Take the farm down to earth

Chapter 21 Digging a Pit (for further reading and collection)
Not only did Shi Zhongkui not have the slightest hint of arrogance, Yu Tongfu nodded in satisfaction.

Sighing secretly, it's no wonder that his father would specifically tell him that this new junior brother is a smart and quick-witted person, and he repeatedly told himself not to feel contemptuous.

Now it seems that the new junior brother is at least a sensible and cautious person.

The two sat down separately, drank a few sips of the tea brought by the little girl, and chatted a few academic topics, Yu Tongfu was just like Yu Honggao before.

The more I asked, the more frightened I became.

It is not an exaggeration to say that I am a genius at the age of 18.

In addition, for the past 3 years, I have stayed in my hometown with peace of mind, and worked hard to raise a son while studying. Not to mention that I can pass the Jinshi exam 100%, but I also feel that I am no worse than ordinary people.

But I didn't expect that no matter whether I was asking about the Four Books, the Five Classics, or solving the problem, or understanding the meaning of the scriptures, this junior who was two years younger than me in front of me could actually keep up with my own thinking.

Stopped talking, thought carefully, and then asked, "Your brother, have you memorized the Four Books and Five Classics, as well as the annotations and scriptures passed down to you by your father?"

"I don't dare to hide my thoughts from becoming a brother. The younger brother is indeed a little proud of his memory. Since he received the gift from his teacher, he has been thinking about it day and night without noticing and explaining it."

This,,,

Not only did Yu Tongfu's face change, but even Uncle Fu, who had been standing in the main hall with him, as well as the two servants and the two maids all turned pale with shock.

Although the Four Books and Five Experiences are slightly different from generation to generation, they all add up to nearly 500,000 words, which is unmistakable, and there are millions of words including annotations.

If this can be remembered, how can it not be surprising.

Moreover, this is a boring classical Chinese text. Even people who have studied it for decades would not dare to say that they can memorize it all.

It is also impossible to remember everything verbatim.

"Hurry up and bring Zhou Li and Zuo Chuan over."

Hearing Yu Tongfu's words, the two boys turned around and ran away.

"Young master, should we wait until tomorrow?"

Shi Zhongkui understood that Uncle Fu had good intentions, cupped his hands and said with a smile, "Uncle Fu is kind, my nephew thanked you in advance, but since you have spoken, there is no reason to go back on your word.

And today and tomorrow are actually the same. After all, turning left with 18 or 9 words cannot be studied overnight. "

"That's right, Brother Xian can understand."

Yu Tongfu laughed, while Uncle Fu shook his head helplessly.

But in his heart, he was looking forward to Shi Zhongkui faintly, and Shi Zhongkui, who had already won two yuan in a row, still claimed to be a nephew, so it was impossible to say that he was unhappy.

Shi Zhongkui would say this, in addition to his desire to win over and not offend others, and because Uncle Fu is an old servant of the Yu family with white hair, there is nothing wrong with being polite.

The first time Jia Yucun became an official, he was dismissed by his superiors for a minor crime of disobeying etiquette, not corruption, because of his arrogance.

After wandering around for several years, he clings to Lin Ruhai, gets his recommendation, and enters Beijing through the relationship between Jia Zheng and Wang Ziteng, so that he can sit on the position of prefect of Yingtian Mansion.

Not long after, more than a dozen books were brought over by the servants, which immediately attracted some servants and maids in the backyard to hide curiously in the corner outside the main hall and listened quietly.

Shi Zhongkui didn't mean Tongfu to speak, he took out a fan from his sleeve with a smile, "Brother wants to take the exam for younger brother, so it's more interesting if he gets a lottery."

"No problem," Yu Tongfu agreed without thinking, and then Shi Zhongkui said with a smile, "Although my younger brother has long-term ambitions, he has always regretted not having a famous teacher to teach him.

