Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty

  Chapter 1613 The sea of ​​learning is boundless

  Wang Ao's face is very cold.

  Zhou Tanzhi was at the side that day, and hope seemed to be ignited in his heart.

  Wang Ao said solemnly: "What is there to talk about, Duke Qi, don't we have nothing to talk about? Why do we have to talk about it all of a sudden, the old man raises pigs here, he is very happy, and he doesn't go anywhere."

   Fang Jifan was overjoyed, if His Majesty hadn't asked him to speak well, according to Fang Jifan's temper, they would have broken all their legs.

  Fang Jifan said with a pleasant smile: "Oh, the boy was ignorant at the beginning. You know that I have a brain disease, let alone a child... His father. Prince... Walk around, the side stove is ready."

  Wang Ao also seemed to feel that at this point, there seemed to be steps to go down, so he said, "Okay, let's talk."

   As he spoke, he glanced at Zhou Tanzhi, and said meaningfully: "Zian, take good care of Fang Dafan and them here..."

   Zhou Tanzhi had hope in his eyes, suppressed the excitement in his heart, and was about to salute and say yes.

  Seeing that Fang Jifan's expression changed, Fang Dafan...

  Fang Jifan glanced at the pigs everywhere.

   And then...

  Fang Jifan turned around directly, and said lightly: "I'm sorry, there's no more beef to eat. Since the prince loves to raise pigs, he should raise them well. Let's not change the green hills, and the green water will flow forever. Goodbye."

  Fang Jifan walked away.

  Wang Ao's face suddenly... froze.

  Zhou Tanzhi was in a hurry, and hurriedly said: "Duke Qi, you must keep your word, you just said it well, what's wrong?"

  At this point, I don't care about being gentle anymore.

   But Fang Jifan didn't bother to pay attention to him, he didn't stop at his feet, and he had already left.

  Zhou Tanzhi shook his head, and immediately began to lament his poor life experience.

   Originally, the future was bright.

   Have a good teacher.

  Who knew this good teacher was Wang Ao.

   Wang Ao happened to be the Minister of the Ministry of Officials again.

  Whoever has a teacher who is the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, that is also the sky straight up, only in front of your eyes.

   However, the teacher is an upright person. He seems to think that promoting his students is difficult to convince the public, so he avoids suspicion, so he can only waste time in Nanjing.

   Now it's even worse, raising pigs.

  Zhou Tanzhi looked at his mentor in embarrassment, about to shed tears.

Wang Ao flicked his stick, and said fiercely: "If you don't ask him, the old man doesn't want someone. Quickly, go and feed Fang Dafan and the others with pig grass. Controlling a pig is like controlling a person. After thinking about it, this old man In fact, pigs and imperial people are the same principle, you need to kill pigs to warn pigs, come, go and capture that Fang Sifan, beat him up, in front of all pigs, let's see if other pigs dare to make mistakes Second-rate."

  Zhou Tanzhi wiped away his tears: "Teacher...students can't catch up with it."

  Wang Ao was taken aback when he heard the words, then stamped his feet and sighed, raised his head to the sky and screamed: "Humans are not as good as pigs."

   It was Zhou Tanzhi who said: "Master... I heard that there are many stories about raising pigs in that Ming Song..."

   "Hmph." Wang Ao glared at him.

Zhou Tanzhi shrank his head, and then couldn't help but said: "I also heard that...Xishan Academy published a "Guide to Raising Pigs to Get Rich", which was written by a pig-raising captain of Xishan Tuntianwei after Ming Song came out. , very clever."

  Wang Ao's eyes widened, and he began to grind his teeth: "You...you..."

  Zhou Tanzhi looked at his teacher's angry look, and was so frightened that he quickly fell to the ground: "Student will die."

   But Wang Aotu said: "What are you still doing, go and buy it."

   "Ah... oh, oh..."

  Zhou Tanzhi didn't dare to neglect any more, and left in a hurry.

  Bought the book back, Wang Ao started to read it.

   It's strange to say that after receiving His Majesty's praise for Ming Song's book, it's not that Wang Ao hasn't read it, but to be honest, there are many things... that he doesn't understand, and even if he understands it, he will automatically skip it in his mind.

  After all...this thing...it's really unbearable to read.

  But looking at it now...it’s unbelievable that I understand it, not only understand it, but also quickly absorb and digest it.

After all, he is already a pig breeder. It talks about how to take care of pigs, how to feed them, and the habits of pigs. In the past, even if you read it, it is difficult to remember or even understand, but now... all of a sudden. Suddenly, this knowledge suddenly became fresh in his memory.

   "Understood, it seems that supplementary food should be supplemented first, and more water should be fed at the same time. Is there water in the sink? The feces should also be cleaned up, and..."

   If it is explained, it is an advanced teaching material for raising pigs, because most of the content in it is what needs to be avoided.

  The Guide to Raising Pigs to Get Rich is an elementary textbook, specially for novices, starting from feeding and teaching.

  Wang Ao has nothing to do now anyway, since he raises pigs and has nothing to do in his free time, he naturally can't read Chunqiu Zuozhuan, so...he put all his thoughts on this pig raising guide and Ming Song.

