Hearing Xu Dutou's words, Zhang Yue and Yu's ears perked up.
Zhang Shi on the side said doubtfully: "Oh? I hope Brother Xu can explain it in detail."
Mr. Yu also said: "Shilang, have you had dinner with Xu Dutou? I will buy some more food and wine, and invite Xu Dutou to come in and talk while we eat?"
But I heard Xu Dutou smiling outside the door: "I still have official business to attend to, so I don't dare to disturb you. I'll just say a few words and leave."
Zhang Shi said: "I dare to ask Dutou, didn't the Yamen already have a conclusion on the case of the shop being burned? How can there be any suggestion of overturning the case?"
Xu Dutou said: "The case has been decided. The county has already drafted the document. However, it is the business month and as usual, we cannot go to the state to hear the verdict, so the document has not been sent to the state."
"Who was responsible for overturning the case?"
Xu Dutou said: "When your Zhang's shop was burned down, some people in the county said there must be something fishy. The yamen conducted open and covert investigations, and finally found out that the Wu silk merchant had colluded with your clerk Qiao San. What we want is to get rid of it." You, the Zhang family, are trying to extort a sum of money."
"Qiao San?" Zhang Shi said with a look of disbelief, "He actually ate the inside out."
Xu Dutou said: "Now that the case has been solved, Wu silk merchant is on the run without knowing where to go. Your Majesty has ordered the arrest to be limited, and Qiao San is being detained in the county jail, waiting for your arrest."
Zhang Shi said: "Qiao San was also confused for a moment, afraid..."
Mrs. Yu, who was listening on the sidelines, couldn't help but stepped forward and said: "I have told you that Qiao San is a good gambler, but Shiro just couldn't listen. He said that although Qiao San is confused, he knows his kindness, and now you have to stand up for him." Can you please beg for mercy?"
Zhang Shi said: "Qiao San has always been loyal to me. When Wu Shang escaped, didn't his money also get taken away?"
Xu Dutou smiled and said: "It is true that the money was not recovered, but six loads of silk that Wu silk merchant should have been burned were found."
Zhang Yue thought to himself, how could this Wu silk merchant escape before the silk was delivered? There is something strange about this matter. But he heard that when handling cases in the yamen, some beginnings and ends are always left behind, so I can't tell you clearly at this time.
Zhang Shi was convinced when he heard that the silk was recovered, and then cursed: "This Jia Nu is really..."
Xu Dutou said: "I heard the news and came here to report it. Your Majesty will summon you to appear in court tomorrow for questioning."
After thinking about it, Zhang Shi was still more happy than anything else and said: "I can't believe that the case has been turned over like this... I completely relied on you to do it for justice! I really don't know what to say."
Zhang Shi saluted Xu Dutou.
Xu Dutou gave me a meaningful look and said, "Hey, you and I have been friends for many years, so there's no reason not to take it seriously."
Zhang Yue sneered repeatedly when he heard this.
But after a moment, Xu Dutou said again: "Having said that, this case can be solved, and it was Peng County Lieutenant who used his strength in the end."
"Oh, why did Lieutenant Peng help us? I don't understand this?"
"I know the details vaguely, but it's hard to explain. Dalang will understand it in the future," Xu Dutou said, "Before, Dalang, you hated Zhao Yasi and couldn't do anything to help me. I've been here for the past few days." I feel really sorry from the bottom of my heart and will come to apologize to Da Lang and his sister-in-law another day."
Hearing this, Zhang Shi said: "What... what are you talking about? When this matter is over, I will be the host and invite Xu Dutou to drink."
"Easy to say, easy to say, the Yamen still has some affairs, let's take the first step."
"Everyone, move slowly!"
Zhang Shi returned to the house with a happy face.
Mrs. Yu immediately said: "Don't be too happy. Why did the county captain help us? Besides, we were defrauded of money. Will the Yamen be willing to pay for it with six loads of raw silk? Although your Majesty is said to be superior, how can the Yamen officials protect each other?" Can you risk offending Zhao Yasi to seek justice for us?"
Zhang Shi nodded when he heard this and said: "Madam is absolutely right."
Yu felt relieved after hearing this.
Zhangqiu became lively when he saw his parents smiling.
Zhang Shi said: "I'll go to the Yamen tomorrow and give it a try no matter what... This guy, sometimes you can't think too well of him, but you can't think of him too badly either."
Zhang Yue was listening, and he didn't know if he was talking about Xu Dutou or someone else.
At dawn the next day, Zhang Yue still slept at home until midnight before getting up.
It seems that Zhang Yue is going to take his nap to the end.
In the early years, his father and brother also had high hopes for Zhang Yue, hoping that the Zhang family would produce another scholar.
