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The Illegitimate Son of the Song Dynasty Volume 4 Chapter 750 Eggplant and Sesame

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    The Yang family is the focus of attention of the people in Tokyo. People who pass by the door always look at it a few times. On New Year's Eve, the young man of the Yang family just started posting Spring Festival couplets on the door, which attracted a large number of people to watch;

    ??Everyone gathered around the door and pointed, and the boy posted the first couplet:

    The rain makes the spring trees green and the sky green.

    " There are many people who have read poetry and books among the onlookers. When they see this couplet, they feel that it is ordinary. It is not in line with Yang Yi's world-famous talent, and he can't help but feel a little disappointed.

    Zhang Xiucai, who was in the same room, couldn't help but said: "Taifu Yang is the number one scholar. Although this sentence is good, but"

    "But what? But what?" Before Zhang Xiucai could finish speaking, he was immediately blocked by Yang Yi's admirers, "If you have the ability, try writing the second line."

    Zhang Xiucai said dissatisfiedly: "What's so difficult about this? You are unlearned and incompetent, so it's hard for you to tell whether this couplet is good or bad. I don't mean to belittle Taifu Yang, but this couplet is too ordinary. I kindly remind Taifu Yang."

    "Who is Taifu Yang? He is a literary star descending to earth. Do you need to remind him? If you have the ability, try being a filial scholar."

    Mr. Xu, who was a teacher at He Shangshu Mansion, also came forward to help Zhang Xiucai: "Don't make noises, everyone. In my opinion, what Zhang Xiucai said is true. This couplet is indeed ordinary. Zhang Xiucai is not slandering Taifu Yang with false words."

    The poets and calligraphers present all agreed, and the voice of the person who worshiped Yang Yi suddenly became quieter. After all, most scholars said that this couplet was ordinary and could not be fake.

    After listening to the discussion of the onlookers, the young man of the Yang family kindly tried to dissuade him: "Don't argue, everyone. Is my Grand Tutor's Spring Festival couplets good or bad? How can you make a conclusion just by looking at the first couplet? Take your time and read it."

    "Hurry up and post the second line. Post the second line quickly, so that you can convince these people."

    Under the clamor of the crowd, the young boy of the Yang family moved over the ladder and quickly posted the second line:

    The sky is green and the trees are green and the spring is raining.

    "What kind of second line is this?" All the scholars watching were stunned.  This couplet is: The rain brings spring and the trees are green and the sky is green.  The second line is: The sky is connected with green trees and spring rains.  Why do they seem to have similar meanings?

    Aren¡¯t these couplets all about the sky versus the earth, the rain versus the wind, and the red sun versus the sky?

    Everyone looked back and forth twice, and suddenly someone shouted loudly: "Wonderful! So wonderful! It is indeed the work of Yang Taifu, who is famous all over the world, wonderful!"

    Someone else asked in confusion: ¡°What¡¯s so wonderful about it?¡±

    "Can't you see it? The second couplet and the first couplet both have the same seven characters. Coincidentally, the second couplet is the result of reading the first couplet backwards. In this way, it suddenly becomes interesting. Taifu Yang is indeed a great talent!"

    When everyone came back to their senses, they couldn't help but cheer.  This is called turning decay into magic. Taifu Yang has always been good at transforming decay into magic. Amid the admiration of everyone, this matter soon spread throughout the streets and alleys, and there was an endless stream of people coming to watch.

    It is said that after Master Su heard about this incident.  I was so interested that I posted a couplet on my front door:

    The wind brings the fragrance of flowers all over the ground,

    The ground is covered with red fragrant flowers to send the wind.

    The charm of idols is endless. On New Year's Eve, the Su and Yang families posted couplets to welcome the New Year, which caused people to imitate them. The problem is, those scholars can still write Spring Festival couplets and post them by themselves, but ordinary people can't. What should I do?

    Find someone to write for you.  There are many people on the street who write letters for others, and many people turn their ideas to them. However, these people rely on writing letters for others to make a living. Naturally, their literary talents are not much better. They can barely come up with a couplet.  .  But I can¡¯t think of that many? What should I do?

