Be a master through ancient times

"...Xiang Jiuling, who can warm the seats, is filial to relatives, and should be obedient. Rong is four years old, and can make Li, younger brother, elder brother, suitable for prophets."

"You did a good job, come here to get the candied haws." Chu Ci smiled gently, and handed the candied haws on the shelf to the children one by one.

In the first day or two, apart from Erzhu and Xiaopang, there was no one else.But when other people found out that they could get some snacks by memorizing a few sentences, they all came running.

Er Zhuben was still a little worried, but he found that Chu Ci would not reduce the food for them because of the large number of people. Instead, he became very happy and bought more things, so he put it back.

Chu Ci was really happy, and within a few days, more than a dozen children were attracted. Although they came because of the food, the books on their lips were not fake.

"Okay, the reward for the endorsement has been issued. Now I have a few white sugar cakes here. If anyone can explain what I just recited, I will reward him with a white sugar cake."

Chu Ci opened the oiled paper bag, and there were a few pieces of snow-white pastries in the bag, and a layer of powdered sugar was evenly sprinkled on it, and the fragrance could be smelled before getting close.Chu Ci took it out and shook it, then put it back on.These pieces of white sugar cake are undoubtedly very tempting to these children.

In fact, Chu Ci had already explained the meaning yesterday, but he didn't mention it in particular at that time, so the children didn't take it seriously.Chu Ci mentioned it at this time to cultivate their habit of memorizing at any time, so that they can concentrate more when they are listening to the class.

"Oh, no one remembers? It seems that I'm going to take these white sugar cakes home and eat them alone. I don't know if I can finish them?" Chu Ci said to himself while holding the white sugar cakes, but his eyes were on the children. , Seeing them annoyed because they couldn't remember the meaning, I secretly laughed in my heart.

"I... I remember..."

A very small voice came over, the voice was delicate and tender, it sounded like a little girl.Chu Ci glanced at the boys standing in front of him, there seemed to be no girls, could he be mistaken?

While Chu Ci was wondering, he saw a boy running over and pulled out a little girl from behind a tree.

"Ugly! Why are you secretly following us?"

The little girl looked about seven or eight years old, she was wearing a shabby jacket that had been washed white with starch, and a pair of trousers on her legs, she looked very thin.On her feet were a pair of cloth shoes with holes in them, a little finger squeezed out from inside, and it was red from the cold.

This is obviously a very poor little girl.At first, Chu Ci didn't know why everyone called her Chouya, but when she timidly raised her head, she realized that there was a red birthmark the size of a copper coin on the corner of the little girl's left eye.However, apart from the birthmark, she was clearly still a pretty little girl.

After the little girl was caught by the boy named Qiangzi, she was obviously very scared. She pointed to the backpack beside her and said, "I'm here to collect firewood."

"You also came yesterday, you clearly followed here on purpose, right?" Qiang Zi didn't believe it, he saw her yesterday, but she ran away as soon as he saw her.I didn't expect to dare to come today.

"No...it's not..." Ugly girl shook her head again and again, but her eyes shrank a little.

"Qiangzi, let go first." Chu Ci couldn't stand anymore, and walked towards them, and the other children followed suit.Seeing Chu Ci approaching, Chou Ya couldn't help taking a step back.

Chu Ci knelt down and asked, "Just now, did you say that you remembered the meaning of that passage? Then will you recite that passage?" His voice was very soft, and his expression was the same as when he was facing those boys. Softer.

Ugly girl lowered her head, bit her lips tightly and refused to make a sound, the courage just now disappeared when she was caught by Qiangzi.

Chu Ci was not impatient, and asked again in a soft voice.

Ugly girl raised her head slowly, and instead of answering in a hurry, she asked uncertainly: "If I recite it, can I get white sugar cake?"

"Well, if you memorize it, you can get candied haws, and if you explain it, you can get white sugar cake."

"Can girls do it too?" the little girl asked again,

Chu Ci is silent, is this invisible shackle put on them now?

"Of course. To me, girls and boys are the same. I just want to see if you can recite the book." Chu Ci said, he found that after he said this sentence, the little girl relaxed visibly some.

