Nothing to do will feel that time is like an arrow, when there is an expectation in the heart and diligence, I feel that the days pass very slowly, Chen Caozhi learns books and reiterates poems every day, and picks up flowers at sunset, sometimes I feel that time seems to stand still, the capacity of the day is so large, I think about it on the pillow when I go to sleep, and I am very relieved, well, I have learned a lot of things today, Wang Bi's "Lao Tzu Instructions" has been learned, Guo Xiang's "Zhuangzi Note" has learned the "Great Master Chapter", "Zhou Yi Note" is the most difficult, and is still learning "the word biography", calligraphy of the "Zhi" The word is written quite smartly today, and it is rumored that Wang Xizhi specially raised a group of big white geese in order to write the word "zhi", and observed the posture of the white goose curling its neck and water......

Does Chen Jiawu also raise a flock of geese? Thinking about it, Chen Caozhi fell asleep.

The days pass day by day, the scenery is different from summer to autumn, Jiuyao Mountain becomes pale and yellow from the green onion cage dripping green, climb the mountain in the morning, the fallen leaves are full of paths, stand on the top of the peak, the wind blowing from the big lake in the north is sassy and desolate, there is already a sense of coldness.

Suddenly, at noon, two ox carts stopped outside the gate of Chenjiawu Fort, it turned out that it was the fifth day of the ninth month, and Ding Youwei sent someone to pick up Chen Caozhi's uncle and nephew to go to Dingfu Villa to get together.

Xiaochan and Qingzhi naturally wanted to follow, because Chen Caozhi also had to participate in the Ascending Elegance Gathering on the ninth day of the ninth month of September, so Chen's mother Li asked Laifu to take Laide and Ran Sheng with them, and they took care of them many times.

It's the Maple Grove Ferry again, the ferry is still on the north shore, the difference is that the leaves of the Maple Forest are all red, clusters, clusters, large patches of red like a raging flame, reflecting the river, half of the river and half of the red.

Run'er looked at Chen Caozhi expectantly, and after a while, she said, "Uncle Ugly, blow the hole flute, right?" ”

Xiaochan laughed: "Run'er is thinking that someone will give a baby to Cao Zhi Xiaolangjun, right?" ”

Everyone laughed.

Chen Caozhi held the crooked willow with his hand and said to Run'er: "Uncle Ugly will wait for the boat on the river to blow xiao, isn't this empty effort in vain?" ”

Run'er felt reasonable, her head was connected, her eyes blinked, and she was very cute.

Everyone laughed again, two boats, one large and one small on the other side, came at this time, the ox cart got on the big boat, the people got on the small boat, the captain was a little towards the shore, the boat floated off the shore, the captain put the penny on the outside of the boat, and the boat sailed to the center of the river.

The flow of the Qiantang River is gentle in this section, but the river is open, and there are four miles of waterway from the south bank to the north bank, and it takes two quarters of an hour to ferry across the river.

The river swells slightly on the side of the boat, reluctant to flow day and night, splashing on the arms and cheeks, refreshing and cool.

Chen Caozhi took out the "Keting Flute" and played a song "Remembering the Old Man" against the autumn water of the river, flowing water to help the flute sound, leisurely swallowing, if the wind god was scattered four months ago, he would definitely recognize that Chen Caozhi's fingering at this time is more and more proficient, the exhalation and sound are wonderful, and the vocal range span is widened, which is more expressive and infectious.

When he arrived on the north bank, the captain suddenly exclaimed: "Listening to Lang Junqu, I was fascinated by it, and I drifted downstream unconsciously, no wonder." "I will not accept the ferry money.

Chen Caozhi asked Laifu to line up forty five-baht coins on the side of the boat, go ashore and board the car, and arrive at Ding's villa in the eastern suburbs of Qiantang County in the evening.

This time it came a little earlier than the last time, at the beginning of twilight, there was still a dark red glow in the western sky, and under the loquat tree with thick leaves in front of the side door of the villa, the plain white figure was waiting for it, it was Ding Youwei.

Zong Zhi and Run'er were much more lively than last time this time, and they shouted happily from afar: "Mother-mother-"

Chen Caozhi watched his sister-in-law Ding Youwei lightly carry the hem of her plain skirt and run out from under the loquat tree, he had such a feeling, it seemed that since the last parting, his sister-in-law had been standing under the loquat tree waiting for them.

