The native dog lying next to the fence gate was about to bar his teeth when he saw a stranger coming in, but after sniffing, he came to the man and licked his boots carefully.
The man knelt down and stroked the dog's head lovingly.
Zhang Yue walked up curiously when he saw it and said, "May I ask you something?"
"Are you Sir's new disciple?"
The other party glanced at Zhang Yue, then lowered his head and asked.
"Yes." Zhang Yue felt that there was a different emotion in the other person's eyes, which seemed to be jealousy.
After Zhang Yue answered, the other party was silent for a while and then asked: "What's your name?"
At this time, I saw Guo Lin running hurriedly from the hall and said, "Senior Brother Han, are you here?"
Junior brother? Zhang Yue finally understood that the young man in front of him was the one who abandoned school midway as Guo Lin said before.
"Passing by here on the way! I just happened to come in and have a look. How are you, junior brother?" the young man replied.
"Are you okay? I've been busy with homework lately. How are you doing? Are you still studying?" Guo Lin asked.
Zhang Yue saw the young man biting his lip and then said, "Sir, are you accepting new students again?"
"Yes, those who came a few days ago have already finished reciting the Filial Piety Sutra."
The young man nodded, then looked further away. Zhang Yue turned around and saw Guo Xuexu had walked out of the hall, and said in a trembling voice, "Is it Han Tao?"
The young man took a deep look at Guo Xuexue, then suddenly turned around and ran out.
"Senior brother! Senior brother!" Guo Lin strode after him.
The two figures disappeared into the pine forest. Zhang Yue's eyes were slightly red when he looked at Guo Xuejun.
Soon Guo Lin ran back, looked at Guo Xuexun and Zhang Yue and shook his head. Guo Lin whispered: "Dad, senior brother said that since he has said what he said, he will not come back to study here in the future."
Xuexue Guo sighed, turned his back and walked into the house silently.
Zhang Yue asked Guo Lin, "Why did Senior Brother Han come back and leave again?"
Guo Lin shook his head and said: "Maybe he wants to come back. After hearing that he failed in the county school, he also wanted to find another famous teacher. But his family is not well-off. His mother passed away the year before last, and his stepmother was very harsh on him. In fact, except for his father, There is no teacher in the county willing to accept such a lowly cultivator to teach him Confucian classics!"
"Then he just came to take Mr. Zhongqiu under his wing, so why did he leave again?" Zhang Yue asked.
"Are you cherishing your face? Maybe Japan wants to speak today. After seeing me, he will change his words for fear of losing face." Guo Lin sighed.
Zhang Yue finally understood, and asked again: "Then why don't you move to the city to teach? Shu Xiu will definitely be better than the village school! You can't even afford to eat."
Guo Lin said: "Dad has been here for a long time, so he loves the land and can't let go. In the past, when life was tight, my mother asked him to move to the city, but he said that if he left, the children in the village would have no one to teach them!"
"That's it." Zhang Yue nodded and turned to look at the hut, but saw that most of the children in the school were still laughing and playing, and few of them were serious. Guo Xuexuan was kicking his clogs and reciting a book in a rhythm.
Guo Linhu said: "Actually, if one of you and I can get into the county school, my father will be famous, and more people will come here to study in the future."
"But it doesn't matter if you don't pass the exam. My father often told me that it doesn't matter whether a person is poor or not, but one must know that loyalty, filial piety, and justice are enough. Be loyal to officials, be filial to your parents, be honest to yourself, and be righteous to your friends. As long as scholars of our generation can talk about these things all the time, even if they live in poverty all their lives, they will still be able to stand tall and stand tall!"
Zhang Yue nodded when he heard this and said, "Senior brother, you have learned a lesson."
The summer is hot, and Pucheng has entered the scorching heat.
In summer, the days are long and the nights are short. Many children have to help their families work in the fields before dawn. Therefore, children no longer come before dawn, but usually wait until after Chen time. At this moment, the adults could not bear the scorching heat in the fields, so the children were sent from the fields to study in the village school.
The south is busy with farm work all year round, but in the north people only study during the slack period after October, which is called winter study.
There is a poem by Lu You that talks about winter learning. "Children studying in winter make a lot of noise among their neighbors, but it is said that fools and scholars cherish it." After being given the title of village secretary, he slept behind closed doors, unable to see anyone face to face all year round. '
Winter school is for children to learn and play, but the teachers maintain the aloofness of scholars and do not associate with farmers. After teaching in the morning, he closed the door and fell asleep. He was not seen from the beginning to the end of the year.
This was completely different from Zhang Yue's elementary education in the city. At that time, except for himself and Xue Ming, most people studied very seriously, and the teacher's urging was also very strict.
The children in the Guo Xuexue Village School were playing and playing, and few of them took reading seriously.
However, the parents in the village school are not stupid. The village school owned by Guo Xuexue is cheaper. At least it allows the children to have a place to go after working in the fields. It would be better if they could learn Braille and learn some etiquette for treating people. , no matter how hard it is, I can still write my name neatly without any shortage of strokes.
It's not that parents don't know the truth of "if you can't endure the hardship of study, you have to endure the hardship of life", because it is really difficult to get ahead in studying, and that is something only officials can do.
There were no scholars in the Song Dynasty, and the reward for being a scholar had to be promoted to Jinshi. Which ordinary people had such capital?
