Chapter 21: Finally Earning Some Money
At noon that day, the poisonous widow came to the study later than before, and when she was doing the accounts all afternoon, although she tried her best to hide it, her expression was no longer as natural as the previous two days, not only often made mistakes when reporting accounts, but also from time to time she was in a daze, and several times when she was talking, the whole person looked at Tang Que in a daze, and the information revealed in her eyes was extremely complicated, and she couldn't figure it out.
Because of the appearance of Tang Que, because of the stimulation of Lancao's words at noon, this woman who has long been like a tree has once again erected the spring qing hidden deep in her bones, perhaps, her spring qing has never disappeared, but the depression is too deep, and it is too ruthless, once it erupts, it will burn everything like a fire.
For this special situation in front of him, the ambiguous situation, Tang Que can only pretend not to know, facing such a pair of beautiful and plump master and servant every day, if he is not tempted, it is false, but it is impossible to really do anything at the moment.
In the final analysis, it is still a sentence, the situation is stronger than people, with his current situation, where can he have such a mind? There is a saying in later generations that is actually very classic: a man's kidney function is directly proportional to the fullness of his wallet, and it is difficult for a man with a deflated wallet to take the initiative to hook up with a beautiful rich woman, especially a man with strong self-esteem like Tang Que.
What happened at noon seemed to have passed in this way, and the real taste and impact of it were only understood and clear by the three people concerned.
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"At the time of Yusi, the world is happy, listening to the wind and melting with the flow. Hui Ran Xing and Yi Yi, and the punishment is wrong. Delong is in the Three Emperors, and the credit is in the Five Emperors".
In the study room of Old Master Yan in the village school, Old Master Yan pointed to Sima Xiangru's "Shanglin Fu" in "Anthology" and shook his head and recited, talking eloquently, Tang Que stood on the side of the desk holding a book and listening.
With the help of that book "Shuowen Jie Zi", Tang Que completed the study of the "Poems" volume in the "Anthology" alone, after all, the "Book of Songs", "Chu Ci" and many other famous poems were all studied by him in his later life, and the system of poetry was simpler, and it was easier to learn and master by himself with the help of a dictionary. But once you enter the "Fu" volume, it is not so easy, the method of self-study is not impossible, but it is too time-consuming, so Tang Que chose the current way, every morning to the village school to spend some time listening to the teacher's explanation, after reading the sentence clearly, and then taking time to learn by himself, so that the progress is much faster.
Ay! If he could, Tang Que really didn't want to learn Fu, after all, in various literary systems, the achievement and value of "Fu" were far from high. Helplessly, this is the Tang Dynasty, the status of Fu is extremely high, not only in the Shilin, it is the imperial court to take the scholars, "Fu" is also a compulsory subject, if you want to study as a step into the body, the study of "Fu" can not be bypassed in any way.
"Zixu Fu" and "Shanglin Fu" are not only Sima Xiangru's masterpieces, but also the best and most influential exemplary works of the Han Fu. The creation of these two articles is ten years apart, but the content is connected and consistent, and it can be read as a complete one. Reciting the entire gorgeous "Shanglin Fu", Old Master Yan smacked his lips as if he was still unsatisfied after eating something delicious, "Have you memorized the sentence reading and pronunciation of this Fu?" ”。
Hearing Tang Que say yes, Old Master Yan nodded, "Well, 'not to understand the righteousness of the monarch and the ministers, the courtesy of the princes, to fight for the joy of the game in vain, the garden is so big, want to win with luxury, and the debauchery is more than that, this can not be famous, but it is enough to degrade the monarch and self-damage, and 'learn this endowment, you need to understand this section in order to really understand", between the words, Old Master Yan has already collected the book and covered the volume, and today's homework explanation ends here.
"With the rise and fall of the world on the likes and dislikes of one person, as long as it is a person, there is no bad gorgeous smelting, in the final analysis, this is still a system problem, even if the gorgeous exhortation text is afraid that it will have no effect......", before Tang Que moved out the sentence "Absolute power equals absolute corruption" was criticized by Old Master Yan one sentence, "Fallacy! It is precisely because the king has a desire for luxury, so the sage sets up words to teach, and sets up hundreds of officials to advise him, like you say, then the establishment of a hundred officials in the court is not vain? ”。
Listening to the old master Yan open his mouth sage and shut up the sage, Tang Lack of knowledge and interest closed his mouth, and the interest in discussing problems that had just risen disappeared, after more than a thousand years, the educational background, outlook on life and world view are not the same, such a discussion is destined to be the result of the bull's head not the horse's mouth. The master-apprentice relationship at this time was far more rigid than that of later generations, and there was not much room for free discussion.
