The weather was too hot, especially since Tang Shiyue and Mrs. Zhou had been frying for a day. They smelled too much oil and wanted to eat something light.
So he fried the meat vegetables that had been left before and served them to them to eat first. Tang Shiyue stayed behind to prepare the water.
First, mix the sesame oil, salt, sugar, vinegar, sauce and Sichuan peppercorns thoroughly, boil the cooked oil and pour it in to make a sauce. Prepare fermented bean curd, sesame paste and minced garlic for seasoning. Shred the cucumber and shred the chicken breast and spread it out.
Cut the thin egg skin into shreds and make "noodles".
Then cook the noodles until they are seven or eight times cooked, but don't overcook them, then take them out and drink them in well water... By the way, now she has begun to adapt to drinking raw water occasionally.
Just serve it with cold water, put the seasonings in the middle, and give everyone a small bowl first. After tasting it, Tang Junchen was the first to shout: "It's delicious! It's so delicious!"
Everyone praised it one after another, speeded up, and enjoyed eating.
In the meantime, probably only Qi Jing noticed little Qi Yang's movements.
After all, the child has set up a character of "not eating eggs". Every time Tang Shiyue didn't pay attention, he dared to hold a large chopstick with egg shreds. When he wanted to hold a second chopstick, it was called Qi Jing.
Clicked his chopsticks.
Qi Yang looked at him expressionlessly.
His brother looked back expressionlessly.
The moment Tang Shiyue raised his head, Xiao Qiyang quickly moved the chopsticks to the cucumber.
He didn't like to eat any vegetables, but he could only pick them up and put them into the bowl silently.
Brother and so on, he is indeed the most annoying... I wonder if I can change it with A Yao...
The bowl of cold noodles was finished in a short time. After eating, everyone did not leave. They continued to sit and poured mung bean soup and drank it slowly.
Tang Shiyue had previously invited the stonemason who came to work this time to build some stone tables and benches for her.
Instead of making an ordinary round table, it was made to look like a big Eight Immortals table. Instead of four legs, there were columns in the middle. There was also a small hole left on the table top, where leaf umbrellas could be inserted and four stools were placed.
, a group of people can sit without being crowded at all. And behind it is the table in the west wing, which is convenient for putting some things.
It was cool on the mountainside, so we didn't need to fan ourselves, we just sat and chatted.
Madam Zhou asked: "What will we do next?"
Tang Shirong said: "There is a school in the county. I heard it is not expensive, but it is far away."
"That's too far," Mrs. Zhou said, "I heard that the carriage takes a day and a half to get to the county seat. Wouldn't it mean that even Xiu Mu wouldn't be able to go home? It would take several months to go?"
"Yes," Fourth Uncle Tang also said, "It's too far away. If something happens, I won't be able to take care of it."
Tang Shirong said: "There are also private schools in neighboring towns, and I seem to have heard that there are village schools."
"There is a village school in Dayue Village," Mrs. Zhou said, "but don't go there. I heard that the gentleman there only has a name, and goes around doing things, eating and drinking, and never sees anyone else all day long."
Qi Jing said: "There are many private schools in the countryside, good ones and bad ones. The children are quite enlightened, but they want to teach you...some of them don't even have the reputation of being scholars. I'm afraid they are not as good as you."
Tang Shirong said: "Otherwise, we should go to the county school and have a look. We are not children anymore. What's more, there are so many students studying, what can happen?"
Tang Junchen was a little hesitant: "We have been here for half a year. Not only do our families not know our situation, we also don't know our family's situation. How can this make people feel reassured?"
Tang Shirong looked at Tang Shiyue and hesitated.
Tang Junchen said: "Anyway, it's the Four Books and Five Classics, the 'Classics and History Collection'! We study the same at home, just memorize the entire Four Books and then memorize the annotations!"
Qi Jing said in a deep voice: "The school has a special essay office that collects the articles that have passed the examination. How do you study on your own? Moreover, a true apprenticeship will teach you many exam-taking skills and how to measure the examiner's character. This is everywhere
Knowledge, these are all things you can't get by studying hard. Being able to become a scholar by studying hard is the pinnacle. There is no one to guide you in the future. It is too difficult for a poor student to get ahead."
