"Corrupt officials are indeed abominable!" Zhang Moyan was angrily, and it took him a while to calm down, but then he thought about it and said, "So, Dean Geng's ancestors also started their business in porcelain making in Ruzhou." "Yes, but soon all of them left Ruzhou and moved to Hangzhou."
Zhang Moyan was surprised at first, but he figured it out after a while: "Is it related to the establishment of Lin'an as the capital of the Southern Song Dynasty?"
"Yes," Xiao Xingyu said, "officials serve the imperial power after all. After the Jingkang Incident, the Northern Song Dynasty was destroyed. The royal court established another capital in Hangzhou, and soon built the 'Xiu Nei Si' on Fenghuang Mountain in West Lake, that is,
It was at that time that the Geng family moved to Hangzhou, an official kiln specialized in firing porcelain for the imperial palace."
"The Southern Song Dynasty established its capital in Hangzhou in 1138. Calculating this way, the Geng family has been in Hangzhou for more than 800 years."
"When the Jin soldiers went south, the skilled craftsmen in the north fled and died. They were scattered long ago. The craftsmanship of azure glazed porcelain was lost for this reason. When the imperial court established the 'Xiunei Division' in Hangzhou, to be honest
, the Geng family organized a lot of people, and they made great contributions to the stable development of the official kilns in the Southern Song Dynasty. In the following years, they continued to supply royal porcelain to the palace, while also trying to revive azure glazed porcelain, which was also called
Through perseverance and unswerving determination, coupled with the birth of several reliable descendants, the Geng family was slowly cleared at that time."
Things that happened over hundreds of years can be described in just a few sentences. However, whether it is a change in a dynasty or a family, it is a life-changing change for those who were involved in it at that time. Thousands of years later,
Today's people cannot fully appreciate the ups and downs and hardships involved.
"Then since Dean Geng's family has long been cleansed, why hasn't your family changed the rule of taking water in one's name?" Zhang Moyan couldn't help but ask curiously.
"Why should we change it?" Xiao Xingyu said disdainfully, "His family has done a good job, but there are still big differences with our Xiao family on the research route of azure glazed porcelain. He doesn't listen to good things, and he is stubborn in his opinions. From time to time, he still disagrees.
He suppressed it because he was an official kiln. To this day, his family still insists that the main difficulty in overcoming the azure-glazed porcelain is that the glaze has nothing to do with the clay, so this feud has been passed down to this day."
Zhang Moyan thought thoughtfully: "Oh, that means that the enmity between you and the Geng family was caused by the conflict between the government and the people at the beginning, but later it was actually an academic dispute."
Xiao Xingyu: "Well, that's a good summary."
The light of the flashlight followed Xiao Xingyu's steps at a steady speed. Zhang Moyan was working in cultural news, and another question popped into his mind: "Teacher Xiao, famous families generally follow ancient traditions and name their descendants.
"Xingsei" will be used to show the inheritance. I see that the names of your father, uncle, and aunt still follow the tradition. They all have the word "Wei" in their names. Why do you no longer use the word "Xingsei" in your generation?
Is it famous?"
"You have so many questions!" Xiao Xingyu turned his head and looked at her.
Only then did Zhang Moyan feel that she had inquired too much, and if she continued to inquire, she felt that she had ulterior motives. She smiled sarcastically and said, "Sorry, I won't tell you anymore. I promised not to publish what I just said.
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The tone should be firmer! I don’t know why the voice is so soft. It’s probably because I don’t dare to make loud noises in the dense forest in the middle of the night.
I don’t know if people will believe such a guarantee, but as long as I have a clear conscience, I’ll be fine.
I expected that Xiao Xingyu would not answer the question, and heard him say: "The reason why our generation is useless is that my mother strongly opposed it. Since I am the eldest son and grandson, all the children born after me will learn from me."
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"Ms. Meng is against it? Wow, that's amazing," the career-oriented lady is indeed strong, "Looking at the result, she succeeded in the revolution, it's incredible!"
Xiao Xingyu downplayed: "The main reason why she succeeded is because the words assigned to us in this generation are so ugly!"
Zhang Moyan: "Ah? What is that word?"
"Our Xiao family's current generation is 'Look at the sun when you return to the country, and look at the trade wind when you return'. This intention is very good and encouraging, but our generation's turn is to see the word 'look', I
My mother said 'look' sounds so ugly, it doesn't go with any other word, and I don't want to do it."
Zhang Moyan deeply agreed: "Indeed, if your name changes from 'Xiao Xingyu' to 'Xiao Kanyu'," she couldn't help but burst out laughing, "The artistic conception will be much different."
Xiao Xingyu talked: "And with the development of the times, some words now have other meanings. Our generation is not so miserable, and 'look' is just a bit ugly. Our next generation will call it
Unfortunately, the one they sent," he suddenly paused, "is 'Japan'."
He made the first sound.
Zhang Moyan shrank when he heard this, feeling that someone seemed to be playing hooligans, but judging from the relationship between the issues discussed and the statements before and after, it didn't seem to be the case.
My face is red and my ears are red, but fortunately the surroundings are completely dark.
"Would you be willing to name your child after '日'?" Xiao Xingyu asked her with raised eyes.
You pronounced it like that, what else could she say? Stay calm and talk about the matter: "Of course I don't want to."
"Well~ I definitely can't give my child such a bad name! The elders also considered these aspects, coupled with the continuous progress of society, modern people's minds are gradually opening up, and they no longer adhere to dogma and adhere to traditional constraints, so in the end, my mother
The trouble was successful."
In the end, he concluded happily: "Thank you, Mother!"
Zhang Moyan couldn't help but laugh when she saw the proud mama's look on his face. She happened to catch a drop of sweat on his forehead. She used a flashlight to look ahead and suggested, "Let's take a break. There's a patch over there."
Big Rock, let’s go over and sit for a while.”
"No need, my physical strength is very good, the journey down the mountain is nothing!"
"..., I'm a little tired."
Xiao Xingyu glanced at her body and frowned: "You need to exercise hard," but still said: "Let's go, go and have a rest!"
The little great-aunt had already fallen asleep without knowing when. Zhang Moyan carefully took her off Xiao Xingyu's back, sat down and held her across his lap.
Only then did Xiao Xingyu feel a little wet on his back. He took off his suit jacket and put it casually on his arm, then sat down next to Zhang Moyan.
He looked sideways at the woman holding the child, and greeted him gracefully: "Come on, let me sacrifice for you to lean on."
Zhang Moyan refused to give in: "No, I can do this."
"Hey," someone said fiercely: "I feel so embarrassed when you do this!"
Zhang Moyan looked dumbfounded, hesitated, and then said: "Okay, thank you!"
She leaned over and used the left third of her back to gently press against his right arm. She didn't dare to put all her strength into it, and she tried her best not to let the little aunt's head touch with half of her strength.
to him.
It's really more tiring than sitting alone with the baby, and the warmth of the skin is transmitted through the thin fabric, and the whole back is heating. If you shine a flashlight on your face, it will definitely be super red.
Of course it’s because of exertion!
Suddenly, there was movement around her, and she felt the arm on her back come up strongly, swallowing up the strength that had left her hanging, and her whole body was being stretched very solidly.