The teacher of the Ma family, a single name of the word "Wen", because of the family tradition, it is said that he has mastered the classics and has profound knowledge, and no one in the county is incomparable. In fact, if you really want to talk about it, he is not the same clan as the village, and he came out of the Maoling Ma clan - Maoling is in the northeast of the old Zhihuai, and it is about a hundred miles away from martial arts.

Ma Wen's ancestor, Ma Yan, the brother of Ma Yuan, in the era of Emperor Xiaozhang of the Han Su Dynasty, he achieved the high position of being a master craftsman, a member of the imperial history, and a general in the five senses, and his son Ma Rong Ma Ji Chang was the top three Confucians in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and even Mr. Zheng Xuan, the ancestor of Zhengmen, who is currently in full swing, has been taught by him. Therefore, the Fubo branch of General Fubo in Wugong County, although the clan is prosperous, but its power is gradually declining after Chong and quality, but the Maoling Ma clan of this branch has come from behind, and it has faintly overwhelmed the great sect.

It's just that blessings and misfortunes depend on each other, no one expected that the turmoil in Guanzhong at the end of the Han Dynasty wiped out the Maoling Ma clan, and it fell apart in an instant, many people died, and the rest were scattered, so Marven was forced to run over to join his distant relatives martial arts Ma. It is said that he is the grandson of Ma Ji Changzhi, and he was promoted to filial piety in his early twenties, but due to the chaos of the world, he did not become an official, and only served as a county court for a few years.

To put it simply, this teacher Ma has two major characteristics, one is appearance. He was not tall, but his head was huge and round, and legend has it that someone once laughed at him: "Why do you have a round of shoulders to cover your face?" The second is that he is misanthropic by nature, depressed and depressed, and said: "Life in troubled times is better than death, that is, peaceful times, and death is no different from life?" When the family was ruined, he planned to hang himself, but fortunately he was rescued by the clansmen and defected to the martial arts Ma clan. There have been many records of suicide - hanging himself, cutting his wrists, hunger strike, swallowing medicine, throwing water, self-immolation, and so on. But the way to die. All of them have been tried.

For example, when the news came to Emperor Chan Wei of the Han Dynasty, Marven sighed even with emotion, and then wrote a suicide note, intending to jump into Weishui to martyrdom. Fortunately, the villagers knew his temper and watched it very closely - it was rare to invite such a well-educated gentleman, and perhaps he could revive the prestige of the Ma family. How can you be willing to let him die-a lot of bad talk, threats and temptations, and finally persuaded him to come back. As for his suicide note, there are words of love for Han and words of resentment against Wei, of course, he quickly burned into the fire.

In fact, Mr. Ma's personality is likely to be caused by health reasons, if the terminology of later generations is to explain, he suffers from severe neurasthenia, can not sleep at night, and has headaches during the day. He never had an appetite and was habitually weak in his limbs. I can't stand the slightest hardship. For example, today, he couldn't sleep all night, so his mood was even worse, so he simply ran home early to learn - teaching some useful disciples is his only joy in life now—and from a distance, he saw Ma Jun and Mark two children huddled in the corner, their little heads together, reading a paper book. Needless to say, this must not be an in-class reading, otherwise why wouldn't you go into the classroom and read it?

Therefore, he stepped forward and asked: "Ma Jun, Mark, what are you reading?!" As soon as he spoke, he stretched out his hand and snatched the book in Ma Jun's hand - it was almost torn, so anxious that Ma Jun took a breath. Looking at the cover, Marven couldn't help but snort coldly: "I am not interested in learning, I am not familiar with the scriptures, and reading this miscellaneous book is really a wall of dung, and I can't be encircled!" ”

Ma Jun wanted to argue, but he stammered and couldn't speak - in fact, his stuttering also depends on the environment, the situation, and the person he is talking to, in front of friends like Mark, and in front of his mother who has never been angry, his words are basically smooth, but when he is embarrassed and anxious, in front of strangers, in front of the teacher Marven, the condition can be ten times worse in an instant.

