farmer's daughter

Chapter 154 Don't Die Reading

Chapter 150 Four Don't Die Reading
Hearing the patriarch's criticism, Xue Jian not only did not admit his mistake, but instead took a step forward and said seriously:
"Grandpa patriarch, I didn't criticize any court affairs. I was just talking about my brother Chengye's study. If you don't believe me, ask brother Chengye, does the book say how much rice grain is per catty? How much firewood, rice, oil and salt does a person need in a month?"

When the patriarch heard that the little girl not only refused to admit her mistake, but also turned her mouth on her head, her complexion turned ugly, and she immediately slapped the table and stood up and shouted:

"Nonsense! The woman in the family is in charge of daily necessities, how to write a book? And let the scholars learn this? What a nonsense!"

Even though old Mr. Shen didn't speak, the way he looked at Xuejian was not so gentle anymore.He was worried that Xue Jian had missed his best grandson.

Seeing Patriarch Shen slapping the table, Liang Zhongqiu hurriedly made peace and said:

"Okay, okay, Patriarch Shen, let's just listen to that child, maybe what she said makes sense."

"It's not about reasoning, it's about reasoning, okay, grandpa. Grandpa patriarch, don't be angry, listen to me. Do you think these things that are not mentioned in the book are not important? No, this is the most important thing! You Think about it, I'm not talking about how big the officials are, but the village chief's grandfather and my grandfather we saw. You are the smallest officials, right? Can eat well, dress well, no one will be poorer than the people you manage, who will starve to death more, right? Do you want our Shenjia Village and Liangjia Village to become rich? Needless to say, it must be! But whether our two villages are rich or not depends not on whether your two families can have enough food and clothing, but on whether the whole village is right? Do you think that food and clothing are not important? Should officials take care of it? If the village Both the eldest grandpa and grandpa think that reading can make you full, so it’s better to distribute a book to each family. Do you think it’s more important to distribute a book to each family in Shenjia Village now, or a bag of food?”

Xuejian said seriously, and even Chengye, who was fetching water behind him, listened carefully to Xuejian's words. Everyone in the yard was listening, and a voice came from the door and said:

"Who is Xueer teaching again?"

Xuejian turned her head and saw the uncle who had pulled up the front of the gown and tied it around his waist.laughed:
"What did uncle do?"

When Liang Sheng came in, he put down his clothes first, and saluted the old people in the yard. Everyone knew that he was a gentleman, and even people who didn't kneel when they saw an official, they all stood up and saluted.

Seeing Li, Liang Sheng raised his front skirt again, and said:
"I just helped your father move some miscellaneous stones over there. It's not that I'm thirsty, your father asked me to come back and drink water."

Mrs. Chen, who was listening to Xuejian's words in front of the kitchen door, immediately said:
"Oh, I heard Xuejian reasoning, and I forgot to bring water to everyone. I'm so damned. I'll send it right away. Xueer, remember to explain the truth to Second Aunt later."

Mrs. Chen is a hot-tempered person, as soon as he finished speaking, he turned around and went to pick up the water that had been boiled long ago and went out.And the old man who was sitting looked at Liang Shengyue with a flattering look and said:

"How can you bother Mr. Liang to move the stones, and this is Shen Laosan too. There are so many laborers in the village."

Liang Shengyue took the water from Yueyin, nodded and smiled at Yueyin to express his gratitude.Turned around and said:

"It's not like that, just like what we Xuejian mean, we scholars should know a little bit about everything, and we have to do it to understand the seriousness of the matter."

Patriarch Shen's face froze for a moment, and he said in a daze:

"Mr. Liang thinks she's right?"

Liang Shengyue nodded, sat down after drinking a saliva and said:
"That's right, I also listened to her words, and suddenly realized where I was wrong before. Let's put it this way, Uncle Patriarch. We don't talk about anything else. If a scholar enters the court and becomes an official, we don't say that he is an official." Wherever you go to an official, you should be a county magistrate. He must understand what the county he is in charge of, right? Not to mention the county he is in charge of, in that yamen, not only he eats alone, but ten people eat. Just Someone cooks, and you say that if the cook writes a list to him, saying that ten people ate [-] catties of oil and [-] catties of rice this month, there is nothing wrong with listening carefully. But the patriarch, you Do you think the county magistrate will give you the money?"

"Of course not, how can ten people eat so much?"

Patriarch Shen raised his eyebrows, opened his mouth and turned back.Liang Sheng laughed more and said:

"But the county magistrate has only been able to read since he was a child. Not only does he know how much a catty of rice is, how many vegetables can a catty of oil fry? If it’s cheaper, then the one who cooks. Don’t you think so? It’s a trivial matter, but what if it involves a major issue? For example, if you use food for disaster relief, officials don’t know how much a person eats and how to divide it? Do you listen to others? Therefore, I still have to have a number. How can I count it? I have experienced it myself, and I can count it. This truth was told to me by Xue Jian. I just realized that I have always been my own teacher. In fact, I have everything don't know."

After listening to Liang Shengyue's words, old Mr. Shen took a deep look at Xuejian. This child himself can't see through at all now.Now that this family was started by her, she can still tell a set of truths, and can she teach Mr. Juren?

The patriarch was dull for a while and didn't speak, only the other old man said slowly:

"Hearing Mr. Liang's words, there is some truth, but a little girl knows something, so she shouldn't speak freely."

Xuejian was a little depressed, how come what she said was just nonsense, but what my uncle said was justified?

Shen Chengye looked at Xuejian and pouted, stretched out his hand and gently pulled Xuejian and said in a low voice:

"Don't be angry, Xue'er, I'd better listen to what you say! Brother Chengye listen, I'm also learning to do things."

Xue Jian lowered her head and said softly:

"Brother Chengye, don't be obsessed with studying. You have to connect what you learn in books with real life, so that you can be regarded as learning something! You have to extract what is not in the book from real life, and then you can be considered capable!"

Chengye was stunned, he didn't expect Xuejian to say such a profound truth, and he didn't know whether she thought of it or Mr. Liang taught it.

Liang Sheng, who also heard this, raised his voice:
"Okay! Xue'er said it well! Uncle, it's time to ask you for advice! By the way, Chengye, you can live with me when you study in the town next year. My nephews live in a yard with me. There is another room, it will be for you and Chengwen and your brothers to live in next year."

Chengye hasn't spoken yet.Lan Shi, who was busy in the kitchen, heard this and ran out to thank him repeatedly:

"That's great! Thank her uncle. Ye'er, don't thank Uncle Liang!"

Chengye stepped forward and saluted earnestly:

"Thank you, Mr. Liang. It's a great fortune to be able to get advice from Mr. Zhang! I will go to trouble Mr. next year."

(End of this chapter)