Jia Lian took it and took a look. It was just an ordinary "The Analects of Confucius".
Moreover, this is an old book. The pages are yellowed and the edges are frayed, but it is not broken or damaged. It can be seen that the scholar often reads this book and cherishes it very much.
Jia Lian was confused and was about to ask questions.
Qin Zhongdao:
"Please Mr. Lian, please turn to "Li Ren Chapter"."
Jia Lian’s claws are numb.
Which...which article is "Li Ren Chapter"?
I really think I am Kong Yiji!
Fortunately, he flipped through it and revealed the banknote tucked in the book - it was the thousand-tael banknote Jia Lian sent last time.
And on the page with the banknote, it says:
"The Analects of Confucius·Liren Fourth"
Wealth and honor are what people want. If you don't follow the right way to get them, you won't be able to get them. Poverty and lowliness are what people hate. If you don't follow the right way to get them, you won't get rid of them. Is it evil for a gentleman to be benevolent?
To become famous? A gentleman will never violate his benevolence, and he will do so if he makes mistakes, and he will do so if he is unlucky.
Qin Zhong lowered his head and said:
"Second Master Lian, it's a pity that I only understand my father's painstaking efforts now.
My father left a thousand taels of silver behind, but he kept it in a book. If I don’t learn from this and throw away the book he left behind, this money will definitely not be mine.
Dad put the banknote in this page of the book to tell me that everyone wants wealth, but wealth that comes from evil sources cannot last long; everyone hates poverty, but can temporarily escape poverty through evil ways.
In the end, he will fall into poverty and lowliness. No matter how urgent the hardship is, or how miserable the situation is, as long as he leaves benevolence, he is no longer a gentleman, but a villain even more humble than poverty.
After thinking about it for the past few days, I realized that I had been trapped in the illusory wealth that Baoyu brought me, and I didn’t realize that I was on a dead end."
When Jia Lian heard this, he was a little surprised: Ah! So these sour books by Kong Laoer can really make Qin Zhong, a lost lamb, understand the truth?
He reached out and pulled Qin Zhong up. Seeing that there was no chair in the room, he pulled him to sit by the kang and said sincerely:
"I didn't expect you to understand this level so quickly. It's obvious that I underestimated you."
Qin Zhong did not dare to sit next to Jia Lian and said respectfully:
"Second Master Lian is the elder, and it is only in line with the rules for my nephew to stand."
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Elder? Then your sister also calls me "uncle"?
Jia Lian thought about it carefully and realized that the seniority was really like this, and he was really "Second Uncle Lian". Alas, forget it, he just thought of himself as a "weird uncle".
Another thought, Qin Zhong found a thousand taels of silver notes in the book. If he secretly hid it and didn't tell himself, he wouldn't know it. Since he told himself so frankly, it shows that the child has really learned well.
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Jia Lian didn't force it, he just stood with Qin Zhong and said:
"When I read "Historical Records" before, Li Si had a theory about toilet rats and hamsters, saying that they are both rats, but their fates are completely different.
The rat in the toilet eats stolen goods and is frightened by dogs, making it fearful and cowardly all day long; the rat in the barn eats rice and is full and content all day long.
I didn't understand the truth at that time, but I just thought it made sense. Whether a person is successful or not only depends on his status.
When a boy from a poor family like me has the opportunity to enter a wealthy place like Jia's Mansion and see the gorgeous clothes and delicious food and the beautiful women, I just want to rush to enjoy it, eat and wear everything, and even more wish I could have all the beauties in the world.
, for my short-term interest.
It's like a toilet rat that entered a rice barn and just ate as hard as it could until it died.
On the other hand, the precious jade that was born with jade in its title was born in wealth, grew up in wealth, and has long been used to seeing wealth.
Reading is not for fame, but for fun; women are not for skin and promiscuity, but for passion.
In this way, even though we all claim to be romantic, I am already vulgar.
