After Xu Yuanzuo's mind was roughly divided, he looked at He Xinyin with admiration: this kind of person is a person who can really read. If you can come up with such a way to read, it's no wonder that you can be a philosopher.

He thought of Lu Fuzi's class, and remembered that his younger brother Liangzuo was still studying in backward and inefficient methods, and sighed in his heart: If you compare the college entrance examination, research examination and imperial examination in later generations, both of them have high requirements for candidates' hard work. However, the invisible threshold of the imperial examination in terms of candidates' qualifications and family conditions is much higher than that of the later examinations.

If the family conditions are poor, and you will fall into the hands of rotten Confucianism for the rest of your life, you will not be able to meet the guidance of a master, and you will be able to succeed in the imperial examination, which is like pinning your hopes on winning the lottery.

You still have to go a few more steps up to get rid of this bottom society.

He Xinyin said suddenly: "Although I don't teach Mengtong, I can't help but pass on what I have passed on again." ”

Xu Yuanzuo raised his eyes, and He Xinyin's expression was as if he had heard his heart.

"Thank you, sir." Xu Yuanzuo retracted his mask and bowed down to thank him from the bottom of his heart.

He Xinyin looked at Xu Yuanzuo but his heart was complicated, and he secretly said in his heart: Seeing the talent and beautiful jade, he can't let go of carving, but he wants to see his pearl covered in dust and fall into stubbornness...... It turns out that Xu Shaohu is not so easy to learn!

"I can't stay in one place for too long, I have already left the books you should read in Shenjia Village, five miles southwest, you can go to the house under the three willow trees to pick them up. As for what I taught you, Xu Jie didn't mention it, and don't say anything about it. He Xinyin stood up, glanced at Xu Yuanzuo, and said: "Although this sect does not require disciples to practice martial arts, you should also temper your body more, otherwise the grandmaster will be deposed because of your obesity, wouldn't it be wronged?" ”

Xu Yuanzuo knew that there were many people who were kicked out of the imperial examination in the Ming Dynasty because of their poor physical appearance, not only because they had the prejudice of "being born from the heart", but also because the scholars represented the dignity of the imperial court. He hurriedly said: "Students are exercising every day, and now it has achieved some results. ”

Self-weight exercise is not easy to hurt the body, but pay attention to gradual, although a month of exercise is effective, but to say that it is necessary to be patient.

He Xinyin knew that such a seedling didn't need to say much, so he nodded and left.

Xu Yuanzuo sent Mr. to the ferry, paid for the boat, and watched the boat carry the teacher off the shore.

He Xinyin actually felt ashamed in his heart, but he felt that he was too cold-blooded, and he actually gave up Xu Yuanzuo and did not teach him to embark on the path of sainthood. Seeing Xu Yuanzuo send him off respectfully and reluctantly, he just waved and hid in the canopy, pretending to be afraid of the wind and cold.

Xu Yuanzuo looked at it from a distance, and he couldn't bear it in his heart: he should add a cotton coat for his husband.

After sending He Xinyin away, Xu Yuanzuo returned to the house and recited the Analects and Mencius according to He's reading calligraphy, and had a new understanding of the core of Confucianism. This is different from reading the annotated articles of later scholars, but it is a real insight into Confucius and Mencius's spreading his inner beliefs, so that there are resonances and doubts in his heart.

Thinking that his younger brother was still dead and studying, Xu Yuanzuo couldn't wait to go back to Zhuli that day. However, he still finished the salary, inspection and other work first, and then explained Luo Zhenquan's night patrol, and then said: "I will go to Zhuli early tomorrow morning to find some reliable people to come over to help, I am afraid that I will not be able to come back until the day after tomorrow." ”

Luo Zhenquan said with a smile: "I will guard the door of the house, you just have to rest assured." ”

Xu Yuanzuo handed over the working capital in the park to him, so that he could live well. Because of Xu He's broken bottle, there is now a cellar in the garden, and precious porcelain, furniture, and silver are put in it, but not many people know about it.

Xu Yuanzuo talked to his sister alone again and asked her what was going on at home. Sister Xu didn't have anything else to do except ask her eldest brother to ask her mother about her well-being. It's just that my father was omitted from this greeting, which shows that my heart is still unsettled.

After Xia Wei's official affairs were arranged, Xu Yuanzuo washed his feet early and went to bed, got up before dawn the next day, and went to Shenjia Village to see what books He Xinyin had left for him.

He Xin's hidden book is easy to find, and he is also very enthusiastic about Xu Yuanzuo. Xu Yuanzuo entered his firewood room and saw a camphor wood box among the piles of miscellaneous wood, and he was afraid that he would not be able to move it alone. The box is not locked, and when it is opened, the aroma is tangy, and there are some other insect repellent spices in addition to the smell of camphor wood to prevent the book from being eaten by insects.

