"I'm not what you call a materialist."

"You're not interested in what materialism is."

The official husband and wife were lying on the bed, and the conversation before going to bed was very simple.

"What if I want to figure it out?"

"Then prove it to me."

"How do you prove it?"

"If you say that you want to go straight to the results, it proves that you don't want to figure it out."

Qin Yuzhen felt irritable for a while, remembering the memories of the past, and synthesizing all kinds of things she had heard and heard in the past, she could indeed understand what her husband Zhao Jiaren said. But after understanding it, you will naturally draw inferences in your mind, and you will soon feel impetuous. Today's irritability felt no different from before, but Qin Yuzhen decided to endure it once. She turned to the black figure that could not be distinguished in the darkness and asked again, "What do you think is a materialist?" ”

"Materialists never think that there is a reason that belongs only to the individual."

"Then I'm not a materialist."

"If you're not, why are you opposing my modern nation-state?"

“…… Do you remember that? ”

"I remember many, many things. I still remember when you gave birth to Dalang, you only felt like you were going to die. He said desperately, if you die, you want me to take care of Dalang. ”

“…… Did I really say that? "Qin Yuzhen has no memory of what happened thirty years ago at all. Then I felt that Zhao Jiaren reached out and touched her arm, and then held her hand along the arm. Just when Qin Yuzhen felt warm, she heard her husband say, "Sleep." ”

Holding her husband's hand, Qin Yuzhen continued to ask: "You only said half of it, what is the reason?" ”

"The reason is simple. Oh yes......" Zhao Jiaren lay down and relaxed his body, and then continued: "If you think that there is only a truth that belongs to the emperor, you will not be afraid that all the people of the Great Song Dynasty know about the modern nation-state. ”

"Those truths should belong to the royal family." Qin Yuzhen thought that Zhao Jiaren's judgment was wrong.

"Those truths belong to the royal family, or... Only... Yes... Emperor... Room... By... Allow... Allow... Know... Road. These are two different things. ”

Qin Yuzhen was silent. She understood what her husband meant, and the Song people, who had previously opposed the modern nation-state to the whole world, knew it all because Qin Yuzhen believed that as long as she understood those truths, she might threaten the royal family. Perhaps Zhao Jiaren is right, materialists never believe in the truth that belongs only to themselves. Qin Yuzhen is the daughter of the Jinshi family, and her father is the Jinshi. She didn't have the desire not to marry Zhao Jiaren back then, and the reason for choosing Zhao Jiaren was very simple. The Great Song Dynasty takes the exam every three years, and there are only dozens of people who are admitted to the Jinshi every time. Most of those jinshi were over thirty years old and married. Since she has to marry sooner or later, Qin Yuzhen hopes to marry a Jinshi of the same age as her mother.

At that time, there was only one twenty-year-old jinshi in the whole Song Dynasty who met this condition, Zhao Jiaren, even though Qin Yuzhen's standard still had a detail of 'hoping that the man could be two or three years older than her', she still decided to marry. has never regretted being married to Zhao Jiaren for more than 30 years, but Qin Yuzhen really understood why her mother almost refused this family affair after listening to Zhao Jiaren's crazy Zen words more than 20 years ago. A person with a heart like a tiger would cherish the people around him so much, it can only be said that Qin Yuzhen's luck is really too good and too good.

Qin Yuzhen only felt that her mood had completely recovered and stabilized, and being by her husband's side always allowed her to quickly calm down all kinds of uneasiness. Although she wanted to give up the conversation, she said, "I'm not a materialist like you. ”

"Well, you're not. You are a materialist by nature, and your body is very healthy, or very materialistic. Materialistic decisions can be made according to instinct. I am different from you in that I first relied on my brain to understand materialism, and then gradually used the reason in my brain to feel my body, soothe my body, and finally transform me into a materialist from body to spirit. ”

Hearing that her husband came to this reason again, Qin Yuzhen felt that Zhao Jiaren had not changed in this regard for decades. What hasn't changed for decades, Qin Yuzhen doesn't expect Zhao Jiaren to change. She wanted to go to sleep, but found that she had no sleepiness, and wanted Zhao Jiaren to tell a story, but she felt that Zhao Jiaren should have no story after telling for decades, so she said: "Then what is the difference between you and me?" ”

According to Zhao Jiaren's character, he will talk and talk, and listening to her husband's gentle voice, Qin Yuzhen can fall asleep. This hasn't happened once or twice before. No matter how many times it happened, Zhao Jiaren would not complain or get angry. This is Qin Yuzhen's favorite place for Zhao Jiaren.