    No matter what, Yang Dafu and Su Dafu are famous all over the world. The couplets posted by their families must be good, so just copy those of the Su and Yang families.  So, the streets were soon plastered with couplets saying "The rain brings spring and the trees are green, and the sky is green. The sky is green, and the trees are green, and spring brings rain."

    Then, Yang Yi quickly received a report from his servant that the couplet posted on his door was missing!

    "What? Gone? In this peaceful and prosperous age, the world is bright and clear, and the Spring Festival couplets have disappeared?"

    "Hehe, Brother Yang, it's good to have peace and prosperity, but it's going to be dark today, so it's not a bright and peaceful world. Besides, people who steal Spring Festival couplets are considered elegant thieves. Brother Yang can just think of another couplet and post it again. Why bother?  It¡¯s just a matter of calculation.¡±

    Under Qing Niang's persuasion, Yang Yi decided to forgive the elegant thief who stole the Spring Festival couplets once, and wrote a new couplet and posted it. This was really not a difficult task for him, and he just finished it with a swipe of his pen.  :

    The orioles and swallows, the flowers and leaves are everywhere looking for them,

    Wind, rain, rain, warmth, cold, twilight, twilight, morning and evening.

    When Qing Niang saw this couplet, she was immediately fascinated. She read it over and over again many times, as if she had found a treasure, and she was filled with admiration.

    Yang Yi was a little ashamed. I don¡¯t know if Qingniang was the first to use duplication in poems and songs, but Qingniang was definitely the best at using it. She used it at the beginning of the song "Slow Sound" written by her in her later years.  "Looking and searching, deserted and miserable"The overlapping words can be said to be an eternal masterpiece.

    Well, maybe this couplet can give Qingniang some inspiration to compose another song no less than "Slow Voice".

    After this couplet was posted, the Yang family began to have New Year¡¯s Eve dinner. According to the habits formed by the Yang family over the past few years, men, women, young and old, masters and servants all gathered together to dine in the front hall for the New Year¡¯s Eve dinner, with the same dishes and the same drinks.

    The Yang family is now a big business. There are more than 150 people in the house including maids and servants, and there are nearly 20 banquet tables, which is very lively.

    Ruan Rou, Li Ying, and Gu Meiniang, who live in Xingguofang, were also invited over. The three of them can now come and go freely. They come here to pay respects to Yang from time to time on weekdays, but this is the first time for the New Year's Eve dinner here.  When I came to use it, I couldn¡¯t help but look a little reserved;

    Fortunately, both Yang and Thirteen Niang were very kind to them, especially when they saw that the maids and servants were not cautious. If the atmosphere of the big scene was extremely relaxed and harmonious, the three of them gradually relaxed.  .

    Yang Yi said a few words to everyone, and then Yang announced the meal. This year, the youngest Yang Xuan will start drinking Tusu wine. Yang Xuan is less than two months old. Qin Cao ordered some Tusu wine with chopsticks for him.  Contains it, it is treated as if it has been drunk;

    Next is Yang Yiyi, who is about one year old. She is such a tough little girl. Yang Yi wants to feed her, but she refuses. Yiyi grabs the wine glass and takes a big gulp of it. As a result, she seems to be burned as soon as the wine enters her mouth.  As if he was burning, he vomited it out quickly, and then started crying with a loud voice "Wow!"  She immediately became the protagonist of the entire front hall.

    She looked at Yang Yi pitifully while crying. Her tears fell like broken pearls. Yang Yi couldn't help laughing. This girl has always been greedy, but now she is better.  Let you have this big mouthful.  Tusu wine is not a sweet and sour wine.

    Seeing her daughter like this, Li Xiangxian looked at Yang with some anxiety, and then he secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Yang was also smiling.

    "Sister, come and eat some chicken drumsticks, your mouth won't be so bitter." The eldest son, Yang Rui, put a big drumstick in a bowl and helped coax his sister.