Although Mark was young, he gave his tongue and hurriedly argued: "This is a public work, and it is also a classic for everyone, how can Mr. be called a miscellaneous book?" ”

Marven glared at him: "It's not a scripture, but a miscellaneous scholar, it's a miscellaneous book!" Is it the public that has its own commentary, and you don't read it, but read this book? The public study of the classics, the teaching of the Ming people, can reach the way of heaven and earth, the principle of things, you and other scriptures are not yet understood, you have the leisure to read this?! ”

If this was written by an unknown person, Marven might have torn it up on the spot, since it was written by Hongfu, it was not easy to damage it, so he casually stuffed it into his sleeve: "And wait for Yu Er to wait after class." Then he turned around, habitually bent his neck, shuffled his feet, and slowly paced into the class. Ma Jun and Mark glanced at each other, but they had no choice but to arch their hands and follow behind.

Marven arrived at the hall and sat on the couch, Chen Wei hurriedly came over to greet him, helped Mr. place several cases, and prepared a cup of hot water. Marven ignored him, caged his sleeves, closed his eyes and recuperated. It wasn't until the simple sundial outside that the shadow of the bamboo branch pointed to the direction of Chenchu, Chen Su saw that the juniors and disciples had gathered, and hurriedly came over to greet Mr., Marven opened his eyes, coughed phlegm, and looked around at everyone......

Then he stretched out his hand to pick up the wood on the case, and there was a "pop" sound - it is said that this habit was also learned by Hongsu, in order to warn the disciples, in order to be quiet.

The course taught by Ma Wen today is not much different from that of ordinary days, and is divided into three parts according to the age of the students: children under the age of ten read the Book of Filial Piety, Ma Jun and Mark read the Analects, and Chen Su and other three disciples who have become adults and crowned are read the Ram. The textbooks are all printed by the Guanzhong County School, and the printing workshop is said to have been the property of Hongfu, and later through the former Jing Zhaoyin and the former official Zhang Derong, it was taken over by the official. Although the martial arts Ma clan has not been out of office for many years, and his knowledge has declined, his financial resources are still sufficient, so that a few eunuchs can be produced in the new generation and revive the family's reputation, he is not stingy with this little investment.

It's just that the ownership of textbooks or home schooling, except for a few students who are optimistic about the family, are not allowed to take it home - want to go home and review? Then use your spare time to copy books.

"Confucius is in the village party, and he seems to be unable to speak......" Ma Jun shook his head and whispered the "Analects" - if his voice was a little higher, it is estimated that he would not be able to help but stutter again - in fact, his heart had already flown away. He was also wondering why the sun, moon and stars were above the heavens and were not connected to the heavens, but they did not fall to the ground? "Naturally floating in the void", the void is not water, can it be carried, and it can be suspended? Moreover, "Xuanye Shuo" seems to be based on the "Hun Tian Shuo", which says that the earth is "like a chicken in the yellow", that is, it is a sphere - about the same shape as the head of the gentleman - so why are people on it. I can walk on the ground. And won't slide down?

Actually, don't talk about the Analects. Even the three biographies of "Spring and Autumn" are very familiar to him, but this is familiar in his heart, but when Mr. lets him memorize, he instinctively stutters, and his back is not smooth. He has been depressed, why is it that Mr. is going to take the school exam and I and so on, and I am ordered to memorize, if you let me write silently, my grades will definitely not be so bad.

I finally managed to stay up until my lunch break. He deliberately avoided Chen Su and went to Marven to ask for a book. Marven glared at him: "Ru An has the leisure to read this?" The right patriarch is summoned, and you can go to the palace quickly. ”

When Ma Jun heard this, he couldn't help but be startled - what did the patriarch ask me to do? Could it be that there was a reply to the application for the imperial examination a few days ago? I don't need the patriarch to tell me in person......

So he went out of his private school in a nervous mood and went east along the way he came. The Ma family school is next to the ancestral hall, and on the other side of the ancestral hall, it is the residence of the patriarch of the Ma clan, with a wide courtyard, a stone wall on the periphery, and a high oar inside. It wasn't just the abode of the head of a clan, it was infested by bandits. Its function can also be transformed into a highly defensive dock fort in an instant.

Ma Jun knocked on the door to sign up, and then arched his hands and waited for a long time before someone finally came out and led him into the main hall. The patriarch of this generation of the Ma clan is named Martin, the word bows, and the generation is Ma Jun's grandfather, and he is the uncle and grandfather of his good friend Mark. Ma Zi bowed to the age of fifty and seven, which is considered to be a long life, an old face like dried orange peel, a white beard floating on his chest, a bamboo cane, and sitting proudly on the couch.

