My diary of transcendence from the heavens

Chapter 5 5. Learn with emotion, move with reason

Zhao Xuanqi looked at the village chief and spoke out the words he had already thought of, word for word:

"Village Chief, our Zhaojia Village has been a family for generations. We all have the same roots. We have always been very poor. Living in Zhaojia Village, we don't have enough to eat or wear. We worry about three meals a day. We have been farming for generations. Never left the small village.”

"Our parents are farmers, our parents' parents are also farmers, and our grandfather's grandfather is also a farmer. Our ancestors have always been farmers. They have been poor for generations. They have been working in poverty, being oppressed, and living in precarious situations. In the event of disaster, they can only sell their children and daughters to earn food. The soil is wrapped around the belly, so one cannot make a fortune by farming.”

“Farming cannot allow us to achieve class transcendence, it can only keep us tied to the land.”

"If we continue to be unwilling to make progress and continue down this road, our descendants will only be farmers, plowing fields for generations, being stepped on by others, and still not having enough to eat or clothing to keep warm."

"Everything is of inferior quality. Only by studying well can one stand out. Only by studying can one achieve a class leap, become a superior person, and lead the people out of the village."

"I believe that in order to achieve a class jump, there must be a person who breaks the rules among a generation of ordinary people, takes all responsibilities, breaks the constraints, and can lead the entire family to prosperity."

"There must be one person in a family who works hard, devotes his whole life to studying, pursuing politics or doing business, devoting his life's energy to official career or a certain industry, and taking the first step out of a near-death life for the entire family. With the first step accumulated, later on Only when people can stand on this step and continue to work hard, and then through the hard work of one generation after another, can they have the slightest possibility of changing the fate of the family and achieve class leap."

"Society is like a watermelon, and the watermelon has been divided up. Countless dignitaries at the top of human society are trying their best to prevent latecomers from getting ahead. The only chance for the people at the bottom is to spend their whole lives and fight for it for generations. Keep pushing upwards and grab a little bit of watermelon from the hands of the upper class."

"There must be such a person in a generation who can break the situation, and there must be such a person who dares to take the lead, otherwise the family will never see a way out!"

"I just want to be the game-breaker for our tribe, take responsibility, break class stereotypes, and strive for a new smooth path for the family, jumping out of generations of farming and entering a new level. Our descendants can use the wealth we have accumulated. , only by standing on the shoulders of giants can we accumulate greater wealth and have a broader future!"

Zhao Xuanqi responded with emotion and reason. His whole body was straightened, tension and longing overflowed, and he stared at the old man with expectant expression: "I don't want to be a farmer in a mountain village all my life, and I don't want the descendants of our tribe to live forever." As a farmer, as long as I study and pass the exam, I can repay everyone and help everyone, and every household will become a master!"

"Village Chief, please believe me!"

The village chief's voice completely woke up the old man. In front of the old wooden door, the old man recovered from the shock. He waved his hands repeatedly, still refusing:

"You...you?! There is too much money needed for studying, and the clan can't afford it. I can't starve others to death just to let you study, right? You are already 16 years old, and you haven't read a book in a day. You can't afford it at all." It’s impossible to pass the examination for meritorious status!”

The village chief dissuaded: "Children from aristocratic families have learned poetry and calligraphy since they were young, and have read many precious books since they were young. Even so, they still need to study hard for more than ten years to successfully pass the exam, and even many still fail to pass the exam. Why do you compare with them? How do you compare with them in reading? What do you compare with others?"

He watched Zhao Xuanqi grow up and already regarded Zhao Xuanqi as a child. He longed for Zhao Xuanqi to succeed in school more than anyone else, but the reality was in front of him. He couldn't compare with others at all!

"It's just reading, isn't it just poetry? I can also do it. When I went to the city, I heard the scholars passing by tell me about the format of poetry. I will compose a poem for you!"

After saying that, Zhao Xuanqi immediately recited a poem and appeared. Of course, the poem was plagiarized, but it was Bai Juyi's "Farewell to the Ancient Grassland", a very famous poem that has been passed down through the ages in China.

