After all, the area south of the Yangtze River where Yao's family is located is a wealthy area, and Yao Zhenqing, who is a doctor, can barely send his young son who is only a bun to study in the countryside, but the people in the Huai River valley have repeatedly suffered from natural disasters, lack of food, and struggle to survive.

Zhu Chongba, who left his hometown in Haozhou, was far from being as good as Yao Tianxi, his family was poor, he was seven years older than Yao Tianxi, and at the age of fourteen at the moment, he only went to the Mongolian Pavilion for a few months in private school.

Zhu Chongba is burly, born with great strength, a dark face, a large nose, higher cheekbones than ordinary people, a slightly longer chin than the upper jaw, plus a bone protruding from the door of the skull, the whole face is like a three-dimensional shape of the word "mountain", and the strange appearance is unforgettable.

A group of children from the same township are from a similar family background, and in addition to doing farm work every day, they often gather together to play with the cattle and sheep. Among the children, Zhu Chongba is the most courageous, Tang He is the oldest, Xu Da has a good martial arts, and Zhou Dexing has the most strength to break his wrists.

"The sun doesn't set soon, starving me to death." Tang He sat on the ground and said holding his stomach.

Xu Da climbed to the branch and sat down, with a pair of broken straw sandals hanging on his feet, and said: "Bear with me, the time has not yet come, and I will be scolded by the landlord if I go back early." ”

Zhu Chongba's stomach also rumbled, but how could there be food in this field?

Zhou Dexing put down the axe that chopped firewood, sighed, and sighed: "I don't know when we can eat meat?" ”

Tang He sneered: "The meat is eaten by the rich people, and you may not be able to eat a bite of firewood if you chop it all your life." The children laughed as they heard it.

Xu Da also covered his stomach and said, "Don't say it, I'm going to drool, the more I talk, the more hungry I get!" ”

"There it is!" Zhu Chongba suddenly shouted.

The children hurriedly looked at him, only to see that he was barefoot, and his coarse cloth shorts and trousers were full of holes and patches, and he suddenly jumped up from the ground with joy on his face.

"What's up?" Everyone heard it in a fog and hurriedly asked.

Zhu Chongba scolded with a smile: "What a bunch of nerds! I don't want to eat the meat in front of me, but I just sigh! ”

After speaking, he ran over and led the little calf baby of the landlord's house, and pulled off the cattle rope to tie the front and rear legs of the little calf baby.

Zhou Dexing, who was in a hurry, picked up the axe for chopping firewood, and Xu Da also jumped down from the tree, Tang and Zhang Luo picked up some dry firewood with other children, and soon began to peel the skin and cut the meat, and within an hour, a group of children really roasted and ate the little calf baby.

Tang He patted his bulging belly and burped, "The sun has set, it's almost time to go home." ”

Xu Dameng slapped his thigh and said eagerly: "Oh no, a few of us have eaten this little cow baby, and the landlord will not let us go after we go back!" ”

Everyone looked at each other, and at this moment they were all afraid, and began to complain to each other and make a mess. Zhu Chongba also had a headache, he came to help the landlord look at the cattle, but he led someone to slaughter the cattle, and he couldn't fool himself after he went back, so he squatted on the ground and thought about it with a bitter face. Looking at the ants on the ground, Zhu Chongba suddenly had an idea, stood up and patted his chest, and said loudly: "Don't be afraid, the idea of killing the cow is my Zhu Chongba, and I won't tell you if the landlord cares." ”

Xu Da, who was beside him, said worriedly: "Then what should you do, the landlord will kill you!" "The eldest Tang He also has no idea.

Zhu Chongba asked everyone to help him bury the cowhide and bones, cover the blood stains with soil, and then stick the ox's tail into the cracks in the stones on the mountain.

"Look, when the landlord asks, I will say that the cow has gone into the mountains, and I can't pull it out, so if you don't believe it, take him to see the cow's tail!" Zhu Chongba looked at his "masterpiece" proudly.

Tang He, Xu Da, Zhou Dexing and other children applauded in unison, and then went back to the village to make errands together.

The landlord's name is Liu De, who is bitter and mean, looking at the wrong number of cattle and sheep brought back by Zhu Chongba, after proofreading, he found that there was a little calf baby missing, so he asked sharply: "What about the little calf baby?" ”

The children all looked at Zhu Chongba nervously, and Zhu Chongba said calmly: "The little cow baby has gone into the mountain, I can't pull it back, only the cow's tail is exposed, if you don't believe it, I'll take you to see it!" ”

"What did you say!?" Liu De was even more angry and asked again.

Zhu Chongba, who pretended to be calm, repeated his words again, and with a "snap", Liu De's whip slapped heavily on his arm, and said angrily: "Nonsense, dare to lie to me!" ”

Tang He, Xu Da and the others looked in a cold sweat, and their hearts were finished, if Zhu Chongba recruited them, they would not be able to avoid this beating.

"I didn't lie to you! It's to go into the mountains! Zhu Chongba craned his neck and shouted.

Liu De trembled with anger, and whipped the whip in his hand one by one, and after a while, Zhu Chongba was already covered with injuries.

The servant on the side persuaded: "Don't fight, uncle, if you fight again, you will be killed." ”

Liu De snorted and said, "Phew! Bastard thing, me off! ”

Zhu Chongba was scarred by the whip, and he was so painful that he didn't dare to move, Xu Da and Tang He hurriedly lifted him up and ran out.