In fact, his words are really good words of wisdom.
But with Tang Shirong and his current knowledge, they still cannot realize this.
Tang Junchen said: "According to what you say, everyone needs to go to camp?"
Qi Jing glanced at him quietly and did not answer.
Tang Shiyue rolled up his sleeves and said, "What is Zuoying? Brother Zong, do you have any misunderstandings about Zuoying? Aren't you studying for the purpose of passing the exam? The Tiku Wenfu accepts all the pearls and jade from the predecessors, just like a famous teacher on paper
, valuable successful experience, do you think this is useless?"
"No, of course that is useful," Tang Junchen muttered: "I mean the back, I just think... if you can't express your feelings directly when reading, but instead have to guess the examiner's mind and write some flattering articles, then, then...
What kind of character is there for a scholar?"
Tang Shiyue stared at him.
She wouldn't be surprised if Tang Shirong said this, but she didn't expect that it would be the relatively knowledgeable Tang Junchen who said it.
"Mei Shang? Character? Are you making me laugh?" Tang Shiyue said: "Let me ask you, when you go to someone's home as a guest, do you have to do what they want when you give them gifts?"
Tang Junchen said: "How can this be the same?"
"What's the difference?" Tang Shiyue asked: "Studying is for the purpose of passing the exam, but ultimately it is for self-cultivation, family governance, country governance, and world peace. Is this true?"
Tang Junchen said seriously: "Yes."
"Well, let me ask you, why are there people who are famous all over the world but fail to succeed after repeated attempts? You must say that this is bad luck... But what is bad luck? The article is not well written and the words are wrong.
, if the paper is soiled, that’s not bad luck, that’s not good enough.”
"You know that the examiner likes to be radical, but you write conservatively, you know that the examiner likes beauty, but you write in a simple way, and you forcefully feed people things that are not to your liking. This is not called bad luck, it is self-inflicted.
!He deserves to miss!"
Tang Shirong and Tang Junchen were both speechless.
Tang Shiyue continued: "Have you ever heard the saying, 'Fate is the excuse of the weak, but luck is the modesty of the strong'! Of course, there are people who insist on 'expressing their feelings directly' from beginning to end but succeed, but there are such people
How many? How difficult is it to 'just' meet such a bole? Isn't it good that there is only one in a million?"
"What's the difference between hoping for such luck and hoping for a pie in the sky? So what you should do most is to change yourself and strive for it. In addition to studying hard, I think it's important to figure out the taste of the examiner and figure out the taste of the examiner.
It is inevitable and necessary to influence the general direction of the imperial court! This is not flattery!"
"You don't want to think about it. The imperial examination is just a door. Once you enter this door, you may be successful. The examiner is the introducer. He doesn't like it himself. He thinks your writing is not good. Why should he bother to introduce you?
To the boss? Still shouldering the responsibility? Are you his long-lost biological son?"
Tang Shirong and Tang Junchen burst into laughter.
Qi Xiaolang also raised the corners of his mouth slightly and held up the bowl to cover up.
This child's voice is tender, delicate and sweet, but when he speaks, he speaks crisply and neatly, without any quibble at all. When he listens to the words, he feels really hearty, and his whole body feels refreshed and very happy.
The ancients always valued honor and integrity over life and death. What she said was really unheard of, but if you think about it carefully, it makes sense.
Tang Junchen was still a little unconvinced: "You are told that character and character are useless?"
"Strength of character is naturally valuable, but you must know clearly what character of character is." Tang Shiyue put down the bowl: "Two armies faced each other, and someone was captured. He would rather die than reveal our army's intelligence. This is called character of character. When you go on a mission to a neighboring country, you will not fall into disgrace.
National prestige means fighting for every inch of land, which is also called character... Before you know all the words, you feel that you are a better person, no matter what others want to read, and just write whatever you want to read, this is called a fool."
Someone chuckled lightly and glanced sharply to the west, but no one else noticed. (To be continued)