"Tang Cheng, you can say these words, which proves that you still work hard to study these days, but after reading, remember not to fall into the Taoist 'retreat from the world and do nothing', and no matter if you are now in the holy dynasty, you are in the world of the sage, and my generation of scholars should also be very upright, and live up to the teachings of the saints, 'Do it knowing that it cannot be done, and the gentleman will take its righteousness!' After the old master Yan took the tea next to him and moistened his throat, he said to Tang Que almost word by word with an extremely solemn attitude: "Tang Cheng, you need to remember that what my generation of scholars seek in their lives is only the four words of cultivation, Qi, governance, and peace, and it is just a matter of cultivating one's self and Qi family. ”。
Since the discussion could not be completed, Tang Cheng would not discuss it, what Old Master Yan said, he only nodded and agreed.
After finishing the main lesson, Tang Que handed over the calligraphy he wrote yesterday to Old Master Yan for review, after these days of continuous practice, he was able to write some words in a decent manner, although the appearance was still ugly, but he could finally recognize what was written.
After reading three pages of calligraphy exercises and circling four red circles, after Old Master Yan received the pen, he saw that Tang Que had not resigned, and was slightly stunned: "What else is the matter?" ”。
"The disciple has some things that he wants to ask the teacher to help with", Tang Que picked up the tea pot and poured water for Old Master Yan, while telling him about helping to do the accounts at the Poison Widow Village, and then took the opportunity to say his request.
He asked Old Master Yan to help him cover up this matter, although Tang and Zhang's never went to the village to study, and the poisonous widow Zhuangzi was almost isolated from the world, but after all, they were all in the same village, and it was inevitable that there would be times when they were exposed after a long time, so it was impossible to ask Old Master Yan to help cover up one or two.
"Accounting on the Poison Widow's Village? Do you know how to do arithmetic? ”。
Seeing that Old Master Yan didn't have a too special expression on his face, Tang Que was secretly happy, "I can't say that I can't do it, but I can handle it with simple calculations."
Hearing this, Old Master Yan looked at Tang Que, and after a moment of silence, he nodded slowly.
Old Master Yan agreed so happily was really unexpected, and when he decided to talk about it, when he came this morning, he had repeatedly thought of many words of persuasion, but now he couldn't use a word.
Old Master Yan saw Tang Que's strange face, "What's wrong?" ”。
"No...... Not? It's just that I didn't expect the teacher to agree so happily, the poisonous widow is in the mouth of the village...... Hey! ”。
"Zi is silent and strange, I have never believed in the gods and ghosts like 'Kefu', not to mention that as long as you have righteousness, there are really gods and ghosts who can't collide, your move is to be filial piety, this is the great goodness of humanity, and the teacher should help you", for the student in front of him, the most satisfying thing for the old master Yan is that he can abide by filial piety, which is the first of all kinds, "However, after all, Gao Li is a blessed person, and this person stirs up a lot of troubles in the village every day, it is really a loss of women's morality, and you can help in her village, Just remember that you need to be a gentleman and get along with each other."
"Yes, the disciple remembered", Tang Que felt very relaxed when he walked out of the village school, with Old Master Yan willing to help cover it up in the middle, there was no longer any need to be afraid that the second elder would find out about it, while walking Tang Que also sighed that the people who read are really different, after all, real Confucians like Old Master Yan are different from other half-hangers who have only read for a few days, and even look at the poisonous widow from a different angle.
After arriving at the poisonous widow Zhuangzi that day, Tang Que settled the wages of the previous days, and even asked for the wages to be settled every day. In the evening, when Tang Que put the nearly two wages he had earned in these days in front of the second elder, he frightened Tang Zhang's two sons, until Tang Que explained that this was the salary earned for helping Old Master Yan do things, the second old man still didn't believe it, and asked repeatedly for a long time before turning his surprise into joy.