"Li Liyuan grows grass, grows old and flourishes every year, the wild fire burns endlessly, and the spring breeze blows and regenerates..."

As soon as Zhao Xuanqi finished reading, he was kicked out by the village chief.

"It's all nonsense. How dare you, a kid who hasn't read a book, write poetry? I'm afraid you'll laugh those scholars to death. Go, go, stop making such nonsense. It's impossible for the village to let you go to school!" The village chief closed the door and let him go. Zhao Xuanqi never opened the door no matter how he shouted.

Zhao Xuanqi sighed, his face full of despair: "The village chief has never read a book and has no idea about the quality of poetry. In his eyes, writing poetry is a sacred thing. Only powerful readers can say a few words." "I wrote a poem for a child casually, but it was mistaken for nonsense. I was afraid that I would be regarded as a lunatic..."

"Moreover, the cost of studying is too great, which is an extremely heavy burden for the entire village. The village simply cannot afford the price of me failing to pass the exam..."

He shook his head, feeling that he was too whimsical and had no choice but to leave the village chief's house.If you can't study, what should you do next?Have you been living in the village begging for food?
……

There are three poles on the moon.

It's late at night, and the chirping insects outside the window are chirping one after another, like a lullaby, urging people to sleep.

The village chief of Zhaojia Village has always slept very well. He usually sleeps for a long time before waking up, falls asleep whenever he wants, and falls asleep as soon as he lies down in bed.

However, today, he couldn't fall asleep no matter what. He tossed and turned in bed, still unable to sleep soundly.

Fortunately, his wife had passed away long ago, otherwise he would have been woken up long ago. With the temper of the dead woman, she would have pointed her nose at him and scolded her.

"Ugh…"

The village chief sat on the bedside, his stooped body no longer as majestic as when he was young, and he sighed in silence.

He lit an oil lamp.

There were thousands of thoughts in his mind, and Zhao Xuanqi's words today kept flashing back to him. Those words with clear logic and reason hit his heart directly.

He has met scholars and has gone out to travel. He has a keen mind and a lot of knowledge, so he understands the truth of Zhao Xuanqi's words.

"If you want to achieve a class jump, there must be a person in a generation who breaks the rules, takes all responsibilities, breaks the constraints, and can lead the entire family to prosperity..."

"It's so well said. Just like a businessman, a poor farmer goes into business and earns a shop after wandering all his life. His son continues to work hard to make money based on the shop. After decades of earning, he earns a second shop. Next One generation continues to work hard to operate two shops, and continues to work hard to develop, thus creating more than a dozen shops, and works hard from generation to generation until the whole family becomes a large merchant well-known far and wide, achieving a class leap..."

"In this way, future generations of this family will own so many shops and no longer have to work hard to earn money. They will be born with a silver spoon in their mouths..."

“Only through the concerted efforts of several generations can wealth be created and protected, allowing future generations to crush countless ordinary people at the starting point.”

"We in Zhaojia Village have been farming for generations. If we want to break through the peasant class, the whole clan must work together to develop a path that can see the future, so as to overcome obstacles and let one generation take the first step, and then the next generation will continue to work hard and accumulate continuously. , thus making a fortune..."

"Studying is undoubtedly the best way out, but it is also the hardest way to get ahead..."

There was a complicated look on the old man's face. He felt extremely heartbroken when he thought that his people could only farm for generations. Their ancestors were farmers, and their descendants could only be farmers. They had been oppressed all the time.

Today, the flame in the young man's eyes was like a falling meteor, hitting his long-dormant and ignorant heart, making this ordinary heart feel the passionate desire to risk everything for the first time.

He recalled Zhao Xuanqi's character.

"This child is also from Zhaojia Village. His parents died when he was young. He grew up eating hundreds of meals in Zhaojia Village. He is a child that everyone has grown up watching. Many people already regard him as a relative..."

"This child is filial, smart, courageous and responsible. Other young people in the village are ignorant and inferior to him. Maybe he can really..."

Thinking of this, the old man could no longer sit still, with a decisive look on his face, he put on his clothes, left the house, and blended into the night.

(End of this chapter)