Mrs. Xu Liu, who was serving the dishes, looked at Xu Xiucai differently, much softer.
She just heard that Bai Gui will go to the East in the near future. She has also heard of the East. It is outside, a foreign country. If you go there and come back, your status will be different.
"Get the word?"
Xu Xiucai calmed down and considered his words, "Throughout the ages, the following points have always been used in choosing words. First, naming them in order of eldest and youngest. For example, Sun Ce, King Heng of Changsha, was the eldest son of Sun, so he named him Bo Fu. Emperor Wu of Wei
Cao Cao's name is Meng De, which is taken from the eldest and youngest order of brothers Meng, Bo, Shu and Ji."
Bai Gui nodded slightly.
In fact, there is another person who is famous, that is, Confucius, whose nickname is Zhongni, which is also derived from this principle.
Xu Xiucai continued without pausing: "The second one is the synonymous extension of the name, such as Han Shouting Hou Guan Yu's alias Yunchang, Qinglian layman Li Bai's alias Taibai, and the third one is the antonym of the name, such as Mr. Changli's Han Yu's alias Tuizhi
…”
The examples he gave were very simple and they were all familiar figures.
Then, Xu Xiucai smiled and said, "The name of your master, Mr. Zhu, is Zhaolian, and the courtesy name is Mengzhou. Do you know what the name means?"
Without waiting for Bai Gui to answer, he said to himself: "When Mr. Zhu's mother was about to give birth to Mr. Zhu, she dreamed that Mr. Lianxi came to her dream, so she named her Zhaolian. Therefore, his nickname is Mengzhou, which is
It means dreaming about Mr. Lianxi."
Mr. Lianxi is Zhou Dunyi, so the meaning of dreaming about Zhou is easy to understand. Did he dream about Zhou Dunyi?
"Probably these are the three points for choosing words."
Mr. Xu glanced at Bai Gui and muttered: "The word "Gui" is chosen. For example, Zhao Gui, one of the eight pillars of the Western Wei Dynasty, was named Yuan Gui, which is an extension of the word "Gui". However, most people can't suppress this name. There are also names from the Northern Wei Dynasty.
Liu Gui, courtesy name Guizhen, this name is too vulgar..."
Bai Gui thought about it, and it was the same.
These two words don't sound very nice.
Xu Xiucai walked a few steps and thought carefully for a while, "The Analects of Confucius·Xue'er" said, 'Confucius said: The use of etiquette, harmony is the most valuable. The way of the ancient kings, this is the beauty. The small and large follow it, and there is something.
No. It’s impossible to be harmonious without following etiquette.’”
The general meaning of this sentence is that the role of etiquette is to do everything extremely appropriately. In the past, when the previous kings governed the country, what could be called "beautiful" was that no matter it was a big or small matter, it was like this.
But there are times when it doesn't work. If you just want to be appropriate and appropriate without using certain "etiquette" to control it, it won't work either.
"Therefore..., I will name you Meihe."
Xu Xiucai said word by word.
"Meihe? Bai Meihe?"
Bai Gui was startled for a moment. This word caught him off guard, but if he thought about the meaning of the word carefully, he would feel that the word "beautiful" and "harmony" were very good words.
Mei, in later generations, was mostly used as a name for women, but not for men.
But Du Fu had a beautiful character.
"Thank you, mentor!"
Regardless of the choice, he must first thank his teacher, and there is not only one word. He was quite satisfied with this word. Knowing this, Bai Gui immediately thanked his teacher.
Xu Xiucai helped Bai Gui stand up and asked him to take a seat.
"Teacher, this is the pocket watch I bought from a foreign goods shop. Please accept it, please, don't refuse." Bai Gui took out a fine and precious wooden box from his sleeve, handed it to Xu Xiucai, and said.
"Pocket watch, this is too expensive..."
"Sir, I don't know how much time there is in class every day. If you only rely on estimates, you will inevitably make mistakes. A pocket watch is also useful."
When Xu Xiucai heard this, he wanted to refuse. The cheapest pocket watch cost dozens of taels of silver. It was rare in Bailuyuan and even Zishui County. But when he saw Bai Gui's sincere look, he sighed softly.
He sighed and put away the pocket watch.
Seeing this scene, both Mr. Xu and Mrs. Xu Liu looked at Bai Gui with extremely kind eyes. No matter how many gifts you give, they will eventually run out.
But a good pocket watch is almost never worn out. Even if the family is in decline, it can still be worth some money. It can be said that the pocket watch is a treasure heirloomed by the family.
On this day, the guests and hosts enjoy themselves.
The Xu family had no reason to push Bai Gui and the uncle from Bailu Village out, so they stayed overnight.
In the early morning of the next day, the two left quietly.
Not long after Bai Gui left, the county magistrate Gu and a group of government officials rushed to Xujiayuan, playing gongs and drums along the way, and directly read out some of the rewards Governor Fang had bestowed on Xu Xiucai in the imperial examination for his outstanding literary and educational achievements.
, and twenty acres of farmland were allocated to the school.
Don't worry, this is a school field, but it is all in the hands of Xu Xiucai. Give more or less, it all depends on Xu Xiucai's wishes.
"Xu Sheng taught a good student!"
The county magistrate Gu was also very happy. Bai Gui won three yuan in a row. Although it was inseparable from Bai Gui's own hard work, who gave birth to Bai Pheasant in the Bai family? This greatly increased Xiang Rui's reputation and brought him great success.
There are few benefits. At least last year's tax deficit has been completely wiped out. I recently got news from the provincial government office that I will be transferred to another place, and I should be promoted.
"The county magistrate praised... the students just tried their best, but it was all due to their own hard work and beauty."
Xu Xiucai did not dare to take credit. Although he had his teachings, he almost treated the many Meng boys in the school equally, and he did not see other Meng boys having this ability.
"Miwa?"
The ancient county magistrate couldn't help but smile. He was also a man who read poetry and books. When he heard these two words, he thought that this was probably Bai Gui's word.
…
Not long after returning to Bailu Village, Bai Gui rushed to Zishui County without stopping.
There are many teachers, many connections, and there are also many entertainment opportunities.
Although Mr. Zhu's status is much higher than that of Xu Xiucai, there is a priority. Bai Gui first visited Xu Xiucai and then visited Mr. Zhu. When Mr. Zhu learned about this, he would also praise him.
Also going with him was Bai Xiaowen.
A few days ago, about a month ago, clan leader Bai Jiaxuan's mother-in-law, Bai Zhao, passed away. Bai Xiaowen took leave from school in Xianning County to go back to attend the funeral. Bai Zhao was also considered happy to have died. She passed away at the age of sixty or seventy, and her life was seventy years old.
Rarely, one can be considered a lucky person to live to this age in the ancient countryside.
Bailu Academy, back house, living room.
Zhu Bai was much more haggard than Bai Gui when she left. Although she also returned to the village, she could not stay for a long time. When she saw Bai Gui and Bai Xiaowen, she looked much happier and went to cook.
The food is simple and plain.
"I'm old and slow to learn things. Otherwise, I would also like to visit the East and know why people in their countries are able to catch up..."
Mr. Zhu sighed and spoke for the first time while eating.
"When I went to the south to give lectures, the southerners ridiculed my accent, which made me very angry. After I came back from the south, I climbed Mount Huashan. After climbing, I felt refreshed, but there was always a problem in my heart."