Qin Shizhi's Confucian junior master

Chapter 37, Ideal

With Gongsun Bai, Ziyou is no longer in a hurry. He just meditates every day, or wanders around the village. Once he comes and goes, he gets along with the people in the village, especially some children, who want to hear Ziyou tell his travel stories every day.

Ziyou also helped the villagers read family letters written by relatives who were fighting outside, and also helped them write family letters before sending them out. Ziyou found a very strange point. Most of the young people in this village have gone to serve in the army. Few, most of them are children.

Although it is close to the border of Zhao State, with Donghu in the north and Yan State in the east, it is a land of wars on both sides, but it is not likely that most young and middle-aged people have gone out to serve as soldiers, which makes Ziyou a little surprised, but this is a village. The matter has nothing to do with him, and he didn't inquire carefully.

Under the advice of Uncle Li and Gongsun Bai, Ziyou taught the village children in the ancestral hall of the village when he was free. He didn't need to talk about the truth, just taught them how to read.

"It's not a bad thing to let these dolls read some books, and it's worthy of their fathers who fought against those barbarians on the battlefield." Uncle Li said so.

From Old Uncle Li's mouth, Ziyou also knew why there were so few young and strong people in the village. They were half-grown children. The fathers of these children fought against the Donghu people in Yanmen. Ziyou also looked serious when he heard the words, and bowed to the names in the ancestral hall. These people are heroes who defended their families and the country. .

Ziyou looked at the children who were writing and drawing on the ground in the house, and couldn't help but think of the days when he was studying with the teacher. It's just that his conditions are very good and he has good learning opportunities. Although the conditions are simple, these children Still studying very seriously.

"Sir, what is your ideal?" Suddenly a child stopped practicing calligraphy and asked, pointing to the handwriting he had written on the ground.

Hearing someone ask, the other children also stopped and looked at Ziyou. Ziyou looked at the pair of longing eyes, thought for a while and said

"Then I want to ask you, what do you want to do when you grow up?" Ziyou looked at these children and asked.

"Being a soldier, my father said, a man should serve as a soldier to defend his family and the country." The child who first asked Ziyou stood up and said loudly.

"What about you?" Ziyou patted his head and asked the others with a smile.

"I want to be the best farmer. My father said that only by farming can the family be fed and not hungry." Another child said.

The dozen or so kids quickly talked about what they wanted to do when they grew up.

"So this is the ideal. The two words ideal can be separated. One is reason and the other is thinking. When you have an idea in your heart, you will have a future idea. Just like what Ah Niu said, a man must protect his family. Defending the country, defending the family and defending the country is an ideal, and being a soldier is a way to realize the ideal. In order to realize the ideal, one has an idea of ​​what to do in the future, and this is the ideal." Ziyou said in the simplest words.

"I want to feed my father, mother, and sister, so I will work hard to be the best farmer. This is my ideal." Another child thought for a while and said.

"Yes, that's it. Ideals can also be called beliefs. When you have beliefs in your heart, you will have infinite strength and wisdom." Ziyou said, stroking the head of the child beside him.

Looking at the blank eyes of these children, Ziyou knew it was too early to tell them this, so he continued

"You may not understand it now, but remember that no matter what happens, don't give up your original ideals, and don't forget your original aspirations no matter how many enemies are in front of you."

"Yes, sir," said the children.

"Sir, how should we realize our ideals? I heard Mr. Gongsun say before that if we have ideals, we must realize them, but how should we realize them?" A Niu continued to ask.

"Then how do you want to protect your home and country?" Ziyou asked rhetorically.

"Of course, go to be a soldier and kill the barbarians!" A Niu shouted loudly.

"This is the way to realize your ideal, but what do you have to do first to become a soldier?" Ziyou said.

"I heard from Brother Achang that being a soldier requires a good body and good martial arts skills, so I learn martial arts from them every day, and I will be able to serve as a soldier when I am 16 years old." A Niu said.

"So here is the way for you to realize your ideals, hone yourself step by step, and realize your ideals step by step." Ziyou said with a smile.

"But is this really useful? But every time I learn martial arts, Brother Achang, they laugh at me, saying that I am a chicken, let alone kill the enemy on the battlefield, and I will be scared to pee my pants when I see the enemy." Niu was a little disappointed again Said.

"Of course it's useful. You're only young now. As long as you learn martial arts little by little, and use the learned martial arts to kill the enemy, you can gradually become a qualified soldier." Ziyou said.

"Really?" Aniu asked.

"Of course, as long as you are willing to do it, you will be successful." Ziyou encouraged.

"Then what is your ideal, sir?" asked the child who wanted to be the best farmer. The child's name was Ami.

Hearing this sentence, you couldn't help being taken aback, your ideal?Before Ziyou had time to think about it, he heard A Niu say

"Mr.'s ideal must be very big, bigger than the entire Yanmen County." A Niu said

"Can such a big ideal be realized?" Ami asked with some fear.

"It's definitely possible, sir, it's definitely possible, sir, he said that as long as you take it step by step and apply what you have learned to realize your ideals, you will definitely be able to achieve it. For such a powerful person, sir, of course it can be realized!" A Niu looked at Ami said with a blushing face.

After the people in the village knew that he wanted to be a soldier, they all made fun of him. Only the husband did not laugh at him, but told him what to do. In addition, Mr. Gongsun, whom he admired the most, said that Mr. Ziyou was a very powerful person. So Ziyou instantly became the most powerful person in his heart.

"Are you applying what you have learned to realize your ideals?" Ziyou repeated this sentence to himself, his whole body seemed to be in a daze, and the children around him looked at the sluggish Ziyou and shouted to Ziyou, I'm afraid that something will happen to Ziyou.

Fortunately, when the group of children didn't know what to do, Gongsun Bai came with lunch, and A Niu immediately stepped forward and said

"Mr. Gongsun, what's wrong with Mr. Ziyou? Suddenly he only said one word."

Gongsun Bai immediately came to Ziyou's side when he heard the words, looked at Ziyou who was as dumb as a wooden chicken, and understood in his heart, and said

"Don't worry, Mr. Ziyou is fine. Lunch is here. Go and eat quickly. Don't disturb Mr. Ziyou here."

Hearing what Gongsun Bai said, the other children all left, only Ami and A Niu did not leave, but looked at Ziyou worriedly, Gongsun Bai looked at the two children with a smile on their faces, and said

"Don't worry, your brother Ziyou is fine, this is his chance."

Looking at the sluggish Ziyou, Gongsun Bai took Aniu and Ami away, and the three left, but Concubine Yan and Xuenv came, and Xuenv looked very worried at the sluggish Ziyou.

"Don't worry about your husband, this guy has an epiphany." Concubine Yan gritted her teeth and said, epiphany is what so many people wish for, why did this guy have an epiphany? During these days, Concubine Yan can be said to have been bullied by Ziyou, With all kinds of tricks on her, many secrets of the Yin Yang family have been tricked away by Zizi.

(End of this chapter)