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At night, Ding Youwei and Chen Caozhi's uncle and nephew sat down in the study on the second floor, Zong Zhi and Run'er happily presented gifts to their mothers, reporting their academic performance in the four months after farewell, Run'er has been able to memorize the entire "Analects", and began to copy "Cao Quan Monument", last time Ding Youwei gave a rubbing copy of "Cao Quan Monument" to his beloved daughter, that is Ding Youwei's calligraphy when he was young, "Cao Quan Monument" is beautiful and beautiful, the knot is flat and symmetrical, stretching super easy, graceful, long and short, beautiful and elegant in Han Li, the most suitable for women to practice, Run'er daily practice, Now it's a little bit of a look, so I won't write a ball of ink pigs.

Zongzhi's "Book of Songs" has been recited to "Xiaoya", and Chen Caozhi has given him a lecture on Ma Rong's "Analects".

Seeing that the two children were so smart and studious, Ding You smiled slightly, and said to Chen Caozhi: "Well, I haven't seen you for four months, Xiaolang has grown a little taller, almost seven feet taller, and his studies must have made great progress, the last time he came to the county, he came to see me on your orders, I know all about Chen Jiawu, and the famous Ge Zhichuan appreciates you, and my sister-in-law is really happy for you." ”

Ding Youwei is still thin, if he is not overdressed, the hand resting on the bookcase, the bone joints are slender, and he looks particularly thin, but his face is more brilliant than last time, his face is no longer pale, and his skin has a slight luster of fine porcelain.

Chen Caozhi told his sister-in-law about his four-month study experience, what books he read, and how Master Ge solved his doubts when he encountered problems.

Ding Youwei said: "I don't know that Mr. Zhichuan lives in seclusion in the gem mountain, it is really fate, if you meet another arrogant hermit, you may not value you so much, Mr. Zhichuan is not, Mr. Zhichuan sees you, will remember the hardships of his study, Mr. Zhichuan is also a young father lost his father, the family is in the middle, it is rumored that he in order to copy a book, once from Danyang Jurong walked thousands of miles to Huiji, the name of learning, the world knows. ”

Chen Caozhi said: "Master Ge treats me very well, and I am much luckier than Master Ge back then. ”

Ding Youwei said: "Sister-in-law originally wanted you to go to Wujun to worship under Xu Zaomen after participating in the Denggao Yaji this time, but now with Mr. Zhichuan, you don't have to travel to study, and you will go directly to Jiankang after two years." ”

Chen Caozhi: "I think so too, I can serve my mother at home, and Zongzhi and Run'er also want me to be my companion." ”

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For the next three days, Chen Caozhi stayed in Ding Youwei's small courtyard, practiced reading as usual, and asked his sister-in-law about ascending the elegant set, when Ding Youwei was fourteen years old, his father, who was always a six-pin Chenglang, participated in a Qiantang County September 9 ascending elegant gathering, which was the encounter with Chen Qingzhi-

Chen Caozhi asked: "Sister-in-law, how can the central officials of the state and county discover talents and promote products on the Ascending Elegance Collection?" Poetry on the spot or debate Confucianism? ”

Ding You smiled and said: "Poetry and debate are one of them, but it is sometimes very strange for the Zhongzheng official to take the talent, just because you are in line with the metaphysics in one sentence, or because you are sitting on the mountain rock, leaning on the Panasonic wind and lonely standard, free and easy, it enters his eyes——"

Chen Caozhi smiled and said in his heart: "This is very much like love at first sight between men and women, this is the so-called wonderful reward of the Jin people." ”

Ding Youwei also smiled and said: "But it's not that the Zhongzheng official will definitely be able to enter the product if he sees it, and he will also send someone to visit the county and the township to see his family history and moral prestige. ”

Chen Caozhi knew that later generations were accusing of the disadvantages of the Jiupin Zhongzheng system, because the Zhongzheng officials were all served by the high-grade scholars, and the marriage relationship between the scholars and the high-ranking families was shared with honor and disgrace, so it was needless to say that they should favor the children of the Shi clan and exclude the Hanmen Shu clan. Therefore, according to the high-grade people, the descendants of non-princes should also be Tu's Kundi", this disadvantage was particularly serious in the Southern Dynasty after the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

Ding Youwei knew what Xiao Lang was thinking, and comforted: ", you don't have to worry too much, the Zhongzheng official also has to talk about reputation, if the scholar he promoted into the product is found to be misconducted, inferior in knowledge, or even violated the criminal law in the future, the Zhongzheng official will also be responsible for the joint sitting, so the children of the scholar clan will certainly be favored, but the real handsome talent will also be promoted, of course, it is impossible for you to be promoted to the top grade, but as long as you can enter the product, because this is not a product for life, you can also taste it again after three years, I hope that at that time, Xiaolang has already made the Qian Tang Chen clan among the scholars, and with your talent and appearance, it will not be difficult to be a top grade by then. ”