Guo Xuejun looked at Zhang Yuechu in the same way. He had heard of Zhang Yue's "bad name" in Meng Xue, and knew that he should be a person who did not study seriously. I thought that this time I came to this chanting and chanting study, probably in the name of restraint, to fool the family.
This is also normal. At Zhang Yue's age, if he doesn't study, he has to work in the fields. Zhang Yue probably had the intention of studying to escape from the hard work of farming. However, when Zhang Yue memorized the Filial Piety Sutra, he changed his mind.
A few days ago, Zhang Shi brought Zhang Yue a bedding and his most cherished mosquito net. Before leaving, he stuffed Zhang Yue with three hundred dollars, telling him to buy whatever he needed, to study with peace of mind, and not to think about his family.
Zhang Yue had finished reading the Classic of Xiao, and then read the Analects of Confucius. Zhang Yue has benefited a lot from these days. He no longer has nothing to do. He feels that his mind is full of things every day, and his homework is making rapid progress day by day.
After reading, Zhang Yue likes to lie on the big rocks in the pine forest with grass roots in his mouth, watching the white clouds on the ridge drifting past his eyes so leisurely, and the fresh air in the pine forest is intoxicating.
Not far away, the scholar's native dog was lying in a sunny place, lazily turning back and licking the bald hair on its back.
The lame slave opened a field behind the village school, watering it and growing vegetables every day.
The children continued to play after arriving at the village school. They would rather squat under the tree and watch the ants fight than pay attention to reading. The days in the mountains are so unconcerned with the world, and the years are wasted. Apart from being a little more miserable, it is really calming and all worries disappear.
After being awakened by the noise of children playing, Zhang Yue took a walk around the thatched cottage for a while and did the eighth set of radio gymnastics in the pine forest. Feeling a little thirsty, he returned to the house to scoop water from a gourd. Down.
The water in the tank was very cold, so when he drank the water, Zhang Yue drank in small sips.
Zhang Yue knew these principles of caring for the body but not using them in his previous life, but in the Song Dynasty where medical care was underdeveloped, he had to pick it up. As far as mosquito nets are concerned, they are a must-have in the South.
How many people died from malaria in ancient times. Having a mosquito net can save you a lot of worry. As for getting up early and exercising, it is also a must. Studying for exams is not only mental work, but also physical work. How can you study without a good body?
"Junior brother, what do you do in the forest every day?" Guo Lin asked curiously.
Zhang Yue hummed and replied: "Some of the farming skills will not be studied in the future, and I will always go back to farming. I am afraid that I will waste my time, so I got up early to practice in the woods."
Guo Lin was relieved when he heard this, and then scolded him again: "Junior brother, I have told you that if you don't sleep during the day, with your talent and hard work, you will definitely be able to..."
Zhang Yue already let out a long yawn: "Senior brother, I'm so hungry. What should I have for breakfast?"
"Have tea soup this morning... Where did I talk just now? Junior brother, junior brother! I haven't finished talking yet, why are you leaving?"
But Zhang Yue had already walked to the kitchen in the west room, and his scholarly wife was making tea soup.
As soon as the Hun family saw Zhang Yue, they said, "Sanlang, come and have a bowl of tea soup."
"Okay!" Zhang Yue took the tea soup from the scholarly Hunjia's hand and started drinking it.
The scholarly wife smiled and said, "You came from the county before. I was afraid that you wouldn't be able to get used to living in the mountains, but your life is getting better and better."
Zhang Yue laughed. In fact, he felt bitter in his heart, but he didn't say it.
"How can I leave when my wife can make such good tea soup?"
The scholarly Hunjia smiled brightly and said, "You are the only one with a sweet mouth."
Zhang Yue finished the bowl of tea soup that was thicker than porridge, then pretended to wash the dishes, and said smoothly: "Thank you, Master."
"Hey, put the bowl down. It's your turn to wash the dishes. Do you want to eat again?"
Zhang Yue touched his belly and said: "This tea soup is like porridge but not porridge, and it is like tea but not like tea. But the mistress made it really delicious, but I just ate it too fast and I haven't tasted it yet..."
"Since it's cooked well, let's have another bowl." The scholarly wife looked like she couldn't say anything.
The scholarly wife began to put the green beans, green onions and other ingredients for the tea base at the bottom of the bowl. First, she added some cold water to make a paste, and then rinsed it with boiling water.
Zhang Yue brought it over and drank it, and couldn't help but sigh again: "It tastes good! It tastes so good! It feels warm all over my body."
"Don't be polite to me, just treat this place as your home!" the scholarly Hunjia said sternly.
Guo Lin, who was following Zhang Yue, couldn't help but murmur in his heart that his mother was usually very polite to others, and he and his father always had to look at her face at home.
But not only was Zhang Yue not afraid of her, but he was also able to please her from time to time. At a glance, outsiders thought Zhang Yue was her own son.
After drinking two bowls of warm tea soup, Zhang Yue had returned to the room and was about to study.
At this time, Guo Xuexiu pushed open the door and saw a twelve or thirteen year old woman following behind him.
Zhang Yue and Guo Lin were wondering, but they saw Guo Xuexue said: "These two people will be your senior brothers from now on, and they will also live here on weekdays. If you don't understand something in your homework in the future, you can ask them for advice."
Zhang Yue was surprised. In this era, there are still girls' shoes?
