Tian Minyan walked out of the inner courtyard of Wenxiangju and came to the living room. She saw shopkeeper Qin leading two workers to weave something with colored paper threads.
The colorful papers on the table were of different colors, and butterflies, dragonflies, and birds were flexibly woven into them. Tian Minyan looked over and saw that the boy named Zhang Ping'an was weaving.
"Shopkeeper Qin, what are you doing?" Tian Minyan picked up a concentric knot made of string and asked with a smile.
"Tomorrow is the Qiqiao Festival, and our shop should get some lucky charms to celebrate the festival." Qin Haitang said with a smile: "Then there will be river lanterns by the river in the town, and there will be a Qiqiao competition at the east end, so our shop will also
There will be some small shows and some small gifts. Come and join in the fun tomorrow night."
Tian Minyan then remembered that the Qiao Qiao Festival was here and it was the day when the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl met again, so she smiled and said, "I will definitely come."
After coming out of Wenxiangju, Tian Minyan walked in the direction of Zhenxue. She saw many shops were busy preparing for the Qiqiao Festival, either hanging lanterns or hanging riddles, preparing to attract business for their own shops.
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Tian Minyan knew that begging was like this in the past. After people worshiped the gods by offering melons and fruits at home, they would go out to the town to join in the fun. Girls even dressed up in the hope of finding a lover on such a festival.
In her previous life, Tian Minyan had basically no concept of begging for luck. It was said that it was Valentine's Day and she was busy with business. Such a festival had already passed before she could remember it. Now I know that it was only when Luo Shi and Xiaoxing were talking that she could hear
of.
Tian Minyan from the town school has been here several times. She is sweet-tongued and well-behaved. The gatekeepers recognize her and know that she is here to see her brothers, so they let her in without much hindrance.
These days, she felt that Tian Minrui was a little bored, so she wondered if he was being bullied in the school, so she came to visit.
She first sneaked to the enlightenment class to see Xiao Wu. At this time, the tables were lined up. The husband was holding a book and reading, and the children were shaking their heads and reading along.
Tian Minyan couldn't help laughing after listening to it, and she was reciting the Three-Character Sutra.
She raised her neck and caught a glimpse of Xiao Wu sitting in the middle. However, although he shook his head, his eyes were closed and his mouth was not moving, as if he was sleeping.
Tian Minyan made a sound, this brat was just lazy and sleeping, right? Before she could think of a solution, she saw the teacher approaching him again and tapping his desk with the stick.
Yes, the teacher discovered it!
"Tian Minliang, if you dare to sleep in class, stand up." The teacher said calmly.
Xiao Wu was startled, stood up suddenly, and said: "Sir, I didn't sleep, I was reading silently."
"You are still arguing that your parents sent you to school in the hope that you will stand out and honor your ancestors, and in the future you will be able to take the imperial examination and be promoted to a high-ranking official. This is how you will repay you? It is a waste of time to study? If you don't want to study, just go home."
"Sir, I really don't. I'm really reciting it silently." Xiao Wu said urgently: "If you don't believe me, just listen to me reciting a paragraph."
"Then just carry it."
"Which part do you want to listen to, sir?"
"Let's start with the education part."
Xiaowu coughed and read aloud: "Dou Yanshan, there is a righteous way to teach the five sons, and they will all become famous. If they are not raised, the father and the son will be at fault. If the teaching is not strict, the teacher will be lazy, and the son will not learn. It is not suitable for the young."
What's the use of learning? If it's not polished, it won't be useful..."
The whole school was silent except for Xiao Wu's loud reciting sound, his words were spoken in a round accent, he stood up straight, his little hands behind his back, and his chest straight, Tian Minyan suddenly felt wet in his eyes.
Her Xiao Wu is a student who gives her husband a headache. He loves to play and make trouble, and sometimes contradicts her husband with words, but he is kind-hearted and friendly to his classmates. Her Xiao Wu was once so angry that her husband was punished in class and asked her to lead him.
When he went back, he said he could not become a great person, but now he can recite the Three-Character Sutra neatly.
Tian Minyan listened as Xiaowu recited the entire set of the Three-Character Sutra, and listened to her husband's surprised question: "How can you explain that jade cannot be made into a weapon if it is not polished?"
"Jade cannot become an object without being carved, and the same applies to people. Without suffering, it cannot become something useful. Sir, I know that." Xiaowu grinned.
Tian Minyan also smiled, left quietly, and walked to the classroom where Tian Minrui was. However, Mr. Xu was resting, and there were only a few people in the class. Everyone else was nowhere to be seen, even Tian Minrui was nowhere to be seen.
Tian Minyan was a little puzzled, so she walked slowly around the school and walked behind a rockery in the garden. Suddenly she heard two voices talking and she stopped.
"Old guys have been working for a long time, and they tend to rely on their elders. It's hard for these people to just quit, otherwise they will say that you are ruthless and cruel. After all, you came from your grandfather's side."
Tian Minyan heard that it was Tian Minrui's voice and couldn't help but be stunned.
