Now Cai's house is still two meals a day, the supplementary food is relatively simple, a bowl of vegetable porridge, a plate of badly cooked beans and meat soup, which is also related to Cai Yong's economic ability, after all, he is still idle at home and has not been reinstated, so naturally there is no money, and can only rely on Zhang Wen and other friends to help him, but many years of exile make Cai Yong have no luxury in material life, a spoonful of food, a scoop of drink, but enjoy it.

Liu Ze was very emotional, with Cai Yong's identity, if he was left in modern times, why was he so stuck. First of all, as a well-known scholar, Cai Yong casually went to places like "Hundred Lectures" to give some speeches, then published some books, and held a few book signings, and money, fame and fortune naturally rolled in; Secondly, Cai Yong is a great calligrapher, and people who collect his works are eager to write it out, and it is also a thousand words; There are also great musicians, composers, and guqinists, who hold a few concerts, and can't count the money earned from tickets alone.

This is the difference between modern society and ancient society, in ancient times, no matter how high your talent is, no career, you just have nothing, and modern society, you can fully reflect the value of everyone, like Cai Yong such an outstanding talent, in modern society, that will shine, and reduced to the Han Dynasty, can only go into exile, send people under the fence, sad and lamentable!

Eating that almost bad meal, Liu Ze's emotion broke out again, what kind of world is this? However, he didn't dare to show it at all, even if it was unpalatable, it was much better than the meal he ate at Zhao Yun's house, not to mention that there were still many people in the world who couldn't even eat. Thinking of this, Liu Ze felt that the burden on his shoulders was getting heavier and heavier, seeking benefits for the people of the world, so that they could have food and clothing, it seemed simple, but it was still quite long to realize.

Cai Yan looked at Liu Ze while eating, and saw that he seemed to have something on his mind, so he said with a smile: "Liu Gongzi is a rich and noble person, I'm afraid that the crude diet of the cold house is difficult to appetize, right?" Cai Yong has regarded this daughter as a son since he was a child, whether it is lecturing or eating, Cai Yan is with his senior brothers, unlike other families inside and outside.

"There, when I was young, my family was poor, and in the years of famine, I mostly fed my hunger with wild vegetables, although the conditions are better now, but I am not as strict about my diet."

Cai Yan sighed "hmm" and said, "Originally, I thought that a person like Liu Gongzi who was generous with money must have delicacies from the mountains and seas every meal. ”

"As far as I am concerned, a spoonful of food is enough, brocade clothes and jade food, people's small desires, with the food and clothing of people in the world, Nai Ze also wants."

Taking the food and clothing of the people of the world as his own responsibility, if such a bold statement is said by others, I am afraid that people will laugh out of their big teeth, but it is Liu Ze who said this, I am afraid that no one can laugh out, the millions of refugees in Yuyuan Pass don't even care about their life and death in the court, but Liu Ze is willing to be the first in the world, giving porridge to help the people, such a righteous act, no one in the world admires.

Cai Yong couldn't help but nod when he heard this, and said approvingly: "Runde puts the common people in the world first and helps the people, which is really a model for young scholars. ”

Ruan Yu's face was gloomy, she snorted coldly, and muttered in a low voice: "Selling fame and reputation." ”

Although the voice was not loud, everyone present should be able to hear it clearly, just as Cai Yong's voice fell, he just said a sentence, which clearly meant to deny Cai Yong's words, which made Cai Yong's eyes very stern.

Liu Ze laughed dumbly, jealousy made Zhi dizzy, Ruan Yu's head was almost the same as being kicked by a donkey, and he actually sang the opposite tune with Cai Yong, sad! For this kind of person, Liu Ze is too lazy to refute it, the clear ones are self-purifying, and the turbid ones are turbid, what they want to do is their own business, how to say what they want to say is someone else's business, right and wrong, and their own descendants will comment.

Cai Yong didn't say anything, but Gu Yong, who had never spoken, said: "Senior Brother Yuanyu, this is wrong. Liu Gongzi gave porridge to help the people, and the daily consumption was tens of thousands, if he really sought fame and profit, the price would be too great. What does it mean to be rich? Tied around your pocket. And Liu Gongzi's daily expenditure in Yuyuan Pass is a waist of ten thousand, how many people in the world can match such courage? There were not a few rich people in the Han Dynasty, but how many people could really come up with money to help refugees? Liu Gongzi has the world in mind, how can such a mind be available to people who strive for fame and fortune? ”

Liu Ze hugged him and said with a smile: "Brother Gu has won the award, Liu Ze is just a worldly person, how can he have any courage and mind, but he has seen so many refugees hungry and cold with his own eyes, and he can't bear it in his heart, so he just helps, as for how much it costs, he didn't think about it." But within the scope of Liu's ability, I should do my best, as for what others think is their business, I have no right to interfere, go my own way, and let others say go. ”

Gu Yong said with sincere admiration: "Liu Gongzi is indifferent to fame and fortune, but he takes the people's livelihood and hardships in the world as his own responsibility, and he admires him to the fullest. ”

Cai Yan interjected: "Hey, if you don't eat again, the rice will be cold." ”

Gu Yong said embarrassedly: "Young Master Liu, please." ”

Liu Ze nodded, don't say it, Liu Ze, who is used to eating three meals, is really a little hungry, although the food in front of him is vulgar, but it can also satisfy hunger. He was surprised to find that Cai Yan actually ate quickly, and most of the bowl of porridge and most of the dishes had almost bottomed out.

Seeing such a stunning beauty eating coarse tea and light rice so deliciously, Liu Ze couldn't help but feel a trace of unbearability in his heart, he couldn't help but dedicate all the world's brocade clothes and jade food to her, only the glory and wealth of the world can be worthy of this peerless beauty. However, Liu Ze wanted to think about it, but he didn't do it impulsively, and silently finished the meals on several cases.

Next, it's time to wait for darkness to come. seemed to feel the dullness in the room, Cai Yong instructed Cai Yan: "Yan'er, go and bring the Jiaoweiqin for your father." Cai Yan stood up very obediently and walked away, and after a while, she returned with a lyre.

Liu Ze was very excited, and he couldn't imagine that today he really saw the Jiaowei Qin, which was listed as one of the four famous pianos in ancient China, along with Qi Henggong's "Horn Carillon", King Chuzhuang's "Winding Liang Qin", and Sima Xiangru's "Green Qiqin".

About the origin of the Jiaowei qin, Liu Ze still knows a little, when Cai Yong took refuge in Wuzhong, the neighbor's house used paulownia wood to cook on the fire, Cai Yong heard the crackling sound of the sycamore wood burst in the stove next door, he hurriedly ran to the stove, and pulled out the paulownia wood that had been burning from the fire, and his hand was also burned, the neighbor asked why, Cai Yong said that this is an excellent piece of piano-making material, and bid to buy it back, and then carved carefully, meticulously, painstakingly, Finally, this piece of paulownia wood was made into a piano. When this piano is played, the timbre is wonderful and unparalleled. Because its tail was scorched, it was called the "scorched tail".

In later generations, there was a joint saying: "Emperor Ling has no pearls and is a good general, and Jiao Tong has the honor to cut the famous piano." Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, who had no eyes, did not know talents, which caused Cai Yong to fall into despair; And how fortunate Jiao Weiqin is, to meet a musical genius like Cai Yong and survive to be buried in the stove, and eventually become a famous piano for thousands of years, the luck and misfortune of life may really be only in a thought.

Cai Yong said: "Yan'er, you can play." ”