Chapter 15: The Happiness of the Lu Couple
The Eastern Han Dynasty deposed a hundred schools of thought and respected Confucianism, and Kong Rong was a descendant of Confucius, and the books he sent were basically Confucian classics.
The book Analects, Lu An often saw it in the textbooks of later generations, and he was asked by the teacher to recite it before, which made him hate it for a while, and he couldn't imagine that he would have to review this hateful classical Chinese again.
With complicated feelings, Lu An opened the first sheet of the book, and immediately found a relatively cheating situation, at this time there was no punctuation, that is, there were no broken sentences at all, all the words were followed all the way, and everything was understood by himself.
"I'm dripping gods, these ancients are really geniuses, how can you read a book without punctuation?" Lu An was a little smacked, when reading books in later generations, it was often recorded that the ancients often quarreled for a long time over a sentence of the sage, and he thought it was an exaggeration at the time, but now it seems that there is really such a thing, in the absence of punctuation, sometimes understanding a word less, it is almost to the other extreme.
In this case, Lu An couldn't stand it at all, but he was a college student in his previous life, and he relied on himself to memorize the Analects, so he found a carving knife and recorded the punctuation marks one by one, and when he encountered something that he didn't remember very well, he studied it carefully, understood the meaning thoroughly and then burned it, and for a while, he actually enjoyed it.
"Your Excellency, Your Excellency!" I don't know how long it took, but the two little officials on the side shouted again.
"What's the matter?" Lu An came back to his senses from his hard work, and with a little dissatisfaction, he finally found a way to pass the time, and these two people really didn't have eyes.
"My lord, today's things are done, it's time to disperse (get off work)!" Seeing that Lu An's face was a little unsightly, the little official said cautiously.
"Oh? So fast! Lu An looked up and found that the sky was almost dark, and he didn't expect that he had forgotten to sleep and eat when he was immersed in the sea of books all of a sudden.
"This is the business that the two of us have completed today, and I would like to ask you to take a look!" The two officials glanced at each other, and presented a pile of bamboo slips.
"Alright, it's time to get off work! Look no further! I believe in you! Where is Lu An willing to look at these sundries, he casually took it over and waved his hand.
"Thank you, sir! Then I'll take my leave! The two officials saluted and retreated in unison.
"Looks like it's time for me to get off work too! This life is almost the same as that of a white-collar worker! It's even cooler to have a computer! Putting down the things in his hand, Lu An was greatly lazy, loosened his muscles on the spot, closed the door, and walked out.
On the way home, passing by a post station, Lu An remembered that he was stable now, and he wanted to take his parents over to save them from worrying about home, anyway, now the house is big enough, it is more than enough to accommodate them, and it should be no problem to support his parents with his own salary!
"This son? But what do we have to convey? When I entered the station, I was greeted by a small guy with a smiling face.
"Hmmm! I want to give a word to my parents! Lu An said.
"Okay, I don't know what kind of way Childe wants to convey to us?" The little guy asked.
"Are there several ways to do this?" Lu An was a little surprised, this year, there is a multi-functional service.
"Yes, if it's a message, we'll remember the content and send someone to convey it when it's played, but if Childe wants to keep it secret, we have pen and paper here, Childe can write it on paper, and we'll send someone to send it when the time comes, if Childe is still in a hurry, then we can also hire a fast horse to help Childe deliver it quickly, of course, the price is also different." The little guy explained with a smile on his face.
"Well, I'll write it down on paper! It's not a hurry, just try to deal with it as quickly as possible! Lu An shook his head, it's really three hundred and sixty lines, none of them are simple, there are so many markets for this ancient express delivery.
"Okay, dare to ask where Childe's letter goes?" The little guy brought a pen and paper and asked.
"Yes! It's Xiaoshi Village under the rule of this county, and I've been busy lately, so I can only ask you! Lu An wrote the content, sealed the mouth, and handed it to the little servant.
"Oh, that's not a long way! Childe only needs to pay fifteen cents! ”
The next day, Koshimura
At this time, it belongs to the summer, the sowing season has passed, and the autumn harvest is not yet the time, many small households have a little leisure time, sitting in twos and threes under the big tree at the head of the village to enjoy the cool chat. And most of the women would come out with their men, and if they had a better voice, they would sing to everyone. It's a rare busyness for these small households.
"Sanding! Did your dog really go to the city to be an official? At this time, the village elder was sitting in the middle of the big tree and asked a middle-aged man.
"Patriarch, you have asked several times, our husband and wife can still talk fakely, my dog baby is favored by Lord Taishou, and I want my dog baby to be him, dang!" Lu Sanding replied very proudly, but he couldn't remember Lu An's official position for a while, and he was stuck there for a while.
"Be the master of the Taishou Mansion!" Lu Yao glanced at his man and said.
"That's right, when the lord remembers, this is a big official, bigger than the pavilion chief, only smaller than Lord Taishou!" Lu Sanding patted his head, as if he was afraid that these villagers would not know what kind of official position this was, so he specially added.
"Alas! Dog, this is really outstanding! The patriarch sighed, and his words were full of sighs.
"That's not it, my dog baby is a first-class hero in the nearby township, if it weren't for this, Lord Taishou wouldn't let my dog baby go to him as the master!" Looking at the envious, jealous and hateful eyes of the surrounding villagers, Lu Sanding and his wife felt that they were the happiest people in the world at this time, and Lu Sanding even grinned at the back of his head.