    While Yang Yiyi was crying, she grabbed the chicken legs and stuffed them into her mouth.  The crying finally stopped, but the chicken drumstick was too big, and the little girl couldn't hold it steady, so she took a bite, and with a shake of her little hand, the big drumstick fell into Yang Yi's arms, and she immediately started to scream again.  His oily little hands kept scratching at Yang Yi's clothes.

    "Oh, my good daughter! What are you doing? Oh, daddy just wore new clothes. It's over." Yang Yi was confused by her daughter and kept exclaiming.

    "My lord, you don't know how to hold a child, but you rush to do so. Hehe, you can't blame our family Yiyi." Thirteenth Niang took out a handkerchief.  While wiping the little girl's hands, he smiled at Yang Yi.

    Li Xiangxian did not dare to neglect, and came over to snatch his daughter away. When the little girl was taken away, she still stared at the big chicken drumstick.  began to cry again;

    The boss, Yang Rui, had quick eyesight and quick hands, so he gave her another chicken drumstick.  The little girl turned from crying to laughing, and the whole family was amused by this scene and kept laughing.

    After the New Year¡¯s Eve dinner, the young man went out and saw that the Spring Festival couplets he had just posted were gone again, so he quickly came back to report to Yang Yi.

    "What? It's gone again? It's the other way around. Why are the city full of thieves? This trend can't last forever. This trend can't last forever."

    "Brother Yang, Brother Yang, today is New Year's Eve, so don't be angry. Hehe, Brother Yang, just write one more couplet." Qing Niang seemed to wish for more elegant thieves to steal the Spring Festival couplets, her pretty face was full of smiles.

    Yang Yi was surprised and asked with a fierce expression: "Qing Niang, why are you so happy? Tell me! Did you do this?"

    "My little girl is wronged. She didn't steal the Spring Festival couplets. I hope Mrs. Yang will notice clearly." Qing Niang has always had a playful side, and these words made the whole family laugh again.

    "Then our Spring Festival couplets have been stolen. Why are you so happy and why don't you hurry up and get the real thing?" Yang Taifu was unmoved and used the tea cup in his hand as a gavel, as if he was giving in to attack.

    "Hee hee, Mrs. Yang is full of beautiful articles. If someone steals the Spring Festival couplets, the little girl will be able to read the beautiful verses again. Naturally she will be happy!" Qing Niang had a graceful and uplifting attitude. She spoke like a fluttering butterfly and ran to the scene nimbly.  While I was studying ink at the table, I did not forget to urge: "Brother Yang, write quickly, write quickly."

    Yang Yi was a little discouraged. Well, in front of Qingniang, he had no choice but to surrender. He walked to the table and said reluctantly: "I can't think of a good couplet. Qingniang, please do it."

    "No, no, I can't do that. Brother Yang is the head of the family. Things like decorating the lintel naturally have to be done by Brother Yang. Brother Yang, write it quickly, write it quickly."

    Under Qing Niang¡¯s repeated urging, Yang Yi reluctantly picked up the pen, thought for a while and wrote down a couplet:

    The eggplants grew well last year,

    Sesame seeds sell for a lot of money this year.

    When Qing Niang, Shi San Niang and others saw this couplet, they couldn¡¯t help but be stunned. Yang Daguan took advantage of her to?? didn't respond, so he quickly asked the boy at home to take it out and paste it on.  Well, no one will steal it now, right?

    "Yeah! You can't post this, Brother Yang will make trouble. If you post this couplet, others won't laugh at you. Take it back quickly, take it back quickly." Qing Niang reacted, and immediately screamed, and came up to shake Yang Yi  His sleeves refused to give up.

    Yang Yi said proudly: "Qing Niang, I can't paste this couplet. This is called being close to life and getting involved with the people. Think about it, the eggplants grew well last year, and sesame seeds sold for a lot of money this year. This doesn't mean that  Will our Song Dynasty have good weather every year?"

    "But our family doesn't grow eggplants, let alone sesame seeds. Brother Yang is out of touch with reality and fabricating it out of thin air."

    "Why did I just make it up out of thin air? I didn't say that the eggplant and sesame seeds were from our family."

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