen looked at the wet ground and stood in a daze for half an hour. A "click" of thunder woke up the little Hairen. When he returned to reality, the little Hairen pinched his thigh hard with his hand, "Ouch!" It hurt.
, it’s true, it’s true. Little Hairen, who was only six years old, quickly put the things he picked up from the old man’s arms into his arms and ran home as fast as possible.
Half a mile after running out, three Taoist priests carrying swords blocked the way. One of them, wearing a blood-red robe, asked: "Little boy, have you ever seen a sick old man?"
Xiao Hairen said: "I didn't see the immortal."
The Taoist priest in a blood-red robe asked, "If you don't stay at home, why do you come out?"
Xiao Hairen said: "The immortal doesn't know something. Hairen has to go to the forest to cut firewood every day after memorizing the book. But the weather is not beautiful today, and it is about to rain, so he has no choice but to return without success. If the immortal didn't
For other matters, Hairen takes the first step. It will rain soon, so Hairen will not accompany the other immortals." After saying this, little Hairen ran towards home.
The three Taoist priests looked at each other, and the Taoist priest in blood-red robes asked, "According to your tracking skills, Gray Hezi must be nearby. Junior brothers, let's search separately. Even if we dig three feet into the ground, we still have to find Gray Hezi."
There was a thunderbolt, and heavy rain fell from the sky. Soon the ground was full of water. The water everywhere quickly completely covered the ground where the old man's body was soaked with water.
Little Hairen's clothes were already soaked when he returned home, but the books and letters in his arms were not wet because Little Hairen had placed them in his armpits for protection. Mrs. Liu changed little Hairen's dry clothes and said distressedly: "Hairen, if the weather is not good, it's okay."
Stop collecting firewood, you’re all wet, what should you do if you’re sick?”
Little Hairen said: "Mom, it's okay, I'm in good health."
Mrs. Liu said: "Okay, after changing clothes, go to the kitchen and drink some ginger soup to drive away the cold."
Xiao Hairen said: "Mother, if one agrees to another's request, one must do everything possible to complete it."
Mrs. Liu said: "Of course. Once a man makes a promise to someone, he must keep his promise. This means keeping one's word, and one must not break one's word to get rich. Hairen, remember, there is no establishment without trust."
Little Hairen said: "Mother, Hairen knows."
After Xiao Hairen went to the kitchen to drink the ginger soup, he returned to his room and took out the ancient book left by the old man. He looked at it and saw that the book was quite old. The pages were not made of paper, but made of leather.
The handwriting is very ancient, neither gold nor seal script, and I don’t recognize a word of it.
Xiao Hairen thought, it seemed that he had to find a way to ask his father for advice. Only a father who was knowledgeable should know this kind of writing. Then he picked up the jade pendant and looked at it carefully. He saw that the jade pendant was carved from a piece of blue jade, with a figure carved on it.
The lifelike flying cloud crane will show different flying postures depending on the angle of the jade pendant. It is a treasure. The jade bottle contains powdered medicine that can turn the corpse into water. Although it is used
I took some, but there is still more than half of the bottle, so I must put it away, otherwise it will be bad if it gets on my body or hands. The whole body of the jade box is carved from a piece of beautiful jade, and there is a faint green light shining on the jade box.
I tried to open it, but Xiao Hairen worked for a long time and couldn't open it at all, so I gave up. The bag was only the size of a palm and was very light, but I felt that there were some small things inside.
The letter was very thick and contained in a kraft paper envelope without a seal. Xiao Hairen couldn't help but be curious, so he opened the letter and read it. There were two letters, one of which was addressed to the "cave master" and the other to
The content of the letter written by the "destined person" to the "cave master" is: "Brother, I got an ancient book in an ancient cave in Kunlun Mountain, but was accidentally discovered by the Demon Sect, and sent several groups of masters to surround it.
After a desperate fight, although he saved the ancient book and broke out of the siege, he was injured. What was even more unfortunate was that he seriously injured the Yuanying of the Zi Mansion.
, he has no choice but to seal him in a jade box and find someone who is destined to send him back to his school. When the person is sent back to his school, the senior brother can teach him a unique skill in his sect according to the request of the person and accept him as a registered disciple. The younger brother will not win.
I am extremely grateful. My brother Hui Hezi nodded."
There is another letter written to a "destined person" and the content is: Since the person who receives this letter is a destined person, if he can fulfill my last wish according to the requirements in the letter, he can come to my master to learn a unique skill, and he will be an ordinary person.