The little brother who writes with one hand is ashamed of himself, so if the little brother wins by chance, I hope the elder brother will open the family copybook to the little brother. "

"Haha", Yu Tongfu laughed out loud.

Seeing that Shi Zhongkui didn't ask him to teach him personally, he must be worried that he will take part in the examination next year, so Yu Tongfu couldn't help but feel a great deal of affection for Shi Zhongkui.

"Even if you don't tell me, my father will let you practice more and practice calligraphy. This is my brother's promise, and as long as my brother has copybooks, I can borrow them for you."

Shi Zhongkui was overjoyed, "Then thank you, brother."

Afterwards, the two of them set the question one by one, and the other memorized the follow-up article.

For a while, the main hall was filled with the sound of reciting books, as well as sounds of exclamation and surprise.

Yu Tongfu didn't know about the fan, but Uncle Fu, the housekeeper, knew a lot.

Seeing that he actually carried an ancient fan handed down from his ancestors, he was unavoidably surprised.

It seems that Shi Boqian really only cares about imperial examinations, not surprises.

This made Uncle Fu look at him even more highly. After all, the saying that everything is inferior but reading is high has been used from ancient times to the present.

At the same time, I feel that this person is too utilitarian.

Ordinary people don't know how to, and dare not to discard the things inherited from their ancestors like a shoe.

But looking at it from another angle, those who do big things are people who don't stick to small things.

He also remembered that Shi Zhongkui was called a stone nerd before, and Uncle Fu, just like Yu Honggao, mistakenly thought that he was hiding clumsiness before.

And deliberately created the illusion of a fool to protect the ancestral things.

Thinking about it this way, Uncle Fu felt that it was a smart move for Shi Zhongkui to take out his fan at this time.

I know clearly in my heart that if I want to get it, I have to pay.

I also understand where I am short, and still find ways to improve myself. This is self-knowledge.

Although he won the lottery, it didn't affect Yu Tongfu's study, which is knowing how to advance and retreat.

And this last point is also the rarest.

Uncle Fu even thought that if Shi Zhongkui had understood his master back then, he wouldn't be so complacent and full of ambitions because he was 24 years old and fifth in the top two.

Or, like him, the family has suffered enough and has suffered from human relationships, and it will not be wasted for more than ten years. Now that he is nearly 40 years old, he is only a sixth-rank magistrate of Daxing County.

Generally, county magistrates, the upper county is the seventh grade, the lower county is the seventh grade, and the provincial capital or the county directly under the capital will be one level higher.

Even when Bao Zhengquan knew the prefect of Kaifeng Prefecture, he was directly higher by two levels, and if his status as a scholar of Longtudian was counted, he was higher by four levels.

After thinking about it, I heard that Shi Zhongkui probably thought it was troublesome, "Brother won't admit defeat, why don't you recite a certain chapter backwards, what do you think?"

Everyone was amazed that Shi Zhongkui could memorize more than a dozen paragraphs in a row, and he was able to memorize word for word. Now that he could memorize it backwards, they immediately disregarded the rules and started discussing in disorder.

Yu Tongfu was also taken aback, he didn't care whether the people were making noise or not.

"My dear brother, don't joke around."

Then he said unconvinced, "If you can really do it, brother, I will help you edit a book, and get a copy of the Chang'an Forest of Steles from the master to give to my brother."

"really?"

If it is about other forests of steles, Shi Zhongkui really doesn't know about it, after all, he was just an ordinary office worker before, and he didn't like to practice calligraphy.

But when it comes to Chang'an Forest of Steles, anyone who has seen the national treasure should not forget it.

This world has Tang, Song and Yuan Dynasties, but when it came to Ming, it turned a little bit.

60 years after the founding of the country by the surname of Chen in the previous dynasty, the north was once again captured by the grasslands, and the northern and southern dynasties took another hundred years, and now Da Zhou ruled the world.

Therefore, the forest of steles not only exists, but also continues from the Northern Song Dynasty to the present.

(End of this chapter)