The second brother Zhang Xu was ordered by his father and brother to tutor Zhang Yue in his homework, but he was so angry that he said that a rotten tree cannot be carved and a wall of dung cannot be made into a stone, so he refused to teach Zhang Yue any more.
From then on, Zhang Yue gave up treatment.
The bad guys made a joke about the two brothers.
It is said that Zhang Xu is extremely good at reading. When his teacher lectures, he usually closes his eyes to concentrate, but when he opens his eyes, he knows where he made a mistake. As for Zhang Yue, he was equally matched. Whenever he opened his eyes, he knew it was time to end get out of class.
Zhang Yue listened for a while and realized that what Zhang Qiu was reading were elementary school textbooks, namely "Essential Training for Enlightenment" and "Hundred Family Surnames".
"Hundred Family Surnames" began in the early Song Dynasty. For example, the first sentence, Zhao Qian Sun Li, refers to the Zhao family of the emperor of the Song Dynasty, Qian Chu, the king of Wuyue Kingdom, the Sun family, the concubine, and the Li family, the leader of the Southern Tang Dynasty.
The "Thousand Character Essay" was written earlier than "The Hundred Surnames", and was written by Zhou Xingsi, the minister of Wai Sanqi, who was ordered by Emperor Wu of Liang. Zhou Xingsi died overnight for this thousand-character essay with no repetitions.
It is also a masterpiece of good fortune. This thousand-character article is limited to a limited number of words but can be coherently run through without any mistakes. It is also written with such eloquence and eloquence that it is really amazing.
What did you read in ancient primary school (elementary school)?
The main purpose is to enlighten literacy. In the Qin Dynasty, there was "San Cang", which contained 3,300 commonly used characters in Xiaozhuan.
But "San Cang" is too difficult for beginners and has long been lost.
What was circulated after the Han Dynasty was Jijiupian, which means Jijiu. It means that if the characters are difficult to understand, it can be done in a hurry. To put it bluntly, it means that literacy can be quickly achieved.
But it is not easy to write a chapter in a hurry, because it is seven words.
Only when a young boy can read two thousand words can he read the scriptures. In other words, the literacy level of Mengtong children must be at least 2,000. Merely reading hundreds of surnames and being literate in a thousand-character script are not enough. Elementary school education must be supplemented by a miscellaneous character book to go hand in hand with it.
For example, "Essential Teachings for Enlightenment" is a book with mixed characters.
Miscellaneous character books teach students some daily common sense and are commonly used in winter studies in village schools. The so-called winter school means that farmers send their children to school in October and take advantage of the leisure time to read books for two or three months.
Winter school is not even considered as enlightenment, it mainly allows the children to learn a few words. Just read a few miscellaneous books and "Hundred Family Surnames" to become literate. Such textbooks are also called village books.
Meng children who are really interested in studying will not study in winter.
As the eldest grandson in the family, Zhangqiu's education was very attentive. At a young age, he had already read "Hundred Family Surnames" and "Essential Training for Enlightenment", but had not yet read "The Thousand Character Essay", and the elementary school course was only halfway through.
Although I was expelled from school, I had almost finished my elementary education. But if I wanted to be promoted to the imperial examination next, it was time to find a master to study classics and history and write articles.
But in the past, when the Zhang family was wealthy, they could afford to send the three brothers to school. But now that he is so embarrassed that he has to sell his house, how can Zhang Yue bring it up again? But if I don’t mention it, wouldn’t I be living up to my talent in reading?
At this moment, Zhang Qiu moved a small stool in front of the window with a book on his knees. When Zhang Yue got up, Zhang Qiu had already been reading for more than an hour. Such diligence really made Zhang Yue ashamed.
Now that I am such a big person, I am not even as good as a child.
"Third uncle, did Xi'er's reading bother you?" Zhangqiu asked, blinking.
These words made Zhang Yue a little embarrassed: "Fortunately, Third Uncle, I always sleep well."
"Okay, my parents said it's not good to take a nap during the day."
"It'll be fine if Xi'er doesn't take a nap during the day."
"Yes, Mom told Xi'er not to imitate Third Uncle."
Well, Tongyanwuji.
Zhang Yue changed the subject and said, "Xi'er, is your father back?"
Zhang Yue thought to himself that his brother should go to the Yamen early in the morning to inquire about the news. He didn't know if the lawsuit had any clues.
"Dad went out early in the morning. That's right. Third uncle, can you teach me how to read the Thousand-Character Classic in the future?" Zhang Qiu raised his head.
"OK!"
"Third uncle, please teach me!"
Although he had already mastered The Thousand-Character Essay, Zhang Yue was thinking of another Mongolian classic as famous as The Thousand-Character Essay.
Seeing Zhang Qiu's eagerness to learn, Zhang Yue said, "Xi'er, let me teach you that in the beginning, human nature is good. Nature is similar, but habits are far apart."
