Volume 1 The Wind Rises in Nanyang Chapter 83 Yong Goose and Min Nong
Wu Yong looked at Zhuo Wenxuan and saw that he was staring at him, waiting for a reply. Turned his head and looked at He Lian and Cheng Zhao again, and saw that they seemed to mean the same thing, so he asked himself to recite the "First Aid Chapter" with a group of children who had just learned from school, and he couldn't help but have a headache.
Although he didn't know much about the content of Mengxue at this time, it didn't mean that he had to follow a group of children and start learning from scratch.
The reason why he came to Mengxue School was not really to come to the school every day like other children here, but to see what the students of the Han Dynasty were learning, and to learn to write traditional Chinese characters.
In later generations, I was accustomed to using simplified Chinese characters, although I took ancient Chinese in college, and most of the traditional Chinese characters were known, but if I really want to write, there must still be some problems, and I will definitely subconsciously write simplified Chinese characters when I mention the pen.
These have to be revised slowly, which requires a lot of time and energy, and subtly develop the habit of writing traditional Chinese characters, this school is undoubtedly the best choice.
But Zhuo Wenxuan asked him to learn from scratch, which went against his original intention, and he didn't want to waste time learning this.
But Zhuo Wenxuan was also kind, and Wu Yong didn't want to refuse directly, so he didn't want to be embarrassed, so he thought about it and said: "Uncle doesn't know, although my nephew has not studied Mengxue, but when I was too weak, I often listened to lectures in the school, so my nephew still understands some basic knowledge." And the nephew still has to work with the Taishou to help the homeless, and he can't learn in the school every day. ”
Before Wu Yong's words were finished, Zhuo Wenxuan interrupted him: "You are still young now, and you are the age to study." The relief of displaced people has its own government organization, and you can't give up your education because of this, you know? ”
Wu Yong frowned, and his tone was a little impatient: "Uncle, it's not that I don't learn, but there is no need to learn these basic knowledge, instead of wasting so much time studying Mengxue, it is better to do more meaningful things." ”
Zhuo Wenxuan's face was slightly gloomy, and he opened his mouth to teach: "Presumptuous, who told you that learning is a waste of time?" The purpose of Mengxue is to teach people to learn the nature of integrity, so as to form a complete personality and stand in the society, and obtain the truth of life.
As the saying goes, 'learning is endless', although you have learned some knowledge in the Taixu Immortal Realm, this does not prevent you from learning.
Don't you know that people who have read books are more temperamental and more refined than those who have not read books, and people who have read a lot of books must know more than those who have just read books, and their understanding of all aspects of life must be more profound.
You know, it's not a joke to 'learn and then know enough', and I've lived for so many years and I feel firsthand how true that saying is.
Don't think that if you are too vain, you can slander and look down on Mengxue. Although it is a scholar, it is a way to enlighten wisdom and open up the wisdom of sanctuary. ”
Wu Yong really couldn't make sense with him, so Zhengse asked: "Uncle, what if I can prove that my wisdom is enough, and I don't need to enlighten anymore?" ”
Zhuo Wenxuan was stunned for a moment, and involuntarily asked, "How to prove it?" ”
"Write poetry!"
Poetry is the light of wisdom and the art of lyrical language, but it is not a natural form of expressing feelings, it is through the poet's grasp and condensation, so that the feelings of poetry contain profound life experience or fresh aesthetic judgment.
Not everyone can become a poet through hard work. Nor is it anyone who has a certain degree of literary literacy and the ability to control the written language to write excellent poems. Therefore, an enduring poem is certainly the embodiment of the poet's wisdom.
So Wu Yong pondered what poems to write. It's not so much to write as to copy! In later generations, the psalms of Chinese textbooks can be used, which is not a fine product left by the great waves and sands. Just copy a song, and you're guaranteed to be shocked by the world.
But this is not the result he wants, and it is even less advisable to copy a good poem to shake the world. He just wants to prove now that he has enough wisdom to copy too many classics, which is not suitable for his age, but he can't do well.
Wu Yong thought about it, and when he didn't know which poem to copy, he suddenly heard a few goose calls, and he suddenly had a plan in his heart. At that moment, he recited word by word, and recited with emotion:
Goose, goose, goose, song to the sky.
The white hair floats in the green water, and the red anthurium plucks the clear waves.
After Wu Yong finished reciting, he looked at Zhuo Wenxuan with blazing eyes.
Zhuo Wenxuanneng has been teaching Mengxue for so many years, and he still has a vision for poetry, which is the most basic literary literacy. Although the wording of this poem is very simple, it is very distinctive, especially when it was written by Wu Yong, a twelve-year-old boy, which is not easy. So he asked, "Does this poem have a title?" ”
Wu Yong didn't think about it, so he said unashamedly: "This is "Song of the Goose", which my nephew thought of when he heard the goose cry just now. ”
In fact, this poem "Song of the Goose" is just right, this poem was written by King Luo Bin when he was seven years old in the early Tang Dynasty.
Combined with the age at which he wrote this poem, it is the wonder of the combination of childlike fun and literary brilliance, and this poem is very well-known in later generations, and it is a rare poem.
The first line of the poem uses three "goose" characters in a row, and the use of this repeated chanting method expresses the poet's love for the goose and enhances the emotional effect.
Anyone who has ever raised a goose knows that the cry of a goose is, goose, goose, goose. These three words are the cry of the goose, and Luo Bingwang wrote the sound, color, and movement, which are very real and vivid.
