煞有介事之:长生拜师

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<p class="ql-block" style="text-align: center;"><b>长生拜师</b></p><p class="ql-block" style="text-align: center;">迟 音</p><p class="ql-block" style="text-align: center;"><br></p><p class="ql-block">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;长生学书法两年有余,虽日见长进,却渐觉体力不支。悬腕半个时辰便觉肩背酸痛,再久手便抖。老师说,功夫在诗外,你宜调理身体,以助书法提高。武术尤其气功,可一试。</p><p class="ql-block">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;百里外有名山,周边习武<u>蔚然成风</u>。山中有一观一老道,一表<u>道骨仙风</u>。武功高性情怪,收徒尤为挑剔。长生一听,发了拜师的旧瘾。旋即登程。</p><p class="ql-block">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;清晨的山门外,几个年轻小伙正<u>交头接耳</u>。一问之下,原来道长嫌其所学为<u>左道旁门</u>,故<u>拒之门外</u>。闻道人严格若此,长生却无武功底子,岂非全无希望?一时<u>五内如焚</u>。</p><p class="ql-block">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;仰见门首一榜,开列收徒标准:喜<u>作威作福</u>强横者,<u>八面玲珑</u>狡猾者,<u>海阔天空</u>不务实者,<u>天女散花</u>专擅言辞者,<u>五花八门</u>所学过杂者,<u>争奇斗艳</u>好胜者,<u>八面威风</u>盲目自大者,为<u>嗟来之食</u>屈节者。凡此八种皆不收。</p><p class="ql-block">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;众人读毕,<u>面面相觑</u>,识趣的先悻悻散了。再看,往下是考题四道:</p><p class="ql-block">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<u>八仙过海</u>为哪八仙?</p><p class="ql-block">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <u>&nbsp;八拜之交</u>为哪八拜?</p><p class="ql-block">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<u>八斗之才</u>为谁所赞?</p><p class="ql-block">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<u>甘拜下风</u>典从何来?</p><p class="ql-block">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;长生顿觉来了精神。前三问乃烂熟于心的常识,至于第四问,则是师父上月刚讲过的秦穆公与晋惠公轶事一则。兴奋之余,长生忙解包袱,取笔砚,在溪边掬水研墨,将答案恭写于榜上。应门的道童一见,忙不迭跑去通报了。</p><p class="ql-block">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;俄顷,一长髯老道走出山门来,一副<u>大喜过望</u>的样子:好好,四题一气呵成,真乃<u>可造之才</u>。</p><p class="ql-block">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;长生怔怔地说:道长,我可是什么武功也没有练过呀。</p><p class="ql-block">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;道长正色:吾所重者,人品、悟性与学识。有此三者,其余皆非难事。</p><p class="ql-block">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;人群中一片私语声:“啊,就这么收了?”</p><p class="ql-block">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;“不会吧!总该露几手,见识一下武功呀!”</p><p class="ql-block">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;“可不是。”</p><p class="ql-block">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;……</p><p class="ql-block">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;道长稳稳携了长生,飘入道观。</p><p class="ql-block">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;山门一声,世界隔在了外边。</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p> <p class="ql-block">  注:此文为2019年8月成语谜阵的21条成语串词作文。因词害义之处在所难免,望无贻笑大方。</p>