Chapter 14 School Examination
The old lady's yard has been very lively these days, and when the second old man's family is fine, they are almost all talking and chatting with the old lady, playing leaf cards, and every time the old lady wins one or two taels of silver, the old lady can't close her mouth, and today before she arrived in the yard, she heard Ye Xiaoyun's endorsement, but it was Ye Chongtian who was examining his schoolwork.
"'Zi said: A gentleman has no food to eat, no shelter to seek peace, is sensitive to things and cautious in words, there is a way and righteousness, and it can be said that he is studious.' That is to say, a gentleman, who does not seek to be full in food and drink, does not require comfort in living, is diligent and agile in his work, but cautious in his speech, and who has the right way to correct himself, is eager to learn. Ye Xiaoyun spoke loudly, full of anger when he spoke, and his bright eyes revealed his wisdom and incomparable confidence.
Ye Yunshui stood aside and saluted the old lady, the old lady waved her hand to signal her not to interrupt, and Ye Yunshui stood silently behind Ye Zhang.
Ye Chongtian nodded very satisfied with Ye Xiaoyun's answer, "Yes, yes, the Ye family does not lack you to eat, but you can know that it is not luxurious and comfortable, this is the foundation of starting a business and settling down, Xiao Fei, you can also answer, 'Zi said: Those who know are not as good as those who are good, and those who are good are not as good as those who are happy." 'What do you mean?' ”
"Confucius said, 'He who knows learning is not as good as a person who likes to learn, and he who likes to learn is not as good as a person who takes learning as a pleasure.'" "Ye Xiaofei is two years younger than Ye Xiaoyun, and he has also read the Analects when he was young, but he has no intention of taking the imperial examination, and he has already studied medicine with Ye Chongtian since he was a child, and is ready to take over the family business.
"Yes, make do." Ye Chongtian's face was naturally significantly satisfied, but he didn't praise his son, "'Zi said: There are already people in Nanzhong: 'People are impermanent, and they can't be witch doctors.'" 'Good husband. 'If you don't perpetuate your virtue, you may be ashamed.' Zi said, "It's just not to take possession," "What do you mean?" ”
Ye Chongtian looked at Ye Xiaofei with anticipation, after he finished the school examination, Ye Xiaoyun originally planned that his son could be pressed, after all, he was the eldest son of the big house and the head of the Ye family, if the son he taught was not as good as the second room, wouldn't it be a shame?
But Ye Xiaofei didn't give his father this face, but he stammered at this time, "Confucius said that if southerners lack virtue, don't be a witch doctor, don't, don't ......"
Ye Chongtian's face was a little gloomy, the second master looked at Ye Xiaofei quietly, there was a smile on the corner of Ye Jiang's mouth, Ye Zhang was anxious to look at his son on the side, "Xiao Fei, say it quickly!" ”
"Xiao Fei is only thirteen years old, it's nothing if I don't know, go back and study your homework, how can we people in the Ye family not understand what medical ethics are?" The old lady sat on the main seat and said slowly, seemingly ending for Ye Xiaofei, but in fact, these words were an invisible thorn, which pierced the hearts of the people in the big house!
"Zi said: There are already people in Nanzhong: 'People are impermanent, and they can't be witch doctors.'" Good husband. 'If you don't perpetuate your virtue, you may be ashamed.' Confucius said that if you lack the virtue of constant, you should not be a wizard or a doctor, that is to say, you must have the virtues shown by the constant hexagram for the profession of God and man. ”
Everyone looked at the person who made the voice, but it was Ye Yunshui, who had been standing behind Ye Zhang's family, the voice was like a gurgling stream, gentle and soft, making people sound very warm.
The eyes of the family all focused on Ye Yunshui, Ye Yunshui was blessed, "My daughter is too talkative." ”
"Witch doctors have always been strange, powerful, chaotic, and godly content, what is it?" Ye Chongtian's eyes flashed with a look of expectation, and he couldn't wait to find the field and ask again, but he was afraid that Ye Yunshui would not be able to answer, so he added, "This is always a matter of endless debate among literati, just say your opinion." ”
Yes, what others think of his daughter is unknown, but according to his daughter's understanding, Confucius here does not regard witch doctors as strange, powerful, chaotic, and divine content, but expresses his own respect for health and life, and the "constant" mentioned in the text is the real root of what the sage said about medical ethics. Ye Yunshui's answer was very simple, "My daughter is talking nonsense." ”
"The big girl is humble." The second master took the initiative to stand up and speak, and he also looked at Ye Yunshui with appreciation, "Although this sentence has always been quite controversial among literati, the eldest girl has said the root of medical ethics, that is, a perseverance, a perseverance to save lives and help the wounded, and a perseverance to learn endlessly!" The eldest brother and sister-in-law have raised a good daughter, and the second brother is here to congratulate! ”
Ye Chongtian was full of smiles, obviously very satisfied with Ye Yunshui's performance, "I praised her falsely, but Yunshui liked to read since she was a child, so she allowed her to build a small study by herself, I thought she was on a whim, but I didn't expect that she really learned some fur." ”
Ye Yunshui only smiled and didn't speak, Ye Xiaoyun looked at her thoughtfully, and Ye Xiaofei's gaze was complicated, the other small ones didn't have much thought, Ye Yunshui could still feel Ye Qianru's angry gaze, Ye Yunshui turned around and glanced at her, Ye Qian thought that Ye Yunshui was deliberately provocative, and spoke sarcastically like a lit cannonball, "Yes, the eldest sister is very talented, and she is punished by the palace grandmother every day for copying "Female Training" and "Female Ring"! ”
Ye Chongtian's face was cold, and the second master's family was silent, Ye Zhang's family turned around and glared at Ye Qianru, but he didn't give Ye Yunshui a good face, "Punished by Mama Gong again?" How exactly did you learn? I went back to my parents' house and asked Mama Gong to teach you, for what? But you fool the old lady and your parents with the silver? Is this filial piety? As the eldest daughter of Ye Mansion, you should understand what impact your words and deeds will have on your younger brothers and sisters, how can you act so willfully? Ye Zhang's obviously felt that Ye Yunshui had stolen his son's limelight and was not angry, but he didn't blame Ye Xiaofei for not learning well.
