Cao Ang's method of fetching water was unexpectedly carried out smoothly, and on the second day, the entire village laborers flocked to the bamboo forest, and the sound of tuk-tuk and clattering was endless.

Cao Ang was very relieved, but also nervous, since everyone chose to believe him, he had to shoulder this responsibility, if the villagers followed his advice, but could not solve the problem of drought, from the moral and conscience point of view, Cao Ang could not forgive himself at all.

After chopping the remaining bamboo with Zhang Qiang, Cao Ang got up and went to Huang's house. Huang didn't know how to make progress in improving the keel car alone, and although Cao Ang didn't know much about the knowledge of the Gongjia, he could still help out.

knocked on the door, and soon an old servant opened the door, Cao Ang explained his intention, and the old servant led him inside.

"Ah Chou, our Huang family has been passing on poetry and books for generations, you don't read Confucius and Mencius, you don't learn etiquette, what's the use of studying these miscellaneous studies all day long? Do you still want to be a craftsman? Huang Chengyan seemed to be angry, but he was helpless, and his questioning words were quite pale and weak.

Cao Ang thought of Huang Chengyan's fierce but helpless appearance, and couldn't help but feel funny, especially when he, a father with grotesque behavior, actually asked his daughter to practice etiquette, and he was even more speechless for a while.

"Confucianism, Confucianism, father, you yourself despise Confucianism, why do you have to teach your daughter to learn Confucianism? What is there to learn from the empty rhetoric of those who are not there? It can neither help people to feed themselves from hunger and cold, nor save people's lives from dying, and it is said that it is the same set of rhetoric that has been passed down for hundreds of years, which is very boring, how can there be any interesting knowledge of craftsmen? Huang's voice was sweet, mixed with a hint of coquettishness.

Cao Ang was stunned, he studied literature and martial arts since he was a child, and he majored in Confucianism and soldiers, and also dabbled in Legalist classics, and in the past 20 years, most of what he saw and heard was to respect Confucianism. At this moment, I suddenly heard that Huang despised Confucianism, and her first reaction was displeasure, but after Huang finished speaking, she pondered for a while, and could not deny that her words were not unreasonable.

The killing of the master of the soldier can help people win the battle, and it is related to the lives of countless living beings; The workers study hundreds of workers, and the food, drink, housing and transportation of the whole world are inseparable from the workers; Farmers' concern about agriculture is of great significance to the foundation of human survival; Doctors hang pots to help the world, and everyone has the misfortune of birth, old age, sickness and death, and it is also inseparable.

But what about Confucianism?

Cao Ang thought in his heart, and followed the old servant of the Huang family.

"Master, this Mr. Cao is here."

Huang Chengyan leaned back, squatted on a wooden pier, looked at him when he heard the words, and said in a salty tone: "It's you......"

Cao Ang bowed his hand and said, "After the end of school, I took the liberty to visit, and I ask the adults to forgive me." ”

"If you know what to do with your precaution, it's better to leave quickly." Huang Chengyan lowered his eyes, as if he was disdainful of Cao Ang.

"Father, you are a guest when you come to the door, and you still count your daughter and don't learn etiquette, why do you do rude things yourself in a blink of an eye?" Huang said to Huang Chengyan with schadenfreude.

Huang Chengyan rolled his eyes, sneered, glanced at Cao Ang, and said slowly: "Courtesy is a polite person, is he a polite person?" ”

Cao Ang felt helpless, it was clearly a war between the father and daughter, but it affected himself, it was really a fire at the city gate and the fish in the pond.

"Why is Mr. Cao rude? The so-called puppet is angry, and he bleeds five steps. If I, as a man, encounter Cai Ziming's harsh words and vicious heart, I will definitely be angry and draw my sword to fight for my life. "Huang didn't give an inch, aggressive, without the slightest grace he had seen before.

Cao Ang looked at the two fathers and daughters who seemed to be competing, and thought to himself: "The daughter-in-law of the Huang family is obviously a little strong. A certain person has never been rude to Cai Liang, but he is really rude to the Huang family. The son-in-law's words only said that Cai Liang was hateful and caused me to be angry, which was a matter of course. But he ignored the fact that I waited for the Huang family to beat people. ”

But now that the father and daughter are competing against each other, Cao Ang is unwilling to get involved, allowing one of them to ridicule and defend, and watch from the sidelines, and watch a good show.

Huang Chengyan turned his head and glanced at Cao Ang, his expression turned cold, and said: "Even so, this erector framed my Huang family members as people who smoke people's fat and people's ointment, such vicious remarks are simply condemnable, isn't it rude?" ”

Huang also changed color slightly, and after a slight pause, he said firmly: "If you hadn't caught other people's children for no reason, how could people be unscrupulous?" After all, it's not that you are disrespectful to the elderly, and you really can't complain about others. ”

Huang Chengyan's face was slightly red, and he immediately blew his beard and glared at him angrily, stood up and ran to Huang's side, pointed at her nose and scolded: "Am I your father, or is he your father?" You're all elbows outward. ”

A faint flush swelled imperceptibly on Huang's wheat-colored face, and the fine silver teeth creaked on the ground, glaring at Huang Chengyan with hatred, and said, "I only talk about righteousness, and I have nothing to do with intimacy." ”

Cao Ang looked at it interestingly from the sidelines, and the impression that Huang gave him before was mainly knowledgeable, docile and graceful, but at this time, it seemed that such an evaluation was not appropriate.

and Huang Chengyan obviously behaved grotesquely and did not follow the etiquette law, but he asked his daughter to follow the etiquette law, which seems to be a contradiction to himself.

