Through the ancient dark horse strategy

Xiao Mo stared at the picture motionlessly and squinted, wondering what was going on in his mind?

Ye Xiaoyi sensitively noticed a line of sight, looked around but found nothing unusual.Strange, how he always felt a sense of being watched.

Ye Fangtian behind him smiled and asked him: "What's wrong? What are you thinking about?"

Ye Xiaoyi shook his head: "Forget it, don't play it anymore, you should help me finish the key points first."

But Ye Fangtian became addicted to playing, and he kindly told Ye Xiaoyou that my brother is a very nice person, and I don’t dislike your clumsy hands. I can teach you slowly, and I will definitely teach you to be a peerless genius.

Xiao Mo raised the corner of his mouth and sneered, where is it your turn to teach my students?What the child wants to learn, I will teach myself.

When the sun was setting, Ye Xiaoyi came out of Ye Fangtian's garden, holding the book of rites full of important points in his hand.

As soon as Ye Xiaoyi came out of the garden, he met a strange man wearing a cloak and a facial mask.The weird man approached Ye Xiaoyi, but Ye Xiaoyi took a few steps back.

The weird man wearing a face mask said hoarsely:

"I just listened to you playing the piano in here, it's terrible. If you want to play the piano well, I can teach you, ten taels of silver a night, it will be guaranteed."

It turns out that you want to sell art?Ye Xiaoyi was attracted by his words of "enrollment".It was Ye Fangtian who was playing the piano just now, and he said it was ugly to death. This person is either arrogant or really capable.

Although this person was very strange, Ye Xiaoyi was still attracted, and he didn't refuse outright, but asked: "Who are you? Why don't you dare to show your true face? How can I win your trust if you hide your head and show your tail like this?"

The weirdo with the facial mask didn't explain, but instead put on an air of condescension and said in disgust: "I'm willing to teach you, it's your luck. Believe it or not, I want to learn the piano. When the moon is in the sky tonight, I will bring ten taels of silver with me." Find me at Broken Bridge!"

With that, the man in the black cloak left.

Ye Xiaoyi shouted behind him: "Hey, ten taels of silver is too expensive, how about two taels? I don't have that much money."

The man in the cloak said without looking back, "Then don't come."

After that person walked away, his nonchalant attitude made Ye Xiaoyi wonder if this person came here to seek money and kill him?Just ignore him and go home.

When the moon rose, Ye Xiaoyi felt itchy again.He is not afraid of taking risks, but he is afraid of missing the best opportunity because of his timidity, so he really went to Slender West Lake to find out the situation.

However, he did not go to the Broken Bridge. The "Remnant Snow on the Broken Bridge" in the Slender West Lake is a private scenic spot built in imitation of the Broken Bridge in the West Lake of Hangzhou.There are never lights there at night, it is too dark and remote, and you have to row a boat to get on the Broken Bridge.

Ye Xiaoyi first went to the crowded 24 bridge, there were many people there at night, and there were strings of lanterns lighting it up, it was very lively.

Ye Xiaoyi bought bunches of candied haws and maltose flowers from a peddler at the night stall on the 24th Bridge, and by the way asked him if there were any serial killers in the Broken Bridge area recently.Murders, robberies and the like.

The old man who sold snacks was taken aback: "Little brother, don't scare uncle, there are officials patrolling the ten-mile Slender West Lake every day, and there are many high-ranking officials and dignitaries. Where did you hear the news that there was a murder on the Broken Bridge? "

Ye Xiaoyi simply sat down, and while eating candied haws, he asked this nice old man: "Then do you know that there is a man who always wears a black cloak and a face mask recently, this man said Want to teach me how to play the piano, do you know who he is?"

The old man thought for a while, "The one wearing the facial mask wants to teach you how to play the piano? Could it be Shantiden, the luthier of the Liyuan class?"

Ye Xiaoyi handed over the copper coins, "Be more careful, old man, who is Shantideva?"

The old man silently stuffed the money bag into his clothes, and sat down to talk to Ye Xiaoyi: "Jetten is very famous, just ask others. Ten years ago, he was the most powerful luthier in Yangzhou City, and he was very popular with the dignitaries." He is popular, and often goes to the house to play the piano, and the rich can't wait to see him in line.

At that time, his social status was very high. Asking him to play a piece, I heard that even thousands of dollars could not buy it.It's a pity that because he fell in love with an actor in the Liyuan troupe, he degraded himself and went to the Liyuan to play the piano.

Later, he sighed, because he confessed that he was also a man's actor, his net worth plummeted, and he was no longer the same.In recent years, it has become even more silent, but I heard that he and the actor did not succeed in the end. It is said that when he left the opera, he was disfigured.

Half a year ago, there was a man wearing a facial mask playing the piano in Slender West Lake. When people heard his music, they asked him if he was Shantideva.The masked man took the qin and left, and I guessed that the man you met was Shantideva. "

hiss!The story is so long, Ye Xiaoyi admired it: "Old man, you know so much!"

The old man sighed and said: "Little brother, you don't know how superb Shantide's piano skills are. I was selling goods by the bridge, and I only listened to him once, and I still haven't forgotten it. His piano sound can enter people's hearts." Heart.

This child is a ghost, but unfortunately his fate is so unfortunate that it is a pity that he has made the current situation. "

Hearing what he said, Ye Xiaoyi wanted to worship this ghost as his teacher even more.But it's hard to say whether that person is Shantideva, Ye Xiaoyi pulled the handle in his sleeve.If you don't have a gun, go to the Broken Bridge to explore.

