Chapter 20 I herd cattle in the Ming Dynasty
As the saying goes, extreme happiness leads to sadness, and I think it is true.
Something strange happened during dinner. Halfway through dinner, the eldest aunt told me some news.
"Mom, dad, that's how it is. Jun'er and his grandmother saw that Jun'er was smart, so they thought that they were the ones who helped Shu Xiu. They didn't want to delay Jun'er and wanted to support Jun'er in school."< br>
When Zhu Ping'an heard the news, he subconsciously felt that something was wrong. It was rare to hear that a family member would be willing to help a married daughter raise a child. The ancients said that a married girl throws away the water. Is the eldest aunt's natal family so open-minded? Is Brother Jun's grandma willing, and are his uncles and aunts also willing?
In ancient times, there was no tuition fee for going to school, but there was a need to pay tuition. At that time, students gave gifts to teachers to show their respect. This was Shuxiu, which was actually the tuition fee. This rule had already been implemented in the time of Confucius. At that time, it was salt pork, but now it is all about money.
It is much cheaper to repair in the countryside than in the towns, but it is about the same per year, which is one thousand cash, paid in two installments, and there are also gifts such as vegetables, eggs, meat, etc. It can be said that the cost is quite a lot. .
But it is said that the eldest aunt’s family is well off, maybe.
I heard that the Yue family was willing to pay for Jun'er to go to school. The grandparents were very happy. They all valued the elder's family. If the elder could study, then Jun'er would definitely do well in studying.
The grandparents were happy, and since the eldest aunt-in-law's family paid for it, the mother Chen, the fourth aunt, and the third aunt naturally didn't say anything.
"Jun'er is going to elementary school. She'er is not young anymore. She can take over Jun'er's class and go herding cattle." Seeing that no one in her family objected, the eldest aunt's face was filled with pride. Then she turned to Zhu Ping'an and said, "Quickly It’s autumn. Let’s make the cows stronger so they can do farm work.”
You said I was young the day before yesterday!
You want me to take over from Brother Jun and go herding cattle? When did Brother Jun let go of the cow? The hair was not even touched.
The reason why the eldest aunt arranged for Zhu Pingjun to herd cattle was because she remembered that her family once said that She'er was smart and sensible, and she felt more and more that she had to stop the idea of studying in She'er as soon as possible. On the one hand, he was afraid that his family would spend money, and it would be better to let Xie'er farm the land honestly to support him like his second brother. On the other hand, he was also afraid that Zhu Ping'an would steal his son's limelight, even though his son had been told that he was a Wenqu star.
"Sister-in-law, my pig is still small, and the cow is so big, how could he let it go?" Mother Chen frowned and objected, and there were still some words in her heart that she had not said out loud. Why should your Jun'er go to school? Piggy went to graze the cows. Besides, when did your Jun'er graze the cows?
The third aunt liked Zhu Ping'an, and she also helped to speak, "It's just that the pigeon is not as tall as the leg of a cow."
"Our cows are honest and tight, and they know their own way. Keep it from eating other people's crops "The eldest aunt kept saying, "The pigs have followed the second brother up the mountain, so it's okay to let the cows go."
Mother Chen was worried about Zhu Ping'an going to herd the cows, but the eldest aunt insisted. There is no rest in the world.
“A loving mother often loses her son, so it’s okay for the pig to exercise. If it really can’t be let go, it’s not too late to say no.”
Grandma protects the eldest aunt, both inside and outside. It all means consent.
Mother Chen was angry at the dinner table and didn't eat much. She reached under the table and pinched Zhu's father an unknown number of times.
Anyway, Father Zhu bared his teeth and cracked his mouth many times at the dinner table.
"Mom, it's good for you to eat more and herd cows. I like our cows." Zhu Ping'an stretched out his chopsticks to help Chen pick up the vegetables, and comforted Chen with a soft childish voice.
Ms. Chen felt a lot better because her son was sensible, but she still felt unhappy when she thought about her sister-in-law's children going to school and her own children having to herd cattle at such a young age.
"Xie'er is going to herd the cows. From now on, give Xie'er half an extra pancake for every meal." Grandfather spoke.
My grandfather usually didn't interfere in the affairs of the family's backyard. As long as things were not too outrageous, he would turn a blind eye. Although he values the eldest son's family, he also likes Zhu Ping'an, his chubby grandson.
Night falls slowly, the moon rises slowly, and light clouds surround the moon, as if it is covered with a veil. The moonlight is gentle, the night is beautiful and peaceful.
The moonlight is quiet and gentle, which is not the case in the east wing.
“Why should his son go to school and my son should herd the cows? You contribute to the work. Dachuan has already contributed so much to this, so Shi’er has to herd the cows. Our family is Do you owe me anything?”
“You’re such a dead person, you didn’t say a word!”
"How can I marry a man like you? I don't even dare to fart!"
For Zhu's father, it is not easy to leave more private money for the family. If he wants to oppose his parents, brother and sister-in-law, It's probably too difficult. It would be good for the boy to beat him more often, he also thought so in his heart. Besides, his mother also said that if he couldn't let him go, he wouldn't let him go, so he didn't say anything at the dinner table.
But Chen doesn’t care about this.
Poor dad, I have a moment of silence for you.
Zhu Ping'an is very unloyal and shuns others. You can coax your own daughter-in-law and wish for good luck, dad.
A shepherd boy rides an ox, and his singing shakes the forest.
This poem is simply a portrayal of Zhu Pingan at present. He is riding on the back of an old scalper, swinging his legs, with a bamboo kettle on his waist, and holding a fishing rod in his hand, with a twine hanging from the fishing rod. , a handful of green grass tied to the twine. The young grass just hangs in front of the cow's head, and the old cow spreads its hooves and hoofs all the way under the guidance of the young grass.
On the scalper's back was a simple saddle made by Zhu's father from bamboo last night, so Zhu Ping'an's small body could be made stable. The bamboo was made of light and did not affect the old scalper's movements.
Zhu Ping'an sat on the back of the cow, his thoughts wandering along with the cow's hooves.
By the way, the poem "The Shepherd Boy Riding the Ox" was probably written by Yuan Mei of the Qing Dynasty. All the poems and lines of the Qing Dynasty can be used by yourself. If life is just like the Nalan Xingde you first met, falling red is not heartless. Gong Zizhen, the most talented person in history, Zhao Yi, even Tsangyang Gyatso, who is seen and unseen, aren't they all taking advantage of themselves?
I also memorized a lot of the eight-part essay of the Qing Dynasty's number one scholar during my graduate studies. Although I couldn't recite it backwards and forwards, I still remembered a lot of the general ideas. The eight-part essay of the Qing Dynasty was more standardized than the eight-part essay of the Ming Dynasty.
Poems can be used or modified for use, but eight-part essays cannot necessarily be used directly. Each eight-part essay is a proposition composition. Although the titles are all the original texts of the Four Books and Five Classics, There are so many Four Books and Five Classics, and I don’t even know what the title is. If you are lucky, if the topic overlaps with what you remember, you will be safe, but if the topic is different, it will be in vain.
In modern times, I studied ancient Chinese, but if I were asked to write an eight-legged essay, I would never be able to write it. In modern times, everyone criticizes the eight-part essay, but schools never teach how to write it. , and I can’t even use a brush myself.
In short, it is still necessary to enter school.
Well, it seems that the private school in Shanghe Village is on the low hillside not far from Xiahe Village.
The hillside is rich in water and grass, so why not go there to graze cattle? (End of this chapter)