"Jade can't be cut, it can't be used..." The little girl's voice was very soft, but she uttered words fluently and clearly, and she also learned the accent of Chu Ci's teaching, and she memorized a few sentences, which made Chu Ci stand upright at her. thumb.

The little girl was a little puzzled, and Qiangzi next to her made a sulky face to explain her doubts: "Uncle Chu said you recited it well." Damn, he didn't even get it today!

The little girl rolled her eyes and revealed a faint smile.

Chu Ci kept his promise and went to get a candied haws and handed it to her.

"Do you remember the meaning?"

"Well!" the little girl held the candied haws, her eyes were bright, "meaning, jade cannot be used as a useful tool without polishing, and people don't know etiquette without learning...Kong Rong knew how to make pears when he was four years old. This kind of principle of respecting and loving elder brothers should be understood at a young age."

The little girl could remember it so clearly after only listening to it once, Chu Ci gave her a thumbs up again.In the past, Huang Yingjie had an unforgettable memory, but today this little girl can be said to have an unforgettable memory.

"Oh, it's a pity that it's a girl." An untimely voice sounded, the little girl was originally happy, but when he said this, she immediately lowered her head, as if she had done something wrong.

Chu Ci's face turned cold, and he stood up and looked at the man dressed as a scholar opposite him.It has to be said that in this Zhangzhou Prefecture, it is still rare for Chu Ci to meet students.Originally, when I met the scholar Chu Ci, I could discuss a few words with him, but now I am not in that mood.

"Brother, why did you say that?" Chu Ci asked.

"Isn't it? My daughter's family naturally puts morality and merit first. This endorsement and making a fuss have been done by men since ancient times. But this talent of never forgetting, let a girl get it, Isn't it just a pity?" The scholar said while shaking his head.

"Brother, what you said is funny, who stipulated that girls can't have such talents?"

"You can have it, but it's still not as good as a man with this kind of talent. If a man has this kind of talent, he can be named on the gold list, make great achievements, and become a pillar of our great Wei. What's the use of a girl if she gets it? But It's just for fun with her husband-in-law." The scholar seemed to be just stating the facts, but there was a lot of contempt in his words.

Chu Ci was speechless: "During the heyday of the Tang Dynasty, women could also be officials. This shows that women are not incompetent for official positions, but they have been kept behind the scenes for a long time. I think that if the current emperor orders, women and men are allowed to participate in the imperial examination together , I am afraid that Xiongtai may not be able to win a woman before."

Liberal arts, since ancient times, has been the world of girls, okay?At that time, in the class Chu Ci was studying in, there were only the "six golden flowers" including him, and the rest were girls.

Although this imperial examination is not just a pure liberal arts, the current situation of modern society has already shown that men and women only have different divisions of labor, and there is no such thing as one side being better than the other.Therefore, if the opportunities are really equal, the result is really hard to say.

Chu Ci was also stating the facts, but the scholar seemed to be insulted: "Huh, how can a woman be an official at the same court as a man? Xiaosheng sees that you are also a scholar, but you like whimsical ideas. No wonder you can only talk to children in this teahouse. play!"

After speaking, he flicked his sleeves and left angrily.

"Leave him alone. Girls need to read more and be sensible, so they won't be bullied in the future." Chu Ci said, then squatted down again, and gave the little girl the white sugar cake wrapped in oil paper, "Take it, today only You answered it alone, and uncle will reward you with this package. I hope you can come tomorrow."

Tears flickered in Ugly Ya's eyes. Although she was still young, she knew that the uncle in front of her was arguing with others because of her, and said things to her that no one else would ever say, and finally gave her a pack of sugar cakes. she!

After Ugly Ya took the white sugar cake, the boys looked a little unfriendly.They didn't know the meaning of what Chu Ci said just now, they only knew that someone came to grab food from them again, and he was very smart!

"What do you look at? Uncle said long ago that my food is only for smart children. If you want to eat more, you have to work hard. Don't think about doing crooked things! If you let me know who did it, you will be fined in the future." Don't let him come, you know?"

