A face-loving showman
It is said that in an ancient village, there is a face-loving Xiucai, surnamed Zhang, named Zihao. This Zhang Zihao is not shallow in learning, but he has a problem, that is, he loves face very much, and often does some ridiculous things in order to protect his face.
One day, a scholar from a foreign country came to the village, whose surname was Li Mingwenhua, who was dignified and knowledgeable. When he heard about Zhang Zihao's name, he came to visit him and wanted to learn from him. When Zhang Zihao heard this, he was secretly happy in his heart, and thought: This time I have to behave well, so that this scholar from a foreign country can see our knowledge.
The two sat down, and Zhang Zihao put on an unfathomable appearance and began to talk with Li Wenhua. They first chatted about the Four Books and Five Classics, and then talked about poetry and songs, Zhang Zihao spoke like a river, and Li Wenhua nodded frequently when he heard it, as if he was impressed by his knowledge.
At this time, Li Wenhua suddenly asked: "Brother Zhang, I don't know what you think about the 'Qiankun' hexagram in the "Book of Changes"?" Zhang Zihao heard this, and his heart chuckled, although he had read the "Book of Changes", he did not have a deep understanding of the "Qiankun" hexagram. But he didn't want to lose face in front of Li Wenhua, so he stubbornly began to make up nonsense, talking wildly, and seemed to really have a unique opinion on the "Qiankun" trigram.
When Li Wenhua heard this, his face showed a little doubt, but he didn't dismantle him, just smiled and nodded. Seeing this, Zhang Zihao was secretly happy in his heart, thinking that his face had been saved.
At this moment, there was a sudden commotion outside the door, and it turned out to be the children of the village playing, one of whom was holding a kite with a big "Qian" character painted on it. The children were playing, the kite was flying high, and suddenly a gust of wind blew, the kite string broke, and the kite fluttered and landed in the yard of Zhang Zihao and Li Wenhua.
As soon as Zhang Zihao saw the word "Qian" on the kite, his face immediately changed drastically, and he thought: Isn't the word "Qian" on this kite laughing at my nonsense about the "Qiankun" trigram just now? He hurriedly got up and wanted to pick up the kite, but he felt that it was too embarrassing to do so, so he pretended not to see it and continued to chat with Li Wenhua.
Li Wenhua saw Zhang Zihao's strange face, and saw the kite in the yard, and he already understood a little in his heart. He deliberately said: "Brother Zhang, you look at the word 'Qian' on the kite, it's really ingenious, I don't know what Brother Zhang thinks about it?"
When Zhang Zihao heard this, he secretly scolded in his heart: This Li Wenhua really can't open any pot! He pretended to be calm and said: "This word 'Qian' is the beginning of heaven and earth, the father of all things, and its meaning is far-reaching, and it is beyond the comprehension of ordinary people like us. After saying that, he stole a glance at the kite, and thought to himself: this kite is really annoying, and he should not have let it fall in the yard if he knew it.
Li Wenhua listened to Zhang Zihao's words and felt funny in his heart, but he didn't want to continue to embarrass him, so he changed the topic. The two chatted for a while, and Li Wenhua got up to say goodbye.
After Zhang Zihao sent Li Wenhua away, he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart and finally saved face. He turned and walked into the house, wanting a cup of tea to suppress his fright. As soon as he walked into the yard, a gust of wind blew, and the kite was blown up again, and hung impartially on the branches of the yard.
Seeing this, Zhang Zihao was immediately angry. The more he thought about it, the more angry he became, and finally he picked up a bamboo pole and tried to pick the kite off the tree.
But the kite was hung too high, and Zhang Zihao didn't pick it down for a long time. At last he sat on the ground panting and sweating, watching the kite sway in the tree, but his heart was mixed.
At this time, the children in the village ran over again, and they couldn't help laughing when they saw Zhang Zihao sitting on the ground with a bamboo pole in his hand. One of the children pointed to the kite on the tree and said, "Zhang Xiucai, your kite with the word 'Qian' is hanging so high!"
When Zhang Zihao heard this, his face immediately turned red with shame. The more he thought about it, the more angry he became, and finally he picked up the bamboo pole on the ground and threw it at the kite fiercely.
I heard a "pop", and the kite fell from the tree, but the bamboo pole was also broken in two. Zhang Zihao looked at the kite on the ground and the broken bamboo pole, but he couldn't cry or laugh in his heart. He sighed, shook his head, and said to himself, "Hey, it's all this face!"
Since then, the people in the village can't help but laugh out loud whenever they mention the joke of Zhang Zihao and the face-loving Xiucai. And Zhang Zihao also learned a lesson from this and no longer loves face so much. Like and follow without getting lost, more jokes and laugh non-stop!