Chapter 123: Three Views and Secret Measurements
Dong Bai knew that this must be Aunt Wang wanting to help her, but she was afraid that she would not accept it, so she spared such a circle.
However, this kind of help, which is not directly given money, is exactly what Dong Bai needs, and it does not damage her arrogant and fragile heart at all.
In Dong Bai's opinion, as long as he works hard to teach Chen Yuan, how can his talent be measured by money? The etiquette of a scholar is completely different from the price of money transactions, which is the friendship between teachers and students, no matter how much, it is the heart.
glanced at the class master gratefully, and Dong Bai kept this friendship in his heart. She decided to show her talent well, and she couldn't let Aunt Wang lose face in front of her juniors.
"My sister's knowledge is passed on to my mother. My sister also saw that my mother was sick in bed, but she couldn't teach her sister anymore. However, my sister asked herself that she had obtained the true inheritance of her mother, and she had obtained poetry, calligraphy and painting. Although I don't dare to say that I am the best among my peers, among the best friends I met in the past, my sister really doesn't think second. Why don't you look at your sister's calligraphy and painting? Sister Mao recommended herself, hoping to be her sister Xixi. ”
Chen Yuan smiled: "What my sister said, although my sister doesn't know anything about it, she also knows that my sister's talent is excellent." But no, it's not my sister who has the final say. Although the husband did not enter the house because of the etiquette, his ears were erect, and whether to invite his sister or not was also up to the husband. ”
Dong Bai glanced at Hua Xue unexpectedly, and was a little surprised by Hua Xue's hearing, but he didn't have the heart to pay attention to these details, and said immediately: "Then ask my sister to ask the question!" ”
The question was naturally discussed with Hua Xue a long time ago, and Chen Yuan was not hypocritical, and said directly: "My husband once told my sister that as long as there are three questions, my sister will not be overwhelmed, and it will be more than enough to teach my sister." The first question is the simplest, the beginning of "A Thousand Words" is 'Heaven and earth are yellow, and the universe is desolate. 'How?' ”
Dong Bai was stunned for a moment, and said in his heart Look at your conversation, how can you have studied Mongolia and know words, is it difficult that you still don't understand this "Thousand Character Text"? If you can teach you "Thousand Words", your requirements are too low, right?
"Heaven and earth are yellow, in essence, heaven is the color of the sky, and yellow is the color of the earth." In ancient times, it was called the universe, and the four directions were called the universe. 'The flood is described as boundless and endless. The simple explanation of this sentence is: the sky is dark, the earth is yellow, there is no boundary up and down the four directions, there is no beginning and no end throughout the ages. ”
Chen Yuan nodded, Hua Xue told her that what kind of "world view" is tested in this question, as long as the answer is clear and there are no obvious errors in common sense. Although I don't understand what the worldview is, there is no doubt that Dong Bai has passed.
"The second question, a little more difficult, is that the "Three Character Classic" says that 'at the beginning of man, nature is good', which is Mencius's view. Xunzi believes that 'human nature is evil, and its good ones are hypocritical.' Another proclamation said, 'There is no distinction between good and bad in human nature, and there is no distinction between good and bad in water.' Whose views do you support? If you were to write the Three Character Classic, would you change this paragraph? ”
Although Dong Bai is a woman and cannot take the imperial examination, she inherited her grandfather's knowledge from her mother, and she still knows the most basic scriptures, and said without thinking: "Let's not say which argument I support, just say that the "Three Character Classic" is a reading material for children's enlightenment, and anyone who writes it can only say 'nature is good', but not evil, which is the correct guidance for children." Just like Zeng Zi killing a pig, although Zeng Zi is virtuous, after all, he is not a saint, and there must be mistakes on weekdays, but in front of children, he must create a positive image of himself, all for the purpose of educating children. ”
Chen Yuan nodded, the key to this question is here, Dong Bai has already passed the test. As for Dong Bai's own understanding of good and evil, it doesn't matter at all about teaching, Hua Xue said that this is called "values", which varies from person to person and is not mandatory.
Dong Bai didn't know that he had passed this level, and continued to answer the previous question: "Before the accident at home, I always believed that sex is good, at least I never had a bad heart when I asked myself. However, if the guys in the family just take some money from the account to survive, why would they frame my mother and son and put me on a huge debt? Since my mother was sick with anger, I no longer believe in the theory of sexual goodness, human nature is absolutely evil, and goodness comes from the guidance of the acquired. ”
"My sister has a point!" Chen Yuan first affirmed Dong Bai's statement, but looked at Hua Xue outside the house, "Xue'er was also very naughty when he was a child, and he was obviously evil. ”
Shaking his head, no longer recalling the interesting stories of his childhood, Chen Yuan continued: "The third question, the situation of my sister's family, my sister has also heard about it. My sister must have a heartfelt voice, and she doesn't vomit or be unhappy. My sister may wish to write a song, temporarily express her heart, or poems or words, there is no limit. Hua Xue said that poetry can best reflect the "outlook on life", which is the core of the third question, but this is not an indicator of whether she can pass this pass, as long as the poems she writes are smooth, rhyme, and the rhythm is not too biased.
The second level is so much more difficult than the first level, and Dong Bai is still worried that Chen Yuan will ask some tricky questions in the third level. I understood that it was just an essay, and I immediately put my mind at ease. I also had the heart to show off my talent, and immediately decided to do my best to write as well as I could.
Dong Bai is not Cao Zhi, and he does not have the ability to write poems in seven steps, so poetry naturally does not come into a moment and needs to be conceived. Chen Yuan didn't bother, just waited quietly.
Dong Bai took a pen and paper, looked out the window, and thought in his heart.
The room was quiet, only for Bai's faint and occasional moanings. Suddenly, there were a few birdsongs outside the house, and the sound was tactful, as if the warbler was sighing that the late spring was about to pass.
Dong Bai was startled by the birdsong, first his thoughts were disturbed, and then he burst out with new ideas.
Chen Yuan came to the table and looked at Dong Baigong's neat and delicate Xiaokai, although she couldn't tell which calligraphy it was imitating, but she also knew that this calligraphy was at least much stronger than Hua Xue.
Look at the content carefully, and read it out loud: "Tearful eyes look at the flowers and think deeply, and sit alone in the window to stroke the yaoqin." Huang Li seems to know people's intentions, and Liu Wai always makes good sounds. ”
The class owner was attracted by this poem and praised it! Bai Shi on the sickbed also seemed to hear his daughter's heart, struggled for a while, muttered a sentence in his mouth, and then quieted down again.
As for Hua Xue outside the door, she naturally heard it, and was also amazed by the verses, and her heart was full of puzzlement: "Is this the real strength of everyone's ladies in this era?" A little-known boudoir lady can make this level of good poetry, what should Liu Ru do? What about Chen Zilong and Wu Weiye? ”