Ye Xiaoyi walked to the stele of "Broken Bridge with Remnant Snow", and was shivered by the cold air there.

These dignitaries and rich people are really rich, and it's not winter yet, how much ice must be soaked in the water to have this effect?Ye Xiaoyi weighed the silver taels he brought, wondering if he could afford the bridge toll.

Ye Xiaoyi called the boatman in the middle of the lake to ferry him to the Broken Bridge on the shore, and the black-covered boat turned around and rowed this way.

The closer the boat got, the more clearly Ye Xiaoyi heard it. The heart-warming sound of the zither made him let go of his guard and restlessness, and his mind calmed down.

It's amazing that this person can affect his emotions with just the sound of a piano.Ye Xiaoyi put away his hands in his sleeves.Gun, this should be the ghost Shantideva without a doubt.

As the boat approached, under the bright moonlight, a masked man in a fox fur cloak sat cross-legged, with a Jiaoweiqin on his lap, as if he was immersed in another world.Ye Xiaoyi saw the person approaching, but felt that the person was far away from him.Like the bright moon that day.

Ye Xiaoyi was shocked by this high-cold demeanor, and felt that this person looked like a real ancient.The group of bad friends around him are too down-to-earth, there is really no story like this Shantideva.

Ye Xiaoyi stared at this moonlight man without blinking his eyes, as if he was a rare treasure.When the boat reached the foot, the boatman went to help Ye Xiaoyi, Ye Xiaoyi came back to his senses, stepped on the boat, sat opposite the masked man, and continued to stare at him.

Why does this person look so much like Xiao Mo?Didn't that kid go to sea?

He saw that Xiao Mo was out of tune, but Ye Xiaoyi didn't notice it.Xiao Mo continued to put on a show, while Ye Xiaoyi held his chin, sat opposite him and stared at him.

When the boat reached the center of the lake, the cold air became heavier and heavier, and the water surface began to steam, Ye Xiaoyi was so cold that he sneezed.

The sound of the piano stopped abruptly, Xiao Mo took off his fox fur cloak and put it on Ye Xiaoyi's shoulders.In a hoarse voice, he said concisely: "Wear more next time."

Ye Xiaoyi was surrounded by fluffy fox fur, very cute, the corners of Xiao Mo's mouth under the veil could not help but twitch.

Surrounded by the big cloak that carried the other person's body temperature, Ye Xiaoyi felt extremely warm.Trying to communicate with this eccentric ghost: "Thank you Master, let's not choose such a fairy place next time, it's too cold on this frozen lake."

The masked man said coldly: "You have to bear the cold, without the perfect environment, you can't practice the perfect piano sound. Also, I am not your master, have you brought ten taels of silver?"

"Master, courtesy is light and affection is heavy. Please accept a bow from your disciples. The six taels of silver is to honor you. I can only give you so much for the time being. I will give it to you when I have money in the future."

Ye Xiaoyi bent down and bowed.According to the old man who sells candied haws, he felt that Shantideva should not be bent by money, but easily moved by true feelings.Ye Xiaoyi came up with this trick just by messing around.

He came here to apprentice a teacher, and Ye Xiaoyi had plenty of ten taels of silver, but how could a teacher who was just bought with money be reliable?

What if this down-and-out genius luthier earns enough money one day and leaves Yangzhou?

Ten taels of silver was a lot, if he taught Ye Xiaoyi three or two days and then left, he would be cheating.So Ye Xiaoyi tried his best to tie him up with morality and affection.

The masked man took Ye Xiaoyi's six taels of silver very disgustingly and gave it to five taels of boatman before he got on the Broken Bridge and sneered coldly: "Look, there is only one tael of silver left now, and you can't afford it with just such a small amount of money." Want to worship me as a teacher?"

Ye Xiaoyi clicked his tongue, the bridge fee for "Broken Bridge Remnant Snow" is indeed very expensive, last time the bridge was enough for people to buy an acre of land.This kind of poetic and picturesque feeling is really beyond the reach of ordinary people. Fortunately, he has been out of trouble for a long time.

Ye Xiaoyi said cheekily: "Master, the weather is cold and people's hearts are not cold, my tael of silver is warm, and it is heavier than some people's thousand gold.

Just accept me, disciple must be filial to Master, be the best to Master! "

The masked man put his hands behind his back, and said coldly: "You should think about it. After worshiping me as a teacher, you can no longer learn from others. You must listen to me. If I am not sure, you will Don't do it. Can it be done?"

Uh, this, Ye Xiaoyi slyly said: "I promise, if you teach me the art of playing the piano, I will never learn from others again. I will obey your orders for anything that does not violate the laws of nature."

The subtext is that if you leave without teaching me, you can't blame me for giving yourself another new teacher.

As for the scope of the laws of heaven and ethics, it is even more ambiguous. Anything that hurts one's own interests should be against the laws of heaven and ethics, so Ye Xiaoyi readily agreed.

The corners of Xiao Mo's mouth curled up under the veil, very proud, kid, but you want to find Ben Gong as your master, I didn't force you to say these words, you have to agree to it yourself.

The masked man said, "Remember what you said." Then he began to teach Ye Xiaoyi how to play the piano.

Just like that, Ye Xiaoyi thought that he spent a tael of silver and worshiped a ghost as his teacher.In fact, he was the one who walked into the trap, and he took the initiative to put on the chain Xiao Mo gave him.