What a good student who respects teachers!
Xu Yan looked at Shen Mingchen in front of him, just as Mr. Qian had looked at him in the past.
In order to encourage Shen Mingchen's behavior and pass on the traditional virtue of respecting teachers, Xu Yan picked up an orange from the plate and handed it to Shen Mingchen.
"Come, have an orange."
Shen Mingchen took the orange with some emotion: "Thank you, Master."
"Jia Ze, don't try to 'fight to the bitter end' this time. It's good enough if the scolding is effective."
Xu Yan was still a little worried and reminded him again.
"Master, rest assured, I will definitely live up to your orders!"
"Let's go. I'll take you there."
Xu Yan and Shen Mingchen got off the bamboo house and walked all the way to the pier.
Seeing Shen Mingchen about to board the boat, Xu Yan patted him on the shoulder and said, "Confucius lived in the Xingtan Temple, where he had seventy sages and three thousand disciples. I only have you as my student, so naturally I put all my energy into you. Ice is born from water but is colder than water, and a disciple is born from his teacher but is better than his teacher. I hope that one day you can inherit my legacy and carry it forward."
Shen Mingchen was deeply moved. Although he had only been Xu Yan's disciple for a short time, he could truly feel the care and love of his mentor.
Other teachers all kept their secrets to themselves to some extent, but Xu Yan never did, and he often recited poems with him until late at night.
Now is the time for him to repay his mentor!
"Don't worry, Master. If I can't scold the Zhou family to death, I won't come back!"
Xu Yan smiled and nodded.
"Go quickly and come back quickly."
Watching Shen Mingchen jump onto the boat, Xu Yan's eyes actually became moist.
Why does everything feel fine, but now there's a feeling like the wind is whistling, the Yi River is cold, and the hero will never return?
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Let’s not discuss these for now.
But Shen Mingchen arrived at the Yongjin Gate by boat, rushed into the city and went straight to Zhou's Bookstore.
At this moment, the Zhou family was the target of public criticism, and many angry people still gathered outside the bookstore.
They were all fans of the book "Journey to the West", and they felt very angry to see such a wonderful book being ruined like this by the Zhou family.
As the old saying goes, you can tolerate your uncle but not your aunt!
Although Zhou's Bookstore has closed, they still throw some vegetable leaves over to vent their anger.
Shen Mingchen was greatly encouraged by this scene. He immediately stepped forward, cleared his throat, and said, "My fellow villagers, I am Shen Mingchen of Ningbo Prefecture. Seeing Zhou's evil deeds, I can no longer tolerate them, so I have written a poem. Please enjoy listening to it."
After saying this, he put his hands behind his back and chanted, "Have you not seen the meticulous search of snatching mud swallows' mouths, sharpening the tips of iron needles, and scraping the golden Buddha's face: finding something in nothing. Looking for peas in a quail's crop, chopping the tender meat from a heron's legs, and scraping the fat from a mosquito's belly. Thanks to the old gentleman for his efforts!"
He used simple words that were very close to everyday life, so even people who had not been well-educated could understand his meaning.
Sure enough, as soon as he finished speaking, someone cheered for him.
"It's so satisfying! Master Shen's poem is so satisfying!"
Someone who had heard of Shen Mingchen explained, "He's the second most talented man in Ningbo, second only to Xu Yan from Dinghai County. It's no surprise he could write such a poem."
"No wonder, a great poet is a great poet. This poem makes people feel refreshed."
"Hey, the Zhou family is so disgusting, someone should stand up and denounce them!"
“Support Master Shen!”
“Mr. Shen is mighty!”
Shen Mingchen naturally felt very proud, but he still felt unsatisfied, so he continued to scold: "The villain has no restraint, abandoning the main point and pursuing the trivial. When he is happy, he thinks of giving, and when he is angry, he thinks of taking away."
Someone explained, "This is from the poem 'Song of a Small Man' by Shao Yan of the Northern Song Dynasty."
Shen Mingchen swallowed his saliva and continued to curse: "A gentleman is open and honest, while a villain is always worried."
"This is from the Analects of Confucius during the Spring and Autumn Period."
"The mouse has a skin, but the man has no manners.
If a person has no manners, what is the point of living?
The mouse has teeth, but humans have no limits.
If a man has no end, what is there to wait for death?
The mouse has manners, but the man is rude.
"You are so rude! Why don't you just die quickly?"
"This comes from the Book of Songs, Yongfeng, "Xiangshu."
"Oh, this flowery curse is still not as satisfying as the poem before."
The onlookers on the side were enjoying the fun and started shouting.
Shen Mingchen naturally heard it too. He remembered what his mentor had said to him before he left, so he cleared his throat and said loudly, "I've never seen such a shameless person!"
"I have never seen such a shameless person!"
"I have never seen such a shameless person!"
My mentor told me to recite it three times, so Shen Mingchen actually recited it three times.
Now that I think about it, it was really quite impressive.
This sentence, however, made the atmosphere heated up.
Everyone praised Shen Mingchen for his genuine nature, and followed suit, cursing, "I've never seen such a shameless person!"
"I have never seen such a shameless person!"
"I have never seen such a shameless person!"
For a moment, the sound shook the sky.
Good news doesn’t travel far, but bad news travels far and wide.
The story of Ningbo talent Shen Mingchen blocking the door and shouting angrily soon spread throughout the streets and alleys of Hangzhou City and became a topic of conversation among people after dinner.
There are already quite a few fans of the book "Journey to the West", and they are naturally happy to see Zhou being scolded.
Many people who like to do good things even wrote down Shen Mingchen's "famous quotes" and posted them on the door of Zhouji Bookstore.
This includes, of course, the line 'I have never seen such a shameless person.'
In this case, how can Zhouji Bookstore dare to reopen?
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In Little Penglai, Zhou Youde, the head of the Zhou family, had a dark face.
He thought he would close the business for a while and reopen it after the storm died down.
But Shen Mingchen's big fuss only added fuel to the fire.
Things have come to this point all because of the book "Journey to the West".
Zhou Youde originally wanted to make a fortune from this opportunity, but he never expected to shoot himself in the foot and ruin the reputation that Zhouji Bookstore had accumulated over the years.
He hates it so much, he hates it so much.
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, and the more unwilling he became. At one point, he was so angry that he vomited blood.
Zhou Dafu, who was standing by, quickly called for the doctor and said in a tearful voice, "Master, please don't scare me. Our Zhou family is still counting on you."
"Useless dog, get out!"
Zhou Youde pushed Zhou Dafu away and angrily shouted, "It's all because of you, a useless loser who can't do anything good but always makes things worse. Get out!"
Zhou Dafu knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly, saying, "It's all my fault. I've implicated the master and the Zhou family. But now that things have come to this, the only way to make amends is to admit my fault to the Xu family and invite them back. Otherwise, the spit of the people in Hangzhou alone will drown me."
Zhou Youde's eyes widened as he roared, "What did you say? Admit your mistakes and make amends to the Xu family? Take the initiative to invite them back? Wishful thinking! It's simply wishful thinking! Even if I die of hunger, poverty, or anger, I will never bow to the Xu family!"
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