All the children were impressed by Zhu Chongba in their hearts, and Zhou Dexing praised: "Dare to act, it's really good!" ”

Finding a flat place, Tang He put it down and said seriously: "We will all listen to you in the future!" ”

"That's right!"

"Yes, I'll listen to him in the future!"

Since then, the children have willingly regarded Zhu Chongba as their leader......

……

Falling flowers and flowing water in spring, winter and summer, Huangkou children gradually grow up.

Time flies, and it has been five years since Yao Tianxi entered the hometown to study Confucianism.

Yao Tianxi is talented, can read and read, knows everything, and is tenacious and studious, rarely playing with children. Meng Caiweng was very fond of Yao Tianxi and devoted himself to teaching and solving doubts.

Yao Zhenqing and Fei Shi were also very relieved to see their son studying hard, but fortunately it was the right move for Tianxi to study in the countryside.

The eldest brother Yao Heng has reached the age of dancing elephants, and he sees a doctor with his father every day, and Yao Zhenqing also puts his mind on teaching his eldest son Yao Heng medical skills. Yao Xiao grew up in a water town since she was a child, her skin is smooth and firm, and she is slim and elegant.

Although Zhou's health is deteriorating, he sees that the family is harmonious and warm, and his life is getting better and better, and he only blesses the Bodhisattva in his heart, and he recites sutras every day without interruption.

coincided with the Qingming Festival, and the township school holiday was seven days, Fei Shi selected some fruits and vegetables to wash and put them in a bamboo basket, and asked Yao Tianxi to take them to Mr. Meng. Yao Tianxi always went to Mr. Meng's house to ask for advice in his spare time, and he was already familiar with the road at this time.

When I arrived at my husband's house, I saw Meng Caiweng's family worshipping a portrait on the wall.

Yao Tianxi raised his eyes and saw that the person on the painting was plump and pure, but like a jade beard, tall like a sword, with a crown and a black crown, Wei Wei dignified, and suspicious of heaven.

The portrait is lifelike, as if it were in front of your eyes.

Yao Tianxi saw such a character for the first time, and he was envious and fascinated. When he came back to his senses, he found that Mr. Meng was kneeling on the ground beside him to worship the portrait, Tianxi quickly knelt down, and asked, "Sir, who is this portrait painted by?" It's so stunning! ”

Meng Caiweng smiled and said: "This is the sixth ancestor of the teacher, the king of Xin'an County in the Northern Song Dynasty, the nephew of Empress Meng of Zhezong of the Northern Song Dynasty. ”

Yao Tianxi sighed in his heart, it turned out that Mr. Meng's family had such a heritage, no wonder Mr. Meng had seen people, not like an ordinary teacher.

Meng Caiweng then asked meaningfully: "Tianxi, do you know how a dignified man should be upright, self-cultivation, family, governing the country, and leveling the world in his life?" ”

Yao Tianxi thought about it and replied tentatively: "Ten years of hard study, and then get fame and serve the country?" ”

Meng Caiweng shook his head and said: "According to what you said, the past dynasties may be okay, but since the establishment of the Yuan Dynasty, the imperial examination has been abolished from time to time, and now the various systems of the imperial court are biased towards the Mongols, and there are not many Han people who have entered the dynasty as officials, and it is even more difficult to do something great for the country and the people." ”

Yao Tianxi nodded in agreement and continued to ask: "Then according to what Mr. sees, what should it be?" ”

Meng Caiweng smiled after hearing this, and asked rhetorically: "Tianxi, you are quite motivated and hard working in your daily reading now, why?" ”

Yao Tianxi said: "I am now studying in the township, which is already a burden on my father, if I don't work, I will be sorry for my father's expectations." I only hope that I can follow my father to learn medical skills in the future, so that my relatives can live a good life. ”

Meng Caiweng praised: "It is rare for you to have such filial piety at a young age, and practicing medicine is indeed a good livelihood without worrying about food and clothing, and what you do to treat diseases and save people is also a good deed." But in addition to being worthy of your parents, if your ambition is only limited to this, then you can only be a better doctor than your father in the future. ”

Yao Tianxi listened carefully, and at the same time thought quickly in his heart, as Mr. said, is the purpose of my study only to be a Langzhong in the future?

Meng continued: "If you only want to read and read so that you can read medical books and prescribe prescriptions in the future, then what you have learned now is enough. And the Confucian classics I teach you to study are to let you know how the sages are upright, self-cultivation, family-building, governing the country, and leveling the world. You must know that no famous sage reads the books of sages in order to leave a name in history, and God will not give everyone a great responsibility, but only with rich knowledge can they have unique insights into various things. Always have a heart that worries about the country and the people, and be ready to serve the country at any time, it is possible to achieve great things. ”

Meng Caiweng's remarks and teachings were like an initiation, setting off a monstrous wave in the heart of twelve-year-old Yao Tianxi.

It turns out that studying classics and classics is not just for literacy and making a living?

It turns out that it is possible for me to be proud of the world and benefit the people as a poor family?

It turns out that a reader should have great ambitions and aspirations!

Yao Tianxi really didn't think too much, so much so that now Meng Caiweng's words seemed to pour endless sea water into the well, pouring Yao Tianxi, a little frog, out of the well and seeing the vast world.

I must be a big man like Mr. Meng's sixth ancestor! Yao Tianxi's heart was surging, and he was full of pride, and he had a great ambition in his heart.