Siheyuan: Spring and Autumn

The two teachers in charge of the lectures also received great rewards.

Teacher Xu Hesheng was promoted from a fourth-level teacher to a third-level teacher, and Cai Quanwu became famous after one lecture and was successfully converted to a full-time employee of the grain store. He also married the cousin of the grain store director Ma Bacheng and had his own family. Finally, he was appointed as the public manager of the tavern, and his fate also made an alternative return.

Not long after the class started, Qin Zheng happened to guest-star as a teacher.

"Qin Zheng, you are a graduate student now, so please give us a lecture today."

When Cai Quanwu finished his lecture and saw Qin Zheng entering the cafeteria, Niu Ye immediately made a suggestion.

"Yes, Qin Zheng, give us a lesson as well."

The students also made suggestions.

Qin Zheng did not refuse the invitation, and walked to the blackboard and said, "Okay, I will tell you a little bit about the magic of Chinese characters."

After saying that, he picked up the chalk and wrote eight words on the blackboard, namely: life, death, Buddha, mother, forest, water, give, and throw.

"Wow, this handwriting is so beautiful!"

There was a burst of exclamations from the audience.

"His brother Qin Ming's handwriting is particularly beautiful."

"Yes, I have seen his brother's handwriting. It was once posted on the door of the tavern."

After writing, Qin Zheng said: "Does everyone know these eight words?"

"know."

Most people in the audience shouted.

"Well, Master Niu, I'll ask you to read it."

Niu Ye stood up excitedly and read: "Life, death, Buddha, mother, forest, water, give, throw."

"Yes, they are all correct. The Chinese characters of our country are profound and full of wisdom. Do you know the eight characters above? None of them have homophones."

"Huh? Really?"

Qin Zheng continued, "For example, the word 'life' has the fourth tone. Think about it, are there any other words with the fourth tone?"

"Wow, not really."

"Teacher Cai, why do you think there is no homophone for the word life?"

Cai Quanwu said hesitantly, "Does it mean that we only have one life?"

Before Qin Zheng could speak, the audience immediately exclaimed: "Ah!"

"That must be what it means."

Qin Zheng smiled and said, "Teacher Cai is right. All living things, whether animals or plants, have only one life, which is irreplaceable and precious."

"Amazing!"

The students in the audience all agreed.

Qin Zheng then asked, "What about the word 'death'?"

At this time, many people said: "You can only die once."

After saying that, everyone burst into laughter.

"That's right. Just like the word 'life', all living things can only die once. Let's look at the word 'Buddha' again."

No one in the audience spoke, so Qin Zheng said, "In our country, no matter where you are, with any accent, as long as you say this word, no one will have any ambiguity. It can be said to be a unique honor!"

"Wow!"

There was another exclamation.

"So, what about this word sissy? What do you think?"

Pianerye said: "Does that mean everyone has only one mother?"

"Pianerye is right. For everyone, mother is always the only one."

"Yes, always the only one."

Then, Qin Zheng explained the meaning of the following words, which received everyone’s affirmation. They all said that Chinese characters are really amazing!

After the class, everyone moved to the tavern. Everyone ordered two taels of wine and chatted while drinking.

Pianerye said: "Do you know who I met today?"

"Who is it?"

"Haha, Fan Jinyou."

"Oh, it's been a long time since I last saw this guy. He lost his job. What is he doing now?"

Almost everyone in the store knew Fan Jinyou, and they all knew that this person had climbed over the wall into the yard to steal wine when no one was at Qin Ming's house.

"What? You probably can't guess."

This immediately aroused the curiosity of everyone in the store.

"Talk about it."

Pianerye laughed twice, drank a glass of wine and said, "Do you know who he looked down on the most in the past?"

"Who?"

This is someone who doesn't understand Fan Jinyou.

"Ah, I know. The person he looked down on the most in the past was our current public manager Cai Quanwu. He always called him a hunchback. Manager Cai, I don't mean to look down on you."

"Oh, that's right. Fan Jinyou has never been nice to Manager Cai before, Manager Cai, right?"

Cai Quanwu, who was standing in front of the counter, smiled and said, "That was all in the past. Besides, I really didn't have the qualifications to be looked up to by him at that time."

Since becoming a regular employee and getting married, Cai Quanwu has completed a stunning transformation. He can now chat with guests, unlike before when he could not get a word out of them.

Niu Ye said: "Look, Quan Wu's mentality is good. Ever since Fan Jinyou became the manager of Gongfang, his tail has been lifted to the sky."

"Hahaha."

Everyone laughed and said that he spoke vividly.

Pianerye said: "Do you know that Fan Jinyou is also a poor man now, carrying bags and doing odd jobs outside every day."

"Haha, you deserve it."

Mr. Jin, the boss of the trading company, said with relief that he was also a regular customer of the tavern, but Fan Jinyou rarely gave him a good face.

"Yes, it should be."

"He used to look down on Wobo the most, but now, can he still hold his tail high?"

"It's true that things change over time. Fan Jinyou has finally come to this day."

The atmosphere in the tavern suddenly became lively.

After talking for a long time, Niu Ye asked, "Qin Zheng, how old is Xiao Dao now?"

"Five years old."

"Haha, Qin Zheng, I finally realized that there are things you don't understand too."

"Master Niu, there are many things I don't understand. Which aspect do you mean?"

"Let me tell you, all falconers know that the annual falconry season starts in September and October and lasts until February and March of the following year. Before the Spring Festival, it is the season for releasing eagles. This is a rule passed down from ancient times, and the purpose is to let the eagles reproduce. Does Xiaodao have any offspring now?"

"This... Master Niu, thank you, I really don't know. I really don't have any knowledge in this area. However, I don't have the freedom to control the knife, so it may have offspring, but I haven't seen it."

"Well, you have to pay attention then."

Pianerye said, "Hey, when it comes to this kind of miscellaneous knowledge, you have to be the best, Uncle Niu. You are an expert in everything from carrying bird cages to watching cricket fights."

"Haha, this is the only hobby I have passed down from my ancestors."

"Sister-in-law, give Mr. Niu two more taels of wine and put it on my account." Qin Zheng stood up and walked to the counter.

"Okay, here you go."

Xu Huizhen handed the wine jug to Qin Zheng, who took it and placed it in front of Mr. Niu.

This is the rule in the tavern. Customers need to get their own wine, and Qin Zheng is no exception.

"Hey, why are you so polite? Let's not be polite."

Uncle Niu was very happy. It felt great to be respected.

"Master Niu, I really want to thank you this time. I can't forgive myself for neglecting such an important matter."

"You are such a good kid. You don't pretend to know something when you don't. That's great."