Don't think that just because your family can send her to school, your family's financial situation will be very good.
Xu Shilin was deeply touched. This touch made him think deeply, "Sister, I want to know some folk things. Can you tell me about it? It doesn't matter if you don't tell me. I can learn about it."
"Why can't you say it?" Minghua tilted her head and asked him.
She has never concealed her life experience. She is a poor student from the countryside! There is nothing to hide.
"..." Xu Shilin found that his previous worries were unnecessary; he was so open-minded.
Minghua didn't wait for him to speak, and continued: "For folk children, if they can eat a mouthful of meat, they will be happy for a day; even for several days, if they can eat a few snacks, they can show off to the whole village. Children On a daily basis, you can go down to the river to catch fish and roast them, which can be considered as eating meat; Zen and frogs will also get them to eat."
"Many families only have one cotton-padded coat when winter comes; the whole family has to rotate it when going out, and basically spend the whole winter in bed."
"Some families don't even have cotton-padded clothes, or even thick quilts; do you know what this means?"
Xu Shilin nodded, "Cold, very cold."
"Yes, it's very cold. Under such circumstances, people like them may not have enough to eat at home. If there is not enough food or even firewood, it will be even more difficult." Minghua said about what she had seen before. Some scenes, let alone today, there are many poverty-stricken areas in modern times. "Don't talk about far away, let's just say that in the villages near me, people freeze to death and starve to death every year; they even have no food and brave heavy rain. There are several cases of people who went out and never came back.”
"They can only live by themselves and be self-sufficient; and you and I are already very happy. If we are so happy, why don't we struggle? We have the innate conditions for struggle. Countless students from poor families are eager to leap over the dragon's gate, for What is it? It’s just money, power, and family status.”
The aristocrats who live in affluence make people forget that they have a much higher starting point than others; however, this starting point is not a reason for them to stop moving forward.
Xu Shilin felt sad, it was so miserable, so miserable; is living in the countryside so terrible?
Thinking this way, I became confused.
Xu Shoufu closed his eyes and rested. He really didn't know what to say. When he was the age of his eldest grandson, he had already started to get involved in business and people's livelihood. Looking at the several grandsons in the family, none of them had that understanding.
Minghua turned to look at the master and said helplessly: "What's so scary? The kind of family you are born into depends on the kind of life you have to live. Even if you are born into a rich family, you can't stop your ambition. If you want to get ahead, poor people can only fight hard."
"We live in this world, and there is nothing we should enjoy. If we don't practice in this life, we will suffer in the next life."
One fate and two fortunes are no joke.
If you correct yourself in this life, you will bring some causal connections with you in the next life; these are traceable, and some people have long-term benefits in life. When you learn something, it will be as if you have learned it before, and you will be able to do it after just reading it a few times. They may even learn to do some things without a teacher, just because they have done it before and have a deep impression on them.
Xu Shilin was stunned for a moment by her deception.
"Sister, are you serious?"
"How else can I lie to you?"
Xu Shilin was doubtful and said: "But my grandfather didn't say that my son is silent and has strange power and chaos."
"This has nothing to do with ghosts and gods." Minghua gave him a roll of his eyes, "Besides, Zi does not talk about the power of monsters and gods. From another perspective, it means that Sage Kong respected ghosts and gods and stayed away from them, and maintained awe of ghosts and gods."
Of course, there are also interpretations that say that Confucius was an authentic materialist.
Xu Shilin's mind suddenly turned into mush. Could his previous understanding be wrong?
Xu Shoufu finally spoke, "When did I tell you that I don't believe in ghosts and gods?"
"......"Maybe not.
So, he misunderstood?
Xu Shoufu did not want to wait for his eldest grandson to explain, but looked at Minghua, "Do you still believe this?"
Xu Shilin: "..."
Xu Shilin was completely confused and didn't know who to listen to.
"Master, it's better to believe in something than something that doesn't exist." Minghua spoke in a relaxed manner, making it difficult for people to see her true inner thoughts; the great uncle's approach of doing nothing and taking the golden mean has been applicable throughout the ages.
"When your story book comes out, let me have a good look at it." The young apprentice seems to believe in this aspect, and there should be some clues from her story book.
Minghua laughed playfully and did not answer or speak any more; but Xu Shoufu knew that she was really happy.
He was quite curious as to how a little girl like Minghua could be so knowledgeable about human relations and sophistication. She was very principled and very principled.
After a while, Xu Shoufu said to her: "The dean of Xingzhi Academy is named Lin and Confucian. When you see someone, just call him dean Lin."
"Understood, thank you for the tip, master."
"It's okay." Xu Shoufu glanced at her lightly, "Dean Lin has a strong personality, so you need to be cautious when dealing with him."
Minghua was at a loss for a moment, then turned around and said as if she understood something: "I know, I will pay attention to my sense of propriety."
On the way, Xu Shoufu picked up and told her some things about Lin Ru, and Minghua and Xu Shilin found out that Lin Ru was very talented and famous among the Jinshi at that time, and his talent was his confidence, and he was proud because of this confidence. Zhengzheng, full of ambition, but lost his feathers halfway.
It can be seen that Mr. Lin Ru is talented, but also has a lot of arrogance.
The carriage drove for an hour, and Minghua was fine sitting in the carriage; Xu Shoufu had his eyes closed, and his jaw was tense, showing that he was holding on. Xu Shilin couldn't bear it anymore and retched repeatedly.
Minghua looked at him and guessed that the child was motion sick.
"Sir, we have arrived at Xingzhi Academy. Please get off the carriage." Outside the carriage, the boy said in time.
Xu Shilin hurriedly opened the curtain and jumped down. When he got to the roadside, he retched again and vomited in a splatter.
With Xiao Mei's support, Minghua calmly jumped out of the carriage and waited for the master to get off. She reached out to hold his hand and said, "Master, please slow down."
"It's okay." Xu Shoufu felt very uncomfortable now. Looking at his eldest grandson who couldn't stop vomiting, he felt more disgusted and said, "Shilin, have you finished vomiting?"
"Grandpa, you'll be ready soon." Xu Shilin didn't dare to show too much weakness, otherwise, what awaited him would be a severe criticism from his grandfather.
Minghua said with a smile: "Senior nephew Shilin is a little weak, he should move more."
Xu Shilin stopped vomiting and turned to look at her sadly, "..."
Dear Senior Aunt, please, don’t add fuel to the fire any more.
Minghua didn't seem to hear anything, and turned to look at Ji Jin and Cui Changhe. Their faces were as usual; the other three grandsons of the Xu family were in terrible condition, their faces were pale and they were in a trance.
"You are so miserable when you come to Xingzhi Academy. How did you get here before?"
"We can ride horses." As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Shilin retched again.
Minghua pursed her lips and smiled softly, "That's a good idea."
