As Cao Ang kowtows his head, he becomes Lu Zhi's disciple. Although he will have to invite everyone later, hold a formal apprenticeship ceremony, and advertise it widely, it is just a ceremony.

Cao Ang has always been a very courageous person. After becoming a disciple, he used the snow outside as an excuse to stay in the Lu family. Cao Ang knew very well that the importance of his disciple at this time was no less than that of his son, so he wanted to be a good disciple

, you have to integrate into the Lu family.

Lu Zhi is just forty years old this year. According to the standards of this era, he is considered to be old. Because he comes from a poor family, his old wife Zhang is from an ordinary family. His two sons, Lu Jie and Lu Jian, are neither more than ten years old.

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Living in Luoyang is not easy.

At this time, the Lu family's small courtyard in Luoyang was also extremely simple.

Although Lu Zhi was a minister, he was a high-ranking government official with a rank of only 600 shi and a monthly salary of 70 dendrobium. And Lu Zhi himself had always been upright and neither greedy nor embezzling, so the family was naturally not wealthy.

Lu Zhi was so poor that he couldn't afford servants, so his wife would always mend his clothes if they were torn.

Soon it was lunch time, and Lu Zhi invited Cao Ang to eat with him.

As Cao Ang expected, Lu Zhi's house didn't have any good food. A bowl of yellow rice, a plate of miso, and some boiled mallow and mutton were today's dinner.

The mutton was very muttony, and there were no condiments at first glance; the yellow rice was a little rough, and the bran was not completely removed; the bean paste was black, and I don’t know how long it had been there; and the slightly better dish was the cooked mallow.

, but also very light.

Lu Zhi's wife Zhang is a very simple middle-aged woman. At a glance, it can be seen that she has an ordinary background and even has no education.

However, Zhang has the virtuous and maternal nature of traditional Chinese women, which makes people feel close to her.

Seeing Cao Ang, Mrs. Zhang said with some embarrassment: "There is nothing to entertain at home, so we treat our guests too slowly."

Since Cao Ang arrived in the Eastern Han Dynasty, except for the few days he was taken into captivity, he really didn't suffer too much in terms of food. He didn't need to look at it to know that the food must be very bad.

However, Cao Ang could see that Zhang had tried his best to entertain him.

Just looking at the mutton, the meat was all in Cao Ang's bowl, and there were only some mutton bones in the bowls of Lu Jie and Lu Jian. Cao Ang guessed that if he hadn't been there today, the Lu family would never have served this dish.

Cao Ang picked up a large piece of mallow with chopsticks, dipped it in some sauce, then swallowed it in his mouth. While eating, he said: "What are you talking about, Mrs. Master? I am the teacher's student, so what kind of guest am I? Besides, Mrs. Master's craftsmanship, I

It looks good and tastes delicious.”

Cao Ang said, holding back the smell and taking a bite of the mutton.

Mrs. Zhang could not see Cao Ang's patience, and was very happy to see Cao Ang say this. She was very simple, and since Cao Ang was her husband's disciple, she naturally treated Cao Ang as her own son.

After lunch, Lu Zhi led Cao Ang to his study.

On the way, Lu Zhi asked casually: "I'm afraid the food at my house is not as good as your usual meals, but are you still used to it?"

Cao Ang replied: "With a basket of food and a ladle of drink, in a back alley, people can't bear the worries, and they won't change their happiness even when they return."

After Lu Zhi heard this, he looked at Cao Ang and smiled even more.

Cao Ang's answer made him very happy. He was most afraid that Cao Ang was a person obsessed with material desires. Such a person would not be able to concentrate on studying.

But now it seems that Cao Ang can live in poverty and live happily, which makes him feel relieved.

When they arrived at the study, Cao Ang discovered that the Lu family didn't have much else but a large collection of books. Although it couldn't be compared with that of aristocratic families, it still had thousands of volumes.

Lu Zhi proudly told Cao Ang: "I copied most of these books one by one."

Speaking of which, Lu Zhi laughed at himself: "In this half of my life, more than half of my salary has been spent on paper."

Cao Ang took out a volume of book, and saw the official script with silkworm heads and swallowtails on it, which was dense and neat, making it a pleasure to read.

"In just one volume, you can see the teacher's hard work on knowledge."

Lu Zhi sighed: "Ang'er, I have never doubted your talent, but I am afraid that this talent will delay your life. You must remember that there is no shortage of gifted prodigies in this world, but often these prodigies can

There are only a few people who have achieved success in their studies. On the contrary, those who were not famous when they were young can actually make a difference when they are older. This is why, for those who are talented, they rely on their talent and forget about it, but no matter how talented they are,

, and you have to work hard to turn it into knowledge, but these people waste their talents without hesitation and effort.

I’ve seen too many people with this kind of wasted talent!”

Although Lu Zhi accepted Cao Ang as his disciple for various reasons, he was now a master and disciple, so he had Cao Ang's best interests at heart.

After hearing this, Cao Ang couldn't help but sigh, this is "hurting Zhongyong". Seeing the teacher's sincerity, Cao Ang had to bow his head to the ground and say: "Teacher taught me, the disciple has remembered it."

Lu Zhi was also very satisfied with Cao Ang's sincere attitude. As long as Cao Ang was willing to accept the teaching sincerely, he would teach with all his heart.

At this time, Lu Zhi found five volumes from a row of books and placed them on the table.

"These volumes are Yang Xiong's Commentary on Mencius. You can read them in your spare time."

Although it is meant to be read in leisure time, it is actually equivalent to the extracurricular reading assigned by Lu Zhi and must be read.

In fact, these volumes were too difficult for Cao Ang, and many of them were incomprehensible.

However, Lu Zhi previously thought that although Cao Ang was smart and had a reputation as a filial piety, his actions were a little too calculating, even a little shady, and lacked a sense of fairness. Fortunately, Cao Ang was still young and could be corrected, so Lu Zhi was prepared to teach by words and deeds.

I also hope that Cao Ang can read more Mencius and use the awe-inspiring righteousness in it to completely defeat Cao Ang.

Among the many people Cao Ang came into contact with, Lu Zhi was the first to see through Cao Ang. Of course, this was also related to the fact that Cao Ang kept stalking him in order to become his disciple. He was a little eager for quick success and instant benefits, and others could naturally feel it.

Cao Ang didn't know what Lu Zhi was thinking, he was just a little happy.

Yang Xiong's "Notes on Mencius" has been lost to later generations. It is really lucky to see it today.

"Teacher also likes to read Mencius?"

At this time, the status of "Mencius" was not high, and it was not even included in the Five Classics. It was equivalent to the biography of a famous person.

"I usually look at it. Why, do you like it too?"

"My favorite books are "Mencius" and "Xunzi". "Mencius" teaches how to be a person, and "Xunzi" teaches how to do things. It has wonderful words and profound ideas. Unfortunately, I can't understand many of the contents.

This book "Notes on Mencius" can easily solve many difficult problems."

Lu Zhi didn't expect Cao Ang to love "Mencius" so much, so he didn't need to spend more words.

At this time, Lu Zhi was even more satisfied with Cao Ang. After all, how bad could a child who likes to read "Mencius" be?
Chapter completed!