Huang Chengyan listened to Huang's rebuttal, suddenly showed a bright smile on his face, looked at Huang strangely, strode in front of Cao Ang, and said arrogantly: "Although this woman has an ugly face, she is virtuous in nature, and you ...... it."

Cao Ang's heart trembled, he had expected what Huang Chengyan wanted to say, and his mind went blank. The Huang family on the side obviously realized Huang Chengyan's intentions, and immediately interrupted: "Ah, my keel car." After saying that, he couldn't wait to turn around and flee.

Cao Ang came back to his senses, looked at the Huang family who fled in panic, and then looked at Huang Chengyan with a smug smile on his face, felt a tingling scalp, and hurriedly said: "Go and see the keel car in the next place." After speaking, he didn't wait for Huang Chengyan to admit it, and hurriedly walked away.

Huang Chengyan looked at the figures of the two people who left one after another, the smile on his face gradually converged, and finally became indifferent, until Cao Ang's figure disappeared completely, and then he muttered to himself: "Although you are good, after all, your heart is to Cao Thief, my Huang family has been favored by the Han family, how can I marry you?" Unless you are determined to oppose Cao Zhuhan, maybe you will still consider one or two. ”

On the other side, after Cao Ang caught up with Huang, both of them were a little embarrassed, but fortunately, Huang Chengyan's words did not break the meaning that everyone knew, and there was also room for buffering.

As a man, Cao Ang couldn't wait for the Huang family to speak first, and after a short while, he said: "I have persuaded the people in the village to cut bamboo and pave the road, I don't know how the daughter-in-law's keel car is going?" ”

Huang stabilized his mind, consciously avoided Cao Ang, and said: "There is no difficulty in improving, it has been completed, you can find a craftsman to start making, and one person can complete one in about three days." ”

Cao Ang was overjoyed when he heard this, and bowed deeply towards the Huang family, and said: "The son-in-law is really extraordinary, and Cao admires it very much. ”

Huang did not show some pride after Cao Ang complimented her like last time, but showed a trace of gloom on his face, and was silent for a long time before he said quietly: "The world is still Confucian, how can the skills of a hundred craftsmen be clever?" In the eyes of the world, these are just tricks and tricks, and they can't be put on the stage at all. What's more......" Huang said, showing resentment and unwillingness, and stopped talking.

Cao Ang felt in a trance that the Huang family was like a sage who had no ambition, and a trace of regret rose in his heart, and said: "The sons of the pre-Qin Dynasty coexisted with a hundred schools, and there was no distinction between the noble and the lowly. ”

Huang's eyes burst out with a bright light, and he looked at Cao Ang with burning eyes, his face was quite moved, and he asked, "Are you saying this from your heart, not to comfort me?" ”

Cao Ang smiled lightly, shook his head slightly, and said: "The soldier family is related to life and death, the farmer family is related to the foundation of survival, and clothing, food, housing and transportation are closely related to the worker. The rest of the three religions and nine streams such as Taoism, Legalism, and famous scholars, which one of them doesn't have its own use? ”

"What about Confucianism? What is the use of Confucianism, which can overpower hundreds of schools of thought and dominate the world? Huang's tone was very resentful, and he was extremely dissatisfied with the world's exclusive respect for Confucianism.

Cao Ang thought about this question, but he didn't have time to think deeply. At this moment, Huang asked this question, and Cao Ang couldn't help but fall into deep thought. What I knew and learned in the past, and the many memories that came out of thin air in my mind, at this moment, I was like a never-fading picture scroll, one by one in my mind.

After a long time, Cao Ang sighed lightly with mixed emotions and looked at Huang softly.

Huang's eyes were a little evasive, and he snorted, and said: "I can't say it, Confucianism is a useless discipline at all, but there are many fools in the world, all of whom tout Confucianism." ”

Cao Ang looked at Huang's unwilling and somewhat aggrieved appearance, and said softly: "The role of Confucianism is not visible in subtleties, it cannot help soldiers kill the enemy on the battlefield, it cannot help farmers improve their harvests, it cannot facilitate food, clothing, housing and transportation, and it cannot cure diseases and save people...... However, it can teach people to distinguish between right and wrong, good and evil, teach people what filial piety, loyalty, courtesy, righteousness and honesty are, and build a moral standard and ethical system that most people in the world abide by. It works in the mind, not in the body. ”

Huang Shi was silent, nodded lightly after a long time, and said, "What you said makes sense, but can Confucianism take the lead by relying on this?" Can you belittle the knowledge of the rest of the hundreds of schools of thought at will? ”

Cao Ang showed a bitter smile and said helplessly: "It has never been Confucianism that belittles the knowledge of the rest of the hundred schools, but the Confucianists who have proclaimed themselves as the successors of Confucianism. ”

Huang nodded as if he didn't understand, his eyes still full of doubt. Huang Chengyan laughed, Cao Ang looked back, and he didn't know when Huang Chengyan had come to a short distance behind the two. He patted his chest and laughed insolently, laughing for a long time until his breath was uneven, then he slowly stopped laughing, his expression gradually became serious, he stared at Cao Ang, and said, "Who are you?" ”