"Once upon a time there was a man named Plato in ancient Greece, and his fellow disciples asked their teacher Socrates what happiness was. So Socrates took the fellows to a ripe field of wheat and said to them, "Go straight through the field and pluck the ear that is the largest in the field for me." ”

Zhao Jiaren really began to tell the story as Qin Yuzhen expected, Qin Yuzhen closed her eyes, and only felt calm. After a few more moments, she could fall asleep as usual.

"A group of disciples walked through the wheat field, and everyone was looking at the ears of wheat around them, for fear of missing every one of them. When they all walked over, everyone else tried to find the biggest ear of wheat, only to find that they had missed it at the end. Only Plato alone held a full ear of wheat in his hand. His teacher Socrates said that happiness is what is obtained in the process of searching. If you don't get it, it's a cannon. A natural materialist like you is Plato, and there will be a shot, all you care about is how different the result is from what you expect. I am just one of the other disciples, at most the first time I have made a mistake that I can't regret, and the second time I will try not to make the same mistake. ”

Qin Yuzhen, who was already drowsy, suddenly woke up, and she found that the story she was thinking about was the same as the story told by Zhao Jiaren. Qin Yuzhen doesn't hate sitting on the sofa, reading books, drinking tea, eating snacks, and unconsciously spending an afternoon. But she would never accept that she would get nothing after making a move. Even if you are empty-handed after being busy, it is not because you are overwhelmed by the choice, but because you decide to give up.

Qin Yuzhen kind of understood why she was a little too strict with Zhao Qian since she was a child, because Zhao Qian just lacked this kind of thing. Compared with his cute younger siblings, Zhao Qian always wants too much, because he looks indecisive without the corresponding ability. That is, Zhao Qian's father, Zhao Jiaren, will continue to speak, speak, and teach. At that time, Qin Yuzhen had deep doubts about whether she lacked the nature of a loving mother.

Even in the face of great confusion and even frustration, Qin Yuzhen never gave up educating Zhao Qian. Zhao Qian is her son, no matter how dissatisfied Zhao Qian is, she will not intend to give up because of this, not once.

At this time, there was no need to think with his brain anymore, Qin Yuzhen just came to a conclusion in a short time by feeling, "San Lang, how far do you think Da Lang is from understanding this?" ”

"Hehe, you finally understand the benefits of Dalang?" Zhao Jiaren's voice was tired.

"I can't feel how far he's gone, but according to what you said, there's still a chance to make up for what he's missing." Qin Yuzhen said hurriedly. She once felt that Zhao Qian and her would always be separated by an indescribable wall, a transparent, invisible, but real wall. However, according to her husband, this invisible wall is really breachable!

Without waiting for Zhao Jiaren to speak, Qin Yuzhen sighed excitedly: "Thank God, this matter is really possible to be solved." ”

"If I die early and you become a heroine like Empress Dowager Liu, I don't think you will be under Empress Dowager Liu. But that's about it. No matter how correct the decision is, a congenital materialist will not be able to open up. However, what the Great Song Dynasty needs is progress and pioneering......"

"That's your men's business." Qin Yuzhen immediately slammed back. Although she had long thought that she was going to die before Zhao Jiaren, she was still proud when she heard her husband compare herself with Empress Dowager Liu. What kind of heroine is Empress Dowager Liu, she is the female male lord who wears a dragon robe to exercise the power of the emperor. Under the rule of Empress Dowager Liu, Kou Zhun and his party in the Great Song Dynasty were completely resolved. Qin Yuzhen never dared to compare herself with Zhao Jiaren, but compared with Empress Dowager Liu, Qin Yuzhen still has a little bit of confidence.

"Zhao Qian, you don't have to worry. He wants to understand the world, but in his heart he still thinks that only he can understand the truth. Men are like that, they believe there is a wider world on the other side of the mountain. It was only after they had passed that the wise men understood that idealism was wrong. He must first suffer his mind, strain his muscles and bones, starve his body and skin, empty his body, and act chaotically. Cook as much as you have in your hand. When it's time to eat raw rice, you have to eat it even if you pinch your nose. ”

"Men are useless." Qin Yuzhen can only use such words to evaluate. She had said this many times before, but this time because she had figured out the main points of materialism, her heart was open, and she no longer had the confusion and helplessness that she didn't know how to start before.