Ma Jun came in, leaned over and gave a big salute, then stood up, and saw a middle-aged man standing behind Martin, smiling at him and squeezing his eyes. Seeing that this person was also there, Ma Jun's heart was somewhat more stable - it was Mark's father and Martin's nephew, surnamed Ma Mingben. Speaking of the Ma family, the vast majority of people look down on Ma Jun's mother and son, and they can bully this pair of orphans and widows without seeing the sky, which is very good, only this Ma Ben is said to have been close friends with Ma Jun's father when he was a teenager, so he takes good care of the orphans of his deceased friends - Ma Jun's friendship with Mark is also half because of this.

"Ma Ben" is a proper noun in later generations, referring to the guards around the officials, and the status is quite low, but there has not been such a thing in these years, otherwise his name would be ridiculous. The person who "Ben" is Zhou Guanye, and Dr. Zhou Lishi is crowned, and Shifu Ben is also extended to adults, and there is another dialect to refer to urgency. All in all, the name Ben, the name Ke, and the name Jun, on the surface, are also the names of scholars - but the name Martin is a bit cheesy.

Let's say that Ma Jun stood up after giving a big salute to his grandfather Martin and uncle Ma Ben, arched his hands and retreated to the side, bowing his head and waiting for the patriarch's inquiry. Martin groaned for a while, until Ma Jun always maintained the same posture and his back began to ache, then he coughed lightly and said slowly: "The mill by the Weishui, recommended by your father (referring to Ma Ben), is your life, are you willing?" ”

The mill on the north bank of Weishui is the property of the Ma clan, and it is said that it was first designed by Ma Jun's father when he was alive. Not only Ma's, but also the other surnames attached to him, even all the wheat grinding work within thirty miles of the surrounding area was completed by this workshop - just collecting handling fees, for Ma's family, it was quite a considerable income.

Probably by his father's inheritance, Ma Jun has liked to tinker with all kinds of craftsmen's things since he was a child, last year the mill's supporting waterwheel was destroyed by fire, and the clan funded the reconstruction, but it was far from reaching the original rotation speed, as a result, Ma Jun suggested to Ma Ben, only two or three small parts were changed, and the efficiency was much higher than the original. Ma Ben therefore begged his uncle to let Ma Jun take charge of the mill, and if something went wrong, he would definitely be able to fix it.

And although Ma Jun's scriptures seem to be painstaking, he is good at calculation, swinging and calculating like flying, and he learned the abacus that has just become popular in only half a day, and he will be proficient in it after one day. When the harvest season comes, there will be a large amount of material flowing in and out of the mill, and the manager must know how to settle the accounts, so as not to be deceived by others, and to be able to bring greater benefits to the family.

As the head of the clan, Martin has nothing to do but be cautious, and although his own family is extravagant, he is used to being careful about the interests of the clan. He sent people everywhere to collect Ma Jun's situation, understand his reputation, and finally came to the conclusion: This is an honest boy who does not do his job, and he really knows how to settle accounts. It's just that this kid has a stutter, is not good at socializing with people, and his academic performance is also very average, and it is a complete waste of resources to let him read the Bible in private school - how can he be admitted to the imperial examination and become an official? It is better to hand over the mill to him, and let him contribute to his people in advance.

So today, I deliberately called Ma Jun in front of me and asked him bluntly: "Fate is right, are you willing?" "I thought that for the huge benefits of the mill, after a day of work, Ma Jun swept the remnants of the mill, which was enough for his mother and son to eat, how could he not be unwilling? Who would have thought that Ma Jun trembled and shook himself in a trembling manner: "Little, the kid accuses, the little, the kid doesn't dare to respond, he should ......"

Martin's eyebrows furrowed, his eyes widened, what, you dare to refuse me with such a beautiful difference?! (To be continued......)

PS: There was a mistake in the article yesterday, and I don't know how to brainstorm it, but when a quarter of an hour in ancient times is equal to half an hour now...... In ancient times, a day and night were 100 quarters, which is equivalent to more than 14 minutes now. Revised.

In addition, yesterday Chen Su Chen Zi was exempted from appearing, and I forgot to explain it. This is a reader's friend "and Yu Cup" is also, claiming to be from Changsha, and living in the South China Sea, but I don't think Jiaozhou will have any role, so let's put you here. Today, there is also a reader friend who makes a cameo appearance - Arsenal_Naiion, alias Ma Ben, please applaud.