In the same prosperity, he is still rich, but I am just a dream.
Now that my sister is gone, the relationship with the Jia family has been cut off; my father is gone, and the mainstay of the family has fallen.
I was seriously ill and before I died, those relatives came to divide and rob my family's property. If Mr. Lian hadn't sent someone here, I'm afraid the house would have been snatched and sold by them.
I can't study well, and I don't know any skills, but my father still has a glimmer of hope for me. He hid the banknotes in the book. If I am willing to make progress, it will be my way out in the future."
Jia Lian nodded repeatedly, especially when Qin Zhong mentioned "toilet rat and hamster", Jia Lian almost screamed - this naughty kid is really savvy!
Do you see? Just hit him if you need to. A copper-head leather belt will give him wisdom.
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"Then what are your plans?"
Perhaps because of this naughty kid's transparency, Jia Lian also felt that Qin Zhong was very pleasing to his eyes.
Originally, she was really prettier than her round face. Because she has been ill for the past few days, she has become more and more handsome, and because she has endured hardships and been severely beaten by society, she has become calmer and less of the exaggerated philistine she was before.
At this time, the look in his eyes began to look a bit like Qingqing.
Qin Zhong thought for a while and shook his head:
"I really haven't thought about it yet.
Although with the thousand taels of silver left by my father, I can continue to study and gain fame, but..."
He raised his eyes to look at Zhi'er sitting in the courtyard, and sighed softly:
"I can't leave her alone."
Jia Lian knew in his heart that Zhi'er's current identity was shady.
Jia Lian patted the edge of the bed:
"Sit down, I have something to discuss with you."
Qin Zhong saw the seriousness on Jia Lian's face, so he stopped refusing, leaned over and sat on the edge of the bed, lowered his head and said:
"I listen to Mr. Lian."
"Since I said I'm discussing with you, I just want to hear whether you want it or not. If you have any ideas, don't hide them from me."
Qin Zhong is the son of Qin Ye. He has been loved by his father and eldest sister since he was a child. There is no eldest brother like Jia Lian. When he heard what Jia Lian said, he nodded quickly.
Jia Lian then said:
"Yesterday I went to see Xie Qianli, the commander of the Da Nei Regiment. He and Guangwei General Chen Yejun were childhood friends. Chen Yejun was going to Xuanfu to station troops, and he lacked someone specializing in literature and ink. Since Zhi'er can't stay in the capital,
, if you are willing, follow Chen Yejun for a few years, and you can also earn fame there."
"I... join the army?" Qin Zhong was surprised and looked at Jia Lian blankly.
Jia Lian also looked at this timid little boy who looked like a girl, and couldn't help but murmur in his heart: Hua Mulan was in the army, but she was able to distinguish between male and female. This little girl was in the army, and even if she didn't protect her, she would think he was
It’s Chen Yejun’s little wife who is disguised as a man.
Jia Lian didn't want to force himself, so he stood up and said:
"Please consider this matter yourself, no one can make the decision for you.
Anyway, you still have money in hand, and if you make good arrangements, you will have no worries about paying fees for more than ten years."
Qin Zhong quickly stood up and muttered:
"Second Master Lian, are you angry?"
Jia Lian patted him on the shoulder:
"I'll discuss this with you, but you also need to think clearly, why am I upset?
In the past few days, you can think about it yourself or discuss it with others. In short, just think about it clearly. I will come back to you in three days to give you an answer."
Qin Zhong bit his lip and whispered:
"I have no one to discuss with."
As he said that, he pulled out a piece of broken satin from under the pillow: "Baoyu sent someone to deliver this yesterday. I won't be able to go to Jia's school in the future."
"This is?"
Jia Lian wanted to say, "Is this a broken sleeve?" He finally stopped at the key words.
"He said he was different from me, so he cut off his robes and broke off all relations"
Damn it! It’s just a blacklist thing, and it’s a waste of a good piece of clothing, what a little round face!