Xu Yuanzuo took out a copy of it, it turned out to be not a thing for the imperial examination, but it was Yang Minggong's "Biography". He flipped through it casually and took the following one, which turned out to be "The Continuation of the Biography". I read a few books in a row, all of them are books of Yangming Xinxue, and then the following are the correspondence between the second and third generations of Xinxue's disciples.

Xu Yuanzuo knew that his current priority was the imperial examination rather than philosophy, so he didn't take any of them, but just quit and took a boat back to Zhuli from Shenjia Village.

Most of the waterways from Xia Wei back to Zhuli are dug manually, and large boats are not available, but small boats are very easy to walk. Moreover, artificial waterways are not as tortuous as natural waterways, which undoubtedly saves a lot of time. And because Xu Yuanzuo gave enough money for the boat and had extra rewards, the boatmen worked very hard, and it only took an hour for more than 40 miles of waterway to arrive.

Seeing the outer harbor of Zhuli, Xu Yuanzuo stood at the bow of the ship. At this time, the sky was already bright, and when Uncle Wu came back from the boat with a tired face, he greeted: "Uncle Wu, is there still anyone swimming in the lake at night like this?" ”

Uncle Wu looked at it, but it was Xu Yuanzuo, and he came to the spirit at the moment: "I haven't seen you for a month, and it's really out of luck!" Quite a bit of a shopkeeper's demeanor. Okay, good, your mother finally got through. ”

Xu Yuanzuo smiled and said, "I'm away from home, and my family is thanks to the care of the neighbors on the left and right. ”

"Haha, what's tall, I have a tarpon here, you can bring it back." Uncle Wu grabbed a big fish from the fish basket next to the boat, and the fish fought hard, but he couldn't break free.

Xu Yuanzuo saw the size of the fish, and hurriedly took out a penny of silver from his arms, asked the boat boss to lean over, and got directly on the Wu family's boat.

"This fish must weigh no less than five or six pounds! Thank you, Uncle Wu. Xu Yuanzuo took the fish on one side and stuffed the silver to Uncle Wu with one hand.

Uncle Wu was a little embarrassed: "This was ordered by a boatload of guests last night, and I paid the money but said no, how can I sell you again?" Just take it and eat it. ”

Xu Yuanzuo said with a smile: "Thanks to the care on weekdays, now that I have spare energy, where can I eat your fish for nothing." He waved his hand again to call the boat over there in Shenjia Village to go back, and only said to Uncle Wu: "I'll rub your boat home." ”

"That's natural, sticking to the next door, and not one more pole." Uncle Wu originally planned to give it away for nothing, but now that he got the silver, he was naturally even happier and went home with the boat.

Xu Yuanzuo went ashore at Wu's house, walked through the courtyard, said hello to Wu's aunt, and bought ginger and high-grade white salt on the street - although it could not be compared with the refined salt of later generations, at least it could not taste bitter. bought another jar of cooking wine and a bottle of rice wine, and Xu Yuanzuo went home.

Xu's mother heard from the neighbor that her son came back and stood at the door, only wondering why Xu Yuanzuo ran out without entering the house. After a while, when I saw him come back with his hands full, I was happy and distressed: "When you go back to your own house, what else do you buy?" ”

Xu Yuanzuo said with a smile: "Today I will make Dao fish, which is guaranteed to be delicious." ”

Mother Xu's eyes swept over, and an account was naturally formed in her heart: a jar of cooking wine costs four cents of silver, a bottle of rice wine costs two cents, and ginger and white salt also get a penny of silver, counting such a big fish - the Wu family deserves that penny of silver.

"This meal is really extravagant, so don't waste the ingredients." Mother Xu stepped forward to pick up the fish, Xu Yuanzuo hurriedly sent the light amount of ginger and salt to occupy her hand, and carried the fish and wine into the kitchen.

"These seasonings are not eaten in one meal, what is luxury." Xu Yuanzuo calculated the yuan, and it was only thirty-four or five yuan...... Well, if you calculate it in terms of income, it does seem to be a bit extravagant.

"Where's my father?" Xu Yuanzuo put down his things in the kitchen and moved his hand.

Mother Xu followed, and while putting things away, she said, "The day before yesterday, I said that I went out to do tricks, and I haven't come back yet." ”

Xu Yuanzuo frowned slightly: "Where did you go?" ”

"Whatever." Mother Xu said angrily: "As long as you don't take money from home, you can play wherever he goes." I'm still clean here! ”

Xu Yuanzuo saw that his mother's subordinates were quick and he really couldn't help, so he said: "I'll go to school to pick up Liangzuo back, so that he won't run around again and delay his meal." ”

"Go ahead, go on, he's been well-behaved lately, and he misses you very much." Mother Xu's mind shifted to her two sons, and her mood became cheerful for a while, and her subordinates were even more brisk.

Xu Yuanzuo stood and looked at it again, and then beckoned to go to school.

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