Zhang Qiu thought for a while and said, "Third uncle, this is not a thousand-character essay, this is three words."
"Yes, the third uncle taught me a three-character poem," Zhang Yue said with a smile, "Xi'er, you are so smart."
"In the beginning, human beings are inherently good, which means they are born with good nature. People have similar natures, but their habits are different."
Zhang Qiu thought for a while and said: "When people are born, their nature is good. Their natures are similar, but their habits are far apart. Xi'er understands, can you have the next sentence?"
Zhang Yue nodded and said: "Yes, listen carefully, the next sentence is 'If you don't teach, your nature will change. The most important thing in teaching is to be specialized'."
"If you don't teach, your nature will become bad, and the key to teaching is concentration."
"Xi'er understands. This is to teach us to study hard since we were young and listen to our teachers' teachings."
Zhang Yue smiled and said, "That's what it means. Former Meng's mother chose a neighbor. If a son doesn't learn, he will lose his opportunity."
"This is an allusion. The mother of the great sage Mencius moved three times in order to let Mencius study. Mencius was too playful and refused to learn, so she cut off the machine to educate him..."
Zhang Yue said a few words hastily, but Zhang Qiu memorized them.
Seeing that Zhang Qiu was so smart, Zhang Yue was very happy and wanted to teach him again, but heard Yu's voice from downstairs interrupting: "Uncle, it's time for breakfast."
Zhang Qiu said: "Third uncle, please teach me again!"
Zhang Yue smiled and said: "It's enough to teach you six sentences. Let's teach you tomorrow!"
"Then uncle, please don't default on your debt."
Zhang Yue said with a smile: "You are so studious, it's too late for Third Uncle to be happy."
"Xier, do you think dad is back?"
Yu walked to the side of the escalator and urged.
Zhang Yue understood that Yu deliberately frequently 'interrupted' his conversations with Zhang Qiu. It's really boring. I'm worried all day long that I'll 'mislead others'. In Yu's eyes, do I feel so unsatisfied?
Well, a little bit.
Thinking of this, Zhang Yue whispered to Zhang Qiu: "Xi'er, don't tell your mother about the three-character poem I taught you."
Zhang Qiu nodded sensibly and said, "Xi'er understands. Mom doesn't like Third Uncle, so you teach me how to read."
What an honest child!
Zhang Yue smiled reluctantly and said: "Go!"
Zhang Qiu rushed from upstairs to downstairs, opened the door, and said happily: "It's true that daddy is back."
As soon as Zhang Yue heard this, he went downstairs, and Mrs. Yu also squeezed to the door: "Husband..."
Everyone saw Zhang Shi standing in front of the door with his hands behind his back, looking worried.
Mrs. Yu put down the rag, stepped forward and asked, "Official, Yamen... just come back."
Zhang Shi remained silent.
Zhang Qiu hid behind Zhang Yue silently. Zhang Yue was a little confused. Zhang Yue saw a bottle of wine behind Zhang Shi's hands behind his back, and his eyes flashed, and he suddenly understood.
Zhang Yue said cooperatively: "Brother, what can you say? If it doesn't work, let's find another way."
Zhang Shi sighed: "What way? Is there any other way?"
Zhang Yue could clearly see the joy in Zhang Shi's eyes, which he couldn't suppress.
Mrs. Yu threw down the rag and said gloomily: "If we don't get the money, this house will have to be sold. There will be no place for us in Pucheng from now on."
"Mom, don't be sad, you still have Xi'er." Zhang Qiu said sensibly, pulling on his mother's skirt.
Yu Shi forced a smile and said: "Mom is not sad, she is just happy for nothing. That's right. How can you trust Xu Dutou?"
But when Zhang Shi suddenly smiled, he took out a bottle of wine and a pack of lotus leaf chicken from the hands behind his back: "Madam, what do you think this is?"
"Why did you buy food and wine?" Yu was surprised and asked, "Is it possible?"
"I did this on purpose just now, but actually Lingjun reversed the case for us!" Zhang Shi said with an exasperated look and raised eyebrows.
When Yu heard this, she was overjoyed. With red eyes, she punched Zhang Shi on the shoulder and said, "How long have you been an enemy? You are still teasing me!"
Zhang Shi laughed loudly when he heard this: "My wife's punch was so hard that my body and bones couldn't bear it."
"It's best to beat you to death. Don't ever come into this house and let the third brother see the joke." Yu wiped away her tears and finally burst into laughter.
"Look at you crying and laughing for a while, which is what made Xi'er laugh."
Zhang Yue and Zhang Qiu laughed and said nothing.
Zhang Shi handed the wine and food to Mrs. Yu: "Hurry and boil the wine and cook some good dishes. Let's sit down as a family and eat and talk."
Zhang Qiu said happily at the side: "Great, there is meat to eat!"
The whole family laughed when they heard this.