"Hmph!" A boy with a rather draconian voice said disdainfully: "A group of old men, they haven't had their house installed for three days. My old man has been away for several years. How can he pretend to be talking through him now?"
Master. If it weren’t for my sake, I don’t care if he is ruthless or not, I’ll just resign.”
"Haha, you are just angry. This is just a short-term success. Sometimes, rumors can destroy people. It is said that everyone's mouth makes money. If they unite as one, if they say something wrong about you, there will also be people from the old Fang family.
No, maybe you don't care, but it will have a great impact on the reputation of your Fang family. If you tell the old shopkeeper who treats you harshly, who will dare to do business with your family in the future?" Tian Minrui asked in a loud voice: "Or do you not want to do it?
Is it business?”
"How is that possible?" The male duck said, "Then what do you think we should do? If we occupy the latrine and don't poop, we won't be able to get things done. If we continue to feed these moths, my old Fang family will be ruined sooner or later.
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"Fang Yu, do you know why our Southern Kingdom has had left and right prime ministers in the past dynasties?" Tian Minrui smiled again and said: "Also, do you know what it means to be a good person and a good person?"
"Stop showing off, you don't know that I was forced to come to school." The boy Tian Minrui called Fang Yu said.
"He Shengyu and He Shengliang" means that since Zhou Yu has appeared, why bother to have another Zhuge Liang with the same intelligence as him to compete with him? The purpose of setting up the left and right ministers is to prevent one force from becoming dominant and to differentiate and manage which one is difficult to manage.
Yes, you must set up another team of equals to compete with him, just like our left and right hands, no one is worse than the other, no one can overwhelm the other, but the one who can control it is you, the master." Tian Minrui said calmly:
"Anyone who can get along with the old man must have something special about him. Sometimes one-size-fits-all won't get the best results, but the gains outweigh the losses. If you can't get rid of them, why not try to conquer them? Let them be your left hand?
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"you mean?"
"There must be people on the old man's side who can't stand it. You gather your people, step in, and compete with each other. If you can remove the old man's team, that would be great, but you still have to replace them in the future.
One branch can compete with the one you put in now, and you must not let one dominate. They are supervising each other below, so they cannot act rashly. As the master, can you still have a headache? "
Fang Yu was stunned for a moment, then laughed: "Minrui, you are so smart, how did you know that? What a pity. With your natural management skills and brains, it would be a pity not to do business."
Tian Minrui gave a wry smile and said, "What do I know? I just learned it from my sister."
"Your sister is also a good one. You want to take me to meet her someday. But, Brother Rui, do you really want to take the imperial examination?" Fang Yu changed the subject and said, "You have a straightforward temper, although you have some problems.
He's a little smart, but he's not good enough to get mixed up in this mess."
"Although I don't know what it means, I also know that in this officialdom, you either have to be all-round, wearing all kinds of masks, and become like them, or you become a solitary minister and disdain to be with others. But Minrui, a solitary minister
It's not easy." Fang Yu sighed and said, "You are obviously interested in doing business, why do you choose to take this path? I was forced to take the exam for merit, and I will not be an official in the future."
"The family's expectations are too high. If I don't take the imperial examination, they will be very disappointed." Tian Minrui snorted and said, "But it's too early to say this now. We are only eleven years old now, and even children are
I haven't passed the exam yet, so why should I be an official or not?"
"Do you really think that everyone thinks you are a simple and honest fool? Stop pretending. With your brain, it will be difficult for you to win the title of childbirth?" Fang Yu snorted and said: "To be honest, sometimes I
I really envy you, you can always draw inferences from one instance and your brain works very fast. Although you are not very good at reading this book, you are still much better than me. Even your handwriting is getting better and better. None of us can compare with you.
ah."
"It's just a matter of chasing ducks to the shelves. After all, I am slower than others in enlightenment. If I don't work harder, I will be held back. Besides, my sister works so hard to support us in school. I don't want to see her disappointed." Tian Minrui said: "We are from a poor family.
Children who come out without a good background have to rely on themselves. Without an umbrella, they can only run quickly in the rain."
"Yes, yes, you tell me how old you are, but you are so mature. When you say it, you always make a lot of sense, just like a little old man in his seventies or eighties. Come back, sir, you have to endorse me as punishment again."
The two of them went back through the path on the other side, not realizing that a girl was standing there behind the rockery, listening to all their words.
Tian Minyan looked at the two and a half-year-old boys walking away with their arms crossed. She couldn't calm down in shock for a long time. She didn't expect that she would know what her brother was thinking if she came to study unexpectedly.
Thinking of Tian Minrui's past, his indifference to the imperial examination, his enthusiasm for business, and several of his ideas, her heart suddenly became complicated.
Did she ignore Tian Minrui's true thoughts too much? What they thought may not be what he wanted.
The author said that when writing articles, there will always be confusion between ancient times and modern times, especially the days are always calculated according to the Gregorian calendar and the lunar calendar as it is now. There is no Gregorian calendar in the past, so the days in the future will only be based on the lunar calendar, and there are also quarters. Ahem, please take a look.