Chu Ci was afraid that they would bully the little girl, so he greeted them in advance.

These boys agreed bitterly, which shows that they really had that kind of thought before.

"Okay, what we're going to learn today is, the first is filial piety, the second is knowledge...follow me to read it again."

Chu Ci recited, and a group of children sat or stood, and recited it over and over again.Although they are not in the school, they are no less serious about studying than them.

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"Mother, I'm back! Hey, Dad, you're back too?" Erzhu finished learning today's content, and ran home happily holding candied haws.His mother is not at home, but his father is.

"You got food again? You don't feel ashamed to go every day." Er Zhu's father was squatting in the yard, writing something on the ground with a sharpened branch as thick as a finger in his hand.

"I exchanged it by memorizing it myself, and I didn't steal it!" Erzhu was a little unhappy, but in a blink of an eye he squatted next to his father again.

"Father, what characters did you learn today? Teach me how to write." Erzhu knew that his father went out in the morning to learn characters. Since he was taken away by the yamen that day, his father and other uncles have been writing every day. I have to go to the yamen to learn characters, ten a day, and I can only come back after I can write.His father got home very late two days ago, and it's so early today!

"Learned today..." The two father and son squatted together, each took a branch, and wrote strokes in the mud.Er Zhu Niang came back, and seeing this scene, she couldn't help but smile with her lips bent, and the exhaustion all over her body immediately dissipated a lot.If she had known that the government would not allow gambling, she would have reported to the government.

"Mother, you're back!" Seeing his mother, Erzhu threw the branch in his hand and rushed into his mother's arms.Then, as if remembering something, he ran into the room and took out the candied haws.

"Mom, you eat one first, then Dad, and I will eat last." He raised the candied haws on his hand high, and stretched it out to his mother's mouth.

"Eat it yourself, mother and your father don't like it." Er Zhu's mother was a little surprised, but she was relieved after being surprised.Her family is not well off, and his father always used the family money to gamble. Food and clothing are almost a problem, let alone buying these snacks.

"Mother, let's eat! Uncle Chu said that Huang Xiang helped his father warm the table at the age of nine. He is very filial and a good boy. I want to be as filial as him!" Er Zhu raised his hand stubbornly, his expression full of immature seriousness.

I don't know that Er Zhu Niang was stunned, and Er Zhu Father also stopped writing in his hands. After a while, Er Zhu Niang squatted down and hugged her son into her arms, tears kept pouring out.

She has always felt that her life is miserable. She married an irresponsible man. During the Chinese New Year, other people rest at home, but she has to help others to make ends meet.But now, the resentment in her heart is less. If her son is so filial, so what if she suffers a little?

Erzhu father looked at the mother and son hugging each other, and couldn't help feeling a lot of guilt in his heart.The son understood what filial piety was at a young age, but he was not as good as him at all when he was young.The adult asked them to learn characters for five days, and tomorrow is the last day.After tomorrow, he also had to find something serious to do.

……

"Sir, are we going back tomorrow?" Fu Mingan asked suddenly after writing the last word on the letter paper.

Chu Ci was taken aback for a moment, then smiled: "What's the matter? Tired of being here?"

Fu Mingan shook his head: "Although this place is small, there are many things to do. I wrote four or five places in the letter, but I still feel that I haven't finished the scenery of this place. It's just that the day after tomorrow will be the seventh day of the lunar new year, sir. Did you forget Chuqi Jieyin?"

"Of course not," Chu Ci patted his head, jokingly said, "Where did you write all about where to play in your letter to your father? Your father read it, and I'm afraid he will say that I have misunderstood my son. "

"That's not true!" Fu Mingan retorted hastily, "Sir, this is entertaining and educational. Every time I come back from playing, he would explain a lot of truths to me. I learned a lot! Moreover, this letter is not for Dad, it is For little uncle."

As he spoke, he picked up the papers one by one and said, "This is for father, this is for mother, and this is for grandfather."

