Mr. Meng's old friend lives in seclusion in Zhongnan Mountain hundreds of miles away.
This journey involves taking both a boat and a horse-drawn carriage.
Riding a carriage was fine, but riding a boat, even if the boatman drove slowly, Wei Yan, a landlubber, still felt a little uncomfortable.
He knew that he was seasick, but he didn't want to cause trouble to Mr. Meng, so he kept suppressing it.
Wei Yan always talked little, and Mr. Meng was so immersed in the beautiful scenery in front of him that he didn't notice anything strange about him.
It was not until lunch time that the boatman put lunch in the cabin, which happened to be four dishes and one soup.
There are both vegetables and steamed river shrimp and fish. Knowing that Mr. Meng loves fish, there is also a large bowl of milky white crucian carp soup.
Wei Yan didn't want anyone to notice anything, so he forced himself to sit opposite Mr. Meng and tried his best to eat half a bowl of rice.
Mr. Meng had a good appetite. He ate two bowls of rice and drank a bowl of fish soup. At the end, he praised the fish soup for its freshness and even asked Wei Yan to try it too.
Wei Yan didn't like the smell of fish and shrimp. When the boatman filled him half a bowl of fish soup and handed it to him, the fishy smell that came over him made Wei Yan unable to bear it anymore. He hurried to the stern of the boat and started to vomit.
The boatman and Mr. Meng looked at each other in the cabin.
Finally, the boatman came to his senses and asked, "Is Mr. Wei a little seasick?"
Mr. Meng wondered: "But if he got seasick, why didn't he tell me earlier?"
The boatman said: "I'll ask. If you get seasick, I have some medicine on board. Just take a few and you'll be fine."
Wei Yan vomited out everything in his stomach and felt better.
Just then the boatman came over, gave him a basin of water, twisted a towel and handed it over.
"Is Mr. Wei suffering from seasickness?" the boatman asked kindly.
Wei Yan shook his head and said, "I don't know if it's seasickness, but I feel a little uncomfortable getting on the boat anyway."
The boatman smiled and said, "That's probably because you're seasick. Mr. Wei, please rest in the cabin for a while. I'll make some medicine for you. You'll feel better after taking the medicine."
Not long after Wei Yan lay down in the cabin, Mr. Meng came to see him.
Mr. Meng had already asked the boatman when he came and knew that Wei Yan was indeed a little seasick.
He told Wei Yan not to sit up, but to lie down.
"Why didn't you tell me about your seasickness?" Mr. Meng sighed, "You kid is too alienated from me."
During this period, Mr. Meng also got to know Wei Yan's character. Not only did he act steadily, but he was also very tolerant.
Mr. Meng asked himself, when he was young, he was not as tolerant as Wei Yan.
Wei Yan was lying on the bed, his face still a little pale because he had just vomited.
"I'm just afraid of troublesome people." Wei Yan said softly, "Besides, I'm just a little uncomfortable, it's not a big deal."
"Don't say anything." Mr. Meng advised earnestly, "It's not good for you to keep everything in mind."
"If you had said you were seasick early in the morning, the boatman would have prepared medicine for you earlier, and you would have suffered less."
Mr. Meng said: "I know you are afraid of troublesome people, but if you are sick, wouldn't it make people who care about you worry about you?"
When Wei Yan heard this, his heart moved. He thought of Shen Xiu. If she knew about it, she would definitely scold him again.
"I've taken note of what you said, sir," Wei Yan said, "I won't do this again in the future."
Mr. Meng smiled and said: "That's good. Although I think it's good to be young and mature, young people must also have the vitality of young people. Like you, if you keep things in your heart at all times, you will think too much over time.
, it’s not good for your health!”
When he said this, he truly did it for Wei Yan's good.
Of course Wei Yan could hear it. He recalled that when he was a child, he was not naturally taciturn and introverted. It was just that his parents were busy making a living, so in order not to cause trouble to their parents, he, who was sensible since he was a child, developed the habit of being tolerant when things happened.
Now that what Mr. Meng said was reasonable, Wei Yan couldn't help but reflect on it and decided to change this habit in the future.
In order to take care of Wei Yan who was seasick, Mr. Meng specially asked the boatman to drive the boat as slowly as possible, so that the original three-day waterway was delayed to five days.
Of course Wei Yan felt sorry, thinking that he had delayed his trip.
But Mr. Meng explained: "Don't take the responsibility for everything on yourself. Anyway, we are out for fun, and we have passed three days, and we have passed five days. I also spent two more days eating these extra two days."
of fish and shrimp. Thinking about it this way, it’s quite cost-effective.”
Mr. Meng is naturally funny and easy-going, completely different from the other teachers in the academy.
Wei Yan only felt that being with him was much more relaxed than being with Master Li.
Of course Master Li also wanted him for his own good, but he had very high requirements for him and required him to stand out.
Wei Yan himself was also eager to get ahead, but when Master Li also had such expectations, he was burdened with double pressure, so every time he got along with Master Li, he was very stressed.
Mr. Meng is different. He does not value fame and wealth, but pays attention to the quality of life.
When Wei Yan is with him, on the one hand, he will not be affected by the food and toys, and still has his own aspirations and ambitions in his heart; on the other hand, because Mr. Meng has no expectations for him, he feels much more relaxed.
This is something Master Li cannot give.
It was only after Wei Yan spent more time with Mr. Meng that he realized that Mr. Meng and his disciples could get along like this.
Mr. Meng took him out to visit his old friend, not only to avoid the secular world, but also to take Wei Yan out to relax.
He has not officially proposed to take Wei Yan under his sect, but he has already approved of Wei Yan in his heart.
I took him out this time because I thought he was too worried and wanted to let him relax.
With this purpose in mind, Mr. Meng took Wei Yan on the road while sightseeing.
The two of them walked for more than a month before arriving at Zhongnan Mountain.
Mr. Meng's old friend was an out-and-out hermit. He lived deep in Zhongnan Mountain.
There are many ferocious beasts deep in Zhongnan Mountain. For safety, Mr. Meng invited two local hunters to escort them into the mountain.
This way into the mountains, we had to eat and sleep in the open for several days.
At first, Mr. Meng was afraid that Wei Yan's health would not be able to bear it, but after all, Wei Yan was a farmer's boy, and although walking in the mountains every day was hard, he could persevere.
After walking along the mountain road for several days, the group finally saw an ancient temple hidden in the mountains.
Mr. Meng was telling Wei Yan the origin of this ancient temple when he saw a man dressed as a Taoist priest walking on the mountain path opposite.
This Taoist priest is about fifty years old, originally over half a century old, but he doesn't have a single gray hair on his head, his complexion is very rosy, he walks very nimble, and his physical strength seems to be better than that of a young man.
When Mr. Meng saw the Taoist priest, he smiled and called Wei Yan: "Ayan, come here, this is my old friend."