"Yes! The dog baby is indeed the biggest person in our village in the past hundred years, Brother Lu, if there is anything in the future, I have to ask your dog baby to take care of it! ”
"Third Brother Lu, the dog baby hasn't decided to marry yet! What do you think of my daughter? If I think it's appropriate, I'll send my daughter to your dog! ”
"! Your daughter's waist is almost as thick as mine, and she is still worthy of a dog? Third brother, we grew up together, my daughter, you know, she is one of the best virtuous in the village, can you think about it? ”
Niu Wa looked at the Lu couple who were surrounded by the villagers and complimented, there was some envy in her eyes, the dog baby is really powerful, and now she has gone to the city to become an official, and his father and mother are now being stuttered by the people in the village because of this matter, and I don't know if he will recognize him as a friend in the future.
"Who are Lu Sanding and his wife?" At this time, a young man wearing a post house costume ran in from outside the village, and when he saw the excitement here, he asked loudly.
"I'm Lu Sanding!" Lu Sanding and his wife squeezed out of the villagers and spoke.
"Here's a letter from you, please take it!" The young man at the post station threw Lu Sanding a sealed envelope and left in a hurry.
"Letter? Who will write to me, I am illiterate! Lu Sanding pulled the envelope in his hand, looked left and right, and couldn't see a name.
"Show it to me!" The clan elder shouted from behind.
"Oh, by the way, I forgot that you went to private school for a year, you hurry up and help me take a look!" Lu Sanding hurriedly handed over the letter.
"Hmmm! Lu Sanding Lu Yao received, Lu An sent! The patriarch looked at the small words on the envelope outside, and immediately said: "This is sent by the dog baby, and I gave him the name Lu An!" When he was born, I thought that this doll had bright eyes, and it must be a character in the future, so I turned over a lot of classics before I thought of an Anzi for him. ”
"Oh, clan elder, don't talk about these useless things at this juncture, hurry up and help us see what the dog baby wrote!" Lu Yao interrupted anxiously. My son sent a letter back two days after he went to the city, but don't let anything happen.
"What do you mean it's useless? Am I not right? His name was indeed taken by me! Isn't it good to take? If the dog baby didn't have a name, would it have what it is now? When the patriarch heard this, he immediately blew his beard and glared.
"Okay, okay, clan elder, you're right, our dog baby will definitely not forget you in the future, you hurry up and help us read the letter!" Lu Sanding said. This old man, when he asked him to name the dog baby, it took an old hen in the family to help, and now he dares to ask for credit every day, which is really shameless.
"Hmmm! That's pretty much it! The patriarch nodded with satisfaction, touched his gray beard again, took the letter out of the envelope, coughed lightly, and felt that the attention around him was focused on himself, and then began to read.
"Father and mother inaugurate, the son in the city is now basically stable, by the gift of the Lord Taishou, rewarded a set of mansions, now specially invited father and mother to live in the city, all the household goods in the city are fully prepared, the sundries at home, father and mother can all be given to the neighbors, is to thank the neighbors for many years of care, father and mother only need to bring a soft can, there is an iron gun under the bed in the child's room, it is an accident outside the child, please father and mother must bring. In addition, tell Niu Wa that after a while, after I am completely familiar here, I will give him an errand in the city and let him wait for good news. Erlu An bowed. Address xxxxxx! ”
"Oh my God! The dog baby has only been in the city for two days, and Lord Taishou has rewarded a mansion, and now this is for the two of you to enter the city and enjoy the blessings! As soon as the patriarch finished reading, he couldn't help but exclaim, this Lu Sanding couple is really going to be developed! Gave birth to such a good son.
"The dog baby was rewarded by the lord Taishou? Let's get over? Clan Elder, you have to make sure! Don't make a mistake! Lu Sanding and his wife were also surrounded by ecstasy at the moment, but they still asked sensibly.
"The old man had studied in a private school for more than a year, how could he admit his mistake? It is written clearly in black and white, so that you can go into the city and enjoy it! I also said that I would find an errand for Niu Wa for a while, and when you enter the city, don't forget me! In the future, if something comes to you, you can help, and remember that I took the name of the dog. The patriarch began to blow his beard and stare again.
"Okay, I know! Damn, did you hear that? Why did the dog let us into town? Lu Sanding's face was ecstatic, and he said to his wife.
"I hear you! Hear me clearly! Lu Yao was also smiling.
"This dog baby has really become the climate! After two days of being an official in the city, he was going to take his father and mother into the city, no matter how good it was, he went to Brother Lu's house, but that kid in my family could only farm with me every day. ”
"Third Brother Lu, think about what I just said! Oh my daughter! Eyebrows are clear! "Third Brother Lu, I'll look for you when I go to the city for anything in the future!" Don't disown us old brothers when the time comes! ”
"Hehe, let's talk about it, if you have anything in the future, I will definitely help if you can! By the way, let's go to the house to clean up first, and when we clean up, we won't want anything at home, and everyone will divide it! Lu Sanding kept holding his fists at the surrounding villagers, and at the same time pulled his daughter-in-law to run home.
"Hehe, hehe!" After the Lu couple ran away, everyone heard a burst of smirk, and when they turned an eye, it was Niu Wa who was grinning there.
"This dog baby has become a character, and even with the cow baby has to live a good life!" Only then did everyone remember that Lu An's letter just now mentioned that he would wait for Niu Wa to find an errand in the city after a while. Suddenly, there was a feeling of envy, jealousy, and hatred, and there was nowhere to vent it. Many villagers secretly remembered in their hearts, and they were ready to go home and beat up their own kids. This cow baby is stupid and stupid on weekdays, just because the dog baby is out of breath and misses the old, but he is also about to ascend to heaven, what kind of world.