Chu Ci took it, and after reading it one by one, he couldn't help but look at Fu Ming'an with strange eyes, hey, he's so young, he has a lot of thoughts, and he knows how to watch people order dishes.No, it should be said to be adaptable.

"Okay, you wrote this so funny, your little uncle must be very itchy after reading it."

Thinking of Zhu Feng and the other boys, Chu Ci inevitably felt a little sad in his heart.This year's students left without graduation, and I always feel a little regretful.

Chu Ci just felt a little regretful, and those people in the Imperial College already felt that they were bored.

When Chu Siye left, they felt very reluctant.Although he manages a lot of things, he also gives them a lot of freedom. Doctoral teaching assistants don't just know how to say "useless" and "upright rude" like before.

They have learned a lot from the courses offered by the Imperial College, and Chu Siye still thinks of some fresh tricks to teach them to play from time to time, because Chu Siye said that no matter what one does, one should concentrate, learn carefully, and play hard. Just have fun!

Ever since Chu Siye left, the Imperial College has lost a lot of fun.At the morning meeting every Tuesday, there was no longer Chu Siye's short and inspiring speech, but Gu Siye's long and smelly speech every time.

You can talk about it as you say, but he likes to praise and step on it. When it comes to happiness, he always likes to compare the seniors with them. Because Zhu Feng and the others are high-profile, they will be set up in almost every morning meeting. , suffer criticism.

Fortunately, Gu Siye didn't have a good relationship with their father like Chu Siye did, otherwise, if they came to complain, they would definitely be miserable.

For the last quarterly exam this year, the capital has changed to a point system.A test paper with 83 points, their Guozijian average score is [-], ranking fourth in the capital, it stands to reason that it is not bad.However, Gu Siye regarded this matter as a great shame, not only being stricter with them, taking up countless physical education and other courses, but also always arresting those students who did not get an average score and staring at them.

And Zhu Feng, Wu Guang, Jiang Xian, and Zhu Mingyue, who were always on the verge of passing marks, were basically regular visitors to the Siye Hall.As the dog-headed military advisor of the Five Tiger Generals, Zhao Qing had good grades, but it was too difficult to drag four out of one, and he was often dragged to other places after being taught.

After finally waiting for the holiday, these few are like birds that have escaped from the cage, but they come out vigorously, as if they want to use all the energy of their whole life.

After playing for a few days, they felt bored, and now they were sitting on the second floor of the inn at the corner of the street, looking at the pedestrians below in boredom.

"Why don't you go to the Cultural Park? I heard that old man Chang has a new book, so let's go and hear about it?" Wu Guang suggested.

"Didn't you go before? Where is the new book?" Zhu Ming lost interest.

"It's a pity that the playground in the back hasn't been built yet, otherwise we can go to play. I heard that the blueprint was drawn by Chu Siye. I really don't know how the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of Industry handle things!" Zhu Feng complained. Dao said that when the Ministry of Household Affairs posted the so-called bird's-eye view, they were all looking forward to it, hoping that the project would be completed as soon as possible.

But now a few months have passed, I am afraid that even half of it has not been built yet, but the inn next to it has been completely built.

"I heard that they are going to pave the road. They want to connect the southern suburbs with Taichang County, so that passing merchants can rest in the capital." Zhao Qing has a wide range of sources. He has an uncle in the household department.

"Hey, this capital is getting more and more boring! Shiro, don't you think so? If I had known, I would also worship Chu Siye as my husband, and I would follow him to take office in Southern Fujian. My little nephew is by his side, not to mention how happy I am. Not like the little old man before." Zhu Feng lay on the table and sighed.

"If you want to worship Mr., it depends on whether Chu Siye accepts you or not. But... hehe." Zhu Mingyue raised his brows suddenly, and a somewhat wretched smile appeared on his thinner face.

"What are you talking about? Tell me!" Jiang Xian frowned, displeased with his rascal appearance.

"What's the rush! Didn't we, Chu Siye, say it before? It's better to travel thousands of miles than to read thousands of books. We've been studying for so many years, so it's time for us to walk thousands of miles, right?"

"..."

"Why don't you talk? In a word, go or not?!"

"go with!"