Chapter 104 Yuan Mei

In the busy day after day, Xu Lingtai is getting old slowly.He chose Thrushcross Spring on the edge of Wushan Mountain as his final place to stand.He built a house here, and lived here until his last days. In his later years, the arrival of an unexpected guest added a bit of color to his peaceful life. This person is Yuan Mei, a great literati. If you are not familiar with him, you must be familiar with a sentence: "Books cannot be read unless they are borrowed", which is what Yuan Mei said. One day, Yuan Mei suddenly felt that her left arm was bent and could not be straightened, and it didn't work to find others, so she thought, go to Huameiquan to see the famous doctor Xu Lingtai, but I don't know Xu Lingtai, what should I do?There was no other way, so I took the liberty to come here on a small boat. First, someone handed me a business card. Unexpectedly, as soon as Xu Lingtai heard that it was Yuan Mei who came, before Yuan Mei could do anything, he happily opened the door Open it, come out to greet him personally, hold Yuan Mei's hand and invite you in.

Then he killed the old hen that was laying eggs at home and made it into stewed chicken nuggets. Then the two talked about wine for a day. Finally, Xu Lingtai gave Yuan Mei the pills when they were parting. Then, why does Xu Lingtai attach so much importance to Yuan Mei?Is their relationship really the result of Xu Lingtai currying favor with celebrities as some people speculated? In fact, Xu Lingtai was no less famous than Yuan Mei at that time. Yuan Mei was anxious before leaving, worried that Xu Lingtai would not see her behind closed doors, and what his friends said to him after he returned home, "You are so lucky" Looking at it, there is no possibility of flattery at all. Besides, Yuan Mei is more than 20 years younger than Xu Lingtai. At that time, he should have gone to visit an elder brother, so this argument is not tenable.

Then, why did Xu Lingtai attach so much importance to Yuan Mei? Because the tempers of the two are congenial. Xu Lingtai should have read Yuan Mei's poems and essays a long time ago. Yuan Mei has a leisurely nature. When he was an official, he was able to do practical things for the common people. He built Suiyuan to serve his mother, and since then he has devoted himself to mountains and rivers. He is a very tasteful literati. He hates old-fashioned routines when writing articles. All of these are in line with Xu Lingtai's taste. The most important thing is that Yuan Mei has a bold and unrestrained spirit, and he is really kind to his friends. After one of his friends, Shen Fengsi, died, because he had no descendants, no one went to the grave to offer sacrifices, so Yuan Mei went to his grave every year. There has been more than 30 years of uninterrupted sacrifices on the grave. The friendship he has for his friends is really touching.

Xu Lingtai is also a temperamental person, so when she heard that Yuan Mei had arrived, she was overjoyed and went out to greet her. Facts have proved that Xu Lingtai did not misunderstand the person. The two hit it off and became friends since then. This friendship has continued to the next generation. Xu Lingtai's son Xu Xi also became good friends with Yuan Mei. Sun Tzu also studied with Yuan Mei. This is an enviable friendship, and this story makes people feel refreshed whenever they read it. I don't know why friendship has such a great charm. When one is gone, the other will still feel it.

When both of them are gone, people in later generations can still feel its warmth.