People who practice it can prolong their lives, and young people who practice it can develop supernatural powers and become the registered disciples of this sect. I am Hui Hezi, the elder of Cangyun Cave in Kongtong Mountain. I was besieged by the masters of the Demon Sect. I have been seriously injured, and the foundation of the Taoism has been destroyed. My life is
On this day and night, it would be a pity if the master's belongings cannot be sent back to the master. You can use the jade pendant to send the jade box to Senior Brother Yunhe, the master of Cangyun Cave in Kongtong Mountain, and you can learn one of the unique skills of our sect. Ancient book
Send you, I still don’t know why this book is written, but it passed away because of it, so I must keep it well to avoid the sin of having a treasure. A wishful bag. The items in the bag are all things I have used since my cultivation. I also gave them to you.
You have the right to be rewarded. Gray Hezi pays homage."
After reading the letter, little Hairen put the letter back into the envelope, supported his chin with his small hand, frowned and fell into deep thought that was very inappropriate for his age... How can he not be known by his parents and still accomplish the things he promised to his grandfather?
What's the content of that ancient book? Why don't I understand a word of it? It got dark before I knew it. "Ren'er is having dinner." Mrs. Liu's voice calling Xiao Hairen to eat came from the main room. "
Mother and child will be here soon." Hairen replied as he walked towards the main room.
Little Hairen was sitting at the dinner table, eating plain porridge, and asked his father Nan Weifeng, who had just returned home from Qingquan Academy, "Dad, what dynasty are the non-gold and non-seal characters from? Do we have any books comparing modern and ancient times in our study?"
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Nan Weifeng said: "There are a few books left behind by your great-grandfather when he was a Hanlin editor in the early years. The fonts are very ancient, and even my father can only recognize seventy-eight percent of them. Why do you, a little kid, ask about these?"
Xiao Hairen said: "My child picked up an ancient book while collecting firewood, but he didn't understand any of the words in the book, so he asked this question."
Nan Weifeng said: "I will bring it to my father later to see what kind of book can stump Ren'er. Eat it quickly, the porridge is already cold."
After Xiao Hairen said that he had found an ancient book, he thought that his grandfather would not tell his family, and he couldn't help but regret it. But since he had already said it, that was all he could do. It seemed that he could only think of a way to get the book.
The most important thing is to successfully convince his parents. With worries on his mind, little Hairen hurriedly finished his meal, returned to his room to collect other things, put the ancient book in his arms, and went to the study to find his father Nan Wei.
Feng entered the study and saw Nan Weifeng playing with several ancient books, one of which was very similar to the book in his arms.
Nan Weifeng saw Xiao Hairen coming in and greeted him hurriedly: "Ren'er, these books are your great-grandfather's collection. There should be a second volume of this book, but your great-grandfather couldn't collect them all. I heard your grandfather said that your great-grandfather
I have always regretted this. Because this book is incomplete, my father has never read it carefully." When Xiao Hairen saw that the book his father pointed to was very similar to the ancient book in his arms, his heart beat wildly.
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Xiao Hairen said: "Dad, I picked up an ancient book that is very similar to this book. I wonder if it is the first volume of it?"
Nan Weifeng said: "What? If that's true, there can't be such a coincidence in the world, right? Bring it to my father to see."
Xiao Hairen took out the ancient book from his arms and handed it to Nan Weifeng. Nan Weifeng took the book and put it together with the ancient book in his hand. He carefully observed the texture of the book and the shape of the text and discovered the texture and font of the book.
They are exactly the same, except that Xiao Hairen's book looks a bit older. Nan Weifeng relied on his profound knowledge to carefully identify the text on the book, and found that the covers of the two books read "The Book of Chaos" Volume 1 and "The Book of Chaos" respectively.
"Sutra" Volume 2.
Nan Weifeng is a bookworm and a calligraphy addict. He is very interested in calligraphy and characters of the past dynasties, especially in rare characters. When he saw that these two books were a set, his interest suddenly increased.
"Hai Ren, how about you leave this book with daddy for a few days, and ask daddy to help you translate these two books into modern texts and give them to you together?" Nan Weifeng said to little Hairen.
Little Hairen said: "Then I'll have to thank you daddy."
That night Nan Weifeng started translating ancient and modern Chinese characters in his study. For more than a month, apart from handling affairs every day at Qingquan Academy, Nan Weifeng spent the rest of the time in the study of his thatched cottage.
Time flies, and a month has passed in the blink of an eye. On this day, Nan Weifeng called Xiao Hairen over and said: "Haieren, I have completed the translation of ancient and modern texts in these two books. These two books are the originals, and this is the ancient and modern translation.
And it has been proofread three times. If you are interested, you can learn ancient characters by yourself by comparing the ancient and modern translations, and it is also good to gain some experience. I think this is just a miscellaneous collection, including Qi refining, sword refining, formations, and treasure appraisal.
, medical divination, etc. You can take a look at it yourself but don’t be obsessed with it.”
Xiao Hairen said: "Thank you, dad. I will study ancient calligraphy seriously and I will definitely not be addicted to this book. Please rest assured, dad."