Zhang Heling was dizzy by what Zhang Erzhen said, and always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't say a word to refute it, he couldn't see his mother in the past few days, and when his father saw him, he had to ask him what he had studied today, but he couldn't say it, his father's face would be ugly, and he would only tremble when he was scared. And the master, that serious old man would only beat him, his hands were swollen, and he wanted to cry and coquettish but couldn't find anyone. He wanted to ride a horse, but the boys were disobedient, and it was easy to find an obedient one, and he ran slowly. The more I thought about Zhang Heling, the more I felt wronged, and tears fell down and cried: "Why do you have to go against He'er, I don't like my father, I don't like my sister, I don't like my brother......"

Zhang Erzhen took out the "Three Character Classic" on the tray and threw it to Zhang Heling and asked: "The manly man not only has gold under his knees, but also tears weigh ten thousand gold, don't cry yet, tell me what this book says?"

Zhang Heling opened it obediently, sobbing and reading: "At the beginning of people, nature is good. Sex is similar, Xi is far away. ...... If you don't teach, sex is migration. The way of teaching is to be specialized. Xi Mengmu,...... Neighbors. If you don't learn, you ...... cut off your machine" read stumblingly, and there were several people I didn't know in just a few sentences, Zhang Heling looked at Zhang Erzhen with some fear, afraid that Zhang Erzhen would also take a board and pump his hand. Zhang Erzhen didn't look at him, his face was slightly gloomy, and he was a little in a daze.

“...... Mountain, there is righteousness. Teach five sons, and be famous. If you don't teach, it's your father's fault. If the teaching is not strict, the teacher will ......"

"Stop, let's read the next one. ”

Zhang Erzhen threw out another copy of "Kindergarten Qionglin". Zhang Heling's head was as big as a cow, and he was about to cry again when he held his mouth, because this book was more difficult, and he didn't understand it at all. Zhang Erzhen felt that Zhang Luan actually had such a son, which was really ...... With a long sigh, he grabbed Zhang Heling's eyes and looked at him: "Did the master teach you?" Zhang Heling nodded, and Zhang Erzhen asked again: "Why not?" Zhang Heling shook his head in confusion, Zhang Erzhen hugged him to the chair beside him, and said softly: "There is such a story in "Mencius: Gaozi I", when the princes and all the countries knew that a national player Yi Qiu was superb in chess, and "Yi Dan Commentary" praised him as the "originator" of Go. Because of Yiqiu's excellent chess skills, there were many young people who wanted to worship him at that time. Yi Qiu took in two students. A student is sincere in learning art, never dares to slack off when listening to Mr. lectures, and is very attentive. Another student probably only wants to be famous, although he worships under the door, he doesn't work hard. When Yi Qiu was talking about chess, he was absent-minded, and he looked out the window, wondering when the Honghu would fly. Fly a good bow and shoot an arrow twice to try...... He'er said, who of his two disciples learned better?"

"The first, sister, is the first. ”

"Why does Crane think he learns better, is it because he is naturally intelligent, or because his mother has tried to praise him?"

Zhang Heling shook his head and said, "No, it's because he's serious." The second one is not to play except to play, but not to the heart. ”

Zhang Erzhen said step by step: "My sister also thinks that the first person learns better. Because in the final competition, the first person was on par with the master's chess opponent, and the second person was defeated in a few moves. He'er, you are a smart child, you should know that people who are good for you want you to be a serious and promising person, not a bully who bullies subordinates and is domineering. You are now your father's son, so you are the son of the house, and you will be twenty and thirty years old in the future, who do you want to protect you?"

"My mother said it, and she protected me. Zhang Heling was very successful in Jin's education, and counted with his fingers: "Mother said, and uncles, fathers, and sisters, they can all protect He'er, and they want He'er not to be afraid, just do what they want......

Zhang Erzhen raised his forehead: "Think about it, He'er, who is the youngest among these people you are talking about?"

"It's my sister......"

"That's right, so the young crane must be the longest living person, decades later, my sister died, and the crane has no one to rely on, you think about it, at that time the crane was an old man, no one to take care of it, whether to eat or not to eat is not necessarily. I heard that in the village outside, the old man who lived alone was lonely, not only pitiful, but he had passed away for several days, and no one knew about it......"

"Don't we have a lot of people waiting for us, can't we continue to serve the crane in the future?"

"The servants in the palace are willing to serve the crane because their father's fortune gives them monthly silver to support their lives. In the future, we will all leave, and at that time the crane will only have himself, where will the silver come from to support others, the crane who doesn't know a word, the crane who can't endure hardship, what should I do at that time?"

Zhang Heling has never been a stupid person, Zhang Erzhen's straightforward description he naturally understood, thinking of that kind of future, I couldn't help but be afraid and hesitated: "Then I want to learn the first person, learn the ability seriously, when I get old, there will be a large group of people looking at me, giving me food, I still want to eat pastries......"

Zhang Erzhen took a piece of rice paper from the tray again, it was a contract that had been written, and the topic returned to the original point: "I know that our Zhang Heling has always been a manly man who speaks. Look at this ......" Zhang Erzhen took a thin notebook from the tray and said, "This is written by my sister when she was five years old." Zhang Heling opened it and looked at it, and was ashamed at a young age*, and said: "My sister's writing is beautiful...... I'm going to write it so beautifully......"