"Even among women, there aren't many people like you."

"You're going to like me because I'm good-looking." Qin Yuzhen said with a smile.

"It's not like I've never seen a woman who looks better than you, I like you because of your brains rather than your looks. Of course, I'm just an ordinary person with a little capital, it's really a woman like Zhong Wuyan, I will respect her very much, but I won't marry her. ”

Qin Yuzhen wanted to be coquettish, but she felt unlucky. She has a lot of trust in her husband. On the women's side, Zhao Jiaren has an arrogant cleanliness habit, and this arrogance even makes him too lazy to say something wrong. You have to be a talented, virtuous and good-looking woman to get into Zhao Jiaren's eyes, but how can a talented, virtuous and good-looking woman be stupid enough to want to get close to the official family. If Qin Yuzhen could have predicted the prophet and knew that she was going to marry the future emperor, she would only have one choice, which was to reject this marriage cleanly. There are so many people who want to climb the dragon and attach the phoenix, and the lack of Qin Yuzhen is nothing at all.

When she woke up the next day, Qin Yuzhen only felt refreshed. At ten o'clock in the morning, she took a comfortable nap. When I woke up, I was completely refreshed. I was preparing for lunch here, and my daughter Zhao Ruoshui came. Seeing her daughter's expression, Qin Yuzhen swallowed the words that she was about to blurt out back into her stomach. Even her son, Zhao Qian, who she thought was stubborn before, could already see it clearly, and her daughter Zhao Ruoshui, who didn't need to look at it for a long time, was even less important.

"Mother, the school you said last time is not good."

"If it doesn't work, change schools." Qin Yuzhen replied indifferently.

"No...... mother, I didn't mean to change schools." Zhao Ruoshui immediately retracted his previous words.

"If you don't want to change, then listen to the school."

"What did the teachers at that school teach! The little things dare to make irresponsible remarks about me when they get home! Zhao Ruoshui never dared to make a mistake in front of the old lady, even if she was very unhappy, her voice was quite stable.

"What's wrong with saying a few words to you? Can't you say? ”

“…… Mother, if I dare to talk to you since I was a child, I will be beaten. ”

"I was so angry that I didn't do it. Every time I didn't tell you anything before I did it? Whether the children are right or not is what matters. As for your displeasure, just tell them directly. These are two different things. ”

Zhao Ruoshui finally couldn't help but complain loudly, "When the teacher of the school saw me, he trained him like a subordinate!" ”

"In the past, the official family invited teachers for the princes, and the official family also had to salute the teachers. Are you more powerful than the official family? After Qin Yuzhen finished speaking, her eyes couldn't help but glance at the broom in the corner of the room.

Zhao Ruoshui has been extremely clever since he was a child, and he also noticed the old lady's gaze. immediately sprinkled coquettishly, "Mother, you still want to beat me when I'm so old, it's too ruthless." ”

"Do you want your children to be successful, or do you want the school people to bow down to you?"

"I ...... I just want the teachers at school to treat the children well. ”

"How to teach the baby is the teacher's responsibility. It's your business to choose a teacher......"

"The school was also recommended by you."

"Since you leave this matter to me to decide, then don't talk nonsense, you will do whatever I tell you to do. No more nonsense, I'll have to beat you up! ”

Seeing that coquettish and other means didn't work, Zhao Ruoshui immediately gave up resistance and obediently responded: "I know." ”

After saying this, Zhao Ruoshui talked about other things, which was very different from her eldest brother Zhao Qian's curious baby style. At this time, Qin Yuzhen felt that the second son and eldest daughter were very cute. But as soon as this feeling came out today, Qin Yuzhen felt that she couldn't feel the same way before. She finally saw clearly that no matter how much Zhao Qian made her angry, she had achievements that her younger brothers and sisters couldn't match. Zhao Qian is a stubborn donkey, and if the hair is not smooth, he will not leave. But when Zhao Qian saw the road, he ignored him, he wanted to go all the way to the dark like a stubborn donkey, until he hit the wall.

Zhao Qian's younger brothers and sisters are that kind of clever and well-behaved, first to see what road can be taken, and when they see that this road is not passable, they obediently turn around. Such a person will not suffer from the township as he does in the surrounding areas. But such a person will not go up the mountain to kill the tiger and enter the water to remove the Jiao in any case.