son-in-law

Chapter 8 Yushan Academy
Just when Mr. Qin thought that he had some talent, and felt sorry for his poor and short-sighted behavior as a member of the family of merchants, Ning Yi had entered the Yushan Academy in the early morning sun, for the sake of the whole family. In the morning, I accompanied a group of children to learn "The Analects of Confucius" and began to prepare.

Yushan Academy was not opened in a place called Yushan. It was a private school run by the Su family. Of course, it also accepted outsiders who had a little relationship with it, but the school was not big, mainly because not many people came to study. Yushan Mountain is the name of a mountain in Su's hometown.

Yushan Academy is opened on a street not far from Su's mansion. It is not a street with dense shops, so the environment is quite quiet, surrounded by gray tiles and white walls, and a small bamboo forest. "The sign hangs up, and there is still a bit of a scholarly atmosphere.

There are currently 49 students and seven teachers in the academy, including the academy’s head, Su Chonghua. In terms of proportion, the faculty is strong. Su Chonghua himself is from the Su family. There are even rumors that he has committed crimes, and there are two other seniors who have been hired with high salaries and experience as officials.In addition to teachers and students, there are also servants such as cooks and handymen.

The Su family has put a lot of effort into this academy, but unfortunately either these teachers are not very reliable, or these students happen to be dull in qualifications, the academy has not produced any results, and some students trained before are finding that the imperial examination is hopeless After that, most of them worked in Su's shop, so the nature of this academy looks more like a technical college.If there are people in the family who let their children take the imperial examination to become an official, then most of them will let their children transfer to a better college before the age of 12.

Ning Yi has been teaching here for three days. Su Chonghua treats him well and will not make things difficult for him because he is a married man. People who have worked hard in society for a long time and have become elites do not need to do such boring things.Considering that Ning Yi doesn't really have much talent—everyone says so—he was asked to teach more than a dozen children who had just been enlightened. There were a total of sixteen children in this group, aged between six and 12, and even There are also two little girls with braids, both relatives of the Su family, let them learn some words.The previous teacher finished teaching the Classic of Filial Piety and began to teach the Analects of Confucius. Ning Yi taught them for a morning every day, and relaxed in the afternoon. Rituals, music, archery, imperialism, arithmetic, etc. are mainly arithmetic, and the rest depends on the mood and ability of the teacher .

In a better and more formal school, these things will be more standardized and detailed, but Yushan Academy obviously does not have this condition.As far as Ning Yi is concerned, it is actually quite simple to teach the Analects of Confucius. Although he cannot memorize the Analects or say the approximate location of a certain sentence, if he only needs to be able to read and give a simple explanation, it is really easy. For one thing, any modern person with a high school education might take the time to give a plausible explanation of the Analects of Confucius, of course, in the vernacular.

Although in ancient times, the real Confucianism was still quite profound in the study of the Four Books and Five Classics, and if you want to be profound, it is especially profound. Perhaps the ancient texts written by a famous courtesan can make modern professors ashamed.However, most scholars do not have the opportunity to receive too advanced education. They may not even be able to find a copy of Mencius after reading the Analects, but the minimum standard for teachers is very simple. To put it bluntly, it is enough to teach people to read and write. That's it. He taught a group of children to read with their heads shaking their heads. Whenever he wanted to, he would give a basic explanation of the meaning of the text. After a while, he asked the students to recite or dictate a paragraph strictly. This is the test, the test. Can't come out, beater board.

It's very simple!Ning Yi didn't plan to revise it too much. An hour ago, he had a group of students recite the Analects of Confucius shaking their heads -- in fact, it was painful for Ning Yi to keep reading for two hours, but these children were used to it anyway. , for the next two hours, Ning Yi used the first half of the article to explain the content of the article, and then he talked about the content of the article, telling stories and facts, which could be regarded as a relaxation for these children.

These kids are very good at teaching.Although it was only a mere three days, Ning Yi could already clearly feel the sense of being a teacher in the classroom. The current group of children have no personality at all. Children who don't show their personality are the cutest. Cherish the opportunity to study, don’t be naughty, don’t be a middle-schooler, and it’s a matter of course for you to slap a child’s buttocks for a small incident. It’s a teacher’s paradise. Ning Yi teaches very comfortably, but it’s only three days. The children were very satisfied when they told stories, but to tell these things, Ning Yi didn't even need to prepare a lesson plan or anything, just go with it.