Where is it so complicated for children, Zhang Erzhen has always believed in the "tabula rasa theory" of John Locke, the systematizer of British materialist empiricist philosophy. The two sisters and brothers muttered again, and Zhang Heling finally slowly realized what he had done wrong, and looked at his sister's eyes with worship as always. Zhang Erzhen touched the back of Zhang Heling's head with satisfaction, born in this dynasty, he should adapt to the lifestyle and survival mode of a dynasty.

Zhang Heling shyly dodged Zhang Erzhen's hand, ran to his small table with his legs, rolled up his sleeves and polished the ink, Zhang Erzhen suddenly felt that Zhang Heling was very lonely, there was no half of his friends of the same age, and the life of being a woman was more and more perverse when he was detained by the Jin family.

"He'er, my sister will find you a little scholar and go to school with you. ”

Zhang Heling nodded busily, smiled happily, and the meanness between his eyebrows and eyes dispersed, like a six-year-old doll. Zhang Erzhen took the contract and showed it to Zhang Heling, Zhang Heling couldn't recognize all the words, but he still happily pressed his handprint, the child was really simple, and the unreserved trust made Zhang Erzhen slightly embarrassed. However, Zhang Erzhen was still very satisfied with putting away the rice paper with a handprint, He'er, don't admit it in the future - on July 20, the twentieth year of Chenghua, Zhang Heling decided to hang the beam and stab the stocks, work hard, smell the chickens and dance, burn the ointment and follow the sundial, study hard, and take the instructions of her sister Zhang Erzhen as the head, respect!

Zhang Erzhen looked at Zhang Heling, who was practicing calligraphy seriously, and sighed again, is it easy for her, she has to be complacent about doing such a childish thing.

After returning from Qifeng Courtyard, Zhang Erzhen packed up and went to Jinfu to inquire about Zhou's affairs and buy a little scholar for Zhang Heling. Zhang Erzhen felt that it was not so coincidental that she met a high-quality child who sold herself on the street, and she had to go to Renyazi to buy it, just like buying a product.

Zhou looked at Master Zhang Erzhen and asked her about it seriously, promised to hand it over to her, ordered a small servant to go out, and ordered the maids to serve tea, Zhang Erzhen sat on the luxuriously carved pear wood chair in Jinfu and took a sip of hot tea. Zhou occasionally greeted Jin's physical condition, but Zhang Erzhen only understated that "my mother is weak and should not go out." In less than half an hour, the little girl who had just gone out came back, and brought back a plump woman, with a pair of hanging eyebrows that looked very shrewd, and praised the person in his hand for how obedient and diligent he was, and Mrs. Margin was satisfied.

Zhang Erzhen followed Zhou's out of the main hall, some girls and boys brought by Renyazi were already standing in the yard, and some of the younger children were quietly looking left and right, and the mother-in-law coughed and lowered her head in fright. Zhang Erzhen looked at these poorly dressed children, she couldn't bear it, they were all about the same age, and each child quietly looked at her with begging, envy, and the brightness in her eyes, with the desire to survive.

"Are these children coming from the right place?" asked Zhou, sitting on the bamboo openwork circle chair that had been brought out, and slowly walking around.

Renyazi patted his chest and promised: "Madame, just rest assured, these are just people who can't afford to sell them, I know that the house is looking for a little boy for the little boy, I am all picking up smart and clever ones to bring to the house, and there are also some clever girls, I also brought them together." Madame take a closer look......"

"Zhenzhen, do you see if there is a suitable one? You can choose a few first, and I'll help you see it. ”

Zhang Erzhen circled around the group of children, looking carefully one by one. Some children shrank back and trembled as soon as Zhang Erzhen approached, and some children were very bold, looking at Zhang Erzhen with innocent and watery eyes, and their eyes were pleading. It is impossible for Zhang Erzhen to come down to these dozen children, every time she orders one, her heart is painful, and she unknowingly orders eight children.

"Zhen Zhen, do you want to find a few little girls for He'er?" Zhou looked around the eight children and asked, Zhang Erzhen thought for a while and said, "He'er has two little girls, Ershu has two girls, I'll find two more girls." "That's six, Zhang Erzhen heard Mama Hua talk in class, this dynasty's Jiaojiao lady is equipped with the standard of maids. At that time, Zhang Erzhen, who was the daughter of the magistrate, had enough maids to serve her closely, and now she needed a rough girl to be responsible for the daily sprinkling and cleaning of the yard. Does Zhang Erzhen really need a girl who is responsible for sprinkling and sweeping, of course she doesn't need it, she made a good excuse for herself to buy someone, and the house moved to Beijing, and it was when she hired people, and said: "I want these eight, what do you think, aunt?"

Zhou frowned, Zhang Erzhen wanted to buy eight at once, but she could be the master of a small child? Zhang Erzhen had already bared her teeth and explained with a smile: "I have already told my father and mother, my aunt just rest assured." Zhou continued to help watch these children, and a little girl who didn't look honest was replaced with a strong one.

Ren Yazi smiled and narrowed his eyes, and sold eight children at once, this business is really good. A child only had eight taels of silver, Zhang Erzhen sighed that his life was good, and ordered Ruyue to pay sixty-five taels of silver, bid farewell to Zhou, and returned to Zhang's house with eight ragged children.