The second sentence writes about the geese's chirping, giving people the feeling of sound in their ears. The voice of the goose is high-pitched and loud, and the word "song" is very vivid in the image of the goose stretching its neck and bending its head and quacking towards the sky. This sentence first writes what you see, and then writes what you hear, which is very layered.
The last two sentences of the poem, "white hair" and "anthurium", are closely described around the characteristics of the big white goose, which uses comprehensive senses, combination of movement and static, etc., to write the appearance characteristics and habits of the big white goose.
So when you read this poem carefully, you will find that although this poem seems simple, and can even be seen as a nursery rhyme, it is actually a painting, and the movement and stillness are born together, and the wonder is endless. This is also the reason why the poem "Song of the Goose" in later generations can be passed down for thousands of years.
Zhuo Wenxuan is a professional professor of Mengxue, so he naturally knows the power of this poem, and even directly uses it as an enlightenment textbook for Mengxue.
But he still had doubts about Wu Yong, so he said: "If you make another poem on the spot, my uncle will admit that you have enough wisdom, and he will not force you to come to Mengxue every day in the future." ”
"Yes!" Wu Yong thought about it seriously for a while, but still had no clue, until he inadvertently saw an old farmer passing by the door with a hoe, and then recited aloud:
On the afternoon of hoeing day, sweat drops into the soil.
Who knows that Chinese food is hard work?
At the beginning of the poem, the peasants are still working in the fields at noon under the scorching sun, and the drops of sweat are sprinkled on the scorching earth. It provides a general description of the activities of the farmer, the time of day and the weather conditions.
And the last two lines of the poem are the poet expressing his feelings, not empty preaching, nor is it a disease-free moan.
In the first two sentences, the poet does not say how hard the peasants work in farming and how difficult it is for the crops to grow, but only renders the plot of the peasants hoeing and sweating under the scorching sun, which makes people taste this kind of hard work and difficulty more concretely, profoundly and realistically.
The language of this poem is simple and easy to understand, but it is very moving, mainly because it uses image descriptions and image arguments to reveal one of the most important issues in life. Compared with those famous articles, it is not a fine product, but it is widely circulated, known to women and children, and constantly recited and tasted by people.
Thinking of this, Wu Yong thought of another sentence: "A porridge and a meal, when thinking about it is not easy; Half silk and half wisp, constant thought and material strength. ”
This phrase was famous in later generations, but extravagance and waste can be seen everywhere. Many people are not ashamed, but proud, and do not know why. Is it true that when life is rich, people's spiritual pursuits become unimportant?
At this time, Wu Yong thought of himself again, his original intention today was to come to Mengxue, but after seeing the teaching content of Mengxue at this time, he became contemptuous and slack. Now he is even more complacent because he copied two poems, which shocked Zhuo Wenxuan.
This made him reflect, is it because he has traveled through the later generations that he can resist the current education? I only want to learn what is beneficial to myself, and I can't look at problems dialectically. Since you can't return to the society of the next generation, let's start with Mengxue and let yourself fully integrate into this era.
Zhuo Wenxuan didn't have so much thought about him, and when he listened to Wu Yong's recitation, he pondered for a while before asking, "What is the title of this poem?" ”
"Min Nong"" Wu Yong didn't say much this time.
Zhuo Wenxuan was silent after hearing this, and after a long time, he sighed: "This poem contains great wisdom, which is not comparable to ordinary people." I will abide by the agreement in advance, and in the future, I will no longer ask you to come to study every day, you can do whatever you want, you can learn as you want, and if you don't want to learn, I will force you. ”
At this time, Wu Yong smiled and said: "What is my uncle talking about, since my nephew has come to the Mengxue Academy, he will definitely have to learn Mengxue in the future, but my nephew has already learned a lot of Mengxue content, so he doesn't have to teach according to the book like other boys." The nephew will definitely continue to learn how to behave in the school in the future, and if he encounters a difficult meaning in his studies in the future, he hopes that his uncle will give him advice. ”
Zhuo Wenxuan nodded, "It's best that you can think like this." If you don't understand anything in your studies in the future, just come to me. ”
After a pause, she glanced at He Lian, and then said: "Actually, your sister is more suitable to teach you than your uncle, and her knowledge and insights are admired by my uncle." ”
Then he laughed at himself: "Just now my uncle was still saying 'learning is endless', but in fact, my uncle has been staying in the state of ten years ago because he wants to teach Mengxue. The ancients said: Learning is like sailing against the current, and if you don't advance, you will retreat. This is also the truth that I realized after I met your sister. You must remember in the future that you must learn more and not be lazy and slack. ”
Wu Yong hurriedly promised, "But please rest assured, my nephew will definitely remember it and remind himself at all times." ”
Zhuo Wenxuan nodded, and asked He Ye and He Cao's Mengxue entry, and learned that He Ye had already learned "First Aid", "Ninety-Nine", and "Liujia", so he asked her to follow "Sancang". And because He Cao has not studied Mengxue, he can only follow Zhuo Tao to learn "First Aid".
After arranging the two little ones, Zhuo Wenxuan asked Cheng Zhao what he thought again, he knew that Cheng Zhao had been taking care of Wu Yong, and she was the maidservant girl bought by the Wu family, of course, her identity was more special, after all, the grandmother of the Wu family bought her as Wu Yong's child daughter-in-law. Now that Wu Yong has returned to normal, I don't know how to deal with her in the future, so it's better to ask now.
I didn't want Cheng Zhao to shake his head, "I just follow Brother Yong, whatever he learns, I will follow what he learns." ”