Today, I started to explain the passage in the Analects of Confucius about "wealth and nobility are what people want..." from the method of obtaining wealth to the way of doing business, with some "a gentleman loves money to get it by the way" and the like. Statements and explanations.Ning Yi did this in his previous life. Regardless of the ancient prose, if he simply wanted to express his emotions, it would be enough to give lectures to doctoral students in modern universities.But in front of him was a group of children under the age of 12. He casually mentioned a few words and stopped talking. He just cites a few small examples for fun. Then he talked about the six boats at the Puyuan Poetry Association, and then he talked about Chibi During the battle, he began to tell the story of Chibi to a group of children.

The stories about the Three Kingdoms these days are mainly Chen Shou’s "Three Kingdoms". Ning Yi has never read it. It is about the routine of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. The army went south to Zhou Yu to fight Huang Gai, chain boats, grass boats borrowing arrows, a group of children who had never heard many stories in ordinary times were flushed and excited, and spoke from time to time: "Sir, sir, what's next... ..." Halfway through the talk, the group of children became quiet, because the head of the mountain, Su Chonghua, was walking to the side of the classroom, and stood there expressionlessly with his hands behind his back, but even so, the excited expressions on the faces of the group of children could not be changed.

Since Ning Yi had already spoken, he naturally wouldn't be distracted by this trivial matter, and continued to speak all the way. It was not until close to noon that he finished talking about the burning of the serial boat. Su Chonghua had been standing outside and listening, and it was difficult to explain him clearly. What kind of expression is that.After Ning Yi finished telling the story, he wrote a favorite piece of "Red Cliff" by Du Mu on the rice paper:
The broken halberd, sand and iron have not been sold.

Dongfeng is not with Zhou Lang, Tongquechun locks Er Qiao deeply.

There is no blackboard in teaching, so it is very inconvenient to write. Ning Yi now has a bit of love for the teaching profession. While writing, he thinks that he should "invent" a whiteboard or something. Writing with charcoal is more useful than a sand table. , after he finished writing, a group of students were busy copying it on paper.Walking out the door, Su Chonghua greeted him with a smile on his expressionless face.

"My nephew, Gao Cai, has in-depth research on the history of the Three Kingdoms, Wei and Jin Dynasties. I think the story just now was taken from Chen Shou's Three Kingdoms?"

If Mr. Qin was here, he wouldn't be able to scold Ning Yi for a few words, saying that he was talking nonsense, misleading his children and so on.In fact, the real Three Kingdoms is so wonderful. For example, in the section on borrowing arrows from a straw boat, it was actually Sun Quan who drove the boat and went out and was shot by arrows. Too many arrows were shot on one side of the hull, and it almost overturned, so Sun Quan ordered the boat to turn around. , and use the other side to bear the arrow, so that the hull can balance and go away.Ning Yi has only watched the TV series of Romance of the Three Kingdoms or something, and Su Chonghua has not watched the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. He just listened to Ning Yi's story as a storyteller, and it was enjoyable. At this time, he came to praise him for his knowledge and fascinating stories.

However, after a few compliments, he also made a point on the sidelines, don't be so polite to these students.If Ning Yi is already a five or sixty-year-old pedant at this time, the other party probably won't say this, but he looks like he is only in his early twenties now, and he doesn't have a few hairs on his mouth, so he needs to be stricter with these children, Fang Xian The teacher is majestic, obviously he is not satisfied with Ning Yi's "The Analects of Confucius" class but talks about the Three Kingdoms, especially when he speaks so vividly, just like a storyteller in a teahouse.Ning Yi nodded to be taught, humble and respectful, and turned his head as if he hadn't heard it.

Then Su Chonghua invited him to have lunch at the academy.Generally speaking, ordinary small households eat two meals a day, and some can't afford to eat two meals a day. However, the Su family has a strong family background, so they still add an extra lunch, but it is not formal, and sometimes they use cakes replace.Ning Yi declined the invitation of the other party, changed clothes all the way home, and then gave it to Xiaochan, ready to wash it and send it back to Qin Lao, but didn't tell her about the incident in the river, lest she make a fuss and find a bunch of medicine for herself eat.Ning Yi was in the academy for the past few days, and Xiaochan was not following him all the time, and was free in the morning to deal with other things.

In the afternoon, I went to Qinhuai River to play chess again.In fact, Mr. Qin is also a weird person. Ning Yi used to think that most of him had been an official. When he went to the other party's house this morning, he was even more certain of this perception. Many of the style furnishings in that house could not be found by ordinary people. Talking and vision, such a person would go to the riverside to set up a chess booth every day, which is really strange.

