Why do you like to read? ”

Ji Mingfang had never asked himself this question, and it was only after Ji Yu asked it that he began to really think about it.

He wanted to go to the village school, he wanted to become educated, and there was a more practical reason for him.

There should be.

For example, before Ji Lianzhang went to the village school, Ji Qingshan taught Ji Lianzhang to write, and he would also teach him by the way. Every time Ji Lian Ji hasn't learned yet, but when he learns, Ji Qingshan, who has always been serious, will smile at him.

This kind of smiling face and silent praise is something that Ji Mingfang can't get in exchange for no matter how much work he does.

People who are used to being ignored, when there is a gaze that is willing to fall on him, he will want to hold on to it, and then try his best to prove that he will not disappoint people and prove that he can be better.

Yes, this is the most intuitive idea of the young man - as long as he reads well, he can not be a transparent person in the family like his parents.

Especially when I heard others praise Ji Qingshan in person, "Your eldest grandson is amazing, your head is very smart, and you will be a talented seedling in the future!" ”

Every time this happens, the longing of his heart grows.

Ji Mingfang was stunned for a while.

Here's why...... The vanity is so far that it is indeed not worthy of reading. ”

Ji Yu disagreed.

In the countryside where she once lived, many children said that they wanted to go to Tsinghua University and Peking University, and at that time they did not know the specific superiority of Tsinghua University and Peking University, but they only knew that they would be praised by adults for their ambition.

Is this vanity? Childlike words, children's words, childlike innocence. Longing for attention, after all, is the nature of a child.

She didn't refute Ji Mingfang with this, but only continued to ask.

"If it's just to get other people's attention, then why haven't you completely died after breaking your leg?"

Ji Mingfang felt a thorn in his heart, and his face turned a little pale.

"Unwilling."

"The truth of the year has been revealed, and the big house has also been separated from the Ji family, Ji Lianjiao failed the hospital test again, are you still unwilling?"

Ji Yu chased after her, Ji Mingfang was quite embarrassed, but under her guidance, she began to unconsciously explore her heart.

Then he suddenly realized that in fact, in the outbreak before the separation, he had nothing to be unwilling to the Ji family and Ji Lianjiao.

So why is he still obsessed with ......

"Actually, you've already told you the answer." Ji Yu said the words for him, "The inexplicable intimacy, the impatience in the bones, this is the most attractive to you, your most real heart." It has nothing to do with being willing or unwilling, nor is it about vanity or vanity. ”

"It turned out to be my own obsession......"

Ji Mingfang stared at the river and was stunned for a long time.

"I see...... I won't think about it again. ”

"Why can't you think about it?" Ji Yu seemed puzzled, "Do what you want to do, you don't need to make other excuses, who said that you can't study if you have a bad leg?" ”

"But the imperial court stipulates that people who are disabled cannot enter the office."

From the previous dynasty to the current dynasty, there has never been a single official of this kind, and sometimes even ugliness can become the threshold of interception, let alone a situation like him.

Ji Yu has indeed heard that in ancient cultures, people with disabilities would be considered to be the evil fruit of their sins in their previous lives, and they were burdened with the sins of their ancestors or themselves, and they came to this world to repay their debts and atone for their sins.

Of course, this is a relatively ignorant statement, and the court will definitely not put it on the surface.

The reason why we can't do "impartiality" is not only because of this factor, but also because it damages the image of the country.

Although there is no explicit stipulation that such people are not allowed to participate in the imperial examination, it has become a common practice not to be admitted to the examination.

Even if he is very amazing and brilliant, and he is lucky to be moved, he will sit on the cold bench and will not be awarded an important official position.

She once copied a book of historical records for the bookstore, and according to the above records, there was only one lame champion in the past few hundred years, not because of talent, but because the emperor at that time had a dream.

This kind of opportunity is not available to everyone, and many people are forced to give up their dreams because of their own small shortcomings.

This is determined by the social environment, and Ji Yu can't change the rules, but-

"Do you like to study, just to take the imperial examination?"

This sentence seemed to be asked casually, but it made Ji Mingfang feel like an enlightenment in an instant.

He didn't think about any of that.

There are no children, talents, jinshi, champions, all of them.

In his memory, he only had the satisfaction and joy when he squatted at the door of the village school and waited for Ji Lianjiao to get out of school, listening to the sound of reading in the school, and reading along in a small voice.

He just wanted to read.

That's all.

"That's enough." Ji Yu looked at him with a smile, "There is a threshold for official careers, but knowledge is open to anyone, it is not divided into three, six, nine, etc., and it is never treated equally." Besides, the imperial court did not allow people with physical deficiencies to enter the academy and academy. ”

Ji Mingfang shook his head slightly, but quickly shook his head again.

"It's too late, I'm nearly twenty years old, how can I still be enlightened at such an age."

"Cousin." Ji Yu suddenly pointed to an old tree opposite, "That tree must be more than ten years old, right?" If I want a tree as thick as it, when is it better to plant it? ”

Ji Mingfang didn't know why she suddenly pulled on planting trees, but she still said seriously, "If you plant trees, it's better to plant them in spring." ”

"If I plant a small tree next spring, will it immediately become the same as the one on the other side?"

Apparently impossible.

Ji Yu held her chin with one hand, "No matter what month I planted it, it is already destined to be ten years late for that tree, and I can't catch up with the time of these ten years, can I only give up?" ”

Ji Mingfang became more and more unclear, so he really couldn't see anything special about that tree.

"Why don't you ask who planted it and see if you can buy it?"

Ji Yu sneered, "No, cousin, other people's is always someone else's, and what you plant is your own." ”

"Then you have to be patient, the little sapling can't grow in a day, plant it and wait slowly, year after year, it will always grow into such a towering ......"

He stopped suddenly, his gaze turned to Ji Yu, who had obviously turned a corner.

Ji Yu was unconscious and sighed to herself.

"Yes, a small tree can never become a big tree in the blink of an eye. If I don't have the patience to wait, I'll just give up. But if you give up, the little tree will never catch up with the big tree. And I can only stare at other people's woods, and I have nothing. ”

She turned her head to look at Ji Mingfang.

"So if I had to say, the best time to plant a tree was ten years ago, followed by now, don't you think?"

Ji Mingfang completely understood what she meant, and all the complexities in his heart changed and intertwined in his eyes, and finally the haze gradually dissipated, and he suddenly became brighter.

"You're right. If you want to do it, it's never too late to start. ”

At this time, Ji Mingfang didn't know what it meant to listen to your words than to read a book for ten years.

It wasn't until many years later, when I suddenly looked back, that I realized what earth-shaking changes my conversation with Ji Yu had brought to his life.

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Chapter 293: Plant a Tree