Ye Yunshui still had a smile on his face, "Mother taught me a lesson." ”
Ye Zhang's is a person who can't finish when he gets the opportunity, "If you have a good kung fu girl, you can eat as a meal, if you read less useless books?" A woman's lack of talent is virtue, your "Women's Training" and "Women's Ring" have been copied a hundred times and you haven't understood this truth? ”
"Yes." Ye Yunshui still lowered his eyebrows and was pleasing to the eye.
Ye Zhangshi wanted to say something again, but was suffocated by Ye Chongtian's cold eyes, "What's wrong with reading?" How could the daughter of the Ye family be an illiterate stupid person? What kind of woman is virtuous if she is not talented, and how can she be virtuous without talent? Don't say that again. ”
Ye Zhangshi was stunned, looked at Ye Chongtian in a daze, and immediately stopped talking, although she was angry in her heart, she didn't dare to confront Ye Chongtian openly, and she couldn't please Ye Chongtian's face.
"If you want to read any books in the future, you can go to my study to get them, cherish books, love books, and keep them carefully." Ye Chongtian sank for a long time and said to Ye Yunshui, Ye Yunshui immediately thanked him, Ye Zhang's face became even colder, but at this time, the old lady spoke, "What is talented and talented, having both ability and political integrity is a good girl of my Ye family, okay, let people set the meal, it's past the meal, don't starve the children." ”
Ye Yunshui looked at the old lady and smiled secretly in her heart, at a critical moment, she would always use food to divert everyone's attention, in fact, this old lady was the most shrewd person, and the old lady said those two sentences before were obviously beating Ye Zhang's family.
"Exactly, after dinner, I have to report to my eldest brother on the recent market of medicinal materials." The second master echoed on the side.
"It's good that you make your own decisions about these things, you don't have to ask me about everything, you've done a good job over the years." Ye Chongtian is the elder brother's shelf.
The second master hurriedly refused, "I'm only suitable for running errands and doing things, and the eldest brother has to make up his mind about this decision." Ye Jiang's face was not very good-looking.
Ye Chongtian did not shirk it, and nodded in response.
Everyone ate another meal that was not salty or light, Ye Zhang's deliberately made it difficult for Ye Yunshui to serve the old lady's meal, but the old lady didn't give her that face, let Ye Yunshui sit next to her and just use it for herself, Ye Zhang's held his breath but was helpless.
Ye Zhang's meal was very uncomfortable, she really didn't understand when this Ye Yunshui was so praised by Ye Chongtian? Ye Yunshui never spoke to Ye Chongtian before, and he often opened his mouth to contradict him, but now? This little hoof has been following the rules in everything since he came back from the temple, even if he deliberately provoked her, he was never angry or annoyed, as if he had changed a person, Ye Zhang's was a little uncertain for a while, but he only thought that Ye Yunshui did it on purpose, and he only hated that he didn't seize the right opportunity to teach her a lesson.
After eating, Ye Zhang took people back to Heyuan, and it was not at this time to find faults, and Ye Yunshui returned to Jingsiju with satisfaction, and she deliberately made her appearance today.
Thinking of Ye Zhang's depressed face, Ye Chongtian's admiration, the second master's searching gaze, the surprise of the brothers, Ye Qianru's jealousy, and the old lady's joy, Ye Yunshui just moved the corners of his mouth slightly,
Ye Yunshui's purpose is very simple, she is to ease the father-daughter relationship with Ye Chongtian, whether she lives in the mansion or marries, Ye Chongtian is her guarantee, even if Ye Yunshui is unwilling, she must not extinguish the importance of her mother's support to a girl, so this is what she must do, and she has also seen the things in the mansion these days, no matter how the second master and Ye Jiang's family compete for favor, no matter how eccentric the old lady is, the decision-maker of the Ye family is still Ye Chongtian, and even Ye Zhang's family does not dare to touch his reverse scales when Ye Chongtian is angry.
A person who can attack five generations of officials and businessmen, and who has been in the position of the fourth grade doctor in the Tai Hospital in his thirties can never be a simple character, so Ye Yunshui has already seen Ye Chongtian's thick legs, and only Ye Chongtian has the closest blood relationship with her in this mansion, although Ye Yunshui is dissatisfied with him, he has to admit that pleasing Ye Chongtian has only countless benefits to her.
And now it is the sixteenth day of the lunar month, less than a month before the day she got married, unless she was caught by Ye Zhang's family with a proper opportunity, she didn't dare to pinch herself too much at this time even if she was resentful, Ye Yunshui's last self-hanging was not in vain, although Ye Zhang's was mean, he didn't want to have a bad reputation for forcing his daughter to death.
Ye Yunshui lay on the bed at night looking at the ceiling, she was finally able to breathe a long sigh of relief and muttered to herself, "The first step has been taken, everything will be fine!" ”