When I came here today, another old man had already played chess with Old Qin here. The old man’s surname was Kang, he was about the same age as Old Qin, and his family was rich. Clear the way, this guy looks stern and has a mean mouth, but his chess skills are very high.Every time I see Ning Yi criticizing his chess game as "simply nasty", "without a gentleman's style", "how can he be so stubborn", "the juniors are abominable", as soon as he turns his head, he absorbs this chess path. , After a little modification, he fought against Lao Qin. In fact, Lao Qin had a higher rank than him. After absorbing a new idea, he changed it to nothing.

Ning Yi also met many people when he came here. There are many ordinary people, children with little education, or people who have received some education but still have rigid thoughts. To be pedantic or honest, their vision and way of thinking are indeed different from those of modern people. It is as flexible, but it is no worse than modern people when it comes to high-level.For example, Mr. Qin, who doesn't say anything orally, is naturally digesting what he finds new and thinking about its ideas and principles. This old man surnamed Kang is full of courtesy, honor, shame, benevolence, righteousness and morality, but he is still cruel when he really plays chess. He has black hands and is free to do anything. Of course, if it weren't for Ning Yi and Old Qin, he might not be able to see his cruelty. He is only worse than Old Qin, and he is still much higher than ordinary people.

Qin Lao and several chess friends have been studying Ning Yi's chess game from time to time.Ning Yi didn't have much humility towards the old man. Sometimes he ignored Kang's blowing beard and stared at him, and sometimes he said a few words to him: "You old man who says one thing and does another is not a good person." "This step If you dare to play chess, you will play! Go on and try it out!" On weekdays, there are probably no juniors who dare to talk back to this old Kang. The two had a small fight at the chess booth, and Mr. Qin laughed for a while. , if Kang Lao played against him, he would say, "Liheng is right." If his opponent was Ning Yi, he would help to denounce Ning Yi's unrighteous hand.

But even if they quarreled, it's nothing to be malicious to each other. At first, Kang Lao really treated Ning Yi as an ignorant junior, and then he understood that this guy is indeed a person who can be an opponent, and the other party is completely natural. position.No matter what, this old Kang always brought a pot of good tea after he came over. He asked the servants to bring tea sets, tea leaves, and water, and the maid brewed them on the table of the tea stall next to them.Ning Yi was not polite in the past. He took a cup himself, moved a stool and sat beside the chessboard. After a while, he took a sip of tea: "Oh, Kang Lao is going to lose."

The old man was calculating chess in his heart, and raised his eyebrows: "You hairless boy knows what to win or lose, and you dare to say such things after drinking this old man's tea... Hmph, this old man has a coup..."

He raised his hand to make a move, Ning Yi coughed lightly, the old man's hand stopped immediately, looked suspiciously a few times and then retracted it.Ning Yi took another sip of tea: "This cup of tea is worth so much... um, what kind of tea is this?"

"The ignorant boy is really a waste of money, have you heard of Zi Sun?"

Old Qin was also drinking tea there, and then smiled: "Gu Zhu Zisun, good tea, it's just a pity to cook it on the street at this time, I had known that he brought this tea here today, and this game of chess was the right thing to do. go home."

That old Kang didn't care. At this time, he finally thought about it, reached out his hand and dropped the chess piece: "Tea is for drinking, everyone is enjoying the chess game, and they are like-minded, so drink this tea together, this is the best way. It's important. Tea is just a dead thing, born to please you and me. You and I think it can be eaten. It has value, and it's a pity."

"Mr. Kang's words are quite bold, like a big man."

"What big man, old man..."

"This old man, you lost."

"Uh……"

Ning Yi patted him on the shoulder and stood up with a smile. At this time, the scenery by the Qinhuai River was pleasant. He walked away with a teacup. Old Qin was already laughing at the back. Old Kang said, "How can this be..."

"Haha, I saw that you brought a good tea today, Duke Ming, I wanted to fool a few times and secretly play a game, but these words are awe-inspiring, gentlemen meet, as it should be, the old man is not willing to be hypocritical, hahahaha …”

Elder Kang was obviously dissatisfied with the fact that he brought tea again and lost the chess game, but he lost both horizontally and vertically.During the period, Mr. Qin talked about the funny story that Ning Yi was slapped in the face when he fell into the river for saving people in the morning. Ning Yi was inevitably ridiculed by Mr. Kang. Later, he heard the two old people talking about the recent attack by the Liao people in the north. thing.

In the late autumn, the sun was still bright, but in the afternoon there was a wind blowing over the Qinhuai River. After the game was over, it was already late, and everyone went home.

Due to the wind blowing for half the afternoon this afternoon, when Ning Yi woke up the next morning, Ning Yi felt a little groggy, and he didn't know if he had a cold.

(End of this chapter)