  Zhou Tanzhi really can't stand these naughty pigs anymore, and he has started to study since then, if not, he will definitely go crazy these days.

  Following the recipes in this book, unexpectedly... these piglets gradually began to eat, and... a group of piglets scrambled to be the first, which not only relieved worry, but also gradually began to be handy.

   Just like that, while reading a book, while feeding the pigs, these pigs have grown a lot in the past month.

   There is only Fang Shiliufan, but he is skinny.

  Wang Ao and Zhou Tanzhi sensed the anomaly, and began to study... thinking about how to deal with it.

  At this time, the Zhou family came.

Zhou Tanzhi's wife is Mrs. Gu. Mrs. Gu came from Nanjing with her whole family. Hearing that Zhou Tanzhi had been convicted, she was frightened out of her wits. Tourists actually look here and use binoculars to see.

  Mr. Gu didn't care about other things, broke through the three or five layers of human walls, and rushed into the pigsty recklessly.

  At this time, Zhou Tanzhi was pinching Fang Shiliufan's nose, observing whether the Fang family's elder Shiliu was sick.

   Inadvertently caught a glimpse of Mrs. Gu. Immediately, the couple stared at each other in silence for a moment, then hugged their heads and burst into tears.

   Then, Mrs. Gu went to pay homage to Wang Ao.

  Wang Ao was ashamed.

This Mrs. Gu cried and said: "This time... I'm afraid I won't be able to go back to Nanjing. The master has left his post and went to the capital. But in the village, those relatives in the village heard that the master was in trouble, and their faces were also ugly. This time brought It took a lot of money to spend a lot of money..."

   Hearing this, Zhou Tanzhi understood what was going on.

  He was Qingliu before, and then he went to Nanjing. Don't say that he is a student of Wang Ao, and he dare not be greedy for money. Even if he wanted to be greedy, but all his life, he was like a clay bodhisattva. In fact, he was enshrined. It looks noble, but in fact he has no power at all. Who will give gifts?

Because of this, this family is supported by hundreds of acres of land, but now the land price has plummeted, and if the rent is too much, no one is willing to farm, and his salary is gone. It can be described as worse.

  Mr. Gu brought his whole family to the capital, and the journey cost a lot.

   Zhou Tanzhi couldn't help crying when he heard the words: "Others are officials, and I am also an official. How can I be in such a situation today?"

Wang Ao sighed. To be honest, he is not rich. His family members are still crowded in the old city. Seeing his disciple like this, he can't help but start to doubt his life. Will come to such a situation.

  He wanted to be an innocent person, but in the Ming Dynasty, it was so easy to be innocent.

Wang Ao then said: "If you don't mind, you can squeeze in my Wang's house first. I will study and let my family clean up an empty room. If I have money in the future, I will find a way. Living in this capital is not easy, but don't worry, old man... It's still a bit thin, so it won't make you suffer."

   After saying these words, Old Wang Ao blushed. These words... are meant to comfort others.

Only then did Mrs. Gu feel relieved, but seeing Wang Ao and Zhou Tanzhi raising pigs here, she couldn't help crying again: "Why did you work hard as an official, but ended up like this? I'm in Nanjing. Although I don't have much knowledge, I can see that others Those with unclean hands and feet are happy."

  Zhou Tanzhi sighed.

  At night, Mrs. Gu insisted on staying overnight, so in this smelly house, she lit an oil lamp.

Zhou Tanzhi was sitting upright, under the oil lamp, holding a book, and picked up a piece of straw paper, holding a brush and ink, writing and drawing on the straw paper. .

Seeing that her husband was still reading so seriously at this time, Mrs. Gu couldn't help admiring that her husband was still very strong, so she said with concern: "It's cold in the night, don't be cold anymore, it's not early, earlier Take a break."

  Speaking, she said again: "What kind of book is this? My husband is so engrossed in reading it that he still needs to copy notes."

Zhou Tan subconsciously said: "Guidelines for Raising Pigs to Get Rich, there are two mistakes here, I don't know if they are wrongly written or taught wrongly, for example, in this place, it is said that pigweed grows by the pond... But, my husband suddenly remembered First of all, the description here is wrong. I have seen this herb in the "Pharmacopia", isn't it Houttuynia cordata? Houttuynia cordata is mild in nature...well, I need to borrow a book tomorrow, so I can confirm it. "

"Also... In Ming Song, it is said that sows eat sweet potato leaves after giving birth, which can induce RU, but it is not true... According to a weekly magazine a few days ago, the reason why this leaf can urge RU is because it may contain certain substances. What is a hormone? It is something that can promote growth. You see, Cui'e, once you understand its principle, you will know that sweet potato leaves are not only used for urination, but may be used to raise pigs. Is it feasible? Maybe... this sweet potato leaf and other things can have a great effect. Do you understand what I mean?"

  Ms. Gu thought for a while, then shook her head in frustration and said, "I don't understand."

Zhou Tanzhi smiled wryly: "You're right if you don't understand. If everyone understands it, it's not called learning. The most important thing in learning is to be able to draw inferences from one instance. Not only that, but you can only learn from this book if you read a lot of books. In one place, I think of the various records in other books in my mind, so... I can verify the falsification, that's all, you go to sleep, you still need to think about it for your husband."

  (end of this chapter)